Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1930, Page 7

NATIONAL 6. 0.P. F CLUB IS INDORSED Eeague of State Organiza- & tions Re-Elects E. C. E Snyder as President. I Indorsement of & Republican elub a mational character to be estab- in the District of Columbia and Fe-election of Edward C. Snyder, United Btates marshal, as president, marked the annupl meeting of the League of Clubs last nllhl at its ‘headquarters, 1331 G Other officers were nmed as_fol- Jows: Vlce presidents, William J Dow, Mrs. jes Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Mary Logan 'hmker Louis Levay, Willlam L. Symons; ncordlnl secreury ‘William Charles Cormor; cos tary. Mrs. May u'n ‘Thomas P. Littlepage. ‘The indorsement resolution recalled $hat a residence for this purpose has been acquired through the efforts of Chairman Samuel J. Prescott and others associated with him, providing sufficient memberships may be obtained to take care of the overhead of the club and provide the necessary funds for its conduct. The league renewed its “allegiance and support of the Republican party” and pledged its services toward suc- cess of those candidates for the Sen- ate and House, as well as all State and local candidates who “stand for the prlm:lples of the Republican party.” ‘The league further expressed its *highest commendation of the Presi- dent of the United States in his able and conscientious efforts in behalf of great American public and for his to make the peo- R:e the Nation 1 t.he ’xrelmc from the standpoint of what ideals in individuals lnd na- tions mean, and we pledge to him our support.” nding secre- foot; treasurer, ? SPEA.KER’S MOTHER DIES HUBBARD, Tex, May Mrs. A. O. Speaker, mother of Tris Speaker, for years one of the outstand- ing major league base ball players, died at her home here last night. She was 84 years old. Besides the son, six daughters survive. “SCOTTY" PLANS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C; FRIDXY, MAY 23, 'CHUTE JUMPS TO MARK HIS RETURN TO'D Aviation Machinists’ Mate, In]ured in Au- tomobile Crash, to Resume Air Explmts in Marine Trophy Races. Though he still is far from fully re- covered, as a result of an automobile crash two months ago, which nearly cost him his life, W. F. Scott, aviation chief machinists’ mate at the Anacostia Naval Air Station, better known as “Scotty,” the Navy's champion para- chute jumper, will celebrate his return to active duty by making his first para- chute jump since uu accident tomorrow connection with fiu Curtis seony“ of his lower teeth and his lower jaw will not func- tion. He has been fed liquids through a tube since the accident, in'which his skull was fractured and his jaw was broken. He hovered between life and death for several days and after he be- gan to recover he wore a harness for a |ong time to hold his broken face together. Harness Specially Prepared. The harness was a special job turned out by Naval physicians and comprised a “ple plate” cap over his head, con- nected by turnbuckles with straps and pads holding his jaw in place. Scott was driving his own automobile when the crash occurred. He was forced to swerve to keep from colliding with a car which turned out suddenly in front of him Z#” skidded into a tree. It was his first’ us injury though he is one of the world’s veteran parachute jumpers. In nearly 300 parachute jumps with the Navy he never received a :]orse injury than a slightly sprained Scott is to make his jump Saturday as one of the special events in con- nection with the races, which will com- prise one of the greatest aeronautical events of the year and the greatest ever held in the National Capital. The jump is to be made immediately following the races, probably soon after 4 o'clock Sat- urday nrurnoon O!hvr parachute jumps also will be Specializes in r.nehm Feats. In naval aviation since 1920, Scotty has specialized in parachutes during practically all of his naval career. He took parachute instruction at the Phila- delphia Naval Aircraft factory in 1922 and went to the parachute school at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Decem- W. F. SCOTT. ber, 1924. The greatest altitude from which he has jumped was 15,200 feet, on August 15, 1928. He landed safely from that jump suspended by his parachute from the cornice of an apartment house roof at Third and E streets, coming down via the fire escape. OFFICER AIDS BLIND MEN Inspector Headley Sets Example in Courtesy for Police Force. Inspector Albert J. Headley set an example irf courtesy