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The Washington times., 1938-05-13
Young People to Meet

people from the District of Co.
lumbia and nearby States are ex.
pected to attend the conference.
The Rev. Alexander C.. Zabriskie
s. T. D., Of Virginia Theological
Seminary, Alexandria, will be the
main speaker.
The Washington times., 1938-05-13

Fourteenth annual conference
and convention Of the Young
Peoples Fellowship at Shrine
Mont, Orkney Springs, Va, opens
today and will continue through
Sunday.
About 220 Episcopal young
The Washington times., 1938-05-13
D.A.V. to Honor
Past Commander

Philip Belt, past commander Of
the REA chapter Of the D.A.V.,
will be honored with q testimonial
banquet and past commanders
Jewel Tuesday night at the Har.
ringIou Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-05-13

for direct grants Of aid" to be
apportioned to financially harassed
Ohio counties. Ferguson expressed
the belief. 20 per cent Of WPA
workers would be removed from
the rolls because they were In.
eligible.
The Washington times., 1938-05-13
Murpllree Named
Judge in Alabama

Nomination Of Thomas A
Murphree, Of Alabama, to be o. s.
District Judge for the Northern
Alabama district was sent to the
Senate yesterday BY President
Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Hotel Greeters
Of America

A meeting of Charter No. 81 and
Women's Auxiliary No 81 will be held
at the Hamilton Hotel on September
IA at $50 pm. The auxiliary will
feature Past Presidents Night" with
Mrs. Eva Ruff in charge of the pro-
gram.
meeting of the Board of Governors
of Charter No 81 was held Wednesday
at the Chevy Chase Club to make plans
Tor the years educational and enter
tainment program,
At the recent national convention
President G. Stewart Bingham was
ramed chairman of committee to
determine fitting memorial to per-
retuate the name of the late inter-
rational president, William Defen-
Lacher.
At meeting of the Board of Gov
errors of Auxiliary No 81 at the home
OF Mrs. Harry Stewart. preceded by
oinner at the Little Tea House, Mrs.
Eva c. Ruff was installed as governor
by Past President Stewart and elected
ss chairman of the board.
Auxiliary appointments are: See
America First" Mrs. Edna Finney;
educational, Mrs. Mary Catherine
Lewis: Greeters' home, Mrs. Carol
Armhold; membership, Mrs. Harry
Stewart and Mrs. Eva Ruff; American
Greeter. Mrs. Agnes Carpenter; pub
Lefty. Miss Edna Thompson: sick and
welfare, Mrs. Robert D. Mills; initia-
ons, Mrs. Weston B. Jones.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Clearing the Site
For New Teachers COLLEGE.

Piney Branch Citizens Associa-
ton has notified the District Com
mlssloners that at the budget hear
lngs it will urge an appropriation
for the clearing Of the site at Four
teenth and Upshur streets for the
erection Of the proposed new Will
son Teachers College. The site is
at present occupied by the old,
abandoned tuberculosis Hospital
and some appurtenant buildings.
This association has for years led
the fight to rid this tract Of all
hospital buildings.
1t will be recalled that it was
here it was planned to build the
Gallinger Hospital group, but some
able teamwork under the leader
ship of this association resulted
in building the municipal hospital
on the banks of the Anacostia Riv-
er, where it had been located for
three-quarters Of a century. Oppo-
sition to the location and the
inadequacy of the tuberculosis
Hospital finally resulted in the
erection OF the fine buildings on an
extensive tract at Glenn Dale, Md.
The most extensive educational
and recreational center in the Dis
trict has grown up on the tract on
which the municipal hospital group
was intended to be placed. The
Mcfarland Junior High School was
followed by the erection of the
health or fresh air school. Then
came the Powell Elementary School
on Upshur street and the Theodore
Roosevelt Senior High School GA
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Y. W. G. A. News.

