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Evening star., 1941-12-24
50 Children
Get Yule Gift
From y. A. R.
Shoes Provided
By Headquarters
Staff Project

Nearly so children will receive
shoes through the Central Union
Mission as a result of a Christmas
project of the headquarters staff
of the National Society, Daughters
of the American Revolution.
At it's Christmas party this year,
members of the staff gave cash con-
tributions, which were placed in en-
velopes on the tree at the society
headquarters to buy the shoes.
Mrs. William H. Pouch, president
general of the society, was hostess
at the party which was followed by
a second entertainment for the en-
ployes at headquarters who are su-
pervised by Mrs. Charles Carroll
Haig, buildings and grounds chair
man.
Activities Increase.
Mrs. Pouch pointed out that
D. A. R. activities in behalf Of ma
tional defense and aid to Britain,
China and other allied nations have
not interfered with the societys
work for those in this country.
More Christmas good cheer than
ever before has been distributed by
the members of the national society
throughout our own land" she said.
Nearly every chapter of the society
has prepared gifts for the men IN
training camps who are unable to
be home for Christmas"
AS one of her own Christmas ac-
tivities, Mrs. Pouch adopted" a
child from one Of the D. A. r. noun
tain schools, by providing articles
to make the youngsters holiday
happy.
Officers Join in Events.
+ National officers who participated
in the Christmas parties included
Mrs. Joseph e. Forney Of Pennsyl-
vania. first vice president general;
Mrs. William H. Belk of North Car
olina, chaplain general: Mrs. Will
liam H. Schlosser of Indiana, re-
cording secretary general; Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Cox. District Of Co.
lumbia. corresponding secretary
general: Mrs. Samuel j. Campbell
of Illinois, treasurer general; Mrs.
Edward w. Cooch of Delaware, reg
istrar general; Mrs. Frederick A.
Wallis of Kentucky. historian gen.
eral, and Mrs. C. Edward Murray
Of New Jersey. curator general.
Mrs. Haig was in charge Of the
entertainment program which In
cluded Christmas music.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Mrs. Gam
Visits Niecein
Providence
COnradS Go
To New York
For HOLIDAYS

Mrs. Edward Everett Gam. sister
of the late Vice President. Mr.
Charles Curtis, has gone to Provi-
dence to spend Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Webster Knight, I'd. Mrs
Knight formerly was Miss Leone
Curtis, daughter Of the late Vice
President and Mrs. Curtis. Mrs
Gam will return after the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. william Mark Con-
rad have gone to New York to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Conrad's SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Walter Ong. They will not
return to their apartment in the
Shoreham until after the wedding
of Mrs. Ong's daughter. Miss Vir.
ginia Bacon Penfield, and Mr.. Will
liam George Scarlet, which will TAKE
place January 10 in the Church OF
the Heavenly Rest in New York.
Miss Betty kaufman Of Stony
Creek, N. Y. is spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ismar Baruch
and has brought with her a few
of her autographed portraits and
silhouettes OF famous men and
women.
Among them is one OF the
British Prime Minister, Mr.. Winston
Churchill.
Miss Mary Love OF Washington
has gone to Miami to spend the
winter.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
AZ Officers
Are Elected
ByA. A.W.V.S,
Miss Anita Phipps
Heads D. G.. Unit
For Coming Year

