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Evening star., 1941-01-15
{. U. Gets Phi Beta Kapra
Charter in Program Tonight

The second Phi Beta Kappa Chap
ter in the District will be established
at Catholic University in ceremonies
at 845 o'clock tonight by DR.. Ma
jorie Hope Nicolson, dean of Smith
College and national president of
the society.
Ceremonies will be in Mcmahon
Hall following a dinner in Caldwell
Hall in honor of DR.. Nicolson. She
will present charter setting up
Beta Chapter here as of January IS.
The first. or Alpha Chapter, here
of the national honorary scholastic
fraternity, described as the oldest
Greek letter society in the country,
was set up at George Washington
University two years ago.
Officers of the Catholic University
chapter are DR.. Roy J. Deferrari,
secretary general of the university;
DR.. Aubrey E. Landry, professor of
mathematics, vice president; DR..
Francis j. Hemelt, associate pro-
fessor of English and language, Sec
retary; DR.. Karl F. Hertzfeld, pro-
fessor of physics, treasurer.
Officers of the Alpha Chapter will
be among the guests at the dinner
to be given by the rector, Bishop
Joseph M. Corrigan.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

Argentina shipped over 10000 tons
Of butter to other countries last
year.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

is an enemy scientists have not yet
learned to control completely.
Despite our natural and right in
terest in children in other lands, we
are forced to face the fact that we
cannot let our own children down,
she declared
The work by the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis three
years ago must go on, she said, 'even
in the face of other catastrophes ano
other kinds of suffering"
Mrs. Wickard said she felt she
was expressing what many women in
this country feel in saying that
short of a discovery which means
final and absolute cure, the knowl-
edge that we have such an organ
ization is the best safeguard for our
Children that has yet been devised
Miss Moore also acknowledged
that while I'VE cannot help but turn
our thoughts to the starving and
afflicted people across the sea, it is
the fight to protect and build the
future of our own young Americans
Evening star., 1941-01-15

that Is of paramount interest"
America" she said, 'is great and
rich enough to share her blessings.
But for the great battle being fought
to raise help for infantile paralysis,
charity must begin at home"
Leaders Thanked for Work.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was guest of
honor at the banquet in the Carlton
Hotel at which members of the Med
ical Committees Of the foundation
made their reports, thanked the doc
tors and the woman leaders for the
work they have done in the fight
against infantile paralysis and ex-
pressed hope that the research work
would find the answer to the disease
some DAY.
DR.. Charles Armstrong, senior
surgeon of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, said that while
many valuable facts have been
established concerning the disease
nothing approaching a practical
method of prevention and no cure
mas Deen evolved.
DR.. Herman N. Bundeson, presi-
dent of the Chicago Board of Health,
expressed hope that the new evi-
dence brought to light through the
efforts of the foundation would
point the way toward better means
of checking the spread of the dis
ease.
Further Experiments Urged.
Further experiment in the study of
all viruses, not only the polio virus,
was backed by DR.. Max Peet of the
University of Michigan. chairman
of the foundations Committee on
Education, who asserted that under
taking a study of many diseases
might lead to the answer scientists
have been hunting for in the case
of infantile paralysis.
Surg. Gen. Thomas A. Parran de-
clared that there is no country out
side the United States where it is
possible to carry on scientific re-
search against disease Scientists in
other lands, he pointed out, are
either pursuing the discovery Of
death-dealing instruments or the
discovery of means to prevent them
from being effective.
Commissioner John Russell Young,
who welcomed the guests to WASH
ington, asserted that the people here
realize the good work that is be-
ing done and predicted that more
money would be raised here to COM
bat the disease than ever before.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Increase inI. Y. n. ).
Admitted Cases Noted
In Meeting S Report
153,023 Visits Made
In 1910; Officers Of
Society Reelected

