Evening star. [volume], May 08, 1937, Page A-6, Image 6

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CHAPMAN TAUGHT
LESSON AT (HIP
Ingram Recalls Incident at
Testimonial Dinner Given
in Y, M. C. A.
A lesson In discipline and team
spirit, learned in a boys' camp, helped
Ben Chapman, star Nationals’ out
fielder to become a better ball player.
The incident was related last night
by James C. Ingram, until recently
director of Camp Letts, the Y. M.
C. A. boys' camp near Annapolis, Md.
Ingram, speaking at a Camp Letts
reunion dinner given in his honor in
the Central “Y” Building. 1736 G
street, by friends and former asso
ciates, told how Chapman had related
to him the value of the lesson learned
at an Alabama boys’ camp of which
Ingram was director.
Young Chapman violated a rule by
going swimming at night. Ingram
directed him and others who vio
lated the rule to carry water and
scrub the kitchen floor. Chapman
performed the task after first object
ing, Ingram said.
lears later when Chapman, playing
for New York, had Ingram at a
game as guest, the ball player went
to the stand a*d told his former
camp director he was able to play
better ball because of having had to
perform the task Ingram had given
him, the speaker said.
At the banquet Ingram was pre
sented a leather-bound book, con
taining scores of letters from his friends
and former co-workers. James R.
Kirkland, lawyer and professor at
George Washington University, made
the presentation and told of the
growth of Camp Letts under Lngram's
direction. • Camp counselors, boy
campers, parents and members of the
"Y's” Board of Directors attended,
L. W. De Gast, general secretary of
the "Y,” welcomed guests and told of
the camp's growth. Wilbur Bailey,
the new camp director, was toast
master. A program of music included
a violin solo by John Hain. accom
panied by James Waldo; piano ac
oordtan solo, by R. S. W. Walker,
end music by Cliff Dyer's ‘ Paragons."
Rev. Dr. A. P. Wilson of Columbia
Heights Christian Church delivered
Invocation.
Ingram resigned last month from
his position with the "Y" here to
become director of boys' work for the
Virginia State Y. M. C. A
Young Washington
Howard Brown. 6, son of Mrs. Mamie Brown, 222 Maple
avenue, Takoma Park, and a student in the first grade of the
Takoma Park Elementary School, displays quite an interest in
model planes. Monday: Beatrice Bartlett, daughter of Mrs.
Sarah Bartlett, and James Doten, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
B. Doten, at the Takoma Park School. —Star Staff Photo.
ORATORS TO COMPETE
Bowling Bell and Glaston Hatha
way, two 15-vear-old members of the
Boys' Club of Washington, will com
pete this afternoon to determine
which shall represent the club In the
national Optimist oratorical contest
at Baltimore May 15. The winner
will go to Cincinnati to take part in I
the finals of tihe Junior Optimists’ j
oratorical contest conducted by Opti
mists International June 21-24.
The contest is an annual event.
In the eight years that it has been
conducted the Boys' Club of Wash
ington has won one first and one
second place.
Fined $14.50 After 70-Mile Walk.
Thomas Oakes, unemployed, of Liv
erpool. England, walked 70 miles to
Abergele to answer a charge of dan
gerous driving, for which he was
fined $14.50.
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
AT GERMAN EMBASSY
Members of League Against War
and Fascism to Picket Building
This Afternoon.
A group of members of the Ameri
can League Against War and Fascism
plan to picket the German Embassy,
in the 1400 block of Massachusetts
avenue, at 1:30 p.m. today.
Supt. of Police Brown granted a
permit for the demonstration after he
conferred with State Department
officials.
Brown issued the permit on con
dition the picketers would confine
their demonstration to the Massa
chusetts avenue street level and avoid
Highland Terrace, the raised thor
oughfare which the embassy faces.
Police will be present to prevent a
traffic jam, Brown said.
Little Guatemala is predicting pros
perity for the next year.
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Descriptive Pamphlet Is
Issued by National
Capital Parks.
A pamphlet descriptive of the flow
ering dogwood now In bloom in this
region was Issued today by the Na
tional Capital Parks as a feature of
the Dogwood day celebration sched
uled for tomorrow in Rock Creek
Park.
Tlie publication makes it clear that
dogwood has nothing to do with dogs,
the name being derived from the fact
that the wood—very hard when dry—
is used for malting butchers’ skewers.
"Dog” thus comes from the French
"dague” or the German "dolch,”
meaning "dagger.”
The public is invited to the Dogwood
day celebration, which will embrace
field games for the family, a picnic
supper and a campfire program that
will include the showing of a color
movie by Earl A. Trager, chief nat
uralist of the National Park Service.
Gaines for Family.
Winfree Johnson, supervisor of ath
letics, assisted by members of the stafT
of the District Playground Depart
ment will hold games for the family
from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. This program
will include soft ball, horseshoe pitch
ing, quoits, volley ball and various
games for children. Miss Sibyl Baker,
director of the Playground Depart
ment, is assisting.
For those who bring their own "hot
dogs” and other food, campfires will
be provided at 6 pm. The campfire
Girl Wed at 11
To Man, 54, Free
After Five Years
TAVARES, Fla., May 8 (A3).—
Dolly Mae Russek, 16, won a di
vorce in Circuit Court from her
59-year-old husband, Edmunds
Russek, whom she married five
years ago.
In a final hearing the young
woman testified: '
“On one occasion, when we
were living in Gainesville, he
got mad with me and whipped
me with a switch. At another
time he took a shingle and
whipped me with it. He hit me
with his fist and cursed me be
cause 1 did not feel like work
ing.”
Russek denied the charges.
program will be held at 8 p.m. near
Military and Daniels roads.
Parking will be provided on Ridge
road from Ross road to Grant road.
The dogwood display is considered
particularly good along Ridge and
Ross roads. The Capital Transit Co.
will run a special bus from Sixteenth
street and Blagden avenue, over Ridge
road and Ross road up Morrow drive,
back to Sixteenth street, marked “Dog
wood Special" for the convenience of
the public. For the campfire program,
a special bus will leave Sixteenth street
and Concord avenue at 7:15, 7:30 and
7.45 and more often, if necessary.
Donald Edward McHenry, naturalist
attached to the National Capital
Parks, is taking a prominent part in
the program, which will be under the
auspices of C. Marshall Finnan, park
superintendent.
Radio Held Home Necessity.
A judge at Buenos Aires. Argentina,
has ruled that a radio is a household
necessity and a dealer who sells one
on time mnnot seize it for non-pay
ment of installments.
COLLIER’S OFFICIAL DIES
Promotion Manager lormerly
Served Liberty Magazine.
SCARSDALE, N. Y., May 8 (/P).—
Benjamin T. McCanna, 37, promotion
manager for Comer’s Magazine, died
at his home here yesterday after a
brief illness.
A native of Chicago, McCanna was
at one time promotion manager of the
Chicago Tribune and Liberty Maga
zine. He was a graduate of Loyola Col
lege. He is survived by his widow and
four children.
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