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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-23
To Cruise On
River Monday

A great many Washington
ians will 60 on the Gold Cup
Showboat cruise Monday night
on the City of washington. 1t
has been chartered by the spon-
sors committee of the Presi-
dents Cup Regatta Association
for the purpose of raising addi-
tional funds to finance the ap.
preaching regatta on Septem"
Der 26, 81, % and 20, in the
Capital City. At 8:45 o'clock,
distinguished residents of the
Capital City, with their sisters
and their cousins and their
uncles and their aunts," will
board the river boat for three
hour cruise.
Dancing on moonlit decks, re-
freshmentS served, an amplified
floor show with featured artists.
an exhibition of the cups and
trophies donated to the regatta
association for this seasons
regatta, as we'll as the famous
Presidents Cup, which Presi-
dent Roosevelt will himself
award to the winner of the
regatta at the White House in
the early autumn-these and
many other surprises will add
to the enjoyment of the trip.
Among those who will be the
hosts Of the occasion, many en-
pertaining large parties of guests
from out of town, will be Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Remon, DR..
and Mrs. Ray Lyman Sexton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Leech, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Fleming, Mr..
and Mrs. R. M. Brennan, DR..
and Mrs. G. Bache Gill, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry P. Somerville, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Ellis Lodge,
DR.. and Mrs. o. B. Hunter, Ad-
miral and Mrs. H. G. Hamlet,
Mrs. Katherine j. Fenton and
Mr.. Curtis Hodges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. S.
Dixon, jr., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Josephine Dixon, to Mr.. Ken
meth Elmon Koch. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Nose.
Miss Dixon is a member of
the Tau Phi National Sorority,
while Mr.. Koch is a member OF
the Epsilon Mu Sigma Fratern-
ity. Both are graduates of the
Mckinley High School.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-23
Two Families
Going Abroad

Representative and Mrs. Fred
Biermann sailed yesterday after
noon from Baltimore aboard
the City of Hamburg for Eu.
rope.
They will go first to London
where they will spend some
time. From there they will go
to Ireland, and upon leaving
the British Isles, they will go
. to Norway and Denmark and
will conclude their stay abroad
with a visit to Germany and
France. They will be gone two
months, and upon their return
to this country will go to their
home in DEBORAH, Iowa.
Also sailing on the City of
Hamburg were the commandant
of Fort Myer, Col. Kenyon
Joyce, and Mrs. Joyce, who will
spend some time in England and
on the Continent. They will re-
turn to their home at the Vir-
GINA post at the end of Sep
TENDER.
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WEEDS Tomorrow

Miss Marion Elizabeth Perry,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Hubert Perry, has selected
tomorrow as the date Of her
marriage to Mr.. Theodore Louis
Heitmuller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Charles Heitmuller, Of
Silver Spring, Md.
The ceremony will be per-
formed at 4 o'clock by the Rev.
j. Frederic Wenchel at Christ
Lutheran Church, the immedi-
ate families and close friends in
attendance.
Mrs. Thomas S. Scrivener, jr.,
sister of the bride, will be Miss
Perry's only attendant. Mr..
John William Boehne, jr., of
Evansville, Ind, will be best man
for his brother-in-law. The ush-
ers will be DR.. Richard v. Mat
tingly and Mr.. Thomas s. Scriv-
ener, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Pot
ter and Mrs. George G. Webster,
of Washington, are at Hotel
Traymore, Atlantic City, for a
brief visit.
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Capital Girl in
Weddinq

Miss Anne Perrin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson E. Perrin, of
this city, will be a bridesmaid at
the wedding of Miss Lucille M.
Parsons, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Lester Parsons, Of
Broadacre, Llewellyn Park, West
Orange, N. j., to Mr.. George
Vanderbilt, son Of Mrs. Marga-
ret Emerson, Of New York and
Sands Point, Long Island, N. Y.
The wedding will tae place on
September 6 at the home of the
brides parents and will be fol-
lowed by a reception.
The other attendants will be
Mrs. William Combs Ridgway,
jr., who will be matron of honor
for her sister, and Miss Kath-
arine Bragaw, maid of honor.
The other bridesmaids will in
clude Miss Gloria Baker, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. Raymond
Baker, of Washington; Miss
Shirley Henderson, Mrs. Mar.
shall L. Posey and Mrs. ]. Les
ter Parsons, jr.
Mr.. Alfred Gwynne Wander.
bilt, jr., will serve as best man,
and the uShers will be Mr.. j.
Lester Parsons, Mr.. w. C. Ridge
way, jr., Mr.. Samuel B. Jones,
Mr.. James Breckenridge, Mr..
David Brooks, Mr.. Horace KEEL
land and Prince George Sher-
batoff.
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Bratton-Gregg
Ceremony

