Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 35

Parent-Teacher Activities THE SUNDAY the carnival to be held in the Washing- ton Hotel April 3, 4 and 5. Fairbrother-Rossell. The Fairbrother-Rossell Association STAR, WASHINGTON, Spanish War Veterans D. C., MARCH 23, 1930—PART TWO. Young Camp, Portland, Oreg., made ad- dresses. ‘The Gen, Nelson A. Miles Camp will hold a larity contest at the Manila day ball, May 2, in the Swanee ball room. The coronation exercises will SMOKELESS POWDER TEST {KILLS THREE, INJURES ONE Explosion Follows Experiment at laboratory. One of their co-workers - was_taken to the Dover General Hos- pital, seriously injured. Nine other workers had just left the experimental building today, under the grovmuns of a safety rule, when the last shook the small building which is used for conducting tests. Col. James K. in, in charge of that division, opened an investigation immediately. Capt. Fiddler is survived by a widow. He was an officer of the Ordnance De- partment. Early plans for his burial called for a military funeral in Wash- ington and interment in Arlington Cemetery. take place at 12 o'clock midnight. Ru! rod and George F. Dickin- son were mustered in as active members and Prederick L. Purcell was taken in by transfer. Leo Lorenz and Ralph | BY the Associated Press. W. E. Mull were elected to membership | DOVER, N. J., March and will be mustered at a later meeting. | men, including an kflhd“(efludly and Carrie Berry, chairman of the good |injured in an explosion which followed of the order committee of the Admiral |upon an experiment with smokeless George Dewey Naval Auxiliary, an- powder in the United States arsenal at nounced at the meeting Monday night Picatinny, near here. the auxiliary will give a roast beef| Capt.J. B. Fiddler, who was to have dinner April 23 at Northeast Masonic | been transferred from the arsenal sta- | Temple. Mary Lacey, Nellle Handiboe | tion early next month, lost his life in | and Fannle Rittuo were initiated into | the blast, believed to have been caused active membership, President Katie b{' friction. The two civilians who were Le Laurin conducting the ceremonies, |killed were chemists employed in the to Past Comdr. Parker for the substan- tial assistance rendered by him. Following the sounding of “Taps” for the late Ivar J. Goldsborough and a | moment of silent prayer, the adjutant ted to send a letter of con- dolence to his widow. A motion by Past Department Comdr. Arthur H. League was adopted approv- m‘the recent order issued by Supt. of Schools Dr. Frank W. Ballou requiring students to salute and pledge allegiance to the flag in at least 50 per ccnt of | the assemblies held, and (he aajutant | | was directed to transmit the cemp'’s ap- | preciation of the order to Dr. Ballou. The past commanders formed a per- manent organization, to be known as the Past %mlnden' Association of the Dewey Camp. W. W. Lynch was elected president to serve for the en- suing year, Department Inspector Cbarles A. U. S. Arsenal in Jersey—Of- ficer Is Among Dead. All material for this column must be in the state office, Room 101, Burling- ton Hotel, by Wednesday preceding the Sunday on which publication is desived. The revised by-laws were presented to the District of Columbia Congress ' of Parents and Teachers at its monthly eonference Tuesday at Wilson Teachers | Mrs. Pranklin Jones and Mrs. Walter | Jones presented a sketch, assisted by | ret Jones and three boys from Junior High School. Local associations are planning to rties of puytll to hear Charles 's lecture on “Birds” at McKinley ‘Technical High School next Wednes- day at 3:30 o'clock. kite contest will be held April 24 the direction of Miss Esther Scott. Boys and girls will make their kites for eligibility in the con- ST o ctimp el or k MMEII Otterback of the Brent- Association invited local associa- ions to furnish entertainment for the home, Mrs. H. N. Stull, Summer round-up chairman, announced the District of mbhunmunug:uo{fia ning another gold medal year each president to secure the co-operation of his association. the Elec- an ‘Martha i hu Mrs, m'él:‘dwl were invited a8 S WEEK. Col. James S. Peitit Camp, Tuesday night, :21 Pennsylvania Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, Priday night, Pythian Temple. Col. James 8. Pettit Auxiliary, tomorrow night, Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast. Gen. Henry W. Lawton Aux- iliary, Tuesday night, Pythian Temple. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, Priday night, Pythian Temple. ground equipment to the school. The president, Mrs. Edith Altman, an- nounced an early round-up of pre- school children. The second Buchanan. ‘The executive board will meet in the school ‘Tuesday at 2 o'clogk. 22.—Three Following will mothers. officer, were , Mrs, Lyle's class, Army a fourth seriously entertained with Spring songs, poems and stories. Miss H. G. Macoughty's third grade won the attendance banner. Peabody-Hilton. | A special meeting of the executive board was held March 12. Chairmen were appointed and instructed in their work for the parent-teacher carnival, | April 3, 4 and 5. Miss Catherine Wat- kins. instructor of kindergartens of the District of Columbla, made an address. Clnseks are held each Friday, at 1:30 o'clock. be a meeting of the room ‘The regular monthly meet- ing will be held in the school April 8 at 2:45 pm., at which time the parents are invited to visit the class rooms and confer with the teachers. Jefterson Junior. The Jefferson Association met Mon- day evening. A lfl:u.uu bee held. | ‘The winners for the eighth Morris Atkins and Janet Seato: ‘Those from the seventh grade were John Rich- ardson and Jean Allum. Adams. e School Named for Mathematician. _ FONTENAY LE COMTE, France, March 22 (#) —The high school is to be named after the father of modern algebra, Francois Viete, 1540-1603, who ~ was a privy councilor for Henry IV d solved enemies’ codes for his king. ‘The Gen. Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary at its last meeting indorsed Catherine Huhnl :( xfl?: A;lmu;‘-‘le George Dewey Naval Au ry for office of junior ain Samuel | yice department president, uuhie‘cl to M. the department convention to be held in Urzll June. Anna Byerly and Margaret E. 3 Schwable were initiated. ‘The third anniversary of the Gen. Nelson A, Miles Auxiliary was celebrat- ed at its last_meeting by a prologue sponsored by Elma Edwards, followed by dancing. Alice Luskey announced a rummage sale, to be held April 28 and 29, at Department Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson |and staff wil make the annual visita- tion and inspection at the Gen. Nelson Foroe. A Miles Camp Friday night at the| Department Inspector ting was | pyi robel, 'partment A special executive board meeting was| Pythian Temple. The department will | GTEC iy held on Monday, at which time the |y 5 card party April 12 in Northeast | k of the Gen. M. Emmet committee chairmen were appointed Masonic Temple. b ‘There will be lnotmrd such l'aeell:g od( all grade mothers and executive boar The Admiral George Dewey Naval members on Monday at 1.17‘5{) b:clock. Camp at its last meeting mustered the at the school, when plans w com- | following recruits into active riember- pleted for a special evening meeting to ship: Joseph F. Murphy and Frederick be held March 31 at 8:15 o'clock at the | goward, formerly of the United States school. Nl:;. and Charles E. Burgess, formerly of the United States Mar:ce Co?l Senjor Vice Comdr. . 'Tal- bert, chairman of the committee on re- vision of the camp's by-laws, veported that this committee would 1nake a com- plete rt at the next meeting. Past dr. B. Parker report- ed the good and welfare committee had completed arrangements for the follow- ing events: An entertainment to be beld at Northeast Masonic Temple May 14, in celebration of the twenty-sixth an- niversary of the organization of the camp; dances to be held in the Elks’ Club ball room, 919 H street northwest, April 22 and May 22; the dance on| April 22 to be the twenty-sixth anni- | versary event. The following subcom- mittees are in charge of the events: Entertainment, Past Comdr, W. W Lynch, chairman; Comdr. Victor L. Wooldridge and Past Comdr. Rernar 8. Buscher. Dance committee, Past Comdr. George B. Parker, Past De- partment Comdr. Arthur H. League, When Does Business Go Ahead? When the head of the business goes away! ...this is not a frivolous observation ...for, 2 man needs occasional relief from the stress of executive effort... and an organization needs occasional relief from the strain of executive control...absence makes the boys grow fonder...they respect a2 man who en- joys himself...and they are compli- mented and stimulated by the added responsibility implied in an irre- sponsible “Good-bye”! staff made the annual visitation and inspection of the Col. John Jacob Astor Camp last Monday night in Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers’ Home. ‘The following were mustered into memberlhlg: George J. Friend, Com- any F, 17th United States Infantry; trick McGreevy, Company A, 34th|1715 Seventh street. Kathleen A United States Volunteer Infantry: | felder was initiuted into membe: Charles_Rhine, Troop F, 14th United —_— Sates N Y oqiment, Fensvivania | PATENTS ON NEW PLANTS INDORSED BY FARMERS | Volunteer Infantry; Otto Fisher, Com- pany C, 2d United States Infantry; Federation Voices Support of Town- send Bill, Holding Rural Charles James, Company A, 5th United Genius Is Inventor. Janet McWillia 3 ence Gore were guests of honor. Fillmore. Pillmore Association met Monday in ot!: school. Books for use in the v’u;; ‘Wheatley. The Mothers' Glee Club, directed by Mrs. Manning, will meet Monday at 1 o'clock in the parent-teacher club room at_the school. The president, Mrs. James Everett, assisted by members of the executive board, has omlnlu{ a l1.‘tsorlps of me ‘Bowen-Green! mothers. Mrs, W. wlings, = S —— man of grade representatives, will meet The Bowen-Greenleaf Association |the members of her committee Monday met at the Bowen School March 13.|at 2 o'clock in the club room to plan Miss Catherine Watkins, kindergarten the work. The grade representatives director of the District of Columbia, |are: Eighth grade, Mrs. E. W. Weiner, spoke on “The Kindergarten.” Mrs. William E. Eaton, Mrs. Wright; The following four rooms tled for|seventh grade, Mrs. S, H. Fenton, Mrs . Senasack; sixth grade, Mrs. F. M. J. H. Haun, Mrs. H. L. . A. M. Jenkins, Mrs. Cur- Mrs, William ‘were on exhibition, It was decided to omit the April meeting due to the Easter holdiays. States Infantry; Thomas Ashcroft, Company A, 1st United States Engi- neers, and Robert McKane, Battery I, 3d United States Artillery. Comdr. John D. Patton announced that the meeting of the Astor Camp éx%u i 3 \;auldhbe called t'o :rder at | By the Associated Press, :30 p.m. for the purpose of the mem- | CHICAGO, March 22.—One the theo: bers paying a visit to the Gen. Henry | that the rural genius who amumri' W. Lawton Camp. superfor type of pumpkin or a better Chairman Joseph A. Davis of the sick | tasting apple is just as much an in- and relief committee reported the | ventor as the man who devises a new transfer of Adolph Kissman from they machine, directors of the American Walter Reed Hospital to the Soldiers’| Farm Bureau Federation yesterda; Hon;e Hospital. votce:lullnuppmz 21( th? ‘Townsend bill Addresses were made by Department | Permi patenting of new plants, Comdr. L. C. Nelson, Senior Vice De- Concluxml iis meeting yesterdsy, the partment Comdr, B. F. Motley, Junior | board instructed Chester Gray, Wash- Vice Department Comdr. 8. J. McWil- | Ington representative of the bureau, to lams, Department Adjt. A. Eugene|COnvey to Congress the farm body's piers, Depariment, Iapecior Chiris| MaD oo e ST sy au . robel, ent Patriotic - > E structor _C. m:-mp. Duep-nmi:t thorized to join the Stable Money Asso- T gistratio Offoer Bermarn’ o | ciation, sponsored by Prof Irving Fisher Buscher, Comdr. Gi 5. MecDermott | Of Yale University. of the Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp. and Past Comdr. Andrew J. Kimmel of the Admiral George Dewey Naval Education. ‘There will be a meeting of the Sum- | mer Round-up chairmen March 28 at i the Burlington Hotel | yyg"size given for the largest number | ~ | of members present: Miss F. Smith, | Of the CAM- | gy grade: Miss A. Sawyer, kinder- | garten of Bowen School, and Miss M. glas, first grade; Miss Trapp, kin- | dergarten of the Greenleaf School. ‘scrapbooks from local associations must be in the hands of the chairman, | Mrs, Paul Eschner, before April 1. . B. Congress Helghts. , Mrs. G. Parker, Mrs. Otha 1ation Sanders, Mrs. Rawlings, Mrs. F. W. B dor el 'B;’“'_m e Barasley; third grade, Mrs. B. Streeks. | Comdr, Wooldridge, Past Comr, Nolaxi The school orchestrs rendered several omas vans; second gra e: ::g fi:‘t‘:&” Moore, Pureell, Wilburt m...