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fenberg upon education and Mrs. Sid
ney A. Wiseman upon the annual
thrift luncheon.
All groups will hold their first meet
ing November 3, at 1920 am, at the
Jewish Community Center. Informa-
tion regarding these study groups may
be had from the chairman, Mrs. Moe
Gutenberg, Columbia 1902 Mrs. Zal
Diamond is organizing a choral group
Those wishing TO Join telephone
Emerson 9440.
Hebrew classes for adults are being
formed, to be taught by Shimon O.
Janus. There will be morning and
an evening group, each group meet
ing for two hours, for term Of Is
weeks, with two terms to the year.
The Hunter College Club Of New
York City will meet tomorrow at 8
pm. at the Jewish Community Gen.
ter All former Hunter College stu
dents are invited.
Business WOmen's Council meeting
Tuesday evening in the chapel Of the
COvenant-First Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. James r. King will give the
third in his series Of Bible talks, en-
titled The Greatest Man This World
Has Ever Known" at GAS O'Clock. At
8 o'clock the feature program OF the
evening will be an address on Siam"
by Miss Ann Singleton.
Hebrew Home for the Aged.-Esther
Kronman, president Of the ladies' aux
iliary, announces a meeting tomor-
row at 8 pm. at 1125 Spring road.
Mrs. Elias Gelman will offer the open
ing prayer. Rabbi Metz will be the
speaker Vocal solo by Mrs. H. Hertz
berg, Mrs. H. Levinson accompanist.
Mrs. j. Weak will render the benedic-
ton.
Mrs. j. Kaminsky, chairman OF the
Memorial Committee, has arranged
the program to the memory Of men,
bers who died during the year. A
social will follow.
On october 81 at 8 pm. is a party
| for the home guests born in October
Entertainment and refreshments
The Columbian Women Of George
Washington University will hold a
| benefit card party and musicale the
afternoon of November 6 at Wardman
Park Hotel. Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, wife
Of DR.. Thomas Cajigas, is chairman.
The proceeds will 60 to the Scholar
ship and Student Aid Fund.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
with Mrs. Ernest Daniel at her coun-
try home October 8. Luncheon was
served.
The study of this year is Scotland"
Mrs. S. w. Morris gave as her subject
"A Bird's-eye View Of Scotland" Mrs.
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were: President, Mrs. Hall; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. Clarence Langley and Mrs.
Herbert L. Adams; recording secretary,
Mrs. George Hill; corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. Harvey Beaver; treasurer,
Mrs. Arthur L. Hayford; press CORE
spondent, Mrs. E. v. Carr; pianist,
Mrs. Carr; director of D. C. F. w. c.,
Mrs. Grace Delaney.
The next meeting will be held at l
O'Clock for luncheon at the home of
Mrs. Alice V. Creque, 1922 Wyoming
avenue.
The CurIey Club will resume its
Study Club meetings tomorrow eve
ming in st. Patricks rectory.
Miss Mary Mckay will be hostess
to the Executive Committee Thurs
day evening in her home, 9lO Jack
son street northeast.
The Dance Committee for the card
party and dance at the Shoreham Ho-
tel November will meet in the Con-
tinental Hotel Friday evening.
The Society Of Mayfi0wer Descend
ants in the District Of Columbia will
hold its annual election October l9
at the home Of Gov. and Mrs. Frank
B. Steele, 1927 Sixteenth street. at 8
O'Clock. Entertainment and refresh
ments.
WOman's Auxiliary, Craftsmen's
Club, Veterans Administration, will
meet october 19 at 1926 Massachusetts
avenue. Following the business meet
ing will be bingo party.
Sixteenth Street Heights Club-Mrs.
Edwin E. Roberts, 300 Longfellow
street, was hostess. After luncheon
Mrs. Edwin c. Powell, president. pre-
sided over business session. Mr.. Ham
bleton gave an illustrated talk on
The Honey Bee"
Mrs. Sidney Anderson was guest.
