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Havana combines Old World
grandeur and a fine tradition
with ali that modern inventive
ness and skill can give, which
means that there are two Ha'
vanas, together forming a fairy
city tina. has old colonial Span
ish quarter, balconied, colorful
houses, fine old churches and
magnificent buildings lining
splendid boulevards.
The incest thing to do is to
get ones first glimpse Of Havana
from the sea at dawn, either
from a ship or from the air.
Once within the city, something
of ire atmosphere, the lush
beauty of it all communicates
itself to the most stolid.
CITY'S SYMPHONY
The city, like almost every
metropolis has a symphony Of
its own, a melange of staccato
SOUNDS, with now and again, as
a counter MELODY, the throb of
Cuban music.
One drives through the lovely,
old rambling streets, dignified
even IN their poverty, to the
pride of Cuba, the Prado, a two
mile promenade that stretches
from Fraternity Park to the gulf
shore.
Lined with trees. it houses
clubs. theaters,. commercial
buildings and hotels, the CAPT.
toll building dominating all.
And here is a capitol that one
cannot ignore, with its marbles,
bronzes and its 24-carat diamond
sunk in a pure onyx base in the
floor of a great hall. The stone
marks the starting point Of the
islands Central highway. It is
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And do you remember, after
the supper together, how He
went away-as so often He had
gone away-to some loved place
to pray? Only this time it was
to that sad place they called
Gethsemane the Mount Of
Olives. A dim and quiet place
Of twisted trees where people
wept-such trees as bend be-
meath my cabin window now in
driving rain.
There, when He'd left His
comrades to keep watch, He went
away into that inner circle
where there were but tangled
leaves and rocks-and maybe
God. And there He prayed
deeply, dreadfully-as some
times you and I have prayed
that this dark cup might pass
Please, God, let this cup
pass! :"
Then on and on, because He
still was young, and full Of love
of life and dreams, that sobbing
cry
LET this cup pass please,
God, let this cup pass!"
But did God hear? Or care?
He was 50 torn so frightened
in His poor, racked human flesh,
He could not, just then, know.
And so as any troubled lad
would go e. went back to His
friends, to share the CHASTITY
fear
Anc stumbled. back again, to
lonely prayer.
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ate cannot be purchased by or.
ganized kilograms based on d.
rect Misrepresentation" How
truly ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
irresponsible, and indifferent to
truth.
Thousands Of kilograms and
letters were sent to Senators
and all the papers have been
filled with letters Of protest
against the bill. And yet Roose-
welt charges the writer's with di.
rect Misrepresentation.
OBSERVER.
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Why a Colun1nist?

I cannot permit Marguerite
Gilbert to scratch the "I's" out
Of Evalyn Walsh McLean's col
umn without performing my
daily good deed and dashing in
with the bottle of peroxide.
For one who defends the cul-
ture of things musical and
poetic, Miss Gilbert impresSes
me as being rather cruel-like
the piano teacher who, striving
to emphasize the beauty Of the
Moonlight Sonata" admins
tiers a rap on the knuckles Of
her laundering little pupil.
If Miss Gilbert were doing a
column on Egypt she would give
you the dimensions Of the
Sphynx.. Evalyn, on the other
hand, would draw attention to
the beggar begging aims for the
love of Allah and tell you he
looked like a Washington banker
she once knew who went down
in the crash of '29.
A columnist need not be a
serious student of every subject
he dwells on. Most readers Of
columns enjoy gathering the
impressions Of the columnist. I
admire Mrs. Mclean for being
candid about her impression Of
the symphony. I have long
yearned to know what goes on
in the minds Of those who squat
in the diamond horseshoe at
the opera. Thanks to Evalyn.
my curiosity has been satisfied.
And that's one thing Miss Gil.
bert could never dig UP in the
library.
And that's why is q columnist.
LOWE HIGHBRoUGH.
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And bed . and wept -.
But still they slept.
Then dawn was near. And
through the aim, gnarled trees
the soldiers came and Judas
with the kiss OF shame and
death-HiS hour to die -. and
that last lonely cry before the
end
"COULDST THOU NOT
WATCH ONE HoURP
Tonight, I'm thinking Of that
cry And through the wakeful
hours. there comes to me the
wall of those who plead and
bleed in some Gethsemane :.
CAN YOU NOT WATCH ONE
HOURP
You lie so safe and warm
Have you no thought for
homeless millions in the storm?
Is shere no prayer for those
whose hearts are trapped by
fanged despair?
The times are wild =.
Are there no tears for some
poor Chinese mother and her
child?
No gertle, yearning touch. to
heal the pain Of those who face
the bloody hell Of Spain?
No pity for the tortured Jews
who plead
"CoyJ1DsT THOU NOT
WATLH"
WHILE MANGLED MIL
LIONS BLEED?
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License to Harass and Harry

