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Evening star., 1940-06-15

suits of clothes, the dresses eaten
into rags by the moths. while by
her door every day went men and
women shivering with cold. There
were the piles of shoes mildewed
and rotten. while shoeless feet trod
the icy pavementS.
There was the old stuffed chair
falling to pieces now, but that
would have made some invalid
much more comfortable for so
many years There was the shabby
spring mattress that would have
been soft for her laundress to sleep
on instead of the hard bed that was
all that she could afford.
There was the party dress that
would have made some young girl
so happy. And the toys that hadn't
been played with for 20 years that
would have been such joy to chill
dren who never had plaything
that they did not contrive out of
a tin can and string. And so it
went through all the things that
filled the attic and that the woman
had boarded through her lifetime.
The moral of the story still holds
good.
1 believe that we should divide
what we have, right now and here,
with the needy, and that we should
not keep a single garment, nor a
stick of furniture, nod anything that
could add to the comfort and we'll
being of others that we do not actu-
ally need ourselves.
And do it now. Don't wait until
the clothes are old-fashioned and
useless and the furniture is ready
to fall to pieces from neglect. Do
1t today. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Dorothy Dix Says go
1t Is Sinful to Hoard Things That
Unfortunate People Can Use

Dear Miss Dix: I know a woman
rs years old. She is an old maid
and lives by herself. Is very we'll
off financially, but goes shabby as a
beggar. She has some rich relatives
who live in a distant city and who
continually send her trunks full of
the most wonderful clothes-gowns
and hats and shoes and cloaks of
the most elegant kind that have
never been worn more than once or
twice. This old woman, who cannot
wear the clothes herself, never gives
so much as piece of ribbon away.
She stores them in her house, where
she has rooms full of boxes that
have never been unpacked. Don't
you think this is wicked when there
are so many poor needing clothes
and so many young girls just dying
for party dress that they haven't
the money to buy? A NEIGHBOR.
AnsWer-Indeed I do. I doubt If
there is any worse sin that any one
can commit than to hoard away
things that are useless to oneself
and that are so badly needed by
those about us. A long time ago I
wrote an article that I called The
Crime of the Attic" in which I
pictured a woman who had led, as
she thought, an exemplary Christian
life, dying and going up to the
judgment bar Does any one ac-
cuse this woman of any crime?"
asked the Great Judge, and then to
the woman's horror there rose up
before her all of the contents of her
attic, and they challenged her right
to admission into Heaven.
There were the overcoats, the
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Miss Leigh.Mallory
Will Become Bride
OF Mr.. Robertson

The marriage of Miss Beridge
Ruth Leigh-Mallory and Mr..
David Allan Robertson, jr., will
take place Tuesday at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. Glenn
Allan Millikan, in Media, Pa.
Mrs. Millikan will be matron of
honor. DR.. Samuel Stockton
Miles of Baltimore will act as
best man.
The ceremony will be perform
ed by the Rev. DR.. Milton Stauf-
fer, minister of the Second Re-
formed Church of New Bruns-
wick, N. j.
Miss Mallory is the daughter of
Mrs. William Arnold Forster of
Eagles Nest, Zennor, Cornwall.
and the late Mr. George Herbert
Leigh Mallory of Charterhouse
and Cambridge.
Mr.. Robertson is the son of
President and Mrs. David Allan
Robertson of Goucher College,
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1940-06-15

Mr. JOhn CaSWeu called one and
all to view the circus, consisting of
unusual pigs with two tails and the
two monkeys and a toucan which
Mrs. Sydney Lee brought home
from Africa. Other barkerS were
Mr.. Alexander Hagner. Mr.. Arthur
Bradley Campbell and Mr.. Nelson
Perrin.
Mrs. Prochnik Organizes
Group of Taxi Dancers.
Senator D. Worth Clark and Mrs.
M. Robert Guggenheim had charge
of the hoopla and the grab-bag and
MIR. Shouse, the host, acted as head
bartender and, with several others
wearing white coats. saw that one
and all had refreshments.
Mrs. Edgar Prochnik organized
group of taxi dancers who, with
their partners, who paid a dime
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Mrs. Scott and Son
Will Visit Here