The next meeting will be q dinner,
with husbands as guests, October 26,
Mrs. Charles McGrew, 7O5 Dahlia
street, hostess.
The Officers Club Of the United
Daughters Of the COnfederacy, at its
recent meeting at the Kenesaw Apart
ments, had luncheon under the
auspices of Mrs. A. Eugene Barr, out
going president, assisted by Mrs.
Garnett Lee.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Garnett Lee. president; Mrs.
Martha Carter, vice president: Miss
Laura Sansbury, secretary; Mrs Rob-
ert B. Whitehurst, treasurer, and Miss
Marion Smith, chaplain.
Knights Of st. John, Ladies' Auxil-
iary, District No. IA meeting of the
Good of the Order Committee was
held last Saturday at the home of
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the meetings last year were presented
to Mrs. John Hardy and Mrs. David
Thompson by Sister Mabel Stanley Of
the National Lutheran Home.
Songs were rendered by Thelma
Mills Rector and group singing of
patriotic songs was led by Mrs. Eppa
Norris, with Mrs. Charles Charming at
the piano.
Mrs. Ludwig and Mrs. Samuel Hide
brand presided at the tea table, with
Mrs. Hardy and Mrs Hall assisting.
Mrs. David Thompson was responsible
for the program and Mrs. Kissinger for
the tea table
WOman's National Farm and Garden
Association, Capital Division. will give
luncheon and reception October 81
at 1890 in the Washington Club in
honor Of the national president of the
association, Mrs. Murray Boocock of
Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. j. Winston
Johns Of Charlottesville, Va, president
Of the Capital division, will preside.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at o'clock with Mrs. Mary E.
Eppelsheimer, 1927 Hiatt place north
west
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Charles Grandneld gave . paper on
Monuments and Market Crosses"
Guests were Mrs. Walter c. Hamil-
ton of Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs. William
H. Elicit, District Of Columbia; Mrs.
M. Jordan Markley, District OF Column
bia; Mrs. w. H. Wentworth. Rye, N.
Y; Mrs. E. E. King, Drama, Tex; Mrs.
E. Young and Miss NJ Russell.
The Junior W0men's Club will have
DR.. Walter H. E. Jaeger OF the George
town University as guest speaker Tues
day evening at the Jessup- Blair Com
munity House. He will speak on Con-
temporary International Relations. II
Mrs. John T. Lucker will preside over
the business meeting.
Hostesses will be Miss Doris Ehrman-
traut, Miss Marion White, Miss Grace
Tabbutt, Miss Catherine Dennis and
Mrs. Jack Cory.
The Woman's Organization Of the
National Association Of Retail Drug
gists will meet October 20 at noon at
1888 N street northwest. Mrs. Herbst
president, will greet the members.
Hostesses are Mrs. Minnie Burdine
Mrs. Eunice Berberich, Mrs. w. Pau
Briggs and Mrs. Louis F. Bradley.
District Of Columbia VoteIess League
OF Women Voters.-Study groups un-
DER the direction Of the Committee on
International Cooperation to Prevent
War will hold meetings October 20 at
pm. One group will meet at the
nome OF Mrs. Benjamin Wallace, BIZ
South Dakota avenue northeast. The
other at the home Of Mrs. M. o. Lor-
enz, 3510 Porter street northwest. Both
groups will study and discuss "The Sit
uation in the Far East" and THE Col
lective Peace System"
Columbia Chapter Of the DeIphia1
Society will meet at Woodward A Lo-
throp's October 21 at 10 am, with
Mrs. Frank M. Stuart presiding. The
leader of the third program is Mrs. c.
M. Jansky.
The subject for discussion is "The
Triumph Of the Town" Topics will be
presented by Mrs. Elizabeth r David
son, Mrs. Louis F. Bradley, Mrs. C. d.
Gibbons. Mrs. George Ellis, Mrs. r. D.
Jacob, Mrs. Arthur Sharfeld, Mrs. Otis
johnson. Mrs. George Post, Mrs Will
son B. Nairn and Mrs. H. B. Linton.
