Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1935, Page 24

TEACHERS ORGANIZE T0 HELP SYMPHONY | Central High School Instructers Seek Larger Share for Music in Children’s Lives. Desirous that symphonic music play & greater part in the lives of Wash- ington children than it has in the| past, Central High School teachers have organized a unit to take part in the National Symphony Orchestra’s 10-day drive for a $100,000 sustaining EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1935 Mrs. E. M. White, includes Mrs. Will Hutchins, Miss Anne McColm, Miss Lillian McColm, Mrs. Estelle Phillips, Mrs. Julle Gill, Mys. Elng Wells, Miss Leonore Baker, Miss Louiss Moare and Sgmuel Nicholson. Mrs. Inglas Sprd, chairmen, and members of the civic division of the Metropolitan Committee, met yester- day at the orchestra’s headquarters in the Carlton Hotel to discuss plans for the campaign. Among those present in addition to Mrs. Sard were Mrs. Lee P. Warren, vice chairman; Mrs. Armistesd Peter, Mrs. Walter Nagh, Mrs. Joseph Bivard, Mrs. Thomas Kinkaid, Mrs. E. Beh- rend, Mrs. M. Stevens, Mrs. J. B. Wycoff, Mme. F. Garcla, Mrs. E. K. Finkenstadt, Mrs. Walter Gawler, Mrs. Hamilton Claibourne snd Mrs. fund, which starts Friday. William M. Ounn. D. C. HEALTH OFFICE ADVANCES OUTLINED Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens Hear Address by Dr. J. G. Cummings. The advances made by the Dis- trict Health Department in the last 75 years were outlined before the Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens’ Association last night by Dr. James Gordon Cummings, chief of the Bureau of Preventable Diseases. Infant mortality has been reduced to such an extent, Dr. Cummings stated, that the average span of life in the Bistrict is now 52, instead of {22 years. The decresse in childhood | deaths has been brought about by the introduction of madern serums snd anti-toxins into medicine, and the use of pure water and Ppasteurized milk. According to Dr. Cummings, the only diseases which has not been eliminated is tuberculosis. In these cases an earlier diagnosis is needed, as well as more adequate hospitals angd @ larger nursing staff. Jo V. Morgan, well known Wash- ington attorney, gaye @ short talk on District jobs for District residents. He favared @ civil service system by which every position except thase de- mnndin%.htthy technical knawledge should filled by Washington resi- dents. He also advocated the right to vote in the District. COLLEGE GRADUATES TURN TO SLEUTHING Field of Scientific Exploration Takes Group Thst Once Tried Bond Selling. By the Associated Press. i NEW YORK, March 13—In the boom years before 1939 many § college graduate's fancy lightly and simost mechanically turned to thoughts of bond selling. Now they are aclentific gleuths. The young man who went into § hum-drum role in the business world several yeais ago is invading field of scientific exploration, F. Tru- bee Davidson, president of the Amer- ican Museum of Natural History, ssid y. He is traversing the ends of the world and prying into nature's vast lock-box of secrets. Furthermore, D3~ vidson said, he is heartily wel 3 for scientific snooping is a never-end- ing, almost depression-proof job. s @ir]l Tourists Cut Hevana. COLUMBIA, Mo., Mi I:O(P).— Elimi 1§ & Hay- ans ?r'fi" their it A use of the Cuban revalution, 96 ;Lpher tral 1s left 1 oy Teatationat "t 5t ot America. e b Pigs Killed in Epidemic: An epidemic of hoof-gnd-mouth dis- ease has caused the of 260 pigs in Glasgow, Scotland. e e e, BT &7 £ a2 —m > VITAMIN F PROVIDES TIP ON PREVENTION OF COLD ‘Workers Handling Derivatives of Linseed 0il Prove Free of Sickness. B the Associgted Press. CHICAGO, March 13—Sclence holds out some hope that the “com- mon cold” may be conquered by the use of vitamin P. Miss Mildred Oncken, physiological ¢hemist, tells about it mpuu cl:r‘:znt issue of the Illinols Medical Journal. “In § lghoratory with personmel of 63 persons common colds have been prevalent in all departments but one,” her srticle says. “The exception was | Meanwhile, acids (derivatives of IM dl. c;n- taining vitamin P). Workers ip this department did not develop a single g(:l:., r:ghwzutl;’ before working in this ent they had as the others.” » ¥ el ——— BLONDS TURN RED-HEAD HOLLYWOOD, Calif, March 13 (#)—Blond Dixie Lee (Mrs. Bing Crosby in private life) became a red- head today, and says she i3 going to remain one, The actress supplanted June Knight in the film “Red-heads on Parade,” and had to have her tresses dyed. the well-authenticated trend in the studios is away from bionds and toward titians, so she is determined to continue & red-head. “Until the style changes sgain,” the one handling linclenic and linoleic | she laughed. 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