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The Washington times., 1934-05-22


Wants a Novelty
This year was no different from
the others.
"You know what I want, Frank, "
he told the agent, "and I'll leave
everything in your hands. I'm
paying you a thousand dollars
for any act you pick out, but it
must be something different"
The agent hung up and went to
work Immediately. He needed a
novelty and it had to be hot and
new. He called up a number of
people and he finally heard of a
sensational colored combination
that was playing on one of the
smaller New York radio stations.
You'll probably hear a great
deal about this combination some
day, but the day is not yet at
hand. AS soon as the agent was
tipped off, he grabbed q cab and
raced over to the broadcasting
studio. Within 10 minutes he was
listening to the act he had come
to hear.
The combination consisted of
five colored men who worked
somewhat along the style of the
Mills Brothers. One song was
enough to convince the agent that
he had found what he was seek
ing. So he nodded to the leader
of the quintet and drew him to
one side.
II have a little party I want you
to play" he said. whats your
price for the combination?"
The reply was little short of
sensational.
"We gifts So an hour TO- each
man, an we gotta play at least
TO- hours. After the TO- hours we
charges 81 an hour fo' each man."
The price was so small that the
agent was amazed.
whats that you said?" he
cried. did you say-?"
The leader thought he had
gone too far.
"All right, mister" he inter-
rupted hurriedly. "As long as
it's TO- yo', we'll make the price
a dollar an rs cents an hour TO-
fo' hours-an' we'll play as long
as yo' want"
The agent grinned to himself.
In a spot like this, he could af-
ford to be magnanimous. After
all, he was getting $1,000.
you're hired" he agreed. "You
boys work next week. And I'm
going to give you $100 for the
job"
The leaders eyes almost popped
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Keith's s Annouces
Film Line-Up

RKO Keith'S, up Fifteenth
Street way, has an interesting ar
ray Of features set for the sum-
mer months and these, plus the
cooling plant, give indication
that "everything will be right
with the world" for that theater
during the summer.
For instance, Keith's will start
things going this Wednesday
with Finishing School," featur-
ing Frances Dee, Ginger Rogers,
Bruce Cabot and Washington's
own Billie Burke. On Wednes-
day, May 80, Decoration Day,
this theater will sort of scoop the
town by having a new attrac-
tion on this important holiday in
the new Jimmy Durante-Lupe
Velez starring vehicle. strictly
Dynamite"
On June 6, Leslie Howard will
be seen in "Of Human Bondage"
in which Bette Davis appears op-
posite this always popular male
player.
The new Howard vehicle will
be followed by such productions as
Radio Pictures new musical,
Down to Their Last Yacht"
brought out by those responsible
for this same producing COM
pany's Flying Down to Rio"
Others to follow include when
Sinners Meet" formerly titled
"The Dover Road" starring the
two principal players of "Caval-
cade," Diana Wynyard and Give
Brook: Wheeler and WoolSey in
their new musical, "Cockeyed
Cavaliers" and the United Artists
production, "Sorrel and Son."
starring H. B. Warner.
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from his head. He regarded the
agent Suspiciously.
"Ah heard yo' say 500, mis-
tuh," he said, "an' Ah'm tellip'
yo' right now dat yo' kin keep
yo' job. We amt leavin' TO- no
round-the-world cruises!'
Mention Of the Mills Brothers
reminds me Of the time when
that expert quartet was ap-
preached to appear in "Hot- Cha, ="
the late Flo Ziegfeld's final pro-
duction. The boys were being
talked about. but they hadn't
quite arrived. And Lew Brown
got them to agree to sign for
"Hot-Cha" for 5000 a week.
Everything was set and the
boys appeared in ziegfeld's office
to sign the contract. But Flo
thought he might be able to save
a little by Stalling for q while.
He offered them $500 a week
and, when they refused, told
them to come back in a day
or two.
The Mills Brothers never came
back. They opened in a movie
house instead and were SenSa-
tional. And within a month they
were earning $4,000 a week!
Lynne Gets Break
OVER at the Paramount this
week is Little Miss Marker" the
second of the Damon Runyon
stories to reach the screen. It's
a swell piece of entertainment and
is certain to be included among
the best pictures of the year.
Damon is again to be congratu.
lated, as is everyone connected
with the production.
Although the entire cast is ex.
cellent, I was particularly tickled
with the performance of Lynne
Overman. For years Lynne has
had tough luck in connection
with picture contracts. A great
comedian and complete master of
every stage trick in existence,
Overman should have been a !
screen riot years ago. But the
breaks were always against him
and Lynne continued to appear
in unsuitable roles on Broadway
while inferior comics were scaling
the heights in Hollywood.
Little Miss Marker" finally |
gives Lynne Overman the oppor-
tunity he should have had a long
time ago. Within a year it's my
guess that he'll be great star.
And we who know what a swell |
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Aarons to Produce

