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X ¥ASD 70 1MP ETATSG {ENT TD)=LONDONPO 15 1955 oA s w3 23 ROSCOE 8 WARTIN® AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOC THE KING COMMANDS ME TO AS¥ YOI JETY (CARLTON {OTEL}w U TO CONVEY TO TWE AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY THE SINCERE THMANKS OF 1S WAJESTY FOR THEIR KIND GREETINGS AND GOOD WISHES ON THE OCCASION OF Ni% SILVER JUBILEE HIS MAJESTY Cf ONGRATULATES THE SOCIETY OM THE ATTAINMENT OF THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE AND SENDS WIS BEST WISHES FOR TWESR CONTINUED PROSPERITY= 2 SAMUEL NOARE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ‘The greeting of King George V o! f Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Emperor of India, for many years president and now patron of the Royal Philatelic Society, London, to the Golden Jubilee Convention of the American Philatelic Society. request, the message marks a new Sent by Sir Samuel Hoare at his majesty's bond of fellowship in the universal republic of stamps, a democratic domain where great and humble, rich end poor, old and young, all conditions of men, women and children share citizenship on equal terms. BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. The Golden Jubilee Convention of the American Philatelic Society was | a grand success. That, in any case, was the verdict of veterans like Wil- liam C. Stone, Springfield, Mass., a former president of the organization, who has been attending annual meet- ings since 1887. Paid registration at convention headquarters in the lobby of the Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth street, reached a total of 263, but a large additional number of collectors who did not enroll were present at the several meetings beginning Monday and continuing until Friday. The traditional reception to the national officers, held at the National Museum, Constitution avenue, Mon- day evening, brought out a crowd estimated at 500. In the receiving line were Roscoe B. Martin, presi- dent; Carter Glass, jr., vice president; Dr. Holland A, Davis, secretary; How- ard H. Elliott, treasurer; Eugene Klein. international secretary; A. H. Wilhelm, director at large; Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, philatelic curator, Smithsonian Institution; Philip Simms Warren, General Committee; Albert F. Kunze, chairman, Exhibition Committee; Dr. Ellis Haworth, president, Washington Philatelic Society, and, representing the Smithsonian regents, Dr. Alexan- der Wetmore, assistant secretary. Formal proceedings began Tuesday morning at the Carlton, when the first T by Mr. Martin. Visitors were med in the name of the District ers by Capi. Howard F. Clark and in that of the host society by Dr. Haworth. President Roosevelt's message was read and prolonged ap- plause greeted the announcement thst former President Herbert Hoover had applied for membership in both the national and the local bodies. But it was the keynote address of Secretary of the Interior Ickes which was the most notable contribution to the initial meeting. Introduced by Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman, he de- | scribed himself as “a barnyard variety of stamp collector who has had lots of fun collecting and not a philatelist, whose pleasure it is to study stamps | for lttle cracks and other minor faults.” The Secretary's remarks bristled with epigrammatic wisdom. “Col- lecting,” he said, “is distinguished from other ‘alleged mental diseases’ | by being contagicus. * * * I lhink" we can defend our hobby. Psycholo- gists appear to be agreed that a hobby is a good thing. Especially as we | grow older we find we need something outside our ordinary routine work to occupy our leisure, to give us recrea- tion and mental peace.” Mr. Ickes urged the society to make it a duty to keep collecting “clean.” | Those who break the