Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1937, Page 11

HARBORS SESSION OPENS TOMORROW Program for Drought and Flood Control to Be Discussed. Preparation of a comprehensive, Nation-wide program for prevention and control of flood and drought dis- asters, and development and conserva- tion of the Nation's water and soil resources will be undertaken at the thirty-second annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress tomorrow and Tuesday at the Mayflower Hotel. ‘The annual Spring meeting of the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Asso- ciation, of which Senator John H. Overton of Louisiana is president, will be held in conjunction with the con- vention to consider flood control mat- ters in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Senator Overton is chairman of the Resolutions Committee of the con- gress, which is formulating a national flood control and waterway policy. Advocates of river and harbor de- velopment, flood control and water | and soil conservation, representing | Btates, cities, counties, chambers of | commerce and other organizations, are | arriving from all parts of the country for the congress, which will begin at 10 am. tomorrow, with former Rep- resentative Frank R. Reid of Illinois, president of the congress, presiding. ‘The convention is to receive & report from a special Interstate Flood Con- trol Committee, headed by Tom R. Hutton of Binghamton, N. Y., on the results of its studies of the floods of the past Winter and broblems of in- terstate co-operation on flood control. New Measure Scught. 3 Other matters to be considered by the convention include increased ap- propriations for flood control and river and harbor projects; passage of a new river and harbor bill at this session of Congress; development of the major river basins of the United States; com- pletion of the coastal waterways; pro- tection of water transportation and continued assistance of the American merchant marine. Among the convention speakers will be Secretary of War Woodring, Secre- tary of Commerce Roper, Maj. Gen. Edward M. Markham, chief of Army Engineers; Surgeon General Thomas Parran, Maj. Gen. T. Q. Ashburn, president of the Inland Waterways Corp.; Speaker Bankhead, Senator Rodgers of Pennsylvania, president of the Tri-State Authority and president of the United States Flood Control Federation, and other members of Congress and heads of Federal agen- cies concerned with problems facing the congress. Tomorrew’s opening session will be- gin with an invocation by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash- | ington; an address of welcome by Col. " THE Dan I. Sultan, District Engineer Com= missioner and former engineer in the Mississippi Valley, and an address by Speaker Bankhead. There also will be addresses at the opening session by Becretary of War Woodring, Gen. Markham, Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, Agri- culture Department, and Representa- tives Whittington of Mississippi, chair~ man of the Committee on Flood Con- trol, and Mansfield of Texas, chairman of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Roper Is Luncheon Speaker. Representative Short of Missouri, national vice president of the con- gress, will preside at a luncheon at 12:30 pm. tomorrow, at which the speakers will be Senator Rodgers, Sec- retary Roper and Dr. James Monroe Smith, president of the Louisiana State University. At this luncheon a message from President Roosevelt will be read. There will be an afternoon session at 2 pm. tomorrow and morning and afternoon sessions Tuesday, the morn- ing session being given over to a round-table conference and the pres- entation of projects and problems. Parts of the sessions are to be broadcast over Nation-wide radio hook-ups. College Head to Speak. Hugh D. Baker, president of Mas- sachusetts State College, will be guest of honor and speaker at a dinner at 7 pm. tomorrow in Chaplin's Grill, 1219 G street. Irene L. Bart- lett is in charge of arrangements. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, DOG SHOW ENTRY LISTTO BE LARGE Capital Kennel Club Event Expected to Attract 1,000 Canines. The eighth annual dog show of the National Capital Kennel Club will be held all day next Saturday at the Meadowbrook Saddle Club, Chevy Chase, Md., with prospects of about 1,000 dogs of many breeds from many parts of the country, The Washington show is considered the beginning of the Northern Spring circuit, according to Joseph C. O'Hare, president, and 8. A. Woolner, treas- urer of the local club. Some of the most curious and rare dogs in the world are owned in and around Washington, but it will not be known for some time which of these have been formally entered. Some huge Irish wolthounds and Great Danes, of which there are fine specimens here, are expected to fur- nish the largest dogs in the show, weighing about 180 pounds, unless some Newfoundlands or St. Bernards outweigh them, while the tiniest ani- mals to be exhibited probably will be either Griffons or Chihuahuas, around 2 pounds. A new feature of the show this year D. C., APRIL 25, Miss Olga P. Mead of New York, edi- tor of the Shepherd Dog Review. year at shows, according to Woolner, s the cocker spaniel, expected to be entered 'in large numbers. Other breeds of which the entry list is ex- pected to be large are the shepherds, Boston terriers, wire-haired fox ter- riers, Scotch terriers and hunting dogs, including some fox packs, point- ers, English setters and Chesapeake Bay retrievers. BARNEY MAY FESTIVAL Neighborhood House's Program to Include Operettas and Folk Dances. Two operettas, folk dances and va- rious games will be on the program of the thirty-fifth annual May festi- val of the Barney Neighborhood House May 13-15, it was announced yester- day. The festival is being held nearly two weeks later than usual this Spring in hopes of warmer weather. More than 200 children ranging from nursery to high-school ages are pre- paring for the ceremony. The Ulted States Marine Band will play for the parade and the fes- tivities attendant on the crowning of the May queer, whose identity is to be kept secret until 30 minutes before the coronation. will be “obedience trials,” judged by | The most prominent dog of the TO BE HELD MAY 13-15 | 1937—PART ONE. e ————————————————————————————————————— Imported Breakfast Sets Seven pieces for 69c ... and tive. In combination colors with red, Linens . . . Second Floor Cloth, Size 52x52 iches, and 6 Nap- kins, pretty enough to use for your nicest bridge par- ties. It’s the rayon thread that shimmers throughout that makes it so attrac- gold, blue or green predominating. All hems are neatly sewed, so napkins and cloth will hold their shape. Hotel and Apartment Managers . . also Interior Decorators, Drapery Shops and Private Upholsterers . . . this is your opportunity to buy fine materials at lower prices than if /1) y bought from the wholesaler. 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