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Evening star., 1940-04-07
Community Clubs

Womans Club of Chevy Chase, Md.
Tomorrow, $50 am, Physical
Education Section. Folk dancing
group; 10 am, House Committee
meeting; p.m Nature Section,
Pan-American Union to see or
chids on display. Tuesday, 1:15
pm, Applied Education Commit
tee meeting; pm, Art Section
meeting, followed by program
Speaker, Florence S. Bergman,
French Peasant Costumes" Z"
Wednesday, $50 am, Executive
Board meeting; 10 am, joint
meeting of Know Your County
Group and Newcomp Club, County
Building, Bethesda. Speaker,
Thomas E. Hampton. Thursday,
10 am, Nature Section, Chevy
Chase Circle for trip to Prettyboy
Dam. Friday, pm, German
Section. Saturday, $3.50 pm, In
ternational Relations Section.
Caribbean cruise, with motion pic
lures by Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Lansburgh. Open to members,
husbands and guests
Takoma Park Women's Club-To-
morrow, 1890 pm, Literature De-
partment, with Mrs. Frank A..
Richmond, 1885 Orchid street
NV. Book review. Reviewer,
Mrs. L. M. Spray, "All in a Days
Work." Tuesday, 1890 pm,
bridge with Mrs. c. L. Head, I'll
Elder street NV. Wednesday, 10
am, Choral Group rehearsal, 107
Tulip avenue. Thursday, 1890
pm, Art Department, Takoma
Park (Md0 Library Program on
historical setting, costumes, furni-
ture, textiles and painters of the
Duncan Phyfe period.
Silver Spring Woman's Club-ro-
morrow, $50 am, all-day sew
ing, for welfare, with Mrs. j. E.
Pope, 8608 Dale drive. Wednes-
day, 1:30 pm, civic department
at Community Center. Speaker,
Mrs. George E. Halsey, Jury
Service for Women"
Park View Woman's Club-Tues-
day, with Mrs. D. Edward Clark,
1914 Farragut street NV. Speaker,
Seton Darr, Local Suffrage"
Federated Clubs Of Arlington
American Citizenship Committee.
Tomorrow, 10 a m, Ashton Heights
clubhouse. Discussion on incorpo-
ration, taxes and recreation center.
Ladies Guild-Wednes-
day, 12 M, covered dish luncheon
meeting, with Mrs. j. w. Hinkel,
1902 Minnesota avenues NE. Co.
hostess, Mrs. M. Meridith.
Woman's Community Club Of Ken
sington-Tomorrow, speaker, Prof.
Stanwood Cobb, Progressive Ed
ucation for Democracy"
Montgomery Club-Tuesday, 1870
pm, with Mrs. Depue Falck, 407
Rosemary street. Chevy Chase,
Md. Speaker, the Rev. Harold
Shape, How the Goodwill Indus
tries Are Conducted"
Petworth Woman's Club-Tomor-
row, literature section, 7:45
pm, with Mrs. A. Mac Smith,
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DR.. Gewehr
Will Speak
Union Now to Be
His Topic Before
City Club Group

A talk by DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr Of
American University before the Cur
rent Events Section of the Women's
City Club at 5 pm. Tuesday is one
Of several interesting programs
planned for this week DR.. Gewehr,
who will be presented by Mrs. Har-
vey w. Wiley, section chairman, will
discuss Union Now" as outlined by
Clarence STREET.
The Business and Professional
Section will have DR.. Lucille Rey-
nolds Of the family credit section
OF the Farm Credit Administration
as guest speaker at a dinner at $50
pm. Wednesday. She will talk on
Women and Their Financial Prob
lens"
Mrs. Odessa v. Glover chairman
of the Tuesday Evening Bridge Sec
ton, is in charge of the bridge party
her group will give Thursday to raise
funds for the clubs summer ex-
penses. Tickets are now on sale.
The Civics Section is planning to
end the season with an inspection
trip Saturday to the Receiving Home
for Children, Gallinger Hospital and
the Home for the Aged at Blue
Plains. The trip will follow a light
luncheon at 1:30 pm at the clubs
coffee shop. Mrs. Wiley, chairman,
has asked members with cars at
their disposal to get in touch with
her so that transportation can be
arranged.
All members Of the club interested
are invited to join the section.
The April art exhibit at the club
is by Hugo linden of the Abbott
School of Art. who is displaying
textile designs as we'll as oils and
water colors.
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Two Women's Groups
To Hear Bondy on
Welfare Problems

