Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 7

Colonists’ Daughters Ask Stamp to Honor “Washington's Mother General Assembly Elects New Jersey Woman President Electior. of officers featured the 10th annual general assembly yes- terday of the National Society, Daughters of the American Colon- ists, at the Mayflower Hotel which was climaxed by a banquet last nignt. Lee Pennington of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation was the speaker. Earlier in the day, the group urged Postmaster General Farley to issue a commemorative steamp in honor of Mary Ball, mother of GGecrge Wash- ington. The resolution also asked that Congress set aside August 25, the 151st anniversary of Mary Ball's death, as “Mary Ball, Mother of Washington, Day,” to be ob- served with appropriate ceremonies throughout the Nation. Mrs. Charles W. McCarthy of Maplewood. N. J.' was elected na- tional president, suceeding Mrs. Wil- liam F. Stone of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Other officers named were Mrs. | Adeline Smith Husied of Greenwich, | Conn,, national vice president, At- lantic Coast sgction; Mrs. H. H. Haw- ley, national vice president, Southern section; Mrs. Bessie C. Higgins of Spencer, Iowa, national vice presi- dent, Middle West section, and Miss‘ Edith Wire of Salt Lake City, Utah, national vice president, Pacific Coast | section. i Miss Carolina Virginia Sudler of Washington, national recording sec- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO: retary; Mrs. Ralph E. Wisner of| C. A. R. CONVENES—With the ceremonial presentation of the Detroit, Mich., national correspond- ing secretary; Mrs. John S. Welburn, natjonal organizing secretary; Mrs. Lewis L. Chapman of Smithfield. Va., national treasurer; Mrs. Andrew J. Sanford of Washington, national olution yesterday opened their (left). registrar; Mrs. Natslie F. Fernald of ‘Washington, national librarian; Mrs. | Benjamin F. Buckley, national his-| torian, and Mrs. L. E. Rex of Wich- | ita, Kans., national chaplain. Mrs. Stone was named honorary national president, while Mrs. Charles E. Davidson, Mrs. Alexander C. Smither and Mrs. Benjamin ‘Wyche were selected as honorary vice presidents. | Twin Fawns Upsé; Federal Statistics By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS. —The Indiana Conservation Department says the State deer population now is more than twice the United States bio- logical survey's eestimate of 400— and there’s a reason. Last year, de- partment game wardens report, | many does had twin fawns. Of more | than 40 fawns born in one county more than half were twins. | C.A.R. | (Continued From First Page.) \ members of the society at the| White House. Thanks also were re- | corded to Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., | president general of the D. A. R. | for her personal message yesterday | morning, and to the D. A. R. itself | for use of the Memorial Continental | Hall. Mrs. Willlam A. Becker, chairman, submitted the resolutions in a report by the Resolutions Com- | mittee. | Pilgrimage to Alexandria. | Today the C. A. R. will make its | traditional annual pilgrimage to | Alexandria, Va., and to Mount Ver- | non. Tomorrow morning the so- | ciety will get down to final busi- | ness, with annual reports of senior | national officers, and probably will | close the 45th convention about noon. The pilgrimage, for which Mrs‘; William T. Clerk is chairman, will include ceremonies at the Old Pres- byterian Meeting House, at Alex- | andria, climaxed by placing a wreath | on the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier of the American Revolution. | The religious services in the church | will be participated in by Mrs. David C. Book, organist; Mrs, Wil- liam Henry Belk, national chap- lain; Jan Susan Curry, soloist; Mrs. C. A. Swann Sinclair, honorary national president; Mrs. William H. | Pouch, honorary national president; | Mrs. William A. Becker, national vice president; Walter Rose, violin- ist, accompanied by Mrs. W. J. Rose. At the tomb participants will in- clude: Mrs. Frank S. Ray, chair- man; Lindsev P. Henderson, jr.; June Eileen Rigdgins, Mary Julia ‘Trupiano, Mrs. Belk; William Tyler Page III, and these cade's: Jack Franklin Bennett. Jerome Addison Lee, jr.. John William Townsend, §r.. T. Hunton Leith, jr., and Ed- ward A. Morris, jr. At Mount Vernon color bearers | in procession