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Evening star., 1935-03-10
JR. o. u. A. M.

The eighth annual visitation Of the
State officers was held at Potomac
Valley Forge Council. The principal
speaker was State Warden Samuel
Hubacher.
Benning Council was presided over
by the councillor The council will
hold a bingo party March 1s at $3.50
pm. in its hall at Benning. D. c..
Councillor w. L. Wheeler presided
over Anacostia Council. A patriotic
song service will be held March 18.
The degrees were conferred on a large
class of candidates.
Edward :. Ross Council was pre-
sided over by Vice Councillor Walter
Hayden. A resolution indorsing the
bill introduced in Congress by Repre-
sentative Virginia E. JenckeS to pro-
vide for the regulation Of The display
of the American flag on the buildings
of the Government of the United
States and government of the Dis
trict of Columbia was adopted. The
degree and drill teams of Liberty Bell
Council will be this councils guests
next Thursday evening and confer
the degrees.
Councillor w. D. McBee presided
over Star Spangled Banner Council.
when T. .. Grave received the obn-
cation.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
LaWton Camp, Spanish War
Veterans, for Jenckes
Measure.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Comdr. Charles E. Hawkins presided
at the meeting Of Gen. Henry w.
Lawton Camp, Spanish War Veterans,
last Monday. The camp went on
record as supporting H. r. 554l, in
troduced by Representative Virginia
E. Jenckes of Indiana, relative to the
display of the American flag. Past
Comdr. w. G. Cepley of Petit Camp
and Andrew K. Watt of Lee Roose-
welt Camp of Atlanta, Ga, spoke.
Comdr. Calvin B. Lucas presided
at the last meeting of Col. James S.
Petit Camp. The camp Endorsed
House bill 5541. Robert Haig was
mustered in. He served In Company
K Of the 9Th Pennsylvania Volunteers
during the Spanish American War.
The annual visitations to each OF
the auxiliaries began last week, with
the visitation of Department Presi-
dent Catherine Dintler and her staff
to Dewey Auxiliary Monday night.
The next one will be to Urell Auxili-
ary, March 20.
NJGu. W. LAWFUL
met, with President Lora Hill pre-
siding. A card party will be held
March IS at $50 H street and q chow
mein supper will be given at the same
address March 20. The next meet
ing will be March Is.
Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary
met last Monday. President Carrie
Flaherty presided. Department presi.
dent Katherine Dintler and her staff
of officers made her official visit. A
play was presented and refreshments
were served. On March IS chicken
pattie dinner will be served at North
east Masonic Temple from 4::30 to z
o'clock.
Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary was
presided over by President Ethel e.
Finn. Margaret Babbitt was admit
ted to membership. Distinguished
visitors were Department President
Katherine Dintler, Mrs. Alena
Sempers, a former member, who now
belongs to the Department of Ken
lucky, and Mrs. Rambe Thorsley of
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Union Lodge had the following off,
GERS installed by Grand Chancellor
r. B. Bergman: Jose Berrius, vice
chancellor; George Simms. prelate.
and Edward E. Dennisten, inner
guard. The rank of esquire was con-
ferred on Byron Engle and Ralph M.
Basillion.
Grand Chancellor Bergman in
stalled the following officers for Her
mione Lodge: G. Denton Beach,
chancellor commander, and r. H.
Harding, outer guard. The page rank
was conferred on Albert Taylor, with
the assistance of SyracuSians Lodge
Dramatic Team.
Columbia Lodge was the host of
Grand Chancellor Bergman and Past
Grand Chancellor Jenscher Wednes-
day evening.
Franklin Lodge was visited last
week by Grand Chancellor Bergman
and Past Grand Chancellor Jenscher.
Syracusians Lodge formulated ten
tative plans for the father and sons
dinner.
Friendship Temple, Pythian Sisters,
celebrated their 25th birthday ami
versary last Wednesday evening. and
at the same time the grand chief of
the jurisdiction of Virginia, Mrs.
Charlotte Bass. paid her official visit.
Gifts we're presented to the grand
chief and to the grand chancellor,
Richard B. Bergman. Twenty-Five
year service pins were presented to
Jeanette CroWther and Viola
Thompson.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
AMERICAN WOMENS
LEGION.