TESTIMONY redoent of the persecution suffered
= under the Eighteenth Amendment has been Of
fered in the House during discussion which concluded
with approval of Senate Bill 711-better known as
the bill to abolish the sale of "numbers'' in the Dis
trict.
District Committee Chairman Pamisano, opposing
the measure took the stand that the following pro-
vision, giving right of police entry is in violation Of
the search seizure clause of the Fourth Amend
ment to the Constitution:
Upon complaint OATH before the Police Court or
the United States Commissioner setting forth that the aant
believes AND HAS GOOD CAUSE TO BELIEVE $50"
Senators and Members of the House have always
been accorded recognition by the rest of US as the
best poker players in Washington. The present men,
bershp enhances the record instead of deractng from
its luser. We take leave to wonder what the reac-
ton would be should some of Sergeant Lite's Vice
Squad boys come barging in on of our lawmakers
holding royal Husband with the pot full and brm-
ming over. According to the provisions of Senate
Bill ILL., the police COULD do that little thing
Celebrating prophecy of general police perse-
cuton to come Mr. Palmisano harked back to the re-
lease in court of sixteen charged by the police
with soliciting The release ordered on grounds
&c. IT. of insufficient evidence and was fol-
r. D., p"J lowed by declaration from AS
Thompson that these unfortunates "would be put in
Jail as often arrest them Even if we can
get convictions can force them to pay out bond
money
In other words, woman has been charged with
the alleged crime of prostitution. Guilty in the minds
of the police she has been declared innocent in court
of law. In the policeman then says to the
judge: "You re liar, and shall exercise my con-
victon that you lie by arrestng this girl every time
nutS nm Of Wa
So policeman, because she has good cause to be-
lieVe" in his opinion, which he considers su-
perior to that of judge, fattens the bank accounts
of professional bondsmen-who have been known on
occasions to be police allies-so that he can be re-
venged upon pitful prey snatched from him.
Mr. Palmisano's illustration serves it's purpose in
predicting what will happen to those of ordinary
mortals who also like Saturday night session of
cards. Proponents of the bill Indignantly deny that
the "good cause to believe portion would ever be
used by the police for entry into reputable clubs,
homes or the Senate Office Building The words are
there it is insisted for the purpose only of strength
enng the policy numbers prosecution.
Those of US who have e wen measure of study to
that racket we'll that the police can do a
major lot of suppressng whenever they care to-and
without violating the Fourth Amendment under
OGPU powers for the District force.
Senate Bill III goes to the White House. We
feel the President will give the clearly unconst-
tutona portion of the measure his due consideration
before taking proper action in the circumstances.
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THAT de.
ponds on the
man, and the
re as on the
man W q n t S
the girl to
wait for him.
If a man has
d e cid ed to
marry a girl.
a n d he is
able to sup
port her, it
W o u ldn't be
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So Marguerite Gilbert doesn't
like the articles of Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean! Well, isn't that
just too bad. I suspect that the
trouble lies in the fact that Mrs.
Mclean has a rather frank way
OF putting just what she thinks
and in the highly educated
worldt?) that is objectionable.
I have followed Mrs. McLean's
articles from day to day and
find they are sincere, frank and
well written. Her remarks on
orchestras, poetry, ETC., ETC., are
rather true.
There Is a lot of truth that
lunches for school children un-
aba to purchase the same are
Cor should be- Of more impor.
lance than a drive for a sym.
phony orchestra. This Is not
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Collecting Pledges

