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The raveIer's Notebook

Lower and higher rates depend,
of course, on the facilities desired,
and the supply seems to be ample.
Apartments: st. Petersburg has
1,196 apartment houses, also Of
wide price range. A medium win
ter rate would be from $125 to
$3.50 a month.
Bungalows and cottages: These,
within the city limits, are scarce,
due to rapidly expanding perma-
nent population. Winter rental OF
a complete two-bedroom dwelling
may run about $3.50 a month.
Guest rooms: There are many
of these in private homes, quite a
number with private bath. The
winter visitor may expect to pay
from $25 to $35 a week for these
accommodations.
Motor courts: Probably $50
within the city limits, many of
them close in and many brand
new. The average winter rate
runs about So to $40 a day.
Trailer courts: Many of these
in all parts of the city. close-in as
well as in outlying sections. Rates
range from about $12 a month,
with utilities. to $25 for the more
de luxe lots.
Gulf beaches: Not in the city
limits but easily accessible. Every
type Of visitor accommodations.
Rates about like those In St.
Petersburg.
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Business Groups
Southeast Men
To Get zoninq Duto

The Southeast Businessmen S
Association will hear reports OF
the October 10th hearing on. the
rezoning of Seventh and Eighth
streets between Florida avenue
NE. and M street Sc. at a meet
ing at sis pm. tomorrow in the
Donohoe Realty Co., 314 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc.
The Federation Of Business
mems Association will hold its
meeting on Tuesday, instead of
Wednesday, at 8:15 pm. in the
American Security & Trust Co.,
Fifteenth street and New York
avenue NV. Jerome Mckee, new
president, will outline the program
for the coming year:
Other meetings this week are:
Monday.
American Business Association
meeting, Chicken Hut,
427 Eleventh street NV, 6 pm.
Uptown Connecticut Avenue
B usiness mems Association -
Luncheon meeting, Brown Derby.
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Continued From Page B-8D

Los Angeles and San Francisco by
the Southern Pacific.
No. two rooms are alike in Los
Angeles newest hotel, the West
wood Manor. WILDER Menefee,
who decorates the homes of many
Hollywood stars, was given the
assignment and decreed for each
room an individual decor. Fur
nishings range from early Ameri-
can modern to French Provincial,
Faster Mediterranean Service
Faster Mediterranean service by
the - Aces" of the American Ex-
port Lines - the Excalibur. Exo-
chorda, Exeter and Excambion -
has been announced, starting
November 20. The ships, the only
fully air-conditioned liners in
transatlantic service, will sail in
rotation from Pier D. Jersey City.
N. j, every other Tuesday noon,
and arrive from 43-day cruises
through the Mediterranean at
a m. every other Wednesday. The
ships call at Marseille, Naples,
Alexandria, Beirut, Piraeus. Leg
horn. Genoa, Boston. Mass. and
New York.
Devaluation of sterling currency
in Africa has reduced the cost Of
its Cairo-to-Cape Safari sharply,
Thos. Cook & Son announces. The
65-day junket. starting from Cairo
in January, now is priced $1,000
below the original fare. That
means a cut to $3.50.
Travel agencies are making up
package tours of Europe with the
famous Passion Play" at Ober-
ammergau as a feature. Perform
ances are to begin in May and
continue into September.
Florida Prices-The st. Peters,
burg Fla) News Bureau has an
ticipated visitors questions about
vacation prices. With the COM
ment that a flood of vacationers
will begin arriving before Thanks
giving, the bureau says that here
is what they will find:
Hotels: There are 202 within
the city limits. of many sizes and
price ranges. The average couple.
seeking accommodations in a
good, unpretentious hostelry. may
expect winter rate Of about $40
a day for a double room with bath.
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Local Masonic News

