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Lowell Mellett 'On the Other Hand’ Thinks Monroney Might Remind His Colleagues of Who It Is Gets Wet Mike Monroney, Representative from Oklahoma, has now the task of piloting through the House—if he can get it out of the Rules Committee—the excellent measure known as the La Follette Monroney bill, designed to modernize the operations of Congress. Ably handled by Senator La Follette. it was passed by the Senate two weeks ago, essentially as drafted by a joint committee of the two houses. A bloc of Southern Senators did succeed in eliminating one fairly important provision— that providing for the appointment of legis 1 a t i v e employes on a merit basis—but it is generally agreed that the reorganiz a t i o n plan as a whole makes a much more efficient Cong ress pos sible. •.The bill also raises the mem bers’ salaries from $10,000 to $15,000 and sets up a pension system for them. Lowell Mellett. it was a pleasure to watcn from the gallery the cool and competent performance of Sen ator La Follette as he put the bill through. Few thought he could cu) it and he was the recipient of congratulations from all sides. As one observer, however, I felt that another hero of the day failed to receive the credit due him. That was Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire. Provides Emotional Urge. Senator Bridges provided his col leagues with the emotional urge so necessary in battles of this kind. I don’t refer to his roll-call of the dead, his listing of Senators who had died of overwork during his 10 years in the Senate; he named 11, giving the same cause in each case. I refer rather to the manner in which he contrasted the life of a Senator with the life of a downtown bureaucrat. The con trast, as he presented it, was not j only heart-rending but it had in it the thing necessary to make his col leagues fighting mad and put them in a mood to vote. Listen to this one paragrph, keep ing in mind that the Senator, like most of us. belongs to the “Uh’’ school of oratory: ■‘Recently I attended a dinner in Washington which was—uh—quite widely attended. I see on the floor other—uh—Senators who were also present. It was a rainy night and when the—uh—dinner party was over I saw Senators and their—uh— wives and Representatives and their wives running out in the rain and getting—uh—very wet. trying to hail taxis or to get to streetcar lines. Yet more than 20 sleek black limousines, driven by Government chauffeurs, pulled up and picked up the various Government bureaucrats «na—un—toot them on their way. As I said. I saw United States Senators and—tih—Representatives and their wives get—uh—sopping wet while trying to get taxis or pro ceeding to streetcar lines. The Senator from Iowa (Mr. Hicken loopen suggests to me that I did not mention that the cars in ques tion were—uh—Government cars. I intended, of course, to say that they were Government cars with—uh— Government-paid chauffeurs. It will be found that not only cabinet members and other—uh—high ranking members of the Government have the use of Government cars, but pretty nearly every little bureaucrat in—uh—Washington has such a car and most of them have Government-paid chauffeurs. Yet there is objection not only to giving a Senator who serves the—uh— people an adequate salary, but ob jection to granting him a simple al lowance for his—uh—expense ac count as well.” Faces Grow Grimmer. The faces of his colleagues, as Bridges proceeded, grew grimmer and grimmer. No sleek, black lim News Guild Authorizes $120,000 fo Organize By the A;sociated Bros» SCRANTON, Pa.. June 22.—The American Newspaper Guild, CIO, plans an Immediate organization drive to aid in its demands for higher wages in the newspaper in dustry, a spokesman said today. The spokesman said the 13th an nual convention which ended yes terday proposed a minimum wage of $50 to $100 weekly for experi enced reporters and key workers in advertising, business and circula tion departments. He said compara ble minimum wage nroals were fixed last year at $35 to $65 weekly. Local units of the guild were given instructions to ‘'initiate im mediately” specific demands for "significantly increased” wages. The convention authorized a $120. 000 program for organization. It stipuated that at least 18 organizers and a director of organization be employed, directing that the At lanta and New Orleans areas be given "high priority” in organiza tion work and that early efforts •-should also be made in Newark. N. J.: Cincinnati, Ohio; Des Moines. 