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Evening star., 1936-09-25
Wedding, Not Political Rally.

CANDY, Oreg.-Into the weli.hlled,
but quiet. church rushed two men.
Who's In charger" asked Lowell
Paget. Oregon Republican Club presi-
dent. Were the speakers from Re-
publican headquarters
A matter of mixed dates was brought
home by the reply:
This is no political meeting. It's
0 wedding"
Evening star., 1936-09-25
LAURA INGALLS, LANDS
0hio-to-New York Flight in Ap-
nroYimafelv Ra1u1ar Time

proximately Regular Time.
NEW YORK. September Is @.-
Laura ingalls, landed her airplane at
Mitchell Field at 1876 pm, Eastern
standard time, today after . Night
Of 2 hours 50 minutes from Columbus,
Ohio. The distance Is about 400
miles and the time approximated
that Of regular airplines.
Evening star., 1936-09-25
PARK AIDE PROMOTED
fredericksburg superintendent
Takes Position Here.

xAAeS 8Ob1C1ou 1eTe.
Branch spalding, superintendent Of
the National Military Park at Fred
ericksburg.. Va, has been named act
ing assistant director of Historic Sites
and Buildings Division of the National
Park Service here.
Spalding took over the position
formerly filled by Verne e. Chatelain,
who resigned.
Fred K. Howard Is acting superin.
tendent Of the Fredericksburg Bat
tleheld Park.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-25
DELMM


Adah Chapter No. 5. Order OF the
Eastern Star, held its regular BIZ
monthly meeting on Monday evening
IN Hearn's Hall. A social hour fol-
lowed the meeting with Mrs. Lelah
Freeney. a primary teacher IN the
Delmar, Maryland. school. telling OF
her trip to the West Coast during hef
summer vacation.
N. B. Sherwood, accompanied by
Mrs. Sherwood, is attending a con-
ventiOn of Railroad Shopmen IN
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Church School of All Saints
Episcopal Church opened its third
session on Monday, Sept 2lst. The
time of the day is set to follow the
closing Of the public school and the
parish will furnish the transpOrta-
tiOn for those who live in the coun-
try. The day has been changed to
Monday so that it will not interfere
with the day school activities. The
Durpose of the school," says the rec
tor "is to give the children a round
ed education In religion, so Il must
have a wider scope than just Btbli-
cal information.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J, Nader
who have made many friends since
moving to DelmaF about eight |
months ago left on Saturday for Long |
Island, N. Y.
Vernon Northrup, who graduated |
from the Maryland High School IN
the class OF 1896 left home last Mon /
day to enter college at Wake Forest
~ c.
Mr.. Joseph Gibson. father Of Harry
Gibson of this town, died on Monday.
The remains were taken to Sudlers-
willie, Md, on Wednesday afternoon
for interment tN
Mrs. George Barr has returned
from a two weeks visit with rela-
tives in Pennsylvania.
Miss Mary Wheatley Was In Phila-
delphia this week purchasing line
of fail millinery and other goods for
the fall trade for r. H. Lowe & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Mock are visit
ing relatives IN Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. Claude Phillips Of Upper
Darby, Pa spent part Of the week
with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Hay
man.
Mrs. Florence Hastings Of Will
was a recent guest OF MIR.
and Mrs. c. C. West.
Mrs. SalOna Galloway Is visiting
her son, Roscoe Galloway and fam
Ily at Milford
Mrs. v. j. Carmine has returned
from a few days VISIT with relatives
Il Bridgeville
Mrs. @. Merle Nelson spent Tues
lay with Mrs. Eugene Wilson IN
salisbury.
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Airways

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so smoothly that a very sad incident
occurred, as related by Mr.. Ball, who
says:
Their pleasures were at one time
marred by very sad tragedy. A dis
pute arose between Mr.. Kendall and
Mr.. Elliott which caused enmity to
spring up between them. Mr.. Kendall
was evidently the stronger and more
athletic of the two and very fearless
man, but Mr.. Elliott armed himself
with a pistol, Of which Mr.. Kendall
was informed, Notwithstanding which
Mr.. Kendall, though unarmed, met FL
lott at the corner of Fourteenth and
e streets northwest and slapped him
in the face, whereupon Elliott drew his
pistol and shot Kendall dead. He was
pursued by their mutual friend Josiah
Bayley, whom he shot in the arm. Mr..
Bayley never fully recovered from his
wound, though he lived many years.
Elliott escaped through Wizards
Hotel, but was surrendered to the au-
thorities of the Government of the
United States by his brother-i in law,
John C. Rives, few days afterward.
He was tried and acquitted on the
plea of self-defense."
THE Gazelle" was another boat club
organized soon after the Falcons came
into existence, but of it little is known.
It was composed of Samuel Lewis, a
jeweler; John Reese, William Sloan,
Evening star., 1936-05-03