Samuel Goldwyn has signed
Alex A. Aarons, formerly a mem
ber of the producing firm of
Aarons and Freedley, for the pro-
duction of Anna Stems next pic
ture, an adaptation of Tolstoi's
Resurrection" in which she will
be coStarred with Fredric March.
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Thirteen Bugaboo

The supposed bugaboo of the
thirteenth day in the month bob
bed up in the filming of Little
Miss Marker" Dorothy Dell being
stricken that day with an at
tack of laryngitis and Charles
Bickford receiving a crushed
foot.
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than anything we had tried pre-
Vi0uSly.
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I left that company and joined
Joseph Rumshinsky, the composer,
playing two solid seasons in his
operetta, "The Rabbits Melody"
and reaching stardom. Returning
to the Irving Place Theater as di-
rector.
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Gn3u anyCn1uB we ndu GEleU pre-
viously.
I left that company and joined
Joseph Rumshinsky, the composer,
playing two solid seasons in his
operetta, "The Rabbits Melody"
and reaching stardom. Returning
to the Irving Place Theater as di-
rector.
BeIasco Offer
I stayed there for six years at
the head of my own company,
with David Belasco present at the
opening of every new play. He
said, after seeing me in 1.-THE
Gozlin," Ludwig, I learned some.
thing from you; the gestures you
used in one scene were so realistic
that I shall use them in my next
play" I experienced the greatest
regret Of my life when he offered
me the lead in Laugh, Clown,
Laugh" and realized, after read
ing the script, that the part was
too dramatic for me. I argued
with Belasco about it, and he
tried to convince me that he knew
more about my ability as an actor
than I did. Seeing Lionel Atwill
take the role and realizing the
beautiful job he did with it and
then wondering whether a failure
with Belasco mightn't have been
preferable to success on the Yid-
dish stage.
Playing Potash in potash and
Perlmutter" for A. H. Woods in
1925 and getting great kick out
Of the gratifying comments of the
critics, even though the play was
a financial flop. Touring on the
Keith circuit for two years in the
days when vaudeville was vaude-
vile.
Returning to the Yiddish thea
ter at my present house, the Pub
tic Theater, and staying there for
three years with "The Rabbits
Son" and "The Galician Wedding"
my greatest successes, I stand in
the first Yiddish talkie ever made.
His Wife'S Lover" before leaving
With my wife and our three daugh-
terS for a two-year tour of Europe.
was booked for an appearance
in Berlin, only to arrive there
Just as the first Nazi outbreaks
occurred and was advised by my
manager to continue on my way
to Paris. took his advice, to my
family'S relief.
Coming back here, and re-
formed Joseph Rumshinsky back
at the Public Theater. Scoring a
hit there with our first show and
repeating on an even greater scale
with our present play, "Moshiach
Kumt" ('The Messiah Is Com
lng'D. Writing lyrics and direct
ing dance numbers for the pro-
duction and trying to find time
between performances for my kob-
oieS of sculpture and portrait and
landscape painting and putting
another hobby to practical use by
designing scenes. Retaining, in
spite Of all these other interests,
q love for photography that was
born during that first job of
mine. Using it by taking pictures
Of everything under the sun all
over the world and being mighty
proud of my collection of pictures.
And offering, finally-to para
phrase a now famous line-"to
match my private collection with
any mans"
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Playing Potash in Potash and
PerImutter" for A. HI. Woods in
1925 and getting q great kick out
Of the gratifying comments of the
critics. even though the play was
q financial flop. Touring on the
Keith circuit for two years in the
days when vaudeville was vaude-
vile.
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Returning to the Yiddish thea
ter in Philadelphia, met Jacob
p. Adler for the first time. He re-
fused to recognize me profession
ally. Finally, after haunting him
for months, I got small part with
him. He made a curtain speech to
the audience predicting that some
day I would be a great actor. Com
ing to New York with him and
opening at the Grand Street Thea
ter, and being treated very gen.
erously by the critics, who didn't
even know my name, as I wasn't
important enough to be down on
the program.
Joining Maurice Schwartz, ia
cob Ben-Ami, Bertha GerSten,
Celia Adler and the late Yechicl
Goldsmith at the Irving Place The
ater in 1913 and seeing the Yid.
dish Art Theater born there. Be
ing led into the present idea Of
that group when we put on '"The
Abandoned Nook" BY Peret1
Hir0Chbeln. which proved itself to-
AW A1hEhae lnAallenaR
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guy he is, are very happy.
If you had any ideas about the
worlds dumbest gal, prepare to
shed them now. sgd Stogel has
a girl friend who wins the title
without the slightest argument.
Ever since she was told that
Men in White" won the Pulitzer
Prize, this lady has been going
around town congratulating all
the street clee~ IS!
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Writes Name Often

