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Evening star., 1936-02-16
ASTOR CAMP TAKES
IN new MEMBERS
Comdr. Thomas F. Donovan Pre-
sides Over Meeting-Inspec.
ton to Be Held.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
CAMPS,

Monday: Col. John Jacob Astor
Camp, 7 pm, Stanley Hall, United
States Soldiers Home.
Wednesday: Gen. M. Emmet
Urel Camp. 8 pm, Pythia n
Temple.
Thursday: Richard ]. Harden
Camp, 8 pm, Pythian Temple.
Monday: Admiral George Dewey
Naval Auxiliary, 8 pm, Northeast
Temple.
Wednesday: Gen. M. Emmett
Urell Auxiliary, 8 pm, Pythian
Temple.
Friday: Col. James S. Petit
Auxiliary, 8 pm, Pythian Temple.
Thursday: washington Temple,
Lineal Society of the Spanish War,
s pm, the Soldiers, Sailors ana
Marines Club, 1015 L street.
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Capital Legion Will Hold
Military Ball Wednesday
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and High
Government Officials Have Been
Invited to Attend.
Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Monday-Costello Drum and
Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory, 8 pm; Quentin Roose-
welt Post, No. IL, Potomac Boat
Club, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Second Division Post,
No. %, New Colonial Hotel, 8
pm; Vincent B. Costello Post.
No. Is, 1880 Fourteenth street, 8
pm.
Wednesday-Department ball,
Mayflower Hotel, 10 pm.
Friday-Sons of the Legion
Detachment Committee, Bond
Building, 8 pm; Guard of Hon.
or, National Guard Armory, 8
pm.
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PURPLE HEART

Members of Mount Vernon Chapter,
Military Order of the Purple Heart,
will be the guests of Equality Walter
Reed Post, v. F. w., at social meet
ing tomorrow night at w. o. w. Hall
on G place. The chapter will honor
the birthday of George Washington
on February % by placing a floral
piece on his tomb at Mount Vernon.
That night the chapter will meet with
the ladies auxiliary at the New Colo
niaI Hotel in a Washington's BIRTH
day anniversary celebration.
The next regular business meeting
viii be held March 2.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Nicie Perrell, accompanied by Depart
ment Vice President Mrs. Margaret
Carroll, Department Treasurer MRS
Ola D. Lee and the department chair,
man of Americanism and National
Defense. Miss Faustine Dennis, at
tended the joint meeting OF the jacob
ZONES Post, No. 2, and the squadron
of the Sons of the Legion sponsored
by that post, held at the Odd Fellows
Hall last Monday evening.
The George E. Killeen Unit, No. %,
held its Americanism and natlonai
defense program at the Killeen club
rooms. 1904 M street, last Wednesday
evening The president, Mrs. Cath
crime waters, presided. The guest
sneakers were Maj. Gen. Amos Fries
and Miss Faustine Dennis. Solos were
rendered by Miss Smith and Miss Rus
sell with Mrs. Wilding accompanying
The juniors will have a bingo party
at the Killeen club rooms February
rs at 8 pm.
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VT. ". WILL MARK
VICTORY ON BONUS
Dinner Will Be rendered
National Commander
]. Z. Van Zandt.
Meetings This Week.

Mondays pm. Internal Rev.
enue Post, No. 2464, Thomas Cir
Gle Club, 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.; Equality-Walter Reed Post.
No. 284, w. o. w. Hall. 935 G
place.
Tuesdays pm. Military Order
of the Cootie, w. o. w. Hall, 935
G place.
Wednesdays pm, Maj. Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards Post, No.
2135, 8l5 Fifteenth street; Nc
Kimmie- -Catterton Polio e-Fire
Post, No. 2979, Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club, Eleventh and
L streets.
Overseas Military Band, Drum
and Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory.
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of the insurrection in that country.
and now a citizen of the United
States, was elected an honorary
member.
Alvin D. Hathaway, post historian.
read a report on the early history Of
the post. Comdr. william H. Chase
presided.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Comdr. Thomas F. Donovan presided
over the meeting of Col. John JACOB
Astor Camp when City E. Foutz'
Troop G, 1st United States Cavalry,
and Joe Wells, Battery F, End Fleio
Artillery, we're mustered into member
ship. The annual official inspection
will be held tomorrow.
Comdr. william S. Carr presioeo
over the meeting of Henry w. Lawton
Camp. The annual official inspection
was held by Dept. Comdr. George "
McAlear and members OF his stan.
Evening star., 1936-02-16
Coed Astronomers.

