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GIRLS LS'FRIENDLY
SOCIETY FETES
MRS. BERRY
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with two sisters, she smiled q kind
ly smile and said:
"Maybe that's why under
stand girls and their problems"
Now in the twilight Of her life
but still vitally interested in "all
Of her girls" with whom she main
tainS q steady correspondence,
Mrs. Berry is more than ever con-
vinced that young people are
greatly influenced by what older
folks do. AS she bends forward
to emphasize that the "timeS are
serious ones," the grand old lady
Of the Friendly Society earnestly
adds that women should strive
to give men something to live up
to-"
Mrs. Berry was a Sunday School
teacher at the Church Of the
Epiphany in 1895 when the Wash
ington branch of the Girls
Friendly Society was organized by
Mrs. Henrietta Irving Bolton, and
her school group formed the
nucleus Of the original group Of
36 girls.
While the society parallels the
organization Of the Episcopal
Church, there are no restrictions
either religious or otherwise af-
fecting membership. The normal
age requirement is from 16 to 25,
but many members are younger
and some are older than the
limit.
In 1912 Mrs. Berry was made
DIOCESAN president Of the society
and served in that capacity dur.
ing the World War. During those
hectic days the girls nghtened the
burdens Of soldiers congregated in
Washington and in camps in Mary.
land and Virginia by staging plays
and dances for the men. A con-
siderable amount of Red Cross
work was also contributed by the
group.
In 1919, she resigned because,
as she said, IT wasn't so much in
terested in the executive part Of
it; rather liked to work with the
girls"
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IT NTN WASAINGTON'S Nh
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"Most Efficient Detective Bureau In
United States" BY SuPeriors

"He built up one of the most
efficient detective bureaus in
the entire nation"
That was the tribute paid In
Spector Frank S. w. Burke by
Major Ernest w. Brown when the
inspector retired this year after "a
years service in the Metropolitan
Police Department.
Joining the force in 1902, In
Spector Burke first went on patrol
in old Swampoodle, and many a
fight he had in Bears Gap, Dixons
Court, Willow Tree Alley and
other hangoutS Of the toughs-but
he always got his man.
He was advanced to the rank Of
captain, and became inspector and
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Sen. Guffey's Sister
To Be Speaker Here

Miss Pauletta Guffey Of Pitts
burgh and Washington, sister Of
United States Senator Joseph F.
!Guffey Of Pennsylvania. is to be
guest speaker at a meeting Of the
Democratic League Of the District
ct the Burlington Hotel tomorrow
afternoon at 1870.
Lee H. Shugar, secretary Of the
league, predicted an unusually
large attendance in view Of the
prominence of members Of the
Guffey family in the presidential
campaign.
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COUNTY CLINIC
DECEMBER 9

ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE,
Va, Dec. darlington county'S
monthly chest clinic will be held
at the Cherrydale Health Center,
Wednesday,, December 8, it was
announced here today by DR.. P.
M. Chichester, health officer.
Hours will be from 10:30 a. m.
to p. M, with DR.. H. A. Latane,
of Alexandria, as clinician. The tu-
berculin test will be given all
children attending the clinic who
wish it. The clinics are open to
both children and adults.
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Board Allows Alias
On Pension Pleas

The Social Security Board ruled
yesterday that an ernploye work
ing under an alias can use his as
sumed name in applying for an
old age benefit account number.
The board asked, however, that
the persons real name be enclosed
in a separate statement 30 1t can
check birth records.
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TRAFFIC CAST
CONVICTIONS
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First Offense Speeding

