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during the summer.


The Humboldt Heights Civic
Club met at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlan Russell, 504o James
Ave. N. The business of purchas-
ing playground equipment for the
children was completed. The next
program Of interest will be com.
munity singing affair which will be
held some time in June. The next
meeting will be June 4 at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tate Johnson, 49OC
Washburn Ave. N.
Miss Magnolia Latimer, Head
Resident Of Phyllis Wheatley Set
Element House, leaves Sunday
morning for the National Confer.
ence Of Social Service Workers in
Grand Rapids, Michigan. After the
conference Miss Latimer will go tc
New York City and Atlanta, Geor.
gia, for a three weeks vacation
before returning to her duties.
The Misses Emice and Bernice
Brown and Robert Bolton were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Nathaniel Evans, 387 N. st. AL
bans, Wednesday evening.
PHI CHAPTER OF Kappa Al
pha Psi met at the home of Earl
onque, 631 st. Anthony, last Sat
urday night and plans for the
spring prom were completed. The
Chapter viii meet Saturday night,
May 25th, at the home of Clifford
Rucker, HOB Lyndale Avenue No.
MRS. GEORGE W. Parker, 761
St. Anthony, returned, Friday,
from a ten day trip to Chicago
where she was visiting with her
sister, Mrs. A. H. Roberts.
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Social and Personal
@ MINNEAPOLIS O
MINNEAPOLIS

Mr.. Harold Thomas is here from
Chicago visiting his father, Ollie
Thomas, 1914 18th avenue S.
Miss Frances Fair entertained
friends Monday evening with a
dancing party at the Rawjjess
Club. The guests included Messrs.
and Mines. Paul Curry, Harold
Combs, Clarence Hughes, Bert.
Davidson, Richey Adams, John
Patton, Leo Bohanan, Wendell
Jones, r. o. Hatcher, Joe Bailey,
A. Thomas, DIR. and Mrs. W. D.
Brown, Mrs. Edith Sizer, Mrs. Vir-
gle Hughes; the Misses Helen
Scott, Eunice Brown, Hazel War
ricks, Leah Mae Young, Bile Rita
Rhodes, Magnolia Latimer, Ruth
Majors, Hilda Moses, Marguerite
Ford, June Hawkins, Francis Eng
lish and Bob Gardner, John Thorn
as, Robert Williams, Tela Burt,
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noon was spent.
The Elite Club met at the home
of James Norman Bradford, 612 st.
Anthony avenue, Monday, May 10.
The meeting was in the form Of
a ScaYenger Hunt. After the hunt
the rest Of the evening was spent
in playing cards. A delicious re-
past was served. The next meet
ing will be at the home of Mr..
Robert Gardner on Monday, May
9th,
Mrs. Adele Spear, wife Of Rev.
A. Spear of st. James church in
Minneapolis, gave a turkey dinner
in honor Of Mrs. Eta Graham at
the home of Mrs. Spears mother,
Mrs. P. Practice.
Mrs. Eta Graham, the evangel-
list, was the house guest of Mrs.
Ivy Hagen Of Welcome Hall while
in the city. Attending the turkey
dinner were Mrs. Blaney Jackson,
Mrs. R. Lewis, Mrs. l. Hagen, Mrs.
Practice, Mrs. Alberta Robinson,
Mrs. Eta Graham.
Mrs. Marguerite Chambers Mar
tin of Hot Springs, Arkansas, will
come to the city for a visit and will
be the house guest of her sister,
Mrs. Alberta Robinson, $40 w.
Central avenue. Mrs. Martin has
been making her home in Hot
Springs since 1885 and this will
be her first visit home.
The Goth Century Mothers Club
of Halle Q. Brown will meet Fri
day, May "a, at the House. The
regular meetings are the first and
third Fridays of the month and all
members are urged to be present.
The club is making plans for sew
eral outdoor picnics and outings
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One of the outstanding soloists
with wings Over Jordan" is 20
year-old Paul Breckenridge, a
graduate of East Technical High
School in Cleveland, who has been
with the choir since its origination
as a Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn feature over two years ago.
Breckenridge is a cousin of Olive
Thompson, another of the featured
soloists in the group, and also has
an aunt and another cousin in the
group. His greatest ambition is
to become one of the greatest tenor
soloists of the day, and critics
throughout the eastern portion of
the country have been lavish in
their praise of his interpretative
ability.
Breckenridge is featured in the
wings Over Jordan" concert APP
pearances singing I'm Waiting
for Jesus" and 81 Want Jesus to
Walk With Me-" His outstanding
radio solo, most requested by
"Wings Over Jordan" listeners is
my Desire"
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Social and Personal
Friday, May "a, 1910
Cd ST. PAUL q
BY ESTYR~L. BRADLEY