Goods at the University Of Roches-
ter are constructing powerful astro-
nomicaI telescopes Ia new course.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Pvt. First Glass; Edward A. Doss,
Company B, 12lst Engineers, having
completed 40 consecutive drills since
his enlistment, has been formally pre-.
sented with a gold medal by his com.
pany commander.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Pvt. (First Class Charles r. Fisher
has been ordered promoted to corporal
in the 29th Division Military Police
Company.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Pvts. Everette L. Burns and William
B. Courtney, Company F, 121st Engi-
neers, have been ordered honorably
discharged upon expiration of their
terms of enlistment
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Capt. Just c. Jensen, Guard vets
eran and for many years head of the
ordnance department and in charge Of
all rife practice, has been promoted
to the rank of major. Under his new
rank he keeps the same assignment.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

An old-timers' .Jarty will be held at
Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. IL, to-
morrow night at the Potomac Boat
Club. Comdr. Elmore Mckay an
nounced last week special 5, 10 and Is
wear membership cards, issued by the
national headquarters, will be dis
tributed.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Five members of the Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers.
have been ordered before board Of
examination for the purpose of placing
them upon the eligible list from which
men are selected as vacancies occur
during the year in the rank of second
lieutenant.
Evening star., 1936-02-16

were transferred to and from camps
In Government-owned motor vehicles.
This was also departure from routine
OF the past and furnished valuable
training
Evening star., 1936-02-16

Pvt. Lester Feirman, Battery B.
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged because Of re.
moval from the city,
Evening star., 1936-02-16

The most successful unique men,
bership stunt devised by a depart
ment of the American Legion during
February will be awarded a prize by
national headquarters to the value OF
$50, according to word received here.
1t is stated most of the departments
have indicated they will pass this
prize on to the post which develops
the winning idea.
All reports of successful novel men,
bership stunts must be made to the
respective department headquarters
on or before March /. The depart
ment headquarters then will check the
novelty and success of the different
stunts reported to them and recon-
mend the best one to national head
quarters, which will select the winner.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, cele.
brated its Sd anniversary at its last
business meeting and again at It's
Valentine dance at Indian Spring
Country Club last Friday.
Corndr. John Delbert Kiley was rep
resented by Senior Vice Comdr. Albert
w. Tucker. Department Membership
Cfficer John H. O'Connell presented
the loving cup won by the post last
November and 20 applicants for men,
bership were obligated by the ritual
team of Grand Voiture No. 174. Forty
and Eight.
The post annual essay contest in
the sixth grade of public and parochial
schools in now in progress. Students
are participating from Petworth. West,
Powell. Truesdale, Barnard. Bright
vood. Whittier, Keane, Takoma, Mill
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-11
By Whit Wellman

LAVE you met the lady whose kiss is
death?
Dangerous, charming, and violent women
have made purple pages of history. From the
gilded ladies of European courts to the modern
gold diggers, chorines, and pseudo glamorous
widows of newspaper fame have sprung tragedy
and ruined lives Women, it seems, have been
mixed up in life and death since the world be-
gan.
All of these are comparatively harmless, even
mildly amusing, when you glance at the love
affairs of the most dangerous lady in America
Her private life is no longer her own, her repu-
taton is known to thousands, and as widow of
evil history she has no rival.
Because of her color, she is known the
BLACK Widow She has sent strong men to the
hospital and her kiss is sometimes death.
Her size with legs extended, is no bigger than
half the length of your thumb about an inch
an a half not large for a spider, but she
makes up in venom what she lacks in breadth
recent report on spider bites in the United
States included the medical records of 18 states
and listed $50 cases where humans at
tackled by spiders In California of the
states listed in the survey, $50 of these cases
had occurred.
This raised question. Were there more Black
Widow spiders in California than any other
state, or did Californians just taste better?
Was the West having an epidemic of black
widows?
PROFESSOR w. B. HERMS, chief of the en-
tomology division of the California College
of Agriculture consulted.
The reasons he gave for the seeming epidemic
were several. California is the second largest
state in the Union, with as great range of
climate any other state, including large
area in the sub-tropical zone. Her rural areas
are growing, where it is easier to meet spiders
than in cities Too, when people are bitten by a
spider today, they seek doctor, who reports
the case. Spiders, said Professor Herms, may
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-11
She's Comely, But Deadly -Woos
Her Husband, Then Eats Him