Robert E. Bondy. director Of
public welfare for the District of
Columbia, will address two women's
groups during the coming week.
Guest of honor at dinner meet
ing Of the District of Columbia
Home Economics Association Thurs
day at $50 pm. at the Admiral
Club, 1640 Rhode Island avenue
NV, he will discuss Some Welfare
Problems of the District of Colum-
bia"
Miss Marjorie Heseltine of the
children's bureau. Department of
Labor, will preside. Mrs. Helen Weir
Martin of the Public Assistance
Division will assist in the discus
sion following Mr.. Bondys talk.
immediate and Long Range Pub
lie Welfare in the District of Colum-
bia' will be the subject of his
address before the civics-educa.
ton section of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club at luncheon meeting
Thursday at 1890 pm. at the
Y. w. C. A. Mrs Paul J. Ever
hardt, chairman of the section, will
preside.
The Clean City Committee of the
Twentieth Century Club will meet
Friday at II am. in the Office of
w. A. Xanten, City Refuse Depart
ment, 462 Indiana avenue NV. for
an inspection tour and presentation
OF awards. The club is the only
organization in the city which gives
recognition to this department, and
all members are invited to witness
the awarding of the prizes. Mrs.
Ray Everett is chairman of the
Clean City Committee.
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League Silver Tea

Representative Frances P. Bolton
OF Ohio will be the guest of honor
at the weekly silver tea of the League
of Republican Women at 4:30 pm.
Wednesday at the clubhouse, 1901
Seventeenth street NV. Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam, president, will
receive At the tea table will be
Mrs. Ralph O. Brewster, Mrs. Will
liam Theophilus, Mrs. Florence
Nichols and Mrs. May st. John
Brownell.
At the bi-monthly luncheon at !
pm. Thursday Mrs. Gam will have
as her guest DR.. R. j. G. Dorsey, who
will speak on Taxes" The luncheon
also will be held at the league
headquarters.
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Mining Auxiliary

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers will meet
Tuesday at 1870 am. at the Ken
nedy-Warren. Luncheon will be
served at 1890 pm, when Mrs.
Frederic Ernest Harrington will re-
view the current plays in New
York.
A benefit musicale will be spon-
sored by the Welfare Committee
Saturday at the home of Mrs.
Charles Will Wright in Kenwood.
Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery, pianist:
Clarke Paulsen, baritone, and Alden
H. Emery, jr, flutist, will be the
artists.
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Club Will Hear Talk
By Stanwood Cobb

Progressive Education for Democ-
racy" will be the subject of an ad-
dress tomorrow by Stanwood Cobb,
head of the Cobb School, Chevy
Chase, Md, before the Woman's S
Community Club of Kensington.
Mr. Cobb attended Robert College
in Istanbul and taught at st. John S
College, Annapolis.
The program is under the direc-
ton of the education chairman,
Mrs. Grace Lewis Ryan. Guests of
honor will include Mrs. Harry L.
Harcum. president-director of the
Maryland Federation of Woman's S
Clubs. and Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen,
president of the Montgomery County
Federation of Woman's Clubs. The
soloist will be Mrs. Charlotte La
Fond.
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Chi Omega Alumnae
To Elect Officers

The Washington Alumnae of Chi
Omega will elect officers at a meet
ing Tuesday in the rooms of the
George Washington University
Chapter, 802 Twenty-first street
NV.
Miss Gretchen Feiker, president for
the last two years, will preside. The
nominating committee will present
the following slate: President, Miss
Barbara Watson; vice president,
Miss Jean Howard; secretary, Miss
Louise Erik: treasurer, Mrs. Robert
Gray; Panhellenic delegate, Mrs.
Roger Bounds.
An informal buffet supper will be
served before the business meeting.
Mrs. Irvine Russell is in charge of
the supper arrangements.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

