Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1933, Page 24

NEWS OF THE CLUBS T Society of Free Lance Writers.—"The | musicale, preceding the bl‘el_kh.bl. will Bhort Story in America” will be the | begin at noon under the direction of subject of a lecture by Arthur chairman of Deering of Catholic University at the | meeting, May 26, at the Ambassador | Reservations may be secured from Hotel. Mrs. Charles Marvin Jones, 3808 Gar- Mrs. Harriette Hilton Esch will read |rison street. e of her own stories, which will be = . ollowed by a discussion of narrative | Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps was Inique. . The Nominating Commit- | Well represented at memorial services gee. Mrs, James Mooney, Col. Edmund |8t Arlington on Mothers' day. —The Baver ana Mayne Coe. wili conduct | department president, Woman's Reliel B ron o1 offisers. Those in _ office | COrps. Mrs. Anna Horn, placed a wreath Guiring. the current vear ave: Presi- | O the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in A elix Conrad Schwarz: vice pres. | honor of the World War Mothers. She ideni, Maj. Edward Dyer: treasurer, | ¥as escorted by the department patri- Dr. Andre Beneteau; secretary, Mrs. | Ui instructor e s Bobbie Bray Hayes. 1 | Ruth Scott S, atherine Scott and Ay ;| Mrs. Mary McKeever. The modern drama was critically < discussed by E. de S. Melcher. dra- | The Washington League for the Hard mn‘:fl Pd“?tn"f The Star, at ';}i hx: of Hearing held its annual election of meeting of the society. Maj. Eaward | offic,rs Monday cvemng. Mrs. Kathe- Dyer read one of his humorous base | yine Kipp Maddon was re-elected presi- ball Miss Jane Hilton dent: Miss Ada M. Hill, first vice pres ident; Miss Florence Spofford. treas- | planist, completed the program. District of Columbia Society of the UI¢r: Mis. Roy L. lluut, correspouding | Daughters of 1812—Mrs. Mery Logan | Tucker is the newly elected president. ' The annual meeting and election of | officers was held May 15 at tthe na-| tional headquarters, 1461 Rhode Island avenue. Other new officers are: Mrs Theodore Tiller, second vice president; Mrs. Annie M. Alexander, third vice president, and Mrs. Thomas W. Cooke, member of the board. The retiring president, Mrs. Elma Ray Saul, pre-, sided. The first vice president, Mrs. Clement | W. Sheriff. pr. a scrapbs tures and progro societies’ _activities period yoars, The registrar, Mirs. W. A. Ke sey. reported 10 new members and 3 deaths doring the vear Mrs. Rose Gouveneur Hoes made en interesting address on tie life of her ancestor, James Monroe. Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, Music for the ciub. | T c y-two members of the league to” Baltimore May 13 to attend lip-reading contest between the Baltimore, Washington, and Richmond leagues. Washington and Richmond tied for the silver cup, which won by Richmond after a short additional contest to decide the winner. Alpha Zeta Chapter, Delphians.—Mrs. George H. Milne was leader of the meeting Wednesday &t the Washington | Hotel. The theme of the program was “1he Eclinse of the Middle es of Rome, ‘Lhirouzh Slavery snd th: Foi- s'of War”” Tho lives and achieve- ; of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Oclavius were discussed. Top.cs were presented by Mrs. Louls A Puckett., Mrs. A. C. Harden, Mrs. C. H Curl, Mrs. H. J. Zimmerman, Mrs. Wil- liam Weber and Mrs. R. C. Roark. Mrs Edwin L. Davis, as Delphian traveler, Tea was served. Mrs. J. Frank spoke of Ostia and Pompeil, showing Wilson, honorary vice president na- | pictures of the excavations of the latter tional, and Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift city. A resume of the study was given presided at the tea table. Ly the president, Mrs. George N. This was the last meeting of the Walker. year. | The next meeu’ng wm“be '?f]ld .L the Bl = __ | Washington Hotel May 24. The subject Wasi. ~ton Culius Club.—The twenty- | uil] be *‘The Rome We Luberited,” under ninth ani. al meeting was held Tues- |the leadership of Mrs. Samuel Mont- day at the home of Mrs. George W.|gomery. Harrls in Massachuseits Park. She = was assisted in receiving by her daugh- | The Board of Directors of the Busi- ters, Misses Martha and Aileen Harrls. | ness and Professional Women's Club The guests were Mrs. Henry Teller |met at the Willard Hotel last Monday. Cocke and Mis. Newman G. Little. | The annual meeting of the ciub to After luncheon the meet was called | clect officers will be held at the Willard to order, the president, Mrs. Herman | Hotel tomorrow evening. Smith, presiding. Oficers elected were: ( e | President, Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard; vice | Confederate Flag Chapter, United | president, Mrs. Samuel G. Lewis: re- | Daughters of the Confederacy, met at cording secretary, Mrs. William_G.| the home of Mrs, Fita Lee Loving, 917 Myers; corresponding sectetary, Mrs. | Decatur street. The following offcers | Paris Brengle; treasurer, Mrs. Ramsay | were elected: Nevitt. | _Mrs. Ritchie Roberts, president; Mrs. Mrs. Harris read a travelogue of Etta Lee Loving, vice president; Mrs. Budapest. Margaret Brown, recording secretary: The last meeting of the season Will | Mrs. Benjamin Grady, corresponding be Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Wil- | secretary: Mis. Florence Neale, treas- liam S. Corby on Chevy Chase Circle.