Related Trains OF Thought" Mrs.
George Norris, Mrs. Roy Clyde Miller,
Mrs. E. Barrett Prettyman and Mrs.
Charles Kades.
woodbridge Book Cuba tea. hon
oring its past president, was given by
the club Tuesday at the Langdon
School, when President Mrs. A. A.
Ludwig presented each past president
with rosebud. Mrs. LLOYD Biddle
president Of the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, spoke.
Mrs. Merle Kissinger, chaplain. gave
reading. Kipling's "A Key to a Beau
tiful Garden" The method Of Short
story writing was illustrated by Mrs
Embert La Lacheur of the Pen Wom-
ems League.
Prizes for the best papers read at
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the chairman, Mrs. Eleanor Quade,
to arrange for a card party November
80, at Northeast Masonic Temple.
A meeting Of the officers was called
by the president, Mrs. Wilfred p.
Ross, to arrange for the joint installa-
ton of officers and banquet November
with the installation scheduled for
4:30 pm. and the banquet at $50
pm, at 2400 Sixteenth street. Mrs.
Anna Goebel and Miss Irma Hugin
are in charge Of hotel arrangements
The hostesses will be the supreme
trustee. Mrs. Omi Bingham; Mrs.
Mary Burke and Mrs. Elsie Hart.
The Insurance WOmen's Club held
a dinner meeting Monday at Sholls,
1927 Fourteenth street. Betty P.
Gibbon, president, presided.
E. Claire Turner was appointed
chairman Of the Nominating Commit
tee for election Of officers in Novem-
ber
A tackey party. celebrating Hal
loween, will be held October 29. at
the home of Mrs. Marie S. Boyd, 1926
Twenty eighth street southeast.
Helen Wood Circle Of the Florence
CrittentOn Mission held a luncheon
meeting Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
James Coon, Arlington, Va. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. E. H. Rietzke.
Mrs. James M. Coon was elected rep
| resentative to the board of managers
OF the home. A card party will be
held at the home of Mrs. Lillian O..
Langworthy, 1741 Irving street, in
November. The annual Rally of
Circles will be held at the home Octo-
Der 30.
The Washington Chapter of the
Mizrachi Junior Women will have q
tea and installation of officers today
at the Jewish Community Center.
Tea from to S.
Rabbi Novick will install as officers
Mrs. Harry Goldsmith, president; Mrs.
Sam Ginsberg. vice president: Goldie
Levin, recording secretary; Mrs.
Dorothea Friedman, corresponding
secretary; Hilda Zuckerbrod, financial
secretary, and Mrs. Alex Alpher,
treasurer.
The Washington Chapter Of Hadas-
sab will meet Tuesday at 2:l5 at the
Jewish Community Center Attorney
Louis Spiegler will discuss THE Pro-
posed Partition of Palestine" A panel
discussion will be participated in by
Mrs. Zalmon Diamond. Mrs. Lawrence
Koenigsberger. Mrs. Henry Oxenburg
and Mrs. Aaron Shalowitz.
Mrs. Rachel Kossow will give the
opening prayer, Mrs. Meyer r. Bern
stein and Mrs. Philip Silverstone will
report on membership. Mrs. Moe Of
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has been invited to speak on this sub
ject before a special meeting Of the
Chapter Regents Club November 8 at
o'clock at the Mayflower Hotel. The
State regent will be a guest Of the
club. A social will follow
The Emily Nelson Chapter is COL
lecting clothing for the mountain
schools. Mrs. Lois E. Hicks, regent,
announced this as one Of the big prof.
ects OF the chapter for this year.
Mrs. Helen M. Collins and Mrs.
Bertha S. Davis were hostesses at the
meeting October at the home Of
Mrs. Davis, 1926 Spring road north
west.
The Fort McHenry Chapter will
entertain at reception Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Earl Sapp,
1881 Kalmia road northwest Mrs.
T. Temple Hill, State chaplain, will
be the guest of honor.
