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Evening star., 1934-12-23
Barrows Golden Wedding
Anniversary Celebrated

The home Of Mrs. Edna B. Opper-
man, Ills Franklin street northeast.
was the scene of golden wedding an
niversary celebration the night of
December 10, when four sisters, Mrs.
Lloyd White. 1435 Irving street north
east; Mrs. " G. Baldwin, Riverdale,
Md; Mrs. Howard Wilson, Mount
Rainier, Md, and Mrs. Opperman.
entertained for their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry A. Barrows of Atlanta. Ga.
The three sons of MIR. and Mrs. Bar
rows, H. H. Barrows and P. S. Barrows
OF Detroit, Mich, and P. r. Barrows
OF Milwaukee, Wis, were in Washing
ton with their families for the occa-
sion. This immediate family, which
includes IL grandchildren, was aug
mented by many ether relatives living
In and near Washington, and a few
friends who have known the couple
for many years.
Mrs. Barrows has a sister Mrs. r. P.
Hueper, and brother, j. M. Rideout.
Sr, living in nearby suburbs. and Mr.
Barrow's sister, Mrs. G. A. White has
long been resident of WASHINGTON.
SAAoAi uAAs SdI1oWS Wcnt 0OuLf1, Wnen
the Southern Railroad moved its
Offices to Atlanta, the family had lived
in Washington and vicinity for a long
time.
Mrs. Barrows was in q becoming
gown Of black lace with a corsage of
yellow roses and lilies of the valley.
and Mr.. Barrows wore a boutonniere
OF yellow rosebuds, both gifts of Mrs.
Barrows' Sunday school class in At
lanta, Ga.
The decorations were in keeping
with the occasion and the couple re-
ceived many gifts from those cele-
brating with them.
Assisting their parents were four of
the grandchildren, Miss Nancy Opper-
man and Mr.. Donald White, students
at Wilson Teachers College, and MIR.
Robert Baldwin and Mr.. Douglas
Wilson, students in Maryland high
schools
The out-of-town relatives will re-
main as house guests over the holiday
season.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Mrs. Dern Heads Patrons
For First Virginia Cotillion

Mrs. George H. Dern, wife of the
Secretary of War, heads the list of
patronesses for the first Virginia cotil-
lion, which has been planned for the
evening of January IL, in Alexandria.
The ball, which will be an annual af-
fair, is one of the outstanding social
events of the season. Guests will in
clude young people from Washington,
Virginia and Maryland.
Other patronesses include Mrs
Henry Wilder Keyes, Mrs. William
Stanley, Mrs Robert E. Lee, Baroness
Won Below, Mrs. Baldwin D. Spilman,
sr.; Mrs Charles r. Hooff, Mrs. Rich
ard Evelyn Byrd, Mrs. Frederick Daw-
son Richardson, Mrs. Aldrich Dudley,
Mrs. T. Norman Jones, Mrs. Malcolm
Matheson, Mrs. Elipnalet Andrews,
Mrs. William Jeffries Chewing, Mrs.
John s. Barbour, Mrs Gardner L.
Boothe, Mrs. Charles Harrison, Mrs.
Thomas B. Love, Mrs. Julian T. Burke,
Mrs. Joseph Crockett, Mrs. Wade
Hampton Frost, Mrs. William P. Mere
dith, Mrs. Robert Carter Grymes,
Mrs. Jefferson Randolph Kean and
Mrs. c. A s. Sinclair. secretary. The
Floor Committee includes Mr.. Gardner
L. Boothe, chairman; Mr. Julian T.
Burke, Mr.. Robert j. McCandlish, jr.;
Mr.. Charles H. Hooff, jr.; Mr.. c. A. s.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

In medieval times there is a ira
dition that when a member of English
royalty visited Glastonbury. a bloom
was plucked from the thorn tree,
placed in silver box and presented
to the visitor. In 1919 in the month
of November, the tree had the good
grace to put forth some blooms in
honor of the Prince of Wales. who
was in Washington and visited the
Cathedral. Some of the blossoms
were placed in silver box and pre-
sented to him by Bishop Alfred
Harding. An oak tree near the
Peace Cross was planted by the
Prince
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Silver Spring Residents
Active in Social Life

