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Evening star., 1939-06-25
Women Of the Moose

Oflcers for the year beginning
July l were installed ut the meeting
Of Columbia Chapter on Friday at
Moose Hall. Junior Graduate Regent
Mrs. Robert Baldwin was the in
stalling ofncer. She was assisted by
Graduate Regent Mrs. George B.
Clark.
They are: Mrs. Howard j. Clark,
senior regent; Mrs. Anna Gilbert,
junior regent; Miss Margaret
Mitchell, chaplain; Mrs. william
Phythian, recorder, and Mrs. Louise
Julian, treasurer.
The new senior regent appointed
Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. Pearl Rich
ards as guides, Mrs. Samuel Miller
as sentinel and Mrs. william Sui
Ivan as Argus. These appointed
officers were also installed.
A gift Of silver was presented by
the grand installing ofiicer to the
retiring senior regent, Mrs. Calvin
Giles, on behalf Of the retiring Of
ficers and the incoming oficers.
Mrs. Giles becomes the Junior grad
uate regent and win serve on the
Executive Board.
On Tuesday the Library and So
cial Service Committees will meet
at Moose Hall at 8 pm. and on
Wednesday evening the child care
and training study class = sched-
uled for 3 pm. ct Noooo Hall.
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Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle.
Jobs Daughters

The following officers of Bethel
No. 2 were installed: Honored queen,
Florence Fleming; senior princess,
Alice Tydings; junior princess, Wini-
fred Smith; guide, Dorothy Will
iams; marshal, Doris Rook; chap
lain, Audrey Souder; recorder, Vera
Nickels; librarian, Ethel Myers;
treasurer, Dorothy East; musician,
Ellen Laubscher; first messenger,
Jean Henderson; second messenger,
Carolyn Temple; third messenger,
June Lee Jones; fourth messenger,
Nancy Dulaney; fifth messenger,
Jeannette Rogers; inner guard, Ruth
Megby; outer guard, Dorothy Dar-
ling; junior custodian, Shirley New
man, and senior custodian, Betty
Lehman.
The Bethel Committee members
for the term are Evelyn Lawrenson,
Anita Haight, Jackie Waldron, Ber-
nice Mehlfelt and Anna May Dav-
export.
The drill team will participate in
the parade June %.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Interest Shown
In Clean and Beautiful City.
The idea Of making the people
see that q clean and beautiful
city is everybody's business has
aroused considerable interest
and some people want to do some
thing about 1t. It Is understood
that several groups have been
considering the matter. but there
have as yet been no definite plans
of work devised. On every hand
one is met with the opinion that
something must be done to bring
about a well co-ordinated move
ment which will bring together all
Of the oficial and the citizen
groups and business organiza-
tions.
The cars and buses Of the
transit company used to be a con-
spicuous offender in littering up
the streets with paper and trash.
The company has taken care Of
the matter in a very satisfactory
way by providing each car and
bus with a bag into which the
trash in the cars are placed. The
old method was to open the door
and brush it into the street.
1t has been suggested that a
lot Of the paper and trash thrown
from automobiles comes from
out-of-town folks who are here
to see the city or are passing
through. This is probably true,
but it may be possible to
arouse the pride of these travel
ing Americans in their own beau
tiful Capital City so that their
cooperation might be had. Slo-
gans placed at entrances to the
city containing an appeal to help
keep Washington clean and
beautiful might appeal to many.
Gasoline filling stations and
other business establishments
serving the motoring tourists
might give valuable cooperation
In many ways. They might pro-
vide paper bags upon which the
slogan would be displayed and a
request that they deposit their
cracker, cake and cigarette car
tons. their beer cans and whisky
bottles. They would be told to
leave the bag at any filling sta
ton (fuel, food or alcoholic).
The press, the motion picture
theater and the radio could all
render effective aid in the re-
quired education to make the
local residents, as well as the
visitors within our gates, con-
scious of their personal RESPONSE
bility for keeping Washington
the cleanest, as well as the most
beautiful, city on the continent.
Suggestions are in order for
the practical solution of this i'm
portant civic problem. They will
be passed on to whatever group
is formed for the energetic han
ding of the matter.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Y. w. G. A. News

