Evening star., 1937-08-22

Weekly Stamp News for August l6,
strongly indorses the proposed series
of Indian stamps. There is a new
day dawning in stamp design at Wash
ington," he says.
Catalogues for the next Washington
auction of stamps and covers, to be
held at the Hotel Carlton. Friday eve
ming, September 10, may be had by
application to John r. Ewell, 40 Bond
Building.
G. Novel; Usticke, representing
Stanley Gibbons. Inc. international
stamp dealers, was visitor In Wash
ington Friday
Credit for generous support Of the
revised illustrations law is due to
Acting Third Assistant Postmaster
General Roy NJ North, who repre-
sented the Post Once Department in
negotiations with the Treasury De-
partment and congressional commit
tees
native Of Meriwether County, Ga,
Mr.. North was educated at Brantley
Institute, Senoia, and Emory College
now Emory University, Oxford. He
entered the postal service as a rail-
way mail clerk in 1909 and became
a post office inspector in 1915. For
10 years he served in the St. Louis
division, then for 8 years in the Chi
cago area. He was appointed Deputy
Third Assistant Postmaster General
in May, 1888, and has been substi-
tuting for his chief, Clinton B. Ellen
berger ever since the beginning Of
the latter's illness last October.
Mr.. North is familiar figure at
philatelic gatherings. He addressed
the American Phllatelic Society Con-
ventions of 1894 and 1885 and was
one OF the principal speakers at the
National Stamp Conference June 81
and %.
Not an inveterate collector himself,
Mr.. North nevertheless Is deeply in
terested In the progress of philately
as an educational recreation. His
small daughters, Romona and Janis,
have been supplied with albums snd
gradually are filling them under the
supervision of their mother.
The philatelic public is invited to
attend the meetings of the American
Numismatic Association Convention.
Hotel Washington, this week. Speak
ers on the program are Senator
Robert F. Wagner of New York, Repre-
sentative Andrew L. Somers Of New
York, Representative William A. Ash
brook Of Ohio, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
director Of the Mint; Alvin W. Hall,
director Of the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, and others.
Coins and medals of great historic
importance are to be exhibited to-
morrow to Thursday.
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at the home Of George w. H.
Soellner, 1896 Seventeenth street
northwest, tomorrow evening at 8.
Visitors welcome.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will meet from Station VOL to-
morrow evening at s:45, when Al
bert F. Kunze, leader, will continue
his discussion Of stamps and history.
The Washington Collectors Club,
Branch 5, Society of Philatelic Amer
leans, will meet at the Thomson
School, Twelfth street, Tuesday eve
ming at 8. Public invited.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton. Six
teenth street, Wednesday evening at 8.
Lieut.. Col. B. B. Wilcox, president
OF the Duluth Stamp Club, will dis
cuss and exhibit precancel stamps.
Willard o. Wylie, editor Of Meekers
Weekly Stamp News, also will be .
guest OF honor. Friends are asked
to attend both the regular meeting
and = dinner to be given for Mr..
Wylie at the Hotel Harrington, Elev-
enth street, at 8.
The Philatelic Luncheon Group will
meet 1T the Hotel Harrington Sat-
urday afternoon ut /. All persons in
terested In stamps welcome to be