Election Of officers for the coming
year and adoption of a constitution
and bylaws featured a special board
meeting Of the District Of Columbia
unit OF the American Women's
Voluntary Services this week.
Miss Anita Phipps was elected
president of the unit and Mrs.
Preston Delano. chairman OF the
Board of Directors.
Mrs. Robert M. Griffin was made
vice president; Mrs. G. Rowland
Chase, secretary, and Mrs. William
j. Father. jr.. treasurer.
Mrs. Raymond E. Lee, former
chairman, has been elected to the
board OF the national organization.
Members of the Boar dof Directors
OF the Washington unit were named
as follows:
Mrs. Dean Acheson. Mrs. Warren
R. Austin, Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke
Mrs. Philip Marshall Brown, Mrs.
Chase. Mrs Melville Church, Mrs.
Raymond Clapper, Mrs. Delano,
Miss Alice Fowler, Mrs. Arthur
Fowler, Mrs. Edward r. Finken-
staedt, Mrs. Flather, Mrs. Lloyd
Fletcher, Mrs. James v. Forrestal
Mrs. Felix Frankfurter, Mrs Charles
c. Glover, jr., Mrs. Griffin, Mrs
Joseph Hines, Mrs Stanford Hooper,
Miss Elizabeth Houghton. Mrs. w. w.
Jervey, Mrs. Alan Kirk. Mrs. Arthur
Krock, Mrs. Emory Scott Land, Mrs.
Raymond Lee, Mrs Sidney Lee, Mrs
Nordell Lloyd. Mrs. Daniel Long,
Mrs. Robert o. Lord. Mrs. Basil
Manly, Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick, Mrs.
Sherman Miles, Mrs. Richard v.
Oulahan, Miss Helen Page. Mrs.
Duncan Phillips, Miss Phipps, Mrs.
William r. Poland, Mrs. George
Rublee, Miss Marion Shouse. Mrs L.
Corrin Strong, Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth. Mrs Edward Warner, Mrs.
Charles E. Warren, Mrs Edwin M
Watson. Mrs. Summer Welles and
Mrs. Stanley Woodward.
Miss Phipps has served as vice
chairman of the unit since March.
The daughter Of Brig. Gen. Frank
H. Phipps, she has made her home
here for number of years.
During the first World War Miss
Phipps was director of the Motor
Corps Service OF the Pennsylvania
Delaware Division of the American
Red Cross. After the war she be-
came director of women's relations
Of the United States Army and
served in that capacity until 1880.
During this period she worked on a
plan for the utilization of women in
time of war.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Christmas Curiosity
Takes q Little Boys Life

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Dec. 24.-Bobby Fisher
couldn't wait for Christmas.
He had caught furtive glimpses
OF q closet packed with gifts, 80
yesterday he went exploring.
The closet door swung shut be-
hind him, but 6-year-old Bobby
was prepared for that. He had
brought matches.
The flare of the first match lit
up the beautiful tinsel and tissue
Of the Christmas gifts. -.
Bobby died in the fire.
In an adjoining closet. unseen and
undamaged. lay Bobby's own pres
ents-a hockey stick, toy soldiers,
tanks and a truck.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Defense SideEghts
Reregistrotion Held Unnecessary
For Citizen Who Signed in June

fense Director La Guardia-has
adopted the evacuation plan de-
spite the Mayors instructions to the
contrary.
1t Is considered not unlikely that
some change in local plans, designed
to make the system more flexible,
may be adopted rs . result OF the
inspection arranged through the
o. c. D. by Supt. Frank w. Ballou.
THE Voice OF the Volunteer" a
radio series devoted to social welfare
phases of civilian defense. was sched-
uled to be heard for the second time
at 4:30 this afternoon over WWDC.
The program, sponsored by the Civ
ilian Defense Volunteer once, brings
skits explaining the work of volun-
teers In the social agencies and their
relation to defense. The first pro-
gram last week presented the work
OF the defense housing room registry.
This weeks sketch, in which Friend
ship House collaborated, dramatizeS
the Toy Exchange.
The Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton has called OF its scheduled
Christmas lighting and decorating
contest. in conformity with the re-
quest of ofncials that unnecessary
lighting be eliminated.
Wilson Teachers College has q
new defense activity-training stu
dents to take charge of groups of
children in an emergency.
The plan is to keep the children
amused and reassured. Each stu
dent engaged In this activity will
have q repertory Of songs, dances
stories and games. Many churches
already are finding a need for this
type Of worker in preparing nursery
schools in improvised bomb shelters
Forty students have volunteered fol
this work and teachers from various
fields Of education are donating theil
services to train the group.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Sonto Claus Will Fill
Stockings at Sing Sing

