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Evening star., 1938-04-10
PAN-AMERICAN DRESS
TO COLOR MIAMI FETE
Floats in Parade Next Week to
Garry Tropical Flowers and
Gay Senoritas.

MIAMI, Fla, April 9.-America's s
good neighbor toward the 40 Latin
American republics to the south will
be wildly reafirmed here next week
with the staging of Miami's eighth
annual Pan-American day.
With representatives of every South
and Central American country par
ticipating, the festival of good feeling
will be inaugurated with a colorful
parade featuring floats decorated with
tropical flowers and carrying senoritas
in native costumes of Cuba. Chile,
Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Panama,
Ecuador, Haiti. Peru, Guatemala, Mex
leo, Ell Salvador, Costa Rica, Mica
ragua, Venezuela, Honduras, Domin-
ican Republic, Bolivia, Paraguay and
Uruguay.
Featuring native music of the Latin
American nations, a large musicale will
be an outstanding feature Of the
festival which will take on spirited
carnival atmosphere. Miami's beauti-
full Bayfront Park with its tropical
setting will be the 1tage for the oele-
bration, which will be climaxed with
the pan-Alnerican costume bali.
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National Union.

Israel H. Gordon presided at the
meeting of Potomac Council. Sen
ator William j. O'Brien announced
the formation of the Arthur s. Brown
class ceremonial, to be held in June,
in Northeast Masonic Temple.
During the meeting OF Victory
Council in Pythian Temple Senator
Michael j. Kindsfather spoke on the
election of delegates and alternates
by the nine councils. Victory Coun-
Gil will have two candidates for SEN
ator. Samuel Trupp, member rs
years, and Joseph S. Bonifant have
announced their candidacy. Silent
tribute was paid to Ephraim S. Will
cox
United Council will meet Friday
evening in Pythian Temple.
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ELECTION SCHEDULED
(Copyright. 1889

Election of officers Of the South
east Business Mems Association will
take place at meeting Of the organi-
zation tomorrow at 8:15 pm. In the
Offices Of the president, Clarence F.
Donohoe, 314 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Louis F. Frick, secretary, said that
the proposed income tax for the Dis
trict and the proposal to name the
new Pennsylvania avenue bridge in
honor OF John Philip Sousa would be
discussed by the group.
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Woodmen Circle.

Willow Grove met April 1, with
Mrs. Florence Perry. guardian, pre-
siding. Fifteen candidates were ac-
cepted. The initiation will take place
at the next meeting. The new State
manager, Mrs. Pauline Rohrs, was the
guest of honor. A trip to Cedar Hill
on April 20 has been scheduled. Re.
freshments were served.
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The Potomac Palisades Union met
Monday at the home OF Mrsi H.
Minor. 53l0 Dorsett place NV. Res
olutions were adopted that at no time
will a licensed liquor store be well
come in this territory A copy of the
resolutions we're sent to the Com
missioners and to the A. B. c. Board.
Stella Clayton Union met in Keller
Memorial Church on April / at pm.
The deaconess of the church led the
devotional. A pearl medal contest was
held and Miss Ernestine Davey was
the winner. Mrs Jennie Esmond
Wright, radio director of the District
Union, gave an illustrated lecture
on her trip to Palestine. Mrs. Turner
Cox and Mrs. Blanche Updike wore
costumes OF the natives of Palestine.
Mrs. Houston. president of Takoma
Park Union, and her L. T. L. group
were among guests. The Rev. Carl
Mumper Of Keller Memorial Church
gave the benediction
A medal contest was held at the
United Brethren Church, April 2,
under the auspices of the North Cap
itol Union. Silver medals were pre-
sented to Dorothy Inscoe and Warren
Winstead.
The North Capitol Senior l.. T. L.
met April at the home of Frances
Birge on Fourth street NE. with
Doris Graham, president, presiding.
The devotions were given by Mrs.
Mary Arnold, president of the North
Capitol w. C. T. U. The lesson for
the evening was Alcohol, Deterrent
of Important Body Functions" 1t
was presented by the president.
Northwest Union met Thursday
with Mrs. Blanche Burton. Mrs. c. j.
Crouch presided. Scripture read by
Mrs. S. E. Henry and prayer offered
by Mrs. H. Todd Fifty dollars was
voted for the educational fund. The
guest speaker was Mrs. Marie Brinley.
The guest soloist was Mrs. Virginia
Baker, accompanied by Mrs. NJ r.
McArter.
The next meeting will be April %, at
the Northeast Rescue Mission, 1340 H
street NE, when donations of canned
goods and groceries will be taken for
the mission pantry. The closing
prayer was by Mrs. H. o. Severance.
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P. E. O. Sisterhood