Mrs. Charlotte Ward Carpen-
ter of 1861 Crescent Pl., has an
nounced the marriage of her
granddaughter, Miss Charlotte
Ward Gregg, and Mr.. John
Chester Bratton, son Of Mr..
James Henry Bratton, of Phila-
delphia, which took place on
Tuesday. The bride, who is the
daughter of Mr.. Fitzhugh Ward
Gregg, has made her home with
her grandmother since the death
of her mother, who was Miss
Mary Grower, of Jacksonville,
Fla.
The bride is a popular men,
Der of the younger social set in
Washington and made her debut
here last winter. She was grad
uated from the Holton Arms
School, which she attended for
six years.
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Grade Mark ROEisrersdI

ing some last minute shop
ping and getting ready for
their trip to the Philippines.
Before long they will be at
the packing stage and that is
always "such fun"
Their parents, the Secre-
tary Of War and Mrs. Dern,
are due to leave about Sep
TENDER l to 60 across country
to California, with plans to
stop over at their home in
Salt Lake City for a visit en-
route.
Two young New Dealers"
Don Marian and Frank How
ley, special assistants to the
Attorney General, have sent
out unique invitations for a
cocktail party.
On a business letter size
piece Of paper is a map of
nearby Virginia, conferred
with a picture of a rooster
holding a cocktail glass and
beneath it the day and the
time, Sunday, August Is at
5 p. m.
Various drawings appear,
such as a boat, an airplane,
a aUigwama, a black croaO, a
fir tree, an Indian 1Oith
arrow draWn, etc., dot
the highway leading to
"Merry-Go-Round," their
home. Little lettered no.
tations such as "Turn left
here or you aOill be late for
cocktails" and "Gas station
and 1Uagom lunch, beer,
gambling and slot ma-
chines-dom't risk 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-23
Society ToSee
Play By Shaw

With only a little more than
two weeks left, the Summer
Festival Season at the National
Sylvan Theater will offer four
of the most interesting produc-
tions of the entire season be-
ginning Tuesday, evening when
a fable play, "Androcles and
the Lion" is presented by the
Washington Community Play
ers before an audience of the
Capital City's officials and
drama lovers who enjoy the
outdoor programs at the Monu-
ment each year.
This play-by George Ber-
nard Shaw-will be the seven.
tenth consecutive semiweekly
festival performance of the
present season; and will be
followed by the presentation of
two ShakeSpearean plays, the
much-poStponed Romeo and
Juliet" and Tanning of the
ShreW";; with Gilbert and Sulli.
vans operetta Patience" clos
ing the season on September 9.
The final date has been ad-
vanced one night because of
the Pan American concert on
September 10.
Officials to Be Guests
Distinguished Government Of
ticials. including the Secretary
of the Interior, Mr.. Harold
Ickes; Senator and Mrs. Will
liam H. King, Senator Arthur
Capper, Representative Virginia
Jenckes, Representative Mary T.
Norton, the Com m issioners,
members of the Board of Edu.
cation, members of the summer
festival committee of the office
of National Capital Parks and
the Community Center Depart
ment will attend the festival
drama, which promises mirth-
full evening, with a play ideally
suited to the out of doors thea.
ter.
Among the special guests Of
the committee on Tuesday night
will be Mr.. Harry Slattery, DR..
George Bowerman, Mr.. James
C. Yaden, Mr.. Mark Lansburgh,
Mr.. C. Melvin Sharpe, Mr.. Lewis
r. Barrett. Mr.. F.. L. Higgins,
Mr.. Isaac Cans, Capt. Robb S.
Mackie, Mr.. Robert j. Cottrell
and Mr.. Curtis Hodges.
Returns From Canada
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuel William
Elton have just returned from
their wedding trip to North
Bay, Canada, where they were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas C. Foley, of Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Mrs. Elton, before her mar
riage on August 8, was Miss FL
len Reid, daughter of Mr..
Stephen A. Reid and the late
Mrs. Reid, of Chevy Chase, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton are making
their home in Chevy Chase until
the completion of their new
home,
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Diplomatic and Official Notes
Farewell DINNER PARTY PLANNED
Attorney General and Wife To
Be Feted Before Departure
By the Harry w. B|airs

