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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-08
TOdnu's Club Calendar

American Association of
Woen-Meeting of groups 245 D.
tea followed by business meeting players group meeting
73O: applied arts meeting 745 club 1884 St. N w
District of Business and Professional Club
Business meeting and art appreciation class 1880 Powhaan
Hotel.
zonta Club of Washington-Annua birthday dinner $50 m
Columbia Country Club
Columbia Chapter, Women Of the Moose-Meetng child
and training and library committees home Of
Pauline Miller, 4510 Georgia Ave. N. w.
Professional Writers Club of the Y. w c. A-Meeting D. n
"Y" headquarters.
womans National Democratic cub-Forum luncheon 1890
p. M. 1925 New Hampshire Ave. N w.
Takoma Park Cub-Iterature department meeting
tea p m of Mrs. E. M. Harmon 112 Seventh St.
N. w.
Petworth Woman's Cub-Meeting Of visiting m
Brghwood of the Visiting Nurse Georgia
Avenue meeting Of the literature section, home Mrs
Arthur Dunn, 1910 Eighth st. N w.
Auxiliary of the Jewish Consmptives Society Of
Denver-Annua donor luncheon, 1890 Mayfower Hotel
Club-Annlal election officers and din
ner, 6 p. M, 1927 Fourteenth st. N. W.
Womens City Club-Afternoon bridge l3o p. Spanish
class, D. M. French dinner, p. class D. M
Rhythmic dancing p. NJ club house 1856 P N W.
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Chiffon Wright, Mrs. Harold H.
Jacobs, Mrs. Emma Stimson
Reed, Miss Ida Mae Orr. Miss
Ellen Hopkins, Miss Elizabeth
Van Brake, Miss Betty Wager,
Miss Harriet Parks, Miss Mar
garet Adams and Mrs. Katherine
Ramsey.
Moving pictures taken by her
husband in Europe this past
summer will be shown by Mrs.
Arthur Colvin Perry, alumnae
correspondent for the Anchora,
the national magazine of Delta
Gamma. Pictures were made in
London. at the Paris Exposition,
and on the Isle of Marker, in
Holland, as we'll as numerous
other interesting places.
In addition to helping Mrs.
Tatlow with her guests, Mrs.
Wright, who has travelled ex-
tenSively with her husband, a
noted engineer, will show her
collection Of dollars from az
countries.
Mrs. Gerald Flood, as presi.
dent Of the alumnae, will con-
duct the business session. The
members are planning to give a
contribution Of money to assist
in buying Thanksgiving bas-
kets for needy blind.
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Columbian Fete
Huge Success

One Of the most delightful
musicale and caro- parties given
by the Columbian Women of
George Washington University,
took place Saturday at Ward.
man Park Hotel. .....
The event, for the benefit of
the scholarship fund with which
the Columbian women aid stu.
dents who need assistance in
completing their education. was
attended by diplomats wives,
prominent WaShingtonians and
educational representatives of
the District.
THOSE IN CHARGE
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, general
chairman, was assisted by Miss
Grace Lind, Miss Virginia Kin
ard and Mrs. w. Hayes.
Glimpsed among the many
guests was Mrs. Jules C. Kicker,
recently returned from Shang-
hal, China, where she visited
her sister. She was a vision of
loneliness in a black velvet dress
with white lapin fur collar. In
contrast to her gown, her golden
hair framed her face like a halo.
Madame Recinos, the charm,
ing and exotic wife of the Min
lister of Guatemala, was smartly
gowned in a black wool suit,
trimmed with Persian lamb.
Her small black hat, adorned
with a nose veil. set off her
silver lame blouse in distinctive
fashion.
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Pictures to Aid ESSayiSts

