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'On the Other Hand’
Time Ripe to Chart Early Improvement
In World Communications Svstem
By Lowell Mellett.
Senator Wheeler, chairman of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee, has named a good subcom
mittee to consider the important
matter of inter
national com
munications. In
addition to him
self, it consists
of Senators
White and Aus
t i n, Republi
c a n •; McFar
land and Hill,
Democrats, all
of whom already
have given a
good deal of
thought to the
problem. F o 1
lowing a series
of conferences
with Government and industry ex
perts and later public hearings,
these Senators are expected to offer
the Congress and the country a new
program for the improvement of in
ternational communications — and
international good will.
This expectation results from the
rapid education the country hasj
received during the war on the sub
ject of communications. It is now j
generally accepted that there must
be adequate—and cheap—facilities
for the exchange of information
and ideas between this country and |
every other country. The promotion
of trade and the promotion of peace
are seen to depend largely on the
development of such facilities.
Businessmen, thinking of foreign
markets, see the need; the press
and readers of the press, desiring
to forestall another world war, see
the need. Much has been written
and said on the subject.
One-Sided Discussion.
The discussion thus far has been
one-sided in the sense that no real j
opposition has appeared to the pro
posal that the Government take j
comprehensive action in the matter I
and there is unlikely to be opposi- j
tion to Chairman Wheeler's view •
that the national policy should be
formulated before the end of the
war.
Most of the thinking at the pres
ent stage seems to have gravitated
toward recommendation made by j
the Federal Communications Com-1
mission in 1940. This was for legis
lation that would permit the con-j
solidation of our international I
radiotelegraph and cable carriers
into a single unified system. The |
report said:
"The national public interest can
hardly be served by a continuance
of the helter-skelter method of de-;
velopment with its lack of co-ordi
nation, its weak bargaining posi
tion, its useless duplications and its'
failure to supply a comprehensive
unified plan of international com
munications.
"The greatest guarantee of an
efficient, broad and secure American
international communication sys- j
tern lies in the combination of a
strong, thoroughly sound and finan
cially successful concern operating
under strict governmental regula
tions in the light of national needs.”
Effect of Merger.
Such a merger would bring 12
concerns into one operation, five of
them cable and seven radiotele
graph. To the facilities of these!
companies could be added consider-1
able part of the vast wartime com
muncations system of the United;
States Signal Corps, said to be now
not only the most extensive in the
world, but by far the most modern.
There could also be added the new:
physical faQilities of the Office of
War Information.
Congress will determine whether j
this shall be done, just as it will
determine whether there shall be
a merger of the existing companies, j
Those who advocate such action byj
Congress believe that with Ameri
can facilities thus brought together;
our Government will be in a strong j
position at the wrar’s end to work;
for a world policy of unhampered !
House Told 10 Million
Vets Will Need Loans
By the Associated Press.
Ten million American war vet
erans will be in the market for
Government-backed loans after the
war, but none of them wants "char- j
ity,” the House was told yesterday.
"^he estimate of the number of j
men and women who will avail;
themselves of loan provisions of the;
"GI bill of rights” was given by
Representative Cunningham, Re- j
publican, of Iowa during House de- i
bate on the over-all veterans’ aid j
measure expected to be passed with
few, if any, dissenting votes late;
next week.
Mr. Cunningham said the esti-1
mate came from the Veterans’ Ad
ministration, which will administer
the bill.
Should they borrow the full j
amount provided by the Senate—j
$1.000—loans w'ould total $10,000,-;
000,000. Should they borrow the;
House Committee’s maximum, the;
total would reach $15,000,000,000.
half of which would be guaranteed
by the Government.
The Senate measure would au
thorize the Veterans’ Administration
to make the loans, while the House
committee emphasizes the advance
ment of credit by private agencies
with a Government guarantee of 50'
per cent of any loan up to $1,500.
The loans would be for the purchase
of homes, farms, small business or
other purposes required to help a
veteran re-establish himself.
Only through the assistance pro
vided in the bill, said Representative
Kearney, Republican, of New York,
will a returning serviceman be able
to "stand on his own feet, work out
his own destiny with his own brawn
and brain.” The estimated $3,500.
000.000 to $6,500,000,000 cost of the
bill, he declared, “is a bargain as an
investment in a better and greater
America.”
Store Thieves Get $180
Prince Georges County police re
ported today that $180 was stolen
last night from a Safeway grocery
store at 5203 Marlboro pike, by
thieves who sawed through hinges
on a safe door. The theft was dis
covered early today by drivers mak
ing fruit deliveries. They said en
trance to the store W'as gained by
sawing through bars on a rear door.