|urer; Miss Bertie Packelt, historian; . | Mrs. Eita Lee_Loving, chaplain. Mrs, Audubon Society.—The last of the SiX| piherig van H. Volland, president of field outings for the observation of birds | ¢ District of Columbia Division, and will be held on Saturday at the Uni- | np ‘Mattie Michael were guests. versity, of Maryland campus. Those — who are to take part will assemble at| Fifteenth and G streets at 8 am. to take the Branchville car to College |y "y weld, East Falls Church, Va. SO May 27, from 4 to 8 o'clock. Dinner Department of the Poiomac, W. R. '£ { will be served at 6 o'clock. will hold memorial services on the | = steamer Gen. Rucker, May 28, leaving | Petworth Woman's Club.—Mrs. C. D. Washington Barracks wharf &t 12:30 | Keller cntertained the Educational Sec- 'm. Plowers will be strewn. At 2:30, | tion Monday evening, assisted by Mrs. Riay 28, the memorial services will be | Viola Thompson. Current events were held on the Prancis Scott Key Bridge, | given by Mrs. R. S. Hart. The program including services for those aviators| for next Winter's study was discussed. who lost their lives in the disaster of | ‘The Philanthropic Section meeting the dirigible Akron, On May 28 at 2| was held Tuesday afternoon at the pm. memorial services will be held in | home of Mrs. H. J: Smith, Who was the chapel at Glenwood, Louise Watson, | assisted by Mrs. C. P. Monck and Mrs. past_department president. in charge. B. K. Bauer. At the memorial service and massing of | The Civic Section met Thursday eve- colors at Mount St. Alban May 28, Mary | ning with Mrs. L. O. Cook, who_was A. Howarth, senior vice president, | assisted in entertaining by Mrs. B. J with all colors of the depart- | Waldo and Mrs. F. H. Schwartz. ment, will represent the department| Mrs. G. E. Hudson entertained the president, Mrs. Anna Horn, at 4 pm. | Home Section Friday afternoon, as- Mrs. Horn has been appointed by|sistad by Mrs. Lulu Reinbach. Mrs. the department commander of the | Frank Minnick gave a talk on “Early Grand Army of the Republic as chair- | American Patch Work” and a number man of the services at the Tomb of of modern quilts were on exhibit. the Unknown Soldiers of the Civil War| The Music Section will meet Tues- at Arlington National Cemetery, which | day evening at the home of Mrs. W. H. includes her staff, all corps presidents.| van Pelt, 731 Rock Creek Church road all national and past national officers. | instead of with Mrs. Lulu Reinbach as all past and department presidents. de- | printed in the year book. partment and corps color bearers. Serv- | ~ The annual all-day picnic of the Art, ices at 11 am. Section will be held at the Y. W. C. A Vacation Lodge at Cherrydale. Va. May 25. Those who do not have transpor- tation are requested to meet st the Petworth Methodist Church at 10.20 am. of The University of Michigan Women will be entertained at the home of Mrs. | | | Women's Auxiiiary to the Railw: Meil Association.—The monthly meel- ing was held at the Capitol Park Hotel last Monday. Mrs. W. M. Coilins spoke on organization work; also on the schol- archip loan work being done by the Na- tional Auxiliary. A contribution of was voted to be appropriated for this scholarship loan fund. Another third division suxiliary was reported organ- ized at Charlotte, N. C. The officers were ‘asked to act as hostesses at the gate et the Railway Mail Association annual picnic June 10, and the president, with the assistance of the past presicents, to act as h at large during the day. Each member 15 asked to bring a cake. The progrem, dedicated to the Bi centennial r, “Washington, t Statesman,” was given in the form of & reading by Mrs. J. W. Cranford and il- lustrated with slid I Chapter, Delphians, | met at Jelleff’s Little Theater Wednes 2y with the president, Mrs. H. T. ane, in_the chair. The program r was Mrs. W. M. Dixon: the sub- ion Drema.” The presi- included “The Reaction from Puritanism, Notes of Vice, Fash- ior. and Fo! and Bophistication vs. Wisdom.” Mrs. E. Erickson dis- cussed the “Relation of Dramg to Po- litical and Social Life”; Mrs. Charles neral Character of Late Drama”: Mrs. Floyd Olott, Stuart Tragedy.” and Mrs. Al- bert Day, “Types of Later Stuart Com- cdy.” Mrs. Jerome Hartley told of William Congreve. and Mrs. T. F. Law gave u synopsis of his drama, “Love for National Ca Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, met at 808 I street May 12, with Esther Lippold, president, presiding. Mrs. Olive Sollenberger, department i spector, of Kokomo, Ind., was the guc The newly elected department cor mander of Maryland, Michael Case was presented. Miss Lillian B. Bl was initiated. The president. with ler stafl and members, will assist in the memorial services and massing of colors t Mount St. Albans May also in the services for airmen and for the lives hostess served Stoops ass led o order b; After the busi- ere played end P i and Mrs. | The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Burton, 1418 Forty-fourth sireat lat the home of Mr. und A {4 o'clock. THE SUNDAY of the meeting Wednesday at. 10 o'clock at the, Willard. Zenith of Florentine palnting will be reviewed, Mrs. Potter having as a topic, “Florence of the Benaissance,” Mrs. J. B. Tiffey