Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1931, Page 6

RABI{} PEALASKS| AID FOR RED CROSS Govs. Parnell and Case Join Payne in Effort to Com- plete Drive. ‘Radio carried a nation-wide appeal last night from several points, to urge the: American people to raise the $10,- 000,000 fund necessary for Red Cross drought relief. - Gov. Harvey Parnell of Arkansas, the State hardest hit; Gov. Norman 8. Case of Rhode Island and Judge John Bar- tomr Payne, Red Cross chairman, partic- | ipated in a special program urging the Tasing of $2,500,000 necessary to com- plete the fund. ‘Their address went over the National Broadcasting Co. system, which was paid for its service by the General Foods Corporation. Judge Payne from Wflshingmn said the money already received “is now be- ing spent and enables the Red Cross to carry on.™ .~ 82,500,000 More Needed. ““Two and a half milliong more will compléte the fund,” he added. “This will ‘enable the Red Cross to care for the sufferers until the barren farms 2 again into production.” ogov Parnell, speaking from the memm\w Mansion at Little Rock, said m would not admit permanent defeat,, “but we need and must have mnpmry help and we must have it P e Rhode Island Governor, speak- ing from Providence, said that, on behalf of the East, he'had senit assur- ances-to the Arkansas Governor that “every penny of the amount requested by the American Red Cross to carry ‘en rellef work will be raised forthwith.” At the beginning of the current month 255,737 families in 735 counties of 20 States affected ‘by the drought were receiving aid from the Red Cross, acoording to the first complete report tabulated at the organization’s national headquarters yesterday. More Than 1,000,000 Fed. Since Census Bureau statistics over many decades show an average of four and a fraction persons per family, this ‘would indicate that more than a million individuals are being fed. Arkansas was by far the most famine- stricken State, 113,768 of jts families receiving food, clobmng and other relief. Louisiana came second, with 35409 families. Other States totaled: Mississippi, 18,144 families; Kentucky, 17,490; Okla- homa, 16,293; Missouri, 15,364; Texas, 7.086; Alabama, 6,776: Ohio, 5,366; hnnessee. 5257 Illinois, 3,184; West 4,521; Virginia, 4, llinots, 1,113; North Carolina, '518; Montans, 480; Pennsylvania, 441; Maryland, 244; Georgia, 100; North Dakota, 96. As compared with the 255,737 fam- illes made destitute by drou( t, Red Cross records showed but’ 162000 homes'| flooded by the uz'l Himiulppl disaster. COMMITTEE IN SENATE APPROVES OF MEYER| : 12-t0-3 Vote Cast by Banking Group—Final Decision Seen Inside Week. Thamhnimotnltmel(!mb governor of the leral Reserve favorable report. Sengtors Brookhart - and Fletcher also Mr. Meyer in the subcom- mittee, which lpproved the nomination Wedmy. 3 to 2. Mr. Blaine was not the subcommittee. The nomination went on the Senate calendar, where it must lie over a day before i can be considered. seek an agreement for | Gen. & time to vote, leaders held no hope of reaching a roll call on Mr. Meyer, before late next week. An overwh:]mlnz mjomy for the nominee was predicted as s t of the line-up lor him*in the committee todny, but the opposition of Mr. Brook- hart was expected to defer a vote. G VETERAN DRUGGISTS HOLD ANNUAL DINNER Maryland Pharmacists Attend As- sociation’s Meeting 8s Guest Speakers. ‘Washington _veteran druggists and guests atended the annual dinner of the Washington Veteran Druggists’ As- :ch'.!un last night at the Raleigh otel. Dr. F. W. Weller, a druggist here for half a century, said to be the oldest active pharmacist in the city, was pres- ent, with two other veterans, now re-! Harry Standiford and H. W. Bradbury. Kelly, président of the | Assocta- Dr. E. F. Baltimore Veteran Druggists' tion and secretary of the American Pharmaceutical .Assoclation; Dr. Swain, food and drugs commissioner of Baltimore, and Prof. A. G. Dumas of | the University of Maryiand Pharmacy | College, were among the out-of-town ' guest speakers. S. L. Williams, presi- | dent of the Maryland Pharmaceutical Association, also attended. [ Dr. Willlam P. Herbst, president of the local association, presided. $600 Rings Stolen. Two rings valued at $600 and $2 in | cash were stolen last night by burg- lars, who forced their way into the home of Patrick J. Clancy at 3803 Mich- igan ‘avenue. Entrance was gained by | breaking a window. 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Several snake hunters, they charge, get the rattles from rattle- snakes, collect a bounty and then tux;: the creatures loose to prop- gate. The irate citizens are asking the Legisiature to change the bounty so that no one will be paid unless he is able to show at least 10 inches of a snake's tail, as well as the rattles. POPE IS HONORED | BY DELEGATEHERE | Dinner at Home of Most Rev. | Fumasoni-Biondi Attracts Large Company. Celebration of the ninth anniversary | N\ of the coronation of Pope Pius XI|R closed last night with a dinner at_the Biltmore street home of Most Rev. L Dy AT VALENTINE DAY PARTY PLANNED FOR ORPHANS Girl Reserves of ¥. W. C. A. to Present “Cinderella” Panto- mime for Children. A Valentine party for orphans will be given tomorrow by the Girl Reserves of the Young Women's Christian Assocla- tion. ‘The St. Valentine’s program repre- sents six weeks' work among the re- serves in the grade schools, under the direction of the Grade School Council, of which Constadce Smith is president. Tomorrow morning the entire group of Grade School Reserves will go in a body to St. John's orphnmu where a Pletro Fumasoni-Biondi, apostolic dele- | N\ gate to the United States. Among the distinguished churchmen and laymen present were Cardinal Den- nis Dougherty of Phlludelphh Arch- bishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore, Right Rev. James -H. Ryan, rector of Catholic University: Very Rev. Paul Marella of the apostolic delegation, Vefy Rev. John F. Fenlon, president of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, and gm\i.nclu of the Sulpicians in the nited States: Rev. Celestine Daly and Rev. F. E. Hyland of the apostolic dele- gation, Rev. John J. 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