BY the Associated Press.
OSSINING, N. Y, Dec. 24.-Santa
Clause is coming to Sing Sing
Prison
Warden Robert Kirby said a cos
TUNED st. Nick would present to
each of the 1859 prisoners tomorrow
a safety razor, talcum powder, shaw
ing cream, a pound Of candy, a white
shirt, a at-shirt, a turkish towel
and a package of tobacco.
He added that the 20 men In the
death house awaiting execution
would receive the same gifts-except
for the raZors.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Washington Mother
Informed by Navy Of
Son S Death in Hawaii
George (. Fones Had
Been Listed Missing
Since japanese Roid

A Washington mother who has
called the Navy Department almost
daily since December 7 to learn
more details concerning her son
listed as missing" after the jap
anese bombing of Pearl Harbor has
been informed he now is considered
among the casualties aboard the
u. s. S. Arizona.
ITS the way he would have
wanted it, said the mother. Mrs.
Mazda Fones. 1920 Massachusetts,
avenue Sc, today. He loved the
Navy"
Her son. George Z. Fones, had
written last month he would be
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Newspaperwomen
Hold Yule Party

A Christmas party "for members
only" featured the luncheon pro-
gram of the Women's National Press
Club yesterday at the Willard Hotel
Mrs. Josephine Tighe Williams acted
as Santa Claus during an informal
exchange of gifts.
New members who were presented
at the meeting were Miss Ann Cot
trell, Miss Malvina Stephenson and
Miss Lucrece Hudgins. Miss Lee
Carson. also a new member, was un-
able to be present.
Evening star., 1941-12-24

Citizens who sigred up for civilian
defense at the mass registration in
June need not re-register, the Civil
ian Deefnse Volunteer Office said to-
day, in response to many inquiries.
The cards Of those who registered
then are on file, and duplicates are
being sent to the chairman OF de-
fense areas in which the registrants
live. The staff at sol Pennsylvania
avenue NV. already has sent 1700)
names to communities. The rest OF
the 10000 are expected to be for
warded before the end of the week.
The volunteers will be assigned by
their neighborhoo6 chairmen.
Requests from social. welfare and
defense agencies for specialties are
being filled at the volunteer Office.
Training in many fields is under
way and new courses are planned py
the office's Training COMMITTEE
which consists OF representatives OF
the Red Cross. the American Wom-
ems Volunteer Service and the
C. D. v. o.
The best method Of protecting
school children in case of an air raio
is being studied by officials from the
ONCE of Civilian Defense. Several
elementary schools were inspecte,
yesterday.
The tour was conducted by Robert
L. Haycock, first assistant super
intendent of schools. The party in
cluded officials from New York,
Baltimore and the National o. C. D.
Originally it was planned to send
the pupils home in the event OF
a daylight air raid. Later, con-
forming to o. c. D. instructions
orders were issued for the children
to be kept in school buildings. Both
plans have come in for criticism
from groups and individuals. Those
opposing use Of schoolhouses as raid
shelters have pointed out that New
York-hcme city of National De-
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Jap Alien Is First
Afraid Shelter
Victim at Oahu

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Dec. 24.-Oahu
Islands first AFRAID shelter
victim was a Japanese alien.
Motor Patrolman Edward
Puulei said Susumu Katamaya,
40, was crushed to death Sum-
day by a 300-pound stone which
rolled into the cave he and q
neighbor, Tetsusaku Koizumi,
were digging out of a hillside a.
refuge from air attack.
Koiz,lmi, IS, was seriously In
tured.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
CLASSIFIED AD RATES

