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Evening star., 1943-02-21
Newcomer to Federation,
Birdsall Heads Law Unit
Delegate From
Friendship GiUen
Imb0rfant Post
BY CAMBRIDGE CRIST.

Among those in the select group
of new delegates to the Federation
of Citizens Associations who have
been given important committee
posts is Guy H Birdsall. vice chair
man of the important Law and
Legislation Committee.
Mr.. BirdSall who is legislative
counsel for the Veterans Admins
tration, was elected president of
the Friendship Citizens ASsocia-
ton last summer. Although a
comparatively newcomer to Friend
ship, having moved there in 1910,
he was active for a number of
years in the Lyon Village ASsocia-
tion in Arlington, where he did
committee work on zoning and pub
lie welfare
He said that he had found that
1t helped attendance to have a
scheduled meeting. with adequate
publicity" in advance Each mem
Der of the Executive Committee, he
added, is asked to get in touch with
at least 10 members in their area.
The association has had speakers
on Australia and Alaska, and last
week its guest speaker was Dr.
Winifred OverhOlSer, head of St.
Elizabeths Hospital, who spoke on
mental health and wartime prob
lens.
Mr.. BirdSall said he took over the
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Bv X. X. Taynfon.

Another Garden show has come
and gone. Another widely acclaimed
champion has been added to the
canine hall of fame. But this year,
in spite of an entry practically as
large as ever and a ringside crowd
larger than last years. there seemed
something lacking. The Westmin-
ster show this year was sort of
pastel edition of its usual, full
colored self. There was evidence
of confusion and hesitancy in the
staging of the special features and
the group judging unprecedented at
this fixture.
The war dog review lacked snap
and sparkle. The soldier dog
handlers were apparently not quite
sure of their dogs and their dogs
needs. The parade Of champions
looked more like riot than a pa
rade. And the final group for best
in show was notable primarily for
its lack of distinction. The rep
resentative from each group, barring
perhaps that Of the sporting group
was one of the more decorative
and less robust members. Even the
sporting group dog, the Irish water
spaniel, is more noted for his pic
turesque appearance than for his
practical performance.
The other members were the
wire hair fox terrier, one that posed
like a marble statue but is rather
on the small and delicate side; the
Shetland sheepdog, beautiful
specimen that deserved the honor
Of best in that particular working
group, but is not as impressive a
dog as an equally good collie OF
great Dane would be; a cream
colored borzoi, the acme of elegance
and grace but not strong looking
q sable shaded Pekingese, and the
best in show winner. a black minia-
ture poodle, dainty and gay but
somehow not quite the popular
conception of a Garden winner.
Dogs for Defense now has a sup
porting organization for dogs in
civilian life. just as the Army has
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Group Meetings and Local
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Bv Edmond Henderer,

We have often stressed the i'm
portance OF a hobby to people who
have passed the age where raising
and providing for a family is the
chief consideration. Men who have
worked hard at their daily jobs
through most of their lives have an
extremely difficult time adjusting
themselves to the enforced leisure
which comes with retirement. In
many cases they do not long survive
this abrupt change in their routine.
But those with outside interests,
such as a hobby affords, have little
trouble. They merely have more
time to devote to the hobby.
In some cases a retired worker
will turn his hobby into a profitable
business, but this Is only advisable
If he has other hobbies to provide
continued relaxation.
AS good example Of these bene-
f1cial effects of an avocation we
present Frank j. Metcaf, who re-
tired seven years ago and today is
as spry, active and alert as many
IIleu 1dI younger.
Mr.. Metcalf's interest is books, and
he has a particularly fine collec-
ton Of hymn books. His collection
of these books and related material
was started so years ago, when he
first came to Washington from
Massachusetts,.
He is primarily concerned with
American hymnals, although he has
some foreign ones. In this field of
American publications he has spe-
cialized on those printed from 176l,
when the first American edition was
produced, to about 1900. He has,
however, copies Of practically all
hymn books in current use. He
keeps these beside his chair near
the radio. When a hymn is played
on the radio he Is usually able to
find 1t in one of his books and note
its use in an index he has for this
purpose.
Mr.. Metcalf's collection contains
about 1000 hymnals and some ITS
related volumes. 1t is not the only
such collection in this country, but
Is believed TO be the only privately
owned one in Washington. The
Library of Congress has q collec-
ton.
Mr.. Metcalf is recognized au-
thority on his favorite subject and
even the Library Of Congress refers
to him for answers to particularly
difficult questions on this matter.
He has published several books on
the subject and is good proof that
an amateur is often master Of his
subject and not a novice, as so
many people think.
This collection contains all sorts
of interesting items. There is copy
of the first hymnal published in
America. 1t was printed from en-
graved plates in 1851, is called
"Urania" and WAS compiled by James
Lyon, A. 3. It contains white
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presidency with the belief that the
increased population of the Friend
ship area would add new respon-
SibilitieS to the association during
the present emergency. His second
thought, he went on, was the neces-
Sity for study of local problems to
avoid unjustifiable action or lack
of constructive effort"
Some believed, he said. that the
war would cause a slack in civic
activity, making it unnecessary to
fill all committee assignments. Mr..
Birdsal! said he disagreed with this
view and had filled all committee
posts. adding that he felt experience
had justified his conviction"
The association, Mr.. Birdsall said.
has extended full cooperation" in
the defense effort. The delegates
are asked TO make full report of
Federation business, he went on,
thus giving the members an oppor-
tunity to express their desire in
civic issues.
Mr.. Birdsall native of Wlscon-
sin. served with the 32d Division in
the last war. Coming to Washing
Evening star., 1943-02-21
By James Waldo Fawcen,

