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Select Raspberry Plants With Care
Correct Location, Cultivation and Feeding Insure Good Fruit
Raspberries are frequently men
tioned as one of the small fruits
suitable for Washington gardens.
Because of their delicious, aromatic
flavor they rank high in dessert
quality. The high prices charged
for marketed raspberries, due to
their scarcity and perishability, make
them somewhat of a luxury. Be
cause of their desirability many
gardeners attempt growing them
without understanding their require
men*s and limitations.
Not all varieties grow on clay soils.
Most of them do well only on sandier
soils. Any choice of varieties should
take this into consideration. Then,
too. Washington is at the Southern
limit of their commercial culture—a
rather definite indication that they
may not be counted upon to thrive
too well. Our hot, "muggy” climate
and low elevation do not seem to
agree with them. This is not sur
prising. for this desirable fruiting
plant has been developed largely
from native and European shade
loving wild species.
A shade-loving plant needs some
protection from the sun, but it needs
even more a cool, moist root run.
This is probably the most serious
deficiency in our cultural practices.
We do not incorporate sufficient
quantities of humus into the soil
before planting. If before planting
we would grow two or three crops
of crimson clover, soybeans or even
rye and vetch, turning them under
at the proper time and perhaps add
ing manure, the soil would have suf
ficient humus to provide the mois
ture and the coolness needed. We
seem to overlook the fact that to
grow raspberries in an area with
climate and soils not especially suit
ed to the crop it takes considerable
care and preparation if they are to
give any adequate return.
Cultivation
Essential
Most gardeners do not keep their
raspberries cultivated and free from
weeds and grass. It is generally
recommended, however, that to have
them succeed they should not be
forced to compete with grass or
weeds for moisture and food. Rasp
berries are comparatively shallow
rooted and hence even grass is an
undesirable competitor. Only shal
low' cultivation is recommended.
Mulches, temporary or perma
nent. save cultivation, aid in con
trolling weeds and help to provide
a cool, moist root run. Leaves and
straw seem to be most satisfactory
of the materials commonly available.
Raspberries, especially the reds,
tend to throw up more canes than
can fruit satisfactorily. Thinning
is necessary to overcome this growth
habit. Six or seven strong canes
are all that should be left to the
strongest clumps, while weaker ones
should not have more than four or
five. This thinning may be done at
hoeing time or when the old fruiting
canes are removed (after harvest).
Raspberries Need
Fertilizing
Raspberries need to be fertilized,
preferably just before fruiting. Any
good commercial fertilizer high in
phosphate and potash content gives
the best results. Nitrogen is not
needed in large quantities. All feed
ing, or anything else that might
stimulate growth, should be cur
tailed in the late summer or early
fall to allow the canes to mature
before winter. Soft, immature canes
usually suffer winter injury.
Raspberries should be planted in
the spring in this area, preferably
very’ early before the buds begin to
swell and are, subject to injury.
Ordinarily all kinds—red, black and
purple—are set 2 to 3 feet apart in
rows 6 feet apart. This assumes
hand cultivation. Cultivation with
horse or tractor drawn equipment
requires wider spacing of the rows.
Some gardeners psefer to stake each
clump individually and where this
is done the clumps need to be spaced
3 feet apart. However, most gar
deners use the "hedge row" method
of culture in which the canes grow
in an almost solid row.
The purchase of raspberry plants
Is of great importance to the suc
cess of their culture. Raspberries
are subject to certain “virus”
diseases and every precaution should
be taken to insure obtaining disease
free stock. Some States maintain
a rigid inspection of nurseries and
those found to be free of disease
are permitted to sell certified stock.
The few cents extra paid for plants
from such nurseries are well
invested.
Year-Old Plants
Wise Choice
Raspberry plants, in either 1 or 2
year old sizes, are commonly offered
by nurseries, although most gar
deners prefer to start with 1-year
old plants. This size seldom fruits
the first year, but the year’s de
velopment gives them a better start,
which may be an important factor
in their future growth.
Set the plants an inch or so deeper
than they grew in the nursery. Red
raspberry plants may be set as much
as 3 inches deeper, but the black
and purple kinds only 1 to 2 inches
deeper.
Old Canes Should.
Be Removed
After fruiting is over the old canes
should be removed, primarily to
throw the plants’ strength into the
development of new canes which
will bear next year’s fruit. Their
removal is also a safety factor as
the old canes are the more likely
to be diseased, or to carry diseases '
over winter.