A marked increase in the number
of cases treated by the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society has been ex-
perienced in recent days, Miss Ger
trude H. Bowling, executive direc-
tor, told the Board of Directors yes
/ terday at its regular meeting in the
! society's Albee Building headquar-
/ ters.
| Relatively few of the respiratory
cases were diagnosed as influenza,
however, Miss Bowling reported
most of them being restricted to
fever, sore throats and colds. Only
a small number of patients were
seriously i'll. she said.
| The Jump in cases in the past
week reached a peak Of 160 Monday
and ranged from 81 upward during
the preceding seven days, the direc-
| tor stated.
153,023 Visits in 1910.
Her annual report revealed that
care had been given 23.642 patients
in 1910, 153.023 visits being made
The breakdown showed that 538
per cent were full-pay or hourly
service visits. 3.35 per cent were
part-pay visits, 1915 per cent were
visits paid for by contract service
and 7l.8l per cent were free visits,
made possible by Community Chest
allotments, income from memorials
and other sources. The field staff
worked Alb days overtime during
the year.
Mrs. James Lawrence Houghteling
reported that the Publicity Commit
tee. of which she is chairman. Is
endeavoring to spread information
on the organization's part time pay
nursing service.
Miss Bowling and Mrs. Harlan F.
Stone, president of the society were
elected to represent the agency as
members of the Community Chest
Board of Trustees.
BY letter from William Draper
Blair. the board was informed that
the memorial nurse established last
year by his father, Montgomery
Blair, would be continued in 194l
under ST 900 donation.
Officers Reelected.
Upon report of Mrs. G. Rowland
Chase, chairman of the Nominating
Committee. the incumbent officers
were reelected unanimously.
In addition to Mrs. Stone, they
include Mrs. Emory Scott Land,
first vice president; Richard Will
mer, second vice president; Mrs.
Keith Merrill, third vice president
Joshua Evans, jr., treasurer; John
L. Proctor, assistant treasurer, and
Miss Elsa M. Peterson, secretary.
/ Ten members of the board were
reelected unanimously to three
year terms upon nomination of Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., chairman
of the board Membership Commit
tee. They were Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, Mrs. Houghteling. Mrs. Land,
Mark LanSburgh, Harold N. Marsh,
Mrs. Cresson Newbold, Mrs. John
M. oICiilldScIl, NILS. OUOlle, MIS-.
John Marvin Wright and Mrs Ches-
ter c. Bolton.
Mrs. Land reported for the Nurs-
ing Committee and the financial
statement for December was read
by Mr.. Evans.
Mrs. Stone presided. and among
others present were Mrs. John w.
\ >Davidge, Mrs. R. M. Kaufman,
Mrs. Land, Mr.. Marsh, Mrs. Merrill,
Mrs. Newbold, Mrs. John Jay O'Con-
nor, Miss Peterson, Charles w.
Pimper, Mr.. Proctor, Mrs. Stern
hagen, Mrs. j. w. Turrentine, Mrs.
Charles F. Wilson, Mr.. Wilmer and
Mrs. Wright.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Probe Of Official
OF Great Smoky Park
Recesses for Week
McKeIIors Criticism of
Eokin Countered by Proise
From Other Witnesses

The probe of the administration of
J. Ross Eakin as superintendent of
the Great Smoky Mountains Ma
tional Park was in recess for a week
today, after the Senate subcommit-
tee conducting the hearing yester-
day heard further criticism of the
park official by Senator McKellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee, countered
by praise for Mr.. Eakin from a
number of other witnesses.
Senator McKellar, who instituted
the probe, read from audit records
he said reflected gross mismanage-
ment" of the park, and told the
committee Il feel that I am doing
a great Government service to bring
about honesty in the management
of the Governments affairs
Mr.. Eakin's defenders were
Thomas Raoul of Biltmore, treasurer
of the North Carolina Park Com
mission, and Col. David C. Chapman
of Knoxville, Tenn, president of the
Great Smoky Mountains Conserva-
ton Commission. The park is in
North Carolina and Tennessee.
Mr.. Raoul praised the defendants
character and introduced resolu-
ton from the North Carolina Com
mission expressing complete salts
faction" with Mr. Eakin and giving
him an "unpeachable record"
When he offered an editorial from
the Asheville Citizen commencing
Mr.. Eakin and criticizing Senator
McKellar, the latter described the
article as false and the commit
tee refused to permit its introduce
ton because of its attempted re-
Election on Senator's integrity.
Mr.. Chapman, who said he had
known Mr.. Eakin since about 1926,
said he had frequent contacts with
the Government official while serv-
ing as chairman of the Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains Park under
former Gov. Austin Peay.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

per package, ham and cheese
sandwich for IS cents, hot dogs at
10 cents, soft drinks at 10 cents and
peanuts and candy at cents. They
must turn over 20 per cent of the
gross receipts to the Inaugural Com
mittee.
That action could be taken on an
informal proposal that taxicab fares
be boosted for the inaugural was
declared unlikely at the District
Building.
Jack Royer of Premier Cab Co.
conferred with Riley E. Elgen, chair
man of the Public Utilities Commits
sion, yesterday, but left without
presenting a formal proposal for
the increase The commission can
take no action without the formal
proposal, it was said.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
D. T.. Guard Unii
Rushes Plans
To Mobilize
District and Nearby
Troops Likely to Go
To Meade Feb. ;

