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Taxing the Soldiers

The announcement that married
men with dependents probably will
have to be drafted in large numbers
next year adds a great deal Of force
to the arguments which have been
advanced in favor of the Ruml plan
to place the Federal income tax on
pay-as-you-go basis.
II the expectation that from ten
to thirteen million men ultimately
will be placed in military service is
realized, it seems inevitable that
several million of them will have to
come from the lists of family men
those who will feel the economic
effects Of induction most severely.
Under existing law their income tax
payments could be deferred, but they
would be expected to pay the full
amount within six months after be-
Ing released from the service. And
1t they should be killed in action,
their estates still would be liable
for the tax.
These consequences of the present
tax system obviously are undesirable
and injurious to morale. 1t is bad
enough to keep civilians, whose earn
ing power remains more or less
stable. in perpetual debt to the Gov
ernment, but 1t is much worse to cut
OH a mans earning power by draft
ing him for military service and still
hold him liable for an income tax
debt that he cannot pay by reason
of the Governments action.
If there were no alternative, of
course, this situation would have to
be tolerated. But when it could be
corrected by adoption of some ade-
quate pay-as-yougo plan, with
probable benefit rather than harm to
the Treasury's revenue position, it
seems strange that there should be
any opposition to the taking of
remedial action. After ALL it was the
Government and not the taxpayer
that hit upon the unhappy and
uneconomic device of paying the tax
on last years income out of this
years earnings. When the current
tax bill reaches the Senate floor, it
is to be hoped that an earnest effort
will be made to secure adoption of
the Ruml plan or some similar
method of rectifying the income tax
deficiencies, which were undesirable
In peacetime and which will become
thoroughly intolerable when tied up
with the tremendous burden imposed
by a wartime tax bill
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worthwhile creative endeavor.

worthwhile creative endeavor.
Prof. Nicoll Of course, might have
argued that vast national effort to
survive Is in Itself labor toward
high-the very highest! human
ideals. Victory, when 1t has been
won over a barbarous foe, may be
considered an artistic event. Ger
tainly, the spiritual connotations of
such a triumph are akin with those
involved in the production of a mas
terpiece OF Observation-Disclosures s
murals in the Sistine Chapel, for ex-
ample. Dante and Milton might
have been field marshals, Beethoven
and Wagner commanders, Suger and
Sir Christopher Wren captains. They
were, fundamentally, mathemati-
clans, strategists and engineers deal
ing with light and sound and other
materials" as though they were
battalions and squadrons.
And II this logic be justified. it
must follow that even the least par
ticipant in the global conflict now in
progress Is inspired and lifted UP"
to his duty. Had Prof. Nicoll wished,
he might have shown physical proof
OF the change which is occurring
under the influence OF the war. Men
and women have altered for the bet
ter. Ask those who are most notably
skilled in observing the human pag-
cant as it moves onward from day
to day. and they will testify to the
fact Of this variation. Not uniforms
merely, nor discipline, nor the sacred
anger" which millions feel against
the Axis aggressors, but something
nobler and more stalwart, something
instinctively glorious and brave, is
coming into being among the cru
saders for freedom. 1t may not be
amenable to analysis, but it is real.
Possibly, it represents the start of
another Renaissance such as made
Europe wonderful after the Dark
Ages.
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ably would not have been puzzled by
anything that he previously had said.
The message that he wished to give
was In no wise partisan or prejudiced.
"1t has cost endless suffering" he ex-
planned, to make the world ashamed
OF its wrongs and ready to move
toward truth You will be safe from
the perils of sel1shness as you ex-
perience the old but ver-deepening
truth that you have been died for.
In the strength Of this motive, your
country expects you to carry on in
the unending struggle between those
who are fascinated by the future and
those who are caught by the power of
the past" Certainly, it would have
done no harm if he had added: You
have been lived for as we'll as died
for, and the men and the women who
are of most notable value to their
neighborS and themselves are those
who are most free from the fixations
and the delusions of both time that
is gone and time that is yet to be.
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ever, is far from easy and far from
popular, although both England and
Canada have found that their people
were more ready to make sacrifices than
the government was to demand those
sacrifices.
The degree of imitation control becomes
a measure Of the degree of mobilization
of nation for modern war. President
Roosevelt shows that he is ready to set
about that mobilization on broad basis
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dent Pro-tempore of the Senate to which
ne had been reelected on March 7, looD
would sit on the left of the host. and tho
Speaker OF the House in the third place.
In the failure OF the Vice President the
speaker should have the second place.
Rather than valve this, Speaker Cannon
asked to be excused from attendinv
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Fireworks
Disploy
Other
Activities

EX-Prisoners' Association. There were
assemblies of cavalry and of naval units
There were excursions down the Potomac
for various groups and many private
receptions for smaller units.
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page of type so fine that it was equivalent
to two full pages of the modern Star
The address was delivered at Albaugh's
Opera House, long since torn down, but
then standing on Pennsylvania avenue
near Fifteenth street.
That night there were fireworks on
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On the Engagement Pad
Star Staff Photos.

