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Evening star., 1935-07-28

Upper left: President Roosevelt starting off week.
end cruise aboard the Government yacht Sequoa. wide
World photo) Top, center: The old Mayhower former
ly the yacht of Presidents. Harris & Ewing photo)
Upper, right: The President and Norman Davis enjoy.
ing chat aboard the Amberjack during vacation trip
in the Summer of 1894. a. p photo) Lower left: The
United States cruiser Houston arriving at Portland,
Oreg with the President the conclusion of his
ton cruise in tropc in August 1894. a. P photo)
Center Admiral Foote Sellers, superintendent of the
United States Naval Academy, bidding the President
farewell when he boarded the yacht Sequoa recently for
a cruise on Chesapeake Bay. Harris & Ewing photo)
The Sequoia (shown the lower, right, inspection
vessel of the Department of Commerce. being used by
President Roosevelt his private yacht. Underwood
& Underwood photo
Evening star., 1935-07-28
BY WEARE HOLBROOK.

7 Asst Spring, when the we'll
dressed man blosSomed out with
jaunty little feather in his
hat band, many OF our pro-
fessional trend-detectors viewed 1t
with alarm. Their alarm was not
esthetic, though perhaps it should
have been. Here, they told them
selves, was just one more symptom OF
the increasing effeminacy OF the mod
ern male. Not content with colorful
cravats, he was going in for plumage.
It wasn't so long ago that the wrist
watch was causing similar futter IN
the conservative dovecotes. The idea
of q man wearing a bracelet, even
with a good sturdy timepiece at
tached, was repugnant to the reac-
tionaries, who preferred to sport a
heavy gold chain across the midrin.
as their fathers had done before
them. Although they could find no
record of the wrist watch having been
worn in ancient Rome, they felt In
stinctively that it was a decadent
device. It took world war to re-
move the stigma of sissiness from this
useful little ornament.
# men today show a tendency to
borrow an occasional item OF adorn-
ment from the ladies, they are GER
tainly justified in doing so. The Ia
dies have borrowed plenty from them
including hats, smokes, drinks and
jobs.
pUT there is little danger that men
- will ever take over the domestic
duties Of the distaff side, even IN q
Evening star., 1935-07-28

again and boss an amateur crew
aboard small sailboat at sea.
It seems a trick of fate that, being
the most nautically inclined of the
Presidents, Mr.. Roosevelt has at his
command for outings only small, in
significant craft, which has nothing
particular about it to commend It
highly to a man of the expert taste
and talents of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Sequoia, the boat at the dis
posal of Mr.. Roosevelt for his week.
end cruises, is small craft, and one
which a real sailor like the President
would not relish for cruise in heavy
seas. He inherited this boat with his
office. President Hoover acquired 1t
when he ordered the presidential
yacht Mayflower decommissioned.
That yacht had become historical as
the yacht of the Presidents since the
early days of the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt. President Roose-
velt has never been heard to COM
plain and has repeatedly insisted that
he finds the Sequoia very comfortable
and fairly suitable for his short Jour-
neys on Chesapeake Bay and the Po-
tomac River. but just the same he
has frequently intimated that he
wished the old Mayfower were still
in commission for use of the Presi-
dent.
There was something majestic about
the Mayf1oWer Besides being a sea-
going yacht, it had proud record in
the naval history of this country.
Moreover, it was thing of beauty
and real comfort. During its long,
illustrious service its guest list included
many men and women of national and
international distinction, among them
the King and Queen of the Belgians
and numerous foreign potentates. Its
record during the Spanish War, when
SIMPSONS fleet of Cuba after having
been acquired from a millionaire Of
the gay nineties, was sufficient in it
self to make any one proud of its pos
session.
THERE was great interest in the
= Mayfiower, and thousands of Wis
itors to Washington yearly would make
the journey to the Washington Navy
Yard, where she had moorings, to go
aboard and inspect her. Washing
tonians were proud of her and always
liked to see her steam UP and down the
Potomac. After President Hoover's
decommissioning orders movement
was started here to have the historic
vessel kept somewhere along the sea
wall or at the Navy Yard, merely as a
point of interest for visitors to Wash
| ington. The idea was proposed to Mr..
Hoover, but he saw no favor in it, and
| the glorious old ship was sent away to
an inglorious ending. After many
idle days at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, she was finally sold at ridicu-
| lous price to a junk dealer. Just be-
fore, however, the boat had been really
damaged by fire.
An interesting sequel to this pre-
sented itself few weeks ago. The
Ajunk dealer read In the newspapers
Evening star., 1935-07-28