Bowling Treasurer Dies
ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 13 UP).—
Charles Cushing, 62, of Peoria, 111.,
treasurer of the American Bowling
Congress for 30 years, died yester
day in Sacred Heart Hospital. He
suffered a heart attack Thursday
night while addressing a bowlers’
banquet here.
—and cheap — interntional com
munications.
Bottlenecks in the transmission
of news and commercial messages
now exist in all parts of the world,
most of them, it so happens, work
ing to the disadvantage of this
country. News does not flow as
freely at 14 cents a word as it does
at 2 cents a word, and international
good will is not increased by the
fact that an existing monopoly in
one corner of the world gives the
2-cent rate to the people of its
empire while charging Americans
14 cents for the same service
Answers to
Questions
A render can get the answer to an?
Question of fact by writing The Star
Information Bureau, Washington. D. C.
Please inclose 3 cents for return post
age
Bv THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. How many parts are there in a
standard sedan automobile?—L. W.
A. The number of parts could be
given various ways depending on
how the parts or pieces are counted.
The average estimate would be that
there are between 8,000 and 15.000
parts in a car.
Q. Where is the Island of Fish
ing Cats?—T. T.
A. It lies between Tahiti and the
Society Islands, in the Pacific Ocean.
The cats were introduced about 1877
to rid the island of rats. Later the
cate, learning to secure their own
fish from the ocean, are reported to
have driven out the inhabitants.
Q. When did the first Negroes
come to America?—W. L. P.
A. It now generally is believed
that they came with the early ex
plorers. In 1516 thirty Negroes ac
companied Balboa.
Q. Do the dogs that are used with
Russian paratroops jump from planes
voluntarily or do they have to be
pushed?—F. R.
A. They have to be pushed. Ap
parently the animals feel no fear
once they are descending. They
are equipped with parachutes that
ipen automatically.
Q. What are the colors of the;
WAC?—K. D.
A. The colors of the WAC are old
gold and moss green.
Q. What is the amount of the na
tional debt?—L. H.
A. On December 31, 1943, the in
terest bearing direct obligations of
the Government amounted to $168,
000,000,000. These securities were
held by individuals to the amount
of $36,800,000,000.
Q. Do any ships of the Navy still
burn coal?—A. V. R.
A. The Navy Department says
that no naval vessels now burn coal.
Q. How long was the average
training period of a soldier in the
first World War?—W. E. S.
A. The average period of training
of a soldier was six months. He
spent an average of two months in
France and was at the front 31 days
at a time.
Q. What is the greatest ascent:
ever made from a submerged sub
marine to the surface without the
Momsen lung?—V. E. L.
A. Frank Hobson, coinventor of
‘the lung,” says his recollection is!
that about 120 feet is the record.
In the training tank at New Lon
don. Conn., about 1934, escapes of
100 feet were made.
Q. How much did Thomas Jeffer
son pay for Natural Bridge in Vir
ginia?—M. C. E.
A. The bridge was purchased from
King George III of England for
20 shillings or approximately $5.
Q. Who was the first major artist
to use lithography?—F. E. R.
A. Goya. It remained for Daumier
to be the first to use the art ex
tensively.
Plane Hits Corner
Of House, Then Sets
Another on Fire
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. May 13.—
An Army fighter Mustang plane
plummeted into a residential
section of nearby Eagle Rock
yesterday, careened through
the corner of one house and
then hit another dwelling
which it set on fire as it ex
ploded and burned.
The pilot, Second Lt. Clar
ence J. O'Brien, 24. of Long
Beach. Calif., was killed. Oc
cupants of the houses escaped
injury.
Kin of D.C. War Captives
Will Meet May 16
Relatives of Washington prison
ers in European prison camps will
meet in the canteen room of the
District Red Cross Chapter House
at 8 p.m. May 16 to hear speakers
explain distribution of mail, food
packages and other supplies by the
Red Cross. Plans are being made
for a similar meeting soon for rela
tives of prisoners in the Far East
area.
Among those expected to join in
the discussion are:
Henry W. Dunning, assistant na
tional director of Prisoners of War
Relief; Mrs. Frances Kerr, volun
teer Chairman of Foreign Inquiries;
Mrs. Lucile Chamberlin, executive
director of Home Service: Maurice
Pate, director of Prisoners of War
Relief for National Red Cross head
quarters; Qtto Lund, manager of the
District chapter, and A. W. Johnson.
Arlington Man Named
To Staff of UNRRA
By thf Ai-sociattrl Press.
