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Evening star., 1927-10-16
Brilliant Weddings Noted
In Seasons Society Record
Hart-Littlepage Marriage Consp picuous Event of
Yesterday-Other Autumn Nuptial Ceremonies
Notable Features Of Week

C. Watkins, Miss Florence F. Stiles
DIR. Marvin Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Gates, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon ]. Canova,
Mr. and Mrs. August c. Habicht, Mrs.
Virgil c. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Steward Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
J. Coleman, Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Nc.
l,ulty. Mr.. and Mrs. Warner H. Par
l;er, DIR. and Mrs. Leighton V. B.
ldarschalk and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
T. Falling.
A charming Autumn wedding of un-
usual interest took place yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, in the Bethle.
hem Chapel of the National Cathedral.
when Miss Pamela Henry, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Maxwell
Henry, became the bride of Mr.. Van
Fl. Manning. jr.. of Forest Hills, Long
Island, son of DR.. and Mrs. Van II.
Manning of Forest Hills.
Very Rev. G.. c. f. Bratenahl, dean
of the Cathedral, officiated and pre-
ceding the ceremony, as the guests
were assembling, Mr.. Edgar, Priest,
orgarist of the church, gave pro-
gram Of sacred music, and the Cathe-
dral choir boys sang several selections.
Tall white chrysanthemums filled
the dlI3T vases ana white SdJln TlDDOHS
and the skirt made shorter in the
aisle.
The bride entered the chapel with
her father who gave her in marriage.
She wore a striking robe de style OF
white transparent velvet, the bodice
fashioned with close-fitting sleeves
and tht skirt made shorter in the
front than in the pack. A train of
rose point lace hung from the sho1-
ders, and her tulle veil was arranged
softly about her face and held with
a band of rose point across the front
and caught with orange blossoms on
both sides. She carried a shower
bouquet of white orchids and lilies of
the valley.
Miss Marjorie Flippen was maid OF
honor, wearing a froCk Of canary yell
low taffeta. designed along bouffant
lines with large bow of velvet to
correspond at the left side. She wore
hat of velvet and carried an arm
bouquet of burnt orange chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The bridesmaids were Miss Janet
Addison and Miss Nancy Luce. They
wore frocks of green taffeta made
similarly to that of the maid Of honor
and their hats were of soft velvet.
They carried arm bouquets of yellow
chrysanthemums.
Mr.. Stevens Manning. brother Of the
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Washington Official
Groups Prominent
In Capital Society
General and Personal Notes
Relating to President's S
Advisers and Other Nota-
bles in Public Life.

The Secretary Of State Mr. Kellogg
was joined last evening by Mrs. Kel-
logg, who has been in their home, in
Minneapolis, for some weeks.
The Secretary Of War Mr. Dwight
F.. Davis will return today from Ohio.
where he has been since the middle of
The week.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur returned last evening
from Baltimore. where they were
quests at luncheon of the superintend
ent of the Naval Academy and Mrs.
Louis n. Mutton, and later attended
the foot ball game between the Navy
and Notre Dame teams.
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur occupied
a box Friday evening in the Fox
Theater and had several guests with
then.
The Secretary of the Interior DR..
Work will leave today for week S
visit through Connecticut and Massa.
chusetts.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine motored Ia Baltimore
yesterday for the Navy-Notre Dame
foot ball game and returned to Wash
ington in time for dinner.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Gontinued on seventh Pa9el
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Overseas Writers Group
To Honor British Visitor

Sir Philip A. G.. d. Sassoon, c. B.,
G. M. c., undersecretary for air for
the British Empire, will be the guest
of Overseas Writers at a luncheon at
the Carlton Hotel on Tuesday. Sir
Philip is on a tour of inspection of
American air craft activities.
Sir Philip was private secretary to
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig DUR
ing the great war. and was later par
liamentary secretary TO former Pre-
mier Lloyd George. lie is a retired
army ma ior and IL Member of Parlia'
ment from the Hythe district of Kant.
Overseas Writers, an association OF
Washington correspondents who have
seen service abroad, have entertained
many distinguished figures at their
luncheons. A few of their guests have
been the late Viscount Northcliffe, Mr..
Albert Thomas, former President
Harding, Mr.. David Lloyd George,
the Minister from Canada, Mr.. Vim.
cent Massey, Rear Admiral Mark l..
Bristol, Alexander kerensky, Lord
Robert Cecil. and former Secretary Of
State, Mr.. Charles E. Hughes.
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Student Loan Committee
Host to DR.. and Mrs. Marvir

