Evening star., 1937-05-23

ately on occasion entertain q peeve.
A famous psychologist. having once
expressed the belief that "a hobby
is a sign of insanity" was asked:
Doctor, what Is your hobby?" The
great authority thought for a mo-
ment and then confessed: well,
suppose not having a hobby is my
hobby" 1t might be argued that not
being "meticulous and complaining"
is something to be peeved about.
DR.. Albert c. Schwarting Of the
Library OF Congress will sail from New
York on the Bremen on July l8 to
attend the Summer sessions at the
University Of Debrecen in East Hun
gary. He expects to bring back
cargo Of stamps on his return to Wash
ington.
Collectors interested to help shut-ins
are invited to send surplus stamps to
DR.. Frank Maresh, River Pines Sana-
torium, Stevens Point. Wis. He will
distribute them to patients recovering
from pulmonary illnesses.
DR.. Porter B. Brockway OF Toledo
has been visiting in Washington He
is general collector, but "emphatical-
ly does not discriminate against the
stamps Of the United States" THE
fellow who has collection" he says,
"ought to talk about it. He is missing
q 1Of nf finn ~ ho dooSp'fO
Acting Third Assistant Postmaster
General Roy NJ. North has notified
postmasters throughout the country
to refuse to cancel stamps affixed to
album pages.
Stamp thieves recently have been
active in Washington, and the local
philatelic public is warned against
them. Collectors who have been rob-
bed should communicate with the
police and with the national philatelic
press. 1t is mistake to keep silent
when such reticence is of advantage
to professional rascals.
A. E. Geldhof, stamp editor Of the
Chicago Herald Examiner writes
''Ihe Third American Philatelic Con-
gress, to be held at the Hotel La Sale
in Chicago the last three days OF Octo-
Der. will be the outstanding philatelic
gathering Of the year, if the ambitious
plans of the committee which has 1t
In charge materialize.
'The committee, appointed by the
Chicago Philatelic Society, which will
be host to the congress, is actively en-
gagged In making arrangements for
the meeting. Practically all these
have been completed with the excep-
ton OF making up the program OF
papers to be read.
These papers are to be confined tc
strictly philatelic subjects, demon
strating original research work on the
part Of their writer's, and, while they
will be varied in nature, their sub.
jects will be primarily stamps-anc
nothing but stamps This year the
writer's Of the papers, to be selected by
invitation, will be entirely from ths
Middle West, section OF the country
which many times has demonstrated
that 1t possesses philatelic writer's o.
the highest caliber.
ITO lend attraction to the congress
1t will be held in conjunction with tn,
annual open house of the Chicago
Philatelic Society. The two top floor.
OF the Hotel La Sale will be throw.
open for this giant philatelic jam
boree. In the red room on the nine,
tenth floor will be staged the bi,
stamp exhibition and bourse, while II
the grand ball room opposite tn,
morning and afternoon sessions Of tn,
congress will be held. In addition. tn,
south club rooms on the eighteenth
floor. regular headquarters Of the Chi
cago Philatelic Society. will be ope,
for sectional meetings, auctions AM
get-togethers.
'On Saturday evening. October sc
q Joint banquet of the Third Philateli
Congress and the Chicago Philateli
Society will be the climax Of the three
day meeting, with Sunday devoted t.
social gatherings and the exhibition
and bourse. The meetings Of the con
gress proper will be held on Frida
and Saturday, both morning and after
noon.
Suitable awards will be made 70
the best papers read at the congress
all of which will be published in bool
form afterward. A complete file O
these books, including those of tn
first and second congresses, will be
valuable addition to any philateli
library.
THE committee in charge Of tn
joint congress-open house affair ar
as follows: Permanent chairman
Eugene Klein, Philadelphia, presiden
Of the American Philatelic Society
permanent secretary, James Wald
Fawcett, stamp editor OF The Wash
} ington Star. Committee on Arrange