Mrs. Edmund P. Ellis, president,
presided at a meeting of the Execu-
tive Board, held at the Willard Hotel
Mrs. Lillian Urban, Americanism
chairman of the Leonard Wood Unit.
was hostess. The rehabilitation
chairman announced that clothing
had been furnished to some needy
veterans through the cooperation Of
the superintendent of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home.
Chaumont Unit continues in its
visits to the veterans at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Quentin Roosevelt held its last
meeting at the home of Mrs. J.
Thomas Kelley. Mrs. Robert Dutton
and Mrs. M. S. Danforth gave a
report on the work they are doing
among the veterans at Walter Reed
and st. Elizabeth's Hospitals.
Mrs. Grover E. Moore gave a re-
port of the work which she and
other members of the George Baldwin
Mccoy Unit carry on at Mount Alto
Hospital She read several letters of
appreciation from veterans who are
patients at the hospital.
Charles A. Doyen announced the
unit had furnished to needy young
mother a complete layette for her
baby. The unit has arranged for q
card party tomorrow at 2146 Georgia
avenue.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
Solution Of Saturdays Puzzle.

proceeds of a recent dinner will be
presented to Supreme Comdr. Victor
B. Galloway of Dearborn. Mich, at
the 18th birthday anniversary cele-
bration April 30.
Department Surgeon John L. De
Mayo of National Capital Post and
Wilbert Locklin Of U. S. Treasury
Post were admitted to membership.
George Ryan presented $40 to the
v. F. w. National Home at Eaton
Rapids, Mich, in memory Of the late
Mrs Anne L. Ryan.
The "delousing crew" will be in
charge Of the program March 10.
Defense Post held an open meet
ing when Mrs. Dorothy Lodge, chief
of staff, District of Columbia De-
partment Auxiliary spoke. Applica-
ton for charter to form an auxil-
iary to the post was signed by
number of women and will be for
WdIuCu W tCAo nv
Kansas City. Mo. Past Department
Comdr. Daniel Campbell, John j.
Walsh Of the National Council OF
Administration. and Comdr. H. H.
Jamison of Internal Revenue Post
made addresses.
Front Line Auxiliary will hold
benefit dance next Saturday at the
Colonial Hotel. Mrs. Nellie Fuller
is chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangements.
National Capital Post will hold a
meeting at o'clock today at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club.
A social and dance was held last
night by the New Orleans Convention
Club.
Follow Me Post Auxiliary and the
members Of Follow Me Post enter
tanned several recruits" Of both or
CARNATIONS Tuesday evening at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club.
Refreshments were served.
AS result Of the drive for men,
bers, directed by Comdr Sigmund Mil
brandt and President Hattie Byram.
both groups are growing rapidly. The
auxiliary will meet at the Thomas
Circle Club next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1935-03-10

An intensive "buddy" poppy CAM
paipn will be launched by the Dis
trict of Columbia Department, VET
erans of Foreign Wars, under dlrec-
ton of Senior Vice Comdr. Harry ~.
Shilling. This was decided upon by
the department council last MONDAY
night at the District Building. De-
partment Comdr. Nathan D. Golden
presided.
Junior Vice Commander in Chief
Joseph H. Hanken Of Massachusetts
made an address on veterans legis-
lation in Congress.
National Legislative Representative
George K. Brobeck will speak on
"Vivid Shots of the Week" at meet
ing of Equality Walter Reed Post
March 81 at the Hamilton Hotel.
Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship Post
will meet next Tuesday night at the
Hamilton Hotel. National Comdr.
James E. Van Zant and Representa-
tives Boileau of Wisconsin and Wright
Patman of Texas are expected to
make addresses.
The post will hold its annual dance
April at the Thomas Circle Club.
commemorating the anniversary of
the discovery of the North Pole by
Admiral Peary. Paymaster Stanley
r. Fuller, Atlantic 2997, is in charge
Of tickets. A birthday dance will
be held May 80.
Top Notch Tent, No. 1, Military
Order Of the Cootie, held a scratch"
last Tuesday at 935 G place. with
Seam Squirrel Bacon presiding. The
Evening star., 1935-03-10
JEWISH WAR VETERANS

