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[About Well-Known Folk
Jn Books, Art, Politics
Women to Democratic Convention
!&88Qred They Will Not Miss Boat;
Farley Gives Them Key Positions
By ROBERT CRAWFORD.
The date for the official opening of the Democratic National Conven
tion In Chicago is set for July IS but, notwithstanding that is * week
away, the trek of the Democratic committeewomen and delegates from all
the States and Uncle Sam's insular possessions already has begun, and
__ Mrs. Elizabeth A. Conkey, official Chicago
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller.
hostess, has completed arrangements to make
the 1940 convention a red-letter day in the
annals of democracy. She has announced
that this will be no fashion show, but a
home-spun assemblage of women who will
come armed cap-a-pie with the draft of
a platform particularly affecting the inter
ests of the women of America. Mrs. Conkey
is well known in Washington as a power in
Chicago reforms and is now serving her
second terms as a commissioner of Cook
County—the first woman to occupy that posi
tion.
The gallant James Farley, Democratic
chairman, who has appointed five national
committeewomen to the important Commit
tee on Arrangements for the convention, is
noted for his confidence in women as party
leaders. He always has appointed them to
key positions, and will not allow them to miss
the boat this time. He practices what he
preaches—equality for women in representa
tive government—and out of 30,500 presidential and fourth-class post
masters, appointed and commissioned since March 4, 1933., more than
8.900 are women. The women on the Committee of Arrangements are
from the North, South, East and West.
Sitting on the terrace of the Senator Guffey house out Benton place
way and looking out over the beautiful semi-circular lawn surrounded by
great forest trees, with the undisturbed song of birds filling the air, we
thought with Tom Moore that, if peace is to be found in this world,
a heart that is humble might hope for it there—and it was no place to
discuss the turmoil of political strife.
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, how
ever. took time off from her hus
band's sickroom to talk a bit about
the high lights of the coming con
vention. She is vice chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, na
tional committeewoman from Penn
sylvania, and delegate at large from
the Keystone State. She spoke of
the wonderful strides women had
made .in the Democratic party since
that day in 1920 when she, with
other women, went out to San Fran
cisco to look on at the convention
which nominated Gov. James W.
Cox of Ohio for President, and
young Franklin Delano Roosevelt of
New York for Vice President. Then
in 1924 women had progressed and
they went as delegates; then in
1932, in Chicago, when she sec
onded the 'nomination of Gov.
Roosevelt for President of the United
States, it was the first time a woman
had been accorded that honor.
Mrs. Miller Certain
Roosevelt Is Best Leader.
Mrs. Miller spoke emphatically
when she said that to her way of
thinking, and owing to international
conditions, “there is no one who can
60 efficiently and carefully pilot the
ship of state during the next four
years as the distinguished skipper,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who has
lifted the discouraged people of
America out of the slough of
despond caused by the depression
of '28 and ’29, and turned their
faces toward hope and a brighter
day." She said she. did not believe
the people would turn to a synthetic
candidate, but would look to the
man who had led them out of the
wilderness of despair.
Representative Mary T. Norton,
who resembles a Roman matron in
more ways than one, and who has
had a rough-and-tumble time in the
House with the wage-hour bill, has
gone up to New Jersey to rest up a
bit for the Chicago convention, to
Which she is delegate at large and
chairman of the New Jersey con
vention delegation. She is dean of
women in the Lower House, having
first been elected to that body in
1924. She has also the distinction
of being the only woman to be
elected to two chairmanships in
the Congress, and is noted for her
fairness in committee.
Mra. Charles S. Whitman
And Other High Lights.
Mrs. Charles S. Whitman, wife
of a former Republican Governor of
New York, in spite of her Repub
lican environment, is a high light in
the Democratic party and follows
the Rooseveltian way ... as does
another New Yorker, Mrs. William
'f
H. Good, national committeewoman
who is attending her fifth national
convention as a delegate . . . Mrs.
