Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1936, Page 37

\] . FLEET COMMAND | CHANGES LIGTED Flag Officers of Navy Are Involved in Shifts of Assignments. A number of flag officers of the Navy are involved in changes of high command in the fleet. Rear Admiral George J. Meyers will be detached from command of Cruiser Division 8 and will become the new commandant | of the 16th Naval District and navy yard at Cavite P. I, as relief, about January 7, 1937, of Rear Ad- miral Edward J. Marquart, who has been assigned to command the ‘Yangtze Patrol, as relief of Rear Aa- miral William H. Allen, who will re- turn to the United States for assign- ment. Rear Admiral John W. Green- slade will be detached as a member of the General Board in December and will command Battleship Division 2 of the Battle Force as relief of Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch, who then will assume command of that force. Rear Admiral Arthur St. C. Smith | will be detached as commandant of | the Mare Island Navy Yard in De- | cember, and he will assume duty as commandant of the 12th Naval Dis- trict and naval operating base at San Francisco, succeeding Rear Admiral Edward H. Campbell, who retired for | age on November 1. Vice Admira. Clarence S. Kempff, after relief from command of the battleships of ihe | Battle Force, will assume duty as| commandant at Mare Island. Capt Frank H. Sadler, now on the staff of the Naval War College, will be as- signed to command Crusier Division 6 of the Scouting Force as the relief of Rear Admiral Charles P. Snyder. who will go to duty as president of | that college. Admiral Synder will re- | lieve in the latter capacity Rear Ad- miral Edward C. Kalbfus, who will re- lieve Vice Admiral- Kempff, in com- mand of battleships. Capt. Sadler will be due next year for advancement to the permanent rank of rear ad- miral, and in the meantime he will | have that temporary rank while in| command of the Cruiser Division. Of-| ficers remain to be assigned to com- | mand Cruiser Division 7, to succeed | Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield, now | in command of the squadron in Eu- | ropean waters, and to command Cruiser Division 8 as relief of Admira!| Meyers. Capt. Dallas G. Sutton (M. C).¢ U. 8. N, will assume cuty within the next few days at the Navy Department in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as assistant to the chief of that| bureau, as successor to the late Capt. Owen J. Mink of that corps. Capt. Sutton will be detached from his | present duties at the Naval Academy | tamorrow. Capt. Reynolds Hayden (M. C.). now at the Great Lakes naval training station, will succeed Capt. Button at the Naval Academy. Army. | Maj. Claudius M. Easley. on duty with the 30th Infantry, has been | designated as officer in charge of the 1937 infantry rifle and pistol teams. Capt. Harry H. Armstrong, M. C, medical officer in charge of the physio- logical research laboratory at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, has been declared the winner of the Henry S. Wellcome gold medal and a cash prize of $500 as | the author of the best paper submitted | in a contest, the subject being “The Importance of Co-ordinating the Mili- | tary and Naval Medical Services With | the Civilian Medical Profession.” The | award will be presented at the conven- tion of the association in Detroit. I DELPHIAN SOCIETY | The Tota Phi Delta Chapter met ‘Thursday at Jellefl’s Little Theater. Mrs. Alexander Wylie, president, pre- sided. “Roman Comedy” was the sub Jject under the leadership of Mrs. El- mer Peffer. Assisting with topics were Mrs. Carl Smith, “Roman Theaters and Players' Art”; Mrs. W. B. Bane, “History of Comedy at Rome”; Mrs. E. R. Horton, “Plautus’ Place in Dra- matic History,” and Mrs. James L. Bates, “Technique of Roman Com- edy.” “The Twins,” written by Plau- tus about 250 B. C. was discussed by Mrs. H. B. Brooks, Mrs. J. H. Curry and Mrs. H. H- Hulbirt. After the meeting the chapter went %0 the Columbia Country Club as luncheon guests of Mrs. R. L. Spire. Games were played. The Roosevel: Chapter will meet Tuesday at 10:30 o'clock at the Par- | rot Tea Room. Mrs. Finis Garrett will be the leader. The subject will be “Chivalry as a Bocial Force.” Mrs. J. W, Cole will discuss “Medieval France": Mrs. Law- son A. Moyer, “The Holy Roman Em- pire”; Mrs. La Verne Beales, “Eng- land in the Middle Ages”; Mrs. Wil- liam J. Graham, “Teachers and Preachers,” and Mrs. 3. Ward Man- in, “Statesmen and Scholars,” after | which a resume of the topics will be