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MEYER-KISER ‘HUSH’ LAID TO EX-BANK CHIEF Symons Advised Silence on Progress of Liquidation, Witness Says. EVIDENCE IN CONFLICT Former .Vice-President and Other Officials Disagree on Profit Claim. Information regarding progress of liquidation of the defunct MeyerKiser bank was withheld from the public at suggestion of Luther Symons, former state banking commissioner, it was alleged in circuit court today. Ferd S. Meyer, former vice-presi-dent and liquidating agent, testified that it was his understanding that Symons suggested that announcements be withheld because of “general business conditions.” The allegation was made during questioning of Meyer by William B. Miller, attorney for depositors, who is assisting Thomas E. Garvin, receiver, in obtaining information on the bank's affairs. Meyer also contradicted previous statements issued by J. J. Kiser and Mel Cohn, the other two liquidating agents, that the liquidation had been carried on at a profit. Says Cost Was High “Mark-off” of approximately $61,000 in security assets, and an actual operating loss of $7,000 brought the total cost of the liquidation to $68,000, Meyer admitted. Cash surrender value of a SIOO,OOO insurance policy carried on the life of Sol Meyer, president, amounting to $36,000, was added to the income of the liquidation, to show an excess of income over expenditures, according to the records. Miller questioned Meyer regarding his willingness to pay liability on his stock in the bank. “Now is not the time to talk about that,” the witness replied and refused to answer further without advice of counsel. Will Endeavor to Pay After a short recess, during which Meyer conferred with Paul Y. Davis, his attorney, he returned ,to the witness stand and declared: “After a judgment has been obtained legally, I will endeavor to pay, to the best of my ability.” The charge against Symons was made when Miller asked Meyer’s opinion regarding appraisal of assets made by the banking department. showing more than $1,000,000 in liabilities over assets. Meyer indicated that he differed with the banking examiners regarding certain assets. “Then you think the Meyer-Kiser bank still is solvent?” Miller asked. "Why don't you contest the receivership suit brought in this court by the banking department?”

Blamed on Depositors “We decided it was not worth while to continue our efforts, in the face of the dissatisfaction expressed by a certain group of depositors," Meyer replied. The audit which resulted in the receivership was made after depositors organized in an attempt to get information which it was charged had been withheld for t,wo years. Spurred on by discovery of $545,000 new' assets in the defunct bank, attorneys will continue their investigations. Disclosure that a "secret reserve" of $500,000 was maintained in the bank without showing on any records except income tax reports was made by Meyer Thursday. A portion of the reserve fund and other assets to a total of $545,000 is the bank's share in a $902,000 corporation formed by members of the Meyer and Kiser families, the questioning revealed. ♦Known as the Smetal Corporation, a name derived from the legal term Sol Meyer et al. the organization was formed to take title to real estate and other assets belonging to a trust created by the two families, principal stockholders. Meyer said. Assets A r e Purchased When the n-—itution began to tottef under pressure of cash drainage from withdrawals, slow assets of the bank were purchased with cash produced from the private fortunes of the stockholders* Meyer testified. Present value of the new assets, represented by the bank's interest in the Smetal Corporation, have not been determined yet, according to Garvin, but an immediate appraisal will be made to ascertain the caoh gain of the receivership funds. The “secret reserve” was created by Sol Meyer and Sol Kiser, members of the partnership which controlled the bank and paid its operating expenses, the younger Meyer said. "The fund was created for the exact purpose for which it later was used—that of providing cash when needed by the bank,” he said. Possibility that Luther Symons and his son, Merwin Symons, who was employed in the bank for fifteen months by the liquidating agents, will be asked to testify at the hearing, was indicated by Garvin. BOY, 12, LOSES LIFE • Dies of Bicycle-Automobile Crackup Injuries. George Fisher Jr., 12, New Palestine, died Thursday night at Riley hospital from a skull fracture incurred Wednesday in a bicycle-au-tomobll* accident near New Palestine. Young Fisher and Edward Mahley. 13. also of New Palestine, were riding tandem on the bicycle when they were struck by an automobile. The Mahley boy is in a critical condition.

