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Phyllis Fergus Hoyt
Returning tOCapita1

Mrs. Phyllis Fergus Hoyt, national
president Of the League of American
Pen Women, will return to the league
headquarters in the Willard Hotel
here Wednesday, to be here for a
week to close up league affairs for the
season.
Mrs. Hoyt has been travelling al
most continually since mid-April, vis-
iting branches Of the league in Texas,
Arizona, California, Oregon, WASH
ington, North Dakota and Minnesota
before attending the important league
congress held in Cleveland, May 18
to 20 She then was in Chicago for
. few other conventions and con-
ferences and comes from there to
Washington.
Following the settling OF headquar-
ters affairs until Fall, Mrs. Hoyt will
60 to visit Maine and New Hampshire
branches and then spend the Sum-
mer ct the Jonathan and Thatcher
Hoyt homestead, tn Vermont.
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Nearby Social Notes
Mrs. John w. Ayers Entertains at Silver
Spring Luncheon and Bridge.

Mrs. H. Mortimer Hawkins enter
tained at luncheon Wednesday at her
home in Silver Spring.
Mrs. Harriet J. Stauffer Of Ashe-
vile, N. c.. is spending a month in
Silver Spring with her son and
daughter-in-laW, Mr. and Mrs. J, H.
Stauffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hammaros
have moved from Bonifant street in
Silver Spring and are now in their new
home in Sligo Village.
Miss Helen Dolan of Woodside Park
mas visiting her during the holiday
week end Miss Isabel Bonsteel of
4onkers, N. Y. Miss Bonsteel is also
being entertained during her stav here
by her brother and sister-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Bonsteel Of WASH
lngton, who have just returned from
the corona ton festivities. SUNDAY
MISS Dolan entertained at dinner.
having as guests Miss Hazel Miller
DR.. Gustave Schulze and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Prichard Miss Dolan was
hostess at breakfast at her home fol-
lowing the dance of Sigma Epsilon
Sorority, Alpha Chapter, at Argyle
Country Club Saturday night, May %.
Inc guests were Mr.. and Mrs. William
E. Bowman and Miss Hazel Miller OF
Silver Spring and Mr.. and Mrs. Rup-
pert Dodson, Mr.. Larry Higgins and
Mr.. Paul DobrowolsH of Washington.
Miss Pauline Whitacre entertained
at shower and party for Mrs. Wilson
Stewart at her home. In Woodside.
tuesday evening. Among the guests
were Mrs. Trueman Dodson. Mrs,
Jackson Lusby. Mrs. Robert Null, Mrs.
Selden Cole. Mrs. Armen Clements
and Mrs. Edwin Warfleld of Silver
Spring and Woodside. Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark, Mrs. Nina Collins. Mrs. Eugene
SWeigert. Mrs. Harlan Randall Mrs.
Stanley Henderson and Miss Marjorie
Wine Of Washington.
Mrs. Jack Quinn returned this week
to her home in Birmingham, Ala,
after spending six weeks in Silver
Spring, visiting her mother Mrs. Will
liam F. Engel. She also spent some
time at her former home, in Mount
kico, N. Y.
Mrs. Rose Miller Hargraeves has re-
turned to Silver Spring after SPEND
ing the Winter and Spring in Day.
tona Beach, Fla.
Miss Mary Louise Minter will return
today to her home. in Silver Spring,
from Benton, KY. where she spent two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p.
Minter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Alden of
Silver Spring. with their children, Mr..
Wallace Alden, Mr.. Billy Alden, Mr..
Staten Alden and Priscilla Alden.
left Friday to spend the holiday week
end at their cottage at Fairhaven
Beach, Md. They were accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Stickley of Silver
Spring
Mr.. Randolph Belfield of Silver
Spring is spending a week in Tampa.
Fla.
Miss Anna Fenwick has returned to
Baltimore. after spending a week with
her mother, Mrs. Katherine Fenwick
of Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Wolfe of
Silver Spring were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Mueller at Bonnie Blink,
the Masonic home near Baltimore,
Md, the early part of the week. Mr..
Mueller Is grand secretary for the
State Masonic chapter.
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Polo Match
Continued From First Paee.)