'Iowa: Kansas City, Mo., and the Pacific Northwest. The convention adopted a resolu tion voicing opposition “to all to talitarian dictatorships.” The reso lution followed a two-hour floor de bate over naming of Francisco Franco of Spain specifically. President Milton Murray said the object of the resolution, in not naming Franco specifically, was "to avoid singling out Franco when there are so many other dictators in the world. There was no delegate who spoke in behalf of Franco and It seemed to be the opinion of the delegates not only to oppose Franco, but all dictators.” Sioux City, Iowa, was selected for the 1947 convention. First Frazer Cars Ready For Shipment to Dealers By fh» Associated Press DETROIT, Jilne 22. — Graham Paige Motors Corp. will ship the first Frazer automobiles to distrib utors today, Joseph \v. Frazer, pres ident of the firm, announced. At the same time, Mr. Frazer re vealed the company’s net loss for the three months ending March 31 was $602,902.47. The figure did not incrude $619,970 estimated credit from carry-back provisions of the Federal income tax laws, Mr. Frazer said. Orders are on hand for 273.500 Frazers, according to the announce ment. "The Willow Run plant is com pletely tooled and the pilot cars are coming down the line," Mr. Frazer declared. ousines for the Senators and Rep resentatives; only for the miserable little bureaucrats! No miserable little bureaucrats getting sopping wet; only the Senators, Representa tives and their wives! The Senators' jaws set. After that, Senator La Follette couldn't lose. He didn't. And there's an idea in this for Mike Monroney. I Answers to Questions A reader can get the answer to*any ouestion of fact by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau. 31 fi I street N.E.. Washington II D C Please in close 3 cents for return Postage. By THE HASKIN SERVICE. Q. For whom was George Wash ington named?—L. B. Z. A. The parents of George Wash ington's mother died before she was 13 years of age. She named her son George for George Eskridge, who was her guardian. Q. What color is a butterfly's blood?—R. A. L. A. The color of butterfly blood is usually pale aiyber. though it varies with different species. Q. Where did rhubarb originate? —G. R. E. A. Rhubarb came to America from Siberia in the late 1700s and was used in pie as a substitute for apples, hence the name "pieplant.'’ Q. Who was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point?—M. M. P. A. Joseph G. Swift was West Point’s first graduate. Swift entered the Army in 1800 as a cadet and received his diploma only a few months after the Military Academy opened in 1802. Q. How many pounds of the new type of wheat flour are derived from every 100 pounds of grain?—C. L. G A. Formerly, straight white flour contained about 72 peV cent of the wheat kernel, that is, 72 pounds of flour was obtained from every 100 pounds of W'heat grain milled. Pat ent flour, cake flour, and some other specialty flours have been extracted at lower rates than 72 per cent. Now, at least 8 more pounds of flour are obtained from every 100 pounds of grain. Q. Who invented stainless steel? —M. T. T. A. Stainless steel was invented al most simultaneously by Strauss in Germany and by Brearley in Eng land. Brearley obtained his patent in 1916. Q. Please give some Information about air express. Is it faster than airmail service?—R. L. A. It is a special service for pack ages. merchandise, etc., handled in the air as express is handled on the ground. Air express is flov.-n on all schedules of the United States and on international services. If the air line acts directly for the shipper, air express is faster than air mail since packages are taken directly from plane to consignee. -t Q. Does plutonium, the new ele ment, occur naturally anywhere on earth?—D. W. A. Plutonium is not known to ex ist. in nature. It is derived from | uranium by atomic transmutation. Q. Is It still possible to apply for a commission in the Regular Army? —J. H. McD. A. Applications for commission in the Regular Army were closed March 1, 1946. for men who served in the Army of the United States during World War II. Q. Will the Army and Navy War Colleges continue to function in peacetime?—T. E. H. A. The Army War College has not graduated any classes since before the war and will not be revived, ac cording to the War Department. The Naval War College at Newport, R. I., however, will continue the higher training of naval officers. The National War College for Army, Navy and State Department officers has been established and located in Washington, D. C.. on the premises formerly occupied by the Army War College. This college will be the highest level educational institution of the armed forces. Q. I have heard that soldiers' hos pitals use canceled stamps in oc cupational therapy work. Where may such stamps be sent?—C. A. R. A. Stamps for the Wounded, an organization that is sponsored by several national stamp clubs, has placed postage stamps in 91 hos pitals, with the co-operation of the Red Cross. The national chairman may be addressed at 230 West Forty first street, New York 18, N. Y. Q. What was the range of sizes in soldiers’ uniforms during the war?