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The Washington times., 1938-03-23
EARLY BLOOMS
UPSET CHERRY
FETE PROGRAM
Petals in Full Glory
OF Color Today

Making the best of a very pretty
situation, District officials and
businessmen today were busy with
efforts to get their plans caught
up with the cherry blossoms.
With fine disregard for man.
made schedules, the pink petals
exploded in all their glory in the
heat of summer around the Tidal
Basin yesterday.
10000 EXPECTED
The standard fanfare for this
annual event had to be scrapped.
No queen of the festival, no
parade, no grand stands. The city
fathers, in solemn conclave, pro-
claimed this as Cherry Blossom
Time, now and for so long as the
buds last.
Press wires burned the floral
news across the country, and Sun.
day is expected to see 10000
extra persons in Washington for
the spectacle.
Weather Bureau officials said
today's 80-degree maximum tenn
perature would be showed down to
around go by sporadic showers to-
night. At noon the mercury
touched IT.
COLDER TOMORROW
Tomorrow will be colder. the
forecasterS said, but how much
colder they would not estimate.
It was not expected the blooms
will be endangered by the tempera-
ture drop.
Here is the serious situation
confronting the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Board Of
Trade: For these 10000 persons,
there are only about 1900 rooms
available for rent. A crew Of six
girls worked far into the night last
night compiling rental lists.
RENT PROSPECTS SOUGHT
Washington policemen and hotel
clerks, bus and taxi DRIVERS have
been given $4,000 cards to supply
to home owners who have rooms
available. Hotel accommodations
were still plentiful for the week
end, proprietors said.
Housewives who wish to rent a
room for $1.50 to 50 night during
the blossom season are urged to
call Republic 2600.
Roy Miller, secretary Of the
Greater National Capital Commit
tee, says that the crowd expected
here this weekend may easily ex-
ceed any the city has seen in
cherry blossom history.
"The whole State Of Penn
SylVania seems to be planning
to come here this Weekend"
Miller told the Times. Its 60
ing to be a terrific job to house
these people. We must appeal
to the civic pride Of the house
wives Of Washington. If you
have a room, be sure and let
us know"
FIREWORKS MONDAY
Lavish fireworks are planned
at the basin Monday night. c.
Melvin Sharpe, assistant to the
president of the Potomac Electric
Power Company and general
chairman of the arrangements
committee, said the pyrotechnics,
to be displayed at the southeast
corner of the basin, would cost
about $4,000.
The blossoms have not ap-
peared this early in ten years, and
barring an unlikely frost the
single buds will be at their best
this Sunday. The double bios
SONS are expected two weeks later,
but C. Marshall Finnan, director
of National Capital Parks, is max
ing no more predictions. Finnan
didn't expect the first blooms un-
til April /.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
World of Finance
By Legvis Haney

to "reorganize the Government being forced
through reluctant Congress. Nor is it an &C"
cident that his former favorite, Governor Leh-
vading the rights Of the States
These things are all Of one piece They all
show a studied scheme to increase the power Of
the Executive at the expense of Congress, and
to concentrate it in the Federal Government at
the expense of localities.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

for the bill because it gives socially ineligible
departments of Government too much power One
must protect the older members Of our body
polite.
INTERNATIONAL. hatreds and fears have at
= last touched the social life of Washington
Until last week, receptions, dinners big and little
parties given in the embassy or legation of some
one country were attended indiscriminately by
representatives of other countries
Ambassadors and Ministers did not accept all
invitations. But each nation sent of its diplo
mats. counselor or a secretary as mark of re-
spect Recently only the nations bound by treaties
or hanging together somehow in real or imaginary
security, have been associating with each other
socially.
At Mondays delightful musicale at the Soviet
Embassy several important nations were not rep
resented among the guests The Spanish Ambas
Sador and Madame de los Rios, the Polish AmbaS-
sador, Count Potocki: the French Ambassador,
Count Rene de San Quentin: the Chinese Ambas-
Sador, DR.. c. T. Wang; the Minister of Czechoslo-
vakia and Madame Hurban cit was Russia that
warned Germany not to invade Czechoslovakia),
were there.
No emissaries of Germany, England, Japan or
Italy were present.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

