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The Washington times., 1931-11-27
8 INDIANS DEAD;
800 ARE STILL .
SNOWBOUND
Veteran Trader Breaks Trail
and ResCues SO; Children
Are Among Victims

GALLUP, N. NJ, Nov. q
G.N.S.).-Five hundred In
dians are still on Cerro Alto
and Santa Rita Mesas to-
day snowbound by the storm
which has taken the lives OF
nine of their number within
the past few days.
SUPERINTENDENT G. A. Trotter,
Of the Zuni Agency, said that
Zuni. largest Indian village in
the United States. with a normal
population of 5000. shared
limited accommodations with
hundreds of Navajos as the lat
ter, seeking food and shelter.
crowded into the Pueblos with
the Zunis.
Zunis Return HOma
Nearly all the Zunis have re-
turned to their homes, Trotter
said, the Indians still on the
Mesas being Navajos.
Clyde walker, veteran Indian
trader, broke a trail through
rapidly melting SHOWS to bring
80 Indians from Atarque to zuni
in a truck yesterday. The Indians
remaining at Atarque are the
ones in need, Trotter said. Re-
ports from those who broke
through said whole families were
without food.
No word had reached Zuni to.
day from rescue parties battling
their way through the SHOWS in
an attempt to reach the 500
Indians still atop the MeSas.
Three Children Victims
The five Navajos found frozen
to death yesterday were huddled
together beneath a shelter Of
branches over the ashes Of a fire.
Three small children were in the
group.
The blizzard which struck this
region early in the week,
described as the worst in the
history of the zuni country,
caught more than a thousand
Indians unprepared and unpro-
tected on their annual Pinon nut
hunt.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Philadelphia to Free
Tea.House Suspects

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. ~.
Unless officials of Prince Georges
county, Md, come to Philadel.
phia before noon tomorrow, the
three men being held here in con-
nection with the Old Colonial
Tea House murder and robbery
will be released.
This ultimatum was wired to
Hyattsville. Md. today by Capt.
Michael Hanley, head Of the
Philadelphia homicide squad.
Patience Exhausted
At the same time, it was indi.
cated that attorneys for nicholas
Tronco. Cicero Renzolli and Jo-
Seph La Greca plan to institute
habeaS corpus proceedings dur.
ing the day. However, it was ex-
pected that no hearing would be
granted before Monday.
In making public his ultima
tum, Captain Hanley said:
"The Prince Georges officials
have handled this case in an
abOminabIe manner.
I've lost patience and unless
they get here within "a hours
I'm going to take IL upon my.
self to release them"
Evidence Unearthed
Head Inspector william Con.
molly has had a detail Of detec-
tiveS working on the Philadelphia
end since Monday and they have
unearthed what they consider
valuable evidence. The Philadel.
phia detectives are convinced that
Tronco and Renzulli are members
of the gang which shot up the
tea house.
Tronco and Renzolli are being
held on warrants charging
murder and robbery. while La
0reca Is being detained on
suspicion.
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notes. BATTLE
|RKS IONAN

An additional dash Of Iowa
spice was given today to the
Brookhart-Cole battle of letters
and statements regarding the al
legged attempt of the insurgent
Senator Brookhart to bring about
an Iowa.Illinois combination to
support Senator Hiram johnson
for the Presidency, a procedure
which has peeved Representative
Cyrenus Cole. -.
Both Brookhart and Cole are
Republicans, but Cole is a regu'
lar. His latest epiStle to the in
surgent Brookhart accuses him Of
lodging the issue and Of having
ar obsession about Wall Street.
20 bogey which you have paraded
all your political life" Cole says
farther that Brookhart has "a
sort Of lunatic fringe with which
you can whip yourself into a pas
sion."
When Cole demanded that
Brookhart make public the cor
respondence he has had with for
mer Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son. Of Chicago. about the nom:n-
alton of Senator johnson for the
Presidency, the Senator wrote
back that his letter was "diScourte-
Gus and insulting" and said 1t
seemed to have been inspired by
the wall Street crowd"
Mr.. Cole says ne knows nobody
In Wall Street and in reply &C
cused the Senator of having an
ohseSsion on the subject.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Cancelled Trip to Be
With Grandmother