the urge to write poetry asserted
itself.
Turns to Creation of
Poetry for Publication.
Poetry has been my diversion"
she explained simply.
Mrs. Preston's first poem, Song
of the Surf" written in memory Of
her early days on the shores of
the Caribbean, was published by
the New York Times. Another,
written to her fathers favorite or
child "Espiritu Santo," was pub
lished in nature magazine. Other
newspapers and periodicals, includ-
ing The Washington Star, have pub
nshed her poems.
In 1925, she was invited to join
the League of American Pen Women.
and in spite of her blindness. min
gled freely with others, never per-
mitting her affliction to change
the program of her life
Three years ago, through an oper-
alton, Mrs. Preston recovered sight
in one eye.
Since that time she said, smil-
ing. my chief diversion has been
Just looking I can't see enough
of life and the world she added.
A member of the newly formed
Panama Canal Society Auxiliary, the
Washington branch, League Of
American Pen Women. and of the
League of Republican Women, Mrs.
Preston is a stanch believer in
occupation and outside interests for
older people.
People should never stop study
ing" she added. TT makes me tired
when I hear people say they are
losing their memories as they are
getting old. The older get" she
concluded, "the clearer my mind be-
comes. You never heard of Su-
preme Court justices. men of 10
and 30, losing their memories, did
you? That is because they keep
busy and study until they die"
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Mrs. Roosevelt
Expected at Party

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is
expected to attend the benefit
card party to be sponsored by the
Women's Field Army Of the
American Society for the Con-
troll Of Cancer April 20 ut 2 pm.
at the Mayhower Hotel. Mrs.
Roosevelt also is one of the
sponsors.
The Women's Field Army, Of
which Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle' Is
district commander, also is spon-
soring the educational campaign
for cancer control during April.
Arrangements have been made
for local stores cooperating in
the campaign to have booths set
up for the distribution of htera-
ture and for the purchase Of
membership tickets in the army.
The booths will be set up tomor-
row.
Play cards that others may
have life" is the slogan which
has been adopted for the benefit
party. Funds raised will be for
the work of the society.
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Civic and Study Clubs

Voteless District League of Wom-
en- Voters-Tomorrow, $3.50 pm.
child welfare department. Field
trip, Metropolitan Police Boys
Clubs. Tuesday, 2 pm, economic
welfare study group. Housing
meeting, 2007 Klingle road NV.
Wednesday, 2 pm, foreign policy
group. Section 2, problems basic
to the organization of peace, 2871
Audubon terrace NV. Friday, 2
pm, education study group, 1882
Massachusetts avenue Sc. Speak
er, Miss Betsy Knapp.
Argyle Study Club-Tuesday, / pm,
with Mrs. Charles Morgan, the
Calverton.
Association of University
Women-Tomorrow, 3 pm, clas-
sical letter writer's; pm, tea,
branch business meeting. Speaker.
Judge Fay Bentley, Current
Trends in the District Juvenile
Court; 7:45 pm, applied art
group. Tuesday, lO:30 am. to IL
M, the arts of China, Freer Art
Gallery Speaker, Miss Grace
Guest; pm, personality prob
lens. Wednesday, 10 am, con-
sumer problems study group;
1915 pm, Social Studies Com
mittee; 7 pm, club banquet.
Speaker, DR.. Eric Englund, Get
ting and Spending Public Rev.
enue." Thursday, II am, book
review; 8 pm, art appreciation
group. Mellon collection dis
cussed by Miss Louise L. Newell
and DR.. Harold N. Fowler. Fri
day, 7:45 pm, bridge. Saturday,
II m, French conversation class;
lis pm, International Relations
Committee luncheon, observing
fiftieth anniversary founding Of
Pan-American Union.
Twentieth Century Club-Wednes-
day, 10 am, Red Cross surgical
dressings unit, chapter house, 1880
E street NV; 1920 am, nature
section, Dalecarlia Station for last
walk of season. Thursday, 1890
pm, civics education section
luncheon, Y. w. c. A. Speaker,
Robert Bondy. Immediate and
Long-Range Public Welfare in
the District of Columbia" Fri
day, II am, the Clean City Com
mittee, Office Of w. A. Xanton,
462 Indiana avenue. for inspec-
ton tour and presentation OF
awards.
Delphian Society, George Washing
ton Chapter-Wednesday, 10 am,
Georgetown Library
Women's City Club - Tuesday, 5
pm, Current Events Section.
Speaker, DR.. Wesley Gewehr, Clar-
ence Streit's Union Now" We'd
nesday, $50 pm, Business and
Professional Section dinner.
Speaker, DR.. Lucille Reynolds,
Women and Their Financial
Problems" Saturday, 1::30 pm,
Civics Section luncheon in coffee
shop, followed by Look See" trip
to Receiving Home, Gallinger
Hospital and Blue Plains. Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley in charge.
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Morley to Speak