Norman Mack of Buffalo, an alter
nate representing the Virgin Is
lands, noted for her lavish hospi
tality, will be one of the hostesses
to women attending the party. There
is Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, who will
direct the speakers’ bureau for the
women’s division of the 1940 cam
paign.
The only woman delegate to the
convention from the District, Mrs.
Arthur Condon, has a wide ac
quaintance among delegates—both
men and women—and will represent
the Woman's National Democratic
Club. She is founder and former
director of the Absentee Voters’ Bu
reau.
Residents
Of Capital
Are Guests
Social Notes
Of Fredericksburg
And Vicinity
FREDERICKSBURG, Va„ July
6—Mrs. Leland S. Conness of
Washington is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor Corbin.
Mrs, Thomas H. Daniel has arrived
from Charlottesville to visit Miss
Mary Howison at Braehead, her
home near this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnstone
of Los Angeles are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Cornelius Seymour for two
weeks.
Mrs. Morris Chase of Washington
is visiting Miss Catesby Willis.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory T. Wales and
their daughter, Miss Betty Wales,
of Woodlawn, near here, left Mon
day for Virginia Beach where they
will remain for the rest of the sum
mer.
Miss Catherine Smith of Wash
ington is spending two weeks with
her grandmother, Mrs. W. C. Smith.
Leaving for Farm
Capt, Chester Wells, U. S. N. and
Mrs. Wells will leave Tuesday for
their farm in Wyalusing, Pa., where
they will spend the summer. They
will not return to Wood End, their
home near Chevy Chase, Md., until
sometime in October.
MRS. LEO ELMER OFENSTEIN.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dean Burford of
Washington and Austin, Tex., before her marriage 7vas Miss
Lucile Katherine Burford. Mr. Ofenstein is the son of Mr,
and Mrs. Clarence Leo Ofenstein of Chevy Chase, Md.
Lucile Burford
And L. E. Ofenstein
Wed in Austin
Miss Lucile Katherine Burford,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Dean Burford, Austin, Tex., and
Washington, and Mr. Leo Elmer
Ofenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Lee Ofenstein of Wash
ington and Chevy Chase, Md„ were
married Saturday, June 22, in St.
Mary's Church, Austin. The Rev.
John Brannigan officiated at the
nuptial mass. The church was
beautifully decorated with flowers
and palms.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a white
crepe street-length dress with
draped lines and three-quarter
length sleeves. She wore a small
white flower hat and veil and car
ried a white missal on which was
fastened a large white gardenia and
shower of stephanotis.
The bridesmaids were Miss Mary
Borden Barry of Dallas, who wore
turquoise blue crepe with white
accessories, and Miss Claire Marie
Ofenstein of Chevy Chase. Md., who
wore pink silk jersey eyelet with
blue accessories. They carried arm
bouquets of pink California roses
and blue delphinium.
The best man was Mr. John
Brosnan of Washington. The
ushers were Mr. Archie Dean Bur
ford, jr.. and Mr. Benton Burford.
The bride attended George Wash
ington University and the University
of Texas, and is a Pi Beta Phi. Mr.
Ofenstein attended Virginia Mili
tary Institute and George Wash
ington University and is a Kappa
Alpha.
The church organist, Mrs. Seig
mund, played the wedding march
and several other selections during
the ceremony.
After a beautifully appointed re
ception and wedding breakfast, the
young couple left for a motor trip
to New York and Boston, after
which they will be located in Wash
ington for a short time.
Out-of-town guests were Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Ofenstein of Chevy Chase.
Md.; Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Adams of
San Antonio, Mr. Norman Jessberg
of Balboa Island, Calif.; Mr. and
Mrs. F M. Lohn of New Orleans,
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett of Houston,
Tex.; Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Barry.
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Misses Betty and Mary Barry, Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Elliot, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Backstrom, all of Dallas; Mr.
W. McK. Burford, sr„ of Ogallala,
Nebr.. and the Misses Claire Marie
and Jean Ofenstein of Chevy Chase,
Md.
News Notes
Of Manassas
Society
Sinclairs Have
Visitor From
Damascus
MANASSAS. Va.. July 6.—Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur W. Sinclair have
as their guest this week end Miss
Virginia Frazier of Damascus, Md.
