Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 31

BOYS' CLUB DRIVE BEGINS TOMORROW | Leading Business Men to Di- rect Efforts to Obtain $35,000 Fund. The Boys' Club, hich in the three years has kept hundreds of Washington's boys off the streets, will start a campaign for $35,000 to- morrow. Two yei ore of Eiving the boys opportunities for a el wholesome life will be the the Washington public answe appeal, backed by some of the “leading business men. Threo rs ago the mere handful of members, @ _membership of The club b velopment of and type of boy. It is an active preventa- tive of delinquency and endeavors to glve the hovsg broad outlook on life. The $33,000 will provide for the next two years. equipment and operate 2 summer camp for boys from 16 to develop city-wi tic_contes ibiti 3 and achlevement The club activities are educational and _voc cial and recreational. d-blooded” things that bovs « va provided in basket ball, Ball, wrestiing, soccer; boXIng. nastics, tennis and swimmi the second division they woodwork, toymaking, work, radio, wir lettering and Tnder the third d games rooms, reading roo emtertainments, dan tournaments club had a higher Wor competitions. senior pét (for and chairman of the W Tobriner ard of ty e Chance D O'Connor, H Irank H. Ship 1. A. Snead, Yerey Thom BOY SCOUTS Commodore Longfellow of Americn Red Cross will addre on, Sidney W the h First k of Troop 101, will dis “How to Use the taresting exhi interested in the i Townsend Whelen, is 4 member of that Maj. who n Univer- Theodore Roosevelt will pre- treamers, awarded by the dent Harding, to all troops sed by August 1 their en- rollment ent December § at 11 a.m. Every scout in Washington, whether his troop won or not, is re- quested to be present. Moving. and still pictures will be made of this event. Each tyoop should bring its American and troop flags. If you haven't good ones, order regulation parade size at once, as it is planned to decorate the troop flag with this streamer. which inct g of the District . Boy Scouts of will be held at the City Club rsday, at which officers for year will be elected. The following letter has been re- ceived from Henry Sueji Sato, man of Japanese relief committee of this city: “In the name of the Japanese resi- dents of Washington, we beg to ex- press our sincerest’ and heartfelt appreciation of your most generous tance rendered at the t need “Our appreciation is not only for your material aid, but also for your expression of humanity and sympathy which will inspire the Japanese peo- ple in their great task of relief and rehabilitation’ The generous response 1o the call of need which is so char- acteristic of the American people will be ever cherished by the people of Japan.” The following mne have recently been a of the District: scoutmasters gned to_troops George E. Wallace, Troop 40. meeting at the Powell School, who was formerly a scout master in Bismarck, N. D.; ry P. Thomas to Troop 2 of Alexandria, Va., and Le Roy Hutchison to Troop 74 of Petworth. The Sea Scouts, a branch of the Boy Scout ~organizatipn, organized for older boys who are interested in sea- manship. has recently been reorgan- ized under the dir ion of Adrian Sizer as port master, with Walier Jex as sea scout master, Phillip Schneider as first junior officer and Jerome second junior officer. This composed almost_entirely of its. They have named immie, after a killed in the Knickerbock Tmhor) scoutmas- ter, has wng new Jullus Morris, séribe: Juek chief of the training patrol; Henry Davis, chief of the second sec. tion. Troop 33, Maj. Moorman, scoutmas- ter, held an _impressive memorial service last Saturday evening at Frederick Hobart, Homer srimes, Lawrence Holt, shal and Albert Hoch- baum_ were the orators. The Tiger Patrol, under the leadership of Ed- ward Seidel, won the medal for the best record in October. Tast | now has | itmaster | chair- | [ CHEST DRIVE SWELLED Meeting at Hyattsville Forecasts Success of $20,000 Prince Georges Quota. sived from H s exces l‘l“g community chest 000 for seven or- in Prince Georges coun- A\ ldrg‘ number of worker"s met night in the offices of Mayor Rushe to make final plans for the |nu-ks\\'c campaign to be waged this week. Organization has been completed in the twenty-one election districts, and Dr. H. K. Patterson, chairman of the county committee, is encour- aged by reports from his district chairman. J. Enos Ray is difecting activities in the Chillum district, in which Mount Rainier is one of 'the i Forty workers have been this unit under the lead- ership of Perry Boswell, for SIx years mayor of Mount Rainierywho has five team captains in the