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sailed by Dutch captain and his
Chinese wife, with three Chinese
seamen, left the Port of Annoy and
followed the great circle" route
across the Pacific. For stores and
repairs they put in at Dutch Har-
Dor in the Aleutian Islands. Later,
having visited Vancouver and San
Francisco, this brave little ship
sailed into the Atlantic via the
Canal, and is now tied up for dis
play near New York City.
One Of the most amazing of all
junk voyages came to sad end, a
few years ago, in Puget Sound. A
Japanese junk-less curious in de-
sign and decoration than the
Chinese models-drifted with the
currents, in quest of fish, 1000 miles
to the eastward of Yokohama.
When food and water began to run
low. the master decided to turn
back with the catch. But violent
wind arose and drove the ship
farther east-east-east. The crew
was helpless before the unceaSlng
hurricane. Their water gave out,
and there was no rain. Their food
came to an end; they could not eat
their fish for the entire catch had
rotted. Their sails were ripped to
shreds-the masts swept overheard.
Weeks of torment passed. One by
one the crew died and were pushed
into the sea.
And then one morning a ship
from the American Coast Guard,
out of Seattle, caught sight of a
derelict, obviously from some orr
entail port, drifting without guidance
into the entrance of Puget Sound.
The coast guardsmen boarded this
ghostly visitor. Several rne- lay
dead on the deck-dead from star
vation. There was not one living
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Bp Frieda Pascal.

