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Evening star., 1941-10-12
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
By Edmond Henderer.

Although there is no way of
knowing who first collected them,
we do know that dolls of some Sort
have existed from the dawn of hui
manity, and some collections >ex-
listed long, long ago. In spite Of
this, the Dollogy Club of Washing
ton is probably our youngest local
hobby club, although certainly not
our smallest.
Organized last January, the club
now has about so members in the
adult group and some II members
in the newer junior club. The
juniors are not as yet fully or
ganized and are at present meet
ing with the adult club.
Meeting are held on the first Sat-
urday in each month at 1914 Con-
necticut avenue NV, preceded by a
luncheon at l pm. The program
usually includes small exhibit of
interesting dolls, or items pertain
ing to them, and a speaker. Elsie
Clark Krug, well-known Baltimore
authority on dolls, was guest speak
er at the October meeting. No meet
ings were held during the summer
months.
In keeping with the subject of
most interest to the members, the
october meeting was opened by
THE Dancing Doll" and The
Funeral March of a Marionette, !"
played on the piano by Beatrice
Jones.
The following dolls were exhib-
tied at the meeting: A china head
doll, between rs and 100 years old,
belonging to Mrs. James Waldo
Fawcett: two large wax dolls, made
in Mexico, shown by Mrs. Lee;
Uncle Remus," made by Mrs. r. j.
Taylor; a doll with head made of
an egg, by Mrs. Kindon, a visitor
from New Jersey; one wooden and
one wax doll, brought by Mrs. Krug:
three beautiful Austrian dolls, dis
played by Mrs. Charles S. Woodin,
and President Roosevelt doll made
of nuts, belonging to Mrs. E. Estes.
The main topic of Mrs. Krug's
talk was Dolls in Poetry" and she
read a number of poems by way of
illustration. An interesting point
mentioned by Mrs. Krug was the
use Of dolls by psychiatrists in the
child-behavior clinic at Johns Hop
kins Hospital. She stated that by
observing a child's reactions when
left alone with a doll the doctors
are able to obtain information the
child refuses to divulge or doesn't
know itself. She also expressed the
theory that the motivating force be-
hind a child'S love for doll is not
maternalism but desire for under
standing companionship.
Officers of the Dollogy Club are:
Mrs. Charles S. Woodin, president;
Mrs. Laura Waters, vice president;
Mrs. Roger D. Marsden, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Catherine Rodg-
ers, recording secretary, and Miss
Josephine Garrison, treasurer. Wis.,
itors will be welcomed at the
Evening star., 1941-10-12

President R. H. Higgins announced
that the Federal League would en-
ter several pairs in the metropoli-
tan event of the championship
games of the Washington Bridge
League to be held in two sessions
next Saturday, in the hope of re-
tanning the Metropolitan Plaque
which it now holds. This award IS
made to the club or bridge organ
ization whose three best pairs make
the highest aggregate score in the
match. The main prize in this
event is The Evening Star Trophy.
The National Press Club opened
its fall series of pair games on Mon
day night in the club auditorium.
Despite the fact that the night
was the hottest in the year, there
was almost a record attendance.
Top score was made by Karl w.
Greene and Roy Loughton. C. E.
Stewart and v. Sveshnikoff were
second and w. H. Mylander and
Ned Brooks third. Paul E. Golden
directed the game and acted as
scorekeeper.
The program for the 18th annual
Evening star., 1941-10-12
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and of
the Stamp Press-Lis of Local Meetings

result in new wine revenue stamps,
and let 1t be repeated that it is legal
to collect all such evidences of pay
ment-a mistaken Treasury Depart
ment lawyer to the contrary not
withstandlng.
Gratitude is the theme of the
1941 Christmas seal for the Philip
pine Islands. The label will be
issued in six different colors early
in December for free distribution.
A representation of the baptism
of Sultan Ali Mudin of Jolo in 175O
Evening star., 1941-10-12
In Local Bridge Circles
BY Frank b. Lord

