The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-09
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Peering Skyward t teM , tbi,
war scare was all paper talk Re
sponSible statesmen of Europe had
things well in hand.
On this same day, there was a
little item, back in the dustbin of
the newspaper, reporting that, in
certain minor changes in the army,
the President was putting the "ac-
cent on youth" One Brig. Gen.
Delos c. Emmons, youth Of 81,
was tipped to the post of chief of
the army's mobile general head
quarters air force. Five or six other
youngsters were similarly elevated.
The other day, the quietly ef-
fective General Emmons was
given direction of a new organi-
cation Of possibly SOC, 200 or
500 200 civilian air raid spoilers.
Four brigadier generals will as
sist him in recruiting and train
ing his volunteer observers.
Back in 1916, we thought of air
planes as primarily useful for OBJ
servation, and it was the signal
corps, our only flying service, that
the then Captain Emmons entered.
He adapted himself quickly to the
fighting as well as observing uses Of
planes, became a keen technician
in the art Of plane development and
flying, and, in 1920 and 1921 taught
flying at Harvard university. He is
a native of Huntington, w. Va, and
graduated from West Point in 1909
MISS MABEL BOARDMAN, tall,
AA regal, tireless and alert, is a
born co-operator and commander.
Her 40 years with the Red Cross is
An Accident Gaze t a timely ct CT,
Disaster Victims only in the
Cause to Rejoice ths traaaS o.,
OF London, but in her current Wash
ington announcement that the Red
Cross is geared for swift emergency
action. In this connection, she men
tons the fact that it sent more than
$4,000, 900 to Europe last year, and
gives other details of its expanding
and lntensifying organization.
Miss BOardman is secretary
OF the American Red Cross.
During her service, its member
ship has grown from 300 to
15,OO0,0 900, with much of the
credit for this increase assigned
to her. Born and reared in
Cleveland, with abundant means
and distinguished family ante
cedents, she was a Washington
society bud. In 1900, a friend
made an unauthorized use of her
name as one Of the incorpora-
tors OF the new Red Cross.
Miss Boardman accepted the call
and has helped guide and build the
vast organization with unhagging
energy and administrative and or
ganizing ability. She is straight as
ramrod, serene and at ease, but
with touch of military alertness,
AN ever watchful evangel against
all the plaques of the litany.
Asst October, Major Edward
- Bowes, of radio fame, gave his
Westminster estate to the Lutheran
church. Then, in November. he
Maj. Bowes Gives gave his e.
With Freedom of and his 30
One From Frisco foot foot $, speed ed
navy. Previously he had given TO
st. Patrick's cathedral four huge
English elms and eight Schwedleri
NAPLES. And now he is giving to
st. Patrick's an Andrea del Sarto
painting, masterpiece of the Floren-
tine painter, done in 1918. 1t is
THE Holy Family With St. John
and Ste. Elizabeth"
The major started on a grand
garrison finish, along in his ff-
ties. This writer remembers
him as a genial evangeI of real
estate, and a crusader against
crime in San Francisco. many
years ago. Even in that dav he
had imposed on grammar
school education the smOOthest
dictiOn in those parts.
1t was in San Francisco, a most
theatrical town, that he moved into
the theater. 1t was in 1917 that he
built the Capitol theater in New
York and thereafter his career was
q pleasant upbound ride on a gold.
plated escalator.
OF and on, he has been radios
best magnet for fan-mail and his
take" has been put down at around
$25 900 q week. He started his
amateur hour in 1884 and it quickly
blaZed into q four-eleven confagra-
ton. He lives abstemiously, as to
food and drink, but sports a S38, 900
car, with venetian blinds, a refrig-
orator and gold-rimmed dishes. and
he provides plenty Of Lucullan trim.
mings for the entertainment OF his
guests. He gives things away on
the slightest provocation and
couldn't possibly have come from
anywhere but San Francisco.