Herbert H. Lehman, director gen
eral of the United Nations Relief
and rehabilitation Administration,
announced yesterday the appoint
ment of a Canadian and an Amer
ican to UNRRA’s staff.
John J. Corson of Arlington, Va„
was appointed deputy director gen
eral in charge of finance and ad
ministration succeeding H. P Val
Gelder, Toronto, who retired be
cause of his health.
George S. Mooney of Montreal
was named executive secretary of
the administrative council of
UNRRA’s London office.
Mr. Corson is on leave of absence
from the Social Security Board
where he was director of the Bureau
of Old Age and Survivors’ Insur
ance.
Wagner Backs Poll Tax
Bill as War Measure;
Hatch Joins Foes
By the Associated Press.
The anti-poll tax bill was described
yesterday by Senator Wagner, Demo
crat. of New York as a “war
measure of utmost importance.”
but Senator Hatch, Democrat, of
New Mexico joined Southern op
ponents of the measure in contend
ing the legislation is unconstitu
tional.
Senator Wagner is one of the few
who have taken the floor to argue
for the bill which would ban collec
tion of poll taxes as a prerequisite
to voting in Federal elections. Eight
States impose such taxes.
A vote is due Monday on a petition
to limit debate. With two-thirds
approval required for adoption, there
is every prospect that the petition
will be rejected and there iS a tacit
understanding that the bill then will
be laid aside.
Scores Vocal ,One-Third.
Senator Wagner urged that the
bill be kept before the Senate re
gardless of the outcome of Monday's
vote. Telling his colleagues that a
vocal one-third of the Senate “can
not be permitted much longer to
block a vote," he said the “dignity
of this body and the democracy
which it represents demand that
we face this issue openly and not
hide behind technical parliamentary
maneuvers.”
A statement by Senator Hatch
that some Senators who fought the
administration's soldier vote bill, on
the ground it was an invasion of
State’s rights, had not shown “the
same energy, bravery' and skill” in
opposing the anti-poll tax measure
brought a heated reply from Senator
White, Republican, of Maine, acting
minority leader.
Senator White said he “deeply
regretted” that Senator Hatch had
devoted “the major part of his talk
to making 8 political speech.”
“I deny that members on this
side were prompted by political mo
tives in their position on the soldier
vote bill," Senator White continued.
“They voted as they thought con
stitutional mandates required. There
i& no connection between the soldier
vote bill and this (poll tax) bill.”
Senator Hatch retorted that what
he had said w:as not meant for the
Republican membership alone, but
for Senators of both parties.
lilllKS LIU III Dill.
At one point in the debate, Sena
tor Smith, Democrat, of South Car
olina asserted that a “prime mover”
behind the bill was the CIO Polit
ical Action Committee.
Senator Eastland, Democrat, of
Mississippi read to the Senate a list
of Senators he said were marked by
the CIO United Automobile Workers
for election defeat because they had
voted contrary to CIO views on
various legislation. The Senators, he
said, included himself and Senators
Smith, Glass, Democrat, of Virginia;
McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee;
Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama;
Stewart, Democrat, of Tennessee,
and McClellan, Democrat, of Arkan
sas. Senator McClellan commented,
“I'm proud to travel in that com
pany,” and, with several others, said
he was ready to accept the chal
lenge.
Mrs. Erna Tubbs,
Civic Worker, Dies
Mrs. Erna Bishop Tubbs, well
known Arlington civic and Red
Cross worker, died yesterday in Ar
lington Hospital after a short ill
ness. Mrs. Tubbs, who lived at 3150
North Seventeenth street, Arlington,
was the wife of Wilbur B. Tubbs,
general accountant for the Chesa
peake and Potomac Telephone Co.
Mrs. Tubbs had held many offices
in the Lyon Village Women’s Club
and was eleected president of that
organization last March. For some
time she served as nutrition director
for the Red Cross in Arlington
County. She was a member of the
Warrenton (Va.) Baptist Church
and was affiliated with the Claren
don Presbyterian Church.
A native of Warrenton, Mrs.
Tubbs formerly taught school in
Boston and The Plains, Va.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. W. E.
Bishop of Arlington and a brother,
Carroll E. Bishop.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. tomorrow from the Ives fu
neral home, 2847 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington, with the Rev. Isaac
Steenson, pastor of the Clarendon
Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Warrenton.
District Air Cadet Killed
In Texas Plane Crash
Air Cadet Frank Tobin was killed
yesterday when his seaplane crashed
near Corpus Christi (Tex.) Naval
Air Training Station, his mother,
Mrs. Mary W.
Tobin, 200i Sec
ond street N.E,
was notified last
night.
