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Cosmopolitan Group at Housewarming
Bachelors Give Gay Supper
Ending in Musical Session
By Betty Beale
Washingtonians who are always
looking for the novel could have
found it last evening at the home
of two bachelors. It is not surpris
ing in this cosmopolitan town to
be on a party where several differ
ent nationalities are represented,
although fourteen is a considerable
number. But it is news when the
host and five of the guests have
their musical instruments at hand
and form a dance orchestra. This
is what happened last night when
Le Marechal des Logis Max Ronin
and Captain Byron Tormohlen gave
a housewarming buffet supper.
M. Ronin, whose long title, “Le
Marechal des Logis,” is equivalent
to sergeant in the French Army, is
the son of the famed French Gen
eral Ronin. Attached to the French
Military Mission here, he holds the
rare and coveted French Medal
Militaire, which ranks with the
United States Congressional Medal
of Honor.
Capt. Tormohlen, who is now
doing graduate work in the School
of Foreign Service, Georgetown Uni
versity, returned a few months ago
from the Mediterranean Theater
where he served two and one-half
years as liaison officer to the British
and French forces attached to Allied
Force Headquarters. Maj. Gen.
Auguste Brossin de Saint-Didier,
now French Military Attache here,
was commanding the French 3d
Armored Division in North Africa
at the time and his daughter Janine
was one of the guests last evening.
In fact, this gay and international
party was a reunion for several of
the French officers present. Down
from New York were M. Claude
d’Aumale, M. George Gudefin and
M. Henr- de Gefroy, who had also
known tPe hosts back in Algiers in
1943 when M. Ronin was in the
3d Division, in which Capitaine
Etienne de Grasset, another guest,
commanded a tank squadron.
The high point of the party, of
course, came with the combining
of the musical talents present. Se
norita Elda Cavaliero played her
guitar, Senor Eduardo Oteri^played
the maracas, Mr. Brooks Tormoh
len, brother of the co-host, added
to the melodious effect with his
trumpet, Senor Gonzalo Garland
produced the “downbeat” with his
bongo-drums, Capt. Tormohlen
played his bass violin and Senorita
Elsa Asta Buruaga was the pianist.
The latter is visiting her uncle, the
Spanish Military Attache, Lt. Col.
Fernando G. Camino, and Senora
de G. Camino.
The other feminine guests at this
unusual party were the Senoritas
Elena and Gabriela Mora, Miss
Laurita Braden, Miss Sylvia Meade,
Mile. Nicole Grisar, Miss June Rob
inson, Senorita Roselia Cavallero,
Mile. Janine Robin, Signorinas Dora
and Letizia Tarchiani, Senorita
Graciela Sarmiento, Miss Ramona
North, Miss Jocelyn Freer, Senorita
Maria Lina Julia, Miss Helen
Gempp, Mme. A. Marcouyeux, and
Mrs. Maude Tormohlen of Portland,
Ind., who is visiting her sons here.
Adding to the stag list were Maj.
Rod O’Connor, Senor Enrique Rod
riquez, Senor Don Walter Garrido,
Maj. Edward Hitchcock, Senor Paolo
Panza, Mr. Eric de Virgin, Signor
Corrado Orlandi-Contucci, Lt. Rob
ert Zimmerman, Capt. Jacques Dele
rue, M. Guy de Saint-Didier, M.
Laurent Rocques, M. Andre Mar
couyeux, Senor Fernando Gaetan,
Senor Jorge Sarmiento, Mr. Frank
Dwyer, Senor Eduardo Sola and Mr.
Jack Crowley II.
Miss Dressel Wed
To Mr. Kemper
Christ Lutheran Church was the
scene of the wedding yesterday aft
ernoon of Miss Frieda J. Dressel and
Mr. Carson S. Kemper, the Rev.
William F. Bruening officiating.
Mrs. Kemper, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. William Dressel
of Washington, wore a white nylon
gown with fitted bodice and full
nylon and net skirt. The gown had
a sweetheart neckline and a juliette
cap with finger-tip veil of illusion.
Her arm bouquet was of white iris,
stock and roses. Miss Phyllis Gloria
Bailey was maid of honor and she
wore a dress of pale blue net and
carried an arm bouquet of pink
snapdragons and blue delphinium.
Mr. Kemper, who is the son of
Mrs. Carrie S. Kemper of Manassas,
Va., and the late Mr. James Gibson
Kemper, had his brother, Mr. James
Winston Kemper, as his best man.
