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Envoys and Wives Attend Ceremony **
High Officials Hear President
At Pan-American Day Program
By Libby Maguire
Flags of the 21 American repub
lics waved briskly in front of the
Pan American Building yesterday.
The President was scheduled to
speak there at noon in honor of
Pan-American day, and cars started
arriving a little after 11 o’clock. The
glass roof over the patio was open
to the warm spring air and an Army
band played as distinguished guests
climbed the grand stairway to the
Hall of the Americas.
‘Hail to the Chief” announced
the President's arrival, and in a
short while Mrs. Truman and Miss
Margaret Truman made their en
trance, accompanied by Admiral
William D. Leahy. The President
was accompanied by the chairman
of the Governing Board of the
Pan American Union, the Ambassa
dor of Nicaragua, Dr. Don Guillermo
Sevilla Sacasa, and the two mounted
1he speaker's platform together, fol
lowed by the other members of the
Governing Board.
President Truman read his speech,
which stressed the idea of Pan
American co-operation in working
out a system of peace which would 1
eliminate the fear of war and re
vitalize "the faith of peoples every
where in their ability- to build a
peaceful world upon a firm founda
tion.”
Glimpsed fn the crowd before the
ceremony were the Ambassador
of Brazil. Mr. Carlos Martins;
the wife of the Ambassador of Pan
ama. Senora de Vallarino. in a green
hat with two red wings resting on
the brim: the Minister of Luxem
bourg and Mme. Le Gallais. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Associate
Justice and Mrs. Stanley Forman
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Ross,
the Ambassador of Portugal and
Mme. de Bianchi, the Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. J. A. Krug, the
Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Henry
A. Wallace: the Secretary of Labor
and Mrs. Lewis B. Schwellenbachi
and the Attorney General and Mrs.
Thomas C. Clark.
Leaving the hall together after the
President’s address were the Tar
chiani twins and their father, the
Italian Ambassador, who arrived
yesterday by plane from Italy. Mrs.
Truman looked very smart in tai
lored navy blue and Miss Margaret
Truman wore a pretty spring suit
in red. Senora de Belt, wife of the
Cuban Ambassador, looked lovely in
a simple black dress with yellow
jacket and natural straw hat
trimmed with daisies. She and her
husband had just returned from
New York. They had been un
able to attend the ceremonies at
Hyde Park, which they had gone up
for. as the Pan American Society
and Cuban Chamber of Commerce
gave a banquet at the same time
and Dr. Belt was called on for a
speech.
Others glimpsed in the crowd were
Fleet Admiral and Mrs. Chester
Nimitz, Rear Admiral R. E. Schuir
mann, the Ambassador of Chile and:
his two daughters, Senorita Elena!
Mora and Senorita Gabriela Mora,
and the Ambassador of El Salvador
and Senora de Castro. Miss Elsa
Rogo, artist and journalist, recently
decorated by the Mexican govern
ment for a painting school she i
founded in Mexico in 1932, talked!
with Mrs. William S. Farr and Mr.
Antonia Bolivia Sotomayor. The
latter is now holding an exhibit of
painting at the Pan American
Union Building.
A stag luncheon at the Mayflower;
followed, given by the Inter-Amer- |
ican Defense Board. It was attended j
by members of the Governing Board
of the Pan American Union, heads
of the United States armed forces,;
and members of the Inter-Amer
ican Denfense Board. In the evening 1
there was a concert at the Pan
American Union Building by the
United States Marine Band Orches
tra, attended largely bv members
of official and diplomatic circles.
McNutts Honored
Before Departure
The High Commissioner to the
Philippines and Mrs. Paul V. Mc
Nutt. who left last night for Manila,
were the guests of the Special
Assistant to the Attonery General
and Mrs. Curtis Shears at a small
dinner last, night just before their
departure by private plane from the
Washington National Airport.
The hosts invited only close
friends of the McNutts for the din
ner. which was held at the Sulgrave
Club. Later the entire group went
to the airport to bid the travelers
bon voyage. There the high commis
sioner and his wife were joined by
their daughter. Miss Louise McNutt,
who is making the trip writh them.
They expect to arrive in Manila in
about five days.
