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queen from one Of the high schools
and entertainment in the Roosevelt
High School Stadium, all on the fol-
lowing night.
Civic Calendar.
Following is the complete schedule
Of the nine citizens associations
meeting this week:
MONDAY.
Interfederation Conference (din-
ner meetingI-Y. w. c. A. Seven
teenth and K streets NV, $50 pm
Lincoln Park-Bryan School. Thir-
teenth and B streets Sc. pm.
Sixteenth Street Heights-A. r.
Shepherd School, Fourteenth street
and Kalmia road NV. 8pm.
TUESDAY.
Hampshire Heights Barnard d
School, Fourth and Decatur streets
NV, 8 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Arkansas Avenue-Telford's Cafe
Fourteenth and Decatur streets
NV, 8 pm.
Southwest-Barney Neighborhood
House, 470 N street S.W, pm.
THURSDAY.
Fort Davis-Ryland NJ E. Church.
Branch and Pennsylvania avenues
Sc, 8 pm.
FRIDAY.
AnacoStia - Anacostia Junior
Senior High School. Fourteenth and
r streets Sc, 8 pm
Burroughs-John Burrough S
School, Eighteenth and Monroe
streets NE, 8 pm.
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War Conditions Boom
Diamond Industry

What promises to be one of the
biggest diamond booms in the his
tory of South Africa is growing
steadily because of war conditions,
it is reported in johannesburg. Fac
tories are working overtime to meet
the demand for cut stones. which
are regarded as one of the safest
investments.
Il have had people coming in here
wanting to invest anything from
$4,000 to s4OO,OOO," said a leading
johannesburg diamond merchant.
There is an enormous demand for
stones up to a carat and a half,
mostly from the United States.
Many persons want stones costing
from $4,000 to $4,000. but they are
prepared to wait while to get the
best available"
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Old Walls of Derry
Center Of Dispute

Whether the Walls of Derry
should be used for air raid shelters
has resulted in a lively dispute
which has brought the ancient RAM
parts of Londonderry, Northern Ire
land, into increased prominence.
For many years the city authori-
ties, in cooperation with the Irish
Society, have been concerned about
the preservation Of the historic
structure
King James I took keen interest
in the building of the walls, and an
order of the city council dated June
"a, 1913, declares that it was the
Kings desire that the walls and
Notifications should be constructed
at once.
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Business Groups
Five Associations
Meet This Week

The following five businessmens
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, October 22.
Columbia Heights - Luncheon,
Sholl's Cafe, 1927 Fourteenth street
NV, 12:l5 pm.
Wednesday, October %.
Cleveland Park-Luncheon, Du
Barry's Restaurant, 3509 Connect
cut avenue NV, 1890 pm.
Thursday, October "a.
Central-Luncheon New Colonial
Hotel, Fifteenth and M streets NV,
1918 pm.
Northeast - Luncheon, Weber's
Cafe. 402 H street NE, 12:15 to lis
pm. (no exceptions.
Friday, October rs.
Milk Producers-Regular meeting,
association headquarters. 932 Phila-
delphia avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
Time to be set.
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Shakespeare Topic
For Bethesda Wome

DR.. James G. McManaway Of Il
Folger Library will speak on Co
lecting Shakespeare" at a tea Of ttc
fine arts section Of the Bethesda
Women's Club Tuesday at pm at
the clubhouse An exhibit OF
ShakeSpearian objects of art, in
cluding old prints, etchings. wood
cuts and modern copies of Shake
speare's writings, will be displayed
by members. Old English ballads
will be sung by Miss Mary Bal
linger, accompanied by Miss Maria
Coffee.
English tea will be served, with
members of the committee dressed
in old English costumes Mrs. E. G..
Willis, Mrs. Leonard Nicholson. Mrs.
w. E. Offutt and Mrs Hugh john
ston will be in charge of refresh
mentS.
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Three Conventions
Are Announced

The National Guard Association
of the United States heads a group
of three organizations scheduled TO
hold their conventions in Washing
ton this week.
The National Guard Association
will meet for a three-day session,
beginning tomorrow, at the WASH
ington Hotel
The Atlantic Coast Independent
Distributors Association will hold a
f1ve-day meeting. beginning tomor-
row. at the Mayfower Hotel.
The American Railway Develop
ment Association will meet for three
days. beginning Thursday, at the
Willard Hotel.
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D. {. Holy Name Societies
Will Parade Next SUNDAY

Members of the Holy Name So
ciety, representing 54 parishes in
Washington and vicinity, and Cath
olic men from the Washington area
will assemble on the Washington
Monument Grounds next Sunday 10
attend religious exercises in celebra
ton of the feast of Chris the
King.
A parade up Constitution avenue
from Fourth street NV, starting
at pm, will precede the ceremony.
A reviewing stand will be erected
near the Sylvan Theater. The Most
Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop
of Baltimore and Washington. and
other dignitaries of the Catholic
Church will attend
The feast of Christ, the King
was established in 1925 by the late
Pope Plus XI, who set aside the
last Sunday in October each year
as day of special prayer in which
Catholics throughout the world
were to be called on to renew their
loyalty to Christ, the King.
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CALENDAR NOTES.