Jones, William P. Young, r. Bland
Washington, Stephen Duncan, Henry
Warrenton and B. F. Sterger.
A boat was secured in Philadelphia
for $3.50. 1t was a six-oar lap-streak
gig and was christened the Undine.
A bridge then spanned Twelfth street,
due to the presence of the City Canal.
which ran along at this point, what
is now Constitution avenue, and here,
at that time, was the main entrance
to the Smithsonian Grounds. On one
side of the bridge was the Falcons
boat house and on the other side
were the quarters of the Undine Club.
The Undines proceeded to select
crew Of heavyweights. with a view
to entering into contests, but there
was little prospect Of this, since the
ages of the men of the older club and
the difference in boats made contest
on even terms out of the question,
though at times they did try to see
which crew could row the farthest
during a gale of wind or during a
freshet. The crew finally selected
averaged 160 pounds in weight. and
included Col. w. G. More, stroke:
John B. Keasley, S; A. r. Shepherd,
4; A. C. Richards, 8; c. w. Utermehle,
2, and Daniel Mcfarland, l, with
Gibson Hunt coxswain, although, it
seems the first coxswain was E. H.
Cummins.
Evening star., 1936-05-03

Charles Husleman. William Birch,
John Williams, William Lloyd and
Robert Ball. Their craft was six
cared racing boat, built in Philadel-
phia, and their boathouse was where
would now be the south side of Con-
stitution avenue little east Of Twelfth
street.
NEXT came the Undine Boat Club,
' established here in 1857 with "a
members-younger men. we are told.
than those forming the Falcon Club,
nearly all very athletic and heavy
weights. Alexander r. Shepherd. who
later became Governor Of the District
Of Columbia, was one Of the most ac-
tive In originating this club. and ex-
pressed himself as being desirous Of
getting together a crew with plenty
of beef in the boat"
Soon the required number of men
were gotten together and the club
formed with the following list of
officers and members: John W..
Thompson, president; John B. Keasby,
treasurer; A. R. Shepherd, w. G..
Moore, A. c. Richards, DR.. Daniel
Mcfarland, C. w. Utermehle,
Nathaniel Wilson, E. H. Cummins,
William Gaines, William Dayton,
Gibson Hunt, L. Clephane, Alexander
Semmes, Castleman, o. Andrews,
William B. Dayton, Tom Jones, Lucien
Evening star., 1936-05-03

to civil life made an effort to re-
establish the club. A boat house was
built at the foot of G street, but
soon this was lost by a heavy freshet,
and becoming disheartened, no further
efforts were made to revive it, and
the club disappeared entirely.
But boating on the Potomac lay
dormant only a while, for in 1868, the
Analostan Club was organized and for
many years afterward was one Of
the leading boat clubs in and around
Washington. It was known far and
wide for its skill with the oar and its
dogged determination to win.
John M. Carson, who represented in
this city for many years the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger, originated the
idea Of forming this club, and passed
the thought along to Joseph T. Brown
and William M. Tenney Of George
town, w. P. Caldwell, George D. Pat
ten, jr., and H. C. Swain, all en-
ployes of Jay Cooke g. Co.. bankers.
But in 1866, prior to the forming
of the club, We find Gen. Spinner,
Col. Frank Jones, H. D. Cook, first
Governor of the DISTRICT, and John
NJ Carson, frequently coming in close
contact at Reynolds boat house, just
above the Aqueduct Bridge on the
Maryland side, and it was during
this time that Mr.. Carson expressed
himself in favor OF forming a club,
Evening star., 1936-05-03

ster was the clubs guest at Arlington,
and, no doubt, there were many other
distinguished persons taken there from
time to time, whose names history
fails to record.
EVEN in days gone by, there was
always some one ready and willing
to mar the happiness and pleasures OF
life, and the Falcons, though composed
of members of the foremost families OF
Washington, nevertheless, had within
their ranks those who did not hesi-
tate to reflect discredit upon what
otherwise would have been an almost
perfect organization of gentlemen. 1t
was while everything was going along
Evening star., 1936-05-03

