Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1930, Page 18

B2 {MASINI BANDUET “ HONDRS BRTHDAY Marked Tribute Paid to First President by Alexandria- Washington Lodge. * ™ ! 4 3 E 3 7 £ RIA, Va., February 22—A I lst of distinguished speakers featured : the banquet of the Alexandria-Washing- % ton Lodge, No. 22, A. F. & A. M, held - this evening at Armory Hall in celebra- f tion of the 198th anniversary of the : birth of George Wi n. Wash- 1 ington was a member of this lJodge and + at one time was its worshipful master. { More than 400 Masons from all parts of the country were present. Three Principal Speakers. T BR85S S % Turkey; and Dr. Mosley Brown, + a member of the United States Crime Commission and a grand lodge officer of ia, were the principal speakers. C. Phillip Heishley, a past worshipful mas- s ter of Alexandria-Washington Lod « and at present historian of the lodge, + acted as toastmaster. % One of the features of the evening's % program was the presentation of a past Z master's jewel to C. Aubrey Callaha the officer ’ot t?;‘ Alexandri: - Wi n Lodge for yea: 3 Jewel by m Mas line. ‘Three Masonic lodges located in vari- ous parts of the world generally observe the birth of George Washington at the same hour and the same day. They are Liberty Lodge of Beverly, Mass.; Con- stitutional Lodge, No. 294, of Beverly, England, and Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22, of this city. This custom was started 50 years ago and the exist- been continued. Charles E. Tenneson, : t master of the Alexandria-Washing- 1 ton Lodge, was the local body's repre- sentative to the celebration at Beverly, Many Distinguished Guests. Distinguisi®td guests who attended the nt ; C. B. McGinty, 1 secretary of the !nm:u' ymmerce an | JUDGE ALLEN WARNS OF DEADLY AIR WAR Ohio Woman Jurist Talks by Radio on New Obligation Under Recent Treaty. yesterday upon the invita- International the Women's B T T T T T S S St % [0 OPENTOMORROW ing friendship between the lodges has |all Boy Takes 15-Day Fine Rather Than Giving Up Driving By i:> --neiated Press SHENANDOAH, Iowa, Febru- Ary 22.—Ora Hankins, a minor, drove his automobile too fast in the presence of a traffic officer. In court today he was offered & choice of punishments. He could work for the highway com- missioner—gratis—for 15 days, sleeping in the city jail for the same number of nights, or he could obey the laws of Towa, avold pool rooms nights and forego driving or riding in an automobile for six montas unless accompanied by one of his parents. Ora enjoys riding in automo- biles. He chose to work on the streets—gratis—for 15 days. MOUNTAIN SCHOOL {Institution Built by Hoover Amid Mountain Beauty Ready for Pupils. (Continued From Pirst Page.) | the picture of another hollow. The hol- lows are isolated communities, each of which has gone its own way. In some the mne tenacious and progres- sive, g their heads aloft despite their oppressing environment and keep- ing themselves in readiness to join the march of progress. In some the people have lost their hold and fallen—fallen very far toward the level of the most primitive humanity. And there are degrees in between, so that each must be studied in itself. Dark Hol- low seems to be a good example of the former type. Men Are Giving Help. It is just this kind of a study which Miss Vest realizes that she must make and at the first opportunity she will visit the people in their cabins and learn what she can of the environment of the children. There are nol;und;rd o de- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 23, ORATORY CONTEST PLANS ARE LAUDED Requiring of Extemporaneous Speech Is Praised by Vir- ginia Educators. Commendation of the extemporaneous feature of the Seventh National Ora- | torical Contest, which is sponsored in the District and in nearby counties of Maryland and Virginia, was voiced yes- terday by three superintendents of Vir- ginia schools. Fletenes Kemp of Aot W 5 e LD Hall of fax County praised the plan which requires the young orators to deliver a 4-minute extemporaneous speech after they have presented their 6-minute orations as a means of in- ducing more intensive study of the American Constitution and, of providing an improved means of laying the ability of the contestants. Encourages Originality. Mr. Kemp declared: “The extempore speaking rule is & good addition to an already excellent plan for improving public speaking and increasing general knowledge of our governmental insti- tutions. that he or she will have to demonstrate in the extempora- neous speech a genuine understanding of the principles laid down in the pre- ceding memorized oration, the pupil will study the subject with great care. That, by itself, will be a splendid thing. “In addition, this arrangement en- courages originality on the part of the contestant, because it is obvious that a speaker who leans on others for the construction of the set speech will not have sufficient self-confidence and knowledge of the subject to make a satisfactory extemporaneous speech on a topic closely related thereto, but not identical with it. Judges to Be Assisted. “Of course, we do not expect, and I feel certain that the sponsors of the contest do not expect, brilliant extempo- raneous talks from these h school pupils. A really finished speech, memo- rized or extemporaneous, is the product of a master, and is possible only after years of practice. The object of the in- novation will have been attained, think, if it enables the judges to make certain that the speakers really under- ital growth. Intelli- gence tests have not been devised for the children of the sobbing cataract. ‘The men of the neighborhood also are m‘:.