The Electrical Contractors Board
Of Governors will meet Tuesday at
8 pm Place to be set.
Charles Kimball, executive of the
Southern Railroad. will be guest
speaker at the Central luncheon
Thursday. New members have
poured into the Central body so fast
lately that. according to Frederick
Levy, president. no draft will be
necessary to carry on the good work
of the group.
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Membership Unit
Plans Meeting

The Board of Trade Membership
Committee. headed by Henry s.
Owens, will meet at l2:40 pm. Tues
day in the boardrooms in The Star
Building.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent Of schools. will be guest speaker
at dinner meeting Of the trade
body's Public Schools Committee at
6 pm. Wednesday at the Harring-
ton Hotel George E. Keneipp is
chairman Of the group,
The Public and Private Buildings
Committee, of which Arthur B.
Heaton is chairman, will meet at
4 pm. Friday in the Board of Trade
rooms in The Star Building.
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President, District of Colun

The Membership Committee of
the District of Columbia Congress
of Parents and Teachers is deep in
it's annual city-wide membership
drive. which will continue through
November 4.
To the average citizen this may
seem just another campaign for
members by some organization en-
gagged in doing certain type OF
work. But it has much more sig
nifcance than that, for 1t Is the
annual opportunity offered to par
ents and teachers-in fact to all
people who have an interest in
child welfare-to become associated
in a group whose primary purpose
is just that.
In order to function effectively
any organization must have rep
resentative membership of people
interested in the objects of that Or
ganization. Last year $4,000 adults
enrolled in membership in the Par
ent-Teacher Association and last
year many worthwhile things were
accomplished.
Institutes Recalled.
There were several institutes held
at the National Education Associa-
ton Building for the information
and guidance of leaders in the work;
there was the annual Parent-Teach-
er Institute, sponsed by George
Washington University, at which
speakers of national reputation
brought information and suggeS-
tions on vital issues; there was a
class for arent-education leaders
held at George Washington Uni
versity, with it's cooperation, and
results of that class have been far
reaching. There was a radio spon-
sored course in lectures given by
leading educators from each of the
five universities. Eyeglasses were
furnished for approximately SO
needy children, and more than 5000
children were provided with cloth
ing and new shoes. There also was
a progressive health education pro-
gram, which eliminated this fall in
the printing and distribution of
communicable disease charts to all
of the public schools.
Dues Are Low.
All of these projects are made
possible because of the large and
unified membership. If there was
not this coordination of interests,
such city-wide and community rec
ognized services could not be pos
sible.
Therefore, we invite every adult
in Washington to enroll in some
local Parent-Teacher Association.
The annual dues are 50 low that
almost any one can afford TO pay
them. And tho benefits derived far
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organization mas WnaL IL Calls KEY
men" whose job is to get in touch
with each member of the organiza-
ton and collect dues, receive COM
plants and generally work for the
good of the association Each key
man has a designated territory to
cover and reports are made at the
meetings each month.
Concert Listed.
1t was also announced that a COM
munity band, consisting of both boys
and girls, had been formed and
would give concert at the meeting
of the association Friday night. In
addition, movies Of the Painted