An authority on the subject OF
nicknames recently stated that
Americans undoubtedly use more
nicknames than any other people
Wives, husbands, children, friends,
enemies, articles of use and natural
wonders all are nicknamed. 1t is
not surprising, therefore, that every
one of the Presidents has been given
one or more sobriquets.
In addition to the Father of His
Country, George Washington was
called the Cincinnatus of the West
the American Fabius, and the Father
of Pittsburgh, the last by reason OF
his having selected the site of the
city in 1852. The French, who were
rivals of the English at that time
for the possession of the territory
drained by the Ohio River. con-
structed Fort Duquesne near the site
selected by Washington, after driv-
ing the English away. The fort was
renamed Fort Pitt. later Pittsburgh,
in honor of William Pitt, then Prime
Minister of England, when it was
captured in 1883 by English and
Colonial troops under the command
of Washington. Washington's enc
mics sarcastically called him the
Stepfather of His Country. John
Adams was the Colossus of Inde-
pendence; Thomas Jefferson, the
Father of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and Long Tom, and James
Madison was known as the Father
of the Constitution. James Monroe,
the Era-of- Good Feeling President,
was also the Last Cocked-Hat after
he had toured the country in 1917
and 1919 in the uniform of an officer
of the Revolutionary Army. Con-
spicuous was his cooked hat, an item
of wearing apparel which was con-
siderably out of fashion by 1917.
John Quincy Adams, the Old Man
Eloquent, was succeeded by Andrew
Jackson, whose devoted followers
affectionately called him Old Hickory
and the Hero of New Orleans. Mar
tin Van Buren, was appropriately
styled the Fox and the Little Magi-
clan because of his shrewd and skill
full handling of political affairs. He
was also known as the Wizard of
Kinderhook. King Martin the First,
Sweet Little Fellow, the Political
Grimalkin and Weasel.
William Henry Harrison, the Hero
of Tippecanoe, was succeeded by
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lesson 1t wouldn't soon forget. He
outfitted seven war junkS, armed
them with brass cannon, and sent
them of to attack the coast Of
California. He would force the
offenders to repent their evil deeds!
Somebody told the admiral of this
armada that Monterey was the city
that must first be subdued. So,
eastward bound across the Pacific
to Monterey the seven junks sailed
Not having realized that the Pacific
Ocean was so big, the Emperor had
not sufficiently provisioned the fleet.
Fresh water gave out before the
voyage was half over. The sailors
faced death from thirst-when a
rainstorm came. Quickly the sails
were lowered and used as troughs
to funnel rain into the empty tanks
At last this doughty feet reached
Monterey. Fifty gunners stood by
their brass cannon ready to blast
the city to pieces if it put up fight
But far from resisting. the people
of Monterey were so aStonished, and
so delighted, by this unexpected visit
of seven Chinese war junks, that
the whole town came down to the
shore to welcome the invaders.
There was a parade. The pig tailed
sailors found themselves over
whelmed with hospitality. They
liked California so much they re-
fused to go home The older men,
bers of the crews got jobs on the
railroads, but the younger members
stayed on in Monterey as fishermen.
The seven junks were ultimately
broken up and burned. In 1924, sew
eral of the crew, who still lived on
in Monterey, were interviewed by
Chinese magazine editor from San
Francisco and to him they gave the
details of the story I've told here.
In 1922, another junk, the Annoy,
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of landlubbers, the Chinese are very
much at home afoat. That they
possess the knowledge of good ship
design is not surprising. There are
more boats in China than in all
other countries put together. Hun
dreds of thousands of Chinese live
their entire lives on boats-are born
on boats, grow up on boats, grow
old on boats and die on boats. To
them dry land is foreign world.
Moreover, the coast of China offers
every possible danger and difficulty
that ever confronted sailor-sud-
den storms, treacherous currents,
rocky shores. hidden reefs, typhoons
To keep sailing and trading and
fishing in such perilous seas, the
Chinese have had to build staunch,
safe boats, and to be masterful
sailors.
Their seafaring traditions go back
to the beginning of history Long
before the founding of the Roman
Empire the Chinese were trading, in
their wonderful junks, with India
and Arabia and controlled the East
ern world with their war fleets.
And while the early Mediterranean
sailors were hugging the coasts, and
using the stars for guidance, the
Chinese were sailing up and down
the high seas, steering by compass
one of the many great inventions
China has giver the world.
Several centuries ago, to make
their junks more seaworthy. the
Chinese shipwrights divided the hulls
with water-tight bulkheads-a safety
device which now is used by every
shipbuilding nation.
China's junks we're possibly
trading with the west coast of
Mexico we'll before Columbus dis
covered" America. Evidence of this
is especially strong in Yucatan.
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Editors note: This is the first
OF series OF articles By Richard
Halliburton on his crossing OF the
Pacific in Chinese junk, to be
run each Sunday in The Star.
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ration in the position to make con-
tact. These will be electrically di-
rected into one bin, and all others
will fall into the discard. To further
limit the list Of job candidates, the
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Mrs. Donald Earll
To Entertain Board

The Executive Board of the State
officers Club of the District Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
will be entertained by Mrs Don
aid M. Earn, second vice president,
at a luncheon at l pm. tomorrow
at her home, 5O45 Reno road NV.
Guests will include Mrs. David D.
Caldwell, president; Mrs. Catherine
B. Strong, first vice president; Mrs
William H. Wagner, chaplain; Mrs.
Roy C. Bowker, recording secretary;
Mrs. Clyde B. Hamblin, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. William H. Har-
per, treasurer: Mrs. Richard E
Claughton, retiring president; Mrs
Howard L. Hodgkins, founder of the
club; Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State
regent of the District D. A. r., and
the Board of Directors, composed OF
Mrs. William B. Sinnott, Miss Mar
garet E. Naylor, Miss Mary j. Ed
mands, Mrs. w. w. Lemmond and
Mrs. Thomas H. Seay.
Mrs. Caldwell will preside at
meeting following when the names
of past regents and ex-State OFF,
GERS of the District D. A. r. eligible
for membership in the club will be
submitted for approval Of the board,
preparatory to their induction into
membership at the annual banquet
at the Mayfower Hotel, october 81
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Weddings of Interest
Miss Mary Callashan Weds
James Thomas Hill