A new foursome, captained by
Gene Hermann and known as the
Compensation Board, joined the
Federal Bridge League in its team
of-four series last Tuesday night al
the Wardman Park Hotel and came
within a small fraction of taking
the leadership from teams already
entered. With an average of .604
they were only Ola per cent be-
hind the Lions who continued tc
hold first place with 618.
The V. A. I. N. team made a
commendable showing, winning 1612
boards out of "a to take third place
with a percentage of $50 in section
one In point rating in this section
G. F. Kneip and w. w. Barron OF
the Justice team were high, North
and South, with 73 match points
Miss Doris RothWell and Mrs. Will
liam Schwartz, V. A. I. N, were
high, East and West, also with 73
In section two, the Compensation
Board boys won 1412 out of "a
boards, losing only 9l2, which, be-
cause they had played fewer boards
in the series than any other team,
made them second in the list of
three sections. w. c. Fewell and
D. r. Shankle, Stays, were high,
North and South, with rs match
points and Mr.. Hermann and R. C.
Kaiser. Compensation Board, were
high, East and West.
In section three, the Redskins
won, 1872 out of "a boards. High.
North and South, were Mrs. Stein
and Rush Buckley of the Rush
team, with 50 match points. R. E.
Mullen and J. Livermore, Redskins,
were high, East and West. also with
54 points.
The percentage standings of the
teams and sections follow:
Evening star., 1941-10-12

colors, showing "typically Spanish
scenes" The list includes: Sc,
brown; 10c. red; 15c, green; zoe,
blue; and 40c, dull violet.
Alumni of Notre Dame University
have requested commemorative for
the centenary of its founding.
Three rajahs, all white men, are
to be portrayed on series of COM
memorative stamps for the CEN
tenary of Sarawak.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Walter Myers will be guest of
honor at meeting of the Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L street NV,
Tuesday evening, October 81.
The Union of South Africa has
released stamp in recognition of
the defense work of women. A girl
in stupid sort of motor cap is the
principal feature of the design
The denomination is Sd, the color
deep blue.
Adam K. Bert is editing the stamp
department of the lobbyist,
monthly magazine published by
Charles r. Straub, Avalon, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Letter carriers in England from
1893 to 1855 wore top hats and frock
coats as evidence of the high re-
spectability of their profession.
The first Philatelic Congress of
Great Britain was held at Man.
chester in February, 1909.
Hugh M. Clark, president of Scott
Publications, Inc, is arranging the
sale of the philatelic property of
the late John F. Rust of Cleveland
including two trunks filled with
early United States covers, never
mounted.
The engraver of the first stamps
of Belgium was an Englishman, j.
Henry Robinson.
William Steiner has been ap-
pointed stamp editor of Junior
Scholastic Magazine, New York City.
The marriage of Rolston Lyon,
well-known in local pre-cancel
circles, and Thelma King of the
secretarial staff of Washington
Cathedral, has been announced
Belgium has released a beautiful
series of semi-postals showing por-
traits of important rulers of the
Lowlands from the 14th to the 18th
century. One of the sovereigns COM
memorated is Philip, called "the
Good" Duke of Burgundy and Bra
bant and Count of Flanders and
Hainaut, 1396-1467. According to
J. Avery Wells in Mekeel's Weekly
Stamp News, "he captured and was
instrumental in causing the execu-
ton of Jeanne dare" yet was the
founder of the Order of the Golden
Fleece.
Mrs. Lowell Ragatz, writing for
her husband under the pen name
"Katheryn van den Berg, reports
that he received 1,476 answers to
brief request for counterfeits pub
lished in Stamps Magazine. Is 1t
possible that there are that many
collectors who know fake" when
they see one?
Italian stamps overprinted "Crna
Cora" in Cyrillic characters are be-
ing distributed in that portion Of
Yugoslavia which once was known
as Montenegro, "the Black Noun
tain"
Collectors are beginning to real
ize the difficulties involved in trying
to preserve unspoiled the rotogra-
vure stamps of Great Britain, Ger
many, Hungary and other countries
having recourse to the offset sys-
tenn of printing. Such postal labels
rub of" against any album page
Evening star., 1941-10-12

envelope apparently is a regular
post Office cancellation including a
V and a single spray-perhaps an
olive branch-on each side of the v.
On the Norwegian stamp itself is a
handinked V. Some collectors ex-
press belief that the regular can
collation. is pro-Nazi and the hand
done V is not"
From Spanish Morocco. according
to the Associated Press, there comes
set of five new stamps in vivid
Evening star., 1941-10-12