District and in addition aid the hos
pital OF Montgomery County.
The benefit match will be the first to
be played on Brook Johns new polo
field and he has given his place to
raise funds for these two worthy
causes.
Mrs. O'Connor and her committee
are holding daily meetings to complete
plans for the event. A bevy Of pretty
girls will act Is Mattresses at the
matches. selling hot dogs, cigarettes
and refreshing soft drinks during the
afternoon. Many who will attend the
matches will linger to have dinner in
Brook Johns unique barn.
On Mrs. O'Connor's committee are
Mrs. Walter Clarkson, Mrs. Joseph
Tumulty, Mrs. Edward Joahansen,
Mrs. Richard Murphy, Mrs. Charles
Riordan, Mrs. William Shannon and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp.
Tickets may be purchased for the
price OF so cents from members of the
committee or at the matches Saturday.
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equipment than his simplicity he
would not have achieved results
Philosopher and
Bon Vivant.
His excellency goes on to say that
while Franklin capitalized his great
simplicity of dress he did not supple
ment it by equal simplicity in his
living, but that his house, his enter
tainments and his equipages were In
accord with the usages Of the time
and place. French gourmets knew
that in dining with the philosopher
there would be treat for the palate
as well as the mind-the food was
not homespun. His excellency points
out that Franklin could not afford
the luxury of representing his coun-
try abroad If he were alive today.
Now that the Ambassador to Brazil
has made it clear why one must do
social stunts ad lib. perhaps Senator
Key Pittman, chairman Of the Foreign
Relations Committee Of the Senate,
and Senator Joseph T. Robinson OF
Arkansas, leader Of the Senate ma
jority, and Representative Sam D.
McReynolds Of Tennessee, chairman Of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
and that charming Edith Nourse
Rogers-the only woman member ever
to serve on that committee-could
explain why they must constantly
be seen at diplomatic dinners, cock
tail parties and other social functions
where the diplomatic corps is being
entertained. There must be some
reason besides mere frivolous pleasure
Just to catch an unguarded slip?
Note an expression or sub rosa tete-
a-tete between two Ambassadors whose
countries are teetering on the tarin?
Besides all the various duties AM
bassador Gibson tells about. which are
part Of the days work. he has
found time to write most interesting
book on Rio de Janeiro, q city which
seems never to fail in its charms for
him. This new book, Rio" it appears
was first designed to be a collection
OF photographs with bits Of description.
But instead it has turned out to be
a much-needed and authentic book
on Rio, for he says in his preface:
There are no modern books on Rio,
and most of the magazine articles
which appear from time to time are
nothing more than rehashes OF pre-
vlous articles, repeating the same
familiar lnaccuraces." This book also
reveals that Mr.. Gibson goes after
stag shooting, an ancient sport, and
revels in the beautiful scenery OF
Brazil. He seems an adept in choos.
Ing just the right time and place for
writing things. President Rooseyelt's
visit to Brazil, his article on the De-
partment Of State and his book "A
Journal from Our Legation in Bel
glum," in 1917 which was simply de-
voured by the public during those
war days, have all appeared just at
the time when the public mind was
In a most receptive mood. Again
diplomacy, Mr.. Gibson?
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Wesley Church Guild
Tea and Garden PARTY

The Woman's Guild of Wesley
Church will hold garden party and
tea at the nome OF Mrs. L. P. Steuart,
Cedar Crest, 250l Upton street, We'd
nesday afternoon from to o'clock.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes Mrs. Frank B. Burds-
all, chairman; Mrs. L. P. Steuart, Mrs,
6. P. McGlue, Mrs. D. F. Croft, Mrs.
M. M. Watson, Mrs. George H. Vaue-
man. Mrs. L. A. Boykin. Mrs. j. H.
Mcdowell, Mrs. w. B. Hill and Mrs.
John r. Wright.
A program Of music has been ar.
ranged under the direction Of Mrs.
Marie Little.
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Diplomats S
For Summer
Some Take Cottages,
While Others Will
Visit Abroad.
Continued From First Page.)

