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Evening star., 1939-12-17
Named G. O. p. Aide
Mrs. Paul Henry Appointed
To Committee Woman's Division

Announcement was made today
that Mrs. Paul Henry of Seattle,
Wash, has been appointed an as
sistant in the woman's division of
the Republican National Commit
tee here She will be associated
with Miss Marion E. Martin, as
sistant chairman, in rallying the
women voters for the 1910 presi-
dental campaign, it was stated.
Mrs. Henry, who already is in the
city, left her home State in Octo-
ber for an extended trip East dur
ing. which she hoped to obtain poll
tical information of interest to her
section. The trip resulted in her
appointment to her new position, so
she is remaining. She expects to
begin work at committee headquar-
ters Immediately.
Mrs. Henry studied at the Ma
tional Park Seminary here, as we'll
as the Gardner School in New York
City. Though born in Sinneman-
honing, small lumber town in
North Central Pennsylvania, she
moved more than 80 years ago with
her family to Seattle, where her
father, George B. Barclay, continued
his lumber business.
A lifelong Republican, Mrs.
Henry, who Is the mother of four
children, did not actively partici-
pate in Republican work until eight
years ago. She explains that her
interest in politics was increased by
stories her young college son told
of radical pamphlets, which were
distributed among the students and
of being stopped from time to time
by persons with radical views to
expound. Though affiliated with So
cial and charitable organizations.
she decided to resign from these
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Children of A. A.A.U.W
Members to Give
Toys to Needy

Children of local members of the
American Association of University
Women will remember less fortunate
children of the city at Christmas
party at the clubs weekly tea to-
morrow at pm. Led by Virginia
Campbell, the daughter of Mrs. Ed
mund Campbell, the A. A. U. w.
children and their friends will place
their gifts, together with gifts from
older members, under a Christmas
tree.
The toys later will be sent to the
Christmas Committee of the Council
OF Social Agencies for distribution to
the underprivileged.
The annual Christmas program
also will be given tomorrow, featur-
ing music by the mixed chorus of
American University, directed by
James L. McLain.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Professional Writers
To Give AWAY Toys

At the annual Christmas party
for needy children to be given by
the Professional Writer'S Club at
the Gospel Mission, 810 Fifth street
NV, Wednesday al 1880 pm. toys
and useful gifts will be given to
80 boys and girls.
The presence of a Santa Claus, a
straw man from the Wizard Of
o." Snow White and some of the
dwarfs, and other characters loved
by children, will add gayety to the
occasion.
Miss c. Virginia Diedel, WELL
known local attorney, is chairman
Of arrangements.
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milk said. ut is really a wonderful
achievement"
In all of her travels, Mrs. Lowder->
milk finds the Arab women the most
restricted. In Iraq, where, Mrs Low
dermilk recalled, II civilizations have
risen and fallen, the rural conditions
are so backward that farmers today
are using the same methods and
implements which were employed in
Biblical days. I'm fact" she said,
they are not as progressive as they
were in the days of Nebuchadnezzar."
Mrs. Lowdermilk, who has given
many book reviews before womens
clubs on stories of China, will tell of
her recent travels this winter before
several women's groups. The mother
of a son and daughter, both in
school in Pasadena, Calf, she is
graduate of the University of South
ern California and a member of the
Tri Delta Sorority.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Mrs. Hollingsworth
To Entertain Chapter

Mrs. Marie H. Hollingsworth will
entertain members of Elizabeth
Jackson Chapter, D. A. r.. tomor-
row at luncheon at her home in
University Park, Md.
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, state re-
gent of the District of Columbia, will
be the guest of honor. Other guests
will include Mrs. Charles Carroll
Haig, vice president of the national
society, and Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
kins, honorary vice president gen.
eral, who will present the chapter
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Joint Christmas Party

Beta Alpha Chapter of zeta Tau
Alpha will be hostess to the Wash
ington Alumnae Chapter at their
annual joint Christmas party to-
morrow at the sorority rooms, 2123
G street NV. A feature will be a
collection of dimes from members
to be sent to the Health Center at
Marion, Va, instead of toys for
Christmas.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

and begin intensive work for the
Republican party.
She Is a member of several Re-
publican women's groups and has
travelled extensively throughout the
Northwest for the Republican party.
She also is proud of being pre-
cinct committeewoman in her home
town, the only Office to which she
has been elected.
"It Is one of the most RESPONSE
BILE Offices in party machinery and
the key to continued success at the
polls" she declares.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Meeting Is Cancelled