Under the heading Navy
Yard Procedure" in the Times
of March %, I notice another
attack on the officers Of this
station which I am sure is very
unfair and untruthful concern.
ing procedure Of collecting
pledges and payment Of pledges
to the Community Chest.
Each shop has a committee.
man appointed by the shops
master mechanic.
This committeeman In turn
appoints shop committeeman
who work right in the shop.
The amount is fixed by the
Community Chest itself and not
by the shop committee or off
GERS Of the Navy Yard.
OF course each shop has q
quota set according to the
shops payroll. So far as any.
one being forced to pledge his
quota, that Is not true.
And also so far as anyone
being threatened with q few
days off for not paying his
pledge, I don't believe that true,
Personally my own pledge 70
never paid UP on time and I
have yet to be threatened, or
In any way forced to pledge q
certain amount.
These attacks on our office
are malicious and will not get
anyone q thing. As far as pro-
motions being handed out for
collecting funds for the Com.
munity Chest to naval officers,
well, you can surely see how
absurd the writer makes himself
by such . statement. Why not
try writing something construc-
tive. something we all could use
profitablyl The officers who
have business to attend to in
the shops do so through the
supervisors.
I can assure you that any con-
tact I have had with the officers
has always been most pleasant.
n. G. q.
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Your |. O.
Bv SHIRLEY SPENCER


This is a special literature
quiz. Match the following char.
acters to the titles Of tn eSe
books. Score 10 for each cor
rect matching. Allow 3 minutes.
/. RoXane.
2. Kate HardcaStle.
8. Becky Sharp.
4. Guinevere.
5. Mr.. Worldly Wiseman.
s. Friar Tuck.
Z. (Patient) Griselda.
8. Tito.
8. Lady Dedlock.
10. Jeanne Deans.
a. { } "IdyllS Of the King"
b. { } "Decameron."
c. } "She Stops to Conquer"
d. } Robin Hood"
e. "Cyrano de Bergerac."
f.( "The Heart Of Midlo-
THAN"
g.. } "Rornola."
h.. } Pilgrims Progress"
IL VANITY Fair
j.( } BLEAK House."
ANSWERS on Page 33)
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WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson
"COULDST THOU NOT WATCH?

Copyright 1898 by Features Syndicate Ine)
IT'S strange thing, perhaps I'm asking this night.
The wind is wailing write and the deep, dark
lanes of the forest lonely and bird and I'm troubled
too. Perhaps that is why my mind keeps dwelling on the
loneliness of that young One long ago. That One who
hardly than lad-ye who must face the death
of god, with the dawn's dawning.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
People
r Romer

BALZAC THE ELDER
THE great noveIist's
! father, in perfect
health, suddenly decided
to take to his bed. There
he remained twenty years.
handling his affairs. en-
Pertaining. carrying on his
life from the coverlets.
AS suddenly as he had put
himself between sheets.
he arose at 4::3O one
morning and resumed
going about as normally
as twenty years before.
(copyriEhA. 1888. by y. EomsrI
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Three-Minute Journey
By TEMPLE MANNING