‘.’“.‘..m afvision m Junior Vice Comdr. P. J. Callan, 1 ch bers. chairman of the sick and relief com- isthers guve geveral chorus TSR, mittee, reported having Attended a David McGogney was presen wi meeting of the department sick and relief committee, and advised the camp entered this term pl ly fit: & executive board will meet at 1:30 | of a plan adopted by that committee which the speaker of the evening, Miss | myesqay in the parent-teacher ciub | W hairmen of the various campe Bowling, director of the room. T “visiting hospitals would call upon Visiting Nurses Soclety, gave & Troop 57, Girl Scouts, comrades of all camps condined in these general child hygiens and the teacher | institutions an e reports of thelr bt the | findings to the tive camps. Chair- man Callan re] Edson B. Baldwin fll in ward 13, Walter Reed Hospital, and John E. Lynch and George Kelpy i1l at their homes. Richard E, Moreland announced the recruiting comrhittee is making an in- | tensive for new members, Chair- | man Moreland expressed appreclauoni ect through which she had introduced the children to their work through a play interest. Bancroft committee on the carnival, at a recent meeting. decided to distribute posters to all the children. Next week the committee plans to send a naire to every mother -sklr&.lpoemnny for her co- operation in carnival. ome to cAtlanti ! L. A Miller, Mrs, G. Bev- Come to Atlantic City W. E. Stearns; kindergar- 3 . Emeigh. Langley Junior High, , Mrs. Dr.- Mark Depp of Calvary Metho- dist Church addressed the meeting of the Langley Association last Tuesday . A play entitled “The Inven- Gunpowder” was presented by school. Selections P B - T g i ATLANTIC CITY Vsl Nl DT TN RN, Homa of « Hundred Hotels Offering the Comforts of Home -A B = “I‘I‘ON-A - N 18-A Wiy, RS Biewe CHALFONTE-HADDON NALL-A-E MARLBOROUGH.BLENHEIM-A-E [A—Amoriosn Plan E~—European Plan A-E—Both Plans] V. EVERIT MACY, BANKER, DIES AT RESORT HOTEL The Col. James 8. Pettitt Camp mus- | By the Associated Press. tered in the following at its last meet- | !BSHOMH‘SDALI“ 3 A{&'finmmuh a:kv' ing: Charles W. Staples, Company E, | Everit Macy, 58, mul b e wp and philanthropist of Scarborough, N. 2d United States Engineers, and |y, died yesterday in his suite at a fash- James Howell Mutcher, Company C, 3d | ionable resort hotel here. United States Engineers. He had been confined to his bed Past Department since March 12. His physicians said Comdr. A. H.ipronchial pneumonia was the imme- League, Comdr. E. M. Eshelman of the | N s Gen. M. Emmet Urell Camp, Comdr. | diate c;‘uu of dnthd.’ i e Mr. Macy was & director board Vietor L. Wooldridge of the Admiral o ' Gt Dewey Naval Camp, Comdr. Airlines, Inc.; the Seamsn's Savings eorge Bank and the Title Guaranty & Trust George J. McDermott and Past Comdr. Dr. E. C. Barstow of the Gen. Henry Col."‘Heuw 2 t;\n":: oluuu )lcm:- politan Museum o and was - W. Lawton Camp, Paul A. Kowalski, Ppar Chicago, and W. J. Copley of the Scott g -4 XH chairman of ways and rty in the for the eve- assistant engineer is- . week at the school. Miss teacher, explained reading ade children, especially, and the doll's house study proj- ' 34th ANNIVERSARY SALE Hrecar Co. “F Street at Seventh” Write 1o oAny of the Above for Rates and Reservations dent of the West Chester County Park © corvmionYED, ¥. L 7., 1930 Commission in New York State. E| . EASTERN BRANCH TAKES FIVE SOLID TRAINLOADS OF THE = 'IN E\ AYTA $4,500.000 PRODUCT HE EASTERN Maytag Branch responded to the an- nouncement of the NEW Maytag with an order for five solid trainloads. Never before has a new washer met with such instant and sweeping acceptance. Never before has a new washer inherited such a wealth of tradition and achieve- ment . , . seven consecutive years of world leadership. Five solid trainloads of NEW Maytags...the $4,500,000 washer. The modern Maytag aluminum foundry and Maytag grey iron foundry in which the NEW Maytag is made, cost . $2,000,000. The balance of the