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Suburban Residents
Entertain This Week

Mrs. c. Nelson Bean entertained at
cards and midnight supper last eve
ming in her home in Ashton Heights,
Va. Decorations of green and white
were used to carry out the st. Pat
rick's day motif, and the guests in
cluded Mrs. Leonard Jones, Mrs.
Dorothy Colman, Mrs. Earl English,
Mrs. Walter England, Mrs. Paul
Smith, Mrs. James Farley. Mrs
Charles Emery and Mrs. Malcolm
Major.
Miss Margaret Virginia May. whose
marriage to Mr.. Cleffie Lee Ellis will
take place Saturday afternoon at 5
o'clock in the Cherrydale M. P.
Church, entertained the members OF
her bridal party last evening in the
home of her parents in Cherrydale.
A late supper was served. Mrs.
Charles Sparrow has arrived from her
home in Aurora, N. c., for the we'd
ding of her cousin Saturday, and Is
a guest of Miss May.
Mrs. Robert H. Housel entertained
at luncheon Wednesday in her home
in Clarendon. White and orchid
sweet peas formed the attractive table
centerpiece and each guest was pre-
sented a bouquet of sweet peas by
the hostess. Guests included Mrs. E.
K. Kloman, Mrs. Ellen F. Dyer, Mrs.
r. c. Balinger, Mrs. C. J. A. johnson
and Mrs. C. T. Oliver.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing monopoly.
Mrs. c. Mortimer Palmer and Mrs.
S. Parry Grubb of Falls Church en-
tertained at a dessert bridge party
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Palmer Their guests were Mrs.
Buford NJ. Bridwell. Mrs. w. z.
Crouch, Mrs Howard Knox, Mrs. Paul
c. Richardson, Mrs. W. B. Freeman,
Mrs. j. H. Beale, Mrs. j. Roy Johns
ton, Mrs. E. D. Vosbury, Mrs. w. H.
Horning, Mrs. E. C. Blough, Mrs. Har-
rington, Mrs. H. P. Sheldon, Mrs. Al
bert Ware, Mrs. Albert M. Day, Mrs.
Felix T. Moore, Mrs. Richard c. Brown
and Mrs. Harold Kennedy. D.,
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Social News
Of Interest
Mrs. Biggs Leaves for
Raleigh-Visitors
Here-Others
Travel.

Mrs. James Crawford Biggs, wife
of the former solicitor general, left
Yesterday for her home in Raleigh,
N. c., where she was called by illness
in her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Kent Legare ac-
companied by their children, will leave
today for the South. They will first
visit Mrs. Legare's parents in South
Carolina and from there will go to
Palm Beach, returning to Washington
the first week in April.
Mrs. Edward Breck, who spent the
early part of the Winter with her sis
ter, Mrs. Stanley Huntington, 1880
Massachusetts avenue, is now eStab-
ished in her house in Georgetown.
Col. M. Robert Guggenheim, who
has been in Columbus, Ohio, for a
short stay, returned yesterday and
Joined Mrs. Guggenheim in their home
on Woodland drive.
Mrs. John o. H. Pitney and her
EOH, 1LDDSIG 4. Tlb1lCyy VI 4NCW
York City are in Washington for an
indefinite stay at the Mayflower
They arrived here yesterday from
Ornond Beach, Fla.
Mrs. L. w. Southgate is spending
some time at Sea Island, Ga, where
she is staying at the Cloister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Humphrey
Daniel left for Chicago yesterday, &C
companied by their son, Mr.. Hum
phrey Daniel. They will return next
week.
Mr. Arthur Tuckerman of New York
will arrive in New York today from
Europe aboard the S. S. Hamburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Stuart
have gone to Sea Island, Ga, where
they are staying at the Cloister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brimer have
gone to Sea Island. Ga. where they
are stopping at the Cloister.
Mrs. Mana D. Newton. who has
been at the Carlton for several months.
left Wednesday by motor, accom-
panied by her two sons, Mr.. Biddle
Newton and Mr.. Victor Newton, for
her ranch home at Converse, Tex
She will stop of in Florida en- route.
Mrs Hugo HesSelback, accompanied
by Mrs Charles Wells, left yesterday
for New York, where they will attend
the opera.
Mrs. Anne Gresham Morgan is at
The Santa Barbara Biltmore in Santa
Barbara, Calf, where she is the
guest of her sister and mother-in-law
Mrs. Len Harbury of London, Eng
land. Mrs. Morgan will return to
Washington later in the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Doran of Cleve-
land. Ohio. are spending short time
at the Carlton.
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league, and Mrs. willard z. Givins
will preside at the tea tables, assisted
by Miss Agnes Winn, Miss Harriet
Chase and Mrs. Crabtree's daughters.
Miss Eunice Crabtree and Mrs. Stephen
H. Walker.
Mrs. Crabtree studied under dorado
Taft, Vanderpool and Mcneil at the
Art Institute. Chicago. Her work con-
sists Of landscapes, still life and por-
traits. Included in the exhibit are
portraits of noted educators and PROM
inent people. She has exhibited in the
Cosmopolitan show in Chicago, the
American exhibit and the Greater
Washington show.
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man of the ball. and Miss Helga
Schulz, assistant chairman.
Tickets to the bal! may be secured
from Prof. Alan Deibert at his, office
in the International House or from
Mr.. Myer Stolar, Miss Kitty Baart, Mr..
Augusta Costantini, Miss Helen Eddy,
Miss Helga Schulz, Miss Doroteo Vite
and Mr.. Katsuro Milo.
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Art Exhibit to Open at
Pen WOmen's Studio