The meeting OF the Excelsior Lit
erary Club scheduled, for Tuesday
has been Cancelled, it is announced
by Mrs. Arthur L. Hayford, presi-
dent.
The next meeting will be held
January 2 at the home of Mrs
Charles Delaney, 1906 Lawrence
street NE. Luncheon will be served
at pm. Mrs. Julia w. Webb and
Mrs. Harry S. Newman will assist
the hostess.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Businesswomen Spur
Yule Beauty by Award
For Decorated Tree
City.Wide Interest Fostered;
Zonta Club to Give Plaque of
Miss Havey to Red Cross
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Women's Club Editor,

Residents Of Washington will have special incentive arrange
ouof-door Christmas this the
test being launched by the Business
the District.
Christmas the club Offering handsome silver
washington whose tree is judged the
winner will retain will be
passed on to the winner of the next annual contest
Cooperation obtaining the owners
being sought by the Judge Lucy Howorth who has
mailed letters approximately rs organizations covering
beautiful tree in their respective sections
ied only entry it stated pointed out that
community trees
Presidents of four organizations
from their group serve the board judges
Haney chairman the Public Affairs
secretary OF the W. c. Those who will designate
Mrs Ernest Humphrey Daniel president
Womens Clubs Mrs c. D. Love-
Parents and Teachers Miss Marjorie Webster president
City Club and Lawrence Williams
All entries must be received before midnight
judging will take place in the
announced.
This is the second Christmas activity the engaged
Evening star., 1939-12-17

with cake in recognition of its 100
per cent support of the golden
jubilee program.
Mrs. Edwin j. Ryan will discuss
plans for the jubilee celebration.
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, regent,
will report on several matters of in
terest.
Mrs. William j. George will tell
the chapter of her visit with the
members of the Lawrence Stoddard
Chapter of Ell Paso, Tex.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Community Clubs

Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase, Md.
"Wednesday, 10:30 am, Resolu-
tions and Legislation Committee; !;
pm, monthly meeting. Mrs. c.
L. Jennison in charge of guest
cards. Music program and tab
leaux by music, art and drama
sections.
Petworth Woman's Club-Tomor-
row, 8 pm, civic-education Sec
tion, with Mrs. r. c. voolfolk, 400
Shepherd street NV. Speaker,
Miss Selma Borchardt. Tuesday,
1890 PM, with Mrs. H. w. Dorst,
1928 Louzon street NV. Thurs
day, 10 am. until pm, Red
Cross sewing group at Petworth
Branch Library. Friday, 1890
pm, luncheon; 1:30 pm, musi-
cal program and Christmas carols.
Mrs. Walter Convey and Mrs. r.
S. Hart, co-chairmen.
Town and Country Garden Club
Tuesday, with Mrs. Thomas s.
Gwynn, Clinton, Md.
Silver Spring Womans Club-Tues-
day, 1880 pm, homo and garden
department, Christmas party with
Mrs. Harry Falk. 1l0S Glen Ross
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Civic and Study Clubs

Association of University
Women-Tomorrow, 3 pm, family
relations study group; 4 pm, tea
and children's Christmas party.
Hostess, Mrs. Horace Torbet; tbs
pm, music appreciation group
Wednesday, 1890 pm, luncheon
meeting, Committee on Economic
and Legal Status of Women; 7:30
pm, French language group.
Thursday, II am, Martha Mac
Lear poetry group; $50 pm, jun
Tor group dinner, bridge. Hostess,
Miss Sallie Graham; 7:30 pm,
constitutional seminar. Friday,
pm, applied art section; 7:45
pm, duplicate bridge.
Twentieth Century Club-Tomorrow
2 pm, art section with Mrs. w.
w. Husband, 3456 Macomb street
NV, to study early American
furniture. Reservations with Mrs.
Frank M. Eliot, 3704 Quebec street.
Wednesday, 10 am. to IL noon, Red
Cross surgical dressings unit,
Chapter House, 1730 E street NV.
Mrs. Don Skidmore in charge,
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Mrs. Lowdermilk Alert
To Struggle Of Chinese
Understands Many Problems
OF Women Through Long
Residence in Orient
By GRETCHEN SMITH.