DIR. Cloyd II. Marvin, president of
George Washington University, and
Mrs. Marvin were guests of the D. A.
K. student loan committee Saturday,
october 8, at Hotel Washington,
when $50 covers were laid.
DIR. Marvin was the principal speak.
er. He highly commends the work of
the student loan committee and the
united efforts of the ID. A. r. Chap
ters in helping TO increase this fund.
The State regent. Mrs. James Wiley,
greeted the daughters cordially. Other
speakers were Mrs. Ellie Helmick,
registrar general: Mrs. w. s. Walker.
vice president general; Mrs. Howard
l.. Hodgkins. ex.vice president general.
and Mrs. Ellen Spencer. Mussey.
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Embassy Ball to Pay Honor
ToBritishNavyC vyCommander
Sir Esme and Lady Howard Will Serve as Hosts
to Admiral Cowan-Notes of Diplo-
matte Corps
matte Corps.

and his family and accompany them to
Washington.
Sonora de Padilla and the Senoritas
Padilla, wife and daughters of the Am
bassador of Spain, were the guests in
whose honor the naval attache of the
Spanish embassy and Sonora de Soas
entertained at tea Friday afternoon in
the garden restaurant of the Carlton
Hotel.
The Minister of Panama, Senor Don
Ricardo j. Alfaro. will return today
from New York, where he went to at
tend the banquet last evening for
delegates to the international radio.
telegraph conference.
The Minister and Sonora de Alfaro
have as their guest Senior Chiari, son
of the President of Panama, who will
remain through a portion of the
Winter.
The Minister of the Irish Free State,
Mr.. Timothy A. Smiddy. will return to-
morrow or Tuesday from n Today
absence spent in Canada and in north
ern New York State.
The Minister of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik will he hosts at dinner Tues
day evening in honor of the Austrian
Minister to London. Baron Georg
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Washington Barracks last evening.

" ""SIIIIstUH bdfracks last evening.
Miss Tracy Cobb of the Federal
Board of Education entertained a
small group of friends at an informal |
dInner party at the Grace Dodge
Hotel Saturday evening.
Mr. Donald Macdonald, Sd, enter.
famed at dinner last night at the
nome or his mother. Mrs. Donald
macdonald. sr., 2S39 Twenty-seventh
street. on the eve of his departure
for New York. where he is to he the
guest Of Mr.. Gilbert Colgate tr
Among the dinner guests were Lieut.,
waiter Heiberg, Z. S. ~, and Mrs.
Iielberg. Mr. Ward Brown. Miss Fish.
Mr.. Addison Brastow. 2d: Nine. Orlova
ana Col. Mervin G. Buckley.
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Miss Wilder Betrothed
To Mr.. G. Gould Lincoln

Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Wilder of
Lowell. Mass, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Elizabeth 10
Mr.. G. Gould Lincoln Of this city.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
President and First Lady
Quietly Enjoying Respite
From Society's Exactions
Autumn Season Marked Only by Occasional
Reccpt;ons-Busy Time Ahead for Cabinet.
Important Events Scheduled.
BY SALLIE V. II. PICKETT.

TIME passing quiet days in the
again receptions
asscmbag OF delegates from
parts OF the The return OF Mrs Kellogg after an
there will be wonn cabinet meeting for discussing Winter plans
THE Secretary Navy and Mrs Wilbur by far the active
members of the family entertaining and being entertained
while the Secretary exchanges Inequalities with the ot
foreign visiting this Secretary Wilbur will din
Monday Admiral
dinners and receptions given in honor of his lordshp
TWO entirely
in the large osp and this week the
Walter Cown and his staff officers will have redoned interest," in that
OF society will be in evidence
DMIRAL tomorrow and in company with the
"A Ambassador of Great Britain
Of State Mr. Kellogg TUESDAY they will
with Ambassador Lady Almost seven
hundred guests have been hidden the ball
se chance Of their being granted As is one wonders how % so no nv p
persons can be accommodated within the mansion though
one OF the largest private bathrooms in the Capital
MO such bitter disappointment experienced after ALL for We'd
nesday night MI Nc oormk oodha genial host
Is the corps will dance the Mayfower for
ham commanding M s Calcutta and Capt J. A. G.
mandng n M Iao and other officers of the British ships
will be more youthful than that embassy generally
will be the daughter of the acting onser Of Ss n %
bay ana Mrs Henry Getty Chiffon Miss
Japan Mr. in Michigan Miss e cton Ge M bs'11 ]
dance by her parents November grandfather will
THAT social affairs legations awaken keen interest
reading about King Fouad of
tan legation Sunday night celebrate anniversary his a
of either King Fouad Queen Naza legation O''
KING FOUAD born in the palace Gzeh in 1868 and his
marriage Queen Naz took place the
peay coed photography most beaufuI tbinss
the Egyptian legation COLLECTION the portrait about 10
Nine Charaou mother of Nine Samy Pash en- voyage to
Egypt. '@ "
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THAT social affairs embassies and legations ne
in the countries they proved by the
reading about OF
celebrate
of either King Fouad Queen Nazia in legation -
Evening star., 1927-12-06
HELM SEEKS CHANGE
IN COTTON FUTURES
Senator's Bill Offers New Method
in Procedure of Exchange
Dealing.

