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The Washington times., 1934-11-03
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legation Party

Mrs. Close, wife of the Min
lister Of the Union Of South
Africa, has issued invitations
for a cocktail party Thursday
afternoon from S to Z o'clock,
at the Legation in New Hamp-
shire Avenue. The party will
be given for the members of the
staff, all of whom will be to-
gether for the last time previous
to the departure of the Secre-
tary of the Legation, Mr.. Eugene
Kelvin Scallan. for his new post
in Lisbon. Portugal. The Com.
mercial Attache and Mrs.
Theron, who have been absent
for some months, will arrive in
the Capital in time to attend
the party.
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Mrs. j. w. Hayes and Miss
Kate Weaver, Of New York, have
taken an apartment at the La.
fayette for the winter months.
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NuptiaIs Today
In New York

A wedding of particular in
terest in Washington, which
took place in New York today,
is that of Miss Frances Man.
gum, daughter of Mrs. Clarence
L. Swift of Washington, and
Mr.. Karl Won LeWinski, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Won Lew
inski.
The ceremony took place at 3
o'clock and was attended by
members of the two families.
The bride was given IN mar
riage by her uncle, Col. Wal
ter Mangum, textile admlniStra-
tor of the NRA. She wore a
gown of black satin with a
gold cloth blouse. Her black
satin turban was finished with
a short veil. She wore a cor
sage bouquet of gardenias. The
bride was unattended and Mr..
Won LeWinski had Mr.. Egbert
Won Lepal of New York as his
best man.
Following motor trip through
Georgia and Tennessee, Mr.. Won
LeWinski and his bride will re-
turn to Washington and will
be at home after November
II at 1903 Twenty-eighth st.
The bride is the daughter Of
the late Mr.. Frank Mangum,
editor of the Macon Telegraph,
in Macon, Ga. She attended
Mary Baldwin eminary,
Georgetown Convent and Amer"
lean University, in Washington,
and graduated from the Uni
verSity of Washington in 1882.
She is a member of the Kappa
Alpha Beta Sorority.
Mr.. Won LeWinski's father
was counselor of the German
Embassy in Washington from
1922 until 1925, and from 1925
to 1880 was consul general in
New York. His mother makes
her home in Washington.
The bridegroom attended
Cornell University, and gradu-
ated from George Washington,
He is a member of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and
of the University Club.
Among those who attended
the wedding were Miss Inge
Won Lewinski, sister of the
bridegroom; DR.. Otto C. Kiep,
German consul general, in New
York and former counselor of
the German Embassy in Wash
ington, and Miss Anna Won
xepal,
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Z0a2,n Topics
To Entertain


The Minister of Egypt and
Nine. Rateb are planning to
give a reception sometime
this month to take the place
Of the one they were to have
given on October s in cele-
bration of the anniversary
of the accession of King
Fouad of Egypt, to the
throne, and which was can
celled because Of the I'M
timely death Of the King of
Yugoslavia.
One of Washington's most
distinguished pedestrians is
the Chief Justice of the
United States, Charles Evans
Hughes, who takes a prone
made practically every morn
ing following his breakfast
and before he goes to Court.
Guess aOhich prominent
man about to1Cn is the
proud possessor of q night
cap, sent to him from Eng
land, aOhich he dons before
retiring 2Oith as much care
as he does the jaunty
fedora he 1Uears IN the
daytime?
Princess Marthe Bibesco,
who came to America with
Prince Bibesco, to attend the
air conference held here sew
eral weeks ago, is lingering
on in New York at the Wal
dorf, to see to the publishing
Of her late~+ book.
Her friends are feting her
royalty there, and will con-
tinue to do so until she sails
for Rumania within the next
few weeks, to rejoin Prince
Bibesco who sailed last week.
The junior John D. Rookie
fellers are being feted by the
citizens of Williamsburg,
Va, and we'll they might be!
The son of the richest man
in the world has done much
to put Williamsburg back on
the map, by financing the
restoration of the principal
buildings in the place to
their Colonial style.
The Rockefellers enter
tanned at a luncheon there,
Thursday, at the Inn, at
which their guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Crane,
of Westover, and John
Stewart Bryan, president of
the College of William and
Mary. Mrs. Woodrow Will
son was a luncheon guest at
the Inn the same day.
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The New Dealers, who
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Many Going
Home to Vote

