Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1927, Page 40

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We Test Them Free! 1 Tube | 3 Tubes 35¢ Fine 6-Tube Portable Set Also BATTERY BOX. List Price, $225 'ONLY A LIMITED QUANTITY LEFT $100 Value 5-Tube Set In Beautiful Mahog- 329.85 any Cabinet, With Battery Compartment. Crosley 2-TUBE $ 4 95 BEL o.ciconis $4.69 PERRYMAN . TUBES . Type UV201A $2.00 RADIOLA SPEAKER ... Rez. $18.00. | president, | funds BY CORINNE FRAZIER. HE national executive board of the National League of Amer- jcan Pen Women will hold the first meeting of the Fall and Winter season, 1927-8, tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock in the na- tional headquarters at the Mayflower Hotel. In the absence of the national M Grace Thompson ton, who is expected to arrive in Washington the latter part of the month, the first mational vice pres dent, Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingley will preside at the meeting. The mational executive board of the league is the governing body of the organization, the general management direction and control of the an(.n nd property of the National League being vested in this board. Jts membership is made up of the na- tional officers, elected biennially, and also past national presidents r' dents of State and city chairmen of national st: mittees and a parliamentar; tional officers are elected for : of two years, and are not eligible for re-election to the me office at the end of their terms. Chairmen of standing committees are appointed by the national president, and confirmed by the bos The board opens its present season with the full roster of officers elected at the biennial convention of 19 cluding AMrs. Seton, president; t vice president; Dr. . second vice president; Heflebower of Ohio, third vice president; Mrs. Katharine Chapman of Alabama, fourth vice president; Mrs. Isabella G. Fleck of Maryland, fifth vice president; Mrs. Bertha Taylor Vodrhorst, recording secretary; Mrs. Estelle M. Moses, corresponding secretal Mrs, Daniel C. Chace, national treasurer; Mrs. Helen N. Doocy, librarian; Mrs. Mil- ton Reed. historian, and Miss Jean Stephenson, registrar. The chairmen of the national stand- ing committees include: Mrs. Theodore Tiller, ways and means; Mrs. G. G. White, membership; Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, national clubhouse; Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, printing; Mrs. Harriet E. N. Chace, publicity, and Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess Hughes'| Collister, editor of the Bulletin, the official organ of the league. In the 30 years of its existence the league has had 22 presidents, 8 of whom are now deceased. The re- maining 14 still retain their interest in the organization, and many of them are active in the conduct of its affairs. This list bears the names of Mrs. Juliette M. Babbitt, Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, Mrs. Virginia ing Frye, Miss Mabel Louise White, Mrs. La Salle Corbell Pickett, Miss Elizabeth A. Hyde, Mrs. Edith Kingham Kern, Mrs. Annie A. Wilder, Mrs. Mary Hannah Claxton, Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis, Mrs. Willlam Atherton Du Puy, Mrs. Grace Geldert and Mrs. Edna M. Colman, all of whom, as past presidents, are members of the na- tional executive board. It is the duty of the State vice presidents, who are elected biennially, s THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO) ] CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION Pen Women to Open Season—Mme. Hussein Bey Entertained. Mrs. Sipple of General Federation Honored—National Council of Jewish Women Meets. or who, in case of vacancy, may be appointed ad interim by the national president, to assist in the organizing work of the league, being specially authorized to organize branches with- in their prescribed territory. At pres- ent there are 35 State vice presidents, and through their efforts and those of the national president, Mrs. Seton, many new branches have been added to the league, and the membership of many existing branches largely in- creased. An important branch w ized in July at Seattle, W ate, the meeting having been held at the home of Mrs. O. F. Lamson, who was elected president. — Mrs, Lamson attended the Authors’ Con- re in Washington last April, guest of Mrs Luther E. State vice dent for Washington State. Lamson is a brilliant spe During the Summer Mr: visited branches in Chicago, Jand and Newport. At Newport she was the guest of honor, together with Mrs. William H. Moses, national cor- responding secretary, at an important luncheon, and the branch was later entertained at a_tea at the Summer home of Mrs. Moses, in Jamestown, R. L Many applications for membership have been received by the chairman of membership during the Summer, and these will be presented to the na- tional board for action at the meeting tomorrow. organ- Sres: when he * ok K Kk ME. SOFIE HUSSEIN BEY of Constantinople, Turkey, director of a training school for nurses and official delegate of the Turl Red Crescent to the American Red Cross conveniton, held in Washington this past week, was guest of honor at a luncheon given by the National Coun- cil of Women Tuesday afternoon, at the rooms of the American Associa- tion of University Women. While in America Mme. Hussein Bey is availing herself of the oppor- tupity to learn something of the methods and work of our prominent national women's organizations, and at this luncheon she met representa- tive members of most of the national groups as well as women prominent in_official life of the Capital. Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett, repre- senting the national council, and Mrs. Ellis A. Yost, legislative representa- tive of the National Woman's Chris tion Temperance Union, were in charge of the affair, The guests in- cluded: Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Children's Bureau; Maj. Julia Stimson_of the Army Nurse Corps; Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, superin- tendent, Woman’s Bureau, Police De- partment; Dr. Louise Stanley, chief, American Home FEconomics Associa- tion; Miss Belle Sherwin, president, National League of Women Voters; Mrs. A. C. Watkins of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers; Miss Vella Winner of the General Federation of Women's Clubs; Miss Helen Atwater, chairman, women's joint congressional committee; Miss Lucy Minnegerode, superintendent of nurses, United States Public Health Service; Miss Elizabeth Eastman, RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS Properly contlucted, radio advertis- ing enables the broadcasting com- pany to function more efficiently and to give its clients a better type of program. Unfortunately, as matters now stand, the program has to be mixed with advertising in such a way that one thinks of the advertiser, rather than the broadcast company, as giving away the entertainment. Some interesting developments may occur in this line. One of them, for instance, has to do with altering the advertising feature to a point where all programs will be sponsored entirely by the broadcasters and not by the advertisers, but will be interspersed with advertising. This plan has been criticized on the theory that radio owners would not listen to the advertising portions. No consid- eration, however, is given to the fact that in order to avoid missing the non- advertising portions of the program it would be necessary for the listener to have clairvoyant powers to know when to cut in and cut out. In read- ing a magazine, he cannot help but see advertising as he passes from one page to another. ‘There are a number of interesting and important angles to be straight- ened out in the advertising situation which are closely allied with the suc- cess of broadcasting at this point. If the set owner’s criticism of the present situation is intelligent, it is likely that he will be able to offer a clue as to how certain radio advertising can be made less objectionable and more generally harmonious. Old Musical Play Revised. The “Beggars Opera,” the first musi- cal play to be produced in what was then the American Colonies, will be presented over the air for the first time in this country during the Max- well Hour, to be broadcast Tuesday night through the blue network of the National Broadcasting Co. Written by John Gay 200 years ago, APARTMENTS TO LET All Sizes—Low Rentals the “Beggars Opera,” is a satire on political and prison conditions in Great Britain during the regime of Sir Robert Walpole, prime minister. It might well be called an opera of parodies, as Gay took the popular melo- dies of the day and rewrote the lyrics. Make the Shift Easily. Just like shifting the gears in an automobile, the radio operator who can go from one station to another without annoying his guests or with- out making them conscious of what he is doing is more likely to be wel- comed as host. Most set owners will switch from one station to another in such a way as to break off one program and smash directly into another. It is simple enough to wait for the end of a vocal selection or to hold off until the speaker has a chance to conclude his statements before switching off the particular wave channel and tuning for another. To avoid breaking in upon a program in the middle of the selection, however, requires a little more skill. Yet it really is simple. Try the station, faintly at first, in- stead of with full power. This is com- parable to feeling out the gears of an automobile before making the final shift. Do this “feeling” through broad tuning rather than by cutting down on the filament voltage. That 1s, come near the channel of the desired station without getting so close as immediately to obtain sharp or loud results. National Board, Y. W. C. A Miss Harleen James, secreta American Civic Assaciation; Mrs. John J. O'Con- nor, American Association of Univer- sity Women; Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams, League of Nations Non- Partisan “Association; Miss Rebecca Rhoads, National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and Mrs. Ida Husted Harper of the League of Women Voters and National Council of Women. * ok Xk ¥ RS. John Sipple, Maryland Federa- tion candidate for the office of president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at the next election, was one of the guests of honor at the regional conference luncheon of the gue of \Women Voters given afternoon at Carvvel Hall, Annap- olis, Md. rs. Sipple, who at present serves ident of the general fed- president from the East in 24 should she be elected, and the’ fir: from the South in 12 years. Her home 1s in Baltimore, Md. Her can- didacy is proving immensely popular in this section of the country, where shé