given by the president, Mrs. William Earl Clark. Kappa Sigma Chapter met Tues- day at the Mount Pleasant Branch | Library and elected the following offi- cers: President. Mrs. W. A. Shannon; vice president, Mrs. Ralph Teunis; secretary, Mrs. J. G. Hefty; treasurer, Mrs. T. R. Hall; seminar board, Mrs, J. T. O’Connell, Mrs. Clifton Housley and Mrs. M. C. James. ‘The program for the day was on “Eternal Rome,” lead by Mrs. Richter. S R A Ladies’ Oriental Shrine. Su-Zu Court held a ball in Almas Temple last Monday, with Potentate Allen Potts and Mrs, Potts among the distinguished guests. The court will convene Tuesday in Brightwood Temple at 2 pm. for a business session, recess for the 6:30 p.m. banquet at the Dodge Hotel and reconvene in the temple at 8 p.m. for the ceremonial session, when a large elass of candidates will be initiated. High Priestess Edith Parsons re- quests members to bring to the cere- monial toys or games they wish sent in the crippled childrens’ Christmas boxes. Food or clothing for local Christ- mas distribution may be brought to the temple or the donors may tele- phone the welfare chairman, Sadie Jenkins, Lincoln 2958, and donations will be called for. Members and friends are invited to attend the 12:30 p.m. luncheon Pri- day at the Fairfax Hotel and remain for cards. Ex-Miner's Hymn Feature. ‘Welsh singing festivals will feature two compositions by Evan Job, former miner and now a hymn tune composer, which he has dedicated to his twin granddaughters, Ruth and Mair Da- "* 18 months old. . Ancient Greek theater. . Benefit. . A full-grown pike. . French city. 25. Capable of being known. 196, . Encroachers. . Alcoholic beverage. . Clayey. . Scripture. . A black, viscous liquid. . Feminine name. . To grease. . Rap lightly again. . Large Australian birds. |122. . Grassland. . A decade. . Part of “to be”: poet. . To sweeten. 49. Spirit. . Place of occurrence or 53. Idolizer. . Observe. . Expensive. . Nuts. . To fasten securely. 60. Secure. . Isinglass. 65. State or quality of being 67. Triple crown. . Wire measures. 71. A cereal grass. 72. A member of a Siamese 150. . Want of feeling. 75. Pointed or narrow tips. . To thrust out of the way. ACROSS. 1. Lively, cheerful tunes, 6. Fermented grains. 11. One. . Mountain peak in Cali-| 95 90. 93. fornia. 96. 100. 102. |103. 105. 107. 1109, 111 |113. 115. 117, 119, 1120, 124. |126. 1127, 120, action. 131. 132, |133. (135, 136. 138. 141, 143. 145. 1147, 149. close. race. 153. 156. 157. Pertaining to abstinence! from intoxicants. ‘Hungarian cavalryman. Robbery at sea. ‘Turkish coin. Reverberate. ‘Wingless. Tood. Layer of earth or rock. Steal. Neither. Black. Deserve. Star-shaped. A small insect. Burden. Challenger. Landed properties. PFillet. Moccasin. Catchers of certain bur- rowing animals. Mexican cornmeal mush. An authoritative letter. Province or territory of 26. an officer of an imperial palace. A musical instrument. A limb. Consumed. Ages. The upright part of a 45. step. | Sprinkled: Her. Greedy. The bitter yetch. Hard-shelled fruits. Curved moldings: var. Chinese pagoda. Formal acknowledge- 55. ment. 7. Learnedness. Obliterates. Formerly. 158. 159. . Wild buffalo of India. . Itallan coin. . Stables. 160. | 84 A relative. 161. | 85. Rope used to draw a gun 162. | carriage. 163. Lamprey catcher. Suecinct. Expunge. Short pipe connections. '68. Winter vehicles. Flexible pipes. THE SUNDAY STAR, DOWN. | spread. | 2. Palse forms of in logic. . Sleight-of-hand | periority. 6. A twin crystal. 1. 8. sula. Sesame. Killed. ‘The last month. Pood o 10. n 12. 113, |14 Freeze. Trial. Trap. . Possesses. !17. Handle. 18. Extremely loud. 119, Covers with an tin and lead. Acquiesce. Kind. 15. 1186, 20. 28. 32. Cowardly. |36. A giver. 38. Cleanness. | 40. Speaks. 42. Era. Important drug 47. Son of Jacob. |48, ing together. A cut of meat. River in Peru. Lucid. Attack. | 50. i‘“' |52, 53. 57. Lamentable. . An agreement states. 61. 63. 64. Mahometan ma To sharpen. Efficient. Portico. 68. 170. . Not general or wide- . Avoirdupois weight. . One conscious of his su- Navigated the air: colloq. . North American penin- Wanting in eolor. A group of persons pull- Gratifies extremely. two or more independent 144. A supporting bar. Egyptian solar disk. . An orthodox Moslem. . Slumbered. . Govern. . Projecting part of & | building. 8 . Withered. 83. Asterisks. 86. Scarce. | 87. Metric weight. | 89. Harangues. 90. To dangle. 91. On. 92. Pertaining to the art of military science. | 94. Pottery manufacturer. g | 97. Instruments for measur- | ing magnifying power. 