will base her talk on “Leonardo’s Life,” Mrs. Clarence West will review “The Art of Painting from Leonardo’s Note Book.” with Mrs. Robert W. Howard giving “How to Paint” from the same source. Mrs. W. L. Evans has “The Study of Pictures of Leonardo,” Mrs Grattan Kerans, “Michael Angel Mrs. Stephen DeBurr, “Study of Pic- tures by Michael Angelo”; Mrs. J. K. i Preiot, Andrea Del Sarto, with Mrs. | Alexander H. Bell presenting “A Study of Pictures by Andrea Del Sarto. Mrs. Eugene C. Brown, president, will give the resume. Followin the meeting members and guests will have Juncheon the Willard and thereafter go to the ! Catliedral for a tour. Mrs. Clyde De | Bender will conduct the tour. in which | Delphians and their friends arve invited to participate, assembling at the | Cathedral at 2 o'clock. The Chevy Chase Bianch of the Na- tional League of American Pen Women will be enlertaiced this aflernocn at a garden parly and supper in Baltimore William McClayton, in honor of their newly | clected president, Mrs. Emma W. Pat- ton Slack Among the guests will be Representa- tive Ralph Logier, Gen. and Mrs. Fran- cisco Aguilar of ‘the Mexican embassy and Mme. Boyson, Mr. and Mrs. Forest De Lore Van Valin and Mrs. Bertha Roderick. The members will meet at the home of Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson and motor from_there, being met in Baltimore by the host, Mr. McClayton. A musical program has been arcanged. The Washington Chapter of Hadassah will hold a jont junior-senior meeting. with ¢lection of officers and board of directors Weduesday evening., at the Jewish Community Ceuter. The open- ing prayer will be given by Miss Rose Eermai, with the following program: Declamation, Mrs. Edith Brusiloff Sper- ling: message from the junior presi- dent, Miss Lena Hyatt; vocal selections, Miss Irma Briggs. A social will follow with Mrs. S. Goldberg and Mrs. R. Kossow hostesses. Plans are being made for the annual Spring luncheon of the Senior Chapter June 7, at the Mayflower Hotel. A number of reservations have already been made for the'luncheon. The Zouta Club luncheon was held at the Y. W. C. A. Wednesday, with the president, Dr. Edith Seville Coale, T . The following were guests: Miss Gertrude Davis, guest of Estelle Foster; Mrs. W. F. Gude. guest of Amelia Gude Thomas; Mrs. Wood, guest of Jane Bartlett; Esther Lohrer, guest of Mabel Strider; Mrs. Charles I. Corby, guest of Mabel Strider. Karl W. Corby was the guest speaker. At the close of the meeting & tribute in song was paid to Mrs. Corby, mother of the speaker. The Council of the Huguenot So- ciety of Washington held an organiza- tion meet after the election, at the residence of the new president, Asa E. Phillips. Later in the evening the council was-entertained &t supper by Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. The regular meeting of the council was held May 13, with Miss Ruth Boyer as hostess. The president, Asa E. Phillips, presided. It was decided to hold the usual meeting, monthly from October to April, on the third Monday in the month, in Washington, excepting the October meeting, which is scheduled for Baltimore, with the Maryland members hosts.. The council meetings will be held at the homes of the members the first Monday in the month at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. William E. Lucas, & descendant of Nicholas le Gruve, was elected to membership and Mrs. Nicholas L. Dashiell elected to fill & vacancy on the council. ‘The society will entertain the Fed- eration of Huguenot Societies of Amer- ica, which will convene in Washington for their annual meeting in April, 1934, ‘The next meeting of the council will be held early in October at the home of Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson. Entre Nous Ciub, Mrs. Charles P. Keyser, president, held the last meet- ing of this season Priday at Toll House Tavern. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair was the guest speaker. Mrs. Harvey Wiley, president of the District Federation of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Edgar B. Merit also spoke. Mrs. Edward Dixon Hayes read a paper. A poem describ- ing the club plcnic, written by Mrs. William W. Scott, was read by Mrs. James Underwood. The~musical pro- gram was given by Mrs. Woodruff, ac- companied by Mrs. Walter W. Hicks, and Mrs. Hazel Cake, accompanied by Mrs. Garrison Plers. The Women's Alliance of All Souls’ Uuitarian Church will hold its annual meeting honoring its oclogenarian mem- bers May 26 at 11 o'clock. The new elected president, Mcs. J. M. Doran, will preside; hostess, Mrs. Morton E. Mack. “Old Virginia—One Thousand Miles of Scenic and Historic Charm.” is the topic of an illustrated talk to be given by C. A. Phillips, guest speaker. Gamma Chaptez, Delphians, will meet at the Shoreham Hotel May 22 at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Mary Mathoit will be in cherge of the literary program. American Association of University Women.