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The Washington times., 1938-01-15
Democrats Pick
Day as Leader

POTOMAC, Nd, Jan. IS.
Francis o. Day has been elected
president of the Potomac Young
Mems Democratic Club, according
to an announcement made today.
Other officers elected we're: Carl
Sullivan, first vice president;
Thomas Stearn, second vice presi-
dent; w. J. Bodine, corresponding
secretary; Edmond Bissett, record.
ing secretary; Watson Stoop,
treasurer; Merle Webster, sergeant
at arms, and Carl Sullivan, chair
man of the membership commit.
tee.
The Washington times., 1938-01-15
Official to Speak
At Forum on Jobs

H. B. Cummings, rehabilitation
agent of the United States Office
Of Education, will speak at the
Young Peoples Employment
Forum of the Washington League
for the Hard of Hearing, 1116 Yer
mont Ave, at $3.50 p. m. Monday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-15

Cast of Characters in
"A Picnic on the Lake"
ADRIAN vERLINDEN, a Bel
giaI who seeks safety in
Switzerland, and who is
sought by the French.
A SECRET SERVICE AGENT.
The Washington times., 1938-01-15
81 Picnic ON the Lake"
Bv MARIE BRETT. T.PERRING

If Adrian verlinden of Antwerp Belgium, had merely de-
cded to throw in his lot with the German invaders because
of sincere conviction there would have been for
him. There such thing respecting other peoples
besides he realv of mixed blood his
The Washington times., 1938-01-15
DEMANDS ANSWER

Verlinden was getting pressing;
he demanded an immediate an
swer-would I acknowledge him
Evening star., 1938-01-31
Orchestra Guild PARTY
Event to Be Friday Afternoon;
Democratic Club Plans Fete.

Hoke, Miss Emma Gibbs Morrisey,
Miss Kathleen Arrowood and Mrs.
Lucille Lennox.
~ ~
The Woman's Club of Sixteenth
Street Highlands will meet Wednesday
at pm. with Mrs. Austin w. Pease,
1923 Madison street NV. Mrs. Elmon
K. Burton, president. will preside.
The program, under the direction Of
Mrs. Percy w. Balch, will include an
address by Representative Luther Pat
rick of Alabama and a book review by
Mrs. James e. Karnes. Music will be
furnished by Miss Louise Cogswell and
Harold Pease.
The January meeting of the Chevy
Chase Branch of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women was held at the
home Of Mrs. Rutland Duckett Beard.
Following brief business meeting,
Miss Renee Beard, daughter of the
hostess, exhibited a group of her re-
cent paintings. She discussed the
modern methods Of painting and con-
trasted her work with several pictures
painted by her grandfather which were
also on exhibit.
The February meeting Of St. Johns
Mothers Club will be held Friday at
2 pm. at st. Johns College, 1925 Ver-
mont avenue NV. Mrs Yates P.
Boswell, president, will preside.
' Mrs. Lawrence Broderick, music
chairman, has arranged special
program.
Mrs. George I. Berger is general
chairman of the annual card party
and dance, to be held at Wardman
Park Hotel on February 81. She has
appointed the following committee to
assist her: Brother D. Augustin,
F. S. c., Floor Committee; Mrs. A.
Wigington, patrons; Mrs. Lawrence
Broderick, music; Mrs. j. c. Brown,
program; Mrs. James B. Sullivan,
prizes; Mrs Frank E. Mullen, printing;
Mrs. Joseph Gieble, arrangements:
Mrs. Martin Beard, publicity.
X X X
The Phyllis Lyman Colony Of the
National Society Of New England
Women will meet for luncheon tomor-
row at - 80 pm. at Tilden Gardens.
Mrs. G. L. McCann. president, will
preside. A national defense" pro-
gram will be presented The hostesses
will be Mrs. Alice L. Bennett, Mrs.
Olivia Ryckman, Mrs. John Sperle,
Mrs, Jesse Luton and Miss Nina Urner.
Evening star., 1938-01-31
Natures Children
Ceiba Trees
(Ceiba casearia).
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