Among the many varieties of red ,
raspberries the following are sug- 1
By W. H. Youngman, |
G»rden Editor.
gestea lor clay soils: June, an early
variety that is sometimes lacking in
dessert quality; King, an early va
riety not widely tested in this area:
Newburgh, resistant to mosaic, and
Ranere (St. Regis), an early, small
fruited, disease-resistant variety that
often produces a second crop of fruit
in the late summer and fall.
Latham, an old standard, has been
widely grown in this area but is
susceptible to the wilt disease. Cuth
bert is. another of the old stand
bys which does well on the sandier
loams. It is resistant to the wilt dis
ease. Golden Queen, a yellow form
of Cuthbert, is considered desirable
for the home garden. Van Fleet is a
vigorous, disease-resisting variety of
fair quality, but this is the northern
limit of its culture.
Among the blackcaps, Cumberland,
Plum Farmer and Black Pearl rate '
the highest. Cumberland is a mid
season variety; the others are early.
Potomac. Sodus and Columbian
are the three leading varieties of
the purple raspberry. Of these, Po
tomac is considered the best for this
area, especially for canning. Sodus.
of good quality, is more commonly
offered for sale but is not as disease
resistant. Columbian has many de
sirable qualities but is very subject
to the virus diseases.
Insects are seldom a serious factor
in raspberry culture. Diseases,
however, are important to the suc
cess of any planting. The purchase
of disease-free stock is, of course,
the first step. Secondly, keep the
plants in vigorous growth, and
third, remove all plants showing
signs of disease. Spraying may be
necessary to control leaf spot and
mildew, but is of no avail against
mosaic and wilt. Bordeaux helps
in the control of anthracnose, a
disease more common to black rasp
berried than red.
Red raspberries oftentimes carry
virus diseases without apparent in
jury, but when planted near black
cap varieties the blackcaps suffer
serious losses. For this reason it
is commonly recommended that
plantings of the two types be sepa
rated by 150 feet or more. However,
if certified stock is obtained in the
beginning and good culture given
this is probably of no importance.
A dozen disease-free plants well
tended will provide many dishes of
delicious fruit for the table. Three
dozen clumps should provide some
surplus for canning.
Most raspberries, because of their tenderness, do not ship very satisfactorily,
and to enjoy this delicious fruit at its perfection we should grow our own. All varieties, \
be they red, purple or black, require more than ordinary care if they are to be prolific
and large fruited. However, they are worth every effort expended on them, and as
they do not occupy a large amount of space are highly recommended for the small
garden.
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Leaves From the Garden Notebook
Growing Season About Three Weeks Late This Year
The rains and warmer weather
of last week gave many gardeners
renewed hope. The soil was already
too dry for plant growth and the
high winds were not helping the
moisture situation. All this changed
with the few days of warm sunshine
and the showers. Even so the sea
son is about three weeks later than
normal. Summer heat is apt to be
here before many of the cool
weather crops complete their
growth.
+ * * *
This is about as late as spinach,
radishes and lettuce may be planted
and still reach edible size and be
fit to eat. Second plantings of
beets and carrots may now be made
if the first sowings were made two
to three weeks ago.
* * * *
Plants of peppers and eggplant
should be set out now and lima
bean seed planted. They are warm
weather crops and putting them out
before the temperatures of air and
; soil are high enough tends to check'
them. If bush beans and corn werp
planted two weeks or more ago. a
second planting should be made
now to provide for a continuous
harvest.
* * * *
Set the lawnmower as high as the
adjustments will permit. Close
clipping of blue grass tends to
weaken it so that it does not with
stand summer temperatures. Most
I lawnmower manufacturers do not
! build their machines so that they cut
high enough. If they followed the j
recommendations of the research
folks we would not have so much
trouble w-ith crabgrass. The mini
mum height of cut should be 112
inches—2 inches would be better.
* * * *
It's time to give the chrysan
themums their first pinching back.
This is to stimulate branching and
stocky growth. They should be
pinched back three times during the ]
growing season. Keep them well
Control of Certain Pests Vital
To Success of Victory Garden
When planting a Victory garden
careful consideration should be given \
to the control of certain pests
which it is fairly certain will be en
countered. If control measures are
not available where they are need
ed. gardening efforts will be for
nothing.