Felix Morley, editor of the Wash
ington Post and recently appointed
president of Haverford College, will
be guest speaker at the luncheon
meeting of the Washington Section
OF the National Council of Jewish
Women at / pm. Tuesday at the
Jewish Community Center. Mrs.
Mildred Jaffe and Mrs. David Wise
will be hostesses.
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Card arty Planned

Mrs. Thomas A. Baldwin is gen.
eral chairman of the card party to
be given by the Daughters of Isa-
belle at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
Washington Club. Chairmen of the
committees are: Mrs. Harry Bicks-
Ter, prizes; Mrs. Stephen Stafford
patronesses; Mrs. Charles Dwyer,
tallies and cards, and Miss Mary E.
Manning, refreshments. Mrs. Fred
eric Whelton, Mrs. Sarah Deeds,
Mrs. Frances Swiggard and Mrs.
Nora Tappan are assisting.
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Club to Meet Today

The College of Notre Dame of
Maryland Club of Washington will
meet at. o'clock this afternoon at
the home of Miss Lucille Herrick,
Ais Wisconsin avenue NV. The
president of the Notre Dame COL
lege alumnae association, Miss Kath-
crime Kelly of Baltimore, will be
guest of honor,
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AAiC SoilSStloll VI iIllllldluI6 Do
neer items displayed on special oc-
casions by the local daughters also
is In keeping with the policy of
the State organization, which long
has maintained relic hall for
preservation of pioneer handicraft,
domestic furniture, articles of cloth
Ing, household utensils and objects
OF art and culture with which the
pioneers surrounded themselves.
Though not pretentious, the local
collection of miniatures contains
many interesting items showing pio-
neer dress and equipment.
Capital Organization Has
About so Members.
Mrs. King, hostess to the annual
reception since it was inaugurated,
is one of about so local members.
The Washington company was Or
ganized four years ago at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints. while the original State
organization is 35 years old
Special events, other than the re-
ception, have included dances, fol-
lowed by pioneer suppers, when the
frontier motif has been carried out.
AS many of the members are tai
ented musically, the organization
has given -one large concert, and
music always is on the program at
the monthly meetings at homes of
members.
A short music program also is to
be a feature of the reception at
the Kings, when selections will be
given by Edgar Fernley, vocalist,
and a string quartet composed of
Ann Pearson. Phyllis Alley Bartell,
Norma Coombs and Iris Parrish,
with Frances ONeill Berrett, ac-
companist.
The company has sponsored twice
the Utah pioneer pageant given as
q part of the National Folk Fes-
tival in Constitution Hall, and has
heard favorable comment on the
colorful costumes used by the par
ticipants.
Mrs. w. Haven Wiley, who was
elected temporary president OF the
washington company, has been
kept in Office, up to the present
Next elections will be held in June.
Mrs. G. Osmond Hyde
First Vice President.
Other officers include: Mrs. G.
Osmond Hyde, first vice president;
Mrs Joseph I. Hart, second vice
president; Miss Marvel M. Burk,
recording secretary; Mrs. Lionel B.
Farr, treasurer; Mrs. George Y. jar
Wis, registrar; Mrs. Clarence Cottam,
historian; Mrs. Verne c.. Wooley,
custodian of relics; Mis- Effle Thomp-
son, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
James H. Moyle, chaplain; Mrs. D.
Sterling WheelWright, chorister;
Mrs. Melbourne C. Steele, organist;
Mrs King, parliamentarian; Mrs.
Louis Palmer chairman of arrange
ments, and Mrs. Joel H. Brown, pub
icity chairman.
Mrs. w. H. Israelson is chairman
of hostesses for the annual recep-
ton, assisted by Mrs. w. N. johann
nessen, Mrs. v. L. Billings, Mrs,
Ralph E. Engel, Mrs. T. Y. Homer,
Mrs. w. H. Allen, Miss Maryan
Trayner. Mrs. L. K. Thomas, Mrs.
D. o. Wiley, Mrs. H. E. Woolley,
Mrs. E. M. Thomas and Mrs. v. V.
Larson.
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Alunnae Luncheon