4 Claims for errors must be made in
time for correction before the second
insertion.
Business advertisements under situ-
atoms Wanted will be charged the
regular classified rate.
Business cards under Special No.
tices and all Advertisements under
Personal SC per line additional.
Orders to insert or cancel classified
advertisements for the Daily Star must
be received by II pm. evening before:
for The Sunday Star by pm. Sat-
urday.
When cancelling an advertisement
retain cancellation number which Il
invariably given at the time order to
discontinue advertisement Ii received.
This number Is necessary In case Of
claim for adjustment.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
A. H. Van Gorder Dies

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio, Dec. "a (F
"A. H. Van Gorder, 90, q vice presi-
dent Of McKesson q Robbins, Inc
died yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

owner-driver. wants return load from Chi
So' ssso 49,. g Louis or "'' points, Burton
OFFICE OF THE TIREMEN's nleURANC
COMPANY OF .WAsHNoT0N AND
northWest. Washinston. d. c. The stock
holders Of the Firemen's Insurance Conn.,
pany OF Washlnston and 0eorsetown will
meet at the ONCE on MONDAY. January
s. 1912. for the purpose Of electins thir-
teen directors for the ensuins year. Polls
ALBERT W. HOWARD. secretary.
THE ANNUAL NETTING or the STOCK
holders Of the Chas schneider Bakins Co,
inc. for the election Of directors and other
Company, 1I3 Eye st. nv. on Wednesday,
January IA, 1912. at pm. Transfer
booke will be closed 10 days prior to the
MEETING. j. A. EIeENBElss. Secretary.
FREE DUMP.
Clean sarth, NO TRASH. RittenhouSe
street and Blair road. J. .. GkuVEE'
MA 0717
Evening star., 1941-12-24
HELP MEN.

AUTO MECHANIC. 3O-4O steady. reliable
take charse small. modern shop: requires
ability. hard work. tools: real future fol-
right man. Mr.. Ray, RE. 6O26 days. GE
3n2R eYsninRS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
B. p. W.. Dinner In
Raleigh October Il

The local Business and ProIcs-
ional Women's club has been inVit-
q 10 the annual Business Woman
,cck dinner to be held Al the We
mans club in Raleigh Saturday, Dc
obcr II, at I p. m. The guest spea!.
r is to be Miss Mary Craig Nc
;cachy. OF the British Embassy q
Washington. ID. G. She is sad To be
aost entertaining speaker and he.
ubiIct Will be very timely.
Any member from the local clui
Interested in attending are asked It
contact Miss Edna Oliver, president
t once. Reservations must be mao.
3mc time in advance.
Also it viii be recalled that ths
I>trIct meeting of the Is. p. ". CIUi
to be held in Durham at tn
Washington Duke hotel October I
is hoped that several cars Will q
, each of these events, a both an
lebratiors Of Business Women
eek.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Koch to Accompany
~Playmakers Here

The Carolina P~ldymakcrs VIII b.
accompanied ny III. f~IEdClICk hOch
C1I-htIOWn dramatic professor ii
- University OF North Carolina
Wutn tu.y appear III l~iCIlu>Iauu nuA
Iutsuay evening III lauI Green
"llOusC OIL COnuclIy, ana Dr. hOc.
Viii SPEAK d. tual time. JOun W
IaIh,. secretary OF uIu CuIOlln,
D|tuluouc Association, Will also &C
company the group here.
Inc lluyuluhcIa appearance 1t
tins play III IlcnuvrsCn, one vi l4'
lHrpc LurIul nlaHCcs 10 DC given II
North Carolina, is beng sponsoret
by Me Dramatic cluD Ol henderson
IISN school.
The play viii be directed b,
Samuel .oeIdCn. VINO has been once.
tor OF The Lost ColOny,' Pau
Greens play at ManteO winch Moi
.UI nnn nationwide tame, sInCS 1t
mutual performance. The llaymah2r
ltepertory company VIII present tn
drama "IluI,Sc OF Connolly in a Win
Ter tour IN the north and the mIddI
west.
MISS Jean Mcdonald, of Eas
Orange, n. j., viii have the leadln.
role OF Patsy, and Miss Carol Stokcl
OF Greensboro, viii take the part O
GcIu1unc, older Connolly sister. |
lhe masculine lead, Will Connell
VIII be Robert Carroll.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Visit Mrs. MOOrc