Miss Adelaide Leavy was a
graduate Of Holy Cross Academy
here. She lived with Mrs. Lilly
Costa, 1925 I st. N. W., until five
years ago, when she went to New
York, seeking employment. She
was employed here as a telephone
operator.
That Miss Leavey had expected
until a week ago to spend Thanks
giving here at the home of Mrs.
Costa was revealed today. The
appointment was Cancelled, Mrs.
Costa explained, when Miss Leavy
wrote that she had decided to
spend the day with her aged
grandmother. Mrs. Adelaide Hess,
in New York.
Mrs. Costa was named benefi-
ciary of Miss Leavy's belongings
in case anything happened to
Mrs. Hess.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
FARMERS GRAIN
GROUP MAKES
B|GPROF|T.
Paid $332,053 in Dividends
on $76,500 Subscription,
While U. S. Agency Lost

The Farmers National Grain
Corporation, organized by
farmers co-operatives. with
capital of $1O,OOO,O0O, has paid
$332,O53 in dividends in two
years upon a paid-up subscrip-
ton of only $76,5OO, George S.
Minor, it's general manager,
testified today before the Sem
ate Agricultural Committee.
The organizations profits,
made at a time when the Grain
Sterilization Corporation, another
Farm Board aided body, was suf-
fering heavy losses, aroused the
committees interest.
Minor said that 81 co-opera-
tive associations held stock in the
Farmers National, while only 13
Of the grain associations were
members Of the Grain Stabiliza+
ton Corporation.
Merchandise Grain
Miner explained the stabiliza-
ton corporation had been or.
ganized to stabilize and fix the
prices of grain, while the Farmers
National unit was established to
merchandise the grain for co.
operatives.
He said the Farmers National,
on october 81. owed the Farm
Board $16, ,185 900, and conceded
that it relied chiefly on this Dor.
rowed money for its operation.
Did 1t By Hedging
Questioned by Senator Norris
(R0 Of Nebraska, Minor said
that the co-operatives were en-
titled to all the profits and
would have to bear the losses Of
the Farmers National, while the
Government stood in the same
position for the Grain Stahiliza.
ton Corporation.
He explained the Farmers Ma
tional hedged on the market to
protect its holdings, while the
Grain Sterilization Corporation
had never hedged.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
China RuSheS New
Troops to Chinchow

PE1P1NG, Nov. ~ HNS1.
Chinese troop reinforcements and
Q trainload Of arms and ammuni.
tionS were rushed today to Chin.
chow on the Peiping-M -Mukden Rail
wa as Japanese forces pressed
southwark toward the city.
Fears were felt Of a grave clash
at Chinchow, provisional head.
quarters of Marshal Chang
Hsueh.Liang. deposed governor Of
Manchuria.
Meanwhile, the City of Tientsin,
under martial law since q serious
outbreak of fighting between
Chimes and Japanese, was re-
ported quiet. Governor Wang, of
Hopei Province, whose territory
aneludeI 'Tientsin. promised to
withdraw Chinese troops six
miles from the city as demanded
by Japan in accordance with the
Boxer Treaty.
Tbs governor, however. flatly
refused another japanese demand
that Chinese troop movements
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throughout Hopei Province come
to an end, repudiating the right
Of Japan to dictate" to the
Chinese authorities and asserting
his troops were not hostile "ex.
cept under Japanese provoca-
ton"
The TientSin municipal authori-
ties tried to stop the fighting,
which also spread to the italian
concession, but were unable to
get the japanese to agree to stop
their shelling of the Chinese quar-
ters Of the city so long as the
Chinese attacks continued.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
PGrLey
Drafts NeLn Plan

