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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11
MRS. ALLEN TO BE
FEATURED LENT SoLoIST

Mrs. Allen B. Crow Of the First
Baptist church, appointed chairman
Of the Guild Of Church Musicians
committee 70 obtain soloists for the
daily Lenten services OF the coun-
Gil, has chosen Mrs. Beatrice Z.
Allen, the popular radio singer and
concert artist 10 be the soloisi, on
Monday, March 10.
Mrs Allen. who will complete her
voca' studies in June al the Detroit
Conservatory OF Music, is the direc-
treSS- IF The junior choir Of Vernon
Chapel A NJ E. church, Detroit;
OF which the Rev L, B. Johnson
! is pastor.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11
NEW IDEA IN
CLUB MEETS

The New Idea Social ard Civic
club met last week al the home OF
Mrs. John Tiller Of Gallagher ave
nue. with Mrs. Emma Reid. presi-
dent. presiding.
Plans were made for a spring
luncheon which will be held at the
Lucy Thurman Y. W c A. March
II. Highlights from the City Asso-
citation Of Colored Women's clubs
were brought TO the group by Mrs
Bray. A calendar rally is also being
sponsored by the group.
Added to the membership were
Mrs, Critz and Mrs Nance The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Vaughn, OF
305l Yeman street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11

York city, executive secretary Of
the National Association Of Colored
Graduate Nurses, took time out to
visa our hospital while attending
the West Central REGIONAL confer
ence
f. r Carney. superintendent, Wis
Trcd- Nichar-v Mcdicai- school and
Hubbard hospital after attending the
funeral Of his father al Nashville
Tenn
Mis-, Thelma Sims, stenographcr
has resumed her duties after an IL
ness or JWO WcCKs,
The staff extended congratula-
tons 20 J. c. Dancy, secretary Of
The board Of trustees. on his re-
appointment by Mayor Reading as
commissioner Of the House Of Cor
rection,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11
BROWN MODELS GUESTS
OF MRS. RANKINS

The Brown Models club met at
the home Of Mrs E. Raukins Of
East Warren avenue, last week.
Business was discussed and final
receipts from a recent party re-
ported
All members were IN attendance
and pariook OF the delightful lunch
con served by the hostess The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Fora
Boyd al 437 Hendrie street Mrs
w NJ Heard Is president of the
group, Mrs v Carter. secretary, and
Mrs L Davis. club scribe.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11

Sports. West SIDE Jolly Eight Six
Royal snip F9anny Landing. Divi.
sion Street High Haiters, ana the
Pink Rose social. Mrs. Jones Of
the West Size jolly Eigis drew
the lucky number and the door
prize was captured by Miss Clara
Dolphus OF Mack avenue.
Visitors al club meeting last Mon
day night included Mr.. Shepard and
Mr. Singleton Of the 1910 Club. W.
Bates is president and Mildred john
son, club scribe.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11
SOCIAL NOTES

gram. It was decided that the group
would concentrate on the sponsor-
ship OF talks. lectures. and outdoor
activities.
Hostess for the afternoon was
Miss Magnolia Davis The tea was
Eeld at the Veterans Center. 663
Superior street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11

The Veterans Youths Social club
sponsored an informal tea last Sun
day for the purpose Of discussing
and formulating their spring pro-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11
Youth Conference To Hold Sessions March L. Is, 10

Of Mrs. Knox or 2ath street, next
week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11


This section Of the meet will fea-
ture Miss Pauline Redmond as
main speaker.
The Honorable Myles A Paige,
Judge of the City Of New York, will
be the keynote speaker for the
younger conference section.
The registration fee for the con-
ference will be 81 per delegate
This includes not only all the fea-
lures of the conference. but two
meals on Saturday. All youths are
urged to get their registrations in
as early as possible as the high
school age group is limited to 300
persons and the college age group
will be limited to seventy-five.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-11
JUDGE PAIGE,
MISS REDMOND
WILL SPEAK
Conference To Open On
March II At wv; 300 2
Delegate Limit

