Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1937, Page 4

A—4 =xx D.A.R TURNSEYES TOELECTIONFIGHT Congress Ended, Members Occupied With Finding Suc- cessor to Mrs. Becker. Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, scattering to all parts of the Na= tion from their forty-sixth continen- tal congress, which closed last night, turned their attention today toward the big triennial battle for election of & new president general next Spring. No candidates have formally entered the lists so far, but friends of Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr. of Annapolis, Md,, treasurer general of the national society, are planning to place her name before the society shortly. This probably will be the first actual candi- dacy for the office now held by Mrs. William A. Becker of New Jersey. Mrs. Robert yesterday had no com- ment to make on the plans of her friends, but it was learned from other sources that she will accept the nomi- nation. Friends of two other prominent D. A. R. leaders discussed the possibili- tles during the congress of placing in | J. Reed of | the field Mrs. Wheeling, W. Va., and Mrs. Julius Y. ‘Talmadge of Athens, Ga. Neither would discuss publicly the proposals of their friends. It was believed, however, that Mrs. Talmadge does not Robert care to run, and that Mrs. Reed so far | has not seriously considered the mat- ter. Other candidates may appear on the scene later. The question of a new president general to succeed Mrs, Becker, was the subject of much dis- cussion last week, and was second in interest, only to the election of several vice presidents general. Officers Installed. The congress came to an official close yesterday afternoon at Consti- tution Hall h installations of cer- tain national and State officers, but daughters gathered last night for what was actually the last occasion, the annual banquet at the Mayflower Hotel. Mrs, Becker presided, to sur- vey informally the success of the week’s events, and the affair turned into a “love feast” with compliments for all. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., SATURDAY @ Little Talking Will Wait to Get Ironclad A systematic program of not speak- | ing until spoken to is, in brief, the policy Edward F. Colladay expects to follow during his term of office as| president of the Board of Trade. In other words, said Colladay yes-| terday after his elevation to the board | presidency for the second time in| his career, he's not going to do the thinking in the first instance. “I'm going to wait and let others think first,” he said. “Then, when I get their advice. I'll start my own thinking and talking. Two, three, | four or five heads are better than The formal closing of the Congress | was a colorful cerem officers, including those to be stalled, marched into the hall, ceded by pages with flags of United States, the States society. stallation of the State regents, State vice regents, seven vice presidents gen- | eral and one honorary vice president general were: liam H. Pouch, organizing secretary general; Mrs. Talmadge, secretary general, and M Bovd, chaplain general. Fifteen-hundred daughters packed the main floor and the galleries of the ball room at the Mayflower last night for the lavish dinner. which began with artichoke filled with lobster | end crabflake and ended with parfait strawberry with crushed fresh straw- berries. Song Honors Mrs. Becker. To give a pleasant glow to this “Auld Lang Syne” dinner, Douglas Malloch, poet, told stories and quoted from his works. As a grand finale the assemblage sang in honor of their | president general: “Here's to Mrs. Becker— The lovely and gay Here's to Mrs. Becker, On her birthday. We like her and love her, We really do, So here's our g senng, From us to y A circle of new members clustered | after the dinner about Miss Janet' Richards, Washington lecturer, who was acclaimed at yesterday <essmn¢ the only one of 68 remaining charter { members in attendance. She has at- | tended every congress since organiza- the . E. Thomas v. To music | Republican by the United States Navy Band Or- | for the District for many years, al- chestra, the president general and her | readys has invoked his policy by ask- in- | ing pre- | Washington's newspapers and other and the major Officials participating in in- | Mrs. Becker, Mrs. Wil- | recording course, from my { “when nobody's one.” Colladay, prominent lawyer and | national committeeman the publishers and editors of leaders of thought to name three projects which they believe the Board of Trade can bring about !in the next year. Ironclad Program Impossible. “Then T'll be able to get a con- sensus and have something concrete | to start with,” he explained. “Of | previous experience | | as president of the board I know that | | it will be impossible to lay down any ironclad program, because in the nat- ural course of events many things | will arise which are not now antici- | pat ted. “But what I want understood is that I don't expect to adhere to any hidebound, - preconceived notions of | my own." | The new board president, a- resi- dent of the Capital for more than 39 years, likes to play golf, fish, raise vegetables and roses and sing— around”—when he Does Not Expect to Lay Down | largest organizations of its kind | the [the Mayflower Hotel, Advice of Others. Program. isn't carrying on his law business. He's been a member of the trade board since 1907. “And I've got a watch chain and knife that were given me when the board got rid of me as chairman of the Membership Committee in 1915.” Colladay, who lives at 1615 Holly street, succeeded Edgar Morris as president of the board, one of the. in country. He previously had | served as president in the 1923-4 | fiscal year and was first vice president during the last