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VOLUME 45—NUMBER 31

Mattern Is Long Overdue in Nome on World Hop; Rescue Moves Deferred

Scorn Bridge, Live Long, Says Famed Singer NEW YORK, June 16—For good health? “Never drink, smoke, or go to bridge parties.” That is the recipe of Madame Schumann - Heink and she proved that it is a good one by appearing in the best of health

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working wives. If they do not have to win the bread for their families, she said, they should stay home and take care of their children. A job is not worrying the woman who is beloved of operagoers and just plain music fans in all parts of the world. She’s been singing for fifty years in grand opera and concert, and she‘ll keep on till she dies, she asserted.

WORLD MONEY RIDDLE STUDIED t Economic Parley Leaders Ponder Plans for Stabilization. By United Press LONDON. June 16.—World economic conference leaders pressed ahead today on solution of monetary problems, but at the last minute decided against establishing a committee on stabilization of currencies. The conference monetary committee neaded by James M. Cox of Ohio, worked on the currency issue, while American and British representatives conferred at the Bank of (Turn to Page Twenty-seven)

FOUND UNCONSCIOUS; ROBBERY IS CLAIMED Doctors Unable to Find Any Injuries on Man. Harlet E. Welch, 36, of Springfield. Mo„ was found unconscious at West Washington and the overhead bridge. He told police that he had ben attacked by two men who robbed him of a billfold containing s2l and a jacket. At city Jjospital, doctors failed to find any injuries. Police found an empty billfold at the spot where Welch said he was robDed. He is said to be subject to attacks of epilepsy. Two Negroes robbed Jeff Keith, taxi driver, 1324 North Illinois street, of $3.50 at the point of a gun early today at Sixteenth place and Northwestern avenue after entering his. cab at Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue. Glenn Trulock, taxi driver, 1034 Harlan street, drove a Negro to St. Clair and Roanoke streets, where two other Negroes were waiting. The three attacked Trulock and robbed him of $1.60. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 63 10 a. m 76 7a. m 65 11 a. m 76 . Ba. m 69 12 (nooni.. 77 9 a. m 73 1 p. m 79

Confession Clears Man Convicted of Murder

D[i Vniteit Press SULLIVAN, Ind, June 16.—A confession by Frank Vanderpool, 38, Hymera, that he killed two men for whose deaths Otis Turner was convicted, added today to the mystery surrounding a Sullivan county farm mortgage foreclosure slaying. Vanderpool, Turner * and four other Hymera men were arrested in connection with the slavings of Andy Reedy, 60, and his ton Oral, 28. The two victims were beaten and shot in the barnyard of their home near Hymera, Feb. 23, during an argument over a foreclosure suit filed by the Elder Reedy against Turner. In his confession, made public by Judson L. Stark and John Taylor, defense attorneys, Vanderpool exonerated all the other men arrested in connection with the case. They included Emil Reedy, brother of Andy. James Vanderpool. brother of Frank; Lewis Wells, Revelle Van Turner.

Fears Felt for Safety of Texas Flier, With Fog on Perilous Route. By United Frees NOME, Alaska, June 16.—Fogshrouded skies today hid the fate of James Mattern, Texas flier unreported on his round-the-world flight since he took off from Khabarovsk, for Nome at 2:30 p. m. (central standard time) Wednesday., He had been expected here at 9 a. m. (central standard time) Thursday. Airmen believed Mattern was forced down somewhere along the bleak expanse of rugged coast and ice-choked sea. plans for a search were discussed. Two things kept them from becoming definite. One was the dense fog over the Bering sea and along the Alaskan and Siberian coasts. The other was the vast area that would have to be covered. If Mattern changed his course and then came down, a could continue futilely for months. Faced Blind Flying Aviators believed the Texan encountered fog as far south as the Aleutian island chain. He probably faced hours of blind flying, they said. Mattern might have landed at some isolated Siberian village. Possibly he veered frc-m his course far from Nome to strike for the Alaskan mainland. He might have pressed on to the interior of Alaska toward Fairbanks, when fog prevented him landing here. He possibly landed on one of the numerous unpopulated islands in the Bering sea. Residents of Nome recalled that other aviators encountered trouble on the route, but none met death. Don Moyie and Cecil Allen, flying the northern route from Tokio to San Francisco, disappeared off the Siberian coast. Other Plans Saved Given up for lost. Days later they landed in Alaska. They had run out of fuel, “pancaked” down in a remote Siberian village, and obtained gasoline from a Soviet trading vessel that touched the hamlet. The Russian plane “Land of the Soviets” met delay, but safely navigated from Moscow to Seattle. Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh flew from Nome to Siberia and on to the Orient.