Mrs. James M. Scott and her
l4-year-old son, Master Jimmy
Scott, are motoring from Kansas
to Philadelphia for the Repub-
lican National Convention June
"a.
They will come to Washington
after the convention to visit
three or four days with Mrs.
Arnold Landvaight and other
friends here.
Mrs. Scott, the former Miss
Bernice White, was secretary for
two years to her father, the late
Mr.. Hays B. White, when he was
a member of Congress from the
9Th Kansas congressional dis
trict,
Evening star., 1940-06-15
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Maple trees are eager to greet
the spring season. We find many
of them as early as March putting
on their soft coral gown. 1t is
a misty affair, yet so definitely rosy
In color We can spot them among
the other trees in the wooded
marshes and along the border of
streams. From the hillsides the
same color attracts our attention.
The beautiful, gray branches add
their contrasting shade. which makes
one Of the most charming of color
combinations. Returning to these
trees in few weeks. we are delighted
with the rapid changes they have
made. The trees now glow with
the deepened shade of coral
Wherever you see red maple you
recognize the spreading, symmet-
rlcal habit. In height this maple
may reach as high as 100 feet,
though 80 feet is the average of
the older trees. AS rule naples
tend to be slender with erect
branches. The bark is rather flaky,
breaking into plates of dark gray.
The gray on the branches is a
lighter shade and the tWies are red.
The buds may be seen in early
spring They are blunt and red
while the flower buds are clustered
on side spurs. Maple flowers are
of two kinds on the same tree
sometimes on separate ones. The
plstillate female) are bright red
and the male or staminate ones
are orange. They arrive, as you
know, slightly in advance of the
leaves. MY, how the insects hasten
to answer the invitation of the
maple hostess! Especially do the
bees accept the bid to the nectar
and pollen party. They sip the
nectar from each flower. The red
fOrked tongues of the fertile flowers
act as powder puffs and dust the
guests well. This little act is vital
to the success of the red maple, for
many seeds are set after this pow
dering ceremony.
The leaves are rosy-hued and as
they unfurl the tree appears to
don robes of cardinal red. How
lovely this tree looks as she adds
to her costume day by day! Then
the ruddy fruits! Smooth paired
samars about l inch in length, the
wings divergent and swinging upon
a slender stem of from 3 to 4 inches
long.
The seed children, riding the
airways on their ample wings, may
germinate Immediately if they land
in a swampy spot close by a stream,
for these naples are partial to
dsmpish places where their toes
may easily reach the water table.
You will find the red naples
prospering in the Eastern States
10 Wisconsin, Nebraska and Texas.
They are most abundant in the
lower Mississippi Valley.
These trees are valuable for orna-
Evening star., 1940-06-15
1000 Dolls
At Program
Church Women
Also Discuss
Child Problems