The procedure OF dealing in cotton
futures would be changed completely
by a new bill which Senator Hetlin,
Democrat, of Alabama will introduce
in the Senate, he announced today. 1t
will provide that the original con-
tracts for the sale and future delivery
of cotton traded in on the exchange
shall be sold at the outset only by the
cotton farmer, the merchant who buys
and handles spot cotton, the banker
who finances the cotton farmer and
the spinner in the United States who
buys and consumes cotton.
Each original contract will show
that the seller belongs to one of the
four classes mentioned, and the con-
tract also will show on it's face that
a bona f1de cotton farmer, merchant
dealing in cotton. banker who
finances the cotton farmer or the spin
ner in the United States was the seller
of the contract put upon the market
for speculative purposes.
The bill will provide that the amount
OF cotton sold in a cotton futures con-
tract must represent approximately
the average amount of cotton pro-
duced annually by the cotton farmer,
bought and sold by the merchant.
financed by the banker or consumed
by the spinner.
Senator Heflin declares that under
the present system cotton contracts
are sold by persons who do not pro-
duce. handle, finance or spin cotton.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
URGED TO MAIL EARLY
Postmaster Mooney Hopes to Have
Bulk of Christmas Mail on
Way Next Week.

An appeal to the residents of Wash.
ington to mail their Christmas pack.
ages early, and if possible to post the
bulk of the holiday mail this week,
was issued by William M. Mooney,
Washington postmaster.
BY the first Of next week the an.
nual pre-Christmas strain, and over.
load. viii be thrown on the postal de.
partments throughout the country" !"
Mr. Mooney pointed out. Reports
from other cities show that the earlier
mailing of Christmas-gift packages
has attained tremendous headway
throughout the country this year. We
hope to see this week a big mailing
week in this city,"
The postmaster further pointed out
that the dead line" for certain types
OF Christina s-package mailing is rapid.
ly approaching. Gift packages des.
tined for foreign countries must be
received at the local post office not
later than December 10, if they are to
catch the ocean mails, while packages
for California, the Far West and
Southwest points in this country
should be in the mail by December ii
Praising the act of local mercha nts
In placing their full Christmas stocks
on the market before the first of De
cember this year, Mr.. Mooney declared
It had proved splendid incentive to
early Christmas mailing.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
L|L.L|ENDAHL TR|AL
is NEARING CLOSE
Defense Rests After Widow
Tells How Physician Was
Slain by Thugs.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MAYS LANDING. y. j., December
o.-The defense in the Liiliendahl
murder trial rested its case today
having called three score witnesses
to testify on behalf of Mrs. Margaret
I.ilIendahi and Willis Beach. charged
Jointly with the murder OF her aged
husband. DIR. A. William Lilllendahi.
last September IS.
If there was blood on her clothing
after her aged husband was killed.
it came from a nose bleed her little
son had and from mosquitoes she
slapped as they were singing her. and
not from her husbands wounds. Mrs.
Liliendahl testified in her own de-
fense today.
The examination dealt with meet
ing between Mrs. Lilliendahl and
Beach on the morning of the killing.
To police she said she saw him driving
past her house. Yesterday on the
stand she said she drove past him
between Vineland and South Vineland.
She said she could not recall having
made the earlier answer and insisted
her yesterdays testimony was correct.
We'll" Prosecutor Hinckel asked,
'can you tell me now how many times
you saw Beach on that day."
II only remembered that one time
when 1 drove past him."
Then you did not see him going
by your homer"
81 don't recall
What dress did you wear when
you got up that day."
THE one now in evidence"
''Was it blood stained them"
81 don't know"
Your son had a nose bleed that
you think might have stained it?"
Yes
But on that day were you wearing
the same stockings you had on at the
time of the nose bleed?"
mo; but 1 had been slapping at
mosquitoes while l wore those stock.
ings"
During her earlier examination Mrs
Lilliendahl stuck to her story that
the murder of her husband was done
by two negro robbers.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
King Youvano' Bod Lies In State Here
While Gypsies Gather for Royal Funeral