The Danish Club, 'afiliated with
the industrial department, is spend-
ing today at Kamp Kahlert. The
camp opens for the season tomorrow.
Miss M. Florence Dunlap is camp
director.
Miss Elsie Cook, contralto, win
appear in song recital ut the Y.
w. c. A. summer residence, vaca.
ton Lodge, Cherrydale, Va, Tues!
day at $50. Maestro Papalardo win
be at the piano and David Tolman
will be the assisting artist on the
violin.
The Young Married Women's
Group will meet on Wednesday at
II o'clock for tennis, bridge or bad
minton. At 1890 luncheon will be
served, followed by q lecture by Mrs.
Lyle Campbell on Pathways to Per-
sonality" at O'Clock.
The second in q series Of at
homes" for employed girls and their
friends will be q beach party with
lessons in swimming by Miss
Sarah Motley, q bathing beauty
contest, . parade Of fashions in
bathing apparel at 7:30 on Thurs
day.
Miss Saida Hartman and Mrs.
Emile Hendschein Of the Industrial
nationality department will attend
the Southern Industrial Conference
ct Camp Merrie- Woode, Sapphire,
n. g.. from juns 81 70 juno =,
Evening star., 1939-06-25
National Union

Vice President Earl Dodge presided
at the meeting of United Council.
John B. Dickman delivered the eu-
logy on Fred M. Price, treasurer,
who died suddenly. Walter T. Will
kinson, tenor soloist, United Coun-
Gil degree team, was elected to fill
the vacancy. Tribute was also paid
to A. L. Jennings, former doorkeeper
in Scott Council before consolidation
with United Council. Richard A.
Walker announced an outing for
members on July 8 at the summer
home of Elmer johnson at Broad
water on Chesapeake Bay. Samuel
Trupp, vice chairman Of the Execu-
tive Board, spoke on the campaign
for new members.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
B. P. O. EIks

The annual orphans outing will
be held at Glen Echo June %. The
Outing Committee will meet at the
club Tuesday night to make final
preparations. The Elks Boys Band
will furnish music throughout the
day, and will be supported by the
Clown Band Entertainers. Several
big league ball players are ex-
pected to help entertain the chill
dren.
Secretary William S. Shelby an
nounces that final arrangements
are being made for large delega-
ton of Washington Elks to attend
the New York Worlds Fair. All
Elks who are interested are urged
to communicate with him as soon
as possible.
Philip U. Gayaut of Washington,
president of the Maryland, Delaware
and District of Columbia State As
sociation, will preside today at An
napolis at the associations final re-
gional meeting. The association
will make final arrangements for
the institution of a new Elks lodge
at Pocomoke City, Md, which will
be instituted on June 20.
The following delegates and alter
mates have been elected to represent
Washington at the convention to be
held at Crisfield August q, %, %
and 80; Delegate, A. j. Duvall, A.
A. Durkin, Charles w. Russell, Ellis
Klein, Frank L. Betz, John D. Will
kins, Walter L. wilkins, William J.
Kelly, John Moran, Thomas c.
Tucker, Harvey G. Belt, Joseph B.
McCann and Charles F. Hermann;
alternates, Robert M. Lavender,
Charles Williams, Joseph c. Easton,
julius Wenig, Arthur A. Connolly
and Morris Fetterman.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Dawson Lodge Plans
Religious Service
This Afternoon
Rev. S. H. Kornmonn
To Be Speaker ot
Masonic Home