The dinner guests included the
Attorney General and Mrs. Tom C.
Clark, Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Albert
Cox, and Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Rosse.
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Starr and
Mr. and Mrs. Brok Park of New
York, also attended.
In the News
Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, U. S.
M. C . former commander of the
Fleet. Marine Force, United States
Pacific Fleet, is the guest of Comdr.
Richard C. Drum Hunt, jr., at his
home on Waterside drive.
Maj. David Henry Edwards,
U. S. A , retired, and Mrs. Edwards
have recently come from their home
in Beverly Hills, Calif., to be .the
guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Comdr. and Mrs. Frederic
Wilder Brooks, jr.. pf Alexandria.
Invitations have been issued by
the Texas State Society for a din
ner in honor of Attorney General
Tom Clark on Friday evening at
7:30 p.m. It will be held in the
Presidential ballroom of the Statlei
Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Selinger have
left Washington to make their home
in Danville, Pa., staying temporar
ily with Mrs. Selinger's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Block.
Mrs. Harry Miller, with her two
young daughters, is here for an East
er visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Max Pimes.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil May returned
during the week to their home in
Charleston, W. Va.. after a visit here
with relatives. They spent the winter
at Palm Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Goldnamer
have just returned from Hollywood
Beach. Fla., where they spent the
greater part of the winter. They
were acoempanied north by the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Albert Newfield,
who will return to her home in(
Hartford, Conn., after a short visit
here.
Home from Vassar for spring va
cations are Miss Mary Echols,
daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Oliver P. Echols; Miss Mary David
son, daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Howard C. Davidson; Miss Hope
Erwin, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin; Miss Bar-;
bara Miller, daughter of Mr. and;
Mrs. Neville Miller; and Miss Olive
Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert C. Watson.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Tobias
have returned to their home at 607
Rolling road, Chevy Chase, after two
mouths in Florida and the Carolinas.
In Greenville, N. C., they visited
their daughter, Mrs. Charles C.
Cobb. 1
CNRRA Director
Honors La Guardia
Mr. Fiorello H. La Guardia. new
director general of UNRRA. was
the guest of honor at a cocktail
party given yesterday by Dr. Tingfu
F. Tsiang,' director general of the
Chinese National Relief and Reha
bilitation Administration and coun
cil member for China to UNRRA.
The party, which brought to
gether officials of both UNRRA and
the various Chinese missions, here
. was held at the United Nations
Club on the eve of the host's de
parture for China.. Dr. Tsiang ex
i pects to leave tonight, after spend
ing several weeks in this country
i in connection with the recent
UNRRA council session at Atlantic
City.
Mr. Cheng Paonan. director of the
Washington office of CNRRA. as
sisted in receiving.
Costume Doll Gift
To Benefit Belli
“Rosemary.” a dainty costume doll,
j is being designed by Mrs. Rene J.
j Taylor as a gift to the American
Newspaper Womens Club for its
benefit ball April 26 at the May-!
flower Hotel. Mrs. Taylor is noted j
; for her dolls, which represent out
j standing personalities, including J
j wives of the Presidents and the King
and Queen of England.
With "Rosemary,” the theme for!
| the ball, small plants of the pungent
herb from the Cottage Herb Shop
of the Washington Cathedral of St.
Peter and St. Paul, will be sold at the
ball. They also will provide something!
of a preview of the flower mart to;
be held May 28 on the Pilgrim's
Steps at the Cathedral.
Music for the ball, which begins
at 10 o'clock, will be continous. for
Evelyn Tyner will take up when
Sidney and his orchestra rest. A
number of boxes have been re
served. but Mrs. James W. Boyer,
who is in charge of tickets, has a
few left. Proceeds from the benefit
will be divided between the fellow
ship and building funds of the club. I
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Katsampes Feted
Mr. and Mrs. Simos Lambros en- j
tertained at a cocktail party Sun- j
day In compliment to their son-in-j
law and daughter, Lt. and Mrs. j
Chris P. Katsampes, who are their j
guests for a month. The event cele-!
brated the first wedding anniver- j
sary of Lt. and Mrs. Katsampes and
the recent return of the former
from overseas duty. Relatives and
out-of-town guests were entertained
at a buffet supper later in the
evening.