to the tomb will be; Rodney Parker Harrington of West | Virginia and Charles Bennett Wil- son III of Oklahoma. Wreaths will | be laid at the Washington tomb for the Independence Hall Society, Pennsylvania, by Gwynedd Gordon Wood, and at the tomb of Martha ‘Washington for the Oregon Grand- mothers’ Committee by Marian Sim- | son. Taps will be sounded by Ed- | ward A. Morris, jr. | Ceremonies at the C. A. R. Tree at Mount Vétnon will include wel- | come by Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, regent, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union and hon- orary national vice president C. A. R.; response by Mrs. John Morrison Kerr, national president of the C. A. R.; reminiscences by Charles C. Wall, superintendent of Mount Ver- non, and administration of the oath of office to new junior officers by Mrs. Belk. Yesterday's program concluded News of Full reports of the D. A. R. Convention, April 14 to 21, inclusive— Mail—Postage Prepaid Canada Leave orders with Star representative at Constitu- tion Hall or The Evening Star office, 11th St. and Pa. Ave. N.W. | city. | Berner and Miss Jane Riggins of . with Hawaiian leis. | ch | Jeremiah Crane Garthwait Society, | Society. junior president for the District of Cadet Band, looks on from the | last night with a dinner dance at| the Mayflower Hetel, where Mrs. | Eldridge Lee Myers was chairman of arrangements. Lyons Mills' How- land, junior national president C. A. R. was toastmaster, and greetings | were presenbed' by Mrs. Kerr, Mrs.| Robert and Mrs. Pouch. The grand‘ march was led by William Pénning- | ton and Miss Jane Wyatt of this| Next in line were William | New Jersey. Guests were presentpd“ A floor show | included winning stunts from the stunt night competition Friday. | A highlight of yesterday's pro- gram was appearance of pupils from | mountain schools of the D. A. R. | The children were from the Kate Duncan Smith and Tamassee Schools, in Alabama and Georgia respectively. They sang mountain | songs. | Lt. Comdr. Bernard Austin, U. S. Navy, in a discussion of the Conti- | nental Navy, declared the spirit of | that Navy still lives. “We created a | Navy to gain freedom,” he said. | “We maintain a Navy to preserve} that freedom.” | Activities of the District of Co- | lumbia C. A. R. were presented to | the convention by Robert Mason De | Shazo, jr.,, retiring junior D. C.| president. Under the leadership of Mrs. Carl H. Giroux, he said, the District societies have “grown and | prospered,” He described the activi- ties of the societies as “varied and interesting.” Several societies, he said, had featured musical programs of American composers; two had programs on the American Indians, with an Indian and some handicraft | present. History and correct use of the flag have been studied, he said, | and contributions, had been pre- | sented for Tamassee School. | Many Prizes Presented. Many prizes were awarded yester- | day afternoon for excellence in dif- ferent fields. They included: | American music, of which Mrs. Harold Brooks Gardner is national airman; first prize, operetta, | 'America Sings,” original music, and | colored motion picture shown at the | banquet, the Casper Collins Society, | C. A. R, Casper, Wyo.; second prize, “Ye Musical Parade,” Capt. William Scott Society, Fort Worth, Tex.; third prize, carols as American music, Jane Tuers Society, Jersey City, N. J.; fourth prize, “On the Trail of Negro Folk Songs,” Capt. David Hawley Society, Bridgeport, Conn.; special prize, “Musical Pa- geant of Oregon History,” Oregon State Society; honorable mention, Newark, N. J.: Prancis Lewis Society, Larchmont, N. Y.; Charles E. Mick- ley Society, Adrian, Mich. Correct use of the flag contest, of which Mrs. J. F. F. Cassell is na- tional chairman: Best essay on “Our Flag,” Jane Ashmead Passells, Capt. Thomas Levis Society, Lansdowne, Pa.; best essay on best society re- port through schools, libraries and other buildings, Capt. Thomas Levis Family charts on early settlers’ sampler, prizes presented by Mrs. Thomas J. Foley of Akron, N. Y.; first, to Verna Mae Stroh, Batavia, N. Y.; second, Josephine T. Cart, Arlington Heights, Mass. Exhibits, prizes presented by Mrs. William H. Wagner, first, Mrs. F. J. Ewald, State president, Utah; second, Miss Susan W. Handy, State president, Rhode Island; third, Mrs. Willard Ives Kimm, State president, New Jersey. Magazine