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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17

ten minutes, one remained under
scrutiny. He had dark, round,
surprised eyes, in deep sockets.
His reputation was unusual, too.
His puritanism was ferocious. To-
wards those Of his parishioners
whose way Of living was supposed
to be lax, his attitude was merci-
less. A number Of stories were
current In the district Of his un-
compromising warfare against
what he c. led 'sins of the flesh.
It was said of him that once, meet
ing pair of rustic lovers walking
in the fields on a Sunday after
noon, he had lectured them so
severely that they had actually un-
twined themselves "a feat which
would not have seemed easy to
anyone who had observed the COM
plications Of circling arm, yielding
waist, motted fingers, and clutched
shoulder), and hurried home, guilt
lily isolated. He had preached vio-
lently at an unfortunate farmers
wife who had come to one of his
services with dress cut a trif1e
lower at the neck than was GUS
tomary, and his manner when he
was obliged to conduct marriage
services was supposed to be un-
willing and curt.
At the Thurstons' he usually
spoke very little, unless he was
reused, and I gathered that he was
invited out Of kindness, for neither
the Doctor nor Mary Thurston be-
ieved that he had enough to eat
at the vicarage.
l made one OR two attempts to
converse with him, but was an
swered only by absent monosylla-
bles. Suddenly, however, he
turned to me.
"Mr. Townsend" he said, ''I
want to ask you question"
The tone in which he said this
was strange. His voice was hol-
low, almost fierce. There was no
apology in it. It was as though
ne were going to give me chance
to defend myself agains. some
serious imputation. Then he
seemed to grow distant again. He
stared into the fire.
You may" he said at last with
out looking at me, "you may be
able to put my mind at rest. l
hope you can" / waited. Then
abruptly he turned to me again.
Have you noticed anything in this
household? Anything going on
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17

which should not go on? Anything
improper
thought of David Strickland.
secretively coming out of Mary
Thurstons room. But I smiled,
and said cheerfully, Good Lord.
no, Mr.. Rider. I've always consid-
cred it model household"
He was so quaint and eccentric
that I forgot to blame him for the
indiscretion of his query. You
could blame him no more than you
would blame child for discussing
his hosts concerns. But / was
greatly relieved when just then the
door opened, and Sam Williams,
the lawyer, came in, so that the
talk became more natural.
Dinner I remember as a cheer
full, almost hilarious meal. We
all ate with real enjoyment and
Thurston was excited about some
hook he had bought at an auction
sale of a neighboring estate. Stall
handled it with reverent efficiency
and it was certainly excellent.
It was irritating, though, when
Mary Thurston had left us, to nave
the Vicar sitting morosely at the
table, primly refusing the port.
and making it impossible to talk
more freely than we had done IN
the presence of our hostess. NOT
that the conversation after dinner
at the Thurstons' was ever par
ticularlv crude-it was not. But
young Strickland could tell stories
nimbly, in spite of his rather
weighty character, and perhaps it
was lust because Mr.. Rider was
there that / for one was peeved
bv the silence forced on him. l
was relieved when someone sug-
gested bridge, though neither
| Thurston nor was particularly
fond Of cards.
| Several of us were tired that
evening. I was not at all sur
prised when quite early young
Strickland got up and APOLOGIZE
cally proposed to go to bed. He
had got up very early that day.
he said, and felt tagged out.
"Whiskey and soda before you
go? suggested Thurston from
the card table.
But Strickland unexpectedly re-
fused. mo. thanks awfully,." ne
Esaid, II really think I'll turn In
right away" And he nodded TO
us, and left the room.
ITO Be Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17
CHAPTER 8