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Madeira. They are not expected to
return until October.
The Netherlands Minister and Nine.
van Haersma de With, with their
daughter, Mile. Nora van Haersma de
With, are still en- route to Washing
ton from the Pacific Coast They are
making the trip by motor and are ex-
pected to arrive in Washington the
first of this week.
The Uruguay Minister, Mr. J. Rich.
and is expected to return here Thurs.
day.
The Greek Minister, Mr.. Demetrios
Sicilianoe, has taken q cottage at
Hot Springs for the months of July
and August.
The Siamese Minister and Nine.
Rajamaitri will close the legation here
and 30 to Cape Cod the middle Of
June, and will establish the Sum-
AAANh AN6ollCll az OOlcl NllS.
The Czechoslovak Minister and
Nine. Hurban are at Bethlehem, Pa.
where they went to attend the Bach
Festival now being held there.
The Charge d'Affaires Of Poland and
Nine. Wankowicz will go to Eagles
mere the middle of the month and
take possession of the cottage which
they have leased there for the season,
They will have with them their child
ren, Erene. Yolande and Paul, and
in July will be joined by another
daughter Marie, who will arrive in
this country from Poland early in
July.
The Counselor of the Swedish lie.
cation. M. Folke Wennerberg is SPEND
ing the week end and holiday in New
York, where he went Friday with
Nine. Wennerberg. Nine Wenner-
berg sailed yesterday for her home in
Sweden to spend the Summer, and
M. Wennerberg will come back to
Washington Tuesday
The First Secretary of the Ruman-.
ian Legation and Nine Bakes are
spending the week end in New York,
and will return to their apartment
In the Westchester the first OF the
week. =.
Mr.. Janusz zoltowskl, financial
counselor, and Mr.. Michal Budny,
attache Of the Polish Embassy, will
entertain at dinner on the Shoreham
terrace Wednesday in honor Of the
counselor Of the embassy and Nine.
Wankowig.
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a 4 RS. JOHN W. AYERS enter
M tained at a luncheon and
W bridge party Thursday at her
L home in Silver Spring.
Among the guests were Mrs. A. C.
MeushaW. Mrs. H. A. Matill, Mrs. H.
H. Mitchell, Mrs. G. NJ Caspar. Mrs.
j. Cuttrell, Mrs. c. Iashorn, Mrs W.
Sherrer, Mrs j. G. Bright. Mrs Rob-
ert Mills, Mrs. Healey, Mrs. D. C.
Tracey. Mrs. H. Flicker, Mrs. Perry,
Mrs. w. E. Lawson and Mrs. Knott.
Mrs. William E. Perry of Silver
Spring gave a surprise birthday an
niversary party Monday evening for
her daughter, Miss Mary Margaret
Perry, who celebrated her birthday
anniversary. The party began with
a straw ride and ended with a dance
at the Scout cabin in Kensington. The
guests were Miss Betty Porter. Miss
LYDIA Sargent, Miss Margaret Mitch
ell Miss Kathryn Wadley, Miss Dor
othy Green, Miss Carol Stacy. Miss
Ellen Mitchell. Miss Margaret Berry,
Miss Lucille Hendricks, Miss Rintha
Hyslop, Miss Emily Keele, Mr.. Richard
Faulconer. Mr.. William Bowman, Mr..
William Perry. Mr.. Ivan Hake, Mr..
Harry Won Friedly. Mr.. John Hollo-
way, Mr.. James Littlefield, Mr.. James
Hutt. Mr.. Richard Dixon, Mr.. Ver-
non Kummel, Mr. David Johnson, Mr..
Fred Witherspoon, Mr.. Ward Burdine,
Mr.. Edmund Chandler. Mr.. Roger Vos-
sey. Mr.. Bruce Stedman, Mr.. Staten
Alden and Mr.. Jack Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Mnter Of
Silver Spring have visiting them Mrs.
Minter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Potts Of Bradenton, Fla.
Mrs. William E. Matter entertained
at luncheon Wednesday at her home
in Silver Spring. The guests included
Mrs. James Adrian of Leesburg, Va,
who is visiting Mrs. Matter. Mrs. Gene
Kite of Washington and Mrs. M. B.
Beifeld, Mrs. A. E. Biggs, Miss Bertha
Shaw, Mrs. George Price and Mrs.
Irwin Clark of Silver Spring.
Mrs. Howard w. Kacy was hostess
at luncheon and bridge Friday at
her home in WynneWood Park.
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Hewlett of Silver
Spring had as their guest the early
part Of the week Mr.. Tom Croxton.
who was en- route from Florida to
Asbury Park, N. J.
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About Well-KnOWn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Secretary Of State Repudiates Cookie-Push-
ers and Be-Spatted Diplomats
sador Gibson Tells Secrets.
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.
O READ the society column of might get
idea that the life OF diplomat just grand sweet song
danced to the music of orchestra at
tail parties afternoon teas dinners and receptions Quite
quite Mr. Corde Hull the scholarly dgned Secretary
State however became bit usered way men,
bes OF the foreign service branch of his department
quen referred to and his dspeasure
terms He let be known that first and foremost
diplomat Consular officer devoted to the
interests of his country the mutudnous that
part OF the days work. and that levty
they should not be constantly
"bespatted hgh-hat boys "teahounds" champagne
spper And just example, Secretary
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It is estimated that, when the whole
world is taken into account, there are
about 100 lightning flashes per second
taking place Ill the time.
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Mr. Lester Gaba of New York, whose
famous soap sculptures and statue of
Venus Of 1887 are creating consider
able comment. is in washington, stop
ping at the Wardman Park Hotel.
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Of Personal Note
Mr.. and Mrs. GeWirZ to Celebrate We'd
ding Anniversary Tuesday Night.

