Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1930, Page 20

CLUBS MAKE PLANS FOR ANNUAL PARLEY 'Comopdliiéné to Hold Con- * vention in Capital May 28-29. Plans for the annuai convention of the Capital District Federation of Cos- mopolitan Clubs in the Carlton Hotel May' 28-29 were completed yesterday at & meeting of the gnen! committee on arrangements. ul F.° Branstedt, ‘Thé convention will be attended by delegates from Baltimore, Richmond, ‘News and Norfolk, as well as . Fred J. Rice of this city, governor, will preside. Banquet and Dance on Program. A banquet and dance on the opening night will mark the convention. Spe- arrangements will be made for the entertainment of wives of out-of-town members. The committee in charge will consist of Mrs. Paul F. Branstedt, ; Mrs, Pred J. Rice, Mrs. Wil-' Ham H Callahan, Mrs. James McKee, z:: Edward Rule, Mrs. William King, Bert Downham, Mrs. George Wyne, Mrs. Gordon Bennette, Mrs. Michael mym Noe and Mrs. William Mc- Committees Named. ‘Convention committees frdin the local . follow: PFinance—Gordon Bennette, man; Fred Rade, Edward Carl, Frank , Arthur Defanderfer, Dermott Noe and Harry Huntsbury. f tournament — Willlam King, an; Emery Galliher, Gene Para- veno, Dr. Edward Horon, James Hardin and Henry C. Karr. Reception—Edward Rule, chairman; “Diek” Murphy, W. H. Callahan, Dr. G._Alvert Smith and Les Powell. Entertainment—James McKee, Lewis A. Pgyne, Robert MacChesney, William McCarthy and Stokes Sammons. Program—Paul Branstedt, chairma Judge Michael Doyle, George McCl key, Bert Downham, L. E. Rubel and Charles Scl 3 A golf tournament and luncheon at one of the country clubs will be ar- ranged for the visitors. i MISSING SALESMAN BLAMES KIDNAPERS Charges He Was Held Captive for Month- in Texas Cabin. JUGBLING OF FUND SEEN 'K$ MOTIVE FOR SLAYING Colated Chureh Auditor Was Kill- o4 in Indiana After Making Nashville Check. BY ITALIAN CRUISER 41.504 Miles an Hour of Nicoloso da Recco Beats French De- " stroyer’s 41.2 Mark. By the Associated Press. ANCONA, Italy, April 19.—The Ital- admirsity claims the fan world speed record in ships for the light cruiser Nieoloso da , which recently made 41.504 mile an hour: bettered the record held by the French destzoyer Bison at 41.2 milesan The contract speed for the ‘Nicoloso 38 miles ‘That's Just What She Said— Just What He Said AND A MILLION FAT | 1 | 1 | THE SUNDAY DOGS WILL BE TAUGHT TO LEAD BLIND AT SCHOOL NEAR CAPITAL Chaumont Unit of Women’s Legion Promotes Horse A school for the instruction of Ger- man shepnerd dogs in the cere of .the blind be opened near Washington in the Fall by the Chsumont Unit of the Woman's American Legion ¢ the proceeds of & horse show at Ward- man Park Saddle Club May 3. Miss Mary E. Donnelly, chairman of the committee in charge, estimates that each dog will cost about $300 trained and ready for use. The Chaumont Unit, which s promoting the horse show, will devote the entire proceeds to the under- taking it is explained. Blind service men at Walter Reed Hospital will be benefited. The animals will be purchased from one of the schools in the coun'ry at Morristown, N.,J., and Nashville, Tenn., and an instructor will be sent here from the original school in Lauzanne, Switz- hrough’ | American Legion: Show to Raise Funds. erland, operated by Mrs. Dorothy Har- rison Eustis. . Vice President Curtis and his sister, Mrs. E. E. Gann, lead the list of patrons for the horse show. Other patrons in- clude the Secretary of War and Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, the chief of staff and Mrs. Charles P. Summerall, Mr and - Mrs. Frederic A. Delano, Miss Mabel Boardman. Senator and Mrs, Guy D. Goff and William Phelps Eno. Members of the committee assisting Mis: Donnelly include Mrs. E. T. Shields. president of the Woman's Mrs. Wallace W. Chiswell and Mrs. Albert M. Baggs. Most of the mahogany logging in the Gold Coast of Africa this season is be- ing done by American firms. STAR, WASHI HEADS T0 DISCUSS CELEBRATION PLANS D. C. and U. S. Commission | to Oraft Program at Meeting Tuesday. Co-operation between the District of Columbia Commission for Observance of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth | | of George Washington in 1932 and the | | United States commission will be taken !up at a luncheon Tuesday in the Cos- mos Club. A preliminary program probably will be formulated. The Federal commission will be rep- | resented by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, and Representative Sol Bloom, associ- ate directors, who invited the members \01 the District commission to meet with them. The local commissioners are 9x12 RUG FREE! 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