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Evening star., 1940-12-24
Discretion Advised
To Safeguard Health
In Fatiguing Season
RuhIund Warns D. c.
Residents to Build Up
Resistance to Ills

Warning against the special
health problem" presented by cold
weather and Christmas festivities,
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, last night advised
Washington residents to use "a lit
tie discretion"
THE best way to prepare for
winters demands upon health is to
keep the resistance built up" he
declared in a statement. Christ
mas time makes many demands
upon our health reserves. First of
all we have the Christmas shop
ping, which exposes one to fatigue
and the many types of infection
coming from large numbers of peo-
pie crowded into small indoor areas.
Then there is the temptation to
overeat and to keep late hours,
thereby getting less rest than usual.
All of this takes its toll of health
by depicting the reserve energy un-
less moderation is used.
"Midwinter colds, fatigue and gen.
eral rundown conditions can be
avoided by the use of little dis
cretion during the holidays. Re-
sistance to disease can be built up
by observing these few simple rules
of good hygiene:
81. Eat regularly and adequately.
That is, keep the diet balanced and
avoid an excess of heavy, rich food.
90 Get sufficient rest and avoid
extreme fatigue.
"3. Take some form of out-of door
exercise each day, even though it is
nothing more than a brisk walk.
q. Keep cheerful and free from
worry"
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Band Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home BANDIT Orchestra in Stanley
Hall in the home this afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
Program.
March, "Semper Paratus"- Boskerk
Overture, Our Glorious Nation
Bergenholtz
Two solos for violoncello-
(a) "Eventide,"
(b) "A Passing Thought"
Gruenwald
Musician Leon Saylor.
Holy Night, Silent Night" extra
number)
Gems from musical comedy, der
Vogelhaendler" Zeller
Popular numbers, "Old Plantation
Blues" Hickman
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"
Jessel
Valsette, my Clarabelle" Mckee
Finale, "Thundering Cannons,"
Wacek
"Ths ssar spangied Banner"
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Auditors S Office Service
Is Memorial 10 Donovan

The annual Christmas carol serv-
ice in the Office of the District
auditor yesterday afternoon was a
memorial to Daniel j. Donovan,
auditor, who died two months ago.
Tribute was paid to Maj. Donovan
BY A. R. Pilkington, acting auditor,
who dedicated the party to his
memory. The speaker recalled that
Mai. Donovan always presided at
the annual holiday affair and de-
clared it was appropriate to remem-
ber him on the occasion. He had
been with the District government
49 years, 80 of which were in the
auditors Office.
Mrs. Cathreen Carrico Samsel
sang solos and led in group singing
of carols, accompanied at the piano
by Miss Mary I. E. Hartley. Mrs.
Louise Grogan recited poem in
memory of Maj. Donovan, and the
group sang "Auld lang Syne."
Invocation and benediction were
by the Rev. Arlington A. McCallum,
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
IS SeIectees
Listed by Nearby
Virginia Boards
Volunteers to Make
Up Alexandria Quote
Of 6 for January

Two nearby Virginia draft boards
today announced the names of men
who are to be inducted at Baltimore
January 10 for years military
training.
In Alexandria, Addison Slaymaker,
board clerk, said it's quota of six
men would be made up entirely of
volunteers. The boards first man
sent last month was also a volunteer.
Arlington County Draft Board No.
2 has its quota of seven men ready
after having had medical examina-
tions confirm their classifications in
the Al group. Board No l in that
county was to complete the listing
of men to fill its quota of seven by
Thursday.
Col. Mills F. Neal, State director of
Selective Service, has notified all
Virginia boards they are to have to-
day and tomorrow as holidays
Thursday will be the earliest date
on which the boards may resume
classification and selection of men
to fill out their respective quotas of
colored men
The boards in the counties of Ar
lington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince
William, Fauquier and Culpeper are
listed among the Northern Vir-
ginia counties which have been al
lotted a quota of one colored man
each. Ninety-two colored men are
to be inducted from Virginia next
| month.
Alexandrians to Be Inducted.
The white men in Alexandria who
are to be inducted January 10 are
James C Cuddington, %, of 1874
Baggett place; Nathaniel E. Fletcher,
25, 314 Wolfe street: William David
Wood 33, 1927 North Patrick street;
Thomas P. Carter, jr., %, 2718 Syca-
more street; Ralph William Belt,
"a, % East Custis avenue, and Will
liam Peyton Ballinger, 20, 1920 Duke
street.
The men in Arlington County
Draft Board No. 2 who will be in
Quoted are George w. Carpenter,
%, 231 North Barton street; Wade
H. Thomas, jr., %, 1908 Eighteenth
street south; Michael A. Marino,
25, 1549 Seventeenth street north; =;
James H. McGlothlin, 80, 2301 North
Uhle street; Solomon Iskow, 81.
1924 North Moore street: Bernard
Medville, "a, TIC Twenty first street
south and Cecil T. Elam, jr 33, 1912
South Eads street.
The addition of the 80 colored
men to Virginia's quota brings the
total for January to 592 men. The
Virginia contingent will make UP
a portion of 375 colored men from
the Third Corps area next month.
Fort Meade, Md, will be theil in
itial training station, the State di-
rector said
Total of TIA for State.
With 122 white men already in
Quoted last month, the additional
592 men will bring the States total
to TIA men by next month.
Maryland has also been assigned
a quota of 80 colored men for Janu-
| ary
The Prince Georges County MD
Selective Service Boards announced
they have sufficient physical ex-
animation reports to provide the
men to be called in January
Quotas in this county to be filed
January 13 and 16 are: Board No
/, Hyattsville, IS white men and one
colored; Board No. 2, Marlboro.
eight white and two colored, and
Board No. 3, Marlboro, nine white
and two colored.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
City News in Brief