Chapter M will meet Thursday at
pm. at the Women's City Club New
officers of the chapter recently in
stalled were: Mrs. Stella LIE Roux
president; Miss Lois Baker, vice
president Miss Carol Colver, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Neota' Hall,
corresponding secretary; Miss Gladys
Archer, treasurer; Miss jeanette Stew
art, chaplain, and Miss Elizabeth VAN
derslius,. guard.
Mrs. F. w. Lathrop, 4425 Lowell
street NV. was hostess to the men,
bers of Chapter K at luncheon Mon
day. The program included a talk
by Mrs. Harry L. Underwood of Chap
ter G on the proposed new financial
program for Cottey College, and sew
eral beautiful vocal numbers by Mrs
w. A. Ross Of Chapter I. Mrs. Ross
played her own accompaniments
The next meeting will be lunch
con, April II, at the home of Mrs.
c.. William Ramseyer, 3311 Rowland
place NV.
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Order of De Molay,

Robert LIE Bruce Chapter will meet
Friday night. It will attend the SUM-
rise services at Arlington, Va, Easter
Sunday morning. All De Molays are
requested to be there Ut 8 am.
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w. 6. T. u. News.

Southeast Union will meet at 2 pm.
tomorrow in the District of Columbia
headquarters, 522 Sixth street NV.
The program will be Temperance
and Missions"
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you'll soon be shedding your coat.
Therefore it has to be exactly right
not only smart but decidedly be-
coming and sufficiently classic 50
that you won't tire Of 1t.
Barbara Bell brings you these two
carefully designed and extremely
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Central Iota Sigma Union will meet
Tuesday evening in the home of its
treasurer, Mrs. Barthela Shouse, 1921
New Hampshire avenue NV A play,
THE indispensable Union Signal"
will be presented.
Evening star., 1938-04-10
By BARBARA BELL.

BY BARBARA BELL.
THE basic frock, simple enough
for street wear and dressy
enough for afternoon, Is the
L most important single thing in
your wardrobe the year round. It's
doubly important right now, when
Evening star., 1938-04-10
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Fraternal news intended for
publication in The Sunday Star,
must be received BY the Fraternal
Editor not later than noon on
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

The choral unit will hold a Joint
rehearsal with members Of the Almas
Temple Chanters at Almas Temple
Thursday at 7:30 pm. preparatory
to singing at the Easter sunrise service
at Arlington All members are re-
quested to be present.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

High Priest George E. Umhau of
Anacostia Chapter, R. A. NJ. an
nounces the chapter will meet tomor-
row evening.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Matron Helena M Sutley of Lafayette
Lodge Chapter announces the con-
Evening star., 1938-04-10

The Circle Club of Master Masons
will meet at Webers, 404 H street NE,
April 16 at 8 pm. A business session
will be followed by a buffet supper
and entertainment.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Master Charles E. Krey of Cathe-
dral Lodge announced the M. NJ. de-
gree will be conferred Thursday eve
ming by Senior Warden Guy w. Lead
better.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Libbye G. Prawde, matron of Temple
Chapter. announces the anniversaries
of those initiated during April will be
commemorated tomorrow evening. The
members will visit Kerchoff Ray Chap
ter, Baltimore, on Tuesday Contact
Ben Michaelson, jr, at Republic 029l
for bus reservations. Buses will leave
the Masonic Temple at 6 pm
Evening star., 1938-04-10