Carl BriSSon has autographed
for admirers everything from the
inside of q woman's shoe to the
lining of his own hats.
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Nicknannes Mother
Jack Oakie, whose devotion to
his mother has won the admira-
ton of Hollywood. calls her 1.-THE
District Attorney"
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All In A Dav
By MARK HELLINGER
ODDS AND ENDS

In the Broadway sector few days ago theatrical agent
received phone call from very important citizen For
several years. certain dae this Influential citizen
been giving annual party And the agent in question al
supplied the talent.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
TREASURE ISLAND
TO Be PRESENTED
Community Players Pres.
entation Heads Community
Center Activities.
Events at community centers during

Events at community centers during
Easter week are headed by the pres
entation Of Robert Louis Stevenson's
classic, Treasure Island" by the
washington Community Players at
Roosevelt High School. Friday and
Saturday nights and Saturday at 2:30.
The Community Center department
has placed reserved seats on sale to
the public at the A. A. A. headquarters,
the Willard Hotel Ticket Bureau, the
Washington Hotel newsstand and the
Franklin School Building to cover the
expenses Of the production.
There will be other events at Roose-
week, but young men interested in
Spring athletics may communicate
with Mr.. Ahern, in charge of club
activities. at Roosevelt Center, Mon
day, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Plans are being made to organize soft
ball games.
At Chevy Chase Center, in Ben
Murch School. there will be a social
dancing party Friday night with Mrs.
Jeannette P. Tolford as hostess.
lexington Center announces a
School Monday night. At Langley
School the music and singing group
will meet Tuesday evening, lexington
drama group Wednesday evening
and the contract bridge group Friday
evening. Easter week dance will be
held Wednesday at $50 o'clock.
Southeast Center will hold a recep-
ton and party at Buchanan audi
torium Monday and Tuesday nights,
in honor of the first and second place
winners in the recently conducted
Miss Buchanan" popularity contest.
Miss Virginia Montgomery, known as
Miss Buchanan" will be honored
Tuesday evening, when the party
planned by her friends will include
modern and old-fashioned dancing,
special entertainment features and re-
freshments. The party Monday eve
ming will be in honor Of Miss Wini-
fred Gosnell, who received the second
highest number Of votes In the con-
test.
On Wednesday evening the South
east business men will hold their an
nual dance in Buchanan auditorium.
Thursday night community dance
will be held. Saturday night the Re-
creation Club will meet.
Hine Junior High branch Of South
east Center will hold its regular pro-
gram of activities, except, that the
children's dancing instruction groups
will not meet this week. These groups
may take a special lesson Saturday
at / O'Clock, II they so desire. Con-
gress Heights Center is closed through
out Easter week.
Community night at Birney Gen.
ter will be observed Monday begin
ming at 730 o'clock with many kinds
Of recreation for adults and juniors
There will be special classes for
children Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons at 3:15.
Garfield Center will hold its COM
munity night Wednesday beginning
at 7:30 O'Clock with a program Of
activities including athletics, indus
trial art, music, cooking and other
neighborhood recreations.
Garnet Patterson Center will be
open as usual Monday through Fri
day nights, athletic activities being
featured for the early evening periods,
beginning at 6 o'clock.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
BLUE LODGES.

