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Evening star., 1936-10-18
Penwomen Plan
Annual Breakfast

Mrs. Thatcher Hoyt. known pro-
fessionally as Phyllis Fergus Hoyt, Of
Chicago, new national president Of
the League Of American Penwomen,
viii preside at this years first celebrity
breakfast in the ball room of the Will
lard Hotel Saturday morning. Novem-
Der Z. This will be Mrs. Hoyt's first
appearance In her new office since the
election last Spring.
The date for this first celebrity
breakfast was decided upon at re-
cent meeting Of national officers just
prior to Mrs Hoyt's leaving for q
hurried trip to her Summer home in
Vermont, where her mother was seri-
ously i'll.
Those attending the meeting, in
addition to the president. included
Mrs. Lily r. Hunt, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harriet Hawkins Cham
bers. second vice president; Mrs.
Francesca Falk Miller, third vice pres
ident, who came from Chicago espe-
cially for this meeting; Mrs. Lila
Wood Daniel, recording secretary;
Mrs. Eleanor Carroll, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Maria Briscoe
Croker, librarian, both from Balti-
more; Mrs. Serena Williams Taylor,
club house chairman; Mrs. Inez Shell
don Tyler, membership chairman
Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch. parliament
tartan; Mrs. Agnes Giles Newman,
District of Columbia national group
chairman: Mrs. Theodore Tiller. hos
pitality chairman, and Mrs. Mabel H.
| Pittle, executive chairman.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
First First.Night
Of Civic Theater
Attracting Manv

THE Washington Civic Theater will
make its bow Wednesday evening
in Wardman Park Theater, when
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra" will
be presented before a representative
audience of the various circles Of Cap
ital society. The performances will
be repeated each evening for the re-
mainder Of this week, including Sat-
urday.
Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Heurich and Mr.. l.. A. C.
Smith are among the recent patron
members OF the Civic Theater and
among the sustaining members are
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Ann
Archbold, Miss Sibyl Baker, Mrs.
Emile Berliner, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Boat
wright, jr.; Miss Barbara Donald, Mr.
Olin Dows, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Etz,
Mr.. Oliver Gasch, Mr.. Walter Bruce
Howe, Mrs. Isabelle harrington, Mr
Robert Lee O'Brien, jr.; Mrs. Elizabeth
p. Putnam, Miss Olivia Phelps Stokes,
Mrs. Lucius Wilmerding, jr., and Mr..
Robert w. Wilson. Mr.. Lee D. Butler
Is president of the theater corporation.
Aside from number Of Egyptian
court ladies, who will take part in the
play, the only feminine roles are those
of Cleopatra and her fierce nurse,
Ftatateeta. They will be played by
two Washington women who have had
exciting careers in the professional
theater, Mrs. Yvonne Kushner and
Mrs. Elinor Cox Karsten. Mrs. Kush-
ner worked with David Belasco in 1.-THE
Dove" and THE Green Hat" Mrs.
Karsten was q member Of the Wash
ington Square Players. who later be-
came the now world-famous Theater
Guild
Evening star., 1936-10-18

MRS. DONALD ANDREW
PIPPENGER,
Whose wedding took place
October 10 in the Luther Place
Memorial Church, 1DaS for
merly Miss Sigred Judith o.
erby, daughter of Mrs. Simon
Olsen OUerby of Canton, S.
Oak. -HeSSler Photo.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
Grid Teams Disappear.

ATCHISON, Kans. P).-Spectators
looked for a hidden-ball trick when
a light fuse burned out and darkened
the foot ball field where st. Bene-
diets was engaging Haskell last night.
But when the light flashed back on
not only the ball but both teams and
the officials were missing. Before
1000 astonished fans they trotted out
from a nearby clump Of trees.
Evening star., 1936-10-18

known as the founders Of the inter-
national house idea which has led to
establishment of many student resi-
dences in this country and abroad, de-
signed to promote study and discussion
and the exchange of cultures and ideas.
International House here Is the new
est Of the United States group. Others
are located in New York, San Fran
cisco, Berkeley and Chicago.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
PLANS LECTURE SERIES

DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr. professor Of
history at American University, speak
ing on the Spanish Revolution" will
open a series of lectures on the gen.
eral subject, THE World Today"
Thursday at IL am. at Foundry
Church, 1900 Sixteenth street.
The series. arranged by the Woman's
Guild, will consist Of lectures on six
consecutive Thursdays.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
WILL HOLD DANCE
Hebrew Congregation Groups to
Dine on Election Night.

