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Evening star., 1937-02-21
B0WLEY TO BE GUEST
Reserve Officers Will Meet Thurs
day Night.


day Night.
Maj. Gen. Albert j. Bowley, COM
manding general of the Sd Corps
Area, will be the guest of honor Of
the Reserve Oficers' Association Of
the United States at a combined meet
ing Of Reserve officers at pm. Thurs
day in the auditorium of the Interior
Building, Eighteenth and r streets.
DR.. Thomas H. Healy, dean of the
School Of Foreign Service, Georgetown
University, will be the guest speaker.
Reserve officers Of all arms and
branches are invited. Mai. Roy z.
Hughes, Quartermaster Reserve, presi.
dent Of the District Of Columbia de-
partment Of the association, Is In
charge Of arrangements.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
CLASSES ARRANGED
Free instruction for Yachtsmen
Will Begin March !.

Instruction classes for yachtSmen
under the auspices Of the Potomac
River Power Squadron will begin at
the United States Public Health Build
ing auditorium March / at 8 pm.
The course consists OF four lectures,
one each Monday night beginning on
the first, to be followed by five lecture
classes at the Chestnut Farms Dairy
Building, Twenty-sixth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, beginning March 20.
The instruction is free.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
sonFive0pens
Tomorrow Night

The basketball team Of Howard
University will meet the court five
of North Carolina State College to-
morrow night on the Howard floor.
The Howard team is out this year
to regain the championship of
the Colored intercollegiate Athletic
Conference, which it dropped to
Howard last season.
Despite losses by graduation,
Johnny Burr, coach of Howard,
looks forward to a big season.
A 15-game schedule has been ar.
ranged for Howard as follows:
January 8, North Carolina State, at
Howard; January Is, Hampton, at How
ard; January IS. Lincoln, at Howard ;
January 2$, Virginia State, at Howard |;
February 9. Hampton, at Hampton
February 10, A. and T., at Howard
Fberuary IL. North Carolina State, at
Durham; February 16, J. C. Smith, at
Howard: February 10, Union, at Rich
mOnd; February 20, virginia, at Peters
burg; February 20, Lincoln, at Orange,
N. j.; February FL, Morgan, at WOward !;
February 26, Bluefield, at Howard |;
February 27, Union, at Howard; March
1. Morgan, at Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
and Perry
Clash Again

CLEVELAND, Jan. 8.-Pro-
moter Walter Taylor today pre-.
dicted 1000 fans will see Ellsworth
Vines and Fred Perry meet to-
night in public hall in the second
match of their professional series.
Vines, who dropped the first
match in New York Wednesday
night, to the CONSERVATION of the
critics, was given a better than
even chance to tie up the series
with a win over the Briton. They
will play three out of five sets.
Included in the Vines Perry
troupe are Bruce Barnes, Texas
protege of Bill Tilden, and George
Lott, rated as one of the outStand-
ing doubles players in the game.
Lott and Barnes will play singles
match to open the program and
will be followed by the Vines
Perry singles event. Later Lott
and Perry will pair in doubles
against Barnes and Vines.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Crouch Can Tie
For Cueledd

Tonight's three-cushion billiard
match at the Royal Billiards
Academy, BIT Fourteenth st. N.
W., between Everett Crouch and
John Dodge is an important one,
for Crouch. If Crouch wins over
Dodge, Gene Ruark and Crouch
will be in a tie for leadership in
the competition to decide the Dis
trict three-cuShion billiard cham
pion for 1887.
Ruark last night went into the
lead in the championship conten-
ton when he defeated Dave Stat.
land, 35 to 30, in 81 innings. Each
had a high run of four.
IN last nights play, Jerry Grow.
der finished his schedule with a
victory over Joe Hayer, 35 to "a,
Sc innings. This gave Crowder
seven wins against three defeats.
Crouch has five wins to his
credit against one loss, while
Ruark has won six and lost one.
Tonight's other match brings to-
gether Gene Flynn and Frank
MaSi.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
TeCh Celebrates
Court Victory

