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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Organization
OF D. A. R.

tional organization OF
Oroonjzotion woman descendants of
OF D. A. R, the American Revolu-
ton.
"a new patriotic organization known
as the National Society of the American
Revolution and composed of the female
descendants of those who took part in
the American Revolution was formed on
Saturday at the Strathmore Arms. The
officers elected are as follows:
President general Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison.
Vice president general at large, in
charge of organization II Mrs. Flora
Adams Darling.
"Vice presidents general-Mrs. Admiral
David D. Porter, Mrs William D. Cabell,
Virginia; Mrs. Gen. A. w. Greedy, U. S.
A.; Mrs. DR.. G.. Brown Goode, Connect
cut; Mrs. William c. Winlock, Massa-
chusetts; Mrs Gen. H. v. Boynton, Ohio;
Mrs. DR.. F. o. St. Clair District of Co.
lumbia.
"Secretarys general-Mrs. Ellen Hardin
Walworth New York; Mrs. Gen. Walter
Browne, Tennessee.
Treasurer general-Mrs Marshall Nc
Donald, Virginia.
Registrars general Miss Eugenia
Washington, Virginia; Mrs. A. Howard
Clarke, Massachusetts.
Historian general-Mrs. NJ. S. Lock-
wood, District of Columbia.
Surgeon general-Miss Clara Barton,
District of Columbia.
chaplain general-Mrs. Teunis S.
Hamlin District of Columbia.
Executive Committee-Mrs. Admiral
Porter, Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, Mrs.
William D. Cabell, Miss Mary Desha,
chairman, and Mrs. John Randolph.
Advisory Board-Mr. w. o. Mcdowell,
DR.. G.. Brown Goode, Prof. w. c. VIM
lock, Cen Marcus j. Wright, Gen. H. v.
Boynton and Mr. Wilton L. Gill, secre-
tary.
THE purpose of the society is stated
in its first resolution to be the securing
and preserving of the historical spots of
America and the erection thereon of suit
able monuments to perpetuate the men,
women who aided the Revolution and
created constitutional government in
America
1.-THE first undertaking in this direction
by the Daughters of the Revolution will
be the completion of the monument to
the memory of Mary Washington, mother
Of Gen. Washington, and contributions
can be sent to the treasurer, Mrs. Mar
shall Mcdonald.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
passage of the bill introduced in the
House by Representative Sherman Of New
York for the marking by the Government
of the historical spots of the Revolution;
also that special building or space be
set aside in the Chicago Exposition for
the exhibition of relics and other things
illustrative of the period of the American
Revolution, under the care of the lady
managers; and that this historical ex-
hibition shall be afterward brought to
and be continued permanently in this
city under the care Of the Board of Man.
ayers in which this society shall be rep
resented.
1.-THE society also by resolution ten
dered its thanks to Mr.. William o. Nc
Dowell for his enthusiasm, which largely
led to the creation of the organization.
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling was elected a
life member for her efforts in founding
the society. The ribbon of the badge
and rosette adopted is to be red with
white edges"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

in Seneca Falls, and soon other fem
inists seeking emancipation from the
dust-sweeping skirts commenced wearing
the revolutionary garb-Mrs. Stanton,
Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, DR.. Har-
riet M. Austin, Pauline Wright Davis.
Celia Burleigh and others whose crusad-
ing led to the Nineteenth Amendment
10 the Constitution.
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Versailles won't look like much
compared to this when it is finished"
declares the architect of the great
group of buildings tentatively plan
ned for Temple Heights. No, but 1t
will still look like Versailles, and
that is something these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

Some one has worked out the cost
of a 21-gun salute at $3.50. This
is the number that royalty gets,
and when it is all over, it will
probably be found that there is just
about one monarch left who Is
worthy of that rather modest ex-
penditure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

War has peppered certain great
cities with craters, but they can and
will be filled up. Here is hoping that
1t does not succeed in filling WASH
ington with functional buildings"
that win never get torn down.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Fifty Years Ago
In the Star

The Star of October Is. 1890, thus an
nounces the formation of a new ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
FISHING CONTESTS
TO Be CONTINUED
Membership Cards Are Good
Through Jan. 81, Sneeden
Points Out