brie has returned after a
prolonged absence, during
which she divided her time
between Long Island, the
Cape and Atlantic City, and
she is again in residence
at her apartment in Six
teenth Street.
Mrs. J. J. Mack is
Wearing the most gorgeous
goUn to receptions these
days, of a gerry unusual
shade of American beauty
lace, aOith the collar aOired
to give a de Medici effect.
The hat she Wears avith 1t
is of gold and American
beauty lame, and the Whole
effect is ravishing.
The former Attorney Gen.
eral, Mr.. A. Mitchell Palmer,
with his very lovely wife
attended a dinner given at
one of the hotels a few
nights ago. Mrs. Palmer
was wearing a becoming
gown of white chiffon with
a black velvet cape edged
with wide bands of chin
chilla.
Captain van Lennep is up
and about, again, after a five
day siege with a cold, and is
torn between staying on
here to engage in some very
interesting work he is want
ing to start on, or 60 to Flor
ida as is his annual custom.
I'll be back again on Mon
day!
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house OF Representatives ana
to Representative Thomas F..
Ford, of California. She has
q large circle of friends in the
Capital, in Congressional and
residential society.
She is blonde, with an ex-
quisite complexion. and beauti-
full brown eyes. For her we'd
ding she chose a very modish
ensemble of brown wool, with
q sable collar, and a brown felt
tricorne. Her bouquet was of
orchids. She was escorted and
later given in marriage by her
brother, Mr.. William Wilson
Coffman, of Harrisonburg, in
the absence of her father who
was unable to be present.
The bridegroom had as his
attendants his sons, Mr.. Fred
eric M. P. Pearse. jr., and Mr..
George Such PearSe, of Me.
tuchen. who are his law part
nerS.
The wedding today marked
the elimination of a romance
which started with the princi.
pals association in high gov
ernmental offices.
A reception for those present
at the ceremony followed at
the church, and Mr.. Pearse and
his bride left later for a motor
trip. They will take a cruise
to the West Indies, before 60
ing to Metuchen, where they
will make their home at Bril-
lig," the estate of the bride
groom.
Mrs. Coffman, the brides
mother, who was present at the
ceremony, and at the reception
which followed, wore gown of
brown velvet with a matching
toque, and a corSage bouquet OF
gardenias.
The out-of-toWn guests, all of
whom are members of a house
party being entertained by Mr..
Pearse at the Shoreham included
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic M. P.
Pearse, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. George
Such Pearse, Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
NETT T. Drew, of Ridgewood,
N. j.; Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Har-
old w. Dunno, and Miss Harriet
Milford, of Metuchen; Mrs. H.
w. Bertram, of Harrisonburg;
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Secretary Host

The Secretary of Commerce,
Mr.. Daniel C. Roper will enter
tain at dinner this evening at
his residence in Woodland Drive
when his guests will include the
chiefs of the Commerce Bureau.
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The former United States
Ambassador to France and
Mrs. Walter E. Edge are at
the Ambassador in New York.
Colonel Paul Henderson en-.
tertained informally at lunch
con yesterday at the Carlton.
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Hunting Season Brings Gay
Weekend at Many Virginia
Estates As Guests Gather