First Offense Speeding
Willie j. Ballinger, 3133 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W., $40.
Asa K. Shelton, Soldiers Home.
$40.
Alfonso Bontempo, 721 Rock
Creek Church Rd. N. W., $40.
Claire M. Arbaugh. Maryland,
$40.
Walter H. Kits, 1910 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W., $40.
Clifton Garrett, AIT First st.
N. w., $40.
George R. Swanson, 1903 Rhode
Island Ave. N. W., $40.
Spencer Lawson, Maryland, $40.
James r. williams, Georgetown
University, $40.
Charles H. McWherten, Navy
Yard. $40.
George W. Rowland. so4 r st.
N. E., $40.
Elmer Henson, 22S Bryant st.
N. E., $40.
Edward A. Chewing, Virginia, IS.
Edgar E. Perrell, Virginia, IS.
John j. Donnelly, jr., 2116 Kalo
rama Rd. N. w., IS.
John H. Ford, Ontario Apis, IS,
Leo F. Brooks, 1901 Thirteenth
st. N. W., IS.
Floyd v. Ritter, 1925 Lowell ST.
N. W., S..
Paul B. Kern, North Carolina, S.
Forman Shore, 1864 Otis Pl
N. W., IS.
Louis c. Dent, POI I st. N. w., S.
George S. Draper, Virginia, S.
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assistant chief Of police in 1881.
One of his best works was re-
organization of the police school,
lengthening the term and making
it more efficient.
AS head of the detective bureau
he directed the work Of solving
many crimes, including the break
up Of the TriState gang, the cap
ture Of the Rhode Island Ave. bank
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Senator Shipstead
Leaves Hospital

Long under treatment at the
Naval Hospital, Senator Henrik
Shipstead, Farm r-Laborite Of
Minnesota, has recovered and
returned to his home at 1113 E.
Capitol st., hospital attendants
revealed last night. Senator Ship
Stead's health is at top form, ply
sicians revealed.
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troup of children face a cherries
Yuletide.
They are Destitute
Another particularly destitute
family is that Of Mrs. s." She
has six children and her husband
is unemployed. She writes:
"My children will not have q
thing for Christmas unless some
kind person helps me. Food and
clothes for the children is what
/ would appreciate having the
most"
There are four boys in this
family, the ages being /, Is, II,
and nine months. The girls are 8
and 2 years of age.
There are a great number Of
colored families who are also ap
pealing to us for aid. While we
have been able to secure aid fol
some Of them already, there are
going to be a great many who
will not receive anything fol
Christmas, so we, in turn, appea
to colored Good Fellows to helr
take care of their own race. There
are hundreds of colored people
who have fine positions anc
enough money to spare to play
Good Fellows.
If you would like to be a Good
Fellow, please do not wait until
Christmas to select a family. Visit
the family yourself, then you can
plan just what you would like tc
do and Danish their anxiety over
the uncertainty of Christmas.
Notify the Good Fellow Editor
of the Washington Times by mail
telephone, or in person at The
Times Building.
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Teachers to Hear King

Senator william H. King, OF
Utah, chairman Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, will address the
Teachers Union Of washington ct
its annual luncheon at 1880 p. m.
today at the Carlton Hotel. Miss
Mary C. Dent, president Of the
union, will preside.
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robbers, the solution Of the mil
sic" Henry murder and others.
Not content to become inactive
following his retirement, 1nspec'
tor Burke became associated with
a real estate firm, and now de.
votes his energies to business.
He and Mrs. Burke reside at
3338 O st. N. w.
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WalliS'S favorite heroine.
These childhood recollectionS Of
the woman who Is likely to be the
Queen Of England, are not in.
spired by a desire to find special
qualities in an extraordinary per-
sonality.
Wallis was born a leader. The
rest Of the children did as she
suggested. I remember one adven-
ture she inspired that was typical
Of her thoroughness, her curiosity
and her shrewdneSs.
Miss Bessie" the telephone
operator at the Preston had a
beau. The beau gave Miss Bessie
a dimond ring. Maybe it isn't q
real diamond" said Wallis the
afternoon Miss Bessie showed her
the present. Maybe it's only glass.
We ought to find out"
We did find out. I'll tell you how
tomorrow.
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SAMUEL VIGDERHOUsE

Samuel Vigderhouse, District
sales manager of the Carpet Food
Products Company, who died
yesterday after a short illness at
his residence, 4324 Fifteenth St.
4. W., will be buried Sunday in
the Ohev Sholom Cemetery. Ser
vices will be conducted in his home
ct ! o'clock.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Vigderhouse: three
daughters, Mrs. William Levin, Of
New York; Mildred and Noami
Vigderhouse; two brothers, Morris
and Joseph Hais Vigderhouse. Of
Washington, and a sister, Mrs.
Mildred Potsky, of washington.
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
Miss Glynr1 Sets
Campus Pace at
Maryland