BY James Waldo Fawcen.
Booklets OF the new Scent air
mail stamps. engraved but not de-
signed by Staff Sergt. James Rus
sell Lowe. are being distributed to
postmaSters and almost certainly
will 60 on sale surreptitiously we'll in
advance of March 10. the official
release date. Warning to hold them
will be apt to have the effect of
stimulating leaks" as usual in such
matters, human nature being what
it Is.
Germany has brought out a 6
plus "A pfg. semi-postal issue to
commemorate Peter Heinlein, the
alleged invantor Of the pocket
watch.
Two new stamps OF Finland are
intended to mark the tercentenary
of the Finnish translation Of the
Bible. Values are: Tsp. an open
copy OF the Scriptures on an altar
3,5Om, printing press.
After indicating that 1t would not
permit the manufacture of stamp
albums during the war. the Gov
ernment now lets it be known that
production must be cut only 10 per
cent.
Sun Yat-sen in civilian dress is
the subject OF two stamps of China
recently released: 30c. dull red:
Soc green, both autographed, not
engraved.
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A. i. President
Guest of Oldest
Inhabitants
Group to Observe
Anniversary of
Washingfon's Birth

An address by DR.. Paul r. Doug
lass, president Of American Uni
Sversity, will feature the traditional
Washington's Birthday meeting OF
the Association Of Oldest Inhabi-
tants at 1890 am. tomorrow.
Pior to the meeting william D.
Searle and Frank Gummel will lay a
wreath at the foot of the Washing
ton Monument.
The invocation will be given by
the Rev. James H. Miers, D. D.,
pastor Of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. followed by the singing of
America" Washington's farewell
address will be read by Mr.. Searle
and musical selections sung by Miss
Bernice Ferris, accompanied by Miss
Addie Hickman. John Claget Proc
tor will read An original poem..
The Society Of Natives and five
other civic organizations also are
scheduled to meet this week.
The natives will hear an address
by Col. G. I. Hansen. assistant direc-
tor, Procurement Policy Division of
the War Production Board, who will
speak on Solution OF the Economic
Problem"
Three associations, Georgetown
North Capitol and Takoma Park Of
D. c. and Maryland, have postponed
regularly scheduled meetings until
March.
A calendar of this weeks meet
ings follows:
Monday.
Association OF Oldest Inhabitants
Old Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and H streets NV. 10: 80 m
Society Of Natives-Women's City
Club, 736 Jackson place NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Southeast-Friendship House, 619
D street Sc, 8 pm.
Thursday.
Fort Davis-Ryland Methodist
Church. Branch avenue and S
street Sc, 8 pm.
Macarthur Boulevard-Palisade
Park Field House, Sherman place
and Edmunds street NV, 8 pm.
Friday.
Anacostia-Anacostia High School
Sixteenth and r streets Sc. 8 pm.
Burroughs - Taft Junior High
School. Eighteenth and Perry
streets NE, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
News From Dogdom
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest
in Washington and Vicinity