Russell Moore, Of Portsmouth, al
rived yesterday to visit his mothcg
Mrs. j. Il. Moore. Another son O..
Mrs. Moore, Duke Moore, With IN
wife and two ons of CORTLAND
Ontario, Canada. are expected to-
morrow, for Il visit of two weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Guild To Meet

Members of the Wesleyan Scrvic,
Guild of the First Methodist church
are reminded of the organization
meeting this evening at 8 o'clock, il
the ladies parlor OF the church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Clarke st. PIT. \.

The Clarke Street PIT. A. viii
hid Ht- INITIAL meeting for the fall
"wednesday afternoon at $40 o'clock
q. tne school. Mrs. w. Is. Beasley,
resident, urges all patrons of the
s,ht1l TO attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
DauS hte Born.

Air. and Mrs. II. I. Mullins an
nouucp thr birth OF a daughter
Esther Lou, ON Friday, S~rptembe.
It. 1t Marin Farh.m hospital, Aothc.
and daughter are reported to be get
-. ulnnN LLnN.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Leaves Hospital.

Edmund BrinkIey left Maria Par
ham hospital, where he hu3 been i'll
with pneumonia, last night for his
homc ON HarrelI street, Ills condition
is said to be very satisfactory.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
To PiliIadcIphia.

Miss MargoTct AI-l0n VT0n@ .
cave tomorroW Tor Philadelphia, Pa,
where She will be the guest oil Miss
Evelyn Bennett for several day,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
PRAYER Meeting Band,

The pr@vcr meeting band vii.
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the home
Of Mrs. T. S. Watkins, ON Lehman
street, with Mrs. Clyde Finch a.
leader. The public is invited to at
tend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
SOCIETY NEWS
Returns to Norfolk

Billy Dunn has returned to Nor
ioiN' Va, alter spending several day
hcfc with ms mother. Mrs. w. w.
DUNN, at her home On Montgomery
street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30

Miss Martha Baity left today lar
Durham, where she Will enter the
Duke University School OF Nursing
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
10 .AiaDama.

Airs. V. ". Sexton has left for
Alu..lt, Alabama, TO JON her hus-
b.ni. who has been there for some
fIuo They VIII make their home in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Central P-I 4

The PIT. y. of Central school will
meet tomorrow afternoon al 3.lj
O'Clock at the school
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Goes ,o Suffojk

j. c. Gill, Jr. LETT today log Sui
folk. Va. where he VIII be Hitn the
Roses 5-l0-25C Store.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30

! stood alone on the shore
In a cold September night.
Above the oceans oar
We're all the stars alight.
Repent now. and adore,
II thou hast even sinncd,'
/ stood alone ON the ShOlV.
Alone with the surf and the wind.
Gerhard Friedrich.
GuilfOrd College.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30
Gloss Column

THREE YOUNG MEN in Richmond,
Va, found themselves with d tee
phone number very similar to thal
Of a nearby beauty shop. At any
nUur of the day n OF them might
rush to the telephone to be asked.
WHAT time can | get a permanent?
\ request to the beauty shop
manager brought a determined an
sWer, NO, WE WILL MOI
CHANGE OUR NUMBER.' The
young mon, beng Just plain ornery
We tAInk, were equally determined
not to change their number
SO for the following week they were
careful to answer every telephone
call. They accepted appointments
Tor permanents. 1~acIals, and mani
cures. They We're always obllglns
about the time. Yes, Madam coulc
have her llngcrWaVc at any hOuu
she wished. The next week with
out comment they found them
selves on an uneontested line.
i St d
ODD BITS on returning to Chape
Hill to school, ten years after
how going through WOODEN Gym
nasitm for registration is like goin-
through the Duke clinic, except tina
The gyms harder to get out Of
how the apartment has such a large
bathtub that we think We'll sub
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-30

d S.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-03-07
LA
FOR Nv.