The first offender likely will be
cutworms. These worms are rather
plump creatures about an inch or so
long and usually dark brown in col
Moving Pictures
Show Tours
At a meeting of the Bradbury
Heights Garden Club on Thurs
day. which was held at the home
of Mrs. D. L. Hash, Dr. S. G.
Lutz entertained members of the
club with moving pictures of
garden tours in Virginia and
other States.
Yesterday the club exhibited
six flower arrangements in the
home of Mrs. George M. Morris
on Kalorama road, the proceeds
of the display going to the Home
for Incurables.
May 26 has been selected as
the date for the club's annual
flower show, which will be held
in the Bradbury Heights Metho
dist Church. All specimen blooms
must be home grown, but flowers
to be used in arrangements may
be purchased.
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or. They are not active in the day,
but are quite likely to cut off tomato,
cabbage and other plants the first
night after they are transplanted
into the garden. The damage may
continue for some time, so the con
trol measure must be applied at
once. Tlie plants may be protected
by placing a paper cylinder about
them. The paper should be of a
quality sufficiently stiff to remain
upright after being wet. It should
extend 4 or 5 inches above the soil
and about half this distance into
the soil.
In preparing the garden, it is ad
vised that a constant lookout be
maintained for these worms, which
should be destroyed on sight. There
is a poison bait which may be suc
cessfully used. It is made by mixing
1 quart of wheat bran and 1 tea
spoon of Paris Green well together
while dry, and then making the mix
ture into a thick mash with one
fourth an orange finely cut, 3 tea
spoonfuls of molasses and a little
water. Roll into pills above the size
of small grain of corn and place a
few under numerous small boards
placed about the garden. It must
be remembered this is a poisonous
mixture and must be kept from ir
responsible persons and livestock.
Tomato plants and radishes are
likely to be damaged early in the
season by flea beetles. These are
small black beetles and get their
common name from their jumping
habit. A light dusting with cryolite
offers protection. Cryolite dust may
be used later for the protection of
the bean plants from the bean bee
tle. There should not be any lime
on the plants before cryolite is ap
plied. The mixture with lime will
destroy the plants. Mix cryolite with
sulphur or talc, six parts by weight
of the cryolite to four of the sulphur
or talc. Rotenone dusts are also ef
fective in the control of flea beetles.
These dusts are available for Vic
tory gardens.
It is something of a fight to grow
a good vegetable garden. It is point
ed out that it will be necessary to
put a lot of personal effort into the
garden if satisfactory results are to
be obtained.
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cultivated and growing vigorously
for long, strong stems and large
flowers.
* * * *
Weed control should be started in j
earnest. Many of the early spring
weeds, such as chickweed. will soon
be gone, but crabgrass starts into!
growlh shortly after mid-May. and
we will need to keep It under control1
from the beginning if we are to
avoid Injury to our flowers and veg
etables.
* * * *
Now that warm weather is here
we should make early preparations
for the start of an insect and disease
control program. Whether we use
dust or spray docs not make much
difference. The important thing is
to decide upon one and gel ready to
use it. The efTective use of insecti
cides and fungicides depends upon
having them on the surface of the
leaves before the bugs and germs
arrive. Afterward is too late.
* * * *
Further evidence of the severity
of last winter upon garden shrubs
is the scarcity of lilac bloom. Per
sian and Chinese lilacs are practi
cally flowerless. The common lilac
(Syringa vulgaris) did not suffer ap
preciably but all others did. The
mimosa trees in the more exposed
situations seem to have been badly
injured if not killed.
Outdoor Meeting
Is Successful
Their lovely garden on Daven
port street was the scene of the
May meeting of the Forest Hills
Garden Club last Monday. The
combination meeting and picnic
was presided over by Mrs. Richard
Mattingly, newly installed president
of the club, who also gave a read
ing on ‘‘The Earth at Springtime.”
Victory gardens were the topic of
the day, and books on canning, pre
serving and the output of vegeta
bles were distributed among the
members.
So successful was the outdoor
meeting that it was decided to use
the garden for the June club meet
ing. Improvements to the grounds
and herb garden which also is
planted there will be made at this
time.
Meeting and Tour
Planned by Club
The regular meeting of the Sil
ver Spring Garden Club will be
held at 8 o'clock tomorrow eve
ning at the Jessup-Blair Commu
nity House. Mrs. E. F. Kllnge,
president of the club, will preside.
On the program, which will be
of special interest to all Victory
gardeners, will be a talk by Dr.
