The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-03-26

hind her that will stand her IL
excellent stead in handling thu
monetary windfall which comes
to her as a result of RoyaI
Daniel finishing second at the
famed Aintree course.
This is a fortunate circum
stance, because it is a matter Of
record that in many, many in.
stances Sorrowful consequences
have resulted from inheriting
sweepstakes prizes.
Winners have fallen for fake
investments, homes have been
broken up, divorces have enSued
and sadness has logged the
trail of many who had every
reason to believe they might be
happy the rest of their lives.
Taking it in Stride
But somehow it is impossible
to associate any of these things
occurring to the Barry family.
They are taking their stroke
OF luck in stride out at the mod
est little house near Soldiers
Home, and in no way do they in
tend to let it affect their normal
mode of living.
1t is questionable whether
Miss Barry will even buy an au-
tomobtle with part of her newly
found wealth. She has none
now and possesses no use for
one.
The only celebration of any
sort that I could detect when
I called at the home to gather
some impressions Of the most
talked-of girl in Washington to-
day was that the white Eskimo
spttz, Toby" in whose name
the winning ticket was bought,
was having a bath to mark the
occasion.
Lucille Barry, to give you a bit
OF her background, is typical Of
the thousands of young women
in Washington employed in the
Federal service.
Work And Play
She is secretary to one Of the
officials Of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. Her
age is % and while she is Sc
riouS-minded and applies herself
in her work, she manages to
create contrast in her life by
a number of diversions.
For instance, she is an en-
thusiastic bowler, rolling one
night a week with a group of
girl friends in an office league.
On Saturday afternoons and
Sundays you'll likely as not
find her on one of Washing
tons many bride paths.
During the football season
Miss Barry is to be found at
both the college and profes-
sional games, she being an ar
dent enthusiast and having con-
siderable familiarity with the
fine points of the gridiron.
Her father, Frank C. Barry,
an aeronautic craftsman and
illustrator in the War Depart
ment, has been attempting to
interest the daughter in golf,
but with no great success.
Fond Of Summing
Swimming and diving are
other athletic pursuits in which
Lucille Barry has found diver
sion, attending the Shoreham
with her girl friends and often
taking trips to Ocean City and
Atlantic City.
Your lady sweepstakes winner
Is an accomplished pianist.
She finished her graded
school education at Mcfarland
Junior High School and thence
attended Central High, grad
uating.
Miss Barry's first employment
here was with the American Sc
curity and Trust Company and
1t was over a period of five years
employment that she mastered
the meaning Of money.
This schooling is one of the
factors which makes her able to
assure her friends that she will
in no wise be affected by the
good fortune which has come to
her or allow the money to be
diSSipated.
She intends to bank the
money and draw on it very mod
estly until she makes up her
mind as to an investment, being
in no hurry about this.
Sticks To job
This year was not the first
time Miss Barry has purchased
a sweepstakes ticket. For the
last four years she has made it
a custom to purchase one, just
In case Lady Luck might smile
upon her.
It is estimated by her father
that by the time the tax is lifted
on the prize amount of SIS, 900
1t will have shrunk by about
$4,000.
Meanwhile. you may be as
sured she will retain her posi-.
ton and continue to work for
q living.
She has boy friends, yes;
what pretty girl wouldn't have
them!
But Lucille Barry, like the
common-sense girl she is, will
not permit either boy friends or
q stake Of something over $55.,
600, to swerve her from the bust.
ness career she has started.