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Evening star., 1938-03-26
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, March 26.-Wheat prices
stuck to y cent range most of the
time today, falling frequently below
yesterdays close, but then recovering
The market rallied after stocks de-
veloped strength, but IA Ia lower
close ut Liverpool and prospects of
more rain in the winter wheat belt
southwest caused moderate selling
throughout the session
With all contracts only about a cent
above the seasons low level, which
in the case of May wheat was the low
est in three years. many traders be-
lieved the market has been we'll liqui-
dated during the past week. Buying
support. therefore, was good enough
on the declines today to give prices a
steady tone.
World wheat prices have experienced
a ma jor decline and are well below
prevailing year ago. They reflect
generally unsettled economic condi-
tions, situation largely responsible
for failure OF foreign demand to ex-
pand in line with supply and demand
conditions. Importers hand to mouth
buying is reflected. traders said, by a
similar situation in the futures market
here, especially in view OF prospects
for big domestic crop this season.
Corn prices were fractionally higher
most Of the time rejecting the strong
export situation with foreign con-
sumers paying a premium for corn al
ready afloat. No corn sales abroad
were confirmed today and wheat ex-
port business was limited to a small
volume.
Oats and rye showed little change
although the latter tended upward.
Provisions lost to cents. with
packing interests believed to be sellers.
Around midsession wheat was 1s-as
lower compared with yesterdays fin-
ish; May, 85a4 July, s2A, and corn
was unchanged to 4 higher; May
COS; July, 62l2.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
HORSE is RETIRED
Pershing's steed inspires Demand
Others Receive Privilege.

Gen. John ]. Pershing's favorite
horse has been retired and Repre-
sentative Harlan, Democrat. Of Ohio,
told the House yesterday he thought
the same privilege should be accorded
all Army horses which have outlived
their usefulness.
The Ohioan proposed an amend
ment to the War Department ap-
preparation bill which would provide
for the pasturing or destruction Of
such animals. He said the practice
now is to sell them at auction.
At the request of Representative
Short, Republican, of Missouri, Mr..
Harland agreed to extend the benefits
of his amendment to 'the loyal beast
of burden. the Missouri mule"
Evening star., 1938-03-26
0USTEO DRIVER HELD

A former truck driver for the Cen
tral Union Mission was under arrest
today on suspicion of having
charged" quantity of goods, rang
ing from butter and eggs to an auto
mobile axle, to the mission following
his discharge about a month ago.
The prisoner, white man about
SO, had been the object of a police
search for some time. When taken
into custody he was sitting on bench
in Judiciary Square, across the street
from Police Headquarters.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Washington Produce

BUTTER-92 score. 1-pound prints. 80;
61;ssI' 5S 551SSSsada Prints 81 tub 81; &-1oSad
" MEATs-choice beef, 1s: calves. 1s;
lamb, 10: veal, 1s: sows. 10: fresh pork,
22ha: pork loin,- 21; fresh ham. 21; large
skinned ham, 15; small smoked ham. "a;
smoked skinned ham,, 81 sliced bacon,
3oa3@;; piece bacon. 20; compound. IL;
la1ai LIVE ssTocK-piss. so-1eo pounds,
TARA. light pigs. 10000. saSA me
dium. 10000 pounds, SAa8la: heavies.
20Q-250 pounds, saSh: sows. 5haa6: stass,
Prices paid shippers-net +. o. b. WASH
ington BY the United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics.
EGGS-Market slightly weaker and N
cent lower on nearby ungraded eggs. Gov
ernment graded eggs UNCHANGED. Govern
ment graded and dated eggs: Whites u 8.
exars. large. II u cents: q. 8. extras. me-
diums 1917 cents: U. 8. standards. large,
10 cents; U. 8. standards. mediums, II
cents: Nearby ungraded eggs: Current re-
'slpfSE PIvE fo9FaM.rfet Rafs 'G rn 'sni 1is
prices / cent hieher than quoted on some
cents; No 2s. IA to Is cents; Leghorns, ia
to 16 cents: roosters. 12 to 13 cents
Chickens: virginia Rocks: Broilers. .
pounds and less 21 to % cents; fryers, 81
to % cents; roasters. 20 to % cents; Del.
aware Rocks and Crosses; Broilers 2
pounds and less. 81 to 22 cents: fryers.
se.,, sc9Tsa flyers sopa, te pa s cents 81
Old turkeys: Hens. 2S 70 25 ssnts; toms. 20
"a ~ caoka.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