A group Of paintings by Donna w.
Crabtree will be on exhibition at the
District of Columbia League of Ameri-
can Pen Women studio, Burlington
Hotel. The exhibit will open with
tea Sunday and will continue until
April /. Hostesses for the tea will be
Mrs. Bess Heath Olmstead, president
of the District League; Miss Grace
Sahm, chairman of art, and members
of the art group. Mrs. Victoria Faber
Stevenson, president Of the national
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Prominent Women Officials

Upper: Mrs Nellie Tayloe
Ross, director OF the Mint.
Loper:: Mrs. Lucille Foster
McMtllin, cipil servtce COM
missioner. Mrs. Ross and Mrs.
McMillin are patronesses for
the st. Patrick's day fair to be
gipen by the Newspaper
Women's Club March ~ at
the National Press Club audi
toriun, for the benefit OF the
bed Dhich the club maintains
at Chtldren's Hospital and for
the milk fund for undernour-
ished children of the District.
-Bachrach Photos.
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Larger Life League
St. Patrick Dance

The League for the Larger Life will
give st. Patrick dance on Saturday
at $3.50 o'clock at league headquarters,
14l4 Sixteenth street northwest. A
string orchestra will furnish music
for the dance.
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Miss Grimes to Wed
Mr.. Leynse in April

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson A. Grimes Of
Brandywine, Md. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss Irma
Grimes, to Mr.. Edward Leynse Of
Brandywine, Md, formerly of Waldo
Wis. The wedding will take place
April IL.
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Observation-Disclosures
Marriage Announced

MIR. and Mrs. H. B. Wurdeman an
nounce the marriage of Avis Eliza
beth Wurdernan to DR.. e. j. Bottazzi
on March II, in Alexandria, Va.
Evening star., 1936-09-24

Nobody never thought OBJ nothin'
like this, Baby. I'll tie yer string
here at the top OBJ the balusters an
then you slide down an when va
reaches the bottom eberthing will be
ober!
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Natures Children
Pacific Loon (Gavia Pacifca).

be found in abundance. The larger
rivers of the interior and places where
the waters are free from ice are their
Winter resorts.
They even use their wings for speed
under water to overtake the fish,
that can never outswim them.
In Summer, the loon Is clad In
glossy greenish black with white
spots and lower parts of white
In Winter the colors are a grayish
brown without spots. On the shoul-
ders and back, each feather has two
square white spots near the end. You
may identify the loon by these trans
verse rows.
If you should be out in the night,
where looms are known to be spend
ing their Winter, and hear a cry that
is uncanny, defiant, mirthful, mourn
full or full of demoniacal sounds,
don't think you have stumbled on a
hidden lunitic retreat. Listen for an
answer some distance away. The
looms are broadcasting-listen in or
stand by. The voice Of the outdoors is
speaking.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
Bedtime Stories
Unc' Billy Forgets His Tail.

