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Evening star., 1934-05-06
|WORLD FELLOWSHIP
/! LUNCHEON PLANNED
Jonkvrouwe c. M. Van Asch Van
Wyck to Speak at Y. W.
C. A. Meeting.

Jonkvrouwe c. M. van Asch van
Wyck, president Of the Worlds Coun-
ell of the Y. w. C. A., will speak at
the World Fellowship luncheon May
10, ct 1890. Miss van Asch van
Wyck has been attending the
thirteenth biennial convention Of the
Y. w. C. A. at Philadelphia, and this
luncheon has been especially arranged
in her honor by the Washington
Association.
The "at home hour" today at 4
o'clock at Seventeenth and K streets,
preceding the music hour, will be held
for the members and friends.
The program for the music hour at
614 E street at O'Clock today has
been arranged by members of the
Childrens Music Study Club in the
form of an operetta, Wood Dell, "
which has been composed by members
of this club. They have invited as
their special guests the children Of
Hillcrest Village. Members Of the
Chevy Chase Chapter will be the
hostesses for the "at home hour" at
O'Clock. The public Is invited.
Committee meetings for the week
are: Monday, l2:45. E street: We'd
nesday, 7:30 pm. Elizabeth Somers,
| and Thursday, 1890 am, Kamp
Kahlert.
At Kamp Kahlert this week end
are members of the George Washing
ton University counsellors' course.
The Girl Reserve Glee Club have
| arranged a Mothers day program
May l3 from $3.50 to 4:3O, which will
include tea served in the Girl Re-
serve club rooms and several num-
bers by the glee club. Following this
| the Girl Reserve recognition service
, will commence at 4:30.
The Eastern High School Girl
Reserve Club will meet Wednesday
at 7:30 for the election Of officers for
i the next school year. Miss Mabel r.
Cook of the Girl Reserve department
will speak on the qualifications for
good officers. The Girl Reserves of
George Mason High School will have
Mrs. Elwood Street as their speaker
ON Thursday at their weekly club
meeting. Mckinley High School Girl
Reserves will hold an election Of
officers at their regular club meeting
on Thursday. Junior high school
Girl Reserves from all over the city
will meet at the Y. w. c. A. Friday
and start on a scavenger hunt at
Hains Point, after which they will
sing and have supper. Senior high
school Girl Reserves will give a
Spring dance at Vacation Lodge on
Friday evening. Members of the
Xenos Club will have a steak roast
Saturday evening. Older Saturday
Morning Girl Reserves will assist in
the Girl Reserve Department on
Saturday morning. when they will
paint Camp Stay-at- and con-
ference folders.
Miss Ruth Sheldon will give a talk
on How to Plan Good Combination
of Fresh Vegetables" at the weekly
meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon
Women's Club at GA E street, May
9 at 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

From the Associated Press corre-
spondent at Montevideo comes news
of eight stamps to commemorate the
establishment Of the third republic"
of Uruguay. The values are 3, 7. IL,
20. SO and so centesimos and peso
Andorra is preparing a set of IL
values. three different designs, for
airmail. The list is: Csc, carmine
soc, violet; 75c, yellow green; Up, dark
brown; LISP. brown orange; 1.50P
yellow; LISP, gray; 2P, dark green;
2.50P. gray green: 3.25P, orange buff ;
4.50P, lilac brown, and 5P, blue. The
inscriptions are in the native Catalan
language.
The Union of South Africa has q
new Ssh, green and gray, value in
the pictorial series begun in 1927. 1t
depicts trek wagon.
Uruguay has announced a complete
Evening star., 1934-05-06
According to the Sims System.
You Must y ="