perhaps a funnel-shaped retreat for the owner
Insects strike this almost invisible fence, and
drop into the main web, where the patient and
hungry spinner pounces on its fresh meal
AS to web-spinning, no baby spider requires
education. This art with birth, in
herited instinct. No mother wastes time train
ing her young in Spider-Land.
"A spiders of his silk shows a well thought
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-11

them. Although they prefer warm climates, they
range from TERRA del Fuego to Canada. Scien-
tifcally and technically their name is a tongue
twister Latrodectus mdctdnS, more widely
known as shoebutton spiders because of the
black abdomen of the female.
Black because of color, they are widows be-
,ause their married life is brief and stormy
running in three distinct cycles: courtship, mar
riage, and death for the husband. The moral
life of the Black Widow is n-existent. Her
husband serves two purposes - the father of
her children, and a meal. The husband rarely
lives to see his children He is smaller, weaker,
with a notified, grayish- brown abdomen and
his life, even for a spider, is a sad one. Until
the mating season, his life is in constant danger
from any Black Widow he meets, so he remains
by himself, spinning hiss own web leading
lonely existence.
Instinct. finally, tells him that the mating
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-11

MdQe Otuuy VI tS lidopo "'o
Poisons of Spiders.
increase with the season. and be more numerous
in one year than another: but over any period
of time no definite increase can be seen.
The life of an ordinary spider is hard one,
because of its appearance - always repulsiVe'
Usually however, they the friend of man
rather than an enemy. except in the case of the
Black Widow.
Tests of its venom show that a minute
amount will kill guinea pig in a few minutes
One-thousandth of gram of will easily
kill a house cat.
Fortunately, the Black Widow spider isn't as
big as tarantua Victims of its bite are often
ill for few hours. but almost sure to re-
cover Over a ten-year period the Woodland
Clinic in California has treated 81 cases of
spider poisoning, but it is impossible to know
whether the Black Widow responsible for
this total Out of this list 35 cases recovered
completely, and two died In each death the ef-
feet of the venom was complicated by chronic
diseases which proved a handicap
-HFIRE is no reason to become panCky about
meeting Black Widow spiders picnic
or when hiking. The chances are you won't en-
counter one, or if you do that it won't bite
vou If both somehow happen, the nearest doctor
can quickly minimize the after effects.
Spiders, according to Professor Herms ano
graduate students who have worked under him
are one of the most remarkable organisms ir
the world. First. they not true insects.
The chief superficial difference between in
sects and spiders is in the number of legs
spiders have eight insects only six. They have
developed an ability to spin and weave silk =
and, unlike insects this silk to spin webs
The same silk builds snares and traps for the
insects on which Mr.. Spider, including the black
widow, lives.
Some webs sheets of strong silk with
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-11

1 AVE you met the lady whose kiss is
| death?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-11

to leave MS nest and start his own home, he
tries the balloon trick He plays out string of
silk into the wind until the weight of it pulls
him from his nest and he sails out into new
world The wind carries him along until he de
cides to land, which he accomplishes by reeling
in some of the silk and reducing the buoyancy
of his balloon" Professor Herms has known
of spiders which flew for hundreds of miles -
and during what evidently "spider season
one year the air an English town was filled
with baooning spiders
Some species are not content with living in
webs, and dig caves, which they line with silk.
One of these is the trapdoor spider variety of
tarantula. It's cave is covered with fine silk, and
boasts water-tight hinged door made of dirt
and silk.
Another spider is aquatic, and constructs an
air-tight diving bell, made from silk, which it
anchors on the bottom of pool. 1t still needs
air so this little monster carries down air
bubbles one at time to it's diving bell" Here
it brings up its family in an air-filled chamber
- as strange as anything imagined by Jules
Verne and considerably older than William
Beebes deep-sea diving bell!
Like gold, Black Widows are where you find
Evening star., 1936-09-08