Members of the New Hanover
Fishing club were reminded last
night by Bob Sneeden, chairman
of the contest committee, that their
1910 membership cards are good
through Jan. 81, 1871, due to the
addition Of prizes for the months
of December and January.
The new membership cards will
become effective Feb. l, he said.
Special prizes for the months of
December and January were listed
as follows:
First and second prizes on the
following species of fish-Channel
Bass, Bluefish, Saltwater trout,
Va. Mullet, Rock Or Striped Bass
and Fresh-water Bass.
The prizes will be = S. rod or
reel for first and $3.50 worth of
tackle for second prizes. for Salt
water.
For Fresh-water. = $500 rod or
reel for first and $500 for second
prizes.
Sneeden also requested that all
prize winners who have not called
for prizes won during the year
call for them Immediately.
George Canady, secretary of the
club, urged that all ticket sellers
who have not turned in their lists
do so before Christmas. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
FEAR OPENS
ITS FALL TOURNEY
First Round Scheduled Today,
Tomorrow And Tuesday
At Club

The annual fall tourney of the
Cape Fear Country club will open
today with Julian W. Morton de-
Tending his title won last year.
The first round will be played
today. tomorrow and Tuesday. The
second round will be played Dec.
IS, 10 and 20, the third round Dec.
81 and the finals Dec. %.
The pairings:
First flight. J. Kidd, Jr., VS..
Alex Sprunt: Louis B. Orrell VS..
w. D. MacMillan; Tom Cobb VS..
II. 7. NeWl2rd: Z. Frisk vs.. D. H.
Crenshaw; James l. Nets VS.. Fred
E. Little: Walker Taylor VS.. L. E.
Woodbury.: Jack Smith VS.. R. j.
Doss; E. w. Carr VS.. J.. c. Will
Hams
Second flight-W. C. Curtis VS..
R. M. Williams, Jr.; W. A. Fon-
vielle VS.. j. M. Snow; W. I. Cor.
bett vs.. Mosley Fonvielle; B. K.
Myers VS.. Rogers Thomas; Ear
Napier VS.. w. L. Bozeman; Fred
Willetts VS.. C. E. White; Hooper
Johnson VS.. R. F. Meier; C. L.
Meister VS.. L. S. Whaley.
Third flight-Dr. A. j. Barton
VS.. F. A. Mathes, Jr.; j. C. Wes-
sell, bye; Robert Bell, bye; w D.
McCaig, bye; j. R. Thomas, bye;
G. F. Palmer, bye; Col, W. V.
Ochs, bye: E. T. Jones bye. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
NINE

preparation with a .itt!e road work
and some drilling in the gym. Both
plan to take things easy tomorrow
and meet for the first time Monday
at the weighing in ceremonies.
The champion, who reldom both
ers to look over an opponent until
he gets in the ring with him, had
no comment on Mondays bout u.
cept the brief statement:
I'm ready"
Mccoy, who has worked harder
than ever before to prepare for his
shot at the champion, promises to
be throwing punches right from
the start.
II never felt better than I do for
this one," Mccoy S d tonight.
1--WE got a bunch I can beat this
boy and I'll be in there pitching all
the way. You won't see me run
ming any footrace." l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
EARLY KAY0 SEEN
IN MONDAYS BOUT
Man In The Street Plans 10
Get To Louis-McCoy
Fight Early

BOSTON, Dec. 14.-R-Boston
and New England fistic fans are
all steamed up about Mondays
heavyweight title bout at Boston
Garden between Champion Joe
Louis and Challenger Al Mccoy
but the consensus from the man in
the street is that he'll have to get
there early.
About the only ones who don't
figure the Brown Bomber to pack
his opponent away in one of the
early rounds are Mccoy himself
and his manager, Bill Brennan,
who thinks so much of his charges
chances against the champions that
he has money bet on the challenger
to win.
Louis wound up his boxing drills
today while Mccoy topped his
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
TO EXPAND
SPENCER PLANT
Decision To Spend 100000
Immediately Is An
nOunced