fence. Unc' Billy didn't mind the
fence at al. That would be easy
climbing for him. For some tirae he
sat there with lust his sharr face
out from the bushes. He hesitated.
1t was broad daylight, and Unc' Billy
doesn't like to be in the open In
broad daylight. Had 1t been dark he
wouldn't have hesitated a second. As
it was he had hard work to make up
his mind to climb that fence. You
see. he knew that while he was
climbing 1t he might be seen even
from as far away as Farmer Browns
house.
Three or four times Unc' Billy
started to cross from those bushes
to the hen yard fence, but each, time
he ran back before reaching the fence.
Unc' Billy was nervous. Yes, sir, Unc'
Billy was nervous. Every time he
started he had the feeling that he
was being watched. He wasn't being
watched, but he had that feeling, and
1t made him uneasy. People doing
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things they know they shoudnr do

things they know they shouldn't do
usually are uneasy.
At last Unc' Billy got - far ~ that
wire fence. He looked up at the
top. He didn't mind the climb, but
he did mind exposing himself so. He
was lust about to start when Flip the
Terrier barked. Unc' Billy turned and
scurried back toward the old stone
wall. Then he turned to see II Flip
was following.
Now Flip was nowhere near. In
fact, Flip was way over In the barn
yard. He knew nothing about Unc'
Billy. The latter's fright was all on
account Of his nervousness. The very
sound Of Flip's voice. even though at
q distance. had sent little chils Of
fright all over him. When presently
he realized that he had run without
cause, he grinned. He just had to
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grin at his own foolishness. Once
more he climbed down from the old
stone wall and made his way to the
edge Of the bushes. Satisfied that
Flip was nowhere around, he again
started across toward the hen yard.
He was halfway there when Sammy
Jay began to scream as only Sammy
can. Unc' Billy knows Sammy's
screams. and he knows that when he
screams in certain way, 1t Is because
he has suddenly discovered some one
he hadn't expected to see. So once
more Unc' Billy turned and scurried
back. This time, however, he merely
crawled In among the bushes. He
would wait there to see who Sammy
was screaming at. He didn't have
long to wait. As q matter Of fact. he
had hardly reached those bushes when
big Rooster came around the corner
of the hen house.
Now Unc' Billy had crept in under
the bushes 50 that he was quite out
Of sight. but he had forgotten his tail.
The, end Of his tail he had left out
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Is compliment in one-sided way.
For the loon is a clever bird, and can
and has, year after year, outwitted his
human brother.
Many times the voice of the loon
has been mistaken for that of wolf.
It is strange, unearthly cry, and
once heard is never forgotten.
To be able to shoot a member of
this family is an achievement in
of the most eficient dodgers known,
and they sing into the water without
any appreciable effort. causing few
or not even any ripples, then SWIM
ming for some distance before coming
to the surface.
It is rather difficult for this large
bird 20 take to the air, and it must do
so from the water. Once it is up.
after much Tapping of its short wings
and with the aid of the wind, it goes
through the air with great speed, and
1t may plunge from a great height
into the water, making q terrific
SPLASH, then shoot along the surface
like scooter.
It is awkward on land. If hurried,
1t founders forward, doing its best,
even using both wings.
Except at breeding time, the looms
prefer to live alone or in pairs. There
is a single genus, which includes five
species. They 30 TO the cooler regions
Of the northern hemisphere to raise
their families. In the Winter, they
come southwark to the more genial
climates
The nests are nothingsto brag about.
They are crude structures, made of
moss and grass, with a little mud
scattered over them. They are. on
rare occasions. built atop a muskrat
home. Two eggs are laid, and of such
brown and olive shades as to mingle
parfectly with the nest material
Fish Is the food desired, and so they
naturally choose spots where food may
Evening star., 1936-09-24
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
The seeming trife you forget
May prove q real disaster vet