—L. P. R. A. According to the War Depart ment. men's uniforms were procured regularly in the following sizes dur ing World War II: Caps and hats, 6?* to 7T4; shoes, 5A to 12EE; gloves, 7 to 11: jackets, 34 regular to 44 extra large and 46 regular; over coats. 34 regular to 44 large; shirts, 13li to 17>/2; trousers, 28x31 to 44x33. D. C. Student's High Marks Achieved by Study as POW A year's study in a German prison camp helped Jerrold S. Trumbower, jr„ 23, who graduated from Benja min Franklin University Thursday night, score a bull’s-eye in his course in accountancy. Mr. Trumbower’s mark in account ancy was 99.6, and his mark in com mercial law 100. "The finest student we’ve ever had at Benjamin Franklin,” said John T. Kennedy, president of the university. Mr. Trumbower, who has a part time job vvith Goodwin P. Graham,! CPA, was a navigator with the 8th! Air Force. He was shot down over Braunschweig, Germany, and spent! "1 year 4 months 2 days and 23 hours” in a prison camp. He! found accountancy textbooks among books supplied by the Red Cross and YMCA and he continued the study on which he had spent a year at Benjamin Franklin. He lives with his wife at 106 Varnum street N.W. G. U. Alumni to Hold Reunion Tonight on Eve of Commencement Georgetown University officials to day greeted alumni arriving from all sections of the country for their largest reunion dinner in years at 7 o'clock tonight in the Mayflower Hotel, on the eve of the Hilltop’s 147th annual commencement. It Is the first reunion since Pearl Harbor, and early today in Dahl gren Chapel hundreds of old grads paid tribute to the memory of de parted comrades, including the 168 Georgetown alumni who died in the armed services during World War II. Among the more prominent alumni whose deaths w»ere recorded recently were George E. Hamilton, dean emeritus of (he school of law, and Dr. Walter J. O'Connor, college registrar. The Rev. John J. Toohey, S. J„ professor of philosophy, the oldest member of the college faculty in point of service, celebrated' the requiem mass. Visiting alumni were headed by Thomas A. Dean, Chi cago, nalional president. Alumni Elect Today. At 2 p.m. the alumni associa tion will hold its annual meeting and election of officers. More than 1.000 will attend to night's dinner at which the principal speakers will be Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, deputy commander and chief of the air stafT, Army Air Forces, and Rear Admiral William Brent Young, chief paymaster of the Navy, who was graduated from Georgetown law school in 1915. The Very Rev. Lawrence C. Gorman. S. J., uni versity president, and the incoming alumni president will welcome the old grads, many of whom have been out of Georgetown from 45 to 50 years. Varsity letters will be awarded by the athletic department to members of the baseball and 'basket ball teams. Because the "G” letter was instituted as a reward before their time, three of the alumni who played on varsity teams in their i youth will receive belated recogni tion tonight. They are: Richard P. Whiteley.j a Department of Justice attorney, i who was on the 1901 baseball team: Richard Douglass, Greensboro, N. C a football star of 50 years ago, and Warnick Kernan, Utica, N. Y.. past president of the New York State: Bar Association, who played on the first golf team in 1901. Prettyman to Speak. Dr. Henry J. Crosson. Washington, who was graduated from the medi cal schodl 56 years ago, was believed to be the oldest alumnus in attend ance at the reunion. Other “old sters” include J. B. McGirr. Brook lyn, N. Y., law ’92, and four mem bers of the 1894 law class: Guida C. Callan, John S. Flannery, Joseph P. Burg and Charles F. Roberts, ail of the District. Commencement day will start at 9:30 a.m. with a baccalaureate mass in Dahlgren Chapel at which the Rev. Herman L. Heide will preach the sermon. At the 4 p.m. exercises on the col lege lawn, Associate Justice E. Bar rett Prettyman of the United States Court of Appeals, a law alumnus of 1915, will address the graduating classes. These will represent seniors! of all departments except the medi cal and dental schools, which held separate commencement exercises in the spring. President Gorman will confer honorary doctor of laws degrees upon Justice Prettyman, the Rev. John J. O'Connor, S. J., college professor of Greek since 1927, and Col. A. J. Donahue, Stanford i Conn.) manufacturer. Col. Dona hue’s four sons attended George town. one of whom was killed in France during the war. f Red Press Reports Plans For Atom Energy Control By the Associated Press MOSCOW, June 22.