Many committees Of the various ac-
tivities departments will meet this
week to discuss plans for fall pro-
grams. The Xenos Club Recreation
Committee of the Business and Pro-
fessional Department will meet at Z
o'clock Monday. Following that meet
ing there will be Finance Committee
meeting of the Xenos Club at $50 IN.
At S O'Clock on Wednesday the club
music chairmen have been called to
meet with Mary Burnett. Y. W. c. A.
music secretary. At 730 the officers
and committee chairmen of the Blue
Triangle Club of the Business and
Professional Department will meet.
The final summer dance OF the Girl
Reserve Department will be held from
to II on the roof.
The Wednesday Club of GA E street
NV. will have picnic supper at the
Palisades field house, starting at 4:30.
Mrs. James Anderson will be the
hostess.
The Blue Triangle Club Program
Committee will meet at pm. Thurs
day. Miss nellie Shannon is the chair
man. The Blue Triangle Club Recrea-
ton Committee, of which Miss Helen
Hopkins is the chairman, will meet at
$50 on Thursday.
Since the schools in Virginia and
Maryland open on Friday, the Girl
Reserve Interhigh Council will meet
at 1890 on Saturday, followed by lunch
and at 2 o'clock all officers of Senior
High School Girl Reserve Clubs will
meet for an officers training course.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Knights Of St. John
Ladies' Auxiliary

A meeting Of the Good Of the Order
OF District No. was held at the
home Of Chairman Mrs. Mary Nc
Larney on Tuesday to arrange for an
outing to Solomons Island on Septem-
Der l8 for members in all auxiliaries
and their friends A bus will leave the
Knights of Columbus Hall at 7:3O
am, arriving in time for the holy
mass to be celebrated at the Church
Of the Star of the Sea at 1920 am,
with the Rev. Maurice Alexander as
celebrant. For bus reservations call
Mrs. McLarney, Metropolitan 1895.
A moving picture demonstration,
sponsored by Holy Name Auxiliary,
will be held at the knights Of Co.
lumbus Hall on September Is. All
auxiliary members are invited. An
afternoon card party has been ar
ranged for September % to be held
at Southern Diaries. Miss Agnes
Roche is chairman
The quarterly meeting of District
No. I will be held in the Knights of
Columbus Hall on October S.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
LEBANON MASONS
MEET SATURDAY
Special Communication Is
Called to Confer Master
Degrees.

Master Arthur NJ Robinson OF Leb-
anon Masonic Lodge has called a
special communication for Saturday
at 2:30 o'clock at the Masonic Temple.
He expects to welcome the officers
and approximately 100 members of
Metropolitan Lodge of Richmond, Va
These two lodges have paid annual
fraternal visits for several years.
During the afternoon and evening
the Master Mason degree will be con-
ferred on large class of candidates.
A special dinner is being planned
for the guests
The Fellowship Club of Osiris Lodge
will meet Tuesday evening at 935 G
place NV.
Master Francis P. Phelps of Har-
r1ony Lodge announced, following
short business meeting on Wednesday
evening, an illustrated talk will be
gwen by Mr.. Broderck on the Ma
tlbnal Park Service.
"Wednesday evening Chevy Chase
Ledge will hold a get-together social
at the lodge hall, 5612 Connecticut
Avenue NV. according to Master
James A. Buchanan. Rex Cleaveland
is. arranging an entertainment.
Naval Lodge will hold home talent
night on Thursday. Entertainment
Will be made up entirely of members
OF the lodge. Master William H. T.
Belt appointed Junior Deacon Thomas
Gs Jones in charge of arrangements.
Master Albert Andrews of Hiram
Lodge announced on Thursday eve
ming the sound moving picture Trees
add Men" will be shown. A social
with refreshments will follow.
High Priest Rogers Fuller invites all
Royal Arch Masons to attend the
first fall convocation of Washington
Naval Chapter, R. A. NJ, Wednesday
evening, Plans for degree work will
bs discussed.
Trestleboard.
Monday: Dawson, social; Stansbury,
NJ. M: Joppa, business; Benjamin
Franklin. business.
Tuesday: Federal E. A.; Acacia.
business; Takoma, business: Samuel
Gonpers, F. c.
Wednesday: National, M M. (spe-
cab; Harmony. business; Warren G.
Harding, F. c.; Chevy Chase, social:
BriEhtvood, business.
Thursday: Naval, social: Hiram, So
olal; La Fayette. business: VIM. r.
Singleton, business; Congress, busi-
ness; Petworth, business; Semper Pa
iatus. business.
Friday: Columbia, business: Le-
banon. business; Joseph H. Milans,
business Justice, M. NJ.
Saturday: Lebanon, NJ M. (speciaD.
Grand Lodge School of Instruction.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Job Daughters