Members of the brotherhood and
sisterhood Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation will hold supper dance
at the Mayflower Hotel, November 8.
Election returns will be received there
by direct wire. There will be dancing
from 10 pm. to am.
Funds derived will be used for re-
furnishing the Sunday school room
at the temple. Fedora J. Lewis and
Sidney B. Lust are co-chairmen of
the Arrangements Committee.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
EDMONDS TO SPEAK

Harry Edmonds, director Of the In
ternational House of Paris, will be
guest speaker this evening at WASH
ington's International House, 17os New
Hampshire avenue.
Edmonds and his late wife are
Evening star., 1936-10-18
George W. 0ffutt to Speak.

George w. Offutt, chairman Of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, will
address the Brotherhood Of the WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation at $50
pm. Wednesday in the vestry rooms
of the temple. There will be busi-
ness meeting. and entertainment by
a quartet, The Washingtonians."
Evening star., 1936-10-18

w WIEN the coming-out parties
A | for the debutantes OF 1885
wv begin next month. three
girls from Bethesda will
Evening star., 1936-10-18
FINE JEWELRY

Diamond Ring. over 2h-caret soli-
tsire stone of gem quality. mounted in
platinum; diamond and platinum brace
let (about $50 stones); combination
clip and brooch. etc. All purchased
from Tiffany. Owner i'll. needs cash.
Call matt. 1920. Ext. Gil for appoint
rnapt
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23
BY Dave Crown

IL BRENDEL is back on the Warner lot for
Z comedy spot in Gods Country and the
Woman" Frank Morgan trekkng London
ward for Douglas Fairbanks Jr's. Criterion
picture. Carol Hughes playing the wife of
Frank McHugh in the riotous Three Men on
a Horse" u. Max Factor making pair of
hirsute pants for Tony the trained monk in
Girl of the Jungle" at Paramount. . Nino
Martini taking out American citizenship papers.
Sam Goldwyn says he has no story to
star James Cagney Erie Kenton, directing
"The Outlaws of Palouse," failed to find an
actor suitable for the portrayal of Teddy Roose-
welt, so he'll play the part himself :. Johnny
Weissmuler taking singing lessons every day.
Sylvia Sidney dined with King Edward
in London and whom should she meet there
but her ex-hubby, Bennett Cert. Rosa Pom
selle going everywhere with Judge Marchetti :.
After long absence from pictures, Lenore
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

indeed. If that thy bent of love be honorable,
thy purpose marriage send me word tomorrow
by one that I'll procure to come to thee where
and what time thou wilt perform the rite and
all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay and follow
thee my lord throughout the world"
The scene has run for five minutes and thirty
two seconds. Almost a thousand feet of film
And not single word missed. A perfect take"
Miss Shearer and Howard are pleased, too.
But then," said Miss Shearer, "a scene like
that is pleasure to play. 1t reads itself That
Is one thing I have discovered about Shakes
peare-once the words of his poetry are learned
it is almost impossible to ever forget them!"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

20 Romeo, Romeo! wherefore are thou
Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
or, If thou wilt not, by but sworn my love, and
I'll no longer be Capulet"
X speaks:
II take thee at thy word Call me but love,
and I'll be new baptized"
AS the dialogue continues Romeo climbs onto
lower balcony. and stands beside a pillar
There the scene continues.
Then, comes Juliet's declaration of undying
devotion:
Three words, dear Romeo, and good night,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-23

Playing the balcony scene on the stage" he
continued, "has always been problem. For one
thing, the balcony must always be centered, and
Romeo, even though he takes an unnatural posi-
ton, always has his back to some part of the
audience On the screen, the spectator will see
Juliet from Romeo's angle, Romeo from Juets
angle, as well as seeing the entire scene from a
personal angle
We chatted pleasantly for few moments. l
asked Prof. Strunk if the balcony scene had al
ways been as great favorite as it is today.
when I was in England few years ago."
replied the professor II a first folio edition,
which has been identified the one formerly in
the Bodleian Library at Oxford. 1t opens natur-
ally at the balcony scene, showing that the col
lege youth had picked it out as their favorite
passage in all Shakespeare"
Daniels signaed that all was ready
Miss Shearer, who had been wearing dress
ing gown of pink silk. layed it aside to reveal
trailing dress of chiffon, beautifully embroid-
cred.
Howard was dressed in black, and made a
dashing figure as he took his place beneath the
balcony.
The scene opens with Howard standing by a
peach tree, beneath Juliet's balcony.
They're rolling!" said Cukor.
Miss Shearer appears on her balcony Howard
looks up and sees her. She does not know that
he 10 in the garden.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
DISTRICT TAXLAW
UPHELD IN COURT
Appeals Bench Refuses to
Declare Property Levy
Unconstitutional.