In the receiving line with Mrs. Will
liam Arthur Hartman, regent, and
Mrs. Hill will be the State officers
Miss Gwendolyn Taylor and Mrs.
Charlotte LaFond, accompanied BY
Mrs. Jewell Downs, will render vocal
selections.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter met
at the Fairfax Hotel on October 5.
Miss Marie Rice, regent, presided. The
appointment Of Mrs. Harvey P. Bax-
ter as historian was announced.
The Continental Ball, held annually
by Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter to
raise funds to send an underprivileged
child to Crossnore School, will be held
at the Hay-Adams House November
20. Mrs. Edgar E. Good is chairman.
Miss Mary Junkin, who spent some
time in Puerto Rico during the past
Summer, spoke.
At the meeting Of the American
Liberty Chapter interest was shown
in recent copy of the D. A. r. mag
azine, in which appeared a picture
OF the ceremonies in connection with
the placing of a founders marker on
the grave of Mrs. Edgar Allan, first
recent of the chapter. She died Sep.
tember %.
This meeting was held at the home
OF Mrs. James M. Carter, in the West
chester, with the new regent, Mrs.
Hannah, presiding.
Independence Bell Chapter will meet
October 19 at Mrs. Morris E. Mar
lows. Mrs. Meta Gallagher Miller
will speak on 'Sulgrave."
Officers of Independence Bell Chap
ter held business meeting and
luncheon at the Willard Hotel yes
terday.
Janet Richards will be guest speaker
at the meeting of Marcia Burns Chap
ter, at Tilden Gardens. on October %
The regent, Mrs. Minnie Ashbrook
Tull, will preside. and introduce new
members. Miss Linda v. Nance, State
treasurer, and Mis-. Mary E. Black.
assistant State treasurer, will b spe-
cial guests.
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D. AR Plans
Annapolis
Trip
Will Present Flags
TONaval Academy
On October 27.

The Daughters Of the American
Revolution will 60 to Annapolis Octo-
ber 27, as guests of the United States
Naval Academy, to present a COM
plete set of State and Territorial
flags to Dahlgren Hall as part OF
the Navy day ceremonies.
The United States flag will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig
State regent OF the District of Co
lumbia. Following the presentation
ceremonies full-dress regimental
parade will be held on Worden Field
A campaign to obtain an official
emblem for the District of Columbia
to be used on ceremonial occasions is
being started by the District Daugh-
ters under the Craftsmanship Of Mrs
William D. Leetch.
Dolly Madison Chapter last Tues
day was entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Harris on
Woodland drive northwest. Screen
pictures Of many prominent persons
were shown.
Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, president
OF the Chapter House Corp, D. c.,
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Women's Clubs Will Hear
Judge at First Session
Grace Elmore Gibson of Tulsa Speaker.
Other Groups Renew Activities
With Advent of October.
BY RUTH MONTGOMERY,
Women'S Club Editor.

Club
October the month in which club activities having
state of suspended animation during Summer
begin to take life Several Of the clubs
held their initial meetings others
BY November the club work of the will be we'll
Officers OF the D. c. Federation planning
TO make special feature Of their first meeting October
Roosevelt Hotel Mrs Lloyd Bdde will preside Judge
Emore Gibson OF Tulsa, Okla will be the guest speaker
She will be the house guest of Mrs Roberta
president OF the General Federation of Womens Clubs
or1 stay In Washington When she the
subject Will be Womans Part in the Game of War" will
introduced by Mrs. Lawson
speak at the University of MARYLAND
Ocfoh
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Mrs Harry Colfax Grove, president
OF the Chapter House Corp, D. C.
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The Society Of Free Lance Writers
met at the Shoreham Hotel, October
7. The president, Mayne r. Coe, pre-
sided.
Featuring the meeting at the Shore
ham October 81 will be the reading of
winning stories in the clubs
last contest.
Manuscripts for the next story con-
test for members are due at this meet
ing, when the contest closes.
The Excelsior Literary Club met ut
the home Of the president, Mrs. Robert
D. Hall, Arlington. Va, with the re-
firing president, Mrs Grace A. De-
laney, In the chair.