with the result that subsequently the
Analostan Club was formed, as stated,
with Mr.. Patten as president and with
later members including Tim Tilley.
Harry Richardson, Sam Lewis and
Billy Blanchard.
AN ACCOUNT printed in The Star
more than half a century ago
says that the year following the or
ganization Of the Anaiostans, two other
boat clubs were formed, namely. the
Anacostia, representing East Wash
ington, and the Potomacs, represent
ing Georgetown, and 1t is said that
between these two clubs the first boat
race on the Potomac was held, over
a mile and a half course, the Poto-
macs winning the race.
As the writer has said upon a
former occasion, there is some con-
fusion as to the date of the forming
of the Potomac Club. since the city
directories down to 1885 give the date
as 1868, and from that date on as
1869. and then an item in The Star
Of June 13, 1859, lends color to the
possibility of the Potomac Club, as
we recall it having existed even prior
to 1868 or 1869. The item states:
"a number of our citizens have
formed themselves into club under
the title of the Potomac Barge Club.
for the purpose Of aquatic exercise
and pleasure. They have purchased
a beautiful barge of 40 feet in length
with six oars and finished and fur
nished in most superb style. She ar
rived this morning at Georgetown,
from which place the club will en-
bark in her this afternoon at S o'clock
and proceed to their new boat house
at the Tenth Street Canal Bridge.
under the escort of the Falcon Boat
Club, in their beautiful barge, which
has so long been the champion and
pride OF our waters.
"The Potomac Club barge was built
by Mr.. A. Luffbarry Of Philadelphia.
who Is we'll known as the builder of
some of the fastest boats which ply
on the bosom of the beautiful Schuyl-
kill River, where boating is carried to
such an extent by its numerous clubs,
composed of some of the wealthiest
and most influential citizens of
Philadelphia.
I'VE are glad to know that some Of
our prominent citizens have turned
their attention to this pleasant and
healthy exercise; for certainly there
is no city in the Union where this
exercise Is more needed and can be
so successfully prosecuted as in this,
where there are so many engaged
in sedentary pursuits and where We
have such magnificent stream as
our broad Potomac. We hope soon
to see the Potomac as numerously
dotted over with these graceful crafts
as may be witnessed any afternoon on
the Schuylkill River, where they have
established q regular navy Of row
boats. The ceremony of naming the
barge will take place in Georgetown. >
IN A letter received some years age
from John Hadley Doyle, who was
president of the Potomacs for 10
years, or from 1898 to 1908, that
gentleman said:
BE it as it may, it is known that
many years ago convivial group OF
gentlemen, among whom were Col
Frank Jones. D. B. Mcleod, Charley
Wheatley, George Fox, Pop Truax
Samuel Wheeler. Edward Derrick
Cation Gadsby, Col. B. F. Blackjack
Evening star., 1936-05-03

and others, met in the drinking par
lors of the old Morgan House and
discussed the question Of forming
boat club. The idea took quickly,
and soon nearly all of the scions Of
old Georgetown were enrolled on the
list Of membership, thus starting an
organization known as the Potomacs
that has run all these years-has seen
the ups and downs Of the game, has
seen other clubs like mushrooms grow
up and die, and has seen its colors
carried to the fore in many of the
great races of the times, when pitted
against the best Of Americans, espe-
cially in the days when Saratoga
Lake was the fighting place for all
big aquatic contests"
Referring to the many important
crews that carried to victory the
colors Of the club, Mr.. Doyle mentions
as the greatest of these prior to 1900.
the one which made up the heavy and
light fours, and which. when thrown
into an eight, formed a crew that
was the best the city ever had. The
heavy four included Dyer. Reynolds,
Robinson and Elmore, and tl,e light
crew, Fisher. Kearney, Cornwel and
Warden. These two made up the
famous light-oared crew, that with
Doyle in the coxswain seat, won the
81 900 championship cup given by the
Staten Island Boat Club for a race
on the Kill Won Kulls course between
Staten Island and New Jersey.
The AnacostiaS later became the
Washington, and probably had short
life, though brilliant while it lasted.
The beginning of the Columbia Boat
Club is contained in an item in The
Star of April II, 1880. which reads:
"A New Boat Club-A meeting for
the purpose of organizing new boat
club was held Saturday night at
the Riggs House and was we'll at
tended by gentlemen of Georgetown
and Washington, and an organization
to be known as the Columbia Boat
Club was formed, with an active list
OF about 40 members. comprising many
OF the best known among our amateur
boating men. A tasteful house will be
erected Immediately at some point on
the river front at GEORGETOWN, and
the flag of the new aspirants thrown
to the breeze. AS the Potomac is
broad enough and the material plenti.
full for another boating association
in our midst, it is to be hoped that
the existence of new club will add
an impetus to boating during the COM
ing Summer never before known in
our waters"
For years the Analostans, the
Potomacs and the Columbias We'd for
the highest honors, and each in turn
was rewarded. Each club had its
admirers and each one its enthusiast
tic rooters, and occasionally, when
things were quiet around Washington,
the crews would 60 to other cities to
try their skill and Drawn with other
boat crews, always being accompanied
by a local delegation which went
along to encourage the boys. 1t was
very rare occasion when a District
crew was badly or ANONYMOUSLY de-
feated.
1t is hard for an old-timer to write
about boats and boat racing without
his mind wandering back to the
greatest of all sculling classics on the
Potomac-the Hanlan and Courtney
race. which took place on May 19.
1880. Hanlan won, but the contest was
very disappointing.
Evening star., 1936-05-03

