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LoyoI Order Moose

Columbia Lodge elected the follow
Ing officers: Dictator, George H. Ed
dleman: vice dictator, E. r. Thomp-
son; prelate, William Sullivan: treas
urer. Milton " Hanson; trustee, T. w
Bobbitt. delegate to Supreme Conven-
tion at Pittsburgh, Pa, w. F. Amole;
alternate delegate, Albert Stahl AT
the meeting on Tuesday they will be
installed by Past Dictator Russell B.
Martin.
Women Of the Moose.
Columbia Chapter honored its senior
regent with class Of candidates named
in her honor. Mrs. Frances Baldwin,
senior regent, presided.
A delegation fror' the lodge and
chapter are attending the spring con-
clave of the Maryland and Border
States Moose Association at Hagers-
town, Md today.
A benefit bingo party will be spon-
sored by the Homemaking Committee
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Mary
Richa,d ds, 5l1 Eighth street NE, at .
pm.
The Child Care and Training Com
mittee will present q program on the
subject OF child health before the
chapter at its first meeting In May.
Mothers day will also be observed.
A study class has been organized in
child care and training and = guest
speaker will be presented at the May
meeting Of the class to which men,
bers will be invited to bring their
friends. The Story Hour at the Gen.
trail Union Mission Emergency Home
for Children Saturday afternoons will
be continued through May.
The Washington members Of the
College Of Regents will entertain at q
silver tea May from 4 to s pm. at
the home Of dean Of the Academy of
Friendship, Mrs Frances Mitchell,
3542 Hertford place NV. Past Regents
Mrs. Anna Wagner, Mrs Grace Clark
and Mrs. Margaret Deegan will assist.
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TIME TO DREAM

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (P.-Jovial,
heavy-set DR.. Herman B. Wells, In
diana University's new president, be-
lieves a students four years in college
should be a time for the dreaming
Of dreams"
A 35-year-old bachelor, DR.. Wells
Is the Nations youngest president OF
State university.
On the campus he is known to the
students as a good fellow. They aren't
surprised when he walks into q res
taurant, sits down with them, buys
them soft drinks and talks over their
peoblemA
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Rebekoh Lodges.

|. Martha Washington Lodge met
April a. The annual pilgrimage ir
June will be to Arlington Amphithea-
ter when Grand and National Lodge
officers and Rebekah Assembly officers
will participate. A banquet will be
held to honor visitors in the city In
June. The Odd Fellows anniversary
will be May 7 in the temple. with
Senator Edwin c. johnson speaking
The Rebekah anniversary in October
Is in charge of Mrs. Olive Woodwork
vice president of the assembly, rep
resentative from above lodge appoint
ed, is Mrs. Angela Heaton.
The Entertainment Committee with
Miss Bessie Moore, representing the
home, treated the residents of I. O.
o. F. Home to an Easter party Friday
evening. The next regular meeting
Of the lodge is April %.
The SD anniversary Of Esther
Lodge will be celebrated tomorrow
evening at the I. o. o. F. Temple
Marian Geiman, q past president OF
the Rebekah Assembly, will be In
charge Of the evenings special en-
tertainment, and Ella Meyer, noble
grand, in charge Of the business meet
ing.
The drill team of Samaritan Re-
bekah Lodge Of Frederick. Nd, gave
the initiatory degree at the meeting
Of Esther Lodge on April II. There
were six candidates for Esther Lodge,
three for Fidelity Lodge and one for
Miriam Lodge.
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Henry. Mrs. Pearl Lohman, Mrs. Louise
Frazier and Mrs. T. r. Welch.
A pageant on How Modern Civiliza.
ton Has Helped the Blind" and 9
demonstration Of the talking book
were given by Miss Mary Collins al
the last meeting.
Phoebe Hearst.
Tomorrow nights meeting will be In
charge Of the fathers
The following have been appointed
delegates to the State convention May
3 and 4: Mrs. Julian Hammack, Mrs
Hugh Dram, Mrs. John Addison and
Mrs. Sinclair.
The Nominating Committee Is COM
posed Of Mrs. Karl KindleberRer, Mrs
Richard Chapman and Mrs. Callahan
A luncheon will be given May 10
Randle Highlands Orr.
A card party will be given on Fri
day in the Orr School,
Fathers night was observed on April
IA, when all ofices were filled by men
as follows: Acting president, r. Click
ner; acting treasurer, A. w. Lee: act
ing secretary, B. Dixon, and acting
vice president. E. Simesen. Enter
tainment was furnished by the Police
Boys Club Harmonica Band, under
the direction of r. A. Nelson.
Janney.
The annual spring luncheon will be
held Thursday from IL 70 pm.
Eliot Junior High.
The Executive Board will meet Tues
day at l:30 pm.
John Burroughs.
The Nominating Committee has
presented the following slate Of OIL
GERS: Mrs. E. NJ Nelson, president;
Mrs. M. w. Brandt, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Marie Turner, second vice
president; Mrs. Shell c. Davis, third
vice president; Mrs. F. w. Dranell,
recording secretary; Miss Esther Good
pasture, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Harry L. Beach. treasurer, and Mrs.
F. lie Roy Hauck, assistant treasurer.
Health examinations for children
entering school for the first time next
year will be held May 2. Parents
or guardians should contact Mrs. L.
v. Lerch before the above date.
Woodbridge.
The annual Summer roundup will
be held Friday from 10 to IL. The
examination staff Is as follows: DR..
Farm M. Graeff. DR.. Charles j. Bovine
and DR.. c. E. Charming. All parents
are urged to bring children entering
school in September. 1893, or Febru-
ary, 1889, for this examination. Mrs.
c. z. Burnside is chairman.
wheatley.
Education for Home and Family
Life" will be the topic of the meeting
May II at 3 pm. Election and in.
stallation Of ohicers will be held. Gar.
den slides Of the school garden vii,
be shown in conjunction with the
recreation Aim to be presented by the
Y. w. c. A. The school garden i,
sponsored by the association.
Hine Junior High.
A meeting will be held Thursday al
8 pm. Ofncers will be elected, aftel
which they will be installed by Mrs
c. D. Lowe. first vice president Of the
District Of Columbia Congress Of Par.
ents and Teachers.
Truesdell.
A meeting will be held Tuesday al
pm
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All District Residents
Should Vote on Saturday.


