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Evening star., 1942-06-07
Mount Holyoke
Alurnnae to Meet

Economic Warfare" will be the
subject of talk by Miss Ethel
Dietrich of the Board of Economic
Warfare, Requirement Branch of
the Office of Export, at the final
meeting of the Mount Holyoke Club
Of Washington Thursday. The
meeting will be held at 7 pm. at
Mount Vernon Seminary.
Edward Hawkins of the Office of
Price Administration will also speak,
his subject to be price Fixing"
Both speakers are members Of the
faculty of Mount Holyoke College.
Miss Catherine Blakeslee will be
hostess. A buffet supper will be
served.
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Mrs. Gene Raymond
Guest at Luncheon

Mrs. Joseph F. Battley, wife OF
Col. Battley of Arlington, enter
tanned at a small luncheon Wednes-
day at the Town Army-Navy Club
to honor Mrs. Gene Raymond OF
Hollywood, who, with her husband,
1t. Raymond, U. S. A. c., is spend
ing q few days In Washington.
Mrs. Raymond Is better known -
Miss Jeanette Macdonald.
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Shall we fear what God is about
to do? There is nothing in the
universe that fear but that shall
not know all my duty or shall fail to
do it."
More than 5000 girls filled their
souls with the thoughts of Mary
Lyon, and transmitted them to the
far corners of the globe. In addi-
ton to Mount Holyoke, many other
educational institutions for women
reflect her influence. The Mary
Lyon schools at Swathmore, Pa, are
living monument to her memory.
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Jacqueline Lowell
To Be Fall Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy r. Lowell OF
Providence, r. l., announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Jacqueline L. Lowell, to Mr.. Worth
ington H. Talcott, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter w. Talcott Of Chevy
Chase, Md.
The wedding will take place the
latter part of September.
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c.. A. r. Meeting

The Board of Management of the
National Society, Children of the
American Revolution, will hold its
final meeting of the season at 1890
am. Tuesday with Mrs. Louise
Moseley Heaton, senior national
president, presiding. William Berner
of East Orange, N. j., also will at
tend as Junior president.
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Americas Leading Ladies
Mary Lyon

devoted herself to the care Of the
girl. Weakened by the strain of her
arduous duties, and shocked by the
sudden death of the patient, she
contracted the disease and soon
passed away.
Her death was to the student COM
munity like the blotting out of the
sun of the heavens at midday"
During the final week her chapel
talks were exceptionally beautiful.
One of her last statements was,
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Di.Ma.Va Club

The last luncheon meeting this
season Of the Di-Ma-Va Club will
be held Thursday at the Ambassa-
dor Hotel. Hostesses will include
Mrs. c. G. Burns, Mrs. Carl s. Herr
and Mrs. F. G. McCann.
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Book Club to Meet

The Woodbridge Book Club will in
stall officers for the coming year at
its regular meeting at 10 am. Tues
day at the McKendree Methodist
Church. Mrs. Nathan Cannon
heads the slate Of the incoming
officers.
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dent of the league. Mrs. Edmund 8.
Kockersperger, recording secretary,
Is general chairman OF the event
and is in charge of tickets.
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American Women in Cuba
Are Busy With War Work
Volunteer Unit Formed in 1910
Has Collected $4,000 to Buy
Knitting, Surgical Materials
By Frances Lde,
Woman's Club Editor.

living war work
indicated column
received from Havana Cuba
Prompted write Of American women
aid their Thomas M
detailed activities
Havana,
Explaining when
members wanted lend hand their
colony Fnday that its activities
of the units sections being
With $50 contributing members hardly many
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This is one of q series OF ,Ueekly
sketches about Don1en 1Dho played
influential roles in the Nations
groWth. The articles are supplied
by the research department OF
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
HARRIS 4 EWING

