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Evening star., 1942-07-19
Legislative Council
To Study District
Representation

Representatives of number OF
organizations interested in civic af-
fairs are being invited to attend
an open meeting of the District
of Columbia Legislative Council to
be held Tuesday to discuss the
topic, "A Voteless Delegate in Con-
gress for the District of Columbia.
Representative Paddock, Republi-
can, of Illinois, will answer ques-
tions concerning his proposal to
have Congress give the District an
elected delegate in the House of
Representatives.
An explanation Of the legislation
by Seton Darr will open the dis
cussion.
The luncheon will be held at noon
Tuesday at the Young Women's
Christian Association.
Mrs. Louis Ottenburg, president
Of the council, pointed out that the
council as body does not work
for legislation but acts as q clearing
house Of information on pending
bills.
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told us to give the money for our
school.
Five or six Of the youngsters asked
to write letters-so the gift was ac-
companied by warm messages Of
cheer in their newly acquired Eng
lish.
Now that New Guinea itself has
been subjected to enemy bombings
Miss Purcell can only wonder what
fate has betallen her former pupils.
Arrived At Port Moresby
Just Before Air Raid.
She hopes, however, that they are
safe in the interior where she, her
self, had expected to go until sud-
den orders were received for evac-
uation Of most OF the mission staff
I'VE were sent to Port Moresby-
arriving just before bombing at
tack" she said. There we boarded
a plane for Sydney, expecting to
remain in Australia"
As conditions down under" be-
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came more and more critical, how
ever, Miss Purcell was soon ordered
back 10 the States and arrived on
the West Coast early In April.
A skeleton stan remained at
Kwato and, with the aid Of natives,
the work Is going forward as best
it can under present circumstances.
All who finish the Kwato schools
become absorbed in the work, Miss
Purcell declared. Some Of her for
mer pupils-girls in their late teens
have become teachers themselves.
Others are nurses in the Kwato hos
pital and in the small dispensaries
all over New Guinea, while still
others do medical patrol work or
become housekeepers in the mission
properties.
Special stress is laid on the teach
ing of English, for dialects are so
numerous that even neighboring
tribes cannot converse with each
other, Miss Purcell said.
But when they learn a common
language" she continued, they be-
gin to stop fighting and even divide
the land and build villages together" )"
Natives Still Practice
Cannibalism In Interior.
Cannibalism is still practiced In
many parts of New Guinea-espe-
cially in the interior, she declared.
With the native bushmen 1t is a
ceremonial act of revenge on the
part of one clan for the death OF
one of its members by another clan,
she pointed out.
Although she had no raising
adventures-the natives are friendly
along the coast line-Kwato's Wis
itors are apt to include natives who
have just participated in cannibal
rites.
Their lives are dominated by evil
spirits which they try not to Of
fend," Miss Purcell said. 80 we
begin our work by telling them about
the Good Spirit"
Here for a two-week visit with
her brother, De Witt Purcell, at
318 Varnum street NV, Miss Pur-
cell has been addressing a number
OF church groups.
She is a native Of Georgia and was
Evening star., 1942-07-19
New Guinea Natives Aid
Bombed English Children
Miss Doris Purcell. Mission Yorker. Tells
Ho,y Tribe Earned Money by Gardening
By Frances Lide,
Womens Club Editor.

How young Guinea eadhunters
earned the bombed children OF
England brought Washington by Miss Doris Pr
cell recently New Guinea mission
influence Of the Kwato Extension Association
international organization which began mission
work In lev about 50 years
objectives OF the association Miss Purcell explained Is
TO communities
their of
Natives Earned Money
By Potatoes
tribe had built village and the chidenwho
schoolsvolneered to make special
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tribution.
"They decided to raise funds for
q village school," Miss Purcell con-
tinued, $50 they planted sweet po-
tatoes and we arranged to sell them
to q nearby Army post.
Before very long they had earned
about six pounds-the first money
they had ever seen, as q matter of
fact, for they trade by barter or
use shells and tobacco as currency" ;"
AS the sum began to mount, the
youngsters happened to overhear
conversations among the mission
staff about the unhappy plight Of
the children in England made home
less by bombings.
Their imaginations were stirred
and they wanted to help.
What to do, however. was not de-
termined until after they had had
listening" period during their
daily prayer hour at school.
I'VE listened to what God said.
they solemnly reported, "and He
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Star Staff Member
To Address Women