—There will be a dinner for members only tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the club house. The standing commit- tees will present reports of the activities of the year in the form of a skit or other amusing type of report. A busi- ness meeting will follow the dinner. Club night will feature bridge in the lounge after dinner at 7:30 Thursday. The annual picnic will be May 27 at the Medeira School, Fairfax County. Va. A box supper will be scrved. Ca vill leave the club house between 3 and On May 28 there will be a walk up the towpath to the Edna Stone cabin, rear Syeamore Iiland Station. Meet at the District line (Cobin John or Glen Echo car line) sbout 3 o'clock. Picuic supper. lost in the disaster the dirigible Akren on the Francl 3 A numbe with memb TUnion Ve! men's Cily Club.—Mrs. Caroline B. hospitality ch wn, with committee, will ba e to be given from 4 to 6 Ceme- % s ount Olive A t 1:30 pm. to pis and flowers on the dead and the 2:30 pm assignmenis ¢ annouunced 1 Citb mot memorial L Fing Commitec, ned 8 parden card parly June ck at her hLome, 2825 for Memorial da: The Columb: 36 0'c at the hom bell on Qu | ven announced the ac- Horbert Heover, 1 hon: Anto char- | n Italian Daniel v tia, the Mrs. Wal of My was accepted. At the social ilton, daughter of Mrs. J. Edson Br: was welcomed zfter her long absciice from the city. Miss Campl ©f the hostess, assicted in The next mee ill <. Fulton on Irving Dodeem Club. Great Falls and their gusis Resignations of the Misses Ann €ahm, her Shainvloom and Esther Kclker have becn accepted e pi ie Girgs in charge of activities for the benefit of the morts fund. Mre. Spaid will open her heme in the Westchester for a bridge party M at 2 o'clock. Mis: Elva McNamara, chairman of the Tues - n ar in Friday 16. t ast wis given at member use c:y he Wise and Freiot, chatrman of the n biidge section, has of- a prize for the hiehest re of the year for the players of rrrament contract bridge. Mrs. Laur ley is leader at this time, rs t has given a talk o velopment in contract. A sing party for the scason will be held e in the month Mrs. Jobn Harwcod, chairman of the Monday _ bridge . announced the result of the e y as Mrs J. Edwin Frederick Yates Mrs. George D. chairman, Mrs. William P. Wright, sectetary; Mrs. A. F. Amold, treasure Direct; A T. H. Dawson. M James Irwin and Miss Z. Kibler. To morrow at 12 o'clock noon a bridge breakfast- will be given. Mrs. Harwood will preside. May 20 at 1:30 o'clock at the club house to formulate plans for the Fall season, were, Women's Guild of American Uni- versity.—Mrs. Frank W. Ballou will be hostess at a garden parly May E her home, 3117 Forty-fifth street per will be served from 5 to T o'clo and a bake tale will open at 4 o'clock. This will be given by the guild The committee in charge is Mrs. Wesley E Gewehr, Mrs. John Bentley s George B. Woods. Mrs. Arthur Wr $4rs. W. E. Springer, Mis. E Jey Shaw, Mis. D. O. Kinsman, A C._ Christie, Mrs Howard Nichols Mrs. George E. Pariseau and Mrs. W. E Emley. The Rain Bow Club met May 8 at the home of Mrs. E. Shephard, 1430 K street southeast. A dance was held at Cabin John's last night. The next meeting will be keld at the home of Mrs. H. Wilson, 1449 South Carolina avenue southeast, June 12. ° The Political Study Club, of which Mrs, Ernest Humphrey Daniel is presi- dent, will have the annual breakiast| George Washington, Delphian.—Mrs. «#¥ 21 at the Mayflower Hotel, The Charles H. Potter will be the leader h Reid, first chairman vice chairman ary “:cmu(‘hm will be gitestc of the club. Horning, second vice | New officers will mect | Curley Club. e ennual entertain- ment and reception to be tendered Archbishop Michael J. Curley will be at | the Centinental Hotel tomorrow eve-! L Members of the club are re- ted to be present at 7:45 yp.m. to| parc in the reception, which will ecede the entertainment at 8:15 While ihe principal address will b2 delivered by Archbishop Curl other speukers will include Miss Mary 1. McGee, foundress of the Curley Club; Roland J. Hy ident, end Rev. i Frencis X. Cavancteh, spiritual director of the organization. A program h been arranged “the pastors of several | The next regular me:ting of the club will be held &t the Continental Hotel May 25, At the conclusion of the business | meeling Thursday evening, May 11, in ( { the Continengal Hotel, a Mother’s day | program was given. ‘The Georgetown | University Glee Club gave groups of | | numbezs. Rev. Joseph V. Buckley, pas- | tor of St. Prancis Xavier Church. and Rev. Francis X. Cavanagh, spiritual | director, spoke. A bougquet of rases was presented to Mics McGee. foundre cf the club, by membcrs of the organ- izaticn. cn the anniveisary of her birth. day, which was followed by a piano | selection by Miss Mildred Mat(imore, | dedicated to Miss McGee. Miss Helen | Herbeck gave an original recitation The annual communion mass for, members of the club will be Leld in | St. Patrick’s Church today et 8 o'clock 1 All members of the club requested to b> present in frout of Si. Putrick's tory at 7:45, the club marching to | the chiurch in & body. Follewing the mass, breakfact will be served at 1219 G street, where Father Cavanagh will Do the guest of honor. A short musical program_will be enjoyed. Miss Greichen Baden, chsirman of | the Music Guild Committee, presided at a gathering of members of that! g in the Continental Hotel Mon- day evening, when vocal and instru- mental selsctions were rendered with 1 | plano-aceordion, violin and ukulele ac- | ccmpaniments. Members of the Literary Circle have completed arrangements for a