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The Washington times., 1938-03-22
WOmen's Club Activities
Toddu'S Club Activities

Washington Section Council of Jewish Women-Meetng Of
the child study group si5 at the Hebrew Home for the
Aged. L.. 49,. i 80. ,s.aa
Court District Columbia Catholic Daughters of America
Special meeting p. m, Willard Hotel.
Y W. C, A-Rusness professional womens department
annual spring musicale, sl5 nesting Of the Theta Mu
Club of the tndustrialnaonaiy department. Sis p % Y
headquarters.
PARK View Woman's cluh-IiteratTe committee, meeting
p home Of Mrs Fred Walker 7e0 Rock Greek Church Rd
N, W.
washington League of Women shoppers-Frst anniversary
celebration 445 at the A. A. u. w. Clubhouse, 1884
st. N w.
Chevy Chase Junior Womans Cub-Spor section meeting,
7 p. M at the Bethesda Bowling Alley.
Woman's Club of Chevy Ghase-deEman section meeting,
m, home of Mrs James !. Hoffman,
Kappa Kappa Gamma Aumnae Assocation-Supper meeting
home of Mrs. George Rrobeck 6Sl0 Hrookvlle I'd.
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the United States being .
coffee-drinking nation instead
Of Q teardrinking nation, he
said,
At the head table was Mrs.
Rene Jones Taylor, who intro
dueed the guest speaker; Mrs,
r, M. Hedgson, Mrs, Harold
Baynton, Miss Mary Pyle, Mrs.
Frank Warren, Mrs. Wilbur w.
Hubbard. and Mrs, Lucille Haze
man. Others attending were
Mrs, Harry r, Fulton, Mrs, D, L.
Huffman, Miss Marguerite
Woeley, Mrs. Samuel Herriek,
Mrs. James Patten and Mrs.
e. 2. Sehrell, all who enter.
tanned guests; Mrs, Eugene Bar
Fett, Miss =. Eleanor Smith, Mrs,
John B. Gordon, Mrs, Carl Ris,
tine, Mrs. George M. Eekles,
Mrs. Horace w, Pete, Mrs, Mary
Steele, Mrs. Edward Keating,
Mrs. Claude r. Porter, Miss
Mary Bakeweil, Mrs, EMIL
schram, Mrs, Garland Ferguson,
ir,, Mrs, Robert w, Hunter, the
Misses Bell and Gertrude Sny-
der, and Mrs. Edgar B, Kay.
The regular monthly meeting
OF the Child Study Group Of
the washington Section, ceun'
ell Of Jewish Women, viii take
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taught man to make paper out
of wood, and that the iron and
steel industry had its origin
among the stars.
TELLS OF FUR TRADE
Speaking of one Of the most
priceless furs in existence, he
told of the fur trade in chin
chilla and the thriving industry
it has developed into because OF
the infinite patience and bril-
lance of q California mining
engineer. Mr.. Daniel said:
Some years ago, Q California
mining engineer decided to bring
chinchillas to this country. The
natural habitat Of the ehinchilla
is an altitude of $4,000 feet in
the Andes Mountains. He Sc
leeted q number Of specimens
and brought them down to an
elevation Of 1900 feet for over
two years, and then down to
5000 for another year, then over
a period Of six years down the
remaining distance to sea level.
Today, the mining engineer
boasts Q thriving chinehilla
farm"
An outline Of the history Of
perfumes was included IN his
colerful tales. He said:
"The perfume industry is as
old as civilization and as bizarre
as the widest sweep Of imagina'
ton. Before the days Of modern
chemistry, there were only 400
available oders for perfume, To-
day. there are at least 1000"
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Other highlights of his talk
were of the so-called moving pic
lures which consist Of Q series
Of still pictures which come on
the screen at the rate Of lao
per minute which the human
eye only catches after it comes
to q complete stop; and that
the first cast Of kidnapping in
the United States took place in
the jamestown Colony when
Pocahontas was held as Q host
age in order to compel her
father, Powhatan, to supply
the colonistS with food and end
the Indian attacks. Prejudice
aroused during the days Of the
Boston Tea Party accounts for
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Women Hear
Commerce Aide

