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Evening star., 1940-01-21
Housing Board Approves
Rutland Administration

The Board Of Directors Of the
Washington Housing Association
has given its approval to the ad-
ministration of the District Health
Department by DR.. George G.
Rutland
]. Bernard Wyckoff was elected
president to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of DR.. AnSon
Phelps Stokes when he left the city
last summer. DR.. Stokes was made
an honorary director in recognition
Of his long service to the assocla-
tion. Frederic A. Delano, Col u S.
Grant, Sd. now stationed at Gov
ernors Island N. Y, and Joseph P.
Tumulty were elected to honorary
memberships.
Judge Nathan Cayton spoke on
the operation of the new rules OF
the landlord and tenant branch OF
the Municipal Court. The directors
also heard progress report on the
environmental sanitation study be-
ing made by the District of Colum-
bia Health Department from Dr.
!. M. Dalla Vale.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Your D. c. Income Tax
-No. 8-More About Credits-

The exemption allowed married persons the
500 exemption
Of family but you dot have married be clased
head a family
regulations a family way:
IAN individual who actually supports and maintains house.
hold individuals who closely connected with him by
blood relationship, relationship marriage adoption
whose right exercise family control and provide these depend
individuals based upon moral obligation
In other words single and you support n
household individuals" etc, claim the
$4,000 exemption head of family But must be able
show legal financial dependency exists.
For instance support in home minor children
exercise family control qualify the head
family though the children income Of their
their support But don't actually furnish their
support although exercising family control claim
the exemption head Of a family
further illustration, suppose you widower and you
furnishing support dependent child under 1s
years age the 81 500 exemption Of
family. well the 400 credit for the dependent
Evening star., 1940-01-21

PAYING OFFMrs Geneveve Thompson QefD certies wage
account in the Baltimore Office of the Social Security Board
before is sent Washington where the benecarys claim
for old age insurance is adjudicated.
Joseph (center) operates "collato Of
the machines that detects mistakes and
workers from being short-changed.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Ry ]. A. FOX,

The cogs and wheels that have
been turning and spinning for the
last three years in the old-age in
surance division of the Social Sc
curity Board. as machines COM
piled the accounts of 48,000,0O0 wage
earners. are about to jingle like cash
registers for approximately $4,000
men. women and children who are
the first beneflciaries of this phase
Of the vast Federalized welfare pro-
gram.
More than 200 persons in the
Capital will be on the first list of
recipients February /, when pay
ments go to wage earners retired
at IS after employment in COM
merce or industry: their wives or
widows at IS; younger widows if
there are dependent children under
18, and dependent parents.
Actually, 237 claims for primary
benefits the wage Garner
had been filed here yesterday, but
the exact number of those to COL
lect is not certain. because officials
do not know yet how many mem
bers of families also will derive
benefits. Nationally, the primary
benefits" are about So per cent of the
total.
The law provides for minimum
monthly payments of $40, and maxi
mum of $85, but the Social Sc
curity Board expects the average
at the outset to be at least $24.
When the distribution of the checks
gets under way, an amazing ad-
ministrative scheme finally will be
geared for complete operation.
Records Kept at Baltimore.
A one-time soft-drink warehouse
on the Baltimore water front, which
offered the only adequate floor space
in this section, serves as the oper-
ating base for this insurance plan,
financed by taxes on employers and
employees, and which, it might be
explained parenthetically. has no
connection with the pensions for
aged-indigent which are paid jointly
by Federal and State governments
under a matching" arrangement.
The Baltimore plant maintains the
records of wages earned, which de-
termine the amount of benefits pay
able. In the Potomac Park Apart
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Young Photographers
Work Shown bxW. P. A.

The District Work Projects Ad.
ministration has opened an exhibi-
ton of photographs taken by child
rem between 10 and II at the ad.
ministration's art gallery, 816 In.
dependence avenue S.W.
The pictures on display are the
work of young photographers from
the District, Michigan. Pennsyl-
vania, Florida, New Mexico, Wyom-
ing and New York. Many Of the
photographs were taken while the
children were travelling, and give
an accurate clue to which scenes
most impress ths juvenile mind.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
District Is Ready :.
To Assume Cost of
Needy Certification
Bondy Estimotes Plan
Will Mean $4,000
Increase in Outloy
By DON s. WARREN,

