Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1925, Page 4

OFFGERS OFDLAR SHEETED BY 400 Annual Reception Attended by Throngs Is Colorful Event. Ywor thousand guests greeted Mrs Cook, president general, and the mem ters of the national board of the Daughters of the American Revolu :ion at the annual reception last night n Memorial Continental Hall. The veceiving line <tood on the palm decked stage, and lines of visitors ex tended through the library to the tront door, waiting their turn to greet their leader. Many of those in line stood for more than two hours. A reception committee handled the huge rowd with expedition. A jazz orches 1ra played quick step in order to keep the line moving faster. In the museum stood a smiling group of State regents, whose reception in cluded every one who passed down the main line. Prominent in the group was Mrs. Horace Farnham of Ver mont, in black lace over flesh satin, carrying a huge houguet of pink roses sent by President and Mrs. Coolidge from the White House to the repre sentative of their native State. Gowns Are Impressive. i This congress has been noted for| the beautiful gowns worn by officers i and delegates, and st night's recep- tion ,was no exception to this rule. In the old days of the society, eve- ning gowns were not always seen but last night they were the “uniform order” of the Daughters and lovely examples of theh modiste art from every American center were on dis- play. Bobbed-hair delegates could be easily picked out last night. They were greatly in the minority, the per- centage being about one in a 100, and then chiefly among the younger dele- gates and alternates. The D. A. R. as a group evidently believes in the doctrine of long hair for women, and no Paris vogues can move them from this position After the guests had gone down hoth lines. they went into the audi- torium and sat down watching with eager eyes the'living panorama of the society passing on the stage. Con- versation was general, and with the lively notes of the orchestra, the scene was one of great merriment Now and then the jazz music would tempt one of the delegates to & few dance steps where she thought she was unobserved, and it is safe to ven- ture that had there been floor space available an informal dance would | have followed the playing of Amer-; ica’s musical piece de resistance—! Jazz. Hlinois Group Applauded. i the | Many delegations passed down | Mne in groups together. Applause from the spectators in the body of the house greeted such massed groups, and this grew to an ovation when with Tllinois’ delegation appeared a huge silver vase formerly the prop- erty of Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, the late honorary president general, filled with flowers, which was presented with much ceremony to the president general for use in the Illinois room| of Memorial Continental Hall. | Among the striking gowns noted| were the following: Mrs. Cook, pres-| ident general, white chiffon, made on simple lines with godets which were outlined in crystal beads in figured embroidery motifs; Mrs. George Maynard Minor, honorary president general, blue tin with white; Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey, honorary president general, cream lace over satin: Mrs. George B. Heron, State re- gent of Pennsylvania, silver cloth over black satin; Mrs. John M. Beav- ers, State regent of the District of Columbia, in white chiffon heavily embroidered in crystals; Mrs. James Willey, the new State vice regent elect, blue crepe de chine with crys- tal beads; Mrs. Frank W. Mondell wore a gold lace over satin made on straight lines, Mrs. Carl Vrooman, henna velvet: Mrs. Robert G. Hogan, gray silk; Mr: Truman Holt, State regent of the Orient, black lace over blue satin: Mrs. Charles Bissell of Connecticut, black crepe; Mrs. John | Miller Horton, green velvet combined | with white satin: Mrs, Andrew R.| Hickam ef Oklahoma, green crepe de! chine; Mrs. Willilain B. Burney of| South Carolina, dark blue satin with | ut jet and figured embroidery; Mrs. iugene H. Ray, State regent of Ken tucky, white crepe de chine and crys- | tal embroidery, and Mrs. W. W. Botts ! of Missouri, red chiffon velvet striped in embroidery of crystals. ST. ALBAN'S PLAYERS | 'PLEASE BIG AUDIENCE Present “The King's Pleasure."i One-Act Musical Production, at Epiphany Parish Hall. A szoodly audience gathered at| Epiphany Parish Hall last night to | <es “The King's Pleasure,” a musical | iffering in one act, given by the St. Alban's Players, recruited largely from the boys of the lower school of the athedral school for boys. Generous rounds of applause evidenced the wudience’s enjoyment of the faithful fforts of the cast and ensemble and ippreciation of the pains taken by ’arke