BANGKOK, Nov. q G.N.SD,
The League Of Nations conference
against opium prepared to adjourn
today after drafting a proposed
international agreement to sup.
press opium smoking. It was pro
posed that the sale of opium to
minors be prohibited. and that
retail opium shops be either owned
by governments or managed by
government officials.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Cold Snap Broken
On Western Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26 GIN.
So.-Temperatures in northern
California were higher today as a
rainStorm swept in from the
North. The second death was
reported as a result of the cold
snap when the body of William
Ellis, IS. was found in the brush
near his cabin in CalaveraS
county,
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
SGUG11t to Address
ReSearchLi0ht Club

Louis Win Rapeer, lecturer and
research professor, will address
the Researchlight Club Sunday at
3 p. m. at the Hotel Gordon, Six
teenth and 1 Streets Northwest.
DR.. Rapeer will explain his
view that eight steps are neces-
Sary to reason out a difficulty.
Government boards and commits
sionS usually are failures, he be-
lieves. because the individuals
composing them do not know the
art of thinking.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Popular College Girl
Wins Movie Contract

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. 27
U.N.SO. - Curly-headed Nedra
Gillette today proved that Holly
wood has a place in films for CO.
eds as well as for gridiron stars.
Miss Gillette, a leader in Welles.
ley College scholastic and athletic
clubs. signed a contract with
major producing company.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

tina t Ma CHARLIE CHAPLIN
pOIeOn escaped from st.
Helena, his place being taken
by a double, and that he lived
for many years in France
without anyone guessing his
identity.
81 had hoped to produce
this play in London and later
in New York, and then per-
haps make a talkie of it, but
there is a hitch with the
author of the novel, who is a
Frenchman, and am afraid
/ have wasted my time"
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
RIVALS IN LOVE,
KILL SELVES

(COntinued From First PGse)
dearest friend, Mrs. Leila Costa,
1926 I st. N. E., Washington,
d. c., regardless of any claims
my family may make upon me-"
A note asked that Mrs. Costa
1925 I st. N. E., Washington, D
c., be notified of the deaths.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

play about
Napoleon Is
W h a t h a S
been keeping
him in Eng
land so long.
He said:
''F or tn e
la S t fe W
m O n t h s 1
h a We re e n
dramatiZing a
new n o We
a b O u {
N a pole o n,
which deals
with the idea
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
laps In TientSin
Face Heavy Odds
Set Trap for Chinese

LONDON, Nov. q U.N.SO.
The Japanese Consul General at
T1entsin has requested q steam
ship to evacuate 5000 non.com.
natantS, said a Tokyo dispatch
today to the Exchange Telegraph
CompanJ.
The Consul General said 400
Japanese troops at Tientsin were
opposed by 5000 Chinese re.
gulars.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
? Cleveland Gu1enaen
Held, Arms Seized

CLEVELAND, Nov. ~ QNS0.
Averting q pitched gun battle by
capturing two suspected gunmen
while they slept, police today
raided a reputed gang arsenal
here and confiscated a large
number of Sawed-off Shotguns,
pistols, machine guns and other
weapons and ammunition.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

Gov. James
P. Goodrich,
who has had
m a ny busi-,
ness. relations
with Russia
in the past;
said at the
annual Sta to
ban q u e t of
the Phi Kap-
pa Psi Fra
ternity here.
He said:
"R IISSia
can't do in
We Y e a r S
IT,hot ~ hos
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