rules, he in-| sisted, should feel the rod of the or- ganization's wrath. A tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was the feature of Tues- day afternoon. The members were greeted at the doors by Alvin W. Hall, director; had luncheon in the bureau cafeteria, and were conducted through | the currency and stamp printing divi- | sions by expert guides. | Tuesday evening offered three at- tractions. The exhibition at the Museum was open, the Collectors’ Club, Branch 5, Society of Philatelic Americans, entertained at the Thom- son School, and there was a dinner at the Carlton for philatelic journal- ists and their friends. Mr. Kunze was toastmaster at the last-named meeting and the speakers included Mr. Martin, Mr. Klein, Mr. Glass, Mr. Stone, Mr. Beeckman, R. A. Barry of the New York Herald Tribune, Frank- lin Bruns of the New York Sun, Justin L. Bacharach of the New York American, Eugene L. Pollock of the | Philadelphia Inquirer, Roland E.| Flower of the Buffalo Evening News, | Col. Ralph A. Kimble of the Chicago | Daily News, Harry L. Lindquist of Stamps Magazine, David H. Daven- chairman, | business session was cailed to | ~—Star Staff Photo. | Stamp & Cover Collecting, Max G. | Johl, Delf Narona and others. Meanwhile, Mayo Dudley, chair- | man, Credentials Committee, an- | nounced the victory of the Garfield- | Perry ticket in the recent mail ballot- |ing. The successful candidates were: | Mr. Klein, president; Hugh M. South- gate, Mr. Warren and Mrs. Manning, vice presidents; Dr. Davis, secretary; Mr. Elliott, treasurer; Adolph Steeg | of Buffalo, international secretary; Mr. | Wilhelm of San Francisco and Dr. | Clarence W. Hennan of Chicago, di- rectors at large, all to serve two years beginning September 1. Wednesday’s program began with a | business session at which routine busi- | ness was discussed and ways and means debated for checkmating | counterfeiters. Dr. Prichard von | David, San Antonio, Tex., brought | the audience to its feet applauding | with an announcement to the effect that he had been assured that the | Secret Service division of the Treas- | ury Department stands ready to co- | | operate in the society’s campaign to | stop fraudulent tampering with | | stamps. | | A pilgrimage to Mount Vernon by | way of the Lincoln Memorial, Arling- | ton and Alexandria was made Wed- nesday afternoon by more than 200 | delegates, and there was an active and | | interesting auction at the Carlton | | under the direction of Howard A.| | Robinette and Walter S. Scott in the | evening. The third business session Thurs- | day morning was devoted to changes in the scciety's by-laws. the discus- sion being led by Frederick W. Green | of Cleveland. Mr. Glass was. toastmaster at the | convention banquet at the Carlton Thursday evening. In his role as principal speaker, Mr. Hall defended stamp collecting as a useful and helpful avocation. “The collecting and study of stamps,” he said, “pro- mote peace of mind, tolerance and | fellowship. Philately has been a god- | |send to America in these years of | depression.” Others who spoke were: Mr. Stone, Mr. Martin and Mr. Klein, the president-elect causing an en- thusiastic demonstration by his re- cital of a supposed dream in which | he described a national headquarters | for the society in Washington—a magnificent marble building in which there would be a museum, a | library, laboratories, offices, a school | for junior collectors and an acad- emy for seniors and other long-de- | | sired facilities for the scientific study of stamps. The final business session was held Friday morning, when Omaha was selected for the convention of 1936, and news of the tragic death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post was received by a reverent minute of silence, the entire convention standing. Mr. Stone moved final adjournment, a rivilege which he said he had been