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Evening star., 1941-01-26

AS delegate to the Federation he
is on the Executive Committee, puts
in a faithful appearance at meetings
of the committee and parent body.
Perhaps the hottest potato" he
has had hold of in the Federation
was the question of admitting the
Hampshire Heights Citizens Asso-
citation and the First Ward Citizens
Association TO membership. Since
boundaries are the TOUGHEST" sub
ject in the group. he was in plenty
of hot water while the controversy
ragged. Hampshire was finally ad-
mitted but First Ward was not.
Mr.. Absher runs an automobile
repair shop, lives at $50 Eleventh
street Sc. is 40 years old and came
here from North Carolina in 1914.
Right now he is vitally interested in
getting new school facilities for
Southeast and other sections of the
city. and expects to go up on the
Hill in support of it.
Evening star., 1941-01-26
Menu to Be
Good Food,
No Talks
Plans Completed
For Trade Boards
Dinner SATURDAY.

Boned, stuffed roast squad, South
ern style. Will be the piece de re-
sistance and no speechmaking the
unbending order Of the evening next
Saturday night when high-ranking
Government officials, members of
Congress, business and civic leaders
gather in the MayAower Hotel ball
room for the Board of Trades an
nual midwinter dinner.
This affair, high spot of the trade
organizations winter events, has
been in the making since last Sep
tember-a statement that might
surprise a lot of people, but not
James A. Cassidy, who, as the hard
working general chairman. has spent
countless hours in trying to make
this the biggest midwinter dinner in
the boards history.
There's much evidence to indicate
it will be Just that. Sold on a first
come, first-served basis tat $3.50
EACH 925 tickets were gone before
the ink was barely dry. That's all
that could be handled. even though
additional tables were added because
of the heavy demand. Not a single
ticket has been available since De-
Cember 10.
Theme of Dinner.
Polarization Days" has been Sc
lected as the theme for the dinner
partly in Difference to Mr.. Cassidy's s
Southern background and his fond
ness for a dinner SmaCklng OF the
Southland.
It wouldn't be fair to disclose too
much about the dinner menu, dec
orations and entertainment. The
element of surprise always has been
one of the affairs main attractions,
so Chairman Joseph C. Monaghan
of the Dinner and Decorations Com
mittee merely promises some fancy
Southern cooking.
The Entertainment Committee,
headed by Harvey L. Jones. has
spent lot of time examining avail
able vaudeville talent throughout the
East and has booked what Is be-
lieved to be the finest stage revue in
the 23-year history of the dinner
1t is big but well-organized
committee thai will wind up the
dinner arrangements, right down to
the last small detail, between now
and Saturday. General Chairman
Cassidy insisted he couldn't have
done the job without the co-opera-
ton which the 100 other committee
members gave him.
Mr.. Cassidy, who is fond Of golf,
fishing. his summer home at Bay
Ridge, Md; shower-bath singing and
barber-shop harmony. is a native
of Macon, Ga. He came here in
1881 from Atlanta, and is success
full manufacturers representative
specializing on building materials.
Educated in Mobile.
At Springfield College in Mobile
where he received his A. B. degree,
he played football captain of the
team in 1879, basket ball and base
ball He's the father of six chill
dren. the youngest twins.
His first dinner job" came last
year when he arranged the annual
dinner of the Washington Building
Evening star., 1941-01-26

centerS, while others contend that
the logical location would be farther
north, along Military road and di-
rectly through Rock Creek Park to
the Bladensburg road section.
Need for Unity Seen.
Some community groups are anx-
ious that the line be located so that
it will serve their particular needs,
regardless of what the other areas
want. Against such an attitude.
more experienced civic leaders point
out that the goal will be reached
more quickly il the association settle
the route question among them
selves and present a united front
when they appear before the Utili-
ties Commission.
With this advice in mind, senti-
ment has been nodded both by tele-
phone conversation and committee
meetings during the last few days
in the hope that one particular
route can be agreed upon and that
a concerted fight to the finish can
be Waged.
The northernmost of these lines
is favored by its advocates on the
ground that it will save more time,
that it will prevent residents of
North Washington from having to
go through congested sections to
cross town, that it will attract many
passengers who will use it solely
TO get to and from Rock Greek Park
and that it will be a step toward
the future in that the area to the
north constantly is growing. In a
short while, they say. the expand
ing population on the northern out
skirts Of the Capital Will demand
such service.
The other school takes a stand
that harmonizes more closely with
the Capital Transit Co.'S contention
that neither Of the proposed routes
will pay. The line suggested by
this group of citizens-that via the
Bureau of Standards and along
Park road-would pass through the
shopping areas at Connecticut ave-
Evening star., 1941-01-26
Curran Talks
To Natives
Tomorrow
IL Associations
Will Meet
This Week