Washington Chapter Of ORT-Sat-
urday, 2:30 to 5 pm, membership
tea with Mrs. Aaron Schwartzman,
1920 Sixteenth street NV;
speaker. Helen Vogt, What Well
Do Without and Why Well Like
It."
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion-Today, 5 pm, Dolly Madison
Chapter, golden anniversary tea.
Chapter House. Tomorrow. 1890
pm, Army and Navy Chapter,
Kennedy-Warren; speaker, Nine.
Helen Lombard, THE Fighting
French" Tomorrow afternoon,
Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter,
Christmas meeting, Chapter House.
Tomorrow, Deborah Knapp Chap
ter, Chapter House; speaker, Miss
Luella P. Chase. Tomorrow,
pm, American Chapter, Christ
mas party at 213 Seaton place NE.
Tuesday, 8 pm, Fort McHenry
Chapter, Central Union Mission,
Christmas program. Wednesday
8p.m., Marcia Burns Chapter with
Mrs. Mabel l.. R. Bernhard, 1885
Spring place NV, Christmas
party. Wednesday,, $50 pm,
Manor House Chapter, Chapter
House; Christmas musical Thurs
day. Historical Research Commit
tee, Chapter House, book review
at 1890 am. followed by meet
ing at II am; speaker, Miss
Janet Richards. Lafayette, Hero
of Three Revolutions" Thursday
1:3o pm, Americanism Commit
tee. annual Christmas tea for stu
dents Of Americanization School
Saturday, 2 pm, Descendants OF
rs Chapter. Chapter House
speakers. Mrs. Godfrey Creyke
Mrs. Jean Bennett.
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USO Weekly Program
Offered to Night Workers
YWCA Open From 1880 Pm. to Am.
On Thursday to Provide Night Out
By Frances Lide,
Women's Club Editor

Ever try working from midnight?
Then know the time
wnen most OF friends
day worker ptoe about
You'd to bed you're after your own
ONCE day" and the least bit
What you really would like is chat a
would be nice blazing Or maybe YOU feel
energetic play games of one sort or
another.
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Chevy Chase Club
TO Hear Messiah
On Wednesday

Ihe Christmas portion of Handel's
Messiah will be presented bv the
music section of the CHEVY Chase
Woman's Club at the monthly meet
ing of the club Wednesday after
noon. A short business session will
be held at pm, followed bv the
musical program, which will include
Christmas carols and other special
music.
Mrs. Rebecca Yancev Williams
We!l-knoUn Virginia author. will re-
view her newest book, Garry Me
Back" at a meeting of the literature
section at 2 pm. Friday. Members
recall with pleasure a visit from
Mrs. Williams last year when she
came from Richmond to review her
hrSt book, The Vanishing Vir-
ginian."
A group of Christmas carols will
be sung by Miss Mary Russell Kelley
teacher of music at Chevy Chase
Junior College, accompanied by he,
mother, Mrs. Arthur Williams. Mrs
Lee r. Pennington will preside al
the meeting which will be followed
by tea. Mrs. Lawson Meyer is tea
hostess. All club members anc
friends are invited to attend.
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Jewish Relief
Group to Install

Election and installation Of ON
GERS will be held by the Washington
Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish Con-
sumptives' Relief Society OF Denver.
Wednesday afternoon at the Jewish
Community Center.
Luncheon will be served at 1890
pm. by Mrs. Louis Dinowitz and
members of her committee, to be
followed by election Officers will
be installed by Mrs. Martin Mendel-
sohn.
A program of mLsic will be fea-
tured with Miss Jane Davis, soprano,
and Joseph Zeiss. tenor, of the First
Reformed Church. in group of
songs and duets, accompanied by
Mrs. Clara Bernheimer at the piano
Miss Davis Is the daughter OF
Senator James Davis Of Pennsylva-
MIA. Both she and Mr.. Zeiss are
pupils Of Mrs. Bernheimer.
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University Women
ToCive Yule PIav