98. An inn. | 99. Excessively corpulent. 1101, A game of cards. 1103. Resembling a pillar. |104. Communion table. '108. A kind of leather used for gloves. Petter. Side: Latin. Hebrew letter. Valley. Woman's handbag. A leguminous vegetable. Fleshy. Dwelt. Proclaimed loudly. To venerate. Persian fairy. Jeers. A mild swear word. Rapt. Arabian military com- manders. A billiard stroke. Mitigates. Measured quantity of medicine. Let it stand. Perceives. Masculine name. Receive. Anger. Relating: abbr. One that represents what is newest. thinking alloy of 110. 112, 114 116. |18, 121, 123. 125 1217. 128, 129. 130, 131 134. }m. 1139, | 140. 142. between herb. 146. 148, |151. 152. 154, 155. gistrate. | | ‘\ (Continued From Sixth Page) [ o side | formation of an evening section are {invited to meet at the home of Mrs. George A. Finch, 100 Virgilia street, at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Thirty-two were elected to member- | ship at the last meeting: Mrs. Ed- ward G. Adams, Mrs. E. Osmun Barr, Mrs. Ralph W. Bennett, Miss Martha H. Berry, Mrs. Roy C. Bowker, Mrs. Mrs. Raymond Clapper, Mrs. John J. | Daly, Mrs. R. J. Dannemiller, Mrs. | Frank Dunnington, Mrs. Alton G. | Grinnell, Mrs. D. B. Groff, Mrs. | Thomas 8. Gulick, Mrs. A. G. Hagerty, Miss Alma L. Hendry, Mrs. Thomas R. | Henry, Mrs. Margaret B. Keyhoe, Mrs. Elmer J. Koch, Mrs. George W. Max- | fleld, Miss Isabella R. Meloy, Mrs. | Daniel 8. Murph, Mrs. Guy M. Myers, Mrs. J. Willard Nalls, Mrs. James Lee Oliver, Mrs. Thomas E. Perry, Mrs. Clarence F. Pollack, Mrs. F. A. Sager, Mrs. Frank C. Squire, Mrs. Willford C. Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Tinkham and Mrs. William D. Wermouth. American Association of University ‘Women—Miss Beatrice Pinkney Jones will give a lecture-recital in the lounge this evening at 8:30 e'clock. Dr. J. Walter Campbell, chief, Educational Division, Social Security Board. will discuss “Progress Under the Social Security Act” following the tea tomorrow afternoon. The drama study group will meet in the lounge at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Horace Torbert, leader, will dis- cuss some phases of Lope de Vega. Mrs, Torbert will discuss the French symbolist movement, as illustrated by Msllarme and L'Apres-Midi D'un | Faune at the Martha McLear poetry | group Thursday at 11 o'clock. Charles Edward Russell will read Swinburne's elegy for Baudelaire, “Ave Atque Vale,” and will be the guest of the poetry group at a luncheon afterward. The duplicate contract bridge sec- tion will meet in the lounge Friday at 7:30 pm. An {llustrated lecture on the “Grand Canyon of the Colorado,” by Donald E. McHenry of the National Park Service, will inaugurate a series of monthly travel evenings. The International Relations Study Group will meet December 7 to begin their regular study course. They plan to use Dr. Sarah Brunauer’s outline of the outstanding intérnational events of each month. At the first meeting they will discuss the Civil War in Spain. Mrs. G. A. Charter Heslep will review the Spanish Revolution of 1820 ,and its effect on the policies of the other nations. Miss Mabel B, Higtt will discuss the Spanish Republic of 1931-1936. Mrs. L. J. Millard will discuss the neutrality policy of the powers toward the Civil War in Spain. | News of Local Clubs | Floyd J. Carter, Mrs. C. L. Christie, | C. A. Wednesday. The guest speaker was Dr. Abram Simon, who gave & | Thanksgiving address. Miss Mabel | Strider, president, presided. The regular luncheon will be neld next Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A. The guest will be J. Russell Singer, managing director of the American Automobile Associa- | | tion. | The Rowac Club will hold its annual | | party Wednesday at the home of Mrs. | | P. E. Moise, 1508 Forty-fourth street. { It will be & luncheon at 1 o'clock fol- lowed by bridge. The assistant host- esses are Mrs. Walter Davidson, Mrs. Neville Hall, Mrs. J. Arthur Jeffers | and Mrs. Ernest P. Krick. Each member is requested to bring a child’s toy or gift. These will be turned over to the public welfare | chairman, Mrs. Ernest P. Krick, who will distribute them at the Children’s Hospital. There will be no Dprizes. Instead the money will be used to help several needy families at Christ- | mas time. The Alpha Chapter of the World | Caravan Guild will meet at the Wash- | | ington Club Tuesday at 8 p.m. | “Impressions on England” will be the subject of & speech by Charles J. Wright, a former Ameérican Con- sul, who lived in that country for several years. Prof. A. Curtis Wilgus | of George Washington University will | preside. The Business and Professional Wom- en’s Club met at the Hamilton Hotel | Monday evening. The meéting was in charge of the Membership and Em- blem Committees, Miss Florence Enos and Miss Coye Sligh, chairmen, in the order named. William A. Roberts, for~ mer people’s counsel, was guest speaker. Music was rendered by Miss Lois Rankin, violinist. Mrs. Vera Strock A special Christmas party, for mem- bers only, will be held December 14 at Mrs. Blanche Morgan Foote's studio,’ in Arlington. The Women’s Auxiliary, Neo. 31, Hotel Greeters of America, met Thurs- The Zonta Club met at the Y. W. Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle. ICIOIOIPIEIRIAIT IENCIO[SIT] [1 INIGIEIN]UIOJUIS IIRIUIP [TIEIRINIEIRIGISIMAITION EREME TSI | INIC S < UARICIREC JAISISIA]I [LINCIHIAISM] ICILIOWNIEOUT] (HIUINIIGIRIUIDGIE D] : EIRISITINARIEISINO| 5 WAIL ILISIIHO ISITIA IDILIYIRCIUIRIT] EIAIRITIH YIICIONIS] [EIL]1 [TEMAANGINLIOOP)] IMUISIEIRINT INIG] [Olu[S] ISIEIRIEMSITIORII E[TITIE] [E] 1Y} 5 S} ) D 0 = E} = IPlA ICIOMIZIO0] IOVl (i Em|n|Zim| ® S| | 2] = >} Mr. Hewlett, manager of the Cham- berlin Hotel, at Old Point Comfort, Va, who extended an invitation to join the Tidewater Club for its De- cember meeting at the Chamberlin Hotel, date to be announced later. Pollowing the meeting the auxiliary joined the men and refresiments were served. | W. C. T. U. NEWS | Stella Clayton Union met in Keller Memorial Lutheran Church. After a short business meeting, Mrs. Mary Pollock spoke on the movie to be given in Takoma Park Theater for the benefit of the educational fund. The picture is entitled “Ethyl Alcohol” and is being sponsored by the District W. C. T. U and the Federation of Wom- en’s Clubs. Two medal contests were held. The silver medal was won by Leslie Brad- shaw and the gold metal by Mary] Costello. Elinor Updike gave a reci- tation. Eckington Union met Tuesday at | the home of Mrs. H. B. Harlan on Rhode Island avenue. The president, Mrs. N. M. Pollock, presided. The meeting was preceded by a luncheon. Mrs. Pred Ehling conducted the de- votional services. Reports were made by Mrs. Edith Carlson, Mrs. Warren B. Hadley, Mrs. James Allen, Mrs. Adam Miller, Mrs. B. J. Wrightsman and Miss Lillian Carr. Mrs. Mabel Burkitt Owens gave vocal selections. Mrs, Jennie Wright contributed readings. William 8. Jones spoke on “Religion” and Mrs- Mabel Test, matron of Bethany Chapter, O. E. S, spoke. - Mrs, Edna Proctor, vice chairman of the National Temperance Education Fund, announced a motion picture en- tertainment December 9 in the Ta- koma Park Theater at 1:45 pm. and closing at 4:30 p.m. i Contributions were made for the Central Union Mission and the Gos-' pel Mission. It was decided to omit the December meeting. Mrs. Anna May Ellis was introduced as the new | White Ribbon recruit director. Lots of Letters. The British post office is handling Mrs. Marshall Harris will be elub g-mm. letters at the rate of about 7,000, Second Lieutenant Assigned to Company “A,” Fleet Marine Corps. Pvt. (First Class) Willlam A. 8imp- son, Company A, 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, was commis- sioned & second lieutenant last week by headquarters, U. 8. Marine Corps. He has been assigned to & Fleet Ma- rine Corps status for duty with Com- pany A vice First Lieut. Earl E. Holmes, who 1is being assigned to headquarters of the 5th Battalion for duty as assistant to the plans and training officer, battalion ath- letic officer and battalion police of- ficer. The 5th Battalion will hold its annual dance during early January. The Arrangements Committee consists of First Lieut. Earl E. Holmes as chairman, Second Lieuts. Joe M. Bentley, John S. Messer, Charles K. Smithe and William A. Simpson. First Lieut. John E. Fondahl, range | and ordnance officer, announces the formation of a battalion small-bore rifie team to represent the battalion | in a series of competitive rifle matches | to be fired against other military | and naval organizations. The indoor | range at the Roosevelt High School | will be used for team practice every Tuesday night. | The personnel of the team, subject | to change should better shots develop, | | consists of Gunnery Sergt. Robert T. | Eicholtz, Company C: Corpl. Theo- | dore P. Dorsey, Company A; Corpl. | | Harold F. Marting, Company D; Pvt. | (Pirst Class) James M. Lanigan, Com= pany C; Pvt. (First Class) Charles L. | Cogswell, Headquarters Company. A certificate of qualification from | the Eastern platoon leaders’ class has