Eleven citizens associations, two
Of which will meet on dates other
than its regular meeting night, have
scheduled meetings for this week
United States Attorney Edward NJ
Curran will be guest speaker before
the Society of Natives tomorrow
night in the Arts Club, 2017 I street
NV. A musical program has been
planned after the adjournment of
the meeting, John NJ. Howard, presi-
dent, said.
Formal opening of the new Sec
ond police precinct, located at Fifth
street and New York avenue NV,
with parade and appropriate cere-
monies. has been set for February
IT. 1t was announced by A. J. Drls-
coil, president OF the Mid-CIty Citi-
Zena Association. This group, in
cooperation with the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association,
Northern Seventh Street, New Cen
ter Market and Central Business
mems Associations, are arranging
the program. A report on the prog
reSS being made Is expected 10 be
given by Frank B. Hoffman, chair
man of arrangements and member
of the Mid-Clty group, at a meeting
OF the citizens association tomorrow,
Mr.. Driscoll said.
Discussion of the proposed cross
town bus line will be the principal
business of the North Capitol Cltl-
zens' Association tomorrow night.
About % new members are to be
accepted into the association at to-
morrow meeting, James A. Crooks,
secretary said. entertainment, tol-
loving the meeting. Will be provided
py the Glee Cub OF Mckinney HIgn
School.
Inc Conduit Road Citizens ASSo-
CiatIon aIso Will discuss me cross
town puS une TUESDAY ngnt. Inc
meeLlng nIgnt mas Deen changed
from Inuysuay to Tuesday because
OF the deSlraplllty of some OF tne
memuers TO attend the celebrations
in observance OF President RooSe-
yelts birthoay, it was announced by
President Thomas V. Regan.
The other group changing its
meeting night is Lincoln Park, which
will meet tomorrow in the klngsman
School, Fourteenth and + streets
NE The date was changed from
last Monoay because OF the lnaugu-
raj holiday and the closing OF The
schools.
The Northwest Council will meet
in the nome o. GouIrey l.. Munter,
3o37 Patterson street NV, Mrs.
LeSne .. Wuglt announced.
tolloWlng is the compete schedule
of the II CIuIZenS' associations meet
ing this week:
Monday.
GEORGETOWN Parish hall, St.
JOINS Church, Potomac and o
streets NV, 8 pm.
Lincoln Park-Kingsman School,
Fourteenth and E streets NE, 8
pm.
MlO-Slly - L II u Ill D - IL 0SIAOOA
Twelfth and L streets NV, 8 pm.
North Capitol-McKinley High
School, Second and T streets NE,
pm.
Northwest Council-3637 Patterson
street NV. 8 pm.
Society of Natives-2017 I street
NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Conduit Road-Palisades Park
Field House, Sherrier and Edmonds
places NV, 8 pm.
Hampshire Heights Barnard
School, Fourth and Decatur streets
NV, 8 pm.
Southeast-Friendship House, 6l9
D street Sc, 8 pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley School, 1918
Montello avenue NE, pm.
Saturday.
Federation - Boardroom, District
Building, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-01-26
CALENDAR NOTES.

The Columbia Heights Executive
Committee will meet Tuesday night
at an hour and place yet to be set.
The Electrical Contractors Board
of Governors will meet Tuesday at
8 pm. Place to be set.
The meeting of the Northeast
body regularly scheduled for the
last Thursday in the month was
held January 9 due to the asSo-
ciation's annual banquet which was
held in the Mayflower January 16.
minute plans for the banquet
were agreed on at the meeting,
and election of officers followed,
The first luncheon meeting after
the installation of officers Of the
Central group was also held January
9. in the New Colonial Hotel. Va
cancies in two remaining Offices
we're filled with the election Of Sef-
ton Darr, past president OF the
District Bar Association, as general
counsel and Harlan WoUd as assist
ant general counsel. The group out
lined its plans for participation in
the Forthcoming ceremonies for the
opening of No. 2 police precinct at
Fifth and L streets NV. Patriotic
and musical presentations were
given by various members of the
body.
John M De Marco, for some time
secretary of the Northern Seventh
Street Businessmen's Association,
was elected to the presidency to sue
ceed Gilbert R. Leake at a meet
ing of the group held Tuesday night.
Other officers elected were: Percy
Solomon, first vice president; Leon
j. Goldman, second vice president;
Louis Rudden, secretary; A. F. Har-
| Ian treasurer; Raymond Gittleman,
general counsel, and John r. Per-
rine, sergeant at arms. Executive
Committeeman named included
Bertram Wise, chairman; Louis
Colman, Mr.. Leake, Jack Salus and
Max Chidel. 1t is announced the
association will also take part in
/ the dedication of No. 2 precinct.
Evening star., 1941-01-26
Citizens Seek Agreement
On CrOsstOWn Bus Line
Proponents of Two Routes Advance
Their Arguments; Utilities Hearing
Scheduled for February IL