Congress Lodge will be host to
Hamilton Lodge of Virginia
Thursday at 1880 pm. Camille
Chautemps, former French pre-
mier will be the speaker. and has
for his subject, "The Political Sit
uation in Europe Up to Date"
Hope-Monday, Masonic in
struction. 1000 F street NV, 7:30
pm.
Dawson and Federal-Monday
joint grand visitation.
Benjamin Franklin - Monday,
M. M. degree.
. National-Tuesday, special, 6
PM, F. c.. degree; 1880 pm, M.
M. degree.
Justice-Tuesday, officers re-
hearsal, 1913 Eye street NV.
East Gate-Wednesday, F. c.
degree.
Washington Centennial. Osiris,
and Theodore Observation-Disclosures
day, grand visitation.
"Wednesday. special,
g pm, initiation.
Naval and Warren G. Harding
Thursday, grand visitation.
William r. Singleton-ThurS-
day, movies.
ce-Friday, Initiation.
Columbia and Lebanon-Friday,
grand visitation.
Chevy Chase and Joseph H. Mi
lans-Friday. r. G. degree.
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Army Map Service.

Three other matches in the
Leagues second round have been
played off. Washington Chess
Divan won from Paragon, Al.
while Bald Eagle defeated George
town University, 5la-2R. The
closest match thus far was that
between Library Of Congress and
Army Map Service, which Library
won, 7-5, but the result was in
doubt until the two last games
had been drawn.
In the sixth round Of the Wash
ington Chess Divan champion
ship, the game between Hans
Berliner and Harry E. Cimer-
manis saw an unusual opening,
the Kieseritzky Gambit. The
queens were exchanged on the
18th move, but Whites positional
superiority remained such that
he regained the gambit pawn on
the 18th move, and won two extra
ones three moves later. Cimer-
manis resigned on his 25th turn.
Richard S. Cantwell adopted a
Kings Indian defense against
John R Rice, who advanced his
pawns prematurely, losing one
and yielding the initiative to
Black. Cantwell played forcefully
and won in 26 moves.
Games between Ernest M.
Knapp and Oscar Shapiro, and
between George S. Thomas and
Martin c. Stark were adjourned
after the first session of play.
Knapp was a pawn ahead but
had broken pawns and knight
against Shapiro's bishop. In the
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Eight and Forty Plans
Party at Glen Dale

The Child Welfare Committee
Of the District of Columbia Eight
and Forty is planning a Thanks
giving party for the children at
Glenn Dale Sanatorium on No
vember 10, from 2::30 to 4 pm.
The Fun and Fellowship Com
mittee will sponsor a party at the
home OF the chairman, Mrs.
James Allen De Force, 1890 Area
dia place NV. on November 10 at
g pm.
Mrs. Claire Smithson, chapeau
departmental, appointed Miss
Emily j. Carey as assistant secre-
taire.
Mrs. Frances F. Snow, national.
pouvoir member, was appointed
National Child Welfare chairman
for Area B by Mrs. Jerry Hush,
national chapeau.
A meeting Of Salon will be held
at the Hamilton Hotel on We'd
nesday ct 8 pm.
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Chess Notes
By DonoId H. Muqridqe

other game the material was level,
with Thomas having queen, rook
and knight against queen. rook
and bishop. In each game draw
was agreed to without resumption
of play
The Mugridge-Chauvenet game
was postponed, as will be the
Chauvenet-Berliner game in the
next round.
The adjourned game between
Cantwell and Knapp was won by
the f1rSt-named, who quite out
played his opponent in spite OF
the opposite-colored bishops and
gained a second pawn which
proved sufficient to win.
The standings: Stark, 5-1;
Mugridge, Al; Berliner, Cantwell
and Shapiro, AZ; Chauvenet, 80.
The eighth round, originally
scheduled for November 10, will
be postponed to make way for
the Divan-Philadelphia match on
November 20.
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3333-A Connecticut avenue NV,
1890 pm.