Fitting gayly from table to
table, selling candy done up in
small, attractive boxes, was Sc
norita Erma Castillo Nsjero.
daughter of the Mexican Am.
bassador. The Mexican cos
tune she was wearing is strik.
ingly beautiful.
COLORFUL DRESS
The red mantilla was Dor.
dered with stiff white lace
around the edges and framed
her face like a nuns cap. The
bodice, q bright rose-red, was
embroidered with vari-colored
flowers around neckline and
short sleeves. The full, green
skirt that beloved around her
slim ankles was also embroid-
cred in the same design which
formed, a wide border around
the skirt. Completing this stun
ming costume, Senorita Najero
wore many colored bracelets on
both arms, and gold loop ear
rings.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, wife
Of the president Of George
Washington University, whose
black dress with beaded, rose
girdle, a creation of ultra
sophistication, showed off to
perfection her tiny, svelte figure.
The musical program by Syl-
via Grazzini, coloratura soprano;
the Valencia Trio, Baby Gay
Hess and Hester Bell ProvenSon.
attracted a number who came in
late afternoon.
MANY GUESTS
Among the many guests pres
ent were Madame Godoy, wife
of the Counselor of the Domini-
can Legation; Madame Recinos,
wife of the Minister of Guate-
mala; her daughter, Laura;
Miss Janet McWilliams, past
supervising principal of District
schools; Madame Castro, wife
of the Minister of FL Salvador;
Mrs. Boyd Kay, Mrs. Bloomfield
H. Howard, vice president Of the
Political Study Club; Madame
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Parent-Tedcher
Institute Set

Education seems to be No. / on
he program of women's clubs
bis week.
Teen age" problems and
preparation Of the high school
Student for home and marrige
will be the principal topic of
discussion at the arent-Teacher
Institute this week at George
Washington. The institute will
be directed by Mrs. Walter B.
Fry, president Of the District
of Columbia Congress Of Parents
and Teachers. Registration
will begin tomorrow at 9 a. m.
and the conference will last for
two days.
STUDY PLANNED
A program providing for dis
|cussion of fundamental prob
lens concerning the educational
welfare of washington children
has been arranged by Mrs. Fry
and Miss Myrtle Moore, seventh
vice president of the Congress,
who is assisting in the prepare
lions for the event.
One Of the highlights of the
conference will be an address
Wednesday evening, following a
dinner-meeting at the Y. w.
|C. A., by DR.. Willard w. Beatty,
nationally known educator, who
IS now chief of the Office of
indian Affairs, Department of
the Interior. DR.. Beatty will
speak on Preparing High
School Students for Home and
Marriage" At this session
Dean William Carl Reudiger,
provost of George Washington
University. will preside, and
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Legal Group
Maps Plans

Omicron Chapter of the Kappa
Beta ri Legal Sorority is getting
into full swing on its seasons
program.
The chapter already has held
its regular monthly meeting and
is planning to gather again on
December 2 at the A. A. U. w.
Clubhouse, 1884 I st. N. w. Miss
Helen Goodner is dean Of the
group this year.
At the last meeting the follow
ing committee chairmen we're
appointed for the coming year:
Social, Mrs. Wanda Hobbs;
ways and means, Miss That's
Spencer; membership, Miss Lor-
rena McCloskey; library, Miss
Margaret Farley; scholarship,
Mrs. Louise Smethurst; direc.
tory, Miss Myrtle Helms: Prov.
lnce House, Mrs. Bernice Jay;
auditing, Miss Luella All; noni.
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Art Lecture
Series Slated

Members of the District Of
Columbia Business and Profes-
Sional Women will gather for a
business meeting tonight at 7:30
o'clock in the Powhatan Hotel,
after which the first of a series
of art appreciation classes to
follow these Semi-monthly bust
ness sessions will be held.
Mrs. Constance Snow, music
critic and radio commentator,
will be the guest speaker before
the class. She will discuss SYM
phony orchestraS and concerts
from the angle of the non-profes.
sional listener and tell about the
forthcoming concert by Leopold
Stokowsh. Mrs. Snow will par.
ticipate in a forum discussion
after her talk.
Miss Vera M. Lundquist, chair
man of the clubs education
committee, is in charge of the
series, which will feature a diff
ferent phase of art at each
meeting.
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brated through the United
States, in Hawaii. Canada, and
in several European countries.
Miss Winifred Burwell, presi-
dent of the Washington club
and also president of the Bank
Women of Washington, will pre-
side at tonight'S dinner.
Mrs. Genevieve Forbes Her
rick, well known newspaper
woman and writer, will be the
guest speaker. Her discussion
will be centered around 1.-THE
Status of Women" as this is the
principal topic Of the Zonta's
program Of business this year,
and the subject is being taken
up by the guest speakers at the
various gatherings in celebra-
ton Of Zonta Day.
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Mrs. T. David Gates will be in
charge of the musical program.
OPEN FORUM
Another important feature of
the two-day conference will be
an address on THE Parent
Teacher Movement" by Mrs. J.
X. Pettengill, of Detroit, preSi-
dent of the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers. Her
speech will pave the way for an
open forum discussion which will
be led by Robert L. Haycock, as
Sistant superintendent of Dis
trict schools, and Mrs. Joseph
N. Saunders, former president
Of the District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers
and now its delegate to the
Board of Education.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, District
superintendent of schools, and
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of G. w. u, will speak at
the opening of the institute.
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ZOntQ TO Note
18th Anniversary