A talk on South America by
Harold B. Rogers of The Star staff
will feature the weekly program at
the Women's City Club at 8 pm.
Thursday.
Mr.. Rogers was one Of six United
States newspapermen who visited
Chile last winter In an exchange
arrangement between the two coun-
tries.
The exchange was sponsored by
Claude G.. Bowers, American Am
bassador to Chile, in cooperation
with the State Department and the
Off1ce Of Inter-American Affairs.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Pilot Club to Hear
ERIOmcial

G. X. Sandweg. special agent OF
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, will be guest speaker at 4
dinner meeting of the Pilot Club
at 6:15 pm. Tuesday at the Bur-
lington Hotel. The program has
been arranged by Miss Julia Pep
per, the president, and Mrs. Rays
Proctor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Hall. formerly
Of the club in Burlington, N. c..
has recently become a member of
the Washington club. She is with
the Federal Power Commission here
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Hanita Club Officers
To Be Installed

New officers of the Hanita Club OF
the Pioneer Womens Organization
will be installed at meeting at
8:15 pm. Wednesday at the Roger
Smith Hotel.
The slate includes Mrs. Mildred
Silver. president: Mrs. Anne Gold
man and Mrs. Dorothy Grossman,
vice presidents; Mrs. Sylvia Fisher,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ame-
liza Brilliant, recording secretary:
Mrs. Rose Leven, financial secre-
tary. and Mrs. Ruth Park, treasurer
The session, which will open with
dinner, will be followed by dancing.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Watermelon PARTY

Members of E. Pluribus Unum
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, will hold D watermelon
festival from to 8 pm. Friday in
the home OF Mrs. Fulton Gordon,
5100 Manning place NV.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
HadaSsah Outing

Members and guests of the Busi-
ness and Professional Womens
Division Of Hadassah. will take a
boat trip on the Wilson Line to
Marshall Hall at pm. next Sum-
daY
Evening star., 1942-07-19

educated at the Martha Berry
School and College.
Although her plans are unsettled
she expects to leave soon for Baxley,
Ga, to remain there during the
summer.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Red Mass 10 Be Held
Al T.. u. Next Sunday

The annual Red Mass tradition
ally associated with the opening OF
the courts and legislative bodies Of
Europe, will be solemnized in the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception at Catholic University at
II am. next Sunday. Members of the
Supreme Court and subordinate
courts, the cabinet, diplomatic corps
and Congress are among the invited
guests.
The mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. Robert J. White. while Bishop
Joseph M. Corrigan will deliver the
sermon. The Rev. John P. Mayer,
O. s. A., and the Rev. Ralph v.
Shuhler, o. s. A., of the Augustinian
College will serve as deacon and
subdeacon, respectively.
The Rev. william j. Lallou, asso-
ciate professor of sacred liturgy of
the school Of theology, will act as
master of ceremonies, assisted by the
Rev. Walter j. Schmitz, s. S., pro-
fessor of liturgy In the university's
theological college. Music Of the
mass will be sung by . choir COM
posed Of seminarians from Augustine
ian College and the sulpician Semi
nary.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Boy Scouts 10 Be Given
Defense Responsibilities
nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Once of Civilian Defense an
nounced yesterday that Boy Scouts
throughout the country would be
used when needed as fite watchers,
assistants to medical units and as
organizers Of trained emergency
messenger units.
The Scouts responsibilities were
determined by Mayor Ia Guardia.
o. c. D. director, and James E.
West, chief Scout executive. They
agreed that when missions were
assigned to Scouts they would be-
come a part Of the civilian defense
organization and work under direc-
ton of defense councils until their
missions were completed.
The o. c. D. said that since there
were now approximately 1,500. 900
men and boys organized into $1,000
Scout units throughout this coun-
try and its territories. It was desir-
able that their activities be closely
co-ordinated with ths o. G. D.
civilian protection program.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Series Of Meetings
OF Civilian Defense
Workers Called
Heods Of IS Committee.
Invited to Attend
Session Tonight