"HE Merry Little Breeses OF Old
Mother West Wind, dancing
along the old stone wall on
L the edge of the Old Orchard,
discovered Unc' Billy Possum there.
They rumpled his hair, which was
rumpled, anyway. They played with
his whiskers. They blew in his ears
and tickled him. and they demanded
to know what he was doing there in
broad daylight.
Nothing" replied Unc' Billy. "Ah
Just happened along this way and
stopped to rest. All reckon All better
be moving along"
The Merry Little Breezes gave Unc'
Billy's hair a final rumpling and
danced away. Then Unc' Billy climbed
down from the stone wall and poked
his head out from among the bushes
growing beside the old wall. He looked
across to Farmer Browns hen yard,
which was surrounded by high wire
Evening star., 1936-09-24
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

IL looms are determined they
n will not be tanned or con-
"A quered. They have been
4 a hunted numerically and have
had to search for havens where man
cannot reach them. AS far as can
be learned, they have made little
progress in their mode Of life, for they
seem to be very much like those whose
fossil remains have been studied, and
which flourished in what is known as
the tertiary period. .
Looms reach very considerable size
by the time they are grown, and they
are very clever, despite the fact that
so often we hear the remark, "as crazy
as q LOOM" which often indicates to
some one knowing the facts that it
Evening star., 1936-09-24
How It Started
By JEAN NEWTON.


To throw up the sponge Is to give
up. to capitulate. to surrender.
This phrase, now used In the sense
indicated In an endless variety of
applications, Is an allusion to the
boxing ring In the days Of yore.
Prizecghting then was . cruder.
crueler vocation than the so-called
sport Of today.
Towels-which are thrown into the
ring today as . token Of defeat and
abandonment Of the bout-were not
in evidence: bloody sponges, however,
were very much 10.
When . second finally concluded
that 1t was hopeless and dangerous
for his man to continue the contest
further, he simply threw one in, con-
ceding victory to the other side.
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side. Now Unc' Billy's tail Is flesh.
colored and without hair. Just the
end Of It looked not unlike Q big
worm. especially when he moved 1t.
It fooled the Rooster. He suddenly
pecked ct 1t. It was . sharp, hard
peck.
(Copyright, 1e36.)
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Koran to Be Translated.

Acting on the authority Of the head
Of the Moslem Church, the Egyptian
Council Of Ministers has decided to
have the Koran oficially translated
into foreign languages.
Evening star., 1936-09-24

Monument to Inventor.
Automobile engineers in Paris,
France, propose that q statue be erect
ed to Beau des Roches. inventor Of the
four-stroke internal CONFUSION engine.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
o make with this simple recipe

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Use Spry for all your baking
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more than 5 million users all over
the country. Try Spry today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-06
News Behind the News
Constitution Versus Supreme Court.
Campaign Strategy Mapped
The Human Side :.

WASHINGTON.-Few other developments II
anv stand out in retrospect after the Demo-
cratic convention as conspicuouSy as the deci-
sion of major party to stress in its campaign
the distinction between the Constitution ana
the U. S. Supreme Court
1t is the present intention OF Roosevelt ana
his New Dealers to hammer away on this line
through the campaign Inc argument VIII run
like this:
The Constitution is a great and immortal
document and should not be tampered WIN
unless conditions obviously require and pubic
opinion overwhelmingly demands.
But the supreme court is made up OF nine
human beings prone to human weaknesses ana
preiudices including certain reactionary gentle
free of the background Of special privilege and
corporate exploitation from which they rose TO
the bench through appointment by Republican
presidents.
The implication which will be stressed,
more or less specifically, is that Roosevelt hopes
for vacancies on the court which will allow him
20 appoint judges OF liberalism as well as hign
standing.
Privately, the president has given serious
consideration TO the proposal that he ask Con-
gress for the power TO appoint additional JUS
tees to the court, SO that a liberal majority
might outweigh what is now the conservative
majority. consisting of Justices Sutherland Van
Devanter McReynolds, Butler, Roberts-and
sometimes Chief Justice Hughes.
Opinions of the liberal minority Of Brandes,
Stone. and Cardozo-and sometimes Hughes
will be accepted somewhat as party dogma inso-
far as these men have held certain New Deal
measures to be conStitutionally valid and have
accused the courts conservatives of deciding
issues on basis of economic prejudiceS rather
than on points Of law
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-06
Editorials and Comment
MONDAY, JULY g. 1896

