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Georgia Visitor
Is Bridge Hostess
At Gaithersbur9

CAITHERSBURG, Nd, June 12.-
Miss Ellen Rhodes Of Atlanta. Ga,
who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Carroll
Walker, was hostess at bridge party
Tuesday evening at the Walker home.
Her guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marquard, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Mount, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Lafferty, Mr..
Ward Oehmann Of Washington: Miss
Dorothy Bartlett Of Gaithersburg, Mr..
Ulysses Griffith, 4th, OF Laytonsville.
Miss Rhodes and her mother, Mrs.
c. A. Rhodes, have been much enter
tanned the two weeks they have been
here. Friday Mrs. Walker and Miss
Ella Plummer entertained with
bridge luncheon for them, Saturday
evening Miss Rhodes was the guest
Of honor at dinner given at Indian
Spring club by Mr.. Oehmann.
Mr.. George Bartlett and his daugh-
ter, Miss Vashti Bartlett. arrived
Tuesday from their Winter home In
Pass-a-G Grille, Fla, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Griffith having preceded them
by a month.
Miss Ruth Ramsdell, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Ramsdell. had
as her week end guests Miss Kath-
arine Enders Of Rockingham, N. c.,
and Miss Marie Murphy Of Auburn,
N. Y. Miss Ramsdell and her guests
were entertained Saturday afternoon
by Miss Ellen Ramsdell Of Chopper,
having in addition, Miss Nancy Dia-
mond. Miss Helen Hogan, Miss Eliza
beth Guide and Miss Cecilia Fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair Taylor have
moved from the Winchell house on
Diamond Avenue to their newly pur-
chased home on Summit Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Browning
were hosts at supper Sunday evening
Dorothy Spooner, Miss Esther Ovitz,
and Mr. c. A. Berkley OF Washington.
Mrs. Ridgely HoWes and son. Dom
aid Lee, spent the week with Mrs.
Howes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. w.
Dannenberg of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Howes had with
them for dinner Friday, Mrs. Clagett
Higgins. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Klopp
OF Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howes and their family Of Sykes
vile, Nd.
Mrs. Olive Farmer arrived home
Friday after spending the Winter at
Hastings-on-the-H Hudson with Mr..
John Hudson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chadwick,
ST., OF Oakmont are spending several
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Girls and Horses There

JACKSON, Miss (P.-Gen. J. r..
Sadler Of Nashville. Tenn, one-time
commander Of Nathan Forests IA
nous Cavalry Corps, came to the re-
union Of Confederate veterans in the
wake Of this telegram:
Meet me at the railway station
with II pretty girls OH horseback and
q spirited horse for me to ride to the
hotel"
The girls and the horses were there.
And the 93-year-old veteran climbed
briskly to his saddle and headed an
impromptu parade.
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weeks at Yama Farms, Napanoch,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ray and their
family OF Rockville spent the week
end with Mrs. Rays father. Mr..
Charles King OF Oakmont. Miss Mar
jorie Hottinger Of Boyd also was at
the King home as the guest OF Mrs
Ivy Wolford.
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Reasons for Divorce.

CHICAGO R.-Mrs. Catherine
Mareck. 80, told Judge Joseph 3. David
she had three reasons for divorcing her
husband, John. They we're:
/. He killed her two pet canaries.
2. He strangled her chow dog BE-
cause the animal brought her slippers
before his.
3. He smashed the radio because she
wanted to listen to a barn dance pro-
gram.
The divorce was granted.
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Ninety thousand acres in Soviet
Georgia have been planted to tea.
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w e d din G S
Hold Nearby
Att tion
Big Social Week for
Silver Spring Sec-
ton Residents.

w WEDDINGS and graduation
~ parties occupy the spotlight
" " for social activities in
Silver Spring. Md. and
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in favor Of relief clients were with.
held by unscrupulous relief officials,
forged and turned over direct to mer-
chants. Upon presentation of these
orders to the State relief administra-
tor, the merchants received the checks,
the proceeds Of which were divided be.
tween the merchants, the relief Of
ficias and other conspirators. Thi,
scheme realized s265OOO for the par
ticipants before % persons were con-
vlcted, including the county Judge and
the Mayor of the county seat.
DONT try to use Cancelled stamp,
however dim the markings NAV
be. You may go to Jail for it. Postal
authorities are always on the lookout
for strengthening stamps and coun-
terielt stamps. Antedating a post.
mark is also Federal offense.
How are the men asked to accom-
pllsh these gigantic tasks trained?
There Is no inspection service except
the school of experience. Entrance
into the service is a promotion open
only to those classified postal en-
plyes who evidence greatest fitness
Tor this class of work. At the outset
the neophyte inspector is assigned
10 accompany an experienced inspec-
tor, who acts as instructor. Very
early he is required to handle per-
sonally some parts of the investiea-
ton and eventually entire investiga-
tons, selected with reference to his
stage Of development.
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Bulletin of Exhibitions