The Washington group Of
zonta International will do its
part in the celebration of the
eighteenth anniversary of the
organizations founding.
Members of the Washington
zonta Club will gather tonight
for this annual observance, at a
dinner in the Columbia Country
Club, with members of the Fred
erick and Hagerstown clubs as
guests. Zonta day is being cele-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-08

For example, there Is the IA
nous Wishing Tree in Lafayette
Park, which was planted, it Is
said, in 1855. Annually thou.
sands Of tourists visit this famous
tree.
FAMOUS WILLOWS
7 Then there is the White House
oak that is one Of Washington'S
landmarks and the willows at
the War College which are
growth from the tree that stood
by Napoleon's tomb.
Perhaps the most historical
Of all of Washington's treets is
the nationally known Glaston-
bury in the Cathedral close Of
st. Peter and st. Paul. This
tree has a history which dates
back to the very beginning Of
Christianity in Britain, and an.
nually attracts thousands Of
visitors.
ESSAY MATERIAL
All Of these trees, and many
more Of historic interest, are be-
ing photographed for the D. A.
R. collection, which will provide
valuable material for historical
papers and for essayists.
The collection is being made
under the direction of Mrs. Ad.
dams S. McAllister, State chair
man of conservation, assisted
~ Mrs. Harry Oberholser.
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1oo-LR. BABY WHALE

COOS BAY, Ore, Nov. 8 I.N.SO.
A 100-pound baby was born here,
but the infant died before it could
be put on exhibition. The mother,
q black whale weighing more than
a ton, also died when she became
stranded in a shallow section of
the beach. Both carcasses were
use for bait by crab fishermen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-08

Castillo Najera, wife of the
Mexican Ambassador, Mrs. Ches-
ter Wells. Mrs. Charles Reborg
Mann, Miss Molly Davis, Mrs.
Gilbert Grosvenor. Mrs. Robert
v. Fleming, Mrs. Charles M. Nc
Inerney, Miss Neitah King, Mrs.
william A. O'Donnell, Ms. Cor.
neliuS Jacoby, Mrs. Helen Carr,
Mrs. Lola Watts, Mrs. Gordon
Asher, Of Alexandria; Mrs. Fla
velle Koss, Mrs. Louis Schapiro
and Mrs. c. A. Hawley.
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DISTILLERlES BUSY

The new distilIery season has
Just opened in Scotland and
orders are reported so heavy for
1937.1939 deliveries of Scotch
whiskey, that distilleries must
operate at full capacity.
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Alun1nde Plan
Meet TOMORROW

Mrs. Richard Tatlow, jr., Of
1905 Chevy Chase Boulevard,
will be hostess to members of
Delta Gamma Alumnae of Wash
ington at her home tomorrow
night at $3.50 o'clock.
Assisting hoSteSseS will be Mrs.
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WOmen's Club Activities
D. A. R. Making Collection of Photos
of Famous Trees in Capital
By MARY PADGETT

Trees than just plants The fact that they have
real personality of their and individuality just
human beings is demonstrated in Photographic collection
being made by the Daughters of the American Revolution
under the direction of the State committee conservation
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mating. Miss Georgia Alexander;
publicity, Mrs. Anna Moulton;
welfare, Miss Glenna Crowder,
and bylaws, Miss Mary Cavis.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-08-06