That Maryland is assured a gen
ercus slice of Federal roads funds
to bolster its own appropriations
for roads purposes, and thus bring
our State highway into line witt
defense requirements. was announc
ed by Gov. Herbert r. O'Conor.
Because of the immediate likeli
hood of such Federal assistance
Governor O'COnor declared. "the
State Roads Commission had beer
advised by an official of the Fed,
eral Roads Bureau that increased
engineering and right-of-way per
sonnel should be provided as
promptly as possible, in order that
the Commission may handle thr
greatly increased roads expendi
lures eXpeditiOusly."
A special roads committee of the
State, appointed recently by Cover
nor OConor, reported that it had
assurance from Thomas H. Nc.
Donald, Of the Federal Bureau CT
Roads, that recommendation alread,
had been submitted to Presiden4
Roosevelt that Federal funds total
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-03-07

uproarious did the spirited or spir-
itous session become, over the
question of hard liquor, that
Speaker Thomas Conlon finally
gave up trying to restore order.
1t all started when the clerk
brought up Bill 40S which deals
with Sunday restriction of drink
ing in Queen Anne and Talbot
counties. Conlon asked if there
was some one present from either
of the counties who could explain
the bill Although the bill was
Jointly sponsored by the entire
delegations of both counties, only
very sober Mordecai Price of
Queen Anne's was present to rem
der the explanation of the seem
ingly unneighborly proposal where
by no one could ''even get a free
drink on Sunday in Queen Anne. 3"
DO you mean,' asked shocked
Delegate kolb Of WicomicO. that
if we over our way should be over
your way on Sunday that, failing
to buy drink, you would refuse to
GIVE US one?"
And before the ordinarily hos
pitahle M0rdecai could answer,
Kolb submitted for the record that
such Grass prudishness would
simply result in Wic0mico being
flooded" with Queen Anneites
looking for hospitality in his own
county which, he averred, was not
half as well stocked as Queen
Anne county.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-03-07
BENEFIT CLAIMS
STRIKE NEW LOW
Only S2G7,7S4 Paid to Tn
employed During
February

The low marks for benefit pay
ments by the Maryland Unempl0y-
ment Compensation Board was re-
corded at the end OF February,
when it was found that the total
for the month was only $2677S4
which was fifty-one per cent below
February Of last year and twenty
four per cent below the preceding
month, January 1941.
The lowest preceding monthly
total was $300176. thus February
was about ten per cent below the
previous record
Monday, March II. has been set
by the Board as the earliest date
for the reception of new claims
for unemployment benefits based
on earnings Of employees in the
calendar year 1910, which is the
new base year. New benefit pay
ments will not begin until after
April /.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-03-07
Mr.. MRS. WEAGLEY
ON COMMITTEES

r. c. F. Weagley. Beaver Creek,
has been appointed a member of
subcommittee to study problems
associated with the farm labor
situation in Maryland, resulting
from the impact of the war and
the National Defense program.
Prof. T. B. Sym0ns is chairman
of the main committee, known as
the State Land Use Planning
Committee which will undertake
to determine what action is neces-
sary to remedy the farm labor sit
uation in Maryland in 1941. Among
chairmen OF other subcommittee
of the State Land Use Planning
Committee appointed to deal with
emergency agricultural problems,
is Mrs. r. c. f. Weagley, who will
serve on. the committee on nutri-
ton. health and sanitation.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-03-07

Recent excavations in the ruins
of Pompeii, destroyed by the
great eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.
D., disclosed the petrified bodies
of 35 persons in an outdoor gym
nasium. About 20 of the bodies
were those of athletes.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-03-07

Elected chairman of the county
board Of supervisors % times, c.
J. Calusa of Coluba, Calf, now
holds the title of most elected
man in the state"