Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1937, Page 33

T BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. Memorial services for Michael L. Pidsness, jr. superintendent of the Division of Stamps from 1921 to 1933 and founder of the Philatelic Agency, will be held by the Washington Phi- latelic Society at the Hotel Carlton, Bixteenth street, Wednesday evening, Beptember 1. News of Mr. Eidsness’ sudden and tragic death on Monday night shocked Washington stamp collectors beyond etomparison with any other sorrowful event in recent years. It was gen- erally known that he was ill, but not even his most intimate friends anti- cipated the termination of his career. His final public appearance was 8t the National Stamp Conference, where, in an extemporaneous address, he demonstrated the depth of his knowledge of philatelic problems, Among other disclosures, he an- nounced that the Post Office Depart- ment itself has been critical of the poor designs and indifferent printing of United States stamps. Mr. Eidsness left unfinished the autobiography upon which he had been working since his resignation from Federal employment. A literary executor probably will be appointed to complete the manuscript and to arrange for the publication of his col- lected writings. The Washington Collectors’ Club, Branch 5, Society of Philatelic Amer- icans, on motion of Alden H. Whitney, expressed regret for his passing and sympathy for his family Tuesday eve- ning. Funeral services on Thursday were attended by Philip Simms Warren, treasurer; Miss Irene M. Pistorio, Mrs. Madeline C. Nickles, Valdemar Weier- gang and Albert F. Kunze, represent- ing the Washington Philatelic So- ciety. Also by a delegation of former | airport dedication ceremorties and no | associates in the Post Office Depart- ment. Interment birthplace, terday. was at Mr. Eidsness’ Graettinger, Iowa, yes- C. the Associated Press, wires from New York: “Hundreds of airmail letters, some of them six years old, finally have been delivered to collectors, who began sending them to Lexington, Ky, in 1931 in anticipation of the establishment of pick-up airmail serv- ice, which finally was inaugurated two weeks ago. “This is something of a record for delay of collectors’ mail., Airmail cover enthusiasts often send letters addressed to themselves in anticipa- tion of airline inaugurals and airport dedications, some of which never take place. In this event the letters are returned minus the prized cancella- tions expected. “The letters, which were serviced by the Lexington Board of Commerce, bore a wide variety of postage stamps. Virtually every commemorative stamp issued from 1931 to date was on the mail, and some bore the old 8-cent eirmail stamp, as that was the rate at the time the service was proposed. “The pick-up service, operated by the Tri-State Aviation Corp., is a feeder service connecting with estab- lished airlines operating out of Louis- ville. % “The envelopes which finally were distributed to collectors had a blue | cachet illustrating the pick-up de- vice—a triangular rope to which a mailbag was attached. The airplane, instead of landing, swoops down and intercepts the rope and departs with the mailbag streaming out behind. “The letters also were stamped with & winged device inscribed ‘Inaugural Airmail Service, First Flight, July 25, 1937, Lexington, K signed by Hop O'Bry pilot, and were cancelled at Louisville, before being placed on regular airmail planes.” Mr. Kay also says in a supple- mentary dispatch: “Postage stamp dealers expect a profitable sales season, starting in September, and are re- plenishing their stocks during the dull | Summer months. “Collecting frenzy over the British coronation issues will have subsided | in the Autumn, and normal buying in all likelihood will be resumed. “Some wholesalers who cut prices during the Summer are restoring their normal quotations for the month of August in anticipation of increased orders from dealers. - “Many collectors are critical of the design of the Northwest Territory stamp, recently issued, some contend- ing that it is the worst example of engraving released by the United States in years. “This stamp.is likely to add support to collectors’ demands, presented at the National Stamp Conference in Washington, that the Post Office De- STAMPS. COLLECTOR'S _ ILLUSTRATEL ATA- LOGUE FREE—28 pates Tontiring Gl States. Canadians Newfoundland. British s, Jubilee sets. Sent for postaxe or tirely . EMPIRE STAMP COMPANY.. W.S.. Toronto, Canase. U. 5. STAMP ILLUSTRATION CROSS REFERENCE LIST. *Makes the Govern- ment booklet practical, Post p Money orders only. C. M. P. 0. Box 4325-A, Washington, . OFFER—Turks W n thing for 3c p %, 1-L Hanson 3 Samoa, Baden. 