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The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Diplomatic and Official Notes
WAR SECRETARY AND WIFE GUEST
Woodfings and Kings in Party
Entertained at Dinner by
Mrs. Alice N. Smoot

The Secretary of War and Mrs. George H.
Dern we're among the guests of Mrs. Alice
Nbey Smoo dinner at the Shoreham Terrace last
ming
Mrs Shoots other guests included the Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs. Harry Woodrng; Senator and Mrs William
II. King. and Mr. Edward Macdonald. Of New York citv
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Wagner-Nixon
Ceremony

A simple decoration OF white
lilies, artistically arrange
against a background of palms
and ferns, formed the setting
for the wedding this afternoon
of Miss Margaret CORTLAND
Nixon. daughter of Mrs. Nixon
and the late Col. CORTLAND
Nixon, of this city, and Lieut..
Seiss Wagner, U.S.A., son of
Mr.. Cuthbert Wagner, of Green
vile, Tenn.
The ceremony was perform
ed in the Church of the Trans
figuration at Blue Ridge Sum-
nit, Pa, by the Rev. Arthur
Pffafko.
Brides Gown
The bride. who was given in
marriage by her uncle, Col.
Thomas Gumperling, Military
Attache of the United States
Embassy in Havana, wore a
picturesque gown of ivory satin,
made on gracefully draped
lines. with bertha of rare old
family lace. Her tulle veil fell
from a cap of the lace, and
she carried a bouquet of gar
deniaS.
Miss Nancy Keith, of Gettys-
burg, Pa. acted as maid Of
honor, and Miss Mary Carter
Grandy, of Norfolk, Va, was
the bridesmaid. They wore
charming acquamarine chiffon
gowns, made with butterfly
skirts, and chiffon turbans to
match, with tulle brims. Their
bouquets were of pink roses and
blue larkspur.
Little Miss Anne Bennett,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Bennett, of this city, was the
flower girl, and she wore a
quaint frock of pink chiffon,
made like those of the other at
tendantS. and carried an old.
fashioned bouquet.
Attend Bridegroom
Lieut.. Grant Sharp, U. s. N,
acted as best man for Lieuten-
ant Wagner, and the ushers
were Mr.. John Ordway and Mr..
Frederick Ostermann, both of
Washington; Mr.. Wyatt Brown,
of Blue Ridge Summit, and Mr..
Henry Lyme, jr., of Baltimore.
A reception followed the cere-
mony at the Nixon summer
home, where the couple were as
sisted in receiving by Mrs.
Nixon, the brides mother.
Lieutenant Wagner and his
bride left later for their we'd
ding trip. Upon their return,
they will be at home at Fort
Benning, Ca, where the lieuten-
ant will be a student officer at
the Infantry School in the fall.
DR.. and Mrs. Victor Afaro,
son and daughter-in-law of the
Minister of Panama and Nine.
Alfaro have announced the birth
of a son yesterday morning.
Mrs. Alfaro was formerly Miss
Nancy Hamilton, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Hamilton.
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Miss Winifred Crosby was the
maid of honor and only attend
ant for the bride, and she wore
o pale blue chiffon gown, which
was pleated to the end of her
wide skirt, with a detachable
cape which also was pleated.
Her picture hat was yellow. and
she carried an arm bouquet of
yellow tea roses.
Mr.. Gerard Paquin served as
best man for Mr.. Coe, and the
ushers included, Mr.. Thomas
Schaffert, Mr.. Gaines Cough,
Mr.. Charles Chamberlin and
Mr.. John Beane.
A reception followed the cere.
mony at the home of the bride
groom's parents, which was eff.
fectively decorated for the &C.
casion with pink roses and del
phinium. The young couple
was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Pulliam, mother of the
bride, and by Mrs. Coe, the
bridegroom's mother.
Mothers Gowns
The former wore a filmy
gown of hyacinth chiffon, with
matching accessories, and a
corsage bouquet of orchids and
gardenias. Mrs. Goes gown
was a handsome model Of blue
lace, and with it she wore pink
accessories, and a bouquet of
orchids and gardenias.
Mr.. Coe and his bride left
later for their honeymoon, the
latter travelling in a brown and
white sheer gown, made with a
jacket, and brown and white
accessories. They will reside
in Washington on their return.
The out-of-town guests here
for the wedding were, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Painter, of Draper,
Va; Miss Julia Taylor. of SUI
folk, Va; Miss Jean Claire
Hunt and Mr.. Bud Balm, of
Pulaski, Va: Mr.. w. Gwynn
Coe, of Albany, N. Y; and Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Lawrence, of
Baltimore. Md,
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Party for Faculty

