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Evening star., 1939-05-28

ing in the hall while the younger Roosevelt
children skated back and forth in the corridor.
then more than one hundred feet long. Ike
Hoover, "T. R." and invaded the attic.
There we found an old trunk that had be-
longed to Lincoln 1t was small and covered
with horsehide - and locked But President
Roosevelt wouldn't have the lock broken.
The most amusing thing we found was an
enormous wreath of flowers made of human
hair and encased in big frame with glass
front. An inscription on it revealed that it had
been presented to President Harrison, and the
hair had come from the heads of many of
his most important supporters in the country.
remember ct r. s. roaring laughter. Won
dering what the bald-headed delegates had
done about it. | never knew what happened
to this mOnstrosity.
The best things in that attic were preserved.
The attic itself has passed. During the
Coolidge administration the roof of the White
House was lifted and the attic space was made
into servants quarters and few additional
guest rooms.
The Monroe Room. next to the Lincoln
Study, is furnished with originals and repro
ductions of furniture used in the ladies
drawing room during the administration of
President Monroe Mrs Hoover found some
of the original pieces in the White House and
others in the National Museum Other items,
which had belonged to Monroe and which he
had taken away with him. she located at
Fredericksburg and she had them reproduced
in exact detail The Monroe Room may be
the Queens sitting room,
The suite the King may occupy has very
high four poster bed. draped with old-rose
silk hangings On the walls hang some of the
choicer items of President Roosevelt famous
collection of old shipping pictures.
The White House was never really
Evening star., 1939-05-28

. 4 UHEN the King and Queen of England
w visit the White House a week from
w this coming Thursday. they are ex-
pected to bring with them an entourage of
forty people.
There are eleven guest rooms in the White
House
The average woman, if faced with such a
problem, might we'll find herself in quan-
dary Mrs. Roosevelt. however. is quite equal
to the situation, even though it is the first
time in history that the ruler of another
nation will have been an overnight guest at
the White House. She is meeting the problem
simply and naturally as she has met all other
official problems in her life.
The visit of King, and especially an i'm
portant King, was difficult enough to arrange.
But where the King and Queen would sleep,
their private sitting rooms, rooms for the
Queens lady -in-waiting, the Kings equerry,
the secretary and the three messengers who
must always be kept in waiting outside the
Kings door - these were simple questions
compared with who would be invited to meet
Their Majesties and where the British flag
should hang.
The technical problems of precedence and
invitations and official arrangements were all
put over into the State Department, where
they belong Eleanor Roosevelt concerned
herself with making her guests comfortable.
Several months ago she said to me: Il plan
to put new spring and mattress on the big
four poster bed that the King will use My
children, who happen to have slept there. tell
me it is now an uncomfortable bed. shall
probably also put new spring and mattress
on the bed that the Queen will use"
Many distinguished people and some of the
great of the earth have occupied the two
rooms that possibly will be given to the King
and Queen. The one which may be the Kings
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room was called, when l was a
child, the Royal Suite, because
Prince Albert, who later became
Edward VII, had occupied it
when he visited the United
States during Buchanan S time.
Lafayette slept in it and. in
1929, Madame Curie used it
when she visited the Hoovers.
To accommodate the Kings
encourage. or a necessary part
of it, it will be necessary for the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
to shrink into their rooms and
turn over the rest of the second
floor to their royal guests.
Among the rooms that will be
given to the King and Queen
and their encourage will be
three of the most famous in the
history of the White House -
The Lincoln bedroom, the
Lincoln study and the Monroe
room.
In the so-called Lincoln bed
room has been assembled all of
the bedroom furniture known
to have been used by President
and Mrs. Lincoln while they
were in the White House. The
startling feature of the room is,
of course, the bed. 1t is not a
thing of beauty. 1t is over
carved, has an enormous head
board and is nine feet long.
Special bedding has to be
made for it. When Mrs.
Coolidge was in the White
House. she spent the better
part of one year knitting a
spread for the Lincoln bed,
with the seal of the United
States worked into the design.
The only other President to
use the bed was Wilson. He
preferred it to all others in the
White House, and spent the
long months of his serious i'll
ness in it. There were practically
no visitors in the White House
during that time rarely were
even his closest friends in the
Cabinet allowed in.
But one visitor was admitted.
The Prince of Wales, now the
Duke of Windsor, had known
and admired President Wilson,
and when he arrived in Wash
ington, in 1919, he made
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finished until alter Its IN
terror was burned during the
War of 1912. 1t was many long
years before all the plans were
complete. In Mrs. Adams time
the laundry was hung in the
unfinished ballroom. The water
had to be hauled from a spring
two blocks distant. Even when
Lafayette visited Monroe, there
were no bathrooms and no run
ming water.
Heating, in the early days,
was equally inadequate. There
was none, except from the open
freplaces. This situation be
came even worse in Jackson's
time, when an economy pro-
gram was on. Ethel Lewis in
her interesting book on the
White House says that appro-
priations did not provide for
matches, 50 live Goals were car
ried around from room to room
to start the fires.
The early name given to the
Presidents home was as gran
diOse as the house itself was
simple, for it was originally
known as The Presidents
Palace" This name appears on
the oldest flat silver there. In
Adams time the house became
The Executive Mansion un-
der the democratic Jefferson it
assumed the still humber title
of The Presidents House
not until the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt was it
officially called The White
House"
All the Presidents except
Harding have made changes or
improvements in the White
House, but the place was
never really inodernized until
Theodore Roosevelt became
President. He realized its in
adequacies and asked Congress
to appropriate money torestore
and expand the old building.
One happening that enabled
Theodore Roosevelt to get the
appropriations for the recon-
struction of the White House
was the visit of Prince Henry
of Battenburg. The Prince was
staying at his Embassy but he
Continued on pogo g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
. SERIAL STORY NATE NNTI nANcED BY HELEN WCRDEN
 