Dawson Masonic Lodge will con-
duct religious services at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star home today
at 3 pm. The chaplain, the Rev.
S. H. Kormmann, will deliver the
sermon. Musical selections by
Thomas Leef, Accompanied by Ray
mond Rapp.
John A. Hart, master of Warren
G. Harding Lodge, announces the
lodge has accepted an invitation
to visit Harding Chapter, Order Of
the Eastern Star, Tuesday evening
at the Masonic Temple.
The officers of East Gate Lodge
will meet Wednesday at 7::3O pm.
for Masonic education work and
rehearsal Of degree work.
Elmer F. Stein, master of Bright
wood Lodge, announces its stated
communication of Wednesday eve
ming has been called of.
A delegation of more than 200
members Of the uniformed bodies of
Almas Temple will leave for Bal
timore, Nd, on a special train to-
morrow at 7:30 pm, over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to at
tend the 65th annual session Of the
Imperial Council Of the Ancient
Arabic Order Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. 4
The following units of the temple
will act as an escort to Potentate
Stanley D. Willis: An 80-piece
band under the direction Of Fred
erick Wilken, the drum corps under
the leadership of Wilbur D. Kieffer,
the Arab Patrol under Capt. Jesse
E. Porter, the Oriental Band under
the direction Of Frank M. Graham
and the Legion Of Honor under
Capt. Foster A. G. Shepherd.
Trestleboard.
Monday-Dawson, M. M; Stans-
bury, business and social; Joppa,
M. M; Benjamin Franklin, business
and social; Mount Vernon Royal
Arch, business; Anacostia Royal
Arch, business and exemplification
Of degree work.
Tuesday-Federal, M. NJ; Acacia,
business: Takoma, business; Samuel
Gompers, business; Mount Horeb
Royal Arch, business; Potomac
Royal Arch, business; Brightwood
Royal Arch, business; Woodbridge
Royal Arch, business; De Molay
Commandery. business, and Mount
Pleasant Council, Royal and Select
Masters, business.
Wednesday-Harmony, business:
Warren g. Harding, NJ. M; Chevy
Chase, business; Washington-N Naval
Royal Arch, Royal Arch degree:
Warrington commandery, businaes.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Daughters of America

The State officers extend invita-
ton OF the pages and others of
the 1899 Convention Committee on
a moonlight cruise on steamer City
OF Washington, June 30, at $3.50 pm.
The Convention Committee meets
July 7. Mrs. Viola Henley, past
State councillor, is chairman.
Independent Council elected as Of
flcers: Mrs. Clara Hinson, councillor,
reelected; associate councillor, Mrs.
Geneva Taylor; vice councillor, Mrs.
Nellie Vincent; associate vice coun-
cilor, Mrs. Eula McMakin; treasurer,
Mrs Hattie M. Miller, reelected;
financial secretary, Cavour o. Bohr-
er, Reelected; recording secretary,
Mrs. Alice Mothershead, reelected;
assistant recording secretary, Mrs.
Thelma Reynolds, reelected; con-
ductor, Mrs. Tillie Tucker; warden,
Mrs. Mona Jones; inside sentinel,
Mrs. Julia McWhorter; outside sen.
tinel, Mrs. Minnie Thompson, re-
elected, and 18 months trustee,
Mrs. Ethel T. Joiner, past State
councillor.
The following officers were elected
in Anacostia Council: Councillor,
Mary Plumb; associate councillor,
Ida Parker; vice councillor, Nora
Lee; associate vice councillor, Canes
Frye; recording secretary, Mary P.
James, reelected; assistant record
ing secretary, Ef11e Mohler, re-
elected; treasurer, Ella Smith, re-
elected; financial secretary, Pearl
Torney, reelected; conductor, Helen
Chandler; warden, Anna Sansbury;
inside sentinel, Nettie Anderson;
outside sentinel, Frank Smith, and
trustee for 18 months, Lee Connor.
Representatives, Hattie M. Beall,
Mildred Montgomery and Evelyn
Sullivan.
Esther Council elected as officers:
Councillor, Mrs. Dorothy Studs:
associate councillor, Mrs. Annie
Jones; Vice councillor, Mrs. Laura
Shoemaker; associate vice councillor,
Mrs. Grace Richards; recording Sec
retary, Mrs. Bessie Pearson, re-
elected; assistant recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Gladys Phillips, re-
elected; treasurer, Mrs. Edna Shoots,
reelected; financial secretary, Mrs.
Ethel Anderson, reelected; con-
ductor, Mrs. Mabel Silcot; warden,
Miss Lenora Longest; outside senti-
mel, Mrs. Anna Bowman; 18-month
trustee, Mrs. Laura Caldwell, and
representatives to the State Coun-
Gil, Mrs. Annie Jones, Mrs. Kath-
crime Skinner and Mrs. Bessie Pear.
son.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Many Legislative Hopes
To Go Over to Next Session.