‘h acquainted. They are help- ing put the school house in order. A group olmth;lln‘ yu]':m%‘ were bu:ayll painting the pole. They appeare Im be & rather progressive type of mountain men. The White House obviously has done its best to vent Miss Vest from bothered by visitors, realizing that mld & lot of work to the school barbed:wire baricade st ihe foot of a barbed-wire le at the foot of the rough mountain road which leads to the school house. Here Marines are encamped. The Marine sergeant was a courteous fellow who assured a Star reporter and photographer that his men absolutely were not stoping visitors to the school, that the barbed-wire was to keep in cattle and that there was no objection to lifting it aside. The nature of the road is such that it probably should been barricaded, last week at least, against automobiles. Appeared Rather Capable. But when the party reached the school house the Marine on duty there no pictures were to be taken, by orders just telephoned by the very sergeant who had us. Ar view—of the outsice or & glen of centuries out of which so many of the age. ph&numo!mrmhnvebeenne- B L LT T TORE R R SMOOT AND WATSON ADDRESS UTAH SOCIETY Representative Colton Also Speaker at Annual Banquet and En- tertainment. BSenators S8moot of Utah and Watson f Indiana_ addressed the m of held last night 52 Cartion Rotel, s turing the ™ arl , fea organi- ition’s annual banquet. Some 250 Short speeches were made by Sena- Smoot, Senator Watson and Repre- tative Colton. program of instrumental and vocal usic, featuring Miss Frances Shea, . and George F. Ross, accom- panist, was followed by dancing. T. E. Bfll!ng, the president of the soclety, and issioner Harold A. Lafount of the Pederal Radio Comm! , who = was chairman of the general commit- tee, took a leading part in arranging the program. k H TSR TP S -] r 85 8 » i Tertasenen A. P. MOORE IS HONORED AS THRONGS PASS BIER Notables From D. C. and Nation to Gather at Funeral for Late Poland Envoy. By the Associated Press. i PITTSBURGH, February 22.—An al- * most continuous line of Pittsburgh men - and women today viewed the features of % the late Al er P. Moore, Ambassa- ; dor to Poland and former Pittsburgh 4 Wr publisher, as the body re- in a funeral home. The funeral be held Sunday afternoon at 3 ‘The funeral which will bp marked by simplicity, will be conducted by three £ ministers. Interment will be in an 3 Allegheny cemetery mausoleum beside, Russell Moore, wife T T TETT TSP RO TS k! & Campbell military aide to President Hoover, will Tepresent Executive. b ‘The of Ambassador réached last t from Los An- - HOOVER ASKS HONOR All this Miss Vest would say posi- tively was that she was delighted with the scenery new e. And is hard to see how she could have FOR TRAIL PIONEERS President Calls for Observance of Covered Wagon Centennial This Year. In a proclamation issued yesterday President Hoover called upon the Amer- ican people to employ the occasion of the observance from April 10 to Decem- ber 29 of this year as the covered wagon centennial, as a fitting means of com- memorating the lives and deeds of the )*grolc ploneers who won and held the est. The President’s proclamation, in part, follows: “The Congress, by unanimous vote, has authorized commemoration of the heroism of the fathers and mothers who traversed the Oregon trail to the Far West. On April 10, 1830, the first wagon train left St. Louis for Oregon, pioneer- ing the way for the thousands of men and women who settled the Pacific States. On_ December 29, 1830, Ezra ma:r‘ 'l'-lhc born, whol carried overx into our day personal memory of his historic epoch. The n Trail Me- morial he founded and which included men and women in all walks of life in all parts of the coun- try, has sponsol the movement to observe he period from April 10 to De- cember 29 of this year as the covered- ‘wagon centennial, to recall the national significance of this centenary of the great Westward tide, which established American civilization across a conti- nent.” MIAMI GETS MEETING. Shrine Directors Elect California Man as President. DENVER, Colo., February 22 (#).— Miami, Fla., was selected yesterday as the 1931 meeting place of the Shrine Directors’ Association of North America. ‘The election of officers was a formal- ity. Willlam I. McDonald of Oakland, Rome Sity: s presd , a8 ent. officers are Stanley W. Brinson, Nor- folk, Va., first t; Sidney 3 » second vice president, and Louis C. Fisher, Charleston, 8. C., secretary-treasurer, Vice Consul Chase Weds. KOENIGSBERG, Germany, Febru- ary 22 () —Augustus Sabin Chase, American vice consul at Berlin, and Frauline Helga von Erdberg were mar- Hotel Operator Dies Suddenly. MIAMI. Fla., February 22 (#).