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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11
I Cover HOLLYWOOD

, was one of the most famous con-
cert singers of her day. She nat
urally teaches her daughter sing
ing, which is quite a saving.
Otto Kruger has the fanciest
swimming pool in Beverly Hills,
in case you care. It's an irregu-
larly shaped pool with a wave
machine for creating ripples,
wavelets, and two foot breakers.
You must come out and dunk
one day-it's like being in the
ocean. to add to the idocies of
the day: Stuart Erwin (who has
played newspaper reporters in
many pictures) in preparation for
such a part visited one Of our
local papers but he only stayed
about a minute because the smell
Of printers ink made him vio-
lently i'll.
Adrienne Ames bought the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11

Awfully luck for Ann Sothern:
Her mother is Anette Yde, who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11
BUNCHUK MUSIC HELD OVER
Ann Pennington Coming Here
As Night Club HeodIine;
Bowes Gets $4,000
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Yasha Bunchuk the most practical appreciation for his
music the Fox that possbea hodover week. And if
you haven't heard his baby symphony of 60 you've missed
real musical treat Ann Pennington will be in Washington
next week the featured attraction at the Cocoanut
Grove. penny" who in two Megfed Foies and two
George White Scandals suffered real Hollywood blow when
in pruning "The Great Zeged" to three hour length her
participation in the picture like Leon ErrOs landed the
cutting floor 1t is to recall Penny She is only
feet 1K inches tall, but all dynamite have heard her
described the greatest ct" girl of this generation, al
though Whites press agents featured her dimped knees
Young Bill Brady who began his professional singing
in the Fox local of ago will also be the
Cocoanut Groves program opening next Tuesday night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP,

largest mastiff on record to be
her watchdog, but she had to get
rid of it after a week because she
found that her ferocious watcher
had been going the rounds of the
neighborhood begging food and
wouldn't bite anyone. Jean How.
ard has had a butterfly as a pet
now for one year. She keeps it
in a specially constructed cage in
her home and calls it Butch
of all things. 1 didn't know but
terflieS lived so long, did you?
Ginger Rogers has just cele'
brated her sixth year in pictures
in which time she has appeared
in 30 feature pictures. Not bad
for a gal who got her first break
in a Charleston contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11

studio K. o. has just leaked out
The question with tried radio
fans is whether losing half an
hour of Fred Allen last night was
compensated by As minutes with
Herbert Hoover .Philadelphia'S
firSt-run movie houses won't try
to compete against summer heat
and weekend vacationistS. They
will close on Sundays. The big
Bonus-Payoff celebration of the
American Legion will take place
in the National Press Club audi
forum on the night Of June 10.
Charlie Warren, who is chief tub
thumper for the affair. predicts
this stag jamboree will make his
tory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11

BOWES AT $4,000
Major BoweS, who has been on
the radio since March, 1885, with
his amateurs, has reached that
point in his popularity where he
is able to command the highest
network salary on record His
contract runs out in September
and he has asked $4,000 a Sun
day night for a renewal, with
$13,50O offered The differ
ence is expected to be compro
missed with a $4,000 wage. great
est ever paid any air entertainer
and greater, too, than the fabu
louS rewards reported for Holly
wood favorites Those who
predicted a quick death for the
program with the radio begin
ners must now revise their opin'
ions Major BoweS is in a
position to get a pay raise be
cause half a dozen other sponsors
are ready to take him over and
pay his price.
KATIE MAKING SURE
The current Variety reports
that katharine Hepburn in her
contract with the Theater Guild
calling for the star role in the
stage version of Jane Eyre" has
a clause insisting that six of the
tryout weeks be played out of
town. Which let's Washington in
for a Hepburn opening night in
early December Katharine
takes this tuning-up precaution be
cause she feels THE Lake." her
last footlight failure, was rushed
to Broadway before all Of the
wrinkles were ironed out. AS a
result she was generously PANIED
by the hard-boiled New York
Scribes, who are not awed by
Hollywood regulations . I trust
that the preliminary exploitation
for the Hepburn tour will be han
died with more discretion. Hav
ing all the city editors of town
assign reporters and cameramer
to meet a star at Union Station
and having that star carefully
elude the welcoming throng is
neither gracious or polite.
AT EARLE JUNE 10
In Saturdays Hollywood on
Parade section of The Washington
Times will be the complete story
of Marion Davies latest picture,
Hearts Divided" in which the
star has the assistance of the
greatest Hollywood cast of 1886,
including Claude Rains, Dick Pow.
ell, Edward Everett Horton,
Charlie Ruggles. Arthur Preacher,
Henry Steph e nson, Halliwell
Hobbies, Buelah Bondi, Clara
Blandick, Etienne Giradot and Ho.
bert Cavanaugh. Hearts Di,
vided" was directed by Frank Dor.
cage who has never had a Holly.
wood failure. For music it has
the Hall Johnson Choir in spirit
uals with special music and lyrics
by Harry Warren and Al Dublin. /. e.
It stems from Rida johnson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-11
From the FoIIies