HAVE SAID that nothing sin
lister happened during the earlier
part of that evening at the Thur
stons', and it is true. But there
was only one small incident which
I thought, even at the time, was
odd. It was not in the least sin
lister, and might even, at another
time, have been thought rather
comic.
/ I dress very quickly. have
never been able to afford man
servant capable Of looking after
my clothes, and consequently am
accustomed to doing everything
myself. / must have been the first
to finish changing, and left my
room to go downstairs within Is
minutes of the time when the first
gong had been rung.
! The house, have explained, was
Georgian, and so simple in plan
that one could take it all in at a
glance. There were three stories,
and on each floor the corridor ran
from end to end of the house, with
doors to right and left of it. My
own was at the east end Of the
corridor, and Mary Thurston's at
the west end, while young Strick-
land, I knew, had the bedroom
next to hers. Her husbands room
was opposite to hers.
l had reached the top Of the
stairs, and was about to descend,
when I noticed that the door of
Mary Thurston's room was being
opened. Thinking that she, too,
had by some means effected a
quick change, I waited for her.
But it was Strickland who began
cautiously to emerge. When he
saw me standing there he made a
clumsy effort to return to the
room, but, realizing that I had
seen him, he seemed to think bet
ter of it, and walked out as boldly
as possible. He even gave me a
brief nod as he entered his own
room.
went on downstairs wishing
that I had not paused, since it
might have appeared that I was
spying. It was embarrassing, too,
to have seen that. And I found
myself wondering what might be
the relationship between these
Two, the aging, stout, motherly
woman, and the thick-set, hard
drinking young gambler. What
ever it might be, it was not a love
affair, of that 1 was certain.
downstairs I found the Vicar.
who, gathered, had been invited
to dinner. I was little dismaved
to find him sitting beside the fire
in the lounge, for 1 realized that
j should be alone for some little
time with him. He sat bolt up-
right on a straight-backed chair.
his hands on his bony knees. and
his eyes-after he had greeted me
-ollnked solemnly at the fire.
l had met Mr.. Rider before. of
course, and never without embar-
rassment. This little, wiry, star
ing man was quite out of place in
the Thurstons' cheerful 1ouse-in
more senses than one q skeleton
at the feast. His very appearance
made him inappropriate. He was
bald, and his cheeks were yellow
and his collar too large for his
thin neck. His clothes were al.
ways untidy. and sometimes rattle,
soiled, for he was a bachelor anc
depended on village woman fol
service in his draughty vicarage
But 1t was his stare which used tc
make me uncomfortable. He hac
a trick Of fixing his eyes on one
then apparently forgetting himself
so that for perhaps five or ever
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17
READ THIS FIRST:

Alex Norris. a writer who objects
to detective stories. is theorizing on
the subject OF crime fiction. during
a weekend party at the home Of DR..
Thurston, near London. Other guests
are Tow nsend, the author; Williams.
the family lawyer, and Strickland. a
sportsman Mrs. Thurston is the only
woman present. Townsend observes
that Mrs. Thurston appears strangely
flushed after a conversation with Eel
loves, the chauffeur.
tNoW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17

You've heard of the case of the
man with the ticking head. Here's
one with a whistling eye. The
victim is Henry L. Baker Of. Chi
cago. pictured being examined by
Dr. Edward Wagner. Physicians
saw the cause is a tumor behind
the eye.
Central Prese
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17

Oh, list to the pitiful wall
Of the lemur confined in this jail.
Why shouldn't he holler?
With this awful collar
He can't chew the rings off his tail.
P: S.-The ring-tailed lemur in
the Bronx Zoo, New York, is wear
ing a wooden collar to prevent him
from gnawing on his sore tail.
Central Press)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17

- SCIII WUEKIng at %
Still on the bench although 80
years Of age, Federal Judge Till
man D. Johnson of Salt Lake City,
Utah, chuckles that he has saved
Uncle Sam 100000 in pensions
by not retiring. But advocates OF
younger judges believe judges
should retire and take their PEN
sions. Judge johnson went on
the bench in 1915.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-17