contemporary
paintings 8. (Open to Special
Oriental subjects by Elizabeth
GALLERY ART United States National
collections Gelaty Ralph
r Lane johnson and Herbert Ward African sculptures Stained
etching by exhibition
Architects National Museum.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF GRAPHIC
Exhibition Of etchings by various wel-known American
MUSEUM, ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING
Exhibition pictorial photographs members Washington
Photographic Society,"
FREE GALLERY OF ARTPermanent collection paintings
etchngs Whistler The paintings
bronzes pottery, miniatures,
collection paintings BY
old sculpture
drawings, etchings and water
STUDIO during
MUSEUM DISTRICT COLUMBIA-Permanent
collection tapestries and other textiles
Open Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays pm Adm
by card obtanabe at ONCE Hyers
teenth
ARTS CLUB OF Observation-Disclosures, Summer
ngs, prints and sculpture
LIBRARY CONGRESS- DIVISION OF FINE ARTsExhib,ton Of
etcings other prints by contemporary
Hthogaph drawings by American Special exhibition
Of illustrations by Frederic
PUBLIC LIBRARY, MAIN BUILDING Of works by pupils
Of Eugen Weisz.
woAdENs CLUB-Paintnes by Hattie Burdete
DUBARTON HOUsEHisoGca exhibit furniture articles Of
utility and pictures
BOOKSHOP Of water cos
by Mitchell Jameson Of Virgin Islands
GALLERY OF MODERN MASTERS
colors Of New England and the West by Howard Giles
HOWARD ART-Exhibion of chldrens
work Of New York and Washington P.
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Continued From Page B-l)
purpose Of this convention is to in
sure greater safety of life on vessels
by international agreement on GER
tam technical features which affect
safety. Design and construction fea-
lures that will further insure the
safety OF ocean travel will become q
part of the program.
A MOTHER possibility in the devel.
opment of our merchant marine
under the new commission is the es.
tablishment of some system whereby
men may be trained in any of those
various services performed by those
VINO follow the sea for a livelihood.
The interdepartmental committee
suggested some kind of maritime
academy where young men could be
trained IN the creative side of marine
engineering, naval architecture. busi-
ness management and trade" The
curriculum would also take care OF
training shipyard workers and estab-
llsh an officers training course whers
properly qualified young men could
learn to become officers aboard ships
OF the merchant marine 1t is sug-
gested that steamship operators should
De given an opportunity to propose
names OF young men in their EMPLOY
VINO impress them as suitable ma.
erlal for marine service. The acad-
emy would develop along lines SINH
lar to those of the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis or the
United States Coast Guard Academy
In New London.
witnesses have unanimously
agreed stated one report of recon-
mendatlons, that the outstanding
need OF American operators is greater
patronage by domestic exporters and
importers and by the travelling pub
lie. American operators feel that
the general public, on its own initia-
tive or under governmental urpinr.
should patronize American ships more
generously as a patriotic duty" In
the last analysis it is national pride
that can put us back triumphant on
the high seas. And, in the words Of
the President, "The time has come
to square the traditional ideal OF the
American Merchant Marine with ef.
fective performance
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Post Office
Continued From Page B-1.)