Floyd Smith on “controlling in
sects in the Victory garden.”
Dr. Smith will answer questions,
and every one interested in the
subject is extended a cordial wel
come by the club.
The club's program chairman,
Mrs. Mathilda Kolb Bartlett, has
asked members to bring arrange
ments of iris or other spring
flowers.
Through the efforts of Mr. A.
K. Goodman, the Silver Spring
Garden Club is planning a real
treat for the residents of Wood
side Park and vicinity. On Sun
day, May 23, many lovely gar
dens and some of the homes in
that area will be opened to the
public. Arrangements of flowers
will be on display, under the di
rection of Mrs. Bartlett, while
Mr. Kenneth Macknet will be in
charge of specimen blooms.
A complete list of homes and
gardens to be included in the
tour will be published later.
In Bridge
. Circles
Notes on Clubs
And Tournaments
By Frank B. Lord
With only one postseason game
remaining to be played, the Federal
Bridge League last Tuesday night at
Wardman Park Hotel concluded its
fall-spring series of team-of-four
matches, with 25 teams participat
ing throughout the 26 sessions. A
program of individual and pair
games was immediately adopted for
the summer so that the league will
be able to maintain the record it has
established of providing contract
bridge for Government employes
every Tuesday night in the year.
Tuesday night's event was the
third and final of the sectional play
off games in which the various teams
contested in the divisions where the
percentage ratings they had made
during the second half of the se
ries had placed them. In the first
section the winners were the Sky
rockets, made up of these players:
George Kathan, the president of the
league; Robert Thurrell, Capt. Rus
sell J. Baldwin. Capt. Richmond
Skinner and Isaac H. York, alter
nate. Second-section winners were
the members of the Mixed Party
team comprising Rush Buckley, Mrs.
Stein, Muss L. H. Ehringer and G.
M. Richards. In the third section
those who carried off the honors
were Mrs. Almyra Campbell, Mrs.
W. H. Gorton, Mrs. Ollwine and Mr.
Ellerman.
The following is the record made
in the play-off games;
Section 1.
Tenm Won. Lost.
Skyrocket* _ __ 4,1 30
Aliencorn _I as 1.1 3314
Bpps 38 34
Pairchsnre _I_I__I_I a R>A 331*
Jay Vpps __ " or or
Muiicns -:::::::: a.v* iw/,
C.ovprnmpnt _ _ as 37
AJIies -33 an
Clippers - _ - 31'a 4o'/a
Section 2.
Mixed Pariy .. 41
Co-Ops .. _ no12 n,',a
Alien Prop _ a". i._ *141
Wild Deuces _ _ ;{* 1 3 ;iin
Speculators _ __ . _ 3rt»a :t5«a
4 King* - 35' a 381 a
4 m s as a*
vain _~ a- i;>
Toots - _____ 29 V» 42‘a
Section .3.
Scotties .. _ _ ;{5 05
Grand Slam _ ~ 3.3 ia o«i/2
Saints - 28 Vi 31 ‘4
New Team _ "7 3a
Dodgers -III 2fl‘/« 3314
In section 1, in the final session,
the Bees won 14'-., out of 24 boards.
J. G. Stone and Mrs. C. W. Zimmer
were high pair north and south, with
10812 match points, and Capt. Bald
win and Capt. Skinner were high
east and west with 108 points.
In section 2 Mixed Party won 15
out of 24 boards. Mrs. M. Rucker
and Mrs. M. McMahon were high
pair north and south, with 9913
points, and Mr. Buckley and Mrs.
Stein were high east and west with
105 points.
In section 3 the Scotties won 13
out of 20 boards. Mrs. Campbell
and Mrs. Gorton were high pair
north and south, with 4912 points;
Mr. Gorton and Mrs. Ollwine were
high east and west with 49 points.
The percentage rating for the sec
ond half of the season, series was as
follows:
Section 1.
W T. Prt
Skyrockets -ITS 128 518
Government _ _ 1TO 138 r-.c
Aliencorn . -)«$'/, 138'A ;54T
fees ... - lB2‘i 143'$ .531
Jay Vees . ... 138', 12514 .325
\ankee clippers _ISO I4fi 5"-'
Mullens _ __ IHO'-s 1511
Fairc.hance - . 154 152 .50.3
Allies - -154'a 154'2 .5(1(1
Section 2.