The staff of the Silver Spring, Md,
Public Library held a Christmas party
in JeSsup Blair Community House
Friday evening, the women entertain
ing their husbands. The affair was a
costume party and was arranged by
Mrs. Julia Fischer and Mrs. Floyd
Newcomb. Each guest brought small
gift for the library. Those attending
included Mr.. and Mrs. William Wight,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Flack, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Meredith Fischer. Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Heideck, DR.. and Mrs. Claude w.
Michel, Mr. and Mrs. John Keele, Mr..
and Mrs Lloyd Y Beers and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rhees Burket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Phelan of Sar-
atoga avenue left yesterday for st.
Louis, Mo, where they will be the
guests of relatives until after the New
Year holidays.
Mrs. Robert Morgan entertained at
a bridge luncheon Tuesday.
Mrs. George Bryson of Seven Oaks
entertained at bridge luncheon at
Olney Inn in honor of Mrs. Earle o.
Hultquist Of jamestown, N. Y, who
has been visiting Mrs. Lester Baker
at the Shoreham for the past week.
Miss Helen Dolan was hostess at a
Christmas party Monday evening at
her home in Woodside Park to the
Grand Council of Sigma Epsilon So
rority.
Mrs. Ernest Price entertained at a
shower Wednesday evening at her
home on Thayer avenue in honor of
Miss Jean Skinner of Kensington.
whose engagement to DR.. j. w. Bird
of Sandy Spring, Md, has recently
been announced.
The Woman's improvement Club
held a Christmas party Tuesday eve
ming in its club rooms. Mrs H. S.
Giusta, the president, dressed as Santa
Claus, distributed gifts to the men,
bers. Hostesses we're Mrs. Elton Faye.
Mrs. Olive Foulton and Mrs. Henry
P. Alden.
The Sub-Deb Club held a party
Friday evening of last week in the
Scout house of the Woodside Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in honor of
Miss Virginia Webster, who celebrated
her birthday anniversary. Mrs. j. E.
Reside and Miss Margaret Campbell
were chaperons
Rev. j. Wesley Lofts, pastor Of the
Silver Spring Baptist Church, left
Monday for Dallas, Tex. where he will
spend the holiday with his family.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

sador to Chile, have news, but the
Ministers had it this time and went in
little ahead. But Mr.. Bullitt,
straight from Moscow via Japan, is
chuck full Of news-its not all bat
tleShip parity either. How about the
wonderful boom in caviar? A tiny box
of the luscious black-no one wants
the reds 95 cents. Hardly enough
for two people even when dressed
mixed with egg and onion. Just wait
until Representative Isabelle Green
way is given that post on the Ways
and Means Committee-she will fix it,
because she has both ways and means
and an awfully strong mind Of her
own.
Mrs Robert Low Bacon, wife of
the Representative from Nassau Coun-
ty, N. Y, is out after the New Deal
and says there's no luke-warm policy
for her. The only way for the G..
o. P. to come back to power is to go
after it and not to succumb to the
smiles of President Franklin D. Roose-
welt. It's a serious question-this re-
turn to power of the Republican party,
and she thinks the women must play
strong hand. Mrs. Bacon is charm
ing and looks it. Her dinners are de-
lightful-not just dinners in sense
the Capital has too many of that
kind.
Oh. yes, Secretary Hull was expect
ing another diplomatic visitor from
London last week in the person of Mr..
Bingham. These courierS of news are
most welcome at this time when all
the world is awfully curious about it.
self and its neighbor FirSt-hand in
formation is most acceptable when
the press talks about world foment-
the right word.
Words comes over that merrie Eng
land has not in a long time been as
merry as it is this Christmas. Shops,
theaters, restaurants, are simply
crowded, and with seats at the popu-
lar shows at 50 to SIS one must still
book far in advance. MIR. LLOYD
George seems so encouraged that he
is starting off on a new deal of his
own-read about it. 1t will resemble
President Roosevelt's except cli-
mate, Anglo-Saxon temperament and
a few other things must be taken into
consideration.
1t is rumored that there is talk
of reviving the official United States
Bulletin, which was issued for 20
months at the close of the World War.
The purpose is to keep the public in
formed of the New Deal executive
deer aeS,
Evening star., 1934-12-23

tertained informally at her apartment
at the Cavendish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Flagg of Falls
Church, Va, motored to Ormond
Beach, Fla, for two weeks to spend
the holidays with their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. John CAL
houn Elliott, who left for Florida on
their honeymoon after their marriage
here on December 8. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott will motor later 10 Marietta,
Ga, to visit the parents of Mr.. Elliott
before returning to make their home
in Washington.
Mrs. S. r. Copper of Falls Church
will spend the holidays with her uncle,
Mr.. Nathaniel Moore of Baltimore,
Md.
Mrs. Ralph Smith o. Richmond. ac-
companied by her two daughters,
Armisted and Nina, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Bowen,
at Falls Church.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