~ OWN in Nassau you may see
some Of the very finest speci-
mems of these trees. The
- name most used today is silk
cotton or kapok, but in the tropics
they are still ceiba. Only one is really
famous; this Is Ceiba casearia. the
great silk-cotton. tree that is found
along the roadsides of Nassau or in
the deep front yards. Here the tree,
on account Of its size, may furnish
shade for the large house behind it, or
shelter dozens of people who wish to
rest on its many exposed roots or sit
under the wide-spreading branches.
In tropical countries these trees are
very common. The cotton" in which
its seeds are packed gave to 1t the
name of cotton tree and it is this cot
ton-like material found in the giant
pods, that is used to fill tickings for
pillows and beds, as we'll as for filling
lfebuoys.
The material can also be spun into
threads and it is known to the trade as
''kapok." To the natives of the country
In which these trees reach their best,
they have special meaning. 1t is
tree, to their minds, that has been
given them by the Creator to furnish
them with comfort. clothes and, if
necessary, save them from drowning,
So there are special prayers said for
the trees when they are in bloom.
They ask Deity to bless the tree, make
it very fruitful, and they will plant a
tree in some needed spot, so that 9TH
ers will in later years reap the benefit
Of favors bestowed. That would take
care Of our reforestation problem as
well as dust problems, if we were to
follow out this excellent idea.
The tree reaches a height of 100 feet.
Sometimes the wood is used for inte-
rior construction, because it is soft
white and brittle: it is easy to work
and takes a lovely polish.
The far-spreading branches are hori-
Eontal. The trunk has wide, thin but
tresses or flanges in old age. It is
spiny in youth. There are seven leaf
lets arising from an almost circular
disk or plate at the top Of the stem.
They are smooth and lanceolate in
shape. The flowers are soft, creamy
white or rose color, the petals long and
hairy and from to inches long. The
seed pods are f1ve-valved, and contain
many. many seeds which. as we have
said, are expertly packed in the softest
Of silky coverlets.
Because they are so picturesque,
Evening star., 1938-01-31
.H Orchestra Guild, women's
organization formed to fur
ther the cause OF the Ma

"H Orchestra Guild, women,
organization formed to fur
ther the cause Of the Ma
4 tional Symphony Orchestra in
Washington, will hold a card party
at 2:30 pm. Friday at the home of
Miss Mary B. Adams, 1890 Edgevale
terrace NV. Miss Adams Is one Of
the three honorary chairmen of the
Orchestra Guild. The others are
Miss Alice j. Clapp and Mrs. Beale
r. Howard.
Following a recent meeting of the
guild at the Arts Club, with Miss Jean
Stier and Miss Blanche Polkinhorn
as hostesses, it was announced a
number of new members had Joined
the organization. They are Mrs. F.
Hunter Creech. Mrs. Bessie Edison,
Mrs Bowen Fairfax, Mrs. Ward
Freeman, Mrs G. A. Goetchius, Miss
Grace Harrison Hobart. Miss Mary
Heath Hobart, Mrs. Oliver Owen
Kuhn, Mrs. SEVERN Peter Langhoff,
1r.; Miss Nellie Lichtenstein, Mrs.
James Lee Oliver. Mrs. Thomas F..
Opie. Nine. Blanca Renard, Mrs.
James D. Richardson. Mrs. Otto
Simon and Miss Dorothy F. Thomp-
son.
Because of a mistake made in the
directions contained in the printed
invitations to the card party, Miss
Adams advises those going to the
party that to reach Edgevale terrace
they must turn north off Massa-
chusetts avenue at Thirtieth street, go
two blocks and then turn to the
right.
Democratic Club
Plans Dinner.
The North Carolina Democratic
Club of Washington is making plans
for a congressional dinner at the
Raleigh Hotel February 4 at pm.
Following the dinner there will be
dancing from 10 to o'clock.
The entire dinner will be sent
from the "Old North State" and sew
eral hundred of the leading manu-
facturers are sending representative
products to be distributed among the
guests.
Wesley E. Mcdonald, president OF
the club. has named William NJ.
Hodges chairman of the Committee
on Arrangements, assisted by Col.
Herbert Bonner, Rodney Knowles,
Col. Marion c. Sedberry. Robert A.
Erwin, Harry K. Snaders, BrantIey
Acock, Miss Jane Pratt, Mrs. Frank
Capps, Mrs. c. A. Lesko, Miss Mary
Evening star., 1938-01-31

these trees are being planted in Cali
fornia and Florida. They are rapid
growers, and in the older trees their
wings (buttresses) seem to spread out
In every direction and as many as 80
very prominent wings have been
counted.
(Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1938-01-31

y OWN in Nassau you may see
some Of the very finest speci-
mems of these trees. The
= name most used today is silk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
.C. o. UNIT PLANS
 SOCIAL FUNCTION

The Blessed Sacrament c. Y. O. will hold its first annual winter sports dance Friday, December 8 at the Chase Park Community House.
 The organization has been work ing hard the past few weeks to com- plete plans for the gala spectacle which gives a promise to be one of the standout social events of the season in this section of the city.
 Rev. Francis Barrett and Miss Marie Medford will chaperon the dance. All 0. Y. O. units are invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
CHURCH COUNCIL
 FILES PETITION
Members Opposed to Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
 New Years Eve
ToRRINGToN
Correspondent: John Carr Phone T0rringtOn B445