The newly elected onceTs Installed
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Astronomer Asks Loynen
10 Count Perseids T0ni;oht

ter flying about to build new worlds
The other Interpretation is that the,
are fragments of worlds which have
been destroyed.
counting them accurately and OBJ.
servlng their directions has resulted
In determination of the following fact,
to date:
l. Perseids are all grain-of dust
size.
2. They travel in an elliptical orbi,
around the sun.
3. 1t takes them about lO8 years
to make one circuit.
4. Their orbit is billions of miles
long and stands on its head" with
reference to the earth: that is, they
come down nearly perpendicularly to-
ward the plane of the earth's orbit.
D. They seem to be a continuous
stream, 100000 miles wide, with q
concentration near the center about
100000 miles wide
3. The earth cuts through this
stream every Summer and has been
doing so for more than 1000 years.
7. Counting and observing the Per-
seids gave astronomers their first
definite evidence that meteors streams
are somehow related to comets. It is
suspected the streams are fragments
Of broken comets.
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mander, was said here to be com
pleting the movement of Chinese
kow to Peiping and Pukow to Tientsin
railroads. This movement has been
going on since the first clash occurred
on July and was considered as evi-
dence OF his intention to recapture
Peiping and Tientsin.
simultaneously, the generalissimo
described by foreign military experts
as one of the greatest strategists in
the orient, is moving large force from
the north along the Peiping- -Suiyuan
Railroad to strike the now extended
japanese Army in the rear and en-
Velop them in the vicinity of Peiping
Fear Bombing Of Toxic.
Japanese authorities were afraid
that China would strike without warn
Ing against Toxic with the powerful
Chinese fleet Of Americana made tri-
motored bombing planes.
To Offset this threat, construction
OF five new airdromes was ordered on
the outskirts Of Toxic. They are to be
equipped with fast pursuit ships Of
the latest design, powerful anti-air-
craft batteries and bombproof dugouts
Because Of the hostilities 10000
Chinese students and other Chinese
residents have left Japan and $500
Chinese have returned to China from
Korea, Japan's possession on the main
land.
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This promises to be a record year
for comets.
Three of these wanderers of space
now are chasing each other through
the solar system.
Seven have been observed already,
with five more months to go. The
greatest number ever recorded was in
1882. when l3 comets we're seen.
OF the three now visible from the
earth. only one, Finsler's comet, can
be seen with the naked eye 1t is of
the sixth magnitude, barely observable
without some sort of telescope 1t will
be at its brightest tonight and should
be looked for about o'clock in the
| nelghbOrhood of the big dipper.
A little farther to the west, Just
below the limits of naked-eye vision,
is Whipple's comet. Three days ago
still another was observed coming
over the horizon. This was discovered
by DR.. Edwin P Hubble, astronomer
OF the Mount Wilson Observatory of
the Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton, and is known as Hubble's comet.
One Comet Miscalculated.
OF the seven recorded thus far four
have been new and unexpected. sup
posedly having recently entered the
space of the solar system. Three had
made their appearance many years
before, their orbits around the sun
calculated and their temperance pre-
olcted. One, Daniels comet. which
appeared in January, had been mis-
calculated. Some japanese astron.
omers detected what they thought was
an error in the calculations, looked
for the comet where it was scheduled
to appear a year later, and found it.
All three of the comets now in the
heavens are observed nightly through
the 4o-inch telescope at the Naval
observatory. The observations are
primarily to fix the exact positions of
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China
Continued From First Pare

bornly to some intrenchments in the
area)
After sharp fighting with consider
able losses to both sides, the Chinese
troops were reported to have fled
northward, tearing up tracks of the
Pelplng-Suiyan Railroad as they went
TO hinder a Japanese advance. The
railroad runs through Nankow.
Troops of S9th Division.
The Chinese troops were from the
09th Division of the Central Armv.