4 KR. AND MRS. MORRIS
M GEWIRz Of 1ngomar street,
VI Chevy Chase, will be at home
L Tuesday evening from 8 to
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Miss Katy Kasehagen Of Chicago
and her nephew, Mr.. Arthur Kase-
hagen, who have been on q motor
trip, were the guests for the past week
Of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kasehagen. They
left to return to Chicago Friday.
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Former Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel
B. Dial have as their guest their SON
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Ogden Smith, jr.. OF Phila-
delphia.
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a RS. JOHN W. AYERS enter
M tained at a luncheon and
I VI bridge party Thursday at her
homo in Cilyer CDripC
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Mrs. Emlen Knight Davies will re-
turn to Washington Wednesday from
New York, where she has been for
10 days.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
LOW-COST HOUSING
EXHIBIT WILL OPEN
Slum Clearance Also to Be Shown
in Parish Hall of st.
Johns Church.

An educational exhibit of slum
clearance and low cost housing will
be presented in the parish hall of
st. Johns Church for week begin
ming tomorrow, under sponsorship of
Washington church and Government
housing agencies.
Features of the exhibit will include
models Of the P. w. A. low-rent hous-
ing project under construction on
Benning road between Twenty-first
and Twenty-fourth streets northeast;
Greenbelt Village, Resettlement Ad-
ministration project at Berwyn, Md,
and several Washington projects Of
the Alley Dwelling Authority.
Cooperating with many of WASH
ingtons churches in sponsoring the
exhibit are the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, the Alley
Dwelling Authority, the Washington
Housing Association, the Housing Di-
vision of the Public Works Admin
istration and the Resettlement Ad-
minstration.
The exhibit will be open each day
from noon until $50 pm, with the
formal opening scheduled for $3.50
pm. Monday. There will be no ad-
mission charge.
Pictures, charts and graphs will be
used to illustrate the progress of slum
clearance work in the city and to point
out future needs in that form Of rec
lamation.
The exhibit will be presented in
various other churches of the city
In the next few weeks.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
ASSA|LS CRITICS
OF SHAKESPEARE
Commentators Eyes Shut,
Kittredge Declares at
Annual Festival.