~ Nv VIVA w A~SAs oScoAOAAs
District people looked for the
enactment of a number of i'm
portant pieces of local legislation
during the first session of the
Seventy-sixth Congress, but they
will have to look to the second
session for many Of the impor-
tant. The next session will he
so filled with partisan politics
that the prospects for legislation
for a voteless and unrepresented
community are none too bright.
Reorganization of the District
government stood high on the list
Of what was to be done for the
District. District money had been
spent for the putting in legisla-
tive form plan supposed to be
culled from the many reorgani-
zation proposals which had been
offered from time to time. The
Griffenhagen product was the re-
suit. It was an example Of plans
for municipal pioneering devised
by the experts but without ref
erence to the other proposals
which in many instances en-
bodied the ideas Of local people.
George E. Allen, District Com
missioner -elect, is now under
stood to be struggling with the
problem.
The proposed Independent civil
service law for the District was
another promising proposal, but
1t got lost in the Griffenhagen
scheme Of things. A model small
loans law was the promise, but
the loan shark still plucks his
victim and legitimate lenders of
small amounts are seriously han
dicapped.
Demand for the creation Of the
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Another Reason
For . Larger Federal Share.

Another Reason
For . Larger Federal Share.
The exemption Of members Of
Congress and their employees
from the payment Of a local
income tax. as provided in the
District revenue bill passed by
the House, suggests an added
reason for an increase of the
Federal payment toward the run
ming of the National Capital.
This is similar to the reason
which has been mentioned be-
fore. namely, the exemption
from the payment of real estate
taxes by private institutions Of
a national character, located in
Washington. Such institutions
are exempted by special act of
Congress for purely national rea-
sons. These institutions require
all of the municipal services just
the same as any other property
owners.
The proposed exemption from
the payment of income tax by
members of Congress and their
employees is ION all fours" with
the other exemptions and can
only be defended as such. These
employees of the Federal Govern
ment are here for the legislative
business of the United States, in
cluding the legislative business of
the voteless and unrepresented
District of Columbia. They act
in an entirely national capacity
as the agents of their constitu-
ents who elect them. They, how
ever, require all Of the protection
and municipal service and school
privileges the same as the unoffi-
cial inhabitants of the District
and also the official inhabitants
who are outside the legislative
department of the Government.
It is held, then, that if the pri-
vately -owned national institu-
tions in the District are to be
exempted from the payment of
real estate taxes and the legis-
lative department of the Gov
ernment personnel is to be ex-
empted from the payment of a
District personal income tax,
then the general government
should in lieu thereof contribute
an equivalent of the taxation so
exempted. OF course, such Fed
eral payment would be only a
part of the equitable obligation
of the United States toward its
Capital City.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Closing Of the Schools
Increases Safety Problem.