Tech High today is celebrating
q 20-l9 basketball victory scored
yesterday over st. Johns High. It
was q great game for Tech to win
and a hard one for st. Johns to
lose.
st. Johns went to the front
and led until midway of the final
period. After the count was
knotted at 1919, Nose" Vermil.
lion then slammed home the win
ming field goal.
st. Johns this season has been
involved in a number of close
games. The Johnnies lost to East
ern, Is to 81, and then came back
to win over the same team, 20 to
81. Tuesday, st. Johns went down
before Roosevelt, "a to %.
Johnny Swagart topped the
scorers for both teams in yeSter.
days battle. He managed nine
points, a. ..ss-
George Rehkopf, st. John cen.
ter, will be out Of competition for
two weeks with an infected hand.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, January 5, 1937.-Public
hearings having been held by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia in the
matter of closing certain streets and public
alley as hereinafter described and the said
Commissioners being satisfied as to the
equity. justice and advisability of said
closings. and that the same are in the
public interests and not detrimental to the
interests of abutting property owners,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the said
Commissioners have prepared the follow
ing order: ORDERED: That pursuant
to the provisions of Public Act No. 307,
approved December 10. 1882, the street
and alley area as shown in green on plats
filed in the office of the Surveyor of the
District of Columbia. and numbered as
Maps 1882 and 1895, is hereby ordered
February /, 1887. the title to the land
comprised in said area so closed to revert
to the abutting property owners as shown
on said maps; the said streets and public
alley hereby ordered closed being described
as follows: 1. Closing STUART DRIVE.
and a PUBLIC ALLEY, all lying within
Anacostia Park, known as U. s. Reserva-
ton No. 343, in the section lying north
westerly of Fairlawn Avenue. s. E. =:
Closing part of CHESAPEAKE STREET
between Linnean Avenue and Both street,
N. W.. involving also dedication of land
for highway purposes in lieu thereof. y
Any and all parties interested must file
objections to said closings in writing be-
fore the effective date of above order;
otherwise said order shall become effective
on February 1, 1887. as aforesaid, and SAID
street and alley area shall on and after
said date become closed in accordance with
the provisions of said Act. MELVIN c.
HAZEN, GEORGE E. ALLEN. DAN l.
SULTAN Commissioners, d. e.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Nick Tronsky Gamers
$3.50 in Pin Stakes
RH SID KATZNELL

Nicholas "Nick' Tronsky famous bowling Pole from vii
lantc Conn, twice selected No. ranking and honorary
duckpnne of the country is the leading money winner in the
TTntad States SUeepstalkeg
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Straiges Tests
Taylor Monday

The outstanding club fighter
presented here in several years.
Battling Bucky Taylor, returns to
the arena Monday night, where he
slugs it out with Joe Straiges over
q scheduled eight-round distance,
In a previous meeting Taylor
and StraigeS waged one Of the
most aggressive warfares ever seen
here, that battle making neces-
sary, by public demand. this re-
actment.
Hard.hitting Clarence Sloat,
Baltimore's second George Cha
ney, has been signed by Match
maker Goldie Ahearn to fight
Young Palmer, Of Camden, N. j.,
In the six-round main preliminary.
Sloat recently returned from
New York where he won all eight
of his starts, defeating some Of
the best fighters in his division.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

RATES BY MAIL
Payable in AdUance
Commissioners Notices

Nail OrdGrs to 1877 n Bt. N. ".
or Telephone District 1878
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Lanahdn Signs
1881 Contract

Youthful Dick Lanahan, south.
paw and former Eastern High
Bureau Of Investigation and Chat.
tanooga hurler, today is in the
National fold.
Dick yesterday signed a 1881
contract in Clar,,:: Griffith's office
at the ball park. Griff reports:
"Lanahan appears to be in
condition. i intend to start him
about two weeks ahead Of the
others on the club. He rounds
into condition slowly but I think
that II we start him early we
will have him ready to go with
the rest Of the squad"
Lanahan went with Chatta
nooga last year after spring train
ing with the Mats.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