The Annual Detroit Older Boys
and Girls conference will be held
at the Lucy Thurman and ST. An
tome BraDch of the Young Wo-
mems and Young Mems Christian
Association, respectively. on March
t1(<1S, and 10. Registrations will
be accepted at the St Antoine
branch Y. M. C. A. from March 10
to l6, inclusive, daily between the
hours of and p m, it has been
announced by the planning COM
mittee.
Age Groups Separated
In variation OF the policy Of pre-
VIous years the conference will hold
this separate sessions for college
age youths and high school stu
dents. Those youths of college age
will be confined 10 a special semi
mar type OF conference planned es-
pecially to suit the needs of the
out-of-school and in-college age
group Of young people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21

the Presidents study on the Sec
ond floor while Mr.. Roosevelt fol-
lows tradition of years by reading
aloud Charles Dickens "A Christ
mas Carol"
Open Gifts Christmas Morn.
Another Roosevelt custom is to
not open Christmas presents until
Christmas morning. After the chill
dren have collected their stockings
and shown them to the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and other adults,
the family will assemble in front
Of the tree in the sitting room for
the distribution of family presents.
After this excitement the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt, with mem
bels of the family. will go to the
Church of the Covenant, Connect
cut avenue and N street, to attend
special Christmas services.
There will be a midday family
dinner at the White House, at which
the President will preside as carver
of the turkey. At 7:30 pm. there
will be another Christmas dinner
to which number OF close friends
will be invited and at which the
President will again preside.
Party for Children.
There will be a party at the
White House Tuesday afternoon for
the younger children and on We'd
nesday afternoon there will be a
party for Curtis Dali and at 5 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
White House Takes on CHEEKY
Atmosphere of Christmas
Four Generations Of Roosevelt Family
To Be on Hand for Celebrations

colored electric lights. In the main
corridor will be hung a large wreath
and from the large chandelier in
this corridor will be hung a spray
OF mistletoe. In places of the
various ferns on the first floor cor
ridors and rooms will be plants of
poinsettias.
The family Christmas tree will not
be trimmed until late Christmas
Eve. Mrs. Roosevelt will have gen.
eral supervision of this work and
will be assisted by other adult men,
bers Of the family.
Staff to Receive Gifts.
The routine of the Christmas
holidays will begin at II am. to-
morrow when the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt will receive the more
than 200 men and women of the
Office stan in the Presidents Of
flee. Besides extending the sea-
sons greetings the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt will have a small
gift for each. At $3.50 pm. Satur-
day they will receive in the East
room the members of the White
House household staff, accompanied
by members of their individual
families. The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will also have gifts for all
of these.
On Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
and members of their family will go
to the Ellipse just South of the
White House grounds to participate
in the formal lighting of the COM
munity Christmas tree. That same
evening, the family will assemble in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Christmas will come cheerily in
deed this year to the White House,
with four generations of the Roose-
welt family on hand.
Besides his 85-year-old mother,
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
have with them for the yuletide
season, Franklin Roosevelt, jr, a
law student at the University of
Virginia, and his wife and infant
son. Franklin D., 3D.; John Roose-
velt who is in business in Boston,
and his wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boettiger, the latter being the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt's only
daughter, and their infant son.
Franklin Roosevelt Boettiger, and
Mrs. Boettiger's two children by
former marriage, Anna and Curtis
Dali. There also will be Mrs. James
r. Roosevelt, widow of the Presi-
dents brother. Harry Hooker of
New York, an old family friend. will
be a house guest during the holidays.
Mansion Decorations Begun.
The work of decorating the
famous old mansion was commenced
yesterday, and already it has taken
on genuine yuletide atmosphere.
Besides Christmas wreaths in the
many windows of the mansion and
the executive Office, untrimmed trees
and greens and poinsettias have been
used literally in decorating. The
family Christmas tree will be IN the
second floor sitting room. In the
famous East room on the first floor
will be a tree for the benefit of the
public 1t will be trimmed with imi-
tation snow, white streamers and
white lights, but without ornaments.
On the front portico will be sew
eral small, untrimmed Christmas
trees. Above the main doorway will
be a huge wreath and from the
ceiling Of the portico will be strung
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21

the next afternoon 4 party for
Eleanor Dali.
In addition to all these activities,
Mrs. Roosevelt will participate in
the giving of Christmas presents
by several charity organizations in
Washington.
Christmas gifts for the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and for other
members of the family have been
arriving during the last several days.
The gifts are varied in nature. Some
of them are simple and practical,
inexpensive, homemade remem-
brances and come from all part Of
the country. The expensive gifts
always are returned to the senders,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21