More than 1000 dolls, carefully
and beautifully dressed by church
women of the city, were collected
yesterday during the doll day" pro-
gram which was the first step In a
summer project for underprivileged
children annually conducted by the
Washington Council Of Church
Women
The dolls later will be adopted
by more than 1000 little girls of
the city from doll centers which will
open early in July.
The program yesterday, which ex-
planned how the dolls are distributed
under the general supervision of
the councils Juvenile Court depart
ment, was held at the Calvary Bap-
tist Church, with several hundred
women attending.
Introduction of the principles Of
child care into the homes of girls
who receive the dolls is one of the
purposes of the project-achieved
in part through pledges each girl
must sign before she becomes a
recipient.
Yesterday the council devoted an
afternoon session to discussions of
what has been and remains to be
done for children in Washington
and the Nation.
Miss Edith lockwood of the Chill
drens Bureau of the Labor Depart
ment spoke on the White House
Conference for Children in Democ-
racy last winter and emphasized that
the conference report makes it posi-
BILE for every community to see what
it wants to do for children in the
future, as we'll as what has been
done in the past.
Earlier, a history of the Nations
first efforts to aid children and an
White House conference on chill
dren were presented by the coun-
ellis vice presidents from material
assembled by the organization S
Juvenile Court worker. Miss Eta Mai
Russell. A colorful feature of this
part of the program was the dis
play of dolls representing Presi-
dents wives.
UNCONVENTIONAL representatives in
the council, each carrying a doll,
formed a professional for presenta-
ton of the dolls at the conclusion
of the program. Music for the pro-
cessional was Brahms Lullaby v
sung by little Eleanor Pantelion,
with Mrs. A. H Feelemyer at the
piano.
The doll day" program was an
all-day affair which opened with
the placing of dolls in various de-
nominational booths. Luncheon at
noon was an occasion for presenta-
tion of the various aspects of the
councils Juvenile Court department
program, of which Mrs. R. A. Sauer
is steering committee chairman.
Mrs. Frank A. Linzel, council
president, presided at the afternoon
program. Vice presidents who par
ticipated were Mrs. Joy Elmer Nor
gan, Mrs. T. J. Howerton. Mrs. o. B.
Atwood and Mrs. Charles F. Jack
son. Miss Russell generally out
lined the doll adoption project.
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dance, kept the dance floor full.
just TO vary the music now and
then, there were square dances, Mr..
Drier calling the figures The taxi
dancers were Mrs. William P. Mac
Cracken. jr.; Mrs. Sidney Lee, Mrs.
Crosby Miller, Mrs. Eugene Carusi,
Mrs. Duke Shoop, Mrs. B. Lauriston
Hardin, Miss Doris Becker, Miss
Mary Selden Kennedy, Miss Zeva
Fish, Miss Courtney Louise Stillwell,
Miss Patsy Baker and Miss Joan
Dodd, daughter of Mrs. Shouse.
The buffet supper, which was in
cluded in the modest price of the
ticket, was served under the direc-
ton of Justice. represented by Mrs.
Robert H. Jackson, Mrs. William
O. Douglas and Mrs. Thurman
Arnold.
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D. A. r. Luncheon

The Janet Montgomery Chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution will be entertained at
luncheon Tuesday at 1890 pm. by
Mrs. E. R. Koogle of 3645 Van Ness
street NV. at the Columbia Home
Bakery in Bethesda. A meeting to
be held at the Recreation Center
following the luncheon will be fea-
tured by Flag Day exercises. Mrs.
Evan Condor, regent of the chap
ter, will preside and Mrs. F. R. Holt
will be in charge of exercises. Mrs.
Dunbar Stone will direct the Amer
ican music.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Americans in Britain
Ask Planes, Guns, Men
BY the Associated Press.


Senator McNary, Republican, of
oregon has received an appeal
from more than 100 Americans re-
siding in Great Britain urging that
the United States give the Allies
planes and more planes, guns and
more guns, and if necessary, what
is harder still. our men,
The list of signers. which included
the name of Mrs. Peter Arno, urged
help for the Red Cross and similar
rellef organizations operating abroad
and suggested that I'VE Americans
should also throw open our shores
TO the old and young of all the coun-
tries stricken by aggression for the
duration of the war"
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Mrs. Robinson Back
From West Point

Mrs. Writ Robinson and her
daughter, Miss Evelyn Byrd Robin
son, returned yesterday to their
Shoreham apartment after spend
ing June week at West Point as the
guests of Col. and Mrs. w. E. Nor
rison.
Mrs. Robinson and her daughter
attended the ceremonies at which
the superintendent of the Military
Academy, Gen. Jay L. Benedict, died.
icated a memorial to the late Col.
Robinson.
Miss Robinson unveiled the me-
mortal to her father, which was a
personal tribute from alumni and
friends, IL years after the death of
the man whom they described as
"one of the most distinguished grad
yates of West Point"
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Funds Drive Pushed
BY Community Center