xercising for 31 years. Before the delegates disbanded, Mr. Martin gave out the text of a mes- sage received by cable from London. It was an acknowledgment of a greet- ing to King George V, and read as follows: “The King commands me to ask you to convey to the American Philatelic Society the sincere thanks of his majesty for their kind greet- ings and good wishes on the occasion of his silver jubilee. His majesty congratulates the society on the at- tainment of their golden jubllee and sends his best wishes for their con- tinued prosperity. (8ir) Samuel Samuel Hoare, secretary of state for foreign affairs.” The representative national charac- ter of the American Philatelic Society of the convention. Among those pres. ent were: Charles E. Abrams, Syra- cuse, N. Y.; Nathaniel] Edward Adam- son, jr., Portsmouth, Va.;, O. Arco, New York; Paul Ashburn, Winston- Salem, N. C.; Arthur Berger, Flush- ing, N. Y.; Sidney F. Barrett, New York; A. W. Batchelder, Salem, Mass.; port of The Star and Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, Augustine Dietz of | Howard C. Beck, Baltimore; C. Ed- ward Bell, Hancock Point, Me.; F. A. Panama City Becoming Intellectual Center of All American Republics (Continued From Third Page.) Ecuadorian art, many of the pieces being national treasures of Ecuador such as the earliest statues made by colonial artists in America and paintings by the Flemish masters whom Charles V sent to Quito in 1534. The National Art Academy of Peru and the Mexican departments of foreign relations and of educa- tion also made notable contributions. Dr. Encinas, who has been called the John Dewey of Latin America and until recently rector of San Marcos University in Peru, gave two courses on educational psychology and on mental hyglene. Dr. Lester M. Wil- son, Dr. Fred W. Hosler, dean of the Canal Zone Junior College, and Mr. Francisco Cespedes, a Columbia Uni- versity M. A, taught comparative education, philosophy of education, and techniques of primary and sec- ondary education to crowded classes. Dr. Wilson had in one of his courses, which he conducted in Spanish, over 160 eager students. A series of seminars on journal- ism were offered under Mr. Crede H. Calhoun, veteran New York Times correspondent in Latin .America, a man who is a past master at news gathering in Latin America, under Mr. Hal Hazelrigg, Latin American Tribune, and other newspapermen of North and South America. But perhaps the most interesting work in this Summer school of Pan- ama was done in the various seminars on Latin-American problems. For the first time in Latin America the Monroe Doctrine was made a sub- Ject for presentation and discussion in a school, and so was the “good neighbor” policy of President Roose- velt. The racial problems of Latin America, the New Deal and its Latin American reverberations, the thorny Cuban situation, the Mexican Revo- lution, the Mexican six-year plan, the canal treaties, the Canal Zone, the cultural problems of Latin America and a half dozen other such subjects were dealt with. Mr. Leo Sack, American Minister to Costa Rica, made a special trip on a navy plane from cool San Jose to torrid Panama to deliver an optimistic eulogy on the New Deal in the United States. “Torrid Panama” is a misleading phrase, however. To one sweltering | Ohio; THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 18, 1935—PART TWO. Bickert, Washington; Mrs. V. P. Blackwood, Kansas City, Mo.; W. H. Boatwright, Washington, D. C.; W. C. Bond, Washington; Clarence W. Bra- zer, Lansdowne, Pa.; Norman H. Brock, San Antonio, Tex.; L. G. Brookman, Minneapolis; A. G. Brown, St. Louis; Stephen Brown, Glens Falls, N. Y; Emil Bruechig, New York; Gerald H. Burgess, Minneapolis; Judge David D. Caldwell, Washin, ton; Robert J. Campbell, Chicag: Ruth K, Campbell, New York; Eliza- beth A. Case, Newton, N. J.; A. B. Cassell, Minneapolis; Dr. A. N. Cau- dell, ‘ashington; Herman