— Flbert Eastman, 59, hotel operator of Harmony, Pa., died early today follow- ing a heart attack while driving an eutomdbile with a woman companion in “ downtown street. ried here today in the Lutheran Church. The romance began in the Berlin consulate, where the bride is stand their subjects, and if it increases the eral average of efficiency in 8] g on short notice. “Every person who appears in public has many occasions on which he must speak on only a few minutes' notice. ‘This four-minute extempore speech in the contest furnishes valuable training in that direction, and pupils will do well to avail themselves of it.” Enthusiasm Is High. Mr. Bowton , indorsing the National Oratorical Contest for secondary stu- dents under his mmmon. has written to The Star con headquarters as follows: “The contest this year offers splen- did attractions to high school W%fll in prizes and in opportunities for self-im- provement. I am glad to be able to say that enthusiasm among the pupils for the contest is at a very high point and that everything indicates a successful competition in this county. 5 revised 3 who win their way to the top will be boys and girls of considerable ability and willing- ness to work. We in Alexandria are glad maker. employed. Mr. and Mrs. Chase will go to Wash- mmmnn after & brief honeymoon in I{test. This serves to stimulate a healthy WHAT YOou 195( we are PROUD to display this EMBLEM This slogan, “First Furnish Your Home—It Tells What You Are,” is the watchword of America’s leading home-furnishings stores. We have banded together, some two thousand strong, to give the nation a new appreciation for better furnished homes. You will read our instructive messages in the magazines; and in the columns of this news- paper. A valuable booklet, “Capturing Charm with Home Furnishings,” h: for our patrons, and a copy may be had for the asking. In other ways also we plan to supply practical help and inspiration for the home- ‘We are proud to display the emblem of this great national movement because it identifies us with the forward-looking merchants of the industry: and also because it tells you that we have placed service to the homes of this com- munity first in our interests, just as your home should come first with you! House & Herrmann “Furniture of Merit” Seventh at Eye Makes Home Debut | | MISS ELIZABETH CRAIG, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Craig | of Waynesboro, Va., who has recently returned from three years' voice study | in Haly, where she made her debut on | the concert stage. winning high praise | from Italian_erities. She made her American debut in her home town Thursday evening under the auspices of the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she is & member. pride by her community and residents came from all through the valley to hear her sing. to do all in our power to carry forward this important work.” Mr. Hall sald: “We in Fairfax County are very much interested in the new feature of ihe Na- tional Oratorical Contest, which provides for extemporaneous speaking in addition to the prepared address. The speaker who acquires the abllity to make a good prepared address or a good extempo- raneous talk doubles his capacity for the effective expression of his ideas. ‘Another feature of this year's ar- rangements, which is excellent, is that of strict county organization of the con- competition between schools in the same county and also adds to the interest in the Northern Virginia finals in which the champions of the different cities will eomget.e for the $100 prize and & place in the finals for this area.” . OXON HILL FIRE ENGINE TO BE BOUGHT NEW Volunteer Department Reverses Decision Looking to Purchase of Second-Hand Apparatus. By a Siaft Correspondent of The Star. OXON HILL, Md., February 22— Reversing their decision of last month when a committee was appointed to purchase a second-hand fire engine, members of the newly organized Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department have placed an order for a new apparatus. The new engine, mounted on a four- cylinder automobile, will be fully equip- ped. It is expected to be on exhibition at & dance to be given by the firemen in the Oxon Hill Consolidated School March 1. T TELLS ARt just been issued looked upon with great ||| §1,500 000 PLANNED ASU. 3. PARK FUND Proposed as Lump Sum for Improvements in Nearby Maryland. (Continued From First Page.) States could take title to all of the land in Maryland beween the Conduit Road and the Potomac River from the Dis- trict of Columbia line to the point above Great Falls to which it is planned to extend the proposed memorial park. This, should the Potomac River park project be carried out, would give the Federal Government complete jurisdic- tion, even as to development and main- {tenance, of all the territory from the northern part of,the Conduit Road, a Federal project, to the river's edge. And the money to be devoted to this project would not be charged on the proportionate basis to the lump sum contribution to the State. It is planned