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on the end Of a pencil while he
tries to figure how ne can get to
New York with his wife and chill
dren and pay hotel bills long enough
to see "The World of Tomorrow"
Designed to give information to
every prospective fair goer living
on budget, this story calls atten-
tion to the fact that the transpor-
tation companies of the country
have outdone themselves in ar
ranging special rates for travel dur
ing this fair year of 1899.
Indeed, those who think they will
not get to see the Golden Gate In
ternational Exposition, already at
tracing throngs to San Francisco,
because they can't afford it, had
better examine rate lists before sup
pressing desire to see Treasure
Island.
For example, you can take "cir-
Gle tour" from any point in the
United States to both the Golden
Gate and New York shows and
back to your home town distances
covering as much as 5000 miles,
for $50, coach accommodations, on
any railroad in the country between
April % and October %. This is
around $40 less than any other SINH
lar round-trip ever offered in the
past and In addition you may take
other stopover privileges at any
stopover point to see friends or rela-
tives you may not have seen for
years.
A flrst-class ticket for the circle
tour" will cost $135 on any line, plus
the price Of sleeping car accommo-
dationS.
Pullman Rates.
To both fairs and back, Pullman
space will cost $45 for lower berth,
which may be occupied by either one
or two persons, and $34.50 for an
upper berth. Drawing rooms and
compartments in which more than
two can make the journey in COM
fort are offered at reduced rates.
The traveller has two months in
which to complete the trip. Children
between S and IL years of age ride
for half fare and accompanied chill
dren under may ride free.
The bus companies will also let
you travel from any place in the
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are concerned. here are the pos
sible routes:
You may take No. / all the way
to New York, going through both
Baltimore and Philadelphia, a wide
road all the way.
You may reach Baltimore by No.
or by way Of Ashton and Ellicott
City, slightly to the west of No. /,
which is 81 miles longer, but has
less traffic and passes through more
interesting country. The road is
narrower than the No. route.
On this route you leave the Dis
trict by going to Silver Spring, Nd,
and taking Route % through Ash
ton and Ellicott City to Baltimore.
To avoid Philadelphia and heavy
traffic on the west side of the Della
ware River you may take No. 40 out
Of Baltimore and cross the river to
the New Jersey side by taking any
one of three ferries, the one at New
Castle, Del, the one at Wilmington,
Del, and the one at Chester, Pa,
From either one you take Route 100,
which joins No. l and carries you
into New York through the Holland
Tunnel.
The trips vary from 229 miles to
241 miles in length, with the varia-
ton in driving time negligible.
The shortest route to the FAN
Grounds after you have gone
through the Holland Tunnel is to
turn left on Route ga, Express High.
way, and 60 to Fifty-seventh street
Turn right and drive along Fifty
seventh street, across Manhattan
Turn left on Route Ia. which Is
First avenue, and cross Greensboro
Bridge to Long Island and Flush
ing. Then follow the signs.
A slightly longer route with
slightly less traffic is to take the
Henry Hudson Parkway, turning
left at Holland Tunnel and going
to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
street across Manhattan and hence
to "The World of Tomorrow"
For once it's a fact that you cant
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impressed by the flowing unity Of
it's balance and rhythm, contrived
by Howard L. Cheney, Treasury
Department architect, who designed
the entire Federal area.
Exhibits in the Executive Depart
ment will demonstrate how the life
of each citizen is directly affected
by those he elects to represent him
in Congress.
The IL basic divisions for the
Federal exhibits are called: Conser-
vation, Foreign Relations, Finance
and Credit, Industry, Internal Pro-
lection, Transportation and Com
munication, Shelter, National De-
fense, Trade, Education, Arts and
Recreation, Social Welfare and Food.
Enlivened by every manner of
exhibiting method known to man,
these will be illustrated primarily by
exact scale, animated dioramas and
models. Before and after" are
popular themes. For example, in the
Conservation exhibit the condition
of farm land after floods and
droughts is realistically depicted,
followed by what the Government
did about it and the results.
Animated mural belts, painted by
Eugene Savage, world famous artist,
will revolve downward from the
ceiling, each telling the story of the
Nations rise, problems and inspira-
tions, and will move toward IL huge
'sculptural masses. Each Of these,
in turn, will symbolic one Of the
IL different Government functions
enumerated. The sculptures them
selves, it is interesting to note, will
be of a translucent glass substance
and recessed in inches from which
concealed electric lights will provide
a diffused glow over all.