"No other nation can even re-
motely compare to the vast in
dustrieS Of America" according
to Harry r. Daniel, Of the Com
merce Department, who gave an
address on the Romance Of
Commerce and Industry" before
the Women's National Demo
cratic Club at their weekly
forum luncheon yesterday.
Capturing the imagination
and intense interest Of the guests
with his excellent research work
Of the iron and steel industry,
Mr.. Daniel told how the wasp
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Anna L. Thomas and Miss
Maude H. Yates,
Among those who heard Re
preventative Rees were Mrs.
Richard Hogue, president Of the
organization; Mrs. Lawrence
Radford, Mrs. Robert McFall,
whose name in all probability.
will be selected by the nominal
ing committee for the 1aSs-40
candidate for the presidency of
the A. A. U. w; Miss Violet
McDougal and Dr.. Edith l..
Allen.
A new hobby room has been
added on the fourth floor Of
the clubhouse, which guests,
slipping away from the crowded
tea rooms on the first floor,
inspected and admired. It was
conceived by the newly formed
section Of art, Of the A. A. U. w,
wherein members exhibit their
handicraft. DR.. Allen is chair
man Of the group, Mrs. Louise
Coale, Miss A. Louise Green and
Miss Angalin william other Of
ficers.
HOBBIES ON DISPLAY
The collection includes three
quaint framed poems by Alice
Torbet, Ruth z. Henderson and
Mrs. L. A. Bauer. Leather craft
work shown includes a beauti-
fully fashioned brown bag and
some fine hand weaving by
Isabel Grove. Torchon and
Cluny laceS made by Mrs. M.
e. Woodward are shown. She
learned the art in a European
convent, and taught it for a
while in a trade school in Troy,
N. Y.
Another interesting hobby is
that of Mrs. Louise P. Coale,
whose Braille writings for the
blind was an added feature to
the collection. DR.. Aliens con-
tribution was a sampler of 48
different kinds of canvas or
needle point stitches.
A Stunt Night" will be held
by the A. A. U. W., on April !.
This begins with q dinner in
the clubhouse att o'clock. Each
member chooses a part and
wears costume appropriate to
the role,
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Miss Mcclure
Clues Lecture

"A child is the child Of his
parents, and not Of the State"
declared Miss Louise <.
MCGUIRE, regional representa-
tive of the Bureau OF Public
Assistance, Social Security Board
last night in the second Of Q
series Of six lectures sponsored
BY the Carroll Auxiliary for the
benefit of the Boys Guidance
Association, "This was settled,
she said, "by the Supreme Court
In the famous Oregon trial.
Affection is one OF the pFin-
cipal fundamentals in building
q firm foundation for the de-
velopment of a child's place In
society,"" Miss MCGUIRE said,
Regardless of trials and trihula-
tions, which confront parents
today If there Is affection and
solidarity in the home, q child
eftentimes comes out stronger,
and will live UP to it,"
Seen at the lecture were Mrs.
John Victary, DR.. Margaret
Nicholson, Mrs. Edward Cesti-
gan, Mrs, James Gelliflewer,
Miss Grace Mary cellifloWer,
Miss Ramona Newman, Miss
Katherine Bowers, Miss Olive
Gage, Mrs. Louis Streeter, Miss
Anna Ready and Miss Agnes
Regan.
The Professional Writers
Club will celebrate the second
anniversary of It's founding,
Saturday evening at 7 o'clock,
In the Y. w, C. A., with a galaxy
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Of distinguished guests, . floor
show and an Oriental fantasy.
At the speakers table will be
Or. Joseph M. NJ, Gray. chan
cellor Of American University:
Mrs. Edith M. Stern, Mrs. Larz
Anderson, Miss Myrta Ethel Ca
wood, Mrs. Helen Orr Watson,
Mrs. TFuxtun RealA Mr., and
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place tonight ct ais o'clock,
at the Hebrew Home for the
Aged, Eleventh Street an d
Spring Road N, w. Mrs. VIII
liam Chase will preside.
Mrs. Joseph Kinnaman, staff
assistant of the Baltimore dis
trict Of the Child Study Associa-
ton, will be the guest speaker,
she will talk on "A Practical
Approach to Adoleseent Prob
lens"
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Entire Nous Group Gives Party

