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Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-11-23
With The Players

One year ago this month, the Players
presented their first full-fledged three
act play. That was Woo1cott and Kaufman's
"The Dark Tower", directed by Betsy D.
Woodman.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-11-23
Book Review

BOOK ReVieW
"rt,e Young Melbourne", and the story6 his mar
r1age with Caroline Lamb, by Lord David Cecil.
study of the evolution of character of william
Lamb, Lord Melbourne, during the first N years Of
his life. He the second of Elizabeth MIL
barke the husband Of the n1-fated Lady Caroline
Lamb. The biography demonstrates the inf luence OF
these two his life. This is an acute psy-
Geological study, extremely we'll written and is both
a delightful and a di stingoi shed contribution to
modern biography.
Melbourne is of those sufficiently biogra-
phies which reach a high level both art and
straight entert tad ment."
Book Club
The next meeting Of the Book Club will be held
Wednesday, December at $500 Pm. At this time it
is planned to have speaker and everyone is cordially
invited to be present whether interested in the
club not. Watch the next two issues of the Coop
orator for further announcements inquire in the
library.
Reba S. Harris
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-11-23

Mr.. Harvey L. Vincent who has been out Of town
for the past week and half Is in Suffolk Virginia
visiting his father who is very i'll.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-11-23
Welcome to Greenbelt

The following is list of arrivals to Green
belt. The Cooperator takes this opportunity to
tend the hand of welcome to:
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-11-23

PaoFTTEERING HIT BY CONSUMER GROUP
Evening star., 1939-12-27
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

After metal is melted down for
money, 1t is poured into molds and
hardens into bars. The bars are
rolled until they become fiat sheets
or strips.
The next step is to cut the blanks
from the metal strips. A blank has
the shape of the coin. In most
countries it is circular. though coins
Of other shapes are made in a few
countries.
Modern mints have machines
which stamp out the blanks at
rapid rate. One of them can turn
out hundreds of blanks a minute.
A metal strip is tested before
going through the machine. Care
Is taken to make sure it is not too
thin or too thick. If it proves to
be too thick, 1t can be rolled again.
II too thin, it must be put back IN
the melting pot.
Making a clatter, the blanks fall
into trays. Later they are cleaned
with acid, and are washed and dried.
In olden times coins were not
"milled" around the edges. A per-
son could clip or file off bit of
silver or gold, and then might pass
the coin along as If it were as good
as new.
Honest persons would not do such
. thing, but in past times there have
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CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
Released by the Bell Syndicate. 1rc)
The Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers If stamped
C3-cent). self-addresSed envelope is in
Evening star., 1939-12-27
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D.
Maier. Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schen-
ken. worlds leading team-of-four. In
ventors Of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence.)
Evening star., 1939-12-27
-Muchine Cuts Coin Blanks

quarter or half-dollar (or a silver
dollar If you have one) and you will
see lines around the outside; these
are part of the milling" It is easy
to tell when a milled coin has been
shaved.
In olden Europe, many mobiles had
the right to make coins. This led
to trouble, and the time came when
only the central government was
allowed to have a mint.
Great Britain's royal mint Is
world-famous. It turns out millions
of coins for use in Great Britain,
and also takes contracts for certain
foreign lands. The royal mint has
supplied coins, at one time or an
other, to Poland, Greece, Latvia,
Rumania,> Yugo-Slavia and several
other countries.
For general interest section Of your
scrapbook)
II you want q free copy Of the
illustrated leaflet "Stamps and
Stamp Collecting" send me = Scent
stamped, return envelope in care Of
The Evening Star.
1~eA na3
Tomorrow: Stamping Images on
Blanks.
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BY Fred Neher

closed with each communication ad-
dressed to the Four Aces. care The
Evening Star.
II you desire the pocket ootline of
the Four Aces system of contract
bridge send with your request to the
Four Aces, care The Evening Star.
stamped t3-cent). self-addressed.. large
size envelope and you will receive an
outline without any charRe
Evening star., 1939-12-27
The Riqht Contract