The square footage of the exhibits
space is $4,000.
Dioramas, or three-dimensional
life size exhibits, will dramatic the
story of our country's services.
Motion pictures, picture charts, and
every conceivable device will be
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ng science, economic affairs and

ing science, economic affairs and
Indian life.
Oscar Stonorov, architectural de-
signer of Philadelphia, was COM
missioned to design the huge science
exhibit, while Alfred Kastner of
Washington was put in charge of
economic affairs, housing and recre-
alton.
The various social services rem
dered by Uncle Sam will be Illus
trated in an exhibit directed by
Julian Berla of Washington. The
manufacture Of this material was
done largely in Federal Housing
Administration shops here.
Terrarium Plans.
Arthur Howell Knox, an archi-
tectural designer in the employ OF
the Procurement Division, was
loaned to the Golden Gate show
to design and build the Terrarium,
which occupies some 5000 square
feet of floor space and depicts the
conservation activities Of the United
States Government.
Employed by the commission and
under Mr.. Knox's supervision was
staff of artists, modelers and
diorama experts, most of whose
work was done in the Federal Build
ing itself.
Rene de Harnancourt, head OF
the Indian Arts and Crafts Board,
has been exclusively in charge OF
the huge Indian exhibit. He has
been assisted by research STATS Of
many foundations and universities
and has been lent more than
81 ,OO0, 900 worth Of Indian art OBJ
jects. The Indian pieces made ex-
pressly for the fair were done IN
Indian trade schools on reserva-
tions.
The national defense exhibit is
In the charge of Col. H. B. Lewis Of
the War Department here. where
the exhibit was built. Through the
coloneps Office arrangement has
been made for the participation Of
troops and the consequent building
of Regular Army barracks adjoin-
ing the Federal Building. A S.
piece Army band will give daily con-
certs in and around the Federal
Building and troop drills will be .
regular attraction.
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New York Fair to Feature
Pillars of Democracy
Displays Will Demonstrate How
Life of Each Citizen Is
Affected by Bureaus
By TeSfa Cum mines.

Although most of us are just get
ting around to making plans for
taking in the New York Worlds
Fair or the Golden Gate Interna-
tional Exposition, or both, Govern
ment executives and employees have
been toiling on Federal exhibits for
these shows for more than a year
in dozens of Offices buried in our
local reclining skyscrapers.
And because they have designed
the Federal areas erected on both
sides of the continent to illuminate
the public concerning the functions
of Government, even local folk, in
cluding Government workers, may
learn a great deal about our town
that they didn't know before when
they visit the current greatest shows
on earth.
The usual chart and statistical
method of displaying facts was
abandoned by unanimous vote of
members of the Federal commission
for the New York event, made up
Of Edward j. Flynn, commissioner
general; Theodore T. Hayes, execu-
tive assistant commissioner, and
Charles M. Spoford, assistant
United States commissioner, as soon
as they went to work.
Pure entertainment is their aim
and that's what you'll get when
''The World of Tomorrow" becomes
the world of today, beginning April
80, the opening date of the New
York Fair.
Past and Present.
"The general theme of this fair
b The World of Tomorrow Mr..
Hayes says, "but the fairs Federal
area will enable the visitor to view
the past and present as we'll" In
the interior of the Federal Building
priceless historical documents, sell
dom before permitted out of the
Archives Building and linking the
entire exhibit to the Nations past,
may be seen under glass.
In front of the main Federal
Building will be 13 pillars, symbolic
of the 13 original States. The visitor
will pass through these graceful col
umns into a huge serli-circular
structure representing The Twelve
Pillars of Democracy" fanked by
two massive towers representing the
legislative and judicial branches of
Government, with the center por-
ton of the unit denoting executive
activity.
The facades of these two towers
are adorned by two sculptures 36
feet tall, one called Peace" and the
other Common Accord Among the
Nations of the World" For these
works of art Harry Poole Camden,
West Virginia sculptor, was awarded
$4,000 in a competition that drew
nearly 300 entries.
Within the grand foyers of the
two towers are two gigantic murals
portraying the judicial and legisla-
tive functions of the American Gov
ernment. At night they will be
lighted by batteries of flood lights.
For these, commissions of $4,000
each were paid to James Owen
Mahoney of New York City for the
judiciary panel and George Harding
Of Wynnewood, Pa, who did the
legislation mural, after Nation wide
competitions.