Regional meetings of architects
have been set for 10 sections of
the country to be held between
March "a and April II. Archi.
tects from the District, Virginia,
Maryland and West Virginia will
meet in Philadelphia March % to
map a program of building for this
section.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Dear Washington
By Helen ESsary

newspapers, I like to see warsaw. where the
anti-Jewish riots are filling the streets with
wounded, as it was a few years ago.
remember a visit to Warsaw beauty parlor.
The friseur, as the hairdresSer is called there,
was a suave, skillful Frenchman. The manicuriSt,
a yellow-haired young thing in light blue apron
over pink dress, tied me up in an orange Smock
to protect my dress. While sat hopefully await
ing an Improvement in my poor traveLworn self,
the radio in the salon, tuned in on Paris, played
the beguiling Valencia"
Suddenly, Monsieur, the proprietor, held up his
hands and spoke rapidly in Polish. The radio was
Immediately turned off. My blond manicurist
pointed to the window. Then all of us, proprietor,
attendants and patrons. hurried over to see what
was happening.
A procession of two or three hundred people
was marching slowly over the cobblestone streets.
It was led by three priests carrying emblems Of
the Catholic Church. The marchers, men, women
and little children, were singing earnestly and
without the consciousness Of producing an effect,
either religious or dramatic, hymn to the
Blessed Virgin.
"It is a celebration in honor Of the Feast Of
the Holy Mother" explained the friSeur. "The
people are going from the Cathedral to the
Church of the Three Graces."
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

EMILY POST, the impeccable Emily, has turned
~ lobbyist.
She thinks that the Government reorganiza-
ton bill now before the Senate isn't quite au fait
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
No False Modesty

MANY of the women had babies in their arms
AVA Some were nursing their infants as they
marched. There was little false modesty and few
rules on infant feeding in Warsaw. But the chill
dren were fat and very very plentiful
Warsaw had then, and suppose it has now,
large Jewish section, reminiscent of New York's
Ghetto. There were the same pushcarts-moving
stores for clothing fruit and vegetables: the same
window display of kosher and dried herbs hang
ing upside down in the little shops; the same
dingy doorways leading to wide crowded courts;
the same droves of children spilling out of door.
ways into cutters; the same bewigged and be-
shawled old women leaning on window sils watch
ing the activities of the young world below; the
same bizarre eddying stream Of restless human
beings one finds In Delaney or Grand Street
In Manhattan.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

Investigation until after the November elections?
Or does he believe that this time the Supreme
Court and ex-senator Black would uphold his
high-handed act?
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

NEW YoRK-why has Mr., Roosevelt been
AN in such rush to act personally on the iva
mess? Why was it proposed to have the Fed :.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Question for Congress

IN this iva case, the law Congress passed
L creating the organization provides that the
members Of rs board may be removed by
concurrent .esolution Of the Senate and the
House of Representatives. It does not give any
power Of removal to the President. He does not
have any such power, any more than he had
in the Humphrey case
Not only is Congress the proper investigator
under the iva law, but also it is the natural
investigator of such matters under our form OF
government. This is still democracy.
After ALL whose iva is it? For whom is DR..
Morgan working? I, for one, want to know in
detail what is the matter in this iva thing.
Incidentally, want to know why Mr. Roosevelt
does not want us to know.
This issue has great importance for business.
The greatest need just now is to establish basis
for business confidence. Recovery will come
when America is made safe for honest indiVid-
ual initiative and fair private enterprise
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
My Say
PALM BEACH, Fla.

EOTVWENTY thousand United States plane
l. bombs go abroad" This is flash from
one of the big news services.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Phone In Tips to The

Do you want money? The Washington
Jimss is offering $50 in prizes each week for
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

Keep Arms at Home - ..
AS have said before this country should get
"A ready and we ought to keep all this for our
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
WGrs0uO of Other Days

WITH the map Of Europe changing overnight
" and history being made between editions Of
The Washington times., 1938-03-23


mighty attitude of not mixing up in the troubles
in other countries and then encourage them to
60 on by shipping ammunition, and goodness
knows how many other things, to help them
in their wars.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15
CHILDREN:
An Asset Or A Liability
BY DIR. A. ID. GREGG,
Vance County Health Officer