We are quite proud of the bidding
by South, who happens to be a
protege of ours. South had in West
a brilliant opponent. who was not
going to make things easy for him.
The bidding proceeded normally
until South's bid of three no-trump.
At this point West, who was afraid
that three no-trump could be made,
decided on a sacrifice bid of four
diamonds. When North and East
passed, South had difficult de-
cision to make OF course, he could
double, but the opponents were not
vulnerable and the penalty prob
ably would not be large. Another
quite feasible bid would be five
clubs, but South did not like the
idea of West making the opening
lead through his hand five clubs
could not have been made). How
ever, with the help of long, solid
club suit, four no-trump might be
made and South decided to try it.
South, dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
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West oponed a low diamond
East played the queen and declarer
won with the king. Six club tricks
were now played, South discarding
three spades. West, having to make
six discards, threw three hearts,
then two diamonds and finally had
to let go Of spade. South now
played the spade ace, then threw
West in with a diamond. West ran
OF three diamond tricks, but then
had to lead heart away from his
king Good bidding and play by
South.
Yesterday you were Howard
echenken's partner and held:
Axxx
xxx
bxxx
&Qxx
The bidding:
schenken Jacoby You Burnstone
3NT Pass CD
Answer-Your correct bid is to
pass. Even though four no-trump
should be safe, six is highly problem
atical, and, therefore, you should
be content with game.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 0 for
any other bid.
Question No. 327.
You are David Bruce Burnstone's
partner and hold:
4 A Xxx
y xxx
8 A xxx
Xxx
The bidding:
You Maier Burnstone Jacoby
10 Pass 81 Pass
50 Pass 3NT Pass
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Army and Navy Union

Department Comdr. Milton j.
Echert was reelected at the annual
convention held at the District
Building on December 6. Other
officers elected were: Senior vice
commander, Julius Morris; first
junior vice commander. Aubrey
Grier; second junior vice COM
mander, Howard Thrasher; third
junior vice commander, Solomon
Feldman; fourth Junior vice COM
mander, James M. Lynch; pay
master, Charles Bodine; chief of
staff, William B. Covert; adjutant
Leo D. Ramm; judge advocate, Nor
ris I. Perry: surgeon, Dr.. Garret c.
Rush, ST.; inspector, Israel Kauf-
man; Liason officer, Anthony Ro-
setta; welfare officer, Daniel Davis;
officer of the watch. Elmer Rosetta;
chaplain, Edward Crump; patriotic
instructor. Edward Parham; his
torian, Thomas H. Harvey; Ma
tional Council of Administration
representative, Ralph N. Werner,
and officer of the day, William c..
Valine.
National Deputy Frederick M.
Dryden installed the officers. Ma
tional Rehabilitation Officer Harry
Harth was appointed National Leg
islative Chairman by Commander in
Chief Clifton c. Ham.
Presidents Own Garrison will
meet at 1015 L street NV. tomor-
row. Comdr. Foster A. Touart will
preside. Special Troops Garrison
will meet at the armory tomorrow.
Comdr. Stewart Cook will preside.
There will be a joint installation of
the officers of Gen. Guy v. Henry
Garrison and the Julia Med. Henry
Auxiliary at 1916 Twelfth street
N.W on Wednesday by National
Deputy F.. M. Dryden and Depart
ment Comdr. Eckert and his staff
Presidents Own Auxiliary will
meet at the Thomas Circle Club at
8 pm. Tuesday for election of Off
GERS. Installation will take place
January II in the District Building.
Before the installation ceremonies
Mrs. Marie Anderson will present
the new department colors, procured
by the auxiliary, to the department
commander.
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Workmanship Trophy. This gives
the local battalion top honors in
both competitions.
Michael j. Hanley, who was ap-
pointed to the United States Naval
Academy from the 5th Battalion in
July, 1886, has been elected captain
of the academy basket ball team.
Second 1t. Alexander Schnee has
reported from the Severn and Po-
tomac Reserve district and been
assigned as assistant battalion quar-
termaster.
Candidates Interviewed.
Maj. George w. McHenry, inspec-
tor-instructor of the battalion, has
been away on special temporary
duty visiting the following schools:
University of Richmond, College of
William and Mary, Duke Univer-
sity, University of North Carolina,
Roanoke College, Washington and
Lee University and the University
of Virginia, interviewing candidates
of the sophomore classes for selec-
ton as members of the Eastern
platoon leaders class of the Marine
Corps Reserve, which will be trained
at Quantico during July and August.
Men who satisfactorily complete
the two courses are eligible for COM
mission as second neutenants in the
Marine Corps Reserve after grad
uation from college. Platoon lead
ers are chosen from students be-
tween the age of 18 and % inclusive
For the first time this training
has been made available to students
of George Washington University,
American University and Catholic
University. These schools will be
visited by Maj. McHenry during the
early part of 1910.
Schmidt Promoted.
Staff Sergt. Leo F.. Schmidt has
been promoted to supply sergeant in
the Marine Corps. He has been on
duty as assistant quartermaster of
the 5th Battalion.
Several openings exist in the bat
talon band and the four local line
companies for men between the ages
of II and IS. Interested persons
who live in the vicinity of Rockville
may apply at Company F and those
in the vicinity of Alexandria may
apply at Company E. Those men
accepted will be issued winter and
summer service uniforms. The 5th
Battalion drills one night a week
on pay basis and attends 15-day
drill and training period at emp
each summer in full-pay status.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Knights Of Pythios