The wire stat
ed the plane
crashed a few
miles in from
the ocean and
did not burn,
but no other de
tails were dis
closed.
Cadet Tobin,
who would be 21
next month, was
to receive his Air Cadet Tobin,
pilot's wings and commission within
a week, his mother said, and had
ordered his officer’s uniforms.
“He just lived for those wings,”
!Mrs. Tobin said.
Cade) Tobin attended Gonzaga
High School and was graduated
from McKinley Technical High in
1942. He enlisted March, 1943, in
the Navy Air Corps. Besides his
mother he is survived by a sister,
Marilyn, 12. The body will be
shipped here for burial.
Senate Group Approves
Bill to Simplify Taxes
Only minor technical matters re
main to be settled before the in
come tax simplification bill is sent
j to the floor of the Senate for ac
; tion.
The Senate Finance Committee
iate yesterday gave its approval to
the measure, previously passed by
j the House. The bill is expected to
be called up early next week. The
Senate was in recess today.
Under the bill, the withholdings
from W'ages and salaries will be
come the actual tax next January 1
for millions of persons earning
$5,000 or less, who no longer will be
required to file income tax re
turns.
Engagement Announcements
Foretell'Early Weddings
Four socially piominent and important families are represented in
announcements of weddings of the near future. Mrs. Robert Edwin
Peary, widow of the famous admiral who discovered the exact point
of the North Pole, with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Stafford, will leave today for Binghamton, N. Y. They will be
accompanied by Lt. (j. g.i Peary Diebitsch Stafford, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Stafford, whose marriage to Miss Lois Jane Waite, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur J. Waite of Binghamton, will take place tomorrow. Mr.
and Mrs. Waite announced the engagement of their daughter and
Lt. Stafford early in the week, the wedding originally having been
planned for latei ir. the season.
Miss Waite attended Skidmore College and is a member of the
Binghamton Junior League. Lt.'
| Stafford is a graduate of Bowdoin
'College with the class of 1942 and
received his commission as a naval
aviator in March. 1943. He is a
grandson of Judge and Mrs. Wendeil
Phillips Stafford of Vermont and
also of Washington.
Another engagement of much
interest is announced today; Mr.
and Sirs. William A. Gruman
making known the betrothal of
their daughter. Miss Mary Gruman,
to Lt. Henry S. Huidekoper, U. S.
M. C., son of Mrs. Reginald S.
Huidekoper and the late Mr. Huide
koper. The wedding is planned
for June.
Miss Gruman attended National
Cathedral School and was gradu
ated from Smith College. Her
fiance recently returned from a
year’s service as a fighter pilot in
the Solomons.
Mrs. Huidekoper gave a small and
informal party for her son, Lt.
Huidekoper, Monday, when she an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Ann du Pont Huide
koper, to Lt. Comdr. Travis Taylor
Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs Claude
W. Brown of Charlotte, N. C.
Thursday Mrs. Huidekoper gave a
similar party for her daughter and
her fiance.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J, Pierini of Sac
ramento, Calif., announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Elaine Pierini, to Lt. Roger W.
Ervin. A. A. F., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Ervin of Fairfax.
The bride-elect attended Sacra
mento Junior College. Lt. Ervin is
a graduate of Western High School
and attended Wilson Teachers’ Col
lege. He now is an instructor in
navigation at Ellington Field in
Houston, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. de Marco
announce tha engagement of the
latter’s sister. Miss Rose Mary Isa
bella, to Sergt. Harry J. Regan, ir.,
A. A. F.
Miss Isabella, who is the daughter
of Mr. Francis Paul Isabella of
Philadelphia and the late Mrs. Isa
bella. has been residing in Washing
ton with her brother-in-law and
sister for several years.
Mrs. H. Grover Garlock announces
the engagement of her daughter.
Miss Sue Marie Garlock, to Lt. John
O. May, U. S. M. C. R., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence W. May of Be
thesda.
The bride-elect is the daughter of
the late Mr. Garlock. The wedding j
will take place in June.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Kessler!
announce the engagement of their1
daughter, Miss Shirley Kessler, to i
Mr. Meyer Friedman of the Air!
Transport Command, son of Mr. and!
Mrs. Harry Friedman of New York i
The wedding will take place June 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Junghans of!
Silver Spring announce the engage- j
ment of their daughter, Miss Fran- j
ces Lorraine Junghans, to Mr. Henry j
Joseph Schade, U. S. N. R„ son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schade.
