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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
Sodality Union
Opens Carnival
Here Tomorrow
Miss Mary Maftingly
Is General Chairman
OF Annual Festival

Miss Mary Mattingly, president OF
the Sodality Union Of Washington.
is general chairman of the annual
turkey supper and indoor carnival
to be sponsored by the sodality In
st. Aloysius Hall, North Capitol and
K streets, tomorrow, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
Supper will be served from 5 to
7:30 pm. and the carnival will con-
tinue until 1890 pm
The Rev. j. j.. Clark, spiritual d.
rector of the union, is honorary
chairman. Committee chairmen are
Mrs. Louise Mock, Mrs Mary Koran,
Miss Lillian Samuels, Miss Beatrice
Deeds, Mrs. James Carley, Mrs.
Lucy Goldsborough, Mrs. j. Floyd
Maley, Mrs. Clara Ertter, Mrs. John
H. Hunter, Miss Catherine Sweeney
and Mrs. j. A. Egan.
The event Is held annually for
the benefit Of the rural schools of
the archdiocese and is sponsored by
the sodalities of the various parishes
throughout the city. Hostesses from
these churches will be in attendance
every evening.
Patrons and patronesses are the
Very Rev. Msgr. Lawrence j. She
han, the Very Rev. Joseph v. Buck
ley, the Rev Ronald j. Fannon, the
Rev. j. j. Clark. Col. Francis A. Nc
Cam, Mrs. Milton E. Allies. Miss
Frances NJ Austin, Mrs. Victor J.
Baron, Miss Mary Beiseau, Mrs.
James c. Collins, Mrs. Maude CLARK,
Mrs. Edna A. Dacy, Mrs. S. Dolan
Done hoe and Miss M. Catherine
Dorsch.
Miss Clare Dillon, Miss Mary A.
Dougherty, Mrs. Alfred w. Dey, Mrs.
Mary E. Everett, Mrs. George r.
Ellis, Miss Mary Raphael Ellis, Miss
Katherine A. Clancy, Miss Kath-
crime E. Griffin, Miss Alma Happ.
Miss Phoebe Hebrew, Miss Mary
Heck. Mrs. James J. Hayes and
Miss Julia Linsky.
Miss Julia Martin, Miss Mattingly.
Miss Bertha Mccain. Miss Mary j.
Moore, Mrs. Raymond Murray, Mrs.
William Morris, Mrs. Mary Murphy,
Mrs. Auguste M. Neuland, Mrs. H. 6.
Nowlin, Miss Marie O'Conner. Mrs.
Frank O'Hara, Miss Annie e. Raedy,
Miss Katherine H. Raedy, Mrs. NJ. E.
Ruddy, Mrs. Philip Regain, Misses
Mary and Amelia Sommer. Mrs. Ed
ward D. Spedden, Miss Mary Louise
Sullivan and the sodalities of the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart and ST.
Gabriels. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
Education Keynote
At Hadassah Meeting

Mrs. Aaron Shalowitz, education
chairman who will speak on "Educa-
tion-Life Line of Defense" will give
the keynote for the November meet
ing of Washington Chapter of
Hadassah at 1870 pm. Tuesday at
the Jewish Community Center.
Mrs. Isadore Breslau, president,
will conduct the meeting. A feature
attraction will be the playlet, "A
Dream Realized" which has been
written and produced by the Sol
dettes, group of young Judea girls
under the leadership of Mrs. Carl
Alpert. Participating will be Elaine
Bresler, Shelley Bresler, Vivian
Damn, Cynthia Diener, Phyllis Fish
bein, Mildred Oshinsky, Edith
Venezky, Anita Litoff, Mia Katz,
Gloria Green, Laurel Weinberg and
Rita Prince.
Mrs. Raphael Tourover, recently
elected national vice president of
Hadassah, will speak on "Hadassah
Women's Part in the Middle East
War Area" at a meeting of the Bust
ness and Professional Women's
Division Of the Washington Hadas-
sab at 8:15 pm. Tuesday at the
Jewish Community Center.
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Goth Century Club

Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of the Twentieth Century Club
has invited all members of the club
to an informal reception and tea
from 3 to 5 pm. Friday at her home
260l Thirtieth street NV. Officers
of the club will be in the receiving
line with Mrs. Marvin, and past
presidents will serve at the tea
table, assisted by board members
and others.
Helping with arrangements are
Mrs. Joshua Evans, Mrs Blanche
Bimont, Mrs Charles j. Brand, Mrs
Eugene Byrnes, Mrsf Whilloughby
S. Chesley, Mrs. Walter E. Hilton
Mrs. Charles j: Happier, Mrs. Anke1
Lynne, Miss Elizabeth Peet, Mrs. A
Owen Seaman and. Mrs. Joseph S
Wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

the lQea Lnat people VINO understand
the affairs of Congress can help
Congress do a better job.
Miss Marguerite NJ Wells, presi-
dent of the national league, declares
many a member of Congress casts
a bad vote because he thinks the
folks at home won't understand a
good vote"
She advises all citizens to be in
formed on the current important
1ssues-inf1ation, manpower, taxa
ton. tariff-and other questions.
commenting that IF you know these
subjects you will know the differ
ence between a broad-minded vote
on these subjects and one that is
small and ignorant. You will know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
American ORTUnit
To Meet Tomorrow

Plans for the annual fund-rais-
ing event will be discussed at an
open meeting of the Board of the
Washington Chapter, Womens
American ORT, at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the home of Mrs. j. Schurman.
4501 Argyle terrace NV.
Through the Red Cross. the Hos
pitality Committee of the local ORT
has undertaken to serve cakes and
sweets once week to servicemen at
the Red Cross Canteen at Boiling
Field The sweets are contributed
by the Hospitality Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

ner, 1925 Alaska avenue NV
Tuesday, 8 pm, Janet Montgom-
cry Chapter, $500 Lambeth road
NV. Wednesday, 8 pm, Marcia
Burns Chapter, 811 B street Sc
Speaker, Miss Helen Johnson
: "Treasurerss of the Museum.
Saturday, 4 pm, Federal City
Chapter, tea, los East Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
PEO-Tomorrow, 8 pm, Chapter j,
with Mrs. DESMOND Williamson
300 South Washington street, Alex
andrta, Va. .a- ------.----------
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On the Engagement Pad

erature section. Saturday, music
section party.
Silver Spring Woman's Club-Wcd-
nesday, ] pm, at Ala Ellsworth
drive. Thursday, 10 am, arts and
crafts department, at Leighton
place. s ee-r. s,
Takoma Park Women's Club-To-
morrow. 1890 pm, homemakers
department, luncheon, Columbia
avenue; speaker, Miss Elizabeth
Fisher, "Use and Care of Electrical
Appliances" ~
Woman's Club of Greenbelt-Thurs-
day afternoon, welfare depart
ment, round-table discussion.
What Has Been Wrong With Our
Idea of Peace?', I'D Eastway.
Alexandria Woman's Club-Tues-
day, 1920 am, music section.
Wednesday, 8:15 pm, meeting,
Gadsby's Tavern.
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Business, Professional Clubs

Zonta Club-Tomorrow board meet
ing. Wednesday, Thanksgiving
meeting; speaker, DR.. F. r. Busch
meyer.
Law Librarians Society-Tuesday,
GAS pm. dinner meeting, Kene-
saw; speaker, John M. Cory, "Po-
tential Services to Law Libraries
From the OPA."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