TODAY.
Meeting, Junior Board Of Com.
merce, Lafayette Hotel, 8 pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel, p m
Meeting, Membership Classifica'
ton Committee, Soroptimist Club
Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Police Boys Club, Will
lard Hotel, II am.
Meeting, American Red Cross
Wardman Park Hotel, 3 pm.
Tea dance, Beta Mu Sorority, VIII
lard Hotel, 5 pm.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Planners Hunt
Health Center
Site for Rutland
DeIuno Puts Stuff
On Locating Plot for
Northwest PoIycIinic

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission is making a
concerted effort to discover avail
able land for a Northwest poly
clinic health center in the vicinity
Of New York avenue and First
street NV, after having refused
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, the use of park
triangle at this location.
Chairman Frederic A. Delano OF
the commission, who was unable
to be at the December meeting last
Thursday and Friday, said yester-
day he mad asked John Nolen, jr.,
the commissions director of PLAN
ming, and other members of the
commissions staff to explore thor
oughly the question of suitable
site.
"I am sure that we can find some
way of helping DR.. Rutland find
a site for this much-needed CENTER"
he said yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Delano spent the large part
of yesterday morning comforting
with members of the commission
staff and other public officials con-
cerning the proposed center.
Holds Site Not Suitable.
Mr.. Delano said the commission
had not merely opposed the use of
the park land on the grounds that
nf tho font Y1loy0
that building on it would set a bad
precedent for the use of park land.
He said the land was not suitable
for such building, that triangu-
lar building would be hard and
expensive to construct.
He said he was confident that If
the center were placed on the
triangle bounded by M and First
streets and New York avenue NV
it would not prove adequate and
that an attempt would be made in
future to seek another building on
a different site.
DR.. Rutland has said the type of
center he has in mind could be built
on the triangle
nc odlu IlC COulu llOG uldhC pun
lie exactly what other land he was
considering for use as a site for the
center, but did say that at least one
of the other sites he had in mind
involved using some land now under
parq jurisdiction, but not particu-
larly suitable to park purposes.
Satisfied as to Need.
He said that he considered a
Northwest health center one of the
most needed improvements in the
Northwest central section" and
would do his best to effect solution
to the problem of a site.
The planning commissions refusal
to permit use of the New York ave-
nue. and M street triangle was DR..
Ruhland's second attempt to gain
its use. Likewise, he has failed to
acquire a number of other sites for
his center.
A request of his for $250,000 in
the 1912 District budget was cut
out of this document by the District
Commissioners. 1t was after this
that DR.. Rutland was forced to ask
for park land, there being no money
to buy a site.
The area which DR.. Rutland in
tends serving with the Northwest
center has the highest death rate,
the greatest incidence of tubercu-
losis, venereal diseases and deaths
among infants and mothers.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
War Department Group
Distributes YuIe Boxes

Employees of the adjutant generals
Office at the War Department are
distributing more than 100 Christ
mas baskets of food to needy fami-
lies today.
Ten years ago they began the
custom of dispensing Christmas
cheer. Each year the contributions
have increased. This week the en-
ployes donated more than $500, and
volunteer workers purchased the
food and filled the baskets. Names
of needy families were supplied by
the employees themselves.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
A. z. A. Session to Open
In Capital Thursday