supporting organization in Cl-
william Defense. The civilian dogs
organization is called the War Dog
Fund and is composed of an army
Of dogs which for one reason or
another are not eligible to enlist in
Dogs for Defense.
These dogs, through their owners,
contribute cash to carry on the
necessary clerical and other work
in Dogs for Defense. In payment
thereof they are awarded title
commensurate with the size of their
contribution. A dollar bill will buy
tag labeled private or seaman: a
500 bill will buy tag labeled gen.
eral or admiral.
The civilian dog army bids fair
to far outnumber the war dog army
and there is great danger that it
will be an army composed almost
entirely of officers. But the spon-
sors Of the war dog fund, all of
them unpaid volunteers, don't care
how many officers there are. They
would just as soon have a million
generals and admirals as not.
The latest local show news is that
the Old Dominion and the National
Capital Kennel Clubs are finally
going to do something constructive
about their favorable location and
have two shows on successive days
at the same show grounds. These
shows are scheduled for May l and 2
at the Meadowbrook Saddle Club.
This will give out of town exhibitors
two shows and two chances for
points on successive days. 1t will
cut expenses for the giving
clubs. And it will give Washington
chance to see a really good dog
show on the day that is most con-
venient, either Saturday or Sunday.
One Of the best anthologies of
dog stories ever to roll off the
presses has recently been published
by the Pocket Books, Inc. This
volume contains none of the nav
kish, sentimental gush which often
fills book of dog stories. These
are all good stories.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

10 ll1lu OuI why lIllS part OI JEe CITY
apparently is Stunned by the ma
jority of workers coming to Wash
ington.
"As an example OF what I mean,"
Mrs. Vincent explained, "in answer
to an advertisement I received more
than 100 telephone calls. Three of
the callers consented to come out
and see the room. The vast majority
had the same excuse for refusing
even to look at it-'Oh, you live in
Northeast
Other residents who do not have
to open their homes to workers, but
want to do so to aid home seekers
doing war work. tell the same story.
Rooms "Going to Waste"
Mrs. Zella Pryor, Of 3014 Twenty
fifth street NE, private home
owner in the Woodbridge area, re-
marked that workers had come to
her home, looked over the rooms and
said they were most desirable, but
because the home was in Northeast
they did not want to live there.
One woman, who has a great deal
to do with the placing OF many war
workers in the city, said:
''It makes me sick to think of
| the vast amount OF rooms in North
east and Southeast Washington that
| are going to waste because of the
foolish idea of these people that
these sections Of the city are not
on par with Northwest.
There are nice rooms in lovely
homes all through East Washing
ton," she continued, that could
take care Of the young women dis
satisfied with overcrowded condi-
tlons in other sections"
A. D. Calvert, Washington civic
leader and resident of Northeast
for many years, and other residents
of his section long have blamed
Northeasts ghost" on a'discrimina-
ton begun many years ago.
II recall" Mr.. Calvert said, "about
Is years ago, when I went before
the Real Estate Board of the Dis
| trict to plead for an even break
for Northeast, was told by board
member that it was the expressed
purpose Of the board to push build
ing in the Northwest section"
He said there have been other
discriminatory acts designed to bet
ter Northwest at the expense of
the other sections of the city.
Northeast residents contend that
today their schools, churches, trans
portation and entertainment are on
a par with those of the Northwest.
There are many nice homes in
Northeast that stand ready to take
| care of many workers here who
have been unable to find suitable
homes, they declare.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Newspaper Guild Meeting
To Hear Will Rogers, Jr.

Representative viii Rogers, r..
Democrat, Of California will speak
on THE Role Of the Seventy eighth
Congress in Winning the War" at
the monthly membership meeting OF
the Washington Newspaper Guild at
$50 o'clock Wednesday night, 1t was
announced yesterday.
The meeting, which will take place
In the boardroom of the District
Building, also will feature a special
report on the effect of the 8-hour-
week order on newspapers. Nomi-
nations for a vacancy on the Execu-
tive Committee will be made.
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representation of the hearse and
tor, who died in 1880 and was re-
buried in the national pantheon at
Caracas in 1912.
Charles Ellis Weems, 10-year -old
son of DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin F.
Weems and direct descendant of
"Parson" Weems, author of the IA
nous story about George Washing
ton and the cherry tree, is an active
junior philatelist. His father and
brother, Ben, jr.. were collectors
and he is the present heir of their
enthusiasm. Friday was his birth
day and he celebrated in terms of a
new Scott catalogue and many new
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Statistical Society
To Discuss SumpIino