The United States Court of Appeals
today refused to declare unconstitu-
tional the Districts intangible prop
erty tax law. which had been attacked
as discriminatory by William Coger,
a local attorney.
The litigation began when the Dis
trict Commissioners asked the District
courts for a writ of mandanus to
compel Coger to file personal property
tax returns for the fiscal years ending
June 30. 1884 and 1885. Coger con-
tended that 1926 amendments to tax
laws were unconstitutional.
This legislation exempted cabinet
officers and persons in the service Of
the United States elected for definite
term of office, securities taxed else
where and securities or corporations
whose assets are taxed by the State in
which the concerns are incorporated,
provided the holder of the securities
had his legal residence there.
1t provided further that satisfactory
evidence must be submitted to the tax
assessor to obtain the exemptions
Coger argued that the act made an
unconstitutional delegation of legis-
lative and judicial powers to the
assessor, was discriminatory in that it
exempted cabinet officers and men,
bers of Congress and Disseminated
against residents having legal domicile
elsewhere.
Speaking for the court, Chief JUS
tice George E. Martin held that the
constitutional issues could not prop
erly be raised until after the tax was
levied and that the report was nothing
more than a listing of what property
Coger owned
The court held further, even if the
exemptions created in 1926 were un-
constitutional, the basic taxing pro-
visions containued in the prior act
passed in 1916, still would be oper-
ative.
Former Corporation Counsel E. Bar
rett Prettyman and his assistant, Ver-
non E. West, represented the Com
missioners before the court.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
PLOT CONVICTION
OF M'NE|L UPHELD
U. S. Court of Appeals Pays
Prosecutor Compliment
for Work in Case.

The conspiracy conviction last No
vember of Benedict M. Mcneil, former
assistant cashier of the defunct Park
Savings Bank. was affirmed today by
the United States Court of Appeals.
The court complimented the prosecutor
for his presentation of the case.
Assistant United States Attorney
John Wilson presented hundreds Of
complicated bank records to prove
that Mcneil conspired with his father,
Alexander Mcneil, and Robert S.
Stunz, executive vice president. to
steal and embezzle $4,000. Stunz
committed suicide shortly after the
bank closed In 1888. The elder Nc
Neil died after indictment and before
trial.
Found guilty by a jury, Mcneil was
given consecutive sentences on each
count of from four months to two
years Imprisonment. Last April he
elected to begin serving his term. The
Government contents he must spend
two years and four months in prison
before he is eligible for parole.
The principal points raised in the
appeal related to the admissability OF
evidence. The appellate court held
that both the manner and sequence
of the presentation of evidence was
proper. McNeil's attorney had pro-
tested against the Interpretation for
the jury of involved banking records
by Eugene Sauer. Department OF
Justice expert accountant. The court
said, however, that there was no other
way in which the facts could have
been shown.
Justice D. Lawrence Groner. who
spoke for the Court of Appeals, sai6
that concurrent trial of the two
counts for the indictment was regular
since evidence offered to sustain one
was admissible to sustain the other
The Government contended that the
method of the defalcations was fol
the McNeils to overdraw the account
maintained by the father and fol
Stunz to meet the overdraft by caus.
ing q fictitious credit.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
Inlay Art With Color Wood
Has Able Disciple in d.. c. Man

In q basement room which is more
workshop than studio. George A.
Simonds, of 3009 Twentieth street
northeast, devotes an hour each eve
ming to the art with which he fell
in love 18 months ago when he read
about it in q magazine.
Simonds, a book-binder and paper
merchant by day, is an inlay artist,
follower of o new mus whose wor-
shippers are now so numerous that they
are organized into a national society.
Instead Of a brush or chiSel, he
fashions his work with jig-saw puz-
zle and glue, and produces pictures
made Of vari-colored wood from trees
hewn in Dutch Guinana, Africa, the
East Indies, California, South America.
"See," he said, holding up picture
of "Gethsemane, there are 50 shades
and colors in that and not a drop
of paint. All the natural colors Of
the wood"
All the natural colors of the wood.
that is, but the dots on the halo of
Christ, which are burnt on, and the
fingernails, which are made by
scratching with q knife and then rub
bing with dirt.
Simonds yesterday shipped to San
Francisco some of his best items for
q salon" to be held by the American
Society of Inlay. Artists. Simends was
recently named vice president of the
organization.
The masterpiece of this virtuoso OF
the jig-saw Is q picture of an Indian
kneeling by lake. II don't know
what you call it," confessed its crea-
tor. Hunter hunting, guess"
Hunter hunting" shows red-skin
cut from a piece Of copper-colored
madrone wood. Behind the aborigine
is q quiet, light sky Of sapen. The
Indians flowing hair is Of ebony, his
eyes Of vermilion;; as are feather, belt
and sash.
He looks at q gray-blue lake oS
lakewood, wavy with its curling grain.
The lake lies In the foreground Of
Evening star., 1936-07-13
Donald c. De Pue, l3, Follo,os
Fathers Military Footsteps