—The Soviet press has reported, without com ment as yet, on the plans offered by the U. S. S. R. and the United States for the control of atomic energy. Details of the Soviet proposal were disclosed here yesterday with the publication in all papers of the text of Andrei A. Gromyko's June 19 speech in New York before the U. N. Committee for Control of Atomic Energy. The Soviet press previously re ported that Bernard M. Baruch had made a new proposal for the inter national control of atomic energy. Dispatches gave no details of the Baruch plan, but told about the creation of a committee of experts for studying atomic questions and. outlined the procedural points in bringing the question up for discus sion. A Tass New York dispatch said the Committee for the Control of Atomic Energy's meeting on June 10 was concerned with “United States proposals for control of atomic energy.” 109 Girls Leave Monday For Kamp Kahlert The summer season at Kamp Kahlert will begin at 9:30 a.m. Mon day, when 109 girls will leave the YWCA at Seventeenth and K streets N.W. to begin their vacation at the West River (Md.) camp. Among the campers will be Han nie van Kretschmar van Veen. 11, who arrived June 10 from Holland and has not yet learned to speak English. Her father is Jenkheer H. J. van Kretschmar van Veen, agri cultural attache at the Netherlands Embassy. Thq camp counselors include Mary Wu, Chinese, and Jacqueline Hobert of Quebec. Miss M. Florence Dun lap is camp director and Miss Cath erine Richardson, program director. AtWOOd’S TRANSPORT LINES Shortest Bus Route With Daily Service Between WASHINGTON — WALDORF — HUGHESVILLE LEXLNGTON PARK—P ATUXENT RIVER NAVAL BASE—POINT LOOKOUT—PINEY POINT Serving Alt Intermediate Points Streamliner Coaches for Chartering Parties To All Points For Complete Information, Phone LUdlow 1000 Or Inquire at 16 Massachusetts Ave, N.W. (I Block West of Union Station) Doris Fleeson Unshared Optimism Vinson’s Belief He’ll Silence Court Feud Doubted by Inner-Circle New Dealers Chief Justice Vinson is not cast down by the prospect of presiding over the feud-ridden Supreme Court. The Kentuckian has held his tongue during the front page days of the conflict but now that the tumult and the shouting have died he has unbent to close friends. "I have not the slightest doubts that things are going to be au ngnt, he said. "Dont worry because I'm not going to.” Justice Vinson is proudly display ing to the same intimate circle a warm letter of congratulate n s received from a pre accessor, Charles Evans Hughes. It ex pressed pleasure over the nomi nation and con fidence that the court would profit from it. Now it can be told also that both Mr. Hughes and Associate Justice Roberts volunteered t o Doris Meeson. President Truman that Vinson would be an excellent choice for the post. It was Messrs. Hughes and Roberts who swung the balance to an outsider after Mr. Truman had made up his mind to appoint As sociate Justice Jackson. Optimism Not Shared. Justice Vinson's optimism, so characteristic ot him, is not al together shared in the Capital. Students of the situation figure that the extent to which he can restore harmony will depend as much upon his votes as upon his admirable personality. They put it this way: Much of the bitterness against Justice Jackson arose from the feel ing of his fellow New Deal graduates on the court that he climbed up ward through Roosevelt's favor, then deserted to the conservatives. Justice Vinson stands in somewhat the same position. Favorably attracted by Mr. Vin son's ability and fidelity in the vital House Ways and Means Committee which raises the money—than which nothing was more important to the New Deal—Mr. Roosevelt ele vated him to the United States District Court of Appeals here. Then in rapid succession after five years Mr. Roosevelt made him di rector of economic stabilization, Federal loan administrator and di rector of war mobilization and re conversion. (Tlje rest is Mr. Tru man: Secretary of the Treasury and now the court.) The question is asked: Won’t Justice Vinson be measured by the same rule under which Justice Jackson was tried and found want ing? Not One of Inner Circle. It mav be. The New Deal justices have made it quite clear that once a New Dealer always a New Dealer In their book if such professions of faith have brought you preferment. However, Justice Vinson was never one of the inner circle and is, there fore, removed from the peculiar jealousy and rivalry of the old pal ace politicians which were mischie vously encouraged by Mr. Roosevelt. To get the record absolutely clear for the next chapters, President Truman was asked at his weekly press conference if he knew of his own knowledge that Justice Jackson received his request not to issue his blast against Justice Black be fore talking to the White