CHARLOTTE, Dec. IA. - Up -
Charles I. Burkholder of Charlotte,
chief engineer and vice president N
charge of Duke Power company op-
e%rations, said today his company
would construct a SO, 900, 900 second
addition to its Spencer plant.
The addition will have a productive
capacity of 40, 900 kilowatts and is
scheduled for operations by August
l, 1912.
The company already is construct
ing an so, 900 kilowatt addition at the
plant and that is expected to be fin
ished by next July 1.
The two additions will represent an
investment of about 100000 and
will boost the plants capacity to
100, 900 kilowatts, making it the larg-
est of the Duke system in the Caro-
linaS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

game, but I'm grateful to him for
it."
And that's the present status Of
the business which went some
thing like this:
The Brooklyn Dodger backfield
performer, selected as a member
Of the National league All-Stars to
play the Chicago Bears, advised
league President Carl Storck he
would not play.
Storck advised Parker he would
be expelled from the league if he
didn't play.
Parker advised Storck he could
go ahead with the expulsion, that
the Ace had had enough football
for one season, from which he
emerged with an injured ankle
and a separation in one shoulder,
and that he had no intention OF
playing in the coast game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Parker Is Excused
From Coast Contest

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 14-P-
Clarence (Ace) Parker was in
formed today by Dan Topping.
owner of the Brooklyn football
Dodgers, that he had been ex-
cused from participation in the
Chicago Bears-All Stars game in
Los Angeles, Dec. %, and said to-
night he would play in benefit
games at Norfolk tomorrow and
at Richmond January 1.
I'm happy that things turned
out as they did," Parker said to-
night. Il wanted to fulfill my
pledge of playing here and in Nor
folk. l don't know what Topping
did to get me out of the coast
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
BY Y TATROT

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-LP-The
tumble of the mighty Yankees into
third place in the American league
race after they had been made odds.
on favorltes in the winter book has
been voted the outstanding disap
polntment of 1910 by the nations
sports editors.
or u editors who participated in
the Associated Press poll. 40 put the
finger on the world champions who
Hoped from the start and only by
a sensational late season drive es.
capped from the second division.
Runner-up for this dubious dis
tinction vas the Notre Dame foot.
ball team, which started the past
season with a display of fireworks
marvellous to behold and then sud.
denly sputtered out, leaving it's wild
eyed supporters thoroughly con-
fused.
The Yankees, with their 40 first
place votes and a sn1attering OF
seconds and thirds, polled a total of
125 votes. Notre Dame, chosen the
champion flop by eight editors, ha6
SO points, only one more than was
given the Ohio State Buckeyes, who
were regarded as Big Nine cham
pionship timber when the football
season opened and wound up losing
their shirts.
The Cleveland Indians grabbed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Three White Couples
Get Marriage Permits

Three white couples secured
marriage permits during the past
week at the office of Adrian B.
Rhodes, register of deeds, as fol-
lows,
Arthur R. Perry, 20, and Miss
Louise Allen, %, both of Whining
ton..
A. K. Cooper, Is, and Miss
Nancy Ann Campbell, 81, both of
Wilmington.
Ernest Hofbauer, 80, and Miss
Annette Bear, q, both of Whining
ton. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
YlNES BROKE, TIED
MANY BAT RECORDS.
stretched Total Years Of
Leading In Home Runs To
u For New Mark

rrr-ACO. Dec. 14.@lP-One of
sv.1rises of the 1910 sports
was the failure of the New
Yankees to retain their Amer
-o homie championship, but the
'.. .,-. tleir bats is reflected in
farfai circuit averages of lea
..rs.5s broken and tied dur
fine last campaign.
--a N-nks stretched their total
s,-s i'm leading in home runs
p, tlr a new major league
rs and also made it 10 years
-,5ca they have made 100 or
-o rcr-ers a season-16 of them
..rssrT-ive. They also played a
r the new league record for
.sr hamers-83. raised the total
name runs in five straight con-
..s.s ID. II and set another mark
-. bft.-r4 - circuit blows over a
s,qn of nine consecutive games.
As d whole, the season w a S
,.5rzed bv a falling off in records.
~ fQ2S there were GA records brok-
mn or tied by the league and in
.os9 there were 46. The 1910 season
only 81 circuit marks broken
c tied
The aLI-ume total of three home
WINS in I'M inning for the league
,-as raised to %. The season also
ss. Is PLAYERS hitting 20 or more
r-mers tor a new mark. The pen
van. winning Detroit Tigers hit
e5mers IN II straight games, dur
NO which they totaled 26 circuit
douJS.
The league mark Of most extra
nsses ou long hits was set at 5,842,
while Boston has 20 extra bases
Oh long hits Sept, "a for a new
major league mark. Frank Pytlak,
traded recently by Cleveland to
Boston. set a major league record
a 5r straight chances without an
lrror. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
Fall of Yankees Termed Nc. I
Sports Disappointment OF 1910