Mukden, Newchang and Chang
Chun.
Set Trap for Chinese
The operations were the most
extensive the Japenese have uI1.
dertaken since the beginning Of
the Manchurian conflict and had
Is their object the dispersal Of
all hostile Chinese forces in s0uth
Manchuria.
orders to the Japanese to ad.
vance followed quickly receipt Of
information that the Chinese mill.
tary headquarters at Peiping nao
ordered an attack upon the Jap.
anese, with Chinchow as the base
Of operations.
The Chinese, however, military
authorities here declared, would be
caught in a wise" between
Tientsin and Chinchow as the re-
suit Of the hoStilities. .
Tientsin Attack Blamed
A communique issued by Jap.
anese military headquarters here
indicated that the attack made
upon the japanese concession at
Tientsin precipitated today'S
operations. The communique
said:
"Chinese troops at Tientsin
envelOped and attacked the Jap
anese garrison there last night.
"The japanese garrison, from
the standpoint Of self f-defense,
took decisive action.
"The Kwangtung army (the
japanese expeditiOnary force in
South Manchuria), in view Of
the dangerous situation at
Tientsin and the unlawful At
,titude Of the Chinese military,
decided to take necessary meas
ures and is disposing Of its
forces accordingly"
ChinchoW ShelIed
BY Japanese Forces
TOKYO. Nov. 27 d.N.sO.
japanese forces bombed the city
Of ~Chinchow on the Peiping.
Mukden railway this morning,
according to word received in
official sources here.
According to the newspaper
Asahi, Japanese scout planes
dropped 10 bombs on Chinchow,
causing panic among the resi-
dents. Chinese troops fired on
the Japanese planes.
The japanese troops moving
against Chinchow passed Taku.
shan this afternoon and the ad-
vance guard reached Koupangtsu,
80 miles east Of Chinchow, at
dusk, according to dispatches re-
ceived here at 1880 o'clock to-
night.
The cruiser Yakumo, with a
force of marines aboard, was
ordered to Taku. the port Of
Tientsin, from the Sasebo naval
base tonight.
The cabinet has decided not to
send reinforcements to Tientsin,
although an urgent request for
additional troops was made by
War Minister Jiro Minami.
There were indications that
the moderates in the cabinet had
made strong protests against re-
newal of hostilities in Man
churia, and a foreign office
spokesman later predicted the
cabinet would resign If japanese
troops occupied Chinchow.
1t was pointed out the military
had promised to forego plans for
the Chinchow occupation pend
ing discussion Of the Manchurian
crisis by the League of Nations
Council at Paris.
The foreign office today issued
an emphatic denial of reports
reaching the Chinese Legation in
Washington that the emperor
had approved plans for COM
plete military occupation of
Manchuria.
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5ebe Too Busy For Court;
Gets Subpoena
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. q
QN.SO.-Sending word that
she was too busy to appear at

the S a n ty
h e a n 6 of
A ! b ert Hol-
land, a Ii a S
Gus Lawyer,
Bebe Daniels.
actress, h a S
b e e n served
with a sub
poena requir-
ing her to ap-
pear in court
Monday.
Holland was
arrested re-
Gently after
he telephoned
Mice nonie1S
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Chaplin Busy Writing
Play About Napoleon

LONDON, Nov. 81 (U.S),
Charlie Chaplin revealed today
that his ambition to write Q
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Bold Thieves Steal
POLicemQn'S BicHcIe

A bicycle belonging to Albert
Houch, 1925 Jackson st. N. e.
attached to the First precinct,
was stolen last night from Eighth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Houch valued the bicycle at $40.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
FiVe-Year Plan to Fail,
Goodrich Ayers

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov,
q. U.NS0.-The Russian five.
year plan will fail. Former
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

WIldU to has J. r. GOODRICH
taken the United States with
it's Anglo-Saxon Nordic back
ground 100 years to accom-
plish."
The Soviets have not met
with much successes in the intro
due, N of American machine
production methods, the former
governor asserted.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

that he was coming to her
hotel to see her.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
PANIC SE|zES
POPULACE At
CH|NCHOW !.
New Military Operations in
South May Cause Tokyo
Cabinet to Quit

(continued From First PGRs)
Mukden, Newchang and Chang
Chun.
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FOR MORE FACTS

Telephone District $3.50 and ask for an
Ad.Taker who will be glad to verify the
above statement for you as we'll as help
prepare your advertisement for publication
in The Herald and Times Classified columns.
The Washington times., 1931-11-26
Washington dshions
BY WILMA LAVLLE

