Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1932, Page 5

MASS WILL HONGR | WASHNGTON G| St. Mary’s Catholic Church at . Alexandria to Remember t# President’s Support. Bt. Mary's Catholic Church at Alex- andria will pay a debt of long standing next Sunday when it presents a thanks- giving mass in honor of George Wash- ington, donor of one of the first con- tributions for the erection of the orig- inal St Mary's Church building. Men high in public life and leading churchmen will attend the mass, the celebrant of which will be Rev. Rich- ard Blackburn Washington, a collateral descendant of the first President. Dr. Peter Guilday, a leading Catholic his- torian in the United States, will be the orator. and Most Rev. Andrew J. Brennan, Bishop of Richmond, will be the presiding prelate. Prominent Men to Attend. Prominent among the laymen who will particirate in the mass will be Sec- retacy of Interior Wilbur, Ambassador Paul Claudel of France; John M. Pur- cell, State treasurer of Virginia, who will be the official representative of Gov. John Garland Pollard of Virginia; Admiral William S. Benson, U. S. N, retired, who was chief of naval opera- tions during th: Werld War; Maj. Gen, Paul B. Malone, commanding general of the Third Corps Area, who will be grand marshal of the Georga Wash- ington birthday parade on February 22, and Representative Howard W. Smith of the eighth congressional dis- trict of Virginia. The Mst will include also members of the Alexandria City Council and the judiciary, members of the Bicentennial Commission and vari- ous patriotic organizations. Church Dignatories. Most Rev. Pletro Pumasoni-Biondi, apostolic delegate to the United States, will head the church dignataries at the mass. Others will be Very Rev. W. Cole- man Nevils, S. J., president of Georfi town University, and Most Rev. Jol M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, representing Archbishop Michael J. Curley. A detachment of Marines from Quan- tico and the Boy Scout troop of St. lilldm'ys Church will form a guard of onor. MAPS SOVIET LECTURES Dr. Walsh, Starting Friday, to Compare Communism With U. 8. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J., will begin his annual course of lectures on Soviet Russia Friday night at 8:30 o'clock in Gaston Hall, at Georgetown College. This year's course, in view of the George Washington Bicentennial anni- versary, will consist of & comparative study of the ideals and doctrines of the American and Soviet forms of government. In the first lecture Dr ‘Walsh will present the American back- ground, “The Age of Washington.” The lactures are to be held on Friday evenings except the second discourse, which_will be on Thursday, February 25. Tickets may be obtained upon application at the School of Foreign Service, 431 Sixth street. BUGLE CORPS TO MEET ‘The Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps will hold a rehearsal Wednesday evening at the National Guard Armory, Sixth street and Penn- sylvania avenue, at 8 o'clock. Announcement has been made of the appointment of Sergt. William David- son as instructor for the drum and bugle section. | THE WEATHER | District of Columbia — Increasing cloudiness and slightly colder, possibly followed by rain tonight and tomorrow; moderate northeast and east winds. Maryland—Partly cloudy and slightly | colder, possibly followed by rain to- night and tomorrow; fresh northwest winds, diminishing and shifting to east. | Virginia—Increasing - cloudiness; slightly colder in east portion, possibly followed by rain tonight and tomorrow; moderate northeast winds. West Virginia—Increasing cloudiness followed by rain tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow night. Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature ight, 51; 2 am, 48; 4 42 .m., 38; 8 am, 35; , 51; 2 pm., 58: 56; 6 pm, 51; 8 pm, 47; 10 pm. Highest, 58, 2 p.m. Year ago, 58. Lowest, 35, 8 a.m. Year nxo’,a:!'l. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and eodetic Survey.) ‘Today. 