new NEW YORK, March % IP.-Most Eu-
ttopssh tern, currencies improved slightly in
,ro Sterling advanced - of a cent The
franc na held UNCHANGED, the belga gained
VI ora cent and the guilder added 04 OF
cent. The Swiss franc lost O2 of a cent.
crop OF :73 cents carried the Shang-
MAJ collar to the lowest level since 1893.
Late morning rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. other in cents
Sreat Britain. demand. 4.957s: cables,
4s5.s 60,day bills 1851, France. de-
mand' n, nd 3;os1a; cables, 3;o2,a. Italy, de-
,rao Demands: ma Belgium, l6:s4la; Germany,
ITee, H 4g. 1o registered. 1850; travel. "A. .25;
1855: Denmark ,22. I5:, Finland. a.s0la:
SsWit7erland. 22.s9: Spain unquoted: Por-
Czechoslovakia. 3.49A: Yugosiavia. 2.s5;:
austria unauoted; Hungary. 1890: Ru-
maals sees - TeR'5 3o5n HTs.il
1927, Hong Kong 3O.66 Mexico City un-
quo quoted; Montreal in New York. 99467s;
new YORK in Montreal. 1G0.53s.
n-Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Blossoms
Continued From First Pase)
Marshall Finnan, superintendent of
National Capital parks.
Special Traffi Plan.

Marshall Finnan, superintendent of
National Capital parks.
Special Traffic Plan.
Parks officials prepared to put q
special traffic plan into effect at l
O'Clock today and tomorrow morning
at 10, whereby automobiles will move
clockwise around the Tidal Basin.
All available members of the park
police were ordered on duty over the
week end.
An information booth has been set
UP near the north end of the Tidal
Basin and Donald Edward McHenry.
parks naturalist, is prepared to
answer the thousand and one queries
that come to the minds of those who
view the pink and white blooms.
Literature describing the blossoms
and their history is available to the
public.
A vendor of colored photographs of
the cherry trees and other scenes in
Washington was doing a land office
business yesterday afternoon as the
visitors crowded around his wares.
Cameras are very much in evidence
and photographically the events of to-
day and tomorrow beneath the Jap
anese cherry trees will be recorded
for albums all over the land The
visitors seem to get thrill from
strolling beneath the trees, pulling
down a branch and smelling the
flowers, only to find that the eye gets
more delight than the nose.
To insure that over enthusiastic
visitors will not endeavor to break
on branch or two to take home as
souvenirs, uniformed park policemen
were stationed in the vicinity. It is
against the park regulations to dis
turb any growing thing in the park
system and the authorities promise
speedy action against any one inter-
ferring with the Japanese cherry
trees, particularly at this time.
Parking to Be Banned.
mo Parking" signs were set uI
around the Tidal Basin, informing
the public that parking will be banned
after am. tomorrow, when the
greatest crowd Is anticipated, with
favorable weather.
With the light just right, the jap
anese cherry trees possess a particular
luminosity, the white blossoms re.
flecting advantageously. Because o1
yesterdays cooler weather and the
cool nights, the life of the blooms
has been protracted, authorities said
much as if they had been in giant
refrigerator. The trees now have 6
white and pinkish color and the
entire absence of green leaves at thi:
stage shows them off to full ad.
vantage.
The park police will keep count o.
the motorists travelling around tn.
Tidal Basin and an estimate will bt
made of the number of pedestrian.
visiting the area.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
FOREIGN MARKETS.
NEW YORK. March % OP,.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc.