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Water, WaterMs There Doctor in House,’ Is Cry to 5,000 of Them.

By United Press MILWAUKEE, June 16.—Five thousand physicians attending the American Medical Association convention here were assembled in a huge auditorium listening attentively to a serious discussion on treatment of disease. A restroom attendant burst into the auditorium and cried: “Is there a doctor in the house?” The attendant said she had difficulty obtaining medical’aid when a young woman fainted.

SLOT MACHINE RAID ILLEGAL, IS PLEA Municipal Judge Takes Case Under Advisement. Confronted with an argument that arrest was illegal because it was made without a warrant, Dewey E. Myers, municipal judge pro tern., today took under advisement decision in the case of Edward Trees, 602 East Georgia street, a slot machine defendant. Trees was arrested Saturday night by police who said he had two slot machines. Sergeant Chord Richter, who led a raiding squad, said a girl lost 10 cents playing one of the machines, operated by pennies, and he lost a nickel in the same machine. Myers will rule in the case June 23.

Vanderpool said he was accompanied by several men when he visited the Reedy home with the intention of giving the father and the son a beating. He did not reveal the names of his companions. He said the slayings were not premeditated, but that he drew a gun he had carried for self protection after some of his companions deserted and the intended victims appeared to be defeating what remained of the attacking force. The confession refuted testimony of Mrs. Nettie Reedy, widow' of Andy, that she saw James Vanderpool hoot her son and hand the gun to Turner, who in turn shot her husband. The" night was dark and no woman arrived at the scene of the attack until members of the raiding party were departing, the confession related. Efforts to obtain anew trial for Turner and to have indictments against the four other defendants quashed were expected to be started by defense attorneys this week as a result of the confession.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1933

ROOSEVELT TO FINISH WORK, START VOYAGE

President Will Take First Real Rest Since His Inauguration. WILL SIGN ALL BILLS Industrial Recovery Plan Is First to Receive His Signature. By United Press WASHINGTON, June 16.—The remaining phases of President Roosevelt’s far-reaching program for economic recovery became law today as he signed the Glass bank bill, the industrial recovery measure, and the railroad-aid bill. Buoyantly cheerful as he looked forward to a vacation, hr joked with congressmen who witnessed signing of the measures. BY FREDERICK' A. STORM, United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 16.—President Roosevelt today prepared to carry out, without the slightest delay, the remaining features of his gigantic emergency legislative program, preparatory to departure at 8:30 p. m. on the first real rest period he has had since assuming office March 4. The President came to the executive offices with the intention of cleaning up all the pending business before him and to sign the bills passed by congress in its closing hours. At the White House it was said that Mr. Roosevelt would sign, before he left Washington, the Glass banking bill, which provides sweeping structural changes in the nation's banking system; the railroad rehabilitation measure, and the independent offices bill. He signed the industrial recovery bill this morning. Will Lay Groundwork At the same time the President planned to complete in conferences during the day the groundwork necessary for quick administration of these measures. In this connection he was scheduled to confer with General Hugh'Johnson, w r ho has been engaged in the preliminary work on the industrial control program, and with various committee chairmen from congress who piloted the legislation through. The President also was expected to outline the first steps he would like to see taken on the railroad measure. Sources close to the White House believe that the railroad program will be administered by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Eastman, who has conferred frequently in the last several weeks with the President. Will Clarify Position Statements setting forth the administration's position on this important legislation was expected to accompany signing of the bills. Mr. Roosevelt, who has kept at his desk by delay of congress in adjourning, hopes to be able to sail from Marion, Mass., Saturday morning on the first leg of a cruise up the Anantic coast that will take him as far as Campo Bello, N. 8., and Highland, summer home that belongs to his mother. He will go from Washington to Boston and motor from Boston to Marion, stopping en route at Groton school, where two of his sons, Franklin Jr. and John, are students. Originally, the plans called for the President to be at Groton today for the graduation exercises at which Franklin Jr. receives his diploma. Mrs. Roosevelt went to Groton, however, for the ceremonies, having been joined at New York by her daughter, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali. Will Sail on Sloop From Marion the President will sail aboard the Amberjack, a sloop, up the coast, stopping at Portland, Me., June 22, where his two sons now at Groton will join him and their brother James for the remainder of the trip. Two navy destroyers will escort the amberjack along the entire course. The President plans to anchor each night along the Maine coast. The return trip from Eastport, Me., which is in near Campo Bello, will be made on board the new 10.000-ton cruiser Indianapolis. At Hampton Roads he will transfer to a destroyer for the final leg of the run to Washington. It was expected that the President would be back in the White House the first week in July. Imprison Ex-German Official By United Press BERLIN, June 16. Guenther Gereke, former commissar of labor, was sentenced to two and one-half years in prison today and fined 100,000 marks. He was convicted of misusing a 400,000-mark surplus from the Hindenburg presidential campaign fund when the latter defeated Hitler in 1932. Times Index Book-Nook 17 Bridge • • 15 Broun Column 18 City Briefs 26 Classified •• 27, 28 Comics " 29 Crossword Puzzle 27 Curious World 29 Dietz On Science •• 27 Editorial 18 Financial •• 26 Fishing 23 Hickman Theater Review 27 Lippman Column 26 Obituaries • • 27 Radio 27 Serial Story’ •• 29 Sports *... 19. 20 Talburt Cartoon 18 Vital Statistics... 27 Woman's Page *. ••.*. 14 Women Adventurers .v, 17