Mixed Party .... . 161 *2 15<)V2 .514
eDPriilotor* _ 160*2 151 *-i . 51'»
Wild Deuc « ... 158 154 .>06
Co-Op- _ Ins 156 503
Alien Property__ 136 154 5<t.{
4 K'.nss _ . . 155*2 156*2 .408
IMS. _ __ 153*2 155*2 406
Vain _ _ 15n>a 1 58*2 487
Tools __ 144*2 16.8*2 .461
Section 3.
Scotties __ 151*2 14 5*2 .510
Grand Slam _ _ 144*2 154'a .483
Saints _ _r.’O 146 .47o
New Team _ _ l\!3‘a 154*a .444
Dodgers _ _ _ 133 163 .444
Tyros _ 12 0 146 .4 10
The following is the schedule ar
ranged for the summer series:
May 18, open pair; May 25, mas
ter point game: June 1, individual
(round robin game) Red Cross ben
efit pair game: June 15. open pair
game: June 22, open pair game;
June 29, master point game; July 6,
individual (round robin); July 13,
Red Cross benefit game; July 20,
open pair game: July 27, master
point game; August 3. 10. 17 and 24,
games lo be announced later: Sep
tember 7. open-pair game, following
which teams will be organized for
the fall season.
The date for the postseason game
has not yet been determined, nor
have the teams which will partici
pate been selected, except the Sky
rockets, whose players won both
halves of the season series. The
other foursomes will be chosen from
among those who have played most
frequently in section 1. This con
test will be for the league’s major
prize, the silver cup presented by
Luther Stewart, the president of the
Federal Employes’ Union. All prizes
including those won in the three
sectional games will be awarded at
the meeting to be held on July 29.
In the summer program the league
will attempt several innovations in
the form of play in an effort to gain
new members. The Red Cross bene
fit games will be arranged so that
seasoned duplicate players will have
as their partners those who have
not before played duplicate bridge,
the purpose being to give them an
opportunity to learn practices that
are followed. The gross proceeds will
be donated to the American Red
Crass.
The individual method wherein
every player plays at least once
during a session with every other
player, rather than the same part
ner, will also be given a tryout for
the first time In the league.
At the meeting of the league on
Tuesday night Tom Wallace was
chosen as treasurer to fill the un
expired term of Col. J. E. Ivey, who
has been transferred to a position
outside of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hoyem won
the Victor Smith grand trophy list
week in the major prize series of
duplicate games at the National
Press Club. Dr. A. F. O'Donnell and
Mrs. Jack Bennett w'ere second aiid
Ned Brook and J. B. Latta third. *
The 10th annual tournament if
the Old Dominion championship Is
being concluded today at the Warfl
man Park Hotel in a two-session
open-pair event for the Richmond
News-Leader trophy. The tourney
has heretofore been held in Alex
andria but was transferred to Wash
inngton because of war conditions.
Winners of the event last year were
Mrs. J. Russell Belt and Mrs. Fred
erick Eberson.
Among the Stamp Collectors
News of the Philatelic World, Its Interests and People
The stamp collectors of the United
States finally have convinced Post
master General Frank C. Walker.
Many months ago, representatives
of the philatelic public appealed to
President Roosevelt for a series of
adhesive postage labels to dramatize
the issues of the war. The President
referred them to Mr. Walker. But
the latter proved unsympathetic to
the proposal. His predecessor, James
j A. Farley, had incurred criticism for
approving too many new issues. It
was his intention to err, if at all,
on the other side. He let it be known
that he would authorize no stamps
of any sort unless the practical need
for them could be shown.
The stamp collectors, however,
were not discouraged. They en
listed in their campaign a whole
group of artists, headed by Paul F.
Berdanier of New York, and these
collaborators produced a large port
folio of designs for the considera
tion of Mr. Walker and his asso
ciates in the Division of Stamps.
Meanwhile, Harry L. Lindquist,
president of the National Federa
tion of Stamp Collectors; Philip H.
Ward. Jr., of Philadelphia, corre
spondent for Mekeel's Weekly Stamp
News, and other philatelic leaders
supported the drive.
Hundreds of letters on the subject
reached Mr. Walker from individ
uals and groups whose plea was to
make use of stamps for constructive
propaganda purposes.
By James Waldo Fawcett.
Now, at last, it is announced by
the Post Office Department that:
“A series of 11 new postage stamps,
commemorating the heroic and con
tinuing resistance to the Axis pow
ers by the peoples of the overrun
and occupied countries of Europe,
will be issued at intervals during
the next several months.
