Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1931, Page 34

THE SUNDAY THE HOME GARDENER —— e Practical and Seasonal Hints for the A@mnmr for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. I APHIDS A MENACE l Practically all plants that we grow #n our gardens are subject o attack by aphids, or plant lice, soft-bodied insects that thrust their snouts into the soft tissues and suck the cap. Certain types of aphids inclose themselves in waxy coverings and are called scale insects. The San Jose scale is a well known member of this latter group. Scale in- sects are a problem in themselves and are much more difficult to control than :lle :sphldx now working on our garden ants. Aphids cannot be controlled with ris green or arsenate of lead, not hat they are immune to poison, but their habit of feeding by thrusting their snouts into the soft tissue protects them from surface poisons. The method of killing aphids and other sucking in- sects 18 to smother them either with an oily spray, such as kerosene emulsion, or a noxous substance, such as tobacco smoke or nicctine extract. Nicotine is now used as a basis of most aphid sprays although there is considerable E;amue that other plant poisons may substituted in the future. Nicotine extract is sold under various trade names, the most common cf which is Black Leaf 40. Each package carries instructions for dilution. At one time it was believed that the liquid spray killed the aphids, but it is now recog- nized that the fames are probably the active agent. Tobacco extracts are not harmful to humans unless taken in- ternally and are so obnoxicus that not even a child would do so. Aphids are curious creatures. They appear very quickly and when the time comes for them to leave the plants and go to other hosts, they disappear quite as quickly. Ants are potent factors in their ‘dispersal on many garden plants, actually bringing the wingless fcrms to the twigs and leaves so that they in turn can obtain a sweet secretion ex- uded by the aphids. However, the practical gardener is not concerned with insect life history, but is vitally interested in control. Tobacco extract in slightly soapy water will rapidly remove this pest from the young foliage. ‘What home gardener has not seen eertain shoots or branches in apple or pear trees with dead brown foliage ‘when all the rest of thé trees is appar- ently in excellent condition? Pears are particularly susceptible to this trouble, and certain apples, such as Yellow ‘Transparent, are nearly equally so. The damage occurs chiefly at this season of the r, when the trees are growing Ta , and strangely so, the disease, for such it is, is worse in highly cul- tivated than in grass-grown-on - ed . Pire blight is caused by a bacterial organism that works in the underlying tissues of the bark, out of reach of ys. The bacteria overwinter in d wounds or cankers. In Spring they ooze out and are spread by insects or rain water, or both. Under conditions of warmth and high humidity, the bac- FARM AND GARDEN. HYATTSVILLE LRSER, PHONE-HYTS. 464 Landscaping contrac- tors. Evergreens ). vines,. etc. shrubs, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED How to Reach 7 8, rver ((Q Plant Your Garden in May, But Plant the Perennial Way choie“varieiion Nor'ies § ihan 4 of ove variets. 12 1.20 lants ium—Lizhé ‘and Dark Bine, Daler—sa - ed. loves—Mized & Spotted Varieties Tlaz—An all-summer fSower. rs. Canterbury Bells_Pinic, white & bive. Hardy Asters (Michaimas Daisy)— Parpie. Bloom until frost. Guiliardia_Blood Red, & blanket for the whole season. Torch Lily—Red & Orange. The Pride of Callfornia. hocks—All eolors and douhle. For cuttiog, unexcelled; mized. * Deeo yellow. eronics—5 2 bine. D7's Brestbort whiie Sowers. TNewsirain. Lavender—0ld favorite. ok 'R Sreen verennial. in Eryngium-Steel blue fowers. : Blo Baivia- AvuresFurple Sage. Seasonable Annual Plants for Summer Flowers California Giant Asters— 9 sed _colors. 25 plants for w.. ioan Beavty Mized. 40 viants for 55 RANDOLFHM ROA JEW MARKET, NEW JERSEY Plant Annuals During May and June for Summer Beauty ASTERS, Queen of the Market. 40 plants for $1.00. CANDYTUP:, Empress Gisnt, for early blooms. 