Balance and Rhythm.
As the visitor passes into the
great exhibition halls of the central
building, he cannot help but be
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York on your way home, instead
Of Washington.
On the theory that every one
bound for Treasure Island from the
East wants to see Hollywood, too, the
airlines with q Southern California
terminal allow Los Angeles stop
over for this fare. American Air
lines, which flies the Southern
route, plans an extra scenic day.
time trip to the coast, in addition
to the present flights.
With the opening Of New York's
new airplane and seaplane term
inal, North Beach Municipal Air
port, set for April %, the day before
the fair gates swing open. air travel
from Washington to the fair will be
greatly facilitated.
Most flights from Washington, on
every airline, will land at the North
Beach Airport after the fair opens
rather than Newark, the usual land
ing place. Direct bus connections
from the North Beach Airport to
the fair grounds will be provided
And of course no Washingtonian
needs to be told that planes leave
the Potomac for New York every
hour in the daytime and a good
portion of the night.
Round-trip fares from Washing.
ton to New York on the railroads
are sensational. They include 8
one-day excursion to the fair TO,
$4.95 by coach. Although plans fol
these excursions are not complete
trains will probably leave at mid.
night or early in the morning and
deposit passengers back in Wash.
ington exactly "a hours later.
A week end round trip coach rate
will be $5.95 and a 30-day round
trip rate, $10.05.
One-day limit excursion ticket.
for Sundays and holidays will cost
81.
Rates on all-expense weekend
tours, which will include hotel bills
food and admission to the fair, q.
well as transportation, will soon be
announced, with figures around $ls
or $50 for such trips being con.
sidered.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has 9
modernistic station right on the
grounds of the World Fair, makine
it possible for Washingtonians te
reach 1t without leaving q club car
Regular trains will leave Wash.
ington every hour from 7 am. to
pm. and leave New York every
hour on the half hour. beginning
at 7:30 am.
Forty double-deck cars Of tn.
Long Island Railroad will run on 6
14-minute shuttle service between
Pennsylvania Station and the fail
grounds. Subway officials estimat.
that they can deliver 10000 person.
hourly from New York to tn,
grounds.
Nor has the motorist been neg.
lected.
Numerous inquiries about trans.
continental travel to the Colder
Gate Exposition are reported by ON.
cials Of the American Automobile
Association, who declare that road!
are perfect over all routes, the prin.
cipal ones being the Southern
through Texas, New Mexico ant
Arizona; the Central, through Ne.
braska and Nevada, and the North.
ern, by way Of Montana, the State!
Of Washington and Oregon, or b!
way Of Canada.
Thousands Of workers are ever
now busy within q 50-mile radius O.
New York to facilitate the driver O.
family car arriving at the Worls
Fair in receptive mood. Gas sta
tions on main highways are beinf
equipped with maps showing thl
best routes to Manhattan.
As far - Warrington RESIDENT
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United States to both fairs and back
to your starting place. with addi-
tional stopover privileges, for 500 so,
beginning April IS. Low rates to
New York are now being prepared
for announcement.
The airlines will fly you from
Washington to California and re-
turn for $251.54, with SIG extra
charge If you take sleeper ship.
For $40 extra you can land in New
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and varieties to brighten this sane
tuary Of rest and quiet.
The Government buildings also
are to include a motion picture
theater. To it every visitor is to be
invited free to see a feature-length
film, made with the cooperation of
every company and the assistance
of the motion picture producers and
distributors of America. The title
of this picture is to be These
United States" in which the public
will see dozens of its favorite stars.
They will enact persons whose deeds
have left their imperishable imprint
on American history. The film story
is to start about the time Washing
ton took his oath of Office as the
Nations first President, and con-
tinues on to the present in an OBJ
jective fashion that will shun any
critical treatment.
This Fair itself marks the 15Oth
anniversary of the Inauguration Of
George Washington as first Presi-
dent of the United States and in a
larger sense is intended to COM
memorate the founding of the Union
in its present form.
Suit Every Taste.
Rambles through the fair grounds
will produce dishes for every taste.
Highlights, to name only a few,
will include the House of Jewels
where $1,000, 900 worth of gems will
be on display, with talks on the
gems given; Vanity Fair, a glass
structure In which exhibits display
how perfumery and cosmetics have
contributed to American beauty;
the Medicine and Health Focal Ex-
hibit, where among other things,
talking skeleton will explain the
skeletal function; the Aviation
Building where latest types of planes
and equipment will be shown;
singing color fountain" in the Fire
stone Tire & Rubber Co. structure,
and the Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Co. Building where
exhibits will anticipate what kind
Of human beings will exist in 5000
years.