The participation Of Chinese their
the building Of Western China followed by
Walter Lowdermi Of eyewitness
TO early efforts Of Chinese assist national
fare work
Mrs Lowdermik travelled for
and the
Evening star., 1939-12-17

When you send cash contribu-
ton to The Stars Christmas Heart
Fund you share yuletide joy with
some one who needs help.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Miscellaneous Clubs

Washington Club-Tuesday, II m,
musicale and Yuletide tableaux.
Mrs. Walter E. Hilton, program
chairman.
Arts Club Of Washington-Today, 5
pm, tea. Exhibition Of paintings
by Aldro Thompson Hibbard and
etchings by Benson B. Moore.
Thursday, 7 pm. annual Christ
mas dinner, followed by carol
singing. Hosts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bittinger.
League of American Pen Women
Today, 8:15 pm, Christmas cele-
bration. Carols by Orpheus Mixed
Quartet and Lotus Male Quar-
tet, directed by Prof. Otto Torney
Simon. Wednesday, 2:30 pm,
board meeting; 3 pm. to 6 pm,
tea. Anna Belle Cajigas, hos
pitality chairman. Speaker, Violet
Sweet Haven, women in Avia-
tion."
D. c. Federation of Women's Clubs
Tomorrow, 2400 Sixteenth street
NV, II am. to IL noon, music
program, followed by luncheon.
Hadassah-Tomorrow, 2 pm, Insti-
tute, Jewish Community Center.
Speaker, shiman q. Janus, "Mys-
ticism." Tuesday, 2 pm, Jewish
Community Center, meeting ou
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Meetings of Women's Clubs Announced

road, North Woodside. Speaker,
Mrs. Paul Thompson, Suggestions
for Christmas Decorations"
Petworth Mothers Club-Tuesday,
l pm, Christmas party with Mrs.
Holm, 4105 Fourth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

WHERE TO DINE.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Business, Professional Clubs

BUSINESS WOmen'S COuncll-TueS-
day, 8 pm, Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church. Speaker, Mrs.
Helois Brainard, "Co-operation or
Conflict in the Americas"
Professional Writer'S Club-Wed-
nesday, 7:30 pm, annual Christ
mas party for poor children at
Gospel Mission, 810 Fifth street
NV. Miss c. Virginia Diedel,
chairman of arrangements.
Business and Professional Women's
Division Hadassah-Tuesday, $3.50
pm, Jewish Community Center.
Dramatic sketch and choral group
singing.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

of them just sleep every day till
5 or 6 o'clock"
Born in Chicago. Miss Ray is the
daughter of the late RIP" Raymond,
a famous Hippodrome clown for
many years. She dropped the last
syllable of her name. When IA she
danced in the Chicago Opera Co.
and then went to Los Angeles,
where she had child roles in Mack
Sennett comedies.
MY first dance teaching job was
in Los Angeles" she said. MY faith
er had taught me tight-rope walk
ing, and I got job teaching Fan
chon and Marco girls to do it."
She came to New York eight years
ago and was chorus girl herself
for three months in an act in a
Chinese restaurant on Broadway.
She helped in creating dance steps,
and it wasn't long before she was
doing the producing herself.
Her mother, a native of Bohemia,
lives with a brother, who is law
yer in Chicago.
"She never liked the show busi-
ness" said Miss Ray. I'm still
trying to get her to come to New
York to visit me-"
Evening star., 1939-04-09
SATURDAY
"ExpoSed"
and
Law Of the Texan"
''Ballerina.", !,

Pardon Our Nerve"
and
Arizona Lcgion."
Shine on Harvest
Moon and Burn
En- Up OiCmnor."
Freddie Bartholomew
and Jackie Cooper Hn
Spirit of Culver"
Ray Milland
In
Say 1t in rrensh."
Idiots Delight"
and M Moto's
Last Warning"
|"Adventures OF Jane
Arden" and
"Everybody's Baby"
Mickey Rooney in
Adventures OF
Huck!eberry Finn"
Sunset Trail"
Little Pal"
"Ha Wk OF Wilderness"
Edgar Bersen in
"You Can't Beat an
Honest Man"
Overland Stage
Raiders" and Nancy
Drew. Reporter"
Frontier Scout"
and
"A Christmas Carol"
"Renegade Trail"
Saint Strikes Back"
Sidney Toler in
Charlie Chan in
Honolulu"
| Melvin Douglas in
There's That
Woman Again"
MELVIN DOUGLAS in
There's That
Woman Again"
"The Frontiersman"
and Nancy Drew.
| Reporter"
Warren William in
Lone Wolf Spy
Hunt"
John BARRYMORE in
THE Great Man
Votes"
Beauty Tor the
Asking" and
Cartoon and News.
Strange Case OF DR..
Meade" and Lone
Wolf Spy Hunt"
Up the River"
and Tom Sawyer,
Detective"
/ "Gangster's Boy"
! and
| "TriRger Pals"
| Arizona Legion"
| and
GLORY Trail"
Evening star., 1939-04-09