Representative Paul Kvale Of Min
nesota will be the guest speaker at
the meeting of Washington Post, No.
So, Jewish War Veterans, tomorrow
evening at the Jewish Community
Center at 8 pm.
The post and auxiliary will go to
Baltimore next Tuesday on invita-
ton of the Maccabean Post, Ameri-
can Legion of Maryland, to partici-
pate in an event to be held at the
War Memorial. Buses have been
chartered to transport the members
and the caravan will leave from the
Jewish Community Center at 2 pm.
Arrangements have been completed
to stage shows at Walter Reed and
Mount Alto Hospitals for the benefit
Of the patients.
DR.. Ivy Pelnnan, commander OF the
post, will preside at the meeting TO-
morrow evening",
Evening star., 1935-03-10
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Washington General Assembly OF
the Fourth Degree will meet at the
Mayfower Hotel tomorrow evening
with Faithful Navigator Carmine Ga
rofalo presiding. The meeting has
been advanced one week, as the An
cient Order of Hibernians will hold
its annual banquet March 18.
Very Rev Coleman Nevils, presi-
dent of Georgetown University and
faithful friar of the assembly. will
address the assembly at the close OF
the meeting on his recent trip to
Japan, Rome and other countries in
Europe. Women have also been In
vited to hear this lecture.
Spalding Council met Thursday eve
ming at the K. of c. Hall. Following
the meeting a lecture was given by
Rev. John s. Spence on "The Divine
Conservation of the Church"
Harry r. Statham was named as
chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangements for the celebration of
Spalding Councils seth anniversary
on April 23. Mr.. Statham announced
he will call meeting Of his COM
mittee this week.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
Purple Heart Association

Members of Mount Vernon Chap
ter, No. 20, Of the Purple Heart AS
sociation, met at the National Guard
Armory last Monday evening. The
process Of organization of the chapter
is about complete.
1t is the aim of the Executive Com
mittee to have on the roll of the
chapter the name of every comrade
within this jurisdiction who has been
honored with the Purple Heart deco
ration.
The request by this chapter for the
establishment of a department in the
District of Columbia has been given
approval by the national headquarters
and as soon as the necessary action
has been completed, Mount Vernon
Chapter will become the Department
of the District Of Columbia Purple
Heart Association. Social activities
are beginning to take form. =
Evening star., 1935-03-10
JOBS DAUGHTERS

The Mothers Club Of Bethel No. I
met at the home of Mrs. J. r. String
fellow last Tuesday.
The choir met at the home of Alice
Lee Keller last Friday. Marjorie
Stein and Margaret Monch were CO.
hostesses. Plans we're completed for
dance March % at Brightwood
Temple.
The Dramatic Club held a pajama-
pound rehearsal yesterday at the
home Of Harriet Schmidt.
The Hiking Club will meet at the
home Of May Garfield next Tues
day. Catherine Norris and Elizabeth
PoSs will be co-hostesSes. Plans will
be completed for the "scavenger hunt"
March 90. The girls will meet at the
home of Catherine Norris, 1016 NJ
street southeast.
The next drill will be held March
IA at the Masonic Temple at 7:30.
At the next meeting the following
will be initiated: Mildred Elizabeth
Beauverd, Helen Bedell, Marguerite
Ruth Blick and Frances lone Miller.
The Ways and Means Committee
will hold rummage sale March 80.
Bethel No. 2 held an initiation last
Friday and Jane Nachman. Gertrude
Taylor and Lucille Humes were init
ated
Bethel honors were given the past
grand masters of Washington, who
visited the bethel At a special elec-
ton Mary Hamilton was placed in
line as marshal. The Mothers Club
served refreshments.
After the business meeting March
Is the bethel will be opened for in
stallation. Dancing will follow.
A special meeting of the Dramatic
Club was held Wednesday at the
home of Mrs Laura Wallace to prac-
tice play to be given in the near
future.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
CAMPAIGN
TO Be INTENSIVE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Drive Under Direction of
Senior Vice Commander.
Meetings This Week.

Mondays pm, Front Line
Post, No. 1401, Hamilton Hotel;
Washington Post, No. 1854, 1903
Fourteenth street; Internal
Revenue Post, No. 2464, Hamil-
ton Hotel; Front Line Post
Auxiliary, HOS Sixteenth street.
Tuesdays pm. National
Capital Post, No. 127, Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, Elev-
enth and L streets; Admiral
Robert E. Peary Ship, No. 427,
Hamilton Hotel; Advance Post,
No. 21e4, Continental Hotel; Ma
tional Capital Post Auxiliary, Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club:
Federal Post Auxiliary, 1875
Massachusetts avenue; Follow Me
Post Auxiliary, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue.
Wednesdays pm, Columbia
Post, No. 1888, Thomas Circle
Club: Defense Post, No. 1887,
2o3o Rhode Island avenue north
east: McKimmie- -Catterton Po-
lice-Fire Post, No. 2979, National
Guard Armory; Overseas Mill
tarv Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps, National Guard Armory:
Thursday-8 pm, Herbert L.
Edmonds Post, No. 246O, Ham1l-
ton Hotel.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
Estimates for Militia
Training to Be Revised
Orders Received From Army Headquarters to
Make Changes on Account of Motor
Transport Problem.