been received by Pvt. (First Class) | | Charles L. Cogswell of Headquarters | Company. He has been certified high on the list of the graduates of the platoon leaders’ class for a commis- | sion in the Regular Marine Corps. ; ‘The battalion is receiving applica- tions for enlistment between the ages i of 18 and 35. They are reccived on | every Tuesday and Wednesday night | at the armory, 458 Indiana avenue. In addition to vacancies in the rifle companies there are also four vacan- cies for musicians, two for typists and | two in the medical section. | | Broexs || ‘Washington Lodge of Elks will hold | its forty-first memorial service next | Sunday at 8 pm. in the club, 919 H street. Vocal selections will be ren- | | dered by Mrs. Virginia H. Jones, con- tralto, accompanied at the organ by J. S. M. Zimmermann. The memorial | address will be delivered by John D. | Fitzgerald, past exalted ruter. i Edwin H. Neumeyer, chairman of | ths Old-Timers’ Committee, an-| nounced tentative plans have been made to hold an old-timers’ night on December 16. Every member who has been connected with the organization | | for a period of 25 years will be eligible to be on this honor list. Rossa Down- | ! ing, a past exalted ruler, will preside. | There will be an entertainment and refreshments. A mock trial will be held at the club January 27. John D. Fitzgerald is chairman. Zeta Chi Chapter of Delta Phi Sigma Sorority, Inc., entertained its | “pledgees.” Miss Lillian Gartland and Mrs, Maxine Lindemood, at a tea No- | vember 15, pajama party Novsmber 117. and a baby party November 24. On December 4, at Sylvan Studio Club, a dance is being given in their honor. Delta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Phi| | Gamma International Sorority, met at | the home of Helen Murphy, 42 Rhode Island avenue northeast. | A rummage sale will be given by the | chapter December 11 at Twenty-first | and K streets. J A New Year Eve dance will be| given at the Hamilton Hotel. chapter will be entertained by Ruth | Willis Connerty, Tilden Garden| Apartments. | Loyal Order Moose. Dictator Russell B. Martin called a | special meeting of the Executive Com- mittee last Tuesday night to ratify the appointment of Frank R. Rose as steward of the club, effective Decem- | ber 1. A meeting of the House Committee | will be held Tuesday night, following the chicken dinner given by the Mem- bership Committee of the Women of the Moose. Thomas J. Lanahan, secretary of the Lebanon Marching Club, an- nounced a meeting will be held Thurs- day night to complete arrangements for a dinner December 15. Chairman George C. Eddleman of the Entertainment Committee, will hold a meeting with the officers of the chapter to arrange a program of entertainment for the next three months. A dinner will be held each month in the club, sponsored by the chapter and Columbia Lodge. — Women of the Moose. Thanksgiving was observed by Co- lumbia Chapter Friday evening at Moose Hall. Mrs. Emily Giles was mistress of ceremmies. A reading, “The Origin of Thanksgiving,” was given by Mrs. Anna Gilbert. There was & humorous recitatiog by Mrs. Madeline Reihl and a solo by Mrs. Anna Boeckler. Refreshments were served. . Baskets of groceries were packed and distributed Tuesday to a num- ber of needy families for Thanksgive ing by the Social Service Committee under leadership of Mrs. Frances Baldwin. A grocery shower was held by the chapter at the home of Mrs. Baldwin Monday- A fried-chicken dinner Tuesday at Moose Hall, 1414 I street, from 5 to 7 pam., will be sponsored by the Mem- bership Committee, with Mrs. Marga= ret Bates as chairman, Takes Place With Regiment. While a Posen, Poland, peddier was driving a former cavalry horse near the Uhlan barracks & trumpet sounded 4nd Dobbin raced into the st the head of the regiment. WASHINGTON, -D. C, NOVEMBER 29, 1936—PART TWO. SORREC AERBC ;}sn:lew%tm Vg D. 0o, By courtesy of E. Irving Fulton, Washington cover collector, The Star shows the new Gomez stamps of Cuba—magnificent examples of designing and engraving, erecuted by Waterlow & Sons of London. The denominations are: Ic, green, “Peace and Work”; 2¢c, red, Gomez monument; 4c, magenta, symbolic torch: 5c, blue, allegory of independence; 8&c, olive, “Messenger of Peace”; 5c, violet, airmail, “Lightning”; 10c, orange, airmail, “Flying Wing”; 10c, orange, special delivery, “Triumph of the Revolution.” BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. | organize, if need be, to help Weekly ~ The Post Office Department. as ex- | Philatelic Gossip defend its