COMPARED with other parts of the world Cuba and its
~ lovely capital Havana is haven Of peace Nothing
of course can eface it's beauty And as for Havana right
fully called the metropolis OF the Caribbean one can re-
nd have enough.
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a good idea to wait very long.
If a man still does not marry
her after a year or two without
real reasons, I think the girl
would be wasting time If she
waited any longer"
Miss Edna Parker, 5 North
Broad St., Falls Church. Va,
Stenographer:
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man IN t ii
the man can
support er
in a decent
m q n n e r.
s o m e t lines
several years
or m o r e
W o u ! d be
n e ceSSary to
wait, but I
t hink tn e
girl should
have enough
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"A 6 ! r !
waiting for
a m a n to
keep q date
s houl d n t
W ait longer
than Is min
utes. If a girl
is waiting for
q m q n to
prop o Sc to
her. I'd say
that she could
W a 1T from
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II thin K
a n y man is
selfish If he
e x p e C is q
W o m IN to
wait a really
long time for
him to marry
her. I do not
think a cou-
pie should be
hasty a b out
getting mar
r ! e d, a n d
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an attack on high class music
or poetry but I for one still hold
that the best possible course
is to continue to 1t Mrs. Nc
Lean have her SAY" and may it
continue for q long time to
come. Sincerely,
JOHN STEPHEN GIICHRIST,
Hardwood Road.
~ Il
Guarding Democracy
I see by the news that Gov.
ernor Lehman OF New York
vetoes the bill prohibiting Com
munists from holding office in
New York state on the ground
that he is thus safeguarding
American democracy. That is
more than the Communists will
do, DISGUISED.
GoduOin '|SiLencedS
Now that Boake Carter's fol-
lowers have won in getting him
back in The Times, no doubt
your commentator, Earl God
win, will be silenced in his ridicu-
lous criticism of him. For he,
Earl Goodwin, must realize Mr..
Carter has the largest following
and the staunchest friends, who
will fight with him to the end.
Mr.. Goodwin only makes himself
unpopular in trying" to belittle
Mr.. Carter'S patriotism. Every
intelligent and sincere Ameri-
can knows that Mr.. Carter is en-,
deavoring to help us see the
light and to protect us from the
hypocrisy Of big Bankers" and
ammunition makers.
LOYAL AMERICAN.
-
Raps At Roosevelt
The President said that SEN
ate passage of the reorganiza-
ton bill proves that the Sen.
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wait forever.
Real love only
comes ce
a n d it Is
s o m e t h ing
that l a S t s
longer tn an
tim e. Once
a girl falls
in love, it Is
not so easy
to find an
other who can
replace him.
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should walt q reasonable pc
Rod Of time, say six months"
y + y
Dick Swanson, 927 G st.
N. w., steward:
"A woman should wait for a
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

It would be better for her to
wait and marry the man who
could make her completely
happy than to marry some one
else she could not love-"
y ~
Godfrey W. Doyle, IT Grove
St., Seat Pleasant. Md, Govern
TpoaVaf n1orIp.
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"a girl Is
q fool if she
waits too long
for a man to
m AIRY her,
and often she
gets to be an
old maid by
waiting. If he
can't m a K e
up his mind
to marry her
in S e v ra ]
Y e q RS, he
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

probably does not love her very
much. II the couple are really
in love, the girl would be justi-
fled in waiting a little longer"
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
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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patience, and II there Is real
love there's no reason in the
world why the girl wouldn't
want to wait"
X i
Miss Laura Whitmeyer, 1884
Rosedale st. N. E., beautician:
IF she loves him, she should
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The Inquirine
Photographer
The washington Times in
viteS you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
How long do you think a
woman should wait for a man?
THE ANSWERS

Mrs. Paul Catloth, 1872 Ingle-
side Terrace N. W., telephone
mara tor.
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VOICE OF. THE PEOPLE
wkqt II
you
betski?

Editor should limited
the writers will be omitted upon request.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

six months to two years."
Mrs. ]. B. Mallon, 100 North
Alfred ST., Alexandria, Va,
housewife:
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LOYAL AMERICAN
Raps At Roosevelt

The President said that SEN
ate passage of the reorganiza-
ton bill proves that the Sen.
The Washington times., 1938-04-19
TOday'S Club Program