honorably discharged because of re-
moval from the city.
The following members Of the
Headquarters and Service Company,
12lst Engineers, have been ordered
transferred from the active to the in
active list for the reasons given:
Educational interference with the
performance of military duty: Pvts.
Martin J. Littlef1eld and Haskell v.
LleWellyn.
Business interference with the per-
formance of military duty: Pvts.
Francis M. Bowie, Caesar A. Carballo,
Owen M. Drummond, Wade H. Nairn,
James P. Quigley, Albert B. Smith
and Alfred r. Groskurth.
Temporary absence from the city:
Pvts. Lee M. Broome and Charles E..
Stringfellow.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
ITALIAN WAR VETERANS

The Italian World War Veterans
held a special meeting Wednesday
evening at $40 Tenth street, the
president, Michele D'Loisio, presiding.
Report was made by Ben Segreti,
chairman Of the Dance Committee,
and will be completed at the next
meeting. The Movie Committee re-
ported progress and will announce the
date soon showing an all Italian
speaking MIN. i
Evening star., 1935-03-10
Birds Nest Undisturbed.

When q pair of willy wagtails were
found to be making nest in the spring
of Q door at the golf club at Seaton,
Australia, club officials locked the door
SO that the birds would not be dis
turbed.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
D, A, v. COMMANDER
PLANS FOR SESSION
Invites Past and Present Members
to Bring Friends to
Meeting.

Comdr. Purvis of Federal Chapter.
Disabled American Veterans, has re-
ouested past and present members
Of the chapter to attend the meeting
tomorrow night at the Sailors, Sol
diers and Marines Club, 1015 L street,
and bring their friends. There will
be an entertainment and refresh
ments.
The next meeting Of Rea Chapter
will be held Friday at $50 pm. The
meeting place will be announced later.
It is planned to have social meet
ing. The Executive Committee met
at the home of Senior Vice Comdr,
Mary Ann Kennedy last Thursday.
Col. Young Chapter held its reg
ular monthly meeting at the Y. M.
c. A. March z. Several new recruits
were obligated with full initiation
ritual. After the meeting. refresh
ments and entertainment were fur
nished. Department Comdr. Charles
Fritsch made an address.
The District of Columbia Unit OF
the Women's Auxiliary will give a
bingo and card party at so M street
northeast next Wednesday evening.
The party is sponsored for the ma
tional educational and rehabilitation
fund of the D. A. v. All the D. A. V.
and their friends are invited. Mrs.
Marie ]. Anderson. past commander
of the unit, and now national execu-
tive committeewoman of the fourth
district, has charge Of the party. Mrs.
J. Grim, commander Of the unit. and
j. Grim, Junior vice commander OF
the department of the D. A. ", Will
visit Federal Chapter, D. A. v, to-
-. errox., axycnin0
Evening star., 1935-06-11
BUSINESS MEN HIT
SCHOOL FIRE HAZARD
Say Only 1900 Of 5000 May
Leave Eastern Building
Quickly Enough.

Fire hazards at Eastern High
School, due mainly to lack of sufhcient
fire escape equipment and exits, were
assailed last night by the Southeast
Business Mems Association, meeting
at S12 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
A report, to be presented to the
Commissioners with q petition to have
conditions corrected, said only 1900
of the 5000 pupils can make their
exit from the building within the re-
quired time at fire drills.
The association also voiced disap-
proval of the failure of the Engineer
Division to have the new Anacostia
Junior High School completed in time
for the opening of the Fan term.
Disappointment over failure of the
congressional conferees on the District
bill to include $4,000 for a study Of
plans for replacing the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge over the Anacostis
River was voiced by the association.
Two members OF the Executive Com
mittee, Clarence Donohoe, president,
and Richard E. English, vice president,
were instructed to ask the Commits
sioners to request q $4,000 allotment
from the Public Works Administration
10 make the needed study Of plans
The association Is arranging an all-
day cutting on July "a for rneEabefs
and families at Chapel Point Nd.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
FIVE WHITE HOUSE
BIDS ARE OFFERED
$15o,0oO to $17S, 900 Figured for
Constructing Rooms Under
North Portico.

Five contractors, three Of them
Washington firms, are seeking the job
of constructing the rooms under the
north portico of the White House in
the basement and first floors, the
National Parks Service announced
today.
The main lump bid figures run
from $150,000 to S173,000, but as
there are a number Of alternatives
which may alter the standing of the
low bidders, the engineers are busy
figuring just what the Government
will accept. The new rooms are to
be utilized as a kitchen and large
ice box for keeping fish and for other
purposes dealing with the preparation
Of food.
The five bidders, with their lump
sum bids, are: The McCloSkey Co.,
Philadelphia, $153, ,67S; James Baird
& Co., Inc, which maintains Offices
here, $152,981; Centaur Construction
Co., Inc, New York, $156, TAG; Charles
H. Tompkins Co, 1880 Connecticut
avenue, Sl58,880, and the Harwood-
Nebel Construction Co., 2539 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, $173y 900.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
Caltrop CrOwth
In RiUer Routed
Bye. c. C.. Forces
Floating Plants Covering
Acres of Water Hand
leap Ducks.