Desert and the Grand Canyon will
be shown by Paul Jameson. former
president of the group, it was added
A dinner-meeting of the Interfed-
Grafton Conference, the first func-
ton of the group for the new civic
year. will be held at $50 pm. to-
morrow in the Y. w. c. A., Seven
teenth and K streets NV. it was
announced by E. L. Bennett, secre-
tary.
Nomination of officers will be the
order of business at the first meeting
Of the year of the Arkansas Avenue
Citizens Association Wednesday
evening, Hugh V. Keiser, president,
said.
Two future events, both occurring
the end of this month and both in
the Petworth area, are the fifth an
nual banquet of the PetWorth
Citizens Association October 80 and
a Halloween parade, election of
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positions-are carried in his 1912
budget requests. But he probably
won't recognize his estimates when
the Commissioners get through with
them and send them to the Budget
Bureau a few weeks hence. The
city's budget must balance.
Great changes have taken place
in the past 10 years. Since 1880
when the department consisted of
a few clinics and bureaus for treat
ment of some of the major diseases.
sanitary inspection service and
small school medical inspection
program have been added the city's
vast hospital service then under
the Board of Public Welfare, a
public health nursing program, more
home care for INDECENT mothers and
children and even health educa-
ton service.
An example of the increase in
the volume of work performed now
as compared to a decade ago, the
school medical inspection service
gave 5l,045 partial physical exami-
nations and 12,745 complete examl-
nations in the school year l929-30.
In the school year 1939-40. e0,l66
partial examinations and44 1872 COM
plete examinations were given. Diph-
theria immuniZations have leaped
from 1884 to $3.50.
Veneral Disease Program.
Ten years ago a small venereal
disease program was being adminis-
tered to less than 1000 reported
cases of syphilis and a few more
than 1900 gonorrhea victims. Now
more than 5000 syhilitics and some
1.400 gonorrhea cases are beng
treated and plans are being made TO
extend the program even further.
During the calendar year 1929 =
428 persons died here for death
rate of 1916 per 1.0nG persons In
the calendar year 1899 8,437 persons
died for a death rate OF 1898.
A reshuffling of the fatal diseases
has taken place during the decade,
pneumonia. for instance. a third
place killer in 1920 dropped way
down to seventh during 1889, largely.
the department believes as a result
Of the campaign against the disease.
Cancer. a fourth-place killer 10
years ago. however, has now crawled
into second place-a fact which
/ prompted Dr. Rutland plea Tor a
! cancer control bureau.
Dickens Being Refuted.
Charles Dickens, here in the Dis
trict around the middle Of the last
century. observed among other un-
favorable things about the District
that it was unhealthy. But DR..
Rutland insists that his department
is refuting this reputation with all
its might and ne feels that the sta
tistics bear him out
The scholarly. slender health Of
ficer, who can answer your question
with a quotation frorc Shakespeare,
has survived several hard battles in
Guiding efforts 10 supplant him IN
the reorganization bill This year
he can list among his accomplish
ments the preparation OF strong
communicable diseases code which
the Commissioners ADOPTED and his
proposals for a cent? tlalized ambu-
lance bureau which appear to have
been pigeon-holed since public in
dignation over the failure OF a prl-
vate ambulance to reach an accident
victim in less than so minutes died
down. He is also working on pro-
gram of pre-marital blood tests
which the Commissioners have un-
der consideration
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Barn Dance Planned
By Ort Chapter