Sinclair. jr.; MIR. william Byrd, Mr..
Alexander Lee Craighill, Mr.. Arm
stead l.. Booth, Mr.. william Jeffries
Chewning. Mr.. Aldrich Dudley, jr..
and Mr.. c. A. s. Sinclair, treasurer.
Cards will be mailed out Monday.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
RESIDING in CINCINNATI
MRS. ALLAN

MRS. ALLAN
c. WILBOURN,
Who, 10ith Mr..
Wilbourn, is noD
at home in Gin
CT n n q tt. The
WilbOurnS Dere
married NoUenl-
Der 21. Mr.. VIII
bOurn is con-
nected lrith the
regional office
of the Home
ODnerS' L odn
Corp. The bride
DdS Miss SnOD
w h q t ! e q,
daughter Of Mr..
G.. T. Whatley
of LeDiSDlle,
Ark. Mr.. and
Mrs. WHbOurn
Were both for
rnerly of this
city, ,Dhere they
h Ue m q n y
friends.
W. B. Moses Photo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Fired CWA Men To Be Kept From Relief

Roosevelt has decreed starvation to
the unemployed.
On the question of discrimination,
the letter of Chase, quoted above,
based on information furnished by
the Federal authorities" declares,
Taking into consideration the ques-
ton of need, workers should be dis
charged in the following order: Glass
One: Loafers and trouble makers"
There follows list of eight CLASH
flLations OF workers who are to be
fred in that order. And at the
head of the list, the first to be fired,
are trouble makers"
There is no doubt of the mean
ing of this word when it is recalled
chat Roosevelts C.W.A has al
ready fired hundreds of militant agi-
tators and organizers of the unem-
ployed workers, militant fighters for
jobs and relief, under the heading
of trouble makers"
At another place in the letter Of
Chase the instruction is to fire first
'Loafers, trouble makes and those
whose presence lowers the project
standing" Is there any doubt but
that fired C.W.A. worker with
trouble maker" written on his card
is virtually blacklsted and branded
both in his efforts to get on the cash
relief rolls and also to get jobs in
private industry. Thus Roosevelt
fires first the fighting unemplo, .
and creates a gigantic blacklist.
Spies and BIacklisters
In New York an instruction has
just been issued to C.W.A. Office
workers on transportation projects,
Circulating Of petitions of any kind
or the discussion of any matters not
pertaining to work on this project
is specifically prohibited in this of :
flce either during or outside of
Office hours. Supervisors are d.
rected to report any person or per-
sons found violating this rule" This
instruction, signed by M. c.. Seigler,
also instructs that the workers must
remain no more than Is minutes in
the Office after finishing work.
The letter of Chase makes it clear
that cutting wages is an important
part Of C.WA. rehabilitation. Two
paragraphs are included, giving in
structions for the reduction Of
wages" to the 80 cent an hour \ vel.
or the prevailing wage las of April
80, 1888" That is, pre-inflation
standards are taken on wages, if not
on the cost of living.
The fired C.WA. workers will have
to extend and build their organiza-
tons, joining with the rest of the
unemployed, in militant fight fol-
cash relief where no jobs are given
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Basketball Considered
Dangerous by Socialist
Executive Lead e RS

NEW YORK-Even basketball
game is considered dangerous for
the equilibrium of Young Socialists.
This is seen by the action taken by
Circle 2 of the Young Peoples So
cialist League to call off a scheduled
game with the Brownsville Young
Communist League.
Acting upon instructions dictated
by the Socialist Party City Execu-
tive Committee to have nothing to-
do with these young Communists, ("
after the way in which the Com
munists acted at Madison Square
Garden last Friday" the game was
called off.
Whether the Yipsels are to be
compelled to play team organized
by Matthew VOLTS "Sportmanship
Brotherhood" instead, has not yet
been dictated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Fitzpatrick Violates Vote
of Chicago A. r. Of L.,
Blocks Motion for Unity
Saws Executive Board Has Decided to Disregard
Unanimous Vote of Last Meeting

CHICAGO, Ill, March 1.-THE
'-.-''~-1 N-ws 0 March 10, No.
10, Page 5, under the headline,
= ynop--s of Chicago Federation
Meeting March H." carries the fol-
lowing:
"a communication addressed
to the Executive Board of the
Chicago Federation of Labor by
representatives of the C.W.A.,
Chicago Workers Committee
and other trade unions which in
preliminary conference had de-
cided to call upon the GIL. to
join with them in a four-fold
program providing for the con-
tinuatiOn of the C.W.A.; second,
jobs or cash relief for all unem-
ployed single workers included;
third, unemployment insurance;
fourth, against racial discrimi-
nation.
''The resolution in its entirety
was read to the delegates and
at its conclusion a motion pre-
vailed that the same be received
and the chair be instructed TO
appoint a committee to partici-
pate as representatives of the
GIL. A motion on the vote
was carried una justly"
Despite this, John Fitzpatrick,
president Of the GIL, in a state
ment issued to the Federated Press
this afternoon, declared: "The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12