You may take your symbolic
sculptures, depicting everything
from the freedom of the Press" to
Milk for the city's children-the
dairymen" as you wish them. Art
exhibits and concerts will abound.
OF interest to every one is the
huge amusement area, where at
fractions will include a penguin
village, q rocket ship "trip to Mars"
a Cuban village, a bob sled run on
artificial ice, an infant incubator,
a dwarf town, reptile show and an
American Indian village.
Roller coasters, scooters and all
manner Of rides will compete for
attention with parachute jumping
from a tower, a Harlem ballroom
and South Sea village.
And, last but not least, there will
be place to park your children. It
Is playground and instruction
center, providing supervised play.
theatrical performances, reading
1OoI1Ao anu CQllQrenS restaurant.
CreePs Purpose.
Similarly it was the purpose of
George Creel, head of the United
States Golden Gate International
Exposition Commission, to get away
from "a jumbled mass of dull pictures
and duller charts" for the Federal
exhibit out West. Appointed last
summer by the President, the task
Is the largest the California writer
has undertaken since he was direc-
tor of public information during
the World War.
Early he issued directions to his
Washington Staff to avoid statistical
methods In presenting Federal ex-
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utilized to present an absorbing
chronicle.
Sightseers Favored.
Nor has the foot-weary sightseer
been overlooked. The Government
Building has made provision for an
inner courtyard that even now is
being converted into a blooming
paradise Here will be found seven
40-foot elms for welcome shade, and
thousands of flowers of many colors
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hibits. Under these directions H
R. Stutsman, in charge of the WASH
ington office, engaged designers and
architects to work with contact
officers In the various Government
agencies.
Seven themes of Federal function
were selected for the backbone of
the exhibit: Social welfare, ma
tional defense, conservation, hous-
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Special Travel Rates,

Should we motor or fly to the New
York Worlds Fair or take a train
or a bus? This is a problem being
mulled over in many Washington
living room these spring evenings
since virtually every one in our
town hopes to visit this first major
exposition in years to operate so
close to the Nations Capital.
A man with a family is chewing
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Anacostia Maps Drive
On School Vandalism

Citizens of the Anacostia area
last night fired the opening gun
In preventive war against youthful
vandalism with a meeting at Ana
costa Junior-Se High School.
Approximately 200 persons at
tended the session which was part
of a city-wide campaign urged by
school officials to reduce the $4,000
sum needed to repair broken glass
alone In the schools last year.
The conference decided that
although the eleventh precinct area
compares favorably with others in
the small amount of juvenile de-
linquency and vandalism, steps
should be taken to prevent its in
crease through work with the
parents.
Principal John Paul Collins Of
the high school said the problem
goes back to 'ill-advised" parents.
He said that a committee composed
of principals Of 13 elementary and
secondary schools In the area would
be formed to act as a clearing
house" in seeing parents Of juvenile
delinquents and getting them to
pledge increased supervision. Pub
lie, private and parochial schools OF
the precinct will act jointly in the
preventive program, he said.
Other speakers included Capt
Hugh Groves of the eleventh pre-
cinct, Marshall Levy, probation Of
flcer of District Court, and A. w.
Lee, a citizen.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Strides Made
AtGarfield
Reviewed
DR.. Reichelderfer
Gives Informal
Talk at Tea

Improvements achieved by Gar
field Memorial Hospital since Its
formal opening in 1884 were out
lined in an informal talk yesterday
to members of the Board of Direc-
tors and the Women's Board by
DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, former
superintendent and staff member
of the hospital. He spoke at tea
given by Clarence A. AspinWall,
president of the Board of Directors,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G
Folger, 1891 Woodland drive NV.
The first official notice of the
need of a hospital was made in De-
cember, 1880, when Representative
Kelly Of Pennsylvania presented a
bill in Congress to establish and
maintain a District general hospital
for both sexes, without distinction
to color, class or creed, Mr.. Reichel-
derfer said.
"On May 18, 1882, the hospital
was formally incorporated" he con-
tinued. After several amendments
to the original charter, which ex-
tended for a period of 20 years, 1t
is interesting to note that the in
corporators became more optimistic
and incorporated for a period of
1000 years, from May II, 1884"
Ladies' Aid Organized.