ROOSEVELT WINS BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS ON VETERANS’ PAY REDUCTION; CONGRESS ADJOURNS

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“I don’t believe it.” That's the way Miss Florence McDonald, 632 North Riley avenue, feels about the boast of Bob Reagan, 1532 Villa avenue, who is putting up that old fisherman’s story about ’ how long that fish

Jesse Mellett Carried to Stand in Mayor Battle Former Anderson Chief Contradicts Claims of Defense in Testimony Against Baldwin. By Times Speciul ANDERSON, Ind., June 16.—Racked by a long illness, Jesse H. Mellett, former mayor of Anderson, was carried in a chair in the Madison circuit court room here today to state his side of a quo warranto case against Mayor Harry R. Baldwin, whom he is attempting to have ousted.

GASOLINE PRICES UP HALF CENT GALLON Four Major Companies Here Announce Rise. Rise in gasoline price of one-half a cent a gallon was announced today by four large Indianapolis distributors. The advances were attributed to the general inflation program, advance in tank car market, decline of Oklahoma oil fields output, and a recent fire at the Bakersfield (Cal.) oil fields. Shell Petroleum Corporation, Lincoln Oil Refining Company, Sinclair Refining Company, and Standard Oil Company were among the concerns to announce Increases. Combined, they serve 292 filling stations in the city. CONTRACT IS APPROVED Letting of East New York Street Paving Job Given O. K. Works board today approved the letting of a contract to the William D. Vogle Construction Company for improvement of East New York street from East to Noble streets. The low bid carried a total of $14,992.44 for the project.

Rail, Oil, and Mine Chiefs Toil to Map Revival Path BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, June 16.—Leaders of American industry assembled here today to meet the challenge of President Roosevelt's unprecedented pro-

gram for business recovery. One group was composed of seventy-five railroad executives, including presidents of most of the nation’s major railway systems. Another represented 99 per cent of the country’s oil producing companies. The third spoke for ‘bituminous coal producers, who control the fortunes of thousands of miners in vast coal fields. The groups met to decide what to do about the new industrial control act. Coincident with an announcement by directors of more than 200 railroads that a 124 per cent pay reduction for their 1,000,000 union employes will become effective Nov. 1, rail executives gave qualified support to the 1933 railroad act, pledged full support to the railroad co-ordi-nator authorized by the bill, and offered co-operation* with the interstate commerce commission which is granted new powers.

w r as. Note, please, that Reagan hasn’t produced the fish. Reagan and Miss McDonald were two of the hundreds of fishermen who took advantage of the lifting of the fishing season ban at midnight Thursday. They even went so far as to buy new togs.