Y HOPE that you will preface your
remarks on discussions of con-
tract problems and hands very.
i very seldom with the above in
troductory phrase. We have to
use the word system" but do not
like it in connection with this or any
other game. 1t denotes something
rigid, inf1exible, tyrannical. and cards
seem to rebel with violence against
all attempts to rule them with rod
of iron or to determine ahead just
what results it Is their duty to yield,
and then abuse them If they prefer.
on this occasion, to prove our rule"
by being an exception to it instead of
an obedient illustration. You who
have followed these articles consist
emily know that 1 am as strict as any
one should presume to be in connec-
ton with game, in urging you to be
pedantically meticulous in applying
the system mechanically in a few
special situations. l mean those
which deal directly and Immediately
with slam angles, such as opening bids
of two or three in suit and their
later bidding procedure. I am also
oictatorial about jump take-outs and
other slam tries. These are situations
calling for method, not imagination
and you cannot stress the word "SyS-
tenn" too emphatically in this connec-
ton. Again, I am opposed to the
shading of no-trump opening bids or
to irregular use of it-as, for instance,
with singleton or worthless double
ton, even if the hands contain great
strength to offset such defect. Yes.
according to the system, you must"
respect these favorites of ours which
serve us SO well if we keep them un-
contaminated by shading. These are
the demigods which must be kept on
their pedestals.
Descending to the humdrum level Of
rough-and-tumble conflict, when We
are street fighting" to defend a part
score or are deciding whether or not
to try for a game which we know is
sketchy, We cannot depend only on
system" to make our deciSions-to
bid our hands for us. In this field OF
battle let us borrow the terminology
of the medical profession, which really
applies with striking aptitude. You
see l3 cards; these are the symptoms.
You have to diagnose the constitution
Of 26 cards. To proceed from the
known to the unknown, you initiate a
series Of tests or analyses. As infor-
mation-posltive or negative-about
the partners hand filters through, you
interpret the symptoms revealed to
you at the start in your own hand.
What I am getting at is this: I like
immensely the word treatment" to
replace system" because it describes
my mental approach to this game
You could not please me more than by
discussing my theories in some such
terms as this:
Sims has treatment for this type
Of hand which, 1 think, would have
handled the problem more safely or
more logically" 1 classify hands by
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Conquering Contract
BY r. HAL SIMS.

types. To select the best of several
possible treatments, one should con-
slider probable playing angles as well
as strength and type. Judgment, ex-
perience, imagination, card sense, all
come in as factors in helping one to
choose between several feasible treat
ments, and this scope for thought and
initiative is what makes us love con-
tract so ardently. If system" could
settle everything. 1t would cut out the
human side Of the game and we would
soon be bored and seek for other
diversions.
Do Not Expect to Be Always Right.
However assiduously you study and
practice playing any method, it can
not eliminate your need for thought in
making decisions. System cannot
evaluate or classify the minor factor
bidding, let us say, on border-line
type of hand in second position with
shaded values because it seemed to
me to have an aggressive tinge. A
, stray jack-ten might be influencing
me more or less subconsciously. On
| the same hand Unger and Wernher
might pass because the hand made .
less aggressive impression on them
than on me. They might be right this
time; the treatment they had pre-
ferred might get better result than
mine. Next time 1 may be right,
when we do not agree. Yet we are all
Sims" players and in thorough
agreement on all points of the system.
| Players are individuals, and their in
dividual mental qualities will cause
them to differ in their selection be-
| tween two or more treatments none
of which are violations of the system
| and no one of which is clearly the
only reasonable choice.
Copyright. l934D
| Mr.. Simms will answer all inquiries on
| contract that are addressed TO this news
! W ct
Evening star., 1934-05-06
w. c. T. u. UNIT FORMS
New Branch Takes Up Work in
Aldie Neighborhood.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ALDIE. Va, May 5-Following a
medal contest sponsored by the Lees
burg w. C. T. U. and an address by
the State w. c. T. U. president, Mrs.
Howard NJ Hoge of Lincoln, at the
Lite River Baptist Church, near
here, a Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union was formed with the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. r. Havener,
president; Miss Gertrude Ish, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Robert Skinner, treas
urer.
In the medal contest. Edward
Skinner was the successful contestant.
The May meeting of the new organ
ization will be held at the home OF
Mrs. John Skinner.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