from top sergeant any moment Employers will find 1t
increasingly difficult hold single of military
matter how irreplaceabe they may be-
Chidless married already being drafted in some
localities and all others may expect be reexamned early
in l943 Those cassed eligible will be nducted rapidly
Large numbers of married will be in the Army before
the years end.
The Selectve Service System has laid down hardandfast
rules They call for inductions this order: l. The teen
ayers and all remaining single g. Chidless married men
not working the "a essential industries Chdless
married working in of the essential industries but
who are completely repaceable 4. Married men with
dependent children
The first group will be exhausted by the middle OF this
winter at which induction of the second group will begin
The third group will be called by midsummer Nobody IN
Washington expects that the fourth will be called
YOUR BUSINESS. You've worked hard all your life to build
up little one-horse business and see it shaking like
hula dancer You can't get regular merchandise Your
help leaving. You can't make deliveries What's gong to
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happen to you? WE'LL ask yourself whether business IS
commodity luxury If it is luxury lock up for the
duration But if it is commodity business take heart Help
may be coming
Behind the Congress trying to evolve law intend
ed to save little businessmen in essential lines Something
reasonably sure of all the talk possibly by late
spring.
Meantime, there other things you can do One OF
the best to emphasize service Things going to
get broken, and they'll have be fixed Why not be the
fxer?
You can look the substitute products For many items
that have disappeared through poes duplicates are COM
ing along nonesental materials Perhaps will take dig
gng find them persuasion to sell them So what! You
didn't build that business by sucking thumb did YOU
If you can't get clerks, start selservce can't make
deliveries make Jokes and let the customers their own
YOUR TAKES. More than 100000 people going to
pay income l943 for the first time Those taxes will
be higher than paid before but lower than people
are paying of allied nations Taxes will be higher
because this year have spent the equivalent of $500 for
every man, woman and child in the United States on the
alone.
How much income tax will you have to pay? Here's the
official DOPE The first column represents net income before
personal exemption The second column the tax for single
person dependents The third column the tax for
married person with dependents The fourth column the
tax for married person with two dependents This will give
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These figures include the Victory Tax which, starting
Friday, will nip five per cent off all salaries over $oA
New tax legislation in 1943 One faction is plugging
for sales everything buy and they may Wln
Another faction wants compulsory savings an with savings
deducted from pay checks they may wln too And there
strong pressure for plan to deduct all income taxes from
pay checks that you will pay and not have
whoppng bill staring the face the following March
Don't be surprised that goes through early in the year
but not early enough off the jolt March IS Whatever
new may be written you'll have to the tax 1912
earnings in the usual way during 1913.
YOUR FOOD. You'll have all you need though it may
not be the kind been used For the whole dope
Clementine Paddlefords article, What You'll Eat Next
Year. in this issue.
YOUR CLOTHES Early in the it looked like would
have shortage of WOOL but that before we started
sending mammoth conveys Australia Now those ships 60
down loaded with munitions and home loaded with
wool. Well have enough for everybody.
True of cloth will have to be used wisely Women
will find fewer styles in coats suits and dresses
The echo., 1942-11-20
HbA PRESIDENTS
CONTEST
To Award several PRIZES


the presidents reporting the argestidens other
number of members the who The prizes be awarded
The echo., 1942-11-20
Each Other