trophy given by the national organi-
zation for the department forming the
greatest number of squadrons in a
year.
The biggest youth units in Wash
ington are those of the Fort Stevens,
Sergt Jasper and Jacob Jones posts.
Each has about 100 members. The
newest squadron, the Quentin Roose-
welt, formed last year, established the
best record locally for increasing
membership over a limited period.
The Legion sons played a prominent
part in Fourth Of July celebrations,
here and elsewhere. and will again
come to the forefront next month at
the annual convention of the District
Department, American Legion. A
drum and bugle corps Of about SIS
boys, representing all sQuadrons in
town, and another Of about 80. repre-
senting the Fort Stevens squadron,
will participate in the usual parade.
Their uniform" Is white shirt and
trousers, black tie and regulation light
blue overseas cap.
Squadron meetings are held about
once q month, usually on Fridays.
Horton says the attendance is pretty
good and the meetings pretty regular.
Evening star., 1936-07-13

three mountains-oneg gray (avodire),
one purple (amaranth) and one
brown (walnut).
The Indian kneels on green grass
Of chuglan wood. and beside him lies
a dead goose-gray and white hare
wood.
There's no doubt about it," Sim
onds said. That's the best one of
the 20 I've done. can look at 1t
on my wall, and, by George, it
almost moves"
The inlay artist decides on a paint
ing he would like to copy and cuts
o piece of cardboard to size. Next
he orders the proper colored woods
and turns them on the iig-saw.
The he puts the cut pieces on the
cardboard, CLUES them together and
yarutshes the whole. Prestol A picture.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
T.W. CHURCH LEAVES
RADIO STATION JOB
Program Manager Ends Connec-
ton With WJSV and Co.
lumbia system.

r. Wells Church, program manager
for Station WJSV, has ended his con-
nection with that station and the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System, 1t was
learned today.
Church, who joined C. B. S. in 1881
as publicity director in Washington,
had been with the Mount Vernon Hills
(Va.) station since October 1882 when
It was taken over by Columbia. He
is given a large part of the credit Of
building WJSV.
Church's future plans were not dis
closed.
Before entering the radio field
Church was a correspondent for the
United Press and the New York
Herald Tribune.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
$1O,O0O,00O IS GIVEN
FOR N. Y. A. PROGRAM
$15, 900 Is Allotted to D. C., $685..
300 to Maryland and $161, 800
to Virginia for Start,
TO virginia Tor Start.

National Youth Administrator Will
liams allocated $10,000,000 today to
start the new ST., $4,000 educational
program for American youth. Out of
this initial fund. which will carry on
the work for the first three months,
the District received $4,000; Mary
land, $4,000. and Virginia, $161 800.
In accordance with a w. p. A. rul-
ing, the minimum age for employment
in the national youth program has
been increased from 16 to 10 years.
Officials said that the initial fund
for the District will continue Summer
projects. such as playground super
visors, and similar work in which -
dents are participating.
The greater portion of the N. Y. A.
program Is devoted to student aid in
high schools and colleges, but this
phase Of the program win not begin
until the Fall academic term opens.
Evening star., 1936-07-13