3333-A Connecticut avenue NV,
1890 pm.
Tuesday.
Electrical, Contractors Associa-
ton, Board of Directors - 1909
Oliver street NV, $3.50 pm.
Central Business Association -
Luncheon meeting, Burlington
Hotel, 1915 pm.
Wednesday.
Eighteenth street and Columbia
Road Business Association-Lodi
Restaurant, 2463 Eighteenth street
NV, 8 pm.
Washington D. c. Retail Liquor
Dealers Association - Christian
Heurich /. Brewing Co., Twenty
sixth and D streets NV, 8 pm.
Thursday.
Northeast Businessmen's Associ-
ation-American Security & Trust
Co., Eighth and H streets NE,
8 pm.
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OES Activities
In Local Chapters
Special chapter notices:

Special cnapCer nOtlCeS.
Martha-Friday. installation OF
officers.
Miriam-Monday, election OF
officers. -.
Bethany-Friday. installation
Of officers. '. -
Joppa Lodge-Wednesday. In
stallation of officers
Acacia Chapter-Tuesday, in
stallation of Lottie Russell, ma
tron; Charles Abel. patron;
Ethel Meyer. associate matron:
Thomas Mees. associate patron:
May Watts, secretary; Louise
McLuckie, treasurer: Mary Wolfe,
conductress: Madeline Cashell,
associate conductress: Christine
jackson, chaplain; Abbie Ste
phenson, marshall; Minnie Bur-
dine, organist; Esther Miller,
warder; James Tuttle, sentinel.
Friday. card party with Mrs.
Louise Towers.
Mizpah-Tuesday, installation
Of Ethel Skiados. matron: Don
aid Campbell, patron; Lena
Godfrey, associate matron:
Caroline Wiltberger, secretary:
Mary Kunkel. treasurer; Stella
Bryant, conductress; Edna Cooley,
associate conductress; Polly
Reynolds, chaplain; Olive Camp
bell. marshal; Juanita Thomp-
son. organist; Helen Dunn, Adah:
Beatrice Kless, Ruth: Pearl Par
cell, Esther; Louise Grosvenor,
Martha; Dorsel Chandler. Electa:
Minnie Durfee, warder: Henry
Kunkel. sentinel; Amelia Lilly.
representative to the Eastern
Star Home.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge -
Thursday. installation Of matron,
Mary Cooke; patron, Samuel
Stickley; associate matron. Elsie
White; secretary. Esther v. Cross;
treasurer. Lena M. Elder: conduc-
tress, Virginia Morton; associate
conductress, Mary B. Kohler;
chaplain, Madeline Jennings:
marshal, Dorothy Stickley; organ
ist, Lola Harrison: Adah. Lois
Langston; Ruth. Doris LeClair;
Esther, Ruby Valenyine; Martha,
Dorothy Wynn; Electa. Jean Boil
ling; warder, Pauline Moler; SEN
tipol Eduord pridwo1I
Columbia-Tuesday. installation
of Mrs. Agnes c. Hoffman, ma
tron; James L. Rowland, patron;
Mrs. Laurette G. Hupman, associ-
ate matron; Roscoe c. Barnes, as
sociate patron: Mrs. Grace A. Gill
crest, secretary; Mrs. Geraldine
M. Henkel, treasurer; Mrs. Helen
G. Snyder. conductresS; Mrs. Sal
lie G. Kelly, associate conductress:
Mrs. Nellie c. Fuller, chaplain;
Mrs. Gladys D. Rowland, marshal;
Mrs. E. Gertrude Smith, organist;
Mrs. Audrey w.. Merchant, Adah;
Mrs. Dorothy M. Wightman, Ruth;
Miss June Bushart. Esther: Mrs.
Harriet E. Wright, Martha; Miss
Peggy Shaw. Electa; Mrs. Beulah
Ottaviano. warder; Mr.. Melvin M.
Wertz, sentinel; Mrs. M. v. Evans,
representative to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home; Harvey w.
Goddard, Mrs. Ethel j. Hess and
Mrs. Clara B. Leverton, trustees;
j. w. Leverton. representative to
Planning and Building Committee.
O. E.'S. Temple,
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.DAV Activities
MeetingS This week are