employees an amount equal to 1898
Christmas bonuses today If they will
drop all claims against the COM
pany.
The company has filed suit in
Federal Court asking relief under
the wage and hour law. It con-
tends union leaders are soliciting
assignment Of overtime claims.
A notice said there will be no
Christmas bonus this year, but Of
fered S per cent of the years pay
as full settlement of claims rising
from ANY acts or occurrences
prior to December Is, 1899.
The amount Of the proposed pay
ment was estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Buried Treasure Hunter
Ready to Give Up
Py the Annotated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. alt looks
as though the buried treasure of
Hollywood Bowl-$200,0O 900 in Mex
lean gold, some SAYS going to stay
buried.
Henry Jones, Seattle mining man,
and an assistant or two started dig
ging November ~ at point in the
bowl parking lot indicated by a
"doodlebug."
Mr.. Jones picked his way down.
ward patiently through rocks and
rubbish, but now at a depth Of IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21

except those from close personal
friends. A force of clerks keeps
an account of all the gifts received.
Also there are gifts OF turkeys, ducks
and other game and foodstuffs ap-
propriate to the season, including a
300-pound fruit cake. Each mail
brings large numbers of Christmas
greeting cards and Christmas letters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21

feet he has struck water and a big
boulder.
He indicated he would give up the
search. Adding to his discourage.
ment was the great mound Of rocks
and dirt beside the treasure hole"
He has to put it all back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-21
Bonus Amount Offered
If Employees Drop Claims

Ey CNe ASSUClateu PTeSB.
KELLOGG, Idaho, Dec. 2l.-The
Sunshine Mining Co. offered its
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Cop'modityPrice
Chongesin Week
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 3.-Most major
commodities for immediate delivery
tended lower this week.
The Associated Press index of IS
weighted wholesale spot staple
prices, with 1926 as 100, declined to
$685. from 6726 in the preceding
week and 64.l6 year ago.
Markups in cotton cloth pushed
the textile component of the index
to new 1889 high, however, despite
easing Of the price Of silk, which had
been at an eight-year peak. A buy
ing furry in cotton cloth markets,
resulting in sale of an estimated
more than $4,000, 900 yards Of gray
goods in little over a week, led to
the advancing quotations in Worth
street.
Wheat, corn, oats and rye were all
lower.
Hogs in Chicago livestock markets
dropped to a new flve-year low, due
principally to heavy supplies.
Among basic industrial raw ma
terials rubber was higher. Tilting
downward, however, were tin. cot
ton. coal, turpentine and burlap.
Market-basket items bearing higher
price tags included coffee and butter.
but less costly were cocoa and lard.
The Associated Press commodity
index. with its components, COM
pared as follows:
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Independent Fabricators
Boost Copper Sales
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Independ-
ent fabricators bought substantial
tonnages Of copper this week. add
ing another facet to signs Of re-
vived interest in many basic indus
trial commodities.
Demand in local markets COIN
cied with a price boost in export
copper to 10A cents pound. Trade
interests pointed out this price,
cent above the current domestic
level-allowed domestic sellers a bet
ter profit abroad than in home mar
kets.
Sales abroad also picked up and
there were indications cartel sales
during May exceeded output. The
weeks top price was shaded to
1919 at the close.
Rejecting foreign improvement.
custom smelters lifted the scrap in
take price to the equivalent of 10ls
cents for refined metal.
Lead producers turned in another
good weeks sales reports. Turn
over was well in excess Of output
Prices were unchanged, although
traders kept an eve on London for
some indication of future trends.
Zinc prices were also UNCHANGED
but a little broader demand ap-
peared.
Steel orders-not considering busi-
ness booked during the price war;
rolled In at about the same rate
as IN the previous week. Tin plate
operations continued to hold around
10 per cent Of capacity.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Seoboord Announces
List of Promotions
Special Dispatch to The Star,


