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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Odd Ones
QUEER QUIRKS OF SPORTS
VOTED ON BY NATIONS
APP SPORT EDITORS

NEW YORK, Dec. % Up -
1t was an earth-Shaking, once
in-a-lifetime feat, but Ernie
lombard, molasSes I e d
catcher for the New York Gil
ants, did not contribute l944'S
No. l sports oddly the day he
beat out an infield hit against
the Boston Braves.
The majority of 80 coaStto-
coast sports editors participating
in the Associated Press poll
agreed today the queereSt qulrk
Of the campaign came in the
Army-Notre dame grid game
when Headlincsman DR.. Dave
Reese of Dayton, Ohio, and
DeniSOn University was caught
between Cadet Fullback Doc
Blanchard and two Irish tack
lcrs.
Reese, one of the country's
top officials, suffered a broken
arm and was forced TO leave
the game, the score of which
Army 50, Notre Dame-Was an
other Well-backed oddly. The
Reese episode, already voted the
football oddly Of the year, now
moves 10 the top among all
81 ortS.
But there were plenty of other
"ScreWy" situations.
For instance, tWo-ton Tony
GalentO returned to the fistlc
wars; three horses raced to a
dead heat in the $4,000 carter
handicap at Aqueduct: TulSa's
football team scored 81 points
in two straight games - and lost
both; Georgia Tech wound up
with minus nine yards against
Navy but beat the Middies; Jim
Terrier used his mashie as a
pool cue in making a golf shot
out Of tree, and lost the San
Francisco open by a stroke: ILL
nois had 10 touchdown runs
called back; four false starts and
two gun recalls disqualified all
six starters in the National
A.A.U. 100meter dash; the
Hume Brothers of Michigan, Bob
and Ross, ran nine consecutive
dead heats, one in the N. c. Anna.
mile run; one game of the little
world series drew more fans
than any contest in the major
league series; and the matches
Of a St Louis fan were set afire
by foul ball hit into the stands.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Eight Games
On Weekend
Cage Menu

CHICAGO, Dec. % (P) -
Eight basketball games involving
Western Conference teams are
on this week-end's sports sched-
ule for midwest cage fans. Two
contests are booked tonight, Pur-
dues wartime basketball rival
ry whit Great Lakes being re-
neWed for the sixth time, with
the BoilermakerS seeking their
first win over the Sailors, while
Minnesota invades Nebraska.
Tomorrow night Notre Dame
goes after its sixth straight vic
tory when it moves into Iowa
City TO tackle Iowa's underfeated
HaWkeyes who have four
straight triumphs.
Iowa, at top strength and fea-
turing the scoring punch that
gave the Hawkeyes second hon.
ors in the Big Ten last year, are
favored over the Irish.
Northwestern's six footers,
who had height advantages in
scoring wins over De Paw and
Marquette, will clash with a
team averaging better than 8
feet, l inch, when Western Mich
igan's Broncos meet the Wildcats
at Evanston tomorrow. Last year
the Broncos, who finished with
a national collegiate rating of
fifth, upset the Wildcats, 47-45.
This year the Broncos have won
two games, while dropping two
10 Michigan.
Wisconsins B a d ayers, who
noseed out Marquette 45-40 two
weeks ago at Madison, will try
to make it two in a row tomor-
row night over their state rivals
in the Milwaukee auditorium.
The teams will be meeting for
the 37th time since the opening
of the series in 1918. The Bad
gers hold a % to 13 edge in the
lntra-state clashes.
At Ann Arbor undefeated
Michigan faces its last and prob
ably hardest circumference test
tomorrow against the towering
cowboys of the University of
Wyoming.
In other games tomorrow the
Rowing Raiders from Kentucky
meet Ohio State, defending Big
Ten champions, and Minnesota
plays at Great Lakes. Two mid
west teams, De Paul of Chicago
and De Paw of Greencastle,
Ind, make their season eastern
debuts. The Blue Demons meet
Long Island in New York's Mad
iSon Square Garden, while De
Paw runs up against Holy
Cross in Boston.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Detroit Puck
Stars Ascend
Red Wings Troll
Montreal Conodiens