E. Dolan of the facult who wrote the production and drilled the participants. Members of the school! orchestra, by W. Irvin Steele, teacher uusic, furnished the incidental music. Robert Manning acted as stage manager, assisted by John Bland. The performance was for the benefit of a memorial to Mrs. William H. Church, wife of the head master, who died last year and whose many kindnesses to the student body are held by them and by their familles in affectionate remembrance. The play itself, like modern revues, proved a melange of individual and en- semble specialty acts grouped arounu . slender but consistent plot. Tt would he difficult to single out any one offer- ing as a headliner, but perhaps a com- l.ined vocal, terpsichorean and rumina- tive specialty given by the group of jack tars from the good ship ‘Kangaroo” pleased: both monarch and audience as highly as any, The boys participating in the cast and chorus were Charles Fletcher, Fdward Lasker, Frank W, Davis, Upshur Moorhead, Samuel Biddle, Warren Elliott, Parker Jones, Tom Moorhead, Frank Hight, James Hen- derson, jr.; Guy Castle, George Elmore, Guy Scull, Richard Smith, David Neel, Roger de Ayala, George Carbajal, Adrian Fisher, Bayne Castle, John McGee, Walter Parkhurst, Rudolph Kauffmann, 2d; Howard Fowler, Kurtz Hanson, Harry Fowler, Harry Kite, Andrew Parker, Peter Belin, William " %tkers, Frederic Sands, John Wilkins, John Hazard. George Clifford, Albert Atkinson, John Schuyler, “I'rain, John Reyburn, Maury Reyburn, Ingham Cone, Wethered Crocker, Bruce Howe, Stanley Huntington, Robert Leary, Henry Rowland, Robert Waggaman, Foster Thorpe, Thomas Bayard, Bourdon von Brecht, Willilam heldon, Reverdy Wadsworth, Francis Sommer, Idgar Orme,' Joseph stanley, Anthony Carbajal, Prescott Wetherill and Jokn P. Eiliott. |to farming tools. of | Middleton | Fishing Net Fund Totals $409; Aid Is Given by Clubs Tue fishing fund to erect wire screens in the Tidal Basir to pre- vent the escape of bass, crappie and sun fish being planted there under the direction of Commis- sioner Henry O'Malley of the United States Bureau of Fish- eries is now more than $400, but still is far short of the desired amount. An advance subscription from the ordnance draftsmen of the Washington Navy Yard shows that clubs are being formed for the pur- pose of aiding in erecting these screens, and it is hoped that .a great many others will be heard from before the end of the pres- ent week. The contributions fol- low: Acknowledged, East, $1; s Pyle, $1; A. Warfleld, $1; H McKinney, $1: draftsmen of navy yard, $10: Ray Murray, $2; George W. Mason, $1; A. C. Baur, §1; Daniel T. Veihmeyer, $1; Stani- dano Dyer, $5. Total, $417.25. RELENTLESS FIGHT ON UNCLEAN FILMS PROPOSED TO D. A. R. (Continued from First Page.) for the children of this city. The Southeastern States and those of the Middle and Far West also have much to their credit. Through the co- operation of the committee on public relations and the Motion Picture Producers and _ Distributors of America, Inc., sufficient plotures suit- able for the Saturday morning movie have been selected and assembled. “Just as we are anxious to have every person in our country thorough- ly understand our own history, so we are interested in making sure that the various peoples of the world under- stand each other, thus securing a friendly, international relation. Mo- tion pictures are almost entirely an American product—89 per cent of the pictures made in the world are mads here. Most of the pictures that are made in the world have in them Amer. ican settings, American people and American customs, et cetera—the re- sults of American civilization. Tell American Habits. As these pictures of the present day American civilization are being shown in other parts of the world they carry the story of our customs and habits. During these last three years ja very decided effort has been made by the association to make sure that the pictures which go out of this coun- t are of the sort that would prop- V represent America. By the same token, the assoeciation is making sure that pictures which come from other countries depicting other peoples shall properly portray them. “A recent report of the Department of Commerce bears out the belief that our pictures are being a helpful effect on our world relationship. It states that a little while ago, even since the war, other countries looked to the con- tinent and England for leadership in styles, ranging all the way from clothes to food and from typewriters Now, however, be- cause they have seen what they want in our pictures, they are orderi r supplies from America. ki _“And now as to advertising—many pictures, often worthy of your support are condemned by their titles and post. ers. While it is of