a house party, is arriving at her
Brookmeade Farm, near Upper.
vile, for a visit Saturday.
Mrs. Harold Talbot, of Long
Island, is at Mrs. Arthur Whites
for several days. Mrs. Talbot is
bringing with her a new and
very complete horse van, in
which she will take her horses to
different meets. Mr.. and Mrs.
Talbot rented Raymond Guests
house in Virginia last winter
and have a host of friends here.
Their house was happy meet
ing place, after hunting last
season. Later on in the month
Mr.. Talbot will join Mrs. Tai
bolt at the Arthur Whites, for
some hunting in Virginia.
Jock Whitney returned yester-
day from California, where he
has been to see the developments
of the technicolor movies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph San
tint have rented the Walter
West house near Middleburg for
six weeks and will hunt with
the packs around here. Mrs.
Santini was formerly Mrs.
Judah and has stayed in War
renton a great deal.
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Francis Smith, of The Plains,
Va, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Court
land H. Smith, is in Washing.
ton taking a course in painting
at Corcoran'S Art Gallery.
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for the the
next few days.
The most i'm
portant enter
t a / n m e n is
will be h e
h un t break
fast, after the
opening meet
of the War
TSAUOkk Au11U
at N or t h
Wales Club,
W ere the
field and a
nu m b Ell of
guests are in
1,itAd hv the
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became the bride OF Mr.. Frederick M.
P. Pearse, of Metuchen, N. j., Assist
ant United States Attorney during the
Wilson Administration, and later Sec
rotary to former Governor George S.
Silzer, of New Jersey.
Only relatives and a few close
friends were present at the ceremony,
which was performed by the rector,
the Rev. Charles T. Warner, assisted
by Rev. DR.. Harold w. Dunno, pastor
of St. Luke s Church, in Metuchen.
Mrs. Frederic NJ. P. Pearse, jr.,
daughter-in-law of the bridegroom,
gave a program of nuptial music on
the organ before and during the cere-
mony, and autumn flowers and foliage
banked the chancel.
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Legation Scene
Of Reception

The Minister of Panama and
Sonora de Alfaro will enter
tain the members of the Pana-
manian colony in Washington
this afternoon at 5 o'clock, at
the Legation in New Hamp-
shire Avenue, in celebration Of
their country'S independence
Day,
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Going West

The Ambassador of Italy,
Signor Augusta Rosso, will leave
Washington Monday. for a trip
through the West, returning to
the Capital at the end of the
month.
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and Mr.. James DobbS, OF Pat
erson, N. j.
Former Governor and Mrs.
Silzer came to Washington espe"
cially for the wedding.
Goes to Hyde Park
President Roosevelt left the
White House last evening for
his home in Hyde Park, New
York, where he will remain for
several days. He was accom-
panied by his secretary, Mr..
Marvin H. Mcintyre.
Mrs. Roosevelt attended the
opening of the Fine Arts Elk
position at the Rockefeller Cen
ter in New York last evening
and made a short address. She
was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Sanford.
Mrs. Roosevelt for the last
few years has organized and
supervised a series of lectures
on government and she will in
augurate this years classes at
the Junior League clubhouse,
221 East Seventy-first St., in
New York, next Wednesday.
These lectures will be held on
Thursdays thereafter at the
Todhunter School, which is
sponsoring the course. After
the opening lecture Mrs. RooSe-
welt will be guest Of honor at a
luncheon given her by the New
York Junior League.
New Envoy
Word has been received in
Washington of the appointment
of Count Robert Van Der
Straeten Ponthoz as Belgian
Ambassador to the United States
to succeed the late Mr.. Paul
May. Count Van Der Straeten
Ponthoz is at present Minister
to Copenhagen. Denmark.
Mrs. Granville R. ForteScue
entertained at a luncheon yes
terday at the Park Lane in
New York when her guests
were Mrs. Neil P. Culom, Mrs.
Henry Ransom and Mrs. For
tescue Pickhardt, of London.
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By NINA CARTER TABB

This promises to be a very gay
weekend in Virginia, with many
hunt meets today and parties
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HUNTING LOG
Mondays Meets Virginia

Orange County Hounds,
Fletcher Harper, Master; Major
Murray'S Farm, 10 a. m.
Middleburg Hunt, Daniel C.
Sands and Miss Charlotte H.
holland, Joint Masters; Grove
ton, 10 a. m.
Warrenton Hunt. Amory S.
Carhart, Master; JefferSonton,
9 a. m.
Blue Ridge Hunt, William Bell
Watkins, Master; Farnley, 9
a. m.
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THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY ATTENDS WEDDING TOD
Miss Coffman Becomes Bride
Of Mr.. Pearse at Quiet
Ceremony at Noon
q SdX ee"''''.