Miss Cullen Wed
To Mr. Leo Pitts
Miss Daisy Mae Cullen, daughter j
of Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Cullen of
Arlington, became the bride Satur-1
day evening of Mr. Leo A. Pitts, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Pitts of In
dependence, Kans. The ceremony
took place at the Cherrydale Meth
odist Church, the Rev. Dr. Herbert
E. Hudgins officiating, assisted by
the Rev. Dr. Eugene C. Makoskv
of Westminster, Md.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a gown of
white marquisette trimmed with
eyelet embroidery and a finger-tip
veil of illusion held in place by a
coronet of seed pearls. She car
ried a bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley, and her only
ornament was a strand of pearls, a
gift of the bridegroom.
Miss Gladys Cullen was her sis
ter’s maid of honor, wearing a
pink marquisette gown with a head
I dress of pink veiling and carrying
i pink roses. The bridesmaids were
Miss Virginia King of Petersburg,
1 Va.; Miss Ruth Murphy of Warren
ton. and the Misses Hettie Dowell
j and Anna Belle Compton, both of
l Arlington.
They wore gowns made similar to
that of the maid of honor, two in
yellow with coronets of violets and
two in aqua with coronets of yellow
sweet peas. Their bouquets were of
mixed flowers. Little Donna Jean
King of Hyattsville, a cousin of the
; bride, was the flower girl, wearing
a pink frock and carrying a basket
| of white flowers.
Mr. H. P. Ellis was best man for
Mr. Pitts and the ushers were Mr.
J. J. Kennyhertz, Mr. R. H. Meddle
kauf. Mr. W. R. Shook and Mr. D.
E. Balderson
A reception at the home of the
bride’s parents followed the cere
| mony and the couple left later bv
I plane for Chicago and Kansas Citv.
They wall be at home after May 16
! at. 4318 North Pershing drive, Ar
lington.
Diplomats Ball
This Evening
The annual Diplomats Ball of the
j North Carolina Society will be
! &iwn this evening at the Shoreham
! Hotel from 10 until 1 o’clock, when
; the guests of honor will be the
military, naval and air attaches of
the embassies and legations in
Washington of the United Nations.
Mothers in the society also wili
be honored and another feature of
i the program will be the parade of
colors and the national anthems of
the countries represented at the
ball.
Returning Home
State Senator and Mrs. J. D
Parler of South Carolina have left
| to return to their home in St.
George, following a W’eek s stay at
the Mayflower.
( Eight inflation . . . Speed inva
sion . . . Buy more bonds!
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MRS. HARRY D. FRIEDMAN.
The former Miss Naomi Joy
Turover is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Isador S. Tur
over. Her marriage to Lt.
(j. g.) Harry D. Friedman,
V. S. N. R., son of Rabbi and
Mrs. Moses N. Friedman, tooh
place Wednesday evening at
the Mayflower.
—Harris & Ewing Photo.
Recent Weddings
Are Announced
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Mary P. Healey
of Washington, daughter of Mrs.
Patrick F. Healey of Avoca. Pa„
and Mr. Herman G. Lauten of this
city, the ceremony taking place
Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock
at St. Mary’s Church in Avoca.
Miss Healey has been employed
in the War Department and is pres
ident of the Curley Club here. Mr.
Lauten is assistant trust officer of a
local bank and advocate of the
Curley Club.
The couple will be at home after
June 1 at 4444 Brandywine street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Riley of Arling
ton announce the recent marriage
of their daughter, Miss Vivian Riley,
to Staff Sergt. Donald W. Cosbey,
U. S. M. C., also of Arlington, son
of Mrs. B. T. White of Miami. The
ceremony took place April 24 in
Santa Ana, Calif., where Sergt.
Cosbey, who recently returned from
Guadalcanal, now is stationed at
El Toro Marine Air Station.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carl Rosskopf
of Louisville, Ky., announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Mary Catherine Rosskopf, to Maj.
Erwin Henry Shupp. son of Mr.
Walter F. Shupp of Washington.
The ceremony took place March 9
in the post chapel at Fort Knox,
Ky., where Maj. Shupp is stationed.
Miss Maureen Gustafson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Gustaf&n
of Arlington became the bride May
1 of Mr. Carl w. Hannemann of
this city. The ceremony took place
in the Augustana Lutheran Church,
with Dr. A. O. Hjelm officiating.
Mrs, Philomena Campanella was
the soloist and Mrs. F. Fryxell was
the organist.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, and her sister, Mrs.
A. M. Frieberg of Rock Island. 111.,
was matron of honor. Mr. John
Cinotti was the best man, and the
ushers were Mr. E. Muth and Mr.