associations together before
Public Utilities February
mind with by which reach it.
Washington
connect the Wemoand Circle
the Badensbug the Northeast Such service
would the public particularly those
who make the daily their
But with proposed line the Bureau
of
Evening star., 1941-01-26

associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, January %.
Columbia Heights - Luncheon,
Sholl's Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth street
NV, 1915 pm.
Thursday, January 80.
Central-Luncheon, New Colonial
Hotel. Fifteenth and NJ streets NV
1915 pm.
Northeast - Luncheon, Webers
Cafe, 402 H street NE, 12:l5 to
lis pm.
Friday, January 81.
Milk ProducerS-Regula meeting,
association headquarters, 932 Phila-
delphia avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
Time to be set.
Evening star., 1941-01-26
Public Defender Proposal Given a Boost

The much proposal to create the Office of public
fender received its strongest boost during the The
of Columbia Association adopted report
approving this reform and has committee mapping
out plan of campaign to enlist general organization
dividual citizen support for this legislation
Representative Kefauver Democrat of
introduced the bill in
1t in of gentlemen
this legislation in the Seventy sixth Congress.
Under the public defender system
counsel to defend them this
plan of having assigned
Is IN operation with marked
The movement for public defender received considerable
when the matter
ago but there considerable opposition shown
the bar 1t expected that with the active support
leadership of the Bar Association there bill
becoming law.
Evening star., 1941-01-26
BusinessGrOups
Four Associations
Meet This Week

The following four businessmen S
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Evening star., 1941-01-26
Civic Problems, ,CivicBodies
Inaugural Interests Voteless D. c.;
Public Defender Plan Pushed
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

Naturally the first civic of the week the Inauguration
Of the President United
to
Is peculiar interest TO the voeess and urpesened people
Columbia President appoints of the admin
isrative and judicial officers people
whom these officers function
President.
These permanent residents
ned be in nominating and
privileged to have part in the inaugural
denied the real vital President
that much smaller of Columbia citizens we're
the Inaugural the recent event than In some
former years.
OF the Senate District Committee
through the week Senator
refused TO serve Senator Reynolds North
oen named the Senate fill
OF the press OF other duties but finally accepted.
Considerable interest has been shown the appointment
the Senate District Committee of
considered especially well fitted
has served Cleveland authority
on traffic control municipal
land leader
Traffic street safety improved transportation equity
national prospective
principal matters receiving attention the organizations
senator Arthur Capper
the District of Columbia 1t will be recalled that
ago Senator Cspper successfully blocked such legislation
when it nearly through Congress-
strong attempt made in Congress
the Child Labor Act permit child actors here
Legitimate theatrical performances The united opposition the
District organizations heretofore
such amendments. The matter
modified form and supported national
Responding to the plea Of the traffic director for staggered
hours for business establishments Offices
schools the Petworth Citizens Association
two months trial be made of opening the schools $50
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
rHE LOYAL SECRETARY

For the second time in his long
career as a public servant Mr..
Henry L. Stimson, secretary OF
war, seems to have been propell-
ed into a faux pas through loyal
ty TO his colleagues. In coming al
together too close to calling Sena-
tor Wheeler a traitor he has
brought on terrific hullabaloo
and has also, doubtless increased
the senator's stock enormously.
which will not please the col
leagues at all.
Long, long ago as United
States attorney under Theodore
Roosevelt. Mr.. Stimson prosacu-
ted indictments against the New
York World which were later
found 10 be improper by the dis
trict and Supreme courts. Al that
time his rating for honesty was
widely questioned but his subse-
quent acts have tended 10 2 res
toration of his previous reputa-
tion for the sincerity which is re-
garded as his outstanding virtue.
The whole episode was CHARGED
up to peeyish president who was
unable TO withstand editorial op-
position to his policies and who
pressed bis protege-attorney out
Of bounds.
The secretary's apology to
Senator Wheeler. even though com.
plete in wording and publicity
may be taken with a grain Of salt
In some quarters. and considered
as a natura, move e, avail him.
self OF protection at hand against
storm sweeping in with undue
velocity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
AROUsINc INTEREST