as your member of Congress prob
ably does, that in the crisis today il
we don't hang together, farmer
mechanic or businessman, we shall
all hang separately" she continued
when your member of Congress
knows that you know that, he will
be better member of Congress-
Miss Wells said Senators and Rep
resentatives will be better when
their constituents stop expecting
them to run errands for them and
look after their special interests.
Suffrage for District
To Be Taken Up.
New techniques for carrying on
the leagues wartime service to the
public by distribution of factual in
formation on governmental prob
lens aggravated by the war will
also be considered A new broad
side, your Congressman-HiS Job, y
is being planned for wide use in
the campaign for better constltu-
entS.
The question of suffrage for the
District of Columbia will also be
taken up during the week although
the day on which this subject will be
considered has not yet been an
nounced.
Evaluation of the better Congress
campaign. major league activity
since January and other pre-elec-
ton work, will be coupled on to-
morrows agenda with reports on
recent legislative action in the fields
of taxation and price and wage con-
troll.
kilograms and letters from 30-odo
State league presidents received at
national headquarters in the last
few days reveal the variety, amount
and ingenuity of league activity III
behalf of a better Congress, more
and better attended candidates
meetings and tremendous demand
everywhere for the leagues unbiased
election information.
Broadside on Taxes
Off Press Tomorrow.
whats Ahead in Taxes?' the
leagues newest broadside which
answers question q million Amer
leans are asking, will be off the
presses tomorrow for the boarc
members to see.
No social affairs are scheduled
during the week. AS is customary
these women who gather from>every
part of the country twice year tt
plan methods of carrying out the
mandates of the national convention
work from 10 to II hours daily
Small committee meetings and con-
ferences fill every moment the boaro
Is not in formal session.
A valuable member of the head.
quarters staff of the National League
will be missing from the meetings
this week Miss Dorothy Greer, who
Joined the staff in 1910 after serving
six years as member of the stat
of the Connecticut League, ha.
joined the WAVES. receiving he,
commission as ensign on October II
During the past week Miss Greer re-
ported to Mount Holyoke Colleg,
for training.
Five new members of the nationa
board who will attend the meetings
are Mrs. r. T. H. Halsey. New
Haven, Conn: Miss Ruth M. Mitch
ell. st. Cloud, Mimi. Mrs. j.
Schramm, Darlington, Iowa ant
Washington; Mrs. James A. Starr
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Mrs
Leonard A. Smith, indianapolis, Ind
Other members who will attend ar,
Miss Wells, Minneapolis; Mrs. Har
ris T. Baldwin, Washington: Mrs
Richard H. Field, Weston. Mass.
Mrs. Walter T. Fisher, Winnetka
Ill; Mrs. D. Bailey Calvin, L;
Marque, Tex: Mrs. Marion A. Cheek
jr., Snyder, N. Y; Mrs. j. Hardin
Smith. jr., Kirkwood, Mo-, and Mrs
George Gellhorn, st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
Genealogical Society

Mrs. Eugene L. Culver, herald OF
the National Genealogical Society,
will speak on collecting Genealogi-
cal Manuscripts" at the midmonthly
meeting Of the National Genealogi-
cal Society at the Mount Pleasant
Branch Library at pm. Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
Community Clubs

Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
Wednesday, noon, luncheon meet
ing; speaker, Miss Minerva Ber-
nardino, Women in the Domini-
can Republic" Friday, 2 pm. lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
National Voter League Board
Opens Session Tomorrow
Better Constituents Make Better
Congress- to Be One of Themes

The annual November meeting Of The Directors
National League of Women Voters will open m tomorrow at
the Hotel washington to remain in conference week.
Discussions the the leagues better
Congress campaign will center theme Constituents
Better Congress- and consideration to how
citizens assist in making than it otherwise
might be-" ~
The directors expected to devise methods arsng more
the responsibility
Evening star., 1942-01-02

anti-aircraft Installations - existed
enabled the Japanese to bomb with
impunity. Perhaps some enemy
planes would have been shot down
had the guns been kept in action,
but the city would have been de-
stroyed nevertheless. General Mac
Arthur need offer no apologies for
trying to prevent such wanton de-
struction of the capital city of the
Philippines. If he erred it was on
the side Of compassion for helpless
civilians, and the mistake-if 1t be
deemed such-is one that will not be
repeated. Japan has been given an
opportunity to fight the war on
level which would have ruled out the
senseless and needless slaughter Of
women and children. That oppor-
tunity has been spurned, with the
result that the war will be fought
to a finish on the Manila pattern.
The japanese have insisted on
total" war, and they will get it.
AS for the rest-the offensive i'm
plicationS of the Pravda comment
Americans need be little concerned.
If they have a deeper significance
than appears on the surface, that
will be made clear in good time.
Meanwhile. the forces defending
Manila may be depended upon to
give good account of themselves.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
SILVER SPRING, Nd.