R. Hannemann, cousin and brother,
respectively, of the bridegroom.
a sman reception followed at the
home of the bride’s parents. Until
the bridegroom enters the Navy the
couple will make their home at 4033
Seventh street N.E.
The marriage of Miss Virginia
Riddle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Riddle of Roanoke, to Mr.
Henry M. Parker, jr„ first-class gun
ners’ mate in the Coast Guard, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Washing
ton Circle, is announced. The wed
ding took place May 4 in the Baptist
Church in Alexandria, the Rev.
Ernest F. Campbell officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss
Helen Briggs and the best man was
Mr. Jack Whitney.
Mr. Parker is a native of Boston,
is a Mayflower descendent and, with
the exception of his father, a civil
engineer, and his grandfather, the
men of his family have been sea
captains. He enlisted in the Coast
Guard six years ago and arrived in
Washington the first of last week
from service in the North Pacific,
having seen action in the Dutch
Harbor and Aleutian campaigns.
The bride attended the Virginia
State Teachers’ College and taught
music in the Roanoke schools until
two years ago, when she accepted a
position with the FBI.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker are at home
at 2307 Washington Circle.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Myrtle Henderson,
daughter of Mrs. Thomas Hender
son of Gadsden, Ala., and the late
Mr. Henderson, to Mf. Charles Pat
terson, U. S. C. G., son of Mrs. Lura
Patterson of this city.
The ceremony took place April
10 in the home of Mrs. Blanche
Webb with the Rev. Gove Johnson 1
officiating. Miss Elizabeth Edwards ;
of Somerset. Ky., was the bride's
only attendant and Mr Vance Mat
thews of High Point, N. C„ served
as best man.
The bridegroom is stationed at
South Port, N. C., and will be joined
shortly by Mrs. Patterson.
Luncheon Postponed
The Silver Spring Woman's Club's
annual June luncheon and installa
tion of officers, originally scheduled
for June 7, has been postponed until
12:30 p.m. June 14 at Hayden Farm
Tea House. Reservations must be
made in advance through Mrs. War
ner B. Ragsdale, Sligo 4046. 1
Miss McMannus
Luncheon Guest
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clifford
Burke were hosts at luncheon to
day, entertaining in their apart
ment in the Westchester in com
pliment to Miss Loretta McMannus,
daughter of Mr. Thomas McMan
nus, who joined him in his apart
ment in the Mayflower from their
California home. Sharing honors
with Msis McMannus were her
brother, Lt. T. W. McMannus, U.
S. A., and his bride who arc spend
ing his brief furlough with his
father. Others at the luncheon
were Mr. McMannus and Mrs. Er
nest Rollineon.
Mr. and Mrs. Burke are taking
their guests this afternoon on the
tcur of houses which have been
opened for the benefit of the Wash
ington Home for Incurables. Mrs
Burke, who is a pioneer in the
making of the dainty bouquets of
War Savings Stamps, has donated
one or more for sale this afternoon
at one of the houses on the tour.
Leave for Wedding
In Louisiana
Mrs. Chester Jacobs and her
daughter. Miss Eugenia Riddell
Jacobs, will leave tomorrow for
Selman Field, La., to attend the
wedding Friday of the former’s sen.
Sergt. Robert Petersen Jacobs and
Miss June Parker, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Frank Parker of Mon
roe, La.
Sergt. Jacobs was employed on
the Evening Star before entering
the service.
Girl Reserve Outing
Planned for Week End
A week end outing is being enjoyed
by advisers of Girl Reserves Clubs
of Washington junior and senior
high schools at the YWCA Vacation
Lodge in Cherr.vdale, Va. The com
mittee in charge includes Miss Eliza
beth Morrow, Miss Ruth Strosnider
and Miss Grace Johnson, chairman
of advisors.
An event of the week end will
be a tea honoring the mothers of
junior high school Girl Reserves
from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at
the YWCA. The chairman in
charge is Carol Whitcraft of the
Taft School. She is assisted by
Jean Darby, also of the Taft School,
and Katherine Stinnette of the
Stuart School.
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Washington Alumnae
Club to Install
Installation of officers will be
held by the Washington Alumnae
Club at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. C. P. Trussell, 4900 Western
^venue.
Miss Maxine Girts, who will pre
side, will install the following new
officers: Mrs. Robert Dyer, presi
dent; Mrs. Charles Pledger, vice
president; Mrs. Ray Wakefield, re
cording secretary; Mrs. John Koop
man. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Victor H. Knoop, assistant corre
sponding secretary; Mrs. Fred Bab
cock, treasurer; Mrs. Franklyn
Pulver, assistant treasurer; Mrs.
John F. Dorney, registrar; Mrs.