Torrington, Dec. 13.-The Tor eington Council of Churches are Head set against the selling of all alcoholic beverages New Years eve. 10 this effect they have sent a pe- Hilton to Mayor William A. Patten and another to the board of public Bafey.
 Their fears concerning the pos- Nible sale of liquor or beers New Years eve are groundless, for New Years day will be Sunday and New Years eve no beers or liquors are sold by order of the law after I2 o'clock, when it would be Sum- day, and no liquors or beers are ever sold Sunday. The public will celebrate New Years day the fol- low day, Monday, and then it is quite likely the drinkers will out thine the drinkers.
 Fire Chiefs Meet
 Fire chiefs, about 120, met here last evening for the annual meet mg of the Litchfield County Fire Chiefs. A banquet supper was served to the delegates after which they adjourned to the firehouse to inspect quarters and equipment of local fire-fighters.
 Comment on Voting Machines
 Although the voting machines of the city seem to be in good working order and recording votes perfectly, it seems rather odd that after two different special elections a large number of votes should be lost without any explanation.
 In the most recent election 156 votes were disregarded as a mis- vote. The reason given was that 156 voters just threw away their votes without reason. In the previ- ous election on the school question, IS per cent of the total number of votes were ruled mis-votes. The first time the mis-votes were dis covered, it was resolved to have the machine demonstrators take more pains with their machine demon Stration and the proper way to vote on the question at hand. This was done and at the last election each and every voter was instruct ed carefully on the correct way to register his or her vote on the question to further safeguard the voting. The party levers, usually used, were disregarded and only Yes and No levers were used, but still the votes registered wrong and as c result a large number were thrown out.
 Odd Fellows Meet
 Many local Odd Fellows will at tend the district meeting this even- ing in Winsted.
 Those expected to be in attend ance are: Grand master, Merrill Clarke, of Granby, Conn.,; grand representative, Frederick Phelps of Middletown. Conn.,, and Stanley w. Hosmer, district deputy and Charles Hanson, deputy grand patriarch, both from this city. Two other local men on the committee are: Donald Thomas, chairman of the re- treatments committee and Donald
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
, STORIES
 IN STAMPS
The Names Thot Gront Could Never Lose

BORN the eldest son of Jesse R.
 Grant, a tanner and farmer, and Hannah Simpson Grant, on a sunny day, April P, 1922, at Point Pleasant, Ohio, the cela- brated American general-to-bc was christened Hiram Ulysses. But events were one day to change his name to Simpson for all time.
 In 1830 Jesse Grant, desirouS that his son should receive bet ter education than had been his own, secured an appointment for Hiram to West Point. So Hiram Ulysses Grant matriculated, but Congressman Hamer, who ar- ranged the appointment, had sent in his application with Hiram's mothers name, Simpson, attached. Young Hiram went down on the books as Ulysses Simpson and he tried in vain to have the erro,. corrected.
 The second name he never lost came with the capture of Fort DOnelson on the Cumberland. When Grant took the strategic fort on Feb. l6, 1862, its com rnsudef, Buclxner. proposed a commission to settle the terms of eapisulation, but Grant replied. ssNo terms other than an uIlcondi- aional and immediate surrender can Dc accepted" The capture made Grant national hero and { hypIay on his name resulted in 'srJncondiEional Surrender Grant.
 The Civil War general and zeih President Of she United sf6fcs q shown here op q new |tsinp ok ths '. g. fes1lar spriep'
 ssIssk ma MIA sess|se kps.A
 I.|
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

Bedding, chairman of the transpor- tation committee.
 Party Meeting This Evening
 The Companions of the Forest Washington Pride, Circle, will hold A party meeting this evening at 7:i5 D. m., at odd Fellows hall The program will begin with a short business meeting, after which the annual Christmas party will be held, "A lighted and decorated Christi mas tree and Santa Claus himself will be in evidence. Christmas carols will be sung and presents will be exchanged. Refreshments will be served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
CR ANsllM CRACKERS

Some of the following statements are true. Some are false. Which are which?
 l. A trek is a native South Afri- can weapon.
 2. Mussolini once was an ardent paciflst.
 3. Symposium is an orchestra ar- engagement.
 4. Semantics is the art of pot tery making.
 5. Pennyfields is character from Dickens.
 Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

American beverage-vending na- chimes are in demand in Athens, Greece.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
BABCON PREDICTS
 PERSONNEL GAINS
Increase in Number of Local Boy Scouts Seen
 By Council Executive

Prediction that the coming year would see a considerable increase in the number of Boy Scouts in the Waterbury area was made last night by Chief David F. Babscn, at meeting of the executive commit tee of the Mattatuck Council. Presi- dent Walter H. Deacon presided.
 A tentative date of January 16 was set for the annual council dinner The budget for the new year will be presented prior to the dinner.
 It was reported last night that two or three Sea Scout troops are being organized in addition to Sev- eral cub packs and scout troops.
Evening star., 1938-08-06
Draths.