(CO0ClnueQ from rage b-l.)
mails after cancellation, the postal
inspection service Is brought into such
fraud Sometimes this transaction is
completed without any belt being de-
livered. At other times belt is de-
livered, like the health belts sold by
takers for $3.50. 1t consists of MOTH
ing but red sateen, straps and metal
weights.
THIS organization was Nation wide
and was started about 20 years
ago by an old Russian, Simon Mohr.
In one instance total Of s26,000 was
taken from a widow 86 years old In
Aiken, S. C.. One swindler alone
netted s350,OO0 before some one COM
planned about him.
Investigations of this racket were
initiated less than year and half
ago when a careless pair Of "glimmer"
men failed to deliver to an elderly
woman a "radium" belt for which a
1000 deposit had been put up. Her
nephew was prosecuting attorney in
nearby city and she complained to
him. He called in the postal inspec-
tion service at once. With only the
meagerest descriptions of the con-
fdence men, the inspectors went to
work. A circular letter containing
these descriptions was forwarded to
every postmaster and rural carrier in
the United States. Police depart
ments all over the country were asked
for photographs Of men arrested in
similar operations Bankers were
called by postmasters and asked to
keep an eye out for men Of that de-
scription and diversified checks from
persons of modest means and known
habits.
In an Arkansas town, soon after
such conference, swindlers got $125
from an elderly woman after banking
hours. They had asked her to write
to her banker a letter they dictated
to facilitate cashing the check. In
stead, she went personally to the bank,
asking that they be kind enough to
cash her check. The banker asked
her few questions and said, go see
the postmaster at once!"
Since that time SO "glimmer" men
have been convicted, all the way from
Los Angeles to Philadelphia, and are
serving time in prison. One operated
in Anacostia, D. c. The most horrible
case was at Barnardstown, Mass,
where an elderly farmer with a blind.
crippled daughter was defrauded of
$500 to restore her sight. The parents
Of mayor Of Remington, Va, were
among the people victimized. In tWo
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OF the current season and will con-
tinue until September or longer. Miss
Eleanor Parke Gusts, chairman Of
the Exhibition Committee of the Arts
Club, left, nearly a fortnight ago, for
Boston, where an exhibition of her
water colors opened in the Vose CAL
leries the first of this month, continu-
ing until today. This comprised some
Of the paintings she made during the
Spring on her trip to Guatemala.
From Boston Miss Gusts goes to
Gloucester, where she will reopen, for
the Summer, her studio on Rocky
Neck.
Miss Keith's Prints on Exhibition
In the Corcoran Gallery
Find FAVOR.
THE exhibition Of color wood-block
prints by Miss Elizabeth keith
of London, which opened in the Cor
coran Gallery OF Art last week is at
tracing wide and favorable atten-
ton. Especially notable in the COL
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lection is number of prints of ia
nous actors in Noh Theater in Japan.
Her prints have been acquired by
museums and native collectors in
the Orient, which is perhaps the high
est tribute to their merit and dis
corning veracity that could be paid
them. They bring the mysterious
charm Of the Orient to our very door,
while retaining its richness Of color
and elusive quality. This exhibition
will continue for another week.
Three Washington
Artists Exhibit in the
Brooke Farm Tea House.
A DRIENNE LOUISE LOW. Mary
Margaret Hudgins and Catherine
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THERE are three other landscapes In
IL this one-man show by Eilshemus,
"Bridge for Fishing" which hangs
over the mantel and unluckily loses
much Of its subtlety by artificial
lighting; Samoan Scene" an early
work, and Twilight on the River"
which shows charming sky tinted
by afterglow. All three Of these can
vases are sensistively rendered and
peculiarly characteristic. Less pleas
ing, but perhaps equally indicative of
individuality of genius, are two Of the
three figure compositions which make
up the collective showing.
In connection with the rehanging
OF the Phillips Memorial Gallery men
ton should also be made Of the re-
showing Of the lovely abstract, paint
1ngs by Augustus Vincent Tack, orig
inally purposed for decorative panels
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Werneke (MrS. Wheeler) are holding
an exhibition of their paintings in the
Brooke Farm Tea House, Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Hudgins and Miss Low maintain
studios on K street and at Dupont
Circle, respectively, and all three MEM
bers OF the trio have exhibited for the
past five years with the Washington
Water Color Club and other local
groups. There have been several Of
these suburban exhibitions this season
since the opening of Spring, and they
seem to have proved very acceptable
by way of innovation. Art, as a rule.
is produced in the country and
brought to the city for display. Here
this order seems to be reversed-and
wisely,
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his writings and in support Of that
which is finest and best in architecture
and the allied arts. A high and we'll
merited honor.
C. Po1ueH Minnigerode Elected
President OF the Association
OF Museum Directors.
HONOR has come to another Wash
ingtonian in the art field, Mr.
c. Powell Minnigerode, director OF the
Corcoran Gallery OF Art, who. at the
annual meeting OF the Association Of
Museum Directors held here last week,
was elected president. This associa-
ton is made up Of the directors of
art museums throughout the coun-
try, and the election of Mr.. Min
nigerode is tribute to his standing as
a museum executive and the esteem
In which he Is held by his co-workers
The meetings of this association are
not open to the public, no addresses
are made, no papers read. The men,
bers gather around a table and in
formally discuss museum problems to
their mutual edification; the pros and
cons OF new policies are discussed
and news Of general interest handed
on. It is essentially a working organi-
zation.
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Washington Photographic
Society Makes Good Shouting.