Francis Brown, Panhellenic dele
gate; Mrs. John B. Handy, Panhel
lenic alternate, and Mrs. W. J.
Eccleston, chapter advisory.
Newcomers to Washington be
longing to Phi Beta Phi are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. Maguire Elected
Mrs. Joseph Travers Maguire,
Montgomery County clubwoman
and president of the Woman’s Club
of Chevy Chase from 1937 to 1939,
was elected president of the Mont
gomery County Federation of Wom
an’s Clubs at Its annual meeting
yesterday in Kensington, Md.
Mrs B. Peyton Whalen, only
woman to hold office of president of
the county federation for three
consecutive terms, was elected first
vice president.
Other new officers of the federa
tion are Mrs. John F. Scheidy, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Allen H.
Gardner, treasurer; Mrs. Raleigh
Chinn, recording secretary; Mrs.
Francis Charles Morey, corre
sponding secretary, and Mrs. Henry
De Courcy Adams, parliamentarian.
Phi Kappa Names
First Woman Chief
For the first time since the instal
lation of a Phi Kappa Chapter at
Catholic University in 1930, a woman
has been elected president of the
chapter. Dr. Eugenie A. Leonard,
dean of women at the University,
was honored by election as presi
dent of Beta Chapter. She is also
a member of Kappa Delta Pi. Pi
Lambda Theta and Eta Pi Epsilon.
Pro Ronata Elects
The Pro Bonata Club has elected
Mrs. Rudy Alberts president. Other
officers include Mrs. J. W. Dunham,
first vice president; Mrs. John W.
Lyles, second vice president; Mrs.
Katherine L. Beale, treasurer; Mrs.
Mildred Shafer and Mrs. George
F. Gardner, recording and cor
responding secretaries; Mrs. Ennis
A. Almond, delegate to the District
Federation of Women's Clubs, and
Mrs. Arlene B. Hines, alternate
delegate.
Auxiliary to Meet
The Ladies’ Auxiliary, Hebrew
Home for the Aged, will meet Mon
day at the home. Mrs. Moses Bobys
will give the opening prayer. Reci
tations will be presented by stu
dents of the Rose Robison Cohen
Studio. Refreshments will be served
from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and
Mrs. Elias Gelman will preside.
Friends as w-ell as members are in
vited to attend.
Zetas to Meet A
Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae meets;
at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Franklin Steinko, 4869
Colorado avenue N.W., for several
hands of bridge following a busi
ness session. Mrs. George C. Neal,
new- vice president, will be assisted
as hostess by Miss Dorothy Rock
and Miss Dorothy Catling.
MRS. H. E. BURTON.
Mrs. Burton is the former
Miss Irene Cralle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cralle of
Washington and Miami, her
marriage to Mr. Burton, who
is the son of Mrs. Jennie Lewis
of Yonkers, N. Y., having
taken place yesterday at All
Souls’ Church, the Rev. Seth
R. Brooks officiating.
—Hessler Photo.
Pen Women Award
Competition Prizes
Prizes were awarded last night in
the annual contests sponsored by
the Distict branch, National League
of American Pen Women, to win
ners in a variety of competitions
including short story, feature arti
cle, poetry, sonnet and art contests.
Imogen B. Clarke won first prize
and Beatrice H. Sparks second prize
for their short stories while Edith
M. Edwards and Florence Janssen
were given awards for best features.
Winners in the poetry group in
cluded Eva G. Marshall and Ivy
Lindsley. In the idealistic sonnet
group, Ida E. James took top honors.
The first and second awards for
the most outstanding oils in the
art competition went to Edna W.
Miles and Laura B. McGee. Edna
J. Robb took the prize for the best
water color while in the black and
white class Elaine Drake and Min
nie B. Raul took first and second
honors. Emmeline Sit. Crooks' water
color and Azalea G. Badgley’s etch
ing were judged the finest in the
contest for the popular vote prize.
A large number received honor
able mention in all the contests.
They included Helene Potts, Helen
H. Lawton, Ann C. Singleton, Rose
M. Richards, Marion Hayn, Ruby
A. Roberts, Rosamond Gaydash,
Ethel Davis and Edna W. Miles.
The poetry meeting has been
postponed from today to Thursday.
Daughters of Colonial
Wars Meet Monday
The newly organized District
Society of the Daughters of Colonial
Wars will hold its first meeting at
2 p.m. Monday at 1510 Varnum
street N.W. Mrs. Nellie de Armond
Bryant will present a bar pin to
Mrs. Leonard G. Rundstrom, or
ganizing president of the District
Society.
