Evening star., 1938-03-06
Bv vJaues Waldo Fawceff.

ByJames Waldo Fawceff.
An announcement is expected mo-
mentarily concerning the 1898 stamp
program of the Post ONCE Depart.
nlent.
The fourth annual exhibition of the
Washington Collectors Club, National
Museum, Constitution avenue, opened
Thursday evening with a reception
k.ndered by c. Hercus Just, presi-
4ent, to Government officials includ-
eng Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Ramsey S. Black, Supt. of the
Division of Stamps Robert E. Fellers
and Philatelic Agent Ohio Larkin
4ogers.
Perhaps the most striking beautiful
entry is a drawing for stamp in
tribute to Gen. John j. Pershing, the
york Of Edward B. Martin.
Others participating are: c. H.
Vaughan, who shows complete sheet
of 200 penny red 1858 stamps of Great
Britain, reconstructed, as well as
h:any fine ornamental envelopes of
the 10th century and comprehensive
display of British officials; F. A.
Bickert, early German states and
German Empire: Svend Yort. Meth
erlands charities, Danzig complete
except for three stamps and United
States commemorative; c. Griscom
Randle. jr, Amundsen Polar Flight
cover: D. H. and S. Reichgut, foreign
first-day covers; Harry A. Fox. incased
stamps used as coins, Afghanistan,
Abyssinia and rare invertS of various
countries; E. L. Browne, miniature
sheets and British colonies; Charles
E. Trott, Minnesota Territory cancel
lations, foreign and domestic postal
cards and airmail covers; Frederick
r. Rice, France and colonies, stamps
relating to music and musicians and
United States first-day covers; Mrs.
Rice, Germany, and Luxembourg
semi-postals; H. E. Christ, Orange
River Colony errors; Joseph G.
Dunn, coronation commemorative
and United States territoriaS; John
c. Worthington, Russia and the
Franco regime in Spain; Emile Zim-
norman, postally used British jubilees;
j. S. Petrie, Egypt; Benjamin C. Wal
denmaier, Sarawak; Miss Irene M.
Pistorio, Italian states and Italian
religious stamps; Miss Alice B. Cllley,
secretary Of the Washington Airmail
Society, foreign airpost stamps; F. l..
Higgins, Barbados. Canada, the Phil
ippiines and Ionian Islands; Miss Lulu
Williamson. goth century Siam; Mrs.
H. C. Workman, Switzerland. and
Jubilee and coronation stamps OF the
British dominions: Russell Borhek,
18th century United States; Mrs.
Grace L. MacKnight philatelic CAL
endar of historic events and stamps
depicting childhood and Womanhood:
Robert A. Truax, five and ten
stampless covers; Constant Lambrette,
Memel; Mrs. Clara B. Stowell. United
States Constitution commemoratiVes,
Miss Viola Wildermuth, Army and
Navy stamps and covers; t. russell
Hungerford, foreign airpost covers
H. Gabriel, Scadta airmails.
Also, Miss Helen E. voorhees,, air
mail covers; Ralph E. Smith, rare pre-
cancels; Mrs. Edna R. Trott, airmalls,
first voyages and first days; Francis
B. Leech, experimental and pioneer
flight covers; Mrs. j. r. D. Matheson,
military covers; Joseph A. Herbert,
United States revenues; Mrs. Martin,
airpost covers and hand-painted COW
ers from Japan; Mrs. Lila P. Wal
lace, airmail topical subjects; and
Valdemar Weiergang, philaetlic liter
ature and medals, Norway No.
plated, Goya Desnuda sheet of Spain
and Wagner sheets of Germany.
Mr.. Just's personal showing in
cludes United States 18th century
covers, Canada and the Netherlands
The Post Office Depa-tr'"~t con-
tributes two beautiful stamp mosaics
OF recent issues.
All material exhibited will remain
on display until March 81.
Clare Aubrey Huston, formerly chief
designer of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, died early Thursday
morning after two months illness. He
was native of Philadelphia, born De-
CeN1DST i, 1000, dl1u Wdo dpIoAleCu w
his first position in the bureau on
November "a, 1902. During the next
81 years he designed many of the most
interesting stamps and banknotes
issued by the Government.
When informed of his death, H. M.
Southgate, president of the Bureau
Issues Association, said: "Mr. Hus-
ton, kindly and agreeable man, was
Q member of the old school. He did
some wonderful work for the bureau.
His drawing always was clearcut and
distinctive. Especially devoted to
ornamental detail, he laid down the
principles of design which still are
followed by the bureau artists. I am
sorry that he is gone"
Alvin w. Hall, director of the bu-
seau, also paid tribute to Mr.. Huston.
HE had no superior" he declared.
Indeed, his work was altogether
unique. There was no other individual