Evening star., 1937-05-29
SWEEPSTAKESPAY
$500 TO IS HERE


Two Government Employees
"Sp|it" a Ticket.
Dollars from Ireland showered on 16
more District residents today as con-
ISOLATION prizes were drawn in the
Irish Sweepstakes.
Three Washingtonians have start
ing horses in the English Derby, to be
run Wednesday at EPSON Downs, and
seven others have non-starters.
Latest among those favored by the
luck of the draw are Lorna Turnbull
and Alice Fillmore, Government
stenographers living at 14O9 Fifteenth
street, who split" $500 consolation
ticket.
Miss Turnbull, who works at the
Veterans Administration, and Miss
Fillmore, a Social Securities employe,
received the news calmly. They
think" they said, they can use the
money
Chinese Among Winners.
A Chinese restaurant proprietor. a
colored Navy Yard worker hotel em-
ploye, and an unidentified person, be-
lieved to be newspaper man, are
among the others who drew consola-
ton prizes
Jew Yam Yee, manager of the Vat
Sun Restaurant. 3541 Georgia avenue
wasn't at all surprised to learn he
held winning ticket. AS matter
of fact, he intimated he had
planned on getting the money
which he will use to improve his
business.
The Navy Yard employe is Clarence
Gadsden, 149 T street, who works in
the gun shop. He said he didn't have
any foolish ideas" about spending.
R. T. Embrey. 645 E street south
east, an assistant engineer at the May
flower Hotel, apparently was in some
thing of dither after he heard about
his luck. Reporters, who failed to
find him at work or at home, were
told he was looking for his ticket
E1nbrey signed his ticket "Seemego."
"Who Knows" Gets $500.
"Who Knows" the nom de plume o.
another consolation prize winner
turned out to be Walter A. Grow, "a
of 22O Douglas street northeast, ar
Office assistant at the National Pres
Club.
Mrs. Mary Davis Kelley, 174!
Church street, nurse. was another
winner of $500. Speeches. for mo-
ment, Mrs. Kelley regained her voice
long enough to inform reporter she
probably would put her money in the
bank when she got it.
Another winner, Mrs. Florence Mil.
ler, 1926 Adams street northeast, sale
there had been "a lot of sickness il
the family and We certainly car
use it." Capt Henry T. Wright, U. S
N, on duty at the Navy Department
was another who will get $780, H,
lives in Alexandria.
Others here or nearby who will gel
consolation prizes include Miss Lii.
liam M. Ferris, 638 A street southeast
who manages the Ferris Coal, Wooe
g. Ice Co. She said she bought {
ticket once before and got her las
one as favor to a customer. I'm no.
much for gambling Miss Ferris said
but I can use the money in busi.
ness
Burke Edwards, 1914 Sixteenth
street, also drew a $500 prize. He Is
listed in the city directory as an EN-.
ploye of the American Nature Asso.
ciation.
Colored Chauffeur Wins.
Another $500 cash prize winner wa
Leonard Fields, 35-year-old coloret
chauffeur, who lives at 2418 F street
Fields was out on the job this morn
ing and couldn't be reached, but hi
niece, Vernice, said she was sure h
wasn't going to be mad to hea
that"
Four others who drew consolation
prizes of $500 were "Jethro," Apt. S.
1882 Massachusetts, avenue; Johnni
Syat, room 944, Is K street; H. H
Murphy, 142 Thirteenth street south
east, and Theodore Patterson, 1874
First street. None Of them could b
reached.
Prizes much more consoling tina
the $500 ones are assured Floyd I
Rush, managing director of the Wash
ington Hotel; H. v. Egan, 434 Tent
street northeast, City Post ONO
electrician, and Tom Acheson, 1921 ]
street, an engraver at the Times.
All three drew starting horses an
stand chance to win as high q
$l5o,o00. 1ngleside will carry Rush
hopes. Egan's horse is Frank Halls an
Achesons is Battle Royal.
Tickets on Non-Starters.
The following hold tickets on non
starters and are due to collect ap
proximately $4,000: Mrs. Lille A. Ede
len, 1888 First street northeast, "a
year-old widow; Mrs. Louise Dunca,
907 Twenty third street; Walter Skin
ner, 905 Savannah street southeast
Ernest Salter, 80 Fifty-third plae
southeast; Mrs. Frances d. Naqui,
Arlington, Va; wild Fire" Cavalie
Hotel, and skinny" 1895 B sire.
southeast.
More than 600 other Americans, ir
cluding "A Big Punk" of New YorI
have drawn prizes. Thirty-two I
them hold tickets on favorites, whic
include 1e Ksar. Pertox. Goya I