DlStrlct welfare OmclalS yeSter-
day prepared to assume the full cost
of certification of persons for Dis
trict w. p. A. jobs and for surplus
commodities, as well as certification
of the needy for relief, as will be
required under instructions from
Federal w. P. A. Commissioner F. c
Harrington, assuming that Congress
approves.
A report by Welfare Director Rob-
ert E. Bondy. which is expected to
be taken up for action by the Com
missioners Tuesday. estimated that
assumption of the certification
services will mean an increase in
the District outlay of nearly $4,000
q year.
Asks Congress Approval.
Mr.. Bondy. in his proposal to the
Commissioners. suggested that Con-
gress be asked to approve a de-
f1ciency estimate of $22,315 for the
assumption of the extra burden dur
ing the last five months of the pres
ent fiscal year, from February
through June 80.
In his memorandum to the Com
missioners, Mr.. Bondy stated that
Col. Harrington had advised Dis
trict officials that certification of
persons for w. P. A.. jobs, as we'll
as certif1cation of w. p. A. workers
for surplus commodities, was q local
responsibility and that he had in
structed the District and other jur-
isdictions to put such q practice in
operation "as promptly as possible. u
Mr.. Bondy had contested this pol
icy but he and other District off,
cials were persuaded that such oper-
ations were local responsibility
Instructions that the District must
assume the cost of certifying per-
sons for surplus commodities were
issued some weeks age but Col. Har-
rington deferred positive action be-
cause he realized the Commission
ers have no authority to provide the
necessary funds, without congress
Sional action.
STAFF Would Be Increased.
Under the plan proposed by Mr..
Bondy the staff of the District Pub
Lie Assistance Division would be in
creased by 80 persons in order to
take care Of the increased case load.
In his outline Mr.. Bondy stated
that under the present arrange
ment there is a division of respon-
sibility and case work, which re-
suits In separation of the District
service in determining the need for
relief from the service for the de-
termination of work and surplus
commodity eligibility; creation of
confusion in the minds of appli-
cants and development of the prac-
tice of shopping around" by per-
sons In search for relief and sur
plus commodities, and q reduction
OF the number of w. p. A. eligible
families receiving surplus commodi-
ties. <
As to the latter point Mr.. Bondy
reported that because Of the present
inadequate stan Of the w. P. A. the
number ct W.-sP. n. famtliesr fea
ceiving surplus commodities has fall
en- from 1876 In September to 4,47:
| In December.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Bandit Holds 80
Customers at Bay
In Grocery Robbery
Believed Same Robber
Who Got $222 ot Store
A Month Ago

A colored bandit held more than
80 customers and six clerks at bay
with a revolver and escaped with
s75 last night at Sanitary Grocery
store in the 3100 block of Eleventh
street NV. The same bandit is
believed to have robbed the store
of 1922 last month.
Another grocery store robbery, at
1882 D street NE. netted four
colored youths approximately 5000.
Excitement at the Sanitary store
began when a colored man brand
ished a pistol in the face Of clerk
at the cash register And COM
manded: Give me the money
Customers crowding the store and
five other employees stood 1tin while
the clerk, at the bandits direction
poured the contents of the register
into a paper bag.
Uses Clerk as Shield.
The holoup man then ordered the
clerk. Wilmer Sparrow, %. of 541O
Conduit road NV, to walk out OF
the store in front of him. The
crowd gave way to let the two men
through. When Mr.. Sparrow, the
revolver stuck in his ribs, reached
the street, the bandit fed up Ken
yon street.
The manager of the store, Thomas
Pope. %, of 1475 Columbia road N
W.. told police he was positive the
robber was the same man who helc
up the store in December. He
pointed out that the man chose thu
same night and the same time to rot
the store
Simon Mermelstein, proprietor o1
the D street grocery. told police tn,
colored youths, one holding a pistol
held up him and his wife after ask.
ing for half a dozen oranges. Ths
thieves searched the couple aftel
rifling the cash register and escaped
with approximately 5000 in all, in.
vestigators were informed.
Suffers Broken Nose.
George B. Matthews of So New
York avenue NV, production de.
partment emplOye OF Southern
Diaries. suffered a broken nose ir
a fight with three colored men who
attempted to rob him in the 40t
block of New York avenue NV. HI
was treated by private physician
after successfully fighting of hi!
attackers.
Marie Overstreet, II, of 1l41 Fit.
teenth street NV, told police {
colored man snatched her pocket.
book, containing $3.50 as she wa.
walking in the 400 block of @ street
NV. last night.
Iris McCaustland of 1893 Sheridan
street NV. reported her pocketbook
containing $40 in bills and a $3(
money order, was stolen in a down
town church.
Another purse containing SAT wa.
reported stolen from the dressing
room of a dress shop in the 400 block
of Seventh street NV. The victim
was Margaret T, Gillespie, 143t
Whittier stleet NV.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Naval Academy Board
FOf Visitors Named