DETROIT, Dec. % - (P) -
The Detroit Red Wings, after
faltering momcntarily, to d y
we're back on the trail of the
Montreal Canadiens in the Ma
tional Hockey League race.
Undermining their threat with
a crushing display of offensive
power, the Wings smothered the
New York Rangers, 11-3, last
night to move within three points
Of the league leaders and tie the
scoring mark for the season.
Bill (Flash) Hollett put on
one Of the years top individual
displays in firing three goals, two
unasSiStcd, and drawing a pair
of assists. Other StandoutS in the
scoring avalanche were Mud
Bruncteau with two goals and
two assists. Joe CarVeth with
one and two, and Steve Wochy
with two goals.
Jack Adams men hammered
in in four scores in the first pc
riod against the visitors one.
They turned it into a rout by
scoring five times without re-
ply in the second and then shar-
cd two goals in the th.-d.
Threats Of sweeping player
shakeups came from two other
league cities last night as Man
agcr Art Ross Of Boston Bruins
and President Bill Tobin Of Chi
cago Black Hawks expressed dis
satisfaction with their clubs
showing to date.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Unbeaten Ms Face Wyoming Saturday
Suspend Play
for Holidays

Recreation Director Bernard
Ballantine announced today that
there will be no games played
in the city basketball league
until Jan. 3, when play is again
resumed at the Mount Clemens
High School gym.
1t was also announced that
there will be no league bowling
at the city'S three alleys the next
two Mondays.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Leaders Wanted

This columns suggestion is that baseball land the same
goes for GOLF tennis hockey etc. should establish sort
Of scoung system to find the places where the game is
neoIcted both and out Of the schools Then speca
effort should be directed toward those places Finding
enthusiastic leader is the first important sePD Once the
kids sot playing the JOB to teach them to Poy to the best
Of heir obty and that's where those coaching clinics in
Finally organized baseball could provide wider
competitive program than offered by recreation projects
already supports the American Legion Junior World Series
their championships too There's nothing like shot
title and trip Of town with the gang to keep boys
interest alive.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Book Learning

We recently borrowed handful Of pamphlets published
by the American LEGION the National Recreation ASSOCIATION
and the F S a Committee physical fitness. these
groups cooperating O certain extent have the common
ideo all people especially the youngsters should Por
ticpote sports will keep them fit and make them bet
ter citizens Baseball IS the first game on every list,
which looks like nvtoon TO organized baseball to pitch
in and help \ number Of shining examples con be
found to show how these municipal recreation projects have
stimulated baseball interest Two Fundamental principles
Of the MIRA that every boy and girl in America ought
to be trained TO know we'll certain limited number Of
games" and every community should provide in SUIT
ticient for the boys Of the community 70 play baseball
and football Part Of the FSA program is to provide
this space and training
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. % --P)-
Willie Mosconi, world pocket
billiards champion, has clinched
his non-title match with Ralph
Grcenlcaf, former champ, by
taking a 70 lead in their 49,
block series.
Mosconi took the afternoon
block yesterday, 1857 in six
innings and earned a night de-
ciSion, 1858 with two high runs
Of "a.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Central Michigan
Takes 0stoda AAF

MT. PLEASANT, Mich, Dec.
% Up With the exception of
one second half deadlock, Gen.
trail Michigan's cagers led all the
way to defeat the Oscoda Army
Air Base team, 48 to 33, here
last night.
Guard Ed Barlow scored Is
points to pace the Chippewas in
their fifth win against two de-
feats. Harry Eich counted 10
points for the Army. Central
Michigan held a "a to 20 mar
gin at halftime.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
PLANS COMEBACK

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 22-
p Arturo Godoy, Scout h
American heavyweight cham
plon who twice lost to Joe Louis
in world title bouts, is heading
back to the United States in mid
January.
The 200-pOund Chilean knock
ed out Juan Ulrich Of Peru in
two rounds in his latest come
back start.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Sports Roundup
By HUGH FULLERTON, JR.