More than three years elapsed and still
no definite sign OF the wanted killer came
to the Arizona customs men. but their
determination to avenge BriStoWfs death
never wavered From time to time wfiS-
pered reports came in TO Nogales. Flores
was in Sonora !" Flores had gone to
Guadela lara THE wanted man was IN
hiding with relatives in Mexico City !
Each time these vague runlors trickled
In one or more members of the Nogales
detail who happened 20 be on leave. ruth
lessIy tracked it down. Month after
month rolled by. and stin no trace of the
vanished murderer During all this time
hardly a man left the detail, even on va
cation The customs men loyal to their
slain comrade, remained on duty almost
constantly, hoping against hope that
some day information would arrive that
would lead to the apprehension of Flores
On March 27. 1885. more than three
years after the death of the gallant Fed
eral man, the first definite news OF
Flores Whereabouts seeped in TO Nogales.
Customs Agent w K. Kennedy. of the
Arizona detail Immediately wired Wash
ington Part OF his message was
I'VE NOW HAVE CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION THAT FLORES IS
LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING
ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT. CEN
TRIAL DE AVIACTON. GALE DEL
CAMP MANTE NO. s98. CLAvE NO.
3. CITY or MANAGUA. NICARA-
QUA CENTRAL AMERICA"
Customs headquarters IN Washington
then communicated with the Treasury
representative at the American Embassy
in Havana, Cuba, with the request that
an agent be dispatched from Havana TO
Nicaragua as soon as possible
Accordingly a customs undercoEer
agent. whose identity cannot be re-
yealed, was supplied with photographs
of Flores and took the next boat from
Cuba for the Central American Republic
His passport vas not in proper order.
but he went Immediately. drawing 5000
in i00-doI1ar bills as expense money.
At that time Cuba vas much concerned
over the famous Bonet kidnapping case
The criminals guilty of that deed were
At large with the extorted ransom, and
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While this was taking place, Bristow
had come around TO the right-hand side
OF the bandits auto and Flores fell
against him as he spilled out yelling IN
Spanish, sEi pistoIa: get the pistolal@
Jones, thinking Aguirre might pun a
gun, covered him while Bristow and
Flores engaged in q rough-and- tumble
battle A shot rang out followed by an
other-a thirdl Bristow fell TO the
ground and rolled into ditch while the
killer fled In the darkness. Taking care
full aim. Jones fired four shots at the rum
ming fugitive None of them hit the
mark IN the excitement, Aguirre also
made good his escape
Jones turned to his companion To his
dead Shot through the heart.
1t was solemn gathering indeed that
fatal night when the Nogales detail OF
the United States Customs Service under
james w Mcdonald mustered TO their
leaders call TO arms. The men OF the
service don't take lightly to the murder
Of their fellow officers. Besides. Bristow
was beloved by all his comrades TO add
fuel TO their determination for vengeance
and Justice was the thought of the slain
patrolman,s wife. Still grieving from the
loss OF two children killea in an automo-
bile accident in Ell Paso few months
previous. she must now stand up under
the unbearable anguish of the brutal
Staying of her young husband.
BY dawn almost every available man in
the NogaIes area was mustered to form
posse Men OF the Immigration Service,
Border Patrolnaen. the Sheriff and his
deputies. even private citizens, as well
as the complete Nogales Customs detail,
were organized TO track down the muir
derers. Bloodhounds were brought TO the
scene of the shooting Overhead. air
planes circled. looking for signs Of the
fugitives
BY noon the next day Aguirre was
rounded up in desolate canyon seeking
to make his way into Mexico His cap
ture was made by Agent Fl. S. Cunning
ham, Of the Customs Service Bristow's
death was now partially avenged. AS
Flores was Mexican 1t vas but natural
that he too would seek his native land
after the killing
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Cuban officials were making every effort
TO apprehend them
Some over Jealous official in Panama
took the Federal man for one Of the kid
nappers and arrested him as he was on
his way to Nicaragua through the Re
public of Panama. The fact that the
Federal sleuth's passport was not in order
and the large denomination of the bills
he was carrying looked suspicious. This
forced the Government agent TO reveal
his identity and business before he was
released. The newspapers played up the
incident and Flores, If he actually was
in Nicaragua. took alarm and fed. The
confidential operative. after he got out
of his temporary difficulties in the Canal
Zone, proceeded TO Central America and
went through the city of Managua with
hne-toothed comb He found no trace
of the killer
A month later a sudden ana dramatic
final curtain was lowered on the three
year search Alberto Flores was killed Ia
Mexico City by oerson or persons un-
known The newspapers carried the
report that certain Federco Rodriguez
Sanchez a notorious bandit and gunman
OF Mexico. did the killing BY hitting
Flores over the head with heavy in