the latter your chairman wishes to speak, she also wishes that every one of you would not take hearsay opinions of pictures. Be your own judge. As to the posters —if you see an objectionable poster or one which falsely advertises the picture, you can help this committee materially by reporting to the chair- man the name of the picture, the theater displaying such poster, the city or town where it appears and the date. Your chairman can assure you that with such definite data much may be done. Your chairman speaks ad- visedly, for her efforts in this regard have found an instant response on the part of the association. Asks Probe of Fake Schools, “Under false advertising comes als: the so-called schools ofgactin; ’3’"3 scenario writing. Many of them nr\;mhle‘ positions to students. If there are such in your communis vesti- gate them or ask fereiel or thus you may be of great assist. This is the personal obligation of every member of this society, a great power placed in your hands toward a better condition for our people. “At our last congress your chail man urged our doing whatever we could to prevent the filming of ob- Jectionable hooks, as well as prevent- ing the making of good pictures out of such books. Your chairman was one of three who took this up with the industry, through the committee on public relations. We found that | the assoefation realized the danger of making pictures which literally inter- preted certain types of books and plays. We also found them willing, for' the sake of the young people of the country particularly, to refrain rom making good pictures based pon questionable books or plays. “As a result of the suggestions of the committee on public relations in this matter, and with the concurring opinion of an outstanding firm of lawyers, “Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., an- nounced on July 21, 1924, that here. after the companies represented in the association would mot allow the prevalent type of book and play to become the prevalent type of picture, 160 Plays Refused. that time 160 hooks and (T have seen the list of these nd plays), prominent because of their objectionableness, have been refused by all of the companies repre- sented In the association, and of the total number of pictures in production during this whole period a negligible few laid_themselves open to this charge. By such refusal on the part of the industry writers are now be- ginning to submit thefr manuscripts to the producers before having them published in story or book form, for writers appreciate the film rights of {a story far more than they do the published manuscript. We may now look for twofold benefit from this action—Dbetter books and better films. “One ‘den’t’ for you—don't in- crease the box office receipts by con- stantly keeping before.the public the fact that a picture is bad. = You know human nature! One of our chairmen has said, ‘Films are like Topsy—seem Just growed.” But they have growed sufficiently to stay. Less than 20 years old, but the fourth largest in- dustry in our United States. Motion picture speaks all languages, to all nationalities and all ages. They are destined to be the greatest power in education-all over the world. What is the basic problem now before us? To me it is education and personal responsibility. Education—not of the ~ PLEASE LEAVE THE “Since | play | books { National Park,” your chairman to, | D.A.R AIDASKED FOR VIRGINIA PARK Resolution Urges Approval of National Playground in Shenandoah. A resolution asking the thirty- fourth Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion to indorse the Government's plans to establish a national park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia was introduced at yesterday's ses- sions of the society and was hailed with enthusiasm. At the. request of those who spon- sored the resolution it was referred to the committee on legislation in the United States Congress without a dls- senting vote, and is expected to be adopted by the congress when it is reported out by that committee before the end of the week. Text of Resolutlon. The resolution declares that as the “Congress of the United States ap- pointed a committee to investigate the desirability of establishing a na- tional park in the mountains of Vir- ginia,” and the committee “has rec- ommended the establishment of such ional park in Shenandoah County, Virginia, known as the Shenandoah * and the ‘“establish- ment of a national park in Shenan- doah County, Virginia, would, in the opinion of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, result in setting aside and pre- serving one of the most beautiful parts of Virginia for the public use and benefit, convenient to a large part of the population of the United States, and thus preserving to the public the historic route taken by the ‘Knights of the Golden Horseshoe.’ " The Congress recommends to the President of the United States and to the Congress the establishment of Shenandoah National Park, to be lo- cated in Shenandoah County, Vir- ginia, and in adjacent territory if ac- visable, and that such action be taken at the earliest possible moment in or- der to assure the preservation of the forests and natural scenery for the use and benefit of the public.” Asks $100,000 in Suit. J. William Henry, former stock broker, has filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $100,000 damages from the Patrick Orchards, Inc., for alleged breach of contract. Through Attorney T. Morris Wampler the plaintiff says he was employed March 1 to sell stock and bonds of the defendant corporation. The agree- ment was canceled April 14, he states, | and another person engaged to sell the se producer exhibitor, but of the public.” Turning from the problem of “bet- ter films,” the Congress plunged once more into the question of Americani- zation when Mrs. McDuffee began her report. At the outset Mrs. McDuffee said many of the immigrants possess fine possibliities provided the right contact with patriotic Americans is made early enough. It should be the pleasure of every American, she said, to welcome these future cigizens, to make them happy and to help them understand the true character of their new home. nfortunately,” the speaker con- tinued, ‘“there are a few both of American and foreign birth who do not believe in our form of govern- ment and who cannot comprehend the ideals of our forefathers who founded this republic. Many of the foreign born come from lands of op- pression, where they had formed the habit of discontent. They. come gladly to a land of opportunity, but those who might have helped them most were thoughtless and engrossed in their own affairs, and when false prophets came it was easy for them to view America with a distorted vision. “Our country is in grave danger of being undermined from within. Amer- icanization is friendliness for the for- elgn born. It has been aptly called national life insurance. Nothing is more vital to the maintenance of our country than immediately and united ly solving this problem aright. Every patriotic American is needed. Every chapter in our society should have the largest possible charge in work for the foreign born.” Movement Growing Fast. In smaller cities in 36 States, as well as in Chicago, the movement to help prepare the foreign born for citizen- ship and to dignify naturalization courts has gained strong impetus, Mrs. McDuffee said. She reviewed at length the work of the D. A. R. along this line, saying that in 18 States alone 159,000 * manuals were distributed among immigrants. The Daughters are also helping the new arrivals on our shores to sell their wares in handi- craft. “In view of the enormous need for the work that our society is able to do, I ask every chapter to co-operate in doing some form of Americaniza- tion work. In a paper composed and printed in one of our night schools in Towa.a foreign born man wrote: ‘Rally round the flag, boys, but be sure it is the American flag. We need not look back to the history of Europe; let us look toward the bright future of Amer- ica.’ And I say let us, too, look for- ward to the bright future of America."” or SOMEWHERE ‘Within reach of The Star's cir- culation of over 100,000 can be found the party for that vacan- ¢y in your office. A Star Help Wanted adver- tisement is the surest and quickest way to,reach him. State in the advertisement the requirements for -the position. Then the right .party will answer. Those unsuited will not reply. Thus the want is filled with the least possible delay and inconvenience. In today’s $tar, 45 advertise for Office Help, including SALESMEN BOOKKEEPERS CANVASSER CIVIL ENGINEER COLLECTORS DRAFTSMAN CLERKS STENOGRAPHERS TYPISTS CASHIER SALESLADIES GENERAL OFFICE WORKEE and 14 advertise for “Office Situa- - tions, including - ACCOUNTANTS BOOKKEEPERS GENERAL OFFICE WORKER SHIPPING CLERK STENOGRAPHERS TYPISTS SECRETARY It will he to your interest to NOTED AT D. A. R. The portrait of the late Mrs. Mat- thew. T. Scott, honorary president general, which is considered one of the masterpieces of Emile Fuchs, nhas been loaned for the Illinols room_in Continental Memorial Hall by Mrs. Scott's two daughters, Mrs. Charles Bromwell and Mrs. Carl Vrooman, wife of the former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. The silver bowl presented to Mrs Scott by the Daughters of Illinol: when she was president general also has been loaned for the Illinois room. One of the prettiest members of the Pennsylvania delegation, a page at the