Barbara Pepper was picked for
the Follies by the late F1orenz
Ziegfeld when she was only 16
years old. Now she is featured
with Wheeler and WoolSey in
"Mummy's Boys"
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Pan-American Concert
Diplomats and Officials Attend First Out
door Program of the Season.

charge d'affaires Of Colombia and Sc
nora de Vargas.
The list of oficial society present in
cluded the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Cordell Hull, the Attorney General and
Mrs. Cummings, the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Daniel G. Roper, Mrs.
William E. Borah. Senator and Mrs.
william H King, Senator and Mrs.
Charles McNary, Senator Royal Cope
land, Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg. Senator
and Mrs. Robert Bulkley, Mrs. James
]. Davis, Senator and Mrs. j. Hamilton
Lewis, Senator and Mrs. Warren
Austin, Senator and Mrs. Nathan
Bachman, Senator and Mrs. William
G. McAdoo, Senator and Mrs. James
Pope, Senator and Mrs. Ebert Thomas,
Senator and Mrs. Dennis Chavez.
Also Representative j. Marvin Jones,
Representative j. ]. McSwain, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss
Vera Bloom, Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers, Representative and
Mrs. U. S. Guyer, Representative and
Miss Castellow, Representative and
Mrs. Arthur P. Lamneck, Representa-
tive Henry Ellenbogen, Representative
and Mrs. Herman P. Kopplemann.
Representative and Mrs. william e.
Richardson, Representative c. Jasper
Bell, Representative and Mrs. John W.
Gwynne, Representative Caroline
ODay, Representative and Mrs James
Stanley, Representative and Mrs.
Orville Zimmerman.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Mrs. Roosevelt Will See
Granddaughter in Play
In New York City Today
Secretary and Mrs. Wallace Will Be Guests
at Dinner Minister to Sail
Tomorrow.

ROOSEVELT is in New York today where she Will be
M guest of the National Fact Finders
organization New York interested in finding for
presenting the public facts and figures con-
the Government during the depression
party this afternoon Chatham Walk
the hossses will be Mrs Grover A. Whalen Mrs George
Backe William Mrs Henry Goddard Leach and the
general National Finders Assisting will
Stokowsk Alice Duer Miller Mrs Nathan Straus Jr Mrs
Edgeron William Francis Gibbs Mrs Joseph Ross
Luce Carleton Palmer Miss Mary Dreer and Miss Anita
FoulhouX.
Mrs Roosevelt the House of Achevement
conducted by their of the fifteenth
Exposition of Arts and Industries WHICH,
is being held Central Palace.
afternoon she will attend program gwen by pupils OF
Mrs Hughes Eleanor DALI Mrs Roosvelts young
granddaughter, will take part.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs Henry Wallace will
the whose honor Representative and Mrs Guy M Gill
ette will entertain at dinner this evening
The Minister of Finland will sail tomor
the Summer in Finland They are Salg on tne
Vavann who spent Wednesday at the legation here NINE
Vavanne and Maria their young daughter
Minister Portugal and Nine Bianch have returned
from Havana Cuba where they aendea @ sne eh
Florida, Georgia and the Carolnas
The charge M Jules Henri will be host
dinner this evening at the embassy
Brig Gen Frederick U. S. NJ c. and Mrs Brad
giving house they have occupied for two years on
Fortyfth and will leave shortly for Newport Gen. Brad
mans new station.
Mrs Barbara Vandenbeg Knight who has been visiting her
parents Senator and Mrs Arthur H. Vandenbeg lett yesterday
ACCOMPANIED by Grand Rapids Mchr
where She will open the Vandenberg
Miss Shirley Backney daughter Representative
Backney of Michigan entertained at luncheon Tuesday at
the Dodge honor OF her house Miss Mary Louise Green OF
Miss Fanchon Adrch Miss Margaret Rich Miss
Betty Massingale and Miss Ruth Reed Mrs Maly &C
stopping at the Dodge.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Mrs. Cunningham to
Attend Sons Wedding
In Coral Gables, Fla.