Dean and Mrs. Robert Whit.
ney Bolwell will entertain,
this afternoon and evening, at
their home, Southport, near
White Oak, Md, for members
of the faculty of the George
Washington University sum.
mer sessions.
During the afternoon, the
guests will enjoy various sports,
including golf, tennis and swim
ming. In the evening, there will
be music, bridge and dancing.
A piano and organ recital will
be given also by Miss Martha
Gibbon and Mr.. John Russell
Mason, members of the Uni
Versity faculty.
Mrs. George Barnett has
closed her home on Rhode Is
land Avenue and is Summering
at her country estate, Wakefield
Manor, in Virginia.
4 X
Mr.. John r. Mclean I'd who
has been in Cincinnati, Ohio,
for some time, has joined his
mother, Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean, at their home, Friendship.
for a brief visit.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Noyes
nd their children have closed
heir house on Vermont Ave
nue. and have gone to their
Canadian camp for the next
few weeks.
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Army Wedding
Last Niqht

NSSA ANASuA
With all of the pomp and
color of a military wedding,
Miss Frances Lyon Devers,
daughter Of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Jacob L. Devers, became the
bride of Lieut.. Alexander Ora.
ham, son of Col. and Mrs. Alex.
ander Graham, last evening at
the Fort Myer Chapel. The
ceremony was performed at 8
O'Clock by Chaplain Ralph C.
Deibert.
The chapel was effectively
decorated with summer bios
SONS, arranged against a back.
ground Of palms and ferns. The
bride was escorted by her father,
who gave her in marriage. She
wore gown of white satin,
made on simple lines, the flar.
ing skirt terminating in a grace.
full fan-shaped train. Her veil
Of tulle fell from a cap of net,
and she carried a bridal bou.
quet.
Miss Jean Shuler was the
the brides only attendant. She
had on gown of gold satin
fashioned with vertical tucks
and finished at the neck with
a cape. The full skirt ended in
a brief train. She wore a halo
cap of gold satin which had a
wide flange of matching tulle.
Her bouquet was of deep GRIM
son roses.
Officers In Full Dress
Lieutenant Graham was at.
tended by Lieut.. Beverly D.
Jones, and the ushers were Lieut..
David G. Erskine, Lieut.. Frank
Henry, Lieut.. Henry King, Lieut..
John Seaman, Lieut.. Marshall
Frame, and Lieut.. Richard
Weber. The young officers we're
all wearing their blue full-dres5
uniforms.
Following the ceremony the
young couple left the chapel,
passing beneath the traditional
arch of sabers. Then, following
another Army custom, they
we're given a ride on an artil-
lery caisson drawn by six
horses, to the home of Colonel
and Mrs. Devers. where a recep-
ton was held for the officers
and their ladies of the post and
the friends of the bride and
bridegroom from Washington.
Later in the evening Lieuten-
ant Graham and his bride left
on their wedding trip. On All
gust 81 they will sail on the
S. S. President Harding for
France, where the young Army
officer will follow course of
study in French in preparation
for his detail as an instructor
in modern languages at West
Point.
The Minister of Panama and
Sonora de Alfaro will be hosts
at an informal dinner Monday
evening when they will enter
tain in honor of DR.. j. G.. Lewis,
who will sail soon for Spain.
where he will attend the medical
conference there.
x X X
Representative Parker Corn
ing has returned to his apart
ment at the Carlton, after spend
ing several days at his home
in Albany, N. Y.
X x
Mrs. Lillian Atkinson and
Miss Laura Mohler, of this city.
are spending some time in At
lantic City.
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Dauohter Born

Representative and Mrs. Leo
T.. Allen have announced the
birth of a daughter Monday at
their home in Galena, Ill. The
baby will be named Eleanor
Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Olson, OF
Ridgefield Park, N. j., announce
the engagement of their daugh'
ter, Esther Louise, to Mr.. John
Fillmore White, son OF Mrs.
Laura E. White and the late
CASTOR B. White, of Washing
ton.
Miss Olson is a graduate Of
Ridgefield Park High School.
Mr.. White is a graduate Of Cen
trail High School and OF the
Benjamin Franklin University
in washington.
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NuptiaIs Today
At Church