The Masters Association of 1905
will hold its 33d annual reunion at
the home of DR.. Edward S. Smith,
2707 Thirty-siXth street NV, April 16,
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exceeded the age where learning
comes hard claim that the remote
shifting is simplicity itself. En-
gineers are hopeful that the greater
ease Of shifting will encourage more
interest in selecting gears more
wisely. This should result in better
performance and ease unnecessary
strain on the car.
Simplicity Sought.
The automobile industry for years
has been endeavoring to make pop
ular the overdrive. Known under q
variety Of names this attachment to
the transmission provides marked
savings in gasoline and oil, not to
mention ordinary wear and tear. Its
general acceptance has been re-
tarted quite as much by fear Of hav-
ing something new to learn as by the
price factor. Recognizing the fact
that trafic problems have increased
tremendously the average driver
steers clear Of anything that looks
like trouble, regardless of its ad-
vantages in terms Of performance
and efficiency. So the problem has
been to make the overdrive as sim
pie as possible. This has been
neatly accomplished on one of the
new cars by providing a lockout
control on the instrument panel.
The driver who does not want to be
bothered with anything new can
drive his car conventionally through
situations which give him enough to
think about. But he enjoys the op-
ton of trying the overdrive when
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part Of the driver. Such q shock
absorber grips the tie rod In such q
manner that the shock Of hitting
unseen bumps or of having q front
tie blow out is minimized. Again it
Is hardly matter Of nothing nev to
learn but rather process Of having
less to do.
Well Is this illustrated In the case
Of the heating and air conditioning
systems found among the latest
models. Here the driver does not
have to bother with defiectors or
change the speed Of the circulating
fan to provide more heat for those
on the rear seat. Warmth, sufilcient
and properly distributed, covers the
entire flooring from beneath the
front seat cushion.
In the case Of the speed warning
indicators, which are found on
several Of the new creations. the
driver Is given an opportunity to
benefit by new safeguards while at
the same time using all his ability
for coping with the usual problems
Of driving. AS the tip of the speed
ometer pointer swings over the 30
miles per hour mark its light
changes from green to amber. More
than so miles per hour causes the
light to change to red. They con-
stitute the same lights that every
driver associates with safety, eau
ton and danger.
BY the way, when are you coming
out to the show?
Dick Murphy. the manager, Is
looking for you.
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cite landed on his FIRST visit to
America. South Of the town are the
Belle Isle Gardens. =
Charleston Il High Light.
The fine Francis Marion National
Forest separates Georgetown from
Charleston, the high light Of the
Tidewater Trail. Charleston Is IA
nous for 80 many Ihingg and is such
an interesting city that 1t Is impos-
sible to describe them in this sketchy
account. Sufnce 1t to say that trip
to Florida should not be made with
out going through Charleston one
way or the other. This Is impera-
lively true in. the early spring when
the fine world famed azalea gardens
are In bloom.
The coastal route joins the central
route q few miles southwest OF
Charleston.
The westerly U. S. No. route
(Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, Au-
gusta, Waycross and jacksonville !:
This route duplicates the first one
as far as Southern Pines, N. c. There,
instead OF going South to Sumter,
you 60 southwest to Columbia.
Columbia, with its new and old
capitol buildings, its fine streets and
homes, is one of the prettiest capital
cities In the South Camden, 80
miles north Con U. s. No. -, and
Aiken, So miles south are two famous
mid-South resorts. Aiken raises polo
ponies and is the winter quarters for
the U. s. polo team. There are
roads In the vicinity for the exclu-
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sivs use Of horse and buggy: autos
are not allowed.
Augusta. across the Savannah
River in Georgia, Is one Of the few
cities in Georgia. It is . port ~
well Is an agricultural and indus
trial center. You cross the East
Georgia tobacco, cotton and live
stock field to Waycross, m important
highway and railway stop. Here
you enter and traverse the Okee-
fenokee Swamp. one Of the un-
touched areas left in this country
The st. Marys River, which drains
this swamp to the east. forms the
boundary Of Florida. Al few miles
bring you to Jacksonville.
Table Of Routes.
There are your three trips to
Florida. OF course. there are varia-
tons dependent on local road con-
ditions and personal preference. You
may prefer, as variation on the
central route, to take U. S. No. 30l
between Petersburg, Va. and Sum-
merton, S. c., through Rocky Mount
Fayetteville and Florence. This is
mile shorter than the Raleigh
route, but is not as interesting and
the road is not quite 50 good. Or,
you may like combination of the
central and coastal routes, taking