free ticket from the the the
Board free dinner den who have them in this
add the largest number test however
do giving yov
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population. But Mr.. Hamilton saws
civilians take the position that on this
first land line of defense OF the Ameri-
can continent, many of the comforts
and conveniences, must, of necessity be
foregone, in order that the military may
have the more important materials for
war" Many items still available to the
mainland population are virtually inac-
cessible to the islanders, such as radios
and many kinds of tools.
The transportation systems, bus lines,
and all restaurants and hotels are
crowded virtually beyond capacity.
Utilities Of all sorts are overtaxed, elec-
trio system, telephones, and gas. But
the water supply is being enlarged to
take care of the situation. Garbage
disposal is badly overtaxed, due to the
big increase in the population.
decrease in one part of the popula-
ton, however, has taken place. Women
and children o Army and Navy officers
have been directed" to leave. And now
the women and children OF the civilian
community are being urged" to 60
Many have gone, but most Of those re-
naming have jobs Of one kind or an
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gasoline is granted only by the office
OF the military governor.
There is no sugar rationing, how
ever. That's one break for us in the
islands, where so much sugar is grown,
Rubber rationing for tires applies
not only to new tires, but to recaps.
Used tires are not on the market as they
are here. All used tires are frozen.
Special classes of people only can get
recaps, such as doctors and ministers
and those officials in defense"
All merchandise which the Army and
Navy might need was frozen on Decem-
Der 7, Mr.. Hamilton pointed out, and
much OF it still is frozen.
Food supplies, locally grown, have been
accentuated over period of three or
four years back, so that year by year
1t is hoped to make the islands more
self-sustaining on such things as pota-
toes, onions, carrots and beans. The
islands grow no citrus fruits, such as
oranges and lemons. to any extent, nor
apples or pears, because Of the Mediter-
ranean fruit fly. There are some lines
and lemon trees in private orchards, but
not enough to put tho fruit on tho
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Of laying the foundation Of an institu-
ton whose object is the increase and
diffusion Of knowledge among men,
"At 70 o'clock the members of the
various lodges of Free and Accepted
Masons of the District united with the
delegations from Maryland and Penn
sylvania and took the station assigned
them in the order Of the procession by
the marshal in chief, Beverly Randolph,
Esq, who appeared, as most OF the as
sistant marshals, in appropriate badges.
The Masonic part of the procession was
unusually grand.
mot less so the very numerous and
respectable body of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, comprehending
many of the lodges Of this District. The
Odd Fellows, by their number, splendid
regalia, banners, emblems, excellent
music and rich costume, added greatly
to the imposing appearance of the ip-
teresting pageant.
"The procession formed agreeably tc
the program of the day. moved from the
City Hall to the Presidents House about
II o'clock. The marshal in chief and his
aids were all on horseback, and wore
white Scarfs and blue rosettes. Three
bands Of music accompanied the process
sion which was more than q mile in
length.
The column moved down -Four -and-a-
half street to Pennsylvania avenue, then
up the Avenue to Seventh street, up
Seventh to E. up E to Eleventh, up
Eleventh to F and thence on F. to the
presidential mansion, where the Presi-
dent, heads of departments. diplomatic
corps, ETC., were received into the line
The entire column then moved to Penn
sylvania avenue and Twelfth street to
the site Of the Smithsonian Institution.
THE military was then formed in line
on the south side of the site, and the
President, heads of departments, diplo-
matte corps, regents, mayor and corpora
ton Of Washington, ETC., passed in front,
receiving their salute and repaired to an
elevated platform erected for the occa-
sion near the corner stone, and beau
tifully arched and decorated with fes-
toons and wreaths Of flowers and ever
green's.
"The column then opened to the right
and left and the Masonic bodies, pre-
ceded by the grand master of the Dis
trict of Columbia, passed up the line to
the corner stone.
THE Masonic ceremonies were then
performed, for the details of which we
are indebted to an official source, as
follows:
Proclamation for silence having been
made by the grand marshal
B. B. French, Esq, the grand master.
accompanied by James Page, Esq, the
grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, and Charles Gilman, ESQ,
the grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Maryland, took his stand at the corner
stone. and having announced the object
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Birthplace of the Airplane in Washington