honors,. partly because they
let a handsome lead over the Ameri-
can league slip away from them in
the closing weeks and partly be
cause the electorate thought they
were disappointing personally III
their spat with Manager Oscar Witt.
The Cornell eridders came next
with 10 losses. the result Of late
losses to Dartmouth and
Pennsylvania, While Johnny Pay
chek, the Des Moines heavyweight,
IL points for getting knocked
out by Joe Louis in the second
round.
In all, baseball contributed nine
disappointments the boys thought
worth mentioning. Others included
Joe MedWick's poor showing after
his b~allyhooed sale to Brooklyn; the
Giants. drop to sixth place in the
National league, and S~choolboy
Rowe's disastrous attempts to pitch
lof DeliOil III the Woflu oSlle9'
Other sports were represented by
Bimelech, the wonder boss that fail
ed in the Kentucky Derby: Pat Co.
miskey and Tony Galento, both pol
ished off by the veteran Max Baer,
and Welby van Horn, who reached
the finals of the 1899 national ten
mis- championships ard then got beat
by everybody except Alice Marble
the past season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
5 p Q r T S
Shaw Opposes Fink
In Pinehurst Polo

P1NEHURST, D e c. 14.-R-
Plnehurst's two polo aces, Earl
Shaw and Merrill Fink, will op-
pose each other in a match here
tomorrow g p. NO.
Shaw will lead the Blind Brook
tour team from the number three
position and Fink will play num-
Der three for Pinehurst.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

Both the suicide and homicide
in the United States declined
in 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Plainview (Tex.) 0; Xavier 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
F THE RECORD

MILAN, Italy R-Since bronze
is available only for ornaments,
new churches in Milan don't have
belfries. But the bells still toll. A
photograph recording and loud
speakers on the roof take care of
the matter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
CHURCH LOOP NOW
IN FOUR WAY TIE
Two Torrid Contests At Y
Give Each Team Two
Wins, Two Losses

In two torrid contests on the
Y. M. C. A. gym yesterday after
noon, Church school teams made
a real race. out of the Saturday
afternoon flag race by tying up
the league standings, each team
holding a record of two wins and
two losses.
In a free scoring affair, the Hi
Y team won its second successive
victory by trimming the First
Presbyterian quintet by 1882,
while the First Baptist cagers
eked out a 1921 win over the
Covenant crew.
First Presbyterian was off to a
slow start, trailing by 8-5 at the
first quarter but got going in a big
way in the second canto by chalk
ing up 13 points to the Hi-Y 7 and
leading at the intermission by 49,
Is. Early in the third period, the
Presbyterians ran their advant-
age to 7 points in rapid fire order
but say the winners harrow the
margin to three again as the third
period closed. In the final period,
the Hi-Y defense frightened to hold
their opponents to a mere 4 points
and won going away,
First Baptist almost faded Out
in the final period after leading
during most Of the game but man.
aged to hang on to a one-point
victory margin. Covenant led il
the first period by rs, but trailec
1873 at half-time. The Baptists
racked up 6 points in the thirc
period to hold an apparently safe
margin of seven points, going into
the final quarter. Covenant tiec
it up with about a minute to play
saw the victory vanish in the clos
ing seconds, on Fusselrs and Mid
dleton's free conversions:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
TRREPLACEABLE

HAGERSTOWN, Md R-Park
commissioners still have faint
hopes that three cannon balls
will be returned. They issued an
appeal, pointing out the things just
aren't being made any more. !!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
HOLE IN ONE

PINEHURST, Dec. 14.-R-
William Eldris of Seattle, Wash.
hit a four iron shot off the 18th
tee of the No. l course here and
saw the ball roll into the cup for
a hole-in-one.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Pre.MarifaI Health
Test Urged by Citizens