builder. 1t was bought by the Navy
from Mr.. Dodge in 1917 during the
World War for $4,000, considerably
less than its original cost price, ana
more recently has been engaged in
survey work along the shore line OF
Colombia, South America, in con-
junction with the photographic Of
fee. This handsome vessels is now
on its way to Norfolk from the South
Atlantic, and it is not entirely i'm
probable that Mr.. Roosevelt may be
prevailed upon to have it diSplace the
little Sequoia.
Another available naval vessel is
the Isabel, formerly a millionaire's
yacht, about the same size as the
Nokomis and the Mayhower, which
was acquired for S611 900 during the
World War. This trim craft is now
doing patrol duty with the Asiatlc
Fleet in the Orient, and according to
local naval authorities, it would take
considerable persuasion to get the
Navy to part with it, even for the
Presidents pleasure. right at this
time.
or COURSE these big steel-yacht
" type boats are just the kind one
expects the Chief Executive OF the
country to have at his command for
pleasure purposes and for the enter
tainment of distinguished guests, but
Mr.. Roosevelt, being a sailor to the
heart, really would prefer a good
stanch sailboat, that he could per-
sonally handle However, this is out
of the question because the waters
Immediately in the vicinity OF the
Capital do not lend themselves to this
sort of sport, at least not to the hk-
ing of an expert of his type.
The Presidents love for ships is not
only manifested in sailing them or
cruising aboard them. He gets a great
delight in studying models and pic
lures of ships of various types. He
has possibly one of the finest collec-
tions in this country of ship models,
and prints of sailing craft. Many of
these he has on display in the various
rooms of the White House. Several
are particularly dear to him for SEN
timental reasons. The originals be-
longed to some one of his ancestors.
THE President also is proud of his
- collection of ship relics, among
them being old bells, steering wheels
and shippers logs. One of these ship
logs of which he is especially fond
was kept by a great uncle during a
cruise on q clipper ship to China.
The President acquired this log only
year or so ago.
Above the doorway to side porch
of the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park
is a large wooden steering wheel,
which was used on the ship belonging
to his mothers father, and aboard
which his mother, when girl Of IL,
made the voyage around Cape Horn
from Boston to China.
Frequently, when the matter Of
presidential yachts comes up for spec
ulation, the question always arises
Evening star., 1935-07-28
Farm Wages Up.

THE hired man on the farm, whose
lot has never been "a 'appy one,"
is doing somewhat better now. The
latest report by the Bureau OF Agri-
cultural Economics indicates that the
pre-war standard of wages has been
attained once more.
Day wages without board have
reached a national average of $l.41
with low of 70 cents in South Caro-
lima and a top of $2.55 in Massachu-
sets.
There is an excess of nearly 20 per
cent in farm labor reported.
Evening star., 1935-07-28

ing the commanding officer, besides
the necessary number Of Filipino
stewards. She has sleeping accomo-
dations for only about 10 besides the
President. The boat has long since
been turned over to the Navy. The
commander at the present time is
Evening star., 1935-07-28

main deck more to his liking than
those below formerly used by his pred
eceSsor.
THE Sequoia measures only 165 feet
over all, and draws feet of water.
She carries crew of only IA includ-
Evening star., 1935-07-28