THE Undines were a hustling body
Of men, and their boat was al
ways In great demand, especially on
holidays, when it would be filled with
q party Of athletes and rowed to some
popular place, and, Of course, they
took along their quoits, boxing gloves
and other athletic paraphernalia.
Little Falls was frequently visited and
at times they would row to Alexandria
and up the Eastern Branch to
Bladensburg.
The life Of this club was not very
long, for when the Civil War came on,
some of the men went North and
some went South-some fought in blue
and some fought in gray. When the
conflict ceased, those who returned
Evening star., 1936-05-03

But the Falcons were not the only
ones who shared Mr.. Custis' hospi-
tality in those early days, for, accord
ing to Robert Ball, an early Washing
tonian:
"All Of these conveniences were
freely open to the public, and they
were not allowed to pay any rent for
the privilege Of the grounds or the
buildings. The first party that arrived
and got possession for the day was
protected in the exclusive use of the
buildings for such time as they re-
quired them. So great was the respect
that the people felt for the very liberal,
venerable owner of the grounds, added
to their own self-respect. that never
heard of any violent contention be-
tween parties for these privileges.
These were the most attractive picnic
grounds in the vicinity of our city and
were in constant demand during the
Summer season. There was a wharf
extending out into the river for the
convenient landing of passengers from
excursion boats.
"pERSONS who came and found the
pavilion occupied by dancers OF
another party would orderly pass to
some other part Of the grounds and
enjoy their refreshments without at
tempting to intrude among the ladies
and gentlemen that they found there
dancing. There were always an un-
limited number of Negro slaves Of
Mr.. Gusts in waiting. ready to give
any attention that the visitors re-
quired, for which services they ap-
peared willing to accept whatever
compensation might be rendered them.
Mr.. Custis used to say he would rather
his Negroes be polite than profitable.
He used frequently to come down to
the Spring and mingle with the parties
there assembled and appear to take
great delight in their pleasures and
enjoyment of his liberality.
ON several occasions large, long
boats or scows we're fitted up to convey
passengers across from the canal at
Fourteenth street, and at least one
Summer the Arlington Belle, a small
steamboat, ran to this place. Mr.. Kill
man owned and rented out perhaps a
dozen sail and row boats. which he
kept in the canal near the Twelfth
Street Bridge, the use Of which could
be secured by a small payment"
Upon one occasion the Falcons took
to Arlington President Fillmore and
his entire cabinet. They embarked at
what is now Seventeenth street and
Constitution avenue, and when they
arrived at the picnic grounds Mr..
Gusts surprised the party with Won
derful spread, served in the Gusts
and Washington silver plate, and, con-
trary to the general practice Of the
host, a flowing bowl of punch occupied
the center Of the table, though it was
stated that the President and Mr..
Custis did not indulge. Indeed, ira
dition states, that though the latter
had the appearance Of drinking
man, yet he never drank anything
stronger than glass of wine, and
very few of these 1t is quite evident
however, that the crowd soon got well
tuned up and sang I'VE Won't Get
Home Until Morning." or some song
equally appropriate, ere the guests
took the barge at o'clock the follow
ing morning for their homes.
Upon another occasion, Daniel Web
Evening star., 1936-05-03
Jefferson Fought Erosion.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, universally
acclaimed as a statesman, also
was q practical farmer.
Alive to the need to check soil erosion.
Jefferson is credited with being the
first American land owner to adopt the
system Of plowing around hills rather
than up and down, which was the
usual custom.
Despite his efforts, his original farm.
near Charlottesville, Va. Is reported
to have suffered badly from erosion.
Evening star., 1936-05-03