40 plants for $1.00. BY J. W. WELLINGTON. The back yard may be effectively branching_ trees. principal- feature of the barrier thereby screened frém view by the use of low- ‘The owner of the above place has used apple trees as the combining utility with beauty. teria may enter uninjured flowers or very young leaves or may enter through wounds. How to eradicate blight is a question yet to be answered. There are certain steps that may be taken. Varieties dif- fer in their resistance; the Seckel pear is generally considered more resistant than succulent growing kinds such as Clapp Favorite. The Kieffer and other sand pear hybrids are even more re- sistant, -but, of course, lack in other qualiti e Transparent apple is particularly susceptible. Again, young pear trees, especially as they reach blooming age, should be slowed down in growth, perhaps by withholding manure or fertilizer or by planting the surrounding soil with grass, This treatment may be carried 80 far as to be worse than the remedy, the object being to get moderate but not rank growth. Lastly, pruning may be resorted to to stop the disease. If it were possible t6 remove all old can- kers, it would, theoretically at least, be possible to eliminate the fire blight. In soms sections ef the country, notably semi-arid regions, good control has been secured with canker eradication. ‘Wounds made in fire-blight eradication should be disinfected and the tools dipped in a disinfectant solution in moving from tree to trce. The Wiscon- sin Experiment Station suggests a com- bination of mercury salts dissolved in glycerin and water and colored with a red dye to show where treated. The fly‘czrln delays drying of the disinfect- ant. ‘The greenhouse grower of chryun-; themums and carnations makes dis- | budding & regular part of his routine. | He knows from experience that he ean- not produce perfect blooms if he al- lows three or four to form on branches of the samg stem. The same truth applies to garden roses, chrysanthe- mums and dahlias. The home garden- er who plans to compete in garden club flower shows should also disbud if he hopes to score heavily. Compe- tition is keen in many of the local shows, and the winners in most cases are those gardeners who watch their plants closely from the time they leaf out until they bloom. It is too late to disbud the day be- fore the flower show opens. Cutting Off the unopened flowers at this stage | leaves conspicuous wounds, whereas if the side buds are pinched out shortly after they appear practically no evi- dence of their removal will be seen. The first bud is usually the strongest of the group. This bud seems to have the most direct contact with the nutri- ;:c au&ply and should by all means saved. | Something akin to disbudding is the process of thinning of fruits on trees. Studies have shown that each apple on | 4 tree requires a definite leaf area to develop its best quality and size. Prob- ably if the flower performence of a dahlia or rose plant were studied as carefully the same relation would be found. Leaves manufacture foods for the plant, hence it is only logical to LANDSCAPING—Estimates free. it Sunday. Bpecimens, Evergreens: =Drive ou Weather conditions ideal. 85¢ up. Ageratum, 4 for 3sc: 50c. SPECIALS: Low Privet, 18 inches, $1.00: Poumosa Aurea. 17; to 2 feet, Biue Moss Cypress, 18 inches, ville to traMec light; Blue Spruce $1 OneFoot $§1 Barberry, 10c each, in lots of 50 MARYLAND NURSERY Edmonston (East Hyattaville _Open Week Ds ther 1: BAI;Y CHICKS ‘White Rocks, Barred Rocks. R. L Reds and Puce Bred White Pekin Ducklings. Atherton’s Pet Shop 612 F St. N.W. assume that if too great a burden is placed on them they may do only a fair task and not produce the very best. | HRUB PRUNING ] Summer pruning of perennial plants as a rule is to be avoided, since the removal of leaf surface restricts the development of the plant. Yet, under certain circumstances Summer pruning is advisable. Take, for example, the Spring flowering shrubs, such as spi- Tes, weigela and deutzia. The branches that have completed flower- ing will not bloom again and from the viewpoint of further usefulness are worthless. At the same time there will be observed new, soft shoots emerging from the crown and along the main branches. These tender growths should be given space and light, and this is best actomplished by a thinning out of the old flowering wood shortly after it ceases blooming. If not too severely thinned the shrubs present an im- proved appearance, and next year's crop of flowers will be enhanced in beauty. As a matter of fact, there is no bet- ter time in the whole year to prune this type of shrubs than at this season. Winter pruning, as has been pointed out before in these columns, is an en- tirely wrong method of handling Spring flowering shrubs, except as concerns the "3“1 of dead and badly crowding w ‘There are literally hundreds of varie- ties of tomatoes listed in the various seed catalogs. Many of the kinds arc 50 nearly alike that even an expert hor- ticulturist could mot tell them apart. Tomatoes naturally pollinate them- selves, but now and then insects effect cross pollination and then new varieties arise. When one considers the number of seeds in one tomato, the possibility of new varieties