Mrs. Will Brower is home after
several weeks’ stay in Boston.
Mrs. W. D. Sharrett returned
this week from a visit in Bristol
and Barboursville, Va.
Miss Dorothy Evans and Mr.
Thomas Curtin of Washington are
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Browning.
Mrs. Ethel Lion has gone to
Charleston, W. Va., for an indefi
nite stay with her daughter, Mrs.
Will Hall.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Burke
have visiting them for two weeks
Mr. Burke's daughter. Mrs. Robert
Haggerty, and granddaughter, Miss
Ann Hagerty of Detroit.
Mi*, and Mrs. Felix Zimmer of
Washington are guests of Mrs.
Mary Jane Lynch for a week.
Mrs. Charles M. Harris and Miss
Mary D. Lynch have returned from
a visit in New York and New Jer
sey.
Mrs. Taylor Vincent, accompan
ied by her children, Taylor, Mary
Blair and Betty Jane, has arrived
from Huntington. W. Va., to spend
the summer at Rob Nel Farm. Mrs.
James H. Nelson and her son. James
H. Nelson, jr„ are also at Rob Nel
for a short stay.
Many Arlington County
Residents Have Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Inbody Entertaining
Three Couples Over Week End
At Mountain Camp
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Inbody, who have been at their mountain camp.
Singing Palls Lodge, near Intermont, W. Va„ since Thursday, have with
them for the week end Maj. and Mrs. Mathew Ross Beebe, Mr. and Mrs.
Prank Townsend Tracy and Mr. and Mrs. Tench Marye.
Dr. and Mrs. Vergil Reed of Golf Club Manor have as their house
guests of Dr. Reed’s brother, the Rev Herschel Reed, and Mrs. Reed, and
their son, Richard Reed, of Greenfield, Ind., and Miss Janet Allen of Bloom
ington, Ind.
Mrs. Lynne M. Carroll of Colonial Village and her mother, Mrs.
Louis J. Waldo, have left by motor for Mrs. Waldo’s home in Lincoln,
Nebr., where Mrs. Carroll will re-'
main for trie summer months. Mr.
Carroll will join them in August.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Myron Rudio of
Livingstone Heights have as their
holiday and week end guests Mr.
and Ms. Thomas Dowling of Wood
Ridge, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes
Entertaining Guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes have
visiting them Mr. Hughes’ father,
Mr. Daniel Hughes; his sister, Miss
Florence C. Hughes, and Miss Kate
Scully of Crookston, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gregg and
their $»n, Alex Gregg, moved last
week from Alexandria to North
Twenty-fifth street, in Lee Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Cocker of i
Westover are spending the week end 1
in Paterson with Mr. and Mrs.1
Russell Raymond.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jester of
Philadelphia are the holiday and
week end guests of Mrs. Mildred
Bryan in Cherrydale.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Sim
mons and their house guest, Mr.
Arthur Frankel of Little Rock, Ark.,
and Mrs. Jenny Lee Smith will re
turn to Arlington today from a four
!■--—
day stay at the Simmons’ summer
home at Gunston Manor.
Miss Joan Clark has arrived from
Salem, N. J., to spend a month with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Johnson, in Ashton Heights.
Arrives at Fort Myer
Maj. Peter P. Rodes, 16th Artillery,
with Mrs. Rodes and their daughter,
Miss Janet Rodes, has been assigned
quarters at Port Myer. Maj. Rodes
has been attending the War College.
Summer Sale
STORE-WIDE
20% off
Marked Prices
Autograph*—Engraving*
Books and Old Oil Portraits
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m ourself...
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911 Seventh Street i
Open Monday and Saturday Nights ... .t.
Other Evenings by Appointment
To** .muiiuM AT
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Charlotte Kline
Bride of Mr. Uhler
Of Interest to Washington is the
marriage of Miss Charlotte Kline
of Virginia, daughter of Mrs. Ethel
Kline, to Mr. Bedford B. Uhler, Jr.,
which took place Wednesday at the
Church of the Brethren.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bedford B. Uhler of Alex
andria and the grandson of Mr.