Bethel No. l, will meet September
II at pm. at the Masonic Temple.
Honored Queen Marjorie Stein has
planned business meeting and all
entertainment.
Mother" Laura Wallace. Junior
past grand guardian of the District
Of Columbia. was appointed supreme
librarian of the Supreme Guardian
Council.
The cast of the "All States pageant
will have picnic at the Sixteenth
street reservoir on September II at
2 pm. There will be a softball game
between the Bethel No. 2 team and
an all-star team made up of girls from
the five other Bethels in the District
of Columbia. A weinie roast will be
held at 6 pm. There also will be
games and sports.
The first fall meeting of Bethel, No
4, Jobs Daughters, will be held on
September 16 in Chevy Chase Masonic
Hall, in the Avalon Theater Building.
The following new officers of the
Guardian Council will be installed: :
Guardian, Mrs. Mary L. Dent; asso-
ciate guardian, Mrs Karl Pitt; guard
ian secretary, Mrs. Young guardian
treasurer, Mrs. Belt; music directress
Mrs. Clarke. After the meeting re-
freshments will be served.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
GUARD FACESN
PLANF0R ARMORY
Fight May Have to Be Taken
Again Direct to
Congress.

Outf1anked in every sortie for funds
with which to provide an adequate
armory for the District National
Guard, it appears now that the board
Of strategy will have to develop soma
new means in order to tear down the
distractions which have hampered
their efforts to obtain a new building.
Although their hopes were built up to
the highest when their proposal for
new structure went to the p W. A.,
they again lost their building fight.
when, reputedly, the Commissioners
took advantage OF an opportunity to
get q larger fund with which to con-
struct the municipal center, If the
Guard request was jettisoned.
Hardly had the troops recovered
from this shock when they received an
other setback when it was indicated
that the Commissioners would not send
their request to Congress with the reg
ular appropriations. But above all.
every one agrees that the District
troops are Sorely in need of an adequate
structure in which to receive their
training, and they must begin the work
on new home before Congress appro-
PIRATES funds for a new free public
library, which is scheduled to 60 on
the block part of which is occupied
by the building which serves as armory.
1t appears that the local Guard is
suffering from its peculiar set-up. being
the only so-called federalized militia in
the country. In the States, the militia
is directly under the Governor But in
passing the organic act for the local
militia, Congress did not place them
under the District Commissioners, as
the governors Of the city, but named
the President of the United States as
its commander in chief. However, all
OF the funds for the local outfit must
come out of District taxes
There are certain officials of the Dis
trict who have expressed the opinion
that In view of the fact that the
Commissioners have no authority over
the local militia and could not order
1t out in the event of a disturbance
here requiring martial law, it is not the
duty for the local taxpayers to pro-
vide it with a home. 1t is argued
that as they come under the President,
directly. that the Federal Government
alone should foot the bill for any struc-
| ture here to house it.
The argument of the District officials
appears to have some backing in legal
opinion, for the Attorney General ruled
at one time when the question of pro-
viding quarters came up that 1t was
such Federal activity as to require
the Federal Government agency hers
charged with the ALLEGATION Of building
| space to find quarters.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
d. Of A. SESSION
| LISTED THIS WEEK
Local Council to Open Its
Meetings on Wednesday
at MayfIoWer.

The 42d annual session OF the State
Council OF the Daughters Of America
Of the District of Columbia will be held
at the Mayfiower Hotel next Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday.
1t will open Wednesday night with
reception and class initiation con-
Quoted by Loyalty Council. A public
meeting will be held Thursday morn
ing with an entertainment. Mr.. Kelvin
of Baltimore will make an address.
The Rev. Walter M. Michael. pastor of
Eldbrooke M E. Church, will give the
invocation. The States councillor, Mrs.
Viola L. Henley, will preside. On
Thursday Afternoon State officers will
be nominated The annual BANQUET
will be held at 6:45 o'clock at the
hotel. with grand ball following at
9 o'clock.
The officers will be elected Friday
afternoon and there will be a public
installation at night.
Councils and individuals intending
to make gifts at the State sessions
should contact Past State Councillor
Mrs. Rosa Wells metropolitan 2s6s)
A number of national officers will
attend. They include the national
councillor, Mrs. Anna B. Harrison of
St Louis, Mo-; national vice councillor,
Mrs. Maude " Nigh, Morgantown
w. Va; national junior past councillor
Mrs. Ollie w. Towles, Nashville, Tenn. :;
Albert S. Bossong, secretary of the
National Council Benefit Board of
Managers. Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs.
Elizabeth Sewell, president OF the Ma
tional Council Benefit Department of
New York; National Council treas
urer A. NJ Vaux. and his wife of
Queens Village, Long Island, national
conductor, Mrs. Leona lie Brun of
Baltimore, and National Council out
side sentinel, Mrs. Sallie w. Lake of
Ocean City, Md.
Special invitations have been ordered
sent to the State councillor. Mrs. Ethel
r. Poland, and staff of officers of Vir-
ginia and to the State councillor and
her staf1 of officers of Maryland.
Star Spangled Banner Council met
Thursday evening. when Mrs Maude
Abbott, past councillor, installed as rep
resenta tives to the State sessions Mrs.
Laura Loenichen and Margaret Miles
Due to the class initia ton at May
flower Hotel on September IA Esther
Council changed its regular meeting
to September Z. Mrs. Laura Caldwell,
councillor. presided. A special COM
mittee was appointed to make ar
raneements for the installation of the
outgoing State councillor. Mrs Henley
at the State convention on September
is. The council will ask the incom-
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Women of the Moose