NORFOLK, Va, June 3.-R. w.
Rogers, assistant general manager
OF the Northern district of the Sea-
board Railway, Savannah, Ga, has
been promoted to a newly created
position Of the same title with sys-
tenn jurisdiction in the roads gen.
eral offices here, effective June l..
Other promotions in personnel in
the forces of the general manager
announced by Mr.. Benton, and ef-
fective June /, are: C. H. Sauls,
superintendent, Savannah, to as
sistant general manager, Savannah,
to succeedd Mr.. Rogers; John White,
superintendent, Hamlet, N. c., to
superintendent, Savannah; j. C.
Hyman, trainmaster, Richmond, to
superintendent, Hamlet; j. w.
Smith, trainmaster, Hamlet, to
trainmaster, Richmond; c. H. Line
berger, jr, assistant trainmaster,
Arcadia, Fla, to trainmaster, Ham,
let; H. S. Leard, jr., assistant to d.
vision engineer. Sevar~"'o, to assis-
tant trainmaster, Arcadia.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Underwriters Elect
Joseph A. Mari Head
OF D. T.. Association
Directors Also Name
Three Other Officers
For Coming Year

Joseph A. Mari, Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co.. has been elected pres
ident of the District Of Columbia Life
Underwriters Association, by the
board of directors, it was announced
yesterday in the financial district.
Mr. Marr succeeds Richard w.
GrisWold, who has just completed a
very successful years service to the
organization. The new official is a
veteran in the insurance business
and has the designation of Char
tered Life Underwater.
Graham E. Wilson, Massachusetts,
Mutual, was elected first vice preSi-
dent for the coming year; Roger L..
Baldwin, Northwestern Mutual, Sec
ond vice president, and Raymond B.
Hotchkiss, Phoenix Mutual, treas
urer.
1t has been the policy of the Dis
trict association for long time for
the board of directors to elect the
officers. The directors keep in close
touch with the wishes Of the men,
bership, three new directors being
elected each year.
The new directors this year were
Roger L. Baldwin. Joseph A. Bar
beau and John D. Marsh. The off,
GERS are included in the directorate.
Yesterdays announcement stated
that the new officers will take over
administration of the association S
affairs at the monthly luncheon on
June %
On the same date, A. NJ Anderson
of Indianapolis. will conduct an all
day seminar at the Willard Hotel,
members of the Baltimore associa-
ton having been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Foreign Exchunoe

NEW YORK. June 3 0P1.-Another sink
ing spell left the Netherlands guilder OS
OF cent lower IN terms of the dollar
today, bringing the weeks losses to over
" cent.
Selling appeared to be started by cabi-
net dimculties. foreign exchange men said
ana was accentuated BY speculative pres
sure later in the week
Countering the trend in the suilder was
continued strength, in the Swiss franc
which advanced .02 Of . cent There has
been substantial transfer of funds from
Holland to Switzerland recently. bankers
Sterling advanced /. of q cent while
the French franc and belEa were un-
The Federal Reserve Bank reported en-
gagement OF S4,100,O00 gold in England
and SSOO.00O in Holland for shipment here.
Closing rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in cents.
Great Britain. 1851: 6O-day bills.
aao,5a9H; Canada. Montreal In New York.
sg, ,S5it; Canada, New York in Montreal.
!0O; 14i.: Belgium. 1903: Denmark 2O.pI:
finland. 2.07; France, 2.65; Germany.
4O.13; BENEVOLENT. 2O.75: travel, 23.56;
GREECE, ,.s5h: Hungary. 1870: Italy,
526A; Netherlands. 1898; Norway. 23'b3:
FoIand: 1886: Portugal. 4.27: Rumania
y; Sweden. 2413; Switzerland, 22.6I:
AreGntina tofnciaD. 81 "a Argentina Cfree)
232O: Brazil (ofnciaD, sos: Brazil (free)
.; 40: Mexico. 1918: Japan. 2732: Hong
kons, 29.13: SHANGHAI, 16 Is; YuEo-siavia,
Rates in SPOT cables unle.. otherwise
indicated.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Transit Revenues Show
Moderate Increase
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Revenues
for the transit industry, for, the
week ending May 27, 1899, based on
telegraphic reports received from
a representative group of transit op-
Grating companies, showed a mod
crate increase from last year. Tran
sit Journals revenue indicator stands
at 10329, which represents a gain
of 3.29 per cent from the cores
ponding week in 1898.
For the week ending May 20, 1899,
the indicator was 105.29.
Recessions in the Midwestern ter
ritory resulted in a drop in the
latest indicator figure from the high
point it had reached earlier in May.
Elsewhere the gains continued with
no abatement.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Broad Increase
Is Noted in Demand
For Cotton Fabrics
Rush Of Buying Tends
To Brighten Entire
Business Picture
Ev the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June "a broadly
increased demand for cotton fabrics
highlighted the weeks textile mar
kets and at the same time helped
to brighten the general business
panorama.
All types Of gray goods partici-
pated in a revival which was accom-
panied by general firming Of prices
There were signs that the buying
rush was inspired partly by expecta-
ton of a concerted move for cur
tailment of production. Neverthe-
less its coming impaired a cheerful
sentiment to the recently depressed
Worth street trading district.
Sales of print cloths for the week
reached an estimated total Of 85,-
100000 yards, or about four times
the current rate of production
Sheetings, broadcloths and combed
goods also moved in encouraging
volume and prices were advanced 10
cent a yard on many constructions.
Adding force to the expected cur
tailment program were fears that
the wage-hour legislation affecting
the textile industry might involve
higher prices Converters and in
dustrial users were among the most
active buyers.
Rayon fabrics continued to sell
we'll at firm prices. One-way spun
fakes and pigment taf1etas were
tight for spot delivery.
Silk fabrics were neglected. Vir-
tually the only interest in the mar
ket centered on the hosiery division,
with the announcement by all lead
ing manufacturers of branded mer-
chandise of advances ranging from
Is cents dozen pairs on popular
priced items to $6.75 a dozen on
more expensive lines.
Although new business in wool
goods was rather light, prices re-
mained strong and several mills
stepped up machinery activity as
specifications were received on orders
booked some time ago.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Washington Trade
In Late May Rises
Over Year Ago
Stores Report Increases
In SoIes From One
To 36 Per Cent