French E. Ransdell of Manassas.
He is a graduate of .he franklin
School of Accountancy and now at
tends Columbus University, where
he Is a member of the Sigma Delta
Kappa Fraternity.
REFRESHENED
ATMOSPHERE
in th« Old Stablo
teed Appttizeri
Dining in tho Courtyard
IRON GATE
1734 N St. N.W.
usitkl/ ^
A&ciinD Tuc/touin
H PROCRASTINATION—
is the thief of time”
... so don’t put off another mo
ment, if you have a friend who's
Ill at home
or in a hos
pital . . . but
send flowers
today! A
basket or
bo u q u et of
fresh flowers
to a shut-in
friend will
do much to
make the passing of time more in
teresting. Nothing so delights the
heart of any one in a sickroom
than a colorful, fragrant floral
though. GUDE'S mainain a staff
of floral artists who have dozens
of flower-hopital ideas up their
sleeves. Telephone your order to
day! 1124 CONN. AVE. DIST. 8450.
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« TACQUEUN STORY IS
* * * ° SETTING THE TOWN
AFIRE "—with her THREE REA
SON (Fire-Remodeling-After Holi
day) SALE.”
Drastic reduc
tions on every
“one-of-a-kind”
dress in stock.
In many cases
you can save
more than 50 co.
Entire stock
now $4 to $20.
(Values to
$49.95. Suite
805, American
Bldg., 1317 F
ST.
♦♦♦♦♦»
« VfAKE RESERVATIONS
* * * EARLY — for the
“Fortnight-Dinner-Dance" out at
NORMANDY FARM—on Wednes
NORMANDY
farm
day evening,
July 17th!
Dinner
dancing ev
ery other
Wedeneeday
—and the
guests sim
ply love It! And best of all—the
food is glorious! Every Sunday
(from noon on) there are piano
interludes by Marietta Vogel, whose
interpretations brings •'bravos"
from delighted patrons. Weekday
luncheons, teas and dinners. Rock
ville 352.
“ pND YOUR SEARCH
* * * FOR USELESS
STOCKINGS” . . . keep them in
constant repair at the STELOS CO.
Treache rous
STELOS
runs, annoying
snags — disap
pear like magic
when the ex
perts there get
to work on
them. And it
costs so little—
only 15c for the
first short
thread run; 20c for the first long
thread run; 5c for each additional
thread run. 613 12th ST.
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« EDUCE NOW!" One
* * * month (every day if
you wish) at ANNE T. KELLY’S,
only (14.00—or (during July and
ANNE T. KELLY
SALON
August) 1 i
times for $10.
Includes pos
ture and floor
exercises
(with music)
ring - roller.
Tiger Stretch
Bar. Bicycles,
Barrels, Belts
and Steam
Cabinet. 12 "SPOT” reducing mas
sages. $10. Inquire about "Electric
Blanket.” 1429 P ST. NA. 7256.
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« r\EFINITELY, ON THE
•••*-* COLD STANDARD”
... is the delightful LOUNGE RI
VIERA. Deliciously air-cooled . . .
with master-mixed
i tall, cool, long
drinks . . . with
smooth dance rhy
thms by Pete Ma
cias and his Or
I |k|*_ chestra. No cover
LOUNGE or minimum, ex
DlV/ICD A ceP*; Sat-. $1.50.
KlVIERA Dancing, 9 p.m. to
2. Unlimited park
ing space. 2400 16th ST.
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« VTERY COOL-Y, YOURS”
* * * ... Is the new "Kooler
Permanent” at GABRIEL'S. Not
only Is the wave cool (yes, It’s ma
chineless)—but the
shop is sir-condi
tioned . .. snd what
you get is the ulti
mate in cool-com
fort when you "put
your head in Ga
briel's hands.” PJ3.—
Helene held the
"Kooler” permanent
wave element In her hand—and It
was definitely "easy and cool
enough to hold without discomfort.”