DUT I, the strange interluder, hear
u him say later, Germany says
today if there are no Jews work
ers tool out training for our teams,
it is because the sports clubs do not
desire Jews to be members" And
he, a democratic sportsman, talks
of Germany like that. What about
the wealthy sports clubs right here
in the good democratic" United
States who don't allow Jews to be
members, who set up their exclusive
hoity-toity clubs and bar the free
use of their equipment and grounds.
Even public tennis courts and play
grounds have fees placed upon them.
More words, more blurbs, more
linguistic orgies.
Kirby, we want to play. We want
equipment, sports competition for
workers We get it only # we fight
for it, in spite of your democracy"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Many Shoe Shops
Settle; HaverhiIl
Strike Is Strong

HAVERHILL, Mass, March IL
The strike Of the shoe workers con-
tinued and extended over the week
end here, with 80 shops signing an
agreement with the United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union.
Protesting the actions of the N
R. A. which is attempting to break
the strike, a delegation Of strikers
appeared before the Regional Labor
Board in Boston Saturday, where
Judge Burns is acting chairman.
Included in the delegation were
Marion Brandoline, Anthony Liber-
alto, Eula Martin from the District
Council of the union and others
from the action committee.
Attempting to break the strike
is the Board of Commerce, which
sent a wire to Miss Perkins asking
her to intervene through the Labor
Board.
Bosses Of the Continental are at
tempting to get their shoes finish
ed in Lowell. 1t was rumored that
the Paramond Co. had decided to
move, The local Truck Drivers
Union has refused to nave any
material in or out of the shoe fac
tories. All throughout the day and
night pickets are constantly on the
watch in front Of the plants. -Four
birmingham shops were forced to
agree with the demands of the
union,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Send Reports On Stun,
Tenement Conditions
To the Daily Yorker!

Workers in New York City are
urged to send in correspondence
on the existing fire trap condi-
tons in tenement districts-Har-
lem, East Side, Red Hook, Bronx,
etc. Write about the tenement
houses with which you are most
familiar. or in which you live.
Give full details of conditions
whenever possible: name of land
lord, tenants, number of families
in the building, description OF
apartments, condition of heat
ing, lighting, ventilation and
sanitation apparatus, etc.
Begin to send such reports in
todayl Tell your friends to do
SO. Make possible mighty and
thorough exposure Of Stun tene-
ment conditions in New York
City which will also be an ex-
posture of the actions of the La
Guardia administration on this
situation.
Send your reports to the City
News Editor, Daily Worker, IS
East 18th ST., N. Y. C.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12

has resulted in the deaths Of %
workers and their children by fire
during the first two months of the
Fusion administration. That the
situation grows rapidly worse,
more fraught with danger for
New York's working class oc-
cupants Of these criminally de-
crepit buildings, is indicated in
the fact that Is of these % deaths
have occurred in sIum dwellings
in Brooklyn and Manhattan dur
ing the past two weeks.
Joseph Goldsmith, president Of
the council Of the Real Estate As
ISOLATION of Greater New York, who
made the wholesale eviction threat
against working class families last
week, emerged from recent con-
ference with Commissioner Pos
with the statement that he wanted
to clarity" his previous declaration
AS the New York Times reported
''he said landlords we're eager tt
eliminate unsafe and unsanitary
tenements and welcomed tn {
Mayors suggestion that Fedora
funds might be available for the
purpose"
All the high sounding phrase,
used by LaGuSrdia in his defiance
Of the tenement owners can be sum.
med up--in the light Of the actua
sftuation-as follows:
LaGuardia must create the sem.
blance of actual work in order tt
maintain the sembIance of sticking
to his demagogic campaign promi-
ses, which fooled many of the fire
threatened population Of the city
into voting for him. But since hi
entire administration is part anc
parcel Of the Wall Street bank,
whose funds elected him to office
he will not in any way jeopardizt
the banks interests. Mortgages or
a great percentage Of these filthy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Confined from Page II