'Ev Approvals seni. Vik okly 3 klyn, N. Y. “ Potomac Book & Art Shop ruee AL o P Yo brLiEs RTINS (T (] BENW, .o NATIONAL STAMP MART 1317 F St N.W.. Rm. 411. __ Dist. 3217 STAMP ALBUMS New Sets. Single telic Sapblles:: Call and see me. 1 also BUY C HARRY B. MASON, 918 F N.W. STAMPS—COINS—AUTOGRAPHS Bourht and Seld HOBBY SHOP %16 13th St. N.W. District 1272 SCOTT'S 1938 STANDARD CATALOG ‘Will be released Sept. 20. The new price 1s To collectors sending in order and ance before AUGUST 19, we wi furnish this catalox for $2.50 post b (Thumb Index, $3). Act now to get livers ‘on first priniing. Ask for our Foreisn Approvals. ences essential. CULLEN'S STAMP SHOP 929 G St. N.W. Met. 8817 _Met. 8817 WHITNEY’S STAMP MART _402 12th Bt. N.W. _ Met. 6593 UYENO’S STAMP SHOP 1205 Penn. Ave. N.W. Met. 9014 U. S. MINT WELL CENTERED SINGLES 2¢ Burgeyne Refer- T Yorktown Lake Placid Arbor Day ....,a.,.,mi_..q. TETZHRNIEITI808 < Many "others, Raymond L. Taylor 2123 Euelid 8t. Adams 1800 * Robert Kay, philatelic editor of | They were |1 RAVEL. MICHAEL L. EIDSNESS, JR. From Portrait Sketch by Clara Hal- lard Fawcett. partment have a committee of phila- telists advise it on stamp designs.” Eugene Klein, president of the American Philatelic Society, return- ing from Europe, will arrive in Phil- adelphia today. He will go to Detroit | for the annual convention of his or- | ganization August 31. Among others | planning to attend are: Miss Viola Wildermuth and Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman, both active in local stamp circles. Fred L. Weede, manager of the | Chamber of Commerce, Asheville, N. C., announces that there will be no | airmail commemorative cachet in con- | nection with the Society of Philatelic | Americans’ convention August 26-28. | Work on the airport, he explained, cannot be completed in time. Herbert L. Shatz, 1033 Chestnut | street, Philadelphia, is organizing a | first-day cover society. Those in- | terested are invited to communicate | with him promptly. | €. T. Vogel, 308 Second street | southeast, advocates a ‘“commemora- | tive” for the centenary of base ball | in 1939, Collectors who have duplicate | to Frank Maresh, River Pines Sana- torium, Stevens Point, Wis., for dis- | tribution. Offerings previously given | are gratefully acknowledged. Mrs. Anna J. Colson, widow of E. A. Colson, late adviser to former Emperor | Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, has been | granted her husband's membership | Society. Paul L. Compton, 1201 Forty-fifth | street southeast, has completed a beautiful mosaic of the Texas com- flags of the Lone Star Republic. nounced on Monday the final figures | for the covers carried on the firsts flight planes to the Asiatic mainland as follows: Westbound, San Francisco to Macao, 12,488, postmarked April 21; San Francisco to Hong Kong, 31.- 377, April 21; Honolulu to Macao, 5853, April 23; Honolulu to Hong Kong, 8,049, April 23; Guam to Macao, 7,023, April 27; Guam to Hong Kong, 7,645, April 27; Manila to Macao, 12,- | 303, April 28; Manila to Hong Kong, 76, April 28; Macao to Hong Kong, 9,547, April 28; eastbound, Hong Kong | to Manila, 8,200, April 29; Hong Kong | to Guam, 5,748, April 29; Hong Kong to Honolulu, 5810, April 29; Hong Kong to San Francisco, 20,287, April { 29; Macao to Manila, 9.100, April 28; | Macao to Guam, 6.232, April 28; Macao to Honolulu, 5,785, April 28 |Macao to San Francisco, 10,988, April 28. Apparently, the number of complete | sets In existence, all combinations, s 5,748, Plate numbers for the Virginia Dare 5-cent stamp, to g0 on sale at Manteo, N. C., August 18, are 21,697, 21,698, 21699 and 21700. David H. Davenport, Washington correspondent for Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, is absent on a vacation motor tour. George T. Freyer asks: “If the Bureau of Engraving and Printing can manufacture bi-color stamps for the Philippines, why can't it do the same for the United States?” Representative James M. Mead, chairman of the House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee, has an- swered Rockwell Kent, famous artist, who presumed to criticise current stamps for their lack of beauty. “Let him design some himself!” | was the Representative's challenge. Perhaps Mr. Kent will take up the gage of battle. He could do it, and collectors would be happy to see him try. No action on