Only three other men have par
ticipated in all the sweepstakes.
They are Jack White, who carries
a 1870 for the contest; Joe Har-
riSon, who points to a 1929, and
Ollie Pacini, who possesses a
1901.
In money list, Ray Barnes, Bal
timore's personality pin spiller, is
second with total Of $1,225, while
Jack Whalen, now retired, is third
with 81 1000.
With the exception of Jack
Whalen, all former champions will
see action tomorrow. Money win
nerS and years they competed in
follow.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Central Featured
In Tourney

Central High and John Mar.
shall High, Of Richmond, probably
will be listed as the main attrac.
tion Of the University Of Rich.
mond basketball tournament in
Richmond tomorrow night. Word
to this effect has been received by
Coach Jack Ray, Of Central, from
officials Of the Richmond floor
carnival.
The following players will com,
prise the Central team for the
Richmond game: Captain Bill Yer
million, Ralph Matera, Sam Fov
Hymie Goldblat, Felix Silverstein,
Bernie Understein, Charles Clark,
Bernie Aplpebaum, Bill HeygSter
and Archie Penago.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

Tronsky, whose duckpin feats
are known from the rock-bound
coast of Maine to the sunny
shores of California, has grabbed
$3.50 of the 81, ,480 paid to sweep
stakes winners.
When some fifty-odd rollers toe
the line at Mattatuck Recreation,
Waterbury, Conn, tomorrow it will
mark the seventh running Of the
attractive event.
Not only has Nick collected
most Of the dough in the sweep
stakes, but he boasts the highest
average. His total Of 11,433 pins
gives him an average of 1918 for
his 80 games.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
-Four Terp Vets
ToCIash With
Tenors

Two boxing teams that usually
are strong will show their "hands"
at College Park tomorrow night
when Maryland plays host to the
Western Maryland mittmen. Ac-
tion will start at S:15 o'clock.
Maryland, boxing for the first
time under Coach Harvey L.
"Heinie'' Miller. will depend on
four letter-men and four new
comers to the varsity, while West
ern Maryland win have . less
experienced outfit. However. most
Of the TerrorS have had ring ex-
perience and the match is not ex'
pected to be one-sided, although
the TerpS will be favored.
Western Maryland will present
one Of tho best men in collegiate
boxing in Tony Ortenzi. light
heavy, while Ivan NedomatSky,
145-pounder, holder Of the South
ern Conference title, is the ace for
the TerpS.
Other letter men who will fight
for Maryland are Ed Shegogue,
Tom Birmingham and Mike Lom-
bardo, all topnotcherS.
Two big tackles will meet in the
heavyweight class, Ed Egnen fol
Maryland and Joe OLeair for
Western Maryland.
Here is how the teams plan to
oppose:
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Hockey Results

'Senator Fred Hale, Walter r.
Tuckerman, Representative Dick
Kleberg, John Marshall and DR.. c.
L. Marlatt from playing E.
DR.. Marlatt, fast nearing four
score in life'S years, plays three
times a week Leo j. Walper'S s
golf star seems to have gone into
an eclipse since the national p.
G. A. championship at Pinehurst
in mid-November @. Bill Hardy,
Bob Barnett's assistant at Chevy
Chase, indirectly hears from his
boss whenever the latter writes
Mrs. Barnett.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
LOCAL GOLF CHIPS
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

They'll have to cut the grass on
the tenth and twelfth greens at
Indian Spring, if the mild spell
continues and likewise run
the mower over the eighteenth
fafrway at Columbia but
construction work on the dam at
Columbia won't be resumed until
cold weather returns, announces
Greenkeeper o. B. Fits tenn
porary green's are being used at
Woodmont.
The underfooting was soft at
Burning Tree yesterday but it
failed to prevent w. A. Julian,
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Columbia Heights
Bowling League