A Christmas play will be pre-
sented by the drama group of the
College Park Branch, American As
sociation of University Women, at
pm. tomorrow in Anne Arundel
Hall. University of Maryland. Mrs.
Gordon Prang will direct the play
and the cast will include Mrs. Leo
Cain, Mrs. E. C. Cox, Mrs. Lane
Moore and Miss Katherine Taube.
Mrs. Merrill Gay of the handi-
craft study group will present a
handicraft demonstration of the
Christmas story in pictures.
Several songs and the singing of
Christmas carols will be offered by
the music study group, with Mrs.
Peter Lejins as leader.
A social hour will follow the pro-
gram, in charge of committee
which includes Mrs. Ernest Walker.
chairman; Mrs. Mary c. Dillon, Mrs.
A. B. Hardcastle. Mrs. Merrill Gay
and Miss Ruth Hewlett.
Special guests will be recent
graduates of the University of
Maryland who live in or near COL
lege Park.
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Miss Everett
To Show Pictures

Colored moving pictures and slides
OF Hawii and Australia will be shown
by Miss Katherine Everett before
the Wanderlust Travel Club at
pm. Tuesday. The meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Beryl
Brannon, IL Adams street NV. with
Miss Katherine Farrell and Miss
Lee Biggs as assistant hostesses.
Scenes will include Sydney, the
Isles of Maui and Molokai and Pearl
Harbor
Miss Mary Sue Callicott will pre-
side at the business meeting, in the
absence of Miss Frances Fox, the
president, who is away on Govern
ment business.
The Christmas cheer boxes to be
presented to local hospital will be
collected by Miss Margaret William
son, chairman, Miss Lee Biggs and
Miss Lois Mcclure.
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Washington Club
ToHear Chaplain
NJ. F. Williams

Members of the Washington Club
anticipate an unusually interesting
program Tuesday morning when
Chaplain Merritt F. Williams, U. S
N, who was on the aircraft carrier
Wasp when she was sunk in the
Coral Sea battle, will recount some
Of his experiences.
A change in the program for the
book chat scheduled for tomorrow
has been announced, with Mrs.
Charles Conard substituting for Mrs,
Moncure Burke who will be unable
to attend the meeting.
A luncheon for members and
ruests will be held at the club
Wednesday and a Christmas dinner
accompanied by a program Of songs
and carols, will be given THURSDAY
evening. The dinner has proven so
popular that it is already over
subscribed. Those entertaining in
clude Mrs. Frank F. Bunker, presi-
dent: Miss Grace Burton, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, vice
president; Mrs. B. w. Porter, Mrs.
Norman Anderson, Miss Emma
Strider. Mrs. william Wheatley, Mrs
William G. Hill. Mrs. Adrien Busick,
Miss Louise Leisenring Mrs, Robert
Hunter, Mrs. James Berrall, Mrs.
Paul Stanley Bond, Miss Martha
Scott and Mrs w. w. Sloan.
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District Federation Of Women's
Clubs-Thursday, 1890 m, 2460
Sixteenth street NV; monthly
meeting.
District Daughters of the American
Colonists-Tomorrow, 8 pm, OAR
Chapter House, 1882 Massachusetts
avenue NV: illustrated lecture,
Colonial williamsburg by Mrs.
Jasper Beall
Housekeepers Tuesday, 2
pm, with Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
2345 Ashmead place NV; speak
ers. Lady Dill, Mrs. r. D. Rands
and Mrs. Furman Rymer.
Wanderlust Travel Club-Tuesday,
8 pm, with Miss Beryl Brannon,
II Adams street NV; slides of
Hawaii and Australia.
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy-Fr!day, $50 pm, YWCA;
Christmas dinner honoring Mrs.
Harold w. Robbins; convention
report.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society
Auxiliary-Wednesday. 1890 pm,
Jewish Community Center; mu-
sicale and election of officers.
Washington Chapter of Hadassah-
Tuesday, Jewish Community Gen.
ter; program on Hadassah's medi-
cal organization; speaker, Mrs.
Leopold Freudberg.
National Womans Party-Today, 5
pm. Alva Belmont House, l44 B
street NE: open house and tea;
reviewer, Thursa Bakey.
National Park College Alumnae-
Tomorrow, 1890 pm, Fairfax
Hotel: luncheon: reviewer, Mrs.
H. Lyle Campbell.
Catholic Daughters of America, Dis
trict Court No. 212-Tuesday, 8
pm, Willard Hotel; business and
social meeting.
Kappa Gamma-Friday, 7:45 pm,
Mayflower HOTEL initiation BAN
quet followed by dance
Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae-Tuesday
8p.m., with Miss Dorothy Calling
2805 Northampton street NV;
joint Christmas party with Beta
Alpha Chapter; speaker. Mrs.
Laurie Hess. Saturday, lis pm,
Club 400; luncheon
Beta Sigma Phi-Tomorrow 8 pm.
ITO Fourteenth street NV, Lam
bda and XII chapters. Tuesday,
pm, ITO Fourteenth street NV,
Eta, Theta and XII Alpha chapters.
Wednesday, pm. 710 Fourteenth
street NV, Omicron and Rho
chapters. Thursday, 8 pm, TO
Fourteenth street NV. Kappa
chapter. Friday, 8 pm ITO Four
teenth street NV, speech class
for Beta Sigma Phi members with
Miss Martyne Woods.
Theta Sigma Phi Alumnae-Wed-
nesday, $50 pm, 1856 Jackson
place NV, dinner; speaker, Alice
Tisdale Hobart.
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Dolly Madison
Chapter of OAR
To Hold Tea
District Group Meets
Today to Observe
Golden Anniversary