Chaney, Uniontown, Pa.; Dorothy M. Chap. lin, Chicago; F. 8. Church, Chicago; Alice B. Cilley, Washington; Henry W. Clark, Washington; Mrs. Caroline V. Cleaver, Washington; Walter J. Com- rath, Albion, Pa.; Morton O. Cooper, Washington; Arthur W. Deas, New York; Clyde de Binder, Washington; Heyliger de Windt, Boston; Mrs. Henry Diamant, New York; Harry F. Dunkhorst, Washirgton; Herbert L. Eggert, Milwaukee; Michael L. Eids- ness, jr, Washington; S. S. Fahrer, stamp editor, Record, Philadelphia; Fred E. Farnham, Detroit; L. J. Fler- lage, Norwood, Ohio; Theodore E. Forbes, Washington, Huarry A. Fox, Washington; R. T. Freeman, Atlanta; Lambert Gerber, Tamaqua, Pa.; Frank W. Grant, Cleveland. J. E. Guest, Dallas, Tex., W. Kelsey Hall, Woonsocket, R. I.. F. Harrington, Utica, N. Y.; H. E. Har- ris, Boston; C. C. Hart, Kansas City, Meo.; L. Craft Hassler, Louisville; T. B. Hayward, Frederick, Md.; Elsie Hibler, Newton, N. J.; O. J. Hodge, Chevy Chase, Md.; Curt Hoerig, Mil- waukee; Vance Holden, Cleveland; T. Russell Hungerford, Washington; J. H. James, Petersburg, Va.; Edgar B. Jessup, Oakland, Calif.; William Jor- dan, jr., Atlantic City; Mrs. Ellen and Miss Ella Marie Johgensen, Memphis; O. H. Keehn, Milwaukee; Clifford W. Kissinger, Reading, Pa.; Ernest Kletsch, Washington; E. C. Kline, Erie, Pa.; Adolph Klingentein, West New York, N. J.; Eugene Klotzbach, Buffalo; J. N. Knappen, Washington; Charles A. Kohen, Washington; Leslie ! Kreger, Washington; Miss E. Kugel- | berg, Chicago; Mrs. Ethel K. Lehman, High Point, N. C.; J. H. Lehman, Buffalo; Elmer Long, Harrisburg, Pa.; J. W. Longnecker, Hartford, Conn.; Dr. J. M. Magil, Muskegon, Mich.; Donald W. Martin, Cleveland; Mrs. J. R. D. Matheson, Fort Belvoir, Va.; William H. Maudrich, Albany, N. Y.; | Hugo Meyer, Mount Rainier, Md.; A. | Eugene Michel, New York; P. E. Mil- | ler, Morris, Minn.; Dr. Harcld E.| Miner, Holyoke, Mass.; A J. Mitula, jr, Houston, Tex.: H. J. Moldt, Bos- ton: William J. Morjan, Abita Springs, La.; Ben L. Moris, Bellaire, Louis W. McDaniel, Beaver Falls, Pa.; Frank W. Nigle, Force, | Pa; C. L. Nelson, St. Faul, Minn,; | Mrs. Madeline C. Nicklts, Washing- | ton; Max Ohlman, New York; James O. Peavey, Washingt)n; Miss Olive Peterson, Chicago, 1ll.; Maurice S. Petty, Washington; Benjamin N. Page, Kansas City, Mo.: Miss Irene M. Pistorio, Washington; Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N. C.; John S. Reynolds, York, Pa.; Frederick R, Rice, Baliston, Va. P. F. Robertson, Peoria. Ill.; Frederick J. Roy, Washington; Walter Rozmin, Chicago; S. E. Schacht, Huntington, Ind.; Alfrieda Schwenk, Hackensack, N. J.; C. G. Selvig, Crookston, Minn.; Mrs. Eveleen W. Severn, Chicago; James W. Seville, Statesville, N. C.; J. C. Shambarger, Red Key, Ind.; E. M. Shingler, Charleston, S. C.; George B. Sloane, New York; Ralph Smith, Omaha, Nobr.; 8. B. Somervell, Buf- falo; Frank A Spielman, Fairfield, Iowa; L. L. Steimley, Urbana, IiL; Mrs. Elizabeth W. Stevens, Washing- ton; Mrs. Ethel B. Stewart, Newton, Italy’s Case (Continued From Third Page.) cease resorting to the slave trade as a source of income. Public works, such as dams, roads, drains, etc., would have to be undertaken on a vast scale to provide a living to thousands of these outcasts who, once released, othrwise would probably die of star- vation. Emperor Held Sole Owner. Another reason for which it is im- possible to abolish slavery in Ethiopia is that the Emperor is the sole owner of everything within his state. He may grant the use of the soil, only against payment; but slaves possess nothing and have no money. How could they be emancipated in these circumstances? In the course of a detailed report on his journey through Ethiopia, the noted traveler De Castro observed, with reason, that slaves would return like cattle to their former owners to escape