SEASON RECORDS
High team games-Hertx, $40; Vim
cents, 675. High team sets-Hertz, 1924; /;
Vincents, 1878. High Individual games
Anderson, 1859; Clampitt, 1877. High in
dlyidual sets-Clampitt, 4S2; MeEaw,
4SO. High Spares-Clampitt. 121; Wat
son, 1l8. High stFikes-P. Harrison, 80 ;
Megaw, 90. AVeFages-Megaw, 1894 !;
Watson, 12O-19; Espey, I2O.12; Keith,
1917; Clampitt, 1fS.1S; sharp, 1850;
Parsons. 117-S6; Murphy, l17.36; Aiken,
117.19 James, i117.1O.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Real Estate
Houses for Sale
$6,750
NEW BRICK BUNGALOW

Conveniently located in nearby Virginia.
wants 10 seii right sway MAR s,S arI1
two of these homes available and both In
corporate the absolute latest equipment
throughout. All brick construction, five
big, bright. cheerful rooms, daylight cellar,
fireplace, hot-wster heat hardwood floors.
Frigidaire, fully screened, weatherstripped,
copper cutters and down spouts latest,
kitchen equipment, modernistic electric fix
lures: large lot with pretty shrubbery and
q garage. Remember. they are brand new
and priced low. Phone
R. M. HOOKER, Metropolitan 1868
Evening star., 1937-06-10
First Up in Balloon.

Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier,
court scientist, was the first human
being to make a balloon ascent, in
Paris in 1888.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Rinaldis Hosts
This Evening

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rinaldi of
Sligo Park Hills, Md, are entertaining
tonight at dinner party In honor OF
the members Of the bridal party for
the wedding Of their daughter, Miss
Theodore Rinaldi, to Mr.. Alphonse
Leemans, nationally known gridiron
star, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Leemans of Superior, Wis, Saturday
afternoon at st. Michael's Catholic
Church, Silver Spring, Md.
The guests will include Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Amatucci Of Sligo Park Hills,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Shears of
Superior, Wis. grandparents of the
bridegroom-elect; Mrs. Grace Car
neggia of Washington, Miss Caroline
Leemans of Superior, sister of Mr.
Leemans; Miss Lucy Del Crosse of
Bagor, Pa, who will be maid Of honor
to Miss Rinaldi; Miss Eleanor Rinaldi,
Miss Virginia Rinaldi, sisters Of the
bride -to-be, and Miss Dolores Perruso
of Washington, who will be brides
maids; Mr.. Benedict Plotnicki Of
South Bend, Ind who will serve as
best man, and also the ushers, Mr.
Harold Lind of Superior, Mr.. Frank
Kavalier Of East st. Louis, Ill. Mr..
George jenkins Of Miami, Okla, and
Mr.. Stanley Russell of Washington.
The ceremony will be performed at
o'clock by the Rev. Thomas A. Cal
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon
To Attend Wedding
Of Granddauehter

Mr.. AND MRS. G, A. LYON will go
to Mansfield. Pa. Saturday to at
tend the wedding Monday afternoon
Of their granddaughter, Miss Mary
Swan Thompson, and Lieut.. Ivan Will
son McElroy, U, S. A. Miss Thomp-
son is a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Caspar Morris Thompson and her
marriage to Lieut.. McElroy, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McElroy of Aus
tin, Tex, will take place at Morris
House, the home of her parents at
Mansfield
Miss Marjorie Larrison will be maid
of honor and the bridesmaids will be
Miss Louise Thompson, sister of the
bride, and Miss Evelyn Barnes
Lieut.. John Donohew will be best
man and the ushers will be Lieut.
Clark Hyzer and Lieut.. E. B. Hines
all of the United States Army.
The ceremony will be followed by
reception and wedding breakfast at
Wren's Nest, the home Of the bride,
grandmother, Mrs. j. K. Thompson
after which Lieut. McElroy and his
bride will 60 to Texas for a visit with
his parents. They will be at home
after September IL at Randolph Field
Tex, where Lieut.. McElroy will as
sumo his first post after graduating
from the Military Academy at West
Point this month.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Sigma Kappa Meets
This Evening