Lt. Katsampes, who is in the i
Medical Corps of the Navy Reserve |
is on terminal leave and shortly will
join the faculty of the School of
Medicine and Dentistry at the Uni
versity of Rochester.
Peppers Are Back
Senator and Mrs. Claude Pepper
have returned to the Capital follow
ing a series of trips that took them j
both South and North. Early in
April they left for Florida, where
the Senator addressed the State's!
convention of bankers bpfore re
turning to Washington, while Mrs.
Pepper remained to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Webster in
St. Petersburg.
Later the couple met to attend I
the Hyde Park dedication. Mrs.
Pepper spent the remainder of the
week end in New York City while i
her husband made another brief j
business trip, and both returned to'
Washington Sunday night.
Jerry Cooper
MONICA BOYER
JERRY BERGMANN
Bob Knight and his Orchestra
Nightly t Sunday ■
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MRS. SHULTZ.
i he former Miss Dorothy
Rodenhausen. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred C. Roden
hausen of Riverdale, Md., is
the bride of Mr. James I.
Shultz, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Shultz of York, Pa.
Their marriage took place in
the First Methodist Church in
Hyattsville. The couple noiv
are residing in Riverdale.
—Slinkman Photo. '
Miss Allen Marries
Mr. Von Pagenhardt
In Lafayette, La.
The marriage of Miss Hope Allen,
daughter of Mrs. Harry Hutchinson
Shaw of Lafayette, La., and Mr.
Thomas Lamb Allen of Hingham,
Mass., to Mr. Robert Von Pagen
hardt, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Hugo Maximilian Von Pagenhardt
of this city, took place last Thurs
day in Lafayette. The Rev. J. Boyce
Jardin officiated at the ceremony
in the Church of the Ascension and
a reception followed in the home
ol Mr. and Mrs. Shaw.
Given in marriage by her grand
father, Mr. George F. Newton, the
bride wore an ivory brocaded satin
gown with a veil of old family lace
and a diamond and pearl brooch
and pearl necklace which are heir
looms. She carried a bouquet of
white spring flowers.
Miss Alice J. Newton of Boston
and Augusta, Me., attended the
bride, wearing an ashes of roses
faille taffeta gown and coronet.
Mr. Walter Tierney, jr., of Louis
ville, Ky„ served as best man, and
the ushers were Dr. Charles N.
Wunder and Mr. R. Vernon Guthrie.
The bride and bridegroom re
cently were discharged from the
Army, both having served in the
South Pacific.
Mr. Edward L. Stock of this city
is the bridegroom's guardian.
E11gage merit A nnoucements
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred K. Cherry
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Martha Louise
Cherry, to Lt. George G. Watts,
U. S. M. C. R„ son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard M. Watts of Milwaukee.
The wedding will take place April 25.
The bride-elect Is attending George
Washington University and is a
member of Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority. Lt. Watts has just returned
from Japan, where he served in the
2d Marine Division.
The engagement of their daugh
ter. Miss Barbara Anrita Faulkner,
to Mr. Robert J. O'Neill. jr„ has
been announced by the bride-elect's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert R.
Faulkner of Washington. Mr. O'Neill
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. O'Neill of Chevy Chase. The
wedding will take place May 25.
Miss Faulkner will graduate from
Maryland University this June. She
is a member of the Maryland Chap
ter of Kappa Delta sorority. Mr.
O'Neill is attending George Wash
ington University Premedical School
and is a member of Theta Delta Tau
fraternity. He recently returned to
civilian life after five years’ service
in the Navy, two of which were in
the South Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Johnson of
Takoma Park, D. C., announce the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Anne Johnson, to Mr.
Robert Raymond Brungart. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Brungart
of Takoma Park. Md. The wedding
will take place at Trinity Episcopal
Church the latter part of June.
Miss Johnson attended Abbott
School of Art and is now employed
in the Department of State. Mr.
Brungart recently has been dis
charged from the Army and received
the Purple Heart while serving in
Europe. He now is attending the
School of Foreign Service, George
town University.