Questions Of legal responsibilities,
authorities and other problems en-
countered n their programs are to
be reviewed at a series Of meetings
of civilian defense workers Com
missioner Young has scheduled as
civilian defense co-ordinator.
The first session, to which all
chairmen q the IS civilian defense
committees of the District are in
vited. is t, be held at 8 o'clock
tonight in the board room Of the
District Building. Other meetings
will be helo later this week or later
in the monsh for specialized groups
of defense workers
Col. Lenuel Bolles, civilian de-
fense direelor, has requested that
defense committee chairmen who
cannot attend tonight's meeting to
ask their wee chairmen to represent
them. He asked also that II the
chairmen lave any questions they
wish answered, or discussed. to sub
nit them In writing before the
meeting.
Speakers to be heard tonight in
clude DR.. John A. Reed, chief Of
emergency medical services: Bat
talon Chic. Clement Murphy, chief
AFRAID warden; 1t. Col. Beverly C.
Snow, Assistant Engineer Commis-
sioner; Mis- Mary Mason. head Of
fnnlivor ,yvoff
dolph G. Bishop, head Of the emer-
gency houiing organization; M. s.
MCGEE, assistant chief OF the air
raid warden service for industrial
and commercial establishments:
Welfare Director Conrad Van
Hyning, clief of voluntary parti-
cipation; Ars. Harry S. Bernton,
head of thu Civilian Defense Volun-
teer Office James E. Colliflower,
chief of tie salvage and conserva-
ton service, and Col. Bolles.
A second meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday night, at the District
Building. fr deputy air-raid ward
ems. and a third for Friday night,
also at ttr District Building, for
emergency feeding unit workers.
Others will be held later.
In announcing the series. Commis-
sioner Yong said: Eve have
reached tn. point in our civilian de-
fense organization when I think it
is a good thing to take stock OF the
situation. That is the purpose of
these NEE ings. They are called
to hear frst-hand accounts of any
difficulties hat may have arisen in
the field and iron out what kinks
there may oe."
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Commerce Department
Orders 44-Hour Week

Commerce Department employees
in Washington and in the field will
go on a 44-hour week beginning
January 10. under an order issued
yesterday by Acting Secretary Rob-
ert H. Hinckley. About 10000 en-
ployes here are affected.
Regular working hours after jan
uary 19 will be from $3.50 am. to S
pm. on weekdays and $3.50 am. to
1890 pm. Saturdays. The Saturday
schedule is the same as at present.
When conditions of work make it
necessary, bureau heads are author
lied to extend the hours further.
An extension exceeding an average
of So hours a week for a period of
more than a month must first be
approved by Secretary Jones, the
order said.
Longer working hours are impera-
tive because of the services the
Commerce Department has been
called upon to contribute to the
war effort, Mr.. Hinckley explained.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Coqswe|I Will Name
; Examiners 10 Hear
Rent Complaints
Action on Adjustments
To Follow Selection;
Hundreds Get Forms

Appointment of three examiners
to hear complaints under the Dis
trict rent control low will be an
nounced the latter part of this week,
Rent Administrator Robert F. Cogs-
we'll said last night.
When the examiners are sworn
in the Office will start formally air.
ing cases of tenants and landlords
seeking adjustment of rents or
services. Complaint forms have
been received and were mailed out
yesterday to hundreds of persons
who requested them. The forms
may be obtained by calling in per-
son or writing to the ONCE Of Rent
Administration, 1740 Massachusetts
avenue NV.
So far. Mr.. Cogswell has inter-
viewed personally hundreds of per-
sons, both landlords and tenants.
who have come to him with griev-
ances or some problem dealing with
the new law. The administrator
has been acting only in an advisory
capacity except in several flagrant
cases demanding immediate atten-
ton He has been awaiting COM
plant forms and completion of or
ganiZation in the Office.
The examiners are to be trial law
yers who are familiar with practice
and procedure In local courts. They
will also have knowledge of housing
and housing conditions in the Dis
trict.
Evidence of the widespread in
terest in the city's effort to con-
troll rents is the receipt by Mr.. Cogs-
we'll of an application for a job in
his Office from a man in Port
land, Greg. The administrator
wrote the man that under the law
only bona f1de residents of the Dis
trict are eligible for such jobs.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Two School Heating Plants
Repaired After Breakaqe

Two schsols in nearby Maryland
which CLOSED Friday afternoon fol-
lowing breskage of heating facilities
will open tomorrow as usual, it was
announced last night by school au-
thoritieS.
Failure tf the stoking machinery
at the Riv.rdale Elementary School
brought ar unexpected half holiday.
Eugene Goiderd. county school ON
cial, said he school was closed at
noon Friday following unsuccessful
attempts % fire the furnace by
hand.
Pupils of the Bethesda Elementary
School likewise were released at
lunchtime when a break in a water
main leading to the building caused
failure Of she steamheating system,
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, county su-
perintendelt, said.
The healing plants of both schools
were restored to normal operation
within a few hours, it was said.
Evening star., 1942-01-11