The United States is destined TO
become a nation OF slogans and but
tons under plans being developed
by National Defense officials.
More than 100000 large posters
with defense, slogans such as
Time Is Short" and Keep En-
Flying" are to be circulated through
out the country.
Full scope Of the program is dis
closed as OPM Director William
S. Knudsen sends all factories, de-
voting more than 50 per cent OF
their facilities to defense orders,
copies OF a billboard sign they can
erect in front OF their plants.
The sign says Defense plant
part OF the Arsenal OF Democracy. :"
The signs are to be six by four feet
in size.
There still seems TO be lack OF
enthusiasm in some quarters for
the all out defense drive. Some
thing OF this is reflected in letter
which Mr.. Knudsen is sending along
with copies OF the Arsenal for
Democracy sign. His letter says:
81 feel sure that every defense
worker-whethe in management
or labor-will feel a closer personal
relationship with the defense ef'
fort through display of this identi-
fication.
A special office has been set up
within the Office Of Emergency
Management TO think up slogans
and design posters. So far five have
been produced. They read Amer
ica,s Answer-Production," Keep
EN- Flying" Keep En- Rolling,
Time Is Short" Arm For De-
Tense More than 10000 copies OF
each has been printed and new slo-
gans coming up may be printed at
the rate OF 10000 q month or near
ly 2.000,00 a year.
Mean while, the Office Of Civilian
Defense is preparing 10 enroll thou
sands OF volunteer workers from 10
10 so to aid in the defense pro-
gram. They will serve as auxiliary
firemen. airplane watchers. Red
Cross workers and messengers.
Boys and girls from IS 10 20 are to
be enrolled as messengers. There
are IS different divisions for volun-
teer workers and every worker will
be given a button or arm band
with identifying insignia.
Buttons containing the British
victory symbol "V'' are also being
circulated widely In some sections
OF the nation. and others will ap-
pear as new ideas are accepted to
arouse general interest in the busi-
ness OF fighting another war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
Wednesday

Wednesday
THE WAR-Morning. 700 NBC
CHS, 500 NBC-Red CHS, 900
NBC-Blue MBS, 1000 MBS, HOO
MBS. Afternoon: 12:45 NBC, 100
MBS, 2:55 CHS, 1855 NBC-Blue,
5:25 NBC-Red, 5:45 NBC-Blue
CHS.
NBC-Red-S:30 a. m.-Knights OF
the Road;
11:S0-Nellie RevelI Interview;
2:45-Vic and SADIE.
CBS-S:45 a. m.-Hymns of All
Churches;
1880 p. mSF7etcher Wiley;
2:00-News for Women.
NBC-Blue-10:45 a. m.-Living Lit.
erature;
II: 30-Farm and Home Hour;
1.00-Navy Band.
MBS-11:45 a. m.-Here's Looking
at You;
2:00-Your Army.
SHORT WAVE-DJD DID Berlin
s News: RNE Moscow I English
program; HAT4 Budapest 1880
Concert and News; Csc esd Lon
don s Headlines; PRO Rome 10
news.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12

Mussolini can lend to the latter.
Russia's a damper on the Japs
likewise. They're manifestly leery
Of what he's liable to do to 'em
from the northward If they become
overly involved in the direction Of
Singapore. the Philippines and the
Dutch East Indies. They bluff. but
Joe worries 'em.
All would be lovely II the Rus
slams could be gambled on to muss
up the Axis program indefinitely
and then revolute against Josef.
But will they do it?
II not, and Joe's been SUPER
helpful to 'em meanwhile. whatTl
the democracies do to him later?
He'll still be monster. but they'll
ind it darned hard to treat him
like one, in such an eventuality.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
Defense Bond Quiz

Q. Can the Treasury Depart.
ments Tax Savings Notes be
purchased on monthly basis?
A. yes: they were designed for
that very purpose. so that the
taxpayer can save specified
amount each month and invest It
In those notes. which can later
be turned in to the Collector Of
lnternel Revenue In payment Of
Federal income taxes.
Q. Who can buy notes under
the Treasury's new Tax Savings
Plan
A. Only those who pay Federal
income taxes should buy these
notes. The Series A notes. how
ever, are designed for the small
taxpayer. Series notes are de-
signed for the larger taxpayer.
either individual OF corporate.
ton about the new Tax Savings
Plan. ask your banker OF write
direct to the Treasury Depart.
ment Washington, b. c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
PITTSFlElD LADIES' AID
PICNIC In PROSPECT z