NEW YORK. Dec. p - tAP) - During the past year
This department has at various times reported efforts the
port OF organized bosebal encourage Kids TO play ball
The results oppeored rather dcouoeng after the recent
minor and major league meetings when the majors tailed TO
srno along with the minors in appropratn9 money to sup
port Of cnics projected by the high school Commit
hioh school kids to Professional controcts But cont
oct pnched for trying here's another suggestion for bose
boil ond other sports bodies that want to stimulate JUNIOR
competition.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
TIPPY MADARIK OUT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22-
Up An injury which forced
Tippy Madarik, Detroit Univer-
sity fullback who played this
season with Randolph Field, to
decline the chance to play with
the West team in the East-West
Shrine football game Jan. I,
leaves the West with only %
PLAYERS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22

defeat at the hands Of the Filters,
who have averaged more than so
points game. Don Teter, Sci
fridge forward, paced the indiv-
idual scoring with % points,
while Keith Krause got 18 for
the Scots
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
BowIing's
.Hi-Hitters

MARY Nj. THORNLEY, -575
GOD. Kings & Queens League.
WALT BRANDENBURG -
588 (228). l.. F. A. League.
ISABEL WILL BUR 425.
Daughters of Isabella League.
HENRY FRITZ - 6l7 (2l3-
210). Major League.
HAZEL PELTIER - 444. CD
League.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-01-26
0sittpOdj, ben 26. Saanar 1874

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uno Mduie fing uno ionit Dtebesbe'
Ifinoel oft beriagte. Dod Der quite
8errD mar alt mno blino getuoroer1.
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barn GuguIt &rebs, ln0 Der ibtdte
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linn 6en @naoeni6uB, Der i'm in ben
SunoebimmeI bradte. Srib @oes, Der
Irbeiter bier unb Der Sun6epatron,
tpeinte fait iiber ieinen 8errp. 60 Bile
ben Die 59tpeitern cine 3ettlang obne
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ter Sre1tno, Ser bier bel uns iein
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mem feinen i,1ngen &uno, ben linn
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men baben uno 6ie S6tpe1ter i'm er.
iten Stod nannte i'm Ger.
(Sortiebung folet)
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Gedan<en und
Erinnerunsen
Bon Steb. s. SsaertgeS
(Sorties1ng)

Ser Glte eignete 6as ganae 2an6
su beioen Seiten 6es 8eees, tpobl
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bier eroBe 5onber'i6e 8eitsungen.
Seine M16el tparen berbeiratet; 10
eine an 8errp 8terce in 8udtngbont
Die on6ere an Springer. 9ls 6te
Setmotbeiitung berfauft pur6e, nod
6em Der glte 9eitorben faufte mein
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feline bier 50bne un0 orei Eo6ter be-
orbeiteten un6 na9ber erbie1ten. Seute
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ben, oenn Die 5tpeite Eodter berbei-
ratete it9 NIT &arl 2ange. sic erbte
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bielten mir uns gerne auf o1s Stus
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flor bon ct. MarD's in Colorado
Sprines, Colo, blieb einige Serien
gana bel ibnen. 9ie quite Mutter
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LINEN aubrineen polte @r bat ite
aud ME bereeIien, oenn ite bebanoel>
ten i'm als ibren 5obn. gu6 als 8rie-
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pgis GGifesfr,ab