Dorm on the picturesque banks OF
~ the Hudson, Mr.. Roosevelt was
still in short trousers when he first
learned to sail a boat. However, 1t
was in the rough, salt waters around
Campo Bello Island, near the New
Brun ok, Canada, coast, where his
moth had Summer home, that the
you'll Il Roosevelt really became
skille in he handling of sailboats.
Pc bly, the most enjoyable expedi-
ton 4Ir. Roosevelt has had since he
tool over the burdens of the Presi-
der , was two Summers ago, when
he sailed two-masted schooner up
the Atlantic coast from the vicinity
of Cape Cod to Campo Bello, which is
o. part of New Brunswick not far dis
tant from Eastport, Me. For his crew
on this 50-foot sailboat the President
had three of his four sons and two of
their college friends. Mr.. Roosevelt
was the skipper. To these amateur
tars on this cruise he was not "Mr.
President" but merely captain" The
President experienced some rough
weather and several dangerous storms
on this long cruise, but he handled
the little craft like an expert and
never once felt any alarm. Some ur-
easiness was felt, however, aboard the
Navy destroyer and the Cuyahoga,
the boat used by the secret service
when they follow the President on
cruise.
THE President, however, landed his
- craft safely, and on more than
one occasion since has said he had
more fun than at any. time since ne
has been President. The business OF
his office has made it impossible for
him to repeat this form of pleasure,
but he is hoping the time soon Will
&pme when he can get at the wheel
Evening star., 1935-07-28
Bv John Russell Young.

1' 4sOONAsA -
l. unquestionably the most nauti-
cally minded of all the Ameri-
Il can Presidents, certainly Of the
more recent ones.
His frequent weekend cruises and
his occasional fishing expeditions on
the Florida coast are not just happy
mediums to provide rest and seclu-
sion from the turmoil Of the White
House, as was the case of some of his
predecessors, but are taken because
he honestly loves the water.
Mr.. Roosevelt is never happier than
when he is aboard some boat; when
he can sniff the tang of the sea and
can hear that constant splash OF the
waves against the hull.
Stamp collecting is one of his hob
bies, as is politics, as well as the study
of government; but boats and the
water are his real love. He makes no
secret of this, and always adds by way
of explanation, that it's in his blood;
ancestors on both his paternal and
maternal side were sea-lovers, many
of them were sea-faring men; some OF
them owned fleets of ships back in
the days when the American clippers
were making history.
Evening star., 1935-07-28
Guide for Readers
PART FOUR.

Page,
John Clagett Proctor writes
of Meridian Hill and vi
cinity .F-2
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Republican Women
Lunch Next Week

The League Of Republican Women
will give @ luncheon at the Mayhower
Hotel Friday, December 6, at 1880
O'Clock. The guests of honor will be
the National Committee women from
10 neighboring States and prominent
Republican club women. Each honor
guest will speak for 10 minutes on
Save the Republic Conference" !"
Among the speakers will be Mrs.
George H. Lorimer, president Of the
Women's Republican Club of Penn
sylvania;. Mrs. Paul FitzsiInmons. Ma
tional Committee woman from Rhode
Island; Mrs. Calvin Gabriel, National
Committee woman from Maryland,
and Miss Harrigal, National Commit
tee woman from South Carolina.
Reservations are being made through
Mrs. John Otto johnson, 1945 Calvert
street, and checks must accompany
reservations.
Those having reservations are Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. G. w. Ken
nedy, Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
Nine. Cantacuzene, Mrs. Edward A.
Hartman, Mrs. James Wentz, Mrs.
Henry Albers, Mrs. G. M. Stoddard,
Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs. Charles
Fairfax, Mrs. ]. MacFargular, Miss
Emma Cupp. Mrs. William Searle, Mrs.
George D. Hopkins, Mrs. Lewis Wright,
Mrs. william Theophilus, Mrs. Eleanor
H. Wheelwright, Miss Bertha F. Wolfe,
Mrs. Henry D. Fry, Mrs. william e.
Andrews. Mrs. william Guthrie and
Mrs. E. Hart Fem.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Suburban
Residents
In the News
Pre-Nuptial Parties in
Maryland-Guests
in Virginia.