A reception toas held at the home
of tjie bride’s parents for the wed
ding party and close friends, after
which the couple left for a wedding
trip to Williamsburg, Va. Upon their
return, they will make their home at
6725 Piney Branch road N.W.
Gertmde Burch
Becomes Bride
Lt. (j. g.) Robert Polkinghorn and
his bride, the former Miss Gertrude
Lorraine Burch, will be at home
after June 15 in Santa Monica, Calif.
They left Washington by plane for
New York Saturday after their
wedding which took place in the
chapel at the Naval Research Lab
oratory, the Rev. Francis Patrick
Donahoe, Corps of Chaplains, offi
ciating.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Mary Lorraine Simms Burch and
the late Mr. James Benjamin Burch
of Southern Maryland. She was
escorted by her brother, Mr. James
Benjamin Burch, and wore white
satin and net and a beaded Juliet
cap held her veil. She carried a
white prayer book showered with
gardenias and lilies of the valley.
Lt. (J. g.) Robert S. Chapin of
California was best man and the
reception was held in the home of
the bride’s sister, Mrs. William
Mansfield Day, in Lee Boulevard
Heights. Mrs. Alice Roberts Polk
inghom came by plane from the
West Coast to attend the wedding
and a number of the prenuptial
parties. Lt. Polkinghorn is the son
of the late Mr. William A. Polking
horn of Los Angeles and received his
B. A. degree from Occidental Col
lege in Los Angeles. He was grad
uated from the Naval Reserve Mid
shipmens School in New York City
and yesterday he wore the sword
and scabbard presented to him by
the New York Yacht Club on that
occasion. His bride was graduated
from Strayer's Business College and
is an active member of the Ameri
can Women's Voluntary Services.
Capital Man Wed
A former woman Marine was mar
ried Wednesday to a Washington
staff photographer of the New York
Times when Miss Frances Faye
Owens became the bride of Mr.
George Tames. The ceremony took
place in the St. Sophia Greek
Orthodox Church at 6 o’clock, the
Rev. Aimilianos Laloussis, arch
mandrite, officiating.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Owens of Seneca, S. C.,
Miss Owens served in the Wom
en’s Reserve of the U. S. M. C. as
a sergeant attached to the Navy
Annex during World War II. Her
maid of honor yesterday was Corp.
Talley Caforio, also of the Marine
Corps. She was given in marriage
by Mr. Frank Oreto, a friend of
the family.
Mr. Tames, who was formerly with
Time, Inc., is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Christ Tames of this city.
Mr. James Wallace served as his
best man.
Anniversary Party
Senator and Mrs. Albert W.
Hawkes celebrated their 45th wed
ding anniversary last night with a
buffet supper at the Carlton Hotel.
Among those attending were Sen
ator and Mrs. Chan Gurney, Sena
tor and Mrs. Carl A. Hatch, Senator
Theodore F. Green, the French Am
bassador, Henri Bonnet; Senator and
Mrs. Homer Ferguson, Senator and
Mrs. Walter F. George, Senator and
Mrs. B. B. Hickenlooper, Senator
and Mrs. Thomas C. Hart, Senator
and Mrs. J. William Fulbright, Sen
ator and Mrs. Guy Cordon, Senator
and Mrs. Warren R. Austin, Senator
and Mrs. Owen Brewester, Senator
and Mrs. Forrest C. Donnell and
Senator and Mrs. Homer E. Cape
hart.
Fund Party Listed
An Annual Scholarship Fund
party will be given by the Homeo
pathic Laymen’s League at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the home of Dr. Julia
Green, 2726 Quebec street N.W.
United Nations
Ball May 29
The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Fred M. Vinson head the
list of distinguished patrons for the
benefit ball to be given Wednesday,
May 29, by the United Nations Club
at the Townsend Mansion, 2121
Massachusetts avenue.
Other patrons include the Secre
tary of War and Mrs. Robert P.
Patterson, the Attorney General
and Mrs. Thomas C. Clark, the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Robert
E. Hannegan, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. James V. Forrestal,
the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. J. A. Krug, the Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Clinton P.
Anderson, the Secretary of Com
met>ce and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace
and the Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
United Nations Secretary-General
Trygve Lie is honorary chairman of
the ball and 48 ambassadors and
ministers are sponsors.
