Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1926, Page 61

FRATERNITIES (Continued from Tenth Page.) Stevenson, Grand Patron George Plitt, Past Grand Matron Kimmel and Past Grand Patron James W. Mowbray. Loretto Robinson was chairman of the celebration committee. A card party will be held February 25, in the efternoon and evening, at 4600 Four- teenth street, with Mrs. Brenizer as chairman. Alma I. Shepherd is chair- man of the dormitory committee There will be inftiation at the meet- ing next Wednesday night and also wn entertainmer La Fayette Ch: last meeting was Worthy Grand E. Keyes, Milans and Plitt, who distinguishe Patrons W Milans and Ge Secretury Mrs. was a V. and refreshments evening there wil meeting, after i hic gram will he rection of I New Wednes ter, No. resented rs. Hed members ext > a brief a music busine: 1 pro- ed ¢ Federal Chap- altar Bibles were chupter by Mr. and n erul a d and several h held in the ne and home board co ning a dinner Lo be ki 20 at the Northeast Mason es - 1 about March > Temple. ing of Willlam F. degrees were con- first time by th new o was rendered by Miss Miss Ann (ndy were di Helen R. Jen o the next ferred for the A s tribur d. t nings, announces i meeting. The chapt is planning a card party at the Willard Hotel the evening of March 10 and a rummage sale the week of March 15 at 1710 Seventh street. The dormitor; mittee is planning a dar in April to be held at Four- and Kenyon streets. 0DD FELLOWS. Grand Sire Herbert A. Thompson of the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows will be a guest Monc nd Tues day of thi~ jurisdiction. Deputy Grand 8ire E. W. Bradford will be the per onal host to him during his stay. He D to the head and Lodge part teenth Baltimore T veral citles en 1l op: portunity is afforded all members of the order to hear the grand sire over WCAP, at 6:30 p.m. tomor- i when he will make an y with Deputy G and Grard ) Tippett and grand offic Todge will be present 3 ot the annual official visitation to Gold The lodge haus | suditorium of the I instead of 4 accomm: team of Fr E visited Bennin ed the in two new mer No. 28. Later together with a new rec vere conterred on them. evening the third degree will be to Edvurd F. Driscoll and Ro) Best. members of Friendship Lodge. The grand master has delegated Past Grand E. Sterling Chamberlain of Covenant Lodge, No. as general instaulling officer for the i diction for the present year. Insta ng office: have been appolnted by the grand m ter for each subordinate lodge and a conference of these office is called for March 2, in the I. O. O. F. Temple at ® p.m., at which time the grand master desires to outline his plan for the Installing officers and, will instruct Mr. Chamberlain to assumie full charge and carry out the plans as indicated itation of Grand . Tippett, panied by his grand officers, et Washington Lodge, No. 6, day evening, meeting in the'I. 0. O. Temple. The work was given by Nob'e Grand Miles Zamenaeck, Vice Grand Isadore Katz and the warden nnd lodge instructor, Past Grand Amos Barnett. Addresses were made by sev- eral Grand Lodge officer: Deputy Grand Master Lemuel H. ndsor, in behalf of the Grand Lodge committee, resented a diploma of proficlency to Grand Alfred H. Noakes, present financial secretary of the lodge. The grand master made his second officia. visitation to Langdon Lodge, No. 26, last Friday evening, in their hall at Rhode Island and Mills avenues northeast. Accompanied by the grand officers, the grand master was wel- ocomed by the officers and members of ZLangdon Lodge. Grand Master Henry W. Tippett and his corps of officers will make their annual officlal visit to Metropolis Lodge. No. 16, in the I. O. O. F. Tem- ple, Friday evening. Federal City Lodge, No. 20, held its weekly meeting Friday evening, with a large attendance. A special com- inittee, consisting of Past Grands H. ‘W. Webb, William H. McConnell and John H. Wood, were appointed by the noble grand to make arrangements for the trip to Philadelphia in September, ‘when, at that time the Grand Soverign Zodge holds its annual session and at which time Deputy Grand Sire Ernest . Bradford will be elevated to the ofice of grand sire. This lodge is reparing to send a degres team to 'hiladelphia to confer the second de- gree and weekly rehearsals and floor ills are being held. Brightwood Lodgze, No. 30, will he ¢ e e February 26. but owing to a visitz it was postponed. has started an attendance contc sides captained by Past Grand: Thomson and Thomas Humphries, . Rebekah Lodges. Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge, No. 3, will have a school of instruc- ton at lts meeting Thursday evening, on which occasion Past President Annie E. Grigsby, the instructress has been Invited to instruct the mem- bers In the work, and a full attend- ance of th bers is desired Esther ah Lodge, No. 5, at its meeting tomorrow evening will con sider business of importance. Noble Grand Elma Geiger, chalrman of the ‘ways and means committee, will meet with her committee before the lodge is opened. At the last meeting of the lodge a social was held at its close. ‘The Noble and Vice Grand Associa- tion met February 12 at the home of Mrs. Edna Rankin, president of the Rebekah Assembly, at which officers for the term were elected as follows: President, Ella Okey, Mount Pleasant, No. 9: vice president, Very Nally, Friendship, N Elma Gelger, Esther, N treasurer, Florence Lacey, Schuyler Colfax, No. 10: miscellaneous committee, za- beth Enterline, Martha Washington, No. 8. The vice grands were initiated into the association bv Vera Nally, assisted by Ethel Velhmeyer and Elma Gelger. Refreshments scnted under the di- | = | freshy tion on that night | Brightwood Lodge | with | Henry , 8; recording secretary, | the hostess, and the meeting ad- Journed to meet March 29 at the home of Miss Vera Nally, 1106 D street southeast, at which time the officers ‘will be hostesses. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. Triumph, No. 8, convened Tuesday evening, with the youngest councilor in .nis jurisdiction, Miss Esther Keull, preciding. The annual grand visita- tion of the State Councllor Emily Hockstrasser d her staff was made. A program was presented in charge of Elsie Hill and Edith Browning as_fol- lows: Songs, read- ng and whistl ng, by Mrs. David A.Kincheloe, piano wlo, Lloyd Tyler: skefch, entitled, ‘Cheetem’s Bar- . n House," with | - the following in - the (-i:;t—— .\\lyrll&; ) chnieder, Naom ESIHER KEULL. G nger, Clara Keull, Elsle Hill, Myrtle Case, Peari Wolfe and Roy Wolfe; solo, Austin Shaw, accompanied by Alice Ettar, presentation of amber bureau set to state councilor, by Pearl Wolfe: solo, | Mrs. Hill, accompanied by Myrtle presentation of pocketbook to Mary James, by Lillian Mc- addresses, Natlonal Coun- r Mary Lear and Mrs. Le Brun, chairman of the national legislative committed; presentation of silk scarf lattle Burrows, by | hetm; recitation, an; | presentation of linen scarf to Jennie { Buell and luncheon set to Fannie | Joyner, by Mamie Migeot; personal | gift to State Secretary Charles H. | Miller from Ester Keull; solo, Harr: Taltavul; presentation of a fern to| | Mary Walker who has been a mem- - vears, by Harry Buell. Re- | freshments were served. Martha Dandridge, 1, met Wed- nesday evening with the Councilor | Harriet Fairall mn the chair. One ap. plication was received for membership | Their annual grand visitation will be held at Northeast Masonic Temple, State ' Trustee Emma Raymond, State Warden Cora Thomp son and Associate State Vice Coun- cilor Pear] Wolfe were visitors. | The Twentieth Century Club met lat the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. | Downing. The president, Mrs. E. | Viola_ Thompson, called the meeting | to order. The birthdays of Mrs. Lillie | Milstead and Mrs. Naomi Swann were | | celebrated with presentations to each, by Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Fur on. The next meeting will be held it the home of Mrs. Hohenstein. Re- ents were served, after which | ‘iotto™ was played. Progressive, No. 9, convened Sat- urday evening, with the councilor,| | Ella Lacy, presiding. Varlous com- | | mittees were appointed, and Bruce icofnagle was reappolnted chair- | { man of the good of order. annual Martha Washington 1 will be held at Pythlan Temple tomorrow An entertainment and Colonial drill fn costume will be fol- | lowed by dancing Golden Rule Counci 10, con- vened Frida) ortheast AL Temple with the vice council- Lorena Arendes, presiding absence of Councilor Miss | E. Ridgeway. Deputy Mrs Thompson urged the mem- participate in a membership | gn, as offered by the National | Letters of condolence have rdered sent to the families of ul Representative Mrs. Anz- onette Flynn and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pettit. An address was made by Past State Councilor Mrs. Mary J. James of Anacostia Council, No. 14. Others who spoke were Junior Past ouncilor Mrs. Marle Stephenson and Mrs. Ida Umhau of Triumph Councl, | o. 8. National deputy councilor, Mrs. Mabel Hall of No. 5, was also in attendance. A parcel post party | was held under the direction of Ex-| |ecutive Chairman Mrs. Elizabeth | Shepherd. Refreshments were served. The State board of officers has found it necessary to change the dates of inspections of certain councils, as follows: Mizpah, No. 8, March 2; Pro- | gressivi 0. 