An examination covering all types
of social diseases prior to the issu-
ance of marriage license was urged
last night by the National Gateway
Citizens Association at its meeting
in the Avalon Heights Church of
Christ. Mrs. Marie Cuthbertsol
Mold, secretary, was elected a dele
gate to the public hearing on the
health examination bill.
Everett Evans, president, reported
on the recent meeting Of the Fedora
ton, and l.. M. Green, financial
secretary, outlined the program of
the Northeast Conference, to which
he was a delegate.
William P. Thomas. former presi-
dent, recommended petition be
sent to the Commissioners asking
for a sidewalk on the south side of
Hamlin street, between Nineteenth
street and Mills avenue NE. Side
walks were also mentioned as being
needed on portions Of Central ave-
nue., Thirtieth street and New York
avenue ne.
w. j. McLennan of the Commu-
nifty Chest Speakers Bureau. spoke
of the campaign, which opens to-
morrow.
j. E. Christman, Mr.. and Mrs.
John R. Thompson, Richard Higdon,
Daniel j. Affourtit and Mrs. j.
Crawford Shanks were approved as
new members.
The association voted to send a
letter to the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic asking that directional
markers be placed on the traffic
islands on Bladensburg road.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
King Will Be Honored
By Northwest Council

A testimonial dinner to Senator
William H. King. Democrat, of Utah,
will be given at the Columbia Coun-
try Club, December 3 by the North
west Council Of Citizens Associa-
tions.
Senator and Mrs. King will be
the guests of honor. The dinner is
being given as tribute to Senator
King for his service to the District
as chairman Of the Senate District
Committee.
Officers from all civic associa-
tions of the District will be invited
as guests of the council together
with the District Commissioners
Godfrey Munter, president of the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
will head the Reception Committee,
assisted by Clyde Garrett Of the
same group. DR.. George c. Haven
ner will act as POSTMASTER. Harry
Grove, the councils delegate from
the Connecticut avenue group, will
be in charge of subscriptions. George
Clark of Richmond Park will ar
range for flowers and music, and
James Maxwell of American Uni
versity Park, George Dickman, jr.,
of North Cleveland Park, and Gull
yer Chamberlain of Cathedral
Heights Cleveland will aid DR..
Havenner in inviting the civic
leaders of the District.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
.P.-T. AS Open Annual
Book Sale Thursday

Books on almost every subject
and of nearly every possible condi-
ton and shape will be offered for
sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday
bv the Parent-Teacher Associations
of Leland Junior High and Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase High Schools IN
their third annual sale OF used
books and magazines.
Beginning Thursday the sale Will
be carried on from a m. to 8 pm.
The sale will be held at the Sacks
Building on the southwest corner
of Wisconsin avenue and Leland
street in Bethesda. Md.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used to buy reference material for
the libraries of both schools. Last
year buyers came from all over
Montgomery County and from Vir-
ginia. and a similar crowd is ex-
pected this year.
Mrs. Oliver Toll is chairman OF
the committee of parents from Le-
land Junior High, and Mrs. Walter
TedNI1lOllo VIC S4OoP AhoiiA
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
Assisting them are Mrs Albert
Bender, Miss Aria McGinnis and
Miss Bernedette Sheehan of the
school faculties. Mrs. Willford Tay-
lor and Mrs. Dale Flagg, transpor-
tation: Mrs. Alan Maphis and Mrs.
J.K. OShaughnessy marking; Mrs.
Philip Bradley, posters; Mrs. Will
liam C. O'Brien. publicity; Mrs.
Thomas Kirby, club contacts; Mrs.
Robert Jarnigan. construction: Mrs.
E. j. Wakefield and Mrs. Raymond
Karge, advertising. and Mrs. John
Dickinson, Mrs. Kirby and Mrs. w.
J. BrOmbacher.
The committee in charge of SELL
ing the books include Mrs. Marquis
Childs, Mrs. Will Shafroth, Mrs.
James Christopher, jr., and Mrs.
Charles German. Books and maga-
zines to be donated may be left at
the schools or at the place of sale.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
West End Citizens
Name Committee on
Traffic Problems
3-Mon Group to Study
Proposal for Closing
Part Of Virginia Avenue

Acting upon the suggestion OF
District TRAFFIC Director w. A. Van
Duzer that civic associations appoint
safety committees to study and re-
port on traffic and allied problems
the West End Citizens Association
last night named Paul Sweet, w. r.
Brown and Warren A. Gardner to
serve
The committee being formed, the
group turned over to it several prob
lens that have been under discus
sion. The proposal that Virginia
avenue be closed between Constitu-
ton avenue and Twentieth street
NV, to make way for an increased
Federal building program will be
studied by the committee and a
report made to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
A motion by w. F. Wasson recon-
mending change in the alley
parking regulations also will be
considered by the newly formed
Safety Committee. The commit
tee will consider increasing the
width of the clearance for moving