Mrs. Sina Freed entertained COM
pany of about so at trollSseau tea
yesterday afternoon in her home at
Montgomery Hill. Silver Spring. Md,
In honor of her daughter, Miss Eva
Mildred Freed, whose marriage to Mr..
j. Emmett Shea of Philadelphia. will
take place tomorrow evening at 6
O'Clock in the rectory of st. Michael's
Catholic Church, at Silver Spring.
Mrs. Freed's sister, Mrs. J. r. Rice Of
Richmond, Va, presided at the tea
table. Among the out-of-town guests
were Mrs. B. Batman of Luray, Va, q
sister of Mrs. Freeds.
Another party given this week In
compliment to Miss Freed was mis-
sellaueous shower Tuesday night, ar
ranged by Miss Rachael Long of
Washington, who will be Miss Freed's
maid of honor, and Miss Blanche Hall
of Takoms Park, Md. The party was
held at Miss Halls home with 20
guests attending. A huge silver slip
per filled with gifts supplemented
decorations Of pastel pink and white
Saturday afternoon. November %,
Mrs. Clyde Hill entertained at a
luncheon and shower for Miss Freed
at the home of her sister-in- law, Mrs
Ben Hundley in Washington, having
as guests Mrs. Charles Gooch, Mrs.
r. A. M. Craven, Mrs. Hundley, Miss
Ola Shaw, Miss Rachael Long, Miss
Edith Stadler, Mrs. Grant Thomas,
Mrs. Dan G. Gionannoni, Mrs. Mary
Ellen Wysong and Mrs. w. T.
ThomaSson.
Miss Margaret Proctor of Fairfax,
Va, left yesterday for Richmond to
spend several days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Christian
Proctor.
Miss Lois Branson, daughter of the
Rev. William H. Branson, is spending
the Thanksgiving vacation in Pitts
burgh.
Miss Helen Dolau of Woodside Park,
Md, went today to Philadelphia where
she will attend the Army-Navy game
tomorrow. She was accompanied by
NAAoc N4uAA &c OOllCo dIlu M1SS Ella
Schwamlein of Washington.
Miss Mary Leigh Hubbard of Fair
fax, Va, will join her sister, Miss
Dora Hubbard of Charles City, Va,
and they will spend the holiday week
end with Mrs. Charles Hottesheard in
Radford, Va, and with Mrs. T. T.
Taylor in Marion, Va.
Miss May Fonda is spending the
Thanksgiving vacation with relatives
In New York City and Boston.
Miss Lee Biggs and her brother,
Mr.. Archie Biggs of Silver Spring,
Md, are spending Thanksgiving in
Baltimore, visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Beulah Mullican.
Miss Coda Kincheloe arrived In
Fairfax. Va, yesterday from Fred
ericksburg, where she is student at
the State Teachers College, and is
passing the holidays with her parents,
Commissioner of the Revenue and
Mrs. James U. Kincheloe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Jones and their
daughter. Miss Bernice Jones. are in
Shelbyville, KY, for Thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1935-11-29

Rockville Baptist Church, treasurer.
Rev. Frank A. Tyler, pastor Of Grace
Methodist Church, Gaithersburg, and
Rev. o. G. Barnes, pastor Of the
Christian Church at Hyattstown, were
selected to serve with the officers as
the Executive Board.
The new organization voted to spon-
sor meeting in Rockville on Janu-
ary to form the Montgomery County
Tadnra ffnY1 af NhtrrtaaS
Evening star., 1935-11-29
JAIL FOUND TOO TIGHT
FOR 372-POUND PRISONER
Chicago Judge Sentences William
Coleman, Charged With Passing
$4,000 Bad Checks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 29.-William
Coleman, whose bulk of 372 pounds
made him the county's problem pris-
oner, has been sentenced TO years
confinement, but he will not serve It
in the customary lookup for that term
the Bridewell-because all the Drawn
and ingenuity of jailers cannot get
him in.
Arrested three months ago in WASH
ington on charge Of passing $4,000
in worthless checks, Coleman was re-
turned for trial, but could not wedge
himself through the Bridewell portals.
Besides, there isn't cell big enough
to hold him." Supt. Edward Denemark
demonstrated.
Unable to enter the gate of the wit
ness stand, Coleman was sworn,
pleaded guilty and sentenced-stand-
ing.
Coleman probably will serve the
sentence in the county jail hospital,
where he was kept while waiting a
hearing.
Evening star., 1935-11-29