LIVERPOOL March 26 P,;-Recent
weakness of North American wheat and
Securities markets smaller demand for
Australian grain and prospects of rains in
the American Southwest combined to de-
press values IN wheat futures today. Trads
was quiet. however. Final values were on
L to sad.
Business in cotton was quiet and chiefly
by professionals. Declines were attributed
and weakness of Wall Street. Hedgins
against outside growths was absorbed BY
trade calling. Last prices were 3 to points
net lower.
London and Paris closed.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
CATHOLICS BEHIND
HITLER IN AUSTRIA
Cardinal Innitzer Orders
Church Members to
Follow Germany.
by the Associated Press

BY tie Associated Press.
VIENNA, March 26.--Austrian
Catholics today were under instruction
from Theodore Cardinal Innitzer to
follow the greater German state and
Its Fuehrer unreservedly"
The Austrian cardinal issued direc-
tions to Catholic priests on the atti-
tude for the clergy and Catholic laity
to take toward the Nazi regime of re-
Gently absorbed Austria.
For the fight against the DANGEROUS
heresy of bolshevism that believers
support in order thereby to make life
IN Germany secure, to help the people
to obtain work and bread, to give
power and honor to the Reich and to
vouchsafe unity to the German people
Is visibly an object of blessing by
olVlne providence" the cardinal wrote.
Clergy Told to Shun Politics.
His instructions continued with an
admonition to the clergy to mind their
religious business and keep away
strictly from political activity. He
further asked leaders of Catholic
youth organizations to prepare to
unite with Reich youth organizations
The instructions closed with a QUO
tation from Adolf Hitler evidently
summing up what Der Fuehrer told
the cardinal during the conversation
they had March IA after Hitler's tri-
umphal entry into Vienna
The church will have no occasion
to regret its fidelity toward the greater
German Reich" Innitzer quoted Hitler
as saying
He then added his own interpreta-
ton that these words of the Fuehrer
are a guarantee that the crurch can
fulflll its own mission"
Goering in Vienna.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering, No. 2 Nazi, entered Vienna
triumphantly today to campaign for
100 per cent approval of German an
nexation of Austria.
Happily waving his marshals baton,
Goerlng arrived in special eight-car
train drawn by two locomotives which
cheering Viennese said was Just like
our Hermann"
Adolf Hltler's chief lieutenant at a
mass meeting tonight was expected to
announce his economic program to
Mt newly absorbed Austria into Ger
manvs four-year plan of which he is
chief
His speech is an opening gun in the
Nazi campaign preceding the April
10 plebiscite to pass on Hitlers Aus
trian coup
Spur to Births Seen.
Vienna newspapers indicated a re-
awakening in Austrians of the desire
to have children will be one of the first
services Of Nazi administration of Ger
many's new province.
Vienna long has been called a diving
city because of the excess of deaths
over births, and the new government
today presented statistics to demon
strate a startling shortage of babies
IN recent months.
1t was revealed that in January
there were only $50 births, compared
with 1884 deaths. Eighty-eight per-
sons committed suicide.
Prisoners to Be Freed.
Meanwhile. the press bureau chief
said the majority of $500 persons ar
rested during the period of Nazi as
sumption of power in Austria would
be released before the plebiscite.
George E. R. Gedye, correspondent
for the New York Times and London
Daily Telegraph was notified he must
leave Greater Germany by Monday.
1t was explained he was being ex-
PEELED as representative of the Lon
don newspaper, not the New York
Times.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
COOKING FOR MEN

MARYVIILE. Mo. (R.-It may be
that goods want husbands who can
not only bring home the bason, but fry
1t, too. OfIicials Of Northwest Missouri
State Teachers College have inau-
gurated household economics
course adapted to men students as well
as women.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
PROPOSES monument
Robertson Offers Bill to Honor
Gen. Muhlenberg.

