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The Washington times., 1938-06-18
ROllin' Along
Bv ". A. s. DOugLGs

IN A FEW DAYS every American who cares to
make the journey to the little Pennsylvania town of
Gettysburg will be rewarded with the inspiring sight
in his her span of years-he sevenyfth anniversary
of the most important battle of the Civil War.
The Regular Army will reenac Lees attempt to seize
Round Top and the terrific slaughter which eliminated three
days of fighting The battle pointed the ultimate defeat
of the Confederacy There also will be monster parade of
veterans succeeding wars with and flies and
ners and all that of brave panopy. That will be well
worth travelling Gettysburg for-as will be the Pres
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NoU He's Proud

I voted for Hoover in 1882,
in spite of the fact that my
Southern ancestors had been
Democratic at least since Jack
sons time and probably earlier.
I took my stand much to the
disgust of my office associates,
among whom I stood alone. But
there had been a good many
things in Roosevelt'S campaign
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MY hus-
band and I
will go to At
lantic Cit y
a & a in this
year. We find
it S vi tS us
exactly. The
6 o o d hotels
there m a k e
the vacation
a pie a SAINT
stay. There's
enough liveli-
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"W a Shing-
ton, of course.
I've been here
S in C e 1929,
a n d n e v er
left the place
even to go to
N e W Y or k.
H e re y o u
h a V e CO oil
d a y S a n d
w arm days.
And so many
O f y o u r
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n. w., clothing salesman:

S i l m
Springs, Ark.
Bet you never
heard of the
place. But it's
up in the
Ozark Noun
t a i n S and
t h er S n O
place in t h e
country like
it. I was born
a n d brought
up there, and
so I know"
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"a t l a ntic
City for my
money. There
you have the
W o n d e r f vi
surf bathing,
t h e boa r d.
walks, all the
sports like rid
ing, golf, and
tennis. And
t he of
course, there
are always
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I'D go to
N e W Y ork
city, above all
places. There
I'd look for a
S i n g / n g
teacher who
could perfect
my voice. I
want to be q
great singer
m ore than
anything else.
And if I had
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"I'll tax e
S o u t h e r n
C a Ii f rnia.
The place has
everything
S e a h or e,
C o u n t r y,
m o u n tainS
and desert.
Where els e
in the coun-
try can you u
go skiing and
warm S Er +
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ness about the place without
being too noisy and overcrowded
to suit almost all types of vaca-
tionists."
X
Mary Cunningham, 1902
North Stafford St., Arlington,
Va, student:
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Va, student:

bathing all in the same day
without even leaving the State?
And there's plenty of night life,
too."
X X X
Webb Chandler, 1919 G st.
N. w., clothing salesman:
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Your |. Q. Wise Words

A mans first care should be
to avoid the reproaches Of his
own heart; his next, to escape
the censures of the world.-Ad-
Olson.
Peace and quiet bring out the
good qualities of men.-Tacitus.
Common and vulgar people
ascribe all i'll that they feel to
others; people of little wisdom
ascribe to themselves; people Of
much wisdom to no one.-Ep-
ictetus.
The indiscriminate defense Of
right and wrong contracts the
understanding, while it hardenS
the heart.-Junius.
Hope knows not if fear speaks
truth, nor fear whether hope
be not blind as she.-Swinburne.
Many of our cares are but a
morbid way Of looking at our
privilegeS.-Walter Scott.
Men who have but little busi-
ness are generally great talk
ers.-MonteSquieu.
Greatness and goodness are
not means, but ndS!-Coleridge.
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People
6y'E Rome~

RUDYARD KIPLING
LIE HAD the typewriter
II people bring their
writing m achines to
Browns Hotel, where, in
the public lounge, before
a curious crowd, KipIine
tie sted each. In this
strange way be picked
one, and staIked to the
dining room. The throne,
snstchine the papers from
the rollers, found HERO
eIyphics instead Of epic
lines to treasure.
Copyright. 1888. by r. ROmsrI
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beach,

friends are here, there's so much
to see, it would be silly to go
away"
X 4 4
Mrs. Sadie Freedman, 4319
Seventh st. N. w., housewife:
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Exclusive Club

