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Serial Numbers
Of Ransom
Bills Told
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Official announcement was
made here today by the Depart
ment of Justice that the numbers
on the Federal Reserve notes that
comprised the Weyerhaeuser ran.
som money have been circularized
to all banks, clearing houses and
other places Of money exchanges.
Virtually all the IS, $40 and $40
bills that made up the 100000
ransom were notes in the San
Francisco Federal Reserve Bank.
The department also made
public copy of the kidnapping
note which was sent the Weyer-
haeuser family by special delivery
on May "a, at Tacoma.
The listing of the numbered
ransom bills comprised SIS mimeo-
graphed pages.
Listed in Sequence
The numbers We're listed in
sequence, but were not consecu-
lively numbered, such as two fol-
lowing one, or three following two.
The were nine United States
notes Of S denomination included
in the ransom money. which all
together would weigh more than
40 pounds.
The reserve notes all carried
the first letter symbol IL" and the
final symbol "a" save a few
that were marked with a final
asterisk in place of the A.
The first of the $40 bills listed
was L00000034A, the next
L00003778, with an asteriSk after
the final digit.
The final $40 notes number
was listed as L16O15391A. Thus
all of the 100000 in $40 notes
fall between the mum b e r
L00000034A and L16O15391A.
The first of the $40 denomina-
tions, of which there are $4,000
in all, carried the serial number
L00001135, with an asteriSk after
the final digit. The second SO
note listed carried the number
L00087602, with an aSterisk. The
last number of the $40 series was
L20865471A.
Notes Numbered
The first Of the IS reserve notes
was numbered L00222535, with an
asterisk, the second, L00232450,
with an aSterisk. The last in this
series was L35979275A.
The nine United States notes Of
IS denomination were numbered:
G C38404177A; H C47728772A;
A C63256411A; K C65608079A:
K C680S3271A; C C69925071A;
E C75261737A; D C75274984A;
I Cs9234319A.
Field offices of the Department
of Justice were listed as follows:
Aberdeen, S. D., Atlanta, Birming'
ham, Boston, Buffalo, Butte, Char
lotte, S. c., Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit,
Ell Paso, Indianapolis, Jackson
vile, Kansas City, Little Rock,
Los Angees, Milwaukee, Nashville,
New Orleans, New York, Okla
horna City, Omaha, Philadelphia,
P h oenix, Pittsburgh, Portland,
Ore, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
San Francisco, st. Louis, st. Paul,
washington.
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PROMISED
BYPRES|DENT
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to license all corporations engaged
in interstate business and thus
carry out the NRA principles arose
at the White House today. follow
ing the visit of Senator O. Maho.
ney Of Wyoming. It is understood
the Senator talked to President
Roosevelt along that line.
Senator O'Mahoney explained
that a Federal license on all inter
state corporations could carry
with it regulations that would
have to be complied with before
a license would be granted.
It also would mean that all
such corporations would have to
be incorporated under the Federal
laws.
- Plans for License
A very strong suggestion that
the President has in mind a law
leaders would like to 90 to bat on
the very issue that the President
wants to settle now. It would
give the G. o. P. an opportunity
to defend the fundamentals OF
American Government.
Democratic National Committee
Spokesman say that they think
the President could put the Re
publicans on the defensive if the
matter became partisan issue.
Their feeling is he would
adopt the realistic rather than the
legalistic argument and point to
the benefits claimed by the New
Deals radical measures in feeding
the hungry; to the advances labor
had obtained under NRA's section
Ia and under the Wagner bill
which the Administration believes
will be enacted. etc.
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Today In
Congress

SENATE
Met at noon to continue con-
sideration Of the utility holding
company bill.
HOUSE
Met at noon to consider bills
on the calendar.
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DAVIS ADMITS
BREMEN GUILT
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before the United States Commits
sioner following several hours of
questioning at the office of H. E.
Andersen, in charge Of the st.
Paul Federal bureau.
Sentence of the gangSter was
deferred until next Friday or Sat-
urday, Judge Joyce announced.
Eighth to Face Jail
Davis is the eighth member OF
the gang to face a long prison
term in connection with the
Bremen snatching, which occurred
in January, 1884. The dapper
Notwithstanding ex-convict is be-
lieved to have participated in the
actual kidnapping of the banker.
Davis was taken into custody
in Chicago last Friday and was
brought here by plane early to-
day. Belying earlier reports, the
gangster was reported to have
surrendered to Federal agents
there.
Lending credence to this latter
development was the fact that
Davis hair, which formally had
been coal black, mad turned gray
during the last three months,
supposedly from worry. The tips
of his fingers were mutilated,
apparently in an effort to avoid
Identification from fingerprints
Alibi Reported
Davis is 80 years old and weighs
only 1875 pounds. It was while in
the Oklahoma penitentiary that
he met the leaders and members
of the Barker-Karpis gang. He
was known to have been in ST.
Paul Immediately after the Bre
mer kidnapping. sharing an apart
ment with Edna "Robbits" Muir
ray, Kansas City's kissing bandit y
Davis had apparently cleared
himself of participation in the
snatching of George Weyerhaeuser
Although Federal officers ques'
tioning him here refused to dis
cuss the matter with newspaper
men, the hoodlum was believed to
have established an alright abb
in connection with the Weyer'
haeuser kidnapping.
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z CCC YOUTHS
FOUND SLAIN