"Springkle's Conversion Tables"
is also just off the press.
An outstanding feature Of the
evening will be Mrs. Larz Ander.
sons play, THE Bridge Of
Rama" This is q legend of old
India, dramatized by Mrs. An
derson, who is an honorary
member of the club.
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Mrs. Albert W. Atwood and Or.
and Mrs. William Lee Corbin.
Mrs. Stern is the author Of
"Scarlet Heels" Men Are
Clumsy Lovers" and other nov
els. Mrs. Helen Orr Watson's
book, Chance" the story of an
Army homing pigeon, has Just
been published by Harpers.
Leland w. Sprinkle's book,
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The narty proved even a
greater success than had been
Anticipated, with a number OF
tables set up at the last minute
The club has furnished the
downstairs parlor in the re:
Gently established volunteers OF
America Women's and Girls
club and Hospice, 1925 Six
teenth st. N, W., and it was to
raise money to pay for TINS
particular philanthrephy that
the party was held, and which
turned out to be such a happy
success.
CAKE AND CANDY SOLD
Mrs. w. w, Radgley, the candy
chairman, graciously presided at
the homemade cake and candy
sale she wore a charming gown
of black crepe, and a new spring
hat-a raspberry shade strsW'
Assisting Mrs. Radgley was
Mrs. Otis J. Rogers, wearing an
embroidered blue crepe. Mrs.
Lloyd H. Rea, dressed In q ian
snort suit, with a breton saiief
hat, and looking very lovely
also assisted at the candy sell
ing.
Mrs. Rea is the daughter OF
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser, preSl-
dent of the Club Entire Nous.
Mrs. Keyser was q busy per-
son indeed, seeing to it that
everyone was properly seated
and served. She wore q BLACK
sheer crepe, trimmed with q
shoulder cersage of green flow
ers. The round-hrim straw hat
she wore was becoming.
In fact, many of the ladies'
were resplendent in gay spring
attire.
MRS BIDDLE ATTENDS
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle. presi-
dent of the District Federation
Of Women's Clubs, came wear
ing a blouse of white faille, shot
with silver thread, over Q black
velvet skirt. A white felt hat
completed the ensemble.
Mrs. Ernest William Howard
wore q cape dress Of black crepe,
with a gardenia corsage. She
wore an off-the-face black straw
hat, with a veil, and she looked
most attractive.
Mrs. Arthur G. Watkins was
in a black ensemble, with q rust
colored blouse. AS usual she
was enjoying herself immensely.
OTHERS AT PARTY
Seen at the party:
Mrs. P, I. Balch, wearing
black and white print and a
stylish black hat Mrs. Miles
Trowbridge, III print navy blue
georgette, with a lace blouse, and
a cute straw hat with veil {.
Mrs. George Mccullough, look
ing smart in all black Mrs.
james L. Beatty, in a dress Of
blue sheer crepe and a blue
straw hat Mrs. D. p. Bush,
wearing green crepe, with a
chiffon bodice and a gold clip
at the neck-line, topped with a
black baku straw hat.
There was a prize for every
table. The two major prize
winners were Mrs. William
Sault, corresponding secretary
Of the club, who received a
beauEtrul applique linen set'
and Mrs. c. P. Ravenburg, who
was awarded a delicious angel
food cake. The linen set came
from Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson,
the second vice president, who
sent it from Florida, where she
is vacationing. Mrs. Raven
burg was the guest OF Mrs.
Otto Hammerlurd.
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Event Raises Funds to Furnish ParlOr
In Girls HOspice
By MARY PADGETT

gprng was ushersd in with gay card party by members
and friends of the Club Entire Nous yesterday afternoon
the clubhouse of the American War Mothers 1927 New Ha
NJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
A Thought for Today
Soldiers, Not Conquests