tulle veil was edged with orange
blossoms and she carried bouquet
of white roses and lilies Of the
valley with a purple orchid IN the
center.
Miss Louise Doney was the maid
of honor wearing a dusty pink tat
feta dress made with a hustle. Her
bouquet was of yellow c{lrysanthe-
NUNS and aqua button chrysarthe-
NUNS, tied with aqua color ribbon.
Mrs. Virginia Noord was the
matron of honor, wearing a dress
like the maid of honor, in aqua
color, and her bouquet of yellow
chrysanthemums and pink button
chrysanthemums was tied with pink
ribbon.
Mr.. Leigh Kenyon, brother of the
bridegroom, was the best man and
the ushers were Mr.. Earl Reiman
MIR. Harold Burns and Mr.. Clarke
Harper.
A small reception was held at the
home Of the brides parents. The
couple was assisted by their respec-
tive mothers. Mrs. Payne wore a
gown of dahlia lace with a corsage
of talisman roses and Mrs. Kenyon
was in wine velvet with q corsage
of gardenias.
The brides going away costume
was dusty blue costume suit with
black accessories and an orchid
corsage. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenyon will
be at home later at 818 Live Oak
drive, Woodside Forest, Nd.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Soroptimist Club
Hears Mrs. Noodle

Mrs. Helen Noodle, lecturer and
writer, addressed the luncheon
meeting of the Soroptimist Club of
Washington yesterday, discussing
"What the Speaking Voice Reveals" ;"
Mrs. Noodle declared that the radio
has made people more "voice-con-
scious" and that good radio an
nouncers must eliminate all Sec
tionalism and provincialism from
both voice and enunciation.
The program also included vocal
solos by Miss Margaret Nelson, &C
companied by Mrs. Jewell Downs.
1t was announced a number OF
the members of the Washington
Club are planning to attend So
roptimist day at the Worlds Fair
in New York Saturday and also a
meeting of the North Atlantic
region in New York on Sunday, at
which Mrs. Anna S. Sprott of VAN
couver, British Columbia, the presi-
dent of the American Federation
of Soroptimist Clubs, will be present.
Mrs. Sprott will be the guest Of
honor at dinner of the South
Atlantic Region Clubs on Monday
in Baltimore. Among the other
guests at the dinner will be Mrs.
Edna Knight Gasch of Washing
ton, second vice president of the
American Federation, and Miss
Daisy Reed of Washington, secre-
tary Of the South Atlantic Region.
Others from Washington attending
the dinner will be Mrs. Jean Ben
nett, president of the Washington
Club; Mrs. Mary Catherine Lewis,
Mrs. Florence Meara, Mrs Betty
Jones. Miss Mary Bourke. Miss
Emma Karsat, Miss Helen Barnhart,
Mrs. Lorraine Good and Miss Au-
gusta Uhl.
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d. A. r. Will Present
Movies of Camp

Moving pictures Of camp activities
Of So underprivileged children sent
to camp last summer through the
Junior American Citizens Commit
tee Of the District D. A. r. will be
shown at meeting of the committee
tonight at the Mayfower Hotel. Mrs.
Williams H Wagner, chairman of
the committee will preside.
The girls were sent to Holiday
House, and the boys to Camp Reeder,
and guests tonight will include Miss
Ruth Robbins of Holiday House, and
Charles Fyfe and Otto Nelson of the
Boys Club of Washington, which
maintains Camp Reeder during the
summer season.
Voluntary gifts from D. A. r.
members provided the vacation trips.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Mrs. Margaret Hill
Resigns AS Manager
of WOmen's Club

The resignation of Mrs. Margaret
Hill, manager of the Women's City
Club for more than 10 years, has
been announced by Mrs. Frank A.
Birgfeld, House Committee chair
man. Mrs. Birgfeld said Miss Hen
rietta G. Malahy would be Mrs. Hills
successor
Mrs. HILL by her patience, her
courtesy and her untiring efforts
has accomplished much toward the
success of our organization while
endearing herself to every member
Of the club" Mrs. Birgfeld declared
in a statement in the club bulletin
1--WE wish for her the happy and
successful future she so greatly de-
serves"
Mrs. Hills plans for the future
have not been made public.
Miss Malahy, who has resided al
the clubhouse for the last year, Is
a newspaper woman and was for.
merly connected with a local paper
She also has held positions with
newspapers In New York, Phila.
delphia and Cleveland and also
with national magazine staff.
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Board Meetin6