There is probably no enterprise
that carries as many heartaches and
headaches as the kennel business,
and yet the puppy raising enthusiast
persists. Occasionally he receives a
letter from a customer that makes
all the grief fade into nothingness
and the pleasure which he knows he
gives and sometimes receives colors
the world a vivid rose.
Such a letter was received in
Washington recently from Mrs Paul
Hendry in Florida. Mrs. Hendry
bought collie by mail from a local
breeder She knew exactly what
kind of dog she wanted. knew that
it would take more money than she
could easily spare, and presented
the problem by mail to a breeder
whose advertisement had caught her
eye and whose anger to her original
letter of inquiry had taken her fancy.
The breeder went to great trouble to
get her dog that would fit into
her way of life and arranged pay
ments that could be comfortably met.
After six months. Mrs. Hendry re-
ported on the collie which she named
Fair Ellen. Although Fair Ellen is
still a pup, psychologically Of about
the same age as the Hendrys' little
girl, yet she has shown her sagacity
and dependability. 1t seems that
the Hendrys' home is on the edge
Of deep canal, and that the daugh-
ter goes to neighbors house to
play with the children. Fair Ellen
always painstakingly walks between
the edge of the canal and the child.
When the girl is in bed, Fair Ellen
romps with any dog in the neigh
borhood. When the baby is out, no
dog dare come near the Hendry
yard. In every way, dog and child
are perfect companions. Each is
safer and happier for having the
other.
The Potomac Boxer Club is stag
ing its second annual puppy match
on November on the grounds OF
the Keith Merrill home on Belmont
road. This show should surpass even
last years record event. John Phelps
Wagner of Milwaukee, one of the
best known boxer breeders and owner
of the Mazelaine Kennels, will Judge
the pups at this show Wagner is
the author of the standard work or
this breed
In addition to the puppy classes
divided for pups from to 4, 4 to
to and 9 to y months, there viii
be classes for novice dogs, and oper
classes for dogs with points anc
without points. All classes will bt
divided by sex. An innovation vii
be the exhibition classes of stud dogs
1t is hoped that there also will be
classes of stud dogs with their get
Theodore Kapneck may bring
down his Kristl of Hernia, a boxer
with the Utility Dog degree, highest
offered by the American Kenne
Club for obedience trained dogs
Kristl will demonstrate what the
well-trained dog should know.
Mrs. Grace Middlebrook of Dahl
gren, Va, went to the cog mart held
recently at Fredericksburg. Va
While there she succumbed to the
wiles of a female collie and of q
man who claimed to be from Fairfax
and to have acquired the dog which
she now fears was never the property
of the man who sold it to her. She
describes her purchase as being
about IL years old, white with tan
Evening star., 1941-10-12

with which they may be brought
into contact. Details of design dis
appear as the ink spreads" on the
paper background. The surface fin
ish is sensitive to the slightest touch
shows every mar Considering the
cost of some of the recent sets
manufactured by the soft" method
it is a pity that they are mot long
for this world"
Two recent stamps of France serve
to publiciZe the ancient towns OF
Beoune and Anglers. One, SIR.
brown, shows a view of the Hotel
Dieu in the former; the other 10fr.
lilac, the skyline of the latter.
The "dictators" stamps of Libia
Mussolini and Hitler as Axis part
ners are available in the follow
ing values and colors-5c, orange;
lOc, brown; zoe, dull violet; Csc
green; soc, purple; 75c, bright car
mine; 1.25L, bright blue; soc, dark
green (airmaiD.
Haughton Sanguinetti. former
stamp editor of the lamented Bos-
ton Evening Transcript, has recov-
cred from a long illness and is re-
siding at 80 Maple avenue, Newton,
Mass.
Cleveland has been chosen for the
1912 convention of the American
Philatelic Society despite a pre-
dominant sentiment at Baltimore
for the acceptance Of an invitation
from Havana.
Robert B. Patton of Merchant
vile, N. j., is in Washington for a
visit with his cousin, Hildreth Smith.
His phone number is Decatur 4792-J
and he would be happy to hear from
philatelic friends.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This evening at 7:15-"Voice OF
Philately" program, Station WINK
Robert E. Fellers. superintendent of
stamps, Post Office Department,
guest speaker; c. w. Inglee, master
of ceremonies.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, Stamposium, resi-
dence of James L. Brewrink, 1929
Randolph street NE.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Capital
Precancel Club, Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV. Elec-
ton of officers, program, exchange.
George w. Hawse, secretary, in
charge of arrangements.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School. Program, exhibition, bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee Sher-
atom Hotel Fifteenth and L streets
NV. Auction of foreign and do
mestic stamps and covers.
Thursday evening at 8-East
Washington Stamp Club, Eastern
High School, East Capitol street.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
WHITES MEN.