One need not be militariSt to feel that Memorial Day is one of the most deeply significant of all our holidays. For Memorial Day, although it calls in review all of our wars and brings up again the record of our armies, is no glorification of war and the spirit of war. It does not bring with it a celebration of glorious victories" or seek to build up spirit of martial patriotism.
 Rather it is day devoted to the soldier the citizen soldier who has fought all of Americas wars. Its flags are half maSted and it's drums are muffled. Fun damentally, it is simply an expression of the nations regret that so many men had to be killed.
 It is very easy to forget what that word "soldier" means, as we use it in this country. The word does not carry the connotations it carries in other lands. IL does not call up any picture of drilled automatons, of proud officer caste, of cult of glory, or of dauntless professional soldiers going out to prove their mettle.
 For those things are absent from our military tradition. In their place we simply have the ordinary citizen - a young man from the farm, the shop, the SCIlOOl Ol CllC Ol1lCC, SOAhA6o oAA " o oA ing camp because his country has asked him to, coping in inexpert fashion with the intricacies of military drill, getting herded at last to the battlefield and there doing his level best to give a decent account of himself.
 And today, when we celebrate the Amer ican soldiers record, we are not concerned with the great deeds he did and the great victories he won; it is the fact that he went where his country asked him to go, and suffered what his country's need required him to suffer that is important. Today brings no pride of conquest-ex- cept for our pride in this soldiers eternal conquest of himself, his ability to beat down fear and the thought of self and go out to pay the final price on the field of battle.
 We can hate war; hate it's trumped-up glory and it's eternal cruelty and injus- tice, and still give ourselves Wholeheart- edly to observance of this holiday which was born of many wars. Indeed, true observance of the day would make us hate war all the more; for it is the sacri- flee that we celebrate today, the loss Of all the thousands of young men who were called on to die in order that their coun- try might live.
 Some day, people will be intelligent enough to conduct their affairs so that wars are not necessary. Can we give any thought to the innumerabe graves that are to be decorated today without pray ing that that day may come quickly?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Buy Up Properties

Rather than have communities like New Britain build brand-neW municipal power plants Senator Francis T. Maloney of Meriden, junior member Of the upper house of Congress from this state, en- courages through an amendment to the administrations spending-lending bill purchase of existing private electric utn- ities. PWA funds would be used to finance such purchases just as they are suggested as the means whereby new plants would be built now. The ques- tion is most pertinent one in view of New Britain's great interest in the idea of municipal ownership
 When city or town wanted to have power plant it would make overtures to the owners of the private one in it's midst. If such offers were rejected they would be taken before an arbitration board, consisting of representative of the con- munity, the utility and one man selected by these two. Their decision would be ac- cepted, unless there was no agreement. Tn the latter event further arbitration would be required. But should decision one way or the other be made, immediate action could follow.
 The main point is that while Senator Maloney is aware of the fact that this nation is becoming more and more public ownership CONSCIOUS, ne pIoPoSeS IlldI government competition with private ownership be avoided as much as possible. He says, My amendment is intended to steer us away from confiscation; from chaos, from ruination and waste. If we are to have public ownership of utilities in this country there is right way and a fair way and an American way of bring ing it about, and that way is to see that the stockholders in power companies, the persons who have risked their savings, many of them plain people, shall get in the cold. ..."
 In other words there should be check on ruthless government invasion of the public utility field. This is the proper at titude to take. Government ownership may become boon to many millions of people in this nation, but at the same time it can become the bane of millions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
A Book a Day
Homesteaders Tackle the West
 BY RRIICE CAPTION