st. Thomas Apostle Church
was the scene of the wedding
today of Miss Bernadine Carney,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar.
tin A. Carney, and Mr.. Bernard
A. Hemelt, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony H. Hemelt.
The ceremony was performed
at $50 o'clock by the Rev.
Theodore Hemelt, the bride
groom's uncle, and was followed
by a nuptial mass.
The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Bettye Louise
Carney, as maid of honor, and
Mr.. Charles Hemelt, brother of
the bridegroom, acted as best
man.
A wedding breakfast for the
immediate families and a few
intimate friends followed at the
Kennedy-Warren, and Mr.. He
melt and his bride left later
for their honeymoon.
En- Route West
DR.. Macpherson Crichton
has left for Yellowstone Ma
tional Park, where he will
be joined by Mrs. Crichton,
who has been visiting friends
in wyoming for the past fort
night.
DR.. and Mrs. Crichton will
extend their trip to the West
Coast, visiting San Francisco,
Los Angeles and San Diego.
They will visit the Grand
Canyon also. and will return
to Washington after Septem-
Der /.
Major Otto B. Trigg, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Trigg have come to
Washington from Fort Monroe,
and are at the Martinique.
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan.
of Chevy Chase, Md, has
left for Bar Harbor, Me-.
to visit her brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Abel.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Massey,
of Richmond, Va, are at the
Shoreham for a few days while
visiting in Washington.
X X
Mrs. Georgette Mccarthy, Of
New York city, is passing
short time at the Carlton.
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derOn, Leaving a rall1Udy
ticket office looking cool
IN q linen suit 1Uith 1Uhich
he 1UOre an Orchid-Shaded
tie, brown hat and shoes.
No doubt he 1Uas feeling
cool 1Uith the prospect of
leaving for Canada, as he
did last night, accompanied
By his aUife and t1Uo daugh-
ters, Pauline and Helen,
for q fen days Visit.
"sonogee," the magnifi-
cent Bar Harbor estate of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Atwater Kent,
who also have a home in Ard
more, Pa, will be the scene
of a luncheon party Monday
when Mr.. and Mrs. Kent en-
terrain in honor of Mrs.
Stanley Rinehart, more
widely known as Mary Rob-
erts Rinehart.
Occupying a ringside table
at the Shoreham Terrace,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert V. Elem
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney F.
Taliaferro and two other
couples seemed to be thor
oughly enjoying the floor
show. Mrs. Fleming wore a
most becoming gown of white
satin with black coin dots
and Mrs. Taliaferro's CO.'S
tune was completed with a
cerise taffeta jacket.
Attractive Eveline Bates
1viU be the maid of honor
at the marriage of Eliza
beth Louise BozelI, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Y. BozeU, of Larchmont, N.
Y, and John Benedict For.
rest, whick 1UiU take place
in L0rckmo1tt August II.
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Wed in New York

The wedding Of Miss Beatrice
Cronin, daughter of Mrs. John
j. Cronin, of New York, and the
late DR.. Cronin, to Mr.. Joseph
Eugene Owens, son of Mrs. 10.
seph E. Owens, of Brooklyn,
took place yesterday morning in
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church in New York. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Eugene A. Duggan.
Miss Mildred Cronin was her
sisters only attendant. DR.. Aus
tin Kilbourne, of Hartford,
Conn. was the best man.
The bride attended the Sa.
cred Heart Convent in New
York. Mr.. owens attended
Georgetown University.
Miss Satella Waterstone, of
South Orange, N. j., is ct the
Carlton for several days, accom-
panied by Miss Grace Parker,
also of South Orange.
For Season
Col. John Thomas Taylor has
left Washington for Saratoga.
N, Y, for the racing season. He
is at the Grand Union.
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SGW the Spanish AmbGs-
S6do4e, SetVor : Don Att6s Co.'S
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Supper Party
For Sub-Debs

A group of the Capitals sub
debutantes entertained at an in.
formal supper party last evening
at the Shoreham Terrace, in
honor of Miss Margaret Spear
and Miss Laura Johnson. Miss
johnson has just recently re-
turned to Washington after at
tending school in England. The
party was chaperoned by Mrs.
Neitah King.
Among the guests we're Miss
Regina McKeever, Miss Ran.
doIph Richardson. Miss Betsy
Simpson, Miss Yvonne Chris
tan, Miss Parthenia Stubble.
field, Miss Mary Virginia Tram.
nell, Miss Betty Burton, Miss
Frances Humphrey, Miss Cath
arine Delaney, Miss Louise Wal
Ter, Miss Rosario Delgado, Miss
Cornelia Holloway, of Durham.
N. c., who is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley VanBrunt: Miss
Charlotte Williams, Miss Shir-
ley Haywood, and Miss Harding.
Also Mr.. James Wimsatt, Mr..
Jack Johnson, Mr.. Morgan De-
laney, Mr.. Charles Hume Nc
Daniel, Mr.. William Crisp, Mr..
Rodney Kenner, Mr.. Jack Nj.
choil, Mr.. William Kent, Mr..
Louis Tarbett, Mr.. Charles st.
Clair, Mr.. Clement Conger, Mr..
Anderton Burke. Mr.. Stanley
VanBrunt, jr., Mr.. Thomas Sc.
brell, jr., and Mr.. John Rust.
At Summer Home
Mr.. and Mrs. DemareSt
Lloyd have been in New York
for a brief stay and were at the
Plaza Hotel. They have returned
to their summer home, Potom-
ska, on the North Shore where
they expect to remain until
October or November, when
they will return to their home
on r. Street.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Sacket L. Dur.
zee have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Mil
dred, to Mr.. Frederick Sans
bury Hutchinson, Of Oakland.
Md. The marriage will take
place early in September.
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State Official
Sails Monday