An old-fashioned barn dance will
be given by the Washington chap
ter of Women's American Ort Sat-
urday at pm. at the Old Barn.
Travillah, Nd. near Rockville.
Country clothes" will be worn. Mrs.
Arthur Marpet is chairman of tick
cts and reservations, assisted by Mrs.
Morris Shapiro.
At the membership meeting Of
the group tomorrow at BIS pm.
at the JEWS Community Center,
Dr. Louis Levine, chief statistician
of the Bureau of Employment Sc
curity, Social Security Board, will
speak on Meeting the Labor Needs
of the Defense Program"
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Sunday School Group
Will Hold Convention

The District Sunday School As
sociation will hold its 47th annual
convention tomorrow and Tuesday
at the Ninth Street Christian
Church.
There will be a supper. served
by the ladies' of the church, pre-
ceding the meeting tomorrow night.
At 8 pm. Tuesday the delegates
will gather to hear talk by DR..
Frederick K. Stamm. pastor Of
Clinton Avenue Community Church.
Brooklyn. and minister of the Radio
Pulpit of the National Broadcasting
Co.
Chairman of the Convention Com
mittee is w. o. Grapes.
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Shape to Speak
AtDinner

W. Harold Shape, director Of the
Goodwill Industries. will speak on
the work of the organization at
dinner Of the Cornerstone Masonic
Club of S. Kann Sons & Co. at
dinner Thursday at 6:45 o'clock at
the Harrington Hotel.
Next Monday members Of the
Women's Missionary Society of the
Wilson Avenue Baptist Church will
see movies of the Industries at work
On Wednesday the Mount Pleasant
Circle of the Womens Society Of II"
First Congregational Church W
have luncheon at l:3o pm. in t
cafeteria at the Industries build'
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The following committee chair
men have been appointed: Mrs. P.
Olafson, program: Mrs. William
Raulins. membership and summer
roundup; Mrs. E. A. Driscoll, student
aid; Mrs. Verne Stivers. hospitality;
Mrs. Frank James, refreshments;
Mrs. NJ. P. Sincoff, publicity, and
Mrs. Manuel Florence, ways and
means.
Cranch- Tyler.
The following officers have been
elected to fill vacancies caused by
designations: Mrs. Minnie Roberts,
secretary. and Mrs. Ralph House
man. treasurer.
Bundle day for student aid will
be held Tuesday
A luncheon will be given in the
Cranch School on Wednesday.
John Eaton.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 8 pm. Miss Loda Mae Davis
will speak on The Part Elementary
Education Plays in the Defense
Program" Miss Davis has recently
come to Washington to be on the
staff of the Defense Board. The male
quartet from Wilson Teachers Col
lege will provide musical program
A school luslcheon will be held
Thursday at noon.
Buchanan.
Upon her retirement after l3 years
as principal of the Buchanan
School, Miss Cecilia P. Dulin was
presented with silver pitcher by
members of the association. Miss
Dorothea Cook was welcomed as
the new principal of the school.
Blow-Webb.
A meeting will be held Thursday
at 8 pm. in the Blow School. Mrs.
G. D. Howard, member of the science
corps, will speak on "Integration of
Science With Classroom Work"
The Executive Committee met
Thursday at lis pm. at the Webb
School.
Allison Crippled Unit.
The association will have open
house" at 8 pm. Wednesday at the
new location In the former Health
School, Thirteenth and Allison
streets NV. Parents and friends
will be given an opportunity to
inspect the new school and to meet
the teachers and staff members.
Bryan.
The membership drive. under the
leadership of Mrs. R. c. Colson,
started october II and will con-
tinue through November 4.
The Executive Board met Thurs
day. Plans were made for the
association meeting on Tuesday at
8 pm, when a reception will be
held for new members and former
members of the association. Miss
Ann Crook, principal, will be in
charge of the program.
Carbery-Ludlow.
A "get-acquainted" meeting will
be held at the Ludlow School
Wednesday at Sis pm. "Doorways
of Washington" a motion picture
in technicolor will be shown by
representative of the Community
Chest. After the meeting members
of the Executive Board will be host
esses at a tea in honor of the new
principal, Miss Edith Williams.
Hilton Peabody.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm in the Peabody School.
Bundle week will be observed from
October % to November /, when
clothing, shoes, ETC., will be received
for the Student Aid Committee
The fall luncheon will be held
November 6.
AnacOstia Junior Senior High.
A meeting will be held Tuesday
at 8 pm. Teachers will be in their
rooms to receive the parents at 7:30.
Radio Station WJSV will entertain
with The Magic Carpet" The
membership chairman will be pres
ent to receive memberships.
Stanton.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. After the business
Sec PIT. A.. Page Ca.
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Films Scheduled