THERE are some fine prints in the
current exhibition Of pictorial
photographs by members Of the
Washington Photographic Society,
which opened in the Arts and In
dustries Building Of the National Mu-
scum the first of May to continue to
the end Of the month. Unfortunately
for the reviewer, some Of the prints
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were not signed, and on some the
signatures were difficult to decipher,
but among the outstanding con-
tributors were " R. Napier, Marion
H. Briggs. Paul Fitzpatrick, Lloyd c.
Mathers, HarriSs, c. A. Briggs and
M. T. Moor. The works include land
scapes, architectural themes, figures
and portrait studies; many are excel
lent in composition, well handled as
to light and truly interpretive. These
are not merely picturesque themes
well rendered, but subjects which have
lent themselves to the Interpretation
of beauty with strength and vitality
In such instances the camera has
been rightly used as medium Of
artistic expression and quite as truly
so as brush or pencil.
Painting By Eliot O'Hard
Purchased by Western Museum.
FL1OT O'HARA returned to Wash
ington this week after consider
able absence in New England, the
greater portion of which was spent
conducting classes in Water-color
painting at Yale Mr.. O'Hara is rep
resented in the notable water-color
exhibition lately assembled and set
forth by the Brooklyn Museum. One OF
his Western water colors has recently
been acquired by the Fine Arts Mu-
scum of San Diego, Calf.
Members Summer Exhibition
Opening at the Arts Club.
THE exhibition at the Arts Club
changes tomorrow when the men,
bers' Summer show opens. This will
consist Of paintings. drawings and
prints as we'll as small works In sculp-
ture. It Is the concluding exhibition
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Maritime

Continued From Page B-l.)
Evening star., 1937-07-30
M'CARRAN BACKS
$1,2OD PAY BILL
Calls Ramspeck Measure for
U.S.. Workers Fright
Step."

Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada, who six months ago launched
drive to esta ablish 81 500 as a min
imum wage for full-time workers in
the Federal service, today welcomed
the proposal of Chairman Ramspeck
OF the House Civil Service Committee
to put through $1,000 minimum pay
measure.
On learning Of the Ramspeck bill,
which is described as having admin
istration backing, McCarran an
nounced he would go along with that
move instead of insisting on his own
plan at this time, calling it step In
the right direction.
Action on the Ramspeck bill at this
session depends on whether Congress
remains in session for several more
weeks-long enough to get the measure
through committee and on the floor.
Speedy adjournment probably would
necessitate postponement of action.
Although Senator McCarran's bill
went beyond the fixing of minimum
wage by providing some increases in
brackets up to a salary of $500
year, with revision also of efficiency
rating methods, the Nevadan said he
would not press for those provisions If
there Is chance for enactment OF
the 81 200 minimum, because his main
desire was to bring up the wage level
Of those in the lowest brackets.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
CLASSES IN TANGO
Dancing Masters to Be Taught by
Broadway Expert.

For the first time in its 81 years Of
existence, the Dancing Masters Of
America will be taught the tango at
its annual convention opening at the
Mayflower Sunday.
Fred lie Quorne, one of Broadway's
better-known routine creators for
leading ball room teams, will be the
pioneer instructor. He will demon
strate and teach new conceptions Of
the tango, Offering both ball room and
exhibition versions.
LIE Quorne declared Nordics and
Americans as good tango dancers as
Latins.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
PAINTERS RETURN
TO FEDERAL Jobs
Promise of Labor Bureau
Probe Resumes Work on
All but Revenue Project.

After two weeks idleness, striking
painters returned to work on Federal
building construction Jobs today with
the assurance that the Labor De-
partment would investigate their COM
plant that non-union painters on the
jobs were paid less than the union
scale.
Bryce P Holcombe. business agent
Of the Painters. Decorators and Paper
hangers Local. No 268 ordered the
painters to return to work. although
strike continues at the Internal
Revenue Bureau Building, where union
discrimination is the issue
On other buildings. the union holds,
non-union men were paid sll for an
eight-hour day, while the local scale
is $ll for a seven-hour day, with
double time for the extra hour. Un-
der the refereeship of Carl Schedler,
attorney in the solicitors Office of the
Labor Department, the department
will hold hearings next week on the
question.
The department decided to act
after it received letter from Admiral
Christian J. Peoples, chief of the
Treasury Department Procurement Di-
vision, who let the contracts for the
construction work.
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BALL CLUB ROBBED
safe-Crackers Get $3.50 From
Eynons Office.