Plans for the annual meeting and
luncheon Of the women's Democratic
Club Of Montgomery County, Md, to
be held next month, were made at
meeting Of its Executive Board last
night at the County Building in
Bethesda, Md.
The Nominating Committee, COM
posed of member elected from each
affiliated club, has been announced
as follows: Mrs Irene Christopher,
Bethesda; Mrs. John c. Livingston,
Young Woman's Club of Silver
Spring; Mrs. Alfred Steffen, Chevy
Chase; Miss Ruth Shoemaker,
Friendship Heights; Mrs. Archibald
Smith, Leland; Mrs. R. M. Poole,
Silver Spring; Mrs. Eloise Graham,
Glen Echo; Mrs. Robert Lyddane,
Takoma Park Organization Club,
and Mrs. Roger Shaw, Rockville.
Mrs. Ralph Wells, president of the
county club. has named Mrs. Chris
topher temporary chairman OF the
committee.
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|Vassar. Alunnae
Meet SATURDAY.

The Washington branch Of the
Associate Alumnae Of Vassar College
will meet at pm. Saturday at the
Y. w. G. A. for luncheon, which will
be followed by informal discussion
Of plans for the year. Activities OF
the alumnae this season are expected
to reflect interest in the 18th an
niversary Of Vassar to be celebrated
this year.
New officers Of the local branch
who will be introduced following the
luncheon, include: Mrs. Charles Will
Wright, president; Mrs. Lee D
Butler, vice president; Miss Louise
Engel, secretary and treasurer, and
Miss Theodore Malone, correspond
ing secretary.
Swelling the ranks OF the 300
alumnae members already in the
club are a group of Washington
graduates of 1899, among them
Volina Lewis, Nancy Lee Lutrell
Landonia Richards, Mary Caroline
Taeosch. Carolyn Downs Talley
Elizabeth Won Oettinge and Emily
Moore.
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Republican Tea

Members Of the League of Re-
publican Women of the District
met at club headquarters. 1901 Sew
enteenth street NV, yesterday for
the opening tea of the season. Mrs.
Howard LIE Roy, vice president, who
received in the absence of Mrs. Ed
ward E. Gam, president, was as
sisted by Mrs. Maurice M. Thatcher.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel presided
at the TEA table.
Among those who attended were
Mrs. Mary Youngman, Mrs. Henry
Fry, Miss Clara McQuown and Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman.
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D. A. r. Officers

Officers elected last night at .
meeting Of the Chapter Regents
Club of the D. A. r. at the Willard
Hotel were: Mrs. Edgar E. Good,
regent of Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter, president; Mrs. James D.
Skinner of Keystone Chapter, vice
president; Miss Ethel M. Martin,
Marcia Burns Chapter, recording
secretary; Miss Margaret G. Smith,
Louisa Adams Chapter, correspond
ing secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Good succeeds Mrs. John w.
Edwards of Livingston Manor Chap
ter, who has served for the last
year.
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, honorary
member, attended the meeting, at
the conclusion of which refresh
ments were served by the outgoing
officers.
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Luncheon Meetin6

The Capital division of the Ma
tional Woman's Farm and Garden
Association will hold a luncheon
meeting tomorrow at 1890 pm. at
the Y. w. c. A. Mrs. Jay Winston
Johns of Charlottesville, Va, divi-
sion president, will have charge OF
the meeting, at which plans for
the years program will be discussed
Following the luncheon members
are invited to visit the Library of
Congress to view the pictures of
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnson
who will be guest of the association
on that day.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Wellesley Club
Hears Reports