HAMMONTON, N. j., June 3
G.N.SD The bodies Of two CCC
workers, apparently killed in a
terrific struggle and dumped on
the highway near here, presented
troopers and Army officers with
a battling mystery today.
Discovered by a fishing party,
the dead youths were identified
as Charles Green, 81, and Benja-
min Hopson, II, both of Atlantic
City. They were recently trans
ferred to Camp Dix from a CCC
camp at Blauvelt, N. Y.
Police said they apparently were
murdered shortly after leaving
Camp Dix on a three-day fur
Tough.
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Will Rogers
Says:

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 3.
Well, sir, q fOrlOrn looking gen
tleman came to my house Sun
day afternoon. Said he was
one Of ROOSeveIt's Cabinet, and
he looked it. 1t was Mr.. Roper,
Secretary Of Commerce.
I try to make o point to
never turn anybody away.
First one Of the New Deal I
had seen since the Supreme
Court took thei. matches away
from 'em. But he was q game
Southern gentleman. No kicks,
no Squawks. He and I searched
around through the burned EN-.
bers to see IL any little New
Deal object might be Salvaged.
We decided that with big
business operating under the
old "dOg eat dog" plan, so
many dogs would eventually
get bit that parts Of the NRA
would look like q halo by 1885,
Copyright McNaught syndicGtOA
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PETITION
HIGH COURT

While extra police were watch
full and alert, approximately 20
youthful Communists, black and
white, "petitioned" the Supreme
Court today for reconsideration
of the case of Angelo Herndon,
Negro Communist, who was ar
rested in Atlanta, Ca, and sem
fenced to 18 to 20 years III prison
for violation of a State statute.
They insisted upon seeing court
officials, and finally two of their
number, Robert E. Ray, represent
ing the Young Liberators' party,
and James Ashford, New York
Communist, were allowed to see
Frank Green, marshal Of the
court. They left their petition
with him.
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TREASURY CONDITION

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Treasury balance as Of May 81:
$l,956,836,25485; internal rev.
enue, $5,976, 5000; current rev
enue, $3O,338,88O.8
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ton sent him back for life. On
January 8, 1925, Davis escaped, but
his freedom was short-lived and
he was returned on January 81,
He then decided that more could
be accomplished by being good
boy than by Haunting prison
authority
And he was right. For, as a re,
ward, he was given his vacation
seven years later and went forth
to join DOC" Barker in the kid
mapping plans which they had per,
fected in the Oklahoma peniten,
tiary.
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NORTON OFFERS
D. {. TAX BILL

Simplification of the sale Of
property for delinquent taxes in
the District and authorization of
erection of q memorial to the
early settlers of the country are
provided in two measures intro
duced in the House today by
Representative Mary T. Norton
CD of New Jersey. chairman of
the House District Committee.
Under existing law the District
Commissioners are required to
search the title of property for
delinquent sale and notify all
parties involved. 1t is provided in
the bill presented today on the
suggestion of the Commissioners
that the search be eliminated
and the Commissioners be per-
mitted to notify interested par
ties through publication in Wash
ington newspapers.
In resolution for authorization
of the memorial, the American
Colony of Colonial Settlers, spon-
soring the measure, declare that
since the Federal city contains
ground granted to the Govern
ment by the early settlers there
should be a fitting memorial to
them. The Settlers point out that
they have been raising these me-
MORALS all over the country, the
latest one at Cape Henry, Va. The
proposed memorial for the Dis
trict would be designed by Delos
Smith.
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HOTEL MEN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June
1.-Two Temple University basket.
ball stars, Howard Reds" Rosan
and Charley Freiberg, have opened
one Of Atlantic City's largest off.
the-Boardwalk hotels, the Univer'
sity Hotel.
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$15,148,OOO N. Y.
City Notes Called