Mellett testified that during his illness of several months, ordinances and other documents w r ere signed for him by his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Cole, whom he appointed city controller, and that he always read the documents before, affixing his signature. This contradicts an assertion of the defense that Mrs. Cole, to all intents and purposes, was mayor and signe# her father's name to papers which he never saw\ Baldwin on Stand Baldwin also w r as a witness today. He testified in such a low tone that few in the audience heard his answers, and reiterated his declaration regarding action of Mrs. Cole in signing her fathers name. In opening statements Thursday, counsel for Mellett charged that Baldwin, using a typewriter in the office of Mrs. Cole, wrote a resignation for Mellett, and the daughter signed it aftfer Baldwin advised her that unless she did so her father w’ould be impeached by the city council and would be disgraced. Another witness today was Francis T. Hernan, city clerk, w f ho testified he has no record that Mellett ever took the oath of office as mayor. Mellett Wins Point Point w-as won by Mellett today when a deposition he signed while a patient in the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis was held inadmissible as evidence. Motion to suppress the deposition was filed Thursday on opening of the trial. John W. Craig. Greensburg, judge of Deca >r circuit court, is special judge in the case, which will be decided by a jury.

Meeting in the Blackstone hotel in Michigan boulevard, officials of the Association of Railway Executives issued a statement promising support, but pointed out that “the opportunities for accomplishing the act’s stated purpose are restricted greatly by its terms as finally enacted.” Executives said they regarded the ne\% act -as “only an emergency treatment of certain phases of the national transportation problem.” A fair system of operation under the new act was sought by mining officials at a meeting of the National Coal Association, representing thirteen leading coal operative companies. Until late Thursday night committees labored over the plan, hoping to have it ready for presentation today. _

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Smashing Triumph Achieved by Administration in Frenzied Closing Hours of Epochal Peace-Time Session. s PAYMENTS SLASHED 300 MILLIONS House Backs President; Senate, Lashed Into Submission, Votes 45 to 36 for Economy Compromise. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 16.—The emergency session of congress, summoned March 9 to snatch the country from the brink of economic chaos, was beaten into adjournment today by a smashing administration victory on reduction of war veterans’ compensation. The unprecedented peace-time session ended at 1:21 a.m. The administration lashed its majority into grumbling order and jammed through the senate, a few minutes after midnight, a compromise on veterans economy whici ' I been rejected only twenty-four hv lrs* previously. The vote was 45 to 36.

A docile house of representatives abandoned songs and impromptu skits and speedily approved the bill, the net effect of which is to reduce total payments to veterans from more than $900,000,000 to about $600,000,000. Speaker Rainey and Vice President Garner then signed it and the last measure passed in this unexampled session was sent to the White House. In three months and one week this congress enacted laws deeply affecting the welfare, pocketbooks, and manner of life of every individual in the country. Smashes at Unemployment It launched a titanic drive against unemployment, with measures designed to create work for 4,000,000 within the next three months by spreading employment in industry and starting vast public works. It swept the country off the gold standard and authorized inflation by every conceivable method. It hauled J. P. Morgan to Washington and forced him to divulge his innermost business secrets. It launched a great farm relief experiment, legalized beer, passed two tax bills, voted $500,000,000 to feed and clothe the destitute, aided home owners, reformed the bank and moved to reorganize the railroads. Great Power to Roosevelt With fewer words of debate than in the past have been uttered in behalf of grasshopper eradication, it appropriated in one bill the sum of $3,600,000,000 mostly for public works —enough to have paid government expenses for three pre-war years. To President Roosevelt was voted more power than has been gained by any other man by consent of a representative legislative body. A moment before adjournment, the congress received the thanks of the President. A letter from the White House expressed appreciation for sincere and whole-hearted cooperation. Mr. Roosevelt said the achievements of the special session had proved that the American government can rise *to an emergency. The President wishes the legislators a happy vacation. Small Sum Delays End “I move that the senate do now adjourn sine die,” rumbled the deep voice of Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson after the President’s letter had been read. It was 1:12 a. m. Nine minutes later, Speaker Rainey banged his gavel down for the last time in the house and the show was over there, too. A mere $30,000,000 was the center of dispute which kept congress in session from Saturday until today. Compared with other sums which this congress has juggled, the amount was small. But it affected war veterans and thereby attained tremendous political significance. The argument originated in the act approved late in March authorizing President Roosevelt to effect unlimited economies. He soon ordered veterans’ compensation clipped some $420,000,000 from the $950,000,000 figure attained by former soldiers in the lush boom days. Reduction Is Modified Protest compelled the administration to modify the reduction. When the independent offices bill, containing the veterans’ appropriaton, reached the house, there was a rebellion which compelled the administration to give way again. The senate demanded still more. A final administration compromise eased the drastic regulations which virtually had removed SpanishAmerican war veterans from the pension rolls. President Roosevelt stood pat on those concessions, which curtailed the reductions by about $100,000,000. But the senate, with the aid of nineteen bolting Democrats, defied his veto threats Wednesday night and voted $30,000,000 more. The house supported the President. Finally Thursday night the senate opposition crumbled. While angry debate roared on the floor, telephone bells jingled in the Democratic cloakroom as Mr. Roosevelt called this and that senator to plead for votes. House Democrats frankiv were in-