Miss Meredith Howard, general
chairman, announces that two or
chestras, featuring Evalyn Tyner’s
music, will furnish continuous dance
music from 9 until 1 o’clock, and at
11 there will be the drawing to an
nounce the winner of the “good
will trip” to Mexico City.
Mr. John Robert Powers is chair
man of the judges, who also include
Representative Helen G&hagan
Douglas, Nicol Smith, author; Lt.
Col. Herschel Williams, playwright;
Lt. Comdr. William F. Draper,
painter; Horst, famous war photog
rapher, and Jo Davidson, sculptor.
Wed in New York
The daughter of the canon of the
Washington Cathedral and Mrs.
Theodore O. Wedel, Miss Gertrude
Elizabeth Wedel, was married in
New York Saturday to Mr. Kirk
land Barker Alexander, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland B. Alexander
of Detroit, Mich. The wedding took
place at noon in the West End Col
legiate Church, the Rev. Edgar P.
Romig, pastor of the Church, offi
ciating.
Miss Wedel, who was given away
by her father, wore a powder blue
gabardine suit, white hat and blue
accessories. Her only attendant was
Mrs. Margaret Ruth Fowler, matron
of honor. Best man was Mr. Austin
Croom Johnaon of New York.
The young couple left for a wed
ding trip to Fire Island following the
reception which was attended by the
families and intimate friends. Upon
their return they will make their
home in New York City.
Mrs. Alexander is a graduate of
the National Cathedral School for
Girls and went to George Washing
ton University. She also attended
Katherine Gibbs School in New
York for the past two years. Her
husband attended Cranbrook School,
Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and was
graduated from Princeton in the
class of 1937. He recently received
his discharge from the Army, after
four years of service, and is also
engaged in radio work in New York.
Evening Wedding
In a double-ring ceremony Satur
day evening at the Christ Lutheran
Church, Miss Elinor Josephine
Grahl of Silver Spring became the
bride of Mr. Escar It. Thompson
of Knoxville, Tenn. The Rev. Wil
liam P. Bruening officiated.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
Wendell Detty, matron of honor;
Mrs. Paul Berry and Miss Dorothea
Dombrow of Hinsdale, 111. Mr.
Thompson’s best man was Mr. Tom
Siler of Chicago and ushers were
Mr. A1 Manola and Mr. Robert B.
McBane of Washington.
Members of the families and close
friends were at the reception given
by the bride’s parents at the Ken
nedy-Warren.
After a Southern wedding trip,
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will be at
home in Knoxville, where Mr.
Thompson is Associated Press cor
respondent
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Kravitz-Fleisher
Ceremony Held
Miss Eleanore Rose Kravitz,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Kravitz, and Mr. William Fleisher,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Fleisher
of Arlington, were married yester
day afternoon in the Adas Israel
Synagogue by Rabbi Solomon H.
Metz.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore a lovely
white satin gown with a sweetheart
neckline, tight-fitting bodice and a
flared skirt with a train. Her only
ornament was a string of pearls, a
gift from the bridegroom. She
carried a Bible she received at con
firmation, which had white roses
and a shower of lilies of the valley
on top. Mrs. Florence Fleisher,
sister-in-law of the bridegroom, was
matron of honor. She wore pink net
and carried pink roses on a prayer
book. Miss Joan Kaplan, cousin
of the bride; Miss Amelia Blaser
Miss Ruth Cohen, cousin of the
bridegroom, and Mrs. Harriet Roth
were the bridesmaids. They all wore
taffeta gowns—Miss Kaplan and
Miss Blaser in blue, Miss Cohen In I
yellow and Mrs. Roth in white—
and all carried prayer books with
talisman roses.
Mr. Fleisher had his brother, Mr.
Leon Fleisher, for his best man and
the ushers were Mr. Albert Fleisher,
another brother; Mr. Henry Sacks,
cousin of the bridegroom, Mr. Leo
Roth, Mr. Theodore Sherbow and
Mr. Hy Eisen.
Following the ceremony a dinner
was given in the vestry rooms of
the synagogue. Later a reception
followed at which there was dancing.
Mrs. Fleisher, before her marriage,
was secretary to the city editor of
The Evening Star. She is a mem
ber of Washington Centennial,
Chapter 26, of the OES. Her hus
band is a member of the Masons.
After a honeymoon in Miami
Beach, the couple will reside in
Arlington Village.