The Assistant Secretary of
State Mr.. Francis B. Sayre,
who left washington last week,
is spending several days in Bos-
ton. He will sail on Monday
aboard the S. S. Quaker City
for England. to remain until
the first of September, when he
will return to this country.
*
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Fitkin are
stopping at the Shoreham
briefly before returning to their
home at Allenhurst, N. j.. from
the Greenbrier at w hite
Sulphur Springs.
Debutantes at Shore
Two of last years debutantes
are spending tn e first of the
month at the seashore.
Col. and Mrs. Bruce Bentley
and their daughter, Miss Mary
Katherine Bentley, have closed
their home and gone to Fort
treSs Monroe, Va, for the late
summer.
Mrs. Paul E. Dampman, wife
of Captain Dampman, U. S. NJ,
retired, and her daughter, Miss
Marjorie Jane Dampman, have
gone to Atlantic City for an
indefinite visit. They are stop
ping at the Chalfonte- Haddon
Hall.
The Charge d'Affaires of the
Egyptian Legation, Nicolas
Khalil Bey, is spending the
weekend at Rehoboth Beach,
Del.
Representative Scott w. Lu-
cas-, of Illinois, has returned to
Washington from a brief visit
to his home in Havana, ILL.,, and
will be at the Mayflower until
Congress adjournS. Mrs. Lucas
went home a week or two ago
after closing their Washington
house in Spring Valley.
X
The Chief of Press Relations
of the State Department and
Mrs. Michael McDermott have
left Washington for New Eng.
land where they will remain for
an indefinite stay.
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I d? 2! u: Topics
(TradO Mark R0Gisterad)
CTradO Mark RsEisterad)

Mrs. Arthur Bliss Lane,
wife of our Minister to MIC
aragua, is paying the briefest
of visits to Washington. Yes
terday she was glimpsed
hurrying through the lobby
of the NJ a wer Hotel,
where she is stopping. The
reason for the too short stay
is "business," and seems to
concern the Lane home at
2435 Tracy Pl., which is now
the domain of the Counselor
of the Italian Embassy and
his charming wife, the
Marchioness Rossi Longhi.
Mrs. Lane will leave today to
return to Oyster Bay, where
she and young Peggy are
spending the summer. Peggy
is swimming and tanning and
having a grand time trying
to decide whether or not to
return to the school in Paris
she attended last year. 1t
has been thought by several
that Peggy might be included
in the list of debutantes this
year, but she is quite young
and it will be several years
yet before she begins to plan
about bowling.
Pretty curly haired Mary
Cootes, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Harry N. Cootes, liter
ally sailed" into the Shore
ham looking perfectly lovely
in q blue ankle length man.
DARN coat, which was lined
with q soft shade Of rose
satin. She wore a chalk
white crepe evening gown be-
meath it.
SGU the Spanish AmbGs-
S6do4., Se,sor Don AtD6s Co.'S
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Cousin Escorts Bride
Mrs. Raymond G. COe

slteV6N
ending in points the hands.
Her voumnous tule veil arranged about her face in
halo effect with orange blossoms at either e and it fell
the end of her long train. Her bouquet shower OF
rard and lilies of the VALLEY.
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DOII1 cameron, Says:
MISS PULLLAM BRIDE
Uncle Of Bridegroom Perforns'
Ceremony Which Is Followed |
By Large Reception
By Large Reception