Pigeon Killing.
London may have a pigeon week"
when ownerless pigeons could be
killed.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Judge Wolfe Joins
Family>for Holiday

Judge James H. Wolfe Of the Utah
Supreme Court joined Mrs. Wolfe and
their children in their home on Porter
street for Thanksgiving. Tomorrow
Judge and Mrs. Wolfe and their chill:
Ndren will 60 to Philadelphia for the
Army-Navy game, their eldest son,
Mr.. Samuel Wolfe. q student at
Swarthnore, joining them In Phila-
delphia.
Judge Wolfe has been asked by
Gov. Henry H. Blood Of Utah to rep
resent the State at the exercises Sum
day In the washington Memorial
Chapel at Valley Forge. Pa. which
will be the twelfth annual Utah
Sunday.
Mrs. Wolfe is director of the wom-
ans division of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee and Judge Wolfe Is
here between sessions Of the Utah
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Diplomats Hosts
At LEGATIONS

The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom will entertain at dinner this
evening in honor of their house
guests, Admiral c. F. Tamm of the
Royal Swedish Navy and Baroness
Tamr1.
The Minister of Greece, Mr.. Deme-
trios Sicilianos, entertained at lunch
con Wednesday at the legation when
his guests were the commercial secre-
tary of the British Embassy and Mrs.
Haywood, the attache of the British
Embassy and Mrs. H. H. Sims, Mrs.
Francis Bunker, Mrs. Cary Lang
horne, DR.. Arthur Stanley Riggs, the
counselor of the Rumanian Legation
and Nine. Florescu, the agricultural
attache Of the Spanish Embassy and
Sonora de Echegaray, Mrs. Thomas T.
Gaff and the counselor Of the lega-
tion, Mr.. Nicholas G. Lely.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
FOUR DIE AT CROSSING

Two Others Of Farm Family In
jured in Iowa Smash-up.
SIBLEY, Iowa, November 20 R.-
Four members of an Iowa family were
killed and two others seriously in
Evening star., 1935-11-29

jured yesterday when Rock Island
passenger train struck their automo-
bile at a crossing near the outskirts
of Sibley.
The dead were John Schmidt, AZ
Mrs. Schmidt, SO, and two daughters,
Arlene, Is, and Marlyn, 2.
A son, Roger, 16, and daughter,
Margery, 18, were taken to a Sibley
hospital, where physicians said their
condition was serious.
The Schmidt family, which lived Q
miles southeast of here, was driving
into Sibley when the accident occurred.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Live Frog Diet.

Ninety-year-old william Green Of
Market Marlborough, England. says
that he never has been i'll since he
began eating live frogs so years ago
on the advice of an Indian fakir.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
d. A. r. Chapter Tea
And Sale Tomorrow

The officers and members of E
Pluribus Unum Chapter, D. A. r.,
Mrs. William c. Teubner, regent. will
be hostesses at a tea and Christmas
sale tomorrow in the home of the
past State regent, Mrs. Harry G. Grove.
at 2708 Cathedral avenue northwest,
from 2 to 10 o'clock. Mrs. Contee s.
Ficklen, vice regent, is acting as gen.
eral chairman. There will be all kinds
Of homemade food for sale, and there
will also be many suggestions for
Christmas gifts. A feature of the
afternoon will be palmist Of long ex-
perience. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all D. A. r. members and
friends.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
DR.. and Mrs. Biggs
Hosts at Dinner