/ We know that all children from
financial point of view are llaplli-
ties and we expect nothing else until
thew reach the productive age Our
children are a liability that we ac-
cept gratfully and willingly to the
extent of our ability to provide.
am asking that we take a forward
look and in our minds vision these
children as men and women or the
future 1t is then that we should we
concerned ns to their economicai
status in our community.
Speaking before the Rotary CLUB
/ on Tuesday evening Dr. E. A. Branch,
director of the division Of oral ny
giene of the State Board of Health;
in forceful words and a few lantern
slides gave an impressive picture or
the necessity of looking after the
child's health if we expected to have
healthy adults. l cannot help but
wish that every mother, father and
taxpayer of Vance county could have
heard DR.. Branch. His pictures and
stories of children before and after
correction of teeth, and removal OF
tonsils and his analysis of the causes
of so many of these defects would en-
tighten our minds and stir our hearts
to greater efforts in behalf of our un-
derprivilege children.
The State. school nurse, making ex-
animation of all school children, is
giving a sad story of many of our
school children. A complete report
of her finding will be made early
next year when she will have COM
pleted the survey in oil our schools.
It is q weekly, almost a daily, oc-
currence that some mother or father
comes into my office with a story
similar to this; Doctor, the school
! nurse sent a paper home about my
girl or boy saying her tonsils are
very had and that is why she cannot
keep up in her class, and is SO much
underweight. Can you help me? l
am unable to pay for having them re-
moved. Crop was short this year, I
have nothing to live on and cannot
pay doctor. What am 1 to do?"
! The story varies in that some chill
dren need glasses, others need a
dentist, and we IS health depart
ment have nothing to offer OF any
real benefit, not even school den
tist this year.
Let us as citizens look at this from
a future economical point of view,
leaving out the fact that we may be
interested in them because they are
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15

human and we wish to benefit hui
manlty. We build schools, we build
roads not just for immediate needs
but TO benefit posterity. The greatest
wealth OF a community, say some
economists, is the health of it's citi-
zens, which means the general aver
age OF the community being able
bodied and self-supporting. We may
have many healthy and fairly veal
thy citizens but if on the other end
of the scale there are numerous dis
abled, diseased and dependent citi-
benS.
Our average may be low because
the load of carrying the dependent
pulls heavy on the independent. So,
to relieve ourselves and our children
of this ever increasing load of Tax
alton to support the unfortunate ones
Of our Community we must exert
more effort and spend money to
prevent the children of today from
becoming the helpless of tomorrow.
we must not allow these underpriVi-
lege children to grow up dwarfed in
mind and diseased in body to become
liability of the Community but en-
deavoring to restore their childish
bodies to health, so that they grow
up self sufficient an asset or Garner
in our midst Every one so helped
cuts the cost of charity in 2 ways
by relieving charity of his own sup
port and perhaps by paying his pro-
portion OF taxes in support of Others
Which is more economical to spend
10 or 20 dollars per month for a year
on q child with beginning tuberculosis
and have that child restored to health
as a wage Garner in adult life or let
that child alone to grow UP and be-
come an open tuberculosis case
spreading his disease 20 others Give
is the average number infected from
every open caSe) Here you have the
original case 10 care for We all love
cur home towns Ind love to feel
proud of them. SO there IS love and
patriotism in spending six to eight
hundred dollars making our city look
pretty to visitors who pass through.
This is to celebrate the advent of the
Christ Child the Lowly Jesus who
loved little children and I am wond-
ering as He looks down on our pretty
city with its dazzling lights and
Christmas tree, I wonder if the
Master would not be more pleased if
we spent this money to help little
children "Eor I Us hunger and We
gave me no meat, I was sick and af-
flicted and ye ninistered not unto
&c"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15
West End Garden CLUB
Has Christmas Exhibit