NEW YORK, June 3.-New
York city has called for redemp-
ton July !, 1885, $15,148,000 Of
3 per cent revenue notes issued
July /, 1884, due July /, 1887.
These obligations, issued under
the city'S agreement with its
bankers, are callable on interest
dates.
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Leave Tonight
ForGeorgia

The Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Lawrence Wood
Robert, jr.. will leave this evening
for Atlanta, Ga, where they will
attend the Presidents Homecom-
ing Celebration on Friday. They
will return to the Capital the lat
ter part of the week.
High ranking officials of the
Government are journeying South
to attend the gala event at which
it is estimated more than 200, 900
will be present.
Former Representative and Mrs.
James M. Beck will have with
them for the Thanksgiving holi-
days their granddaughter, Miss
Nina Beck who comes from the
Greenwood School in Maryland
where she is a student.
The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. B. Sumner Welles will
entertain at dinner on Saturday
evening in their country home at
Oxon Hill, Md.
Mrs. Alice Nibley Smoot, who
has recently moved to an apart
ment at the Mayflower, will enter
tain at a cocktail party there this
afternoon by way of an informal
houSewarming.
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c o m m ittees
Are Named

Miss katherine Brown, chair.
man of the girls floor committee
for the Thanksgiving ball to be
held in the Italian Garden at the
Mayflower, Friday evening, has
selected as her assistants Miss
Frida Frazer, vice chairman; Miss
Diane Maitland, Miss Jane
Maitland, Miss Betty Angus,
Miss Mary Katherine Bent
ley, Miss Silvine Claggett, Miss
Mary Ellen Corby, Miss Marjorie
Jane Dampman, Miss Mary Tyler
Mccormack, Miss Martha McKen'
ma, Miss Jane Esther Platt, Miss
Randolph Richardson, Miss Mary
Winifred Brown, Miss Betty
Marsh, Miss Elizabeth Rowan,
Miss Stellita Stapleton and Miss
Josephine Deems, of Forest Hills,
Long Island.
Mr.. Bradford Ross, chairman
of the mems floor committee, will
have assisting him, Mr.. Nathan
T. Bartlett, vice chairman; Mr..
James c. Bernhardt, Mr.. Hilton
Smith, Mr.. Fred S. Bauknight,
Mr.. Aston Boyd, Lieut.. Bream
Patrick, U. S. A.; Mr.. Franklin
Roudybush, Mr.. Gardiner L.
Boothe, jr., Mr.. Joshua Evans Sd,
and Mr.. william D. Cheatham.
Supper will be served at 1890.
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seems hard to believe that it not always held.
1t way back in 1890 that the "kaydets" the mid
dies" met for the first time-a West Poin-and the Navy
"a to For several the two academies played
each others homes first the Hudson then visit the
Severn school, Now however they have decided of
happy medium with New York city and Philadelphia subst
tutng for West Point and Annapolis, respectively
First Game Was Very Different
In those days of the first game it really quite
ing-no other plans made such have when
Cpates hurry off to the of the skrmshand
in time to to dinner and ball here in town afterwards
That not the only that game of differs
there the matter of cothesse and fashions not only of
what mlady might select but there the uniforms
consider to nothing of what the players themselves had
Saturday, when the morning is still in the onedig hours
there will be general exodus Not few brave souls will
bundle themselves into robes and will HE them
selves down to the station to board the special trains that
will be rolling clubs bound for Phladephiathen few who
will be detained by business something equally unsympa
thetic, will take planes.
Once in the Quaker City the visitors the
crowd of naves Quite the eontrarythe Mashingtonians
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House Guests
Miss Burnhan1
Is Married