House. Mr. Truman replied unsmilingly that he had personal acknowledge ment of his request. He has already disclosed the request was made but not heeded. MRS. ROBERTS. ■—Underwood. Photo. The Rev. Dan M. Potter officiated at the ceremony in the Church of the Covenant yesterday which united in marriage Miss Martha Louise Dinwiddie and Mr. John Calvin Roberts. The wedding was informal, the bride wearing a street costume in powder blue with a blue feather hat. Her accessories were white and she wore a corsage of white orchids. Mrs. Roberts is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Leake Dinwiddie of Alexandria, and her brother, Mr. John Marshall Din widdie, escorted her to the altar and gave her in marriage. Mrs. Otis Davis Smith of Rich mond was matron of honor for her cousin. She was attired in a street length dress of gray with a hat of white flowers and wore a corsage of rosebuds. Mr. Edgar Spencer was best man for the bridegroom, who is the son of the Rev. John H. Roberts of Saco, Me. Those serving as ushers were Mr. Smith and Mr. Belmont Woodridge. A graduate of Westhampton Col lege of the University of Richmond, the bride also did post-graduate work at the University of Virginia. She W'as for two years librarian of Friends’ Select School in Philadel phia and at present is medical li brarian of the William Mercer Sprigg Memorial Library of Doctors Hospital. Mr. Roberts attended the University of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts now are on a wedding trip through the South. Ceremony Held Holy Comforter Church was the scene of the marriage yesterday of Miss Gloria Marie Newton, daugh ter of Mrs. George F. Newton and the late Mr. Newton, to Mr. Robert Lawrence Stake, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Stake. Father Luckett officiated. A reception followed at the Admiral Club. Given in marriage by her grand father, Mr. Charles J. Tennyson, the bride wore a gown o'f embossed chiffon over white satin and a net veil held by a tiara of seed pearls. She carried a prayer book overlaid with an orchid. Miss Ann Stoker, wearing pale blue net over satin, was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Madeline Toler, Miss Lorraine De Boe and Miss Genevieve Miloa. who wore pink costumes. Mr. Robert McClelland served as best man and the guests were seated by Mr. Robert Jones, Mr. Charles Cherry and Mr. Jack Stake. The bridegroom returned to civil ian life in February after serving two and a half years on the Wasp. He and his bride both attended Western High School. Miss Gillespie, Miss Winfrey Honor Guests Two very lovely members of the Capital's younger set shared honors last evening at a gay dinner dance when Col. and Mrs. Frank W. Wo zencraft entertained for Miss Ann Muse Gillespie and Miss Margaret Winfrey. Miss Gillespie was pre sented to society in December by her mother, Mrs. Julian Edgeworth Gillespie. For Miss Winfrey the affair last night was in the nature of a debut in Washington. She came here not so long ago with her mother, Mrs. W. L. Jack Nelson and Mr. Nelson to live and the family has taken a house in Chevy Chase. Miss Winfrey is Mrs. Wozencraft’s godchild. •The Army Navy Country Club is a delightful place to entertain and this was the setting Col. and Mrs. Wczencraft chose for their party. Miss Gillespie, a pretty brunette and Miss Winfrey an equally pret ty blonde, stood with the hosts and Mrs. Gillespie to welcome the guests. Ann wore a plaid faille silk bouffant dress and Margaret was in an all white eyelet pique. Arrangements were made for dancing on the roof-terrace where vari-colored lights twinkled as Sid ney led his orchestra. During the dinner hour an accordionist played popular selections for the guests who were seated at small tables. It definitely was a young people’s affair for among the 150 guests there only were several contempo raries of the hosts. Too numerous to mention every guest, but especially enjoying the function, were the sons of Col. and Mrs. Wozencraft. Lt. John Mc Reynolds Wozencraft, who graduat ed from the United States .Military Academy earlier in the month, was there and had with him a number of his classmates at the academv end Mr. Frank McReynolds Wozen craft. likewise had invited several of his classmates at Williams Col lege to the merry fete. Miss Rhea Blake Bride Yester day The marriage of Miss Rhea Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Blake, to Mr. George W. Snow den, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Snowden of Parkersburg, W. Va„ took place yesterday afternoon in the North Carolina Avenue Metho dist Church. White roses, carnations, gladio luses and lighted candles against banks of palms decorated the church for the ceremony, at which the Rev. Elmer A. Wilcher officiated at 4:30 o'clock, and later the bride’s aunt, Miss Helen Krahling was hos tess at a reception. Mr. Blake escorted his daughter to the altar and gave her in mar riage. She wore a dress of white lace over satin with a necklace and earrings of pearls that were the gift of the bridegroom. Her veil of. tulle was held in place by a crown of tulle and gardenias and she car ried a shower bouquet of orchids and white roses. Miss Felicia Miller was the maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy Snowden, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Carolyn Lyon. 