congress, is Miss Margaret P. Humes. Miss Humes has demon- strated that a beautiful woman can also be a most useful one, for she devotes most of her time teaching in the Car Creek Community Center in the Kentucky mountains. The Maryland State Society D. A. R., is well represented at the congress. Mrs. Daniel Mershon Garrison, State regent, is taking an active part. Other delegates here include Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Mrs. George Feldmyer, Mrs. L. P. Wilson, Mrs. J. H. Wright, Mrs. W. W. Pollard, Mrs. J. G. H. Lil- burn, Mrs. Bower Hodges, Miss Ella Roberts, Mrs. H. B. Simmons, Miss Elizabeth Bird, Mrs. W. H. Talbott, Miss Laura E. Walker, Mrs. E. P. Weaver, Miss Mary H. Wingate, Mrs. A. M. Fulford, Mrs. F. H. Markell, Mrs. E. D. Shriner, Mrs. Robert R. Henderson, Mrs. Harry Frost, Mrs. Morgan Baldwin, Mrs. D. M. Robin- son, Mrs. E. B. Passano, Mrs. H. M. Gault, Mrs. John D. Wright, Mrs. M. B. Wild, Mrs. Robert G. Hogan, Mrs. H. H. Klinefelter, Mrs. Oscar E. Webb, Mrs. I. P. Gough, Mrs. J. H. Cran- well, Mrs. F. 1. Mosher, Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum and Mrs. E. L. Galloway. The Georgia delegation is headed by Mrs. Howard McCall, vice president géneral, and Mrs. Julius Talmadge, State regent. The State meeting was held yesterday in Memorial Con- tinental Hall, with 50 delegates at- tending. Much interest is being taken in this delegation, as Mrs. McCall is being urged to allow her name to be ]l');f;onl!d for president general for Mrs. Richard Jackson Barker of Rhode Island was among those re- celving with Mrs. McCall at the tea given in honor of Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook yesterday. Mrs. Barker, ex-vice president general, spent many years in Georgia, where she is much beloved, and her associations have al- ways been very close with the Georgia members at Continental Congresses. There are 23 chapters of the D. A. R. in Oklahoma, with a membership of 1,400. The largest chapter is at Oklahoma City. The chapters are widely separated, but, regardless of this, patriotic work and activities are vell carried over the entire State. Andrew R. Hickam is state regent and has done splendid work. Oklahome {s 100 per cent in Ellis Is land contributions, also in the contri- butions for the manual for immi- grants, the national Old Trails road, the Rembrandt Peale portrait of eorge Washington and has also made gifts to the Caroline Scott Harrison Memorial, Philippine scholarship and many other causes. - Oklahoma boasts one reai daugh- ter, Mrs. Sarah Starnes Ellis of Ant- lers, who is 92 years old, and the chapters brighten her life by sending her greetings, cards and gifts. The Oregon State delegation, of which Mrs. P. M. Brandt is State li- brarian, has presented the following books to the library of Memorial Con- tinental Hall: “Centennial History of Oregon,” “History, of Pacific North- ‘The Yamhills,” given by Yam. hill Chapter: “Early Days in Oregon,” given by Umpqua Chapter; *The Adams Family Record,” given by Sarah Childress Polk Chapter; “Eleven Bible Record,” given by Winema Chapter; “Oregon History,” By Har- vey Scott. given by Multnomah Chap- ter. Most of the subjects are in two or more volumes. Mrs. Seymour Jones i8 State regent of Oregon. The office used by President Wil son when he was a struggling| young lawyer has been marked temporarily by his portrait hung in the window by the Georgia State D. A. R. Only two wives of Presidents of the United States were members of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, and they were both Ohio wom- en, the late Mrs. Florence Kling Hard- ing and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Mrs. Harding was a member of the Capt. William Hendricks Chapter of Marion and Mrs. Harrison was the first president general. The amplifier now in use in the ‘Washington Auditorium was gracious. ly loaned to the Daughters of the American Revolution by the United States Signal Corp: The historical and literary reciproc- ity committee of the D. A. R. was formed for collecting facts prepared in good literary style concerning revolutionary times. Mrs. Herbert D. C., WEDNESDAY: CONGRESS M. Lord is national chafrman. Much history of the United States never published elsewhere can be found in these articles, compiled for ‘the most part by members of various chapters. Miss Lothrop, the museum secretary, is the efficient acting secretary of the committee. One hundred dollars has been set aside by the Arkansas delegation for the erection of & State marker in Lee County, the spot from which the first United States survey of Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa started. The California delegation has re- ported locating one revolutionary sol- dier’'s grave and also