ltDo tie 6ie 9tolLe Der 3ugtiere ipielen.
Damn tl,n tie 5arnariteroienite in oett
Iboben alpen uro in ben Spmaliaber'
gen aitens BET oen 6ran5tsfnner@
patres, tpo iie Die arnen Meni6en,
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nod Dor benz Eobe retten. Selbit int
ariege oienen Die Sl1n6e 6ur6 ibre
8odiarnteit, tpie mir es ou6 1T Die
fem &riege ieben.
Do6 in 8udinebom banals I'M
Sabre 1881, bier BEL uns in Carlyle
Inn Dos @ltenbetm berum uno in 6.
ct. 2ouis beim &oipital paren uno
iinb 6ie 8ieiter bes No6ts f1r6tbar
t0ren6. Sn 8udinebam uaren bic
Sun6e oft oes 0o6ts auf oen 8e-
iibuneen binter ben S6afen ber 11no
5erriifen ntan6e. Sier berum tun ite
oft oasielbe, 10 3. 9. baben ite etnes
Na6ts unierm geo6barn bier 56afe
uno feds fleine Sdpeine 5erriiien
r1n6 aufeefreiien. Damn bel1lten un0
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ni6t i6lafen fonnte.
9as tpar audi ser san beim So
ipital in 6. ct. 2ouis. gs f6eint
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Sun6 balt. Da 1iefen fleine Eerriers,
tleine peiBe Spibe, groBe IirDou1es>
uno md6tige groBe SSSagobunoe bers
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1ter un6 16rien 6ie ganifels on; aber
es' balf ni6t biel, Big man ipdter eins
ibreiten muBte. Sd tpiini6te oft, bic
gtodtpoli5ei tpiirbe Die nadtli6en
&ubeltorer eridieBen. Won ionte bic
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ooer I'M Sauie, tpo ite tpa6en io1=
len.
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|iter bat er iie' Elm. ODER 5tpeimal be.
fudt, bis lie enbli9 geitorben tparen.
60 tpobnten mir nlle tn San6ers
SGuiern: Steinboffs, Siirtges, S9ro'
oers; ale bret Santilien bertpanbt:
8ruoer, S9tpeiter, &uitn. 60 blteben
itc auiammen in amertfn uno alle bret
NIT Der bierten Srou Itegen ou6 5u'
ion1men inn Gorninger &ir6bof auf
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uno boIfen i'm 2eben uuo i'm Sterben
1iegen iett in ibrer ai6e beiiommen
uno tporten auf BEN iiingiten Sag Der
@uferitebung. 8on 4ino auf tuaren
fie brouBen 5uIantnen gepeien, 5lts
fommen geoient BEL 6en 8auern unb
IL oen 3eden; 10 au6 tpieoer bier in
Nmerttn. 9te S9rooers tpte bic 5tei1t'
boffs un6 Eillmanns 5ogen uns na6.
S6ro6ers 5ogen bel uns ins Sous;
als mir bon Der 8eitbung na6 isis"
conitn 5ogen Ipril 1883, fauften
S6ro6ers uns aus uno 5ogen in 11tt=
fer Saus auf 6em 8auernbof binter
8udingbam. sic gingen nit uns III
bie 4ir6e> ibre &inoer init uns in
6ie S6ule uno o1s tie itarben> tprroen
iie NIT uns begraben.
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NGdtlidjes SunbegeHGff

Sier, oa uno BORT ia fo1t iiberau,
mo- Menlden itn0, lit Der Sun0 bel
ibm. gr lit ser treue 8egleiter 6es
Meni6en aus Dem 8arooies. 0os
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oe, blieben oem goam treu uno gin,
gen nit linn in 6ie tpeite 8elt bi1-
aus. 8ei0e itno beute aub nod 5ulum-
men, iiberau> mo ser S6Gfer lit, 1T
au6 fein Suno. Ser Suno lit Der
@adter bes Souies bel Sag uno
Nodt, mie aud oes Sofes uno oes
8iebs. Ser Suno oient 3u bielem, be-
ionoers ou6 5ur SSogo unb oient Dem
Weni6en oft, mo anoere Siere bers
fogen, 3. 9. bo6 i'm Noroen in sis
Iuno S9nee, tpo sic gsfimos lino, un6
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9as 8erfpre6ett

u8arum na6t oenn Der Muler
ieoesmaI bic @u9en 5u, tpenn ct
trinft?'
~@r bGlt 6as 8eripreden, 6os er
feiner Srau gegeben bat, i'm 2eben
teinen S9naps mebr an5uieben."
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9te ,,NationaI goutb Goniniitra"
tton iit oen @eg oIlen Sleiides ge'
gongen un6 fein tpabrer Ameritoner
miro 6em bon Der 8il6fld9e Der.
i6pnnoenen NgM cine Srdne na6s
petnen.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
ID. &. Women Play Major Role
In Running of OAR Convention

amazed at her capacity to do q
dozen things at once. She's led sing
ing of the national anthem several
times. AS chairman of buildings and
grounds, she reported yesterday.
In addition, she's candidate for
treasurer general-although she
doesn't have much time for elec-
tioneering.
That the District society as a
group is still neutral" in the three
Icornered presidentialTel election con-
test was demonstrated at an in
formal luncheon yesterday for
Washington members. The three
candidates attended--but as guests
of individual members at private
tables. Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, re-
tiring State regent, and Mrs. Roy
c. Bowker, who will be installed as
her successor tomorrow, had honor
places. Miss Aileen Harris was
chairman.
Guests included Ensign Thornton
Magruder of Washington, one of
two WAVES serving as platform
pages.
To give all official delegates a
chance at admittance to the con-
vention floor, seating by States was
abandoned in favor of a policy of
first come, first served" A loud
speaker in a ballroom off the as
sembly hall broadcasts proceedings
to the overflow.
AS wartime gesture, the Daugh-
ters have virtually abandoned their
custom of wearing numerous flower
corsages at convention time. Even
the president general, Mrs. VIII
liam Pouch, seldom pins on more
than one bouquet.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Halt in Mail Service
Charged 10 Post Office
by Montgomery Ward
By the Associated Press.