The annual four-day convention
of the Northern regional members
of A. z. A., junior order of B'nai
Birth, will open Thursday at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Debating, basket ball, religious
services and dancing will be climaxed
on Sunday by a banquet, with Nat
Holman, president of the Basket Ball
Association of America, and Louis
B. Nichols, administrative assistant
to j. Edgar Hoover, as speakers.
Julius Katz is chairman Of ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Roosevelt Voices Reqret
At Death of KuIIio
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt sent condo
lences to President Ryti of Finland
yesterday on the death of former
President Kallio of that country.
II am deeply distressed to learn
OF the death of former President
Kallio, whose long and distinguished
career was so well known and ap-
preciated in the United States"
Mr.. Roosevelt said. 1--WE will always
remember his steadfast and con-
structive leadership during the try
ing days which your country has
undergone. Will you be good enough
to convey to Nine. Kallio and to
the members of his family my most
sincere sympathy"
Evening star., 1940-12-24
r. Walton Moore
Reported ConvuIescinq

R. Walton Moore, 81-year-old
State Department counselor, today
was reported convalescing at his
Fairfax (Va) home after a To-day
illness with pneumonia. A member
of the household said Mr.. Moore
spent "a fairly comfortable night
and felt definitely better for the first
time since he was stricken
During his illness Mr.. Moore has
remained at home in the care of
DR.. R. E. Feagans of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
YuIe Tree Sufety
Rules Are Issued

To avoid Christmas tree tragedies
the Bureau of Standards has au-
thorized the following rules of
safety:
l. Cut vertical slashes at least
inches up the butt of the tree to
promote water absorption.
2. Place the tree in a large, wide
mouthed receptacle and pack wet
sand, moss or leaves around the
trunk.
8. Keep the container we'll sup
piled with water, water-and more
water, which will keep the tree far
less combustible.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Three Bondits Get S 100
In Liquor Store HoIdup

Three colored bandits last night
escaped with $3.50 from liquor store
in the 1900 block of North Capitol
street after holding up the pro-
prietor, Hyman j. Minkoff; his
brother Harry and a delivery boy
and customer.
Two of the men pointed guns at
those in the store, while the third
ernptied the cash register of $3.50,
police were told. The robbers then
took $40 from the Minkoff brothers
and fled through an alley.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Jewish Families Beoin
Feast of Liqhts Todoy

Lighting candle at dusk today
and every evening thereafter for
eight nights, Jewish families today
begin Chanukka-feast of lights.
Constant burning of a candle
commentaries the rededication of
the temple at Jerusalem in 165 BIC.
after triumphant -strug-
gle against Syrian oppression.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Norwegian Girls
Arrival Awaited
By McCortneys

Fresh from the rigors of German
occupied Oslo. Miss Else Hvisten-
dahl, 20, prepared today for a week
end visit in Washington with the
family of Benjamin Mccartney, son
of the Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney, pastor of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church.
Whether she would marry the "a
year-old youth was something Miss
Hvistendahl kept to herself. Mar
riage is personal matter and |
won't say whether I'm going to
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Mser. Mogner Named
Bishop of Marquette

Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Ci-
cognani, apostolic delegate to the
United States, announced here to-
day that Pope Plus XII has named
Msgr Francis j. Magner of st.
Mary's Church, Evanston, ILL.,, to be
Bishop of Marquette, Mich.
The diocese, erected in 1853, COM
prises the northern peninsula of
Michigan. 1t was vacant through
the transfer of Bishop Joseph c.
Plagens to the dioceses of Grand
RAPIDS,
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Calf Club Elects Officers

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec "a (Spe-
ciaD The 1941 officers of the Mont
gomery County Jersey Calf Club
have been chosen as follows: George
Fry, president; Robert Stiles, vice
president; George Crawford, secre-
tary, and Edwin Fry, reporter.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Hutchinson Rites Toduy