custom was, applied a penny stamp,
and dropped his letter into the post.
Fifty years later, an American,
wandering about London, stopped in
at the Plumridge auction room, in
Chancery Lane, and found salesgoing
on. Tea was just over, and the huge
oval table was only partially sur
rounded by bidders. The American
glanced at the lots, which were passed
around for inspection. after the pleas
ant Continental fashion. One Of these
lots comprised batch OF old penny
red covers, none Of any interest. The
American glanced at one of them.
took a second incredulous look, then
passed on the lot. 1t was tossed aside.
when its turn came, the auctioneer
opened the ball with shilling. Some
one bid two; the American made 1t
half crown, and the lot was ad-
judged to him.
He picked out the one envelope
which had caught his eye, tossed the
others into the center of the table
and rose. In the quite informal man.
ner of the assemblage, he held up the
one cover, and addressed those around
him.
Gentlemen, I thank you he said
with a smile. You have presented me
with a cover which would well adorn
any collection; it bears a signature
which you all know, but which ap-
parently none Of you noticed. Per-
haps it would interest,"
With this, he handed the envelope
to his neighbor, none other than the
burly, genial Victor James. The latter
stared at the cover, took another look.
and then burst into a choked cry:
Dickens? BY Joye!"
The autograph was that Of the
author of oliver Twist" "a Christ
mas Carol" "A Tale of Two Cities"
and the long list Of other great
humanitarian novels which stirred the
world in the Victorian age.
Wife-1ve just read that a man
out West exchanged his wife for a
horse. You wouldn't exchange me
for horse. would you?
Stamp-collecting Husband-Perhaps
not. But I should hate to have any
one tempt me with block of inverted
airmails.
It is estimated that there are more
than 200 stamp dealers in New York
City.
Charles E Tracewell. Star philos-
opher, advocates a series of stamps
in honor of pets. He suggests: One
cent, cat: 2 cents, dog; 3 cents,
canary; 4 cents, fan-tails; cents,
guppieS, etc.
' But critic believes that the same
end might be achieved by single
stamp representing Templeton Jones
surrounded by his fauna, a certain
quantity Of fora and a copy of the
collected works of Zola.
The Washington Stamp Club of
the Air will have a broadcast meet
ing from Station VOL Tuesday
evening at 7:45. and Mr.. Kunze will
resume his discussion of the York.
town stamp.
The Collectors Club will meet
Tuesday evening at 1900 r street.
Alden H. Whitney will speak before
the Central High School Stamp Club
Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton,
Wednesday evening.
James Waldo Fawcett will speak at
the Washington-Lee Junior High
School, Clarendon, Va, Tuesday at l.
His subject will be: Stamp Collect
Ing for Fun and Fellowship"
He will address the Stuart Junior
High School Stamp Club, Thursday
Evening star., 1934-05-06
ROTARY CLUB ELECTS
Shreve Heads Clarendon Group,
Succeeding DIR. Noland.

BY a staff Correspondent OF The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, May 5.-Carroll
" Shreve was elected president Of
the Arlington County Rotary Club
yesterday. succeeding DR.. S. T. No
land. DR.. Noland was elected vice
president, w. M, Stone reelected sec
retary and Ernest Shreve reelected
treasurer. Lawrence Maus and DR..
James Brown were elected to the
board Of directors.
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Rabbits Are Rounded Up.

Federal funds amounting to SIS 400
were allotted to finance a roundup
Of several thousand snowshoe rabbits
In the vicinity of Anchorage, Alaska
for transfer to Kodiak and other
islands for stocking purposes.
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Trucking Decreases.

The number Of trucks bringing pro-
duce into Montana in 1888 was esti-
mated at Is per cent below that of
1882, decrease attributed to closer
| inspection.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

14-year-old pupil at Alice Deal Junior
High School, recently chosen presi-
dent of the new Chevy Chase Stamp
Club. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. o. Shrader, was born in Philadel-
phia and has lived III the District of
Columbia since 1929. His collection
is one of the fruits of his earnings as
Star carrier boy. and he considers
it a form of investment as well as a
pleasant pastime.
The club meets on Thursday eve
nings in an assembly room especially
fitted up for the purpose in his
home, $500 Thirty third street north
west. Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