Representative Robertson, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, introduced yester-
day bill authorizing a $4,000 ap-
preparation to erect monument to
Gen. Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg at
Woodstock, Va. Shenandoah County
would be required to provide site
and assume the obligation to main
tain the monument Gen. Muhlen-
berg, Lutheran clergyman, was an
officer of the Revolutionary Army.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
new YORK COTTON

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26-Cotton
futures opened to down in re-
sponse to lower cables and on a slow
of1take. May, S.64; July. $40; Oc-
tober, 876; December, 8.77; Janu-
ary. 8.79; March, 88l.
Initial easiness of the stock market
and absence of foreign support ac-
counted for declines of q few addi-
tlonal points. Prices then turned
steadier as securities encountered sup
port and the market easily recovered
on scattered buying.
July sold up from S68 to 8.77 and
shortly after the first half hour the
market showed net advances of ! to
points
Evening star., 1938-03-26
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury on March "A:
Receipts. $29.494.71S.66 expenditures
$2S. .643, ,606l6 balance S3,131 800.
$40. .a83.32S72
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince July
y 81 T45. 16O.925. .65: expenditures. $5,-
554, 1877 .919.60 including S1.493, O42- =
742.46 of emergency expenditures: excess
Of expenditures. $500. 036. .993 .95: gross
debt S31. 4g7 gT9 221 Al. decrease Of
S5,31 1,S1 i 30 under the previous day; gold
assets, S12,7S2,1S4 .S59.10.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
ARRESTED AT STAND
q Street Market Man Accused in
Bad Check Warrant.

Edward M. Lyons, 81, operator of
stand in the o street Market.
Seventh and o streets NV, was ar
rested at his stand today by Detective
Sergt. A. E. Warder on a bad check
warrant. The warrant was sworn to
by H. M. Woodburn of Solomons Is
land.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
WILKINS BACK IN U, S.

NEW YORK, March 26 (P.-Sir
Hubert wilkins, the explorer, returned
last night from seven-month search
OF the Arctic for six Russian flyers
missing since they attempted to ny
over the North Pole last August. /
Evening star., 1938-03-26
ENVOY INVITED
DR.. Castro Will Be Guest of K. of
c. Breakfast.

c. Breakfast.
DR.. Don Hector David Castro Ell
Salvadoran Minister, will be guest of
honor at the annual breakfast of the
Knights Of Columbus tomorrow at the
Mayflower Hotel
The breakfast is to follow the
memorial mass to be held at St
Matthews Church at am, Right
Rev. Edward Buckley officiating. The
sermon will be preached by the Right
Rev. Peter Guilday, professor of
church history at Catholic University
Evening star., 1938-03-26
800 Kinds of Seaweed.

Three hundred kinds OF seaweed
have been found on the coasts Of the
Cape Peninsula Of Africa, according
70 IA ofncial Of the Department OF
Botany In Capetown.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
ARMY CHIEFS SWORN IN
Herr and Danford Take Office as
Heads of Cavalry and Artillery.

Maj. Gen. John K. Herr was sworn
In as the Army's new chief of cavalry
today and Maj. Gen. Robert M. DAN
ford took office as chief of field ar
tillery
Gen. Herr, native of White House
Station, N. j., succeeded Maj Gen.
Leon B. KRONER, and Gen. Danford,
born at New Boston, Ill, replaced Maj.
Gen. Upton Birnie, jr.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

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Evening star., 1938-03-26
Cottonseed Oil,

Spot steady; middling, SIS.
Nominal.
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed l lower to l higher. Sales. 80
contracts. July, S.05b; September,
100000; October, Sob. Bid.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
'Reported by Smith, Barney d co.,

MONTREAL SILVER.
MONTREAL. March 26 GP.-silver fu-
tures closed unclaimed. Bids: March,
1910; May. 40; July 1850
Evening star., 1938-05-25
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