HERE is the Bill Hart statue, 1.-THE
Range Rider of the Yellowstone"
posed by the earliest movie cowboy Of
them all, and gazing wistfully out of
its rigid brorze into the distances all
cowboys know. Then comes Miles
City, with its reminders of cattle
rustlers and "necktie parties; the
fantastic Bad Lands with their petri-
fled forest; Mandan, that echoes some
times yet to the ghostly footsteps OF
Lewis and Clarke and the soft pad
of Sacajawea's unwearied moccasins.
Again in darkness. We end our trek.
flying fast into Chicago along the
verge of the Great Lakes.
Half a dozen ways home now, none
more than a final few hours of wings
into Washington over almost continu.
GUS professions of factories and farms
into Washington, where all our his
tory eliminates. Landing at the
home field, we find within us a deep.
ened respect for those patient, endur-
ing plodders after oxen who, torturous
step by step. pushed open the curtains
of the frontier. Under the keels Of
our varied ships. across the moving
picture We have made, they have as
sumed an even more heroic stature.
Their descendants are those pilots Of
our own generation who daily blaze
the Skyways above the older failing
trails-for our pleasure and profit.
In the words Of a very young trav-
eler I met in an airport that shall be
nameless: do I fly this vacation?
And howl"
Evening star., 1936-05-03

to us, looking down. the savage gran
deur of their origins, remote in antiq-
uity, is evident in every peak and crew.
ice.
Descent to lower levels begins at
Billings, Northern air gateway to the
land of dudes and parks, as Cheyenne
was the Southern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07
INDUSTRY GAINS
 LABOR DOES NOT

Washington, Jan. 7.-UP)- Labor's gains failed to keep pace with those of industry during 1885, the American Federation of Labor said today in its monthly survey of business.
 The report quoted figures to show that at the end of November. 1885, Industry had recovered more than half of it's depression losses, but that during the same period only 20 per cent of the depression unem- ployed regained jobs.
 Although shortened work-hours under MIRA and recent business gains have done much to incresae employment, we are not creating johs fast enough to keep pace with the increase in job-seekers." the re- view said.
 "With the number seeking work increasing at the rate of 0oO,O0O yearly. we shall need to create more than l3.OOO, 900 jobs in the next two years to give work to all who want It." s2x
 The 4. R. D. charged that indus try ahas not kept the balance be- tween production and workers in- come" inasmuch as industrial pro. duction has increased IS per cent and "real" income of workers only ' per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07
DECISION WAS
 GIVEN SCORING
Three Dissenting Supreme Court Justices Bitterly
 Arraign Comrades
KY LYLE c. WILSON

Washington, Jan. 2 --s(U.P.l --- Three supreme court justices beat Q rattling tattoo of dissent against the majority opinion wlaic east ,IlAA. farIa-aid into tie asliCan atop the bones and feathers of the blue eagle. .sE&
 Their objections seemed to sug- gest blessing from the bench for President Roosevelt if he under takes to carry into the 1936 presi- dentlal campaign Q challenge to ju- dicial interference with his efforts to cope with emergency conditions.
 Roberts For President
 Likewise from the bench was cast the shadow of man the republi- can party might turn to for pres- idential nomination. He is Justice Owen J. Roberts, 6 native of politi- cally potent Pennsylvania, who read the majority opinion which junked AAA. ~
 Although classed usually as Q middle of -the-road liberal, Roberts led the conservative attack which wrecked the first railroad pension bill. He voted against NRA but in support of the new deal in the gold cases. Until he came to the bench, the man from Pennsylvania was best known as the oil scandals .pros- ecutor of Harry F. Sinclair and AL bert B. Fall. He is 60 years old.
 There were no supreme court
 (Continued on Page 8D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07
FORGE OF TOWN
 CLERK RENAMED
Dora A. Egan. Reappointed LucyL. Minahan, Rose
 N. Scorpion

Town Clerk Dora A. Egan has filed with City Clerk John P. Fits- maurice notice that she has reap pointed Miss Lucy L. Minafian and Miss Rose M. Scorpion her chief as- sigtants. Miss Minahan will continue to act as assistant town clerk and assistant of vital statistics. Miss Scorpion will serve two more years as assistant registrar of vital statis- tics.
 Under the charter the town clerk must file these appointments ,Sh the city clerk who, in turn, will submit them to the board of alder men for ratification. The present staff of clerks in the office of Town Clerk Egan will remain unchanged.
 I4 Years in Offlce
 Miss Minalan has completed fourteen years of service as assist ant town clerk and assistant regis trar of vital statistics. Miss Scor- pion has served a similar period as assistant registrar of vital statistics.
 Up to early this afternoon City Clerk Fitzmaurice had not taken any action towards reappointing John A. DiCorpo to the office of as- sistant city clerk. Assistant City Clerk DiCorpo has functioned in that office for the past six years. I.e is chairman of the third voting dis trict.