has been organized, with 81 charter
members F. w. Rulison is president
The Central Iowa Philatelic Society
had an exhibition at MarShalltoWn
April 1917.
C. G. Alton Means is the editor Of
the stamp department which recently
has become a regular feature of the
New Haven Register.
A new monthly, the Philatelist, has
appeared. The editor is Edwin Choate
Eaton, and the publishers the Phi
lateliSt Publishing Co., Auburndale,
! Mass.
G. Seymour Thompson has an inter
esting article on Arabic in Philately"
in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News for
April 80.
James Fox has prepared the fol-
lowing list of stamps depicting the
iron horse: Algeria SP1, Oran,
railroad terminal; Belgium PP6. PP8
and PP10. locomotives; Brazil A73,
old engine; Canada SD3. mail train
Congo AZ. Al8 and A24, railroad
bridge: Cuba A48, railroad station,
A52. railroad; Ecuador Ass. locomo-
tive: Eritrea A37. railroad viaduct;
Guatemala ABS. railroad bridge; A86,
railroad embankment; A87, railroad
station; Honduras A IL, locomotive;
Mozambique Company A 81, railroad /;
Mexico A "a, mail train; New BrunS-
wick Az, locomotive: Newfoundland
A88, express; Nicaragua AS and Z2,
locomotives; North Borneo A50, rail-
road train; A53, railroad station
Paraguay O6 and O13, locomotives;
Peru AIS, railroad train; Russia SD3,
locomotive; SPIT, railroad train; Sal
vador Ala and A48, locomotives; San
Marino ABB. electric railway; San
tandar. Colombia AIT, locomotive;
Spain Ass and A56, locomotives, SD4.
electric locomotive; Transvaal AIT
train; Turkey A70 and DIS. railroad
bridge: Uruguay A53, locomotive;
United States, Scent issue, 1869, g.
cent Transmississippi and 2-cent
an-American; and 25 cent parce
post.
| from the auto OF mouse construct
ed in 1903 by the Palen family, whose
name was given to Palenville, at the
foot of the Catskill Mountains, have
come a number of documents more
than a century old, now in the pos.
session of Postmaster Chester'J. Hin
man, Palenville.
One of the most interesting item!
in the collection Is a paper-bount
booklet giving the postal regulations O
1882 and the rates of postage charged
at that times cents for 10 miles o.
less, 10 cents for 80 to 80 miles, 121:
cents for 80 to $50, 1874 cents TO
$50 to 400 and IS cents for more thai
400
H. Bedford Jones, writing in Stamp.
Magazine, New York, tells the follow
ing story: "On July /. 1867, the mos
| fo in, tho Tn iSh re
Evening star., 1934-05-06
RESORTS.
MAINE.

RENT-OCEAN CITY. MARYLAND. COT
tages. apartments. concessions. AYRES
500 Boardwalk, Ocean City, Md. Phone
11K
Evening star., 1934-05-06
CAPE ROSTER. MAINE

CAFE KUSIEK, MANI.
Cottage 10 rooms modern in the
beautiful Penobscat Bay overlooking many
islands-also smaller cottage Rates $3.50
to $500 season. Inquire, Mrs. Georsia
Black Jordan, 1917 O st. n. W.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

Mr.. Sims Is universally acclaimed the
greatest liping contract and auction
player. He ipas captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, notp disbanded.
and has tDon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, Which
included the one-orer-one principle,
Which the Sims group of players ,cds
the first to employ and develop.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

H. Bedford Jones, writing in Stamps
Magazine, New York, tells the follow
ing story: "On July /. 1867, the most
famous man in the English-speaking
world wrote a letter. He scribbled his
own name on the envelope. as the
Evening star., 1934-05-06

James Waldo Fawcett will speak at
the Washington-Lee Junior High
School, Clarendon, Va, Tuesday at l..
His subject will be: Stamp Collect
ing for Fun and Fellowship"
He will address the Stuart Junior
High School Stamp Club, Thursday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton,
Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

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star Photo
Evening star., 1934-05-06

Alden H. Whitney will speak before
the Central High School Stamp Club
Wednesday afternoon
Evening star., 1934-05-06

The Collectors Club will meet
Tuesday evening at 1900 r street.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

The Washington Stamp Club of
the Air will have a broadcast meet
ing from Station VOL Tuesday
evening at 7:45. and Mr.. Kunze will
resume his discussion of the York.
town stamp.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

trial and the Republicans will have a
hard time carrying it. In the sixth
district Fred Purnell is having his
troubles with Mrs. Virginia E. JenckeS,
the Democratic incumbent Terre
Haute may turn the tables in favor
of Mrs. Jenckes. Some Republicans
think they have chances to win in
the eleventh and twelfth districts,
also, but the odds seem to favor the
Democrats, Representative Larrabee
and Representative Ludlow. The
ether six districts look to be pretty
surely Democratic.
II the Democrats should carry
or 10 of the congressional districts it
should be difficult for Robinson to
win in the Senate race. When he ran
in 1928 he was elected with lead
of 10000.
Former Senator "Jim'' Watson, Re-
publican, went down to defeat two
years ago by 100000. Watson has not
been here yet in the campaign and
may not come. Both Republicans and
Democrats have factional troubles.
However, the Democrats are in control
Of the election machinery and seem
to have unlimited campaign funds,
while the Republicans are starving.
Part of the Democratic, funds come
from the so-called Two Per Cent
Club, levy of 2 per cent on all sal
aries of Democratic State employees.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
100000 FAMILIES
GET RED CROSSA|D
$4,000 Ex-Service Men
and Dependents Included
in Years Total.

