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The Washington times., 1935-06-07
Embassy Scene
OfLuncheon
Hessler.Henderson Photos

The Ambassador of the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics
and Nine. Troyanovsky enter
tanned at a luncheon today at
the embassy in Sixteenth Street
in honor of DR.. Ralph Reynolds,
president of the American-Rus-
sian Institute of San Francisco,
CAL, and Mrs. Reynolds.
The other guests we're: The
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, Miss Josephine Roche; Mr..
Oscar L. Chapman, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Rep.
resentative George Burnham,
Representative and Mrs. Albert
E. Carter, Representative and
Mrs. Thomas F.. Ford, RepreSen"
tative and Mrs. John H. Hoop
pei, Mrs. Lucille F. McMillin,
Civil Service Commissioner;
Miss Bess Goodykoontz, Assist
ant Commissioner of Education;
Mr.. Joseph B. Eastman, Rail-
road Coordinator; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester A. Arthur, jr.; Mr.. Gut
zon Borglum, Miss Dorothy Det-
ger, Miss Constance Drexel,
Miss Elizabeth Eastman, Mr..
and Mrs. Mordecai Ezekiel, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ferguson, Mrs.
Mark Foote, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Foreman, Prof. and Mrs.
w. Ford Hinrichs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isidor Lubin, Mr.. c. F.
Marbut, DR.. and Mrs. w. c.
Mendenhall, DR.. and Mrs. Har-
old G. Moulton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Portnoff, and mem
bers of the Soviet Embassy
staff and their wives.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
Blair are at the Savoy-Plaza in
New York.
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Nine. lie Brun
IS Hostess

Nine. Albert Lebrun, wife Of
the president of France, who
arrived on the Normandie and
will sail today on the same
liner, gave her first entertain
ment in this country, a dinner
last night in the Jansen suite
of the Waldorf-AStoria in New
York in acknowledgment Of
many courtesies extended to
her in the United States.
She paid a brief visit to the
Capital early in the week when
she was the guest in whose
honor the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entertained at dinner.
Dinner was served at one
large oval table, which was
decorated with a huge center
piece Of blue fleurs-de-lis, white
stock and red carnations, repre-
senting the tricolor of France.
After dinner coffee and Ii
queurs were served in the re-
ception room of the suite.
Among the guests were the
French Ambassador, M. Andre
de Laboulaye, and Nine. de
Laboulaye, Nine. FreysSelimand
and Nine. Jean Lebrun.
daughter and daughter-in-law
of the hostess; Mayor Fiorello
H. LaGuardia and Mrs. La
Guardia, M. and Nine. William
Bertrand, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre
Cartier, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy S.
Straus, Senator Joseph Clark
Baldwin Sd and Mrs. Baldwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcel Olivier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henri NORM de
Linclays, Gen. Henri Cangardel
and Nine. Cangardel and Col.
George w. Burleigh and Mrs.
Burleigh.
Also First Deputy Police Com
missioner Harold Fowler and
Mrs. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Southgate, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucius M. Boomer, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pavey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Blum, Count
Charles de Ferry de Fontnou-
velle, French Consul General in
New York; Rear Admiral LIE
Bigot, Count de Leusse, Capt.
Rene Pugnet, of the Norman
die; Comdr. Pierre Thoreux,
staff captain of the ship, and
Mr.. Jules Henry, Counselor of
the French Embassy.
Brig. Gen. Cornelius Wander
bilt and Mrs. Vanderbilt gave
a reception yesterday afternoon
at their residence, in honor of
Nine Lebrun.
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Mrs. Caldwell
Back Again

Mrs. Louis Caldwell was
cocktailing with friends at
the Mayflower Wednesday
afternoon, following her re-
turn from a trip to New
York, where she had a per-
fectly gorgeous time, with
parties every minute.
She was wearing the last
word in linens, glossy
string-color model. Her BIZ
cycle sailor with the crown
of the same material, had a
short stiff brim Of the straw
that I still maintain looks
like buttered popcorn.
It's so nice to see Gladys
Guell going about again, and
Wednesday afternoon, when
I glimpsed her at the tea
hour with Sonora de Espail-
lat, they both looked too
smart for words.
Sonora de Guell was in
a sheer black gown with
white penny dots scattered
over it, and her little black
toque, turned up sharply at
either side, to show her
blond hair, which was beau
tifully coiffed.
Sonora de Espaillat was
also in black, a filmy model
which vastly became her, as
did her cherry-red cire straw
hat.
Mrs. James F. Curtis,
1Uhose smart club here IN
F Street is the rendezvous
for the elite, o0iU open her
gardens at WIlo1Vmere,
her RosZym, L. l., estate,
neat Tuesday, from 8 to
7 p. m., for the benefit
of the Roslyn District
Nursing Association, of
1Ohich Mrs. Harold GOd1Uin
is president. Many rare
flowers 1UiU be on VieaU,
but the internationally
known rose gardens aOiU be
of primary interest. They
are mo1U at the height of
their beauty.
Admiral Aaron Ward, the
former owner of Willow
mere, specialized in roses
and made annual trips to
France to visit M. Pernet,
that country's authority on
roses, and to bring back new
varieties. On one Of his trips
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Mrs. Huffman
Is Hostess