The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Sigma Kappa is holding a Joint
meeting with zeta Chapter of Sigma
Kappa of George Washington Uni
versity this evening, at Largo Farm,
Md, the home of Mrs Ednah Koontz.
This joint meeting Of college and
alumnae chapters is an annual affair,
taking place during the June gradua-
ton activities of George Washington
University.
Prior to the meeting there will be
a picnic supper at $50 o'clock, on
the spacious lawns Of Largo Farm.
Mrs. Edward Rhine is the chairman
in charge of arrangements.
After the meeting the new officers
of the alumnae chapter will be in
stalled. Miss Helen c. Jones, the
outgoing president, will be succeeded
by Mrs. J. Earl Bassett. The others
to be installed into ONCE are Mrs.
George c. Rodgers as vice president,
Mrs. Donald Saunders, secretary. and
Miss Virginia Mitchell Smithson,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

nan. A reception for 200 will be held
at I o'clock at the Rinaldi home.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Davis. Austin
Wedding Saturday

The marriage Of Miss Drlsilla Davis
and Mr.. James Frederick Austin, both
of Warrenton, will take place on Sat-
urday afternoon, June 10, at O'Clock
at the home of the brides parents
DR.. and Mrs. George H. Davis. Only
the families and immediate relatives
will be present at the ceremony, which
will be performed by the Rev. Paul
D. Bowden
The maid of honor and only at
tendant will be Miss Grace Cham
berlain Hamilton. and Mr.. j, Alfred
| Austin of Warrenton will be his
brothers best man. Miss Davis will
wear her mothers wedding gown and
veil
Evening star., 1937-06-10
J. W. WEBER RITES
WILL BE SATURDAY
Services for Pioneer Business
Man Of Northeast Capital
to Be at Home.

Funeral services for ]. William
Weber, IS, civic leader and pioneer
business man in Northeast Wash
ington, who died yesterday. will be
held Saturday at 2:3o pm. at the
residence. 404 H street northeast.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Born In Elben, Germany, Mr.
Weber came to Washington when II
years old. A few years later he had
esta blished his own business in the
northeast section and at the time Of
his death was proprietor Of the
Alhambra Restaurant, 4o2 H street
northeast.
Active in civic affairs, Mr.. Weber
vas director of the District of
Columbia Building & Loan Associa =
ton and member of the Northeast
Business Mems Associa ton. Arminius
Masonic Lodge and Eagle Lodge
Order of Eagles.
Surviving are son and daughter
in-laV, Mr.. and Mrs. J. William
Weber, jr.; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kimmel, and two brothers, Martin
D. and Henry Weber
Evening star., 1937-06-10
P,-T.A. MAGIC SHOW
DATE IS SET BACK
Benefit Will Be Held at
BeIasco Theater During
Week of Sept. 13.

The series of magic performances
Hheduled for next week, under aus
pices of the District Congress of Par
ent-Teacher Associations, has beer
postponed until September, it was an.
nounced today.
Meanwhile, the Merchants & Man
ufactWers' Association, by vote of the
Board of Directors yesterday, has
granted its support to the PIT. A.
project designed to raise funds for it;
Student Aid Committee and other &C.
tivities. The boards decision is being
relayed today to members of the aSso.
citation, Edward o. Shaw, secretary
announced.
Date Is Changed.
Mrs. William O. Meyer. chairman
Of the PIT. A. Ways and Means Com.
mittee, and Charles w. Townsley, whit
will be in charge of the magic per.
fornances, said the show will be pre-
20 sented at the Belasco Theater during
the week of September l3 instead of al
the National Theater next week, a!
originally planned
1t was decided to postpone the
event on account of the hot weather
the closing events of schools and col
leges, and the vacation season
Coming the week after Labor day
in September" Mrs. Meyer said. "th,
magic performances will attract re-
turning vacationiSts and the children
who have just gone back to school
The postponement gives the commit
tees working on the show the next 81
days in which to conduct ticket sales
The committees are going right aheae
with their work this week"
To Secure New Illusions.
Tovnsley, who is vice president oil
the Washington branch of the So.
ciety Of American Magicians, will de.
vote the extra time available to pro.
curing additional stage illusions ane
equipment and generally improvin,
the performances. He will be as.
sisted by several colleagues, some O.
vhome have had professional ex-
perience, and possibly by one or two
professionals now on the stage
Parent Teacher Association workers
are not paid for their welfare ano
charity work. Neither the president
nor the treasurer receives salary OF
expenses The Student Aid Com
mlttee helps clothe hundreds of school,
children each year.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
HELD TO GRAND JURY