Socially speaking next weekend in ST. Paul going lively
Decoration Day. the Cameo Social Club sponsoring Big
Matinee Dance Bridges Stumble nn Rice County
from to The social committee by
OF the club are making plans for the biggest Cameo affair yet
Bridges Heading the committee arrangements Eyayn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
| Wall Tints Used
ToCover Scars
|Of Moving

Decorators for years have resorted
to wall tints to cover any blemishes
left by the paper hanger or his
paste when using a plain pastel
paper. At moving time, with the
scars and hicks that are bound to
happen, as well as children's finger
marks, one may make use of the
same paint and after an afternoon
Of work have an entirely new wall
surface.
Paint color proportions are so ex-
act that you may match almost any
shade, or If you prefer to change
the color, the paint is of such
consistency that it will cover color
or design in one coat. 1t is merely
mixed with water, painted on with
out brush marks and dries within
an hour. 1t gives a soft, non-shiny
surface that is a nice background,
and if drops spill on floors or wood
work they may be wiped up imme-
diately with a moist cloth and leave
no mark.
In spite of all care it is inevitable
that walls will show some effect of
furniture moving and settling down
in new quarters. 1t is nice to know
that our tracks can be covered up
without too great expense or diff
Guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
New Homes Held
insufficient for D. {.
Population Increase
Housing Survey by
Investors Syndicate
Ranks City High

Investors Syndicate. Minneapolis,
has just completed housing survey
of $40 cities which states that last
years home building in Washing
ton ranked tenth in a list of Al
States and the District held fourth
place in the SO leading American
city list.
The report states that Washington
home building last year reached the
highest level in 10 years. but in the
last nine years was not sufficient
to meet the population increase.
washington" says the survey,
provided new homes in 1889 for
24,812 people, rise of 7,712, or
451 per cent over 1898, when new
residences were constructed for
17,100 persons. Last year new hous-
ing was provided for 1894 more
persons (216 per cent? than the
7,848 total in 1890.
Deficiency Pointed Out.
Population in Washington, &C
cording to preliminary figures OF
the Census Bureau for 1910, ap-
proximated 663, 1853, a rise of 176,284,
or 3.6 per cent over the final pop
ulation figure for 1880 of 486, 1863.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

From 1881 to 1899, inclusive, homes
put up furnished housing for l29.-
liz people, or enough to take care
of only 1872 per cent of the esti-
mated population gain in that pc
Rod"
The Investors Syndicate survey
shows that new homes put up in
1899 represented 1872 per cent Of
total residential construction for
the nine-year period. Volume peak
of 25,516 came in 1896, while the
low was in 1888, when only 1920
were furnished with new homes.
Residences erected in Washing
ton last year were valued at S25,-
974,830, a rise of s8,506, 625, or 4S.7
per cent over the 1888 level of
SIT ,468 POS. New home expenditures
in 1889 were s12,0S7 $50, or 81 per
cent higher than the 1880 total of
$13,887 900. From 1881 to 1889, in
elusive, such valuations aggregated
s139, 1881 ,282.
Last years valuations constituted
1876 per cent of the new-home values
created in the 1931-1939 period.
Peak of new-home valuations, $25,-
1880, was created in 1899, while
the low, So 1854, 500, was hit in 1888.
Average per person new residen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Steel Is Discovered
Excellent Protection
For Modern Home
Engineers Find 1t
Barrier to Flow of
Heut and Cold
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

