Evening star., 1937-10-10

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Motion pictures Of the coronation
of King George VI will be shown at
a meeting of the Washington Phi
iatelic Society, Hotel Carlton, Wednes-
day evening, October 20.
Jack Phipps, staff pianist at Station
WBT, Charlotte, N. c., is a collector
and on occasion talks about stamps in
his broadcasts.
Mrs. Eugene Klein, the former Miss
Sara Conover, has been elected presi-
dent of the Philadelphia Women's
Stamp Club.
Adolphe Menjou, movie star and
stamp collector, is an applicant for
membership in the American Phi
latelic Society.
The Washington Collectors Club,
Branch 5, Society of Philatelic Ameri-
cans. will sponsor the local aspect of
National Stamp week, Monday to
Saturday, November Is to 20. Will
liam M. Stuart, philatelic editor of
the Washington Post, is general chair
man in charge of arrangements
Frames of stamps will be exhibited at
stores. hotels and theaters. There
will be a banquet to close the pro-
gram.
Pennsylvania night at the WASH
ington Philatelic Society last Wednes-
day evening brought out many hith-
erto neglected historical and phila-
telic facts about Benjamin Franklin
and William Penn and the stamps is
sued in homage to their memory.
1t was recalled that the famous
Mulready envelope, first postal paper
experiment of Great Britain, brought
out May 6, 1910, shows Penn and
group of Indians and that the first
adhesive stamp of the United States,
released in l847, bears the portrait
of Franklin.
Harry B. Cation of Alexandria in
witty and energetic speech dis
cussed the Quaker settlement of Phil
adelphia: Albert F. Kunze and John
R. Ewell joined in a symposium on
the Franklin stamps and DR.. Albert
c. Schwarting read selections from
the King-Joh book on the Penn
| commemorative.
Mrs. Bess Heath Olmstead, former
president of the District of Colum-
bia branch of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women. presented her poem.
Inheritance" dedicated to the State
of Pennsylvania; and Miss Amelia
Shorday sang BY the Waters of the
Minnetonka" and The Land of the
Sky-Blue Water"
The exhibition of the evening in
cluded Franklin, Penn. Valley Forge.
Braddock Fields. Liberty Bell and
Constitution stamps and covers from
the collections of Theodore Forbes
and other members of the society.
Washington stamp collectors of all
grades are invited to furnish bio
graphical data for the new issue of
the Blue Book of Philately, soon to be
published. Address: Harry L. Lind
quist, ? West Forty-sixth street, New
York City.
France, Germany, Italy, Austria,
Sweden. Mexico, Paraguay. Nicaragua
and New Zealand maintain govern
ment printing establishments for the
manufacture of stamps.
Carter Glass. il, president of the
American Philatelic Society. will be
one of the judges for the ATEX show
at Atlantic City, April l to 8, inclu-
sive
Omitted from last weeks list of Pam
anna Canal builders commemorated in
stamps Of the Canal Zone was the
name of Lieut.. Col David du Bose
Gaillard of South Carolina. member
OF the Canal Commission from 1907
until his untimely death on December
>, 1913 He was the excavator of the
Culebra Cut. which now. in recoe-
milton OF his services. is called Gall
lard Cut in his honor. The stamp
issued in philatelic tribute to him is
the l2-cent denomination, violet
brown, released July /, 1929.
Col Gaillards widow. somewhat
Of philatelist,' resides at 1861 Cres-
cent place.
Victor S. McCloskey, ir.. Bureau of
Engraving and Printing artist, is the
designer for the forthcoming 3-cent
Alaska stamp, showing Mount McKin-
ley. The lettering has been engraved
by w B. Wells and the vignette by c.
T. Arlt.
Robert M. McWhoiter. son OF Roger
B. McWhorter, 1924 Davis street. mas
! been elected financial secretary Of the
Stamp Club at Mercersburg Academy.
Mcrcersburg. Pa.
Stamp collectors meetings for the
week are listed as follows:
Monday evening at T:3O, Washing
ton Stamp Club of the Air from Sta
ton VOL. Mr. Kunze will continue
his discussion of stamps and history
Monday evening at 8, Woodbridge
Stamp Club. 2010 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast, election of Officers. Da-
vic Thompson and James Waldo Faw-
| cett, speakers.
Monday evening at 8, Capital Pre-
cancel Club. Thomson School. Twelfth
and L streets, exhibition and program
Tuesday evening at 8, Washington
Collectors Club. Branch 5, Society of
Philatelic Americans. Thomson School,
bourse. exhibition and program.
Wednesday evening at 8. Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Sixteenth and +
streets, quarterly business meeting.
Thursday evening at 8, Government
Printing Office Stamp Club green
room, Government Printing Office,
exhibition and program.
Saturday afternoon at l. Philatelic
Luncheon Group. Hotel Harrington.
Eleventh and E streets. round table
discussion OF stamp news.
With the exception Of the Washing
ton Philatelic Society meeting. which
is limited to members only, all stamp
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