No. 30l south from Petersburg to
Wilson, then U. s. Nos. lit and TOT
to Charleston.
For further help in distinguishing
and following these various routes
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ever trafic is light enough to save
him the usual strain. Remember
free-wheeling.
Then upon attempting the over
drive he viii find that it has been
greatly simplified. To get back into
third gear for quick acceleration on
an upgrade he merely presses all
the way down on the accelerator for
. moment. It Is strictly q normal
action. anyway, because in q pinch
the normal thing to do is to give the
motor all the caroline you can. An
other Of the cars has a booster not
only on the gear shift but on the
clutch as well 50 that the hand op-
erations are vastly facilitated. One
can enjoy all Of this without doing
anything other than follow his nor
NAL habits.
Because Of = new principle in
wheel design one of the 1899 cars
mugs the road In such q way that
there Is no tendency toward moving
sideways even in high wind. Not
only does the driver have nothing
new to learn In operating the car,
but ne finds that he has even less
than heretofore. There is no prob
lem for him in trying to keep the
auto on = straight course. The spe-
cial design accomplishes 1t for him,
There will be far less need this
season for fighting against road
shock through the steering gear. A
NTH shock absorber is the reason,
1t Is just another one Of the innova-
tons that demands no skill on the
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the following table has been drawn
up.
I. U. s. No. to Aberdeen, S. c.:
U. 8: No. IS to Walterboro. 8. c.;
u, s. No. II to Jacksonville, Fla. !;
U. s. No. to Miami; 1925 miles.
II. U. s. No. to Fredericksburg,
Va; U. s. No. II to Jacksonville,
Fla; U. s. No. to Miami; 1895
miles. .
III. U. s. No. all the way: 1,17s
miles.
~. U. s. No. to Petersburg. Va;
U. s. No. 301 to Summerton, S. c.;
U. S. No. Is to WATERFORD; U. 8. No.
II to Jacksonville: U. s. No. /, to
Miami; LIPS miles.
v. u. s. No. l to Petersburg, Va;
u, s. No. SOL to Wilson, N. c.; U. S.
No. 1T to Faison, N. c.; No. 403
to Clinton, N. c.; U. s. No. 701 to
Georgetown, s. c.; U. s. No. II to
Jacksonville; U. S. No. to Miami:
1850 miles.
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unchanged and none reported IN
increase in average per tourist
spending.
Every touring indicator pointed
sharply upward last year: Motor
clubs reported increases In routines
ranging up to 81 per cent; gasoline
consumption gained rs per cent;
travel to national parks and monu-
ments totaled more than $1,000, 900
visitors, gain Of about Is per cent;
the number of people counted visit
ing or passing through the national
forests showed q similarly strong
gain; neary every State tourist pro-
motion agency reported an increase
in the number Of visitors, and the
amount Of their expenditures, and
resort hotels and bridge and ferry
companies found their 1887 busi-.
ness at boom proportions. Esti-
mates of expenditures in the various
States ranged up as high as the
$500 ,000, 900 totals computed by New
York and Pennsylvania.
Travel across the Canadian border
was up substantially, with expendi-
lures by motorists in Canada being
estimated at $182, l22 900, as COM
pared with $153,50S, 900 in 1896.
Touring into Mexico in 1887 set
another high record, with a total of
30,008 cars being counted at the
border, against 20.609 cars in the
preceding year. And the number
of cars shipped abroad for foreign
mentioning increased, according to
our Foreign Travel Division, by 1877
per cent over the 1896 1igure-the
previous high record.
With growing realization of the
value of the tourist dollar, COMPETE
ton for travel patronage is yearly
becoming more intense. A directory
of travel agencies compiled by the
National Park Service lists 1900
groups actively engaged In the pro-
motion of touring. Many States
have set up their own travel pro-
motion bureaus whose budgets ag-
gregate several million dollars. In
addition to this, the Federal Gov
CAAAAACAAp AAeao oCV Wy a oAACNO 0tdVCo
Travel Bureau to cooperate with
all these groups in spreading the
message of Americas travel attrac-
tons.
This tremendous activity in travel
efforts not only is important from
the standpoint of travel per Sc, but
also augurs well for the motorists
Of the Nation, because an increased
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on the part of
Government eventually will be re-
f1ected in desire to eliminate all
factors that tend to annoy or delay
the motorist. Thus the motorist
gains new ally in his battle against
speed traps, against border inspec-
tions. against tourist permits,
against unfair laws, and his requests
will fall on more receptive ears when
he asks for better roads, for better
route marking, for more parking IA
cilities and so on.
While most travel promotion pro-
grams are designed solely to bring
motorists to one particular locality,
they will have the secondary effect
of improving the conditions sur
rounding car operation, thus bring
ing about more extensive car own
ership, which in turn will result in
increased travel.
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Florida
Continued from page 49,