guess the other road was rather pret-
ty, after all . Turn back, James.
Evelyn struggled to keep the laughter
out of her voice.
X X
"PARKs-Paris must be just like
this" she mused aloud, keeping
a mirthful eye on the driver. Have you
ever been in Paris. my good man?"
I'm cab driver, miss. tour
Washington"
"Ah, yes Evelyn sighed.
well, where to, lady?"
Whats that . oh, just around"
said the fare, vaguely. Then: well,
drive to the Handy Andy-the res
taurant, you know"
Without word, the driver sped the
cab out of the park. He seemed i'm
mensely relieved.
Not so fast" cautioned the girl
The speed diminished. Driver, il
you were in Paris studying art, would
you ever think of the girl you used
to know back in college? You think
lot of this girl, you know. On moon
light nights, you almost asked her
to marry you, but something always
stopped you-"
Listen, lady" said the driver, al
most viciously. This is no bureau for
the lovelorn!"
"Oh!" said Evelyn.
THE cab had drawn up in front OF
the Handy Andy. Evelyn quick
ly thrust a bill into the drivers hand
and ran into the restaurant. She
chose seat that commanded view
of the street, through the window.
The man at the wheel slumped
there for a few minutes-hours, II
seemed to Evelyn-then he pulled his
long form to the sidewalk. He walked
around the car; he kicked the tires
Then, with long strides, he crossed
the short distance to the door and
entered the room where the girl sat
Evelyn
"Ted!"
I'm a fool"
$50 am I. Sit down"
"I haven't any money with me
honey. IL"
you've got my $40 bill knew you't
have to follow and bring my change
Il hadn't noticed it. I want to tel
you-well, drive this cab at night sc
I can go to art school in the day.
time"
so what2 Don't I work eight hours
day in Sellon's basement-with q
college degree?"
"But-don't you see?-1 couldn't
ask you to marry me when had nc
money"
Another. word like that and
won't marry you"
well, warn you, might ask you
right now"
And I warn you. might acceptr
He leaned across the table. The
waitress gasped.
Copyright, 1936.)
Evening star., 1936-09-08


d .ook a cab home. so she leaned
ba and enjoyed her dry comfort.
l. cw blocks up the street the cab
W cought to sudden halt as a red
ligil flashed. There was a squeal-
ing of brakes and the car skidded
Sharply to the left.
"O-oh!" Evelyn exclaimed, invol-
unfairly.
mo danger. miss" said the driver
in a voice which, without its gruff-
ness, was singularly pleasant
and familiar, too, thought Evelyn.
She stared at his back as the car
shot onward. She frowned, slightly
puzzled. The set of that head -. She
read the card framed on the back
of the front seat: Ted Paine, Driver
No 433"
Strange" Evelyn mused, as she
studied the chauffeur's back. Its
Ted-or his twin But 1t can't be, y
she debated. Ted is in Paris study
ing art" Then, with a sudden in
spiration, she took out notebook and
pencil and wrote down the name and
number she saw on the card in front
OF her.
EVELYN laughed softly to herself.
Shed like to hear that voice
again.
The car had turned at Terrace and
now stopped in front Of 457.
"A little closer to the curb, my
man" Evelyn said with what she
hoped was hauteur. do you think
! want to ruin a perfectly good pair
of shoes in that gutter?"
The driver drew the car closer to
the curb, reached to the meter for
the bill, handed it to Evelyn-all
without looking back.
She paid the bill and said saucily:
"You're very poor driver. I think
I shall report you to the company. y
That ought to get remark out of
him.
"Umph!' said the driver and opened
the door.
Evelyn got out and the driver
slammed the door. Then he pulled
the cab abruptly away from the curb
and rolled hastily down the street.
Il don't know what it's all about
get, but I think I'll teach that young
man a lesson" Evelyn thought hap
pity as she stepped into the lift >.
X X X
A T FIVE minutes past the next
afternoon, Evelyn called the Star
Cab Co. from a booth phone. Send
Driver 433 to Sellon's rear entrance" !"
she directed and gave a fictitious
name.
Before the cab was fully parked
along the curb. Evelyn had come up
from the rear and opened the door
Drive to the park she ordered as
she stepped in, quickly.
The cab entered the green park.
"Trees are lovely" Evelyn comment
ed, without taking her eyes from the
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Law Checkmates Itself.