pilgrim- age tq the tomb of M Seaton, at + Emmitsburg, Md., June 4. the party leaving Knights of Columbus Hall at 11 am, 2 Frencls X. Cavanagh enter- JMu STAR, WASHINGTO (Continued From First Page.) | rates or other products needed for mu- | nitions of war and useful in the manu- facture of fertilizers and other useful products.” There was, however, a considerable period of gestation before the project actually took on tangible form. That did not occur until February, 1918. The then President, Woodrow Wilson, gave Muscle Shoals & big place in the story of engineering achievement with official authorization for construction of the largest dam ever erected. Never before had man built on such a mighty scale in order to make use of the waters of the earth, with the one exception of the Panama Canal. Pace Fast in Those Days. When President Wilson signed the | authorization for the huge structure it | was with no idea that it was to become | & mammoth memorial to himself. ‘The prosaic order called simply for the con- struction of Dam No. 2, which did not become Wilson Dam until some years | later. Everthing moved at a furious pace in those days of hysteria and turmoil and five months after the suthoriza- tion work on the mighty project started. ‘The actual date of beginning construc- tion was July 2, 1918, Four months and nine days later, the military reason for the development disappeared in the action of & group of men who met in & rallway car in the forest of Lalgues, near the village of Rethondes, in France. When these meun affixed their signatures to the terms of the armistice that ended the World War, the status of Muscle Shoals was' completely reversed. The urmistice, however, was not to Tepresent jounrney’s end for the project which was to cost the Government $140,000,000 up to this year, of which $47,000,000 was to be spent upon Wil- son Dam. The war may have been fought to end wars, but its succese in that direction was not universally con- ceded. The possibility of future conflicts convinced many of the wisdom of finishing the development, the bare basework of which then was laid. Morepver, three other considerations dictated its completion. The project was to provide a huge source of electric power, naturally developed and conse- quently achieving the conservation of &n enormous a&mount of coal. ‘This power could be used for a varlety of purposes for every conceiveble in- dustrial service which consumed energy in the operation of its plants and for the dozen and one types of home elec- trical equipment from light bulbs to curling irons. Angther Potential Use. Then, there was another equally | important potentisl use of the gigantic generating and manufacturivg plants. ‘They could be switched from th: pro- duction of amonium nitrate for ex- plosives to the manufacture of the same substance for fertilizer to re- fractify the American farm. Still & third sound non-military end | to be accomplished by completion of the preject was that it would make the ‘Tennessee River navigable at all times | instead of merely at periods of high water. So important is this purpose re- garded—even by those who do not ap- DProve of other phases of the develop- ment—that $10,000,000 of the dam'’s wial cost s set down as a boon navigetion, S0 the Army Corps of Engineers, on | whose hands the Shoals project wis o | scle Shoals on Verge of Peaceful Life After 15 Stormy, Spectacular Years .| curred in 1931. D. C, MAY 21, 1933—PART TWO. a government corporation which would operate the project. Witnesses for the power companies expressed satisfaction with the Presi- dent’s proposal to set up an operating body for the Shoals enterprise. Their position, however, was qualified to the extent that hope was expressed private power interests would be completely safeguarded through the sale, to them, of electricity produced as & by-product of the manufacturer of fertilizer. In their turn, representatives of the fertilizer industry spoke in hmr-ue of the vision shown in the evelt plan. with the qualification that they hoped the manufacture of fertilizer would not be a part of it. ‘The implication of the testimony of | the two groups was that each favcred the projected operation of the enter. prise by government so long as it re- lated mainly to the product of the | other. Ford Steps Inte Picture, Always fighting words, “Muscle Shoals” have contributed spectacular chapters to the personal histories of | several national notables. . Henry Ford | was one; perhaps the most prominent. In the early days of the cantroversy over the matter of private or Govern- ment operation, Mr. Ford stepped prom- | inently into the picture with an ofltl’l to lease the project. His program | looked toward the manufacture of ni- trate fertilizers on & mammoth scale and the utilization of the surplus hy- droelectric power in other manufac- turing operations. The linking of the two names, Ford and Muscle Shcals, gave the c.ntinu-| ing story of the project & news bril- liance that kept it on page one for| weeks. | Next to the motor magnate. the in- dividual who has been identified most conspicuously with the long, hard fight | is Senator Ge.rge W. Norris of Ne-| braska. Zealous proponent of Govern- | ment operation of the project from the | start, Senator Norris'’ name