MRS. CUNNINGHAM, wife of Lieut..
Col. James H. Cunningham. U. S.
A., left today for Coral Gables, Fla, to
attend the wedding of their son, Lieut..
James H. Cunningham, Jr., U. S. A.
Air corps, and Miss Ruth Lutz, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs william L. Lutz
of Coral Gables. The ceremony will
be performed at high noon Saturday
and after their wedding trip the bride
and bridegroom will be at home at
Randolph Field. Tex, where the BRIDE
groom-elect is stationed. He is a grad
uate of the Washington High School
and of the Military Academy at West
Point. The bride-elect Is a graduate
of Miami, Fla. University, and is a
member of the Lambda Phi Sorority.
Mrs. Cunningham returned last week
from Evanston, H., where she went for
the wedding of her cousin, Miss Rachel
Hazlehurst Petit. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Petit of Evanston, and
Hollingshead Taylor Martin of Phila-
delphia and Anselmo, Pa, which took
place May l6. The ceremony was
performed in the flower-laden garden
of the Petit estate, and an unstudied
effect of much beauty was the sig
nificant blowing Of the bridal veil,
which enveloped the bride and hung
to the bottom of her train. A breeze
was blowing in from the lake not far
away, and suddenly it few around the
bridegroom as the ceremony was be-
gun. 1t was undisturbed until the
ceremony ended and the bride turned,
when the breeze blew it back into place,
a little side-light which the company
was enthusiastic over.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
President Robertson
Of Goucher College
And Wife Entertain

THE President of Goucher College
l. and Mrs. David Allan Robertson
will assist in receiving at the senior
prom tonight at the Alcazar in Balti-
more.
Sunday President and Mrs. Robert
son will entertain at luncheon in hon.
or of Dr. Clarence A. Barbour, presi-
dent of Brown University, the bacca-
laureate preacher.
Monday afternoon the annual meet
ing of the Auxiliary to the Inflrmary
Of Goucher College, of which Mrs.
john Tucker is president. will meet at
the presidents house. Mrs. Robert
son will serve tea after the meeting.
That evening President and Mrs. Rob-
ertson will entertain at large recep-
ton for the members of the gradu-
ating class and their families, the
trustees, faculty and the alumnae of
the college.
Tuesday President and Mrs. Robert
son will have the graduates lunching
with them, with the commencement
speaker, Principal Arthur Eustace
Morgan of McGill University; the
commencement chaplain, DR.. Noble G.
Powell, and the trustees of the college
ss guests of honor.
President and Mrs. Robertson will
later go to Princeton for the gradu-
alton of their son. David Allan Rob-
ertson, jr., and shortly thereafter the
family will 60 abroad to spend the
Summer.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Republican Women
Plan Garden Party

Plans are progressing rapidly for
the garden party which the League
of Republican Women will give We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
James j. Davis, 3012 Massachusetts,
avenue.
Reservations are in demand and 1t
Is estimated that about 400 guests will
be present to enjoy the versatile pro-
gram arranged by the committee in
charge.
Young girls assisting Mrs. Davis in
serving refreshments will include her
three attractive daughters. Jane Da-
Wis, Joan Davis and Jewel Davis, and
they have added four Of their con-
temporaries, Ruth Kelley, Mary Jane
Kelley, Katherine Rich and Julia
Rich.
Additional names of those having
reservations are: Mrs. Merle Thorpe,
Mrs. william c. Gilbert. Mrs. Samuel
7 Prescott, Miss Mona Gill, Miss
Georgia M. Nevins, Mrs. Robert E.
Healy. Deaconess Yeo, Mrs. E. st.
.Tobn Greble, Mrs Edgar G. Seckner,
Mrs A. Lincoln Hough, Miss Mary j.
davenport, Mrs. Susan E. Adams, Mrs.
rc Alyord, Mrs. Harry E. Clafiin,
ASrs Robert w. Howard, Mrs. Harrison
Howe. Mrs. Mary D. Phillips, Mrs.
Ar+hur ]. Seaton, Mrs. Pembroke Pitt,
Miss Emma r. Hahn and Mrs. Louis
D. Wight.
Evening star., 1936-05-29