In a silver and bronze casket the
body of King Youvano Johnson today
lies in state at Hanlon's Mortuary, Gal
H street northeast, while from all over
the East and South gypsies are COM
ing to Washington to pay their last
tribute to a dead leader.
King Youvano, who was brother
in-law Of King Emil Mitchell, ruler of
all the Romany tribes of this section,
died in Montgomery, Ala, Thursday.
Early this morning the body arrived
here in the care of his widow. Union
Station officials escorted her from the
train to the concourse, where she was
met by King Emil and staff of at
tendants.
AS is customary in such circum-
stances the women of the welcoming
delegation began wailing loudly as
soon as the widow appeared. They
continued to send lamentations toward
Heaven while the coffin was being
taken to the mortuary, following the
hearSe in taxicabs.
Three Of King Youvano's sons are
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their present reason for a change Of
| system will be untenable. The Police
Department has no wish to continue
| the care of children after court action.
Sees Excessive Costs.
"The coSt of case administration OF
police cases under other auspices than
the Woman's Bureau will prove ex-
cessive. The Woman's Bureau. hav-
I ing charge of detention, is enabled 10
clear hundreds of cases a year which
require no further handling by other
agencies, but which, if the control
were surrendered, would result in
many contacts with other agencies
and social workers. The intent of the
investigators was to entirely disregard
the WOman'S Bureau and to set up
new agency within the Board of Pub
lie Welfare and to sever all contact
of the police with all children's cases
Immediately upon arrest. Even if GEN.
tralization of all detention, with COM
plete clinical service, were achieved
(centraliZation of detention home. re.
ceiving home. Industrial Home School.
etc. the WOman's Bureau must still
insist upon control of each case until
the preliminary investigation has been
made and the case presented by its
officers to the court. ta) Because no
other agency is better fitted by train
ing. experience and opportunity for
this service. tb) All other agencies
are. or should be, too busy adjusting
cases requiring intensive follow-up
work. Such agencies should not be
permitted to incumber themselves
with the heavy preliminaries which
interfere with their primary functions.
usually badly done when too much
time is devoted to work which natural
ly belongs to the Woman's Bureau.
''The service of the Womarl's Bu-
reau and Detention Home in each case
should be concluded with presentation
to court-then follow trial, probation,
dismissal or commitment to an institu-
ton or to the, Board of Public Wei.
fares receiving home or clearing
house.
1.-The ideal thing is that before final
decision the court should possess the
privilege of sending cases to a, receiv.
ing home or clearing house pending
final disposition. but this action bears
no relation to detention pending pres
entation to court by the police and
holding cases by the police preliminary
to presenting the case evidence in
court or other disposition.
Corrective Steps.
"The correct steps in an effective
plan for communities possessing po-
licewomen. juvenile court, probation
and public welfare department are,
then, (a) Woman's Bureau and deten-
ton under police, tb) Juvenile Court
and probation. tc) clearing house or re-
ceiving home under Board of Public
Welfare, I'D institutions for commit
ment under Board of Public Welfare,
te) home finding and home care underi
Board of Public Welfare."t
Mrs. Van Wrinkles letter also con-
tanned review of the history of the
Woman's Bureau, which was inserted.
she explained, because the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia
have had too many problems to work
out in their short incumbency." II
feel" she added. lit my dutv to for.
ward this review for their informa-
ton, believing that only if they are
fully and fairly informed can they
solve Justly this problem"
Evening star., 1927-12-06
POST OFFICE COMPLETES
FORCE FOR CHRISTMAS
Mooney Says Office Has Sufficient
Employees for Yule-
tide Rush.