have since been teamed, but their
initial contribution to fun is said to
be no laughing matter.
Life was filled with disappoint-
ments after Karl Dane and George
K. Arthur ended their happy COM
bination. Poor Dane. grief stricken
and rebuffed in later years, ended
his life in suicide. Charlie Farrell
has done little in Hollywood since
the Gaynor-Farrell ship went on
the rocks.
A notable exception to the rule
comes to mind Nelson Eddy and
jeanette Macdonald have been CO.
starred in half a dozen singles, yet
both recently have made fine in
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Wilson
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is rehearsing one or more new
shows.
Sometimes I've had four groups
rehearsing in two studios at once.
Two OF them resting while the other
two are performing. And before I
realize, have danced all day long
with all four of them"
Miss Ray creates the costumes as
well as the step routines and has
three assistant instructors, three
seamstresses and three music ar
rangers on her pay roll. She is re-
putedly the only white girl to have
taught all-colored acts. Even Har-
lem girls admit she is hotter" on
the dance floor than they are
which is quite concession.
There may be unemployment in
other lines, but Miss Ray insists
there Is shortage of chorus girls.
I'm always looking for them" ;"
she said. There are plenty of pretty
faces but not enough pretty figures.
I can tell when they've taken two
steps whether they have the re-
quired sense of rhythm. And I'm
always losing girls to husbands
after all, dancing just pays the
room rent, and most of them are in
the business to get married.
But I've quite number of am
bilious girls who study elocution or
dancing in the day. One of them
gives electric treatments. But most
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Hundred Lots
OF Monkeys
His Hobby
Serial Maker Has
An Island Full
Of Them
By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Louis Weiss. who made his money
making motion picture serials. buys
monkeys by the hundreds-to be
exact, by the 500 and 600.
Monkeys got to be a hobby with
Weiss few years ago. and he ac-
quired them like men collect stamps.
He finally got 50 many that Mrs.
Weiss said. What is this, a ZOO?
Get them out Of here" :,
Weiss bought 500 rhesus monkeys
at one swell whoop, combined them
with his original pets and started
Monkey Island. His island here
swarms with the little fellows, f1ght-
ing for onions and carrots and pea
nuts tossed by children Of all ages.
Weiss isn't fully happy. He won't
be until 600 more monkeys, which
he had to assure the Indian gov
ernment would not be used for re-
juvenation purposes, arrive to COM
pletely cover his island.
This monkey business is still a
hobby with him and will be, he1l tell
you, until l start making some
money"
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Pearls Of the Crown"

I"California Frontier"
and Lone Wolf
Spy Hunt"
DOUGLAS Fairbanks, jr..
Cary Grant in
"GunSa Din"
i Clark Gable and
Norma SheRre: in
! idiots Delight
! Constance Bennett in
Topper Takes q
Evening star., 1939-04-09
spokesmen admit they haven't had
even a verbal nod from him.

spokesmen admit they haven't had
even a verbal nod from him.
These same spokesmen express the
belief, which you may take with a
grain of salt if you like, that Ginger
is the more important member of the
duet, speaking from the drab COM
mercial standpoint. But as the bear
said when he neared the summit,
we shall see what we shall see.
BY way of jogging your memory on
this subject, Wheeler and Woolsey
found no takers when they split up,
so they went back together. Wallace
Beery and Raymond Hatton lost
ground after their team days ended;
Beery eventually recovered. Nothing
has happened (cinematicallyD to
Stan Lahrel since he quit Babe
Hardy. Babe and Harry Langdon
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Broadway Returns
In Bin9's Latest

Broadway In its palmiest days is
being brought to life at Paramount
today for the filming of Bing Cros-
by's new picture, The Star Maker" /"
The 1915 era when Broadway was
called the most glamorous street
IN the world forms the background
for scenes in which Crosby will ap-
pear with Louise Campbell, Ned
Sparks, 13-year-old Linda Ware,
singing discovery" and a troupe of
20 juvenile actors.
Research made by Producer
Charles r. Rogers and Director Roy
del Ruth has unearthed rare photo
graphs of such famous centers as
Miners Theater, Reisenweber's Cafe,
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Fighting Chaplain
Role for O'Brien