NEXT Saturday an opportunity Is
afforded every resident Of the
District to 60 to the voting place in
his home neighborhood and vote his
sentiments as to the exercise Of the
right of suffrage in the District Of
Columbia. This referendum or pleb-
iscite has been sprung 30 hurriedly
that there is considerable anxiety in
civic circles as to the number of
residents who will respond to the
call.
The committee in charge of this
unofficial election realize that they
have difficult task on hand. They
are attempting something that
many would have been unwilling to
tackle in any time short Of four or
five months. They are having the
aid Of many who had no part in de-
termining the time for the election.
Every one is doing what they can to
put over the idea that it Is of the
greatest importance that . large
number of our citizens 60 to the
polls and vote and influence others
to do so.
April 80, 1898, may 60 down into
the history Of the District Of Co.
lumbia as a red letter" day or as
4 blue Saturday"-it is up to the
residents to decide. A large turn
out Of voters with Q truly Amer
icanize the Washingtonian result,
will be Of great aid to the District,
but small vote may have the
effect Of greatly retarding the move
ment to make the District really q
part Of the Nation.
It will be seen that here Is a prob
lem within a problem. Our greatest
problem all through the Districts
history has been, and is now, how to
gain political equity. Now the
problem is how to get the people
out to express the desire for q
practical solution.
A grave responsibility rests upon
all in organized civic Washington
who are alert and awake to the
necessity for action. A graver re-
sponsibility rests upon those apa.
thetic or timid souls who are in
clined to treat the matter with in
difference.
As voteless and unrepresented
Americans our duty should b per-
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months 80 that the children may be
as nearly 100 per cent physically per.
feet when they enter school as Il
humanity possible.
Indications point to an unusually
successful campaign this spring. Full
est cooperation in the project has
been promised by DR.. George Rutland
director Of health Of the District
through DR.. Joseph Murphy. chief
school medical inspector; the District
Medical Society, the District Dental
Society, the tuberculosis Society, the
Instructive Visiting Nurses Society
and the Board Of Education.
DR.. Hugh Cumming, who Is director
sof communicable diseases of the Dis
trict, is particularly anxious to have
diphtheria immunization stressed this
year and calls attention to the fact
that highest mortality occurs in the
age group included in pre-school
through the second grade. He urges
that all children months or over be
given this toxoid during the summer
roundup II possible-certainly during
the summer months-so that immu-
nization will be completed before the
changing seasons, with their peren-
NAL crop Of colds and sore throats
There are IA child hygiene centers in
the District where this immunization
may be secured. and the Child Health
Center. at 230 Third street NV, where
children may be taken on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
On Thursday the Blair School, on I
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets NE, and the Barnard School,
on Decatur street between Fourth and
Fifth streets NV, will begin their
examinations. These will be followed
on Friday by the Kenilworth School,
on Kenilworth avenue between Ord
and Olive streets NE, and the Hayes
School, Fifth and K streets NE. Ex-
aminations will continue through most
Of May In the other elementary schools
until all have been completed.
This early detection of remedial de-
fects in children Is of untold value to
them in later life. and by sending them
to school with strong. healthy bodies
We are paving the way for a happy
succession Of years during which they
are acquiring their educational back
ground.
Mckinley High.
The last meeting of the year will
be held Tuesday at 8 pm. New off.
GERS will be elected and installed.
Music will be furnished by the Ger
man band and three boys Of the
school will present "A Broadcast"
Gage.
Health examinations will be held
on May 2. At the last meeting the
following Nominating Committee was
elected: Mrs. J. B. Redd. chairman:
Mrs. M. NJ. Kilerlane and Mrs. C. H
Kendall. Entertainment WAS furnished
by a harmonica group from one OF
the boys clubs, after which refresh-
ments were served.
Proceeds from a card party given
by Mrs. Grace Stout were donated
to the Boys Clubs of Washington.
Jefferson Junior High.
The Executive Board will meet to.
morrow at 3 pm
The following have been appointed
as delegates to the State convention: !:
Mrs. E. r. Cook. Mrs. F. A. McGraff,
Mrs. Mae Hummell, Mrs s. P. Parr,
Mrs. c. L. Litten, Mrs. E. L. Ridge
way. Mrs. r. v. Riggle, Mrs. Sadie
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PRUDENT JURIST