White TO Play and Mate in Three Moves
Three points on problem No 373 are
added to the ladder scores of H. H. Howe.
Eugene Eklund, J. Leslie Padgett, H z.
Miller, F. r. Mueller
On No. 374 three points are credited
also to Charles 6. Carlton. Howe, W. L.
Elledse. DR.. G. w. Hervey. Miller. EkIunk.
NJ. L. jacobson, A. le Grand Stafford, Mary
A Losan, w K Utteridge, j L Hall Fred
Sherwood, Mueller. Norman lie Roux. One
point 10 Stanley Davis
Chess problem No. 375 by the Old World
Master Lucena was composed in 149s and
one mating variation iS-lB-Q4, XXX;
K-B6, any move by black: 3 R-Ks check
mate The three-mover IS solved by early
birds Eledge, E. Nash. LIE Roux. W B
Boyer. Stafford. Dr. Hervey and Howe
thanks for promptly solving the problems
and mailing same. Howe seems dubious
about Lucena composing the problem in
14as. My reply is that 1 personally con-
slder the game of chess TO be over 5 1000
years old, any other scholar as F j. R
Murray, to the contrary. Chess problems
were invented 450 years ago according TO
written records and some problems have
an even more ancient vintage.
Chess Problem No. $50.
BY PHILIPPE STAMINA. Aleppo, Syria,
cerca 1897.
Transcribed by W. r. Henry. 1860.
BLACK. MEN
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Queens Gambit Declined.

Reservations may be made for the
Koltanowski exhibition. Only 10
boards will be allowed and three
players may jointly consult at each
table against the master. The tar
iff will be 81 per player. and spec
tators will only pay a door charge
Of rs cents. All fees go to the visit
ing expert. Send all reservation re-
quests to the Chess Divan. The
Divan will furnish the necessary
game equipment.
Evening star., 1941-10-12

monthly meetings and the club Is
open to new members. Not only
doll collectors but all those inter-
ested in any phase of the subject
are eligible for membership.
In case any on thinks that doll
collecting and related subjects are
strictly feminine hobbies it should
be noted that men comprise 80 per
cent of the doll collectors in the
United States.
The weekly meeting date for the
Silver Spring Aeronauts has been
changed from Monday to every
other Tuesday, starting last Tues
day. The place remains the same,
Montgomery Blair High School,
Silver Spring, 7:45 pm.
We announce with much pleasure
that John Edwards has been re-
leased from the hospital and,
although still under his doctors
| care, is able to resume his duties
as secretary of the Washington
Model Yacht Club.
This club lost several of its most
active members last summer. K.
Baumgarten, one of its mainstays,
being the most recent to depart.
There may be some magic to change
the tide in Mr.. Edwards return,
! for three new members have just
been added to the list, and the
clubs good will ambassador. w. c.
Schlaefer, is expected to return soon.
One of the new members, John
M. Friedlander, is a recent convert
to the hobby. The other two are
well-knoWn model yachtSmen who
have been transferred here. They
are Hugh Ross from Connecticut
and Charles M. Cutmore from the
Central Park Club, New York.
Meetings This Week.
Tuesday-Washington Ship Model
Society, home of DR.. R. H. Mitchell,
2008 Fort Davis drive Sc, pm.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Society
OF Model Engineers, room 1856, Union
Station, 9 pm. Special meeting,
movies and model display. Visitors
welcome.
Thursday - Washington Model
Yacht Club, home of j. j. Patrick,
l704 Capitol avenue NE, pm.
Friday-National Aquarium So
ciety, room 7057, Commerce Depart
| ment, pm. Speaker, j. Walter
Fritz, on live food and breeding egg
layers; also a tour of the aquarium,
conducted by its director, Fred Or
singer.
Next Sunday-Nationa Aquarium
Society family outing to Fort Bel
voir. Assembly in front of Com
merce Department at pm.
(Mr. Henderer lOiH be glad to
anSwer queries pertaining to hob
bies and lobbyists. Address him
IN care OF The Sunday Star, and
H. q personal reply is desired,
inclose selt-addressed, stamped
enUelope.)
Evening star., 1941-10-12