Members Of the Washington Wei
lesley Club who attended the COL
lege reunion in June gave accounts
Of the event at the clubs meeting
last night at the home Of Mrs.
Ralph B. Stewart in Chevy Chase,
Md. Mrs. Walter Du Bois Brook
ings is the president.
Speakers included Mrs. Elizabeth
Ely Stewart, Mrs. William E. SAT-
ford, Mrs. Samuel Herrick and Miss
Edar Fleming. Mrs. George D. Brab-
son, vice president, was In charge
of the program.
The address of Mrs. Ralph
Church, wife Of Representative
Church of Illinois, which was given
as the highlight of the alumnae
luncheon, also was reported at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
DR.. Strong Speaks

DR.. Helen M. Strong Of the Sol
Conservation Service of the Agricul-
ture Department, was guest speaker
for the Zonta Club at its luncheon
meeting yesterday at the Y. M. C. A
DR.. Strong used slides to illustrate
her talk on People and Land" in
which she discussed the effect of soil
erosion on entire communities. Miss
Miriam Birdseye introduced the
speaker.
DR.. Strong is the only woman
member of the National Geographic
Board.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Visits Parents

Mrs. Paul P. Blackburn, jr., and
her son, Paul P. Blackburn Sd, are
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs
w. r. Moulden, at their home, 3401
Lowell street NV. Mrs. Blackburn
is recovering from an operation on
her knee and is awaiting the re-
turn Of 1t. Blackburn, U. S. N.
from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Chest Luncheon

Mrs Wilson Lee, chairman Of
Community Chest League luncheon,
will be hostess this afternoon to %
Chest and community leaders who
make up the Advisory Committee
for the luncheon.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Miss Bu&ngton's
Wedding Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Burlington
of Berwyn, Md, announce the mar
riage Of their daughter, Miss Mar
jorie Burlington, to Mr.. David Alex
ander Saturday, September 16.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Several women owners OF prize
stock exhibited at the All-Union
Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow
in August
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Births in England and Wales this
year have been greater than in the
corresponding period of 1888.
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Unemployment in France had
fallen to 100000 just before the war.
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Miss Janet L. Payne
Bride of Mr.. Kenyon.

The marriage of Miss Janet
Lucille Payne, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. II. Payne, to Mr.. William E.
Kenyon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. s.
Kenyon, took place Saturday eve
ming in the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church at woodbridge, D. c.
The church was decorated with
white chrysanthemums and palms
and the ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Thomas L. Coyle.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and she wore white
MORE dress made on princess lines
with sweetheart neckline. Her
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sories were black and she carried an
old fashioned bouquet of white asters
and gardenias tied with white satin
ribbon.
Miss Dorothy Atwood was maid Of
honor for her sister and Mr.. David
Stull McCurdy, brother of the BRIDE
groom, was the best man.
Mr.. McCurdy is graduate Of the
College of Engineering of the Uni
versity of Maryland and is men,
ber of the Sigma Nu fraternity and
the American Society Of Civil En-
gineers.
After a wedding trip to New York,
Mr.. and Mrs McCurdy will reside
in Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1939-11-22
W. and N. Eleven, Seen as Poor
Trailer, Now Is in Running
For State Championship

thwaite to shuttle his backf1eld and
revamp his attack plans on the
eve of the contest. Jones was hurt
in Saturdays Hampden Sydney
game.
Meanwhile rain and snow handi-
capped v. M. I. and Virginia Tech
squads as they attempted a final
polishing for the military classic
at Roanoke tomorrow. The Keydets
were driven from Alumni Field by
a white blanket and worked in the
gym. Techs Gobblers drilled in a
drizzling rain. Reports from Roa-
noke said that around 5000 tick
cts had already been sold.
Duke Tunes for Wolfpack.
Duke began preparations for the
final encounter against N. c. State
with calisthenics in the gym while
the Wolfpack saw Blue Devil plays
as interpreted by fourth-stringers.
Shad Bryant, backfeld star, was
on the sidelines as Clemson re-
hearsed its offense for the impor-
tant Furman game. Furman held a
long defensive scrimmage against
Tiger plays.
Duke and Clemson need victories
in these scraps Saturday to enc
their campaigns unbeaten in the
| conference.
Evening star., 1939-11-22
Rough Riders Close
Most Successful
Year With Win
KoIker PIunees for All
Points as Wilson Is
Conquered, l9 to 0