Charged with robbing a gasoline
station June after half hour OF
friendly conversation with the at
tendant, Russell G. Yates. %, of the
500 block of Massachusetts avenue
was held for grand jury action under
$4,000 bond today by Police Judge
Walter J. Casey.
Onsly Martin, 1s, attendant of the
station in the 800 block of Twelfth
street, told the court Yates chatted
with him for half hour. then drew
gun and robbed him of about s35
Martin lives at lilo Abbey place north
east
Evening star., 1937-06-10
DRESlIk FUNERAL
. WILL BE TOMORROW
Retired Contractor Had Lived in
Washington More Than 40
Years.

|. Funeral services for Daniel D. Dres-
lin, 81, retired contractor, who died
/. Tuesday in Garfield Hospital, will be
held tomorrow at 10 am at St
Francis Xavier Church, 2700 o street
southeast. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
. The contrac citing firm which Mr.
Dreslln headed for many years prior
to his retirement, about six years ago,
built the La Sale Apartments and
several other large apartments here
He lived at the wyoming Apartments
2022 Columbia road.
Born at Norristown, Pa, Mr.. Dreslin
had lived in Washington more than
40 years.
Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. G. NJ
Policy of Winston Salem, N. c., ano
two sons, George T.. New York City
and Edward M. Dreslin, this city.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Plans Progressing
For GoldCupCruise

Washington's famous group of re
gatta girls will play a prominent
part in the first gold cup cruise of
the Summer sponsored by the Presi-
dents Cup Regatta Association, Tues
Gay evening, June %, when an in
novation in gold cup river cruises
Will take the form of country fair
on the water, on the good ship Poto-
mac, leaving at $50 O'Clock. accom-
panied by series of delightful
surprises arranged by the committee.
Mr.. Harold Allen Long and Mr..
William j. McManus are assisted in
arrangements for this country fair
cruise by Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner of
the Sponsors Committee, and the
regatta girls will appear in fascinat-
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Arnold.CleWs
Wedding POSTPONED

Due to the serious illness of Mrs.
William Clews the invita- tions to the
marriage Of her son, Mr.. William He'd
ley CleWs, to Miss Julia Calvert Ar
mold, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
D. Arnold of Brentwood, Md, have
been recalled.
The engagement of Miss Arnold to
Mr.. Clews, son OF the Rev. William
Clews of Patuxent, Md, was an
nounced April 49, No new date for
the wedding has been announced.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

ing sun bonnets and aprons. carrying
baskets from which they will dispense
pop corn and peanuts to all comers
Elaborate and colorful decoratio
of the Speedway wall and gaily
lighted lanterns on the pier before
departure of the boat, together with
gala band concert by the Capital
City's popular relocated Police Boys
Club Band, will assure a fine start
for the country fair cruise. The
committee will be assisted by Mr.,
William E. Huntington and his ia
nous 'sideshow."
Tickets, which are already being
snapped up, are on sale to the public
at the Willard, the Mayflower, the
Shoreham, the American Automobile
Association, the keystone Automobile
Club and Mrs. Dorsey's in Droop's.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Tillers Observe
Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tiller are
today celebrating the thirty-fourth
anniversary Of their marriage and
will have only the members of their
immediate family with them, having
arranged no formal celebration.