conventions, they were unrepresented,
or if there were any in the conventions,
they were unvoiced.
Most extreme is this editorial of the
San Diego Sun:
There was one thing about the two
national conventions on which practical
" all correspondents, regardless of
their personal and political views on
other questions, agred.
This was that they attained a new
high mark for absurdity, stupidity, silli-
ness. mediocrity and drivel.
THE convention correspondents were
writing from the scene of action. To get
the full story they should talk to the
millions who listened in-Or tried to
1T is bad enough to watch a lot of
two-by-four political hacks, hysterical
women. professional noise makers and
sweating musicians grind out mechani-
cal demonstrations by the hour. But
it's even worse to hear them over the
radio.
There are occasional points of inter
est in watching people make damfools
of themselves. There are no such points
in hearing them.
"You have here something as primitive
deep elemental peals of the organ, which
roll out stirring instincts no doubt as
thunder stirred the savage, goading the
crowd on as if with the pulsing beat of
a mechanical tom-tom, wrote Raymond
Clapper in his column recently. 1t was
an apt comparison. No other civilized
people pretends to choose its rulers to
the accompaniment of screeching, jib--
bering, jumping, maniacal hysteria of
the kind that would disgrace tribe OF
Zulus."
If this be disillusionment, let us ack-
nowledge it. On the other hand, we
must confess we know of no better mode
of selection, unless it be strictly nation
al primaries and even such a method
has its most serious objections.
Before any actress is chosen for
part in Dracula or Frankenstein film,
we assume she must undergo scream
test.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-06
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
THIRTY YEARS AGO
UU n rnnn

July 6, 1906
The outlook for the prosperity OF
the valley was never better. The
farmers have all made some money
this season and the experiments in
grapes, and asparagus have brought
the most encouraging results.
At Brawley the top has been
reached in the output of canta-
loupes the record being Is cars a
day.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 6, 1916
Mr.. and Mrs. Yancy McFadden
and three sons leave this morning
for a summers vacation in Yellow
stone park.
The Barbara Worth hotel has be-
come the center where cantaloupe
men are now congregating, owing
to the finishing of the crop in the
north end of the valley.
TEN YEARS AGO
July 6, 1925
With 155 cars of cantaloupes out
yesterday, the total for the season
reached 1905 cars.
Frankie Arragon again took a
hard fought decision over Tony
Escalante in the main event at the
Imperial Valley Athletic club last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-06
New York Day by Day

friend who was seeking an apart
ment in the Snooty COS. The ten
ant-to-be was asked if he had chill
dren, a piano, radio or victrola and
replied in the negative. Then he
was asked if he played. musical
instrument or owned a dog, cat, or
parrot. The rentee prospect shook
his head, looked about furtively
and with a violin pluck walk, led
his interrogation into a far corner
and whispered: But I'm going to
be honest with you. My fountain
pen scratches"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-06
By O. O. Mcintyre
MONDAY, JULY 6, 1886

full looking. You're the homeliest
person 1 ever saw" The man ig-
nored him but again he persisted:
What a face! etc. ETC." Finally,
unable to stand the humiliation any
longer, the passenger glared and
yelled: Go away. Stop bothering
me. You are the drunkest man
I've ever seen" The drunk hoWled:
Yeah. but lemme tell you the diff
ference between you and me. To-
morrow I'll be all right you'll still
be ugly"
Harry Silvey accompanied a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-06
Italian Losses
Told in Report
From Officials

ROME, July 6. Up)-The conquest
of Ethiopia cost Italy 1853 officers,
soldiers and black shirt militiamen
killed in action, dead of wounds
or listed as missing in East Africa
between Jan. l, 1885, and June 80,
1886, it was announced officially to-
day.