A number of pretty weddings are taking
place today in Washington, among them
that of Miss Lynn Katherine Puam daughter of Mrs Nan
Evening star., 1935-06-27

he had never advocated passage Of the
tax program by Saturday night, dis
owned the plan to attach the program
as a rider to the Joint resolution ex-
tending excise taxes, He criticized
newspapers which had published re-
ports saying that he favored such
plans for rushing through the tax
program. He announced for the first
time that he definitely wished the tax
program put through before adjourn
ment of Congress.
Yesterday afternoon Senator Harri-
son and Senator Robinson abandoned
the plan to tack the tax program to
the joint resolution. The joint resolu-
ton was passed quickly.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
RenresentAtiyAs were an

said. Representatives were angry
about the idea of letting the Senate
take prior action on the wealth taxes.
They said 1t was the constitutional
prerogative Of the House to initiate all
taxes.
The letter OF the Constitution per-
nitted the Senate to offer the wealth
taxes as Amendments, they said. but
the spirit forbade 1t. 50 the Ways
and Mean Committee declined fatty
to start the 3o-6o-9o-day resolution
rolling through Congress.
With the House Committee ref,is-
ing 10 bulge from that stand, Har-
rison called UP and had the Senate
pass yesterday by unanimous consent
the original House-approved resolu-
ton extending the nuisance taxes.
There is one hitch still ahead for
the resolution, however. As 1t passed
the House it extended the taxes two
years. The Senate cut that to one.
Now it must 60 to conference.
Democrats said the whole idea be-
hind the plan that went awry was
Evening star., 1935-06-27
PROJECT COMBINES
CITY AND FARM LIFE
our.Room Houses Being Built
on Sites Having Area Of
7or s Acres.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DODGE CITY, Kans., June a.
City and farm are combined, in q
fashion, in q housing project S miles
east OF here.
On an 800-acre tract SIS homes, each
with or 8 acres adjoining, have
been built. Thirty-five others are in
process of construction.
The houses are built by owner 0c-
cupants under a plan financed by the
Federal Government. Each is modern
with four rooms and no two are alike.
Each has a garage. Adjoining land
Is. being planted to gardens and feed
for the family cow, chickens, pigs or
sheep.
Live stock is pastured on a 200-acre
communal pasture.
The project was begun a year ago
when Dodge City business men organ
lied the Ford County Housing Asso-
citation and purchased the land. Later
the association obtained a $155 900
loan from the r. F. C.
Completed tracts cost from $4,000
to $4,000. Residents can pay out in
IL to Is years.
Residents comparatively build their
homes, being paid 40 cents an hour
in wages. Thirty per cent Of the
weekly wage goes to the worker in
cash, the remainder goes to buy stock
in the corporation.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
Tax Plan Ups and Downs
Presidents "Shae.the.W Wealth' Program Has Left
Members of Congress and Official WASH
ington Dizzy.
ington Dizzy.

ference at S pm. Prior to going to
the White House. Senator Robinson
stated to the press that he knew the
President wanted the tax program
passed at this session. He also said
that the House joint resolution extend
ing beyond July l excise and "nui-
sance" taxes should be passed without
having attached to 1t as . rider the
Presidents tax program.
After more than two hours and a
half in conference with the President
the congressional leaders emerged
from the White House Monday eve
ming and Senator Robinson dictated
to a large group of newspaper men,
as he stood on the White House steps,
the following:
1T was decided to press for action
on the recommendations Of the Pres
ident as to amendments of the tax
laws during the present session.
"The chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee. Senator Harrison, will ask his
committee to consider the subject
with a view to proposing amendments
to the joint resolution extending Ger
tain taxes and with a view to adding
these amendments to that joint reSo-
luton"
Attending the White House confer
ence were Vice President Garner,
Speaker Byrns, Senator Harrison, Sem
ator Robinson and Representative
Doughton, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee.
Harrison Works on Plan.
Monday night Senator Harrison
worked on the tax problem with tax
experts. getting ready for meeting
of the Finance Committee, which he
called for pm. Tuesday. With the
aud Of the Treasury experts. scales of
rates for inheritance, gift, corporation
and individual income taxes were
drafted and laid before the Finance
Committee Harrison announced that
these would be offered as amendments
TO the pending joint resolution ex-
tending the excise taxes. On the floor
of the Senate, Harrison stated that
every effort would be made to attach
these amendments to the joint resolu-
tion and to obtain final action by
Saturday night.
House Ways and Means Committee
members revolted against the pro-
posal that the Presidents tax program
should originate as Senate rider"
on the joint resolution extending the
excise taxes. They maintained that
important tax legislation should. under
the Constitution, originate In the
House.
Senator Harrison announced that he
proposed to stick to the plan to drive
the tax program through Congress as
an amendment to the joint resolution
extending excise taxes, no matter how
long 1t took.
President Roosevelt. at q press con-
ference yesterday morning, said that