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Evening star., 1940-10-27
Casualty Hospital
Board Luncheon

The Lady Managers of the Board
of Casualty Hospital met at lunch
con meeting Monday when the new
officers had the first meeting of the
season. There were 38 members
present.
Mrs. William H Harrison is the
newly-elected president. Mrs. Ernest
w. Brown, first vice president; Mrs
Bernard Wall, second vice president;
Mrs. r. E. L. Thompson, third vice
president; Mrs Francis Benzler
fourth vice president: Mrs. Andrew
E. Mckay. fifth vice president; Mrs
William T. Carmichael, recording
secretary; Mrs. Gract Frederick
corresponding secretary; Mrs. NJ D
Duvall, assistant corresponding sec
retary; Mrs H. Boetch. financial sec
retary, and Mrs. w. j. Brewer, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

secretary of the Belgian Embassy,
agrees with Mr. Minnigerode that
there should be national school of
art in Washington, and she is i'm
mensely interested in the Nation
wide Art Week and is lending her
help. She studied at the Yale
School of Fine Arts, where she
completed a five-year course in
three and carried off all the prizes
open to women for sculpture. Later
she studied in Paris and Rome.
After searching for sometime for
what she called the american look, 1"
she finally decided that it was a
blend of youthfulness and force and
sort of innocence and strong
determination. 1t is not known
whether Miss Silvercruys. in her
superb bust of Chief Justice Hughes
or Bishop Manning of New York,
found the American look" or not,
but the two certainly are among her
most successful compositions.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

ing . vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. g.
Arthur Vose. Mr.. Vose is in business
in Massachusetts,.
Miss Eleanor Keith of England,
who hunted in Virginia last winter,
has leased the Shelter, near Mid
dleburg, from Mrs. Amory Parkins
for the season.
Mrs. Willis Canty Of Camden, S.
c., and Mrs Wilbur Hinman OF Falls
Church are spending few days
with their sister, Mrs. T. w. Smith,
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. George
H. Davis.
Mrs. w. U. Parkinson is the guest
Of the Rev. and Mrs. William Park
inson at Blackstone, Va, and will
be with them when they move to
Tappahannock, Va, where Mr.. Park
inson has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer
Lease Place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Boyer, for
merly of California, have leased the
Reginald Bishop place near Middle
burg for the season.
Miss Rachel Wilson entertained
at bridge Wednesday evening.
Mrs. E. S. Turner went to Wash
ington this week and joined her
brother and sister rin-law, DR.. and
Mrs. Chase Boston, in a visit to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Miss M. L. A. Clements of Boston
has bought Mrs. William B. Streets
farm of 206 acres, known as Edge
HILL midway between Warrenton
and The Plains. 1t is expected that
Miss Clements will shortly occupy
the place as her home. The old
stone house was modernized by a
former owner, Mr.. Thomas j. Fran
sioli, jr.
Mrs. A. M. Hart, Mrs. Bessie Hart
Evening star., 1940-10-27

lary is interested in American art and
artists, has accepted the honorary chair
manship of the District Committee for
the District Art Week which will partici-
pate in the Nationwide Art Week from
November Is to December l. AS Mr..
Edward B. Rowan, active chairman of
the committee expressed it, You know
when Mrs. Morgenthau takes even the
honorary Craftsmanship of committee
or lends her name as sponsor for any
activity she always is helpful"
Wednesday afternoon she was on her
way to the InterdepartmentalA Auditorium,
where the big national show in which
the entire country will be represented,
will be staged and where unique part
of the show will be living art or art in
action, when the arts, crafts, sculptors,
painters and printers will demonstrate
their particular subjects.
Mr.. Francis Henry Taylor, director Of
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Miss Shapiro Host

Miss Marilyn Shapiro of TIT Sew
enteenth street had as her house
guest over the past week end Miss
Shirley SAKE of Brookline. Mass
Miss SAKE is student at the Mar
jorie Webster School.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Breakfast Club
Meets Tomorrow

Members of the Early Morning
Breakfast Club of the War Depart
ment will meet at the Silver Bowl
tomorrow evening for a dinner and
social evening. Mrs. Zada Daniels
will act as hostess at the dinner
which will be at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
About Well>Known Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Mrs. Morgenthau Honorary Chairman
For District Art Week November Is;
Mr.. Rowan Enthuses Local Artists
By ROBERT CRAWFORD.