preached "skoaed" with the newly married couple
congratulatory elegrams out loud
very familiar With befttng aplomb
tacettous and then toast
proposed friends"
earing linen suits and blue ties which
the pedomnong that for the table decorated
the blue cornhowe, which
Of the table there
weddtng Of nouga and molasses
bidding to Nine Bostrom and the Minister
and sendot and dicopered
Swedsh Mr. end Mrs Francis
Irgens n a shoUe of and all good ushes!
E1DoM have we had intensely interesting evening
dinner
Supreme executive Harris
burg rights s6for body should
rather dunne have attended
a informal entertaining affair.
George doing grand job Pennsylvania for he
courage by beautiful
gracious which
She too lovely that evening in
chiffon with bunch of white orchids
heading receiving the justices
the Court spite of being the mother Of four stalwat
still looks twenties
that the Court Penn
judicial the world having been
uninterruptedly
tribute paid Huberta Earle
the compliment
out of the justices staunch Republicans.
speakers evening Walker and Jim
Hooey. tnuited politician looked
Hubea president the
Stetnhdrdt American Minister
fascinating He
gracious speech Stenhardt she
speak wtthou
quite perfectly Goodong Jack
Philadelphia and almost ud uth
McClosky
morning personally
through the Capitol and his beautiful suite There
1ohour day.
the 2 the GoDernor carrying
traditions OF the family in his splendid work
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Col. and Mrs. Fegan
Guests at Dinner

Col. and Mrs. Joseph C. Fegan were
guests of honor for whom Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Edwin Sunderland entertained
at dinner and dancing at the Shore
ham last evening.
Col. and Mrs. Fegan are leaving
June for duty at the Naval War
College, Newport, r. I.
Their party included Madame Pas
toriza, wife of the Minister from the
Dominican Republic; Col. and Mrs.
Clayton B. Vogel, Comdr. and Mrs.
H. A. Seller, Representative Andrew
E d m miston, Representative James
Schrugham, Representative Dow Har-
ter. Nine. Espaillait, Nine. Sanchez
Latour, Miss Reba Doughton. Mrs.
Roger Bounds. Maj Kemp Slaughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Shearer and Mr..
Harris Willingham.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Marriage Licenses.

James Elmo Johnson, 90. 224 14th pl. ne.
and Helen Elizabeth MartS' ls. $50 lst
ST. ne; i:oR Rev a = PSorss ssso California
Austnt s., and DIV Mary crsyenSs souie. 81, s5ss
18th ST.: Rev W. H. Clews.
Arnold lee Snyder, 81 1645 v st. Sc.
and FRANCES Ias Marie Hu%h,esct' pa,s' FL Hot
George L. Rosenbereer 81. and Pearl NJ.
|. Thomasson, 46. both Of Alexandria; Rev.
william s. Abernethy.
Wendell BENJAMIN Marshek. p 1928 Penn
syvina7 sye aRe Rev ARRs AlSsrt Evsns seneeker
and Elizabeth Lewis. 10. Mulch. Va:
Rev FTeelsy Rohrer. o.,o ot,s 3.
Walter H. Baker. 20. and Alice Frances
Klipp. both Of Frederick Md; Rev.
R'shsTd ana torsna HaSIyM yMadde as Mcpane q. 1874
c st. NE; Rev. Wilson Holder.
Wilbur Lee Beali 90 .1O11 @ ST. and
Anna Blair Noon, 20, Arlington. Va;
william Craig Kennedy. 90. 1912 Buchan-
an ST.. and Clara Mae Reddington, 20,
1sS5 s1st st.; Rex ,.bs ESyaFe Eesash s,n 8.
psf s. ane ne Assss Kss Een1r Mnien shenn g. 7is
T Louise Feiicite pisse. 10. esS ct. s.W.;
Rev: Owen !; ROCKS; u.,u. :. -.
Iorsnz Ms 21 12l$ rfirm99t st nnc
CITY; Rev, r. NJ williams.
Ernest Charles Philpott, So. New York
City. and Margaret Lucy Wilson, 81.
2226 Decatur pl: Rev. J. Harvey Dun
Thomas o'Donneli. Al. 1915 sth ST.. and
Mary A, Cook 30, Staunton, Va; Rev.
John L. Kilkenny.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Mrs. O'Day Receives
Representative and Daughter at Home at
the Sulgrave Club Yesterday.