Dear Sir:
II would like to ask II the white
breasted nuthatch Is . usual guest at
the feeding tray. Recently one new onto
the porch floor, grabbed . seed and was
on Did that several times.
"A few days later two of them came,
with the sparrows. to low feeding tray
outside window. That day they came
many ti1es. I did not see them again
for Q week, but one came this morning
with titmice and sparrows.
Il know the nuthatohes when I see
them on the tree trunks, and have identi-
fed these from pictures In Chapman's
bird guide.
I'VE have large trees near the house
and am sure they come from those, but
have never had them come to feeding
tray before.
Thanking you for information about
the birds, I am
Sincerely yours, F. w. c."
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One Of the incest things about the
white breasted nuthatches is that they
AIc bO cAoly ACSOSAl1Lcu.
There can be no mistaking these
friendly fellows, especially when they
are f1attened out on q tree trunk.
Not even a squirrel or a woodpecker
loves a tree more than this nuthatch.
CThe red-breasted nuthatch is rare,
hereabouts0
This white breasted nuthatch, on the
other hand, is so common the year
around that few suburban neighborhoods
60 without dozens of them.
Ordinarily yard where bird feeding
Is carried on in the fall and winter may
count on having at least . pair, and
usually two pairs.
Males and females look q great deal
alike. except that the colors of the
females are just bit duller. This ap-
plies, of course, to the gray and dark
blue The white portions in both are
the same sort Of white, an off-white.
rather on the grayish side.
A feature of this fine bird is its fatness,
as it sidles up tree.
1t seems very wide in the beam in this
position, a common one, since it is al
ways securing the bark for insects.
1t also looks for seeds which 1t has
hid in crevices days before. These same
seeds are stored away in this fashion by
blue jays.
The small brown creeper also twines
around the trunks Of trees after insects,
but it does not go head down, as the
nuthatch does.
This devil downhead' position Is one
for which the nuthatch is famous.
Nuthatches always make friends Of
their human observers.
1t is impossible to work up any sort
Evening star., 1942-01-02

large stocks Of sugar. The lifting Of
restrictions on domestic output and
the increased purchase of Cuban
sugar should more than counter
balance the loss Of imports from the
Pacific, thus making it possible both
to meet the needs OF American con-
sumers and industries, and provide
our Allies with substantial quanti-
ties of sugar. Consumers have no
reason at present to fear a short
age, nor is there any justification for
boarding.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Defense of Manila

In deciding to declare Manila an
open city, hoping thereby to spare
it the ravages Of Japanese lombard
ment, General Douglas Macarthur
undoubtedly was Influenced by con-
siderations which seem to have es-
capped the attention of the Com
munist critic who has interpreted
the declaration as an act OF
cowardice.
The Russian commentator, speak
ing through Pravda, Communist
party newspaper, charged that the
attempt to save Manila from need
less destruction evidenced a lack Of
stomach for the fight on the part
of the American and Filipino de-
tenders. The charge is as absurd
as it is offensive.
General Macarthur, it may be
supposed, was Influenced by two
basic considerations-first. that he
had no adequate facilities for de-
Tending Manila against air attacks,
and, second, that Manila is a Phil
ippine and not an American city.
It is true that his declaration did
not save the city. and It may be
conceded that the removal Of such
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Cubun Sugar Crop

BY arranging to buy the bulk OF
the 1912 Cuban sugar cane crop, the
Federal Government has taken
action to protect American con-
sumers against a possible shortage
and resulting price rises, while pro-
viding additional reserves for Great
Britain, Russia and other countries
fighting the Axis that are dependent
on imports for their supplies of
sugar. In recent years, the United
States has relied upon Cuba for about
80 per cent of its requirements. The
Defense Supplies Corporation has
now agreed to buy the greater part
OF this years Cuban sugar output.
According to Government experts,
this will make available to the United
States more than half its yearly
needs.
The Philippines normally supply
about ID per cent of the sugar con-
sumed in the United States. The
Pacific war has made future ship
ments from the Philippines uncer-
tain. Even if the japanese fail to
conquer the islands, it is unlikely
that merchant ships will be able to
operate in the Western Pacific with
any safety for many months to
come The war also has threatened
the flow of exports from Java, and
other sugar producing areas in the
Far East.
Part of the Cuban sugar crop may
be shipped under the lease-lend
program to Great Britain, Russia
and other nations associated with
the United States in the war against
the Axis. The Western Hemisphere
can help speed the day of victory
over Hitlerism by supplying to anti
Axis countries foodstuffs in which
they are deficient, such as sugar, and
the Cuban transaction should be
welcomed as a move toward this end
The United States has on hand
Evening star., 1942-01-02
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles +. Trdce1uell.