In this world it really refreshing chat
bit Henry
all people public life
her the while she talking but
Mogenhau who long has been patron of art with dscrmi
of the artist
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Freer Luncheon

Mrs. Robert E. Free of Westmore-
land Hills has issued invitations for
a luncheon Wednesday in honor OF
Mrs. Ewin L. Davis, wife of the
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

Smith and Miss Susie Hart, who
spent the summer at their farm,
Snowden, have returned to their
apartment on Main street for the
winter.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
CanerOns Hosts
AtHOuseWarmina

Mr.. and Mrs. Collin Kerr Cameron
entertained at a housewarming at
their home, Is Gallows road. in Falls
Church last evening, for about $50
quests.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
LATTICE
MOULDING

For tr ellises, arbors;
many other uses.
Smooth strips 1ss" 3a
wide. Lin. ft.------ ~
Evening star., 1940-04-07

conserving for needy families sur
plus food In danger Of waste" pur-
chases had been made in the Dis
trict Of 5000 barrels Of corn meal
and 900 barrels Of white flour. They
cost approximately $21 900.
Eight million pounds Of surplus
foods were donated by the Surplus
Corp. for District Of Columbia dis
tribution to the needy during 1899
The report declared It included the
corn meal and flour and also but
ter, dry skim nNlk, evaporated milk
eggs, oat cereal, wheat cereal, gra-
ham flour, rice, fresh and dried ap-
pies, fresh grapefruit. grapefruit
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Pension Fund Transfer
Contested in Kentucky
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, KY, April GA
suit testing the validity of the pro-
posed transfer of $1,040, 900 in Ken
lucky Railroad workers job insur-
ance payments from State to a
Federal fund was filed by the Un-
employment Compensation Com
mission in Circuit Court today.
Judge William B. Ardery is to hear
the case Monday. Ofiicials are seek
ing an early decision because the
Federal Social Security Board is to
cut off the State Commissions ad-
ministrative funds if the transfer Is
not made by April IS.
The $1,0400 900 was contributed be-
fore the effective date of the Fed
eral Railroad Unemployment Insur-
ance Act.
The commission said the railroad
Evening star., 1940-04-07
ARB0R WITH
GATES

Graceful and sturdy, soft
pine, painted white.
without gates, $5.49.)
Pictured, COM &C OK
plete with gates ~Vs0O
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Capital Participates
In Food Purchases

!. The Capital Joined 46 States with
"glutted agricultural markets" in
participating in the Federal Surplus
Commodies Corp. program last
year.
David w. Miller, director of COM
modify distribution for the Board
Of Public Welfare, announced yes
terday that "for the purpose Of sta
bilizing glutted agricultural mar
kets, improving farm income and
Evening star., 1940-04-07

employees are demanding repayment
OF the money, claiming it was paid
by them under Kentucky law when
no Federal law required such pay
ments, and objecting that railroad
workers all over the country would
benefit from funds contributed by
railroad workers in Kentucky and
six other States.
The transfer was authorized by
the recent General Assembly.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Named to Boord

Edmund I. kaufman OF Washing
ton has been named to the Board
of Trustees of the Jewish Chautau-
qua Society, according to an an
nouncement by the organization S
headquarters in Cincinnati. The So
ciety, sponsored by the National
Federation of Temple Brotherhoods,
provides speakers for lectures on
Jewish literature, history and phi
1osophy in colleges and universities.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Mrs. Guggenheim, author Of a
book review column in the Daily
News, is a great-granddaughter of
Joseph Medill, late founder of the
Chicago Tribune, and a niece of
Eleanor Patterson, publisher Of the
Washington Times-Herald.
Mrs. Guggenheim's husband is
Harry r. Guggenheim, former Am
bassador to Cuba.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

juice, oranges. fresh and dried
peaches, plums, dried prunes,
raisins, dry beans, string beans,
beets, cabbage, carrots, fresh corn,
canned peas, sweet potatoes, squash
and tomatoes.
Distribution was made to per-
sons on relief and undernourisled
school children were fed hot lunches
prepared from the commodities.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Paint and
Screen Needs

HOUSE PAINT
Bonded first quality. White and
28 modern colors. (Qt., 50 20
87c) Gallon ~6sOO
WALL PAINT
Monad Half-LuStre Finish. For
walls and woodwork In Sl 40
every room. Half gall ~ua0O
GALVANIZED
SCREEN wire
Full standard weight. (sq. IT,,
3Ac) 100 lin. tt. roll g De
per SO. ft.----------6 68O
BRONZE SCREEN wire
Finest quality. Esq. it., 7c)
100 lin. It. roll @ per 50. e1e
It. ---<------------- W
SCREEN MOULDING
Soft textured Ponderosa r.
Pine. A"xA". Lin. ft------ ~
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Genuine philadelphia"
Self-adjusting, ball bear
ing. Blades 18" long, 10"
wheels. A big Sk77
value! WI
Evening star., 1940-04-07
GRASS SEED and
PLANT FOOD