BY IELEN WORDEN

"What do you think Janice French was?" Ladd flung at her. "I'd rather / see this little fool saved from death by scandal than suppress the news and risk her life. If society is changing part riers, the Gazette is going to report the fact" His vo:ce grew sar- castle. "If you need help on your job, Miss Franklin, say so and I'll turn the entire Staff over to you"
 Maddened by Toms manner, Mary answered with angry scorn, T know the story"
 Then get it." snapped Ladd.
 She turned and left. It was the first real bawling out she had ever had. The tears which she had struggled so hard to restrain, overfiowed. Back at her desk, they continued to run down her white cheeks. She sat looking about the office where she'd been so happy a few moments before. Signing, she reached in Q desk drawer for a pencil and saw a note she'd made that morning to tell Ladd about some particular angle of the inquest. The tears began to fall again.
 TT wouldn't cry" It was the Parson speaking. He's in love with you"
 "Oh, no he isn't" sobbed Mary "He hates me-"
 (T0 Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
STORIES IN STAMPS
Why Jefferson Would
 Feor the Dictotors

THE current growth of ideolo. A gies would have tremendously alarmed Thomas Jefferson. For it was Jefferson who pointed out re- peatedly that.a republic could sur. vive only if its people were in. telligent, well-informed and vir- tuous. He saw ignorance as not only the greatest foe of virtue but the greatest foe of liberty as well.
 It was with just this thought that Jefferson presented his bill for the establishment of free edu- cationa1 institutions, thus pointing the way to the great American school system. Likewise, he was among the first to call for free- dom of speech, ballot, press, con- science, a free church. And above all, declared Jefferson, men must be born free.
 So you can imagine just where the author of the Declaration of Independence would stand today in relation to the dictators. Take for instance the question of re- ligious freedom. Jefferson is re- membered best for his writing of the Declaration but historians say today that his drafting of the Vir. ginia statute for religious freedom stands as one of the most vital services to mankind,
 For his place as author of the Declaration of Independence, as President, Jefferson has appeared many times on U. S. stamps. He is shown above on the 50-cent orange, issue of 1894, enlarged. Copyright. 1899. NEA Service. Inc.>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
CRANlllk CRACKERS
WHO'S NEWS?