bs tIft hSSUClateQ FTeSS.
CHICAGO, April 9.-Montgomery
Ward g. Co. charged yesterday that
post Office officials were aiding
strikers at the Chicago mail order
house by removing 70 employees from,
the Ward plant and refusing to de-
liver parcels.
"On Thursday, April l3, the
United States Post Office removed
its 10 employees from Wards Chi
cago mail order house" the COM
pany said in a statement. This
action, taken in aid of the strike
started on Wednesday, ended a
service which had been established
for more than 30 years.
"On Monday, April II, the United
States Post ONCE at Chicago re-
fused to deliver to Wards incoming
parcels from customers on which
postage had been fully paid"
Postmaster Ernest j. Kruetgen
commented:
we have contract with Wards
and we carry it out to a T. We
cannot go out of our way for them,
but We give them as good service as
we have always done. We accept
everything that they send out"
Earlier yesterday Judge John j.
Lupe continued until Friday a hear
ing on an amended petition SUBJ
mitted by Francis Heisler, attorney
for striking Ward employees. The
petition was submitted in an effort
to quash temporary injunction re-
straining members of the CIO
United Mail Order, Warehouse and
Retail Employees Union rom yio-
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Three Youths Found Guilty
OF Breaking Into Store

Three colored youths were sem
fenced. TO prison terms ranging from
nine months to one year after they
were found guilty of entering store
in Prince Georges County Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro yesterday.
Two Of the three also received ninel
month sentences on charges of
robbery.
Judge Melvin Loker sentenced
Louis CAN'T, Is, Pumpkin Town, to
one year in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary, while Claude Bailey, II, of
near Suitland, and Francis L. john
son, 10, Dupont Heights, were SEN
fenced to serve nine months each on
the storebreaking charges.
Police said the three youths
entered a beer warehouse on the
Marlboro pike near Hillside last No
vember and attempted to break into
an 1,300-pound safe containing
$4,000.
Johnson and Bailey we're SEN
fenced to serve an additional nine
months each in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary on a charge of robbing
James Kearns. retired marine SER
geant, near his home in District
Heights october 80 Police said Mr.
Kearns was forced into his car after
he had stopped at a fruit stand in
Hillside and robbed of $68
Evening star., 1944-04-19
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Star Staff Correspondent,

NEW YORK, N. Y. April 1e.-
About 80 crates of records. insignia
flags and similar properties-as well
as a clerical staff of 20-were moved
from Washington to the Commodore
Hotel here for the SD Continental
Congress the Daughters of the
American yolution.
An even bigger job is to keep from
1000 to 5000 delegates and visitors
happy when the ballroom. serving
as the assembly hall, seats only
about 1000.
This responSibility-and the thou
| sand and one details it involves-is
on the shoulders of a Washington
woman, Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
convention chairman.
To Mrs John Morrison Kerr of
Washington falls the job of seeing
that platform events run smoothly.
One minute she's looking after the
harp of guest musician. A minute
later she's finding a work desk for
a group of bankers assisting with
War Bond sales. She's program
chairman and her headaches Just
start when the schedule of events
has been approved.
Other District women are filling
key posts in the convention, which
ends four-day session tomorrow.
Mrs. Rex Hays Rhoades, creden-
tials chairman, has seen that nearly
ZOO delegates and alternates have
the. ribbons and tickets that admit
them to the convention floor.
Miss Elizabeth Malott Barnes
daily leads the pledge of allegiance
to the flag. She's national chairman
OF correct use of the flag.
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery is
serving as accompanist for several
singers.
AS National officers, Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, vice president general
anad Mrs. Elizabeth M. Cox, corre-
spending secretary general, have
platform seats. Miss Elisabeth Poe,
magazine chairman, will report to-
day. Mrs. loren Edgar Rex, Ameri-
can Indians chairman, and DR.. Jean
stephenson, national genealogical
records chairman, report tomorrow.
Other Washington women are
helping in official and semiofiicial
capacities the congress move stead
lily.
Mrs. Haig was convention chair
man for the two previous congresses
held away from Washington head
quarters, but her colleagues are still