That the women of Washington
were interested In those days as
we'll as the present was indicated
by his statement that the women
of Washington took active part, and
on March %. 1882, $50 women met
in the old Ebbitt House, organized
the Ladies Aid Society and raised
$6,O0O."
Mrs. John A. Logan. wife of the
Civil War general, was the first pres
ident of the Ladies Aid, Mr.. Reich
elderfer said. and held her position
for Is years, after which she re-
signed. Later she served again as
president for a period of five years.
DR.. Reichelderfer compared the
period in 1884 when there was but
one night nurse on duty to the
present when there are IS night
nurses.
Named After Martyred President.
The hospital was named after
President Garfield, who was as
sassinated before the hospitals COM
pletion, he said. The Miller Build
ing was named after Associate JUS
tice Samuel Miller of the Supreme
Court, who presided at the meeting
of the Board of Directors which de-
cided upon the name of the hospital,
he added.
The tea was the first occasion at
which the Board of Directors and
the Women's Board have been
jointly entertained in recent years.
Mrs. William Foster Burdick
president of the Women's Board.
received with Mr.. AspinWall and
Mr. and Mrs. Folger
Tea was served. Mrs. William A.
Morgan and Mrs. John Price Weth-
erill, Sd, members of the Women's
Board, poured. Others who assisted
were Mrs. Charles B. Crawford, Mrs.
Henry A. Willard, I'd, and Mrs.
Francis Winslow.
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Advisory Committee
Is Organized for
w. P. A. Project

A Citizens Advisory Committee
to the Works Progress Administra-
ton household service program. de-
signed to interpret the work of the
project to the community, was or
ganized by a group of clubwomen
and household employees at lunch
con yesterday in one of the local
project centers, 1ll4 o street NV.
Advocated by Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, the advisory group fits
into one of the objectives of the
program. the establishment of a
community service which informs
the public on the techniques of
household employment and the re-
sponsibility of employers as well as
employees.
The luncheon group included Mrs.
Christopher H. Granger. Mrs. Helen
Kadane. Mrs. Richard Hogue, Mrs.
T. v. Smith. Mrs Raymond Clap
per. Mrs Mary Steele, director Of
the womens and professional prof.
ects of the local w P. A.; Mrs.
Bernice B. Schultz. assistant di-
rector; Mrs. Ella N. Putnam, super
intendent of the household service
project: Mrs. Izetta Jewell Miller,
regional supervisor of w. P. A. pro-
fessional and service projects. who
came from Baltimore to attend,
and Miss Bhicoo Batlivala of India,
who is in Washington in the course
of lecture tour.
Mrs. Smith, who is the wife of the
Illinois Representative, was men,
ber OF a similar committee in Chi
cago, which she described at the
organization meeting. Mrs. Gran
ger has served on the Employe and
Employer Committee of the Young
Women's Christian Association for
several years.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Soroptomists to Hold
Benefit at Kensin9tOn

The Soroptomist Club Of Mont
gonery County will hold a card
party April 20 in the Kensington
High School. Kensington, Md, for
the benefit of library for the Mont
gomery County Hospital. The fol-
lowing women who are prominent
in civic and social life of the county
are sponsoring the event: Mrs.
Charles Allies. Mrs. J. w. Bird, Mrs.
Joseph Baker, Mrs. w. Kempton
Crosby. Mrs. A. D. Foster, Miss
Laura Gilleland, Mrs. George Lord
ick, Mrs. James Lamb, Mrs Upton
Nourse, Mrs. Eugene Scott, Mrs.
Thomas Perry, Mrs. Frederick
Thomas, Mrs. Wilson Townsend,
Mrs. Daniel Walser, Mrs. c. c. Tum-
bleseon and Mrs. Curtis Walker.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Girls Friendly
House to Open

The Girls Friendly Society Holi-
day House on Mount Vernon boule-
ward will be reopened for the sum-
mer season on Friday.
A tea and hobby show will be held
by all branches in the Diocese of
Washington on April is from 3 to s
pm. at the Epiphany House, 1917 G
street NV.
The Epiphany branch will hold a
benefit supper at the Fairfax Hotel
at pm next Tuesday. but will not
have meeting on Easter Monday.
The senior club will hold a party
at $3.50 pm. April IS at the home OF
Mrs. E. L. Whitney, 34l1 Oakwood
terrace NV.