Mrs. William Huffman, of
New York, who has arrived in
Washington for the graduation
O. her daughter, Miss Nathalie
Huffman, from Georgetown Visi-
tation Convent, entertained at
dinner last evening on the ter
race at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Huffman was accompan-
led to Washington by her other
daughter, Bettijane.
Among the guests at the din
ner were Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
H. Hunter, of Larchmont, N. Y:
Miss Nathalie Kennedy, Of
Berkeley, Cal; Mr.. J. F. Conner,
of West Englewood, N. j.; Mr..
Robert A. Larkin. of Jersey City,
N. j., and Mr.. Walter Jacob
son, of New York.
Others in the company were
Capt. and Mrs. G.. S. Warren,
Miss Sallie Peters, Mr.. Marshall
Peters, DR.. E. Stuart Lyddane,
and Mr.. William Coboy,
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For Bride-EIect

Miss Betty Smith and Miss
Rosalie Camalier will be joint
hostesses at dinner to be given
this evening in honor of Miss
Jane Tewksbury and her fiance,
Ensign Merrill K. ClementSon,
whose marriage will take place
on June Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Frank Staley,
OF this city, have announced
the engagement and approach
ing marriage of their daughter,
Miss Frances Evans Staley, to
Mr.. Archibald Glendinning Dur
ham, son of Prof. and Mrs.
Charles Love Durham, of Itha-
ca, N. Y.
Miss Staley was graduated
from the Holton Arms School
and from Cornell University. Mr..
Durham was graduated from
Hill School and Cornell. He is
a member of the Chi Psi fra
ternity.
The wedding will take place
June % in Sage Chapel, Ithaca.
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Going to California

Miss Rose Prayer, of Los An
geles, Calf, is the guest of Miss
Bertha Rice while visiting in the
Capital. Miss Rice will leave
Monday for a six weeks trip to
the West Coast, stopping en-
route at Yellowstone Park and
the Grand Canyon. She will
visit her brother, Mr.. Emmanuel
Rice, and sister, Mrs. Samuel
Prayer, in Los Angeles.
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Miss Eta Mai Russell will
entertain at a tea Monday az
ternoon at her residence in
Eighteenth Street in honor of
her mother, Mrs. Rosa Russell.
Those presiding at the tea table
will include Mrs. Thomas How
erton, Mrs. w. G. Young and
Mrs. w. w. May.
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Diplomatic and Official Notes
ACTIVITIES OF PRESIDENT AND WIFE
Envoy Is Host
AtLuncheon

The Ambassador Of Germany,
Herr Hans Luther, entertained
at a mems luncheon today at
the Embassy in Massachusetts
Avenue, and he will give a din
ner this evening and a luncheon
tomorrow for the German con-
suls stationed in the United
States who are visiting in Wash
ington. The other guests will be
members of the Embassy staff.
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Mrs. John Henry Dwight will
be hostess at a tea to be given
this afternoon, in her apart
ment at 2101 Connecticut Ave-,
in compliment to Mrs. John
Grim, of New York, who, with
her daughter, Miss Barbara
Grim, is Mrs. Dwight's house
guest.
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Diplomat Visits

The recently appointed United
States Minister to Honduras,
Mr.. Leo J. Keena, and Mrs.
Keena are spending this week
in Washington at the May
flower. They will leave Sunday
for Mr.. Keena's former home in
Detroit. Mich, and will sail from
New York the latter part Of
June for Tegucigalpa.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Keena
and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel j. Rea-
gan, who have been on duty to-
gether at the Embassy in Paris
for the past few years, lunched
together in the lounge Of the
hotel.
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The bridal couple were assisted in receiving by Mrs Cal
vert who wore gown of black and white embroidered net
with large black hat and by Mr. Tompkins mother who
in black chiffon with black picture hat trimmed with
gardenias.
Mr. Tompkns and his bride left later for their wedding
trip, and they will reside here their return.
The BRIDE through her father directly descended from
he Caverts who founded Maryland through her mother
rom the Peyon family Of Virginia. She attended Miss
Madeiras School, and presented to society here later
making her debut in Baltimore at the Bachelors Cotion
The bridegroom who through his father descendant
of the Tompkns family Of Rhode Island and New York
grandson of the late Gen. Charles Tompkns OF Rhode
Island On his mothers side he directly descended from
the DuVa family Of Maryland He attended the University
of MARYLAND, and the Temple School here
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No@4 c&"s'n
To Receive Degree