(CohttnRsd from Page IL
mobilization" is biased on such in
formation as is furnished by the
Federal authorities"
No Reassignments
So that the C.W.A. officials of H.
linois will get the idea plainly Chase
says in his letter, "a balance be-
tween the C.W.A. and the FERA
(reIief) obligations will be c0nsid-
cred in making these reductions lin
Jobs. -. The ultimate absorption
Of both C.W.A. workers and FERA
clients must necessarily be made
by private, industrial or commercial
activities if the Federal obligations
are 10 be reduced or finally dis
charged" The state C.W,A. adj
ministrators are carrying through
the policy Of Roosevelt Of cutting
down both C.WA. jobs and the CIV
ing out Of cash relief, announced in
Roosevelt's recent speech.
Dan Sultan, Cook County CW.A
administrator, sends out letter
accompanying Cnase's letter quoted
above, in which it is stated, mo re-
assignments can be made in order
TO take care of discharged men.
There will be no further reassign-
ments Of men demobilized." With
this instruction, the hope of fired
C.W.A. workers of getting back or
other C.W.A. projects is gone.
Fired Get No Relief
Sultan proceeds, when q mar
is discharged and appeals for re.
assignment, it should be suggested
to him that employment should now
pick up, and that he should go bach
to his old employer, or to indlvid-
uals or corporations engaged along
similar lines for possible re-employ-
ment. 1t should be explained
to men on rehabilitation that the
above outlined efforts toward re-
employment should precede appiica-
tin for registration with the Illinois
Emergency Relief Service, who will
refuse hearing TO den1obilized men
who cannot produce evidence of
prior effort to secure employment
as outlined"
These open instructions are SINH
larly given in all states. They serve
notice on all unemployed workers
especially fired C.W.A. workers, that
they will not get relief unless they
organize and put up strong fight
for it. The C.WA. and the relief
are cooperating to keep fired C.W.A
men off the relief payrolls Even
hearing is refused a fired C,W.A
worker for an indefinite period
while he pounds the pavement look
ing for a non existent job, and in
this period gets no relief. Truly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Harlem Worker.
Framed by Police,
on Trial Today

NEW YORK. - Trial of Leroy
Hudson, Harlem Negro worker, vic
tim of a bare-faced franeup on a
charge Of grand larceny, has been
set for March II in Part Of Gen
eral Sessions Court at Franklin and
Center SITS.
Hudson was arrested several
months ago after the conclusion of
open-sir Scottsboro protest meeting
he had conducted under the aus
pices of the Harlem Liberator. While
the meeting was in progress in front
of the Liberator'S office at 1852
Seventh Avenue, police spy at
tempted to take photograph of
one of the speakers. Workers sur
rounding the platform expressed
their resentment Of this action,
seized the camera and destroyed the
films. They then offered to return
the camera to the spy, but the lat
ter, terrified, sprinted from the
meeting to the 123rd Street police
station.
Hudson was arrested several hours
after the meeting and charged with
grand larceny, although witnesses,
including business men on the block,
testified that he was absent from
the meeting at the time the struggle
with the cameraman occurred. Cyril
Briggs, then editor of the Liberator,
was summoned to the police station
in one of the frequent police at
tempts to frame him up, but was not
held, the police satisfying them
selves with framing up Hudson, at
the time a member of the Lioerator
Speakers bureau and one Of its best
actives IN the numerous street meet
ingS it was holding. Despite over
whelming evidence that Hudson had
nothing to do with the seizure and
subsequent disappearance of the
camera he was indicted by the grand
jury and faces long prison term
Workers who were present at the
meeting are urged to get in touch
with his defense attorney, Max New
baum, East 45th Street. Telephone
Vanderbilt 3-o893.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12
Fusion and Real Estate O,vners Seek Huge Federal
Subsidies to Reap Profits in Tenement Repairs

and crowded old-law tenements are
held by the very banks which con-
troll LaGuardia's every official &C
ton. 1t can easily be seen, there
fore, that under this set-up LaGuar-
dia plans to do nothing to effect real
changes in this situation-a situa-
ton which clamors for action.
Ham Fish Owns Firetraps
What is more, LaGuardia knows
that he is not going to fight against
the tenement owners. Some Of
these owners, it will be interesting
to workers to know, are Hamilton
Fish, the Astors, ETC., who control
huge blocks of real estate on the
East Side. Since these owners claim
that they will have to spend $1,000
per building to make them safe for
habitation, they are, with the aid of
the Mayor, trying to get huge sub
sides, of enormous profit to them
selves, from the Federal Govern
ment. They are, in other words, to
use funds taken in the form of
taxes. out of the pockets of the very
tenants whose lives are in danger in
order to renovate these m;g erable
buildings. Instead of spending their
own money, their own profits. on
the repairs needed to comply with
the long-unenforced Multiple DWELL
ing Laws, they plan to further VIC
tirnizp fAaSe tonor1tc ~ Li,1O Thorn