tournament of the Washington
Bridge League District champion
ships, opening next Thursday after
noon at the Shoreham Hotel, fol-
lows:
Major events:
Women's pair championship for
the Columbia Trophy, first session,
Thursday, 2 pm; second session,
Friday, 2 pm. open to any pair Of
women; 1910 winners, Mrs. H. G..
/ Campbell and Mrs. Frederick Eb-
erSOn.
Mems pair championship for the
Presidents Cup, Friday, pm. Open
TO any pair of two men. No pre-
vlous winners; new event.
Mixed pair championship for
Capital Cup, first session, Thursday,
$3.50 pm, second session: Friday,
$50 pm. Open to any pair of one
man and one woman, two sessions
without elimination; 1910 winners,
Mrs. Leon Landauer and Leroy
Thurtell.
Open pair championship for
Woodward Cup, first session, Satur-
day, 2:30 pm; second, Saturday,
$50 pm. Open to any pair. first
session qualifying round; 1910 win
ners, Mrs. H. P. Woods and Joseph
Grinsfelder.
Team-of-four championship for
the Eynon Bowl, first session, next
Sunday, 1l:30 am; second session,
Sunday, 5 pm. Open to any team
of four players; 1910 winners. M. I.
Strouse. Edward Pierson, J. S. Sur
rock, Ira Haygooni, DR.. Frank Di
Paula.
Other events:
Metropolitan pair match for The
Evening Star Trophy, first session,
Saturday, 2;30 pm; second ses-
sion, Saturday, $50 pm. Open to
players who have never won the
match before and who, between
them, have never held more than
four master points.
Special pair game, Saturday, $3.50
pm, for convertible master points.
Open to any players; 1910 winners,
M. l.. Kessler and Leo Joel.
On to Richmond" game, Sun
day, 5 pm. Compliment to Rich
mond players for special prizes.
P. E. Henninger, chairman of
Tournament Committee; Russell J.
Baldwin, tournament director.
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Margaret Kernodle, writing for the
Associated Press Feature Service,
says: Collectors of covers are spec
ulating on the origin of VS. appear
ing on many envelopes. A recent
cover from Norway is typical of the
covers bringing up the question,
who did it?' A border across this
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Here is a hand sent in by a Miss
P. j." with the proud boast that
she made four spades on it. being
the only declarer in a seven-table
duplicate who reached and made
that contract. West was dealer and
North and South were vulnerable.
In the auction, West had first bid
clubs and then hearts which East
had supported once. South bid four
spades with one raise from North.
Evening star., 1941-10-12

STAMPS AND COINS.
Maiden VOYAGE S. s. Extavia, High Seas
Cancellation. Special Cover India Stamps,
15c. Philatelic Agent. American Export
Lines, 81 Park Row, N. Y. c.
FREE! COMPLETE "UNITED STATES"
STAMP CATALOG with l 900 illustrations,
III. K: HARRIS & co. 519 Transit Build
ing, Boston. Mass.
Rare miniature sheets. U. S. white
Plains, 81 so, Germany, Iposta 1890,
so. 90. Only two of kind. Emerson
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Postal service between Switzerland
and the Balkan countries is reported
to have been resumed, but whether
or not letters are being permitted to
pass to Greece is unknown.
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Chess Problem No. 379.
BY PHILIPPE STAMINA. Aleppo, Syria,
cerca 1877.
Transcribed by w. r. Henry, 1850.
BLACK MEN
Evening star., 1941-10-12
STAMPS AND COINS,

New taxes on wine probably will
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Harry L. Lindquist won first prize
IN recent competitive exhibition
staged by the Collectors Club of
New York. He displayed his mag
nifcent specialized collection of the
early stamps of Guatemala.
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Two recent stamps of France serve
to publicize the ancient towns of
Beoune and Anglers. One, STR,
brown, shows a view of the Hotel
Dieu in the former; the other 10fr.,
lilac, the skyline of the latter.
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Haughton Sanguinetti. former
stamp editor of the lamented Bos-
ton Evening Transcript, has recov-
cred from a long illness and is re-
siding at 80 Maple avenue, Newton,
Mass,
Evening star., 1941-10-12

The program for the 11th annual
Evening star., 1941-10-12

Ethiopia, better known to the
philatelic public as Abyssinia, is to
have its own stamps again-at least
for a while.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Woodmen Circle

Mrs. Ella Smith, guardian of Will
low Grove Circle. has returned from
the 50th anniversary celebration at
Omaha, Nebr., and reported on the
proceedings of the National Institute.
The Tau Phi Lambda Sorority,
young women's division of the Wood
men Circle, reelected Miss Ruby
Gene Beaver of Indianapolis, presi-
dent; reelected Mrs. Dorothy De
Waal of San Antonio, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ruth Brown of Omaha,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
Alberta Walling of Albuquerque,
warden. Elected to Office for the
first time were Miss Thelda Rohrer,
Sacramento, Calf; Miss Frances
Vestal, Des Moines, Iowa; Miss
Agnes Refs, Chicago. Ill; Miss Jean
Karr, Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs Elda
Hall. Columbus, Ohio.