The Secretary Of State, Mr..
Cordell Hull, will leave Wash
ington for Chester, Pa, Monday,
to attend the one hundred and
fourteenth annual commence
ment exercises at the Pennsyl-
vania Military College. The Sec
rotary will receive an honorary
degree from the college and will
be one of the honor guests at
the commencement luncheon
given by the president of the
college.
Mrs. Hull entertained Mrs.
Hugh Gibson, wife of the United
States Ambassador to Brazil, at
tea yesterday afternoon in her
apartment at the Carlton Hotel.
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Miss Sarah Thomas will be
guest of honor at a farewell
dinner party this evening at
Brierwood Manor, near Fair
fax, Va.
Receiving with Miss Thomas
will be her hostess, Mrs. Dan
iels, wife of Maj. H. B. Daniels,
and Miss Alice Crutchfield.
Other dinner guests will include
Miss Elsie Davis, Miss Olga Jen-
sen, Miss Irma Adams, Miss
Garnet Hodges, Miss Vergie
Cameron, Miss Margaret Proc
ter, of Fairfax, and Miss Kath'
eryn McKeever, Miss Nell Pat
terson and Mrs. William Mac
Kay, of Washington.
Additional guests from Wash.
ington and Fairfax county will
arrive for dancing at 10 o'clock.
Miss Thomas is leaving short
~ to make her home in Shenan-
doah county.
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Sonora de CueIl
Very Chic
I0aQ11 Topics

ride, and plenty of mint
juleps served before the de-
licious fried chicken dinner
with all the trimmings this
farm produces.
Luncheon is served ''cafe-
terra" fashion. Each guest
with a tray must go to the
kitchen for his own food.
Later they may rest on the
screened porch, OH the Sec
ond floor, where there are
rows of cots or if they de-
sire, play baseball in the
cow pastures. If they want
to they can indulge in the
old pastime of horseshoe
throwing Before leaving
in the late afternoon, there
is a cold buffet supper with
pitchers of milk and cream
fresh from dairy.
The Scout house." built
in 1900, has also been re-
stored and is used by Mrs.
Withdrawals young daugh-
ter, Mabel, jr, when she
entertains her Girl Scout
friends from Washington.
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III be seeing you!
9Nuk4 hjn1
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Hosts at Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wallace
Dempsey were dinner hosts at
Toby Tavern last evening as
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Block, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Condor and Col. Frank Clark.
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Henry Calvert jr of Washington and Maryland
Tompkns Mr. and Mrs Vincent
kn of this city. Rev. Dr. c. Ernest Smith, of the Church.
ceremony which o'clock the
large gathering relatives friends the young couple
and residential circles.
program nup music given the while the ushers
Smith Bowman of Virginia. Mr. Frank Ser Goodwin
this city; Clark Daniel Fahey jr
Galey j Mr. Ralph W. Powers Maryland
guests wedding march from Lhengrn heralded
coming of the bride.
Summer Flowers Form Decoration
church decorated with early flowers ntermingd
with palms and ferns color scheme of white and pink predomnang
The lovely bride who escorted and later
father, of antique satin, with
Moyen Age necn fitted sleeves Russian dadem caught
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Out-of-TOwn Guests
The out-of-town guests here
or the wedding included Mr..
md Mrs. Clarence A. DuVal, OF
Mt. Vernon, N. Y; Mr.. John
Almy Tompkins, of Forest Hills,
N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. James Pey'
ton knight, of New York city;
Mrs, William F. Bradshaw, OF
Athens, Ca; Capt. and Mrs.
Vinton D. Cockey. of Laurel.
Md; Capt. and Mrs. Richard
C. M. Calvert and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Davis Calvert, of Oxford,
N. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wal
ter Wilmot, of Montclair, N. j.;
Mrs. w. D. Nelson Thomas. Miss
Amelia Bowie Thomas, Mr.. tnd
Mrs. Walter R. Byrd, Mr.. James
Steuart and Miss Henrietta
Steuart, of Baltimore, Md; Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Humphreys
Spence and Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Montgomery, Of College
Park, Md; DR.. and Mrs. Henry
Walter Lilly, Mrs. George Cal
vert, Miss Rosalie E. S. Calvert,
Mrs. William DeBosset Holt
and Mr.. Henry Walter Lilly, jr.,
Of Fayetteville, N. c., and Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick H. Rahr, OF
ScarSdale, N. Y.
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Chief Executive Will Present
Cadets at West Point With
Sheepskins Wednesday
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
both be away from the White House for the