The annual Shakespeare festival at
the Folger Library last evening took
the form Of spirited dissection Of the
bard's critics and commentators on
his works.
Prof. George Lyman Kittredge.
emeritus head Of the English Depart
ment OF Harvard University, was the
surgeon Of the occasion. Introduced
by DR.. Joseph Quincy Adams, director
OF the library. as speaker respected
and beloved" he was applauded by a
capacity audience.
Commentators as class. were
excoriated by the speaker, who Illus
trated his complaint by reading pas
sages which reference to the text of
the plays contradicts.
These men," he declared, "read
Shakespeare with their eyes shut"
Others he described as being guilty Of
"long-tongued babbling gossip"
But Prof. Kittredge preserved his
most bitter scorn for the topical
theorists" OF these, he said, one had
read into" the story of Romeo and
Juliet" the historic controversy be-
tween the great English families Of
Essex and Howard, eliminating in the
famous Overbury scandal. Citing the
records of the trial, he demonstrated
the parallel between the two series of
events, revealing as he proceeded tina.
it was none other than himself who
had invented the theory.
And there is only one thing wrong
with it-namely that the play was
written not later than 1895 and
that Overbury was not murdered
until 1881"
Critics who tear Shakespeare to
pieces" Prof. Kittredge indicted as
"disintegrators" The world" he in
sisted is getting little weary Of
the Baconians. But know that the
same man did not write both Shakes
peare's plays and Bacon's essays. They
were not identical"
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the schools year book, the Brecky.
He also was an officer of one of the
schools cadet companies which won
in the annual competitive drill. In
1912 he was graduated from Dickinson
College, and in 1914 he organized the
Washington Alumni Chapter of the
College. He served as the chapters
first president.
Mr.. Levy was one of the charter
members and past patron Of the
William F. Hunt Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, and also charter
member of the Samuel Gompers Lodge
of Masons. He was a past president
of Argo Lodge, Independent Orcer of
Bnai Birth.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bertha
Berkowitz Levy; two daughters, Shir-
ley and Isabelle Levy; son, Morgan
Levy, and six sisters, Mrs. Louise
Buckner, Miss Sarah Levy Miss Ann
Levy and Miss Rose Levy and Miss
Lilye Levy, all of this city, and Mrs.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
COLLARBONE BROKEN
IN AUTO COLLISION
George Stathes, so, Is Victim of
Accident at Twelfth and
N Streets,

George Stathes, so. of $50 Hamilton
street was injured in an automobile
crash at Twelfth and N streets early
today. He was riding with Harry j.
Cokinos, 81, of 1705 Capitol avenue
northeast when the car collided with
one driven by Ellis Kossow, 30, of
53l1 Fourth street.
Stathes was treated at Emergency
Hospital for a fractured collar bone.
The two drivers were uninjured.
John Hayes, so, of 526 Third street,
while crossing at Fifth and G streets
early today, was struck by an auto
mobile operated by Clarence Simmons,
49, colored, 604 @ street. Hayes was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
and bruises about the legs and arms.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
BLISS GARDENS OPEN
TO PUBLIC TODAY
Dumbarton Oaks Seen to Bene-
fit Home for Incur
ables.