A. A. u W-Group studying Law for Laywomen will meet
at $3.50 p. in Room 401 clubhouse, 1884 ST. NJ w.
Park View Womans Cub-Bridge Section meeting
1890 home Of Mrs Robert Jonsher, N w
Bradbury Heights Garden Cub-Meetng, Mrs. H
Austin, 4215 Ridge Rd. S. E.
Massachusetts, State Socety-PatriotS' reception
p. Wardman Park Hotel.
Mississippi Delegation, D. A. R.-Luncheon, 1890 D. M
Carlton Hotel.
Esther Chapter o. E. Srsprng card party D. m Willard
Hotel.
Phi Mu Sorority-washngton Association progress
sive dinner tbs home Of Mrs Francis Brown $40 River
Rdr Bethesda; Md.
Florence Cttenton Baby Lovers Circe-Luncheon meeting
l p m. Highlands.
Society of Mayfower Descendants Reception honor
outoftown members attending Continental Congress
r., p M. Washington Club Seventeenth and SITS N w.
Catholic Daughters of America Columbia
Social meeting, $3.50 m. Willard Hotel
BUSINESS and Professional WomenS Club All Church.
UntarianDinner meeting, $50 Sixteenth Harvard
SITS. N. W.
Y. W. c. A.-General Education Committee meeting -
noon; Business Womens Music Club tbs D. M:
N. w. ~ - N
Council Of Jewish Women, Mothers Club-Meeting s:15 D. M
Jewish Home for the Aged Eleventh and Spring Rd N W.
New YORK State Democratic Club-Meeting, p. m 1900
Rhode Island Ave- N. W.
Woman's National Democratic Cluo-Dinner and illustrated
lecture 1880 p m clubhouse 1926 Hampshire Ave N W.
Hotel. ~ ' - "4" "44"1"
national Society of the D. A. RVrgnia DELEGATION lunch
con- 430 p M New Hampshire Delegation luncheon 1870
2: m NEBRASKA Delegation, luncheon D. M: Kentucky
$50 p. M. Willard Hotel. ~
Suoenstein cub-Rehearsal 1880 p. M, Willard Hotel
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urer Of the chapter, and Mrs. M.
T. Layton, registrar of the chap
ter.
The Colonial Danes Of the
Seventeenth Century, whose
membership may only consist
of women who can trace their
ancestry prior to the Revolution
airy War, was organized in 1905
by Miss Mary Florence fancy, a
descendent of Chief Justice
fancy, whose decisions created
history prior to the war between
the States. Miss Taney'S pa
triotic enthusiasm was the in.
Spiration needed by a group of
Kentucky women and thus the
society came into being, and to-
day it is one of the growing ma
tional organizations. A national
convention of the society will be
held on April Is in Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The present president general,
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BIackfriarS Guild
PRESENT. eQcePldu

The fight of a lone crusader
to promote peace throughout
the world was dramatized last
night in the Prince of Peace"
a three-act play written by E.
Francis McDevitt and produced
by the Blackfriars Guild. The
play is being given in conjunc-
ton with the Conference of the
Catholic Association for Inter.
national Peace.
Delegates and representatives
from nearly every State in the
Union here attending the con-
ference will attend the perform
ance tonight at $3.50 o'clock in
st. Paul'S Auditorium, Fifteenth
and v Streets Northwest.
Stephen Brady, in the role Of
Stephen Tannan. and Julian
Zier. as Mgr. Edward Fair, gave
excellent performances.
The play is directed by Denis
Connell. It's melodrama, its
heartrending family scenes that
may happen in any American
home, appeal to the general pub
lie, whose fear of war is in
creased by recent foreign occur
rences.
Among those present last
night were IL nuns of the Holy
Cross Order in California, who
are here on a visit; Miss AIDE
laide Delaney, of Philadelphia;
E. Francis McDevitt, author;
Miss nellie orion, DR.. Gordan
Dwyer, of Somerset, Ohio; DR..
Peter Reilly, of Providence Col
lege, Providence, R. l.; Larry
Freund, Miss Catherine Lester,
Miss Ruth Finnin, Miss Ellen
de Bettencourt, Joseph Cook, of
Atlanta, Ca: the Misses ISa-
belle and Agnes Noughton, Of
Rosemary College, River For
est, ILL.,; Miss Mary BARTENDER,
Detrait. Mich; Miss Harriet EIDE
len, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Ford,
the Rev. A. B. Begley. of Cath
OLE University; the Rev. w. G.
Motley, Dominican House; Mr..
and Mrs. John D. Fitzgerald,
Marguereta Nordstrom.
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Bruce Hord, Mrs. Albert S. Mad
dox, Mrs. George Mccullough,
Mrs. Don Sanford, and Mrs.
Norman Whited.
Presiding at the tea tables will
be Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, Mrs.
Frank Golden, Mrs. William
Weber and Mrs. Schoenborn.
Reservations have been made
by the following: Miss M. Akin
son, Mrs. A. Boss, Mrs. John
HARDWOOD, Mrs. Charles Keyser,
Miss Abby johnson, Mrs. vii.
liam Mutchler, Mrs. Anna v.
Ray, Mrs. R. M. Rathborn, Mrs.
Luther Steward, Miss Ann Sin
gleton, Mrs. Frederick Yates,
Mrs. M. B. ziegler. Mrs. Diggs,
Mrs. Joseph Harris, Mrs. C.
Brown, Mrs. st. George Teackle,
Mrs. M. Ruddiman, Miss N. Bur.
well, Mrs. Imogene Blood, Mrs.
The Washington times., 1938-04-19