9, March 6; Mount Ver- | non, No. 18, March 8, and Martha | Dandridge, No. 1, March 81. A National Home trustee was a visitor at Goodwill's meeting last Monday and installed the associate vice councilor. The lodge expects | work for March 1. Interest in_ building a temple for the local organization was given im- petus at the meeting of the joint building committeo Wednesday eve- n in the Virgle Cora 1 bers to B. P. 0. ELKS. The annual election of officers will | take place in Washington Lodge March 3. At a meeting, February 3, the following were nominated: For exalted ruler, James E. Colliflower; for esteemed leading knight, John E.| Lynch and James L. Ward; for es- teemed loyal knight, Nathan Weill and E. J. Murphy; for esteemed lecturing knight, John D. Fitzgerald and D. R. : Nihion; for trustee, John C. Wood and | Howard M. Peter: for delegate to the | Grand Lodge, Willlam A. Kinkel; for | alternate delegate, James A. Balder-| son; for tiler, Thomas King: for treas- urer, Michael G. McCormick; for sec- retary, William 8. Shelby. | February 10 was past exalted rulers’ night, and the lodge was addressed by | Secretary of Labor Davis. James A. Balderson acted as exalted ruler, D. R. | | Nihion as esteemed leading knight,; Samuel Richards as esteemed loyal | knight and Rossa Downing as es- | :)eell;)ed lecturing knight. A soclal was eld. The Chicago Club and the member- ship committee meet every Monday night in the lodge room, but it has been decided to postpone the meeting tomorrow because the annual rit- ualistic contest of the Maryland, Del- aware and District of Columbia State Assoclation of the Elks will take place | | Washington Lodge, No. 15, begin-{ ning at 12:30 p.n. There are six | | lodges entered in this contest, and | general invitations have been sent out to all of the lodges in this jurisdiction. ROYAL ARCANUM. At a recent meeting of District | Council, Loyal Ladies of the Royal | Arcanum, at Pythian Temple one can- didate was initlated. Arrangements were completed for a 500 party at Pythian Temple next Friday at 8:30 o'clock for the benefit of the Royal Arcanum Hospital Bed Fund Associa- tion. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. Gertrude Godwin, regent. In the absence of the grand regent on account of {llness, vice grand re- gent, J. H. Grubb, accompanied by the Grand Councll officers, pald their an- rual official visitation to Kismet Council at its last meeting. Vice Grand Regent J. H. Grubb headed the line of Grand Council officers In their annual official visita- | tion to Municipal Council Saturday. | A delegation from Kismet Council also visited Municipal Council on this occasion. The address of the evening was delivered by Past Grand Regent Stephen H. Talkes, his subject being “Lincoln.” Vice Grand Regent J. H. Grubb on behalf of Grand Regent i Joseph ¥. Brashears, who was con- fined to his home on account of ill- ness, explained the accomplishments expected by the Supreme Council from this jurisdiction between now | Wednesday - THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Childs and Edward Smith. Refresh- ments and cigars were served by the entertainment committee. _ Deputy Grand Regent A. C. Gles delivered an address, Oriental Council met Tuesday in charge of Regent George W. Smith. The principal address was made by George W. Evans, member of com- mittee on council work of the Supreme Councll. Others present included a delegation of members from Kismet Souncil and from Municipal Council. he_entertalnment was in chasge of P. Weathersby, orator. Officers of the Grand Councll, headed by Grand Regent Joseph F. Brashears, pald their annual visita- tion to District Council Wednesday. The address of welcome was made by G. 8. Brown, regent of District Coun- cil. A. G. Glles of Municipal Council, deputy grand regent to District Coun- cll, also addressed the mreting. En- tertainment was in charge of H. J. Sherwood, orator. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Keane Council will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Zero hour will be held at 9 o'clock sharp. A Valentine Luu was given last Monday evening by the ladies’ com- mittee of Spalding Coundil. The cos- tumes worn by the dancers were unique and charming and confetti and noise-makers added to the merri- ment. The commitiee members were. General chairman, Mrs. John A. Over- | holt; general secretary, Miss n Gallagher; refreshment committee, | Mrs. Willlam McGillivary, Mrs. Thom-, as J. Gallagher, Mrs. Thomas J. Trod- den and Mrs. Charles M. Tippet: decorations committee, Mrs. Morris J. McAuliffe, Mr: Hanrahan and Mrs. Emme ticket committee, Miss Marguerite Stanton and Mrs. R. J. Werne he meeting of the council Thursday evening, March 4, a program will b presented. Washington Councl will meet Tues- fay evening at 8:15 o'clock, when an address will be made by Rev. M. A. Mathis of the Foreign Mission Semi- nary and chaplain of the council Lecturer Lewis A. Payne has pre pared an interesting program, in- cluding a debate by the Debating Club of the K. of C. Evening School. The first and second degrees of the arder will be exemplified Saturday, February 27, and the first degree again on Tuesday, March §. The Knights of Columbus Building Co. dance committee is arranging for an eluborate St. Patrick's dance in the main auditorium of the home night, March 17. An augmented orchestra will furnish dance music and favors will be dis- tributed. Refreshments will be served. Admission will be by Invitation, which may be obtained from Joseph Degnan, building company representi- *ive; Willlam Walsh, chairman; Ed- ward Roach, James Kat Kenneth Reagan, John an and George ser., The number of tickets to be issued will be limited. Potomac Council will meet tomor- row evening. On account of the en- rertalnment program which 1s to be held in the auditorium, the council meeting will be held in the upper council chamber. After a short busi- ness meeting Lecturer Chris Sproes- ser will escort the members to the auditorfum, wh a program of en- tertainment is promised, with refregh- ments. JR.0.U.A. M. State Councilor Harry A. Beck and his staff of officers pald their annual | visit to J. Morgan Read Council, No. 1. February 12, when they were re- ceived by Councilor W. P. Ernest. This being the 117th birthday of Abra- ham Lincoln, State Councilor H. A. Beck opened wi.h the reading of a paper; State Council Deputy A. C. Columbus retary John Gettysburg address, followed by remarks by Na- tional Organizer B. F. Shaffer. State Vice Councilor J. D. Simpson ad- dressed the meeting, asking for loyal support to his school of instruction. Past State Councilor L. L. Wehr, chairman of the campaign committes, requested that all members turn in their new applications to headquar- ters promptly. Grand Orient E. H. Bailey and State Treasurer W. C. Whipp also addressed the meeting. An entertainment was given by A C. Columbus in recitations, O. F. Pettys with steel guitar and har- monica, W. B. Callis demonstrated the “Charleston,” the Capital City Ram- blers' Orchestra rendered selections and supper was served. Reno Council, No. 48, will meet March 1. As February 22 is a holi- day, the regular meeting will be omitted. Andrew Jackson Councll, No. 6, met February 15. Vice Councilor C. T. Smith presided. Three candidates were elected to membership. Remarks were made by State Counclior J. D. Simpson, State Secretary John Pren- der and State Treasurer W. Calvin Whipp. At the conclusion of the council’s regular business meeting the councilor's, vice councilor's and deputy Btate councilor’s school of {n- struction held its first meeting in the council chamber. Liberty Bell Council, No. 65, met February 18 at Northeast Masonic ‘Temple, with Councilor Thomas R. Hamel presiding. The degrees were conferred on several candidates, with W. H. McClung acting as degree mas- ter. BState Vice Councilor John D. Simpson spoke on the school of in- struction. Addresses were made by the following: C. L. Taylor, from No. 16; J. N. Wolf, from No. 1¢; Russell Anderson and R. Burton, from No. 21: State Council Deputy A. C. Co- lumbus; A. H. Hild, from No. 55, and W. C. Dahler, from No. 22. The coun cil will confer the degrees of Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism on all candi- dates in the future on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Mount Vernon Council, No. 10, met last Thursday night, with Councilor C. O. Taylor presiding. Following the business meeting the council ad- journed to attend the meeting of Grand Oriental Court, No. 1, at North- east Masonic Templ | Benning Council, No. 21, met in L O. F. Hall, Benning, D. C., with Coun- cilor Lewis Gray presiding. One application for membership was re ceived. Edward J. Ross Council, No. 28, | met February 18 in Pythian Temple, Vice Councilor R. E. Paxton presid- ing. The council granted Councilor A. H. Burton three months’ leave of absence. Six