The Attorney General and Mrs Homer S.
Cummings will be the guests in whose honor
the Assistant Attorney General and Mrs Harry W. Blair
will entertain farewell dinner tomorrow evening at their
home Indian Lane, Spring Valley The Attorney General
and Mrs Cummings will sail Wednesday the Washington
for sojourn in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bruce Kremer who have just returned
from the West and who also will sail aboard the Washing
Wednesday, will be in the company, which will number
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Sail on
Europa Today

Senator and Mrs. Daniel
o. Hastings will sail today
on the Europa for Europe.
They will spend some time
travelling through the rural
districts Of England, ireland
and Scotland before return
ing to their home in Della
ware.
Another member Of the Sen
ate who plans to go abroad
this summer is Senator Arthur
Vandenberg, who, with Mrs.
Vandenberg. will pay a brief
visit to their home in Michi-
gan following the adjourn
ment Of Congress, sailing later
for Europe.
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z0722M I0biC1
Leaving to
Join Wife

Lady Lindsay is spending
some time with Mrs. w. Bay
ard Cutting, mother Of the
late Senator Bronson Cut
ting, and Mrs. Bayard James
at their residence in Bar
Harbor, Maine.
The British Ambassador is
sojourning in England, hav-
ing sailed a week ago today
for his homeland.
Good looking William P.
MacCracken leaves today to
join Mrs. MacCracken and
their son and daughter in
Aurora, N. Y, where they
have a house for the summer.
He will remain over the week.
end, returning to the Capital
for a brief stay before going
to Chicago for the Labor Day
weekend, on which trip he
may be accompanied by Mrs.
MacCracken.
Before Leaving for Cali
fornid early IN the summer
they stopped at CayugG
Lake, IN Ne1O York State,
and avhIe IN the West they
visited several of the no.
tional parks.
Mrs MacCracken prob
ably 1Uill remain IN the
North until the middle of
September.
clock" and 'Ned" Mclean
are spending several days in
York Harbor, visiting friends
and attending a series Of
parties. They plan to return
next week to rejoin their
mother, Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean, and sister, Evalyn
Mclean, at Friendship, "
where they have remained
throughout the summer.
The Royal +. McKennas,
accompanied by their pretty
young daughter, Bambie,
have motored to Detroit
where they will be the guests
for ten days Of the Carl
Fishers, who have frequently
visited in the Capital. A
round Of gay parties are fol-
lowing their arrival.
With not much time moV
before ''the dear old school
days" begin again, KGth-
crime Buckley is busy get
ting her fall aUardrobe to-
gether and looking for1Uard
to a visit IN NeaV York
With her father, Senator
Robert J. Buckley, and Mrs.
Bulkley.
She is entering VGssar,
1Vhere she aViU take an &C.
tive part IN the freshman
activities. Her Capital de-
but 1OiU be postponed for a.
gear or so.
After their sojourn IN
NeaO York, Senator and
Mrs. Buckley will go to
their home in Cleveland.
Betsy Dern and Mary
Baxter are busy as can be do
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Not BoWinq
This Year