Club to Install
Installation of new officers of
the Venture Club of Montgomery
County, Md., will take place at a
meeting tomorrow evening. Officers
elected for the coming year are:
Louise Grotlisch, president; Lois
Weaver, vice president; Ellen Lee
Maddox, recording secretary; Mar
tha Kitterman, corresponding sec
retary, and Pane Lewis, treasurer.
New board members include Ruth
Hunter, Mary Frances Trader and
Loretta Page. Ruth Hunter has
been elected a delegate for a two
year term and Belle McGinniss for
a one-year term.
Envoy to Speak
M. Armand Berard of the French
Embassy will speak on “French
Recovery’ at a supper meeting of
the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae
Association at 6:30 prn. tomorrow.
The supper w'ill be at the home of
Mrs. William E. Wrather, 20 Dele
carlia drive, Westmoreland Hills.
Mrs. C. A. Schutz is in charge of
arrangements and reservations may
be made through Mrs. Ronald
Kinsey.
The following officers have been
announced for the coming year:
Mrs. Charles D. Williams, president;
Mrs. Ivan L. Kramer, vice president;
Mrs. Clarence McClaine, recording
secretary; Mrs. Wallace Wharton,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ger
ald Russell, assistant secretary: Mrs.
Bernard Grove, treasurer; and Mrs.
Helen Leach, assistant treasurer.
Mrs. Kinsey will serve as Panhel
lenic delegate, with Mrs. Banks
Collings as alternate.
Mrs. Paul Honored
Mrs. David Paul, newly elected
president of the City of Hope Aux
iliary, will be guest of honor at a
luncheon today, given by Mrs. Julius
Lulley at her Hillside Farm in
Bowie, Md. The luncheon, which
will be attended by a large number
of the auxiliary’s members, will be
at 2 p.m.
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House of Mercy
Will Benefit
By Rose Shour
Washington will have another
opportunity to contribute to a
worthy cause and at the same time
enjoy the privilege of viewing the
Yamous rose gardens of the Whit
man Cross estate in Chevy Chase,
recently purchased by Mr. and Mrs.
Don Caffery Glassie. Wednesday
from 3 to 6 o’clock the gardens, now
at the height of their beauty, will
be open to the public, or, in case of
rain, will be shown the following
day.
There will be no charge of ad
mission, but contributions may be
made at the entrance to the gardens
and will benefit the House of Mercy,
a home for unmarried mothers and
their infants. Bishop Dun is presi
dent of this Episcopal diocesan
charity.
Mrs. Glassie, who is a member of
the Ladies’ Board of the House of
Mercy, will be assisted during the
afternoon by other members of the
board, of which Mrs. Donald C.
Bingham is president.
Mrs. I. William Hill, chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements,
will have serving with her Mrs. Wil
liam D. Connor, Mrs. Benjamin
Colby, Mrs. John W. Thompson, jr.;
Mrs. Laurence G. Hoes, Mrs. Curtis
Steuart and Mrs. Clarence Dodge,
jr. Mrs. Merritt K. Ruddock will
be in charge of contributions and
Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis will tell
fortunes.
The rose gardens are located on a
sloping hill at 101 East Klrke street,
only a short distance from the bus
terminal at Chevy Chase Circle.
Music ale Planned
Plans for an evening of music
to be held at the Canadian Embassy
June 5 were made by members of
the Chamber Music Guild at a tea
last week at the home of Mrs.
Charles Windsor. Mrs. Cleveland
Newton was chosen as chairman
for the buffet supper to follow the
musical program.
Tea Scheduled
By Women to
Aid Boys’ Clubs
A silver tea will be given Sunday
for the benefit of the Boys’ Club
of Metropolitan Police. The tea,
which is sponsored by the Women’s
Auxiliary, will be from 5 to 7 pm.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evan
A. Sholl, 9045 Bradley boulevard,
Bethesda.
The Boys’ Club has cared for
over 25,000 youths since its incep
tion 12 years ago. Started in 1934
by Maj. Ernest W. Brown, then
superintendent of the District’s
Metropolitan Police force, the club
now boasts a beautiful camp at
Scotland, Md., pnd seven clubhouses,
which are used in town in the
winter.
Boys selected by the police pre
cincts spend two weeks each summer
at the camp, at no expense to their
families, and some have been known
to gain from 5 to 12 pounds during
this stay. At the camp the Dis
trict youths are encouraged under
careful supervision by members of
the District police to participate In
social, recreational and educational
activities. Every effort is made to
acquaint them with normal life as
they will live it among their fellow
men as adult citizens.