Vice President Garner yesterday
announced appointment of five
members of the Senate to the Board
of Visitors for the Naval Academy,
at Annapolis, for this year. They are:
Senators Walsh, Democrat, OF
Massachusetts,; Radcliffe, Democrat
of Maryland; Truman, Democrat, OF
Missouri; Austin, Republican, Of
Vermont; and Barbour, Republican
Of New jersey.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Social Security Machine Ready
To- Turn Out First Payments
Over 200 in Capital, el2, 900 in Nation
To Get OId-Aee Benefits in February

ments here, another staff adjudi-
Gates the claims for benefits.
Batteries Of electro-meChanical
devices compile these records, a
dozen varieties being required for
the various processes which are car
ried out to the nth degree of ac-
curacy to make certain that every
one gets his due.
The procedure goes like this:
A wage Garner enrolls under the
insurance system, filling out a card
that calls for a complete personal
actuarial record, and goes so far to
guard against possible mixup of
identities that it asks even the fam
lily name of the mother. With that
done, he (or she) receives a num-
bered Identification card, and the
actuarial.report goes on to the Bal
timore establishment.
Master Card" Punched Out.
There a master card" containing
this same actuarial data is punched
out in code by a mechanical de-
vice. This card, about the size of
the common variety of blotter, there
after serves as the primary check
against the wage reports employers
will make through the years on the
individual. so he will receive proper
credits.
Every quarter employers list en-
ployes to whom they have paid
wages in a tax report to the Internal
Revenue Bureau. This report, which
shows the social security number of
the employees, is forwarded to Bal
timore, and for each entry, q wage
card is punched out. Later. these
wage cards are used to post the &C
count of the worker on individual
ledger sheets.
Checks and counter checks are ap-
piled all along the lines, but there
are two particular devices for the
record-keeping which make the sys-
tenn foolproof unless 1t is deliber-
ately upset by Justification.
One of these is the visual master
index which lists every wage Garner
who has number; the other is the
collector" a machine designed to
detect discrepancies in wage report
cards.
The function of the master index
is to prevent the same worker from
(See SOCIAL SECURITY, Pc. B-2.)
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Liquor Application
Of Takoma Store
Again Rejected
License of Restaurant
On 18th Street Is
Revoked by Board

The latest effort to provide for
the sale of hard liquor in Takoma
D. C.-long noted as one of the dry
areas of the Capital-has been
quashed by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board. Chairman Thomas
E. Lodge yesterday announced re-
fusal of the application for liquor
permit for a store at 315 Cedar
street NV.
At the same time, the board an
nounced three other decisions which
indicated a tightening of its control
over the sale of hard liquor.
The board has ordered the revo-
cation of the on-sale liquor permit
for the Bamboo Gardens Restaurant,
804 Fourteenth street NV. and the
of a hard liquor permit
of the Hour Glass Restaurant, 1872
Fourteenth street NV, for period
of 10 days beginning at 8 am. to-
morrow. In another action, the
board has denied an application for
an on-sale hard liquor permit for
the restaurant at 3642 Georgia ave-
nue., a place within 500 feet OF the
Raymond School.
Protest Made by Citizens.
At a recent public hearing. civic
and church leaders and numerous
property owners of Takoma pro-
tested against the application of
Samuel B. Newman for class A
permit for the store at the Cedar
street address. The application was
denied by vote of Chairman Lodge
and Isaac Cans, member of the
board. Mrs. Agnes K. Mason, vice
chairman of the board, did not
vote.
Revocation of the permit of the
Bamboo Gardens was made effective
at midnight January 20, two days
before the end of the present liquor
license year. Revocation was Or
dered, 1t was said. on a finding by
the board that the place was guilty
of permitting sales to minors. What
action the board might take on re-
newal Of the permit of the restau-
rant for the new license year was
not indicated yesterday.
No Change in Decision.
Suspension of the permit of the
Hour Glass for 10 days was ordered
by the board on a finding that the
place was guilty of sale of liquor
to an intoxicated person. The find
ing was made some time ago and g
rehearing was granted, but the
board found that new evidence
did not warrant a change In its
decision.
The restaurant on the northwest
corner of Georgia avenue and
Princeton place NV. now holds 9
class D permit, licensing the sale
of beer and light wines on-sale
Protests were made by the Raymond
School Parent-Teacher Association
by Miss l.. E. Ballenger, principal ol
the school, and by the Citizens
Forum of Columbia Heights against
the granting of a hard liquor permit
for the place, because of its prox.
unity to the Raymond School. NJ
objection was made to a renewa
Of class D permit.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Schultz Sees
Scent Milk as
Designed to Bor Price
Reduction to Those
Not on Relief, He Says
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Department OF Agriculture last
aoeek dreD up milk marketing
agreement for approval OF pro-
ducers and n,arketers In D. C..
area. There Is q provision for q
referendum ,Dtthin IS days to de-
termine sentiment OF producers.
Agreement does not establish
. prices consumers are to pay, but
includes prouision designed to en-
courage consumption OF milk
among lOD-incone groups.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
By the Way
Beth Blaine:

The for garden dining finally
Capital evidenced oy the buffet dinner
Saturday night at their Virginia place. Cornwe
Cowes similar the preceding evening retiring
Thaland Minister and his exquisite Raamar
at both parties there also tables inside
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Miss Ethel Jost
And Mr.. Davis
Honored at Tea

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Brinley
entertained yesterday in their
home on Old Chester road at
an informal tea in honor of the
latter's sister, Miss Ethel Jost,
and her fiance, Mr.. p. Baxter
Davis, both of Washington.
Assisting at the tea table were
Miss Florence Whitcomb, Miss
Elizabeth Ann King, Mrs. Anne
Farmer and Miss Grace Wag-
ner. all of Washington; Mrs.
Catherine D. Smith of Cleve-
land and Mrs. Kathryn B. Wat
son of Pittsburgh.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Central High School and Will
son Teachers College and is COM
pleting her graduate work at
Northwestern University. She is
a member of Kappa Delta Pi,
honorary educational fraternity;
Sigma Phi Gamma. internation&-
social sorority, and the Twenty
Club.
Mr.. Davis was graduated from
Mckinley High School, attended
George Washington University
and will be graduated this June
from National University Law
School. He is a member Of ri
Delta Sigma Fraternity at George
Washington, Sigma Nu, social
fraternity, and Beta Lambda
Sigma. legal fraternity.
Plans are being made for an
autumn wedding.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Reception
Is Given at
KenwOOd
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
Entertain for
Erwin PiscatOr

Mr.. Erwin Piscator of New York,
who directed the recent Civic Thea
ter production of "St., joan; Nine
Piscator and Miss Chouteau Dyer
were the guests in whose honor Mr..
and Mrs. Lee D. Butler entertained
at tea and reception at their home
in Kenwood yesterday afternoon.
Guests invited to renew their
pleasant associations with Mr.. Pts
Gator included MIR. and Mrs. John
Garland Pollard, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lee
Boatwright, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Young, Mr.. Oliver Gasch, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Metcalfe Walling, Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
dron Faulkner, Mr.. Jay Carmody,
Mr.. Richard Coe, Miss Betty Hynes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Ross, Mr..
Kenneth Banghart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Beers, Mr.. and Mrs. Minor
Hudson. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mil
Ter, Mrs. Mary MacCracken Jones,
Prof. and Mrs. w. Hayes Yeager,
Mr. Robert w. Wilson. Mr.. L. M. C.
(See RECEPTION, Page Bad
Evening star., 1940-05-20

from trip Roanoke, Harold
and Baroness Baeyens. she looking
with demure little collar;
Charles
Pearson she being told well small Abel
handled the and cart in the costume classes
Meadowbrook Horse Show earlier Clarence
who entertaining of his peccabe dinners tonight
and Mrs John Kbreh York
end with the Pel Mr. and Seden
Chaplin and people.
The Pes drawing which, incidentally favorites,
had been cleared its lovely
excellent
the small hours when the guests departed
At Cowels dining
Exnicios in smart white cotton
Monden Gregg who looked pretty Also
Charles Hume William Elmsey the Countess
Mr. and Mrs William Faher Carlos del
Kenneth Watson Mrs
law Capt and Mrs George Murraywho nice cocktail
Saturday afternoon their adorable little Georgetown
Mrs Emil Hrja George Williams John Creighton
with Mrs Cowe; Frederick who
tender: Dr. and Mrs Kurt Heze Smith,
Crosby Miller and several others
to the cocktail which
mussnce such fun Harold Hinton played the pianoaH
old avorte uneand Capt Murray The house. which
charmingy furnished with the drawing opening small
recently
lovely old family furniture Cornne Murray beautiful
English pieces which bought London Murray
Atache Embassy
There impromptu the garden table
laden with all OF with and
here again found Fred being bartender!
Also the party Blaine Webb with
host of the week end Edward Gardner Mrs Cowe
Comdr and Mrs. Charles Baker and Stewart Mcdonald
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Invitations
Are Issued
For Debuts