1:11 am. 7:3¢am. 5 1:35 p.m. «o 8:30pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today.... 7:02 Sun, tomorrow 7:01 5:44 Moon, today.. 10.3¢a.m, 12:49a.m. Automobile lamps to - half hour after sx\’mset.be hntedione Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the| Capital (current month to date): Month, 1932, Average. January .... 4.82 February March April May June July August . September .. October . November Decemoer .. .| 3, 7.56 Weather in Various Cities. Temparature.~ Precipi- | Max. M tation; € | urday.nigat. s b | Asheville, N. C. .84 R Adlanter g e 8 Baltimore. Tomorrow. 2:03a.m. 8:23a.m. 2:30 pm. 9:28 p.m. Sets. 5:43 eyenne, Wyo. Cleveland, Ohio Da ort, Towa. Denver, Colo.. Des Moines, D Mici I P aiveston. Helena, M ndianapol Jacksonville, Kansas_City, Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeies, Calif. Louisville, Ky, Marquette, Mich, emphis. 'Tenn. Fla Tex, nt M M New 0 New Coren 22LIVEIBTELS THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON Uncashed Washington Check Is Found INSTRUMENT, GIVEN FOR WHEAT, WAS MADE YEAR BEFORE PRESIDENT'S DEATH. ?/J:/M = Ay s fl,;,z,“ Pres P ry c’y'(”/’% £ZF ax? c:’/é “E 7 P Upper: Check given by Washington to Philip Key of Charles County Md., | which was never cashed. Lower: Mrs. Joseph Harris Key, 3354 Mount Pleasant street, to whose hus- | band's grandfather the check was given. —=Star Philip Key of Charles County, Md., and which was never cashed, is owned by Mrs. Joseph Harris Key, 3354 Mount Pleasant street. The instrument, made out by Wash- ington himself, was given in exchange for wheat, according to Mrs. Key. It was for $391.18, and was dated July 31, 1798, a little more than a year be- fore Washingtcn's death. It was drawn on “The cashier of the office of Dis- count and Deposit, Baltimore.” ‘The Philip Key to whom the check was made out lived at Tudor Hall, fa- mous Colonial home, which is standing today. He was a cousin of Francis CHECK George Washington gave A her husband’s grandfather, Staft Photos. | Scott Key, composer of the National Anthem. Mrs. Key resided at Tudor Hall, which overlooks Breton's Bay, & tributary of the Potomac, until a_few years ago. Joseph Harris Key, her hus- | band, died in 1917 | The check is taken by Mrs. Key as evidence that little wheat was grown at Mount Vernon. Another check for nearly the same amount, which Wash- ington also gave Philip Key for grain, | was given by Mrs. Key to a stepchild who lives here. Mrs. Key sald Philip Key apparently realized the value of instruments drawn by the Father of His Country as souve- &m in future years, and did not cash em. FIVE NAMED TO BOARD OF UNIVERSITY CLUB Ben Temple Webster Is Only New Member—Rest Are Re- elected. Five members were elected to fill va- cancies on the Board of Governors of the University Club at its annual meet- ing in the club house, Fifteenth and I streets, last night The new governors, whose terms will be three years, are George F. Snyder, Gilbert L. Hall, George S. Ward, J. Raymond Hoover Webster. Ali, with the exception of ‘Webster, are re-elections. Officers of the club are chosen by the Board of Governors, who will meet Thursday to hold these elections. Proc- tor L. Dougherty, former District Com- missioner, is now president of the body. Charles A. Barnard, Henry H. El- liott, George DuBais and Charles S. Baker were elected to the Committee on_Admissions of the club. Following club business, a program of entertainment, under direction of George O'Connor, was furnished. BLOOM AT WHITE HOUSE ‘The Springlike weather has resulted in the blooming of the several Japanese quince bushes in the front and rear grounds of the White House. Ordinarily these colorful flowers do not start blooming until late in March, but the mildness of the weather has coaxed their flowers so much in advance that they sre attracting considerable attention. of these early blooms are near the fence along the Penn- sylvania avenue front of the grounds. Other flowers are starting