contest, prizes presented by Mrs. James Henry Harper; Prize winning society, Gov. Thomas Welles Society, District of Colum- bia; prize winning members: first, Graham T. Smallwood, governor of Thomas Welles Society and new D. A.R. U. S., Mexico and <> District of Columbia flag, the Children of the American Rev- convention here. Pictured re- ceiving the colors is Mrs. John Morrison Kerr, national president Caroline Brown, 7, presents the flag as Robert Huey, color-bearer and sergeant in the Woodrow Wilson High School rear. Lyons Mills Howland, junior national president of the C. A. R., addressing the opening session of the convention. Mr. Howland headed the commit- tee which drew up a resolution calling for a referendum be- fore the imposition of a draft of United States citizens for service in wars outside this hemisphere. —Star Staff Photos. Columbia; second, Patricia Mur- phey, Oklahoma City Society. Grandmothers 'and Grandfathers Committees competition, prizes pre- sented by Mrs. William H. Pouch: Membership Award. Membership contest prizes pre- sented by Mrs. Pouch: Prize winning societies, two tied for first, George Washington Bicentennial Society, Pueblo, Colo., and Mary Easton Sibley Society, Independence, Mo.; second, Oklahoma City Society; State organization prize, Colorado State Society: prize winnirig mem- bers: First, Harriet Gallagher, jun- ior presidedit of George Washington Bicentennial Society, Pueblo, Colo.; | second, Alice Miller of Lois Fenton Society, Jamestown, N. Y. i Plays, prizes awarded by Mrs. R. Lee Pennington, jr., tie between New York State and North Caro- lira, accepted by Mrs. George Vos- burgh and Mrs. Hubert C. Patter- son, national presidents, respec- tively. For most attendance from States west of the Mississippi River, prizes presented by Mrs. Louise Moseley Heaton: First, Oklahoma Society; second, Santa Fe Trail Society, N. Mex.; individual prize for person furthest Southwest, Olive Lee Saw- yer, Santa Fe, N. Mex.; furthest northwest, Oliver A. Reid, Portland, { Oreg. Prizes for State histories were pre- sented by Mrs. Thomas J. Foley of Akron, N. Y, to California, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Wis- conisin and Wyoming. A. F. L. Asks Congress To Rejéct C. A. A. Shift By the Associated Press. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, said last night that the A. F. L. was appealing to Congress to reject President Roosevelt's proposed abo- lition of the Air Safety Board and the Civil Aeronautics Authority through his reorganization plan No. 4. Pointing to the airlines’ record of more than a year of flying without loss ot life, Mr. Green said, “Why not leave well enough alone?” He noted that the pilots’ union is amli- ated with the A. F. L. The proposed rearganization would return the C. A. A. to the Commerce Department. Established 1895 OUIS ABRAHAMS OANS ON JEWELRY 711 G St. N.W Fences B BERRALL-JASPER COMPANY lorado £ Senafor. Herring Sees Roosevelt Staying In Presidency Herbert Hoover Logical Nominee for G. O. P., lowan Declares By the Associated Press. ‘While Young Democrats gathered in a Nation-wide series of rallies last night to hear addresses from party leaders and arouse their forces for the 1940 political cam- paign, there were other scattered political developments: In Washington Senator Herring, Democrat, of Iowa said he was con- fident the Democratic convention would renominate and the voters would re-elect President Roosevelt. Then he tossed this advice to the Republican party: “I think Herbert Hoover is the logical nominee for the Republicans in the light of world conditions. Mr. Hoover is the only outstanding Republican with a real grasp of in- ternational affairs.” Byrnes Berates Dewey. Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South Carolina, in a statement issued through the Democratic Na- tional Committee, accused Thomas E. Dewey, candidate for the Re- publican nomination, of inconsist- ency in his campaign talks concern- ing the foreign policies. Mr. Dewey, he said, has “one foreign policy for the Atlantic seaboard and another and different foreign policy for the Middle West.” Schwellenbach, Democrat, of Wash- ingtan, told a Democratic meeting that Mr. Dewey “seems to be leading the trial heats of the Republican preliminaries” and added the New Yorker's statements “indicate a sublime ignorance of any of the fundamentals of