PYLEs: ALGERNoN THOMAS. On
Friday August :; 1885; a. his rssdenee res
aERNoS fsye pYkEs BELOVED hn AE
band OF the late Rose Ellen Pyles and
tsther of VI Dr. Wiism Thomas pylss Of
d; Pyles and Ralph W. Pyes of Martins
vile; Va. Remains resting at the s; H..
Notice OF funeral later.
RAY. ARTHUR CLAUDE On Wednes-
day. August 3: 1923. at Church Home and
Infirmary. Baltimore Md, ARTHUR
eLAuDE BAY of oa ptrry ST Mount
Elizabeth Ray and father OF William and
CO. suburban funeral home eis Cleveland
ave. Riyerdsle. Md: on Saturday. August
q: at 80 pm. Relatives and friends in.
vited 1nterment Cedar Hill Cemetery, q
Park Md HELEN RHINE. viii Vile Of the
late AuguStus w. Rhine Remains rest
Pumphrey' zoos Wis. nave ave-, Bethesda. s ' Nd
Kensington, Md. on Monday, August &. at
am. Interment Burtensville, Md.
u, SLAUGHTER. GEORGE Suddenly: on
Wednesday August >. 1898. GEORGE II.
SLAUGHTER. husband of the late Katie
Siauehter beloved brother OF Frances
Solomon and Ira sIaushter. He also leaves
other relatives and friends.
Remains resting at the w. Ernest Jarvis
funeral church. 1892 You St NV. where
funeral services will be held Monday. August
sat pm. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited. Z
eresi WHITE bavond NHNME l. Passed into The
1898. at her residence. 1909 New Jersey
ave. NV. MAMIE L. WHITE. devoted
mother Of vivian 3. White. Many other
resting at Frazier's funeral home. 3sa r.
!. ave. NV. until 1920 am. SUNDAY.
AUGUST :: thence to her late residence.
Funeral Monday. August s at 1:30
pm from tho Second Baptist Church. 3rd
st. between H and Eye sts. NV. Rev j.
L S. Holloman oficiating. Interment
Union Bartist Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-08-06
MRS. FLORENCE EVANS
DIES OF LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Florence B. Evans, IS, wife of
1t. Col De Witt M. Evans, U. S. A.
Reserves, an attorney in the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, died yesterday
at her home. 230 North Highland
street, Arlington, Va. She had been
ill for year.
She was founder of the Claren-
don Library Association and a men,
ber of the Lyon Park Women's Club.
Mrs. Evans came to Arlington 10
years ago when her husband was
appointed to the Government post.
He left law practice in Tacoma,
Wash. Mrs. Evans was graduate of
the University of Washington. where
she was a member of Kappa Alpha
Theta Sorority.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs. Allen
Willis and Miss Doris B. and Miss
Rosa Mae Evans. Funeral services
are to be held at 2 pm. Monday in
the ives funeral home, Clarendon,
with burial In Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-08-06

and was sent to Cuba as corporal.
He liked to recall that he received his
sole injury when two trains collided,
bruising his knee by falling out of the
car window
Mr.. Parrott was appointed to the
Land Office in 1903 as a clerk, later
rising to the post of law examiner
and member OF the Board of Law
Review, his post at the time of his
DEATH Officials at the Land Office
said he participated in every impor-
tant action there in recent years.
Paying tribute to his assistance,
Commissioner Fred w. johnson today
said: Mr.. Parrott was the Office
specialist and adviser on questions of
law and procedure governing the adj
judication of the most difficult and
complex claims under the public laws
before the District Land Offices and
the General Land Office. His pass
ing constitutes distinct loss 20 the
Department of the Interior and to the
Nation which he has served so long
and so we'll"
He was a member of the Board of
Governors of the Epping Forest Coun-
try Club and Of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War Veterans
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Irma
Hotter Parrott; daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Foley; a sister, Mrs. Louise
K. Norton of Xenia, Ohio and four
grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at IL
am. Monday in the Hines funeral
home, with burial in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-08-06
1rt mrntnrtattt.