assumes large Rropor- tions. However, from a practical view- point three or four varieties would be enough. Bonny Best or John Baer for early and Marglobe or Stone for late and one would have fine tomatoes throughout the season. Ponderosa is also a favorite in home gardens because of its great size and solid flesh. ‘Then if one enjoys oddities there are several small-fruited types, namely, the cherry, plum, peach and pear, ail of which have use in making salads and varjous preserves. The tomato is a highly variable species and well worth while as a hobby for the gardener who likes to grow odd varieties. I RDEN NOTE! ' At this time, before memories of the splendid tulips. have become vague, the home gardener should jot down in a memorandum the names of those varie- ties that had the most appeal, so that when the purchasing season comes bulbs may be ordered of the preferred kinds. Names have a way of slipping from the memory, no matter how vivid they may be for the time being. ‘The best time for transplanting iris is tollowing the blooming season. The | plants go into a sort of a rest period in as far as root development is con- cerned. In fact, old clumps should be divided and reset every three or four vears in order to keep the plants at their best. Iris surpasses many other species because of its succession of blooms on a single stalk. In order to grow stalks with several blooms, the ve food. Bone meal is a good fer- tilizer for the iris. ‘The lovely iris test garden at the Walter Reed Hospital, planted co-op- eratively by the hospital and the Na- tional Dahlia and Iris Society, is well worthy of a visit. Here are planted varief assembled from all over the | United States, and should just about be at their perfection this year, as the rclen is now three years old. Spiraea Van Houttel may be over- planted and all that, but it will be a long time before the popularity of this choice shrub wanes. The graceful bending branches, completely decked with creamy-white blooms, make a wonderfully beautiful display, and it is no wonder that the plant receives such widespread approval. | " Roses are coming in, and are excep- tionally fine, due to the abundant moisture. Foliage is generally strong and virlly green, and so far little mil- dew or black spot seems evident. The | rose season - lasts several weeks, and | really constitutes the height of Spring's flord]l achievement. The garden with- | out_roses is rare indeed, and scarcely | could be called a complete garden. The Takoma Horticultural Club meets | tomorrow evening, May 25, at 8 o'clock, | at the Takoma branch of the Public | held on the fourth Monday of each | month, and to which every one is in- | vited, whether a member or not. The speaker. will be Joseph A. Herbert, jr., | who has chosen as his subject “The | Growing of Orchids for the Home and | Garden.” The iris show sponsored by the Takoma Club will bs held early this week at the hall of the Takoma The- ater, corner of Butternut and Fourth streets. Fred L. Harries, chairman of lants must not be crowded and must | | Library. " This is the regular meeting, | STAR, Parent-Teacher Activities “All material for this column must be in the State office, Room 101, Burlington Hotel, by the first mail on Wednesday preceding the Sunday on which publication is desired. Reports from presidents of local asso- clations were given Tuesday afternoon at the conference of the District of Co- lumbia Congress of Parents and Teach- ers, in Wilson Teachers’ College, as fol- lows: Mrs. J. A. Hall, Langdon: Mrs. Walter C. Jones, Wheatley; Mrs. William Sweet, Bancroft; Mrs. J. C. Laycock, Bowen-Greenleaf; Mrs. C. P. Clark, Ed- monds-Maury; Mrs. Thomas Kane, Oyster; Mrs. W. G. Illch, Powell Ele- mentary; Mrs. Williams, vice president, Adams; Mrs. Irving Cashell, Cooke; Mrs. Ralph Hoagland, Brookland: Mrs. G. E. White, John Eaton; Mrs. M. Ku- dolla, Buchanan; Mrs. Frank Borden, secretary, Macfarland Junior High, and Mrs. David Gates, Whittier. It was decided to accept an invitation from the Federation of Citizens’' Asso- ciations to join with them in spgnsoriog a_river excursion on the Charles Mac- alester, June 18. Mrs. Giles Scott Raf- ter was made general chairman; Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, chairman of im tations and reception, and Mrs. E. C Rittue, chairman of program and ent:: tainment. The following were named to serve on committees where needed, and this list will be augmented within the next few days: Mesdames M. A. Ku- dolla, H. G. Doyle, Cecil P. Clark, Paul Eschner, T. E. Elkins, Eppa Norris, Ralph Hoagland, John Cournyn, Belle Cutler Parker, J. C. Brown, F. D. Mor- ris, J. Laycock, W. R. Rawlings, Harry Shillings, R. T. Wyche, Morgan