Monday-Potomac, E. A.; French.
business; Anacostia, business;
Pentalpha, F. c.; Mount
Pleasant, business.
Tuesday-National, business; Ar.
minus, business: Parker, F. c.:
King David, business.
Wednesday-Washington Gen.
tennial, business; Osirus. busi-
ness; East Gate, business;
Roosevelt, business; Barristers,
business; King Solomon, busi-
ness.
Thursday-Naval, business; Hi
ram, business; La Fayette, So
cial; Singleton. business; Pet
worth, business; Semper Pa
ratus (U.D).
Friday-Columbia. business: Le-
banon. F. c.; Milan, business;
Justice, business.
Saturday-School of instruction.
Royal Arch.
Monday-Petworth, business.
Tuesday-La Fayette, business;
Hiram, P. M.
Wednesday-Columbia business;
Brightwood, business.
Friday-School of instruction.
Communicates.
Monday-Orient, business.
Tuesday-Brightwood, business.
Wednesday-Potomac, business.
Friday-Columbia, business.
Scottish Rite.
Tuesday-Robert de Bruce Coun-
Gil of Kadosh, special meeting.
conferring of twenty-first de-
gree.
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George F. Gee; first vice president,
Mrs. Ralph Hoagland; second vice
president, Miss Helen M. Mason;
third vice president. Mrs. w. M.
Tyron; fourth vice president, Mrs. I.
A. Lyon; fifth vice president, Mrs. H.
Primm; recording secretary, w. D.
Thompson; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. H. e. Alfred: treasurer, Mrs. J.
L: Mitchell; historian, Mrs. Ralph
Thrasher.
A musical program was furnished
by pupils Of the school as follows:
Violin solo. Erin Ellis; saxophone
solo. Treydon Parker; guitar duet,
Billy Cellar and Warren Pyrrell,
Emery-Eckington.
The next meeting Will be held at
Emery School, Arn l3, at pm.
instead Of the first Thursday, due to
the Easter holidays
A luncheon was held on March 80.
proceeds to be used for needy chill
dren.
The association is giving a lunch
con for the boy patrol early next
month.
Edmonds- -kingsman- Maury.
The next Executive Board meeting
will be held at the Kingsmsn School,
April 9, at pm. The next regular
meeting of the association will be
April Is. Kingsman School.
Francis Scott Key.
The association held card party
in the school March Is. The Execu-
tive Committee met March 90.
Bryan.
AT the meeting OF the association,
songs were sung, accompanied by Miss
Deener and directed by Miss Margaret
Moore, teachers. DR.. Cloyd H. Mar
win, president Of George Washington
University. spoke on What Is Educa-
ton" He was introduced by Miss
Crook. principal.
The associations attention was
called to the work being done by Mrs.
Bowling. Mrs Phillips and others at
the student aid headquarters, special
attention being directed to the quilts
made by Mrs. Phillips. These auilts
have been distributed to needy FAM
lilies Fifty-two quilts have been made
by Mrs. Phillips. Mothers were re-
quested to assist with the sewing on
Wednesdays of any week. Policeman
O'Connell of the fifth precinct was
thanked for the assistance in cloth
ing Bryan children.
This was Fathers night" and IA
theirs counted two for the room prize.
Mrs. Barse, president, thanked the
mothers who have assisted in the
serving OF the free lunches. They
are Mines. Brandenburg, Cole, Harp
er. Ball, Cham5erlin, Durisoe, White,
Williams and Kaiser.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Parent-Teacher Officers
Nominations Completed
Slate Will Be Presented to State Convention
Here April 16 and 17-White
Cross Seals Sold.
.HE Nominating Committee Of
the District Of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers

THE Nominating Committee Of
the District Of Columbia Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers
i has completed the slate which
will be presented at the State
convention April Is and II at the
Wardman Park Hotel and will mail
copies Of such slate to the local presi-
dents and State board members this
week.
During the past week the congress,
IN cooperation with the District of
Columbia Association for Crippled
Children and Disabled Adults, con-
Quoted White Cross seal sale for
crippled children.
Material for this column must be
In the State office, 1901 Sixteenth
street, not later than the first mail
on Wednesday preceding Sunday on
which publication Is desired.
Wheatley.
Protection Against Disease-Rela-
tion Between School and Health Rec
ords Of the Child" will be the topic
discussed by Mrs. Florence Rogers.
supervising principal of the sixth d.
vision, who will address the meeting
April 10 at 2:30 pm. This meeting
was previously scheduled for April 3.
Mrs. Roy Reed, pre-school chairman.
Will present blue ribbons to 18 pupils
who entered school 1907 physically
perfect due to teacher health
activities.
The Nominating Committee. which
Will report at this meeting, consists
Of the following members: Mrs. Nina
Russell, chairman; Miss F. Mortimer,
principal; Mrs. H. Mayhugh, Mrs. D.
W. johnson and Mrs. H. Shilling.
Mrs. Roy Reed held a class of in
strucuon Wednesday pertaining to
the Summer roundup activities. Doc
tors and dentists who will aid in this
activity have been secured. Those
who participated in the White Cross
seal sale for crippled children, are
Mrs. Alice Manning, president; Mines
Burneston, Kirk, Starr, Rawlings,
Glascoe, Milburn and Jones.
The school garden will officially
open April 9, when, under the super
vision Of Miss H. Stohlman, classes in
science and nature study will be re-
sumed. The Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion Garden Committee will be ap-
pointed later.
Sex Education and Answering
Children's Questions" was discussed
by Mrs. Edna Rawlings at the study
group on Friday.
Taft Junior High.
The association was formally or
eanized last Tuesday evening by the
State president, Mrs. j. N. Saunders
Oflcers elected we're: President,
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Eastern Star.