1t is bound to be an en-
jOyable party avith such
clever invitations, so lucky
are the ones qvho've re-
celved bids.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hamilton
Mccormick Goodhart n d
Mrs. James Mcmillan Gibson,
who is the former Miss Pa
thence Mccormick Goodhart,
have returned to Italian villa
in Bar Harbor, after a fishing
trip in Canada.
Mrs. John w. Brawner and
her daughter, Elizabeth,
whose engagement was an
nounced early this month to
DR.. D. Butler Grimes, jr.,
are spending these few weeks
at Blue Ridge Summit and
will not return to their apart
ment until the middle of
September.
At the preview of "Annap-
oils Farewell" last evening,
the few officials who are now
in the Capital and most of
the naval residents of this
city were in the audience.
The tall, dignified Secretary
of State, Mr.. Cordell Hull,
and his charming wife smil-
ingly faced the battery of
glaring Kleig lights. Mrs.
Hull was wearing a lovely
gown. of soft powder blue
lace made on simple lines.
Her only jewelry was a sim
gle strand of pearls.
A few moments after their
arrival another tall member
of the Cabinet, the Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr.. Henry
Morgenthau, jr., arrived, &C
companied by two gentlemen.
Following the picture they
were again glimpsed as the
masculine trio climbed into
the long sleek Treasury car
and were whisked off to the
Union Station, where one Of
the visitors, wearing a dark
blue suit and carrying an inn
portant looking brief case,
boarded one of the midnight
trains.
To celebrate the formal
opening of it's new swim
ming pool, the Washington
Golf and Country Club is ar
ranging a festive afternoon
and evening for tomorrow.
The pool will be dedicated
at 4::30 o'clock, with a water
carnival following. Nation
ally known aquatic stars will
take part in an exhibition of
swimming, fancy diving and
swimming races.
From $50 to 1880 cock
tails 1ViU be served on the
broad VerGndG overlooking
Washington. A buffet sup
per 1OiU follow and dane
ing-Om the verGndG under
the stGrs-1UiU provide a
pleasant finale to the fete.
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Crisp season dUOuL W ueSceuu, Will
have ever so many things taking
place, perhaps the most important
and enjoyable of which will be the
Horse and Hound Show.
This will be held at Seven Knobs,
lovely old estate of Mr.. Whitney
Aitcheson near Laurel, Md. The
farm is large, covering acres and
acres of rolling green, and has with
in it's picturesque fences every kind
of terrain desired for hunting.
Colonial Architecture
The house, which does not seem
to warrant calling the place a farm,
is of dignified colonial architecture
and has tall white columns surround
ing the hospitable front door. The
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Mrs. Roosevelt left the White
House yesterday morning to
motor to Chautauqua, N. Y,
where she will address the Chau-
tauqua Women's Club. She plans
to return to Washington some
time during the first week of
September.
The first secretary Of the
American Embassy in Paris,
Mr.. Williamson s. Howell. ar
rived in New York yesterday
aboard the Europa. He is on
leave of absence and will
spend some of it in Washing.
ton.
II \
Mrs. Bessie Edison and her
son, Mr.. Gilbert Edison, Of this
city, are at Bolton Landing, N.
Y, for a summer Sojourn.
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Attache MOTORING

Col. Wyndam TORI, military
attache Of the British Embassy
at Washington, and Mrs. TORI,
are stopping at the Hotel
Gotham, while spending a few
days i'm New York city.
Colonel and MRS. TORI
motored north from Mexico,
where they visited for q few
weeks. They will leave in a day
or two for a motor tour Of New
England.
Il Il u
Lieut.. Col. Benjamin c. Lock
wood, U. S. A., and Mrs. Lock
wood have arrived in Washing
ton from San Francisco for
duty. They are at the Mar
Unique, where they plan to
spend a month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-23
@'eA Cow"
At Murray Bay

Miss Laura Harlan and her
sister, Miss Ruth Harlan, will
return to the Capital after
Labor Day from Murray Bay,
Canada, where they have been
for several weeks.
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Horse and Hound Show Will
Take Place on Labor Day
At AitCheson Estate

Labor Day, which sounds the curfew on
summering at the resorts and brings most
of the people fastening back start preparations for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-23
Guests at Sprinqs

The Ambassador of Argen-
tina and Sonora de Espil have
as their guests at Hot Springs
the Financial Attache of the
Embassy and Sonora de Irigo-
ven
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Dolly Cameron Says:
SEVEN KNOLLS' SCENE OF EVENT.
Porch Scene
On an Attractive
Estate in
Virginia

MRS BALDWIN sPILLMAN, Jr, photographed on tn
porch of her charming Virginia home Warrenton with
her two pet dachsunds She and her husband entertain fire.
queny and are members Of the fashionable hunting set of
that vicinity. (Hessler- Henderson Photo).
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SENORITA AMELITA AL
FARO, attractive daughter
of the Minister of Panama
and Sonora de Alfaro, who
will be presented to Capital
society this Winter. senorita
Alfaro is an accomplished
musician and will continue
her study of the piano this
year along with her busy So
cial life. photo by Hessler
and Henderson,,
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driveway from the main road up to the house lined with
apple trees The ring which most of the show will take
Mace lies in small valley the estate and is surrounded
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
TRAFFIC PILES
Up AT TRACK
Soldiers and Police often
Unable to Break Jams
at Speedway.

