Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1931, Page 37

DYING EDUCATOR . SONS DPLONAS President Brooks of Baylor University Bids Graduates to Carry On. By the Associated Press. WACO, Tex., May 8.—Ina dying con- dition, Dr. S. P. Brooks, president of | Baylor University for more than 20 years, has cheerfully set himself to the task of signing diplomas for this year's graduating class—his farewell to the | student body. At commencement time s ns pre- dict Dr. Brooks will be in his grave. He is suffering from an abdominal malady and has been told he has only a few weeks to live. | In spite of warnings that his strength will be unduly sapped, the university president has eomgl‘eud the signing of 100 of the more than 400 diplomas to be issued. He insists he will continue until the -task is completed or his strength fails him. From his bed at the Central Texas Baptist Sanitarium he sent a message | of courage to the student yesterday.| He said he realized the end was near, but wanted his students to “carry on.” Flowers from scores of friends deco- rate the room in which the educator is spending his last hours, and on a table near his bed are messages fiom many friends throughout the country. ‘Among the visitors he received yes- |- Hauling Off Ashes To Be Coal Man’s Job, Says Kansan By the Assoclated Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, May 8.— Happy days may be just around the corner for the men who have to get up in the morning and take out the ashes. Harry Turner of Topeka, Kans., sald the day was coming when the coal man will have the job of hauling away the ashes. He made his prediction before the Corn Belt Coal Merchants’ Assoclation, telling the delegates they would have to do something along this iine to meet competition from companies handling other forms of heat. He also suggested that the price of coal be put up to take care of the additional expense. ALUMNI TO SEE RACES Former Syracuse Students to Go to Annapolis Tomorrow. Many members of the Syracuse Uni- versity Alumni Association of Wash- ington will go to Annapolis tomorrow to witness the crew races on the Severn River between the Naval Academy and Syracuse. A dinner will be held at the Baur House, Bay Ridge, Md., after the races. Automobiles will depart at noon from 1814 N street. The committee in charge will be composed of A. E. Fivaz, H. W. Austin, W. N. Watkins, Mrs. H. W. Austin’ and Mrs. W. C. Mansfleld. terday was Pat M. Neff, former Gov- ernor of Texas and his old school mate, | who has been spoken of as Dr. Brooks’ likely successor as president of the Baptist school. | CHAPTER IS FORMED HERE Delphian Society Meeting Followed | by Luncheon. | ization of the Columbia Chap- | ter of the Delphian Society was effected | {ie;mdsy at a meeting in the Hamilton tel. Charter members of the group are: Mrs. Knute Bjorka, Mrs. A. G. Bishop, | Mrs, E. S. Brashears, Mrs. Manolah Brennan, Mrs. Thomas Cajigas, Mrs. | . K. Campbell, Mrs, Alvah Case, Mrs. H. L. Davis, Mrs, H. H. Downes, Mrs. Charles Eisinger, Mrs. George Ellis, | . W. Elzey, Mrs, ' Sherwood Ferris, Dr. A. M. Finnegan, Mrs. A. R. Horn, Mrs. C. F. Howell, Miss Florence | Hull, Mrs. H. Huntington, Mrs. C. M. Jansky, Mrs. Otis B. Johnson, Mrs. | Frank Kelly, Mrs. Grattan Kerans, | Mrs. Charles LeHew, Mrs. George Lewis, Mrs. H. B. Linton, Mrs. H. W. Little, Mrs. Robert FfiMlnclll, Mrs. John B. F. M. Stuart, Mrs. Maude E. Thatcher, Mrs. C. W. Thomas, Mrs. Clem C. Wil- liams and Mrs. James Yaden. Special Train to PIMLICO' RACES BALTIMORE (Weekdays) Ly. Washington.........12:10 P.M. Ar. Baltimore . 1:00 P.M. Go by train and avoid the highway congestion. Round trip fare, good for return on any train within three days, ) Week-end round trip tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday. Good for return until 11:03 a. m. Sunday at $1.25 Baltimore ©1931, LiceeTt & Myzes Tosacco Co. FOI NINETEEN years, our THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, WOOD WILL ADDRESS REPUBLICAN GROUP Speech Will Be First of Series to Spur Party Members to Aid Next Campaign. “Republicanism for Republicans” will be the text of a speech to be delivered tonight by Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana, chairman of the House Ap- propriations Committee and chairman of the Republican Congressional Cam- paign Committee, at a meeting of the National Capital Republican Club, in the Willard Hotel. This will be the first of a series of ans to take an active part in the next campaign, to be given under the au- ;‘,’fé’& of the Republican National Com- Samuel J. Prescott, District Republican State chairman and president of the make s brief speech of welcome, after :hkgn he will turn the gavel over to Sina Chaffee, reading clerk of the nited States House of Representatives, executive secretary of the club and di- | MOT speeches intended to arouse Republic- | National Capital Republican Club, will | rector of the Republican Voters’ Infor- mation Bureau. Others who will ad- dress the meeting are Edward F. Col- laday and Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Republican national committeeman and committeewoman, respectively, from the District; Douglas Whitlock, chairman of the Young Republicans group of the club; Lawrence Ormiston and M Helen Margaret Helmke, vice presidents of the latter group. Mrs. Speel is chairman of the Gen- eral Committee on Entertainment. Other committee chairmen arranging for this meeting are: Luther W. Lin- kins, reception; Mrs. H. D. Fry, cards; | Tyler Page, jr., dancing, and Carr Van Sickler, music. Invocation will be de- livered by Rev. George F. Dudley, EL“. tor of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Churc] GOV. ROOSEVELT RUSHES 70 ILL MOTHER'S SIDE Sails Hurriedly for Paris After Naming Five Members to Water Power Board. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 8 —Gov. Roosevelt was on the way to Europe today to vlsxr:s his mother, ill with pneumonia in Pa He sailed on the Aquitania yesterday | with the cares of State behind him, and a promise that he would do nothing more strenuous than to read several docu- ments and a half dozen books, ranging from a prison report in four volumes to Gen. Pershing’s memoirs. ‘The Governor, prior to his departure, named the five members to the St. iss | Lawrence water power authority. They are Frank P. Walsh of New York, Prof. James C. Bonbright of Columbia Uni- versity, Fred Freestone, Interlaken; Morris’ L. Cooke, power valuation ex- |pert of Philadelphia, and Delos | Cosgrove, Watertown. 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