“The stamps will be exceptional
in their designs, which will include
a reproduction in colors of the flag
of each of the countries honored.
The Post Office Department on nu
merous occasions has issued stamps
in two colors, but never in more
than two. Use of colors not only
will permit a natural reproduction of
the flags, but also will add to the
attractiveness of the series.
“Countries to be honored are
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium,
France, Greece. Yugoslavia, Albania
and Austria. The stamps will all
be of the 5-cent denomination and
the same size as the present special
delivery stamp.
"The first of the stamps, honoring
the people of Poland, will be placed
on first-day sale June 22 at the post
office here, and on general sale at
post offices throughout the country
on the next day, or as soon there
after as supplies can be made avail
able. Dispatch of mail to destina
Hobbies and Hobbyists
News of Group Meetings and Local
Exhibitions
By Edmond Henderer.
One of the many fire engine models built by Arthur W.
Clime, jr.
The "fire buffs,” as the amateur
fire-fighting fans call themselves,
do not confine their interests to
chasing fire engines. Among their
other interests are photographing
fire-fighting equipment and build
ing models of fire engines.
This last manifestation of the
fire buff seems to be the most un
usual. We know of only one local
fire engine model builder, Arthur
W. Clime, jr. In common with most
of his fellow fire enthusiasts. Mr.
Clime has had a lifelong interest
in the subject. He differs from most
of the others in that he knows how
and when this interest originated.
When Mr. Clime was about S
years old he was left one evening
in the care of his grandfather while
his parents went out for a while.
During their absence a fire broke
out in a lumber yard nearby.
Mr. Clime's grandfather was an
ex-chief of a volunteer fire com
pany in Pennsylvania and the pass
ing fire equipment drew him as a
magnet draws iron. He took his
grandson and went to the fire.
When Mr. and Mrs. Clime re
turned home they found the house
empty. A search of the neighbor
hood revealed Arthur, jr.. seated on
a wall enjoying the spectacle while
his grandfather lent a hand with
the hose. And so was born the fire
buff.
Pictures of fire equipment were
the first manifestation of this in
terest. Today Mr. Clime has them
all neatly filed by States and cities.
He trades them with other enthusi
asts all over the country.
About five years ago he began to
build models of fire-fighting equip
ment. He has made about six to
12-inch scale and more recently four
to -inch scale. These latter four
are to the same scale as the widely
familiar O-gauge model railroad
equipment and two of them are
shown in the accompanying picture.
There are no kits or prefabricated
parts available from which to build
fire-engine models. They must be
built entirely from raw materials.
Mr. Clime has a lathe in his base
ment workshop and turns out many
parts on it.
Mrs. Clime shares her husband's
enthusiasm for fire fighting, and her
contribution to the models is in the
hose. It was found that certain
white shoestrings make excellent
hoses for the models, and Mrs.
Clime has the job of coiling up the
hose in its proper place. Some
times she sews it lightly together
to insure its permanence.
Mr. Clime has been a member of
the Friendship Fire Association, lo
cal fire-buff organization, for two
years. He would like to hear from
other fire-engine model builders
here. Phone Randolph 3772. His
other model Interests include, at
present, railroading
An apology is due French Morgan,
about whom we wrote two weeks
ago. Due to his unusual name, we
inadvertently called him. several
times, Mr. French, instead of Mr.
Morgan. We are sorry this hap
pened.
Just remember that the name of
the secretary of the Mineralogical
Society is Mr. Morgan, and he will
answer your questions about his
group if you call him at Decatur
2619.
THIS WEEK'S MEETINGS.
Tuesday—National Aquarium So
ciety, Odd Fellows' Temple, 419
Seventh street N.W., 8:15 p.m.
Speaker. J. Walter Fritz; topic, “Live
Food,” illustrated with actual spec
imens.
Saturday—Washington Radio Club,
room 312, YMCA. Enghteenth and G
streets N.W., 8 p.m. Election of of
ficers.
News From Dogdom
Notes on a Variety of Subjects of Interest
in Washington and Vicinity
By R. R. Taynton.
Dogs for Defense has just issued
its first annual financial report. It
makes interesting reading. Forty
States, including the District, are
listed among the contributors. The
sums range from $1 received from
Wyoming to $10,145.19 received from
New York. New Jersey is the second
largest contributor with $8,439.17
and Massachusetts is third with $4,
094.43. The District of Columbia
donated the magnificent sum of
$64.89.