At a small informal ceremony
this morning Miss Mildred Burn.
ham, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight N. Burnham, became the
bride of Mr.. A. deMouy Spots
wood, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Spottswood, of Mobile, Ala. The
wedding took place in the Wash.
ington Heights Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. John C,
Palmer officiating.
The bride was given in marri.
age by her father. She wore a
suit of green wool the coat of
which was fitted at the waist and
flared out in Russian style. The
hemline and neck were trimmed
with lynx. Her off-the-face hat
was of dark green velour and she
had matching accessories. Her
corSage was of green orchids.
Wears Dark Green
Miss Leah Clagett Ford, the
brides only attendant, was cos
tuned in dark green crepe fash
ioned on tunic lines and trim
med with silk braid. She carried
a >sheaf of bronze chrySanthemumS
and button pompons.
Mr.. John Shields Spottswood
served his brother as best man
and the ushers were Mr.. John w.
Vollmer, uncle of the bride, and
Mr.. Walter Knox. of Norfolk. Va.
Following the ceremony there
was a wedding breakfast at the
Shoreham Hotel. Mrs. Burnham
wore a gown of black velvet
trimmed with a touch of coral
at the neckline and a corSage Of
white orchids. Miss Marie SPOTS
wood, sister of the bridegroom was
attired in black velvet trimmed
with gold. Her corsage was OF
yellow orchids.
To Visit Florida
Mr.. SpottSwood and his bride
left by motor for New York city
where they will leave by boat for
Florida. After sometime spent in
Silver Spring, Fla, and Ft. Ben
ming, Ca, Mr.. and Mrs. Spots
wood will be at home in Mobile,
Ala.
Mrs. SpottSwood attende e d
Friends School and was graduated
from George Washington Univer-
sity. Mr.. Spottswood attended the
University Military School in
Mobile and was graduated from
the University of Alabama.
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Hretary of the Czechoslovakian
Legation, who, with her hus-
band and daughter, Gladys,
will sail on Friday to return
to Prague.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
will be hostess at a luncheon
tomorrow at her home in Cali
fornia Street, entertaining in
honor of Nine. Broz.
The Ambassador of Argen-
tina and his attractive wife are
going to New York for the
Thanksgiving holiday and a
few days following.
Saw attractive Louise Alex.
ander at a recent wedding
ceremony and her outfit was
simply stunning. With her
maroon fur trimmed coat she
wore hat of matching shade,
its tricky lines being the last
word in chic. 1t was really
most unusual. 1t bore a close
resemblance to a mortar board
otherwise known as the cap
of the "cap-and-gown" CO.'S
tune of college days) that has
been put through various con-
tortions by a skillful de-
signer.
Two points of the square
flare out at either side-the
one in the front is folded back
over the crown in a most flat
tering manner and the rear
guard point fades gracefully
into the general scheme of
things. Which all goes to show
that here is another use and
practical as we'll as attractive
for higher learning, brain
trusters and so forth.
Pretty Mrs. Sam Conner,
cocktailing with Ken Watson
at Pierrette's, wears a halo
model off-the-face black h a t
which is most becoming and
white silk gabardine collar and
cuffs complete her modish
black gown.
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everywhere All of the hotels
handhake Then after the there
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I07Q)11 I0biCS
Copyright 1885,

Invitations for the marriage
of his daughter, Zoe, to Mr..
Ernest Schlatter, attache of
the Legation of Switzerland,
have been issued by the Cuban
Ambassador, Senior DR.. Gull
lermo Patterson y de Jauregui.
The ceremony will take place
on December 16, at 4 80 o'clock,
at the embassy in Sixteenth
Street, and will be followed by
a reception.
There will be a meeting Of
the Children's Hospital Board
on Monday, December 2. Mr..
o. H. P. johnson is chairman
of the men, and Mrs. Frederick
H. Brooke, chairman of the
women board members. Tea
will be served following the
meeting.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock has
sent out cards for a tea from
5 until 7 o'clock on Wednes-
day, December II, at her resi-
dence, 2311 NJ sachusetts
Avenue.
$50
Mrs. c. Mathews Dick was
met by her husband in New
York yesterday upon her arri-
val aboard the Europa from
a several weeks sojourn
abroad, and we miss our guess
if she didn't bring back from
Paris some very fetching frocks
which will be seen at all the
smart parties during the COM
ing season.
Another passenger aboard
the Europa was the Rumanian
Minister, Mr.. Charles A. Da-
villa, who has been away from
the Capital since early in July.
~ =
Mrs. James j. Davis, wife of
the Senator from Pennsylvania,
was hostess at luncheon today
at her home in Massachusetts,
Avenue, entertaining at a fare
well party for Nine. Broz,
wife of the retiring First Sec
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Treasury Chief
In South

The Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr.. Henry Morgenthau, jr., is
spending a few days at Warm
Springs, Ca, with the President.
He will return tomorrow and with
Mrs. Morgenthau and their daugh-
ter, Joan, will go to Fishkill Farms,
their home in Duchess county in
New York, for the holiday week
end.
X Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicolas Raffalo-
vich, of Paris, France, who have
been at the Ambassador Hotel in
New York city since their arrival
from abroad a fortnight ago, have
gone to Philadelphia to visit
friends. Later they will come to
Washington to be the guests of
the former United States Minister
to Egypt and Mrs. Franklin Mott
Gunther.
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Annual Meetino