has been attached to most of the numerous meas- ures which have kept the issue on the | floor of Congress and in the eye of the public for the last decade and a half. The nearest approach to a formal disposition of the Shoals problem—and it never actually was imminent—oc- In that year both Heuses of Congress concurred long enou{h to enact a resolution offered by | Senator Nurris which called for a cor-| poration to operate the properties. Both electric power and fertilizer were to be ! produced and distributed by the cor- | porate enterprise which, under certain | terms, might lease the property to pri- vate industry. President Hoover vetied the measure. His reason was announced 3s an un- wlterable cpposition to competition be- | tween Government and private busi-\ ness. Killed by Pocket Veto. | Four years earlier President Coolidge disposed of a similar resolution. In- | stead of returning it unsigned and with an cxplanation for his opposition, he allowed it to die through a pocket veto. One of the best anecdotes centering about the droll humor of the late ex- President is told in connection with this incident. In his final conference with the press, | a sort of gala exchange of farewells. | & newspaper man put to the President the query: “What are you going to do | about Muscle Shoals?” Since the reply was made “off the record.” its exact repetition is ot ethicaily in order. Substantially, how- remsin & white elephant for a dogen | ever, the retiring Chief Executive de- years, went ahead with its development. | clared himself as determined to leave When the Wilson Dam was finisned iu | the matter to his successor who was to | 1925, seven years later, it slood second | come from “up the street,” meaning the | to the Panama Cangl among world en- | Department of Commerce, just two gineering achievements. | blocks west of the White House. Unlike the latter, however, and long | What constitutes the mammoth en- before its largest unit was finished, | terprise which will fall to the corpo- Muscle Shoals got into politics. There | ration which President Roosevel. has it remained for 15 years, to prove, paii- | proposed shall operate or lers doxically, that peace can be more tem- | the Government properties at Muscl. pestuous and warlike than war itself. | Ehoals? What might have happened to the | The most spectacular unit, of course development had mnot the Nation |is the Wilson Dam. Larger even tha changed its dominant political philcso- | the magnificent Assoman Dam whicl phy in 1920 is o matter of conjecture. | impounds the waters of the ancien “The fact is tht it did change. In the | Nile, and second only in size to Hoovc next 12 years, it sent three men to the | Dam in the Colorado River, that ir White House who never could see eye | the Tennessee River stretches nearly to eye on the Shoals project with the | mile in length. Its height to the toj several hundred men whom the same | of the parepet is 122 feet and its widtl: voters installed in congressicnal berths gt the base is 103 feet. during the same interval. At various | times, both adminisirative and legisla- | tive branches of the Government mani- | fesled ® conviction that someining | should be dene aboul Muscle Shoals. | Never, however, d'd thev attain agree- | ment as to whai that “something” | should be The nearest apuroach to | If these figures fall short of estab- lishing the dam’'s magnitude, perhaps another will be more effective. It is that which shows that the structure involves 36.000.000 cubic feet of ma- sonry, equivalent to 600 miles of con- crete highway 16 feet in width. A stupendous machine, indeed. yet so concord and harmony on the mater | supmissive to the human genius which was when the Congress would pass 4| created it that one man can_control | resolution authorizing a commission 10 | the flow of water thrdugh its 58 enor- study notential disposition of the proj- | m e e R e L e e countercd no difficulty 1 obtaining | These gates, operated by unte ) 3 7 y a single presidential signatures | pair of human Lands, are designed to Operation Crux of Tssue. | handle 950,000 cuble fect of water per second. Power House Enormous. The power house which converts the tumultuous energy of this stream into clectric current 1S an enormous struc- ture in itself. 1t is 1250 feet long. 160 feet wide and 134 fect high. At present only eight power generating units are installed in it with a horse- power capacity 50,000. The plant is designed to accommodate 18 genera- tors, with en ultimate capacity of 600,- 000 'horsepower. Two navigation locks, 300 feet in length and having a_total lift of 96 feet at extreme low water, constitute the third unit of the Wilson Dam project. Although the most costly single unit of the Muscle Shoals deveiopment, and certainly its most spectacular feature, art of a mucli scheme. The | The crux of the Muscle Shoals issue always has been whether the Govern- | ment skould operate the huze establich- | ment or lease it for private operation. If that hurdle ever could have been | surmounted. the next one would have been to cbtain sgreement on the vur- | pose for which it shouid nave been operated. ‘ The plant, as menticned previously, is designed to turn out two products cn a huge scale—clectric power and nitrates for fertilizer. Naturally