Evening star., 1938-10-09
Bv James Waldo Fawcen.

ByJames Waldo Fa1vcen.
Plans for the "open house" festival
Of the Washington Philatelic Society
Hotel Carlton, Friday to Sunday, No
vember 10 to IL. include: Three-day
exhibit, daily bourse, auction on Sat-
urday afternoon, banquet on Saturday
evening, and precancel roundup on
Sunday afternoon. Morton o. Cooper,
president of the club. has invited COL
lectors in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
to attend.
New members of the Collectors
Club of Washington include Leroy G.
Campbell, Emil r. Clas Ralph E. De
Ment, Charles J. Dorman, Bessie L.
Dudley, Nelson NJ Ellison, Clifford D.
Frank, Carl O. Gercke, Mrs. Lucie G.
Gibbon. Mrs. Regina H. Goddin, Guy
A. Greenwatt, Louis S. Gross, Alexan-
der Halperson. Raymond E. Isham,
William j. Little. Jack G. Mearns,
James r. Medbery, William J..
OBrien, jr.; James o. Peavey B. Jean
Raleigh, Mrs. Ethel B. Stewart,
Charles c. Waldman. George r. War;
fel. Mrs Katie Weeks, Samuel Yudkin,
James H. Chadwick and Muriel
Haynes.
Herman Bocorselski, well known in
Washington philatelic circles. is re-
.turning from Europe on october l9.
He was hurt in traffic accident while
travelling abroad, but is understood to
have recovered from his injuries.
Mrs. Grace L. MacKnight, editor
Of the monthly bulletin of the Col
lectors' Club Of Washington, reports:
lone cot at Queens Hospital for
Children, Bethnal Green, England
has been endowed for 80 years by the
sale abroad of used British stamps"
King Hostick, formerly of Spring.
field, H., has come to Washington to
make his home. He has been an active
stamp collector for many years.
Harry B. Mason. s1s street NV,
reports that a specialized collection of
the stamps of China has been stolen
from his ofice. A stock book of new
Issues also is missing. The owner will
appreciate any information leading to
the recovery OF his property.
1t. Col. George G. Bartlett, a nom
resident member of the Washington
Pnilatelic Society. is in charge of relief
work at Fairhaven, Mass, and vice
chairman of the annual Red Gross
toll call in that neighborhood.
W. Duncan Patton of McHenry, Md,
will be the guest of the Collectors
Club of Washington on Tuesday eve
ming October 18. He will read
paper on The Story of the Panama
Canal" and exhibit selected stamps
In illustration Of his theme.
Gov. Wilbur L. Cross of Connecti-
cut will open the fourth American
Philatelic Congress at the Hotel Bond,
Hartford, Friday, November IL. He
will speak Immediately after the in
vocation by Rev. DR.. Percy Rex of
Holyoke, Mass.
"A new feature of the Congress pro-
gram, 1t has been announced, will be
symposium, to which philatelic lead
ers throughout the world have been
invited to contribute. The list OF
those represented includes: Sir John
Wilson, H r. Harmer Frank A. God
den and Fred j. Melville, London;
Louis P. Lochner, Berlin; Theodore
Champion, Paris; DR.. Emilio Diena.
Rome; Frank L. Wilson, New York;
Thomas F.. Whitbread, West Cum
nninzton, Mass; DR.. Howard H. War
ner, Baltimore; c. Brinkley Turner,
Philadelphia; Brig. Gen. Karl Trues-
dell, Washington DR.. Leon G.. Te-
desche, Cincinnati; William Carlos
Stone, Springfield, Mass; Adolph
steeg, Buffalo; George B. Sloane, New
York; Leo j. Shaughnessy, Sharon,
Pa: Mrs Eveleen w. Severn, Beverly,
Mass: L. B. Sebring, jr., Brooklyn,
N. Y; Harris Samonisky Wilmington,
Del; Adelbert Roubicek. Cleveland;
Harry Renouf, New York: Elmer C.
Pratt. Camden, N. j.; Theodore j.
Gundlach. Buffalo; It. Col. Ralph A.
Kimble, Chicago: Charles J. Phillips,
New York: Donald W. Martin. Cleve-
lAnd; Harry s. Swensen, Minneapolis;
Carter Glass, jr., Lynchburg, Va; Nor
man Serphos. New York; T. Russell
Hungerford Washington; Phillip G.
Straus, Baltimore; Martel Brett, Bir-
mingham, Ala; Cecil Betron, Detroit;
DR. Arthur Bevan, University, Va.
Also, Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman,
Washington; Charles A. Pertsch, Bal
timore; Harry L. Lindquist, New York;
Stanley B. Ashbrook, Fort Thomas
Ky; Franklin r. Bruins, jr., New York;
David D. Caldwell, Washington; John
NJ Bartels New York; John NJ Smith,
washington: Sol Glass. Baltimore;
Rev. Daniel j. Kaib, Erie, Pa; c.
Hercus Just, Washington; Max G..
Johl, Scarsdale, N. Y; Norman r.
Hoover, New Rochelle, N. Y; Dr. Ellis
HAworth, Washington; Dr. Clarence
W. Herman, Chicago; George A. Hen
heef1er. Philadelphia; w. Kelsey Hall,
Woonsocket, r. l.; Adolf Gunesch,
Chicago; Frederick w. Green, Cleve-
land; L. B. Gatchell, Bronxville, N. Y;
Erred e. Farnham, Detroit; Harry F..
Dunkhorst, Washington; Arthur w.
Deas, Mount Vernon, N. Y; DR.. w.
/" Mitchell. Berkeley. Calf; Philip
eimms Warren, Washington; j.
Michael Brown, Arlington. Va: Col.
Spencer Cosby. Washington, and Rear
Admiral c. H. T. Lowndes, Washing
ton.