Mrs. Harold CrOwder was one OF the
most novel and attractive features
Of the exhibit The little house, made
Of cookie dough, was shinSled With
tiny cookies, and on the door was a
miniature cookie wreath. In the yard
green cookie trees were set in white
sngar snow and turning in the gate
of the cookie picket fence was ar
adorable Santa Claus in his sleigh com
plcte with his eight reindeer. Each
reindeer displayed his name in rec
sugar icing.
A beautiful peasant curtain made by
Mrs. S. r. Watson made background
for a chlds Christmas wreath into
which were worked miniature toys
and Santa with his reindeer by Mrs
James Jones. The mantcl decorated
bv Mrs. E. c. Loughin was banked
with greens against which tiny
cherubs seated on stars and comets
and playing musical instruments
were interspcrsed with small brass
bells. A lighted Christmas tree de-
corated in red and silver by Mrs. ). H.
Watson made the room complete.
Entering the main room of the club
the guests were greeted with the
strains of Christmas carols from an
organ hidden behind screen of pine.
The large fireplace in the center of
the room was completely covered with
walnut stained paneling against
which hung an exquisite Della Robbia
arranCement of fruit with a center
swag and two long panels on either
side of a round gold mirror. The fruit
panels. done by Mrs. M. F. Legg, Mrs
a. A. Zollcoffor Mrs. j. p. Zollicoffer
Mrs. S. H. Watkins, and I1rs. William
Corbitt, were an example of perfect
workmanship.
In front of the fireplace a Ions
Christmas table done by Mrs. Fl. H
Bass, Jr., Mrs. Edward Loughlin, Mrs.
A. j. Watkins, and Mrs. j. H. Zollicof-
fer made beautiful picture in white
and silver. The table vas covered
With a gauze cloth with an all-ove:
design of silver, and had for a cen
terriece a glittering crystal tree made
of prisms Crystal corrucopias held
white cut flowers and on crystal fan
shaped plates were arranged white
mints, decorated with tiny silver bells
and stars. At either end Of the table
tall white candles were placed in the
form of semicircles.
To the right Of the main doorway
was a beautiful Christmas scene, con-
sisting of a background of thickly
massed pine covered with snow. in
front of which were cleverly conceiv-
ed snow banks. This background
done by Mrs. A. w. Gholson, Jr and
Mrs. Edmund Waddill, was the setting
for a group of choir boys. These fig
ures. life size, were fashioned by Mrs.
D. Morgan Cooper Mrs. D. Boyd Kim
tall, Jr, and Mrs. Conrad Sturges. The
little boys were dressed in white vest
nents with rcd capes and red caps.
The color Of the flowing blue ties was
repeated in the books of Christmas
carols which they held.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15

In the right hand corner was a per-
fectly carried cut Victorian dining
room. An oval table covered with
white cloth and set with Victorian
appointments, held a silver Candida
brum with red candles. On the side
board which was banked with holly
was an old-fashioned fruit cake and
on the side table was lighted plum
pudding and wine decanter. This
room, typically Victorian in every de
tail, was furnished by Mrs. w. P
Gholson, Mrs. A. T. McNeny. and Mrs.
E: F. Parham.
In the left hand corner was a most
complete Victorian living room fur
nished by Mrs. James w. Cooper, Mrs
Erskine Clements, and Mrs. Walter
Aston. On the love seat were piled
red and white Christmas packages.
Holly framed the old-fashioned por-
traits. The Victorian atmosphere was
further enhanced by two young ladies'
Miss Julia Zollicoffer and Miss Agnes
Patterson, dressed in appropriate CO.'S
tunes.
The following occasional tables
were most attractive: A Christmas
breakfast by MIS-. Sam Harris, Jr., a
side table by Mrs. Edmund Waddill,
and small drop leaf table by Mrs.
A. w. Gholson, Jr.
An arrangement of table appoint
ments was done by Mrs. M. Y Cooper
One of these had a centerpiece of red
| roses and the other a centerpiece of
| bittersweet. Mrs. D. Morgan Cooper
had an unusual table appointment in
| blue and gold.
A display of beautiful and original
| Christmas packages by Mrs. James A.
Jones was an interesting feature.
The doorway of the club was de-
corated effectively in ropes of greens
| and Christmas ornaments by Mes
| DANES Jasper Hicks, John Lee Wes-
ter. J. c. Mann, George A. Harris, w
NJ. Coffin, and Miss Pauline Edwards
| Softly draped white curtains with
tie backs of silver bells hung with
at all the windows. The light shades
were covered with fuffles of white
crepe paper banded with silver. The
committee responsible for these con
! sisted of Mesdames E. G. Everette, w
| r. I4awes, and E. M. Rollins.
Miss Pauline McNeny lent the club
| lovely Nativity scene.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15