demonstrated what appears to have been
the first practical electro magnetic tele-
graph in lS3o-at Albany, N. Y. 1t con-
sisted of mile of copper bell-wire in
terposed in a circuit between a small
Cruickshanks battery and an intensity
magnet of continuous fine coil. A per-
manent magnet pivoted to swing hori-
zontally like a compass needle, was ar
ranged so that one end remained IN con-
tact with leg of the soft iron core.
while the other end was near an Office
bell. At each excitation of the electro
magnet the suspended magnet was re-
PEELED from one leg and attracted by the
other, so that its free end tapped the
bell, this being the first instance of mag
netlzing iron at great distance.
In all the Smithsonian Institution has
had flve secretaries. The first was
Prof. Henry, before mentioned, then
Spencer Fullerton Baird, then MIR.
Langley, followed by Charles Doolittle
Walcott and the present secretary, DR..
Charles Greely Abbot.
1t has been customary to alternate the
naturalist, and since Secretary Walcott
was OF the latter branch, the present
secretary DR.. Charles Greely Abbot,
was selected from the former branch of
science. He is an astronomer, an in
ventor and an able executive, and for
years as assistant secretary had charge
Of the astrophysical observatory before
becoming the secretary of the Institu-
ton. He is member of the National
Academy of Sciences, and is ably as
sisted by DR.. Alexander Wetmore,
nationally known ornithologist.
Henry and Baird repose in their
eternal sleep in Oak Hill Cemetery;
Langley in Forest Hills Cemetery, Bos-
ton, while Walcott is buried in Rock
Greek Cemetery, along with Richard
Rathbun, assistant secretary, and Will
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market. Principal products of the is
lands, OF course, he said, were pine
apples and sugar.
Shipment of both the pineapple and
sugar crops have been delayed, he said,
but by the end of the year it is hoped
that cargo space will be found for all.
Shipping Problem
Because Of the war, and danger in
shipping, there has been placed on all
merchandise to and from the islands
a Is per cent surcharge on freight, plus
war risk marine insurance Also in
cases of shipments awaiting on the
Pacific Coast. he. pointed out. there are
storage charges and county taxes.
Outgoing radio messages and mail are
all censored. Most offenses except those
involving equity, face court-martial.
Liquor rationing is severly enforced,
and penalties for sale to minors, and
for drunkenness are severe. There are
few violations.
In that theater of war, surrounded by
barbed wire fences just above high water
mark, many Inconvenience, and short
ages OF material are faced by the civilian
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other. People who have come 10 the
mainland are discouraged from coming
back.
Everybody Working
The civilian population is virtually all
engaged, every man and woman, and
many older children, in some sort Of
defense, or war work. First aid units
were organized long before December
7. Entertainment for service men also
was set up before the Jap attack.
Now AFRAID wardens in every dis
trict under the OCD are trained, and
organized for immediate action. There
is plenty of first aid equipment. Bomb
shelters underground are available for
virtually every family, nearby. Decon-
tamination squads, scientifically trained.
have been prepared to make immediate
inspections, in case of emergency, and
apply necessary corrective measures. In
addition to electric afraid sirens, there
are numerous hand-operated warning
signals over the islands.
Every one has gas mask, men, wom.
en- and children. The public Is con-
stantly reminded to carry these masks
always. Full instructions have been
given every individual as to their use.
Instructions for fighting fires, and In.
cendiary bombs are given in schools.
The Red Cross is active in many direc-
tions. There is Business Mems Train
ing Corps, giving hours to military
training, drilling, marching and use of
firearms. There Is large volunteer
police.
Calling on mainland Americans to
prepare themselves for any emergency,
Mr. Hamilton warned: o
Don't wait for the baptism Of fire
which we have undergone. Start now,
with every man and woman, boy and
girl in some useful, unselfish war service.
looking toward victory for the United
Nations. There Is work to be done.
Other things can wait. The war must
go on, and we must win it!"
Mr.. Hamilton represented the Homo
lulu Chamber of Commerce In New
York at hearing early this month
on war priorities. He called here on
Hawaiian Delegate Samuel Wilder King.
on Gen. George G. Marshall, Chief of
Staff of the Army, and Admiral Ernest
d. King, to report on conditions in the
islands. Especially he told of co-opera-
ton by civilians with the military. He
went from here to Greeley, Colo, to
visit his wife and two sons, John. jr..
and Thomas. Later he will appear ST
hearing in San Francisco by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission on *
creased freight rates.
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public buildings here would quite likely
disclose the same lack of information
as to the exact location of their respec-
tive corner stones. Evidently 1t was not
very elaborate affair, for its cost Is
put down at only SO.
In the selection Of the stone for ths
erection of the building unusual care
was taken. Quarries for upward Of =
hundred miles around Washington and
some even up in New York State vere
visited by trained geologists, who Sc
lected samples and tested them for
strength and durability. To be able to
see the various materials already en-
ployed in large structures in other cities,
and for the purpose of studying the
different types Of architecture, the Build
ing Committee visited Philadelphia and
inspected Girard College, the Eastern
. .Penitentiary, the House of Refuge, hall
of the Mercantile Library Co., the Ex-
change Building, the Customhouse uor-
merly the Bank of the United States)
and the Atheneum.
For the plans of the building the
regents nnally settled upon those fur
nished by James Renwick, jr. Robert
Mills, whose design for the Washington
Monument was adopted and who did
other creditable work in the city, was
selected to superintend the building
operations at $1,000 year. Mr.. Rem
wick's plans seem to have been along
the same lines of church then being
erected in Stuyvesant Square, New York,
the style Of architecture being of the
later Norman-or, more strictly, the
Lombard-style as it prevailed in Ger
many, Normandy and in Southern Eu-
rope in the 18th century.
But regardless of its architecture, it
Is regarded as one Of the most magnifi-
cent buildings in Washington, and is well
preserved for its 95 years.
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Of the meeting, called upon the grand
chaplain OF the Grand Lodge of Mary
land, Brother McJilton. to address the
Throne of Grace"
OF course, they had to deposit a
number of things in the corner stone
then, just as they do today, and these
included:
The gold and silver coins of the
United States, report of the committee on
organization, Constitution of the United
States. the New Testament, Declaration
Of Independence, Congressional Directory
for l847, bulletins of the National Insti-
tute, report of the first National Fair at
Washington, report of the United States
agent appointed to receive the legacy of
James Smithson, medal portrait of James
Smithson, reports of the Commissioner
OF Patents, journal of the proceedings of
the Board of Regents 1886, and engraved
plate, with an inscription"
Location a Mystery
With all this ceremony, however, no
one today can tell just where the cor
ner stone of the building is located. But
since the east end of the building was
completed first, it may be assumed to
be in that part of the structure, and
since the corner stone was laid under
Masonic auspices it is quite likely they
laid it in the northeast corner, as is the
custom of the craft.
But in this last respect doubt Is
again introduced, for, as is well known,
the corner stone of the north wing of
the Capitol Building, laid under similar
auspices, was placed in the southeast
corner. So there you are It may be in
the northeast corner and 1t may be in
the southeast corner. A search of the
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resources of many scientific institutions
of similar or somewhat similar
character. However, in carrying out the
last wish Of its founder, no institution
has done more "for the increase and
diffusion of knowledge among men"
than has the Smithsonian Institution.
Corner Stone Laid
The corner stone of the old building,
which has for so many years stood SEN
tinel in the Mall, and which was
familiar sight even to the fathers and
grandfathers OF the present generation,
was laid on May 1, 1847, with consider
able pomp and ceremony.
OF this the National Intelligencer says:
EARLY in the morning the banners in
Evening star., 1942-08-30
By Harold Rogers.