foreign policy.” Gannett to Spur Drive. Headquarters for Frank E. Gan- nett, New York State publisher who seeks the Republica nomination, an- nounced he would “redouble his drive for delegates” with new swings into the West, Midwest and South. George N. Briggs of St. Paul, re- gional director for the Gannett or- ganization, said the challenge of other candidates would be met in the farm belt “with demonstrable proof that no other candidate knows the farm problem as well, or has as constructive a program for farm Pecovery as Frank Gannett.” Meantime, the boomlet for Sec- retary of State Hull for the Demo- cratic nominatien would not down, despite his repeated declarations that he is not a candidate. A close friend of Secretary Hull here predicted the Secretary would be willing to accept the nomination if Mr. Roosevelt did not want it. Senator Russell, Democrat, of Georgia, told reporters he consid- ered Mr. Hull “one of the best men available.” \Work of P. W. A, Artists |To Be Broadcast Topic | The 724 American artists who de- | signed and executed paintings and sculpture in 1042 public buildings subject of a national Thursday from 10-to 10:30 p.m. | The artists are those who com- | peted under the P. W. A.'s Section ' of Fine Arts and their work will be discussed by Secretary of the Treas- ury Morgenthau and other officia The program will be carried over | National Broadcasting Co. network. Others on the program are Sena- | tor La Follette of Wisconsin, Under- secretary of State Welles, Federal | | Works Administrator Carmody, Dr.! | John Dewey of Columbia University | Pirst, New Jersey State; second, and Edward Bruce, chief of the Sec- | | Rhode Island. | tion of Fine Arts. | Dr. Covington Dies BALTIMORE, April 20 (#).—Dr. | Platt Walker Covington, 55, Western | director for International Health for the Board of the Rockefeller | Poundation, with headquarters in | Salt Lake City, died in a hospital | He had been i1l since | here today. | January, when he was stricken with |a cerebral hemorrhage. A Baby Grand of VERY EASY TERMS o 1330 G Street At Moundsville, W. Va,, Senntori during the last five years will be the | broadcast | in a new and smaller design which sets the pace for grand styling of the future. MAY BE PLACED ANYWHERK IN YOUR ROOM Tho successful inclusion of Knabe's superb tone and action in a case of new and smaller size is an- other triumph for Knabe designers. KITT'S D. Viennese Artist * To Exhibit Work Done in Brick Clay Leo Steppat, Viennese sculptor, after interhment in a French con- centration camp, made his way to ‘Washington last week with his bride and intends to continue his art in America. Because he traveled on a Ger- man passport, the sculptor was in- terned in France at the beginning of the war and was released only ilast month. The camp, a deserted brickyard, afforded the sculptor a novel adventure. He made models of his fellow prisoners in brick clay. Some of these soon will be shown in Washington. “Never a German, but always a Viennese,” Mr. Steppat said yester- day. “As soon as Hitler took over | Austria T made my way to, France. Unfortunately, I had to travel on a German passport. So, though the French are great lovers of art and The head of one of Mr. Steppat's fellow prisoners, modeled in brick clay. artists, only thing they could do was intern me.” Though he was interned in a brickyard, the sculptor set to work immediately at modeling in the brick clay. | work for the Albertine, in Vienna, | where some of his best-known works are on exhibition. He did the head | | Daughters of 1812 Plan Memorial Rite Today Delegates to the 48th annual | council, United States Daughters of 1812, will attend a memorial service | at 3 p.m. today at the Church of | | the Epiphany. The Rev. Ze Barney T. Phillips will preach. | | Registration began yesterday and will continue tomorrow morning | The session will close Wednesday with the installation of new officers for three-year terms. The officers will be nominated Tuesday. | The association of State presi- dents and charter members will | hold a dinner meeting at 7 o'clock | tonight at the Willard Hotel. The principal speaker will be Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., president general, Daughters of the American Revo- | lution. \ Rear Admiral P. S. Rossiter, re- tired, and Col. Frederick Gilbert! Bauer, president of the General So- ciety, War