Quality seed for shade or
sun. Makes a fine, close
knit lawn. reg. 40c lb.)
8 lbs. seed and 81 10
S lbs. plant food ~s.1O
Larger quantities also redueed)
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Aliciu Patterson Plans
New Liberal Daily
Nv the Associated A praSe

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 6.-Another
generation of a famous American
newspaper family entered the pub
fishing field yesterday with the
announcement that Mrs. Alicia
Patterson Guggenheim, daughter of
Joseph Medill Patterson, publisher
of the New York Daily News, would
publish new independent liberal
daily in Nassau County. N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-04-07


ons @ the gallery HoTasa University examines An american Family Prof
To-Day celebrate the aerys 10th birthday anniversary Since founded
but has placed
Is
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Russia claims It will have more
than 10000 tractors and 1865 900
combines operating in fields this
year.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Nearly 5000 race horses were bred
in Britain last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Plan Exercises
AT Washington

Farewell ceremonies for more
than 1000 University Of Washing
ten seniors are being planned this
week. with several Taoosmsns
assisting with preparations. Bob
Philip L entertainment chairman
Of the senior ball TO b held Sat
urday evening. Rosemary Stewart
is q member Of the committee ar
ranging fer patrons Margsre,
Kelly viii be a member of the
ticket committee.
Bseoalsureate services viii he
held Sunday, June 2. at ,. m.
IN Mesny auditorium on the
campus. with Or. Newton Meats
Of the First Methodist church 81
Seattle giving the address. His
subject win he Don't Lose That
Dream"
Commencement exercises Win be
held on Saturday. June s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31


sailing ships employed. Founded on
generations Of habit and practice,
the secrets were those whereby
successful voyages were made, and
fortunes made or lost. II was
knowledge learned only by expe-
Renee, and upon it depended every
shipmaster's career.
Then along came Lieut.. Matthew
Fontaine Maury. USN. with an
idea which was positively revolu-
tonary 100 years ago.
He proposed that all ship
masters pool their knowledge
for the benefit of the entire
profession, men and ships
alike.
1t is an everlasting monument TO
Eaury's wisdom, efforts and altru-
ism that nowadays there are more
than 1000 American merchant
mariners actively engaged in re-
porting constantly to the hydro
graphic office anything and every
thing-weather, derelicts, astrono-
mica, phenomena, currents, ice
bergs, improved methods of mathe-
mates for navigation. seamanship
tricks-which are of Importance to
the profession.
In return for this valuable CO.
operation, the photographic office
gives many otherwise impossible
services.
Daily radio bulletins are broad
east concerning the latest changes
in buoys and lights, menaces to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

Elrht pupils win r<ceive dIpln.
mas during - EFnzlnafInn exex-
eisr< ~ fsunrnxsiis Lafh<Fsn <ehari
PArklana. Fffasy "A . IA
Thsy ineIuds Harvey Baetta<f
<siutsiuFisa. Warren Isf1h. vac.
ssctnfisn. ard Elweo<f Ctsfb. kIles
Enx<shEsehs. E.yl= EaxzeA -.
paF.h kEnmms<n. Fter~ues Ntats
ard naFvthy WesfYsaFsr.
fszpiamxs sfe n - presented
~ TIE Rev. ~ v. Kuxrthfr<ht
rsstnw ~ Esnn Lntnesea ehuseh
me Rev. ". A. arh<e<s1<<. rsslnr
- Grace sra Cur nes~eH<r fath-
sFnn churches. win sp<Nk IN hehAif
Il thr schooi nnsFs Nehnal pEns
<nd perfect stssrasnxe certificates
wfii ~ presented ~ W. ksFxten
and r. ku@ehe
Tire sehnci. fnrmed fsum . unsnn
- Esun isath<rsn sed rsftisna
sshsois. er<n<si i&st September
An snreiilusnl a. % shiiaFrn wA<
snsinssfnsa thrraxnout ne s<hnsl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
At Sears