Welcome to the new society will
be read by the national president,
Mrs. Frederick A. Sapp of Illinois.
Mrs. Roger Williams will formally
present the District charter and
reports on the recent meeting of
the national society will be made
by Miss Irene M. Pistorio, Mrs. Jean
B. Paul, Mrs. Frank R. Keefer and
Mrs. David D. Caldwell. Plans for
the coming year will be discussed
and elections of five members to
compose a council will be held.
The program will include films'
shown by Miss Pistorio who will also
take pictures of those present.
Mrs. John F. Little will be hostess
at tea, assisted by Mrs. Quincy A.
Gates, Miss Mary Oursler "and
Mrs. Sol Lansburgh.
Sorority to Honor
G. W. Students
A plaqye for outstanding con
tribution to college and sorority1
will be presented by Mrs. Robert
M. Stearns, president of the Dis
trict alumnae of Chi Omega Sor
ority, to a member of the George
Washington University’s chapter of
the sorority a week from tomorrow.
The presentation will follow a
breakfast to be given for seniors at
11 a.m. at the home of Miss Gretchen
Feiker, 2137 Bancroft place N.W.
An award will be made by Mrs.
Robert D. Barnes, alumnae adviser,
to the senior with the highest
scholastic rating. Election of of
ficers will be held.
Delegate Chosen
Mrs. Edward Stevens, president
of the WAC Mothers’ Club of Wash
ington, will be a delegate to the
national convention of the WAC,
Mothers’ Association to be held in I
Pittsburgh, Pa., Wednesday and
Thursday.
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Entertains 500 at
Tea in Mayflower
Approximately 500 members and
guests attended the tea given by the
Democratic Women's National
Council yesterday at the Mayflower
Hotel in honcr of Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Other honor guects in
cluded Mme Wei, wife of the
Chinese Ambassador, and Mme.
Gromyko, wife of the Ambassador
of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re
publics, who with Mrs. Roosevelt
received the guests with Mrs. Paul
D. Hammacher, retiring president
of the council. Mrs. Arthur Claren
don Smith, newly elected president
and co-chairman, with Mrs. Floyd
L. Cook of the Arrangements Com
mittee, was also in the receiving
line.
Lady Halifax had been invited as
an honor guest but was out of town.
Among guests were Senora Mu
nllla, wife of the Cuban military at
tache; Mme. Pramoj, wife of the
Minister of Thailand; Mrs. Will
Clayton, president of the Women's
National Democratic Club, and
about 75 young women in uniform
representing the W A C S. the
WAVES, the SPARS and the Ma
rines Entertaining war workers
and girls in the armed forces has
been one of the projects of the
council since Pearl Harbor.
Orchestra music was played
throughout the afternoon with tea
served by a group of attractively
gowned hostesses. Headed by Mrs.
Donald Dawson and Miss Inez Jus
tus, co-chairmen of the Hostess
Committee, these included Mrs.
Josh Lee, wife of former Repre
sentative Lee; Mrs. Jed Johnson,
wife of Representative Johnson of
Oklahoma; Mrs. Walter Wyatt, Mrs.
Chleo Spencer, Mrs. William Breau
and Mrs. Estelle Whiting.
Jewish Juniors Plan
Party Tomorrow
An officers’ party with dancing,
refreshments and other attractions
will be given by the National Coun
cil of Jewish Juniors at 8 pm. to
morrow at the Ambassador Hotel.
Admission for all officers of the
United Nations is free and host
esses will be members of the Jun
ior Council. Miss Harriet Amovich,
Ordway 5655, is in charge of ar
rangements.
The 25th anniversary of the coun
cil will be celebrated at a closed
membership dance from 9 p.m. to
12 p.m. Wednesday at the May
flower Hotel. Well-known artists
will entertain during intermissions.
The chairman of arrangements is
Miss Ruth Berlin sky, Dupont 0263.
*Serve-a-Ship* Plan
To Be Discussed
Final arrangements for the
“Serve-a-Ship" luncheon to be held
by the B’nai B’rith Women, Argo,
of Washington on May 26 at the
Mayflower>*will be discussed at a
hostess tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Thurs
day at the Variety Club.
The "Serve-a-Ship” program, the
latest war activity of the B'nai
B’rith Women, Argo, is designed to
supply all recreational facilities for
the personnel of a large aircraft
carrier which the group will "adopt"
for the duration.
Mrs. Louis Janof, chairman of the
program, has requested that all
hostesses make returns of their
luncheon tickets at the tea Thurs
day. Mrs. I. E. Lgvinson and Mrs.
Maurice- Salomon will be in charge
of the hostess tea.
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