year. Other Officers Named. The Board of Directors, meeting at named Francis | G. Addison, jr., president of the Se- | curity Savings Bank, as first vice president and Lawrence E. Williams as second vice president. Addison had served as second vice president and Williams as secretary during the last year. James E. Colliflower, prom- | inent coal merchant, was named to succeed Williams as secretary. Thomas P. Littlepage, well-known lawyer, was named general counsel, and the following officers were re- elected: J. Harry Cunningham, treas- urer: George Plitt, sr., assistant treas- urer: Robert J. Cottrell, executive secretary, and Frank R. Strunk, ser- | geant at arms. Colladay, long interested affairs of the District, is chairman of the Citizens’ Joint Committee on Fiscal Relations between the Federal | | Government and the District. He | was president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations in 1915 and 1916 and is a member of the Colum- bia Historical Society and the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States. in the HYMAN N, LEVY DIES AT MIAMI Former Insurance Operator Had Been in Il Health for Several Years. tion of the D. A. R. by 818 charter members between October, 1890, and October, 1891. The morn largely to repx accent of throughout tk Gordon Junior F Club presented a rounds of applause. rection of Ma A e Wilkins, with Marguerite Miller, accompanist, and Robert Br e, announced. Frances Mehaffey sang. LOW- COST HOUSING , EXHIBIT WILL OPEN Slum Clearance Also to Be Shown in Parish Hall of St. John’s Church. An educational exhibit clearance and low cost housing will session, given over had when which run the gram which won It was under di- of slum be presented in the parish hall Of\schcols cadet companies which won | St. John's Church for a week begin- |i0 the annual competitive drill. ning tomorrow, under sponsorship of | {1912 he was graduated from Dickinson Washington church and Government | College, and in 1914 he organized the | housing agencies. Features of the exhibit will include | College. models of the P. W. A. low-rent hous- ing project under construction on Benning road between Twenty-first and Twenty-fourth streets northeast; Greenbelt Village, Resettlement Ad- ministration project at Berwyn, Md., and several Washington projects of the Alley Dwelling Authority. Co-operating with many of Wash- ington’s churches in sponsoring the exhibit are the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Dwelling Authority, the Washington Housing Association, the Housing Di- vision of the Public Works Admin- istration and the Resettlement Ad- ministration. The exhibit will be open each day from noon until 5:30 p.m., with the formal opening scheduled for 8:30 pm. Monday. There will be no ad- mission charge. Pictures, charts and graphs will be used to illustrate the progress of slum clearance work in the city and to point out future needs in that form of rec- lamation. The exhibit will be presented in various other churches of the city in the next few weeks. 50 TRUNKS LOOTED ‘Burglars last night obtained an un- determined amount of clothing when they forced entry to a basement stor- age room at the Westchester Apart- ments and broke into some 50 trunks. Police were told nothing of much value was taken. Several of the trunks and boxes opened were empty or contained cast- off odds and ends, the apartment magagement reported. No estimate was available of the loss. [ the Alley | | vesterday at his Miami, was closed on the | number Hyman N. Levy, 51, of this city, died Fla., home. i in failing health a years, suffering from He had been of | asthma, Mr. Levy, who lived in Cathedral h School Boys' Glee | Mansions when in Washington, con- ducted an in- surance business here for many | vears until he re- | tired about eight! years ago due to failing health.| He was active in a number of or- ganizations here. | He was gradu-‘ ated from Cen-| tral High School, | where he was president of his class and origi- nator as well as| first editor of | the school's year book, the Brecky. He also was an officer of one of the | Hyman N. Levy. In | Washington Alumni Chapter of the He served as the chapter’s first president. Mr. Levy was one of the charter members and a past patron of the William F. Hunt Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and also a charter member of the Samuel Gompers Lodge of Masons. He was a past dresident of Argo Lodge, Independent Orcer of Bnai’ Brith. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bertha | Berkowitz Levy; two daughters, Shir- ley and Isabelle Levy; a son, Morgan Levy, and six sisters, Mrs. Louise Buckner, Miss Sarah Levy, Miss Ann Levy and Miss Rose Levy and Miss Lilye Levy, all of this city, and Mrs. FREE LECTUR HRISTIAN SCIENCE | Margaret Murney Glenn, C. S. B. of Boston, Mass. Member of the Board of Lecture: First Church of Christ, Scien! In Constit 18th, C and Sunday, April 2 Under the Auspices of FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH CHURCHES OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST No Collections | one driven i Distilled Spirits Institute Board Richard Tibbling, Yakima, Wash., and three brothers, David, Samuel | and Lewis Levy, this city. Funeral services will be held 'hel'e\ from the funeral parlors of Bernar d‘ Danzansky. The time and other de-| tails were to be announced later. COLLARBONE BROKEN IN AUTO COLLISION George Stnthes, 50, Is Victim of Accident at Twelfth and N Streets. George Stathes, 50, of 930 Hamilton street was injured in an automobile | crash at Twelfth and N streets early today. He was riding with Harry J. Cokinos, 27, of “1705 Capitol avenue | northeast when the car collided with | by Ellis Kossow, 30, of | 5311 Fourth street. Stathes was treated at Emergency Hospital for