applications for mem- ship were recelved. March 25 has been designated as ‘“identification night” and all.members are urged to be present. An address will be made by a member of Congress and re- freshments will be served. Star Spangled Banner Council, No. 8, was called to order last Friday tend the State Council visitation to J. Morgan Read Council, No. 1, held at Star Hall, Mount Rainier, Md. Grand Oriental Court, No. 1, met February 11 at Northeast Masonic Temple, with Grand Orient E. H. Balley presiding. Seventeen applica- tions for membership were received, with 19 candidates receiving the R 8 _Tocelving _the —_— nants — Oaps. Quantities at Special Prices. . ent. orfental daflufl in ceremonial fashion by Grand Herald F. R. Burgess. At a meeting of Anacostia Council, No. 16, Monday Councilor Edward Talbott presided. The degree team conferred the degrees of Virtue, Lib- erty and Patriotism on five candidates. Clark Teets was master of ceramo- nies; E. R. Thomas, captain of de gree team. The councll was ad- dressed by State Councilor Warden Ed G. Beck, A. M. Muland and James Casbarren. Arrangements are being made for a visit of the State Councll March 1. ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. ‘The annual convention of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia met at the Pythian Temple Friday eve- ning, and was presided over by the grand chancellor, George E. Helsley. The advance re- ports of the offi- cers were given. The committee on state of the order, Edgar C. Snyder chaiman, made report sho ing in detail the patriotic and fra- ternal activities through the Su- preme domain. The business of the convention not belng concluded, & rwteifa‘l‘um:nmhn HEIS un esday eve- SEOE “EY: ning, ut which time Supreme Chancellor John Bal- lantyne of Boston, Mass., will be pres- A resolution was presented to request the Supreme Lodge to place an assessment of §1 per member, for several consecutive years, to estab- lish a hospital at Manila, P. I, for the eradication of leprosy The local committee having In charge the presentation of reasons for selecting Washington as the logical place for the national headquarters of the order will advise with the supreme chancellor at the adjourned meeting Tuesday evening. Amaranth Lodge, No. 28, at the con- vention Monday evening received five petitions and conferred the knight rank on a large class Calanthe Lodge, No. 11, will have an entertainment tomorrow evening, to which all members of the order, their familles and friends are invited. Rathbone Temple, No. 8, Pythian Sisters, will serve a roast beef dinner at the temple Tuesday evening, for the benefit of the altruistic fund. The ways and means committee last evening decided to give an excursion to Chesapeake Beach August 4, and also considered a scheme to reduce the debt on the temple by $2,000. Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5, met last Wednesday evening. Knight Dr. H. Wise Beville of Norfolk, Va., pald & D. visit to this lodge. Past Supreme Rep- resentative John M. Kline, Supreme Representative Hamlin H. Vander- vort, Past Grand Chancellor Harry P. Willey and Grand Master at Arms Emil F. Jaehnke attended as repre- entatives to the Grand Lodge con- vention last Friday evening. SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. Hope Council, No. 1, will hold a co- lonial dance following next Tucsday’s meeting, which will convene ut o'clock. A card party was held at the home of Mrs. Duval last Monday. Delegations from the council attended special mectings of the order at Alex- andria, Va., and Baltimore, Md., F day and Saturday nights. SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. Counci, hud several nip Council, Ale dlose of the meetin dance wus held, in man of w aud means co Miss Nellie ‘Teeple. ‘WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. ing for in which the degree team of the Boos! Club will officiate, supnorted by Compiry.Is of the Uniform Rank. At the ses<ion tomorrow night the com- pany will hold & drill in preparation for ‘the initiation und will seat (he officers of the camp with full robes and ceremony at this meeting. Sev- eral members of the mystery commit- tee will report their plans for enter- tainment. All the camps are belng asked to participate in the plans for the liquida- tion of the remaining encumbrance on the temple. the officers of the Boosters’ Club and the consul commanders of the several camps discussed the arrangements at a meeting during the week. President Willlam G. Stott has received assur- ances of support. Sovereigns Wilsher, Priest