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formed by Majority Leader Byrn* that they must support the administration if they expected help in the elections next year. Eight Oppose President Only eight Democratic senators opposed the President on the final veterans roll call. They were Bone of Washington. Copeland of New York, Hayden of Arizona, Long and Overton of Louisiana, Neely of West Virginia, Trammell of Florida, and Wheeler of Montana. There was no record vote in the house. While the senate wrangled to the last, the house played. Representative Connery (Dem., Mass.), a slight, agile fellow with a gift of play acting, organized skits that pleased his colleagues no little. Representative O’Connor (Dem., N. Y.), sang “Break the News to Mother.” The whole house from time to time joined in “America” and shouted wisecracks at Representative McKeown (Dem., Okla.), who was presiding at the time-killing session. "Tom McKeown is descended from Julius Caesar and the kings of Ireland, shouted a back bencher. No Play in Senate The house was amused greatly by that and rewarded the shouter with a long, loud laugh. Galleiy crowds laughed, too, pleased by the opportunity of joining in the fun of great statesmen. There was no fun in „he senate, where fiery Senator Glass (Dem., Va.) roared in bitter exchange with Senator Cutting- (Rep., N. M.,) softvoiced Harvard graduate. Cutting held the Congressional Record before him and one by one called the names and read .‘he words of Democratic senators who had sworn a week ago to die fighting for the veterans, but who now were tottering toward the, administration camp. Glass understood Cutting to charge him with having altered the record, to put a better face on some of his remarks. Glass’ Ire Roused The senator has made a remark about me that is both infamous and mendacious,” Glass protested. The pair was calmed, but after the senate vote Glass rose to a point of personal privilege and resumed the dispute. He offered to match his war record and patriotism with that of Cutting. He likened Cutting to Joab and himself to Abner in the Biblical encounter in which Joab kisses Abner on tha cheek and stabs him in the stomach. Cutting smoothed his ruffled feelings, explaining that he had been misunderstood. Thus the encounter ended,. like the session, in rather good humor, despite hard words which had gone before. 'BABY DAY’ IS PLANNED to Be Held at Methodist Hospital on June 26. June 26 will be “Baby Day” at the Methodist hospital when all infants born between June 1, 1932, and June 1, 1933, will be guests of the hospital at a reception and lawn party at the nurses' home. Parents have been asked to submit photographs of the children in advance and “best baby” awards will be made fr6m photographs in three age groups. Light refreshments will be served the mothers. A first-aid tent will be set up on the lawn in charge of Miss Helen Braughton, suprevisor of the pediatric floor of the hospital.

Sunburn Tips Certainly you like sun baths —but don't try to rush a coat of tan. That's the advice of Dr. Morris Fishbein. He tells you how to avoid painful sunburn, at the same time losing none of the benefits of sun bathing. It's the first of a series of three stories on summer health hazards. Read his timely articles. The first one appears today on the Editorial page.