The Washington Chapter, Nation
al Park College Alumnae Associa-
ton, will be entertained in Balti-
more at luncheon at 1890 pm. to-
morrow by Mrs. Edwin D. Stalfort,
800 Somerset road. The hostess
will be assisted by Mrs. Brant E.
Roberts and Miss Mary Lindsay.
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to Meet

The Chevy Chase Florence Crit
tenton Circle will meet at pm.
tomorrow at the home of Mrs.
Nathan Robertson, 6 West Melrose
street. Chevy Chase, Md.
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Reception of Daughters
OF Utah Pioneers to Have
Frontier Day Motif
Senator and Mrs. King to Be
Hosts at Annual Affair
On April Is
BY Frances Lide,
Women's Club Editor


The CLOCK frontier
miles between Washington and Utah
oers the Washington Company
together for monthly meetings and social
The daughters planning
held $50 April King and Mrs
King in the Weschester Apartments ~
AS in the
covered wagons hand and other
as decorations "' ~
In the background will be
OF the State of Utah. which
SAID TO be the only State flag
sspp River and has been of the Utah
State Society ~ - ~ ~
Seek to History
OF States Pioneers.
patriotic organization the Pioneers are
ceed particularly with preservation their
- - ~
In Keeping with the general policy group follows
prescribed course OF study which
lecturers. ~ 4
Programs also include ancestors USUALLY orig
na documents prepared by those
olen gncan duplicates
ota where they file issued by
by the State organization. ~ ~
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Mrs. Preston, Who Turned
To Poetry in Blindness,
Recalls Pre>Canal Days
Daughter of American Consul
Danced With Count De Lesseps
When Girl in Early Teens
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

Searching for exotic flowers in Panamanian with native
guides keeping outlook dangerous Demonstrators
snakes part Of the childhood
who makes her home at the Grafton Hotel
AS daughter American
the Civil War Mrs Preston lived Colon
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Miscellaneous Clubs


D. c. League of American Pen
Women-Wednesday, pm. to 6
pm, fellowship tea; 8 pm, non-
f1ction and journalism group.
Friday, 8 pm, lecture and radio
meeting on Bells"
League of Republican Women
Wednesday, 4:30 pm, silver tea,
clubhouse. Honor guests, Repre-
sentative Frances P. Bolton. Thurs
day, ! PM, luncheon. Speaker,
DR.. r. j. c. Dorsey, Taxes"
Arts Club-Tuesday, pm, dinner.
Review OF Maud" by Richard
Lee Strout. Thursday, pm,
dinner. Piano recital. Artist,
Margaret c. Tolson.
Womens Alliance of All Souls
Church-Friday, II am, flower
program. Speaker, Amelia GUIDE
Thomas, Arrangement and Care
Of Flowers" Songs by Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Spanhoofd Walter. Hostess,
Mrs. Frank Eliot.
washington Alumnae of Chi Omega
Tuesday, election of officers, 8O2
Twenty-f1rst street NV.
College OF Notre Dame of Maryland
Club-Today, pm, with Miss
Lucille Herrick, Ais Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Woman's Auxiliary of the American
Institute of Mining and Metal
lurgical Engineers-Tuesday, II 80
am, business; 1890 pm, lunch
con, Kennedy Warren. Guest
speaker, Mrs. Frederic Ernest
harrington.
Washington Section, National Coun-
Gil of Jewish Women-Tuesday,
i pm, luncheon meeting, Jew
ish Community Center. Speaker,
Felix Morley.
Washington Chapter, National Park
College Alumnae Association-To-
morrow, 1890 pm, luncheon, in
Baltimore, Md.
D. G. Alumnae Chapter of Alpha
Uota-Thursday, 9 pm, home Of
Lura Loring.
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Future Meetings of Women's Clubs Announced