The Chinese Ambassador. DR..
Chengting T Wang, and his
daughter, Miss Yoeh E. Wang,
will be the guests of the Educa,
ton Committee Of the Woman's
National Democratic Club at a
recital called "Profiles of China"
to be presented by Mrs. Frank
Gillingham Morrill,, of Peoria,
ILL.,, Thursday morning at ii
o'clock in the clubhouse, 1926
New Hampshire Ave. N. W.
Mrs. Morrill,, who abs studied
the folk arts in Is different
countries and who lectures
from coast to coast on related
subjects, is connected with the
Theater of Arts at the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute in Peoria.
Her recital will consist of dra-
matte episodes Of persons and
places of the Chinese Interior.
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tie organization.
Mrs. Dulaney is in Washing.
ton as delegate to the forty-sev.
enth Continental Congress of
the Daughters of tie American
Revolution.
Presiding at the luncheon will
be the local president, Mrs.
Frank Morrison. When the
members and guests are re-
ceived she will be assisted by the
guest speaker, Mrs. Hugh But
Ter, of London, who is now living
In Washington, and by Mrs. Ben
jamin Soule Gantz, a vice presi-
dent Of the local chapter.
ANCESTRY is TOPIC
Mrs. Butler will speak on AN
cestry and It's Heritage" Sew
eral other interesting selections
have been arranged for the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Livingston Vann, jr., is
chairman of the luncheon, as
sisted by Mrs. M. A. Tull, treas
The Washington times., 1938-04-19
City Club Plans
For Card Party

Following in the wake Of the
Mexican Fiesta" held recently
by Woman's City Club in the
clubhouse, 1875 jackson Pl. N.
W., the Friday Bridge Section is
sponsoring a card party next
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and again at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. George B.. Hartman is
chairman of the affair, assisted
by the committee on arrange
mentS, including Mrs. Lyman
Adams, Mrs. j. R. Adams, Mrs.
Laura Bradley, Mrs. George
Eastment, Mrs. Meta Cole, Mrs.
Joseph Danziger, Mrs. I. B. Dod-
son, Mrs. John FITZGERALD, Mrs,
The Washington times., 1938-04-19

The Bradbury Heights Gar
den Club will meet today at the
home of Mrs. H. Austin, 4215
Ridge Road S. E. Mrs. c. g.
Raymond will assist Mrs. Aus
tin.
Plans are being made for a
dance Saturday, May 7, at the
Anacostia Temple, on Mime
sofa Ave. S. e. Mrs. Charles
Brumbach is chairman Of the
arrangements committee.
Plans are being completed for
the spring dance of Theta
Alpha Chi Sorority, to be held at
the Wardman Park Hotel Satur-
day at 10 o'clock. Miss Pauline
Miller, grand regent, is chair.
man of the committee on ar.
raneernentS.