the repeal of the ex- isting illustration law can be expected of Congress before adjournment. It is indicated that there will be open hearings next session, and that the pending bill will be drastically re- vised. The Penny Black, 1840, stamp of Great Britain and the $1 Trans-Mis- sippi, 1898, stamp of the United States, are the most beautiful stamps extant, according to the consensus of members of the Washington Phila- telic Society, participating in a sym- posium at the Hotel Carlton Wednes- day evening. Among the speakers were Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, Harry B. Caton, David D. Caldwell, Paul D. Weeks, Dr. Ellis Haworth, Frank A. Bickert, Dr. Fenton Brad- ford, J. Michael Brown, John R. Ewell, Joseph A. Herbert, Charles Kohen, Francis B. Leech, J. O. Peavey, Sidney Rapke, Miss Wildermuth, Miss Pis- torio, Mr. Warren and Mr. Kunze, Weekly Philatelic Gossip quotes from the International Stamp Club News: “Better to have a club with 50 real members than to have three times that many with the rest only interested in what they can make on the club.” The central vignette for the Vir- ] ginia Dare stamp was designed by William A. Roach and engraved by Carl T. Arlt. Lettering and modeling ‘were executed by William K. Schrage and Edward M. Weeks, Plate numbers for the § P. A. souvenier sheet are: 21695 and 21696. Guatemals probably will bring out r \ __THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 8 1937—PART TWO. CANADA'S CAPITAL Two Face Trial In Havana Theft Of Maine Relics By the Associated Press. HAVANA, August 7.—Two men were held for trial in Marianao today on charges of forging offi- cial orders by which they ob- tained metal taken from the wreckage of the U. 8. B. Maine, which they sold to junk dealers for $78. The Maine relics, kept by the government for their historic value, had been stored at Vento, source of Havana's water supply. The accused men, Oswaldo Gonzalez de Mendoza and An- tonio Foyo, were alleged to have forged documents ordering de- livery to them as representatives of the Mayor of Havana. Police recovered the relics at junk yard. a serles for the sesquicentennial of the Constitution of the United States. Wes M. Tryon advocates a stamp for the District of Columbia to call attention to the voteless condition of residents of the Nation's Capital. C. M. Farquhar, member of both the Washington Philatelic Society and the Washington Collectors’ Club, is the compiler and editor of an invalua- ble adjunct to the official ““Description of United States Postage Stamps” is- sued by the Post Office Department on June 1. The pamphlet bears the title “U. §. Stamp Illustration Cross Reference List” and is designed “to make readily available the catalogue numbers applicable to each illustra- tion” and also to help in locating the proper illustration when the catalogue number already is known, Part one of the booklet presents page numbers, denominations and catalogue numbers; part two shows catalogue numbers in relation to the Ipages in which they are illustrated, For example, page 1 contains repro- ductions of the 5-cent and . 10-cent | values, known as No. 28 and No. 29, Similarly, page 23 pictures the 30-cent | and 90-cent denominations, desig- nated No. 228 and No. 229. In effect, Mr. Farquhar has cor- related the Specialized United States Catalogue and the Government's offi- | cial publication. He, therefore, may be said to have made both previous | publications infinitely more useful to collectors. . | Bv mistake The Star last Sunday printed a portrait of Lieut. Col. B. B. Wilcox, president of the Duluth Stamp Club and nationally-known philatelic | stamps for shut-ins may send them | number in the Washington Philatelic | ]memurauve. The design includes 230 | | stamps, the State seal and the crossed The Post Office Department an- | authority, without the caption lines which had been prepared to accom- pany the “cut.” With apology to the | victim of the error, it is announced that he will be guest of honor and principal speaker at a meeting of | the Washington Philatelic Society | Wednesday evening. August 25. He will | | discuss “Pre-canceled Stamps” and | | will exhibit a portion of his valuable | collection. Syria has brought out an airmail series showing her building at the Paris Exposition. The Southern Rhodesia coronation stamps are exceeding scarce. Reports from Salisbury say that 32,000 were sold on the day of release. Australia announces three new | issues, as follows: 3d, King George VI; 6d. Kookaburra bird, and 1sh, lyre bird. The Virginia Dare stamp, according to rumor, will be printed on flat-bed presses. For that reason it should be a better product than less fortunate | recent issues. King Faurok, new sovereign - of Egypt, is portrayed on nine stamps issued in Cairo on July 29. Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, wants a commemorative next year. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News for August 2 reproduces two papers read at the National Stamp Conference— “Our Stamps Should Be as Good as | the Best,” by H. S. Wagner, Akron, | and “Suggestions for the Improvement of U. S. Stamps,” by Don Grieve, Cleveland. H. M. Southgate, president of !hei' Bureau Issues Association and vice president of the American Philatelic Society, is at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Mass., for his vacation, In connection with the Third Amer- ican Philatelic Congress, the Chicago Philatelic Society announces an open stamp exhibition at the Hotel La Salle October 29 to 31, inclusive. Classifications are: A, not for competition: B, for competition; Sec- tion 1—United States and Possessions in seven groups: 19th century issues, 20th century issues, commemoratives, Confederates, U. S. possessions, pre- cancels and stamps not otherwise classified; Section 2—four foreign groups: British Empire, other Euro- pean countries and colonies, South and Central America, miscellaneous foreign; Section 3—airmails, on or off cover in two groups: U. S. and foreign, and Section 4—collections arranged to illustrate art, science, etc., or any other subject or group not otherwise classified. Awards will consist of speciaily de- signed combination metal shields and ribbons, three to be given in each group. There also will be a large silver trophy cup for the exhibit Jjudged best in the entire competition. Entry blanks may be obtained from Elmer Stuart, 11 South La Salle street, Chicago. The Capital Precancel Club will meet at the home of George W. Hawse, secretary, 2304 First street northwest, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Public Pinvited. The Woodridge Stamp Club will meet at the residence of Mrs. Mary Pace, 2232 Newton street, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. J. Michael Brown, secretary of the Government Printing Office Stamp Club, will ex- hibit his specialized Bolivian collec- tion and give a talk on its philatelic significance. Guests welcome. The Washington Stamp Club of the Alr will meet over Station WOL to- morrow evening at 8:45 o'clock. Mr. Kunze will discuss stamps and their historical connotations. The Washington Collectors” Club, Branch 5, Soclety of Philatelic Americans, will meet at the Thomson School, Twelfth street, Tuesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. Public invited. The Washington Philatelic Society will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six- teenth street, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Horace Remillard, United States Consul at Port Said, Egypt, will exhibit and describe his magnificent collection of the early stamps of Spain. Visitors welcome. The Philatelic Luncheon Group will meet at the Hotel Harrington, Eleventh Seat of New Brunswick Gov- ernment Lies on “Shrine of America.” OTTAWA, August 7.—Capital city of all Canads is Ottawa, seat of gov- ernment for the Dominion’s nine provinces and two territories.- In Ottawa, on Parliament Hill, the Parliament of Canada and the Senate convene, while nearby in Rideau Hall resides Lord Tweedsmuir, representa- tive of His Majesty King George VI, The government buildings at Ottawa, towering above the historic Ottawa River, are among the most beautiful in the world, and the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, with its book of remembrance, is & shrine for tourists. Each of the nine provinces of Canada has a provincial government of its own, administering affairs from a provincial capital. Most easterly province is Prince Edward Island, and the capital city is Charlottetown. Tourists to Prince Edward Island can reach the island by good fefry service from the New Brunswick mainland, and will be charmed with Charlotte- town's beautiful seaside park and maritime and agricultural environ- ment. Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia, is one of the best equipped ports on the continent, where the largest liners berth with ease. The military citadel and the naval forts on the outlying headlands are unique. The city is also one of the greatest centers for aquatic sports in all America. The seat of the government of the Province of New Brunswick is at Fredericton, gloriously situated on the St. John River, sometimes called the “Rhine of America.” Fredericton is a beautiful residential city set in a rich agricultural section, and is also a center of commerce for the maritime provinces. Quebec City is capital of the province of the same name. Cradle of Canadian history, it is well known to to tourists for its mingling of the Old World and the New. ‘Toronto, the capital of Ontario, has its beautiful legislative buildings in a park surrounded by equally impres- sive university buildings. Center of Ontario’s tourist highways, Toronto captivates visitors with many Summer and Winter attractions. Winnipeg is capital of the Province of Manitoba. Gateway to Canada’s| great wheat lands, this prairie city is also & great manufacturing and educa- tional center. The Province of Saskatchewan has its capital at Regina, a beautiful city in the hard-wheat country. Many rail lines, air routes, and motor roads radiate from this heart of the West. A progressive Western city, too, is Edmonton, capital of Alberta. It is well known as the gateway to the Peace River country and Mackenzie Basin, for its substantial commerce and its nearby scenic areas. On beautiful Vancouver Island is Victoria, capital of the Province of British Columbia. Tourists delight in its 66 miles of tree-shaded boulevards and its average Summer temperature of 61 degrees. YOUTH VACATIONS PROVIDED IN CAMPS Canada Supplies Parents’ and Children’s Demand for Sep- arate Recreation. OTTAWA, August 7—The natural desire of most boys and girls is to spend their vacations with their parents, but, notwithstanding the parents’ inclination to comply, busi- ness and social engagements too fre- quently conflict. Deprivation of youth of health-giving vacations is not neces- sary, however, as, according to the Canadian Travel Bureau, Ottawa, there are in Canada organized camps where boys and girls may enjoy their longer vacation period under super- vision as careful as that of parental guidance. On pine-shaded lake shore, by mountain stream, overlooking the ocean, nestling among the trees in sandy coves, always in picturesque and healthy surroundings, are the or- ganized boys’ and girls’ camps In Canada. These camps, some under the direc- tion of church groups, Y. M. C. A, Y. W. C. A, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and others under private manage- ment, operate under the general policy that misdirected leisure is a menace. The proper relation of work to play, leisure to labor, is rationally worked out and maintained. These camps are a combination of Summer resort and training school, where boys and girls learn many things which schools and colleges do not teach. Skill and safety in swim- ming, riding, use of paddle and canoe, camp-craft and woodlore, sailing, na- ture study, sports of track and playing field, trail blazing and camping are taught in a degree commensurate with the age, strength and ability of the campe This is the supreme travel ex- perience. . . four full months of the most luxurious vege- bonding that the world can offer, 108 places. 57 days in port. Private trains and the best of 22 countries. Fares as low as $2300 ($18 per day) in- cluding exceptional shore pro- gramme. Details from YOUR OWN TRAVEL AGENT or Ca- nadian Pacific, 14th and New York Ave. N.W., Washing- ton, D. C. National 4235. street, Saturday at 1 o'clock. All in- terested to attend are asked to be present a Gunadion Pucific |land which in those days were the Western Adventure The corral gate, where Easterners daily begin new adven- tures on dude ranches of the West. Atmosphere of Dickens’ Day Still Prevails in Old Inns LONDON, August 7.—American de- votees of Charles Dickens contem- plating a “Pickwickian pilgrimage” in England will find the Dickens atmos- phere—leisurely comfort, wholesome food and excellent ale—still prevail- ing in 10 of the inns and taverns immortalized in his “Pickwick Papers.” “No writer has done more than Dickens to reflect the glory of the old coaching era, and the glamour and comfort of the old inns of Eng- havens of the road to every traveler,” said the late Dickens authority, B. W, Matz, And those 10 inns which still re- main constitute a Dickens legacy to lovers of his books throughout the world, for it is because of the Dickens tradition that they have been pre- served all these years. The Bull Inn, also known as Wright's House, has been identified | as the Winglebury Arms mentioned | in Skeiches by Boz. Located in Rochester, it stands today exactly as | it was during Dickens’ time. he Leather Bdttle, in which Mr. PiCkwick refreshed himself with “a copious draft of ale” and Tracy Tup- man fortified himself behind a meal of beef, bacon and ale, also remains— a commodious village ale house in Cobham, Kent. Then there’s the | Great White Horse in Ipswich, | which may still be seen by visitors to Suffolk as described by Dickens, and | TRAVEL. 