LONDON R.-What language Is
spoken in your country? the Judge
asked q witness from Czechoslovakia.
Il speak German" replied the wit
ness. but most Of the people speak
Czech"
Came back the prudent Judge:
Il had better not ask any more
questions or I shall get on to a very
controversial subject"
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
The Obligation to Vote Next Saturday-Federaton
Study of Fiscal Equity Begun-Juvenie
Court Bill Progress.
Court Bill Progress.

ANY were the high lights
M in civic affairs during the
wv last week, with the defeat
a Of the race track gam
bling bill in the House District
Committee probably deserving first
place. This unwanted legislation
came before the full committee
from the subcommittee, which was
divided on the question. A point
OF order was sustained against con-
slderation of the bill on the ground
that it was practically the same Dill
as the one tabled nearly year ago.
There is general rejoicing in the
citizens groups over the defeat of
the bill. A similar bill is pending
before the Senate District Com
mittee, and it is therefore necessary
Tor these organizations to keep on
the alert at that end of the Cap
itol.
The District revenue bill has been
reported out by the Senate District
Committee. but its consideration
has been delayed. A modified gross
receipts tax replaces the income
tax eliminated by the House. The
bill is estimated to raise about q
million dollars more than the es-
timated requirements. The Senate
retained the provision repeating
the 60-40 law for apportioning be-
tween the District taxpayers and
the Federal Government the finan-
cial burden Of maintaining the Dis
trict.
With appropriate ceremonies the
identification of the Washington
water front was begun on Wednes-
day. The work is a part of q S2,.
100000 eight-year program. While
this Is q longtime program 1t Is
understood that the improvements
made during the first year will
make . very noticeable change
In the nature Of q cleanup
The prospect Of an attractive
water front Is probably RESPONSE
BILE for the successful efforts Of
Representative Brewster Of Maine
to get committee approval Of the
bill to change the name Of Water
street SW. to Maine avenue. The
House District Committee reported
the bill to the House, and it Is
expected to be called UP tomorrow
District day. for action. Another
bill favorably reported by the COM
mittee and expected to be consid-
cred by the House tomorrow would
raise the salary Of the secretary Of
the Minimum Wage Board from
s2,500 to $4,000. A bill exempting
Mount Olivet Cemetery from Ger
tain special assessments is also
expected to come up.
The proposal of the Capital Au-
ditorium Commission to erect q
national auditorium on q part Of
the District-owned Municipal Gen.
ter site at cost of approximately
$4,000, 900 is provided in bill in
troduced in the Senate during the
week The location is on the square
bounded by Constitution avenue,
Third street, John Marshall place,
Sixth street and c street. The Dis
trict would be expected to con-
tribute the land, which was pur-
chased with the taxpayers money
at cost of s1,774,000. The question
Of the contribution of this District
property will be decided by an all
powerful Congress and not by these
taXnAVerS
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MAGNESIUM HELPS
CAMERA TELL CLIMATE
Professor Learns About Weather
High Above Earth During
Night Hours.
By the Associated Press