Patrick Cardinal Hayes, of New
York, is pictured in Miami, Fla-
where he stopped for day before
taking ship for Nassau, Bahamas
where he will stay through March
in the Benedictine Priory.
central Press)
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-20
Page Five
MILK TALK

what srn IL audience Ii stoned attentive
ly to Milk Talk given by Mr. Earl G.
Brown and Mrs. Elizabeth Throsher Of
Thompson Dairy, Thursday evening. The
talk was sponsored by the Consumer Dis
cussion Groups with Miss Ollie Hoffman
presiding.
Mr.. Brown outlined the course taken
by milk sold in the District before it
is Finally delivered to the nsuner.
"The nj TX sold the Distri ct is
trolled by IL ordinance that is
pa ttorned after he United States govern
mont ordinance. cons dered one Of the
highest in the c u1try", said Mr.. Brown.
llrs. mraahor> regi stored nurse,
plaire wy m lT considered such
q vi tai foud. One quart Of nj TX equals
in caloric value pound Of steod",
explained Lrs. IIrashor. ilk con-
tai rs all the minerals that the human
body moods.
milk is not fcttening", continued
Mrs. Ihroshor, rand cculd go. on
reducing diet by drinking milk provid-
ing che cut down OIL tier foods"o
During .t2o question Period that
followed the Gloon5o75 citizens proved
their consumer censor BUSINESS by pelting
the speakers wi I'll quos tions. Several
intoro sting arc siGnifi cant facts
brought out, G. for example the follow
ing:
vc~y low Locterinl cGar+ in pas
teuri zod nj TX docs not re -ossur~ 1y
mean tina t the milk is good milk High
tenpera turo can bring the bacteria
count down, but there is this danger
involved: high tenpero ture kills the
bacillus acidopholus the germ whi Oh
sours milky one Of, whose functions is
to act q sort Of alarm signal by
turning the nj TX sour. If that help
full bacteria is killed the ri TX
mains sweet tasting for a longer per-
iod Of time, but other worry harmful
bac terra, whose presence is not tas ted
but whose work nay be felt by the d.
gestiVo sya tom, 1ay develop.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-20
April 60, 1888.

DRAMA THEATRE
The GREENBELT PLAYERS proved to
be vertable founto in Of news this
week. Our man dropped in at their head
quar- ters is his wont on Friday even
ings and casually asked, What is newt"
Before he could seek cover he had all
the news he would be fit to print for
weeks. He lists as much Of it below as
the ditors would allow.
Prevailing over the trials and =
tribuln tt ons that have beset their. pal
ever since they star ted PRODUCT on, the
PLAYERS at last announce the defini to
opening Of their group Of one oct plays.
The evenings Of May and 7 have been
selected and on those two nj Oh history
will be in the making. If there is. @
member Of our cornnuni ty who doo5 not
find it hard to wait that lor1 h lacks
in the spirit and civic pride 10y which
we are already famous.
The arrival Of the curtain for
the stage Of the moving pictlra house
IVES the final hump in the rood to sue
cess and now the powers t:2c.t be have
assured it's arrival on time 70 80 up
a. the proper moment and W, tn tho proper
ar Of rl01aentOus unveil ling.
TILE PLAYERS are conduc ting q
poster contest in con juncti on with their
prcduc tt ons. This is in keeping with
cortcs5 mania that has swept the country.
and should enable US to reJoln our union
card in Local No. TT.
THE CONTEST RULES
l. Any Gre enbelt CT tt zen is eligible
to compete.
g. All mo terial subri tied must be on
stiff or semi IF paper l5"X2O".
3. The subject matter should embrace
the titles Of all three plays:
Evening star., 1938-05-22

in the dramatic world. In order
to raise money for loyalist Spain
and China they have started one
night-a- week political cabaret at
Chez Firehouse," that recon-
structed church where John and
Jerrold Krimsky have put on, with
such success. melodramas OF the
turn of the century This week was
their second show At the first
they turned away 800 people and
reports were that an equal num-
ber couldn't get in for the second.
We found it good entertainment.
something on the order Of Pins
and Needles" the United Garment
Workers review. which had such
a run this winter. The audience,
composed Of many pale-faced men
and earnest. rather Hayed women,
most of them under 40, were fran
tically enthusiastic. There were
some clever acts and some fine sing
ing by Lief Ericsson and Michael
Loring. We did not object to the
social significance because of the
ardor and intensity with which the
actors performed. but our COM
panion. a very vocal Celt, would
have none of it.
If any one asked my opionion
of this show" he stated in a ring
ing voice, cit would have to be
written on asbestos"
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Miss Teagle Selects
Wedding Date.