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec.
"a (P.-Funeral services were to be
held at a funeral home here this
afternoon for Bradshaw Clarkson
Hutchinson, so, deputy city treas
urer, who died at his home early
yesterday of heart attack. Burial
will be in Graham Cemetery at
Orange
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
New Hanover High School Senior
Class Superlatives Announced

nun Shaw; most attractive: Eloise
Bethel and Alfred Beg; most in
dividual: Isabelle McIlwain and By
num- Shaw; most Influential: Isa-
5eIle McIlwain and Jimmy Davis;
most digniffied: Ann White and
Billy Holland; most mischievous:
Jean Parker and Donald Gore; best
natured; Jean Parker and Venom
Hayes; best looking: Eloise Bethel
and Cecil Lee; best all round: Ha-
gel Smith and Jimmy Davis; best
sport: Jane King a d Johnnie
Smidt; biggest flirt: Jean Parker
and Howard Martin; biggest heart
breaker: Jean Parker md Cecil Lee;
best dressed: Martha Johnson and
Joe Schwartz; cutest: Mary Eleanor
Robson and Jack Griffith; hap
piest: Jean Parker and Donald
Gore; class baby: My Eleanor
Robson and Harold Dixon; wittiest;
Je~n Parker and Donald Gore; big
gest politician: Jane Lewis a n d
Sankey B%lanton; and most indepen-
dent; Isabelle McIlwain and Sam
Behrends.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Some Outstanding Events Claim
Attention of State Clubwomen

, none will be returned unless &C
companied by a self addressed an6
stamped envelope.
6. A new ruling of the executive
committee permits the contestants
to retain manuscript rights to poems
submitted.
Z. The federation poetry cup will
be awarded for the best sonnet OF
sonnets submitted.
s. The Albert E. Berry cup will
be awarded for the best narrative
poem.
10. After having won any cur
twice. that competitor shall be de.
barred from competing again.
II. Please send manuscripts di.
rectly to the poetry chairman of the
Fine Arts division, Mrs. H. D. Holo.
man, Rich Square.
Since October frs unemployed
youths of the tate, working with
the National Youth Administration
made $4,000 in their spare time,
making furniture, weaving both
cloth and baskets, sewing, dress
making and other arts and craft
work, and selling their wares.
Mrs. John D. Robinson, presi-
dent of the state Federation of
Women's clubs, is much interested
in this work of the National Youth
Administration in teaching urem-
ployed young. men and women be-
tween the ages Of IS and 25 useful
arts whereby they may earn a liv-
ing, and has urged the club wom-
en- to give them their support,
which a large number of them have
done.
Almost $4,000 unemployed have
been taught useful trades, arts and
crafts, building, agriculture, home
making, interior decorating, MAX
ing belts, pocket books, leather and
metal goods, wea ling, pottery, wood
work, and other Useful arts and
trades.
Some of these wares were exhi-
bited at the State fair in the Nat
ional Youth building, attracting
much attention. Those who are in.
terested in this work and in coope-
rating with the Youths who are do
ing useful things in their W time
outside of their training classes may
communicate with Mrs. P. B. Fet-
ger, state supervisor of girls work of
the National Youth Administration,
in Raleigh.
The object of this work is to train
youths Of the state, who are out of
employment, for jobs that they may
be placed in positions whereby they
may earn an income.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Mrs. J. W. Bullock Hostess to
Acme-Delco Book Club Meeting

ACME-DELCO, Feb. 8. - T h e
Acme-Delco Book club was charm
ingly entertained Thursday after
noon at the regular February meet
ing by Mrs. J. w. Bullock. The roll
call was answered by each mem
Der naming a book or story enjoyed
as a child. This introduced an in
teresting program on Child We'll
fare. During the business meeting
Mrs. r. C. Marks was appointed
chairman Of the welfare committee
to be assisted by Mrs. C. D. pickle
+ and Miss Nellie Willetts.
In speaking on Community Chill
drens Needs, Mrs. 3. F.. Apple.
white stressed the necessity of CO.
operation between parents, teachers,
and civic organizations and that 1t
is the duty, as well as the privileges
Of every individual to aid the less
fortunate children of the communi.
ty.
Miss Nellie Willotts in her paper
on "Children's Literature listed the
DOCKS, poems and fairy tales that
should be found in every ChiId's
Labrary, briefly reviewing the most
popular editions. Miss Wii;etts
pointed out the advantages of H.
Illustrations and the value Of good
reading for children, This program
was further carried out by little
Miss Catherine Marks, student of
the fifth grade, leciting the fairy
tale alice in Wonderland"
The book review Of the afternoon
was given by Mrs. 3. M. Rooster
VINO Interestingly outline the book
The Rains Came" by Louis Brom.
field.
Concluding the program for the
afternoon attractive blue and white
year books We're distributed. Mrs.
II M. Wilson, 3 chairman, was
commended 'on the selection and ar
rangement Of the years work.
During the social hour Mrs. C. d.
FlcKerell and Miss Elizabeth Prid.
geon were awarded appropriate
prizes as winners OF the Heart con.
test. The Valentine motif was seen
I'm the party appointments and de.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
Hannah Sloan,
Mr.. Smith Wed
In Washington
Ceremony Takes Place Satur-
day, February 8, At st.
Mathews Cathedral