It will cost money to defeat
the Axis. Your Government
calls on you to help now.
Buy Defense bonds or stamps
today. Buy them every day,
If you can. But buy them on
q regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as $18.75,
stamps come as low as 10
cents. Defense bonds and
stamps can be bought at all
banks and post ofnces, and
stamps can also be purchased
at retail stores and from your
newspaper carrier boy.
Support your Government
With your dollars.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Il Sector Wardens Named
In Dupont Circle Zone

Appointment of IL sector air-raid
wardens was announced at a meet
ing of civilian defense workers in
zone six of the Dupont Circle area
at 1712 Sixteenth street NV. last
night.
Named by Zone Warden E. M.
O'Sullivan, they were c. E. Cham
bers, F. B. Sullivan, James L. Hunt
Fay Lewis, Jack Katz, George Milne
Landon Porter, John R. Pankey
Raymond Harris, R. A. Horn, Drexel
Knight and Harry Ward.
Zone workers will start a four
week Red Cross first-aid course at
pm. Tuesday. Glasses will be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings from 6 to 8 o'clock at 172C
Sixteenth street NV. January 20
workers will begin a course OF in
struction in handling fire bombs.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Preparations Made
For Celebration Of
Presidents Birthday
Horse Show, Dromo,
Bouquet and Dances
Are Arranged

Preparations for the annual cele-
bration Of the Presidents birthday
will get into full swing here this
week.
The annual celebration, to raise
funds for the fight against infantile
paralysis. will include horse show,
stage performance, q banquet,
dances and other forms Of enter
tainment. Appointment Of commit
tees was announced yesterday and
these groups will begin work i'm
mediately.
The annual banquet will be held
at the Willard Hotel on January 80,
preceding the dances. Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox, chairman Of the COM
mittee, announced that tickets will
be sold for $40 and that only the
capacity of the ballroom-seating
500-will be sold.
Visiting celebrities from Holly
wood will be guests at the dinner.
K famous band will furnish music
and there will be singing by an
opera star, 1t was stated.
Command Performance.
The first event is the command
performance" at the National Thea
ter on Sunday, January Is. Of LII
liam Hellman's hit play. Watch on
the Rhine" Tickets priced from
$l.65 to $3.50 will go or sale q the
theater box office January Is.
The Fort Myer horse show will be
held on January 28 and January 70
in the riding hall at the post. Holly
wood stars will be present and some
have indicated their willingness to
participate in riding events.
Trophies to be awarded as prizes
have been presented Icy the Com
missioners. Mrs. Lawrence Wood
Robert, Frederick M. Davenport, the
Washington Horse Show Associa-
ton. the Inter-AmGrican Horse
Show. J. Clinton Tribby, the Red
land Hunt, the Potomac Hunt and
officers of Fort Myer. There will be
exhibitions by the Gray Horse Bat
terry and by the foxkounds of the
Middleburg Hunt Club.
Ohicers of the show include Col.
William w. Gordon, president; Col.
Howell M. Estes, manager; Maj.
Charles B. McClelland, assistant
manager; Capt. Andrew ]. Boyle.
secretary; 1t. Fred j. Hughes. jr.,
treasurer. and 1t. Col. j. w. Minor,
| veterinarian.
The system of rotating dances at
various hotels Is being abandoned in
favor of two large dances. One of
these will be held at Uline's Arena
and the other at the Lincoln Col
onnade.
A name band" will furnish music
at the dance at Uline's.. Tickets will
sell for $3.50. Mrs. Roosevelt and
the visiting celebrities will appear.
The dance at the Lincoln Colon
made will be for colored patrons and
| will feature the music Of Louis
Armstrong and another orchestra.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the movie stars
will appear at this function also.
The usual midnight shows, with
all stars making personal appear
ances, will be held at the Capitol
and Earle Theaters. with ticket prices
at $l65. For the first time, q mid
night show will be held at the How
ard Theater, with tickets at $1.10.
On January Is persons Of all
faiths will mark "Infantile Paraly-
sis Sunday" with services In
churches in Washington and
throughout the Nation.
Chain stores and retail establish
ments in Washington have pledged
their support to the fund-raising
campaign and will take special
steps to publicize the dances and
help sell tickets.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Air Passage Through U. 5.
Is Refused kazi Envoy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 10.-Ths
United States Embassy stated TO-
night that the German Ambassador
to Argentina, Edmund Won Their
mann, who has been called home
for consultation" would be refused
ali passage to Europe despite his
diplomatic standing.
Safe conduct by boat Is being ar
ranged, however, the Embassy said.
Since discontinuance Of German
and italian airlines operating be.
tween South America and Europe.
air passage could be arranged only
through the United States.
United States circles emphasized
that Won Thermann would not be
allowed to remain in Rio de Janeiro
| during the American foreign minis
| ters' conference opening here next
week.
Won Hermann is now in Buenos
Aires, from where 1t was reported
yesterday that he might leave by
plane for Rio de Janeiro next week
to catch a Portuguese ship bound
for Lisbon.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Mile O Dimes Drive
To Open Tomorrow
With Broadcast
Mrs. Roosevelt to Be
Principal Speaker os
Campaign Begins