Meetings this week are:
Col. Young Chapter, Monday.
Washington Dugout, National
Order of Trench Rats, Tuesday.
for initiation.
Federal Auxiliary, Wednesday.
d. c. Department Executive
Committee, Thursday.
Rea Auxiliary. Friday.
All of the meetings will be held
at 1701 Eighteenth street NV.
National Service Chapter will
hold a welfare ball in the Terrace
Room at National Airport on De-
cember .. from . pm. to ! an.
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The Federal Chess Club has
changed it's quarters to the YMCA
at Eighteenth and G streets NV,
where it will meet as before on
Tuesdays at 7:30 pm, and in ad-
dition on Fridays at 8 pm. In the
first two rounds of the District
League, Federal scored one-sided
victories against Army Map Serv-
ice and Government Printing Of
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Local Ben Hur News

Mckinley Court will celebrate
Thanksgiving at Pythian Temple
on Tuesday.
Congressional Court will meet
Wednesday at the home Of Elmer
johnson.
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ton establishing a definite policy including
assumption by the Federal Government OF any
tax revenue loss to the District by reason Of these
special exemptions
The Commissioners of the District Of Columbia
in 1910 appointed committee of District officials
to go over the exempt list, which they checked
carefully. They issued series OF decisions hold
ing that properties with total valuation OF ap-
proximately S25 900 900 were not, under a strict
Interpretation of old District statutes legally en-
titled to the exemption heretofore granted. The
revenue losses on these exemptions would aggre-
gate s450,000 annually.
The of6cials who made the survey, however.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
|VFW Department
Bowling League
Being Organized

A bowling league in the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Depart
ment here is being organized
under direction of Dave Barlow
of Washington Post. Any post
interested in entering team
should contact him at RIA. 4671
or Charles Amber at department
headquarters.
On display at department head
quarters in, the Gold Chevron
Club, 1919 K street NV. are three
gifts received from the French
Freedom Train. They were re-
ceived by Department Comdr.
Robert F. Sutphin.
The gifts are two sets Of officers
epaulettes, both a gold and a
silver set. and a bust of Gen.
Edouard Hirschauer of the French
Army in World War I, with a rec
ord of the generals army and civil
life.
Comdr. James Wood presided
over Columbia Post Friday evening
at the Gold Chevron Club.
The bowling trophy won by the
bowling team last year, and on
which it's name has been engraved
as the first winner, was presented.
Department Inspector Clyde w.
KERN made the inspection of its
books.
The bowling league Is gradually
settling into it's stride on the
weekly Monday games at the Kali
Drama alleys.
The five top teams are: Father
John Gallagher. Columbia Post
No. 2, Honor Guard, All-Ameri-
can and Front Line No. /.
| The department inspector will
call meeting Of deputy inspec-
tors at the department headquar-
tiers Tuesday evening to lay out
plans for inspection work. Those
who will assist in the work are:
Leonard j. Bacon, Paul Komdat
and Dewey Carter.
Comdr. Carl Powell presided
over Front Line Post 1401 at the
Gold Chevron Club on Tuesday
evening. New members obligated
| by the commander were: R. S.
LaValley,s Horace Waite. L. j.
Demoruelle and Philip Orman.
Sergt. John T. Charlesworth OF
Tarentum, Pa, VFW Post No. 894,
was a guest. Present also, after
an absence Of several years. was
Abe Grudd, 4 former charter
member.
Members Of the auxiliary were
present with new flag set. The
presentation was made by Past
Comdr. Clyde w. KERN. Presi-
dent Theresa Jones received the
colors.
Presentation was also made to
Mrs. T. Barry. Of a citation from
the national organization, for her
work for the post in last years
poppy drive. This presentation
was made by Senior Vice Comdr.
Russell Brown.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Government Printing
Office Post. 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Monday-George G. Blake Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday-Joseph B. Kelliher
Post, Thirty second and M streets
NV; Press Post, 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; Bethea Welch
Post, Second and s streets NV;
United States Public Health Post,
Willard Hotel; INT Pup Tent No.
l, 730 Eleventh street Sc.
WedneSday-Clarence r. Ed
wards Post. Department Of Com
merce Building; Treasury Post,
1919 X street NV; Police Fire
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue
NE; Naval Gun Factory Post. 730
Eleventh street NE; Pentagon
Post, 1900 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV; United States Army
Air Forces Post, 1910 Good Hope
road, Sc; Department of Justice
Post, Willard Hotel.
Thursday - National Capital
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday-An-American Post, 1919
X street NV.
Local Masonic News
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Civic Calendar
Mount Pleasant
To Hold Forum