Persons living near the Indianap-
oils Motor Speedway were relieved
to know today that the huge, unor-
ganized army Of $4,000 speed-mad
fans had disbanded and would not
return for another year.
From Sunup to shutdown yesterday
the streets, roads, paths. alleys and
sometimes lawns near the Speedway
were clogged with footing autos and
Drawing humanity.
National guardsmen. city police
and state police at times were pow
erleSs to break up the traffic jams
which kept cars at a standstill COM
ing to and from the Speedway.
Newspaper men who had come
from all corners of the nation fit
cred into the press pagoda at the
last moment due to traffic delays.
With almost every one of the
$4,000 persons trying to leave the
Speedway at the same time after
the race, crowds stood patiently
without moving while traffic men
waved the autos out of the gates
where they stood lined four deer
and moving an inch at a time.
Crowds stood for several blocks
along the railroad tracks outside the
Speedway to be transported back
into the city on shuttle trains
Buses were so overloaded thai
many gave up any hope of reaching
the city within several hours anc
sat down on front lawns and curb
stones until the vanguard of the
crowd had moved on.
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Bicycle for Kelly Jr.

Kelly PetillO. California thunder
bolt. who yesterday averaged loo
miles an hour to win the twenty
third annual 5OO-mile race. today
turned away from roaring motors
10 wheeled red bicycles.
This happeped because last night
Kelly Jr.. 8. asserted he was glad
his father had won the pot of gold
at the end Of the record smashing
race. because now he could get the
bicycle he has been demanding
these past II months
The diminutive Pacific Coast speed
king today was 10 assist Junior in
the selection of the bicycle. which,
Junior insists must be speedy.
When Petillo left the speedway
late yesterday after winning the big
race. he hurried to the restaurant
operated by his closest friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward De Biase. 435
MaSSaChUsettS-av. There with his
attractive wife and his nephews.
Phil De StefanO and Kelly Naples.
both of Pittsburgh. the new speed
king was guest Of the De Bases at
a full course italian dinner.
Between courses with arms akimbo
on the red and white checkered
table cloth. the speed king clasped
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his swollen hands and talked self
efacingly about his mountaineering
drive.
Petillo credited his victory not to
himsl.t. but to mechanical perfec-
ton and science. The most diplo-
matte questioning did not result in
Petillo admitting his physical per-
lection or that his nerves of steel
had anything to do with it.
Sharing his friends glory was Mr..
De Biase and MS wife. Anna. both
Of whom, Petillo admitted, helped
him more than a little to win.
Eddie De Biase, the new speed
king declared. had befriended him
in fair weather and foul Eddie
himself several years ago invested
his savings in a racing car which
met with disaster at the Speedway.
He had sympathetic under
standing for the tribulations Of Pc
tillO and the midget speed demon
limited Eddie had this year helped
him in such expensive matters as
building the winning car and OPP
Grating it.
Petillo insisted he should have
no credit for winning the race. His
mechanic, Jimmie Durham, deserves
most of the credit for the drive,
Petillo insisted. Science. too. he said,
had produced tires that helped him
win.
Beaming in the background dur
ing the dinner was Nick D'Egidia,
who aided Petillo in the pits yes
terday. He acted as custodian for
Charlie" the pet monkey owned
by the De Bases. Charlie" was at
the 500-mile race yesterday - the
only monkey ever to have won that
distinction.
The new speed king showed little
evidence of his death-defying drive
His swollen hands alone bore evil
dence of the physical punishment
he had received.
PetillO ia Ned freely of latheS and
caTburetOrS and tires. He is a born
mechanic and machiniSt. He glories
in his car-the product of his own
hands. 1t was put together on the
Pacific Coast, where scoffers called
il "Kelly's Folly"
The new speed kings plans for
the immediate future are we'll set
tied. First he will race on Eastern
tracks to run up the points needed
to establish him as No. l speed star
Then off to Europe to thrill race
fans there.
Petillo was born in Pittsburgh.
His racing career had been beset
with trouble.
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wreck, and 1t was not until
Kelly came down the stretch
on the ninth lap that l knew
he was safe.
That tao minutes after the crash
until I saw him in his car seemed
ike a hundred years.
have watched dozens o. races
in which Kelly drove. but isver be-
fore have I been So terror stricken
as when that accident happened.
The wife Of a race driver sees lit
tie Of the 5OO-mile race. To hec
there really Is only one car in the
race. That car is her husbands.
His is the only car She looks for
as the machines go past the grand
stand.
When drivers wife fails to
identify a wrecked car. she waits;
she watches for the numbers as the
cars rush by.
The race drivers wife has no time
to study the crowd. or the fashion
able outfits Of the society women in
the boxes.
Hers Is a study Of numbers and
Of cOlors. The colors she studies
are not the cOlors OF gowns or OF
hats or OF scarfs. but Of speeding
racing cars-and especially one car.