Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1929, Page 51

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, JUNE 2, 1929-PART '3 B3y QUEENSLAND HAS BRIDE OF [ VANY ADVANTAGES Large State Rich as "Sugar: Bowl!™ of Australia, and Has Minerals. ently tugged in Western when the roofs 1 with the tattao had ever seen or »t an arid desert r says a bu Greographic So- | all of whom twitted castern corner of d be swallowed up of Queensland 20 would be room nd or two. 1 rk Peninsula were \ tip of the Mick nsland’s souther of Mexico y the monotony hen the silence by the chug of ‘donke: ane from fields lds here and thern part of the state of Amecrica. bt labx decided to b y sent the sight of a and roken ¥ white man's South native Farmers' Paradise. to a Queenslander of the s. in South Queensland, vou that he | districts. ~ Here are 4,000,000 acres of rich soil where seeds are merely sown and nature produces enormous crops without the use of fertilizer. This region was opened up less than a cen- tury ago. Today it is an endless pano- 1ama of orchards, cattle ranches and farms. Corn, wheat and alfalfa grow abundantly. On some portions of the Downs nine crops of alfalfa have been hnr%_n\‘m in ngle yea “Toowoom capital Downs, reflects the prosperity district in its fine buildings and resi- dences in_ garden-spotted lawns. There is an air of wealth and impor- tange to Toowoomba, yet at times i tets resemble those of a small Ameri- unty seat on court days, for it is at the rural folk come for amuse- n finally settle on the strect corners and in the shops talking sheep, rapes, wheat, wool and corn, Precious Metals, © Queensland is not a Johannes- Mount Morgan, near the Pacific coast. has produced more than §: 000.000 worth of gold ton, & city of 20,000 in- , Owes its existence to the mines. A bustiing town today 1t was formerly known as the ‘City of h at and sorrow. The of the name is derived climate of the city. It the seacoast e sea breezes by a rge gold mines are also to be found near Townsville, a seaport out midway of the Queensiand Coas Altogether the state has produced more than a half billion dollars’ worth of the precious metal. Copper and lead now are important mineral products of the )l Tin is mined on of the of the set Large Areas Cultivated. “In Western Queensland, the traveler passes through cultivated areas, larger than entire States in the United States which were once arid. There are also which man has not exploited. re is seldom seen, but artesian in by drilling. Western and of the Austra- These gems, which are valu- gem markets of the world, . s from 6 inches to 30 feet deep. About 200 miles from npton, the Anakie gem fields produces about $100,000 worth of sap- ph vear & and’s drawback, according is its small popula- ghtly less than that of han a third of 3 live in sital of Qui which s by the landing there Cross transpacific on_both of the River. the_capital city. in ‘) v You It to Your Family Owe for 'Their HEALTH SAKE to Own a General Electric Refrigerator proper to sateguard your altl General Electric Iy mai ature ains ) keep all con the proper t perfect] We natics s under have models on display wur family. in needs o Sold on PIANO & De Mol Furniture Co. 12th & G Sts. v payments. rers. | sorers back to their | as most point on but 750 miles of the vast| | | | | MRS. JAM Lowe, who is the godson of M S R. LOWE. | Before her wedding in St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, yesterday afternoon, | she was Miss Elizabeth L. Ives, daughter of Dr. and Mr: Henry Getty Chilton, is s! YESTERD! ames E. Ives. Mr. dying for the foreign —Underwood Photo. resembles a thri ng‘ , with its busy doc lining the water front and with modern | {tall buildings along clean, bustling | streets in the background. As Queens- land increases in population, Brisbane, now the largest city in the state, bids | fair to rise above its rank as the fourth largest city on the continent | LINER DAMAGED BY FIRE. Algonquin Loses 400 Tons of Gen- eral Carog in Blaze. | | GALVESTON, Tex., June 1 (#).—The - | Mallory liner Algonoquin rested along- side a pier here today with her bow sunk and her sides bulged from a fire | |in_her hold. |~ The blaze ‘was discovered Thursday { night, a few miles out, among burlap cargoes and the fire alarm brought the passengers. including eight foreign gi |in the Galveston beauty contest, to the | decks in night clothes. | _Four hundred tons of general cargo }; ? Harry J. 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North- [ | east Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast. Col. John Jacob Astor Auxil- iary, Thursday night. 921 Penn- | | sylvania avenue southeast i Lineal Society of the Spenish | | War, Wednesday night, Pythian Temple. | The Department Memort mmit- tee, under the direction of Chairman arles W. McCaflrey, held memorial cxercises in_Hitchcock Hall, St. Eliza- beth's Hospital, last Sunday afternoon when Senator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota, Department Commander Jame . Yaden, Dr. William A. White, super intendent’ of the hospital, and’ Senior Vice Department Commander Lorin C. Nelson were the Dr. White made an addre: Department Installing Officer Wil- liam L. Jenkins read Lincoln’s Gett; burg Address, the United States Ma- rine Band orchestra gave a number of selections and Miss Jeanette McCafl- rey, soprano soloist, rendered a selection accompanied by the orchestra. The officers and members of the