named for George Washington. For
flower lovers the Hendrix Van Dorp
Development, south of town, with
$50 acres of bulbs and flowers is a
treat. One of the oldest seaports
in the South is New Bern. There
are houses standing with balconies
high between the chimneys where
home-folks could climb and watch
for seafaring husbands and sons.
Though this is the coastal route,
you see little of the ocean-only such
estuaries as Albemarle Sound and
Cape Fear River. On the latter is
Wilmington, one of the largest
Southern ports.
The first resort on this route Is
Myrtle Beach, open the year round.
Halfway from here to Georgetown
are the Brookgreen Gardens, State
owned and Free The boxwoods, moss
hung oaks and the profusion of
flowers is equal to any garden in
the South. At GEORGETOWN, Lafay-
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In addition to Plymouth's Floating Power
engine mountings and time-proven hy-
draulic brakes are many nesv engineering
advancements that make Plymouth again
the best-engineered low-priced carl
Remarkably easy to own...y your present
car will probably represent large proper
ton Of Plymouth's low delivered price,.
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ments. PLYMOUTH DIVISION OF CHRYsLER
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not go so far or stay so long as he
did in 1887.
But, in spite Of less open-handed
spending. the great American travel
urge, which has reached such ire
mendous proportions in recent
years, is evidently as strong as
ever. if not actually stronger.
Already many motorists are plan
ming long distance trips next year,
to take in one or the other of the
big fairs being held in New York
and San Francisco. The American
public has become thoroughly sold
on the value of travel and every
body who has car, a little time
and enough money to get by on is
taking to the highways for vaca-
ton journeying.
Following are some of the details
on the travel picture this year, gath
cred by the A. A. A. in its annual
travel survey of touring trends for
its publication. Americans on the
Highways"
Gasoline Consumption OF.
Gasoline consumption in 1888 con-
tinued above the 1887 level during
the earlier part of the year, but
slumped off slightly during the sum-
mer, closing the first seven-month
period with net loss of less than
l per cent. Travel to the national
parks was practically on a par with
last year, the total number of
visitors at midsummer being less
than l per cent higher than in the
corresponding period of 1887.
The number of Americans ship
ping their cars abroad for vacations
along overseas highways dropped of
substantially this year, due to
economic conditions at home and
unsettled political conditions abroad.
Motoring to Canada held up COM
paratively we'll. but journeying down
into Mexico over the Pan American
highway went into serious tall
spin, dropping off more than % per
cent during the first eight months
of this year. Travel ever this route
had been increasing rapidly year by
year ever since 1929, but this year
there was, first, the uprising in San
Luis Potosi State, and, second, when
the volume'was getting back to its
former high levels, flood swept
across the highway, washing out
the road and wrecking a few bridges,
with the result that traffic was dis
rupted, and the 1888 total undoubt-
edly will be the lowest for several
years.
Most A. A. A. clubs reported a
substantial increase in the number
of routings handled. OF all the
clubs reporting their travel routings,
n per cent reported an increase,
10 per cent decrease and 5 per
cent unchanged, while 10 per cent
estimated their members were
spending less money, 80 per cent re-
ported members spending habits
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TINE BIG, new 1889 Plymouth brings
L buyers two kinds of good news. 80
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Look at Plymouth's appealing stream
line styling with the new built-in safety
headlamps. Its new luxurious interiors.
its great roominess.
Observation-Disclosures Plymouth'se sex
citing new High orque engine perform
ance with new economy. its new ride
smoothness and great new safety featuresl
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1888 Motor Travel
Is Near Record Set
During Last Year
But Vocation Spending
Shows Decline and
Trips Were Shorter
BY RUSSELL E. SINGER,
General Manager American Automobile
Association.

Although beset by unfavorable
weather and by depressed business
conditions, the volume of motor
vacation travel this year is running
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very close to the
record breaking
proportions Of
1887. Expendi-
lures, however.
have dropped
substantially, as
tourists are more
careful of their
spending h a n
they were last
year and have
b e en- shopping
around for more
inexpensive &C
c o m m odations.
Generally. t h e
1879 tourist did
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