'Lhey also were in white, Miss Miller wearing lavendar gloves and the others green gloves. White tulips and tulle formed their head dresses and they carried bouquets of spring flowers. Mr. Raymond Eugene Snowden was best man for his brother and the ushers were Mr. Thomas De Rieux and Mr. Charles Shinn. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden left after the reception for a mountain resort in Virginia. Still Available Individual Storage Chest? to be stored in our Moth Proof Vaults Merchants Transfer & Storage Co. 920 E ST. N.W. NA. 6900 MISS MCKENNA. i Miss ]oan McKenna To Wed Mr. Lusk The engagement of Miss Joan Robinson McKenna to Mr. Rufus Speake Lusk, jr.. is announced by her mother, Mrs. Helen Hendrick McKenna. The bride-elect, who is a gradu ate of Holton Arms Schools, made her debut in Washington at a ball given at the Sulgrave by her grand mother, the late Mrs. David Stew art Hendrick, and in Baltimore at the Bachelors Cotillion. She studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York Guring the past winter. i’he son of Mr. and Mrs. Lusk of tins city, the prospective bridegroom was graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School and attended Georgetown School of Foreign Serv ice. He recently returned after 15 months’ overseas service in the Army and has resumed his studies at Georgetown University. Gen. Romulo, Wife Honored at Fete By Mr. Tumulty By Libby Maguire With the first "Fourth” in the offing for the Philippines, Mr. Joseph P. Tumulty, jr„ gave a large reception yesterday at the Carlton in honor of a great soldier and his wife, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo. Earlier in the day Gen Romulo had given his farewell speech on the floor of Congress as resident commissioner of the Philippines, as after the Fourth there will be an ambassador from his country. The general and his wife will leave Tuesday for Independence Day celebrations in Manila, and they will return to this country July 20th. While they are away the two eldest of their four sons will remain in Washington, while the two youngest go away to camp in the Catskills. The Romulos plan to buv a house in Chevy Chase on their return. Guests at the party were received by Mr. Tumulty, his sister, Mrs. Robert Francis Cahill. Mrs. Romulo ant} the general. Petite and pretty Mrfe. Romulo was gowned in a gray frock, made by the Filipino designer Tito, which had all the intricate simplicity of an original from Paris. The story of Gen. Romulo is well known—how he was the last to be rescued from Bataan, how he re turned with Gen. MacArthur at Leyte, and how he was reunited with his family when he finally reached Manila, after not having had one word from them for three years. His books are among the finest to come out of the war, the latest being “I See the Rise of the Philippines,” and he is a winner of the Pulitzer prize for distinguished correspondence. To look at dainty Mrs. Romulo. one would never guess she had spent three years hiding out in the hills of Southern Luzon with he two youngest sons, while her twc eldest fought with the guerrillas. When the Romulos first came tc this country their youngest, whr was age 7. couldn't speak a word of English. In six months’ time, how ever, he spoke like a native, and one day said "Daddy you are a moron." When asked where he had found such a word he said: "In the comics.” The Ambassador of Italy and Signora Tarchiani, among the first to arrive, talked with the Ambas sador of the Netherlands, Dr. A. Loudon, who said he was spending the Fourth at Nonquitt, Mass., with his wufe and children. Gen. and Mrs. Omar Bradley talked W'ith Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gordon, and Mrs. Claude Pepper, the latter having just returned from Florida. Among the Filipinos at the re ception was Mr. Delfin Garcia, who is. one of the trainees at the State Department for many Philippine consulates being set up in this country. Another native of the Philippines was Col. Manuel Nieto, senior aide de camp to the late President Quezon, who will accom pany the President’s body back to the Philippines on the carrier Princeton. Col. and Mrs. Stephen Mellnlk were also there. Col. Mell nik was acting military aide on