plant, equipment and develop- ment cost brings the investment up to $4,000,000 and an addi- tional half million dollars in special equipment was necessary to produce the NEW Maytag. Five solid trainloads of NEW Maytags introducing the NEW, one-piece, cast-aluminum tub, and the NEW roller water re- mover with NEW enclosed, positive-action, automatic drain. Five solid trainloads of NEW Maytags with the NEW quiet, oil-packed drive and handy NEW auto-type shift-lever for start- ing and stopping the water action. These and other ngw fea- tures give the NEW Maytag greater convenience, new efficiency. PHONE NATIONAL 5100 —for & home demonstration. See the NEW Maytag perform in your own home . . . see it do an entire washing in an hour or so. If it doesn't sell itself, don't keep it. Divided payments you'll never miss. ways and means committee plans of a bepefit card party for the early part of y. The next meeting ne: will be April 15. mx&kflv‘fll& justment cen- Dr. Lovell of the social { l Buy your mattress on The Hecht Co. Budget Plan For homes without electric- ity the Maytag is avatlable with (n-built gasoline motor A N ERLET for which mat- . thrif tresses of this et maks iowce Drate’ chirs type have been { selling is $30...! 100% KAPOK MATTRESSES done by the State organization If you've ever slept on a bed of in way of “making over” old clothes for the less fortunate school children District of Columbia. 1 feathers then you'll know just how delightful it is to sleep on a kapok- here in the % i Joseph Harrison, violinist, furnished | filled mattress. Genuine prime Japara kapok filling throughout... ELW: (Chlengor KCTP, Se Ponis KOA, Denver; KSL, Salt Lake City; the entertainment, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Harrison. closely tufted. Made with roll-edge KO, Demver) KSL, Sait Lake Citrs and side ventilators. Covered in an 8 § mli:sg;lmlkwlm KGW, Port- Blair-Hayes. | At the executive meeting of Blair- ed Stations extra fine grade of smart art ticking. Sizes for all beds. Founded 1893 Hayes Association, Mrs. H. Keagy, Mrs. G. Updike and Mrs. H. Cole were ng; = (Pourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) Permanent Philadelphia Factory Branch i Maytag Building, 851-3 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania mr:l:flmnm the ehcu: in | April. to Mount Vernon and | O 0 000 B o By, e, - A, Selisgton. Bossavearit, Bormei April Ist . . . price goes to $23 S et i b | principal ‘citice Third Floor—Housewares Dept. New Simmons Inner-Coil DEEPSLEEP MATTRESS nii comfort and low price. Hundreds of tiny $]Q95 e e gt g coil springs that mean rest. ... NOW Sauls and Mrs. Carrie 'n-;toe ‘Wagner, Mrs. 1da Simmons, Mrs. Mary K. Murr, = (Fourth Ploor, The Hecht Co.) = vice president; Mrs. Grace Prangley & ‘rogra; .B.C. Coast to Coast Network MON- Y 9:00E.8.T., 8:00 C.S.T., 400 M.T., 6100 P.T. New York; KDKA, Pietsburgh: 8t. Paul; At the meeting of the Powell Junior March 1 Miss Bertie Association, 2, Backus, principal of Powell, gave an outline of the “Character Education™ meetings she had attended both in, Baltfmore and Washington. ‘, Gordon Junior. “The study group met Wednesday at | = : A group of mothers took = discussion on “Types of | The NEW =<3 THE MAYTAG COMPANY, Newton, Iowa The regular meeting of the associ- ation will be held March 27. 8 p.m,, in the school auditorium. H. Woodson will speak on “Guidance”! Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, State preside: will be a guest. Jacksen. The Jackson- association is sponsor- | recmmm\ of the regular attend- | chifdren this year. Cer- quiet lifetime Oil-pecked Drive one-piece Cast ‘The Emery - Eckington met March 6 nn.,. Is!!a?eon ielbecL Edwin Dowling, chairman t ald, gave an outline of her work and exhibited the new garments made from old ones, which the - ization gives to needy school cl Miss M. R. Lydda: two schools, presented the tion with the new scrapbook, which will be arranged by Mrs. Jenny M. Sauls and Mrs. Louis A. Cornet. A musical number was rendered by Mrs. Plorence Shipley, accompanied by her Dickenson. Miss Remember . . . the price goes up April Ist. There aren't many more days when you can get such a combination of high Tar Hecar Co. “F Street at Seventh