It's time to become very
earnest over the Sproblem of
Christmas shopping, for from
all indications, it's going to be
a big gift season, in spite of
some opinions to the contrary.
Stores are already crowded,
and perplexed people are seen
at every counter. But it is
also going to be a practical
Christmas, and this department
is planning to spend the rest
of the % days left, in shopping
for useful gifts. and in report
ing them in this column daily.
Send Useful Gifts
Wearable> things are always
acceptable, and when they are
beautiful, they are a douhly
happy selection. And this year
with competition keen between
manufacturers and stores, every
single thing you buy is chock
full of good fashion and beauty
This applies to lingerie, stock
ingS, handkerchiets. and all
the other rather usual gifts.
And it applies particularly to
things like pajamaS and neg
ligees. The latter makes an un.
usually good gift, for no woman
ever had too many lovely ones,
and every woman needs one
warm comfy robe. They wear
out, like any other garment,
and they have just as definite
a place in the wardrobe.
It Color Contrast
Here are a few notes on what
you can find. and how lovely
they are. Quilted robes priced
So to $11 come in satin. lined
with satin, and quilted in the
lovelieSt manner You can also
get silk crepe lined with crepe.
for those who don't like satin,
and you can. get many lovely
negligees at this price, either
rather tailored, or on the 70.
mantle lines that are now so
smart, and are always becom.
ing, and in this price range.
Spaced quilting, big flowers far
apart, is new this year, and
very chic.
PaSteIS for Flattery
Flannel robes are obtainaole
for around 81 and up, and are
favorites with college girls, and
with many other people who
like a very warm robe. They
The Washington times., 1931-11-26
Vice President
Host to Family

The Vice President, Mr..
Charles Curtis, with his broth
er-in.law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, will
have as their guests for Thanks
giving dinner, today, Mr.. Curtis
son-in-law end daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles P. George,
and their little family.
Informal Dinners
The members of the Cabinet
group will spend a quiet day,
many of them being surrounded
by members of their families,
who have come to Washington
to spend Thanksgiving with
them. The Secretary of State
and Mrs. StimSon will dine in
formally, at Woodley, their resi-
dence in Cathedral Avenue. The
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Andrew w. Mellon, will have a
small group with him, which
will include, his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. David
K. E. Bruce, who have only re-
Gently returned from France.
The Secretary of War and
Mrs. Hurley will celebrate the
day with their interesting young
family, and they will be joined
at dinner by Mrs. Hurley's. par
ents, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Henry Wilson. The Postmaster
General and Mrs. Brown, who
are established in their apart
ment at the Shoreham, have
made no plans for entertain
ing, and they will dine very
informally together.
Family Here
The Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Adams are entertain
ing a family house party, which
includes their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
S. Morgan, of New York, and
their son, Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams, jr., who is a student
at Harvard. The Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. Wilbur
are spending the day in Rich
mond, where the former is
making an address at the State
Teachers Convention.
The Secretary of Agriculture,
Mr.. Arthur M. Hyde, is here
and Mrs. Hyde and their daugh-
ter are absent. at their home
in Trenton, Mo-, where Miss
Hyde has joined her mother
for Thanksgiving. having come
from the University of Michi-
gan. where she is a student.
The Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Lamont will dine with
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles Nc;
Kay Saltzman, who have their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Eskridge Saltzman,
as guests. Young Mrs. Saltzman
is the daughter of Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont.
The Secretary of Labor and
Mrs. Doak have been joined
by the formers sister. Mrs.
Lulu Doak McCarty, of Bris-
tol, Va, and Mrs. Doak's
nephew and niece, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Lane Cricher. and their
daughter, Mary Jane. who will
dine with them at their home
in Virginia.
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Bud Is sHonored
At Dinner Dance