| Mount Pleasant |
To Hold Forum
The Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association and the Mount Pleas
ant Businessmen's Association
will meet tomorrow in a forum
on how to improve the commu-
nifty.
President w. Elwood Baker of
the citizens group will be mod
orator. The meeting will be at
the Mount Pleasant Branch Lii
brary. Those participating will
be: r.,
Thomas A. Wilson, president
Of the businessmen, Thomas A.
Buckley. vice president of the
same group; ]. David Britt, edi-
tor of The Northwest Shopper;
DR.. Samuel Luber, Edward C.
Wilcox, vice president of the citi-
zens' association, and Capt. Basil
F.. McAllister, of No. 10 police
precinct.
The American University Park
citizens will hear DR.. Paul F..
Douglass, president of the uni
versity, on plans for Expansion
OF American University" tomor-
row at a meeting in Hurst Hall
on the campus.
James H. Flanagan, Public
Utilities Commission chairman,
will address the Glover Park as
ISOLATION at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night at the Stoddart School,
while the Hillcrest group will
hear DR.. Robert Kailty, Veterans
Administration consulting path
ologist, the same evening at the
East Washington Heights Baptist
Church.
Elections will be held by the
Kalorama group tomorrow at the
Adams School. by the Citizens
Forum of Columbia Heights at
the Bell Vocational School Tues
day, and by the Trinidad group
Wednesday at the Wheatley
School. The forum will be ad-
dressed by DR.. j. D. Waits, of
the Capital Transit Co. '.
The weeks schedule follows:
Monday.
American University Park
Hurst Hall. American University
Massachusetts, and Nebraska ave-
nues NV, 8 pm.
Brentwood Terrace Social
Oyster Club. 1881 Saratoga ave-
nue. NE. BIS pm.
Notwithstanding School,
Tenth and Monroe streets NE,
8 pm.
Burleigh-Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty-fifth and T streets
NV, 8 pm.
Glover Park-Stoddert School,
Thirty-ninth and Calvert streets
NV. 8 pm.
Hillcrest-East Was hing % n
Heights Baptist Church, Branch
and Alabama avenues Sc, SPIN.
Kalorama - Adams School,
Nineteenth and California streets
NV. 8 pm.
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library, Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV. 8 pm,
West End-No. 3 police precinct,
Twentieth and K streets NV,
8 pm.
Tuesday.
Anacostia-YMCA, Seventeenth
street and Good Hope road Sc,
8 pm.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park-Satterlee Hall, Wisconsin
and Massachusetts avenues NV,
8 pm.
Citizens Forum Of Columbia
Heights-Bell Vocational School,
Hiatt place and Lamont street
NV. 8 pm.
Petworth-Petworth Branch Ii
brary. Georgia avenue and Upshur
street NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Dahlgren Terrace-Noyes
School, Tenth and Franklin streets
NE, 8 pm.
Friendship-Janney School.
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
streets NV, 8 pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley s III oo1,
Montello avenue and Neal street
NE. 8 pm.
Bradbury Heig hts-Davis
School, Forty-fourth place and H
Evening star., 1949-11-13
TRAVEL.
F R ( G hTE R S

The bigger 1850 edition Of Gravel Routes
Around the W0rld,'' the directory Of
passenEer-carrying freighterx, Is now
ready. Hundreds Of lower priced trips
from most U. S. and Canadian ports to
West Indies. Europe, etc. Exotic itinera-
ries; overnight TO many months. Complete.
Also describes all liners and $50 air
plane services from island hopping In
the West Indies to round -the-world trips).
Wrap up soc, coins, and mail for your
copy to Harlan Publications. 202 Con-
course. Greenlawn, Long Island, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