1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Atherton
Macondray have issued invita-
tions for the debut of Mrs. Ma
condray's daughter, Miss Mary
Lord Andrews. The party will
take place Saturday, June Is,
from 4::30 until 7 O'Clock, at the
Macondray home at Seminary
Hill, Alexandria.
Invitations to the debut Of
Miss Louisa Catherine Adams
Clement, too, have been received.
Capt. and Mrs. Donald Cameron
Bingham have chosen Thursday,
June l3, as the date of the tea
dance, which will be held from
4:30 until 7 o'clock, at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

former wore blue matching the
cornf1owers which formed her hat
and were tied about her head with
blue ribbons The Chilean Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Cabero were
there. the latter wearing green
chiffon with wide-brimmed black
hat. The Colombian Ambassador
Senor DR.. Gabriel Turbay, was
among those who remained we'll
after the reception hours. The
Minister OF. the Dominican Repub-
lie and Sonora de Pastoriza, the
Nicaraguan Minister and Sonora de
De Bayle and the Honduras Minis
ter and Senorade Caceres were
among others of the Latin American
colony at the party.
Congressional and Official
Set Represented.
Senator and Mrs. James H. Hughes
were among those from the legisla-
tive branch of the Federal Govern
ment at the party and Senator and
Mrs. Dennis Chavez, who bear the
same surname as the famous Mex
lean composer, were others from the
senatorial circle. Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss Vera
Bloom were among those from the
lower House contingent.
Dainty and attractive Mrs. Adolf
A. Berle, jr., wife of the Assistant
Secretary of Labor, called early and
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, spent
some time at the party.
The Special Deputy Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue and Mrs. Eldon
P. King were bidding adieu to their
many friends and they left this
morning, accompanied by their
daughter, Miss Nancy King, for
Mexico. They are making the trip
by motor and will be absent several
months. Sonora de Munilla, wife
of the Cuban Military Attache, also
was saying au revoir as she will
leave shortly for her home in the
island republic for the summer
months. She will be joined the
latter part of June by Maj. Munilla,
who will have two months vacation.
Former Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Patrick Jay Hurley arrived early
and remained a short time, the
distance to their country home, Bel
mont, near Leesburg, being the rea-
son for the early departure. Arriv-
ing rather late in the afternoon were
their son-in-law and daughter, DR..
and Mrs. Henry Beall Gwynne, the
latter formerly Miss Patricia Hurley,
whose wedding was an event of the
early spring.
There was a large number from
the resident circles, among them
Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, Mrs.
Thomas C. Dawson and Miss Lolita
Dawson, DR. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Enerney, DR.. and Mrs. Nelson Dar-
ton, Col. and Mrs. Robert c. Davis
and Miss Dita Davis, and Miss Mar
garet Delano Gage.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Horse Show
Is Acclaimed
As Success
Many Again Flock
To MeadOwbroOk
On Final Day

Closing with a decided aura Of
success about the heads of all those
who took part in it, the Washing
ton Horse Show, sponsored by the
Junior League, left in its wake nu-
merous congratulations and men,
ories of pleasant experiences Three
days of sunshine aided in making
this the most successful of such
events.
Yesterday the boxes at Meadow
brook again held a distinguished
gathering, as did the reserved seats
and the crowded bleachers.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
one of Washington's most enthu-
siastic horsemen. entertained guests
in his box and others seen at yes
terday's show included Mrs. Angler
Riddle Duke of Tuxedo Park and
Miss Deborah Rood of Wilmington:
Mrs. Eugene Carusi. Mrs. Gilbert M.
Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Maurice Morris. Mrs. Marshall Ex-
nicios, Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert,
Mrs. Charles Mohan, Mrs. Moran
McConihe, Miss Laura Tuckerman,
Mr.. Griffith Warfield, Mrs. Lawrence
Baker, Mrs. D. Lawrence Groner,
Col. and Mrs. Charles March, DR..
John H. Lyon, Mrs. Oliver Walker
and her mother Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop, jr.
Working as hard as they did on
the first day of the show were the
green-clad Junior Leaguers, and
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis for
tune-telling booth was as crowded
as ever Mrs. Ernest Gardner War
rem, who was accompanied yester-
day by Mr.. Warren and their small
daughter Mary, received many con-
gratulations on her work which be-
gan months before the show and
continued without pause through
the three days of the event.