Miss Irene Marguerite Cappell
has had her engagement to Mi
Nelson Fenley Zittrauer, jr„ an
nounced by her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Cappell of Cabin John.
Md. The bridegroom-elect is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson F. Zit
trauer of Johns Island, S. C. The
wedding date has been set for Mav
3.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
and Mr. Zittrauer a. graduate of
Murray Vocation School, Charles
ton. S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Reid, jrj
of Washington announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Betty Lou Reid, to Mr. Wendell E.
Shawn, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wendell E. Shawn of Stevensville,
Md. The couple will be married
June 1.
Miss Reid is a senior at the Uni- I
versity of Maryland, where she Is
a member of Alpha Xi Delta so
rority. Mr. Shawn is a graduate of
the University of Maryland and was
a member of Pi Delta Epsilon jour
nalistic fraternity and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity. He recently re
turned from 18 months’ service in
the European theater.
No date has been set for the
wedding of Miss Ann Barney and
Mr. Robert M. Rosenthal, whose en
gagement has been announced by
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Barney of Washington. Mr.
Rosenthal is the son of Mrs. Ida
Rosenthal, also of this city.
Miss Barney attended George
Washington University and is a
member of Phi Sigma Sigma so
rority. Mr. Rosenthal is a graduate
of the Benjamin Franklin School
of Accountancy.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Woods an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Rhea Woods, to Mr.
Richard J. Smithson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Smithson of Silver
Hill. Md.
Mr. Smithson is a student at
Georgetown University.
The -wedding will take place in
June.
CONTEST WINNERS.
Winners in the art scholarship contest which has been
sponsored by the Washington chapter, Society of Arts and
Letters, were announced yesterday at the luncheon opening
the annual convention of the national organization. Above
(left), Mrs. Naomi Rabb Winston, art chairman, is seen pre
senting first prize to Wilma. McAttee. McKinley High School
senior, while Harry Casterlin, runner-up, of Woodrow Wilson,
and Mrs. Dorothy N. Bates textreme right), president of the
Washington chapter, look on. —Star Staff Photo.
Arts and Letters
Society Holding
Convention Here
With names nationally famous in
the world of art, music, drama and
letters heading a list of honor guests,
the National Society of Arts and
Letters opened its two-day annual
convention yesterday with a gala
luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel.
The luncheon followed a recep
tion at the White House where Mrs.
Truman, honorary president of the
national organization, received del
egates from the 12 States in which
chapters have been organized.
The luncheon program included
several choral selections presented
by the Charles Dana Beaschler
Singers and vocal selections by Miss
Patrice Munsel, Metropolitan Opera
star, who came from New York for
the occasion with her mother and
her accompanist, Stuart Ross.
Both the choral group and Miss
Munsel were heard in a radio broad
cast over the Mutual Network fol
lowing an address by Mrs. Jesse W.
Nicholson, the national president.
Mrs. Nicholson introduced the
honor guests each of whom spoke
briefly, encouraging the society in
its objectives of furthering cultural
activities in the Nation by sponsor
ing numerous scholarships.
These introduced included Miss
Munsel Geoflrey O'Hara, composer;
Virgil Fox, organist; Norman Rock
well, painter; Heinz Warnecke, sculp
tor: Tina Leser. designer; Jo Ann
Sayers Bliss, actress: Vyvyan Don
ner, producer of movie shorts: Nor
man Corwin, radio poet; Catherine
Pomeroy Stewart, novelist, and
Geraldine Rhoades, editor of To
day's Woman.
Announcement of winners in the
art scholarship contest sponsored
by the Washington chapter were
made by Mrs. Dorothv Nicholson
Bates, president of the Washington
Chapter.
Wilma MeAtee of McKinley High
School was announced as winner of
the contest, with a year's full-time
course in the American University
Art School as the award.
Runnerup was Harry Casterlin
of Woodrow Wilson High School,
who was awarded a part-time art
scholarship at the American Uni
versity.
Honorable mention was given to
three other high school students
each of whom was awarded a box
of paints. These included Abe Frish
man of Woodrow Wilson High
School. Agnes Freeman. McKinley
High School, and Helen Bennet,
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Awards were presented by Mrs.