The grand regent. Mrs. Adele Dust.
Of Visalia, Calf. made her official
visitation to Columbia Chapter on
September 9. The Reception Com
n7ittee consisted of the College of
Regents members of the local chapter,
Graduate Regents Mrs Anna Wagner.
Grace Clark, Margaret Deegan and
Frances Mitchell. The grand regent
made an address.
Senior Regent Mrs. Emily Giles,
who presided, presented to the grand
regent. on behalf of the chapter, a
leather carrying case.
The College of Regents members
will entertain at tea for grand regent
today at 4 o'clock, at the home of
Mrs. Grace Clark, 4119 Twenty-second
street NE, from to pm.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Permanent Safety Council
Proposed for WASHINGTON,

Among the numerous suggestions
for increasing the safety of the
streets Of the District has come a
proposal from the National Safety
Council for the re-establishment
of such council here. Some years
ago there was a safety expert
brought here under the sponsor
ship of the Washington Chamber
OF Commerce and he succeeded in
forming the Washington Safety
Council.
This was during the incumbency
Of the late Daniel Sullivan as ma
jor and superintendent of police
and the late Albert Headley as di-
rector of traffic. Both of these off,
GERS were active in the organization
and a board Of directors of repre-
sentative citizens was elected to gov
ern the organization. The necessary
financial support to continue this
work on a permanent basis was
not obtainable largely. it is recalled,
because a substantial portion Of
the POUNDS were to 60 to the parent
organization. The life of the loca
organization was short and little def
mite results were shown.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Upper Rock Creek Waters
To Be Purified Immediately.

Agitation of the cause of re-
moving pollution from the District
streams appears to be getting
somewhere. The Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission has
revealed plans for an immediate
expenditure of $3.50, 400 to eliminate
pollution. These plans provide for
the construction of sewer system
which will take 80 per cent of the
pollution from Rock Creek.
Further expenditures are con-
templated to keep sewage from the
Cabin John, Glen Echo and Little
Falls areas from flowing into the
Potomac above the District line.
The Anacostia River is also to get
relief. : Various tributaries of the
Anacostia are to be relieved OF
more than half of their sewage
through the construction Of sewers.
When completed these sewers will
discharge into the Anacostia at a
point below Bladensburg, toward
the point of final disposal. This
will, of course, improve conditions
in some of the adjacent sections of
Prince Georges County without
Immediately benefiting the waters
OF the District. Concentration into
a single discharge will, however,
prepare the way for a disposal plant
at or near the point of discharge.
If a substantial beginning is
made in these areas to relieve the
District waters of pollution, some
citizens believe, it will be timely for
the Commissioners to undertake
the construction of secondary
treatment plant to remove most of
the remaining pollution from the
discharge Of the District sewers.
Some leaders believe that with
the deadline fast approaching for
P. w. A. allotments and some Of
the District projects rejected, it
would be well to ask for a loan and
grant for the secondary plant.
Against such idea there appears
the fact that there is wide vari-
ance OF opinion as to the best Sys-
tenn for secondary treatment and
the practical certainty that modi-
fled system will probably be avail
able shortly which will be less
costly to install and operate. The
Commissioners are believed to have
used good judgment in deferring
the construction of the secondary
plant when the primary plant was
built.
Continued agitat ton will no doubt
produce the desired results so far
as diverting from our streams the
discharge of all raw sewage both
from District and nearby sources.
The more conservative believe that
when these Improvements are made
there will be little or no difficulty
in getting a satisfactory and eco
nomlcal secondary treatment plant
to supplement the Districts fine
primary treatment plant.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Citizens Want q Part
In Selecting District Flax.