Acting under definite orders OF
President Roosevelt, the 29th Divi-
sion-embracing National Guard
units of the District, Maryland and
Virginia-and 46 other Guard Or
ganizations throughout the country
today intensified preparations for
mobilization early next month
Although no definite mobilization
dates have been set, officials indi-
Gated the tentative February 3 date
for the 29th Division would be made
definite by the War Department
within the next few days. This
division is scheduled to report for
active duty at Fort George G.
Meade, Md.
Indication that the February 3
schedule would be followed came
yesterday when Col. John w. Och
mann, District building inspector
and commanding officer of the 121st
Engineers, and 1t. Col. Peyton G..
hewitt, assistant adjutant general
of the District National Guard, were
included in orders for a group of
18th Division officers and enlisted
men to report for special training
at Fort Meade from January 20 to
February 2 in preparation for the
mobilization.
d. c. Units Affected.
The executive order. calling into
active service 100000 Guard troops,
was issued at the White House
late yesterday. District Guardsmen
affected by the order are members of
the 12lst Engineers, 104th Quarter
master Regiment and special troops
of the state detachment Company
A, 372d Infantry, Washington's only
colored unit, also was included in
the order. The remaining unit of
the District Guard-the 26Oth Coast
Artillery-already is en- route to
Fort Bliss, Tex. for active duty.
More than 1900 men are included
In the remaining District units.
In addition to the 29th, other divi-
sions included in the order were the
28th, 33d, 34th, 40th and 43d. These
embrace the following units:
Headquarters and headquarters
batteries of the list, 72d, 74th, 18th
and 18th Field Artillery Brigades,
and of the 102d Coast Artillery; the
103d, 104th. 108th. 109th, 115th and
118th Air Corp Observation Squad
rons.
Other Companies Listed.
Other companies of the 372d In
fantry and the 104th, 107th and
1l5th Cavalry.
The 119th, 144th, 168th, 172d,
l77th. 10th, 181st, 1920, 183d, 18th,
188th, 191st and 258th Field Artillery.
Anti-aircraft units of the 205th,
207th, 209th, 210th, 212th and 217th
Coast Artillery. Anti-aircraft units
Of the 101st. 103d, 1O4th and 1o7th
Coast Artillery Battalions.
The 191st and 194th Tank Battal-
ions, 103d and 1O5th Anti-Tank Bat
talions and the 101st NJ. P. Battalion
War Department spokesmen said
there will be no more executive
orders calling out Guardsmen until
June 80.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Army Names Clyde Davis

The War Department announced
today the assignment of Clyde
Davis, representative of the Ma
tional Restaurant Association, to
the advisory commission to the
Council of National Defense as an
expert adviser to the quartermaster
general. He will advise on Army
construction activities pertaining to
storage, issue, preparation and serv-
ice of foods.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Red Cross Distributors
To Sail for Spain