Naomi Rabb Winston, art chairman.
Mrs. Bates also announced that
two vocal scholarships at Florida
Southern‘College, donated bv Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a
member of the Washington chapter,
has been continued another year
She also announced another $1,000
vocal scholarship to Florida South
ern donated by Mrs. Whitney.
The convention is concluding to
day wdth the election of officers
being held this afternoon.
A dinner in honor of the newly I
elected officers will be held at 7
o'clock tonight at the Mayflower. j
Miss Reidy Married
To Dr. McLoone
Miss Jean Marie Reidy. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Reidy of
Chevy Chase, became the bride
recently of Dr. Edward Watkins
McLoone, son of Mrs. John J.
McLoone of Santa Monica, Calif.,
and the late Dr. McLoone. Tire
ceremony took place In the Shrine
of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
Msgr. Thomas Smyth officiating,
and a reception at the Kennedy
Warren followed.
The bride was escorted to the
sanctuary by her father and at
tended by her twin sister. Miss
Betty Reidy, as senior maid of
honor, and another sister. Miss
Florence Reidy, as junior maid of
honor. The Misses Mary Catherine
Garvey, Joan Gartland. Margaret
Dovle. Adelia Downey, Patricia Hay
den and Jeanne Murnane were
bridesmaids.
Dr. John J. McLoone of Grosse
Point, Mich., was best man for his
brother and the ushers were Cadet
Edward J. Reidy of the United
States Military Academy, brother
of the bride; Mr. John Crowley, Mr
James G. Strong III, Mr. Charles)
Redman and Mr. Joseph Goldstein.
The bride is a graduate of Holy
Cross Academy and Georgetown
Visitation Convent. Dr. McLoone
is a graduate of Notre Dame Univer
sity and George Washington Medical
School. He recently completed his
internship at the Los Angeles
County Hospital. j
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Club to Discuss
British Loan
"The British Loan,” the contro
versial current topic of discussion
among many women’s groups, will
be the subject of a talk by Charles
Bunn, economic advisor to the Of
fice of International Trade Policy,
at a meeting of the Political Study
Club Saturday. The meeting will
be held at 2:30 p.rn. at the Wash
ington Club, with Mrs. John T.
Kennedy, the president, presiding.
The program will include piano,
vocal and violin selections by Frances
Villaret, pianist, and Helen Hunt
Laise, soprano and violinist. Mrs.
Laise will be accompanied during
her solos by Dorothy Radde Emery,
a member of the Composers’ Club
and of the Friday Morning Music
Club.
Mrs. John J. Darby, jr.. will in
troduce the speaker, and Mrs. Leon
E Truesdell. chairman of music,
will present the guest artists. Pledge
of allegiance to the flag will be led
by Mrs. Charles Kutz, president of
the District of Columbia Daughters
of 1812.
MY.-. Gertrude Parks and Mrs.
W. W. Sloan and other past presi
dents will preside at the tea tables.
Story Prize Winners
Winners in the short-storv con
test, sponsored by the Writers’
League of Washington, have been
announced by Inez Sheldon Tyler,
contest chairman.
First prize went to Omar Henry,
second prize to Thomas Simons,
and third prize to Elizabeth Tilton.
Tho-e winning honorable mention
were Katharine Hopson. Dorothy
Carowe Merrick and Mattie Rich
ards Tyler.
Dr. Averett Howard, associate pro
fessor of English language and lit
erature, was judge.
Entries in the poetry contest ate
due at the next meeting of the
League at 8 p.m. Thursday in the
studio, 1851 Columbia road N.W.
Winners in the essay contest will
be announced.
Juniors to Dance
The junior group of the Jewish
Consumptive Relief Society will hold
its first spring dance from 9 pm.
to midnight Saturday at the Wil
lard Hotel.
The evening’s entertainment will
include several novel dance features
Servicemen are invited.
Action Committee for Peace
Hears Talks by Senators
By Gretchen Smith
Women s Club Editor.
A luncheon meeting of the District
chapter of the Women's Action Com
mittee for Lasting Peace with several
of the national Executive Committee
also in attendance was held yester
day in the Senate dining room, se
cured for the meeting by Senate
wives and daughters who are mem
bers of the organization.