Gen. Nel- | son A. Miles Camp conducted service at the cemetery in the morning, when the graves of deccased veterans were decorated with flags and flowers, | | Services of tribute were held last Sunday morning in honor of those who lost their lives at sea by the Ladies’ | Auxiliaries of the Spanish War Vet- | erans on board the U. S. S. Grampus, | which left the Navy Yard wharf at 10 o clock for Mount Vernon, where those | aboard began strewing flowers on the speakers. of welcome. I Summer and M. Brooks & Co. For this Summer we have made wnusual efforts to be able to offer you all that is the very last word in fashion rightness at most moderate prices. Won't you drop in soom and look around? Spanish War Veterans waters on the return trip, continuing the ceremonies until the boat docked Department. President Carrie E. Nolan acted as master of ceremonies and the assemblage was addressed by Senator Tom Connally of Texas, and Depart- ment Commander James G. Yaden. Miss Jeanette McCaffrey gave a vocal selection, accompanied by the Navy Band Orchestra, and the orchestra ren- | notify the hostess as to accept: ances or regrets. The Gen. Nelson A. Mfles Auxiliary at its monthly meeting indorsed Junior Vice Department President Bertha Cook | of the Gen. M. Emmet Urell Auxiliary | dered a musical program on the voyage to Mount Vernon. Dept. Comdr. Yaden read Gen. Lo- gan’s order establishing Memorial day at the exercises at the Amphitheater, Arlington, Thursday, when President Hoover delivered the principal address. The Richard J. Harden Camp will hold nomination and election of dele- gates and alternates to the department icampment _at the regular meeting Thursday night in Pythian Temple. The department_encampment will be held June 15 in Pythian Temple. ‘The Ladies’ Auxiliaries held a recep- tion in honor of National President General Olive M. Ravens of Michigan Monday night at Collier’s Inn. Depart ment President Carrie E. Nolan intro- duced the following distinguished guests, who gave short addre Department Comdr. Yaden, Q. M. Gen. James J Murphy, National President Olive M Ravens, Past National President Wil- helmina Borgmeier, Department Judge Advocate Margaret Burns, Depart ment Treasurer Cora M. Campbell and | Senior Vice Department President Louise Moore. ‘The following program was rendered: Solo, W. Vanderburg, accom- panied by Miss Irene Ford: solo, Mrs. Ida Kimmerling, accompanied by Miss Dean, and piano selections by Miss Dean. The next meeting of the Presidents Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Callan, 2637 Myrtle avenue northeast June 26, with Mrs. Cora M. Campbell and Mrs, Catherine Huhn assisting as hostess for the office of senior vice department president. and Past President Mary Windsor of the Col. John Jacob Astor Auxiliary for the office of junior vice de- partment president, subject to the ac- tion of the department convention, June 15. A large delegation from the auxiliary was present on the U. S. S. Grampus last Sunday when flowers were strewn on the waters of the Potomac, memorial- izing those who lost their lives at sea. There was a large representation of the auxiliary at the memorial services held in Hitchcock Hall, St. Elizabeth's Hospital. last Sunday under the aus- pices of the Spanish War Veterans Wreaths were placed by the auxiliary at the Tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead and at the tomb of Gen. Nelson A. Miles in Arlington Cemetery, with appropriate ceremonies, May 30. Historian Maude Cooper was instalied in her office by Department President Carrie E. Nolan. Nellie Ball was ini- tiated into active membership. The officers and members of the aux- iliary will hold ritualistic ceremonies at the ‘grave of Mabel F. W. Baker in Cedar Hill Cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock. A large number of the membership attended the reception given by the de- partment at Collier's Inn Monday night in honor of National President General | Olive M. Ravens of Michigan, | Department President Carrie E. Nolan and Nellie Ball gave short addresses. | Baltimore Flyer in Syria. ALEPPO, Syria, June 1 Lear Black, Baltimore publisher, com- | pleted the third lap of his fiight from | Croydon, England, to Japan today. He‘ landed this afternoon, after meeting with extremely bad weather and chill- ing cold over Asia Minor. He and ! his crew are in fine health and leave tomorrow for their next stage to Bag- | dad, Irak. . India has more than 100,000 l?p@rsj Members are requested to' that are now under treatment. WALSKA MAKES BOW IN OWN THEATER First Title Role of Countess Casticlione. All Not Pleased. Appearance as Actress in By the Associated Press PARIS. June 1-—Mme. Ganna Walska, wife of Harold F. McCormick and some time opera singer, in a blaze { jewelry tonight made her first ap- carance as an actress in her own th Comedie Des namps Elysees. ed the title ole of the Countes tiglione and her acting created a d! versity of opinion. Moments of thusiastic and spontancous applause ternated with periods of oppressive si- lence. Paris society packed the little theater but began drifting out at the seventh of the nine short acts. Each act brought a dazzling change of costume and the eighth act provided opportunity for dis- play of the famous emeralds Some of the autdience were said to have paid $1.000 a seat, for the proceeds went to a chairty patronized by the Duchess of Vendome. 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