Forcing an entry into the office OF
Edward Eynon. secretary Of the Wash
ington Base Ball Club, at Griffith Sta
dium last night. safe cracksmen jim
mied open the clubs strong box and
made off with s240 cash and about
$40 in money orders.
Eynon discovered the burglary when
he came to work this morning and
notified police, who sent flngerprint
experts to the scene.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
WORKERS TO HEAR
WAGE LAW FACTS
Mass Meeting for Women
and Employers to Be
Wednesday Night.

The District Minimum Wage Board
is staging an "educationar mass
meeting in the Labor Department
Auditorium next Wednesday at 8 pm.
for as many Of the 10000 women and
girl retail store employees affected by
the newly revised law and their 1000
employees As can squeeze into the hall.
Since the auditorium has a seating
capacity of only 100, it is possible a
second meeting will be arranged at a
later date.
Mrs. William Kittle, chairman OF
the Minimum Wage Board, will pre-
side. She and the other members,
John H. Hanna and Arthur L. Schoen-
thai, will conduct a school to ex-
plain the new law and instruct. both
employers and employees alike in their
rights and privileges.
The Wednesday session will be the
flrst move toward selection by the
women employees Of their three rep
lesentatives to sit on the District Wage
Conference Board.
Mrs. Kittle issued a statement to-
day urging women workers to attend
the meeting.
1T is their opportunity to name
their own representatives, she said
''and it can be done only through an
election. Their election will be held
at later meeting.
The question has been asked why
the board selected the retail store
workers for the first meeting. This
was not because of conditions in the
retail stores, but because more girls
are affected There are more than
1000 retail employers and between
$4,000 and 10000 women retail work.
ers in the District. Wage conditions
in the stores are as good, if not better,
than other lines"
The public will be represented on
the Conference Board by three men,
bers, to be named by the Minimum
Wage Board, and the employers by
three whom they will select from list
OF nine nominees. The employers are
to submit the names of their nominees
to the board by August IS
The conference of nine members
will begin taking testimony about
September Is, Mrs. Kittle said. Wit
nesses will testify as to living con-
ditions and their relation to workers
wages.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
HOLSTER is CONVICTED
FOR LACKING LICENSE
Man Who Operates Lifting Device
on Building Project Fined
$40 in Court.

For the first time in the memory
OF Police Court officials = man was
convicted today on a charge OF oper-
ating a gasoline hosting engine with
out a license. The defendant was
William Brawner, %, colored, ~ G
street.
Policeman r. T. Conklin said the
case had been reported by a man
who, having such a license. felt that
he was being Disseminated against.
Judge Isaac r. Hit ined Brawner
$40.
Brawner testified he had been
operating the same machine for four
years. He was employed in the con-
struction of an apartment house In
the 100 block of Ingraham street.
His arrest yesterday afternoon neces-
STATED cessation of all work on the
project because there was no oper-
ator to furnish materials to workmen
on the upper floors.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Photographs on Auto Permits
May Be Key to Check Racket

In an effort to discourage a racket
by which persons unable to pass driv-
ing tests are obtaining permits, Dis
trict automobile permits may be used
along the line of passports-with
photograph of the holder affixed
This possibility was revealed today
when Traffic Director William Van
Duzer intimated it appears to be the
only way to check practice that
already has resulted in several ar
rests
A ring, believed to be controlled by
one man. who has staff of expert
enced drivers. apparently is flourish
ing in the city-ready to obtain, for
cash payment, permits for persons
unable to meet the driving require
ments.
Due to the fact only general de-
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scription Is required on the present
permits, Van Duzer explained. men,
bers of the ring are able to pass the
tests and turn the permits over to
novices who seek them.
Van Duzer believes the racket could
be halted by having the applicants
photographed after they pass the test
and having the picture Of the driver
printed or fastened securely on the
permit.
With lookout still being kept for
members Of the ring. six persons have
been convicted within the past three
days of obtaining permits through
Misrepresentation. Three OF them.
James SnoWden, Lewis j. Greasey and
Robert Woody, pleaded guilty before
Traffic Judge John P. Mcmahon to-
day and were sentenced to pay maxi
mum fines of $25 each.