St. Adams Church the of beautiful wedding
today noon when Miss Gertrude Lee Cofman daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs Robert Lee Coffman of Harrisonburg Va
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The BRIDE who has been resident OF Washington TOR the
past years. acted private secretary to former
REPRESENTATIVE Zach Spearng, when he was here IN the
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MISS DOROTHY COLT, left,
daughter of Mr.. Thomas E. Colt,
of East Orange, N. j., who is visit
ing in the Capital where she is
being entertained at a round of
parties. Observation-Disclosures Photo.)
Mrs. Julian Middleton Archer, in
oval, who before her recent mar
riage was Miss Joan Williams,
daughter of Major Hugh Williams,
U.S.A., and Mrs. Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Archer make their home at
211O Massachusetts, Avenue. (Har-
ris-Ewing Photo) Miss Elizabeth
Brawner, right, daughter of Mrs.
John w. Brawner, popular member
of the younger set, who makes her
home with her mother at 21O1
Connecticut Avenue. thanksgiving
Photo.)
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and Mr.. James Dobbs, Of Pat
erson, N. j.
Former Governor and Mrs.
Silzer came to Washington espe-
cially for the wedding.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
Early Runs of Humpies
 Show UpNear WrangelI

A spurt run of humpies along the east shore of Prince of Wales island was reported to Assistant Agent Shirley A. Baker, of the U. s. Bu- reau of Fisheries this week The fish showed up about August 6, which is rather early for this shore line. A report on August g, how ever, indicated that the run had slacked off
 Good but scattered showing of fish in Summer Strait and parts of the west shore of Etolin island were reported. with plenty of fish in the northwest arm of the Strait, Three Mile Arm, Seelusion Harbour and Rocky Pass. Also from Narrow Point to Luck Point. Fish are re- ported laying offshore at present and it is believed by those familiar with the fisheries of these districts that a spell of southeast weather would help bring them in.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
COAST GUARD TO USE PLANES
 AGAINST LIQUOR SMUGGLERS

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. B. The coast guard will double its aerial force in a high pressure drive to stop the flow of smuggled liq uor. The new offensive against the illicit trade will be carried on along a wide front on the Atlantic, Pa cific and gulf coasts.
 The government, faced with enormous expenditures for recovery. is determined to dam the stream of tax-free, smuggled liquor.
 Treasury officials disclosed that the IT coast guard sea and land craft would be augmented by 19 amphibian planes of the most ad- vanced type within the next few months.
 New air bases are being con structed at St. Petersburg. Florida, Biloxi, Mississippi, and Ediz Hook, near Port Angeles. A force of 20 officers and 23 men has been sent to the naval air station at Pensa- cola, Florida, for flight training.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
B. c. BREWER FORFEITS
 $100,0O0 BOND IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE Aug. 6.-The surety bond of $100,O00 of George Reifel of Vancouver, British Columbia, was ordered forfeited today when he failed to appear in federal court on an indictment charging him with smuggling liquor into the United States. The court granted his fa- ther, Henry Reifel, a continuance until August 20.
 Sam E. Whitaker, special assis- tant United States attorney gener- al, a week ago today took steps to have the surety bonds of both Ref fels forfeited when they failed to appeal in the Seattle court. At torneys for the accused Canadian brewers obtained continuance of the elder Reifel's case because of his i'll health. The two were arrest ed July 6.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
YALE MEN LEAVE FOR EAST
 FROM SUMMER ON STIKINE

Sam W. Mills of New York and D. A. McCreary of Calvert. Texas, Yale University students who have spent the summer roughing it on the Harrington quartz properties on the Stikine where a crew of five men are engaged in development work, came down the river Saturday to take passage south on the Prince Rupert in port here Sunday.
 They found the boats first class space sold out so they went steer age. Neither young man is exatcly poverty stricken, and it is said that Mills will come into a million dol lars soon. They flew across the continent in June and had arranged to return to New York City in A transcontinental plane.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
FREIGHTER EVELYN BERG IS
 SEIZED SOUTHBOUND FOR DEBT

The freighter Evelyn Berg which has been in port here several times this season, was seized at Ketchi- kan Friday by the United States marshal's office on a writ of at tachment and monition on con- plaint of J. E. Berg, and turned over to receiver there, R. B. Hard castle. The boat was seized from the Northwest Steamship company on a default of payments due to Mir Berg. She was in port at Ketchi- kan from Seattle, with local land westward cargo.
 The latter was discharged at Ket- chkan for trans-shipment and the vessel, now managed by the receiv- CT, loaded with canned salmon for the south. The freighter will be operated as cargo and occasion de- mand, between Seattle and Alaskan ports, sailing from Seattle again late Saturday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
North Star in Port
 On Way to Pt. Barrow