Miss Ruth Amelia Teagle, niece Of
Mr.. and Mrs. =. M. Scott Of North
Hills, Sligo Park, Md, has selected
June 4 as the date for her marriage to
Mr.. William Kirkman Billingsley, r.,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Bill
Kingsley OF Washington. The ceremony
will be performed at Grace Evangelical
Church in Washington at 8 O'Clock,
with the Rev. e. +. Lenski ofnciating.
A reception for the immediate fami-
lies will follow at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Scott, with whom the bride-elect
makes her home.
Miss Teagle has chosen as her maid
Of honor her cousin, Miss Dorothy
Scott. Another cousin, Miss Kathryn
Scott. will act as junior bridesmaid.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Margaret
Scott, who Is also q cousin, and Mrs.
Robert J. Stager. Mrs. Elizabeth Bell
and Mrs. e. Willis Pittman of Wash
ington.
The best man will be Mr.. c. Willard
Camalier, jr., a member Of the gradu-
ating class of Duke University Medical
School and q former classmate Of Mr..
Billingsley. Ushers will be Mr.. Clar-
ence Miller. Mr.. Robert J. Stager. Mr..
E. Willis Pittman and DR.. Charles 8.
Coakley Of Washington. Mr.. Billings
ley is student at George Washington
Medical School and also attended Duke
University. He Is member of Phi Chi
Medical Fraternity. Miss Teagle Is the
daughter OF Mrs. David Russell Rowe
OF Masillon, Ohio, and Of Mr.. Logan O.
Teagle Of Akron, Ohio. She received
her education in the schools OF that
State.
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Miss Byrd
Debut in
Fall
Niece of Senator
And Explorer to
Be Presented.

a II 1ss MARGARET LEWIS
M BYRD. niece Of Senator
wv Harry Flood Byrd and Rear
4 ' 4 Admiral Richard Byrd, will
be presented to society in Richmond
In the early fall The debutante is
the daughter of Mr.. Thomas Boiling
Byrd of Winchester and the late Mrs.
Byrd.
Miss Byrd's presentation party will
be ball at the Commonwealth Club
in Richmond and she will also make
her bow to Baltimore society at the
first Bachelors Cotiilion December 5.
Preceding the cotillion she will be the
guest of honor at q dinner given by
Mrs. Alexander Gordon.
It is coincidental that Miss Byrd Is
not only descended from William
Byrd, Richmond's founder, on her
paternal side, but the family Of her
grandmother was also associated with
the former Byrd family seat, West
over, on the James. 1t was her an
cestor. John West, brother Of Lord
Delaware and one time Governor Of
the infant colony. who originally
owned the land on which William
Byrd built his home and who gave 1t
the name Of Westover. Mrs. Byrd's
grandfather was Charles James Faulk-
ner. who represented the United
States as Minister to France at the
court of Louis Napoleon. Through
her great grandmother, Eliza Boiling
West. she is one OF the descendants Of
Pocahontas. On her maternal side
Miss Byrd is descended from Fielding
Lewis and Eliza beth Washington Lewis,
who was George Washington's sister.
They resided at Kenmore in Fred
ericksburg A son of this union. Law
renee Lewis, married Nellie Gusts.
daughter of John Parke Gusts and
Eleanor Calvert Gusts and grand
daughter of Benedict and Elizabeth
Carroll Calvert OF Maryland. After
the death OF John Parke Custis, WASH
ington's stepson. Washington adopted
Nellie Gusts and her infant brother.
They were reared with the Washing
ton family at Mount Vernon. Nellie
Gusts, as Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. died
at Audley in Clarke County. where
her granddaughter, Margaret Lewis,
Miss Byrds mother. was born.
Miss Byrd was educated at Garri-
son Forest School near Baltimore and
next month will be graduated from
Gunston Hall, when a round OF en-
tertaining is planned in her honor.
Evening star., 1938-05-22
NOtre Dame Alumnae
To Fete Glass.