The annual meeting of the
American Red Cross will be held
in Washington on December II
for the purpose of electing Off
GERS and filling vacancies.
Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain
at tea on December IL for the
Board of Incorporators, delegates
of chapters and the volunteer
committees and that evening Miss
Mabel T. Boardman will be host
ess at dinner at the Sulgrave
Club.
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after-the-game chats.
WOodrings to Have Guests
Among those who are going to
the game are the Acting Secretary
of War and Mrs. Harry H. Wood
ring. They will have as their
guests his sister, Miss Ida Wood
ring; the Governor of Indiana and
Mrs. Paul v. McNutt, Col. and Mrs.
John Shelby Kritser and their
nephew, Mr.. Shelby Kritser: Mr..
and Mrs. Duke Shoot and Capt.
William L. Ritchie. Even though
the senior Derns are out on the
Pacific, having started for home
from their visit to the Philippines,
their family will be represented
at the game, for Mr.. William Dern
and his attractive young wife will
be on the Army side.
Although it is not quite definite
yet whether the Secretary of the
Navy, Mr.. Claude A. Swanson, will
go, Mrs. Swanson plans to and will
have as her guests the Maj. Gen.
Commandant of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. Capt. and Mrs. Frank
Fletcher and Mr.. Douglas Hall.
Mrs. Hurley and Her Children
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley. wife of
the former Secretary of War, will
be accompanied by their four chill
dren, Patricia, Ruth, Wilson and
small Mary.
Rear Admiral Joseph r. De
frees and his son, Joseph, jr., will
go up to Philadelphia Saturday
morning. Miss Helen Defrees will
already be in the city for a visit
Of several days.
The Chief of Staff of the Army
and Mrs. Malin Craig will have
as their guests, Gen. and Mrs.
Robert C. Davis, of New York:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Howard Stout,
brother-in-law and sister of Gen
eral Craig, and Capt. and Mrs.
CarneS B. Lee.
The Minister of Ecuador, Senor
Captain Colon Eloy Alfaro, and
Sonora de Alfaro will take with
them Senorita Amelita Alfaro,
daughter of the Minister of Pan
anna and Sonora de Alfaro; Senor
Rogelio Alfaro, her brother, and
little Yolanda Alfaro. After the
game the Minister and his wife
will be joined by their two sons,
Colon, jr., and Jaime, who are
cadets at West Point.
On Navy Side
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Adolf
phus Andrews, with their debu.
tante daughter, Miss Florence An
drews, and their son, AdolphuS,
jr., will be among those cheering
for the Blue and Gold.
Others who expect to attend the
game include the Assistant Post
master General and Mrs. w. w.
Howes. They will be accompanied
by their daughter, Miss Mary Sen
ate Howes, and her house guest,
Miss Eileen Burke; Mr.. Frank
Wickhen, Miss Fanny Session and
Mr.. Frank Burke, of Sioux Falls,
S. D. They will motor up.
Others going are Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert v. Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lewis Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Israel, Judge and Mrs.
Logan Morris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Smyser, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert C. Whitehurst and their
daughter, Miss Maria Mines
Whitehurst; Mr.. Robert Vaughn,
Mr.. John Leach, former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Fred A. Brit
ten, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop, jr., whose wedding took
place Saturday, and who are
spending a few days of their
honeymoon in New York city and
Philadelphia.
< \. o.
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Mrs. william Howard Taft will
go to Philadelphia tomorrow to
spend Thanksgiving with her
son-in-law and daughter, Prof.
and Mrs. Frederick j. Manning.
House Guests
The Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace have
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Spaulding,
of Des Moines, Ia, as their guests
for a few days.
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Diplomatic and Official Notes:
MINISTER TO DENMARK TO BE FETED
The heSecretaVof Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper Will
Entertain. at Dinner

The United States Minister to Denmark,
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, will be the guest in
whose honor the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs Daniel c.
Roper will entertain dinner Saturday evening their resi-
dence in Woodland Drive
Mrs will sail December aboard the Frederick VIII
to her post Copenhagen Before her departure she
is being feted at a round of parties
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At Hot Sprinqs

Mr.. and Mrs. william Phelps
Emo are spending some time in
Hot Springs, Va. They are un-
decided whether they will open
their Washington residence for
the winter months.