The United States Senate is
a place where one member is
almost always haranguing about
liberty and the common people
where three-fourths of the
gallery seats are reserved for
Senators families and friends. ..
and where the common people,
with all their liberty, stand in
line for an hour or more If
they want to get seats In the
galleries, though one-third of
the reserved seats are not oc-
cupied. ORDINARY CLAY.
Cooperation
All the ''iSms" except AmerI-
canism would soon be forgotten
if our capitalists. industrialists
and financiers would realize
unanimously that their security
as well as that of the nation is
threatened by the ''iSms." Let
them drop their un-American
policy of boycotting labor and
the present Administration, and
put men back to work at living
wages, and most of the trouble
would disappear.
a PEATTST
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Puts Job First

Why all this talk about saving
democracy? Merits, I say. If
democracy can't give me a job,
then let's have a dictatorship.
w. q.
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Where is the ideal vacation
spot in America?
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a chance in New York. that
would be my ideal vacation"
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THE ANSWERS

Jane Wilson, 1888 Rhode Is
land Ave. N. W., school teacher:
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
and addresses Of

limited 200 words Names and addresses
the will be omitted upon request
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Men who have but little busi-
ness are generally great talk
erS.-Montesquieu.
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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Greatness and goodness are
not means, but ends!-Colerldge.
The Washington times., 1938-06-18

Many of our cares are but a
morbid way Of looking at our
privilegeS.-Walter Scott.
The Washington times., 1938-06-18

Peace and quiet bring out the
good qualities Of men.-Tacitus.
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Hope knows not if fear speaks
truth, nor fear whether hope
be not blind as she.-Swinburne.
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Some Hot Tips for Nazi Spies

0OMING up for air from dive into the stories
~ of the German spy revelations now blowing open
in this country we're chiefly impressed with the cruel
clownishness of the Nazi high command.
CTNeG The Nazi masterminds aren't content to
1To,rno turn the civilized worlds collective stomach
with their prosecutions of the Jews. They
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Edith CGUeIL;
MGtG Hari

nurse up into martyr The French shot Har, and the
Germans couldn't build her up into martyr because
she cabaret dancer Had the Germans been smart,
they would have stuck Cavel in jail for year, then
traded her for Har assuming they wanted Hari back
Which brings to another sardonc aspect of present
day warfare namely the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
POPPY DAY FACTS

What is Poppy Day?
Poppy Day is a day observed
throughout the United States by
wearing memorial peoples in honor
OF the World War dead. 1t will be
observed this year on May %, the
Saturday before Memorial Day.
What is the Memorial Poppy?
The memorial poppy is a replica
of the peoples which grew on the
battle fields of France and Belgium
during the World War.
Why was the poppy chosen as the
memorial flower?
The poppy was chosen as the
memorial flower for the World War
dead because it grew where they
fell, the one touch of beauty in
the desolate battle areas.
Who makes the Memorial Poppy?
Memorial peoples are made by
disabled World War veterans work.
ing in government hospitals and in
convalescent workrooms maintained
by the American Legion Auxiliary.
Who distributes the Memorial
Poppy?
Women of the American Legion
Auxiliary, working as unpaid volun-
teers distribute the peoples thru
out the United States.
What is done with the money
contributed for the peoples?
Every penny is used to support
the work of the American Legion
and Auxiliary for the welfare of
the disabled veterans, their families
and the families of the dead.
Who wears the Memorial Poppy?
Every American who wishes to
honor the war dead and aid the
wars living victims. .
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
Columbia River At
Last Years Peak Level

The Columbia river this week
was rising rapidly toward what is
forecast as one of the highest peak
levels in recent years, aided by the
sudden rise in temperatures during
the past week.
Readings at the Priest Rapids
power plant on Tuesday showed tha
river to have risen two feet during
the previous "a hour period, and
the rise has been nearly as rapid
during the following few days.
According to the gauge at Coyote
Rapids, the river now stands at a
level of 52O.4 feet which is exactly
the same as the seasonal peak of
1887, which was reached on juno
&C.,
In 1888, when heavy SHOWS and
a late spring sent the river to a,
seasonal peak of 528.2 feet-highest
since 1916-tle reading at Coyote
Rapids on May Is was 517.3 feet,
and in 1885, year of comparatively
low peak, was at 513.5 1eeJ on May
Is. Last years reading on May 26
was SLAB feet.
In most other years, the reading
at this time has been above $40
feet, that of 1882 being 522.4 on
May 26, in 1884, 522.1 feet on May
is, and in 1886, SILL feet on May %
AS forecast in the meteorological
report published in the Spokesman
early last month, higher than
average peak is expected this year,
contributing factors being the large
amount of snow in the mountains
during the winter, the high mois-
ture content of the soil and the
lateness of the season.
Since that report was issued, fur
ther data secured along the Okal-
ogan river watershed and in Brit
ish Columbia have indicated that
unless long cool spell should oc-
cur between now and the middle
of June, this years peak level will
approach that of 1888.
The average crest reading here
is 523.3 feet, and the average date
of this reading is June 20.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
STORES TO CLOSE
White Bluffs stores will be closed
all day Monday, Memorial Day.
Mercury Rises To SO In
Years First Hot Spell