Miss Gwendolyn Glynn, STRAIT
ford, Conn, in addition to being
one of the prettiest goods on the
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outwitted them all. She was
WalliS'S favorite heroine.
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
DR.. GRIFFITH.
SUCCUMBS
SUDDENLY

DR.. Thomas ]. Griffith, formerly
Of the Surgeon Generals Office,
died suddenly yesterday at his
residence, 1912 G st. N. w. He
was IS.
Born in Moorefield, Ind, DR..
Griffith was graduate Of the
Moorefield Academy and the Uni
versity Of Louisville (Ky) school
Of medicine. He graduated from
the University Of Louisville when
only 10.
After more than IA years Of
practice in Vevay, Ind, he came
to Washington and received an
appointment in the Adjutant Gen.
erals Office in the War Depart
ment. Three years later, in 1893,
he was transferred to the Sur
geon Generals office and served
there until his retirement, after
81 years Of Government service,
In 1921.
Surviving is his brother, Ulysses
Griffith, member Of the faculty
at the University Of Oklahoma,
and four sisters, Mrs. Edwin
Brown, Of Kentucky; Mrs. Marcus
SulZer, Of Madison, Ind; Miss Car.
rie Griffith, and Miss Ella Grif-
fifth, both Of Madison, Ind.
According to tentative arrange
nentS, his body will be taken to
Vevay, Ind. where funeral services
and interment will be conducted.
MARY GEE ANDERSON
Stricken with a heart ailment
yesterday while being driven home
from work by friends, Miss Mary
Gee Anderson, 81, employed in the
accounting department of West
ern Union Telegraph Co., was pro
nounced dead upon arrival at
Emergency Hospital.
=, A native of Tennessee, Miss An
derSon had been employed with
the telegraph company more than
43 years and was contemplating
retirement next April.
Active in the Order Of the East
ern Star, she was a member Of the
Brightwood M. E. Church. Her
residence was at 1911 Hamilton
st. N. w.
~ She is survived by cousin, Mrs.
Maude Riley, Of Warrenton, Va.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
MELVILLE B. TEWKSBURY
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted in Marietta, Pa, Monday
for Melville B. Tewksbury, 48, re-
tired washington pharmacist, who
died yesterday after a short illness
in Providence Hospital.
Mr.. Tewksbury was born in
Hutchinson. Kan, and was
graduate of Eastern High School
and George Washington Uni
versity.
p, His widow, Mrs. Mary Engle
TwekSbury: two daughters, Jessie
and Elizabeth Tewksbury, and a
son, Melville B. Tewksbury, jr.,
survive.
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POOL TO. AID
D. +. NEEDY

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troup of children face a cherries
Yuletide.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-14
Candle Lighting
Service Is Set
Here Wednesday

With a choir Of 40 children
from the city schools vested in
white performing, the annual
candle lighting service, an event
which has been given here over
a period of years, will be given
under the auspices of the Wednes-
day Music club Wednesday even
ing, December 16, promptly at 4
p. M, at the First Baptist church.
The public is cordially invited:
The church. will be effectively
decorated for this service In white
and green.
An outgrowth Of a program Of
singing carols on the streets by
groups of children here, begun Ia
years ago, but which was made
impossible by inclement weather
Oh number Of occasions, the
candle lighting service has been
held for about eight years at the
First Baptist church, as o public
Christmas music feature.
In view Of the fact that It is
desired to make the whole service
as impressive as possible, Il Il ask
ed that all attending leave the
church as quietly as possible at
the conclusion Of Wednesday af-
ternoon's program. -f7gHa5'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-14
F. R. TO Land
TUESDAY A. N.
Crosses Gulf Stream To-
night, viii Be in Capital
Tuesday Night q, a.,