the recent trip of the then President elect Roxas. i Officers Installed The B'nai Israel Sisterhood has installed the following new officers: Mrs. Bernard Zarin, president: Mrs. Milton Cohen, first vice president; Mrs. Fred Ehrlich, second vice president: Mrs. Celia Shapiro, third vice president; Mrs. Reuben Kla ben, recording secretary; Mrs. Jack Shefrin, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Israel Orlove, financial secre tary, and Mrs. Herman Oshinsky,1 treasurer. Mrs. Peter Gerry Hostess At Small Farewell Party By Betty ‘Beale Off to Providence for good as soon as the Senate adjourns will go one of the most beloved women In Washington, Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. Senator Gerry’s retirement from the Senate after representing Rhode Island in the country’? highest legislative body means a real personal loss to the Capital. His "wife is one of those rare women whose dignity, kindly manner and charm evince the same appreciative appraisal from all who know her. And that is especially unusual in this city where prominent hostesses, particularly in official life, are con tinually exposed to the bright light, of publicity. For many years Mrs. Gerry was one of Washington's best known hostesses but during the war she gave up entertaining in order to de vote all her time and energies to war work. She did an admirable job as head of the Senate ladies' Red Cross unit on Capitol Hill. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Gerry gave a tea at her lovely home or. Wyoming avenue to say good-by tc some of her friends here that she may not have another opportunity to see. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth was one of the first arrivals but haa to leave early, and Mrs. Jerauld Wright was there and chatted with Mrs. Frederick Van Nuys. Popular Representative Edith Nourse Rogers was sporting a red hat, red bag, red trimmed gloves and a red rose in a tiny Utile boutonniere vase pinned to the shoulder of her navy blue dress. Mrs. Robert Low Bacon looked very smart in her black straw hat trimmed in a ruff of net. Tea and cocktails were served in the large and attractive drawing room at one end of which glass Jt'rencn doors revealed the green formal garde^ at the rear of the house. All the women present grouped themselves in several large circles and the gay chatter emanat ing from each testified to the suc cess of an all feminine party. The hostess wore a black dress with a small flower print and a yoke of delicate rows of black tulle. She said that when she and her hus band leave Washington they will go first to Providence and then betake themselves to their farm, whose v/hereabouts she carefully refrained from mentioning, for a long and much desired rest. After so many years in Washington they seem to belong here and those remaining here are truly sorry to see them go. Walter Reed Chapel Scene of Wedding Miss Lois Jean Foster, daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Roy M. Fester of Chevy Chase, Md., was married yesterday afternoon in Walter Reed Memorial Chapel to Mr. Thomas Warren Fisher, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Geany Fisher of Rockville Col. William J. Walsh, Army chap lain, officiated. The bride, who wore a gown of white satin and lace, was attended by Miss Patricia Mery as maid of honor. Mr. Philip A. Fisher was best man for his brother and the ushers were Mr. Gilbert Gude and Mr. Julian Haskinson. After a reception at the bride's home, the couple left for a wedding trip to Canada Lake. N. Y. They will reside hi Chevy Chase. Alpha Phi to Hold Ouehec Conclave ■v Mrs. William H. Hutchinson will attend the first convention to be held by Alpha Phi International Fraternity since the beginning of the war. The sessions will be held in Quebec City, Canada, Monday through Saturday, at Chateau Fron tenac. Vice president and director of districts for the fraternity, Mrs. Hutchinson will lead all discussion' on the supervision of the eight dis tricts during the five-day conven tion. The convention will celebrate Alpha Phi's 75th anniversary, the fraternity having been founded in 1872 at Syracuse University in New York. Donor Banquet Children’s Village and Farm School of Raanana in Palestine, is the project for which the Wash ington Chapter of Mizrachi Women will hold a donor banquet on Wednesday at Beth Sholem Audi torium, Eighth and Shepherd streets N.W. Proceeds from the banquet will go toward the $10,000 quota being raised to enable the school in Raa nana to care for 800 children from European countries, who need to be housed, clothed and educated. Brakes Helmed FORD PLYMOUTH CHEVROLET hrr? Adjustments. IX/vliCQie D. C Testing Machine CLIFT'S *002 R St. N.W Brake Service ME. 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