% felt asos that sDe about a sn oI oe by
exemption With this in view measure rewriting tho
mi after extensive hearings that exemption definitions
by the too e N ho Were d
informally contended the bill in final form
possible additional exemptions.
Though made effort to narrow
today That act of 1912 in addition to laying down
rules for routine or sya oh en nsons bo
pitals cemeteries and religious societies
whose properties likewise exempted
the following organizations having
Association Medical Society Of the District OF
Forestry Association Carnegie Institution
Chemical Society American to
similar institutions hereafter be exempted from
taxation by special acts Of Congress
Board of Trade Notes Obligation Of Congress.
That exemption bill Of 1912 left
the tax exemption problem shown very
This is brought out in the report Finance
o December 7, 1912
report Trade notes certain ADVANTAGES to
Institutions which District The report
that CONGRESS the right Wneh o tne
real estate taxation able to demonstrate to the salts
its value to the people of America
But" report this uncontesed
the of Congress grant exemption from local real
mite tangible that the
% mot : rns up ,dm aaa
congressional policy Nations Capital"
o an ss in has
citizens and the legislators The Congress has no established
payment realty holdings the District There
hing exemptions taxation extensive holding.
high value are cutting into tho local tax socn pscc'
Increased taxation the owners OF private property
Established Equitable Policy Needed
When the BILL recently enacted exemption Of certain
Of the National Society Of the coon. Of As:
of propey raised Corporation Counsel Vernon
about $500 year the society asking
the ground that similar organizations
While Senator'S seemed unwilling object to consideration Of
fact was developed that in the sot Congress the
Committee went on record As indicating ing it would reconsnd % no
the problem comprehensive way Senator Hendckson IN
tsepe eud iaf BE- e y Of
exemptions of this special type should not be granted
what similar and just have not
had the heart to say mo" to such important people
taxpayers District have objection whatever to the
and all Which, the may
M these
and taxpaye Such practices are unjust and n
be advanced for the exemption from
realty tax Of any Of s @ s sna nraSdss y
for from the Treasury annually OF the equivalent OF
Why should United States
foreign of tax exemptions their realty holdings
Of the National Government which
on these exemptions.
Adequate Legislation Should Result
careful consideration in the inquiry
Committee Legislation should
result from this study.
in there should be no
special all the list should be
hardly fair solution and such policy would
clean
willing United States the COST
the orchids and not the District
Of
legislation should include closely restricted
exemption list
holdings institutions meeting definite specifications
advisable to limit the extent and
value of the holdings which the exemptions would apply
time adequate legislation enacted to
Evening star., 1949-11-13
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c.
NOVEMBER -,
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Realty Tax Exemptions Being Studied;
Remedial Legislation Should Follow
By Jesse c. Suter

Inequable District Realty TaxExempton Practice
of attention has been called periodically
this column taxation Of privately
owned thereon by of special
question has been agitated repeatedly
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Westlndies and
South America

Xmas Cruise
"a DAYS. $3.50 up
from New York-DEc. 70
St. Thomas, La Gvoiro,
Curacao and Havana
I8 DAYS. $3.50 Up
JAN. 26 and FEB. 16
St. Thomos, Martinique.
Barbados, La Guoiro,
Curacao. Kingston & Havana
-
35-Day
Mediterranean Cruise
S. S. ATLANTIC ~.:,'::;.. .:,.s
from New York January II
Modeiro. Gibroltor, Algiers.
MoItu, Alexandra, lstonbul,
Piroeus for Ashens), Nipples.
Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona
$s75 up First Class
$5S5 vp Tourist Class
For complete information, consult
any authorized Travel Agent
HOME LINES
Fusness Witty & Co., Ltd.
1871 South Street
Beltimore, Nd.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

A bowling league in the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Depart
ment here is being organized
under direction of Dave Barlow
of Washington Post. Any post
interested in entering team
should contact him at RIA. 4671
or Charles Amber at department
Headquarters,