Otter- back, S. E. Blassingham, J. W. Davis, J. W. Byler. ‘The annual picnic of the Congress will be held June 23, at the Pierce Mill pic- nic grounds in Rock Creek Park. Fairbrother-Rossell- A Mother Goos= show, given by the first grade, was the feature of the meet- ing at the Fairbrother School last Thursday. Those in the cast were: Joseph Campbell, James Gordon, Eula Belle Riggle, Stanley Lorgi, Virginia Heath, John Perkins and Naomi Finney. Costumes were made by Mrs. A. M. Reilly and Mrs. G. L. Biggins. Reports of chairmen of committees were heard on request of the president, Mrs. F. Lit- man. Miss M. M. Michaelson's first grade won the prize for attendance of par- ents. Election of officers was as fol- lows: President, Mrs. F. Litman; first vice president, Mrs. Charles Guyer: sec- ond vice president, Mrs. D. €. Harrill; secretary, Mrs. Eva Castle; treasurer, Mrs. L. W. Praser. ‘Whittier. ‘The annual Spring luncheon will be held in the school June 3, from 12 to 1 pm. The monthly meeting will be ! held June 8 at 3:15 p.m. Fillmore. Fillmore Association met Monday in the school. Miss Gertrude H. Bowling, dirsctor, Instructing Visiting Nurse So- clety, spoke on “Teaching Children Health.” B. R. Kleniwachter presided. Powell Elementary. Mrs. W. C. Straus, chairman of the mothers’ study group of the associa- tion of the Powell Elementary School, has announced a meeting to be held in the school tomorrow at 1:30 ‘clock. The {u!st speaker will be Dr. Nolan B. C. cwis, ‘The association will give a card party at the schcol next Tuesday evening. Mrs. D. C. Gruver is chairman of the committee. ‘Truesdell. at the meeting of the Truesdell asso- ciation, May 26, at 8 p.m. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, president of the District also be the guest speaker. Blair-Hayes. ‘The Blair-Hayes Association met at the Blair School, May 14. The follow- | ing officers were installed by Mrs. Giles Martin; second vioe president, | Susan Craighill; secretary, Miss Marion Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Richard Frank- Uin: historian, Mrs. Maud Meyer. A program consisting of vocal solos | by Miss Mary Paul and a short sketch was presented by Mrs. James M. Stew- | art, music chairman. Kingsman-Pierce. ‘The Kingsman-Pierce Assoclation met May 12 at the Plerce School. Mrs. E. H. Griffith, resident, presided. Gue: were Mrs. Florence H. Rogers, sixth division supervitor, and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, past State president; H. lfl]yel’. chief of the Intelligence Divi- |sion of the Department of Commerce, ly“h" gave a short talk on “The Choice Enters Its Last New in Style —You still have time remarkable values. new. glasses, bring in The “Rose coral graved, with Pearltex nose rests. free. The election of officers will be held | of Columbia Congress of Parents and | Teachers, will install the officers and wil, | | Bcott Rafter: President, Mrs. Sa: | . Sargent | | Elliott; first vice president, Mrs, }geedi Miss | %“IIM "o Optical Department —The latest style in the new gold, beautifully en- self-adjusting of a Career for the Student.” Mrs. Florence H. Rogers gave a review of the 6-3-3 plan of education. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter also spoke. The Glee Club of the eighth grade, under the leadership of Miss Ann Herron of the Pierce School, entertained. They were accompanied €t the plano by Mrs. E. Smith of the Pierce School. Mrs, Aldridge of the Kingsman School, accompanied by Mrs. Reed Buchannon at the plano, sang. Miss Babbington, principal of Kingsman-Pierce Schools, gave a resume of the year's activities of both the Kingsman and Pierce Schools. Louis Dorfman rendered violin | solos. Central High. | Central Association met Monday aft- |ernoon. The retiring president, Joseph | A. Burkhart, presided and presented the assoclation with a gavel. Fifty dollars was appropriated for the cadet supper, | which will be given to the cadets after the competitive drill, May 26. T=e eizclon of officers was: Presi- dent, Dr. E. C. Eckhardt; first vice president, Mrs. A. C. Houghton: second vice president, Miss Emilie Margaret White; secretary, Mrs. Merton B. Waite; treasurer, Mr. C. C. Davis. Takoma Park. | . Election of officers of Takoma Park Home and School Association will be held May 26 at 8 pm. in the Takoma Elementary School. The following candidates were presented by the Nom- inating Committee: L. W. Kephart, president; W. H. Youngman, first vice president; Mrs. I. A. Flora, second vice president; Mrs. George E. Davis, recording secretary; Mrs. S. F. Mooers, corresponding secretary, and George E. Davis, treasurer. There will be an ad- dress by Mrs. W. T. Bannerman and music by two orchestras, organized