Not so long ago it would have been
laughable if you had suggested that
you wanted to sheath your house in
steel. People would have immediate
ly concluded that you were closely
affiliated with group of gangsters
or possibly preparing for war, and
scoffed accordingly. 1t isn't quite so
funny now that we are feverishly
preparing ourselves against war, but
houses are being sheathed in steel
these days as a defense against quite
a different foe than a foreign in
vader
Steel is now being used as an
effective barrier to the flow of heat,
both into and out of many modern
homes. Engineers have found that
a thin sheet of steel placed in the
walls of house will prevent heat
from coming in on hot summer days,
and likewise keep valuable heat from
passing through walls en- cold days of
winter. This sheet of steel is amaz-
ingly thin, but performs its work
efficiently by rejecting heat waves
from off its surface The thin sheet
of steel is coated with an alloy of
lead and tin to prevent 1t from
corroding or rusting, and because of
the inherent strength and rugged
ness of the metal itself it can be
installed with the assurance that it
will stay in place for many year to
come
Many insulatiops have a tendency
to slip and pack improperly If they
are not installed correctly, but this
sheet steel material is put In place
so that there IS no chance of that
happening. The strips of insulating
steel are arranged so that they will
fit between the standard studding,
and are held in place. after being
bent and fitted, by means of heavy
staples which are driven with a spe-
cial gun-like arrangement. To pre-
vent the strips of steel from buckling
and getting out of shape, they are
crimped at 4-inch intervals during
the manufacturing process, but are
so thin that they may be shaped
and worked with ease.
We are advised that this steel in
sulation has an advantage of being
an excellent fire retardent because
it is used without any paper backing.
The walls of steel would tend to
check the spread OF a fire should
one start in any one room, and help
to limit the amount of damage done
before the arrival of the local fire.
fighters. The manufacturers also
state that fully 95 per cent of ra-
dated heat which strikes this type
of insulation will be reflected of of
the smooth, dull surface, making
your house hot or cool, as demanded
by the season.
Standing up over a hot stove all
(See CROLIUS, Page B-3D
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(See PERMITS, Page B-5)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Use of Glass Blocks
Held Building Advance

Glass blocks are the most import
ant decorative advance made in
recent years, says Paul r. Mac
Alister. nationally known decorator
To-day, entire walls can be built
OF these glowingly beautiful trans
lucent blocks, converting an old
house into one that is strikingly
new and attractive" he says. New
houses, too. are making more AMI
more use of them, not only to pro-
vide more useful light and better
insulation, but also to add TO the
decorative appeal of their interiors.
Wherever an ugly view must be OBJ
scured, more light must be provided,
This may be purchased in most of
is a place for panels or walls of
glass blocks"
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How to Reach
Star DWELLING
| In BriorcHH

The eighth Silver Star Home of
the year, which will be opened to
the public tomorrow at 5123 Macomb
street NV, Briarcliff, may be
reached from downtown Washing
ton by driving out Massachusetts,
avenue to Nebraska avenue. Turn
left on Nebraska avenue and fol-
low this street and Loughborough
road to Macomb street, then left
two blocks to the home.
Built by Edward r. Carr in the
new, wooded Briarcliff development,
the dwelling will remain on exhibit
ton through Sunday, September %.
1t bears the Endorsement of the
Silver Star Homes Committee, and
is sponsored by The Star. The
house was designed by Kirkhuff
& Bagley, and has been completely
decorated and furnished in antiques
by Joan Haley.
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Building Permits
OF S728,355 4 4
Are Issued
66 One-FomiIy Houses
And Apartment :
Project Included

Permits for 66 one-family dwell
ings, a large apartment and two
smaller multifamily buildings were
issued in the District during the
last week as the building t1spec-
tors office approved all types of pri-
vate construction having a total val
uation of $72S, 1855, a figure well
above the average for this season
of the year.
More important permits issued
are as follows:
American Institute of Architects.
1741 New York avenue NV, own
ers: OBrien & Forth, Inc, New
York City, builders; Waid-Baum g.
Eggers, New York City, architects;
to erect one 2-story brick and re-
inforced concrete administration Of
flee, 1741 New York avenue NV;
to cost $4,000.
Aubinoe Apartments, Inc, 1910 K
street NV, owners and builders;
Alvin L. Aubinoe, designer; to erect
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(see STAR HOME, Page B-2)
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tial cost in Washington In 1889 was
S1,046.86, a gain OF $3.50, or Is
per cent over the 1888 level of ST.
021.53. Such cost last year was Il
per cent lower than the 1880 aver
age of s1,769.47. Cost of new hous-
ing per person for the 1931-1939
period averaged $1,079.53."
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Y. N. {. A. Health
Speaker Stresses
Adequate Care
Dr.. Isominger Cites
Deuth Rate Decline
In District

The Importance Of early and ade-
quate medical care was stressed last
night by DR.. M. P. Isaminger,
director Of the Bureau of Public
Health Instruction, District Health
Department, in an address at the
Central Young Mems Christian As
sociation. 1876 G street NV.
The address was one Of q series
on health being given under auspices
of the Y. M. G. A.
Choosing as his Subject public
Health Problems in Washington" !"
DR.. Isaminger pointed to improved
health conditions here, stressing
particularly the reduction in the
mortality rates. At the same time
he indicated additional expenditures
and personnel are needed for still
further improvement.
Cites Health Funds.
In the last Governmental appro-
priation. he said, approximately 81
per capita was provided for health
needs here, exclusive Of hospital
care, while the American Public
Health Association has estimated
that approximately two and a half
times that much needs to be spent
per capita for health in a commu-
nifty. Likewise, DR.. Isaminger said,
there are only $50 public health
nurses here, 80 of whom are in the
Health Department, whereas scien-
Evening star., 1940-03-12