Business during the closing week
in May in Washington registered
substantial improvement over the
corresponding week year ago, the
Commerce Department announced
yesterday in reviewing trade condi-
tions in SO key cities.
During the past five-day week all
reporting department stores scored
an increase in sales of 1878 per cent
over the same 1893 period, which
was also a week of five business
days, due to the observance of
Memorial Day.
The Washington stores reported
increases ranging from per cent
to more than SO per cent. Com
pairing the hve-day week with the
previous six-day week showed a
decrease of about 10 per cent, the
Commerce review stated.
Bank clearings in the Capital
were not quite up to last year,
$l7,312,882 comparing with $l8.-
194,829. the report said. Visitors to
the Smithsonian Institution num-
bered 58,840, not as many as in
the previous week or year ago.
Building permits made another
notable weekly gain, the total of
$488 300 comparing with only
$l64,800 in the corresponding week
last year. Permits for the month
Of May reached $4,s7o.53o, con-
trasted with only $1,867 ,425 in the
like period of 1885,
Yesterdays report revealed
another important upturn in total
passenger revenues of the Capital
Transit Co., 1929 900 comparing with
s2l0003 year ago, the figures
indicating further gain in street.
car and bus traffic.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Government Buying
Boosts Egg Prices
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 3.-The Gov
ernment entered the Chicago egg
market today for the first time since
April, 1898, purchasing a car of fresh
graded f1rsts at 15l2 cents per
dozen and rallying prices y cent
from the lowest levels in five wears.
The purchase was made for the
Federal Surplus Commodities Corp,
for relief distribution. There are
$4,000 dozen in a car.
The corporation has been buying
eggs in the New York market for
10 days. Traders estimated Eastern
purchases to date at approximately
4l2,8o0 dozen.
Heavy receipts at Midwestern
markets have had depressing ef-
feet on egg values recently. Pri-
mary markets last week received
219,647 cases, an increase Of 25 per
cent over year ago.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Stocks Market Value
Rises on Exchange

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Market
value of listed stocks in the New
York Stock Exchange increased to
S43,229 ,587,l73 on June l from $40
673,320,779 on May l and $34,584,-
6l4,8o3 on June l last year.
Average market price of 1888
listed shares June l was 5000
compared with 1888 issues averag-
ing s28.5l a month earlier and 1,251
averaging $2428 a year ago.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Department Store Sales
Show Gain in Week
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press,
The Fderal Reserve Board esti-
mates department store sales in the
week ended May q were per cent
larger than in the corresponding
week last year. Sales for the four
weeks ended on the same date also
were estimated to have averaged 8
per cent over last year.
For the week, the gains ranged
from 18 per cent in the Atlanta dis
trict and II per cent each in the
Cleveland and Richmond districts to
decreases of per cent in the San
Francisco and II per cent in the
Minneapolis districts.