ABOARD u. S. S. CHESTER,
Dec. Ii. (UP)-Presidcnt Roose-
welt will cross the Gulf stream to-
night, exchanging summer for
winter. and will arrive in Charles
ton at z a. m. Tuesday. He will
be in Washington tomorrow night.
The. president spent a quiet
Sunday aboard the U. S. S. In
dianapoliS en- route TO Charleston,
s. G.
lie attended church services in
the forenoon and spent most of
the day on deck, reading and en-
joying the Summer-like weather.
Today the president will begin
packing preparatory to diScm-
barking at Charleston. A special
train will speed him to Washing
ton,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-14
JOE WHITAKER
MET DEATH BY
HIS own GUN
Decision Reached by Soici-
tor Rulings and Officers;
G-Men Investigate
DAVID WHITAKER ,AT
OFFICERS CONFERENCE
By J. T. FAIN. YR.

Four weeks after he was shot
and killed about 4 a. m. Sunday.
Nov. Is, the Staying of Joseph l.
Whitaker, Henderson county game
warden, remains as much q myS-
terry as ever before.
This statement may be made in
spite Of the fact that Deputy Sher-
iff John Drake and Chief of Po-
lice Otis Powers, together with So
licitor c. 0. Rulings, Coroner j.
F. Brooks, and David Whitaker,
brother of the dead warden, are
entirely satisfied in their own
minds that the bullet that killed
Whitaker was fired from his own
gun, a 22-calibre Colt automatic
pistol.
Late Saturday, after a twO-hour
consultation, and after telegram
from J. Edgar Hoover, chief OF
the federal bureau of investiga-
ton, had identified the bullet
taken from Whitaker's body as
one from his own gun, Solicitor
Rulings made this statement for
himself and those above named
and concerned with the case:
81 am satisfied that Joe Whit
aker came 70 his death through
the discharge of his own gun,
either accidentally, or from out
side force from the parties in the
automobile from which he was
previously believed shot"
The telegram from the depart
ment of investigation was as fol
lows: "Re shooting of Joe Whit
aker. Evidence bullet from same
gun as sample bullet marked from
.22 calibre woodsman automatic
pistol number S764S. Hoover"
The bullet referred to in this tcle-
gram was one of four sample bu!-
lets, sent to the bureau of inveStl-
CATION and identified by numbers
only. 1t was the sample bullet,
fired from Whitaker's gun by Of
ficers under the supervision of a
department Of justice agent.
On receipt Of this telegram,
Drake and Powers asked Solicitor
Rulings to come to Hendersonvllle
AMI asked David Whitaker to at
tend the conference.
Present were Solicitor Rulings,
Chief Powers, Deputy Drake, Cor
oner Brooks, Mr.. Whitaker, and
the author Of this article. Solicit
tor Rulings asked Mr.. Whitaker to
relate the movements Of himself
and his brother on the night be-
fore he was killed.
Mr.. Whitaker's testimony was
substantially as follows: He and
Joe had gone to the house on the
North Mills River road about 9
o'clock and retired. They were
awakened by the lights of an au-
tomobile, passing eastward down
the road. Occupants of the car
were using a flashlight.
The two men got up, pulled on
their clothes and. went to the road
Gazing down the road, Joe was on
the left, David on the right ana
Joe was several feet down the
road. Joe attempted to stop the
car with his light, but the car
drove on past. and David fireo
shot at the left rear casing from
his own gun, 3S-calibre revolver.
This portion of the testimony
has been thoroughly substantlateGi
by testimony Of the occupants OF
this car, who are known to DILL
GERS. 49,,
Joe told David he thought they
could overtake the car ana they
gave chase. However, they never
saw this car again. ,..
Down the road in the direction
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-14
}uenos Aires Peace Action Disappointing
2O7 CHILDREN in LIST OF
63 FAMILIES SELECTED TO
RECEIVE CHRISTMAS AID
Welfare Department 10 Be
Central Agency for
Charity