The Washington Statistical So
ciety will hear a discussion of Cur
rent Applications of Sampling
Methods" at a meeting at 8 pm.
Friday in the Hall OF Government,
George Washington University.
Philip Hauser, assistant director
OF the Census Bureau, will be the
chairman Of the program. Four
papers on the subject will be pre-
eonte6
Evening star., 1943-02-21
District SAR Tomorrow
To Nominate Officers

The February meeting of the Dis
trict Society Of the Sons of the
American Revolution will be held in
the sapphire room OF the Mayflower
Hotel at pm. tomorrow.
1t. q. g. w. Harvey Wise, jr,
U. S. N. r., president of the society
will preside. Chief speaker will be
William Alexander Miller, former
chief clerk Of the copyright Office,
Library Of Congress, who has been
a member Of the District SAR for a
years. He will talk on Early Days
of the Wild West" Officers will be
nominated for the coming year.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

| fields Tune" the air we now know
as America" to the words of Come
Thou Almighty King" In common
with all the hymn books printed,
prior to 1880 it is wider than it is
high and it has singing instructions
in the front portion.
Mr.. Metcalf also has a copy Of
the first hymnal having the music
printed from set type instead of
engraved plates. This was printed
in New York in 1857.
A real oddity is a book having
words printed at the top and music
at the bottom with the pages cut
between the two. There is a key
printed with each part, so that the
various poems may be matched up
with suitable tunes. A tune near
the front may fit words near the
back and the two parts opened to-
gether.
Mr.. Metcalf has a number of
volumes which give the stories be-
hind the hymns. These are ex-
tremely interesting books and are
currently available.
The hymnal collection has a
room all to itself. This room con-
tains, in addition to the books, Mr..
Metcalf's indexes which enable him
to readily answer almost any uues-
tion regarding hymn books, COM
posers, compilers or almost any
thing else on the subject. His gen.
eral book collection is housed else
where. Originally he numbered all
his books as he received them but
found that system becoming q bur-
den and now numbers only hisehym-
mails.
Although Mr.. Metcalf has never
been out of this country, four of
his books have travelled to England
and back. A woman there read of
certain volumes in his collection and
expressed desire to see them. On
good authority as to her reliability,
Mr.. Metcalf sent over two books for
her examination and on their re-
turn sent two more, which also
were safely returned. OF course,
that was before the war made
ocean travel unsafe.
We have just learned of the
death on January of J. C. Carl
ton, honorary life president of the
Washington Ship Model Society. Mr..
Carlton was one of the three or
ganizers of the WSMS and an old
Navy man. He at one time was a
member Of the crew OF the famous
old frigate Constitution. He was an
active member of the society right
up to the last. when he died quietly
IN his sleep. The ship modelers will
miss him.
MEETING THIS WEEK.
Saturday - Washington Radio
Club, Room 312. YMCA, Eighteenth
and @ streets NV, 8 pm; speak
er, Myrou Zobel
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ton in 1919, he became associated
with the Bureau Of War Risk Insur-
ance, now the Veterans Administra-
ton. He graduated from George
town University Law School in 1922
and is member of the District bar
Mr.. Birdsall, who lives at 43Ol
Verplank street NV, is an assist
ant deputy warden in the Friend
ship area. He is a member of the
American Legion and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and also serves on
the Housing and Rent Control Com
mittee of the Federation one of the
new committees created to meet
present war conditiopA
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LIE Roy Thurtell, one of the Dis
trict's outstanding players and new
District champ, once said he could
condone poor playing. errors In
Judgment and just plain bad luck,
but carelessness is an unforgivable
sin. Whereupon he promptly re-
voked on the next hand-probably
Tor thu 6rst time IN h,s bridge career.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

mint copies Of the wartime propa-
gsnda stamps of Canada are refer
red to the Philatelic Agency, Of
tawa, for price lists and other par
ticulars.
Venezuela has brought out a new
adhesive showing a funeral process
sion. The stamp is a 20c plus SC
semi-postal airmail Issue bearing a
Evening star., 1943-02-21