In common with other sections
of the northwest, the Priest Rapids
valley this week sweltered under
it's annual May heat wave which
sent the mercury soaring to max
imum of SO degrees on Wednesday,
The mercury started its rapid
rise last Saturday, having dropped
for several days following the COM
paratively warm weather of the
week before, when the mercury
rose into the eighties for the first
time this year.
After reaching into the nineties
for the first time on Sunday, the
mercury continued to rise until
Wednesday and is now apparently
headed downward again, Thursday
having been cooler, with cloudy
skies and high humidity.
Readings at other points in the
northwest were comparable to those
here, Portland reporting 80 on
Monday, Pasco SO that day and va
kima SO on Tuesday, while Puget
Sound points also reported high
temperatures.
This seasons first heat wave is
both later and somewhat milde1
than that of previous years, the
mercury having touched maxi
mum of 103 degrees on the 23rd of
April in 1884. and 1913 on May 26,
1896.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
Predatory Drive
Surpasses Records

With more than a month yet to
go, this years predatory drive of
the White Bluffs Rod and Gun
club has already broken all records,
roth in the number of contestants
end in the number of points they
have amassed.
In first place at this time is How
ard Clark, whose 54,625 points arc
twice as many as his nearest COM
petitor at this time, and nearly as
many as the total number compiled
in previous years.
In second and third place are the
only two girls entered in the con-
test-the first to have entered since
the drive was inaugurated in 1885
Betty Hixon with 26,47O and Betty
Real with 22,730.
Other contestants and their
scores are:
Burton Codding, 1896; Tommie
Ga'iffith, 12,155; Bud Austin, 1915;
Junior Ralston, 8450; John Sigurd-
son, 1855; Arthur Heideman, 4190;
Virgil Boehmer, 1910; James Graves
1910; Ted Goodner, 1925, and Wal
ter Wilson, 23O.
Prizes to be awarded this year
include a 30 rifle and a telescope
sight, the choice of these to be
given the first place winner and
the other to the second place win
ner,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
County Grew Prepares
Roads For Oiling

Preparatory to the oiling of the
White Bluffs Wahluke road from
White Bluffs to the Shaun Kelly
corner, and the seal coating of the
White Bluffs Hartford road, stock
piling of crushed gravel along the
two roads is now we'll under way.
About four or five more days will
be required to run enough gravel
from the crusher on the old Bishop
place for the seal coating job, and
then 1000 yards of gravel will be
crushed and piled along the Wah-
luke road, County Commissioner
Frank Clark says.
The oiling will be done during
July, in order to take full advan-
tage of the hot weather for the
curing of the oil.
Application has been made by
the county for PWA funds for road
construction, Clark says, and if
these are secured additional oiling
will be done, including longer
stretch Of the Wahluke road and
the road between the Horn and
Benton City, the only unoiled por-
ton of the highway between this
valley and ProSSer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
Workers Wanted For
Cemetery Clean UP

In the last call for the Cemetery
Cleanup on Saturday afternoon,
May %, Mrs. H. H. Smith, chair
man of the cemetery committee in
charge, again urges cooperation in
this important work.
The business houses in White
Bluffs, she says, have made it pos
sible to provide plenty of iced
drinks for the workers, but iced
drinks alone will not clean the GEM
etery and she is hoping for even
more necessary cooperation to
prove that many hands make light
work" -hands that will come and
use hoes and rakes on Saturday
afternoon.
The cleanup of the cemetery is
a matter of both personal senti-
ment and community pride and the
beautiful custom of laying flowers
on the graves on Memorial Day
will take on added meaning if the
graves themselves show some care
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
Valley To Observe
Memorial Day Monday