Col. and Mrs. Donald H.
Sawyer entertained at the din
ner dance at the Shoreham
last evening in honor Of Miss
Fanella .Castanedo, one Of the
seasons debutantes. Their
guests included DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Wesley Waters, of Kew
Gardens, Long Island; Mrs.
Lutz Wahl. Miss Marbury Beall,
Miss Pansy Bloomer, Miss
Laura Field, Miss Dorothy
Gould Fowler, Miss Winifred
Jacobs, Miss Marjory Elizabeth
Smith, of Kew Gardens, Long
Island; Miss Atlee Wayne Wirg-
man, Mr.. Douglas Bogart, Mr..
Russell Coombs, Mr.. Wilbur
Engleman, Mr.. William Grit
fin, Mr.. Frazier Hunt, Mr..
Kirby Neill, Mr.. John Paine,
Mr.. Marshall Spinney, Mr..
William Stanley, Mr.. Randolph
Waggaman, Mr. Lawrence w.
Wallace and Mr.. William Wood
vile.
The Washington times., 1931-11-26
Lieut.. Havard Weds
In Virginia Today

The marriage of Lieut.. Va.
lery Havard, U. S. NJ, to Miss
Anna Council Burgess, daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Frederick
Morton Burgess, of Norfolk
Va, which will take place this
afternoon at the home of the
brides parents, is of wide in
terest here. The wedding will
be quiet, with only members of
the immediate families present.
Lieutenant Havard is a grad
uate of the United States Naval
Academy.
X X
Col. and Mrs. Charles H.
March entertained Major and
Mrs. Carl Robertson at the din
ner dance at the Shoreham last
night.
The Washington times., 1931-11-26
Miss Gregg Engaged
Women's S Club
Calendar
NOVEMBER 27

NOVEMBER 27
Y. w. C. A. SilvereIIe Club.
meeting at $50 p m.
NOVEMBER %
Columbian WOme EN- of the
George Washington University.
supper and bridge party in the
Garden House of the Dodge
Hotel at $50 p. m.
NOVEMBER 20
ResearchIight Club, lecture at
3 o'clock at Hotel Gordon.
The Washington times., 1931-11-26
\DAy ACTIVITIES OF THE CABINET MEMBERS
Social Notes

Miss Janet Brown Hendrick,
daughter of Mrs. Frances Brown
Hendrick, was presented to
society in New Bedford, Mass,
by her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward S. Brown, yester.
day when they gave a reception
at their residence in County
Street from 4 until Z o'clock. To-
morrow evening Miss Hendrick
will be formally presented at the
sixty-sixth Thanksgiving assem-
bly,. Miss Hendrick attended
Friends Academy in New Bed
ford and Rosemary Hall in
Greenwich, Conn, and is now
a senior at Dana Hall, Welles-
ley, Mass, where she is special
izing in art. Miss Hendrick is
a granddaughter of Mrs. David
Stewart Hendrick, sr., of this
city.
Mrs. A. T. Smith, wife of
Colonel Smith, Assistant Chief
of Staff, U. S. A., entertained
at luncheon Tuesday at their
residence in LIE Roy Place, in
compliment to Miss Frances
Scott, of Richmond, Va, and
Mrs. w. Henry, Robertson, of
Warrenton, Va, who are spend
ing a few days at the Hay.
Adams House.
The president of the Home
for Incurables, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, together with the
members /of the board of man
ayers, invite the public, who
have so generously supported
this institution for many years,
to visit the home today in
order that they may see what
has been accomplished there.
Mrs. Alfred S. Gillett will en-
tertain at a musical buffet sup
per at her home this evening.
Eva Whitford Lovette, mezzo-
contralto. will be presented in
recital. A group of recent COM
positions by Mrs. Gillett will
be included in the program.
Mr.. Karl Holer, pianist, will be
the aCcOmpaniSt.
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Ball for Miss Park

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard G. Park
have issued invitations for a
ball to be given in the gold ball.
room at the Shoreham, Monday.
December 81, to honor their
daughter, Miss Anne wentworth
Park.
X X
Major and Mrs. Robert c..
Craven were also hosts at the
dinner dance last night, when
their guests numbered 40.