Webster Lodge will entertain their
families and friends at card party
in the Pythian Temple Tuesday
evening. The proceeds from which
will be used in defraying expenses
OF Christmas baskets.
Syracuians Lodge, with State
Lodge A, entertained Grand Chan
cellor Charles E. Stoll and his
officers, for the final visitation of
the season, last Thursday evening.
The Deputy Supreme Chancellor DR..
Robert Bacon made the principal
address.
Rathbone Temple. Pythian Sisters,
will entertain the members and their
friends with a Christmas party on
Friday night.
Friendship Temple elected the fol-
lowing officers: Most excellent chief,
Flossie Solenberger; senior, Ger.
trude Stoll; junior, Sylvia Caudell;
manager, Dorothy Harrington; pro-
tector, Hida H. Seely; guard, Carrie
Batson: mistress records and cor
respondence, Jeannette Crowthers,
reelected; mistress of finance, Ida
Crown, reelected for 10Th term;
representatives to Grand Lodge,
Ethel Poole, Carrie Banks and
Gussie Aylward; alternates, Carrie
Batson, Flossie Solenberger and
Josephine Delinger. The past chiefs
on Wednesday evening will entertain
members of the temple with a
Christmas party. w. S. Linscott was
admitted as member.
Capitol and Mount Vernon Lodges
will elect officers this week. Capital
on Tuesday evening and Mount
Vernon on Wednesday.
/ Calanthe Lodge elected the follow
ing officers: Chancellor commander,
DR.. John H. Trinder; vice chancellor,
John G.. Epaminonda; prelate, Ray
Taylor, reelected. master of work,
Herbert L: Richardson; keeper Of
records and seal, H. Mortimer
Nhwanner. reelected; master Of
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j. Morrison has been appointed
adjutant.
The annual dance to be held ir
January will be celebrated as the
9th anniversary and all past COM
manders will be honored.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, 8, met al
209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc. with
Comdr. George H. Grommet pre-
siding. The Good Fellowship Club.
under the direction of Jack O'Con-
mel, Rex Madden and James P. Ubil
reported final arrangement for the
Christmas party for underprivileged
children and needy parents in the
clubhouse on December %.
Senior Vice Comdr. George E
Seiders was appointed to meet with
committee of Nash Unit to plan
for a joint dance to be held in
February.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post met
Monday at the Thomas Circle Club
There was a Christmas tree under
which toys of all kinds were placed
for the Christmas donation to be
distributed by Child Welfare Chair
man Deborah F. Brennan on Christ
mas eve.
Carols were sung. Entertain
ment Chairman Mary r. Marston
who accompanied on the piano, also
sang two solos.
Comrade Hopkins Of Clarksburg
w. Va, was a guest.
Officers of Quentin Roosevelt
Post, No. II, will be installed by
Department Comdr. William Slat.
terry and his staff tomorrow
night at the posts meeting at
Potomac Boat Club, starting at g
o'clock.
Members will bring to the meet
ing the customary Christmas con-
tributions of canned goods, clothing
and toys to be turned over to the
Joint Committee of the Forty et
Eight and Eight ct Forty for distri-
button to the needy.
At the Executive Committee meet.
ing Friday night, plans were made
to speed the posts membership driv,
to help the District of Columbia
Department maintain its lead ovel
the Department OF Delaware in theu
contest.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary

Meetings this week are: Monday,
Admiral George Dewey Naval. North
east Masonic Temple; Wednesday,
Gen. M. Emmett Urel, Pythian
Temple, and Friday, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Pythian Temple.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary met with Lille O'Neil pre-
siding. Nellie Norris was initiated.
The following officers were elected:
President, Jennie Rhodes; vice pres
ident, Willie Cole; Junior vice presi-
dent. Mary Hagan; chaplain, Mary
Williams; patriotic instructor, Belle
Scrivener; historian, lillian Inge;
conductor. Helen Cares; assistant
conductor, Marie Buckler: guard,
Nancy Evans; assistant guard,
Matte Riley; musician, Belle Nor
iarty. The meeting December 1a
will be Christmas party.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Emma Barker; senior vice
president, Ann Palmer; junior vice
president, Maude Wright: chaplain
Rose Osterman; patriotic instructor
Vivien Friedel; historian, Verna
Potter; conductor, Carrie Stillions:
assistant conductor, Hannah Stede-
houder; guard. Alma Thornberg;
assistant guard, Annie Stirk.
The Luzon Swamp Military Order
Of the Lizards elected the following
officers; Clio monster, Lenora Ros-
eta; gecko, Willie Cole; caltetepon
Maude Wright; iguana, Madge Ryce;
dragon, Mrs. Shaeffer; assistant
dragon, Louise West; salamander
Verna Potter; assistant salamander
Annie stirk; agama, Mary Shomette
Installation Will be held Ia January
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Guard Drills Suspended
For Holiday Season
MiIitiu Officers to Attend
Fort Leovenworth Army School

Crum, Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers. and Louis
P. True, Company A, 12lst Engineers,
to the inactive list.
James o. Riley. Company A, 121st
Engineers, and Davis w. McGaha,
Company E, 121st Engineers, both
privates. have been restored to the
active lists.
A movement has been inaugurated
by the National Guard Association
of the United States to provide COM
pensation for officers and men, the
same benefits enjoyed by those in
other components Of the military
service for sickness, injury or death
incurred while on field training on
even in the armory or other author
lied drills Of the Federal Govern
ment. Many members Of the Guard
have suffered undue hardship in the
past, 1t was said, because they have
been confined to hospitals for long
periods for injuries, particularly in
CURED In drill periods in their ar
mories, and under the present
statutes there is no way in which
they may be compensated either for
the time lost or for the medical at
tention and hospital costs involved.
Many Of them are totally unable to
bear the expense, which was brought
upon them through no fault of their
own, but while engaging in exercises
to fit them for service in the field
for their country in time of war
or other national emergency.
The Legislative Committee of the
association has been instructed to
submit appropriate legislation to
Congress which shall provide that
those men of the National Guard,
when on duty under Federal au-
thority, suffering injury or sickness
as result of such duty shall be
entitled to the same privileges as
are now or may be hereafter &C
corded to the other components of
the Army of the United States, and
that in the case of death the heirs
or representatives Of such officers
or enlisted men shall be granted
similar benefits to those now or here
after granted to the other COM
ponents of the Army Of the United
States.
The placing of National Guard
officers who serve full tour of duty
Of four years as chief OF the Ma
tional Guard Bureau of the War
Department on the retired list under
the same conditions as officers OF
the Regular establishment is an
other proposal of the National GuarG
Association. The change will have
to be brought about by an amend.
ment to the National Defense Act, il
was indicated. Under the law, this
War Department bureau must be
filled by selection of Nationa
Guard officer.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Monday - Quentin Roosevelt
Post, Potomac Boat Club; Gas
Light Post, 1927 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Tuesday-National Press Post,
National Press Club; Cooley
Mccullough Post, Seventeenth
and L streets NV; Second
Division Post, Colonial Hotel;
Bunker Hill Post, 800 Monroe
street NE; Potomac Elec-
trio Co. Post, Pepco Build
ing.
Wednesday - Church Depue
Post, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
Thursday - Kenna-Main Post,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc.
Friday Sergt. Jasper Post,
Christmas party, Thomson
School, 7 pm.
Saturday-Nash Post, Christ
mas party, 209 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, II am.
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Eight and Forty