The annual reunion banquet and
reception of the Notre Dame de Namur
Alumnae, which will be for graduates
in the class Of 1888 at Notre Dame
Academy, will be held Monday evening.
June 13, at O'Clock, in Wardman Park
Hotel Miss Ldwin Genau. who IS
chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangements, entertained the other
members Of her committee Monday
evening in her home, when plans for
the party were completed. A buffet
supper was served after the meeting
Those present were Mrs. Thomas
Du Fief, Miss Margaret McAllister, Miss
Agnes Quinn. Miss Margaret Fennell,
Mrs. James Hartnett. Miss Veronica
Quinn. Miss Catherine Mulroe. Mrs
George Denny, Mrs. Clarence Lee, Miss
Eloise Haley, Miss Rita Walsh. Miss
Anne Wolfe. Mrs. NJ. J. Buchanan.
Miss Catherine Burns, Mrs Raymond
Marceron. Miss Agnes Genau. Miss
Lorraine McLarney and Miss Kathryn
Creveling
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Manhattan Mirror
Reception Is Given New Liner.
Physicians Hold Art Show.
Penthouse Gardens.
.By Grace Hendrick Ensfis-

mood that made US feel perhaps
doctors are as glad as We were
to get away from the operating
table. DR.. Howard Lillienthal.
author Of imperative Surgery"
took refuge in a CHEEKY bit called
"Azalea Gardens" and an expert
in social diseases. DR.. Isadore
Rosen. paints nothing but roses.
calendulas and daisies.
4
TUCKED away quietly In the
corner Of q magazine. we came
across an ad saying that certain
members Of the School Nature
League would open their penthouse
gardens this week to other men,
bers and to the public. provided
they would pay 81 for ticket.
The School Nature League turns
out to be connected with the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History
and its purpose Is to bring to city
children a knowledge Of nature by
furnishing projects for nature
study and by collecting living
plants and animals and exhibiting
them in picturesque environmental
groups.
Five penthouse gardens were
on show and we bounced across
the city from one skyscraper to
another. mingling with the mem
bers. We found them to be some
what plushy ladies, mostly we'll
above middle age. The gardens
were pretty. If wind-blown. There
was a good deal of similarity in
the planting. every garden had
pansies and petunias and begonias
and candy tuft and geraniums and
ivy. These plants seem to be the
staples for sky-high growing. Mrs.
J. David Stern. whose penthouse
is at SO Central Park West, has a
tagged stone terrace and pool
with water lilies and some fine
willow trees.
Most of the houses We went to
were serving fruit cup and cookies
with a promise OF tea later. But
M. Yves De Villers. a gentleman
who lives in the greatest Of state
on top of the Columbia Broadcast
ing Co. Building, really did the
ladies up brown. There We found
Filipino man servants rushing
around. plying them with sherry
and cocktails, which no one turned
down, and a radio spouted music
from every room. including the gar
den. When We arrived Kate Smith
was doing her bit on the air. Mr..
De Villers has badminton court
on his roof uet no one be sur
prised II they get showered with
quills while passing 485 Madison
avenue) and the garden, which is
on one corner, has turf and
mauve hydrangeas and tall privet
hedge.
THERE is no doubt but what the
young intellectuals in New
York are seeking some cause. They
are frankly against Facism and are
for any revolutionary methods to
overthrow relationships, but when
asked. what. after that, the an
swers become nebulous
The Theater Arts Committee.
composed Of many members Of the
Group Theater, with whom Fran
chot Tone will act next winer. rep
resent the liberal, leftish element
Evening star., 1938-05-22