Designating today as contribu-
ton day, the Silver Spring (Md.)
Community Center is staging a drive
to raise S1,50O for the center's sum-
mer and fall program.
Forty girls will tag contributors
during the day. while a group of
members of women's organizations
will be in number of stores to sign
up new members for the center.
Funds will be used to purchase
equipment and provide supervised
activities for all boys and girls of
the area during school vacation.
The Board of Directors has an
nounced it is seeking a college youth
who can qualify to supervise the
activities of the center.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Suburban Social Notes
Hathaways Are Hosts at Supper
In Honor of Bride.Elect

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Hathaway
of Edgemoor, Md, were hosts at a
buffet supper last evening in honor
of their daughter, Miss Cynthia
Hathaway, whose marriage to Mr..
Charles Pinckney Donnelly, jr.. will
take place this afternoon, and for
the members of the wedding party.
Among the out-of-tow guests
at the supper were Mrs Marion Lee
Thomas of Grown Point. N. Y. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Donnelly of Rock
vile Center, N. Y, parents of the
prospective bridegroom. and the
bridegroom's brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. Robert Donnelly and Mrs.
Donnelly; Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Fer
guson of Scarsdale. N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Bryant Ollie Roy. N. Y.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Knoloff
of East Orange, N. J.. who will be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway
until after the wedding.
Mr. Robert D. Graham. retiring
president Of the Fairfax Rotary
Club. entertained at buffet sup
per last evening in his Fairfax, Va,
home in honor of members of the
club.
Miss Jean Coldwell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus G. Coldwell, is
entertaining at a picnic today at
hpr fnr,on tho p,,rLo
Fairfax, Va.
Miss Charlotte Young. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. N Peyton Young
of Fairfax, Va, has returned from
weeks visit in Boston and Phila-
delphia.
Miss Doris L. Greene is home
from William and Mary College and
is with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Therman Greene of Arlington.
Va. She was accompanied home by
Miss Betty Martin, school friend,
who has left for her home in Lewis
burg, Pa, after spending week as
Miss Greene's house guest.
Mrs. L. r. Geller entertained at a
tea-shoWer Sunday in honor of Mrs.
G.. M. Wolf at her home in Takoma
Park. Mrs. Wolf, who resides in
Annapolis, formerly was Miss Mar
garet Noonan of New York, a men,
Der of the Metropolitan Choral So
ciety. Among those present were
Mrs. Roger Carpenter, Miss Joan
Bisgood, Mrs. Hjalmar Erickson of
Washington and Mrs. Nicholas
Simpson, Mrs. Earl Thomas. Mrs
Jack Long and Mrs Howard Robin
son of Takoma Park.
Miss Barbara Scott, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. William Ward Scott,
jr., of Hill road, Silver Spring, Md.
who is leaving today with her fam
lily for a few weeks stay in Maine
and will then go to Capt. Scott S
new station in California. was given
farewell party Wednesday night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
F. Smith of Silver Spring, Md. The
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Capital Hiking Club

Members of the Capital Hiking
Club will visit Wakefield Plantation
in Virginia tomorrow and hike and
swim in Westmoreland State Park,
1t was announced. Persons wish
ing to make the excursion were ad-
vised to bring lunches and bathing
suits Buses leave from 1416 F.
street NV. at am. and return
in the evening.
Evening star., 1940-06-15