for the men on the police force to follow last night when | SERVICE MEN OPE BUDDY POPPY SALE Flowers Offered on Streets and in Business Houses Throughout City. The 1930 buddy poppy sale of the Veterans of Forelign Wars, in which ‘Washingtonians are asked to "hornr the dead by helping the living,” was open: officially today and will continue until the num before Memorial day, on May Welflnl of the poppy in commemora- tion of the World War dead has become @& fixed custom, and thousands of these red reminders of Flanders flelds, madc by disabled veterans at Walter Recd and other Government Hospitals, were being seld today for whatever sum Washingtonians chose to give toward the care of unfortunate ex-service men and their dependents. Committees of young women and veterans, organized by the various posts of the Distric de- partment, were offering the wddy WP- es on street corners and in places iness throughout the city. In conjunction with the np.nlng d! of the sale, the Overseas Military Bane Drum- and Bugle Corps of 114 pleces will give an open-air concert at 7:50 o'clock this evening at the Sylvan Theater on the Monument Grounds, the first of a series of public park concerts to be given during the Summer by this crack musical outfit of the Veterans of For- eign Wars. Program Broadeast. The entire program will be broadcast over Station WOL prior to the concert. partment Comdr. Harvey L. Miller will give a short address on the buddy poxmy sale and its purposes, A feature of the g;flsru‘n will be the singing of “Sleep, Soldier Boy, Sleep,” the national Memorial day song of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars, by Elsie Jorss Rellly, local concert artist and radio soprano. ‘The Community Center Band, James E. Miller, director, also will give a con- cert at 7:30 o'clock tonight at Iowa Circle in the interests of the poppy e. he noticed two blind men trying to | sals make their way to the street car plat- form at Fourteenth street and Penn- sylvania avenue. He ordered the offi- cer on the crossing to hold up traffic, escorted them across, put them on the car, and asked the conductor to put them off at their destination. Proceeds for Vets. Proceeds from the poppy sale will be used exclusively for the care of dis- abled and unfortunate ex-service men and their dependents, regardless of color, creed or affiliation. Every V. F. W. Disabled Veterans Send Poppies to Star News Staff “Buddy” Gift Presented by Patients of Hospital at Perry Point, Md. Prom the disabled ex-service men in United States Veterans' Hospital 42, at Perry Point, Md., the editorial depart- ment of The Evening Star today re- ceived the gift of s box of “buddy ed | poppies.” ‘The gift was sent by Elizabeth Cabell Moncure, with an accompanying card, which re-d to the m Memorl-l dny a gift from them, “I am an aide and work with these poor boys here,” she wrote, “and we have made thousands of popples for the unnn this Spring. No one knows, un- less they work among these shell- shocked boys in a neuro-psychiatric itifulness of lives of hospital, the these poor ldren, who once were men and sailed bfilvely away to fight for their country. popples” were placed on y to help raise funds for the reuel of un(orhmm veterans and their 1¢-h'he Star “l.: - debt of ese ex-le ice patients at Perry Point, who thought enough of the men who write the y news for them to send them popples to wear in remembrance. Two Killed in Crash. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, May 23 m —Two mnmlou and an observer we: killed yesterday in a collision between two military airplanes. The collided while over the Prague budfly MD’ relief fund is adminis- a committee and makes pos- llble urvlce bureau liaison work, mili- tary funerals for deceased hospital and medical treatment in emergency cases, acquisition and main- tenance of burhl lots for ex-service men. In , & portion of the pro- ceeds is dl'!md foward development of the V. F. W. National Home for Or- Veterans at Eaton Rapids, The 1930 buddy poppy poster was drawn especially for the Veterans aof Foreijgn Wars as the contribution nt Penryhn Stanlaws, noted painter of New York, to the annual ule _ FRIDAY, * MAY 30th, Plan now, a well-dressed Decoration Day week-end! SALE OF UP-TO- IS DECORATION DAY * 20 2-TROUSERS SUITS to start off the Decoration Day celebration AN annual event—tlie result of the greatest value efforts of the Saks organization and the co- operauon of our fine makers. 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