With the closing OF the schools
those public-spirited citizens who
make street safety their special
care are confronted by a real
problem. Many children, with
nothing to do and all day to do it
in, are more than apt to run
the streets in their play. Many
are liable to get run down and
injured by passing vehicles and
some will probably be killed. No
household, no matter in what sta
ton of life, can afford to have
one of these youngsters sacrificed
on the altar of urban congestion
and modern transportation.
The best means of combating
this condition is the provision of
recreation spaces which will at
tract these idle boys and girls
and keep them occupied at whole
some play or with worthwhile
instruction along lines entirely
different from their school work.
Public Fairgrounds for such pur-
poses are far inadequate to take
care of this horde of idle children.
School gardens are also fine
to give the boys and girls an op-
portunity to keep busy and at the
same time learn something of
value. But again there are too
few school gardens to serve the
purpose. AS stated in this COL
umn recently, of the So school
gardens which were operated dur
ing the past school year only 5
continue through the summer.
Then there are a number of
neighborhoods where the schools
have no ground available for gar
den plots. This deficiency might
be met, in part, through an
arrangement with the National
Capital Parks once for the care
of the smaller neighborhood
parks by the boys and girls Of
the particular section. Under
the direction Of some of the gar
deners Of the park service these
children could be given instruc-
ton in care of flowers and shrub
berry, including pruning. There
could be aroused spirit of neigh
borhood rivalry and ribbon prizes
awarded in the fall to the groups
making the best showing during
the summer.
There would be other advan-
tages In getting the boys and girls
to undertake this public work.
The responsibility they would
assume would stimulate their
public spirit and public interest
and they would be vigilant pro-
tectors of the beauty Of these
parks. For any one to damage
flowers or shrubbery In any Of
these parks presided over By
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Office of public defender was a
bright promise, but it is still only
a promise. Freeing the District
from the tyranny of the Bureau
Of the Budget was also urged,
but, like other good promises, got
lost with the pigeon-holing Of
the Griffenhagen plan. There
were many other promises of
legislation, more or less impor-
tant, for which the District must
wait for another session Of it,
legislature and probably longer.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
civic Problems, Civic Bodies
School Closing Increases Safety Problem;
Need for Greater Federal Share

neighborhood children would Just
be too bad for the culprits, II de-
tected.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Matron Jennie C.. Simon an
nounces that meetings for July,
August and first of September have
been called of.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

The chapter meetings for July
and August have been called of.
The Endowment Committee Of
Electa Chapter will have its basket
picnic on Tuesday at the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Thompson, Fenwick, Md.
Mrs. Edna Dyer, matron, an
nounces the chapter will celebrate
its 46th anniversary and endow-
ment evening on Tuesday.
The Home Board of Mizpah Chap
ter will meet Tuesday evening at
the home Of Mrs. Christobel Burton,
1913 Forty fourth street NV, with
Mrs. Mary Shill and Mrs. Amelia
Lilly as assisting hostesses.
Lafayette Lodge Chapter will
have its last meeting, before the
summer recess, on Wednesday eve
ming. Children of members and
those of the Masonic and Eastern
star Home win be the special guests.
entertainment and refreshments.
There will be a dessert-bridge
party on July S at l pm. at the
home of Past Matron Helen B. Hall,
525 Oglethorpe street NV, with
Mrs. Mary Clark as assisting hostess.
Matron Jennie c. Simon an
nounces that meetings for July,
August and first of September have
been called of.
Carrie B. Batson, matron of Beth
iehem Chapter, announces the meet
ing on Tuesday will be in honor OF
the Star Points of 1880. All the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-25
Think They H a v e
Found Weak Spot in
Front; Shells Scream
Across Rhine First
Time Since Early
Days of War.