BS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. - Magnesium and
. camera are being used by Prof.
A. F. Spilhaus Of New York University
to discover what the weather is like
high above the earth at night.
Experimenting in one branch Of
meteorology-wind velocity and direc-
tion-Prof. Spilhaus uses a small bal
loon with length of fuse containing
magnesium flash powder which ex-
plodes at 5-second intervals.
He uses a Genera to obtain an
automatic record of the balloons
course and has recorded flashes from
his balloons as high rs $4,000 feet.
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Progress Reported by Coz. ees
On New juvenile Court Law,

On New juvenile Court Law.
THE conferees are reported to be
at work in earnest In an en-
deavor to reach an agreement on
the pending Juvenile Court bill.
This bill has been Numbering since
Its passage . long time ago by the
House and Senate. As this is writ
ten the encouraging word comes
that substantial progress has been
made in the conference.
Details are not yet available, but
1t Is understood that the difference
regarding the participation of the
corporation counsel or an officer of
the court has not yet been settled.
Having an of1icer Of the court
make preliminary inquiries is
provided by the bill as passed by
the House. This is according to the
practice recommended by those
who have been sponsoring this
legislation and Is designed to re-
move any semblance OF criminal
prosecution Of juveniles.
The Senate bill provides for the
functioning Of the corporation
counsel in the court and is held to
be carry-over from the old idea
Of a juvenile court which Is only .
police court for juveniles. A chan
cery court is intended to be created
under this bill.
This bill is one Of the most gen.
orally indorsed local legislative
proposals before the present Con-
gress. There is an urgent necessity
for 1t, and there is general hope
fulness that it will pass In 4 satis-
factory form at an early date.
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CELLAR MEANS REFUGE
ONLY TO NEW ARRIVAL S
Children Of Pilot Back From China
See It Only as Air Raid
Protection.

Ey the Associated Press.
= PTTTSBURG, Kans.-"1s this where
we go when we have an air raid?"
asked 10 Ann Barr, Z, when she ar
rived at the home Of her grandparents
in Pittsburg. She was pointing toward
4 door leading to the basement.
With her brother, Gene, S, she had
Just arrived from Marking, China,
where she lived through an air raid
by the japanese.
Her father, Julius Barr, is q pilot
in the personal service Of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek. head Of the Chinese
government.
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JUNIOR S. A. R. MEETS
Donates Two Easter Baskets to
Children's Hospital.

The skylights of History, Junior
Club No. l, sponsored by the Depart
ment Of the Potomac, Auxiliary to the
6. A. r., met at the home of the
treasurer. Nancy Tucker, 54o3 Nine
teenth street NV, with Mary Ade-
laide Everett, president, presiding. The
club donated two large Easter baskets
to the Children's Hospital and also
gave a donation for the Juvenile Court
work. The guest Of honor was Mrs.
Mary E. Bowen, national executive
board member.
All members were invited to attend
the memorial exercises April ~ in
honor OF Gen. Grant, at the Grant
statue at the foot of the Capitol.
The next meeting is May 20 at 54O9
Thirty-ninth street NV.
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Dance for Nav IA Set.

The North Randle Community Citi-
3ens' Association will hold its next
dance May II in the Junior Order
Hall, 2407 Minnesota avenue Sc, Mrs.
Clara Chroniger, chairman Of the En-
tertainment Committee, announced
yesterday.
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Board Of Trade
Annual Meeting on Wednesday.

THE ballot box will be very much
In evidence at the annual meet
ing of the Washington Board of
Trade at the Hotel Mayflower on
Wednesday evening. The polls will
be open from 7:30 to 9 pm. The
election will be of 10 directors for
. term Of three years. There are
80 directors and each year 10 are
elected. Directors are not per-
mitted to serve for more than two
consecutive terms.
The Board of Directors is the
governing body Of the Board OF
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Recruits i'm Civic Ranks

The Petworth Citizens Associations
membership reached q new high of
1924 at its meeting, Tuesday, April
10, when 129 new members were ad-
mitted upon recommendation of E.
Nesbit Wright. The newly-elected
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Summer Roundup Program
For Parents and Teachers
Elementary Associations Viii Be Busy
During Nest Month to Lay Plans
for Future Work.
BY MRS. WALTER b. FRY,