party was arranged by a group of
Miss SCOTS classmates from Mont
gomery Blair Senior High School,
where she is sophomore.
Mrs. R. G. Sherburne entertained
at luncheon and bridge Thursday
At her home in Takoma Park. Md.
Her daughter, Miss Eleanor Sher-
burne, has returned from West
Point, where she attended June
Week festivities at the United
States Military Academy.
Mrs. Frank A. Lutz entertained
at luncheon Thursday at her home
in North Woodside, Md, in honor
of Mrs. Ralph Bubb, a former resi-
dent of North Woodside, who is
visiting in Washington. Mr. and
Mrs. Bubb moved to the West sew
eral years ago.
Mrs. Robert L. Albert of Colonial
Village entertained at a luncheon
and bridge at the Washington Golf
and Country Club yesterday. Her
guests were Mrs. Enoch Cudd. Mrs.
Patrick Shealy, Mrs. William Hart
groves, Mrs Eugene Van Vranken,
Mrs John Petty, Mrs. Herbert Rath-
sack and Mrs William Colby.
Miss Nancy Greene joined her
parents, Col. and Mrs. S. Gordon
Greene, yesterday in their home in
Arlington. Miss Greene has been
the guest of her grandmother, Mrs.
Richard B. Russell, in Winder, Ga,
since the completion of her fresh
man year at the Georgia State Col
lege for Women.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Cook of
Jackson avenue, University Park,
Md. are vacationing in Havana.
They went by train to Miami, and
on to Havana by boat.
Mrs. David T. Crockett of Uni
versity Park, Md, is the guest of
lIicIluS Oll bOliS 1SldIlu
DR.. and Mrs. Charles E. White
and their children, Helen and
Frances White, of College Heights,
Nd, were recent visitors to Will
liamsburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Maycock
of Arlington, have had as their
guests for several days Mrs. May
cocks mother and brothers, Mrs.
E. Skye and the Messrs. Van, Billy
and Jack Skye of Alexandria, La
Mrs. Skye and her sons will spend
next week in New York, then re-
turn to Arlington, where Mrs. Skye
will make an extended visit with
her daughter Mr.. Van Skye is a
delegate to the Junior Chamber of
Commerce Convention to be held
in Washington. Mr. Billy Skye
will attend summer school at the
University of Wisconsin and Jack
Skye will 60 to camp in Maine.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Elizabeth Eicher
Engaged to Marry
Ernest NJ. Culligan

Commissioner and Mrs. Ed
ward c. Eicher announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Eicher, to Mr.. Ernest
M. Culligan.
The wedding will take place
the latter part of this month at
the Eicher home on Olive street.
Miss Eicher attended Parsons
College in Iowa and is doing
graduate work at George WASH
ington University.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Dudleys Will Fly
Back From Bermuda

Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich Dudley, jr.,
will arrive tomorrow from Bermuda
by Clipper plane and will go to their
place, Homewood, near Middleburg,
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley, the lat
ter formerly Miss Lucy Bayne Proc
tor. were married June l at Oxon
Hill, Md, home of the brides
mother, Mrs. William Hemsley
Goodacre.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Miss Kingston Wed
TO Mr.. J. w. Govan

Mrs. James Alexander Ster-
rett announces the marriage of
her daughter, Miss Hazel Lucy
Kingston, to Mr.. James Wallace
Govan. The Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery. chaplain of
the House of Representatives.
performed the ceremony Wednes-
day
After August l Mr.. and Mrs.
Govan will be at home at Kings
highway and Mum avenue, Had
donfleld, N. j.
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Recent Weddings
OF Interest in Capital
Miss Marjorie Lois Nichols Wed
TO the Rev. Charles S. Jarvis
At Yale Divinity School

lovely wedding OF yesterday afternoon that of
Nichols
Chapel,
Rev Roland Banton a setting
solot, Dahlberg
The bride. who Arthur Buckbee
Nichols OF BronxVle N y
white mousseine de sole with
fngertp veil caught with
bride carried white lapur sweetpeas
Nichols of
Evening star., 1940-06-15

planted. Some of them may have
reached fair height in two seasons
and can be moved to a spot where
they will accomplish more than
+ they were permitted to stay at
home, Use your discretion when
establishing them so they may grow
to be the red maple of beauty. as
their mother has been before them.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Natures Children
Red Maple
(Acer rubrum)

mental purpose, as they are lovely
tc look at and provide wonderful
shade. But the wood, too. is val
liable for the making of furniture,
tool handles, oars. gun stocks and
miscellaneous woodenwares. The
wood unfit for these purposes makes
excellent fuel.
Baby red naples may be found
on the marshv areas close to the
parent tree and are easily trans
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Mrs. Lee to Leave