position in pected, announced Monday that the the courts, first two values of the Army and Navy | heroes series will go on sale exclusive- ly in Washington on Tuesday, De- ] cember 15. vi 1-cent | 23 2ot the mew B e Secens | The Postal Markings Society of Phil- Portraits of George | Washington and Nathaniel President Roosevelt’s stamp collec- tion will be notably enriched as a re- sult of his visit to South America. Greene | Adelphia favors special pictorial can- will appear in the Army design: John | cellations for first-day sales occasions. Paul Jones and John Barry in the v 8 Davis Wilson of Philadel- Navy. i | phia wants the City of Brotherlv Love A view of Mount Vernon has been | snoiifisd for exclusive first-dav dis- Introduced in the background of the | irpytion of Representative Sol Bloom's former; representations of the | proy Const; Hoinis Richardland the Eexington = | Do o an seles. famous ships—in the central vignette | of the latter, In size identic with the recent State commemoratives, both stamps Herman Toaspern, New York philatelist, well known in Washington, died November 15. He was a member of the Collectors’ Club of New York will be green in color, rotary press and a pioneer advocate of airpost printed in sheets of 50. | philately. As a writer for the stamp Alvin R. Meissner is the artist re- | press, he won a large following, and sponsible for the Navy stamp, while | as a lecturer on philatelic themes, W. K. Schrage made the original | he was in constant demand. drawing for the Army issue. The | —_— Washington and Green portraits used | Lewis T. Brodstone, former pub- are those of John Trumbull (1756~ lisher of the Philatelic West, died at 1843); the Jones portrait is from an | Rochester, Minn, November 10. engraving based on the work of an | unknown artist: and the Barry por- | trait is after Gilbert Stuart (1756- 1828). The city of Chicago perforates all stamps used for municipal mail with the phrase: “I will’—motto of the community. ‘Thy ce D tment stam e Fost Officel Dedrimen P | A soap company which sought to program for 1937, aside from the re- | m:l‘r:der of the heroes set, has vet to take commercial advantage of the be formulated. It is expected that World's favorite hobby now has de- between 24 and 36 new issues will be ¢ided to try something else. Its radio authorized, but no details have been |Stamp club has been discontinued decided. A conference in which Presi- | after a period of months, during which dent Roosevelt, Postmaster General | it traded 700,000.000 examples of mis- Farley and Alvin W Hall, director of Sion-mixture “junk” for wrappers the Bureau of Engraving and Print- hopefully sent in by no less than ing, will participate is indicated for 3,500,000 children. some time in January. | Meanwhile collectors who favor the Harvard Tercentenary commemora- tive, the jong-delayed U. S. S. Consti- tution (“Old Ironsides”) stamp, the proposed heroes of peace serles, etc., are entitled to exercise their constitu- tional right of petition. They may | address either the President or Mr. Farley. The Associated Business Stamp Clubs of New York is a federation of 13 constituent groups representing banks, telephone, telegraph and radio companies, public utility corporations and the Stock Exchange. Adolph Fennel, Magazine, joins the drive against spec- ulation. “I believe in stamps as an investment,” he says, “but experience has proven, again and again, that the successful investment comes only to those who do not seek it or regard it ‘Those interested stamps in trib- ute to American inventors are invited to notice editorial comment on the f:‘;"’“ printed in The Star on Friday |y, o jignyly. . . . Ask the old-time ex- }penenud collector or your dealer Following promptly on the an- friends. They will cite you many cases nouncement of the forthcoming illus- | in Proof of my assertion. Preach this writing in Stamps | trated edition of “A Description of [Bospel to your less-experienced fel- United States Postage Stamps.” the lows—it's good advice and truthful. editors and publishers of Weekly Phila- telic Gossip, in their issue for Novem- | Don’t gamble with your hobby, en- | joy 1t1” ber 28, have challenged the existing | prohibition ai United States stamp designs. They have printed a three-quarter page half-tone cut showing approximately 300 plate-number examples of such produetions as: The 3-cent Gilbert Stuart Washington; the 1-cent Frank- lin: the 113-cent Harding: the 2-cent | ordinary and electric eve Washington: the 3-cent Lincoln; the 11-cent Hayes; | the 