 This weeks news quiz is a hunt of missing persons who played a feature role in recent headlines. Find the individual in each case. A clew follows each question.
 1. Who commanded the ship that brought the king and queen of England to North America? (FIis last name begins with "M.w
 3. Who planned suit against Nazi government after release from imprisonment in Austria? George Arliss once played one of his an- cestorS.)
 3. Who sent troops to Harlan county to patrol coal mines? (He's nicknamed "Happy.")
 4. Who was the St. Louis out- fielder traded to the Detroit Tigers in the Buck Newsom deal? (His last name has g. ring to it.)
 5. Who was the publisher who reported that he was Kidnapped by international terrorist? Gle is hus- band of the late Amelia Earhart).
 Answers on Back Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
CHAPTER XVII

After Mary said goodby to Clem and Jack, she went tc the office.
 She was worried about Glenn Clem was too nice 8 girl to crack up. Something must be done. But when she reached the newspaper the only solution she had arrived at was to look up Duke Martin and warn him once more that he could not break Clem.
 The Gazette was caught in the doldrums of mid-afternoon. An indolent calm hung over the city desk. Crossie, was sprawled in his swivel chair, green eye-shade pushed on top of his head, smok- ing a pipe and gossiping with Mel Anderson, a copy desk man. Mel had large and gentle brown eyes and liked to talk about bees. At the rewrite desks. the men, with the hard part of the days writing done, had taken of their ear phones and were swapping yarns about their favorite subject = betting on the ponies.
 Even the financial section, usu- ally the noisiest department in the city room, was quiet. The ticker had closed at three and Dan Perkins had gone out. He furnished the comic relief for the office by engaging in long, com plicated arguments with Si Mar lin, the stock exchange reporter.
 The atmosphere of peace did not extend, however, to the office of the managing editor.
 Two paragraphs in the Stars gossip column had upset him Leaning back in his swivel chair his long legs stretched beneath the desk, Tom Ladd had prepared for an afternoons quiet review oi the news when his eye fell or Mary Franklin's name in Burt's Night Club column.
 Looks as if the GaZette's soced Mary Franklin, was serious about James Shirley, proxy of the Interna' t1onal Brake Company She! pal of Siiiriey's deb daughter daughter, Clem. There's gold in that family"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
LODGE SPONSORS
 FASHION PARADE
Exhibition of Styles of By- Gone Days Highlight of
 10th Anniversary

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Radiant Star lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, members of out-of-town lodges gathered Saturday night in Mechanics hall for 8 fashion pa- rade of costumes worn a half cen- tufy ago
 Members of New Haven, Derby and Cheshire lodges attended.
 Models included Mrs. Mary Fitz- simmons, Mrs. Margaret Emery, Mrs. Helen Stanley, Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce, Mrs. Marion Alderman, Mrs Ada Pilkington, Mrs. Cathryn John- son, Mrs. Evaline Lord, Mrs. Ruth Walsh, Mrs. Ada Dodge, Mrs. Olive Wilson, Mrs. Augusta Espelin, direc- tor, Alice Sullivan, Dorothy Chris toferson, Mrs. Alma Cronan and Mrs Betty Grant.
 Dance routines were given by Mary Weidemann. William Stanley pianist, played and sang with his mother. Other entertainers included Gertrude McKegg and Eugenis Beerbaum.
 A card party is slated for June 8 al the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce of Hamilton avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
LEARN TO LISTEN
 CLASS AUGMENTED

The Monday night class of the q learn to Listen" adult education course will be augmented tonight by the Tuesday group, because of the holiday tomorrow. Paulette Wolozin and Walden Trimbie are in charge Of the class. Recordings to be heard tonight include Debussy's After noon of Fawn", the 'Larghetto. !" from concerto No. 12. and the "Wa- ter Music, by Handel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
APARTMENTS INFLUENCE