to show signs of early blooming, notably the forsythia and the crocus in the rear grounds. and Ben Temple | INTRUDER STRIKES WOMAN AND FLEES Screams of Roommate Routs At- tacker of Miss Mabel Waters, 26, at Young Women's Home. Miss Mabel Waters, 26, was struck on the head yesterday by a male in- truder in her room on the first floor of the Young Women's Christian Home, 311 C street. The man fled through a window through which he had gained entrance | to the room when Miss Waters' room- mate, Miss Irene Edwards, screamed and opened a door leading to a hall- way and started to summon aid. The man was first seen by Miss Ed- wards leaning over Miss Waters' bed and as she awakened he struck Miss ‘Waters on the head with his fist. He had gained entrance by climbing through the window from a narraw ledge outside, it was believed. He left deep footprints in the yard where he leaped from the window. He was de- scribed to police as being middle-aged, of slender build and well dressed. BADLYfiHURT BY “JOKE” Henry Taylor, 17-year-old employe of a Childs' restaurant, is a semi- conscious condition at Casualty Hos- pital, the victim of a practical “joke.” The youth sufferSii a possible fracture of the skull yesterday in a restaurant at North Capitol and F streets when he walked through a door over which a container of water had been placed. A fellow employe, it was explained, had fixed the container to tilt when the door opened, but both water and receptacle fell on the victim. Taylor had to be removed to the hospital, where attendants said today he was e: to recover. D. C, FEBRUARY 14, IDRAMA CONTESTS WILL BE SHIFTED ' Wilson College Hall Held Un- sale_—East Center Is Approved. Due to the recent condemnation of the Wilson Teachers' College Building at Eleventh and Harvard streets, which houses the Columbia Heights Commu- nity Center, all four preliminary con- tests in the 1932 District One-act Play Tournament will be held at the East Washington Community Center, Seven- teenth and East Capitol streets next month, it was announced yesterday. Dates set for the preliminary con- tests are March 1, 3, 8 and 10. Finals will be in McKinley Auditorfum March 15. Seventeen Groups Entered. Seventeen groups of players, includ- Ing representatives of drams _clubs throughout the city and three Mary- land clubs, will participate in the tour- nament this year. The Maryland groups includé the Rockville Woman's Club, Montgomery Players and the ‘Women's Club. in the preliminaries will be Miss Constance Brown of Georgt ‘Washington University, Mrs. William J. Peters of the Arts Club, Mrs. Maud Howell Smith of the Drama Guild, Prof. CnunhndsD.JBlglzr and Prof. Gerard Yates, B. J.. Georgetown | University. The tournament is under SENATOR DILL TO SPEAK | Rabbi Simon Also to Address He- brew Church Meeting. Senator C. C. Dill of Washington | will speak on George Washington at |2 meeting of the Brotherhood of the Washington Hebrew Congregation Wed- nesday night at 8 o'clock in the vestry rooms of the Eighth Street Temple. Rabbi Abram Simon, pastor of the congregation, will give an sddress at the meeting on “George Washington and the Jews of the Revolutionary ar.” precln] music for this Bicentennial meeting will be furnished by Sidney and his Singing Violins, and by George ;fi:ry:urs, tenor, accompanied by Dr. SCOUTS TO CELEBRATE Movement in America Founded 22 Years Ago. Marking the twenty-second anniver- sary of the founding of the Boy Scout movement in America, Scouts of Troop 43 and Seascouts of the ship Chesa- peake will celebrate the event at the National Baptist Memoriai _Church, Sixteenth street and Columbia road, this evening. Dr. Gove G. Johnson, pastor of the church, will deliver an appropriate address and the Scout oath and law will be reciied by a picked eam. F.S. HARRIS CO. . . . Open Evenings Until 10 P.M. Your OLD Set Is orth MONLEY if you trade it in onanewkF.S. Harris PHILCO Take special note, also, that F. S. 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