There are no vacancies in the city
post office and no more need apply
for positions in that department for
the Christmas rush. This informa.
ton was learned from City Postmaster
Mooney today. who said that he had
been bothered recently with people
coming to his Office in hundreds apply.
ing for pre-Christmas work.
Mr.. Mooney said that there were
only 400 to be taken on for the holiday
rush and that he had had 5000 appli.
cants. Since last June applicants
have been coming to the office of the
postmaster seeking these positions.
Answering these applications takes
the postmaster from his other work.
which he says is abundant, especially
at this time of year.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
RACING DOGS CARRYING
PHYSICIAN TO PATIENT
Attempt Is Made to Save Life OF
Boy Isolated by
Snowstorm.
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated fFesS.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Decem-
Der GA team Of picked racing dogs
today struggled through heavy snow
from Payette Lake, Idaho, to carry
medical aid to a sick boy marooned
in an isolated cabin near Weiser.
One hundred and fifty miles of hard
shedding was ahead of them.
A dispatch to the Tribune here
says Dr. Don Numbers left Mccall
Idaho, by automobile Sunday for the
Payette Lake district, where nine 1eet
of snow compelled him to try the dog
team. The boy, Emmett Routson OF
Weiser, Idaho. was stricken with in
fiuenza and hemmorhages and was
not expected to survive unless medl-
cal aid arrived within three days.
Dogs were rounded up from among
championship teams and taken to
Payette Lake to await DR.. Numbers
and Roy Stover, expert musher, VINO
will drive the team into the Thunder
Mountain region in the west central
district Of Idaho.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
CHINESE FACTION SPLITS
Argument Over Military Move Di-
vides Nationalists.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927.
SHANGHAI, December 6.-Collapse
of the plenary session of the Kuomin-
tang conference, which began here
Saturday and ended Monday, and
from which much was anticipated
toward consolidating the Nationalists'
grip over ma ajority of area of China,
was due to the Marking militarist
group demanding an armed expedition
against Canton, it was learned today.
1t is expected the session will be
resumed Thursday: also few antici-
pated that the split ranks will be
healed by that time. Canton repre-
sentatives in the party argued that
full armed strength was needed
against Chang Tsolin, hence Marking
is unable to turn back at this time
for struggle for Canton's supremacy.
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here now. Word has gone out to all
gypsies in the South to seek five
others, whose whereabouts are un-
known, and tell them of the death of
their royal father. Until they are
heard from the date of the funeral
cannot be determined.
The King was IS. In addition to his
sons he was the father of six daugh-
ters, who with their husbands and
children are either here now or on their
way here. Five or six hundred members
of his tribe whom the King baptized
also will come to the funeral. Mem
hers of other tribes from Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware,
New York. Virginia and the South
will attend. Before the week is out
between 1000 and $500 gypsies are
expected to be here.
Friday night there will be a huge
funeral feast. at which King Youvano
will be eulogized by all the princes of
the blood. Meanwhile scores already
have passed by the casket and scores
upon scores of others are preparing
to render their last homage.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
POLICEMEN SEEKING USE
OF SCHOOL RIFLE RAN GES

Application for use Of the rifle
ranges of Central, Eastern and West
ern High Schools by District police
men in their Winter target maneu-
vers under the auspices of the Ma
tional Rife Association of America,
was made in a letter addressed to the
Board of Education today by the rifle
associa ton.
The letter. signed by M. A. Reck-
ord, executive vice president of the
association. set forth that 300 men of
the local Metropolitan Police force
had recorded their desire to develop
their craftsmanship under the Mt
tional Rifle Association guidance. The
hours during which the policemen
would shoot in the school galleries, he
declared would be arranged so as not
10 conflict in any way with the school
schedule.
The matter will be taken up form
ally by the Board Of Education at its
regular meeting in Franklin Admin
istration Building tomorrow.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
CHOICE OF WAR COLLEGE
COMMANDMENT DELAYED
Army Post, Vacant Since Gen. Ely
Was Transferred, Not
Yet Filled.

Delay in the designation Of COM
mandant of the Army War College at
Washington Barracks, is taken in mill
tary circles TO indicate that the au-
thorities are having trouble in filling
that office. 1t has been vacant since
Mai. Gen. Hanson e. Ely was trans
ferred to the command OF the I'd Corps
Area, at New York City. By virtue of
being the senior officer on duty at the
War College, Col. Lytle Brown, Corps
of Engineers, is temporarily in COM
mand of the institution.
Two general officers said to be un-
der consideration for appointment to
the vacancy are Maj. Gen. Preston
Brown, comma nding the 1st Corps
Area, at Boston. and Brig. Gen. Ed.
ward A. King, now in command of
Fort Leayenworth, kans.. and Of the
General Staff School at that post. The
selection of either of these two Off
GERS would necessarily involve the des-
ignation of another general officer to
assume the important duties now in
his charge.