is well known and highly esteem- ed not only for her exccutive ability Dbut for her personal charm and un- failing tact. Miss Fanny reat-grandneice Washington, great- of Gen. George Washington, first President of the United States, will be the principal speaker at the opening meeting of the National Council of Jewish Wom en, inaugurating their fiscal year. & tober 10 at the Jewish Community Center at in the afternoon. Mrs. Leomard Schloss, national chairman of the junior committee and president of the Washington branch of the council, will preside over the meeting, Miss Washington_will address the group on “George Washington by a Washington,” refuting some of the stories which have been current dur- ing the past year or two slandering her distinguished ancestor. Although living in Boston at pres- ent, Miss Washington comes from Marshall, Her ancestors owned th{ estate next to Mount Vernon. Ime. Coquelet, soprano, will appear as another featu of the program, in a group of plantation songs and negro spirituals. She w companied cn the plano by Miss Mars: et Bowie Grant. Mothers, you can’t start too early| to establi a child’s serene and tranquil disposition. Even an infant can have a happy, fretless state of uninterrupted health, What will help do this? A simple, purely vegetable product as old as you plain Castoria. A few drops of Castoria will settle all uneasiness in a jiffy. Will dispel | colic or ward off constipation; and Just aurol{ check diarrhea, In real sickness, call a physician. But many physicians urge only Cas- toria for those little childish disorder: ‘ that need nothing more. You need never be afraid to give pure Castor, 1 nd perfectly harmless, fo t no dope of any k true of the genui d that is the kind doctors tell you always to buy. Fletcher’s toria is fine for any chi All children love to take i Delicious tasting, and as good as tastes. Just look for the Fletcher D. C., OCTOBER 9 DICK WHITTINGTON TRADITION UPHELD British School Children Assured Story of Lord Mayor's Cat Is Well Founded. Correspondence of the Assoclated Press. ASHSTEAD, Englard.—Thousands of English school children who have feared that they should have to give up their long-cherished tradition of Dick Whittington and his cat are once more reassured. Dick Whittington was lord mayor of London in the fifteenth century. The story is told that when a scullion boy he ventured with his cat, his only pos- ¢ :slon, on a merchant ship of his master and so made his fortune. . Recently the lord mayor of London, Sir Rowland Blades, said that there could be no truth in the story of Dick Whittington and his cat for the reason that there were no cats in England in Dick’s time. There was more excitement in over his statement than ome of the transatlantic flights. Edu- cators thought they would have to change their stories to the younger people and rewrite the reading books. But now comes Arthur R. Cotton, lord of the manor of Ashtex in the forest of which the remains of Roman villa have been .. nd. He there were cats in England in the econd century, and in proof of his statement he produces pieces of Ro- man tile made at Ashtead in that cen- tury on which a cat had put its paw while the tile was still soft, leaving a clear impression. Bacause the lord mayor's house is within a_few yards of the Cotton homestead it is possible that the cat caught mice in Sir Rowland’s garden 1,700 ye: ago. Cotton is having a cast made of the cat's paw t. present to the lord mayor. Stings Found to Be Cure for Al- coholism and Rheumatism. Correspondence of the Associated Press. LONDON-—Bee stings are a sure cure for alcoholism and rheumatism, so J. Anderson, one of the judges of the National Bee Societ show at Crystal Palace, told visitors. 1 know a man who went to a hos. pital where they cured him of rheu- matism by means of bee stings. But when he came out he told me he would rather have rheumatism be- cause the treatment had taken away his taste for whisky,” Mr. Anderson declared. “Most bee raisers are tee- totalers, but I think that is because they eat lots of honey and that takes the craving for alcohol signature on t package d you will know you have the genuine and pure Castoria. *SPECIAL NOTE: With every bott'e of genuine Fletcher's Castoria is wrapped_a book on “Care and Feeding of Babies,” worth its weight in gold to every mother or prospec- tive moth Children Cry for Increase in Balkite Prices Effective October 7th 1927—PART 1. STATIONS PASS TESTS. Short-Wave Plants at Brimsby and Skegness Successful. The short wave wireless beam sta- tions at Brimsby and Skegness, built for the general post office by the Mar- conl Wireless Telegraph Co. for high- speed wireless communication with COMPLETE LINE OF TOWERS SPEAKERS h: passed their seven-day of cial test successfully, according to a report from the American consulate- general at London, to the Department of _Commerce. ‘The operating company has been in- formed by the British post office that a preliminary certificate of acceptance is being issued. Great Britain is now linked with Canada, Australia, South Africa and India by means of high- speed radio telegraph i gned to Training Duty. Maj. l:)\'l'rmn C. Luxford. Adjutant General's Department Reserve of this S has heen ordered to report to the adjutant general of the Army at lhe‘,_ War Department for duty in training . 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