The Women’s Auxiliary, a group
of civic-minded women, was organ
ized in 1937. Working in close co
operation with the Board of Direc
tors of the Boys’ Club, they conduct
special activities designed to raise
funds primarily for the purchase
of equipment for the summer camp.
Proceeds from the tea next Sun
day will be used to purchase an
electric potato peeler, an additional
cabin, bedding and other camp
equipment. Under the guidance of
Mrs. Joseph L. Arnold, now serving
as president of the auxiliary, other
activities for the benefit of these
underprivileged boys will be under
taken throughout the year.
To reach the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Sholl, one can go by auto out
Wisconsin avenue to Bradley boule
vard, turn left and go 4 miles to
9045 Bradley boulevard; or, go out
Connecticut avenue to Bradley bou
levard, turn left, cross Wisconsin
avenue to Bradley boulevard and go
4 miles. For bus instructions call
Wisconsin 4390.
PLANNING BOYS’ SUMMER OUTING
Women of the Auxiliary of the Metropolitan Boys’ Club got
together recently to discuss plans for a silver tea to be given for
the benefit of the Boys’ Club summer camp. Mrs. Lindsey P.
Rawley (left), hostess, shows a report to Mrs. Ernest W. Brown
(center), whose husband founded the Police Boys' Club, and Mrs.
Joseph Arnold, president of the Women’s Auxiliary.
—Star Staff Photo.
Sorority Meeting Set
A buffet supper and meeting will
be held by Zeta Tau Alpha's Wash
ington Alumnae Chapter at 7 pun.
tomorrow at the home of Mrs.
Franklin A. Steinko, 5017 Tilden
street N.W.
New officers who will be installed
at the meeting are: Mrs. George
C. Neal, president; Miss Judith Wat
kins, vice president; Mrs. Steinko,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
George A. Reddick, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Edward J. Willey,
treasurer; Mrs. Forrest W. Berry,
historian; and Mrs. Linton Smith,
Panhellenic delegate.
Miss Greco to Speak
Miss Esther Greco, who served as
a WAC in the India and China the
aters, will tell of her experiences
overseas, at the May meeting of the
Wanderlust Travel Club tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. The club will
meet at the home of Miss Eileen
Robinson, 721 Dale drive, Silver
Spring. Assisting Miss Robinson
will be Miss Frances Fox and Mrs.
John Duffy.
There will also be a business meet
ing, which will include election of
officers for the ensuing year.
WCTU to Open
72d Convention
Here Tomorrow
The 72d annual convention of the
District of Columbia Women’s Chris
tian Temperance Union will open
tomorrow in the Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H streets N.W.,
to continue through Wednesday.
Guest speaker tomorrow evening
will be Miss Elizabeth Smart, Na
tional WCTU legislative director,
who will speak on "The Part Youth
Can Take in Our Legislative Pro
gram.” A prize will be offered to
the youth who submits the best
paper on Miss Smart’s address. Her
talk will follow a dinner session at
6 p.m. in the banquet hall of the
church.
A speech contest will be conducted
by Mrs. William Watt, in which
the winner will be awarded a pearl
medal. Dr. O. Bryan Langrall,
pastor of Francis Asbury Methodist
Church, will also deliver an address.
The program Wednesday will in
clude a discussion, “Next Steps to
Peace," by Mrs. Berthalee Broyles
pf State College, Pa., National
WCTU director of international re
lations for peace. A memorial serv
ice will be in charge of Mrs. J. L.
Bixler, Mrs. Lila Eaton and Mrs.
Albert Stabler.
A symposium on juvenile delin
quency will be conducted Wednes
day afternoon, with Dr. Marion
Brown, director of medical tem
perance for the District WCTU, as
chairman. Her assistants will be
Miss Virginia Clary, director of so
cial work in Washington's Juvenile
Court; Mrs. Alice Sheldon, depart
ment director of public school at
tendance and work permits, and
Mrs. Mabel Eberhardt, director of
the Children’s Emergency Home,
Central Union Mission. _
Music will be furnished by the
White Ribbon Choir.
Mrs. Caroline Coates, president
of the District WCTU, will preside
over all sessions during the two-day
convention. Her report and a dedi
cation service of White Ribbon Re
cruits will be given tomorrow morn
ing.
Argentine grain growers are hold
ing back wheat, awaiting end of
price controls.
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