Other troops OF that division were re-
ported to be threatening an attack
along the southwestern frontier of
Jehol Province, about $50 miles north
east of Peiping.
Flames from burning Nankow CITY,
said the dispatches, threw the nearby
Great Wall into sharp relief. The
Japanese had advanced on the city
early in the morning from a walled
town.
The pass, which overlooks the ia
nous Ming Tombs, is the place where
Mongolian hordes in ancient times
sought repeatedly to penetrate the
Great Wall. 1t is also the gateway
from the North China Province of
Hopeh to the Mongolian Province of
Chahar
Both Marking and japanese troops
have been reported massing in the
area since japanese drove Chinese
forces out Of Peiping. But todays
was the first report that units Of the
Chinese Central Army had partici-
pated in ajor combat.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
the Chinese premier, and army soea-
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ARMY-NAVY UNION
BOOSTS AVIATION
Asks 10000 Planes and
100000 Pi|ots-Con-
Vention Opens.

Legislation designed to give the ma
tional defense forces 10000 planes and
100000 pilots will be pushed at the
forty-ninth annual convention of the
Army and Navy Union of the United
States, which opened today at the
Willard Hotel
The organlzat ton sponsored a pend
Ing bill to carry out the program, and
efforts to arouse general interest in
the measure will be made at the con-
Vention. The union founded Aviation
day May %.
Another important topic under dis
cusslon at the convention is the vari-
Gus phases of social security. Frank
Dunn, travelling representative of the
Social Security Board, spoke at the
opening session this morning.
More than 200 delegates, from everv
State in the Union, representing a
membership of $4,000, gathered for
the meeting, which will last three days,
The delegates will discuss plans to
establish national headquarters in
Washington. A national charter from
Congress will be sought. The con-
vention also plans to launch a mem
bership drive to enlist 100000 eligi-
bles in the organization.
The Army and Navy Union was or
ganlzed in 1886 and is open to all men
and women who have served or are
serving in the Army Navy Marine
Corps, Coast Guard or National Guard.
The national commander, Oakley
Rookstool, is presiding over the con-
yention.
The delegates were welcomed to
Washington at the opening session by
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
We have demanded" Comdr. Rook-
stool said in his opening address, IAN
air force of 10000 planes and a re-
serve of 100000 trained pilots We
want no more of our men sent into
front-line trenches without knowing
how to shoot a gun.
We want our country to stop be-
ing the good fellow of the world by
helping other people while our own
starve to death. We want our COM
rades who were disabled taken care OF
before those who fought against us
are helped with our money"
In addition to a number of former
Army nurses who are members, the
convention drew a large delegation
from the Ladies Auxiliary, which will
hold separate sessions.
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the celestial objects so that their rate
of motion and direction can be deter
mined and the probable time of their
temperance predicted.
May Break 1882 Record.
One other comet, the so-caIled
Enckes comet, which last was seen
about 40 years ago. is scheduled to
return this Fall. From the rate new
ones have been showing up, even the
1882 record may be broken before the
end OF the year.
There is an average of five comets
year, Naval Observatory astronomers
say. OF these, one is bright enough
usually to be seen with the naked eve
NO reason can be attributed for
the unusual number this year. Comet
years long were regarded as years OF
disaster the world over, and old rec
ordS snow continual SUGGESTIONS OF
wars, famlneS and other catastrophes
IN years when particularly bright OBJ
lects OF this sort were in the sky
In the big comet year of 1892 Amer
lea reached the depths of the depres-
sion.
LeOnids Watched.
scores of small telescopes were turned
on the skies over washington las
night in search both of the comet and
OF the showers Of Leonids, the August
shooting stars.
The comet also drew a sizable gall
lery at the Naval Observatory. arous-
ing so much interest among amateur
astronomers that they made plans to
organize a society. More than 100
persons viewed the flashing green
streak through the l2-inch telescope
Washlngton's amateur astronomers
Will meet at 8 pm Saturday at the
observatory to discuss forming an
organization. Stephen Macy, who
makes telescopes as a hobby, is lead
ing the movement.