The Henderson County Welfare
department, working in conjunc-
ton with Mayor A. Y. Edwards,
today submitted to The Times
News IA list of CO families in city
and county who unless people in
more fortunate circumstances be-
come aides to Santa Claus, will
have scant, if any, Christmas"
In the families are POT children
and number Of aged people, as
we'll as parents who have failed TO
make financial ends meet and, in
many instances will not have food
for Christmas day, much less ade-
quatc clothing and candy and fruit
and toys. All the families named
have been personally investigated
by representatives of the welfare
department or school teachers, it
was said. and are deserving of the
aid of charitably minded persons
and organizations through the sea-
son of peace on earth and good
will toward men,"
In order not to avoid duplica-
tions and overlapping in the dis
tribution of Christmas cheer, Miss
Norma Spence of the welfare de-
partment said today that regis
ter will be kept at department
headquarters on Third avenue
east, and that any person or or
ganization wishing to select one
or more families as objects OF
charity may have their names
written opposite the names OF the
family selected by coming to the
welfare Office. When. this is done.
no other person or organization
will be assigned to that family.
One of the first organizations
to respond to the welfare depart
ments appeal for aid in relieving
physical distress was the Kiwanis
club, which through its president,
C.. NJ. Ogle, agreed to outfit as
many as so children with new
shoes and to provide a number OF
TOYS and n large quantity of fruit
and candy in addition. Half of the
shoes will be donated by Edward
Patterson and Sam Kalin, club
members representing two depart.
ment stores. This contribution will
be separate from anything else
which individual club members
may wish to do in looking after a
family for Christmas.
The welfare department eX-
planned that while it is able to
provide hundreds of other articles
Of wearing a~~arel, it is unable to
supply shoes to needy children.
Indications are, Miss Spence
said, that other organizations and
individuals will quickly volunteer
to provide Christmas cheer for
one or more families, and it is
hoped that all persons on record
as needing helm will be made hap
py on Christmas day. Emphasis
was placed on the request that
charity gifts not be distributed
haphazardly, but that the welfare
office be notified Of the name Of
the person, persons or family Sc
lectcd.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-14
NTHUSIASM
Ar CAPITAL
|,Orts to Government
how Measures to Avoid
| War Emasculated
/ RESULT BEST
| EFFORTS BY HULL
!, HOBART c. MoNTEE
ia Press Staff Correspondent


k,SHlNGTON. Dec. Ia. (UP)
IsKasm for the work of the
I,Ancrican peace conference
! \ perceptibly last night as
~ studied the text of treat
| wyiIing for common neutral
a: consultation introduced
n difference.
fs conceding that these ma
weakened consultations
,1.rality provisions probab-
1,tnted the most that Secre-
! 4 State Cordell Hull, chief
American delegation, could
J, from the conference, the
\ Of the draft conventions
D. upon at BuenoS Aires
! considered far short Of the
! o. peace machinery which
/ and Roosevelt journeyed TO
b., Aires 20 obtain.
b draft conventions were
r. conceded 20 represent a
Onward in the coordination
|rrld peace machinery, as 1t
0iSts. Officials who had hop
Eat the BuenoS Aires confer
would bring the 81 Ameri-
rs,iOnS into common line on
hons Of peace and neutrality
LNed disappointment over
maSculations Of the original
kosalS taken 10 Buenos Aires
r. American delegation.
fgecially disappointing was
ac. that the conference had
~ out the American proposal
consultative committee 10
kmDOSed of the secretaries Of
Of the foreign ministers of
American republics. This
3 would open consultations
syer the peace of the west
sniSphere was threatened.
draft conventions as they
sand make no provision for
a committee, observers said.
neutrality provisions also
considered TO have been ma
b weakened. As originally
PEI the American nations
have been obligated. in
o. var in this hemisphere.
rpoSc embargoes on exports
pm, ammunition and imple-
o. war practically identical
ne embargo provisions of
United States neutrality act.
the draft convention now
Is the Signatory powers would
pb6gased to consult together
consider" whether "such hos
Is seal be regarded as con-
ing a state of war so as TO
MO effect the neutrality pro-
: Of the present conven-
e neutrality provisions
B sntitle each nation to APP
pa neutrality provisions as
sa.ained in that nations own
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