An Army veteran of several cam.
paigns and man who has hac
emergency relief experience in some
OF the Nations major disasters Of
recent years will sail for Spain Sat-
urday to distribute a shipload oi
wheat, flour and milk.
Carrying relief to a situation Dor.
dering on actual famine, Col. Cary
I. Crockett. director of Red Gross
relief operation, and Nat C. Wilson
associate director, will sail on the
American Export Lines Excalibur
as Red Cross representatives.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
D. {. Marines
Leave Quantico
For Cuban Base
Ice Causes Many
From Capital to Miss
Seeing Departure
BY t. Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY s Staff Correspondent of The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, Jan. l5.-The
5th Battalion, Marine Corps Re-
serves, from Washington and vicin-
ity, left here at m. today for the
United States Naval Base at Guam
tanamo, Cuba.
Wives, sweethearts and children
of the Reservists lined the sleet-
coated pavement beside the train as
early as am. Icy Virginia roads
caused many Washingtonians, who
came to see the ReserviSts off, to
miss the train entirely. Stretches of
the road on Route l were like sheets
of glass.
From Quantico the battalion,
which is under the command of 1t.
Col Harvey L. Miller of Washington,
went to Norfolk, Va, where it will
embark for Cuba on the new Navy
transport Harry Lee. The Washing
ton contingent is composed of 27O
enlisted men and II officers.
Started Training November I.
I'LL DdShO, llliCo anu
duffle bags were carried aboard the
train by the reservists. In the bags
were spare clothing and other be-
longings, including summer uni
forms for wear in tropical Cuba.
Each man wore an olive green
slicker over his heavy overcoat to-
day.
The men were called to active
duty and sent here for two months
of intensive training on November
7. The battalion was reduced some
what in numbers due to discharges
because of physical reasons or de-
Tendencies.
The men will remain at Guanta-
namo for an indefinite period, un-
dergoing specialized training. Even
tually they may be dispatched to
one of the naval bases in the Carib-
bean area recently acquired from
Great Britain in exchange for 30
overage destroyers.
Mail Goes by Two Routes.
Men in the battalion will receive
mail by two routes, officers said.
Letters may be sent air mail for 10
cents an ounce by indicating the
name and rank of the recipient and
adding Guantanamo Bay, Cuba"
Regular letters should be addressed
to the man in care of the New York
City postmaster.
The Washington unit is one of
seven battalions which the Navy
Department is sending to the Cuban
base site. Other centingents will
Leave soon from here and the Paris
Island, S. c. training base.
In Cuba, the battalion will be as
signed to the 1st Brigade of Marines,
Fleet Marine Force. in command of
Brig Gen. Holland M. Smith.
Medicos Left Behind.
The medical section of the bat
talon did not leave with the other
Reservists today. This section,
headed by 1t. Comdrs. Don S.
Knowlton and William L. Schafer,
includes the local medical person.
mel. Comdr. Knowlton is organizing
and probably will command the new
7th and 9th Medical Companies
for duty with the Fleet Marine
Force.
Col. Miller. former secretary of
the National Boxing Association,
was visited at the train by his
daughter, Mrs. Lucille Bernard, and
his granddaughter, Clay Keene Ber-
nard. AS the family was saying
farewell Mrs. Bernard forgot to give
the colonel the box of cookies she
had brought him. AS the train be-
gan to pick up speed. 4l2-year-old
Clay Keene screamed, 'Mommie, the
cookies!"
Mrs. Bernard chased the train and
succeeded in handing Col. Miller the
box.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

In January, Beware OF:
1. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Three
persons were killed doing so in
January, 1910.
2. Crossing a street at an un-
controlled intersection. This
took one life in January last
year.
All four pedestrians killed last
January were over so years OF
age, two being 10 or over. The
fifth death was that of a motor
cycle policeman killed in a col
lision while pursuing speeding
car.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

of George Matthew Adams, syndi-
cate editorial writer, author of many
books of inspirational prose, con-
noisseur of etchings and first edi-
tions.
For the outstanding exhibit of
coins displayed during National
Coin Week, the American Nunis-
matte Association has awarded first
prize to the Washington Numis-
matte Society. The prize is the
privilege of exhibiting a complete
collection of pure nickel coins of
the world-a collection, comprising
some hundred pieces, owned by the
International Nickel Co. of Canada.
1t will be on display at the Hamilton
National Bank, Fourteenth and G
streets NV, during banking hours
September 2 to 10 inclusive.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This evening at Ills o'clock
Voice of Philately" program. Sta
tion WINK. c. w. Inglee, master
of ceremonies; Lawrence w. Muir
ply, guest of honor and speaker.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Program, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee Shera-
ton Hotel, Fifteenth and L streets
NV. John r. Ewell will display
covers with corner cards.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

with a sharp edge. After the in
closed pages are read, they should
be returned to the envelopes and the
whole communication, cover and all,
filed in a safe, dry place.
j. w. Farland, 1O9 Joralemon
street, Brooklyn, N. Y, has designed
a label to promote philately. 1t
reads: Collect Stamps and Travel
Abroad Safely. E. At Home!"
Copies of the prospectus for the
Worldwide Philatelic Convention
and Exhibition may be had from
Walter J. Vredenburgh, 1899 Belt
avenue, st. Louis, Mo.
DR.. and Mrs. Prichard Won David
and their son, Prichard, jr., have
been philatelic visitors in Wash
ington.
The stamps of Japan from 1876 to
1918 are worthy of study for the
great variety of their perforations,
ranging from 81 to IA and COM
pound.
Stamps of Yugoslavia overprinted
with the word 'Serbien" and with
a heavy black circle with colorless
numerals are reported as "occupa-
ton issues"
The Associated Press reports:
"SWedens new 5-kronen light blue
stamp shows the royal palace at
Evening star., 1941-08-31