LIE Chapeau Departmental Edith
Landvoigt will preside at the meet
ing on Wednesday at the Washing
ton Hotel at 8. pm. Mildred Bell,
in charge of the Christmas seal
booth at the Benjamin Franklin
Post ONCE, will keep it manned
through December "a. Partners are
urged to contact Mrs. Bell, Randolph
6777, for scheduled hour assign
ments.
Child Welfare Chairman Helen M
McCabe, announces the Christmas
party will be held at her home
December "a in the afternoon, in
cooperation with the Forty and
Eight and staple groceries will be
contributed by Quentin Roosevelt
Post. Twenty or more children will
receive . Santa Claus visit.
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50 Of Y. F. W. 10 Join
Honor Guard;
Uniform 10 Be Choser
Buddy Poppy Drive
Dute to Be Revealed
At Jonuory Meeting

More than so members Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, at meeting
last Thursday at department head
quarters notified Chairman Johns
of the honor guard of their intention
to join that body. A distinctive uni
form will be chosen and arrange
ments will be made to get one for
each member.
A meeting of the Buddy Poppy
Committee, with Roland F. Kay pre-
siding, was held Thursday. The
Evening star., 1939-12-17

finance, George R. Taylor; master
OF exchequer, A. B. Foster; master
of arms; Theodore Grossett; inner
guard, H. P. Gosnell; cutter guard,
w. p. Scott, reelected; trustee,
Marcus Lennon; representatives to
Grand Lodge, Marcus Lennon,
George R. Taylor, Glenn Hanson,
A. B. Foster and w. P. Scott. This
lodge will dispense with it's next
meeting, which falls on Christmas
day.
Amaranth Lodge was instituted
AZ years ago tomorrow. The occa-
sion will be celebrated with music
and refreshments. Election Of officers
viii also be held.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Militia Will Seek
Increase in Funds

On top of all the other expenses
for national defense, the National
Guard is preparing to make an ef-
fort to have Congress provide hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in
order to bring the units up to
high state of field efficiency. Some
of the demands are to be made for
equipment, but there are others
for benefits for the personnel. among
which is an effort to obtain for unit
commanders administrative pay
during the time that they are in the
field.
Because of the additional work for
unit commanders as a result of the
paper work involved in running a
company or other unit, Congress
provided an additional amount above
the regular drill pay which is a
days pay Of an officers rank for
each drill which he attends. In the
field Guard officers are supposed to
be on the same status as the Reg
lar components, and these unit
commanders get only the pay of
their grades. Now the Guardsmen
are trying to get this amount during
the field training period, because
some of them contend that they
have administrative duties in the
field.
Among the leading demands for
equipment is that for radio units.
They ask that sets of sufficient pow
er and radius to permit continuous
communication within the area of
a National Guard division and with
its corps area headquarters should
be Immediately issued.
They are also seeking an increase
from 81 to $12 annually in the
amount allowed per enlisted man
for the replacement of uniforms.
Funds also are to be asked for COM
plete mechanical equipment for the
units of the National Guard. In
creased officers for some units and
pay for those where pay is not
allowed also is being sought. 1t
was pointed out that the consolida-
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headquarters companies of infantry
regiments into a single organiza-
ton has resulted in the organization
of separate platoon of the COM
pany at a station other than that
of the company headquarters, but
the strength of such platoon, in
many instances, is comparable to
that of rifle company, and the
administrative pay is no longer
available to the platoon command
ers. Furthermore, it was said that
such companies cannot be main
tanned with only one officer. They
are asking for administrative pay foI
officers in such instances. and an in
crease of officers for the platoons.
Additional Regular Army com.
missioned officer personnel is being
sought for anti-aircraft regiments.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Is awarded to
the Reserve Of
fcer firing the
highest scor e
with the 30
caliber service
rifle at the Ma
rine Barracks,
Quantico, Va,
during the sum-
m er training
period.
Corpl. Willard
r. Piggott of
Company A won
t he M r n e
corps Reserve
Enlisted Mems