starvation. Many Ethiopian customs prove that the people are barbarians at heart. For instance, an Ethiopian who has killed an enemy may wear a red band around his head; but there must have been an eyewitness to his deed. A yellow band around the head means the wearer has killed an elephant, and & lion’s mane indicates he has done away with one or more of these wild beasts. Indeed, to kill a lion or an was manifested by the registration list Lelephant is considered the equivalent of a deed of valor in warfare, and worthy of reward: a dead lion is worth 25 enemies killed and an elephant no less than 40! The caste of warriors is the highest in the social scale and enjoys special honors. Civilians, no matter how wealthy they may be, are looked upon with contempt. They are excluded frem public posts, magistracy, public administration. They are not received by the chiefs; their position is humili- ating and pitiful. When a tribal chief passes along the road the man who is not a warrior must fall to the ground and kiss the dust upon which the chief has trodden. But the chief heeds him not, nor deigns to cast a glance upon him. Only the armed men in the retinue may acknowledge such acts of submission, waving aside the civillan with a gesture of the hand. Among barbarous usages is that of binding debtors to their creditors with iron chains. Other prisoners have had their right hand bound to the left ankle for months on end. Mur- derers are punished eye for eye, tooth for tooth, by the family of the victim, yet the assassin may ransom himself STAMPS. —FREE—SCOTT'S 1936 CAT.—FREE. L RS RE St iharwise, . Clev. 1953 for ¥ Stamps—Coins—Autographs Bought and Sold Hobby Shop 716 17th St NW. Dist. 1232 WHITNEY’S STAMP MART 102 12th S¢. N.W. Met._6593. THE STAMP SHOI E Din G Bt N Ussiates in Washington or New York, Pan- ama, where the thermometer never registers over 81 or 82 degrees F. with cool nights always and a per- ennial breeze swaying palm trees and Indian laurels, is a relief indeed. editor in the New Y?rk Herald- (Copyright. l’&“.) STAMP ALBUMS Stock Books. Oatalogues. New Sets. Single Stamps. Philatelic Supplies. Cal! and see me T also BUY Collections Harry B. Mason, 918 F N.W. O S STAMP SHOP M7 S U. 5 ond Fersign. President EUGENE KLEIN, Newly elected president of the American Philatelic Society, long international secretary of the or- ganization and one of the recog- nized stamp authorities of the United States. A resident of Phila- delphia for many years, he has been a judge at more than a dozen important exhibitions and a dele- gate to a lengthy list of congresses and conventions. Especially noted for his philosophic wit and quiet humor, he has been chosen to lead the A. P. 8. for the term 1935- 1937 by the largest vote ever ac- corded any candidate. ~—Star Staff Photo. N. J; J. W. Stowell, Federalsburg, Md.; A. P. Streff, Chicago: William M. Stuart, stamp editor, Washington | Post; H. V. Swalow, Lambertville, N. J.; Harry S. Swensen, Minneapolis; Raymond L. Taylor, Washington; Dr. Leon G. Tedesche, Cincinnati; Col. K. Truesdell, Washington; _Miss Meta Techarner, Islip, N. Y.; Paul Vignos, Canton, Ohio; Edward von Rosen, Elkins, W. Va.: Donald Walch, Bos- ton; R. ¥. Wall, Richmond; A. R. Wallin, Rock Island, IIl; Philip H. Ward, jr.,- Philadelphia; Henry G. Webb, Waskington; Victor Weiskopf, New York; Phillip M. Weiss, Cincin- nati; Mrs. E. J. and Miss Henriette Weschke, St. Paul, Minn.; William West, Philadelphia; M. W. White, Worcester, Mass.; Valdemar Weier- gang, Washington; George Williams, Kansas City, Mo.; F. G., Wilson, Tulsa, Okla.; Frank L. Wilson, New York; Artnur J Wood, Washington; William Zwick, New York. Willam T. Adams, Grand Rapids, Mich.; George W. Angers, Springfield, | Mass.; Mrs. Rose Biber, Paterson, N. J. | Robert F. Brinton, West Chester, Pa.; Harry B. Caton, Washington; Francis B. Leech, Washington: Dr. Thomas | H. Meikle, Troy, Pa.; Haughton San- | guinetti, stamp editor, Boston Evening | Transcript; George K. Smith, Colum- | bus, Ohio; J. R. Wilson, Baltimore; !A. C. Zimmerman New York: S. An- | derson, New York; Stanley B. Ash- | brook, Cincinnatli: W. H. Barnum, | Cleveland; J. Murray Bartels, New | York; C. R. Beegle, Riverton, N. J.; | William H. Beers, Canal Zone; Mil- ford Bendiner, Philadelphia; Doris E. Bockius, Chicago; P. W. Curtis, Clear- field, Pa.; O. E. De Sio, Pittsburgh; Vincent Domanski, jr. Philadelphia; | Adolph D. Pennel, Cincinnati; L. B. | Gatchell, New York: A. J. Hauser, Pittsburgh; Ralph Hedges, Kansas City, Mo.; C. G. Harrington, Clear- in Ethiopia with money. This is known as “the price of blood.” Warriors make a habit of cutting off the right hand | and left foot of prisoners of war; they wear these and similar souvenirs on their saddle pommels and sword hiits. Such mutilation was inflicted upon 1,200 of Italy’s native soldiers by order of the Empress Taitu. Two-thirds of | them died from loss of blood. The others were kept alive by plunging the stumps in boiling oil, after which they were sent back to their families {in the midst of horrible sufferings. Yet, Ethiopia was given a place in the League of Nations! Italo-Ethiopian dispute? We think that the best means of introducing civilization into Ethiopia and of abol- ishing slavery forever would be to entrust Italy with the none too easy task of reorganizing the country on civilized principles. Why Italy? someone may ask. Be- cause Italy is the logical European country to carry out this mission. First, Italy needs colonies for expan- sion as does no other European state, and this gives her people an enthusi- asm and will for this arduous task. Secondly, because Italy is already in Eritrea and Somaliland. There Italy has expended billions of lire over a period of forty years. Italy must bring civilized rule to Ethiopia or lose forty years of peaceful development. A semi-barbarous country, dedicated to war and the slave traffic, Abyssinia is like a rotten peach which constantly threatens to infect its neighbors with a decay of law and order. Italian rule in Ethiopia would spell progress for a good section of the human race, and all nations might contribute to the economic develop- ment of the country. If this plan is frustrated by international jealousies, then it will be well nigh impossible to avoid an armed conflict, which the Ethiopians themselves have provoked with their xenophobia. =~ Meanwhile, nearly all the white men have fled Ethiopia, for in that distant land there is no safety for the.stranger. STEAMSHIPS. © What will be the outcome of the fleld, Pa.; Charles L. Hofman, Rich- mond; Thomas Hyatt, Connellsville, Pa.; W. R. King, Grand Island, Nebr. Alfred G. Lichtenstein, New York; Roy M. Lynnes, Chicago; Michael Miller, Baltimore; C. A. McIntyre and N. Howard McIntyre, Scottdale, Pa.; Isaiah Rudy, Pittsburgh; Miss Christina Satles, Utica, N. Y.; Francis M. Sawyer, Swarthmore, Pa.; Thomas Semmes, jr, Richmond; W. O. Sfe- bold, Washington; Richard Taylor, Mansville, Ohio; Dr. M. G. Skinner, J. Harry Jenkins, Roy H. Miller, Alden H. Whitney, J. O. County, Robert W. Hooper, Robert Bilsborough. Charles Reynoldsen, Billy Clarke, Billy Wood Stevens, Ellen and Sally Cook, Mollie Lewis, Marion A. Lancaster and Jos- eph Francs Dodd. Canada was represented by Adam C. Douglas, Hawkesbury, Ontario; L. A. Davenport, Toronto, and I. D. A. Cook, Montreal. Many of the members were accom- panied by their wives, sons and daughters. Dr. Herbert Putnam, librarian, has amnounced that the exhibition ar- ranged for the American Philatelic Society will remain available for pub- lic inspection for an indefinite period. Rare proofs, essays and stamps are on display. The convention exhibition at the Naticual Museum also will remain in- tact for another fortnight. Programs