3l2 Shepherd street NV. Speaker,
Miss Charlotte H. Clarke, reviews
Of current books Wednesday, l
pm, hospitality section, with Mrs.
Katherine Noord, 1902 Third
street NV. Friday, 12:45 pm,
home section, annual spring
luncheon at the Highlands.
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Business, Professional Clubs

Business Women's Council-Tues-
day, 8 pm, Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church. Speaker, DR..
z. B. Phillips, Jack, Jill and
God"
D. G. Home Economics Association
Thursday, $50 pm, dinner meet
ing, Admiral Club, 1910 Rhode
Island avenue NV. Speaker,
Robert E. Bondy, director of public
welfare.
Insurance Women's Club of WASH
ington-Tomorrow, pm, dinner,
Wesley Hall. 1903 K street NV.
Moving pictures after dinner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
SKIPPER NAMED
FOR MOUND DUTY
Flythe Or Martin To Hurl For
Visitors; BUGS Lineup To
Be Changed For Game

Norwood Skipper, ace of the Buc.
cancers mound staff, is Bert Kites
choice to throttle the Eastern Caro-
lima Teachers college Monogram
club in a second meeting of these
two teams at Legion field tnoight at
8 o'clock.
Coach Bo Farley of the Teachers,
is expected to use either Mack Flythe
or Kelly Martin on the mound.
The Pirates lineup will be revamp.
ed from infield to outfield for to-
nights game. Jimmy Moore will re-
place Cooney Sellers at first base. S.
Mckeithan will be at second, Johnny
Smidt at shortstop, Victor Stefano
at third and either Harland Nc
Keithan or Mckenzie will catch. The
outfield will be composed of Carter,
Afford and Roy Lamb, with Hines
and Trogden in reserve.
Kite said last night that he be.
lieved the revised lineup will bring
out some of the missing power at the
plate and also result in speedier de-
tense play.
The Teachers lineup will probably
be the same as in their first game
here last week, as follows: Shelton,
SIS; Davidson, 2b; Winstead, CT; Fut-
~trelle, 3b; Hinton, lib; Moritz, IF;
Mayo, If; Northcutt, C; Flythe or
Martin, p.
In the game last Wednesday night
the E. c. T. c. Pirates got to Jack
Shoaf for 10 hits and an 8 to 4 VIC
tory.
Because of the New Hanover High
school commencement exercises at
the stadium Thursday and Friday
nights of this week, tonights game
will be the only one played by the
Pirates this week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
BY EARL HILLIGAN

CHICAGO, May % -tRHBroad-
shouldered Lawson Little, who's
known the heartbreak that golf can
bring, is ready to carry the load
that's had him staggering around
four straight years.
Four years ago this month, Lit
tie a into the most crushing dis
appointment of his fairways ca
reer. Winner of the United States
and British amateur titles in 1884
and 1885, he failed to qualify for
the 1896 National Open champion
ship in his first venture as a pro-
fessional. And the boys put the
finger" on him as another amateur
who didn't have it in fast profess
sional company.
Today he's a different Lawson
Little-a player CONFIDENT his game
At Lost ic ready tn pain hin, rank
ing with the best pros of the day.
Yesterday at Olympia Fields he
put together rounds of IS and SO
over two tough courses to show
the way to more than LOO players
who tried to qualify for the Open
championship June 6-8 at Canter-
bury golf club lear Cleveland.
From 1886 on I spent about
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Brigade Scores rs Win
Over Company A In 9Th

Although out-hit IA to 8, the Brl-
gade softball team won over the
Company A ten Z to 6 in a nine
inning Commercial league tilt played
at Robert Strange park yesterday
afternoon.
The Brigade lads tied up the game
in the sixth inning and n two
teams then battled until the ninth,
when the victors squeezed over the
winning run.
Hicks hit a home run for the losers
and Everett with a triple and a single
out of three attempts paced the
winners at bat. Marshburn, Of the
Brigade, and Carter, Of Company A,
starred afield.
Wolff and O'Brown madeup the
winning combination, while Lackey
and Hicks was the Company A bat
terry.
The Bakers ten will play the Sun
shine Launry at Robert Strange this
afternoon at 6 o'clock.