TULSA, Okla. (P).-Oklahoma is a
dry State, but some 80 beer taverns
have been serving highballs and get
ting by with ton Sunday only.
Chief Of Police Roy Hyatt ordered
them arrested and promptly ran into
q stalemate. Search warrants are
necessary for search and seizure" in
a citizens place of business, and Chief
Hyatt found the warrants invalid on
Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-09-08

broad back. Re-
ceivillg no answer,
she reached for
ward and raped
smartly on the d.
viding pane OF
glass.
James, I should
like more courtesy
on your part. I'm
not accustomed to
talking 70 myself.
Kindly answer me.
Aren't the trees
lovely?"
YEAH" said the
driver and turned
to the left.
But I wanted to
stay on that other
road" said Evelyn,
petulantly.
I'm no mind
reader, lady. Why
didn't you say SOP"
But when he had
turned the car
about: well. I
Evening star., 1936-09-08

STAND NC in
the doorway at
Sellon's d e p a r t.
ment store Evelyn
Har per watched
the downpour for
a few moments;
then, unwilling to
battle the e e.
ments, she dashed
to the open door
OF a waiting cab.
Where to?" the
driver asked, gruf-
fly, without turn
ing his head.
"457 Terrace"
The drive r
g. med the door
anu started the
cab.
Weather must
h dampened hit
s .ts," thought
Il &ssenger and
fl her face to
II ipping world
n. a She sell
Evening star., 1936-08-08

only morally responsible but answer
able to the law!
How much simpler it would be II
the Summer resident would take the
dog or cat, put 1t in the car and bring
1t up to one of the animal shelters in
Washington. If there is no car, phone
one of the societies before the Sum-
mer is up. Every Fall these institu-
tions get calls from people telling of
some half-starved dog or cat seen
haunting Summer cottage that once
was home. Although every effort is
made, it is impossible to find all the
little fellows. Loneliness has made
them wild. They wind up by starv-
ing or freezing to death.
See that this Summer does not mean
tragedy for either the household pet or
some little stray looking for a home.
Investigate the kennel if it is to be
boarded out. See the place for YOUR
self. If Pups and Kitty are to stay at
the home of neighbors, make certain
that they are fond of pets and not just
keeping the animals to pick up some
extra change. If there is no money
for board and the right kind Of neigh
bors are scarce, don't let any one drop
the little fellow in the country near
some farmers house. The farmer
would not have any Joy in his heart
over the addition to his live stock. Use
the same energy to take the pup Or
kitten to one of the organizations who
do humane work. They'll give it a
chance for q real home. Don't leave
that little Summer waif, no matter
who had it. Bring 1t to town to one
of the animal shelters. They'll gladly
take it and thank you!
Evening star., 1936-08-08
Out-Of-TOWn
Visitors and
Invitations
M ay M a asculin e
Friends Be House
Guests of Sisters?
BY EMILY POST,

nEAR Mrs. Post: We are two SIS
tiers, 81 and 33 years old. liv-
ing in a four-room apartment and
going to business. To state our prob
lem frankly, would it be proper to
let our young men friends stay at
our apartment when they are from
distant cities? We don't mean just
any friends, but the men whom we've
known for years, who go out of their
way to stop off to see us in this, our
adopted town. We have always been
taught that real politeness is simply
kindness and it does look unkind to
turn away old friends from the only
home in which we have to extend
hospitality. And yet!-what is your
answer?
Answer-How can possibly answer
a question like this? 1t all depends!
Are you in huge city like Chicago,
living among strangers, where not a
single neighbor knows you or cares
anything about you, where appear
ances, in other words. make no diff
ference whatever and your behavior
therefore is not question of super
ficial appearance but of the actual
propriety Of behavior. which is known
only to yourselves? In this situation,
let us say. it is entirely proper to be
as hospitable as you choose to your
hometown friends. On the other
hand, if you are living in a small
town, where gossip can very easily
misconstrue superficial appearances,
you might perhaps be criticized, no
matter how little the criticism is
actually deserved. You yourself know
which is the answer to your question.
x
Dear Mrs. Post: have an invi-
tation to spend the week end at the
cottage of very dear friends of a
good friend of mine. My friend
brought the invitation by word of
mouth. Frankly, feel that his
friends should have written me a
note and yet on the other hand I feel
that it would be rather silly to spoil
my own fun by showing that I care.
Don't you think so?
misunderstanding to every rule,
the one thing that a girl should never
do is to be "just brought along" by
a man to the house of hostess who
is friend of his and not of hers.
There are. perhaps. exceptions to rules,
of course. If it is really understood
that they expected you and that they
considered the invitation adequate,
then let us say that your case is the
exception.