a fractured collar bone. The two drivers were uninjured John Hayes, 60, of 526 Third street, while crossing at Fifth and G streets early today, was struck by ar auto- mobile operated by Clarence Simmons, 29, colored, 604 Q street. Hayes was | treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts and bruises about the legs and arms. | TRIBUTE T0 MORGAN Cite Desire for Service. A tribute to the memory of W. Forbes Morgan, president of the Dis- | tilled Spirits Institute and former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, was paid yesterday at & special meeting of members of the institute's board, who were in the city to attend his funeral. ‘The expression said all who knew Mr. Morgan “believe that as he passed through life it was his desire to serve his family, his country, his associates and his conscience in a way to make | the world a better place.” 826 Seek 466 Seats in Tokio. TOKIO, April 2¢ (#)—A total of 826 candidates for the 466 seats in the Japanese House of Representatives was | shown to have been filed yesterday with | the close of registration of contenders for the Apri] 30 gmenl elections. ship of The Mother Church, The tist, in Boston, Massachusetts. ution Hall D Sts. N.W. 5, at 3:30 P.M. AII Walcome (Back row): | above narcissus. Directors of the Board of Trade elected officers yesterday. Left to right (front row): Law- rence E. Williams, second vice president; Francis G. Addison, s F. Colladay, president; Edgar Morris, retiring president. tive secretary; George Plitt, sr., assistant treasurer, J. Harry Cunningham, treasurer; Thomas P. Littlepage, general counsel, and James E. Collzflower, secretary. Colladay as Trade Board Head ‘Has Policy of first vice president; Edward Robert J. Cottrell, execu= —Star Stafl Photo. 'BLISS GARDENS OPEN TO PUBLIC TODAY Dumbarton Oaks Seen to Bene- fit Home for Incur- ables. The beautiful gardens of Dum- barton Oaks at 3103 R street, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, were scheduled to be open from 2 to 6 p.m. today for the benefit of the Home for Incurables. The gardens, in full Spring beauty, have been renowned for years as among the most attractive and exten- sive of the private gardens in the city. Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wallace, presi- dent of the Home for Incurables, will be present during the afternoon with other members of the board, including | Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs D\nghtJ F. Davis, Mrs. Harral Mulliken and Miss Bessie Kibbey Tea will be served. price is 50 cents. The gardens today were at the height of their Spring glory. Fruit trees are in full bloom, one hillside showing a mass of fragrant crabapple, A pool is bordered with & mass of flowers. Along a stream is a living painting in white, yellow and blue, consisting of narcis- sus, primroses and myrtensia. Dog- wood trees have just come out, azaleas The admission | are opening, early tulips are in bloom and all the paths are bordered in blue myrtle. ACTOR’S MOTHER DIES NEW YORK, April 24 () —Mrs Caroline Harriss Barthelmess, mother of Richard Barthelmess, the screen actor, died of a heart attack yester- day. She was 70 years old. She was a daughter of a Protestant Episcopal missionary in Japan and Wwas at one time active in the theater herself. Her son, notified in London, is returning for the funeral on May 3. WOODWARD 10™1I™F A» G STREETS Beautiful . ASSAILS CRITICS OF SHAKESPEARE Commentators’ Eyes Shut, Kittredge Declares at Annual Festival. The annual Shakespeare festival at the Folger Library last evening took the form of a spirited dissection of the bard's critics and commentators on his works. Prof. George Lyman Kittredge, emeritus head of the English Depart- ment of Harvard University, was the surgeon of the occasion. Introduced by Dr. Joseph Quincy Adams, director of the library, as a speaker “respected and beloved,” he was applauded by a capacity audience. Commentators as a class, were excoriated by the speaker, who illus- trated his complaint by reading pas- sages which reference to the text of the plays contradicts. “These men,” he declared, “read Shakespeare with their eyes shut.” Others he described as being guilty of “long-tongued babbling gossip.” But Prof. Kittredge preserved his most bitter scorn for the “topical theorists.” Of these, he said, one had “read into” the story of “Romeo and Juliet” the historic controversy be- tween the great English families of Essex and Howard, culminating in the famous Overbury scandal. Citing the records of the trial, he demonstrated the parallel between the two series of events, revealing as he proceeded that it was none other than himself who had invented the theory. “And there is only one thing wrong with it—namely that the play was written not later than 1595 and that Overbury was not murdered until 1613!" Critics who “tear Shakespeare to pieces,” Prof. Kittredge indicted as “disinvegrators.” ‘“The world,” he in- sisted, “is getting a little weary of the Baconians. But I know that the | same man did not write both Shakes- | peare’s plays and Bacon's essays. They were not identical.” BOARD OF TAX APPEALS UPHOLDS STOCK RULING | Revenue Commissioner Held Jus- tified in Decision on Lans- burgh Shares. The Board of Tax Appeals today upheld the comissioner of internal revenue in his determination that 2,064 shares of the capital stock of Lansburgh & Bro., Inc., purchased at public auction October 24, 1934, for $3,500 by Eleanor Lansburgh of New York were worth $100 a share. The ruling was issued on the peti- tion of Eleanor Lansburgh, as adminis- tratrix, for a redetermination of a | $23,138 deficiency in estate taxes, as- serted by the bureau against the estate of Lester Lansburgh of New York. 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