The motorship North Star, of the Bureau of Indian affairs, Captain w. s. T. Whitlam, arrived in port Monday afternoon from Seattle bound for Point Barrow and way ports, carrying A passengers and cargo of supplies for schools and hospitals.
 Fifty-nins tons of freight left in port here for Wrangell Institute included besides general supplies, concrete mixing machine. four large cartons of athletic equip wrestling mats, basketball equipment, a chest weight machine and miscellaneous sporting goods and a one and one-half ton Inter- national truck.
 Among the passengers was Miss M. Gallagher, government nurse bound for St. Lawrence island Miss Gallagher went south on the North Star from Nome last summer for a brief vacation. She served last year in the Kotzebue hospital and in the Akiak hospital the two years previ- ous. She will do village work on St. Lawrence island and looks for ward to an interesting year as the Eskimos there are among the most primitive in Alaska Besides the leist expedition which will con tinue excavations for archaeological research, there are five other white persons on the island, two teachers and their wives and a missionary.
 The Bureau of Indian Affairs, which has steadily been putting wireless receiving and sending sets in it's isolated stations, has a set at St. Lawrence island which both teachers can operate. Contact is kept with the outside world mainly in this way as but three mails a year are delivered at the island.
 Other passengers included Mrs. Frances Mattick, wife of the rein deer superintendent at Teller, Mrs. Dora Mcfarland, who will teach at
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
NEGRO ACCUSED BY KETCHIKA GIRL TRIES TO TAKE OWN LIFE

Royal Campbell, negro sailor aboard the U.S.S. Sandpiper, naval aircraft tender that arrived at Ket- chikan the latter part of July in connection with the recent visit of two squadrons of navy seaplanes enroute to Dutch Harbor from San Diego, attempted to kill himself aboard the vessel by stabbing him. self in the chest with pairing knife.
 It was reported that the negro feared lynching because of charge of assault on a Ketchikan girl and attempt to commit a sta tutory offense.
 official comment on the case is unavailable" says the Chronicle, but it is understood that the new assistant attorney here, Wilfred c. Stump, telegraphed request to Secretary of the Navy Claude Swan son to retain Campbell following a hearing aboard the Sandpiper We'd nesday. Without approval of the secretary of the navy no serviceman can be tried in a civil court, but is tried by court martial aboard ship"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
ARMY AVIAT0RS ESTABLISH
 WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY RECORD

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 7.- A worlds record was established here Sunday by Colonel Henry Ar mold, leader of the mass army air flight to Fairbanks from Washing ton, D. G., when 8829 square miles of Alaska was photographed from the air.
 It was the first time that mass photography had been attempted by use of this modern system. More was accomplished in one day than otherwise would have been done in a month.
 The quick work completed pho tography of the Fairbanks and An chorage sector, Colonel Arnold an- nounced.
 The next work will be between Fairbanks and Nome, the flight commander said. He stated that he hopes to hop from Fairbanks to Ju- neau August 10. From the capital city he will go to Seattle by way of Bitish Columbia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
ROOSEVELT NATIONALIZES LIVER IN
 DRAMATIC MONETARY POLICYMOVE

naturalization of silver, it was merely to give the government con trol of the nations silver supply in case it is needed under the admin istration's ultimate currency pro- gram that the order was issued, stated Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr.
 He said that coinage of silver money will continue but he did not indicate a heavy, sudden manufac- ture of new dimes, quarters, and half dollars. The aim, it was ex- plained, is merely to control silver because the market price was ris- ing above the fifty cent per ounce limit, which the treasury is permit ted to pay.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-10
JULY WEATHER HOT AND DRY
 DURIN LAST HALF OF MONTH

The monthly summary of July weather at Wrangell as compiled by Lee M. Bunnell, cooperative obser- yer, Weather Bureau, follows:
 TEMPERATURE Mean maximum, 71.16 Mean minimum, 49 Mean, 60.08 Maximum, 92; date, July 25 Minimum, 45; date, July 10, 12, 19 Greatest daily range, fl.
 PRECIPITATION Total, 2.94 inches; greatest in 24 hours, .37, date July 16
 NUMBER OF DAYS With .01 inch or more precipitation, 20; clear, Il; partly cloudy, IA