North was dealer and passed. East
called one heart which South dou-
bled. West redoubled and North
bid three diamonds. East passed
and Mrs. Zimmer in the South bid
with no-trump.
West laid down the king of clubs
and East played the eight. He then
switched to hearts leading the jack.
East played low and South won with
the ace and proceeded to take six
diamond tricks, carefully watching
East's discards. On the second dia-
mond East discarded the club five,
on the third the two of spades and
then the nine of hearts. Souths
first discard was the six of spades.
On the fifth diamond East threw off
the queen of clubs and South the
three of hearts; on the sixth diamond
East parted with the ten Of spades
and South with the seven of the same
suit. West, in the meantime, had
discarded his three small hearts.
Mrs. thinner next led the six of
clubs from dummy and East played
his last club. South played the jack
and West won with the king and
then laid down the ten which also
won; East threw the queen of hearts
and South the eight, and when West
continued with the seven of clubs
East was forced to play the king OF
hearts, which would set up South's
ten, or the queen Of spades, in which
case South would discard the ten of
hearts, knowing that West had no
more to lead and make two spade
tricks and her contract.
An opening lead OF a small heart
instead Of the jack would have
saved East from the squeeze. Vests
second error was In throwing his last
heart.
In the Agriculture Bridge Club
averages for the Mcdonnell Cup,
with II games having been played
and nine remaining to be played,
are as follows:
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In Bridge
Circles
Notes on Clubs
And Tournaments
[ ornaments
BY Frank B. Lord

Washington bridge players regret
the necessity which will compel
them to forego the opportunity of
taking part in the Eastern cham
pionship games which are scheduled
to be held at the Park Central Hotel
in New York from February 27 to
March Z, inclusive. Al Roth, Dis
trict champion who was recently
made life master, will probably be
the only local entrant. Mr. Roth is
now temporarily located in the New
York area which will enable him to
attend.
The Eastern Is one of the classic
events on the bridge calendar and
those who contest in it are generally
the elite Of the bridge world. It is
also one of the oldest, its inaugura-
ton antedating the winter and mid
summer national tournaments of the
American Contract Bridge League.
1t was established Is years ago by
the late George Reith, who in his
day was one of the foremost players
of the country. On the concluding
day Of the coming meet a mixed
pair game will be held in his honor
for the George Reith Memorial Cup
The program has been arranged
so that most of the games will be
played in night sessions in order not
to interfere with the business activ-
tiles of the players. The exceptions
are the first qualifying round of the
open-pairs match which will be held
on Saturday afternoon, March 27,
the first session of the non-master
pairs game for the Liberman Gun
also on Sunday afternoon, the wom-
ems pairs game for the Wainwright
Cup on Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons and the Reith mixed
pairs game. All other contests are
booked for weekday nights.
An added feature Of the agenda
will be the Commercial teams OF
four games in two sessions Thurs
day and Friday evenings. This
event will be open to any -four
players representing or sponsored by
a bank, business firm or corporation
The competition is to be played al
a board-a-match.
In addition to master points VIC
tory certificates will be awarded to
winners and runnersup in each
event. The War Orphans Scholar
ship Fund which Is being sponsored
by bridge players to raise SIS ,0OO, ,O0O
will be the beneficiary of the tourna-
ment. 1t will receive the money
ordinarily spent by Julian Goldman
for the open pair trophies, by Curt
H. Reisinger for the open team OF
four trophies, by Mrs. Stuyvesant
Wainwright for the women's pair
trophies, by Mrs. Herman Liberman
for the non-masters pair trophies
and by the ACBL for the mixed pair
trophies. A small per session fee
will also be collected from each
player for the scholarship fund.
Programs for the Northern Vir-
ginia tournament to be held at the
Wardman Park Hotel which had tr
be postponed from the last week In
February to March 26, 27 and 2s on
account Of interference with the
Eastern. will be mailed out next
week.
That painful experience known a.
the agony of the discard is made
more distressing when the suffering
defender realizes that 1t was the
unfortunate, though not unnatural
opening lead Of his partner that
made 1t possible for the declarer to
set up successful squeeze.
The deal herewith given illus
trates. The hand was played by Mrs
Violet thinner in the south.
NORTH.
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Safer winter dog baths
with MAGITEx Bubbles

Try new hoeiieS Bubble Shampoo: clson pet
so'hy. like ~oshjnq hands, Rub bubbles on
--~lps of-thoiS oil No tub fin.ino. spio,h-
Ing Removes feos, lice on contoct oeodor-
hes. esoutfei cooi sofe, effective. Only pen.
s'si both Loras bottle. 81; tr1l size. zoe.
~ Dept. Stores, Peoples, other Drussist.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Northeast Area Held Answer
To District Housing Problem
Residents Ready TO Open Homes to War
W0rkers to Relieve Crowded Conditions
BY JAMES MOSER.


workers that they should live n
Originating
Me- spreading throughout the entire section