BLADEN. RALPH W.. Sacred. to the
fAIpf RAmPH " " ' sLADEN. who Who @ DEPARTED this
life two years ago today August 6. 1898.
This day recalls the memories
OF our loved one gone to rest:
And those who think Of him today
ovsa Is 1sese VIE Hi2 lsSfs ANS bRueHrER bl
GHARLEs III iLHs"fAG p cGLuTE who who pass passed away
eight years ago today. August g: 1890.
Some NAV think we have forgotten.
And the wound is nearly healed:
But little do they know the sorrow
That is in our hearts Tps 9ensealnd ssMY1v
GREEN. EARL L. In sad but loving
nephew' reaH' Earl L. GREEN who Departed
this life suddenly twenty-three years ego
today August g. 1915.
Sweet memories cling around your dear
True hearts carts that loved you dearly
MHER AYrzH R Gzs sSS e desh ass
AUNT. RUTH FRAZIER.
HARRISON. ELI ELLSWORTH. In. sad
but loving remembrance OF our dear nus
Riae RsoN and vho stAsS deDarted shs liz
HIS LOVING WIFE AND DAUGHTER :
G. dss4 BELLE s,n safEsf Sh E m
xnsuss xno g. phsY sfa f
MURRAY. SAMUEL j. In sad but loving
our loving father. SAMUEL J: MURRAY.
who rassed into the great beyond one
His Su$ WERS%. nsSX ANNA s. MURRAY AND
SMOOT, ESTELLE M In loving mem
ory of our dear daughter. ESTELLE M.
SMOOT. who departed this life six years
ago today. August g. 1882.
Where the river of life flows soft and sweet
Through the garden Of God so fair.
He has gathered her with the broken links
HER DEVOTED MOTHER MRS. MARY A.
SMOOT. AND BROTHER. JAMES.
Is WRIGHT. FANNIE PRICE. In loylns
memory Of our devoted mother. FANNIE
PRICE WRIGHT who deperted this life
four years ago today. August 1e34
HER soA
Evening star., 1938-08-06
SOVIET DEMANDS LEGAL STUDY
Japan Wants Diplomatic Talks and
End of Strife.

TOXIC, Aug. 6 iP,.-Japan held out
today for cessation of hostilities and
diplomatic negotiations to settle as an
isolated episode the 25-day Soviet
japanese strife on the Siberian-Man-
chukuo frontier.
Russia, however, demands a study
of the legal aspects Of the whole border
question, which has irked both coun-
tries for years. as prerequisite to a
practical settlement of the present
incident.
Reports on Moscow Talks.
This was disclosed today by the
japanese foreign Office when it re-
leased partial report of conversations
in Moscow Thursday between japanese
Ambassador Mamoru Shigemitsu and
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commissar of
foreign affairs.
Japan placed the responsibility on
Russia for the large-scale fighting
which broke out July 81 in the Chang
kufeng Hill area, where borders OF
Manchukuo, Siberia and Korea meet.
At the same time an army COM
munique said japanese troops bonn
barded Soviet troop concentrations
near .Changhih and Shachofeng. in
the Changkufeng region.
One battalion of approximately 50
Soviet tanks was being deployed in
the district. the announcement said
but retreated under the Japanese
artillery fire.
General Fighting Reported.
Another communique said a dozen
Soviet soldiers crossed the border nea,
Suifenho and began erecting defenses
The army announced later that general
fighting broke out in the vicinity of
Changkufeng about $50 am. The
Soviet infantry was said to have re-
treated under an artillery lombard
ment.
At 10:30 am, the communioue
said, japanese and Russian batteries
engaged in an artillery duel which
ended by the Soviet guns being
silenced A Russian bomber was re-
ported shot down by anti-aircraft
guns during raid on Kogi and Shikai,
Korea.
The army said the japanese had de-
stroyed four Russian tanks and four
heavy guns.
Evening star., 1938-08-06
POWERS CHALLENGING
RE|CH'S BALKAN TRADE
America, England and France Are
Reported Trying to Check
Rapid Expansion.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Rumania. Aug g.
American, British and French at
tempts to check the rapid expansion
of German trade into the Balkans
were reported today from Southeast
ern European countries.
Gardiner Richardson. United States
commercial attache. arrived in Bu-
charest with orders to organize head
quarters for expansion of American
business in the Balkans.
At the same time. Robert Lee. sec
retary of the British commerce min
istry. arrived with staff of experts
for trade talks with Rumanian Off
cials.
These two moves were believed to
be partly result Of new Rumanian
law designed for better protection of
foreign capital.