FLEXIBLE. soff leoihefs win no
sifops. srnoofh insoiss, nJbbsr
heels ard stitched Gown consinsc-
tor. White elk, IN tiEss So end
sbz-2, loo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Four Commissions
In Guard Approved

Four appointments and COM
missions in the Washington Ma
tonsl Guard recently issued by
Gov. Clarence d. Martin have been
approved by the National Guard
bureau of the war department,
according to Brig. Gen. Maurice
Thompson, adjutant general. Com
missions approved were those of
Capt. Walter P. Barclay. Battery
B, 146th Field Artillery, Seattle /;
Second Lieutenants Matthias E.
Sturgeon, 41st Tank Co., Special
Troops. 41st division, Centralia;
Eustace A. Rustad, Battery F,
14sth Field Artillery, Tacoma, and
Joseph II. Harrison, Battery A,
146th Field Artillery, Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

navigation and like items in which
speed is a factor.
Weekly the office publishes and
distributes the Notice 10 Mariners.
which pamphlet contains cerree-
tons for charts and iigh, lists
Also weekly. there Is the Hydro
graphic Bulletin. which includes a
summary Of menaees. unusual OBJ
servations. detailed information
about little-knoWn harbors in for
eign lands. seamanxhip and nsy1ga-
ton hints and many other items
Of general interest to the maritime
world.
Monthly there Is issued the famed
Pilot Chart. which shows prevail
ing winds and currents 10 be ex-
peeted seasonally in all oceans
and is the direct descendant OF
Maury's original efforts.
All OF the above are free to mari
ners-a magnificent thought!
In addition 10 the foregoing.
the splendid charts which
every professional and ANA
teur mariner knows and cher
ishes are also issued by the
photographic office.
And then more. The coasts Of
the world and their harbors are
described in pertinent detail In IS
volumes known as Sailing Direo-
tons. These make remarkable
fireside reading, particularly the
older editionsD
Every lighthouse and other aid
to navigation, both American and
foreign, is described and identified
in volumes known as Light Lists.
Those things we've mentioned so
sketchily deal primarily with pilot
ing and seamanship.
The photographic office has
done much 10 abet and advance
the all important science Of
navigation.
The American Practical Nav-
gator, compiled originally by eter-
nally-honored Nathaniel Bowditch
and ever since known affectionate-
ly as the Sailors Bible, has been
corrected, expanded, improved and
published by the photographic
office since 1866. The time Is stan
dard equipment in all ships OF all
nations.
In the realm OF celestial naviga-
ton. the Line of Position method
discovered by the American ship
master Thomas II. Summer has had
similar treatment to keep abeam
OF the ever-increasing demand for
more speed and accuracy in solu-
ton.
At the present time the hydro
graphic office is issuing a new
series of tables called HO. 2i4,
Tables OF Computed Altitude and
Azimuth, which represents the
absolute in methods for determin-
ing a ships position at sea.
Thus, the photographic office
lays claim to the nickname Path
finder of the Seas. II appears the
institution is justified.
Certainly every mariner has
good cause to revere the u. S. n.y.
geographic office!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

means for nav1-
eating safely
the vessels Of
the navy and
the mercantile
marine
A long time
ago II WAS the
universal prac-
tiee for ship
m ers and
their owners TO
jealousy guard
Nha r..ssfaa tha
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

Ltte-known and seldom fully appreciated. the hydro
graphic office Of the is vital portion of the American
merchant marine The government organization is now ITO
years old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

A vast and fascinating world Of
research. adventure. tedious work
and romance Is contained in the
photographic Offices duty: To con-
stantly maintain and improve the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14
AS THEY PASS

BY Watt Henry

Governor JOhnson's speech yes.er-
to find sources of revenue to pay
h Johnson program of old age
pensions, free tex books, such other
promises as he made in the cam
paign in which he was elected. He
nays homestead exemption costs the
state eight million dollars (biennium)
and that other sources of revenue
must be found to make UP for ii. He
said he has no pride of opinion rs
to sources of revenue and will agree
to any found by the legislators except
the alcohol tax ("not damaging to
the health or morals of the ~people").
He seems to say that the proceed
ing administration left a deficit in
the treasury a that it will be ne
cessary to borrow something for cur
rent expenses due to hat "lact."
About two million dollars, in effect,
is to be taken from the funds for
paying off state bonds and used to
maintain the present administration.
CRefunding of maturing bonds).
There did not appear any vigorous
recommendation for any
where along the line, probably be-
cause the Overwhelming mandate OF
the voters last fall was for vastly
increased expenditures" So, since
we, the voters, want the money spent
we must dig it out of Il pockets
tmine's already empty, how,s yours)
SO it can be. The Governor is re-
ported as have said on the stumo.
I know where to get the money"
n he Is probably holding the info--
nation until such time as the legis-
lators shall confess their inability
to find it n will then come for
ward with a simple plan to bring in
the necessary revenues. He will not
sign, so 1T has been stated, any moro
appropriation bills until the neces-
sary revenue is in sight - which is
a right common sense view to take
What the Superior Man Seeks
Is In himself. What the mean man
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14