DR.. and Mrs. j. Rozier Biggs will
entertain at dinner this evening at
the Columbia Country Club for their
daughter, Miss Anne Regina Biggs,
and her fiance, Mr.. Clair John Killo-
ran, whose marriage will occur to-
morrow morning. The wedding will
take place at the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart at 10 o'clock and will be fol-
lowed by wedding breakfast in the
home of the brides parents.
The guests at dinner this evening
will include the members of the we'd
ding party.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
MONTGOMERY PASTORS
ORGANIZE NEW UNION
Rev. Edwin II. sheppe, Jr., Is
Elected Observation-Disclosures
Called January 8.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November 29.--
The Montgomery County Ministerial
Union was organized here yesterday
to provide inspiration, fellowship and
cooperation in Christian action for
the betterment of the county"
Rev. Edwin H. Sheppe, jr., pastor
of the Rockville Methodist Episcopal
Church South, was made president;
Rev. Ralph d. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Wood
side, vice president; Rev. Thomas r.
Opie, rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Olney, secretary, and Rev.
Herbert o. Cooper, pastor of the
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Seven Killed BY Bandits.

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, November 80
R)-A group of bandits raided the
vicinity of FL Limon yesterday, killing
seven men. one municipal official
Another was kidnapped and severely
beaten before being freed. Military
forces were pursuing the bandits.
Evening star., 1935-11-29
Party Tonight at
Catholic University

The third annual slumnae and
alumni of Catholic University card
party and dance this evening in the
library on the campus. Mr.. James
j. Bowe and Miss Mary Guerin are
in charge of the event.
The Washington times., 1935-05-27
Automobiles

Wanted-AutomObileS
The Washington times., 1935-05-27

Due to the great number Of
requests for Barbara Holmes
Service. ALL INQUIRIES MUST
BE MADE By mail or q personal
UiSit. Please DO NOT make re.
quests by telephone. The Bar.
bGrG Holmes Service Is open
Deek days from $3.50 to S: on
Saturdays. $3.50 q. m. to I p. m.
For the benefit Of those who
are in the market for furnished
houses, here are some delightful
ones:
WESLEY HEIGHTS:
In Wesley Heights there is a
lovely eight-room house with
beautiful gardens and builtin
garage. This home has four
bedrooms, all of them exquis-
itely furnished and decorated
artiStically. Three baths add to
the comfort and convenience Of
this house, as also do the in
viting porcheS. OF course. you
will at once realize the posi-
bilities of this house when I
tell you it Is air conditioned.
Furnished completely, the rem
tai is $3.50 a month.
UPPER FIFTEENTH ST.:
Another charming furnished
house on upper 18th Street has
six lovely rooms, completely
equipped. There is also an en-.
closed sleeping porch which can
be used as an extra bedroom
and an inviting breakfast
porch. This house is equipped
with gas heat and has all the
modern conveniences. It would
take you around 80 minutes to
downtown by street car and OF
course, you could make 1t in
less time by automobile. It
rents for 500 and is we'll worth
it.
NEAR SOLDIERS HOME:
This house located near Sol.
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with a piano, a dining room
having a full size dining suite,
a large kitchen with a huge
electric ice box on the first
floor and upstairs there are
three fully equipped bedrooms
and a sitting room which could
be used as fourth bedroom if
necessary. A very large yard
has lovely rose bushes that are
now in bloom and would afford
The Washington times., 1935-05-27
SHARE A HOUSE IN
CHEVY CHASE, MD:

Out in Chevy Chase, Mary.
land, there is a lovely little five
room bungalow that the owner,
a gentleman, will share. It has
all the necessary conveniences
such as electric refrigeration,
electric washing machine, etc.
There is also a beautiful rose
garden adding to the attractive
ness of the bungalow. If inter.
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happy to give you further in.
formation.
II interested IN any OF the
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