Evening star., 1934-05-27

individual with individual which will
make great America greater. 1t
is properly called service, because
1t is operated by the Nation for the
benefit of ALL 1t is older than the
Nation itself. The ideals that under
lie it are the ideals that underlie
American unity, the ideals which will
restore prosperity and happiness to
all. Support it.
Henry H. Huff is editing a stamp
column for the Rockford, H., Star.
Weekly Philatelic gossip for May 26
contains an excellent article by Rev.
F. Czech on Scouting in Postage
Stamps" Illustrations include stamps
showing archery, woodcarving, life
saving, angling, canoeing and first
aid; also, Sir Robert Baden Powell
and King Carol of Rumania, the lat
ter in Boy Scout uniform.
The Associated Press says: "a let
ter addressed to The Sweetest Girl in
Knoxville was delivered promptly.
"Of course, she was happy, but puz-
zled, and came running to the post
Office for an explanation.
Naturally, they didn't tell her
sweetness didn't figure in the identi-
fication.
Mail clerks and carriers can rec
ognlze handwriting that passes
through the postal service with any
degree of regularity.
And it so happened he who ad-
dressed the sweetest girl letter had
been penning frequent missives to her
for long time"
Geoffroy Bottom has cover with
the postfhark of Coolidge, N. Mex,
and the autographs of the late Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge and his widow,
Mrs. Grace Coolidge.
DIR. w. A. Whiting addressed a re-
cent meeting of the Birmingham,
Ala, Philatelic Society on Biology
on Stamps"
The Ridgefield Park Stamp Club,
Ridgefield Park. N. j.. has had a most
successful two-day exhibition.
The annual convention of the Texas
Philatelic Society, Houston, brought
visitors from % cities outside the
State.
There are 966 first-class post offices
in the United States, each With gross
annual receipts in excess of S400, 900.
The 1884 convention of the Society
of Philatelic Americans will be held
, at Philadelphia, August 23 to Is.
Griffith Barry, Washington Cathe-
dral, is an ardent collector of pre-
cancels.
Mr.. Eidsness, writing in Stamps
Magazine for May 26. says: Mrs.
Myrtle C. Shaughnessy, long since
decorated with the title, Mother of
Philately.' and known from coast to
coast for her tireless and devoted
service as one Of the few stamp ex-
perts in the Post Office Department,
has been promoted. She now may
wear the honor, Grandmother of
Philately,' for her daughter, the wife
Of Rev. DR.. Joseph Moore. Evansville,
Ind, has a second child-a fine baby
brother for Mrs. Shaughnessy's first
grandson, 'Dinty.' The infant will be
called Denny, and his Grammie, s
public salutes him with cheers and
best wishes"
Myrton L. Genung. Post Once De-
partment clerk, injured last Monday
when bomb exploded in the Division
of Dead Letters and Dead Parcel Post,
has the sympathy of philatelists as
well as their best wishes for a speedy
restoration to health.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will have a broadcast meeting
Tuesday evening at 7:45 from Sta
will continue his discussion of the
history of the American Revolution
as depicted on stamps.
The Collectors Club will meet at
1900 r street Tuesday evening at 8.
There will be an auction, and phila-
tel:sts in general are invited.
At the last meeting, D. E. Lindsay
Of Philadelphia was the speaker.
The Gordon Junior High School
Stamp Club will meet Wednesday at
noon in the school library.
At last weeks meeting the new
National Park series was discussed
and Max Fisher explained the proc
esses used in the manufacture of
postage stamps.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six
teenth street, Wednesday evening at 8.
Visitors will be welcome.
The Chevy Chase Stamp Club will
meet at $500 Thirty-t third street
Thursday evening at 7:30. Junior coll
lectors Of the neighborhood are in
vited to attend.
The Star stamp department has
received the thanks of the ministry
of communications of Greece for arti-
cles dealing with the philatelic issues
of that country.
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