Ukiah. Cal. (Up)-The intending discussion of ar1naments is appar- sn1ly having psychological effect on thieves. A cannon was stolen at Eureka and 6 20-foot steel corru- rated iron culvert was removed from beneath a county road mead here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
HoPFERs 0N AND IN THE AlR

coa1lnen. Cal. tuP) -- The latest uey to crasn radio is to become Q 1razh0pper. During the recent &17sshopper infestation of this re- EIc1. the noise they made while moving down the crops was success {lz1ly broadcast throughout the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
CAST OF CHARACTERS

MARY FRANKLIN = society ed-
 itOr.
 DUKE MARTIN - suave night
 club gangster. JANICE FRENCH = society deb. JIM SHIRLEY - playboy.
 Yesterday: Mary Franklin warns Clem about Martin. Later, Clem quarrels with Jack and VOWS she'Il give him something to be jealous about. She reaches for the telephone.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

State of Maryland,
County of Montgomery, IS:
I, j. PAUL BRUNErT, cashier Of the
above-named bank, do solemnay
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
j. PAUL BRUNErr, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
PAUL C. RiAMSDEIL,
THOMAS M. ANDERSON,
ROBERT PETER,
Directors.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9th day of January, 1889.
NErTIE M. BUTTS, Notary Public.
935
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
INTOLERANCE

History has dealt heavily
with the Jewish race. They
have been a people without
a flag or country and main
tanned their homes in lands
all over the globe. There
have been many times in the
past that the Jews have faced
determination, have been
forced TO flee for their lives,
have been prosecuted and
spat upon. This is 10 the
disgrace of a so-called civih-
:zation. But however severe
the treatment, the darkest
hour for the Jewish race is
lighted by the fact that they,
with the Chinese, are the two
Oldest peoples in the world.
They have lived to write the
story of their prosecutions
and of the downfall of those
who prosecuted them, states
one Hebrew scholar. Per-
haps due to their wanderings,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

the Jew has become closer to
his race in sympathy, and
consequently, racial ties are
strong.
The future of the Jew in
Germany, Austria and Italy
is uncertain and likely to be
a trial and tribulation to the
people concerned, but how
ever the outcome, they will
hold on until they can occupy
their place under the sun
with the rest of Gods peoples.
There are various criticisms
regarding the Jewish race,
but intolerance of our fellow
man will get us nothing. A
splendid example of consid-
GRAFTON and benevolence was
displayed by a southern
negro church whose men,
bers subscribed money for
the aid of the Hebrew
refugees. This is known as
tolerance and goodness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

and Others who can ''sew a
fine seam. There are many
amateur men-cooks, who de-
light in the art and boast of
the fine bit of cooking they
do. This office knows of a
man who can turn a collar
on his shirt, and neatly too.
There are homes where men
iron and even bake. Of
course, there are men who
would not be caught doing
any Of these things, but
there are wives who will
proudly boast Of what a
handy man her husband is
around the house.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
COUNTING SHEEP

When you can't sleep at
night and roll and toss about
your bed, give a thought to
the elderly Massachusetts
man who hasn't slept in six
years. There is something
bothering you, you can't close
your eyes, your nerves are
jumpy, restlessness keeps you
keyed up and sleep passes
you by. It happens to all of
us. The SO year old man who
has gone without sleep since
1888 is eft as q fiddle" he
says, is a hard worker, walks
miles, chops wood, carries
water, and gardens for a liv-
ing in the summer. Lack Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
MEN AT WOMEN'S WORK