persons of Mrs. Harry Nalley, former county chair- man of the Red Cross; William A. Jones, prominent in the citizens' as: soclation; Benjamin R. Sherwood, town clerk and treasurer; Warren W, James, councilman, and Fred Negus, mayor. CLAIMS $10,000 DAMAGES. Leon Tobriner Sues Morris Silver for “Slander of Title.” Leon Tobriner yesterday flled sult in the District Supreme Court to re- cover $10,000 damages from Morris Silver for alleged slander of title. Mr. Tobriner also sued Mr. Silver on the equity side of the court to remove a cloud from his title to certaln land near North Capitol and R streets. Mr. Tobriner says he is the owner of the land and has been for some time. He alleges that September 17 last Mr. Silver placed among the land records of the District an alleged agreement by which he was to pur- chase the land from ohe Ernest M. Louis, who is described as the “own- er.” The defendant declined to with- draw the paper from record, it is stated. Atlorno? Tobriner & Gra- hn‘r:: appear for the plaintiff in both suits. TWO W_ASHINGTONS MIXED last More Clearly Marked. The National Capital and the state in_the mails again, More or less mail for Washington state is being delayed by being er- roneously handled as if intended for Washington, D. C,, according to Paul Henderson, second assistant postmas- ter general. In_order to avold any' confusion, Mr. Henderson had directed that let- ter packages and sacks of mail for the state of Washington be._labeled “Washington State” and all pack- ages and sacks for Washington city, D. C. be labeled plainly “Washing- ton, —_———— Bronze, the only tool metal known to our ancestors of 8,000 years ago, was invented independently in the [s‘rar east and by the Peruvian In- ans. by Magattcent New CUNARD S. Twin-Serew Oll Burner, 20,000 Tons, the -complete success of the 1923 Egypt, Palestine, Madeira, Spai Limited to 430. S. “SCYTHIA” “giircineity lling Jan_ 30, 1924, 67 days, repeatin miles Craise; sams stosmses, Dioliing. G bnlur, Algiers, Tunis,.Cq stantinople, Greeae, Italy, Sicily, Riviera, Monte Carlo, France, England °| Btop-over privilege in Europe without ext; ““Mauretanis,” “‘Berengaria" ra cost, returning via S. 8. “‘Aquitania,’ or any cmnd x.m steamer. Prompt reservation advisable. FRANK TOURIST co. Established 1875 ( 1875) 542 Fifth Ave., New York, or Local Agent The Washington Boys’ Club, 3d and C atreets northwest, strong for success of the drive for 335,000 needed to main tain the club for the next two year. BY CHECK FOR $100, Mail for State or City Must Be | of Washington are having a mix-up | d six “Reg’ CZECH EDUCATOR TO VISIT CAPITAL {Dr. Vavro Srobar, Formerly Mem- ber of Prague Cabinet, on Tour of U. S. Vavro Srobar, former Czecho- slovak cabinet official, is expected to visit Washington during the week. He is in the United States to study Amertean soclal and educational in- stitutions. He was formerly minister of educa- tion Czechoslovakia, and one of the five signers of t declaration of independence of his country. As a student he was expelled from the schools in Hungary on account of his national feelings, and completed his studies at the University of Prague. He s in_this country upon the invitation of the American-Slovak gymnastic organization to lecture on reconstruction work in Czechoslo- vakia. HEADS PARENT-TEACHERS. —— John H. Wilson Chosen President of Anacostia Association. John H. Wilson, colored, member of the Districe of Columbla bar, was, Friday night, elected president of the Parent-Teachers Association of Ana- costia. Mr. Wilson is a strong advo- cate for better public schools, more and better buildings and larger ap- propriations for all the schools of the District of Columbia. HOG CHOLERA PREVALENT |Found in All Parts of Indiana, Statistician Reports. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. November 17. —Hog cholera is prevaient in all sec- tions of Indiana, but has not reached the stage of an epidemlic, according to a statement today by George C. Bryant, agricultural statisticlan to the United States Department of Agriculture for Indiana. He said every effort was be- ling made to check the spread of the disease in the state. ! Express service to England and principal ports on Continent. Mag- nificent vesselsincluding Majestic, Jerld's latgest abi Highest standards of luxu; mfort g-:-lneru-o |4 cabin ships olters attractive, Jow rates. s wnhhtl!ofl Office, 1208 F Street, NW. R. M. Hicks, Manager u’.;.fl“'*.-.'.'zl s .qll‘ Y. Dee. 1 .19 Jan.23 (Queenistown) UNITED S'I'ATES LINES, Feller” members, who are pulling |RIVER VICTIM IDENTIFIED. 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