by |children in the schools. Macfarland Junior. ‘The Macfarland Junior High Asso- ciation met May 15, President M. D. |Lamborne presiding. Capt. Frank Stu- |art reported on the work of the Dis- |trict of Columbia Public School Asso- | clation. The association voted funds to | purchase ribbons for the June gradu- \ating class, slso to furnish_refresh- |ments for the occasion. B. B. James |gave & talk’on “Character Education.” | The following officers were elected: | President, C. W. Owen; first vice presi- dent, Prof. H. P. Safford; second vice | president, Mrs. John P. Evans; record- |ing secretary, Mrs. Frank S. Borden; |corresponding secretary, Mrs. Phillip | Wright; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas D. | Tuft; faculty members of the Executive | Committee, Mrs. C, B. Church and Miss | T. F. Bchoenborn. Music was furnished | by the school band. | Adams. A round-table discussion was held ‘Wednesday in Miss Slattery’s room, the | subject being “Training a Child’s Mind |to Think.” An exhibition of historical dolls is on display in Miss Ellen Kent’s room. Miss Maud Jessup, instructor of tart, has completed the serapbook of | student work to be sent to Tokle. The Adams Assoclation , assisted - at the Juvenile Court this week. Those assist- ing were Mesdames Rice. Syrgley, Kirsh, Rus, Jameson, Willlams, King and West. There will be a meeting of the new officers Monday at 2:30 p.m. {for the purpose of selecting committee chairmen. Bryan. ‘This school held a successful Summer round-up examination May 1, at which | time 12 children were examined and 6 of these were found to be physically | perfect. Dr. George J. Ellis, physician, and Dr. John M. McCausland, dentist, conducted the examination. Mrs. Chamberlain, chairman, was assisted by | Mrs. Kaiser, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Titlow. A card party was given May 14 at the General Baking Co. Miss Pyle's second grade took part in the musicale given by the music depart- ment of the public schools in co-oper: tion with the Community Center at Central High School May 186. Plans are being formulated for the patrol boys’ luncheon to be given the early part of June. | 'The last meeting for this year will be held June 4, at which time officers will | be elected. Brookland. The Brookland Association met May |12, The president, Mrs. Ralph Hoag- land, presented the association with its certificate from the State office for be- ing & superior association the past year. ‘The following officers were elected Mrs, A. N. Smith, president; Mrs. H. Higgins, first vice president; Miss Bur- lingame, second vice president; Mrs. Nevitt, secretary; Mrs. Haskins, corre- sponding secretary; Mrs. Carl Sullins, treasurer, and Mrs. C. B. Carleton, his- torian. The officers were installed by 9 Week in Its Special Clearance of FRAMES New in Comfort to avail yourself of these If you are not ready for your own lenses for inser- tion into one of these new frames. Glow” Frame A $10 Value—Special at $7.45 Your own lenses inserted The “Greenwich” WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 24, 1931—PART .TWO. Mrs. L. B. Castell, first vice president of the State assaciation. ‘The p1 consisted of piano selec- u‘:mhylmup of pupils ln.g:'uml no lesson group, and & Te: iven Ey @ child of Mrs. Brunner's u'c'ond grade. Miss Fowler's room won the at- tendance banner for having the greatest number of parents present. John Burroughs. Miss Catherine Watkins spoke on “Discipline” at the meeting May 14. In observance of Mother's day, a group of | ed mothers, under the direction of Mrs, H. A. Fast, sang, accompanied by Mrs. Easter. ‘Ten dollars was appropriated from the miscellancous fund for the purpose of giving the boy patrol a party. The Summer round-up chairman. Mrs. Robert H, Armstrong, has recefvea a certificate from the national head- quarters of the Summer round-up for completing, according to national re- quirements, the health project for 1930. The childrén were examined by Dr. C. V. Bowen and Dr. T. E. Mattingly. ‘The Nominating Committee, consist- ing_of Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Meader and J. K. Lawson, submitted the following to be voted on at the June meeting for officers: President, Mrs. Charles &- Stickel; flist vice president, Mrs. J. N Lutten; second vice president, Miss 2. E. Draney: third vice president, Mrs. Walter Valentine; secretary, Mrs. H. A. March; corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. L. Gee; treasurer, Mrs. Spicer; assistant treasurer, Mrs. H. A. Hughes. A festival was presented last Monday by the 600 children of the school. Mrs. Lawson’s 2 a-b grade furnished band music. Jefferson Junior. ‘The Jefferson Junior High School As- sociation met Tuesday evening. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Mary Hart, president; Mrs. J. A. Shaw, \first vice president: Mrs. William Riedel, second vice president; R. W. Straw- bridge, third vice president; Mrs. Elsle Welty, treasurer, and Dove Thompson, secretary. Mrs. F. B. Croxton, executive sécre- tary of the Social Hyglene Society, spoke on “The Adolescent Boy and Girl,” and Miss Irene Minear, director of the domestic art department at Jefferson Junlor High School, gave a talk on “Character Education Through Clothing Problems.” The fashion show was presented by domestic art students of the seventh, eighth and ninth graces. The seventh and eighth grade students displayed afternoon dresses made by them dur- ing their class sessions over a lod averaging three hours per week for six weeks. The ninth grade exhibited graduation frocks of white volle, which were planned and constructed | during a maximum time of one hour weekly over a period of 10 weeks. Bowen-Greenleaf. The Bowen - Greenleaf Assoclation met May 14. The school orchestra, un- der the leadership of Mrs. Ward, gave selections, followed by a play given by puplls of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The glee club, made up of pupils from the second through the sixth grades, sang. Officers elected were: President, Mrs. Cook; first vice president, Mrs. Jones; second vice president, Mrs. Merritt, principal; secretary, Miss Jackson: treasurer, Mrs. Paine; historian, Miss Smith. The prize for attendance of parents was won by Miss Sobbey, Bowen School, and Miss Smallwood, Greenleaf School. Buchanan. ‘The Buchanan Association met May 12. Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State presi- dent, was guest speaker and also in- stalled’ the new officers. Mrs. M. A. Kudolla, president, read her report for the year. The piano class entertal and there was community singing. Pins were presented to children who had a parent present at every meeting of the year. Mrs. M. A. Kudolla was elected president for another year. Other offi- TOURS. ined | Paul Bost of Matthews, cers are: Vice president, Mrs. H. Ste! man; treasurer, Mrs. J. O. was decided to Creek Park Saturday af! ‘Wesley Heights. ‘The Wesley Heights Association met in the club house May 19, with the resident, Mrs. Max J. Proffitt, presid- . The By-laws Committee, of which | Walter Davidson was chairman, report- | with a new set of by-laws, on which action was postponed until the October meeting. A copy of a letter was read which had been sent to Miss | Pulizzi, principal of the Tenley-Janney Schools, who been principal of the Wesley Heights Portables, thanking her for her co-operation. A basket of i €4 flowers was presented to Miss by Barbara Kinney, one of the first grade children. A motion was made to have a com- mittee appointed to investigate the | ties of placing a new junior igh school near Wisconsin avenue and Macomb street. Officers elected were: President, Mrs. Max J_Proffitt; vice president, Mrs. Homer F. Dawson; secretary, Mrs. Ar- thur B. Franham; treasurer, Mrs. Otto | smglebart; corresponding secretary. Lirs. Franklin D. Jones. Business High. ‘The aessociation of Business High School -met May 13. The principal speaksr was W. N. Freeman of the Community Chest. ‘The following' officers were elected: President, Edward Willlams; first vice president, Mrs. A. J. Pant; second vice president, office left open; recording secretary, office left cpen; correspond- ing secretary, Miss Gertrude Odom; treasurer, Miss Eva C. Heth. A report on the activities of the Legislative Committee was read by Mrs. Prost Mills, chairman. Powell Junior. Miss Jessie La Salle, assistant su- perintendent of schools, was guest speaker at the May meeting of the Powell Junior High School Association., She spoke on “Marks and Tests in the Rehtfl'c‘lmhlp to Character Develop- ment. Election of officers was as follows: President, Mrs. C. D. Lowe; vice presi- dent, Miss Viehmeyer; secretary, Mrs. Nellie Fernald, and treasurer, Mrs. J.C. Lombard. Peabody-Hilton-Carbery. ‘The annual Spring luncheon was held Wednesday at the Peabody School. ‘The meeting of the study group, which was postponed to June 9, will have as its speaker Mrs. Sherman of the | National Red Cross. OIL BURNER IS FIRST T0 QUALIFY FOR RACE Evans Averages 96.871 Miles an Hour in Test for Indianapolis Auto Competition. | By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS May 23.—The oil- | burning motor car entered by Clessie | Cummins of Columbus, Ind, and | driven by Dave Evans, was the first |car to qualify today for the annual | 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Mo- tor Speedway. 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