dinary things and places are rare.
For where in Washington can you
go for luncheon and call for a
menu in midafternoon? And. real
ly. so popular has this room Of
many moods become that it's actu-
ally become headquarters foc the
"3 Hours for Luncheon Club"
Soothing harp and violin melodies
contribute to the restful atmos.
phere when you relax in comfort
able lounges and chairs and par
take of the cooling, refreshing
summer foods. Just before the
Cocktail Hour" uniformed house,
men appear. the dance floor IS de-
carpeted, Sidney's bandsmen ap-
pear, Maxine Tappan sings-and
the MAYFLOWER LOUNGE is off
to another gay afternoon. Phone
Teddy" for reseryations-DI. 5000.
Evening star., 1938-05-22

summer needs at THE PALAlS
ROYAL. You'll find inexpensive
sets of dishes in the China Depart
ment. on the Fifth Floor, as well as
glassware. pots and pans. knives
and forks, and most delightful
selection of little ornaments TO
decorate the various rooms at lit
tie expense. On the Second Floor,
in the Linen Shop at THE PALA1S
ROYAL, you'll find at small cost
the sheets. pillowcases. summer
blankets, and soft thirsty towels
50 necessary to summer comfort.
And in the Stationery Department.
on the First Floor-a grand variety
of paper plates and picnic para
phernalia-and gently priced note
paper on which to write to the folks
back home. Hurry in bright and
early tomorrow nlorning-and get
your cottage fixed up for summer.
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Sandy Spring News.

SANDY SPRING. Md. May 2l.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Downey, 1r.
and their two children OF Utah are
guests of Mr.. Downey's Father, Mr..
Frank j. Downey. sr.
This afternoon Mrs. Dorsey Downey
entertained with q tea. honoring Mrs.
Frank Downey and her sister, Mrs.
Hoskins, who is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. z. M. Waters, at Gath
ersburg. Nd
Miss Bertha Wilson. who has been
spending q week with Miss Mary
Thorn Bird at her home near Annap-
oils, has left for visit at the home
Of her brother and his family in North
Carolina.
Evening star., 1938-05-22


been given book to the moths;
even the feebiest humonst hos
obondoned the one piece suit
os O source Of the wise crock.
This yeor the SNORT girl will
wear on eIostic suit, eunninsly
woven Of rubber ond silk. or
rubber ond wool the types
thot Joon Crowford, Borbo'o
Stonwyck ond Dolores Del Rio
ond Ginger Rogers wear in
their streomlined yeor-round
pools. These suits look like
silk, fit without q wrinkle,
boost heovy lines 'some ore
interlinedD ond con octuoIIy
be used for swimming! And
whot the stors wore this winter
you'll weor come summer.
So, you humorists, here's the
newest dope. Guaranteed TO
reduce you to weak comments
obout swim suits "eut from on
old quilt" or the remork thot
the girl friend "Iooks like q
doisy choin."
Evening star., 1938-05-22

Fashioned Square Dances. 1t
doesn't matter If you've square,
danced for 100 years or never E.
and it costs only Sl50 a couple for
lessons and dancing for the eve
ming. Dinners. 81 and 81. Lunch
cons. Csc to 81. Drive to 4500
Wisconsin Ave, turn left on River
Road. drive miles to Potomac.
Md. turn right one mile. Phone
ROCKVILLE 352.
Evening star., 1938-05-22

Oh TeIltillR n SuIIliiicl
hom -the above
sentence will have a
familiar ring. So, If
you want to have a
strong beginning for
your week-ending-
whether you 60 down
to the sea or up to
the m ou n tains--
stock I'D on YOUR
Evening star., 1938-05-22

are conveyed by a
colorful bouquet,
a box of cut flow
ers, a beautiful
corsage. Flowers
add beauty to the
home with living
color a n d fra
G ra n ce. You
need never be
without them
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Benefit Card Party.

The Service League OF st. Andrews
Episcopal Church will give q benefit
card party at the Roosevelt Hotel
Wednesday evening, June /, at $50
O'Clock,