marking one other spot of historic interest, Fort Humboldt in Eureka, at which impres- sive ceremonies marked the dedica- tion of a bronze tablet to perpetuate the historic significance of the famous early post. The Florida Daughters of the Amer- fcan Revolution have located and marked two revolutionary soldiers resting places and several other his- toric spots, including Fort Gatlin near Orlando, used during Seminole wars. The Pennsylvania State delegation will be special guests at the Pennsyl- vania Soclety reception and dance this evening. Mrs. John B. Herron, State regent of Pennsylvania, will be in the receiving line, which 1 in- clude, the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. M. Clyde Kelly. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mel- lon, is one of the box holders. Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer enter- tained at a buffet luncheon today at the Congresional apartments in compli- ment to Mrs. James M. Shick, regent of Virginia; Mrs. Mauchlin Niven, re- gent of the Mount Vernon Chapter of Alexandria, and the Virginia delega- tion. Assisting Mrs. Odenheimer were Mrs. Charles Ellet Cabell, Mrs. Louis S. Scott, Mrs. Willlam Laird Dunlop, jr., Mrs. Horace Smithy and Mrs. Gretta McGuire of New York. One of the most interesting dances ever given in Washington was that last night at Rauscher's in homor of the pages to the congress, represent- ing every State in the Union. The young women wore frocks of every hue in the rainbow, and lent a color- ful atmosphere to the occasion. The dance was given by Mrs. Larz An- derson, through the Suzan Riviere Hetzel Chapter of the District of Co lumbia. A delightful program was given at the afternoon session yesterday of the N. 8. C. A. R. by Everett Mauger, cellist, of the Mohawk Soclety, New York. The visiting children of the D. A. R. were entertained at the Ambassador yesterday afternoon by the District Society through the courtesty of Harry Crandall. The picture “Daniel Boone” was shown, and Mrs. Marvin A. Tyler, state director of the Dis- trict, was the hostess, assisted by Miss Helen Stout, former state direc- tor. The house and ground committee served tea in the banquet hall yes- terday afternoon. Presiding at the tea tables were Judge R. M. Me- Donald of the Juvenile Court of Clark County, Va.. and Mrs. Theodore Uhler of Chevy Chase. Mrs. Willlam_Sher- man Walker and Mrs. Ernest Danlel were in charge of arrangements. Mrs. James Willlam Doocy of Capitol Hill will entertain at a midday breakfast tomorrow, complimentary to 14 visiting delegates. Mrs. Doocy is daughter and a supporter of Mrs. ‘00k. Mrs. Luther L. Munson of Hyatts- ville entertained at luncheon day at the Men’s City Club for Woodwin D. Ellsworth and Mrs. % Bigelow of Findlay, Ohio. Mrs. Bigelow is a delegate from Fort Findlay Chapter, of which she is a charter member. H The delegation from Wisconsin was entertained at dinner last evening at the Hotel Lafayette. The Colonial Dames will be the spe- cial guests at the club of the Colonial Dames this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock at the clubhouse, 1727 K street. Tickets for the D. A. R. banquet Saturday night can be obtained in room 1 of the auditorium. Husbands are cordially invited. Mrs. Henry B. Wilson, Indiana State regent, gave a tea at the Shoreham Hotel Sunday afternoon, at which 100 delegates and friends were enter- tained. The ballroom was decorated vith roses and tulips, sent to Mrs. ‘Wilson by Washington friends. Re- ceiving with her were Mrs. Edna M. Colman, national president of the League of American Pen Women; Mrs. Henry A. Beck of Indianapolis, vice president general; Mrs. Charles W. Ross of Crawfordsville, State regent- elect. of the Indiana Society; Mrs. James A. Waison, wife of the Senator from Indiana: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Morrison of Washington, formerly Woman Attorney’s MRS. VAN ORSDELL "o eor e ATHEADOF AR, - Tetced Gl SCHOOL PLANNERS 10 VISIT DETROIT Supt. Ballou and Associates Continue Quest for New Ideas on Building. Two records were broken yester day in Criminal Division 2, before Chief Justice McCoy. For the firsc time a woman lawyer appeared in defense’ of a man charged with murder. The jury for the first time, .in lowering the gravity of the charge, took occasion to rev- ommend the maximum punishment for that grade of offénss. The case was that of Benedict Brooks, colored, indjcted for mur- der in the second degree for the killing of John Yates with a brick. Pearl B. Klein conducted his de- fense and made a strong plea for his acquittal. The jury, after some deliberation, reported a verdict of manslaughter, and recommended the maximum ‘fimprisonment of 15 years. Assistamt. United States Attorney