strument. thereby causing his death.
Mystery shrouds the demise OF Agent
Bristows murderer. His killer vas never
spprehended and the boys Of the NogaleS
detail Of the Customs Service talk very
little about it. but some exchange know
ing glances when upon rare occasions the
subject is mentioned
This much is known however. but it
appears In no official records; During the
three years that Flores remained al large
the agents OF the Arizona detail contrib
uted 70 fund that was offered as a re-
ward to any one who could supply infor-
matior that would lead 70 the capture
of the Mexican bandit. That reward was
never paid. but several times, during the
interim between the shooting OF Agent
Bristov and the killing OF Flores, various
customs agents on leave made mysterious
trips into Mexico Further than that, no
information is forthcoming
However. the Nogales division feels .
certain satisfaction The death OF Clyde
NJ Bristow mas been avenged They
don't forget murder in the United states
Customs Service
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This is another of the series
OF inside" true stories on
hoaD the United States Gus
toms agents ,cage a successful
rUm on dope rackefeers and
snaugglers.
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49, - - s@ts - Ss - - y ~ ~
By C. S. Van Dresser
GOVERNMENT NIGHT MESSAGE
RUSH
TUCSON, ARIZONA. JAN. IL.
TO: BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
WASHINGTON. ID. c.
MOUNTED INSPECTOR OF Gus
TOMS CLYDE M BRTSTow WAS
SHOT AND KILLED LAST NIGHT
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ARREST
sMUGGLERs ENRoUTE TO TUC-
SON ON TUCSON HIGH
WAY STOP MURDERERS BELIEVED
TO BE KNOWN STOP ALL Law
ENFORCING BODIES OUT m Eff
FORT TO APPREHEND THEM.
tSIGNED AGENT REILLY
THAT cryptic message. flashed over the
= telegraph wires from Tucson, Ariz.,
10 the Nations capital one midnight
started man hunt that probably has no
equal in the annals of Uncle Sans Gus
toms Service. For more than three years
after that grim -visaged Federal customs
agent tracked the murderer of their
brother officer. The chase led through
three countries and even strained diplo-
matte relations between Nicaragua and
the United States Here's the story:
On the night of January IL, 1892. In
spectors Bristow and Charles e. Jones,
of the Nogales detail drove along the
Tucson highway It was raining inter-
mittently and the wind was blowing
gale.
DO YOU think Flores will attempt to
run load tonight Clyde?' asked Jones,
shivering as the raw wind whipped his
tunic
IF the tip got Is straight he win. and
certainly hope he does DO you realize,
Charlie, that If We can nab that Mexican
tonight, we can bust up that smuggling
gang of hist,
Sure, know it" agreed the other.
That's why was 50 anxious 20 come
with you tonight Every darn one OF the
gang Is out on bond, and another pinch
now on the same charge viii finish up
Alberto Flores and his Ereacherous band
for good. Two years of liquor and dope
smuggling across the Mexican border is
too much for one gang to get away with
without sEEf Jail sentence"
For q while the inspectors rode In ST.
lence. Bristow fighting the steering wheel
as the light car suerved in the roaring
.sxf,& Fr-
murder" growled the customs agent.
little realizing the portent of his ominous
words.
In a few minutes they were aware or
the lights of an oyertakng car and
slowed down. AS the vehicle. large
touring model. roared past In the night,
Jones recognized the occupants
ITS tileml" he shouted. Flores and
that Aguirre boy Now's our chance
step on it, Clyder
The Federal man bore down on the ac-
ceierator and soon drew abreast Oh the
fleeing bandits.
Haiti. commanded Inspector Jones
In Spanish as he snapped on his fash
light and drew his pistol, holding it so
the occupants of the other machine could
see it plainly.
The Mexican bandit car slowed to 8
stop. Jones jumped out Of the Govern
ment car and jerked open the door of the
fugitiyes' automobile. The youthful
Aguirre. who was In the drivers seat.
threw up his hands while Flores sitting
beside his companion. fumbled at his
right side
Evening star., 1937-09-03
GAS IN APARTMENT
FATAL FOR MAN, 63
Retired Real Estate Operator Is
Found by Sister.in-Law.
Health Poor Recently,

Walter L. Van de Wiele, 6S, retired
real estate man, was pronounced dead
In Emergency Hospital late yester-
day after having been found in the
gas-fllled kitchen Of his apartment
at 1925 Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Frances D. Gaven, sister-in
law of Van de Wiele, discovered him
in the kitchen when she returned
home from work in a Government
department.. Van de Wiele was seat
ed In chair, leaning over the gas
stove. There was a blanket over his
head and gas jet was open, police
reported. Relatives said he had been
in i'll health recently
The fire rescue squad tried artin-
cial respiration and then took the
former real estate man to Emergency
Hospital. where he was pronounced
dead at 5:35 pm. by DR.. Everett
Gordon
Van de Wiele made his home with
Mrs. Gaven and other relatives He
is survived by a son and daughter.
He retired from the real estate busi-
ness here some years ago.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
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