Thirteen-year-old Donald c. De Pue.
BOG Eleventh street southwest, is
| carrying on in the footsteps of his
father, the late Stanley c. De Pue,
who enlisted in the Army 19 years
ago yesterday.
Donald is a member, the first in
the District. Of the Sons Of the Amer
ican Legion, an organization whose
purposes are just what its name i'm
plies-to inculcate in the sons of
American Legion members the same
principles that led their fathers to
fight for the United States in the
World War.
The history of the youth society
here is linked inseparably with the
De Pues. The Legion post which fos-
tered the first squadron. or chapter,
is named for Stanley De Pue, who died
in 1890, after long illness, from a gass-
ing received In the Cheppy sector
and in moving ammunition to the
big guns in the Argonne.
When the first sons squadron was
formed here three years ago. De Pue's
son was the first boy to join. Thir-
teen other sons of war veterans fol-
lowed him into the organization.
Since then some TOO Washington
boys have joined, and of the 80 Amer
lean Legion posts in the District, IA
have sons units.
Another local boy who has had .
significant part in the youth society
is Laurence Abreo, jr- 1861 Perry
place. Laurence was picked by lot
from all sons of American Legion
members here to place a wreath on
the Unknown Soldiers Tomb, Armis-
tice day, 1884. He is the only son Of
Legionnaire to have participated in
such a way in memorial exercises.
Unlike the youth organizations of
some European countries, where dicta-
tors encourage boys to carry arms at
an early age, wear uniforms and
school themselves in drill and mill
tary tactics, the Sons Of the Amer
ican Legion is military; like
wise, non-political. It's members are
not compelled to make any pledges
that they will participate in future
wars in which this country may be-
come involved. They are not ex-
pected to encourage militarism, al
| though, like their fathers, they are
supposed to support the Legion policy
Of "an adequate national defense"
Rodney A. c. Horton, commander,
| or principal adult supervisor, Of the
local sons detachment, explains that
the Sons of the American Legion
was formed to perpetuate the ideals
and aims Of its parent organization.
The American Legion National Con-
vention in Portland, Oreg., in 1882.
provided for establishment Of the
youth society. BY August 81, 1885,
membership was 1892. and 1878
squadrons had been established.
Supervising officers like Horton and
william r. Beall, for three years
adjutant of the District detachment,
guide the activities of the youth
squadrons, out the meetings are con-
Quoted by the boys themselves-boys
averaging about IS or Il years old
(only a few are over 16).
While Porter Bush was commander
of the local detachment, just prior to
Horizons incumbency, membership
rose at such . rate that II squadrons
were formed In one year, 1884, and
the District American Legion won .
Evening star., 1936-07-13
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.

BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.
THE camel of the Andes" still pays
dividends.
This one has just presented the Zoo
with another baby, the fiftieth born
tc the llama herd since its importa-
tion.
Extra llamas have good trade-in
value. The Zoo swaps Washington
bred "Andean camels" for leopards,
hyenas, sea lions or what have you.
This is quite a help when the pur-
chasing grows slim.
But the llama is accustomed to
making itself useful. Before the con-
quest of Peru the llama was the horse,
COW and sheep of civilized Indians,
furnishing transportation, meat, milk,
leather and wool.
The Spaniards of the conquest
found hundreds Of thousands of
llamas doing heavy duty for the In
dians, among the valleys and peaks
of the Andes. The conquistadors
were amazed to see sheep" big enough
to bear a man over a mountain. They
relished their flesh as equal to that
of "the fat sheep of CASTLE"
Later the Spaniards organized great
llama caravans to transport looted
Evening star., 1936-07-13
COURT TO DECIDE
IF PIN BALL GAME
IS SKILL OR CHANCE
Novelty Firm to Ask Injunc-
tion Against Seizure
Order.
GARNETT- WELCOMES
TEST RULING, HE SAYS
Expert Players May Give Demon
stration Before Judge to
Prove Point.

The District Court will be called
upon shortly to decide whether skill
or chance predominates in the pin ball
games.
This was made certain today at a
conference between attorneys repre-
senting pin ball interests and United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett, who
has issued orders to police to seize
all machines which pay of in any
manner.
William r. Lichtenberg, counsel for
the Pioneer Novelty Distributing Corp,
served notice he will bring an injunc-
ton suit late today or tomorrow to
restrain police carrying out the dis
trict attorneys order. Mr.. Garnett
said he welcomed a chance to obtain
court ruling on the disputed legality
Of the games.
May Demonstrate In Court.
Probabilities were that one of the
formal and dignified chambers of the
District Court will be the scene soon
Of a demonstration of the game by
expert players in an effort to prove
that the machines are games of skill.
A black-robed Judge will be the arbiter.
Meanwhile, pin ball machine op-
orators and owners and the District
attorney have reached an agreement
that the machines will be set so that
they will not pay off until the court
rules in the matter. Mr.. Garnett
instructed police to make no seizures
unless there is an actual pay-off.
$500 Machines Here.
Lichtenberg estimated that $500
pin ball machines. representing an
investment of 100000, are operated
in stores, cafes, cocktail rooms, pool
rooms and game centers in the Dis
trict. He said about one-fourth of
them are owned by the establishments
where they are operated and the
others are rented by the distributors.
The playing of pin ball in the Dis
trict has been source of constant
worry and annoyance to law enforce
rnent ofacials. Some time ago certain
types Of pin ball machines were
banned on the ground that there was
no skill involved in their operation.
Garnett's last order prohibited the
playing of any pin ball machine which
paid off automatically or on which
the management offered prizes.
He stated at the time that he had
received numerous complaints about
the machines. which have increased
greatly in number recently.