1019 CONN. AVE. Phone NAT.
8188.
Character Screen Star It
Kitchen King
Bock in the doys of wood-burn
ing stoves, iron pots and twelve
egg cokes, the woman's place
Jonathan Hale.
was in
the
k i t chen
. . . and
woe be
tide the
male in
voder.
Then
came
votes for
women,
the ladies
e x c h a n g ing superiority for '
equality and the right to com- |
pete with the boys in their awn 1
back yard. Whereupon op- j
pressed males turned the tables,
demonstrated—too well!—that 1
there con be kings as well at j
queens in kitchens.
i
The ladies come, tasted, eat- '
tily remarked that the gents
were grand at porty cookery,
but how would they hold up
doy in and day out, and cook
ing on a budget, too?
Even in this last stronqhold
they lose—to a lad out in Holly
wood named Jonathan Hale,
whom you remember in the role
of the hard-boiled detective
with the heart of gold in RKO-’
Radio's "Saint" pictures—cur
rently in "The Saint Tokes
Over." Mr. Hale con turn out
a course dinner from soup to
nuts, and on a budget that
would astound o Japanese.
An American, he has traveled
much abroad, brought back
alive an assortment of famous
recipes from all over the world.
For the rest, like the White
Knight, he depends upon his
own inventions. For, says Mr.
Hale reasonably, of what use
is a cook with no imagination?
« PMILE JR. JOINS HIS
' * * FAMOUS PARENTS.
EMILE—in giving the "WILLAT
Cold WAVE.” As you recline com
lortablv in a
s ha m po o
chair the
Willat Cold
Wave is
sprayed into
your hair—
no machin
e r y , no
chemically filled pads, NO HEAT
of any kind is used. It’s even suc
cessful over a "bad" permanent.
It curls the finest of baby-fine hair
and hair that has never before
taken a good permanent. It curls
close to the scalp turning th*
shortest hairs at the nape of the
neck into tiny ringlets. EMILE'S
at 1221 CONN. AVE. Phone DIS.
3616. EMILE JR. at 528 12th ST.
NAT. 2028.
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“ gUY. BUY FOR BABY!
J * All doting Mothers. <
Grandmothers. Godmothers, and
Aunts—take note! The Baby Shop
at THE PAL
AIS ROYAL
is a place of
enchantment.
If you haven’t
a baby, you’ll
want one! If The —
rou’new°annet PALAIS ROYAL
another! Or if you have a friend
who has one (or is going to have
one)—you’ll scamper up to the
third floor—just for the fun of
buying the most adorable infants*
wearables and gifts imaginable.
There's a Baby Bunting with a
detachable hood, zipper front, silk
lined, in blue or pink, $3.00. Ador
able coat sets (coat and bonnet)
for infants, in pink, blue or white
—with smocked yoke, embroidered
collar—set. $3.00. Another lovely
gift is an all-wool shawl with hand
tied fringe and wool embroidery
in pink or blue, $3.98. And if you’re
looking for a novel infant's gift—
(and one that's inexpensive)—a
"So-Big” collapsible measuring pole
at $1.15, would be perfect. The
lower portion is marked with spaces
for recording all the facts about
baby. Other gift suggestions—Baby
Books at $1.59 and $2. ChenlUe 4
crib spreads, white background
with colored design, $3.
4
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“ - W VACATION TREAT—
* * * for the whole family,
comes to RKO KEITH’S tomor
row! Every one from little Tad to
Granddad will en
J oy “TOM
BROWN’S
SCHOOL DAYS”
—with Sir Cedric
Hardwicke, Freddie
Bartholomew and
Josephine Hutchin
son. The theatre is
so delightfully cool
and comfortable—
RKO ill
KEITH'S
That lt’a a joy to drop into—after
shopping, or business. And what's
best of all—the feature there la
ALWAYS GOOD,
If you're a stranger in town . .. if you're looking for the mm»
usual . . . if you need advice on your shopping or fashion
problems, consult Helene. She will be delighted to help you
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