The whole epic sweep of frontier history after the Civil War was tied up with the homesteader; a dogged, penurious pioneer who braved the blizzards and the drouths and the grasshoppers to carve a home for himself and his family out of "gov- ernment sod"
 David Beaton was one such home steader, who left his fathers com- fortable farm in Minnesota in the late 1800'S to settle with his bride on 300 acres of Dakota territory grass lands. Rose Wilder Lane writes the Beatons' heroic story in a gripping new novel of those days, Free Land (Longmans, Green: $250).
 The Beatons fought blizzards al- most from the day when they first headed their sturdy team into the wind and set out westward in the late fall. By spring they had en- dured the hardships of lifetime, or at least so it seemed to Mrs. Bea- ton. But their struggle had scarcely begun. Ahead of them lay the ada mant sod, and when David finally managed to break up a small tract of this, ahead of them still lay drouth and the insects.
 But the Beatons hung on some how, enlarged their humble claim shanty, added more land, saw the coming of the railroad and of other pioneer families. They were los. eventually in the surge of new empire, but their story, epitomizing that whole period, will never die.
 Rose Wilder Lane was born in that same raw Dakota territory herself some 49 years ago. It is of this era she writes best. Free Land" comes as final historic note at a time when the govern ment no longer gives free land and the last frontier has passed. It should find its place with the best written about the homestead pe- iod.-P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
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AN EARLY REPUBLICAN
 CONVENTION?
(Hartford Courant)

The Young Republicans of Con- necticut recently resolved that 1t would greatly encourage all Republi- cans, irrespective of age, If the state central committee would call the convention for the nomination of state ticket not later than the mid dle of July, or nearly two months earlier than usual. This, 50 the res- olution stated. would afford the party plenty of time to present its candidates to the electorate. The matter will be acted on at a meet ing of the committee in this city to- morrow afternoon.
 Chairman Harwood suggests, but without wishing to influence the &C., tion, that an added reason for an early convention would be the adop- ton of 8 well-considered party plat form" But would not the party be in a better position in Septem- Der than in mid-July to write a well-considered platform? Some thing may be said for early cau- cuses, affording as they would the opportunity for Republicans to ef- feet such changes in the party or ganization as they may deem desir- able. But as against this 1t would subject the delegates chosen to the state convention to more pulling and hauling from prospective candidates than they customarily experience assuming, of course, that the con- vention itself is a September affair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

We doubt if packers of horse or dog racing and it's accompanying "evils" as they are often referred to will make any serious efforts to have the Legislature pass a pari-mutuel bill so long as Cover nor Cross is in office. He never will coun- tenance such legislation, at least he won't according to reliable reports. With horse racing and legalized betting having such a firm foothold in the country and even right here in New England we don't imagine that Connecticut will ever lose sight of the fact that taxes on such ven- lures have proved highly tempting despite claims that the state and it's communities lose more than they benefit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
One J0b At c Tin1e Legislators Apportion to Many State Jobs Among Their Own Membership Attempts
 to Prohibit Dual Offices all Have Failed
NEW HAVEN REGISTER

thering their own personal financial interest in 8 certain other way, there is one way in which it has been carried beyond all reasonable bounds of what can be called good public policy. That is the use of the General Assembly, in a material de- gree, as more or less of an exclusive employment agency for legislators.
 At the colse of several sessions, summations of the commissioner ships, judgeships and lesser extra positions on the public pay roll have been little short of amazing. They have suggested that an idea prominently in mind in running for the legislature is to get in a preferred position so as to pick off slick job.
 Membership in the General As sembly does not indicate lack of ability in an administrative or judicial post; 1t ought, in fact, to be an indication of something bet ter than average talent. But if the thing closest to legislators heart is a slick commissionership or such, the worth of his legislative service is open to question. And when legis- lation, particularly of an economy nature, must be initiated by or pass through a body heavily weighted with job-holders whose jobs may be affected, or through committees dominated by legislators with 8 di- rect, personal financial interest, i'm partial legislation is under a ham, dicap.
 Attempts to prohibit legally any member of the General Assembly from serving concurrently in other public office have failed. Perhaps something of the sort may fare bet ter in the next session. But if they are of mind to, voters can insure themselves by exacting pledges from candidates that they will neither seek nor accept jobs on the public pay roll during their term of legislative office. In other words, they can see to it that candidates for the legislature are running for the legislature, for the sole purpose of legislating in the public inter est, not running for whatever plums may be shaken from the political tree.