Pat O'Brien will play the role Of
Father Francis P. Duffy, lighting
chaplain" Of the World War, in the
Warner Bros. screen play to be
called The Old 69th."
The Old 69th" will be the first
OF Bryan Foy's increased budget
productions for Warmers. 1t is based
on Father Duf1y's memoirs of his
experiences with New York's famous
Irish regiment.
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Keuvy
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here and there, as the mood and
subject matter pleases him.
Ginger, meanwhile, continues at
R-K-O, and, so far as this investi-
gator could determine from chat,
she is not unhappy over the pros
pect of new leading man in every
picture.
There have been hints of profess
sional jealousy between the two
dancers, yet the financial and ar
tistic success of their tandem terp-
sichorean tactics gives the lie to
such rumors. They apparently
worked in perfect harmony, and, If
there is anything that requires a
cooperative relationship it is the
preparation Of such numbers as
theirs.
Ginger was somewhat of q box
office name when she was teamed
with Fred. He had more than
somewhat of a dance reputation, but
the average ,moviegoer didn't know
him from Joe Spelvin. There is no
doubt that each gave something to
the other and so became stars,
feathered their bank accounts and
earned few bucks for the R.-K.-O
people.
| Astaire made two fllms year un-
der his R-K-O agreement and
with his salary and percentage, made
from 100000 to $4,000 on each
Ginger, during the same years
worked twice as much for very little
more money. She has made two
other films annually, but the main.
stays in her career-and the memor.
able ones-Were those in which she
danced with Fred.
The studio says it is hopeful Of
| getting Fred's services for an occa'
sional picture, perhaps one . year
But in the same breath, the R-K-C
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Film Comics
FindGoing
A Bit Tough
Laugh Monopoly of
The Old.Timers
Is Broken
By the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD.
It's a good thing the old line
comedians saved their money wher
they had a monopoly on comedy.
Everybody is being funny these
days. The Dunnes and Colberts
and Grants and Fairbanks and
Lombards. who used to satisfy and
be satisfied In romantic or character
roles. have edged out the Oakies
and Wheelers and Laurels and Can
tors and Haleys.
An out-and-out comic has to
practically guarantee a 20 per cent
return on the investment in his
picture before he can get a Job.
Many of them are having difficulty
convincing prospective employers
they're that funny. competition
from such unexpected sources be-
Ing what 1t is.
Funny men like Joe E. Brown,
Eddie Cantor and Joe Penner can't
afford to play supporting roles. The
Marxes find material difficult to
concoct and are long between pic
lures.
Parkyakarkus, Stan Laurel, Bert
Wheeler, Jack Oakie and lesser
comedy names have, you've perhaps
noticed. rested more lately than
they have labored. w. C. Fields
future is uncertain. One comedian
who seems to gain prestige-but in
B caliber films-is homespun Bob
Burns. The latest Bob Hope Martha
Raye opus, to be polite, leaves much
to be desired.
Harold Lloyd plans another pic
ture. but doesn't know when hell
be ready. Chaplin-well. he says
he's going to do The Dictators"
one of these years. Joe Penner is
just about the only slapstick with a
contract. The Ritz brothers recent
financial argument with their
studio, coupled with their demotion
to minus BIS, indicates to HOLLYWOOD
that vaudeville may soon be able to
claim them unless something nice
happens.
Fitting into no comedy category
and hence worthy of a paragraph
by himself, is Edgar Bergen. He
and his personality, Charlie. can
NIL in their checks. Subtlety is the
answer, since that quality is today's
keynote in screen fun.
Everybody is a comedian in this
1889. Why, the movie makers seem
to have asked, pay high prices for
funny folks when, for the same
money you can have EN- with
glamour?
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Knight and the Lady
To Start Nav |

May l has been set by Warner
Bros. as the production starting date
on The Knight and the Lady" in
which Enrol Flynn and Bette Davis
will co-star. Claude Rains has been
cast for the role of Sir Francis Ba-
con in the film. The studio is nego-
tiating with Basil Rathbone to por-
tray the Earl of Leicester.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
|Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week
FRIDAY

1.-The Duke OF West
Point" and "Ad-
venture In Sahara"
Constance Bennett In
Topper Takes q
Trim -
Evening star., 1939-04-09

Madison Square Garden and the
Astor Theater.
These and other landmarks will
be reproduced in sets for The Star
Maker" which Is inspired by the life
of Gus Edwards, famous organizer
Of child stage shows, who is cred-
tied with discovering George Jes-
sci, George Price. Walter Winchell,
Lila Lee and others.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

dividual pictures. They are his Let
Freedom Ring" and her Broadway
Serenade"
Sometime I may have occasion to
go into this matter again. If l do,
1 hope the next to the last para
graph will read: Two notable excep-
tions. etc." with the names of Gin
ger and Fred included.