12-cent Cleveland; the 13-cent Benjamin Harrison; the 15-cent Statue of Liberty: the 3-cent Washington Bi- centennial: the 6-cent and 8-cent air- mails; the 50-cent Graf Zeppelin; the 3-cent Webster; the 3-cent Penn, and the 3-cent Oglethorpe. | Also, the 3-cent Newburgh; 1-cent and 3-cent Century of Progress; 3- At the meeting Wednesday the|cent N. R. A.. 3-cent Byrd: 5-cent| Kosciusko: 3-cent Maryland; 3-cent Mothers Day flat and rotary; 3-cent Wisconsin: and 1-cent, 2-cent, 3-cent and 5-cent Parks. None of the stamps is mutilated in the “lay-out.” All appear as they would be seen by the naked eye. The Bureau Issues Association, of | which Hugh M. Southgate is president, arranged the display, and it is pre- sented in Weekly Philatelic Gossip ex- ctly as it was exhibited at Tipex last Summer. What action, if any. the Government may take in retaliation could not be determined yesterday. In the event of the refusal of the Treasury Depart= ment authorities to act, it may be pre- sumed that the law is in default. On the other hand, it may be expected | that the philatelic public gladly will —e Chairman HARRY B. MASON, Veteran Washington philate- -list, now serving as chairman of the 1937 Convention Com- mittee of the Society of Phil- atelic Americans. The gath- ering will be assembled at Asheville, N. C., and is ez- pected to mark the opening of a new cugter in stamp con- vention hi inst the reproduction of | John N. Luff. “dean of American philately.” celebrated his 76th birth- day anniversary on November 16. Stamps play a pm;t in Sax Rohmer’s story, “President Fu Manchu.” The writer whose pen name fis | “George Van Den Berg" really is Prof. Lowell Ragatz of George Washington University. Prof. Carl Stephenson of Cornell Unjversity is an authority on the history of the Middle Ages—and an active and enthusiastic philatelist. ‘The American Alr Mail Society has | brought out an attractive booklet en- | titled “Mail Through the Air.” Only once did the late King George |V pay “a four-figure price” for a single stamp. “That,” says Fred J. | Melville in the London Daily Tele- graph for October 17, “was in 1904, when, as Prince of Wales, he secured | at auction through an agent the su- perb 2d. blue, Post Office Mauritus at £1,450. It catalogues at £5,000 today. When the Oregon Territory stamp went on first-day sale at five differ- ent post offices in as many States, 410,256 covers were mailed. “By the year 2036, says George H. Temple. “these souvenirs should be worth at least 5 cents each.” Arthur T. Burger, New Jersey stamp collector, has been appointed executive director of the Boys' Clubs of Boston. Robert E. Fellers, superintendent of the Division of Stamps, Post Office Department, speaking in Chicago re- cently, advocated a commemorative for Mark Twain. " Doris C. Kiley, in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, says in behalf of the Harvard stamp: “No matter how many colleges wish recognition or how worthy, there can be but one first.” The Lebanon (Pennsylvania) Aero Philatelic Society has proposed that one.of the designs of the Constitution series should show a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence and that the stamp also should be printed in a souvenir panel. The Second American Philatelic Congress will open at the Hotel Stat- ler, Cleveland, a week from tomorrow. It will bring together representative stamp students of half the United States. The corrected list of papers to be read includes: ‘“Revenue Stamped Documents of the Civil War Period,” by J. L. Bopeley; “Philatelic ‘Wishful Thinking,” Don E. Dickason; “Side Lights on Air Mail History, Gauge Railway Post Offices,” Robert W. Richardson; “The United States Issues of 1918-1920: An Explanation of the Offset Printing Process,” Don- ald F. Lybarger; “Postage Stamps of the Leeward Islands,” Michael J. Lloyd: “George V Silver Jubilee Issues of the British Empire,” by George P. Manning; “Reconditioning Old Cov- ors,” Perry M. !'N; “Men, Women Herbert H. Griffin; “Recent Narrow | D—7 RESERVES NOTE CHANGE IN RULES Officers Expected to Pass Physical Exams to Sat- isfy Eligibility. District, Reserve officers coming up for reappointment will be interested in a change that has been made in paragraph 26 of Army regulations No. 140-5, governing the reappointment of Reserve officers. When the five- year period of appointment of a Re- servist expires he may be reappointed in his former grade and section with eligibility for promotion, assignment and active duty in peacetime, pro- vided it has been officially recorded