The affair served the dual pur- {
pose of permitting the group to en
joy a final get-together before at
tending the national convention to
be held in Louisville, Ky., next week,]
and to hear different Senators in
vited as guests to the luncheon to!
give off-the-record views on legisla
tion they are supporting.
Subjects discussed at the luncheon
included control of atomic energy,
the British loan, UNRRA and
UNESCO.
The buffet luncheon proved to be a
"movable feast" with different Sen
ators dropping by as they found a
few minutes available. Those at
tending included Senators McMahon,
Democrat, of Connecticut: Hart!
Republican, of Connecticut; Ball, Re
publican. of Minnesota: Pulbright,
Democrat, of Arkansas; Vandenburg,
Republican, of Michigan: Reed, Re
publican, of Kansas: Wherry, Re
publican. of Nebraska: Saltonstall
Republican, of Massachusetts: Smith.
Republican, of New Jersey, and
Morse, Republican, of Oregon.
In addition to Senators Ball, Mc
Mahon and Morse, speakers also
included Mrs. Laura Puffer Morgan,
national chairman on governmental
information of the Women’s Action
Committee and Mrs. Lilian T.
Mowrer, chairman of the District
chapter, who presided.
Others attending included Mrs.
Dana Converse Backus, national
chairman education and publica
tions; Mrs. Philip Amram, treas
urer; Mrs. Joseph Ball, District of
Columbia Chapter vice chairman;
Mrs. James M. Minnifie. PTA chair
man; Mrs. Ralph A. Schilling, chair
man telephone chain; Mrs. Ray
mond Brown. Mrs. J. William Pul
bright. Mrs. Homer Ferguson, Mrs.
Carl Hatch, Mrs. Thomas C. Hart,
Mrs. Lister Hill and Mrs. H. Alex
ander Smith.
Plans for the convention whose
theme will be "United Nations at
Work” were announced at the meet
ing.
The convention to be held at the
Kentucky Hotel in Louisville next
Wednesday and Thursday, will pre
sent a number of speakers. These
will include Senator Morse, who will
deliver the keynote address, "United
Nations—or Else"; Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, “The United Nations As
sembly”; Mrs. Prances Perkins,
“Pood and Agriculture Organiza
tions”; Sir John Boyd Orr, “Food
and Agriculture Organization”;
Mary Margaret McBride, who will
tell of the interview of Wilbur S.
Forrest, speaking on “World Free
dom of Information”; Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Rhode, “Individual Responsi
bility for Peace”: Dr. R. G. Gustav -
son, vice president, University of
Chicago, “The Atomic Bomb,” and
Dean Acheson, Undersecretary of
State, whose subject will be an
nounced later.
Literary Meeting
Following a custom of many years,
the literature section of the Twen
tieth Century Club, which will meet
at 11 a m. Thursday in the YWCA,
will devote its program exclusively
to home talent.
An original humorous short story,
“Sanculottes,” will be read by its
author, Mrs. Richard D. Stimson,
general chairman of the section.
Mrs. William D. Maxon. a member
of its Executive Committee, will re
view Donald Adams’ “The Shape of
Books to Come” and Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr., who writes under the pen
name of Jessie Fant Evans, will give
a silhouette of Mrs. Lynn R Ed
minster, a member of the club,
whose special spring interest is her
wild flower garden.
B’nai B’ritb Dance
The Bnia B'rith Youth Organi
zation will hold its first dance from
9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the
Willard Hotel.
The dance will be chaperoned by
the chairman, Mrs. Maxwell A. Os
trowT, and the eight club advisers,
Mrs. Gene Davidson, Mrs. R. Hav
man. Mrs. Julius Kirson, Mrs. Ben
Heller, Mrs. S. Winestock. Mrs. Ed
ward Weiss, Mrs. Martin Mendel
son, and their husbands.
Smith College
The luncheon meeting of the
Smith College Club announced yes
terday as being held tomorrow will
be held next Wednesday at 12:30
p.m. at the YWCA.
Mrs. Mary Mattisoh van Schliak,'
a graduate of Smith in 1931. wiU
discuss “Holland During the War.”
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