The beautiful gardens OF Dunn
barton Oaks at 31O3 r street. estate
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
were scheduled to be open from 2 to
6 pm. today for the benefit of the
Home for Incurables.
The gardens, in full Spring beauty.
have been renowned for years as
among the most attractive and extern
sive Of the private gardens in the city.
Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wallace, presi-
dent Of the Home for Incurables, will
be present during the afternoon with
other members of the board, including
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Dwight
F. Davis, Mrs. Harral Mulliken and
Miss Bessie Kibbey.
Tea will be served. The admission
price Is so cents.
The gardens today were at the
height of their Spring glory. Fruit
trees are in full bloom, one hillside
showing mass of fragrant crabapple,
above narcissus. A pool is bordered
with a mass of flowers. Along a
stream is living painting in white,
yellow and blue, consisting Of narcis-
sus, primroses and myrtensia. Dog
wood trees have just come out, azaleas
are opening, early tulips are in bloom
and all the paths are bordered in
blue myrtle.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
826 Seek 466 Seats in Toxic.

TOXIC, April "a (P.-A total OF
826 candidates for the 466 seats in the
japanese House of Representatives was
shown to have been filed yesterday with
the close of registration of contenders
for the April 80 general elections.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
DEFENSE SCORES
|NDENHARDTC CASE
Activities Of Kentucky Gen.
eraI and Fiancee Told at
Murder Trial.
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW CASTLE, KY, April 24.-The
story Of Verna Carr Taylor and Brig.
, Gen. Henry H. Denhardt was pictured
today before farmer jury in Henry
| Circuit Court as the Commonwealth
sought to convict the general on g.
charge of numbering his attractive
| flancee.
Day-by-day activities of the bald,
portly, 61year-old former Lieutenant
| Governor and adjutant general of
Kentucky and the 40-year-old widow
again were told by witnesses in the
musty smelling Court House.
Their testimony was part Of the
chain Of evidence with which the State
hopes to prove the general fired the
fatal shot on the chilly night Of No
| vember 6. Denhardt contends his
| fiancee shot herself.
Prosecution Criticized.
On the opening day of testimony,
Judge Charles c. Marshall criticized
Commemorative Attorney H. B. Kin
solving, jr., for his manner Of ques-
| tioning witnesses.
The defense succeeded in entering
into the record statement Of a key
State witness, Farmer George R. Baker,
that Gen. Denhart couldn't have
killed her MRS. Taylor) because I was
with him when the second shot was
fired"
He said he made the statement
shortly after the body of Mrs. Taylor
was found in roadside ditch near his
house.
Statement in Records.
The State unsuccessfully sought to
have this testimony stricken from the
record or at least qualified.
Through cross examination, the de-
fense drew from Frances Taylor, pretty,
l6-year-old daughter of Mrs. Taylor,
that Chester Voolfolk, driver en-
ployed at the Taylor laundry at La
Grange, KY, was frequent visitor at
the Taylor home
Evening star., 1937-04-24

systematic program Of not speak
ing until spoken to is, in brief, the
policy Edward F. Colladay expects to
follow during his term of Office as
president of the Board of Trade.
In other words said Colladay yes
terday after his elevation to the board
presidency for the second time in
his career, he's not going to do the
thinking in the first instance
I'm going to wait and let others
think first" he said. Then, when
I get their advice. I'll start my own
thinking and talking. Two, three,
four or five heads are better than
one"
Colladay, prominent lawyer and
Republican national committeeman
for the District for many years, al
readys has invoked his policy by ask
ing the publishers and editors Of
Washington's newspapers and other
leaders of thought to name three
major projects which they believe
the Board of Trade can bring about
in the next year.
Ironclad Program Impossible.
Then I'll be able to get a con-
sensus and have something concrete
to start WITH he explained "Of
course, from my previous experience
as president of the board I know that
it will be impossible to lay down any
ironclad program, because in the nat
ural course of events many things
will arise which are not now antici-
pated.
But what I want understood is
that I don't expect to adhere to any
hidebound, preconceived notions Of
my own"
The new board president, resi-
dent of the Capital for more than
SO years, likes to play golf, fish, raise
vegetables and roses and sing
when nobody's around"-when he