Memorial Day, May 80, will be
observed here at program to be
held at the bandstand Monday
morning at 10 o'clock, following
which there will he the customary
ceremonies at the cemetery by the
American Legion firing squad, and
the decoration of graves.
The program has been planned
by the American Legion and the
Auxiliary, j. E. Leander and Mrs.
Lorena Kern being in charge of
the committees from the two or
CARNATIONS.
Adding to the. holiday spirit,
there will be a ball game in the
afternoon, with the local squad
meeting Richland in league con-
test on the White Bluffs diamond
at 200 o'clock.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
State Board
To Consider
Proposed
State Park Committee To
Discuss Proposal At
June Meeting

Establishment of state park
along the Columbia river at White
Bluffs will be considered at the
next meeting of the state park
committee shortly after June first,
the local committee for the devel-
opment of the site has been advised.
The local committee is asking
each organization in the commune.
it to write to the state committee
pointing out the reasons why the
park is needed here, in order to
have full expression of the COM
munity's viewpoint before the COM
mittee when it meets.
Some money was earned by the
local committee at dances this WIN
ter, and at a recent meeting it was
decided to build tables for the PARK
if possible.
The letter regarding the state
committees expected action, writ
ten by State Treasurer Phil GAL
lagher to Mr.. I. B. Burns, states:
"The question of establishing a
state park at White Bluffs will pc
passed on at the next meeting Of
our parks committee. which will be
shortly after June LIST. UP to the
present time, it has been impossible
for. lis To do ANYTHING more aIhOl1t
this matter because of our limited
finances
"While I am in sympathy with
your request, I hesitate In making
any prediction as to whether or
not the committee will see fit to
proceed with any new parks at this
time. However, we will give your
request full consideration and do
the best we can under the circum.-
stances"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
Two Baseball Games
Set For Week. end

The White Bluffs anford base
ball team of the 'Tri- County league
will be busy aggregation this
week end, playing a series of two
games on Sunday and Monday
Sundays game will be with the
Toppenish Chiefs, an independent
team made up entirely of Indians.
This squad has met several of tine
other teams in the Tri-County
league and teams in the Yakima
valley, and although their percent
age of wins hasn't been spectac-
ular, they have colorful aggrega-
ton which is expected to draw a
big crowd when they play here.
On Monday, Memorial Day, the
locals will meet Richland in a
league tilt which was originally
scheduled for last Sunday but post
poned, due to the death of for
mer Richland player.
Both games will be played on the
new White Bluffs diamond, starting
at two o'clock.
Other scheduled games this week
end are: Cornell at Benton City
and Prosser at Rlchland
In the only reported game of last
Sunday, Council knocked Mckee
out of the first place tie by IA
to 0 score. Sorenson, Cornell hurler,
set the Mckee batters down with
only two hits while his mates col
lected ten off r. Brulotte and Hen
sley. The score by innings:
Mckee 1000 600 000-O 2 l
Cornell .........116 O21 OKLA 10
Batteries: r. Brulotte, Hensley
and A. Brulotte; Sorenson ana
yTo11opp
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
l8 Seniors To
Get Diplomas
Friday Night
Judge Matt L. Driscoll
To Deliver Commence
ment Address

The end of their high school car
GERS will be reached by eighteen
seniors of the White Bluffs high
school Friday evening, May 81,
when diplomas are awarded at the
schools sixteenth annual COM
mencement program. 1t will be held
in the high school auditorium at
eight o'clock.
Judge Matt L. Driscoll of the
superior count will deliver the main
address of the evening, the vale
dictory being given by Kirk Burns
and the salutatory by George Gill
huly. The complete program is:
Professional Mrs. Alice Moede
Invocation Rev. M. l.. Anderson
Salutatory George Gilhuly
Voal solos. .........................S Sue Anglin
Address. Judge M. L. Driscoll
Piano solo Mrs. Alex Parke
Valedictory .......-.,-.......-. Kirk Burns
Awards Supt. L. F. Austin
Diplomas .............L. A. Codding
occasional Mrs. Alice Moede
Members of the 1893 graduating
class are:
Harry Anderson, Robert Ander-
son, Dorothy Boehmer, Annette
Buckholt, Lycurgus Burns, Robert
Codding, Jack Curry, George Gil
tluly, Clara Hall, Ruth Larson,
Edwin Meek, Howard Meek, Louise
Moulster, George Needham, Helene
Rand Jean Sigurdson, Donovan
SHELTON, Ruth Stoddard
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27

Leroy Codding, who has been
working for the past few months
near Hood River, Oregon, came up
Monday morning to spend the week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L..
a Codding.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27

"The Hoosier Schoolmaster, to
be shown at Liberty hall Sunday
and Monday evenings, May 20 and
30, will be the last of the regular
weekly shows this season, Edmund
Anderson announced this week.
During the summer months, the
shows will be scheduled about once
month, as outstanding pictures,
are available.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-05-27
The Weather.

Maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded by observer Moffitt
at the Hanford weather station:
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

men presented themselves at the
Mclean front door, with these
red engraved cards Of admiS-
sion. But-they did not get in
side. The reason being that the
names on the admission cards
did not check with the names of
guests invited on the list. And
we were told that these young
men had in some way found out
how the cards of admission
looked and then had had some
printed, nearly like them, hoping
in that way to get past the
guardians of the door. One
youngster, in particular, seemed
to be filled with cards Of ad-
mission, for in the excitement
several Of them fell out of his
pocket.
WTAPTAIN Weds Mrs. McDow.
~ ell-Daughter of T. w.
Noyes Becomes Bride Of Naval
Officer" Headline from q re-
cent newspaper.
"Dr. Luther Sheldon, D. s. N,
is, so persistent rumor would
have one believe, going to walk
up that familiar middle aisle,
and shortly, with a charming
and well-known wol-.ar here in
town whose last name begins
with the initial M. And she is
a widow" Paragraph from
Peter Carter Says, under a date
line of November 29.) We we're
just lucky enough to be exactly
20 days ahead with that item.
DRETTY Marie Hayes, sub-deb
L daughter of the Walter
Hayeses, has complained vigor-
ously for years against the sad
state of affairs which gave her a
birthday practically a week
after Christmas. However, this
year she didn't mind, because
she celebrated her birth date
with tea dance, and much to
her surprise, got almost a basket
full of birthday presents from
youngsters who remembered
that Marie's birth day and
Christmas heretofore were more
or less celebrated together, so
far as gifts went.
n X X
MARGARET SPEAKS, who Is
1V1 giving a concert here
Wednesday night at the Roose-
CONTINUED on Page IL, Col. 81
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Miss Speaks To Be Feted

auditorium of Roosevelt High
School.
Another large party planned
in Miss Speaks honor during
her brief stay here and preced-
ing her recital is arranged by
Mrs. Jeter Horton, wife of Lieu
tenant Colonel Horton. Mrs.
Horton, who is chairman of the
special committee of patrons
for Miss Speaks concert, will
entertain at her home on Elm
Street in Chevy Chase in her
honor tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock.>
Miss Speaks is not only the
daughter of a prominent states
man, but also is niece of the
famous composer, Obey Speaks.
whose songs such as "On the
Road to Mandalay" and "Syl-
via" are world renowned. Miss
Speaks will sing two of her
uncle's compositions, the ever
popular Sylvia" and Morn
ing" in her program WedneS.
day night.
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Three to Receive

Wednesday will find three of
the Cabinet hostesSes receiving
from four until six o'clock.
Mrs. Cordell Hull. wife of the
Secretary of State, will have
assisting her Miss Jennie
Moore, Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre, Mrs. Leo Pasvolski, Mrs.
Green H. Hackworth, Mrs. Her
bert Feis, Mrs. Maxwell M.
Hamilton, Mrs. Lawrence Dug
gan, Mrs. Wallace S. Murray,
Mrs. Harry A. Mcbride and
Mrs. Cecil W. Gray.
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, wife
of the Secretary of the Treasury,
will be "at home" at 2211
Thirtieth Street, the residence
which she and the Secretary
have leased from The Macneil
of Barra and Mrs. Robert Lister
Macneil. The third hostess will
be Mrs. James A. Farley, wife of
the Postmaster General, who
SWlOCl4Su Will M4 D. 11d4Iy IL
Woodring, so that she might be
free to leave for California later
in the month. The Postmaster
General and Mrs. Farley will be
hosts at dinner following her
reception. She will receive in
their apartment at the May
flower, coming from her home in
New York especially for the
occasion.
Other i'm portant engage
ments on the calendar are the
dinner which Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean will give for her daugh.
ter on January preceding the
Velvet Ball. which is to be held
at the Mayflower and will be
attended by Mrs. Roosevelt. who
with the President. is entertain
ing that night at dinner for the
Vice President and Mrs. Garner.
Mr.. and Mrs, C. Mathews Dick
will also be hosts at dinner OH
Thursday.