both be away from the White House for the
next few days. the former leaving this evening spend
era days at his Hyde Park home where he plans light work
schedule opportunity inspect his lands
and visit with his neghbors.
On Wednesday the President and his party will motor
West Point where the graduation ceremonies will begin
about noon. He will make the address and
personally hand the graduation certificates the cadets The
Chief Executive will return to the Capital in time attend
the Shriners parade, reviewing from the grandsand i'm
medately in front of the White House.
Mrs. Roosevelt is in Montreal, Canada attending the
nual meeting of the American Public Welfare Association
She is scheduled to preside at dinner meeting
evening which Mr. Harry L. Hopkins Relief Administrator
will be the main speaker. His subject is Recovery and
Reform
During her brief stay in Montreal she will make formal
call the Governor General of Canada and Lady Bes
BOROUGH
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Flowers Form Decoration

mnve1w he of
double grdenis
Miss PeytC
Of
quewa Of plepn
Mr. o Maryland for Mr. Tompkms
immediate families followed
in
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Dolly Cameron Says:
RECTOR OFF|C|ATES AT WEDDING
Miss Calvert Descendant Of Famous Old Family
Of That Name, Becomes Bride Of Mr. Vincent
Carr Tompkins, Jr, at Evening Ceremony

important event of last evening the wedding
St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church of Miss Eleanor Calvert
Mr. and Mrs George Henry Calvert j Of Washington and MARYLAND Mr.
, 1935-01-27

NAWAAMAAAM#@ #MMMAA MMW $1,000
aS IN turning basin for the Bayuaru.
which Is 400 feet In length and would
have to 60 all the way to the PORT
Isabel turning basin 70 turn under
present conditions.
The Texas viii then start work
ON the Brownsville ship channel,
taking I'D where the Orleans stop
ped. and dredging down to the
required depth of rs feet.
It had been announced previous
N that tentative plans call Tor the
Baynard or some other large drednn
of the army engineers tO bn
brought here to- complete work at
the pass. which has been drudenu
to IN minimum depth OF ia feet nv
the Absecon.
The channel is to be dredRed 60 "A
minimum depth or aB tQ 30 feet Wan
width of 30 feet through the entire
length Of the pass. III order tD guar
antee a disable depth Of p feet dur
InR alI seasons.
II had been announced that work
weld he completed un thG entire
lefty project Friday. but the digI-
sion engineer said that SONS
STRENGTHENING work Is set to 10
cone nt VA fHw points nn the North
lefty before the project u entirely
completed, and the iettieH accepted
By the government from the Cal
lnhnn Construction CO.
, 1935-01-27
BALL,

Continued From Page One)
first ticket will be auctioned nc
the ball Wednesday night at the
ri Jardin hotel, he stated.
The FL Jardin patio and banquet
hall have been donated by the
management for the Presidents
Ball.
a Union church service also has
been planned for Wednesday night
az the Methodist church in obser-
vance OF the presidents birthday.
and a free-will offering will be TAX
en-. Ninety per cent OF this offer
ing will 60 TO the Brownsville AS
sociated Charities. and 10 per cent
will be turned over to the presi-
dents iniantile paralysis fund,
II has been announced. Church
men explained they planned the
union service for those persons
whose religion makes II impossible
for them either 70 endorse or at
tend a dance.
Meanwhile. Daughertv announc-
ed Saturday that the first dona-
ton TO the Brownsville Associat-
cd Charities has been made hy the
CITY Federation or Clubs. The do
nation ives made bv Mrs. III. Il.
Yates. who represented the fed
Grafton.
All committee members IN
charge Of arrangements for the
ball have been requested 10 report
on ticket sales al the Junior Cham
Der OF Commerce office not later
than noon Monday.
, 1935-01-27
Cuss Power Plant
n y
When Lights Flicker, 1t
= : ! Z : : = :
May Be Caused by Birds