A 15-minute broadcast with Mrs.
Roosevelt As the principal speaker
will open the Washington Mile O
Dimes campaign tomorrow and mark
the beginning of Nationwide drive
to combat infantile paralysis.
Mrs. Roosevelt, the District Com
missioners and other officials Of the
Presidents Birthday Committee will
be heard on the program to be
broadcast over station WMAL at
4:45 pm.
Participants will speak from In
front of the Trans-Lux Building,
Fourteenth street and New York
avenue NV, where the Mile O
Dimes stand will be in operation
"a hours q day through January 30.
the Presidents birthday.
Others Invited to Join.
At the request of Commissioner
Young, chairman Of the local Presi-
dents Birthday Committee, the
campaign has been extended this
year to include all Washington
newspapers and radio stations. Dur.
ing the past three years it has beer
sponsored by The Star and the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. alone.
Similar Mile O. Dime campaigns
the idea of which originated ir
Washington four years ago. vii
open tomorrow in more than Is large
cities of the country. Stretching tr
q continuous line, the dimes as they
are contributed will be laid out or
the stand. In addition, there viii
be bottles for each State and ouI
possessions into. which donors from
out of town may drop dimes.
1t is estimated that a line of dimes
q mile long amounts to $4,000. In
last years campaign more than )
miles OF dimes were contributed
The amount turned over to the
President was approximately $27, 500
Others on Program.
In addition to Mrs. Roosevelt
other speakers will include Com
missioners Young, Kutz and Mason
Mrs. Roosevelt leads of long list
of Government officials who will ap-
pear at subsequent broadcast,
during the drive.
Three or four broadcasts are
planned each day over Stations
WMAL and WRC.
The tentative schedule includes
a 9:55 to 10 am. show Monday
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ovel
WRC; 12:l5 to 1890 pm. Monday
through Friday on WMAL. 4:45 t.
S pm. Monday through Friday or
WMAL and 9:l5 to $50 am. ant
to lis pm. on Saturdays ovel
WRC. Additional evening broad
casts also are planned.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Two-Day Meeting
OF Nurses 10 Open
Here Tomorrow
Institute Speakers to
Include DR.. Seckinger
And Dr.. Coulter

The 38th annual meeting Of the
Graduate Nurses Association of the
District and the League Of Nursing
Education of the District will be
held tomorrow and Tuesday in the
Willard Hotel.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant
District health of1cer; DR.. A. B.
Coulter, director of the tuberculosis
Bureau of the District Health De-
partment, and Morris Zelditch,
superintendent of public assistance
services for the Board of Public
Welfare. will be among the speakers.
They will participate in an institute
on communicable diseases.
Miss Annabelle Petersen, presi-
dent of the nurses organization. will
preside over business sessions sched-
uled for II am. tomorrow and 1l:15
am. Tuesday. Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Earle, president, will preside during
the business meeting OF the League
Of Nursing Education at 4 pm. to-
morrow.
The annual banquet has been can
celed because OF the emergency ana
members are being urged to buy De-
fense stamps with the money they
would have used for banquet tickets.
The institute schedule follows:
First session, 1:30 pm. tomorrow
DR.. Seckinger and demonstration by
Miss Alice NJ. Fay, educational d.
rector Of Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society; Miss Inez L. Cadel, assist
ant director Of that organization,
and Miss Charlotte Hasselbusch,
supervisor Of I. v. N. S.
Second session, 8 pm. tomorrow
Dr.. Coulter and Mr.. Zelditch.
Third session, 2:30 pm. Tuesday
DR.. William A. Howard. associate
pediatrician at Children's Hospital,
and Mrs. Mildred M. Pinner, in
structor at Children's Hospital.
Miss Naomi Deutsch, director Of
the Public Health Nursing Unit
United States Children's Bureau
VIII preside over sessions Of the In
Stitute.