Caltrop, a green growth in the Po-
tomac River, is crowding out natural
food used by the ducks and other wild
fowl, say park officials, and so the
Civilian Conservation Corps camps
here are at work, roofing 1t out in
the vicinity Of Washington.
This became known today, after
Charles Watson, in charge of the
Civilian Conservation Corps camp at
Fort Hunt, Va, on the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway, brought in some
samples Of the growth and showed
them to c. Marshall Finnan, the park
superintendent. Watson blamed the
caltrop for reducing the number of
ducks in this region.
The plant floats on top of the water,
but has natural anchor In the form
Of pronged, weighted growth, which
holds it in place until the roots get a
firm grip on the mud, Watson ex-
planned.
There are some 90 acros of caItrop
in the vicinity of Washington, not far
from Fort Hunt, he said. From July
to Is the nuts come of the plant
and germinate later, and the objective
now Is to clear out the growth before
these ripen. To aid in this work some
10 Scows are being built by the Civil
ian Conservation Corps camps near
Columbia Island, officials said, and
shortly they will all be at work on
the river.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
PLAN GRAIN BOARD
Canadian Parliament Considers
wheat-Marketing Measure.

OTTAWA, June IL GR.-Parlia-
ment considered today government
bill establishing Grain Board to de-
wise methods for marketing the Do
minions key crop, wheat.
The measure would give the board
exclusive control over interprovincial
and export trade in wheat and coarse
grains. All elevators in the west
would be placed under its control.
The primary purpose Of the bill Is
to market Canada's wheat crop in
the face Of suFpluses in many coun-
tries.
Three fuT time commissioners and
an advisory committee of not more
than seven, the majority OF whom
would represent producers, would
comprise the board.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
IN TRAFFIC
INCREASE TO OFIFTY
Man, 70, Dies of Injuries.
Freak Accidents Hurt
Several Others.

The death last night in Emergency
Hospital of Charles Miller, 70, of 100
Thirteenth street, brought the rum
since January /.
Miller was injured May % when
struck by an automobile operated
by Mrs. Alberta L. Fritz, %. Wood
land Beach Drive, Nd while cross
ing the street Lear his home. Mrs.
Fritz at the time was charged with
reckless driving and released under
81 900 bond.
Seven other persons were injured
in traffic accidents during the past
"a hours, several of them in freakish
mishaps.
Carrie Anderson, SIS. of 200l Kalo-
rama road suffered bruises about the
head and arm when her clothing was
caught in the door handle Of an
automobile which was making a turn
from Fifteenth street into New York
avenue as she started from the side
walk She was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
Policeman Charles c. Brown, 36,
suffered sprained back when THROWN
against the top Of an eighth precinct
scout car as it ran irto a gutter at
Wisconsin avenue and Aloemarle
street.
Marjorie Stafford, 42, Wade Apart
ments suffered irjuries TO the chest
and bruises when struck by hit
and-run taxicab at Twelfth and
streets during the taxicab strike.
She was treated at EmergencV Hos
pital.
Others slightly injured in traffic
accidents we're:
Jack Chernikoff, %, of 51O Fourth
street southeast, struck by a taxi
cab on I street, ard Chester w Stine
%, of the 1900 block of Thirty fourth
street and Graham Danforth l6. OF
the 1900 block of Olive avenue. who
suffered cuts and bruises when their
automobile was in collision with a
Shrine car at River drive ana New
Hampshire avenue.
Evening star., 1935-06-11
Expert SOlues Puzzle Raised
By President About AIMS Lee

statistics in the following truthful
statement:
THE combined ages of Mary and
Ann are A years, and Mary is twice
as old as Ann was when Mary was
half as old as Ann will be when Ann
is three times as old as Mary was when
Mary was three times as old as Ann. :"
How old is Ann? Can you figure
1t out? It's really not as complicated
as it sounds-if you go at it quietly
and unhurriedly."
In his puzzle book Sam Lloyd ex-
planned that usually riddles based on
complication of facts concerning ages
could be worked best by algebra, and,
Just as in many an old and worn
algebra, the answer was in the back
of the book-Ann is 1872.