that during his current appointment he has established his eligibility, To establish their eligibility all offi- cers, except those in the lowest grade in section completing their initial five-year period of appointment, will be required to pass a physical exe amination as prescribed for original appointment in order to be reappoint- | ed in any section of the Officers’ Re | serve Corps except the inactive *ece | tion. The record of a satisfactory | examination completed within one year prior to date of reappoinment will be accepted. District infantry officers will meet Tuesday evening. Lieut. Col. J. V. Richards will discuss the infantry | brigade (reinforced) in attack. The | same evening local signal officers will meet. Capt. Wakeman will lecture on the effect of enemy chemical activities on work and duties of signal corps. The battalion commanders will meet Wednesday evening. Fire direction, battalion-observed fire charts and a practical exercise will be taken up. | The cavalry conference is Thursday | evening. Maj. T. J. Heavey, 3d Cav- alry, will lecture on cavalry weapons, while Lieut. R. W. Castle, 306th Cavalry, will discuss the cavalry rifle platoon (mounted and dismounted). | Mobilization and organization will be the subject of the medical conference Friday evening by Maj. John J. Mc- Cormack. Next Sunday morning Maj. J. C. Mullenix will conduct a class in equitation at Fort Myer, Va., for cav- alry officers. Sy ;K. OF C. MEETING - CALLED BY ALLEN Special Session Will Be Held | Tuesday at Willard ' Hotel. John O. Allen, grand eommander of Alcantara Caravan, Order of Al- hambra, Knights of Columbus, has called a special meeting Tuesday at 6 o'clock at the Willard Hotel. John Bernard Coyle, master of the Oasis, is general chairman of the party, which will include a dinner and & surprise meeting. * Plans are being developed for a basket ball game between a picked team from the local Knights of Co- lumbus Athletic Association and one from Baltimore, to be played in Bal- | imore this month. Carroll Council celebrated its thir- ty-eighth anniversary last Tuesday evening in the local club house. Judge Michael M. Doyle made the prineipal address and Grand Knight Joseph A. O’Connell extended the welcome. The council will meet Tuesday evening. The tenth annual pound party for the Little Sisters of the Poor was held last Sunday, sponsored by Washing- ton General Assembly, Fourth Degree. Miss Theresa Collins, president of | the Ladies’ Auxiliary, Ancient Order | of Hibernians, and Michael McGuire entertained with songs. The Knights of Columbus Band gave a concert. The Fourth Degree will meet at the Mayflower Hotel December 21, with Frank J. Rafertery, faithful nave igator, in the chair, Alfred Paul Neff will hold an elab- orate bingo party in the club house Saturday at 8:15 o'clock. There will be dancing from 10 to 1 and Children Whose Portraits Have Appeared on the Postage Stamps of the World,” Milton R. Miller; “Notes on United States No. 33 and No. 44 Stamps,” Leo Shaughnessy; ‘“Phila- telic Literature,” Ralph A. Kimble “Those Straight Edges You Discard, Donald W. Martin; “Chicago: The Stamps and Mail Service of the Pri- vate Posts.” Dr. Clarence W. Hen- nan, and “Ethics of Philately,” James Waldo Fawcett. Discussion will be led by authorities | on the themes indicated and will give opportunity for “open forum™ debate. | A silver plate, suitably engraved, will be awarded to the author of the | paper judged most interesting by & jury appointed for that purpose. Eugene Klein, president of the American Philatelic Society, will pre- | side at the congress banquet Monday | evening and will speak at a philatelic writers' breakfast Tuesday morning. ~ Mr. Martin is chairman of the Host Committee and Vance Holdep chair- man of the Bourse Committee. The congress book, printed by J. W. Stowell, Federalsburg, Md. will be distributed before the congress | eloses. | et | The Washington Stamp Club of the | Air will meet over Station WOL toe | morrow evening at 9:15. Albert F. | Kunze, leader, will discuss “Alexe | ander Hamilton and the United States Stamps Upon Which His Portrait Ape | pears.” The Washington Collectors’ Club, Branch 5, Society of Philatelic Amer- icans, will meet at the Thomson School, Twelfth street, Tuesday eve- ning at 8. The Washington Philatelic Society will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Sixe teenth street, Wednesday evening at 8, STAMPS. AVY FIRST DAY COVERS DEC. THE fiur’_'u_ OF. 929 G St. n.w.'.'." 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