Of spleen against this bird. Sometimes
certain observers do not Like the mock
ingbird, or frown upon English SPAR
rows, or declare that, starlings are q
nuisance, or that grackles kill the young
Of other birds.
Nothing is ever said against the nut
matches, however. They are too fine
altogether for that. And If we may Judge
them from the company they keep, we
must give them . high mark. for they
pal around with two of the finest, the
titmice and the chickadees
Indeed, wherever nuthatches come,
there are sure to be these others.
Every suburban yard that has nut
matches will have chickadees and titmice
All of these are small birds, with the
nuthatch the largest OF the trio. He
however, is not very large, except for
that special look of fatness which is his
distinct possession Really, he is not fat,
any more than some persons are fat who
have a few special "bulges" here and
there.
The nuthatch gets his apparent fat
ness from the fact that he is wider in
the beam than most birds, and has such
. way of flattening himself out on a
tree trunk that it brings out this feature
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Women standing at their sinks in the
kitchen have the best chance to watch
the nuthatch.
If there is a tree just outside from S
to 20 feet away, it affords a special
theater for the bird to put on a show
A friendly bird is he, never flying away
at the slamming Of a door. as so many
others Of the smaller wild birds do.
For this reason, as we'll as for his
beauty and habits, he is friend of all
persons who like to observe the birds
at work and play.
49,
If small feeding station is kept filled
near a tree. or on tree, nuthatches
will stay with you all summer
A coconut shell cut out, and filled with
seeds, including sunnower, will serve to
keep them around.
Their friendly cry, slightly on the cyni-
cal side, Is a welcome sound to all bird
lovers.
The usual sound is a nasal ma, na,"
slightly resembling the bleat Of an old
fashioned billy goat.
This sound is accented and different
at times when the bird is high in the
sky. Then the call is prolonged, and
has been described as sardonic laughter.
Whether one accepts this or not, he
no doubt will come to welcome this odd
sound IS an ever-present reminder Of
one Of the best Of birds.
Where this cry is heard, its maker
shortly will appear. a fat fellow in blue
and white and gray, who accepts q
"handout" with the graciousness Of q
true prince OF the realms Of air.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the dnsUer to any
question OF fact By iDrittno The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Which is the largest city, Paris.
Berlin or Moscow?-P. w.
A. Paris with population Of 1888 855
is the largest; Berlin, 4,332242 and Mos
COW, 4137.018.
@. Please give the date Of the false
armistice day at the end Of the World
Wars. B. A.
circulated to the effect that an armisticc
had been signed, and there was wild re-
joicing Throughout the United States aEI
in some cities abroad.
@. What nations signed the renewed
Anti-Comintern Pact?-E. s.
A. Nations signing the Anti Comintern
Pact the last week of November, 194l,
were: Japan, Germany. Italy. Spain,
Hungary, Manchukuo, Finland, Den
mark. Rumania, Bulgaria, Slovakia,
Croatia and Nanking China.
@. To what football team is the sobri-
quet THE Red Devils" given?-N. r. T.
A. The name is applied to the team
Of Dickinson College at Carlisle, Pa.
@. What do the dates 1918 and 1908
signify on the boundary markers between
the United States and Canada?-W M. E.
A. The date 1918 refers to the adjust
ment of the boundary in accordance with
thetreaty of Ghent, signed in 1914. The
date 1908 refers to a later convention,
modifying the one in 1918 and is the one
under which the actual survey was MADE.
@. How did the expression behind the
ball" originate?-G. P.
A. In game of pool called eight
ball. the cue ball is in disadvantageous
position when the 8 ball is behind it and
an object ball. player being forbidden
to shoot directly at or pocket the ball
until his other object balls have been
pocketed Hence it means to be in
very disadvantageous situation.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Portrait of q Man

He lifts his hat and measures time Of
day
With knowing eye; the sunlight
almost spent,
He pulls the young corn's silken husk
dlDdy
To sniff its fragrance, ,Ddrm and
succulent.
He thinks ho,p ioinged shadoUs
darkly tdH
On other lands, but in these fields
he knoUs
A sense of peace, where corn oro,os
green and tall
And Dheatfeld ocean softly ebbs
and fo,Ds.
There ,Das a time when he, too,
dreamed OF 10ings,
Before youths gallant banners
pere stained NTH red,
Now his horizon bounds familiar
things,
Young corn and ,Dhsdt, for nations
must be fed.
ALMA Robson HIGBEE.