President C.. o n
" ">UMAdER ROUNDUP
could chosen describe which
elementary associations coming
throughout year important
follow-up
Beginning April 2s the FIRST Of the little
begin September will their
complete physical checkover as
found will be noted
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ACSlly pldlll-O W W Lille NOtlIlk
booth and vote yes to both Of the
questions submitted. To those who,
while living In the District, have
a voting residence in the States,
there IS an opportunity to cast q
vote for their de-Americanized
brethren Of the District. They may
sometime want to give up their
State afnliation and cast their lot
politically as residents of the Dis
trict. Surely If it comes such a
time they would prefer to continue
to be American citizens rather than
enter the class with the lunatic,
convict and alien.
OF course 1t Is q regrettable fact
that many Americans have become
too Indifferent to their duties As
citizens to vote. Blu. to vote Is
still to be regarded as both 4 privi-
lege and . fundamental civic duty.
1t is = job you must do for your
Self-George can not do 1t for you.
Fiscal Equity Plan
To Be Attempted by Federation.
IT IS expected that the Committee
on Fiscal Relations of the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations will
set up an organization Of COM
petent volunteer workers, within
the federation. to complete 4 study
Of the fiscal relations problem and
formulate . workable plan. The
federation has authorized this pro-
posal and provided limited funds
to relieve the volunteer workers
Of the necessity Of doing free
job and then going down into their
pockets for needed expenses.
There Is considerable engineer
ing and statistical talent of . high
order among the delegates to the
federation and 1t is expected that
1t will be available for this work.
The subcommittee, headed by Fran
els ]. Mcdonald. which made the
preliminary study and recon-
mendations which induced the fed
Grafton to approve this activity,
will continue to direct the UNDER
taking. The first duty Of this
committee will be to outline a di-
vision of the tasks for assembling
the required material and making
specific studies and graphic charts.
The next step will be to round up
the expert talent best equipped for
each job.
Many delegates to the federation
regard this as the most important
task that has ever been undertaken
by that body. They give high
praise to Chairman Mcdonald for
conceiving the idea and for the
large amount Of time he has al
ready spent in research.
The Committee on Fiscal Rela-
tions is convinced that the only
practical solution Of this problem,
which will remove the cause for
the annually recurring controversy
between Congress and the District,
is through the establishment of 4
definite proportionate plan. Such
plan worked admirably for many
years and the same basic prin-
ciples which guided the fixing of
q ratio still exist. These were
recognized by the Joint Select
Committees Of Congress Of 1878,
1915 and 1922. There have been
numerous studies of the District
fiscal affairs during the last decade
and the committee believes there
Is fair prospect Of finding the
answer from among these.
This work is planned to be
done during the summer and fall
20 that . report may be ready for
presentation to the Seventy-sixth
Congress when 1t convenes in jan
uary. Organized civic Washington
will watch the work Of this commit
tee with unusual interest.
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Trade, as the large membership Of
more than 1000 Is too unwieldy
for action on the many matters re-
quiring consideration. The active
work is carried on by large corps
Of standing and special committees
which report to the directors, who
pass on the questions for the Or
ganization. In the case OF mat
tiers Of special importance they are
formally reported to the general
monthly meetings Of the entire
membership and voted upon:
The Board Of Directors Is 80 efIi-
GENTLY organized as to be able to
get prompt action on urgent mat
ters through polling the directors
either by mail or telephone. If
special meeting cannot be arranged
in time. The board maintains
commodious business of1ices in The
Star Building. with a well-trained
staf1 and furnishes secretarial serv-
ice to al of its committees.
The monthly meetings held dur
ing the fall. winter and early spring
always have some feature of spe-
cial interest and of instructive, as
we'll as Of entertaining. value. The
feature for the meeting this week,
which will be the last of the sea-
son. will be the General Electric
Co.'S remarkable demonstration,
"The House Of Magic" Erection
night, and this great feature OF the
program Is expected to bring out .
record attendance.
Another part Of the procedure of
the Board Of Trade which is OF in
terest to other organizations is that
Of having its election Of directors in
May. The directors Immediately
elect the officers and this gives the
entire summer for the reorganiza-
ton Of the standing and select
committees. This work is COM
pleted by fall when the committees
resume their meetings and are
ready for work on any problems be-
fore the District government, Con-
gress or any other bc Hes. Most
Of the committees h, d regular
stated meetings.