better street lighting in the Piney
Branch area to curb robberies.
At the request of the District Bar
Association, representative Of the
organization will attend a meeting
tomorrow of presidents of organiza-
tions which have indorsed District
Attorney David A. Pine for the Dis
trict Court bench. Plans seeking to
bring about an early appointment
Of Mr.. Pine are to be formulated,
the association was told.
Replacement of a pedestrian bridge
Immediately south of Blagden Ford
IN Rock Greek Park and rebuilding
of Blagden's Flour Mill into a rest
shelter for children was favored.
The erection of any structure by
the B'nai Israel Synagogue on prop
erty at Fourteenth and Emerson
streets NV. for use as a school was
opposed by the association, but
buildings for strictly religious pur-
poses drew no objection.
A study of traffic conditions at the
intersection of Fourteenth and De-
catur streets NV, with a view to
correction of hazardous conditions
said to exist there.
Use of vacant lot in the middlt
of the 1700 block Of Upshur street
NV. by motorists as place in
which to turn their cars around was
Evening star., 1940-03-12

Keep your car mechanically safe.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Whenever you see the word ALBA"
you may know 1t means white Is
present in some form. This poplar
Is one of at least six European pop
lars that have found so much favor
among Americans. We see them
usually planted near the house, es-
pecially the older homes of our
country.
The other naturalized or planted
citizens among the poplars are the
black or nigra, the familiar Lom-
hardy, variety of nigra; the Bollena
and gray poplars and the European
aspen and quaking aspen.
The white poplar has beautiful
dark-green leaves with white or sill
very lining. The upper and lower
surfaces of the leaves are so shiny
they look as if they had been lately
polished to mirror-like sheen.
Swinging from tough, flexible
stems, the leaves, tossed to and fro
by the wind, are especially beauti-
full and have the appearance Of
sunlit ripping waters. They even
sound like the gentle movement Of
water In a quiet, sheltered cove.
The outer bark is pale in color,
breaking in ugly streaks and spots
revealing the dark layer beneath.
somewhat as the cottonwoods are
liable to do.
The white poplar has two bad
habits like those of its compatriots:
The roots send up sturdy suckers
which may, and often do, disturb
sewers, pipes, sidewalks and even
Evening star., 1940-03-12
West End Citizens
Vote Racing Opposition

The West End Citizens Associa-
ton last night opposed establish
ment of a race track in the District,
holding that open introduction OF
the gambling element in the Ma
tion's Capital would be undesirable.
william r. Brown offered the mo-
Hon. The vote was unanimous.
The Capital Transit Co. will be
requested to abolish the Nineteenth
and F streets NV. loop utilized by
Potomac Park street cars and to
reroute this line to terminal at
Washington Circle.
Committees were authorized for
cooperating with the forthcoming
Police Boys Club drive and to plan
for q spring banquet of the associa-
ton. The committees are Mr..
Brown and John F. Kelley and
Paul Sweet, Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Kelley
and Walter F. Wasson.
Last nights meeting, presided
over by Mr.. Wasson, was held in
No. 8 precinct police station.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Marriage License
Applications !