The man who won the
national crocheting contest
admits he has been fasci-
mated by the art Of crochet
ing since his childhood. The
printer might be stumped
whether to place an item
such as this under the head
ing Of sports or on the wom-
ans page, but there are
many men interested in what
we term woman's work, and
are proud of their ability.
There are men who know
how to knit, some are inter-
ested in embroidery. There
are fellows who have had a
hand in making a hooked rug
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

sleep hasn't seemed to hurt
him.
We would laugh, as chill
dren, when the old man who
slept in his chair would nod
and jerk his head as he
snored so loudly the women
folks would shake him to
stop the noise. He insisted
he wasn't asleep but simply
closed his eyes to rest them!
We often fail to realize the
length of time we do sleep,
for five minutes of wakeful-
ness while a household slum-
bers, seems like five hours to
the man who lies awake. In
somnia is a demon and we
haven't one good word to say
for him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
Appointment of Harrington
Another Strategic Move

am told on very good authority
that this will be the strategy en-
ployed when the Hopkins nomina-
ton is under consideration. To all
critics Of Hopkins, the administra-
ton friends simply win reply, in
effect. "you wanted Hopkins out
Of the relief job. Now he is out,
ETC." It is undoubtedly a smart
piece Of politics and it will work
for awhile.
The President also strengthened
his position in the coming battle
with congress by the appointment
Of Colonel Harrington. The colonel
is a regular army engineer. He
has been assistant chief engineer of
WPA and knows the organization.
And most important Of all, Colonel
Harrington leans somewhat to the
conservative side, which makes him
acceptable to most senator's, even
anti-administration Democrats.
Mr.. Roosevelt is taking no
chances on any ruckus arising over
Colonel Harrington, however, and
has avoided it by clever piece Of
detail. Colonel Harrington has been
designated only as "acting WPA
administration" He will run the or
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
Brucknfs Washington Digest
President Put Over Fast One in
Naming Hopkins to Commerce Post
Reduces Chances of Investigation Of WPA and It's Relief
Spending; Appointment Of Harrington to
Hopkins Place Seen as Strategic Move.
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington D. G.

WASHINGTON.-Many persons in
Washington are convinced that
President Roosevelt has slipped a
fast ball right over the plate in
front of his congressional critics by
the transfer of Harry Hopkins to
the job of secretary of commerce
and the selection Of Col. F. c. Har-
rington as works progress admin
istrator. It appears to some OBJ
servers, certainly, that the presi-
Dental maneuver has gone a long
way toward reducing, if not elimi-
nating,, the chances of a dirty in
vestigation of WPA and its relief
spending.
The President knew of the brew
ing trouble that had Hopkins as
the focus; he was told how much
mud singing was due to take place,
and how the haters of Hopkins and
his methods were preparing to leave
no stone unturned in exposing ev-
erything about Hopkins and his or
ganization that could be made to
appear Shiny. Yet, Hopkins is per-
haps the closest of all of the elmer
circle" of advisers to the President
and surely he is the Presidents best
personal friend. Naturally, he want
ed to keep Hopkins around.
In naming Hopkins to the post Of
secretary of commerce, vacated
only at Christmastime by the vet
eran official, Daniel C. Roper, Mr..
Roosevelt has had to take the
chance that the appointee would
meet some razzing in senate con-
firmation. That is a chance, of
course, but Mr.. Hopkins will be con-
firmed after the boys in the senate
have had their say. But there will
be little opportunity for the anti
administration Democrats to sink
their teeth into the Hopkins appoint
ment to the commerce job. That
department has less money to
spread about perhaps than most
important government jobs. Admin
istration friends in the senate, there
fore, can say with propriety that a
razzing of Hopkins, as the COM
merce nominee, is not to be in
dulged in because this is another
job, not related to spending relief
money.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
Simon Pure Natives

In Mexico and Haiti candidates
Tor the Office Of president must not
only De native-born citizens them
selves, but must also be sons Of ma
tive-born fathers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
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LIABILITIES

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits Of indi-
viduals, partnerships,
and corporations: !. 'ssO4.27ss2
Time deposits Of individ-
uals, partnerships, and
corporations ......... sss,242se
Deposits of State and
political subdivisions 127, 5000
Deposits of banks ...... 14,944.65
Other deposits Certified
and cashiers checks,
etc.) ,.......... 10.14s.s4
Total
Deposits 81, 23,188.99
Other liabilities ... 10