Neudecker conducted the prosecution. Brooks was remanded for sentence. MEMBERS OF C A. . FILM SHOW GUESTS Seventh in Series of “Chronicles of America” Vividly Portrayed at Ambassador Theater. Other ~Officers Chosen by Children’s Society at Elec- tion Held Today. Mrs. Joslah A. Van Orsdell, 1868 Columbia road northwest, today was elected president of the National Soclety of the Children of the Amer- ican Revolution. Other officers elected today were. Mrs. E. W. Howand, presiding vice president; Mrs. Frank S. Ray, record- ing secretary; Miss Aimee E. Powell, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry, organizing secretary Mrs. Rose Mulcare, registrar; Mrs. Thaddeus Jones, treasurer; Mrs. John M. Kerr, historian, and Mrs. Percy M. Balley, chaplain. List of Vice Presidents. Vice presidents elected were: Mrs, Larz Anderson, Miss Anne Cummin: Mrs. Lawrence H. Quirollo, Mrs. Le: ter J. Dickinson, Mrs. Robinson Dow- Mrs. Violet Blair Janin, Mrs. Groves, Miss Dorinda Ro- Frederick W. Menges and Mrs. Amos Fries. Miss Margaret Lothrop. daughter of the founder, and Mrs, Horace Tur- ner were elected honorary vice presi dents. 1 Memorial services will be held for | Danfel Lothrop, founder of the | nization, this evening at the Red| s Building. Members in Radio Program. Members will take part in a radjo program to be broadcast tonight be- ginning at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Mondell, former president of the society, will be the announcer and make the intro. ductions. The program will be: Ad- dress by Charles McDowell of the Signal Lantern, Boston; Edwin Pad dock of Dartmouth College, trumpter, will play “Gloria” repetition of the American creed by Miss Irene West; solo, “Oh, To the Flag,” by Miss Eliza- beth Chadborne of Boston; reading of the prize essay on “Why I Love the Children of the American Revolution,’ by Miss Margaret Lothrop. of Indiana, and Representative and Mrs. Fred Purnell of the ninth In- diana district. A number of national officers of the D. A. R. were present. A program of whistling solos and reading was given by Miss Mary Al- read of Delphi and by Mrs. James A. Coats of Undersburg, accompanied by Miss Margaret Ellen Cauble of Salem. Mrs. Wilson. who is also vice presi- dent from Indiana of the League of Amerlcan Pen Women, will be hostess to a party of friends at the authors’ breakfast (o be held at the Mayflower turday. Mrs. Wilson is editor of a newspaper in Delphi, Ind Supt. of Schools Frank W. Ballou and other members of Washington's committee of school planners will leave tonight for Detroit to continue their quest for new ideas in school house construction, the best of whicl will be adopted for the schools to b |erected under the District’s compré hensive five development pro gram. The committee alreddy has visited Baltimore, Philadelphia, Rock ester, Buffalo and Cleveland, and the Detroit trip will bring to'a close the | Investigation tour, Osgood Holmes, assistant municipal architect, will replace Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris on the committee for the Detroit trip. Mr. Harris said today that the pressure of official business prevents him from leaving Washington at this time. As Mr. Holmes is assisting in the de- velopment of the plans for the Dis trict's new schools, Mr. Harris anxious that he te for him ov the committee and pick up some of the school construction ideas adopted |1n Detroi is Be Ernest Greenwood. vice president of the Board of Education and the third member of the committee, may also be forced to forego the Detroit trip, due to serious illness of his mother. ‘The board's representative, however has planned to go on the expedition it any improvement is shown in his mother’s condition. Besides the construction features of the Detroit schools, the planners will make a study of the platoon system as in operation there, as a result of the agitation for the introduct this plan of school organiza operation in the Washingt Detroit has 90 platoon schools. and its board of education is definitely con mitted to the continued developmer of this system. | Greenwood May Detained Here. The Ambassador Theater was a gay scene of the representative youth not only of the city, but of the country, yesterday afternoon, when the visit- ing Children of the American Revolu- tion, with their State director, Mrs. Marvin Aubrey Tyler, were the guests of the public service and educational department, to witness the showing of the seventh in the series of the “Chronicles of America” films, which are a Tuesday afternoon event at that theater. The two subjects Yorktown and Daniel Boone. The former shows graphically just how desperate the situation was for the Americans fighting for independence, and the youthful audience, express- ing