A showing of two motion pictures,
Let My People Live" and Three
Counties Against Syphilis" will fea-
ture the regular monthly meeting Of
the Public Interest Civic Associa-
ton of East Washington at pm.
tomorrow in the Lovejoy School,
Twelfth and D streets NE.
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October 80 from 3:15 to pm.
Mrs J. Goodrich and her committee
will be in charge.
Mrs. ]. c. Lunson. president, and
Mrs. F. Carrico, student aid chair
man, will sew at the Students Aid
Headquarters on Wednesday.
Taft Junior High.
open house viii be observed
Tuesday. Teachers will be in their
rooms from 7:3O to pm. to meet
the parents. The business meeting
will start at 8 pm
The theme for the year is The
Junior High School Curriculum.
TUESDAY night the school health
project will be discussed by Mrs.
B. w Wade and J. A. Collins, physi-
cal education teachers; Mrs. L. D.
Cook, domestic science teacher, and
Miss Sena Anderson supervisor of
school nurses in this community. A
program of dances will be presented.
Stoddert.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
evening. open house will be held
for the parents and teachers. Grade
mothers will be hostesses.
The officers and Executive Com
mittee chairmen arc: President,
Mrs. R. c. Dunkley; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs R. H Megeath; princi-
pal and second vice president, Miss
Blanche Fawcett: recording secre-
tary, Mrs M. B. Fetzer; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs I. F. Mofett;
treasurer, Mrs. H. L Turk; program
and music, Mrs. Charles C. Wise, jr.,
and Mrs. R. D. Todd; finance and
T. c. Harris and MIS- w. J. Wright;
student aid, Mrs. T Pekin; study
group, Mrs. j. R. Van Fossen; an
nouncementS, Mrs. r w. Christie;
publicity, Mrs J. H Parker; men,
bership, Mrs. E. G Hamilton; hos
pitality, Mrs. Amis SatterWhite and
Mrs. c. R. Fadeley, publications,
Mrs M. L. Kenestrick; honor roll,
Mrs. w. j. Smith; motion pictures
and radio, Mrs. J. H Gruver; pro-
cedure, bylaws and parliament
tartan, R. D. Todd: legislation, Mrs.
A. S Galloway; playground, R. w.
Christie; Red Cross, Mrs. r. H.
Megeath: founders day Mrs. James
R. Lowry.
Randle Highlands s-Orr.
A luncheon will be held in both
schools Thursday. with Mrs. Brad
ley S. Dixon, jr. president, in charge
at Randle Highlands and Mrs. Harry
P. Maier. ways anc means chair
men, in charge in the Orr School,
Mrs. F. Lee Neil membership
chairman, reports velv satisfactory
progress with the drive for members.
Hearst
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. Teachers will be in
their rooms at 1:30 for conferences
with the parents. Miss Anna Hal
berg, professor of education at Will
son Teachers College will speak on
Home" A motion picture, Door
ways of Washington will be pre-
sented by represer tative of the
Community Chest.
The annual membership drive Is
now in progress.
The program theme for the year
will be 1.-The Child ano His Com
munity.'
Bancroft.
Mrs. Harold Morrison is chairman
of the annual fall luncheon Thurs
day at noon.
BroOkland-N NOyes.
Fathers night" will be observed
tomorrow at the Moves School. j. o.
Martin will speak on Child Psy-
chology" and a malo quartet will
entertain.
Bundle days 1or student aid will
be observed october % and 49,
The membership drive is under
the direction of Mrs. A. M. Houff
and Mrs. L. Shenk Prizes will be
awarded to the rooms having the
highest percentages
Benning.
A luncheon will be held Wednes-
day from noon to pm. with Mrs.
Frank James, Mrs. Manuel Florence
and Mrs. 4. Weidmeyer IN charge.
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Registration and District Problem No, |

The voees and unyepesened people of Colum-
bia would be less than human
stirred particular registration
in this Capital of the republic
man power ages to the public school
buildings
They than strong
all but small proportion of them in different class from
all of their fellows who that day also registering through
Continental United States
young
described Tennysons Charge
of the Light Brigade They without participation in the Nations
councils through their duly elected representatives in the Con-
gre become selectee and turn be
required spend year in military training and later go war
the Congress help decide whether not
this Nation shall such In the words of the poem
Theirs make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die"
The voteless and unrepresented people of the District of
Columbia have always call for the
Nation When the bearing of burdens the citizens duty the people
OF the District considered the citizens of
to the enjoyment of vital privileges of citizenship and
In the National Government they citizens of State
then they merely the subjects of the United States
That this conditions and needs correction no honest
At this the denial
participation the affairs Republic
citizens No valid American
given why should be solved imme
diaey step bringing the solution is the
by Congress of the Summers resolution H Res ESD and
ratification by the States of the amendment which the
Summers resolution proposes to the Constitution
Contents of Budget Unknown but Nearly Ready
reported nearly ready to go
the Federal Bureau of the Budget but the
This will be the budget
procedure the details of purely District matters will
investigated by the bureau The chief the bureau will
be make that the budget balances and the interests of the
saguaded Special be made
building program
The estimates of the department heads aggregate about $62
reported have been made, chiefly from the
health welfare $12 O00
feared will seriously affect and long
umet needs However, there is nothing the citizens can do
their lack of information totems omitted and
because of the prospective lack Of available funds
presents strong argument the
adoption formula which the would
pay equitable share of the expenses of its Capital
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Jefferson Junior High
Dedication tOBe Planned
Southwest Groups Election Slated;
Interfederation Dinner Among
Nine Meetings This Week

School
a
postponed
Barney
Harry Wender president the association announced yesterday Mr.
Wender also said that officers would be elected
a
something
the Burroughs Citizens Association
S president,
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Meets Tomorrow

The annual meeting Of the Baltic
American Society of Washington
will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night in the International Student
House, 1908 New Hampshire avenue
NV. New officers will be elected.
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Meets Thursday

The Fort Davis Citizens Associa-
ton will meet at Ryland M. z.
Church, Branch avenue and 8 street
Sc, at 8 pm. Thursday.