and Pumphrey will bring recommenda- tions of the Boosters’ Club before the conventions of Old Glory Camp next Tuesday evening. A full attendance of the membership is asked by the officers. Mount Vernon Camp discussed its relations with the other camps in a debate at the last session. Banker Schonberzer urged co-operation with all units of the order. wdrla, chair mittee, —_— Fifty years ago the longest tele- phone call that could be made was over a line two miles long in Boston. Today a call can be made from Cali- fornia to Cuba, a distance of more than 5,000 miles. " | sulon untry ‘The board of directors, | 0., FEBRUARY 21, 1926—PART 3. Crisis Faces Salon Where Freak Artists Showed Picture Painted by Donkey By the Associated Pross. PARIS, February 13.—Nine of the 20 members forming the committee of the Independents’ Salon have resigne bringing this body's existence into o | But if freak artists form the notslest | critical state | section of the Independents they are | The “Independents” have gathered not the most numerous. The bulk of most fame or perhaps notorfety as the | the Iliembers ure what the Fronch home of every freak school of paint- | call “harmless Sunday artlsts”—that ing and the haunt of the “‘fuuves” or | i8, worthy individuals who work at all savages whb recognize no rules and | sorts of callinge all the week and de- observe no traditions. It wus it their | vote themselves to picture paintin that a plcture painted ton sund “There ix & y once wus shown. I such people 1 Several young wrtlsts tled u puint LIt not 5o muny as those | brush to the donkey’s tuil uwud en hit day to sub 2 d the animal to swish it over | w, conveniently placed, the ! -Ang dipped into viriour | from time to time. Such «w trick was possibic. usses on the pletur 5 at thelr aunual s | « donkey's effort oniv { be sent in as the work of * Aliboron,” whose subscription und the smull fee exacted from exhibitors | were duly paid. There ~are some 3,000 inseribed members and an Independents’ Salon presents between 6,000 wund 7,000 SUGGESTED TRIBUTE | TO POPE IS HALTED Proposed Election to French Acad- emy of Academicians Con- fronted by Obstacles. | works. A leading erftic has sald that | of 8,000 pictures at this salon 5,900 can be left aside as of no real interest and then the remaining 100 should be carefully gorted. | donk tish w The present question uf bo tures ut the swon & At th 1 Was Voted, by 300 agalust 7, to retain the ruls | addopted lust vear that works shall be | hung in the strict ulphabetical order of the painuters’ names, a rule thut ras not entirely observed last year. The minority wished that works should be grouped by affinities, 5o as to allow & certain selection, and when Qefeated its nine members resigned. = come on the | ging of p regulated. | members of the academy, and & unan- | imous vote is required. As a result o movement to elect his holiness, if not definitely abandoned, has at least been pigeonholed. The former Mgr. Ratt! was proposed for membership in the learned gather- ing some time during the war. “Not well enough known,” declared the haughty academiciuns. “Let us walt and see if he produces a magnum opus that will entitle him to sit with us.” However, befors the French { litterat! could get around to his case | again, Cardinal Ratt! had ascended to the throns of St. Peter, & somewhat higher distinction than that of oc- cupying an academiclan’s chalr. | —_— Butter scotch was not of Ecotch ori- | &in, as the word is a colloquialism meaning “to acorch.” By tho Assoctated Press. PARIS, February 13.—If Cardinal Rattl, erudite Itallan prelate, linguist extraordinary, scientist and book- lover, had only remained Mgr. Ratti instead of becoming Pope Pius XI, he might now be a member of the French Academy of Inscriptions and Belles- lettre«, and as such belong to the In- stitute of France. But while it was easy to elect Presi- dent Wilson & member of the Acad- emy of Moral and Political Sciences, and also to elect King Albert of Bel- glum to fill that statesman’s place; while the Academy of Inscriptions had no trouble at all In electing King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, a noted coln collector, to membership, elect- Ing & Pope !s a different matter. | tre ALBATROSS KILLERS . VICTIMS OF CURSE Fatal Slaughter of Birds Bring: o Only Misfortune to Belgian Gailors. Special Dispatod to The Ster. VICTORIA, British Columbdis, ¥eb ruary 16—Sallors of th - starred liquor carrier Gertrude of Belglum, had never heard of the Ancient Meriner. 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