Especial 10 Ihe HeTaldl
SAN BENITO, Jan. Us. 49, If the
lights dim for n moment or even 10
all the way out. don't be too hasty
about ctlSsing the power company.
Trouble shooters or the Central
Power and Light Co. are having
more than their share of grief
these days because OF numerous
seabIrds getting into the 3B.CO0-voit
line that runs To the electric dredRe
on the Arroyo Colorado. The line
- approximately rs miles long and
a good part OF 10 runs through
brush and near the arroyo, q favor
lite place for big birds. Often they
fly into the lines. usually at night,
causing a short circuit which some
times cause a line TO burn In two
parts.
The arroyo lire Is tied into the
one that goes 10 Raymondville and
the Willacy county power users
have had the most Interruptions.
When an automatic switch AZ the
powerhouse here Is tripped. three
attempts are made To enerTiEe the
line. II IL will not take the load,
u quick check is then made 90 de-
termine location Of the trouble.
Certain parts OF the line are cut out
and attempts made to energize the
remainder until the offending sec
ton Is found. Phtrolmen NAV find
the singed carraSs OF IA bird but
then again they may not. Coyotes.
~ Is against the law 10 kill blue
herons but the e.. p. and II. has
executed "a number. Their great
wing spread causes them To contact
two wires az once causing their
own downfall and n lot or trouble
10 the power company and is Gus
toners.
j. l. Bates. district manager. says
that birds are not the only Offend
ers. Frequently snakes Will Climb
poles and cause trouble. AL one
time a cat caused a shutdown A.
Los FreSnOs as Tom. In his noctur-
nal prowlings. got into q trans
former station
One or the most peculiar incidents
OF this kind happened on "a COM
pany line in another part or the
state. A line Saqged low and was
not found because 10 was W an is0-
lated. seldom patrolled section A
calf walked underneath and was
promptly executed. AS the calf fell
the contact was broken and juice
again flowed through the wires.
But then came "a period OF frequent
Interruptions. Finally someone
found the cause and II waS "a grue-
some sight AS the buzzards alight-
ed on the carcass they touched the
wire. causing additional Interrupt
tons. When found, the carcass
was found covered with electrocut-
ed birds. each OFF of which caused
some power company official to
jump and hundreds OF customers TO
fume when the charge det0ured
through their bodies.
, 1935-01-27
DEAD WITNESS
+ IS IN VALLEY

saw ANTONIO Ian. 2a--Reonen-
4I4-----.l~~nr rr-nn rrm~lr-
Ns - 80. .,--
ems Observation-Disclosures rAha' mFuAPmnM
assassination Of Captain Charles
stevens federal prohibition agent.
- - - nnnfer,hn~ fnan hnn
followed announced uloco'cLy tn1'
lne rephlenAy 7ueaa StAr pIuun@l1-
tlon witness mas pecn I01i1a A.ipu
near MISSION. Captain Stevens niln-
SELF was well known TT me valley,
having served there ior h nuiMn4r
of years as " Texas ranger.
Inc witness iS Mrs. LuihA QUA"
larda, 3e. whose husband Pecfo
GuAlaruo. was killed in thn hmnlAA
OK Captain stevens. she admittedly
was at the scene
Announcement that Mrs. GuajAruu
, 1935-01-27
BONUS VOTE
PLAN MAPPED

WASHINGTON. Jan 20. up
A threat to use rare parliamentary
tactics to force q vote on the So
l00. 100000 bonus unless IL lis brought
up promptly was discussed by bonu:
advocates Saturday ON capitol hill
The men discussing It declined e
let their names be used, giving a
the reason that the plan would in
volve overriding the presiding off,
Ger tn the house.
The proposal was this. During con-
slderati0n or some bin, q membei
would offer the bonus measure as
an amendment. The chairman OF
speaker, presumably. would immedi.
ately hold " out OF order since II
did not pertain TO other subject mat
ter In the bill under consideration.
That ruling Immediately could bt
appealed 10 the house. "A simple
majority Of those balloting would be
enough TO 0ver-rule the speaker
and then permit a vote on the bon
us rider.
Only once In their two-year terms
were the rulings or the last speak
ers - Rainey Of Illinois and Gar
ner or Texas - contested. IN one
Rainey was sustained: in the other
Garner was defeated.
Some bonusites. among them Rep
resentative Patman D-Texl, said
they thought such procedure mad
Usable. But the others continued
to discuss methods and the most
strategic time To act.
The bonus advocates generally
continued 20 grow more FESTIVE rs
committee consideration OF their
bill was projected further into the
future by the presidents social Sc
curity program. Both bills are be-
fore the ways and means committee
Social security La 10 be followed by
the bonus. but many feel II could
not be reached for four weeks.
Since there have been no indica-
tons Of a willingness by the presl-
dent 70 accept a compromise, some
bonus proponents say they fear an
attempt TO delay the bill indefinite
fy.