their enthusiasm with loud clap- ping and sinister hissing, as the tide rose and fell in the fortunes of their heroes, watched with evident pride and intent interest the strategy of George Washington as he accom- plished the seemingly impossible and turned the tide in a great struggle for a great cause. One of the most patriot-stirring events of the War of Independence was that last grand march of Wash- ington from the Hudson River to Yorktown, Va., where he surprised Lord Cornwalils, who felt secure in his trenches, little dreaming that he ould be attacked by an army of 16,000, half French and half American The characterization of George ‘Washington in this film is said to be one of the best ever obtained. The actor is George Nash, and he puts into his performance a deep understanding and sympathy with this beloved figure which commands respect and at- tention. Martha Washington also was shown, chiefly as a woman whose work among the wounded brought her close to the hearts of the soldiers. “Daniei Boone™ is probably the most thrilling pictures in the entire series. Wild applause greeted his every feat of bravery and daring. He is still the idol of all Americans from 7 to! 70. And beside him in this film and dividing honors in the enthusiasm was his daughter, Jemima. Her brave loyalty and unshaken faith are shown when her father is believed by all to be captured and probably killed and even her mother, losing hope, takes the remaining children and goes back over the mountain to their Carolina home, Jemima remains behind at Booneshoro, serving the men and wait- ing patiently for her brave father's return. There is a pretty love in. terest in this film, too, as shown be- tween Jemima apd young Flanders Callaway. The film was greatly en- joved and appreciated by Yesterday's audience. covered were Hoping for Successful Trip As considerable school building cot struction has been undertaken Detroit recently, the school planners expect the investigation in this city to be as profitable as the trips to the others cities. A score or more ideas in schoolhouse building, new to th Washington committee, were gathered on the previous inspection tours, son of which the committee has a recommend for adoption in District schools. Movable furniture, found in t schools of Baltimore, Philadelphis Rochester and Cleveland, is almos certain to be installed in Washington's new schoolhouses. This innovatic has made a deep impression on D) Ballou and he feels certain that it has numerous advantages over the tradi tional classrooms furniture which is screwed to the floor. SOCIETY HAS RECEPTION. the The Lexington-Concord tennial committee is offering to the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion the opportunity to buy the special 50-cent pleces struck In commemora- tion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Lexing- ton and Concord. These coins are be- ing s0ld in the basement of the Audi- torfum to defray the expenses of the celebration, participated in by the Sons of the Revolution. On one side is a picture of the minute man at Concord and on the other the church at Lexinzton. Only a limited number have been issued by the mint Two Resignations Accepted. The President has accepted the resignations of Capt. Alfred M. Bid- well, Army Medical Corps, and that of First Lieut. Charles N. Montieth, Army Air Service. The Evening and Sunday Star —Full Reports of the D. A. R. Convention, April 19 to 26, inclusive. Mailed—Postage Prepaid. U. S. and_Canada, 30c Foreign, 60c sesquicen- Mayflower Descendants Entertain for D. A. R. Delegates. Delegates from 13 of the 13 chap ters of the Society of Mayfiower De scendants -were the guests of the -so ciety in the District ata reception and supper last night at the University ub. Members of the local considered the representation chapters remarkable. Frank H. Briggs is governor of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District. society of 18 New Englander Urged. Appointment of a New England man to the vacancy on the Inferna- tional Joint Commission, which han- dles Canadian boundary questionse was urged on President Coolidge tc day by Gov. Brewster of Maine. I ing out that considerable interesi, prevails in New England over the settlement of the St. John water way dispute, Gov. Brewster declared appointment of a man #rom that se tion would meet with general approval, SRR Woman Political Writer Dies. LONDON, April 21.—Mme. Olga| { Novikoff, for many years a prominent writer' on Russian political affairs, died here today. Her home was in England. Leave subscriptions with Star representative at Washington Auditorium, or The Evening Star Office,. 11th and Pennsyl- vania avenue northwest. 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