The total received from all States
is $42,823.04. Of this sum, more
than a third went to pay for the
board of dogs. More than $4,000
more went for dog supplies and
transportation of dogs. The only
salaries paid were for field secretary,
stenographers and office assistants.
The work that Dogs for Defense is
doing is vital. This organization is
officially charged with procuring all
the dogs used in all arms of our
services. So far, all the work and
all the dogs have been voluntary
contributions. But there must be
some limit to the number of suitable
dogs which can bevaecured gratis.
One good source has so far been
relatively untapped, and that source
is the SPCA and all its kindred or
ganizations which provide shelter
for stray and unwanted dogs.
One official high in the councils
of the K-9 Corps has stated that
the most satisfactory war dog dis
covered to date is a cross-bred Ger
man shepherd. Even a casual in
spection of any city pound or ani
mal shelter will reveal that a large
percentage of its inmates will an
swer that description. By conscript
ing such dogs. Dogs for Defense will
serve not one, but several, useful
ends. It will find many dogs suit
able for Army training. It will re
lieve the pounds of a burden which
many are finding increasingly diffi
cult to carry, and It will help to
solve the stray dog problem.
Everybody who has ever shown a
dog seems to be holding his breath
In happy anticipation of the Memo
[ rial week end shows—Devon on
May 29, Delaware County on the
30t.h and Bryn Mawr on the 31st. Ail
three shows are to be held on the
Devon horse show grounds and are
for the benefit of Dogs for Defense
and the Bryn Mawr Hospital. Spe
cialty shows, parties, picnics, war
dog exhibitions, county fairs and
what not make it sound more like
a three-day circus than anything
else. It bids fair to more than
wipe out nostalgic memories of
Morris and Essex, which in other
years dominated this wreek end.
Who said champion? Washing
ton is well on the way to holding
the championship record for cham
pion dogs. After a lapse of years
and years, four local bulldogs fin
ished for the title within the last
few months, the two latest, which
still await official recognition from
the American Kennel Club are the
homebred Lonarch Babbie, belong
ing to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur For
bush, and Falstone Dreadnought,
belonging to Dr. John Elvin.
Dr. Louis Cornet finished another
dachshund, the second in the litter.
This one is Marlene voj Tenroe.
Mrs. A. L. Donahew finished two
of her little papillons, Cricket of
Dulceda and Hu Tzieh. and two
Beech Tree Farm shelties, Beech
Tree Chocolate Soldier and Tulip
of Beech Tree, joined their crowned
kennel mates.
Ch. Haywyre's Hihatter came to live
at the Peter Pan Kennels, and
other champions have come in with
their masters now employed in
Washington. A parade of cham
pions which really got all of them
in this area would be quite a pa
rade.
This is the day of the Capital
City Cocker Club sanction match.
It starts at 2 o’clock at Doggett's
parking lot on Ninth street N.W.
Admission is free, but there is an
entry fee for dogs exhibited. Pup
pies from three months up may be
shown. There will be a special
exhibition of obedience - trained
cocken.
I tions In Poland Is now under sus
| pension.
“Collectors desiring first-day can
cellations of the Poland stamp may
send not more than 10 self-ad
dressed envelopes to the postmaster
at Washington, with a cash or postal
money-order remittance for tha
amount of stamps to be affixed.”
No news concerning postal and
philatelic changes in North Africa
as yet has been received, but it is
probable that the post offices of the
w'hole series of Italian colonies south
of the Mediterranean have been
“taken over” by representatives o£
the British imperial postal system.
The colorful Italian colonial postal
Issues for Ethiopia, Cyrenaica, Libya,
Tripolitania, Oltre Giuba, Italian
East Africa and Italian Somaliland
now by the fortunes of war are
philatelic “waste paper”—well worth
having.
Hamilton A. Hooper. phUatelie
editor of the Baltimore Sun, writes:
"The centenary of the founding of
the summer capital of Dom Pedro II,
at Petropolis, has been commemo
rated by a 40-centavos stamp, violet
in color. It has a large vertical
| format. The design is a rrproduc
i tion of the 200-reis stamp bearing a
profile of Dom Pedro II, early Em
1 Peror of Brazil. It bears at the top
: the inscription, 'Centenario de Pe
j tropolis. 16 de Marco, 1843-1943,*
! and at the bottom the unit of value
and ‘Brasil Correis.’ ”
The war stamps of Canada ara
being studied by Past Office De
partment officers in relation to a
proposal to issue a series of postal
labels showing what the American
people are doing to win tw’o wars at
one time.