A tea in celebration of its golden
anniversary will be held by Dolly
Madison Chapter, District Daughters
of the American Revolution. from S
to Z o'clock today at the Chapter
House. The program will include a
short history Of the chapter by Miss
Flora L. P. johnson. former regent
and chapter historian, and piano
selections by Miss Constance Russell.
Honor guests will be Mrs. Geoffrey
Creyke, District State regent; Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, honorary vice
president general; Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, vice president general
and State officers
A large birthday cake will be
served by Mrs. Alexander H. Ruhl,
the chapter regent, assisted by Mrs.
Leonard B. Baker. Mrs. Henry H.
Knipe. Mrs. George Middleton, Mrs.
Charles D. Wheeler, Mrs. Rober:
A. Bier, Mrs. John c. Weldon and
Mrs. Arthur S. Dascomb.
Talk on "Fighting French"
"T.le Fighting French will be the
subject of a talk by Nine. E. E.
Lombard at a luncheon meeting of
the Army and Navy Chapter at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the Kennedy War
rem. Mrs. James R. Alfonte, his
torian, will introduce the speaker.
whose husband, Col. Lombard, is on
the staff of Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
head OF the Free French. Mrs.
George M. Badger, the regent, will
preside.
The annual Christmas party for
students OF the Americanization
School will be given by the Ameri-
canism Committee at 1:30 pm.
Thursday at the school. A Christ
mas program will be presented by
students of the school and refresh
ments will be served. Mrs. Robert
M. Ferguson is in charge. Mrs. John
w. Edwards. chairman Of Ameri-
canism, will bring a word Of greet
ing.
Miss Richards to Speak.
A book review at 1890 am. will
precede the December meeting of
the Historical Research Committee
at II am. Thursday at the Chapter
House. Mrs. Henry Knipe OF the
Dolly Madison Chapter will review
the recent book. The Port of New
Orleans" Miss Janet Richards,
historian and lecturer. will speak
on Lafayette, Hero of Three Revo-
lutions," at the regular session.
Selections from American, French
and Creole Christmas carols will be
sung by Mrs. Guy Withers, colora-
tura soprano. Mrs. Alfred Garges
will direct the book review and Mrs.
Wilfred J. Clearman, State historian,
will preside.
Airmail stamps for the use OF
servicemen who attend the Central
Union Mission will be presented to
Mrs. Jean Bennett, mission superin-
tendent. at meeting of the De-
scendants Of '76 Chapter at pm.
Saturday. Speakers will include
Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Creyke.
Hostesses for the meeting, which
will be held at the Chapter House,
will include Miss Altha Coons, chair
man; Mrs Alfred Smith and Miss
Josephine Brown.
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continue supplying manpower for
civilian activities when she was
there.
Men were still running streetcars
and performing other duties OF pub
lie utility companies when she left
Japan although, she said, operators
were either younger or older than
formerly.
Men were still working on the
FARMS" she continued, although
women predominated."
The censorship of news is SO
great that Miss Heltibridle believes
Japanese civilians do not know the
real progress of the war
Upon her return to Japan In 1898,
she found that resentment toward
foreigners had become noticeable.
Minor Jap Officials
Very Disagreeable.
People would move from their
seats in the streetcars to avoid sit.
ting by foreigners" she said
I'VE had to read between the
lines in the papers" she continued.
I'VE usually knew the Japanese
had suffered defeat when the papers
played up big victory"
Miss Heltibridle expressed SYM
pathy for the Japanese civilians who
have been completely dominated by
the military. Regarding charges OF
japanese cruelty and brutality, she
said she believed the reports were
quite possibly true"
The Japanese are strange peo.
pie" she commented. Il have no
doubt but that many Of the things
told are true. The small official
cannot take authority gracefully"
she continued, "and he can be very
nasty upon occasions In social serv-
ice work I knew the japanese, from
beggars who lived under bridges to
representatives of the Emperor and
it was only the little man who was
disagreeable. The higher the off,
cial, the more courteously We we're
treated. OF course" Miss Helti-
bride concluded, "a lot depends
upon the attitude of foreigner II
he is surly, discourteous and dis
agreeable, he is going to pay for it."
Miss Heltibridle went to Japan
with the idea Of spending her life
there as teacher and welfare
worker. The war having inter-
rupted her plans. she returned to
this country where she is now as
sisting part time at the Lutheran
Missionary headquarters in Wash
ington and studying at George
Washington University for her
masters degree in child training.
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Political Study
Club Arranges
Yule Program
DR.. J. Warren Hastings
VIII Address Group
At Saturday Meeting