Francis 8. W seto. %. and Eva A. Tyler,
Mattingly.
Evan an, J, r, Conner, @ ss: Arlington; Va, and
rama I'd. NV; judge Nathan cayton.
John J. Wilton, %, and Dorothy Price, 10,
Bot both Of Baltimore; the Rev. William H.
q, both Of BinFhsmton n y; the
Joseph a a I 81 Iorsnso: %. ss7e 8 st. g NV,
n n~; ae' fhe Rev lennon A. n Mccartnes a asio ST.
Francis K Krosmann. 81, 33Ol Goth st.
ne; and Hermine N. Laschalt, 30, 4ols
list st. ne; the Rev. R. cotter Fitz-
Martin o: Bennett 80. and Dorothy Webb,
26, both Of Baltimore; the Rev. J. C Ball.
St. Sc. and Dorothy A, Smith, 20, i4I7
East Gar, capitol st, Sc; the Rev. Cornelius
Alexander A. Phillips. 80. New York City.
and Elise 3. Hill, 90, 1915 r st. NV;
the Rev; Oliver J. Hart.
James james !, Brock no q , and Amelia a, Stem.
Robert E. Mattinsly. ~ '' 'DoNe
Philip sandieramonte. q. Brooklyn n Y,
sass aH csneiad Rssefs Matnsis sfsn
Sc. and Mildred R. Belneld. 10, 1929
James +. smith 81, sl4 snd st. Sc, and
Rev. M. j. O'Neill.
David Ransom. IS 341 st. s.w., and Rose
Gsnsfss GensDn' nark ls: AIS st. SCI the Rev.
Heinz ~ vs. $s 2:s s.nnsylvans ave
Sw., the Rev n II Levin.on '
Major; "a. both Of Arlington. Va the
Georse v. Bachman: 80, Keokuk, Iowa. and
Travis e; Mock; 2s; Camilla, Ca; Judge
Francis D. Hampshire, 2s, and Vera G.
Haslam, 2S, both of Salt Lake City,
Utah; the Rev. D. Sterling Wheelwright.
Harold w. Holt 90, 1914 Mass. ave. NV,
and Isola Duncan, 90. Tullahoma. Tenn;
the Rev. Charles F. Walker
Bernard H. Wall. 10, 319 Bryant st. ne,
and Martha A; Berry; is: 2lls 4th st.
Alvin 4; kaufman. .3s,. .sos5 9 St, nv;
and Estelle I. Funt., 35, 1881 Cathedral
ave. NV; the Rev Norman Gerstenfeld
William Thomson. 81, 1424 Holly st. NV
and Ruth MARROW %, 226 Maryland ave
ne: the Rev Robert j. Plumb
Dale D. Rhine, 25, La Grande, Oreg.. and
Gussie Knight. =. Mount Olive, Miss;
the Rev. w. 8. Abernethy.
Henry o. Wilies, 90, 1880 Newton St ne,
and Marssret e TUCKER 26; 5ase lst
T. comsn hn' a. ans s .as assh
the Rev, William H: Denney. jr.
William J, Koerner. %, 76 N: Y. ave; NV,
and Polly A. Bayer, 1s, 3o36 Otis st.
ne; the Rev. r. G. Fitzgerald.
Russell e. Leathem. 26 so Seaton pl. NV,
and Ethel NJ Ca Prade. "a. 42a Butter
nut st. NV; the Rev. Carl H. Mccord.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Deaths Reported
Mary F. Pyles, 20, 800 Dai1lia at.
Mary W. Hardness. 80, 2716 Wis. ave

Mary F. Pyles, %, 500 Dailia st.
Mary W. Harkness So, 27l6 wis. ave.
JuniatA Lusk, "a, 3720 Upton st
Mary Z. Kinsey 80. Providence Hospital,
Richard o. Crooke, 70, Providence Hospital
Annie r. Esheiman. 81, 80 st. ~
John W. Brown. 81. Emergency Hospital.
William E. Bisss. 81, 1000 Cathedral st,
George E., kessler, So Garfield Memorial
Hospital
Raymond E. Groves. so. Gallinger Hospital
George Hardy. A., Providence Hospital
Otto Harris, A., Walter Reed General Hos
pital
Susan G. veselk, 40. Providence Hospital.
Ernest Gross, 80 Gallinger Hospital.
Joseph Logan, 81, Gallinger Hospital.
Dolores J. Gavin. 3. 6 Quincy st. ne.
Infant John, Doctors HOSPITAL.
Nancy Jones So, Gallinger Hospital.
Margaret Collins. "A. Freedmen's Hospital.
Columbus Everett, 81. Gallinrer Hospital.
Agnes Ann onley. 80. 7ol Division ave. ne.
Marion White, 35, Gallinger Hospital.
]. D. Nipper. 90, Emergency Hospital.
Binita T. Crestwell. 3, 35 Mass. ave.
Infant Malry, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant Prather, Freedmen's Hospital.
Infant Benan. Gsllinger Hospital.
Infant Moore. Gallinser Hospital
Infant Covington, Freedmen's Hospital
Evening star., 1940-03-12

tific health surveys indicate there
should be at least 800.
Noting the decreas in the death
rate here, the speaker pointed out
there were slightly less than 13 deaths
per 1000 population in this city in
1880. as compared with more than
20 deaths per 1000 in 1900. Or,
he added. had the 1900 death rate
continued there would have been
5000 more deaths here last year
than occurred.
Voluntary Agencies Praised.
The speaker praised the health
centers to be established here by the
Government and likewise praised
the work Of voluntary health agen-
cies. A motion picture illustrating
modern methods of treating pneu-
monia and the importance Of early
treatment was shown.
DR.. Isaminger was introduced at
the meeting by Ralph w. Foster,
director of physical education at
the Y. M. c. A., who has arranged
the lecture series.