Protests filed with the Fine Arts
Commission by sponsors for the
legislation for a District nag have
apparently had some effect. The
commission has requested the Flag
Commission to send 1t all OF the de-
signs which have been submitted.
These are said to be so in number,
and the Flag Commission had only
submitted two designs.
The latest development was ac-
ton by the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants at its meeting on
Wednesday night. These elder citi-
zens, to carry out action at the
meeting, are asking the Flag Com
mission to appoint an advisory
committee Of District citizens to
assist the commission and the Fine
Arts Commission in selecting q
suitable design for the flag.
In its letter to Commissioner
Hazen the association states that,
1T would appear logical that such
committee include members of this
association and the Society Of
Natives of the District of Colum-
bia." Coptinuing, the commission
is told that, Our association be-
lieves that such a flag. in order to
be appropriate and truly represen-
tative of the District, must have
some definite local significance.
The designs under consideration
appear to us to be symbolic of
national rather than local senti-
ment. If it is to be our District
Of Columbia flag. surely District
citizens should have part in the
selection of the design" In con-
clusion the letter states, The Dis
trict has been without a nag for
1873 years, so there can be no need
for such haste that will deny citi-
zens participation in the selec-
tion"
Evening star., 1938-09-11
B. P. 0. Elks

The Selective Membership Campaign
will hold its first of series of six
initiatory classes on October IL. when
a large list of candidates known as
the Young Mems Glass, will be initiated.
Edwin S. Fuller, chairman; ]. Forest
Reilly, vice chairman, and Edward
M. Venable, secretary, composed the
Executive Committee.
Grand Exalted Ruler Edward j.
Mccormick has appointed Charles P.
Boyer of Crisfield, Md, as the dis
trict deputy for the District of Colum-
bia. Maryland and Delaware district.
The annual charity ball will be held
at the Mayfiower Hotel on November
%.
First prize of $3.50 was awarded the
Elks Boys Band at the annual national
convention at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
WaShingtoniana Division
Open Hereafter Monday Nights.

Acting Librarian Clara w. Her
bert has announced that begin
ming tomorrow the Washingtoniana
division Of the Public Library will
remain open each Monday evening
until o'clock This division has
heretofore closed daily at pm.
The early closing will continue
on other week days.
Even to be open one evening in
the week will be boon to civic
leaders and students of District af-
fairs, who have found it impossible
to have access to this interesting
collection during business hours.
Lack Of personnel prevents the
keeping of longer hours for this
division throughout the week.
Reference has been made fire.
quently in this column to the i'm
portance of this collection to any
one interested in the many local
civic problems. The collection is
gradually increasing in value and
deserves to have many important
additions now scattered through
the District Building and in the
possession of private individuals.
Local history. biographies. remi-
niscencies and statistical material
are to be found here. The eeog-
raphy, geology, flora and fauna of
the District. as we'll as informa-
ton regarding the aboriginal in
habitants are all available to the
reader or student. The Districts
past forms Of government, its
municipal ordinances, its political
trials and tribulations and the pro-
tests and petitions of its citizens to
improve their lot may all be seen
in the original documents. Topics,
both old and current, are to be
found there. Legislation past,
present. prospective and hoped for
may be found in this department.
When the new Central Library
Building is erected on Pennsyl-
vania avenue at Sixth street the
Washingtoniana Division expects to
be provided with ample and con-
venient quarters and to be provided
with sufficient personnel so that it
may observe a maximum of hours
open. 1t is also expected that in the
meantime important additions will
be discovered in the various depart
ments of the District government
i L. -
by private donors.
The District has suffered in the
past and is now suffering because
there is SO little knowledge Of the
true story of the District, its status
and its people. The Washingtoniana
section of the library has big job
ahead of it in spreading the truth
about the National Capital commu-
nifty.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Purple Hearts.

An important meeting of Mount
Vernon Chapter. Military Order of
the Purple Heart, will be held TO-
morrow at pm, at 1414 I street
NV. Several new members are ex-
pected to join the chapter. There
will be nomination Of officers. The
election will take place in October
All members of the chapter are urged
to attend.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
National Union.

Victory Council met at 935 G place
NV. President George W. Spire pre-
sided. Senator Michael j. Kindsfather
spoke on the Arthur S. Brown Glass
initiation ceremonial to be held the
early part Of November. The council
indorsed the candidacy of John B.
Dickman. q member of United Coun-
Gil. for District Commissioner. United
Council VIII meet In Pythian Temple
on Friday.