Evening star., 1937-05-28

machine at the City Post
Office.
T HREE District residents, among
them Floyd E. Rush, manag-
ing director Of the Washing
L ton Hotel, are in the running
for the three rich Irish Sweepstakes
prizes Of $3.50, 900, $4,000 and $4,000,
to be decided by the results of We'd
nesday's English Derby. Each got a
starting horse in the classic EPSON
Downs race in the first days draw
ings at Dublin.
Seven other Washingtonians drew
non-starting horses and are assured
Of $2,330 each.
This years Sweepstakes, the big
gest since 1880, saw Yankee luck"
at its best. for OF $50 tickets drawn
on total Of so horses at the end
Of the days drum wheeling, Ameri-
can ticket holders had garnered 479.
Many Of these were on lie Kaar, PERI
fox, Goya II, Cash Book and Solfe,
the prime favorites for the race.
Besides Rush, the District residents
who have chance at the big pot Of
gold are H. V. Egan, 434 Tenth street
northeast, an electrician at the City
Post Office, and Alex Acheson, who
gave the Washington Daily News as
his address. Egan's horse is Frank
Halls. while Acheson drew Battle
Royal. At the News. it was said to-
day that no one by his name is en-
ployed there.
Smiling broadly, Rush, who lives at
1904 Urell place northeast, told re-
porters he was not betting man."
but admitted having invested in
sweepstakes tickets before.
He said he owned the whole ticket
on 1ngleheld and does not intend to
sell out should he receive any offers.
Il think I'll ride my luck . little
farther and see what happens" he
said
When notified by reporters that he
had drawn q ticket on starting
horse. Rush dashed out Of his office
to spread the news. A few minutes
later he called his wife Irene. who
already knew Of their good fortune
through phone calls from newspaper
men trying to locate Rush.
Rush said it was too early" to talk
about what he would do with his win
nings, but added that "a father can
find plenty Of ways to use it." He
has one daughter, II, and another, 10.
He has been managing director of
the hotel for about q year, having
been employed there in other capaci-
ties for 10 years.
I'm so happy don't know what
to say" Egan exclaimed when in
formed Of his good fortune. I'm
going to wait until I get the money
before saying what I'll do with it. But
I don't believe in blowing it on a
good time and I'm going to invest it
some way"
Egan is 43 years old and has been
married 10 years.
Widow, 7S, Wins Prize.
Mrs. Lille A. Edelen, 78-ear-old
widow, was the first Washingtonian
to draw non-starting ticket. She
took her good fortune calmly when
notified ticket in her name had
been drawn on Scabbard.
Mrs. Edelen, who said her great
grandfather almost became King Of
Holland about two centuries ago, was
In the kitchen Of her home at 1898
First street northeast when notified Of
her good fortune. She had entered
only her address when she bought the
ticket.
Why, I'd forgotten all about that"
she exclaimed. II bought two or three
Of them before, but they didn't bring
me anything. What will I do with it?
don't know. I'll wait until get it
and keep living just like am now"
Mrs. Edelen's husband, Nathan, q
woodworker, died II years ago. She,
herself, once worked as an interior
decorator.
Her daughter, Mrs. Blanche w. Hulse,
was more excited at the news. II was
thinking about it last night" she ex-
claimed. as she extracted the lucky
ticket from cup in the dining room
china closet.
Mrs. Louise Duncan, GOT Twenty
third street, another non-starting
ticket holder, refused to discuss her
good fortune. Her ticket is on Settling
Day.
Walter Skinner Lucky.
Walter Skinner, 905 Savannah street
southeast, an attendant at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, drew q ticket on All
Passa, also q non-starter.
Using the nom de plume, Sammy"
Ernest Thomas salter, ~, colored en-
ploye Of the Government Printing
Once, drew the non-starter, CAPT.
Hook. salter, who lives at 80 Fifty
third place southeast, has been SUD-