Turkey has a new regular postage
series of stamps adorned with a por
trait of President Inonu.
Capt. Charles A. Kennv, former
editor and publisher of the National
Stamp News, now stationed in New
Mexico, was in Washington on fur
lough last week.
The Association for Stamp Exhibi.
tions, Inc., has started work on plans
for a fourth international stamp ex
hibition, to be held in New York in
1947, in the interest of the restora
tion of good will "after the war.”
Sol Glass of Baltimore has been
appointed chairman of the Exhibi
tion Committee for the ninth Amer
ican Philatelic Congress. pan-Amer
ican stamp centenary celebration, to
be held at the Pan-American Union
Building next November.
The Amateur Athletic Union gold
medal for "outstanding service in
behalf of amateur athletics" has
been awarded to Col. Hans Lager
loef, sponsor of the r. a, Barry sil
ver cup award for excellence in
philatelic journalism.
Albert F. Kunze returned to the
presidency of the Washington
Philatelic Society, Lee Sheraton
Hotel, Wednesday evening, succeed
1 ins Morton O. Cooper. He let it be
known that it will be his policy to
develop the organization as an in
; tegral part of the war effort of the
: Capital of the Nation.
The Dominion government has
| published an official handbook of
: present conditions and recent prog
ress in Canada. Stamp collectors
will be interested particularly in
pages 128 and 129 concerning the
postal service from 1867 to date.
According to the New York Times,
! the Japanese-controlled puppet
government of Manchukuo has
brought out two stamps to mark the
first anniversary of the sneak raid
on Pearl Harbor. The inscription
reads: "Asiatic prosperity begins to
day.”
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the
inaugural ceremony of the Wash
ington-Philadelphia-New York air
mail service 25 years ago yesterday.
Carl E. Pelander. 505 Fifth ave
nue, New York City, has published
: an attractive catalogue for an auc
tion of stamps of Finland, May 21
and 22.
Prof. Ralph A. Van Wye of the
University of Cincinnati has a col
lection of 15,000 postmarks.
V-mail in Canada is known as
"airgraph.”
It has been announced that the
Philatelic Agency has removed from
its sales list the following stamps:
| lc Irving, lc Audubon, 2c Long, 2c
Sousa. 25c special handling. He to
150c presidentials, not electric eye,
and 10c special delivery, not electric
eye.
The Providence Sunday Journal
for May 9 contains an illustrated
feature article on the philatelic
hobby of Carl E. Johnson, a collec-.
tor. who has photographed every
post office in the State of Rhode
Island.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Today at 1 p.m.—Celebration of
the silver jubilee of airmail service
in the United States, National Air
port. Exhibition and program.
Today at 1:30 p.m.—Twenty-fifth
anniversary of the American airpost
system. Station WMAL.
Tomorrow evening at 8—Wood
ridge Stamp Club, home of Mrs.
Henrietta Hickerson. 3102 Twenty
fourth street N.E. Stamposium.
Tuesday evening at 8—Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets N.W.
Exhibition by Alexander Halperson.
Auction sale.
STAMPS AND COINS.
ALBUMS. TONGsi HINGES, PACKETS'.
ETC,. STAMPS. MINT A USED. Opensin!
I Henry Shepherd A Son. 905<i G St. N.W. •
I COIN8. American and forelsn; cold, silver,
i antiques, cameras; hiehest prices paid.
I Hepner, 402 J2th st. n.w. DI. 2668.
STAMPS—COINS—AUTOGRAPHS
Bandit and Sold
HOBBT SHOP
118 nth St. N.W._Dlatrlet 187S
Uyeno's Stamp Shop
1205 Penn Are. N.W. Tel. MELJM14
COLUMBIA STAMP SHOP
3406 14th St. N.W. CO. 6870.
WASHINGTON STAMP CO:
__937_PennsyIwania Ato. N.W.
DAILY STAMP AUCTIOH
WEEKS STAMP SHOP
1410 H at. N.W. NA. 5256.
ALBUMS
Horry B. Mason, 918 P N.W.
CULLEN’S™E'v£St
4SS Tenth St. N.W.Met. 8S1T
RATIONAL STAMP MART
MIS ■ St. M.W. Ra. SIS. Wat. 821T