to have this feature a strictly Federal project. However, the Marylanders, it was in- dicated, made it known that they de- | sired to reserve their control over the water-power rights. A step in this direction was taken by the 1929 session |of the legislature of Maryland, declar- the intent of the legisla- ing it to be 1930—PART ONE ’tfll metropolitan district. It was not actually included by the legislation. This act was passed, it was explained at the time it was under con- sideration at Annapolis, for the pur- pose of giving the State of Maryland and Montgomery County a hold on any water-power development of the falls that might be proposed, the matter at the time being a subject of considera- _tion on the part of the Chief of Engi- neer of the Army and the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion. Of course, if Maryland desired to reserve this right, in connection with its proposal to cede land to the United States for the gigantic park develop- ment, special provision for it woul have to be made in the legislation of the Federal Congress. Cite Toll Span Objection. ‘There seems to be some objection on the part of the Maryland officials to the construction at this time of a toll bridge at Great Falls. A charter has been granted for the project, and some work has been started. It is the view of the u-rmnd officials, it was learned, that if a dge is allowed to precede the acquisition of the lands for the park project that it would result in a | vast increase in the present prices of the land, brought on b{l“the develop- ment which would certainly follow the construction of such a bridge. It is their view that the bfldfi roject, whether free of toll, should eld up until the virgin land is uired. On the other hand, citizens repre- sented in the Montgomery County Civic | Federation, take the stand | bridge project should be allowed forward. The Cramton bill to go Was in the vicinity of the falls. A special committee of the federation was ap- pointed at the last m to take the m-tdler up in the len-fii‘ for ;h‘e expressed purpose of having the prohi- bitlon against the toll bridge elimi- nated. Ppintiion o4 COMMODORE VANDERBILT TAKING TROPICAL CRUISE Leaves Tampa for Havana and Plans Later to Cross Atlantic Ninth Time. By the Associated Press. TAMPA, Fla., February 22.—Slipping down the bay with the tide last night the ocean-going yacht Ara bore Commo- | dore W. K. Vanderbilt and his wife out to sea on another tropical cruise. Havana was to be their first port of call. As guests they had Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Post, jr., close family friends. The Ara was brought in for repairs two weeks ago. The Vanderbilts re- turned here yesterday to find that crushed stern, caused when the Ara backed off the marine ways into a dock, | had been fixed and little time was lost in getting under wa Commodore Vanderbilt sald they might steam Eastward and Southward through the Bahamas and Caribbean | islands, after leaving Havana. Return- that a|ing to New York within a few weeks, | | bridge should be provided, and if there | the Vanderbilts planned to cross the is no possibility of having a free bridge | Atlantic in their ship for the ninth time | built within a few years then the toll | to attend a wedding of & French banker, | a_stop. {one of the commodore's friends in Paris, he said. | Amm: of Mont- ture 'z ::“E:‘“m:'m oy ot e | hmended, in the House so a8 o pto- | ATHEISTS TO REPE: PENDULUM EXPERIMENT s Cathedral, Where Earth Rotation Was Tested 75 Years Ago, Now Museum. By the Associated Press. LENINGRAD, U. 8. 8. R., February 22.—The Atheist “Society of the God- less” today completed plans for a rep- etition in St, Isaac's Cathedral of the famous pendulum experiment which the Prench physicist, Foucault, 75 years ago demonstrated the rotation of the earth. * The cathedral has been converted into & museum and the experiment will be directed by Prof. Kamenschikoff, | who will use a pendulum about 306 feet long, compared with the pendulum of -boluc 231 feet in length used by Fou- cault. |'* The weight or weights will be about 50 kilograms, instead of the 28 Foucault employed. Jean Bernard Leon Foucault, noted for his investigations into optics and mechanics and inventor of the gyro- scope, demonstrated the rotation of the earth by means of a graduated disc that | was seen to turn while a freely sus- pended pendulum maintained its plane of oscillation. Black Reaches Cairo. CAIRO, Egypt, February 22 (M) van Lear Black arrived here today from Tripoli, covering the 1,140-mil hop in 8 hours and 50 minutes without He will remain in Cairo until and then will continue tJ lestine. ‘Wednesd: The Stock-Regulating Sale Continues, and With — Many unusual opportunities still available. Discontinuing these particular lines of Suites does not imply lack of value or style—simply we are replacing with makes of stronger appeal, which our buying connections make available. In the meantime we've made decided bargains of this “Furniture of Merit”— that you'll buy now to wonderful advantage—and long-continuing satisfaction. 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