nR. RICHARD ECKER, New York
dentist, won the recently COM
pleted masters individual champion
ship by the close margin of one
point over his nearest competitor. This
event, which is played annually, con-
sists of So players, each contestant
playing four hands as the partner Of
every other player in the tournament.
While all the players are experts,
many of them have different bidding
theories, and in the ability to adjust
himself to the various styles of bid
ding Dr. Ecker outshone all the other
participants. The following hand
contributed to his victory:
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
VA 8 60
<QJ3
%753
KJ1O7632 N A84
vJ109 WE ~KQ752
o. S <62
v3
<AK1oss754
@K92
DR.. Ecker.
The bidding:
South. West. North. East
- "a 3NT. Pass.
50 Pass. 60 Pass.
Pass. Pass.
After DR.. Ecker,s opening one
diamond bid West attempted a shut
out bid of three spades. When North
made the free bid of three no-trump,
Dr. Ecker felt that his long trump
suit might pave the way to a slam and
jumped to five diamonds. North was
OF course justified in bidding six dia-
monds, and that became the final
contract.
When West opened the jack Of
hearts, DR.. Ecker saw that he could
get rid of one Of his club losers by a
spade finesse. However, this would
still leave him with the king and one
club. and it looked very much as though
Vests three-spade bid had marked
him with the ace. Having arrived at
this conclusion. DR.. Ecker went one
step farther. West undoubtedly had
an extremely long spade suit, which
probably included all the missing
honors. Thus a squeeze on West was
the only possible way to fulfill the
contract. =
After winning the open lead with
dummy's act of hearts, declarer SIM
ply ran OFF all eight trumps. Forced
to keep his spades protected, West
discarded down to the king Jackie
and the blank ace of clubs. On the last
trump lead DR.. Ecker discarded the
nine Of spades from dummy, leaving
the ace-queen Of spades and two
small clubs. He then played a low
club from his hand and when Vests
ace dropped, he fulfilled his contract.
Oddly enough, If West had opened
a spade, he would have saved himself
from being squeezed and the hand
could not have been made
Evening star., 1938-05-25

CIR HENRY M. STANLEY, African
explorer-every schoolboy has read
Of his thrilling adventures on the Dark
Continent.
Just as thrilling is the story of
Stanley in America Although born in
England. he was l6 years old when, in
1857, he was adopted by a New Or
leans merchant In 1862 Stanley was
captured at the Battle of Shiloh and
incarcerated in Union Prison camp.
There he contracted dysentery and
malarial fever and was given his re-
lease on promise that he would enlist
in the United States Artillery Service.
Free, he Travelled to Harpers Ferry,
but was placed in a military hospital
as soon as he arrived. Then, on June
%, Stanley was discharged as being
unfit for service.
After two years Stanley re-enlisted
with the Federals.
During an engagement in which the
flagship Ticonderoga was under fire,
he volunteered to swim 500 yards with
a hawser, which he made fast to
Confederate steamer. His audacious
plan worked and the prize was success
fully drawn from the harbor. For
this amazing feat, Stanley was made
an ensign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Graduating Glass Has Annual Promenade