Mrs. Robert E. Lee has closed
her house on wyoming avenue and
will leave tomorrow for her sum-
mer place in North Carolina, about
80 miles from Asheville. Her sister,
in-law, Mrs. G. NJ Middleton, will
spend the summer with Mrs. Lee.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Mr.. Melick Graduates

Mr.. Samuel Joseph Melick, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Melick, formerly of
Washington but now of Boston, has
been graduated from St. Johns
Military Academy in Wisconsin,
having completed a pre-dental
course.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
MIR. Brennan Leaves

The Minister of Ireland, Mr.
Robert Brennan, left today for New
York, where tomorrow he will take
part in the Ireland day ceremonies
at the Worlds Fair.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
SOCIETY,".
Capital Society Turns Out
For Carnival at Sh0uses'
Country Place in Virginia
Gay Party Raises Funds for
Work of Institute for
Occupational Research

Society tried the
Farm Mr. Mrs ouett Shoses
carnival The funds raised through this will aid
of the Institute Ocupaiona Research institute
merly the Institute Relations
accumulation
professions to help the
selection OF professions The institute created help
Gently broadened
Mrs Warner Directs
"Screamoum Breakorum"
The Sreamoum Breakorium under the
warner attracted much attention first because of
curiosity the curious only finding that they
u2 noise they
cups and their
Mrs Harry H Woodling,
as her barker cut siouetes excellent
Toni Carnei did charcoal sketches Bergman
to do sketches and Mr. Walter Karig also
Evening star., 1940-06-15
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on Etiquette
BY JOSEPH ]. FRISCH.

LG-If no olive fork is provided.
olives are taken from the olive dish
with the fingers, not with ones own
fork. They are conveyed to the
mouth in the fingers and eaten
bite at time without taking the
pit into the mouth.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Mrs. Ward Returns

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ward and her
niece, Miss Florence Ward Cauthen
have returned to the Capital after
spending a week in New York at
the st. Regis Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Picnic Tomorrow

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Federation of Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians will hold
a picnic tomorrow in Grove 25,
Rock Creek Park, near the Six
teenth and Kennedy streets en-
trance to the park. The order of
the day will include various sports,
"weenie roasting and refreshments.
Evening star., 1940-06-15

All London subway trains have
been equipped with wartime read
ing lights.
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party was arranged by a group of
Miss Scott's classmates from Mont
gomery Blair Senior High School,
where she is sophomore.
Evening star., 1940-06-30

% Establishing the composition of
the Navy and its maintenance at
treaty strength 1882, ,068 under
age tons); providing aircraft for the
treaty Navy tan increase from 1000
to about 1000 planes; a limit of 10
per cent profit on contracts (Act of
March 27, 1934. The total cost is
estimated at ,690,515,765 for 119
vessels. (2) The acts of May 20,
l934-one relating to the Navy and
one to the Marine Corps-made
sweeping changes in the system of
promotion for the commissioned
personnel of the naval service by
extending to the lower grades the
principle of promotion by selection.
This entailed an estimated cost of
$4902,000. (3) Acquisition of ad-
ditional land EAST Camp for the
Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads,
Va. tAct of June IA, 1934-$400, 900
authorized. "a Long-term contract
for water supply to the Naval Sta
ton, Guantanamo, Cuba (act of
June 16, 1934.
In the Seventy-fourth Congress:
Cd The act of April Is, 1885, au-
thorized the Secretary of the Navy
to proceed with certain public works
at a total cost not to exceed $685.
081 900. The major items of this
program were the establishment of
floating drydock and facilities at
Pearl Harbor; craving drydocks at
Puget Sound and Mare Island, and
major improvements at the Naval