Roosevelt High School closed its
most successful football season yes
terday with 19-to-0 triumph over
Woodrow Wilson at Roosevelt Sta
dium. The victory marked the Sec
ond interhigh win this year for the
Rough Riders and the third since
1929. Two have been against Will
son and the other against Anacostia,
which came two weeks ago.
Yesterday Bernie Kolker, 1856
pound back, made all the touch
downs on short plunges. On the
last score Les Wicklein converted
with rush through center.
The triumph was sweet, particu-
larly to Coach Artie Boyd, who pre-
dicted few weeks ago when his
team had not scored a point, much
less a victory, in five games, that
the Riders would win two games
before the season was over. Few
needed the forecast, but since then
Anacostia and Wilson have bowed
to Roosevelt and Gonzaga barely
eked out a 6-to-0 win over it.
Yesterday the Riders clicked per-
fectly, making touchdown drives of
from 80 to IS yards. Billy Hall
Irwin Brier and Kolker packed the
ball for lengthy gains, and when
few yards were needed for a tally
kolker plunged for them. Although
lighter and less experienced thar
their opponents, the Wilson boys
never stopped trying, and with 6
break or two they might have scorec
| at least Or,ce
Evening star., 1939-11-22
Intercity Fistic Card
Friday Takes Place
Of A. A. j. Bouts
Page, Rhodes to Fight
For 1l2-Pound Crown
In Attractive Show

Intercity amateur bouts will be
featured Friday night at Turner'S s
Arena in lieu of the A. A. U. cham
pionship contests which have been
set back one week, with a crack
Baltimore team engaging squad of
Jack Whitely's Police Boys Club No
scrappers.
The affair will have a champion
ship flavor, however, for Cliff
Rhodes and Jimmy Page. both OF
St. Mary's Boys Club, Alexandria
will meet for the 112-pound novice
crown in the feature match of the
evening. Another special match will
bring together Willie Tapp, unchal-
lenged District 118-pound title
holder, and Tony De Tote of Police
Boys Club No. 4.
Intercity matches are as follows:
112 pounds, Danny Petro (Washing-
tom VS.. John Klibbe; lib pounds
Charley Petro Washington VS.. Vic
Cummillo; 118 pounds, Billy Fisher
Washington VS.. Joe Brocato; 13s
pounds, Kenny Swami (Washington)
VS.. Sam Alacio; 160 pounds, Charley
Maimone (Washington) VS.. Carl
Mensch. Three other bouts will be
announced at ringside.
Evening star., 1939-11-22
BY PAUL j. MILLER.

Israel A. Horowitz. now a chess
editor, is planning his winters
itinerary and will stop over in Wash
ington if any local club elects to
entertain the master for a simul-
taneous exhibition and subsequent
analytical lecture.
In the past Horowitz has displayed
his abilities before groups at the
Capital City Chess Club and the
Jewish Community Center. The 80
year-old expert learned his chess at
the age of Z. followed the pastime at
primary, high school and New York
University.
In 1927 and 1928 he captained the
New York University intercollegiate
championship team in the Eastern
League. In 1881, 1885 and 1897 he
represented America on the team
sent to the International Chess Fed
Grafton Congresses; his defeat of
Przepiorka, in 1881, gave the United
States the winning point over Po-
land for the famed Hamilton
Russell Gold Trophy.
At Philadelphia, in 1896, Horowitz
annexed the title of the American
Chess Federation and the following
year tied with Isaac Kashdan for
the coveted title.
Tall, dark-haired, a striking figure
of muscular and mental co-ordina-
ton as he leans thoughtfully over