The following announcements
have been issued in the city:
Mrs. Hannah Lambert Sloan
the marriage OF
her granddaughter
Hannah Mitchell Sloan
to
Mr.. Norval Brewer Smith
pn Saturday, the third of February
nineteen hundred and forty
Washington, District of Columbia
The ceremony was performed
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at
st. Mathews Cathedral by the
Rev. Father Wilbur F. Wheeler.
Mrs. Smith was attended by Mrs.
Glen A. Speers as matron of honor
and Mr.. Smith had as his best
man, Glen A. Speers.
The bride formerly lived in Will
mington and has for the past five
years been making her home in
Washington, D. c. She is the
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sloan, of this city. Mr..
Smith is a native Of Washington.
and is the son of Mrs. Ellen O.
Smith and the late Maleton Rich
ardson Smith.
After a wedding trip to Florida,
they will make their home at 2OS
T. street, N. E., Apartment 3,
Washington, D. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04

The Senior class Of the New Han
over High school in a special meet
ing held on Wednesday by popular
vote selected the SUPP iatives Of the
Senior class as follows:
Most versatile: Isabelle NlcLwair
and Sam Behrends; most athletic:
Mary johnson and Johnnie Smidt;
I st popular: Hazel Smith and Jim
Davis; most dependable: Isa belle
McIlwain and Bynum Shaw; most
personality: Hazel Smith and Venom
Hayes; most original; Anne
J ,cwbold and Bynum Shaw; most
laxative: Adelaide Scales and San
key Blanton; most school spirit:
Mary Eleanor Robson and Herbert
Houston; most intellectual: Ann
White and Sam Behrends; most CO.
operative: Florence DG-is all By
Shaw; most nonch liant: Cathe-
rine Williams and Jack HERS: most
optimistic: Nancy Norton and By
mum Shaw; most bashful: Hortense
Brown and Allison alderman;
friendliest: Hazel Smith and BY
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
CONSTITUTION HOUSE
HAS FORMAL OPENING

HALIFAX, Feb. 3.-CR-Consti-
tuition House, in which the North
Carolina Constitution was written
in 1875, was opened yesterday by
the Daughters Of the American
Revolution as the first completed
historic restoration in the state.
DR.. Charles Lee Smith Of Ra-
leigh, state president Of the Sons
Of the American Revolution, spoke
at the ceremonies, attended by a
number of notables including the
D. A. r. president-general, Mrs.
Henry M. Roberts.
Miss Virginia Horne also spoke
briefly on the work of the commit
tee on restoration Of historic places.
A message from Governor Hoey
expressing appreciation for opening
this historic shrine was read.
Approximately 200 members and
friends Of the D. A. R. attended.
A luncheon followed the exercises.
WrightsborO News
Friends Of Mrs. H. c. Groom. of
Wrightsboro, will regret to learn
that she is i'll at her home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
TABERNACLE CIRCLES
WILL HOLD

The W. B. M. S. of the T,,.,
nacle Baptist church will meet i,
circles as follows;
Mrs.. Niven, chairman, with
Mrs. J. o. Hobbs, Market st,ss,
road, Monday at $3.50 o'clock.
2-Mrs. Sellers, chairman, with
Mrs. S. M. Creech, sos South 81.
cond street, Monday at $3.50 o'cjocs
3-Mrs. stellges, chairman, with
Mrs. Herbert Bordeaux, 1905 smtb
Third street, Monday it $50 o'c,oct.
AIRS. Everett, chairman, with
Miss Myrtle Memory, 500 sOu.b
Front street, Tuesday evening At 4
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-04
MISS CLEMENSEN,
N. H.
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE

Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Clemensen, of
Wrightsville Sound, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Bonnie.
to Norman q. Litchfield, on Friday,
January rs.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. J. Leon Malone, at the
rectory of st. Andrews Episcopal
church on Wrightsville Sound.
Mr.. Litchfield is the son of Mrs.
A. B. Litchfield, Of Raleigh.
The couple Is now making their
home at ia Grace street, this city.