of the convention, con- taining a catalogue of the exhibition and other interesting philatelic ma- terial, still are to be had from Mr. Warren, care Hotel Carlton, at 25 cents each plus postage, The sixth annual Convention of the American Airmail Soclety was in ses- sion daily at the Hotel Lafayette, Six- teenth street, Thursday to yesterday. Francis B. Leech was re-elected presi- dent, and other national officers chosen include Walter Conrath, Al- bion, Pa.; R. L. Singley, Lancaster, Pa.; W. R. Patton, Winnipeg, and | Erik Hildesheim, New York, vice presidents; George W. Angers, Spring- fleld, Mass., secretary; Frank A. Cost- | anzo, Punxsutawney, Pa., treasurer; | Perham C. Nahl, Oskland, Calif.; F.| H. Wilde, Compton, Calif.; . 'STEAMSHIPS. DIRECT TO SCO'{"!;AND IRELAND Ask your travel agent about the Anchor Line — its sturdy ships have long been favorites of trav- elers wishing to visit Ireland and Scotland. 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It is said that ap- proximately 100 sets were brought back to the United States. Where are they, if not in the hands of the de- partment? A memorial airmail stamp in tribute to Will Rogers and Wiley Post is a possibility, if not a probability. Definite announcement with regard to the proposed Boulder Dam stamp is expected momentarily. It is sup- posed to have the approval of Presi- dent Roosevelt. Stamps in commem- oration of the centenary of Texas also are being discussed in depart- ment circles. ‘The forthcoming Philippine stamps, as originally announced in The Star, will be of five denominations—2c, 6c, 16¢c, 36c and 50c values. They will be available at the offices of the ‘Trade Commission, but collectors are requested not to order until further particulars are released. Greece soon will have & new air- post series, described as follows: 1dr, Chariot of the Sun; 2dr, the Messen- ger of the Gods; 5dr, Daedalus; 7dr, Pallas Athene and a winged horse; 10dr. Hermes; 25dr. 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As we gather around the fire of evenings, philately | eeems to be the general subject of conversation among visitors and na- tives alike.” The annual coavention of the So- ciety of Philatelic Americans opens Photograph Contest '2000.00 CASH AWARDS Ist Prize .. $250.00 @warded by Parents Magazine 2nd Prire . . $100.00 10— 3rd Prizes 25.00 $0 — 4th Prizes 5.00 100 — Sth Prizes . . 2.00 @nd 163 other Cash Prizes Enter Your Child Now Simply have his or her photo taken 0 our studio for just one dollar. Phorograph Studse . . Floor ALL-EXPENSE | today at the Melbourne Hotel, St. Louis. Program arrangements are in the hands of members of the Mound City Stamp Club. There will be an exhibition, a banquet, boat rides, ball games and other entertainment fea- tures. The Collectors’ Club, Branch 8, So- ciety of Philatelic Americans, will meet at the Thomson School, Twelfth street, Tuesday evening at 8. Public invited. The Washington Philatelic Socjety will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six- teenth street, Wedniesday evening at 8. All collectors welcome. . L4 All over the country thousands of children under 14 are competing in this National Contest..because it’s fun! It's almost like a circus! Prizes are awarded for the charac- ter and person- ality expressed / in your child’s picture, not just for“prettiness”. Our 109 to 259 Discount Sale on Quality GLASSES and FRAMES For Two Weeks Only! —Not a CLEARANCE SALE! But a sale of our finest quality optical products at a dis- count that means the saving of many dollars! Here Are a Few Examples of the Savings Solid Gold Spring Folding OXFORDS —This beau- tiful t oxfords. el ing regularly at- $12. a 25 % Solid Gold Center Rimless FRAMES and e graved. solid sold centers— newest styles 2 Ooff . T 0850 and "no won sale at $6.80. Use Your Charge Account L) Optical Dept. Street Floor Air-Cooled