To an American who underwent the
baptism Of fire" December 7 in Homo
lulu, and has lived there since under
martial law on one of the wars frontiers,
the complacent attitude Of the average
civilian on the mainland is amazing"
This is the impression gathered by
John H. Hamilton, executive vice presi-
dent of the Honolulu Chamber of Com
merce, who visited some of the countrys
leading cities on business trip before
arriving in Washington recently.
Blackouts every night; gas mask for
every man, woman and child an air raid
shelter below ground for every family,
near the home; movies closed at 9 pm,
and multiplicity of martial law rules
and regulations--these are some of the
things which keep Hawaii on the alert
now constantly.
But on the mainland, despite the
Civilian Defense set-up, with its millions
OF participants Mr. Hamilton, who saw
the japanese planes with the insignia
of the Rising Sun fly to the murderous
attack of his island home, finds the
situation most surprising.
Why?
Coming to the mainland" he said,
"I was amazed at the viewpoint OF the
average civilian Generally speaking the
mainland is not fully conscious Of the
seriousness of the danger before U.S.
Too many people seem to believe that
the war will be won somehow, by others.
Too few people seem to believe that their
own direct services are needed to win
the war 1t seems to me that the war
needs to be personalized.
In War.Conscious Hawaii
Hawaiian citizens are very conscious
of the war. he pointed out. There are
three definite reasons. First, the baptism
of fire on December Z: second, martial
law on the islands, and third, the geo.
graphical location of the territory.
''The civilian people of the Hawaiian
islands," he said, started about two
years ago to get ready for this present
situation, first through the organization
Of the major disaster committee which
operated under the mayor of the city
and county of Honolulu. This since has
become the Office of Civilian Defense,
operating under supervision of the ma
tional OCD in Washington"
AS long as year ago. he said. the Ter
1itorial Legislature prepared a measure
known as the M-Day bill, with an ap-
preparation of sl,500,000, giving the civil
ian governor unlimited power to prepare
Tor an emergency.