Paris, Sept 25.-(AP)-French
troops struck at German positions
in the Haardt mountains today un-
der cover of heavy fire by artillery,
which French dispatches said was
bombarding main Notifications of
Germany's Siegfried line. The en-
tire western front sprang to life.
Military advices said shells
screamed across the Rhine for the
first time since the first two days
on the war. The Siegfried and
Maginot lines are separated only by
the river along the southern path
OF the German-French frontier.
French troops were hitting at
Haardt mountain road which winds
through some Of the most rugged
continuation of the Vosges range,
terrain Of the western front. A
continuation of the Vosges range,
the Haardts cover a 20-mile sector
between the German town of Pr
masens and French Wissembourg.
Apparently the French believed
they had found a weak spot in Ger
many's Notifications, where they
had depended on rugged country as
a protection.
Military dispatches from the
western front reported that French
artillery had begun a direct bonn
bardment Of the main Notifications
of the German Siegfried line Heavy
French batteries, the dispatches
said, were dropping large calibre
shells on the Westwal casemates
in an effort to blast German de-
Tenders from their positions in the
heavily fortified zone.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-25
Soviets Will
Exact Treaty
Of Esthonia.

Moscow, Sept. 25.-(AP)-Soviet
Russia, with her position vitality
strengthened in the first weeks OF
war, opened commercial and diplo-
matte talks today with her north
ern :leighbor, Esthonia.
Details of the conversations be-
tween Soviet officials and Estho-
MAS Foreign Minister Setter were
rot disclosed but significance was
attached to the fact that a Turkish
envoy would come here closely af-
ter the arrival Of Setter.
The conference was started after
Russia had banned foreign ships
from travelling in the Neva river,
which flows into the Baltic. The
little Baltic country, which Setter
represents, was Russian territory
before The World War
Sakru Saracoglu, Turkish foreign
minister, was expected tonight or
tomorrow. Diplomatic circles point
tomorrow. Diplomatic circle S
pointed out that the Soviets had
II emendous bargaining power over
Turkey, now that Britain and her
strongest rival for Turkish trade,
was Engaged IN war.
Foreign circles expected Russia
to seek a guarantee from Turkey to
close the Dardanelles to any ships
opposed to Russian interests. Clos
ing Of the Black Sea to European
merchantmen would give the Sow
lets special trading privileges.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-25
Congress To
Retain Its
Own Power
Reserves Right to In
woke Neutrality Bill
at Own Discretion;
Bill Repeatedly Ac-
ceptable to President
Roosevelt.

Washington, Sept. 25. =
(AP)-The Senate Foreign
Relations Committee today de-
layed action until Thursday on
the administrators new neu-
trality legislation.
The delay was agreed to at
the request of Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho, ranking mi
nority committeeman and op-
ponent of President Roose-
velt's proposal to repeal the
existing arms embargo.
Washington, Sept. 25.-(AP)-A
neutrality bill carrying out Presi-
dent Roosevelts recommendation
for repeal of the arms embargo, but
providing powerful congressional
checks on the executive discretion,
was submitted to the Senate Fer
eign Relations Committee today.
A group of committee Democrats,
meeting in closed session for more
than five hours yesterday, decided
to include two provisions to curtail
presidential authority. Committee
men said they were designed to win
support from opposition senators,
some of whom have declared "hell
to breakfast" fight against removal
OF the embargo.
The first provision, it was
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-25
Bund Awaits
Command OF
Hitler
orm er Reichstag
Member Tells Dies
Committee German
American Group Is
Part of German Con-
troll Machinery.

Washington, Sept. 25.-(AP)
"A former member of the
German Reichstag said today
the German American Bund
sought to provide a Nazi re-
serve here which Adolf Hitler
could tap "fOr any kind of as
sistance."
Gerhardt Seger, now editor
of the New York German
American Weekly, made the
statement to the Dies commit
tee while testifying that the
bund was an official represen-
tative of Germany in this
country. He told the committee
the Nazi party regarded all
German organizations abroad
as SOURCE "frOm which it can
draw for any kind of activity
it would like to have"
He agreed with Chairman Dies
Democrat, Texas, to the House in
1uiry into un-American activity
that Germany, with 100 post
oyal to the Nazi party, would hav,
4 potential spy system" in tn,
ynited States.
In addition, Seger quoted a Naz
paper as saying:
1.-THE program Of the young Ger
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