The West End Garden club, through
its president. Mrs. H. II. Bass, Jr., en-
tertained members of the Henderson
Garden club and about fifty othef IN
vited guests at a lovely and orlglnal
Christmas tea Tuesday afternoon from
the hours of five to SIX at West End
Country club.
Guests were greeted at the door by
Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Erskine Clements.
Mesdames Walter Aston, Frank Rob
ards E. M. Rollins, Edward Lough-
lin. and Miss Pauline Edwards served
hot cranberry punch and Moravian
cookies.
The feature of the afternoon was
the arrangement of Christmas eX-
hibits by members of the club. The
exhibit committee consisting of Mrs.
J. II. Zollicoffer. Mrs. Edward Lough-
lin. Mrs. Fl. II. Bass, and Mrs. A. j..
Watkins had entire charge of the
planning and arrangement of the dis
play.
The entrance doorway to the club
was covered by an effective spray of
green's tied with groups of silver bells.
arranged by Mrs. Sam Harris, Jr. The
hall banked with balsom and pine
was lighted with tall white candles in
groups Of five. Mrs. r. B. Powell, Miss
Sallie Garlick, and Mrs Eric Flan-
nagan in charge of the hall were as
sisted by Mrs. Conrad Sturges who
displayed a wayside shrine framed in
green's and mistletoe ard holding Il
miniature madonna and child.
To the right Of the hall the children's s
room drew many admiring comments
on originality and effectiveness. In
the middle of the room a child's party
takle was covered with green cloth
and set win small plates on which
peasant designs were painted. The
ccnterpiece consisted Of four peasant
angels, made by Mrs. Glenn Patter-
son, Mrs. Charles Eppes, and Mrs.
Clarence Crews The angels were fash
ioned from cardboard with gaily col
ored designs pasted on the robes,
wings of scalloped white paper and
quaint little faces painted on cotton
framed with stiff gilt paper curls.
Each angel carried a wand tipped
with a silver star.
In the far corner a cookie house
made by Mrs. Frank l2obards and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15
NUT CONSERVATION
is AID FOR SALES

College S~-Icl, Raleigh, Dec. 15.-
Because nuts are d nourishing food
especially rich in oil, and because
they are adapted to different cooking
uses, they provide many a hearty and
delicious dish for winter menus.
Many farm families spend the long
winter evenings shelling pecans and
walnuts for sale, but due to the fact
that the oil in the shelled nuts soon
becomes rancid il exposed to light
heat and air they ordinarily do NOT
enjoy extended use IN the farm food
supply, says Mrs. Cornelia c. Morris,
economist in food conservation and
marketing of the State College Exten-
sion Service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15
Seed Exposition Jan. 1925

College Station, Raleigh, Dec. 15.-
A program for the three day annual
meeting and seed exposition of the
North Carolina Crop Improvement
Association, scheduled January 1925
at Rocky Mount has been announc-
ed by A. D. Stuart of State College,
secretary and treasurer of the asso-
cIation. Sessions will be held in the
Easley Warehouse Apex. A meeting
CT the board of directors of the asso-
citation is planned at 7:3O o'clock
Monday night, January 23
RadlO news annOuncerS call that
city in Feru "Leema," but that doesn't
mean you have to use it on your
grocer when you ask for beans.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-15

COLDLAX opens and soothes the
membranes of the air-passages of
the head, throat and bronchial
tubes. 1T also eliminates poison
Gus wastes from the system, there.
by giving lasting relief. Your drug
gist is authorized to sell COLD
LAX on money back guarantee.
Evening star., 1938-07-02

were receiving full coupon interest
of 7 and S y per cent. This was where
the discrimination came in.
Cut to and ~ Per Cent.
Under the agreement announced
yesterday the Dawes loan now will
pay Britons only S per cent and the
Young loan ~ per cent, little more
than what Americans are receiving.
Although the United States lacks
the powerful weapon of an unfavora-
BILE trade balance with Germany to
force equitable treatment in debt
payments. there are other more in
direct pressures that may be applied.
it was pointed out by officials here.
Germany at one time or another has
felt the heavy hand Of American re-
prisals in the form Of countervailing
duties against her trade, and she is
now the sole nation "blacklisted"
from benefits of tariff reductions in
reciprocal trade agreements.
1t is believed she will be willing to
settle the debt question rather than
become involved in q new economic
and financial war, which would injure
her position In the American market
still more.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
SHOOTING OF D. c. MAN
HOLDS TWO IN SOUTH

Two men were indicted yesterday by
the Shelby County (Tenn.) grand jury
on assault to murder charges after
the shooting last week of Siegfried E.
Wakeham, 27-year-old night manager
of Dikeman's Restaurant, 900 FIJI
teenth street NV, the Associated
Press reported.
The men, Leonard Hill, A, and Gus
8. Gehlbach, 81, told arresting ofncers
they were agents working out of the
Kansas City Division of the Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit, it was said. Hill
was indicted also on q charge Of carry
ing . pistol
According to the report, Police Capt.
Frank Gibson said the agents were
arrested after Mr.. Wakeham was shot
IN the thigh during an alteration.
Capt. Glisson said Hill claimed the
shooting was accidental.
Mr.. Wakeham and his wife, who live
at 1915 K street NV, are expected
here tomorrow. They had been on q
months vacation in the South when
the shooting occurred.