anything so lavish in the way of facilities could create a volume | of either commodity sufficient to affect | seriously the operations of private in- cuctry engaged in the same fields, How do these elements of the business struc- ture feel about the matter? Precisely as one would expect them to feel. Specifically, their respeclive views were stated by witnesses, who appeared beforc the House Military Affairs Com- mittee in its recent hearings on the propesal of President Roosevelt to create a Tennessee Valley authority, | the Wilson Dam is but a more comprehensive | steam power plant was constructed at & cost of $12,000,000, while the nitrate plants of which there are two, and quarries and other features represeni &n original investment of almost $70,- | 000,000 more, tained members of the Executive Com- mittee in the rectory of the Church of the Assumplion Wednesday evening. when sctivitles of the club for the Summer months were discus:ed. | The Washington Soroptimist Club held its weekiy luncheon at the Wil- | lard Hotel Wednesdzy. President Nora B. Huffman p . The honor guest and speaker was Congresswoman Virginia Jenckes of Indiana | A musical program was furnished by | puplls of Mrs. Jewel Downs, Soroptim- | Vocal numbers were rendered by | Edith Hoffman Jones and Howard | Moore. Miss Alice Thomas, a Wnsh-“ ingtn Soroptimist, won & trip to Nor- | folk and Jamestown which is being given by the Baltimore Soroptimist Club on June 3, 4 and 5. Beck Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R.— Mrs, McKee will entertain the officers et luncheon and cards at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street, next Tuesd: { ORTS | Now open “There is still more work to be done before the project is ready to perform its max‘mum of service for mankind. | Estimates of its cost ranged from $50.- | 000,600 to $125.000.000 | It 1s now certain “the Shoals” will | find e definite place in the life of the Nation Graduates in Oklnho;:xl. [ James S. Bowgn of 2819 Connecticut | avenue will graduate from the OKla-| homa Military Academy at commence- | ment exercises Tuesday in the acad- emy's gymnasium at Claremore, Okla. Although the academy is cnly 14 years old, it is rated by the War De- partment as one of 21 “honor schools” | the United States. RESORTS. OCEAN CITY MD._ On Boardwalk: earaze rutes for Decorution dey. M. B. Quillin. Prop. OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Finest Bathing Beach on Atlantic Coast. For rates in The Spirit of 1933, write these hotels. Atlantic Plimhimmon Commander Stephen Decatur Hamilton Majestic Shorcham Belmont Hastings Breakers Colonial Del-Mar, S. I. Carey Rideau Roosevelt Del-Mar-Va Dennis Maryland Inn Caroline Capacity 100 R 100 100 We recommend Anmapolis-Claiborne-Matapeake Ferries to and from Ocean City, Md. Frequent Service. Saves times and mi ge. Most Direct Route, SALVATION ARMY CHANGES POLICY Casework Undertaken to Help Re- move Transient Jobless From Road. Casework, which, while resources permit only & limited load, is felt to, {be a long step toward helping take transient unemployed off the road, in- augurated as an experiment by the Men's Bureau of the Salvation Army last month, according to a report made yesterday by Maj. James Asher, com- manding the District division. According to Maj. Asher’s report, the | Army took care of 3864 white men during the month. of which 464 were | referred to the case worker and 59 were ed for the experiment in case- At the Salvation Army Emergency Home, the only private agency which cares for transient women in Wash- ington, 63 women and children received service during the month. Of these 44 were women over 20 years of age; three were girls between 16 and 20, and 16 were children under 16 years of age. The Army provided them with 961 meals and 365 nights’ lodging. In addition to the white men, women and children given care during the month, the colored hotel, the only private agency caring for colored tran- sient men, gave 12,095 meals and 5,768 nights' lodging to 1.222 men during the month. RESORTS PENNSYLVANIA. Mountains, on the model 6000 acre Hershey Farms and woodlands . . unsurpassed for healthfulness and variety of diversions. Reached over good paved roads thru a scenic country unrivaled. Superb cuisine, European plan. May we send Folder with special weekly rates? OPENS SAT., MAY $7th Ownership Management b AWERNERSVILLE ,PA * Mammuns rear high their sil- vered peaks. Taku's blue glacier slips slowly to the sea. In the balmy June-like sunshine, Indians squat under the shadow | of totem poles offering baskets, carvings, furs. You stop at quaint ports of call—Ketchikan, Wran- gell, Juneau, on this 9-day cruise, miles north by the smooth Tnside Passage. 