Evening star., 1938-05-29
BvJames Waldo Fawcetf.

Postmaster General Farley an
nounced on Friday the authorization
OF a commemorative Scent stamp to
mark the centenary Of the establish
ment of territorial government in
Iowa. He soon may signify his ap-
proyal of a second issue to publicize
the Northwest Territory celebration
now in its second year.
The first precanceled 1-cent WASH
ington stamp of the new series has
been reported by Ralph E. Smith as
coming from Burbank, Calf.
Designs for the new Scent Jefferson.
Constitution Ratification and Della
ware Tercentenary stamps were repro
duced in The Star on wednesday last
Release dates are: Washington, June
is; Philadelphia, June 81, and Will
mington, June 81, in the order named.
William Jordan, jr., president of the
Atlantic City Stamp Club, died on
April Is. He had been an active
figure in philatelic circles since boy
hood and was one of the hosts for the
American Philatelic Society Conven-
ton in 1884.
Rafael Oriol of Habana, well known
In Cuban stamp societies, is visiting
the United States.
Among guests at the National Air
mail Week meeting of the Washington
Philatelic Society, Hotel Carlton, We'd
nesday evening, May 10, were: Miss
Frieda E. Walker, Standpoint, Idaho;
H. j. Orth, jr., and R. F. Nicodemus,
Frederick, Md; Ralph Sellman, Mount
Airy, Md; Miss Rose Gwinn, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Currier, Frank R. Melville,
Mrs. James E. Melville, Robert w.
Staff, Miss Sue Dauber, r. M. Small,
Miss Elsie Louise Holtgreve. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Schwab, Miss Maggie
G, Pence, Miss Gertrude E. Macken-
zie, Mrs. Catherine Darner, Miss Lena
kitchens, Mrs Mary Chesley, Miss
Lillian Dusenbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Ferris. Mrs. Jane L. Du-
vail, Miss Linde Todd, Miss Elizabeth
M. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. William Bar
clay, Mrs. Ethyl Thompson, MIR. and
Mrs. Earl Olnstead, Mac H. Sanborn,
jr.; Thornton Sanborn, j. D. Linkins,
Jack Pearson, Robert Bilsborough,
Miss Dorothy F. Ellis, James Ross
Leake, Frank Hermann, Louis Jay
Heath, Mrs. James c. Edgerton. Mrs.
Joseph S. Edgerton, Mrs. Roy Knab-
enshue, Mrs. Paul Edward CARRIER
Clifton Olmstead and William Lloyd
Barclay.
Washington Philatelic Society COM
mittee appointments are announced as
follows: Program-Dr. Ellis Haworth,
H. M. Southgate. Philip Simms War
ren, Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, Miss
Irene M. Pistorio, Rear Admiral c. H.
T. Lowndes, Col. Spencer Cosby, Col.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, Capt. Wilbur Van
Auken, Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman,
DR.. Fenton Bradford, Albert F. Kunze,
Michael Brown, DR.. Albert c. Schwar-
ting, Otis Beall Kent, Edward Bruce,
Alden H. Whitney, John R. Ewell, Da-
vid D. Caldwell, William c. Bond,
Harry A. Fox, Morton o. Cooper and
DR.. Louis c. West. Membership-Mr.
Warren, Admiral Lowndes, Capt. Van
Auken, Col. Cosby. DR.. John T. Hill,
Ralph E. Smith, Mrs. Eveleen w. Sew
ern, Mrs. Ethel B. Stewart, Mrs Man.
ming. David H. Davenport, j. w. Stow
ell, Carter Glass. jr.; Col. Haig She
kerjian and Dr. F. E. Duehring. House
and reception-Mr. Ewell, Joseph A.
Herbert, DR.. Melville G. Skinner, Miss
Dorothy Fisk, Mr.. Cooper. Mrs. Edward
B. Martin and Carl o. Gercke. Pub
licity-Mr. Cooper, Mr.. Davenport,
Mr.. Kunze, Mr.. Southgate, Kent b.
Stiles, Henry H. Huff, Elmer c. Pratt,
Mrs. Madeline Nickles. Richard Mop.
Cabeen and Robert E. Patton. Bourse
Mr.. Ewelr, William A. Verhas,
Charles Kohen, Ernest A. Grant, Clyde
v. De Binder, Miss Agnes johnson,
Theodore Forbes, Mr.. Whitney, Mr..
Smith, Eugene Klein, George B.
Sloane, Norman Serphos, Donald w.
Martin and Frederick A. Newman. Con-
stitution-Mr. Caldwell, Harry B. Ca
ton, Mr.. Brown, DR.. Haworth. Mr..
Cooper and Mr.. Kunze. Junior-Dr.
Haworth, Mr.. Kunze, Mr.. Warren and
Mrs. Manning.
Tunis will have 20 semi-postals to
mark the 50th anniversary Of the ma
tional post Office.
The Adolf Hitler birthday stamp Of
Germany may be used in Austria also.