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Steamer anchored Saturdey A.M. to carly Sunday FISHING FROM STEAMER_BATHING ey e Dot b e from to at j— Do extra cost, Then cruise to Yorktows 'with opportunity to visit Colonial Wiliams- burg or to goin bathing at beach near ship's landing. Make up a party of friends. Never a dull moment, Hostess. Orchestra, dancing, ames. Write for booklet - e O -boat Cruises,” R. L. Jones, G.P.A., Phru“?fl. Light St., Baltimore. MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY OLD BAY LINE the Saracen's Head, now the Pom- fret Arms, in Toucester, unaltered ex- cept for the name. Others which have been modernized but still retain a portion of the old buildings include the Hop Pole, in ‘Tewkesbury, described as “a flourish- ing country inn with the Old World flavor and atmosphere still clinging to it, where one is trgated with courtesy and welcome reminiscent of the old-time coaching da: the Spaniards, in Hampstead Heath; the Spread Eagle in Piccadilly Cir- cus, the George and Vulture and Osborne’s Adelphi Hotel, all in London, and the Golden Cross in the village of Sharing, midway be- tween London and Westminster, Wet Pavements. ‘When the surface of the pavement is wet the working efficiency of your brakes is greatly diminished, if not entirely lost. Drive more slowly on wet streets, avoid making sharp turns except at a slow pace and eliminate all quick movements of the steering wheel. ~ TRAVEL. CLASSICAL ISLES OPENTOTRAVELER Mediterranean Trip Gains Added Beauty by Visits to the Cyclades. PIRAEUS, August 7.—The Cyclades, which have long remained out of the reach of tourists to Greece and Med- iterranean cruise passengers, have at last been introduced to travelers and are attaining their rightful place in the cruise itinerary. The interesting places on the Greek isles long have been known to steam- ship officials, but transportation fa- cllities have not been available, and &s & consequence these unique and interesting isles have been overlooked. Happily, the new yacht-steamer serv- ice from Piraeus, making a round- the-Cyclades tour, is adding & fresh and unique feature to the Mediter- ranean cruise. To give a complete sightseeing water journey, the passenger leaves Piraeus by the yacht service and | cruises toward Crete, the largest of the islands of the Greek Archipelago, | It is at Crete, far from the modern | world, that the traveler steps into the first pages of a history extending | back to the days of ancient Greek mythology as seen at the ruins of Cnossos, the residential city of King Minos in the eighth century B.C. | From Crete the Island of Rhodes is visited, and Santorin, which is a | short cruise amid numerous tropical | verdurous isles. At Santorin the mountainous heights reveal a long | extinct volcano, Mystic Thera, which | crowns the landscape 1,000 feet | above the gulf. A spiral and hair- pin curved staircase has been con- structed out of the lava, which leads | the visitor to the heights from which | he may see the lava which poured | down and changed into marble as it touched the sea. Houses literally | spring from the sides and are molded in the caverns with garden walls| piled on its flanks. | The Isle of Paros is of white marble, with docks, houses and the temple where ancient Greeks paid tribute to mythical gods, gleaming in a landscape wherein cactus decorate the barren spaces. ' | The next-door neighbor Island of Naxos is fllled with orchards. Fa- vored by the ancient Greeks as the “lovely isle,” it played a part in the —— e PR e TRAVEL. [ BERMUDA FOR AN IDEAL VACATION Leave New York any Wednesday or Saturday for a 6-day cruise or longer . . . . from $72 up Reservations and literature from TRAVEL SERVICE 1414 F St. N.W. Willard Hotel Bldg. Phone National 1076-1258 Washington, D. C. T T T T PERSONAL TRAVEL SERVICE IN LONDON For many years The Star has maintained, through the Dorland Agency, a Personal Travel Service in London at 14-16 Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus. Washingtonians visiting London are cor- dially invited to fully avail themselves of expert advice, free of charge, on all mat- ters connected with Travel, Shopping, Amusements, Hotels, etc. Copies of The Evening and Sunday Star are always on file in the Reading Room. DORLAND Personal Travel Service 14-16 Regent St., Piccadilly Circus London, S. W. 1, England STEAMSHIPS. 