36 hours in Skag- way, gatewayto Lake Atlinand the Yukon River. Include the Cana- dian Rockies in your itinerary. "Princess Charlotte™ d return, Round Trip— , { § up Resersations from any local agent, or CANADIAN CANADIAN PACIFIC We offer the Biggest VACATION VALUES of this Bargain Send for ittoday—48 pages pro- fusely illustrated in color—free on request—it tells all about our low-priced, all-expense tours to Yellowstone California—Old Mexico Colorado—Utah Oae cost covers everythi tras, Experieaced escorts. —act today. Get your copy from Department of Tours Chicago & North Wastern Ry. Union Pacific A MEMORIAL DAY WITH A CAPITAL M MEMORIAL DAY comes on Tuesday. Why not start Fri- day and make it one glorious seashore week - end? There's lots to do. An early morning canter. on the beach. Golf, with the smell of salt in the air. A lazy afternoon on the Ocean Deck. You'll eat like a salvaged castaway. At night, after a whirl of amusements, you'll sleep like an infant without a care in the world. What a tonic to give the whole family! DAILY RATE Per person (2 in a room, with In CHALFONTE . . . $8.50 10 85.50 In HADDON HAI #10 10 87 Meals included. European plan also CHALFONTE-HADDON HALL ATLANTIC CITY LEEDS AND LIPPINCOTT COMPANY Ideally sitaated . . . facing ccean and park SARANACINN. j Located at the head of beautiful Upper | | Saranac, Lake, on s boud-scre reservation. where i Many miles from any sanatorium. Coltages { furnished. cared for. meals in hotel. BECORATION PAY HOLIDAY-May26-30 relax in the sea air . . . bring batbing suit et . resd good books . . . emjoy e concerts . . . play golf or go horseback riding. Al plete indoor a ent facilitics. Tempting rates on American and European plans. Ownership Management Josiah White & Some Co. assador ATLANTIC CITY Time for Your Sun Bath! Take it where you will—on the Boardwalk or on the Ambassador ocean deck—there’s health 1o be had in the warm Spring sun dnd brisk breezes from the sea ... And for o sea water bath, try the Ambassador indoor pool. Golf, riding and all other sports. Atiractive Spring Rates on the American Plan. European Plan if d WILLIAM HAMILTON, Phane—Atlantic MILLER COTTAGE Gy N D 3 up Daily. with ITO PARKIN CLARENDON Vircinls Ave. near Beach & Steel Pler | DECORATION DAY SPECIAL | Sat., Sun., Mon. and 310.50 — Tues. with ALL Mzals | n_Plas. £5. Free Auto Parkinc. ALBEMARLE Virginia Ave.. Near Beach and Steel Pier Room and Breakfast, $1.50 Up Per Person: Served a. B Runnine’ Water. r. Snecial Week! i 3 . GABLE. | DELAWARE CITY HOTEL | Tennessee Ave. Beach. F100 up. eiv.“Bains, HOTEL BRIGHTON On Ocean Front, Atlantie City offers rates you can afford to pay. Brighton_standards_maintained VAN ™= Day Specl: ASBURY PARK, N. J. ASBURY PARK, NMONTEREY; y Asbury Park.~N.J. ey E A A Excel | Now Pri = Ph. NNESSEE AVE. A FAMOUS HOTEL IN A FAMOUS RESORT Celebrate Decoration Day on the Beach Especially Low Holiday Rates AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN Truly delightful and modern. Excellence of table adds to attractiveness of Am n Plan. Terps to Families. Ideal for long or short seashore sojourns Spacious Vzrandas - Sea Weter Baths - Open Pool Literature on Request Telepbone Asbury Park 1600 SHERMAN DENNIS, Manaser VIRGINIA. SKYLINE_DRIVE ENTRANCE “MEMORIAL DAY” PANORAMA HOTEL—COTTAGES 3,000-ft. Altitude On Top of the Blue Ridge in the Center of the SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK On the Lee Highway (U. 8. 211) Virginia's most scenic and accessi- ble mountain resort: quiet. cool and restful. Rates lowest ever quoted. May be resched by aito or bus in 212 hours. A A.“Headquarters Three Washington-Luray busses pass gairance daily. For schedule call Individual _cottages. unioue: & varietr of out 9 miles east of Luri cistance _phone Luray Fer Literature PANORAMA, Luray, Va. (33 A4 ““ o, . S0 e rustic and In the Mountains of Virginia Srrce’'s Hotel and Hillside Cottages. open | now. near Orkney S | 5 tiful Shenandoah Valley. Jackson Va. come 10 miles—F! unique resori. wonderful scenery. of the mountains.” nature best fresh home- €rown food. tastefully prepared and served | bure mountain ~air. wonderful medicinal waters, ron and sulphur baths. will reiu- : 44 acres of playgrounds. swim- & pool. dancing bowling. pool and out- door sports. Ownership management makes if possible to give lowest rate ever known ZAmerican plan. $2.50 per day. $12.50 and [ £15.00 o week booklet MR, AND MRS. WILLIAM R. BRYCE. owners’ post offices, Mt Jackson, Basye or Orkney Further Rate Reductions ESTS OR LONGER Near Town and Caverns Veniences—Reasonable Rates Market. Va_ VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. THE POCAHONTAS Virginia Beach, Va. Directly Facing the Sea Medern. Large yerandas. Homelike. Southern cooking. Golf. Baihing. Boa ing, Pishine. Horseback Riding, Very attractive rates. Mrs. A B. Williams, Ow tuberculars are never entertained. | _ rentals | o '$5.00 up. | rden. 18-hole from $:00 up. Hotel rates p. etc. Certified milk from our fresh vegelables from our G chemplonship golf _course, saddle horses. talxing movies. dances, concerts. _bridge instruction. Delicious American Pian_tabl and_delishtful social atmosphere “Write: | ara; 1 a The Beachome Apartment 28th d ¥ Modern, Ex _ MAINE. looking_ the Atla rates until June % THE CASTINE INN ¥ Figpscor Wesk of Monin L. rOWLA View of water. Hot and cold water in| " 6"!‘?“"-)!!‘5,5, rearly every room. American plan. Vegetables from our own garden. cou.: TEL TUDOR tennis, boating. Weekly rates, without | Nahant, M; bath, $16.00 to $21.00 per week. Rea- Opens June 5th, 47th season. Same man- sonable rates for rooms and sujtes with gement. &::kflllll! located. Comfortable bath. Booklet. le: Goig links mearby. surt bath: hting. fishing, etc. . mew{::m CASTINE, . ALEXANDRA CATTO, Proprietor. ceom: reasonal 1ng, yac!