of 1812, will address the first session of the council tonight | at the Willard. | American U. Cancels Arbor Day Program American University’'s annual arbor day program, scheduled for yesterday, was canceled by officials of the institution because of inclement weather and it was decided not to hold the affair this year. The campus frolic originally was to have been conducted Wednesday | but was postponed to yesterday be- eause weather conditions did not per- mit carrying out of plans to clean up the grounds, plant a “senior tree” | and improve facilities for outdoor § athletics. symmetrical form Back view showing its symmetrical form OLD PIANOS IN TRADE NAtional 4730 Previously, he had done | £ C, APRIL 21, 1940—PART ONE. Sculptor, Interned in French Brickyard, Opens Studio Here LEO STEPPAT. —Star Staff Photo. of former President Miklas’ wife, a celebrated Austrian beauty. With the,Old Werld far behind him, Mr. Steppat intends to begin life anew in Washington. His con- trast of the two cities, Vienna and Washington, is specific. “Vienna,” he says, “is a city; with a beard— an old city. Washington is clean shaven—a young city.” Mr. Steppat has established a studio at 1123 Seventeenth street N.W,, and will give his first exhibi- tion soon in the Elizabeth Dexter Studios on the Old Georgetown road in Bethesda, Md. Give the Norse to Feel Sword Unless Resisfance Ends, Nazis Say Commander of Occupation Commutes Norwegians’ Death Sentences By the Associated Press. OSLO, April 20—Norway was warned today in the name of Adolf Hitler that she will feel the “full sharpness and dreadfulness” of the “German sword” unless she ceases all resistance to the Germany muli- tary occupation. This warning was sounded by Gen. von Falkenhorst, commander ‘n chief of the army of occupation, in an address high-lighting a Nazi mili- tary parade and demonstration in celebration of Chancellor Adolf Hit- ler's 51st birthday anniversary The German commander also cora- muted the death sentences of «ll Norwegians “who, according to in- ternational laws of war, have for- feited their lives.” (This presumaply is a reference to civilian sniping and other undercover acts of franc- tireur against the German occu- pation.) Last Use of Privilege. Gen. von Falkenhorst said he was of my highest privilege” in making this proclamation and that it was taken in the “same large-scale spirit in which the Fuehrer presented his ‘one time only’ offer to the MNo.- wegian nation and goveinment on April 9.” At the time of the invasion of | government declared that Germany availing himself “for the last time | had “no intention, through her measures now or in the future, of infringing upon the territorial in- , tegrity or the political independence of the kingdom of Norway.” Said the general: “I invite the Norwegian nation, which has been misled by the min- | istry of Premier John Nygaarsvold and its agents and which is march- , ing toward ruin if it continues this nonsensical resistance, to receive the extended hand of German friend- ship. “Sword Shall Hit Norway.” “But if the generosity of the Fuehrer and Chancellor, and the mildness which I am showing today, should be interpreted as signs of | weakness, the German sword shall hit Norway with all its full sharp- ness and dreadfulness.” 3 At the same time that Gen. von Falkenhorst was making his addreni in the square before Oslo Univer-’ sity, the Nazi-established adminis- tration council for the Oslo district: fixed a scale of rations to go int. effect April 29. ? It prescribes an allowance, per, person per day, of 300 grams (ap- proximately 106 ounces) of flour, peeled grain, peas, beans or rice, or 240 grams of hard baked goods, or 390 grams of fresh-baked goods. $8,403 Is Contributed To Boys’ Club Fund Contributions totaling $8,403 were given last week to the Police Boys’ Ciub campaign for $86,000. Chairman Mack L. Langford and President Morris Cafritz believe the | goal will be reached at the end of | this month. The women's auxiliary will an- | nounce its contribution following a | benefit to be held at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. George Maurice Morris, Venmark and Norway, the Reich|2401 Kalorama road N.W., from 10 ‘am. to 6 pm. Saturday. Living Room An Anniversary Special There is sure to be a place here and there in your Living Arm Chair. 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