Red Cross relief was extended dur
ing the year to more than 100000
families, according to the annual re-
port Of the organization, made public
yesterday. These families were aided
in problems of unemployment, illness,
broken homes and veterans compen-
sation.
Throughout the country, home serv-
ice workers aided $4,000 ex-service
men and their families; $500 Serv-
ice men or families and 284, 900 civil
ian families in rehabilitating them
selves. National Red Cross workers
in Army and Navy posts, Government
hospitals and in Veterans Bureau
liaiSon Offices assisted 81 500 ex-Serv-
ice men and 28,400 service men or
their families in various other ways.
This is but a glimpse given of the
vast relief work undertaken by the
scattered Red Cross chapters, accord
ing to James L. Fieser, acting chair
man.
Government services administering
veterans benefits have been under
overwhelming pressure" the report
stated. THE economy act of March,
1888, eliminated thousands Of per-
sons from compensation or pension.
When these payments ceased or we're
draSticallyy reduced, in the midst Of
an unemployment crisis thousands
were helpless and desperate"
Extension of Red Cross service to
the 10000 men in the Coast Guard was
undertaken also during The year. Red
Cross service also has been extended
to Navy ships at sea via radio COM
munication with shore stations.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
S38,306,115 Total Seen.

Considering the Federal obligation
for the fiscal year 1896 at $8.3l7 500,
the total revenues for that year Gn-
elusive of the revenue balance of
$1,858,615.5l brought over from 1880
would amount to $38,306, 1851.
Against this sum the Commissioners
budget recommendations, including
provision for Freemen's Hospital ap-
preparations and deficiencies and
judgments, etc, amount to $38 8,286,-
676, so that on this basis there would
remain at the close of the fiscal year
1886 q revenue balance of only
$19439.51.
"The statement for the fiscal year
1886 does not, as in previous years,
provide for permanent and indefinite
appropriations for refunding erron-
eouSly paid taxes, payment of awards
and court costs in street widenings
and extensions, and for the payment
of policemens and firemens pensions.
Under the permanent appropriation
repeal act. 1884, approved June 26,
1884, section IA. these appropriations.
now permanent and indefinite ap-
preparations, were abolished as such,
effective on and after July l, 1885,
and so much of the several acts
providing for these appropriations
was amended so as to authorize in
lieu thereof annual definite ap-
preparations. estimates for which
shall be incorporated in the estimates
Of annual appropriations Of the
District of Columbia
Salaries on Full Basis.
Mai. Donovan reported that S34,-
100, 900 is the lowest figure the Com
missionerS believe will be required for
mere maintenance and operation
costs Of the District government next
year. Without an increase in the
Federal payment. or an increase in
taxes, which the Commissioners op-
pose, revenues would exceed the ac-
tual operation costs but by less than
81 500 900. without allowing for other
appropriation charges, such as the
$1,000 900 P. W. A. repayment.
In considering the difference in the
totals in the 1886 budget and the
1885 act. Maj. Donovan said:
ut should be noted that the
salary items as contained in ap-
preparations for 1895 are on a 903o
basis, while the figures for 1886 pro-
vide for salaries on a 1000 basis.
1t should also be noted that of the
total of s37,S1S,456 covering general
fund items for 1886 about $3,7OO.OOO
is for capital improvements. includ-
ing $1,O0O,OO0 as q reimbursement
under the P. w. A. loan act, and
$1,l85,000 for the construction of
Evening star., 1934-10-21

Of representative government on this
continent with the imperial gift Of
the Northwest Territory.
DR.. Bryan, in his inaugural speech,
paid a tribute to the President, de-
claring the Nation is fortunate in
having a Democratic leader who knew
that I'VE are not helpless pebbles,
tossed hither and thither at random
by the purposeless waves of a sea
without beginning, without meaning,
and without end"
DR.. Bryan cited the trials and trib-
ulations of President Cleveland during
his administration in 1893, which he
said gave sure evidence" of the COM
ing of the storm that greeted Presi-
dent Roosevelt on his inauguration.
Both Presidents he declared,
knew that we can control those des-
TIMES that are alone of supreme sig
nificance-the destinies of faith, of
courage, of purpose, of imagination,
precisely those spiritual forces that
President Roosevelt he's summoned to
his aid in dealing with the social
enemies of doubt, despair. fear and
blindness that marked our economic
tragedy. The President himself has
shown how revivifying the spirit can
be when informed imagination grap-
pies courageously with the problems
of life, whether those problems be
despotism in 1776 or depression in
1888"