The first week in September
marks the beginning of the end of
the summer contract bridge season
and the start of the fall and winter
programs which in most cases last
far into the spring.
With the Southern Appalachian
tournament at Asheville. N. c., con-
cluded last week, there remains only
one more important Eastern meet
before the first of the fall events
are started. That is the three-day
Atlantic City tournament terminal
ing today. The Asheville tourney
was a sectional affair, sponsored by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
of that city and conducted, so far
as all the arrangements were con-
cerned, by Sam Holt from his sick
bed in the Veterans Hospital at
Oteen. The fact that it was rated
as a big success testifies to the
energy and ability displayed by Mr..
Holt. His popularity with the bridge
playing element, however, together
with the climatic conditions offered
at the North Carolina resort, en-
couraged them to give the event
their support as tribute 10 the
invalided director and manager.
They sent him message of cheer
and appreciation.
Locally, the major event in course
of preparation is the District tourna-
ment, under auspices of the Wash
ington Bridge League. which is
scheduled for four days in the middle
of October. P. E. Henninger, who
is in charge, intends to make it an
outstanding event in the bridge
world and is contemplating several
added features. Although the pro-
gram has not been completed, one
of the new features will be a mems
pair game played on Thursday
afternoon. simultaneous with the
second session of the women's pair
game which will open the proceed
ings on Thursday. the first day.
Such events similarly conducted
have been tried out at several
tournaments held elsewhere, notably
the one annually held at ANNAPOLIS.
and they have proved successful.
The tournament has never been
contemplated as money making
enterprise, but 1t has always man
aged to break a little better than
even. This year a determined ef-
fort will be made to augment its
profits because there will be in
creased expense. Everything has
gone up in price. including the cost
of bridge trophies. Moreover, the
handsome Eynon Bowl and the
Woodward Cup, two beautiful prizes
for which there has always been a
stubborn competition, are no longer
on the open market among the
jewelers.. While they are always
owned by the league and winners
who hold them for one year only
are given replicas, the fact that they
are no longer standard makes it
necessary for the league to order
them specially made, and that adds
to the cost. It is now proposed that
instead of presenting replicas, the
winners shall be awarded some
standard piece of silver with an In
scription showing that they repre-
sent either the Eynon Bowl or the
woodward Cup.
The Shoreham Hotel, where league
meetings are held, heretofore has
donated its space for all except the
annual tournaments. Now the de-
mand for its quarters is so heavy
that 1t Is obliged TO make q charge
for the use of It's parlors and ball
rooms.
Unusuai distribution q eaSdA ~
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Most lobbyists select avocations
on which they can spend much of
their spare time. Harry G. Dean
has gene to the other extreme. He
has a hobby which seldoms demands
his attention more often than once
in four years. He has a collection
of autographed pictures of all the
Presidents of the United States
starting with James A. Garfield.
Mr.. Dean conceived the idea of
this collection in 1909, when he ac-
quired from an uncle the pictures
of Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland,
Harrison, Mckinley and Theodore
Roosevelt. They were all auto
graphed and mounted in a single
frame and formed the nucleus of
the present collection.
The next item was acquired
through the efforts of Mr.. Deans
son, r. w. Dean, and was inscribed
to him by President Taft. This
also was in 1909, at the time Mr..
Dean first thought of such a COL
lection.
The last five pictures in this in
tereSting group are all inscribed to
their owner by the respective Presi-
dents-Wilson, Harding, Coolidge,
Hoover and F. D. Roosevelt. Mr..
Deans collection is thus complete
for the moment and will not require
further attention, other than keep
ing the pictures busted, until an
other President is inaugurated.
Mr.. Deans second interest is in
events and persons of historical in
terest. and besides this presidential
set, he has three other pictures
autographed to him and which he
prizes highly. They are portraits
Of Roscoe Turner, J. Elgar Hoover
and Lowell Thomas.
Mr.. Dean was a resident of San
Francisco for the eight years prior
to 1901 and was naturally much
concerned over the earthquake and
fire which destroyed that city in
1906. A cousin who still lived in
California at the time of the fire
sent Mr.. Dean copies of San Fran
cisco newspapers bearing accounts
Of the disaster. He has saved these
and enjoys showing them to inter-
ested visitors.
A particular oddity among these
papers is Q. single sheet, printed in
Oakland on April 10. 1906. carrying
the story of the quake for three sep
arate San Francisco papers, the
Call, the Chronicle and the Exami-
ner. The plants of all these papers
were burned in the fire, which start
ed on April 18. 1906, and the man.