Begole.. Mich, Aug. 12-The an
nual picnic Of Pittsfield Ladies'
Aid Society was held at Prospect
Park. A delicious potluck dinner
was served at 4;30 to the 80 mem
bers and guests present.
The vice president, Mrs. Fred
Bailey. presided in the absence of
the president, Mrs. Webb HARDWOOD,
who was i'll.
Guests included Mrs. George Ell
liott's mother, Mrs. F. P. Schweiger
and Mrs. Elliotts sister, Mrs. Lloyd
Schedin, Milaca. MINI. Mrs. Schwie-
ger and Mrs. Schedin spent some
time visiting In Massachusetts, be-
fore coming to the Elliott home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12

gift for a wedding anniversary.
don't think you must confine it
to an article made OF material
that Is traditional with that par
ticular number Of years. For in
stance. II II is a 10-year anniver-
sary you needn confine your gift
to tin. 1t can be anything that
you desire to give or can afford. +.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
MRS. sHAFER's FATHER
PASSES IN BELMORE

Lafe Null, Belmore. o., father Of
Mrs. Virgil Shafer. passed away
Wednesday at his home, after ten
days illness. He was So years old.
Funeral services were Friday af-
ternoon at the Evangelical Church
and he was buried in East Belmore
Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife and two
sons and two daughters.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
News From Begole

Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Sheppard visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Raymond,
Wayne, Sunday.
Eaton Crittenden is recovering AZ
his home from an attack OF influ.
enza.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12
Today's Horoscope

II your birthday is today. you
are advised that all your affairs
will prosper exceedingly during
the next IL months. Substantial
gain. advancement. beneficial help
from superiors and through writ
ings and travel are seen for sou.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the $10,000,000 drydocks at thu
Philadelphia Navy Yard was due I'd
resume Monday after 34S AFL can
penters, who quit work Saturday In
protest against reduced oveEtims
pay rates, agreed to submit their
grievances to arbitration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-12

had acquired trachoma on Egyp-
tian farms and spread this eye
disease through the civilian popu-
lation of France.
A Bulletin of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company deals
with the migrations of people that
are going on today all over the
world. Why should life insurance
company be interested in the mi
grations of peoples ? Because it af-
fects mortality, which is the bust
ness of life insurance company.
And not just the mortality of the
migrating peoples half across the
world, but the health Of you and
me, here and now.
When peace comes to Europe,
statesmen will be forced to reckon
with millions of people whose
hatreds, Illustrations and poverty
will raise serious problems and
make difficult the tasks of the
peacemakers.
The figures about these migra-
tons are in themselves stagger-
ing. We have not all the figures,
but it is likely that nearly a fifth
of the living population of the
world is more or less completely
removed from what was its normal
environment in 1885.
In England approximately .
million civilians have been re-
moved from heavily bombed areas.
There are 100000 strangers,
prisoners and civilians, at work in
Germany.
Since 1888 permanent migra-
tons have occurred from Germany
and its captured countries at the
rate of 100000 year.
The most striking of these So
called repatriation movements has
been the transfer of Germanic
people in the Baltic, Polish, Bes-
sarabian and Russian areas in
1889 and 1910. This involves at
least 100000 people. When Rus
STA took Finland about 100000
persons moved out of the territory
ceded to Russia.
Totalled Millions
The number streaming from
Belgium and Northern France just
ahead of the 1889 invasion will
never be known, but probably to-
tailed millions.
In unoccupied France the num-
Der of refugees is estimated at
2 500, 900.
There are at least 1000, 900
refugees in the Balkans from Po-
land. Whether they went back
again in 1910 is a problem over
which censorship has drawn veil.
The figures for China and the
Far East are mere guess work,
but will probably make Europe's
migrations seem puny.
All this means transfer of ami
NAL parasites, unfamiliar conta-
gious diseases, starvation and the
ravages of nutritional diseases. To
say nothing of the effect Of inter-
marriage on the incidence of cpl
lepsy, feeblemindedness, diabetes,
cancer and arterial degeneration,
and Of PSYCHOLOGICAL upheavals
1UEoIIUINo AMI ANow Eno
Feminine Reader:-"Will daily
washing with brush and soap and
massaging with cold cream rid my
legs of permanent goose pim-
ples'?"
Answer: These procedures will
help. but it is now thought that
persistent goose flesh is a sign Of
Vitamin A deficiency. Carrots in
the diet three times a week, cheese,
butter, liver and egg yolk will give
the necessary Vitamin A.