I seeks is in others."-Confucius.
The Lumpkin Conservation Bill
mentioned here last week, was killed
by the legislature Thursday, praise
be to many level-headed Legislators
and to some Of the others who heard
from home" This saves the Fist
and Game Commission which Is man.
aged by earnest hard working men
most of Whom really love the wild
helpless things and have learned a
great deal about how to so manage
as to allow the most killing for sport
seed game to preserve and even in.
crease the supply from year to year
The Game and Fish Commission Is
supported by license fees and not a
I cen comes out of the state treasury.
No doubt part Of the purpose of the
advocates Of the wholesal ~consohda-
| ton of Bureaus was to get control
Of these funds and divert them to
other uses. The vote on that par
ticular part Ito leave the Game and
Fish Commission out of the consoli-
dation) was 1872 for and 5 against
On succeeding votes the bill was shot
to pieces so that it's authors moved
to indefinitely postpone" which is
to say kill it. Perhaps the most
appropriate comment on the result
would be "Hurrah,"
Men Unemployed, Banks Full of
Money that they would be mighty
glad to loan if they could feel safe
in doing it. In the last ten years
the Federal Government has increas-
ed its debt by twenty five billions
of dollars. Still there are eight mil
lion men out of employment. APP
parenty the ideas of those who have
steadily discouraged private enter
prise and as steadily encouraged the
Government to undertake all the
functions private industry formerly
filled haven't worked very well. Why
do not Banks loan out their money?
1t wouldn't TAX much thought to
reach the conclusion that the bank
ers can not find places to put out
money with a reasonable certainty
that it will be repaid when due.
So they are confined to buying "gov.
ernments" and that seems to be
the purpose Of the advisers of the
President. Business and industry is
made to feel uncertain. Insecure
and so bankers will not loan the
money it isn't theirs but is the
property of their depositors and must
be at the instant command of those
who have left it in charge of the
bank - nor will the business man
and industrialist borrow to launch
new ventures or expand trade for
he does not know when taxation or
regulation will make it impossible
for him to carry on. Thus is a con-
flict between initiative and govern
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14

ment socialism posed - and eight
million men can find no work. Let's
get the government off our necks
and go to work making things, and
raising things and selling things and
moving things. A mar who owns
two shirts is a Capitalist" 80 is
the woman who owns a hen OF a
boy who owns a calf. In a Commun
list state the government owns ev-
evything, even the children, and
merely allows the people to use some
things.
The Firms Surrender to the Rus
sians is, in effect, the news carried
in the daily papers this morning
March 49,. That little nation of
four million freemen has put up a
very strong defense. They simply
could not kill enough of the one
hundred and twenty million Russians
to stop the tide. Worn out by weeks
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14
Girls Are Advised To
BuiId-Up For Relief

Lack of knowledge causes many
a weak, undernourished girl a lot
r g.
Many others, however, know COW
the headaches, nervousness, cramp-
like pain of functional dysmenorrhea
due to malnutrition are helped
by the proper use of CARDUI.
Some take it a few days before
and during "the time," to help ease
periodic distress. But CARDUT'S
principal use is to help increase
appetite; stimulate the flow of
gastric juice; so aid digestion,
assist in building up physical re-
sistance and thus help reduce peri
odical distress. Women have used
CARDUI for over 80 years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14

OF heavy lighting against constant
ly renewed forces; not allowed any
time for rest-there were no reserves
to allow any of the Ffnns to get out
of action - the barrels of their big
guns so worn by steady firing as
to be inaccurate; hope of effective
help gone, there was nothing for the
brave little independent nation but
surrender. While they retain indie
pendence the Russians get such mil
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14

itary vantage points hat defense
in the future will be impossible and
they will have to accept some meas
ure of Communist control. The Firms
Il a hardy, independent ace and
considerable measure Of local self
government. AS far as can be seen
now the spirit of that brave people
is not broken and they will continue
as a nation. I'd