The graduating class of the Wa. terbury Hospital School of Nursing held its annual promenade on Sat- urday evening ct the Middlebury Town Hall.
 Graduates and their guests were received by Miss Mabel MacVicar, superintendent of the nursing school her assistant, Miss Ella Storm, Dr. and Mrs. Albert E. Hermann and pr. and Mrs. Christopher Neuswan. ger, Miss Elizabeth Rinaldi was chairman Of arrangements with Misses Eugenia Wilson. Frances Mallette, Nancy Beardslee, Louise Dickinson and Elsie Huoppi assist ing.
 Those in attendance were Nancy Beardslee, pr. Reynold Crane, MT. and Mrs. Charles Day, Barbara Watkins, Brewster Reichenbach, Edith Hill, Treske Lawlor. Olga Beato, Dr. David Van Landingham, Mona Budge, Carl Weiss, Elizabeth Rinaldi, Sumner Libbey, Ruth Un- derhjll. William olander, Gwendo- lyn Kinne, Ronald Ford, Isabel Rin- aldi, James Robinson, Muriel Peter son. William Ringenburg, Glenice Maddocks, Joseph Fiftal, Eugenin Wilson, Sidney Rinaldi
 pr. and Mrs. William A, Good- rich. Jr., Agnes ohlson, Dr. J. o. Collins, Ada Greer, Ralph Greer, Catherine O'Rourke. William BaS- sett. MT, and Mrs. James D. Heady, MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Baldwin, Lillian Toska, John Morris, Kay Donahue, Robert Reade, Evelyn Wookey, Elmer Nodine. Virginia Weeden, Dr. Kenneth Blanchard, Ruth Upson, William LaFlamnie, Phyllis Mangene, David Thompson, Phyllis Martone, Edward Wilhaus, Carmella Marinoccio, Salvatore Buc- cbueri, Lygia Maddocks, Robert Will Hams, MT. and Mrs. John Blake, Jean Clifford, Dr. Raymond Collins, Ruth Blackmar, Kenneth Risdon
 Mir. and Mrs. Curtis M. Peasley Margaret Rogers, Donald Trow- bridge, Helen Stevens, Gordon Sickmund, Lavergne Bengston. Har- old Benson, Anne Derrick, Arthur Bissell, Kay Sullivan. James Larson, Celinda Wakelee. Dr. Elliot Mayo. Mir and Mrs. Willis Machin. pr. and Mrs. II. ?. Merrill, Hazel Lewis. Arthur Tidmarsh. Josephine Del Monte, Edward Dudro. Elsie Ruoppi, Charles Connor, Marion MeCleary, Armand Lemax, Mir. and Mrs. Will liam Butler, Jr., Regina KrueeliS, George Dews, Dorothy Ernst, Will liam Heacock, Louise Dickinson, James Fleming, Frances Mallette Dr. Gilbert Moore.
 Elizabeth Kendall, Benedict Ma loney, Evelyn Currie, Weden Hill, Betty whitney, Arthur Rogers Louise Mohr, L. Burton Chapman, Mir. and Mrs. James Hicks, Mary Breda, Paul Archambault. Helen Stevens, James Moore, Betty Stew ems, Frank Pope, Catherine Mckay, Thomas J. Patterson, Florence, shoen, Richard Murphy. MT. and Mrs, Thomas Nolan, Hedwig Posilla, pr. Edward Lewicki. Louise Man gelle, Henry Stance, Miss Basile, Joe seph Palletta, Agnes V. Hudder' Gordon R. Bain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
Personal

Anthony Diorio and Michael Croce, Jr., of Washington avenue have returned after spending the weekend as the guest of Camille Mascolc at the Military Academy at Cornwall, N. Y.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Wilson of Hamilton avenue have returned after spending the weekend in Bos- ton.
 Miss Kathleen Foster of Baldwin street is spending few days in New York.
 M. ai.d Mrs. Joseph Santoro of Astoria, L. l., have been spending Q few days as the guest of Mir. and Mrs. John Berardis of Pearl street.
 Miss Josephine Hodgins of Willow street is spending a few days in Newark, N J.
 Miss Elizabeth Berardis of Pearl street has been spending few days in Astoria, L. l., as the guest Of Mrs. Catherine Santoro,
 Announcement is made of the birth of e daughter, Phyllis Diana on Sunday. September 18th at St.. Marys Hospital to MT. and Mrs. Ralph DeBlasio of Green street. Mrs. DeBlasio was the former oJse- ohine zuella of Hill street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27
7Uo Parties Today Feature
 Women's Club Program

ing committee is assisting in arr arrangements for the party: Mrs. Fora rest Purinton, Mrs. Barrett Camp bell and Mrs. Elton Burritt.
 Another event scheduled for today is a party at the town hall in Mid- dlebury with the following mem- bers in charge: Mrs. Raymond Mills, Mrs. Raymond George, Mrs. Charles Harper, Mrs. Wallace Machin, Mrs. Robert Dean, Mrs. Donald Tender son, Mrs. Warren Doolittle, Mrs William vanTassel, Mrs. John Fos- ter, Mrs. John R. Freeman, Jr., Mrs. Melville Skin and Mrs. John Vaill.
 Watertown homes will be the scene of two parties today when members will gather at the home of Mrs, Robert Johnson and Mrs. Heminway Merriman.
 Mrs. Louis Laun, Mrs. E. J. Neil- son, Mrs. A. A. Johnson and Mrs Earl Couch of Watertown will hold parties on Thursday
 October Is the date scheduled for the opening reception of the Women's club at the club house from { to 6 o'clock. Mrs. Robert W. Lowell and the members of the executive board will receive the guests attending.