A special Christmas program will
be featured at a meeting of the Po-
litical Study Club at 2:30 pm. Sat-
urday at the Washington Club.
christianity at Christmas" will
be the subject of talk by DR.. j.
Warren Hastings, pastor of the Ma
tional City Christian Church, who
came to Washington recently from
Seattle. Others who will speak are
Miss Margaret Darby, whose sub
ject will be national defense, and
Miss Jean Frantz, who will speak on
christmas With the Dolls"
Vocal Numbers Scheduled.
Vocal selections will be presented
by Nine. Genia Ury, who appeared
in opera in Europe and has also en-
Joyed success on the radio,
accompanied by Elena Crevella.
Christmas carols will be led by c. H.
McDougal and Lloyd Parks, who will
play on electric mandolins.
Toys, food and money will be COL
lected for distribution to the under
privileged children of the District
during the afternoon. Mrs. Stuart
Womeldorph is in charge of toys,
assisted by Mrs. Ida Chiswel.
A War bond poster will be dis
played on the platform, showing the
clubs 100 per cent purchase of bonds
and stamps. Bonds and stamps will
be on sale at this and all future
meetings by Miss Luella Chase, ma
tlonal defense chairman.
Honor guests who will receive
with Mrs. w. w. Sloan. club presi-
dent, include Mrs. J. Warren Hast
lngs, wife of the guest speaker: Miss
Darby, Miss Frantz and Mrs. Harry
Frantz whose husband is now with
the Office of Co-Ordinator of Inter-
American Relations.
Tea Planned.
The meeting will open with a
salute to the flag, led by Mrs. Luther
G. Steward, and will conclude with
tea. Those who will pour are Mrs
Joseph Gatti, Mrs. John Parker Van
Aandt and Mrs. Henry P. seideman
Inc club has recently voted to
contribute to the Student Nurse
Fund sponsored by the District Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs and to
the Christmas party at Mount Alto
to be given by the American Wom-
ems Legion OF the World War.
Newly elected members are Mrs
.. A. Seoane, Mrs. Estelle Whitney
Mrs Rose Welsh and Miss Jean
Staeple.
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Housekeepers to
Hear Lady Dill

Personal experiences in England
will be the subject of a talk by
Lady Dill Of the British Red Cross
before members of the Housekeepers
Alliance at meeting from to 4
pm. Tuesday at the home of the
president, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley.
2345 Ashmead place NV.
Others who will speak are Mrs.
r. D. Rands, chairman of the Con-
sumers Interest Committee Of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs, and Mrs. Furman Rymer, who
will speak on Household Brushes" :"
Members are asked to bring gifts
Of money or clothing for the under
privileged sponsored by Mrs. Olive
Madden, the alliance chairman Of
welfare.
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Miscellaneous Clubs

Woman's National Democratic Club
Tomorrow, 1890 pm, luncheon
guest speaker, Representative
Tolan.
Washington League of Women
Shoppers Tuesday, 1890 pm.
1911 1 street NV.
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