10 days—~Maine —and many others. Low round trip fa Y ized tourist agents. We have dozens of enchanting a to you. For instance from Baltimore: 7 days—Bosten 11 days—~White Mountains 935 11 days—Miami Rates include transportation, meals, sightsesing, hotel accommodations, etc. Sailing on big, modern ships. s to Boston, Savannah, Jacksonville and Miami, For interesting illustrated folder, write or phone M. & M. Travel Bureau, 1418 H Street, N. 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The delicate blades of wind- mills, of which each stone mill flings dozens round in the sea breeze and top the heights, spreading out on the landscape; the scene presents the oddity of a bit of Holland in minia ture. The inhabitants add the picturesque note to all the islands. Patriarcnal men and women ylying their home- crafts add to the interest of sighte seeing. Quaint market donkeys, shepherd boys with long staffs tending black and white sheep, oxen in the flelds as in ancient times, women weaving colorful fabrics, are the pice ture replicas of customs and manners which have not changed through the centuries. New Radio Service. Radio service between Easter Island and the South American mainland has just been inaugurated. STEAMSHIPS. Washington back to Washington A thrilling vacation opportunity: amazingly low cost. Rate includes rail to New York, then a delightful 6-Day Ocean Cruise to Galveston (meals and stateroom accommodations included on steamer) with a daylight dey in Miami enroute. Return by rail. Or trip can be made going via Galveston, returning via New York. Stop-overs allowed. Visit Greater Texas and Pan American Expo- sition at Dallas. Apply to Railroad er Travel Agents or CLYDE-MALLORY LINES J. W. Vessel's Com'l Ast. 20_Mills_Blde., Wash., D. C. AT SMALL EXTRA COST! Whot @ travel bargain! Sail August 24 on the ROMA—and enjoy 18 extra days of Mediterranean cruis- ing at the amazingly low cost of $95 up First Closs; $15 up Tourist Class! See the Holy Land, Egypt, Rhodes, Athens—en route to Noples, Genoa or Nice, where you may dis- embork fo continve your Evropean travels (returning on any later Ital- an Line sailing in low season). Or » complete 37-day cruise! ed pools in both First and ass ..JMA CRUISE with privilege of stopever in Europe) AUG. 24 First Class $485up Tourist $285up (Regular round trip fares: First Class $390 up, Tourist $270 up! 37 DAYS — 8 CALLS To Gibraltar, Naples, Haifa, Port Said, Rhodes, Phaleron (Athens), Genoa, Villefranche. @ TRAVEL AGENT or 1601 alnut St.. Philadelphia, Pa ITALIAN LINE Hoply W Your choice of Tours from Wash- ingtom or Montreal Travel independently or “all expense® Daily _Summer service between Niagara and the Saguenay. SAGUENAY TOURS DE LUXE TOURS (3 times weekly from Washinotox.) Personally escorted. All- Expenses. To Montreal, Quebec. Ste. Anne de | Beaupre, and the Sague- | nay. including Pullman outside stateroom. sizhi~ Seeing. room with bath at Chateau Frontenac and all meals. Optional One Week return by sea from Bos- ton (4 extra days), $118.50. Daily from Montreal. Inde- pendent cruise—2 cays, 3 nights. meals and berth in- cluded. i York to Montreal, $16.90.) GASPE-SAGUENAY TOUR All Expense. T weekly from Montreal. days 10 Dars e 3 tour (7-pass. Lim- ousine); nights_and days at Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, with sightseeing, Frontier Tours Weds. ond Sins Personally Escorted 11 Expenses. To Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toron Lawrence Rapids, Mont- real Lak Ch: plain stateroom, sightseein, MONTREAL-SAGUENAY CRUISE (Round-trip coach fare Tu 5-day ete. Weds. and Suns. Isiands, CRE Wesx hotel and Pullman and all meals. FRONTIER-SAGUENAY TOURS A combination of the Frontier and De Lu: Saguenay Tours col bining Wil the deligh ful features of both. One of the finest Ca- nadian cruise-vacations ver offered! From shing 11 Days 13250 GREAT LAKES CRUISES (The only service by water between Detroit and Duluth),” 11 Days, Al Expenses, $127.30' from Washington. Person- ally “escorted. Leaving and Sats. ~ Canadian Rockies 16 Days, $234.18 from Washingten. Including Great Lakes, Banfl, Lake Louise, Jasper, ete. For literature and tickets, apply Geo. 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