MATRON Irene Deuterman Of Ruth
A'A Chapter announces the past ma
irons and past patrons will be hon.
ored guests April 2.
Associate Matrons and Patrons
night will be observed April 5 at FL
deity Chapter. Mrs. Emily Fletcher.
past matron. has arranged for a
speaker to talk on THE Importance
Of Making Their Wills" Entertain
ment and dancing will also be includ-
ed in the program.
Miss Lucy Miller, president of the
Officers' Society, will have her next
officers meeting at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Ockershausen. 21l S street
AEthsast. April 2. at 8 m. Mrs.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Chevy Chase Chapter will meet
Tuesday evening. Mems night will be
celebrated.
On Wednesday evening the Auxil-
iary Home Board will meet at the
home of Mrs. Grace Dietrich, 5453
Nebraska avenue. The Saturday Eve
ming Card Club was postponed until
April 2 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Woods, 40l Elm street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Past Grand Patron Charles S.
Shreve and Mrs. Shreve were guests
OF honor at the annual dance and
card party at Kenwood Country Club
March "A.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Chevy Chase Branch, National
League Of American Pen Women
Miss Louise Worden will entertain the
members April 7, at 1880 pm, at
luncheon at the Brook Farm Tea
House.
Following the luncheon there will
be a short business meeting presided
over by the president, Mrs. Emma w.
P. Slack, after which there will be 4
book review by Miss Dorothy Mich
olson. Delegates and alternates to
the national convention. April 81 to
26, will be chosen.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Temple Chapter will observe asso-
ciate matrons and patrons night
April 8 at 7:30 o'clock at Masonic
Temple.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
met at the home of Mrs. Thomas W..
Marshall, 1923 Blair road, Tuesday.
A luncheon and social meeting was
held. with Mrs. ]. H. Dennis. Mrs.
John Walker and Mrs. Frank Coburn
as guests.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Lewis V. Judson. master. presided
at the communication of Chevy Chase
Lodge Wednesday night when the
entered apprentice degree was con-
ferred
The Chess Club met at the home
of Fred E. Kunkel March "a. Re-
freshments were served by Mr.. and
Mrs. Kunkel.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Columbian Women Of George
Washington University. Mrs. Cloyd H.
Marvin, wife Of the president. The
George Washington University. has
extended to members the hospitality
Of her home. 24So Tracy place. for
their meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Tea Sau b served from 3:I5 to
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Matron Blanche M. Cole of Federal
Chapter announces the meeting of
April IL will be Friendship Club
night. There will be a play by the
Friendship members and refreshments
will be served.
The chapter will hold Q dinner
dance April at S04 Fourteenth
CONTINUED on Mn Paee.)
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Congress Lodge Chapter will meet
tomorrow evening. Matron Edith c.
Smith announces that the evening will
te in honor Of the ASSOC ste mAtron
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Esther Chapter will hold a card
party at the Willard Hotel April 3,
from to o'clock. Reservations,
Mrs. Emma Daniels. telephone Co.
lumbia 8412
Esther Chapter will meet April S.
After a short business meeting there
will be a program in charge of the
appointed officers.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

the branch.
The Giee Club of the Epiphany
branch will hold q benefit entertain
ment and dance April II at thu
Epiphany parish hall.
Easter Sunday morning the
Epiphany branch will attend the 7:3(
communion service. Last Monday
Mrs. Enochs of Children's Bureau gave
a resume Of the bureaus activities be.
fore the branch. Miss Fern Brown
st. Thomas branch. Los Angeles
Calf, has joined the Epiphany branch
during her stay in Washington.
There will be an admission service
April 8. Miss Royal and Miss Jean
Osborne will become members anc
Miss Ruth Barnes, Miss Ruby Mechlin
and Miss Mildred Olds will become
senior members.
There will be no meeting at thl
Epiphany branch tomorrow evening.
The Takoma Park Women's Clut
will meet at the Branch Library April
8 at 1880. Luncheon will be served
The hostesses will be Mrs. L. v
AdAukooA, C11du utnAu, MiS. a. H. 1uI-
ham, Mrs. T. w. Marshall, Mrs. B
H. Colbert, Mrs. r. E. Tarbett. Mrs
@. r. Wisner, Mrs. Homer s. Fox
Mrs. David j. Price, Mrs. John B
Mertie. Mrs. r. Deane Shure, Mrs
G. D. Avery, Mrs. N. M. Pollock, Mrs
James Burch. Mrs. william F. Ku.
bach. Mrs. James s. Fraser, Mrs
Frank A. Richmond and Mrs. vii.
liam A. Hooker. The guest speaker
will be Margaret Sanger and her sub.
ject will be Birth Control and Fed.
eral Legislation"
The art exhibition held at the Ia
koma sraneh Library. exhibiting
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Catholic Daughters of America-Ar-
rangements have been completed for
the annual card party. dance and
floor show, to be held at the Willard
Hotel April IL. Mrs. Elizabeth NJ.
Tucker is general chairman.