the tea table there was low mound
of similar blossoms.
Among those who called during the
afternoon were, Mrs. Homer S. Cum
mings, wife of the Attorney General;
the director of the mint, Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross: Sonora de Alfaro. wife
of the Minister of Panama. with her
daughter. Senorita Amelita Alfaro;
Representative and Mrs. Wesley Dis
ney, Mrs Herman Kopplemann, Repre-
sentative Don Gingery. Rear Admiral
and Mrs Mark Bristol, who had with
them their two little Pekinese dogs,
Kne Cha and Pei Kiang; Mrs. Bagley
Wallace of Rye, N Y, with her
daughter, Miss Esther Wallace; Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Henry c. Luckey,
Representative and Mrs. j. Buell.
Snyder, Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Mrs. Blair Banister, assistant
United States treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Mile. Prochnik
And Fiance HOnOred

Mile Valerie Proct.nik and Mr.. Jean
r. L. de Sibour, who will be married
Monday, will be guests of honor at
a cocktail party this afternoon which
Mr.. De Sibour's parents, Vicomte and
Vicomtess de Sibour will give and to-
night Mr.. De Sibour's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques
Blaise de Sibour will entertain at
dinner for them.
Mile. Prochnik, daughter of the
Minister of Austria and Nine. Proch-
mix, was entertained at dinner by Miss
Stellita Stapleton, while Mr.. De Sibour
was given his bachelor dinner by Mr.
John r. Mclean, I'd. Preceding the
dinner parties Mr.. Ralph w. Snowden
Hill gave cocktail party for Mile.
Prochnik and Mr.. De Sibour.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
ALEXANDRIA WOMEN
HOLD FLOWER SHOW

BY star Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 29.-Mrs
Harry B. Cation was high point win
ner of a flower show held by the
Alexandria women's Club yesterday
in Gadsby's Tavern. The show fea-
tured the clubs final meeting until
Fall.
Other blue ribbon winners in the
show were Mrs. Richard L. Ruffner,
Mrs. j. c. Wemyss, Miss Elizabeth
Slaymaker. Mrs. Elmer Smith, Mrs
Tyson Janney, Mrs. S. D. Shelton,
Mrs George T. Klpstein, Mrs. j. M
Brumstetter, Mrs. John Brookfeld
and Mrs. George E. Pickett.
A feature of the show was pink
peony specimen from a 50-year-old
bush exhibited by Mrs. Walter Du
Bois Brookings, club president.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Dance This Evening
For Miss Ransdell

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Owen Kuhn
will give dance tonight in their home
in Alta Vista for the latter's niece,
Miss Dorothy Virginia Ransdell, and
Ensign William Magnus Rakow, u S.
NJ, whose marriage will take place to-
morrow. Before the dance Mr.. and
Mrs. 10. v. Morgan will be hosts at
a buffet supper for Miss Ransdell and
Ensign Rakow. the supper following
the rehearsal for the wedding.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Virginia Rodgers
Wed in Richmond
To J. Edward Barker

CAPT c. R. P. Rodgers of Warren
~ ton, Va, announces the marriage
of his daughter Virginia to Mr.. j. Ed
ward Barker, also of Warrenton. The
wedding took place yesterday in Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs. Barker is the daughter of Mrs.
Philip o. Coffin of Washington and a
granddaughter of the late Mr.. George
Won L. Meyer, one-time Secretary OF
the Navy, Postmaster General and
United States Ambassador to Italy.
Mr.. Barker, who is the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. w.
Barker, resides in Warrenton with his
two sisters, the Misses Virginia and
Lillian Barker.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Sigma Tau Gamma
Dance This Evening

The Sigma Tau Gamma Spring
dance will be held this evening at the
National Woman's Country Club on
Bradley Boulevard. Miss Mildred
Duckett is chairman of the Committee
on Arrangements.
Among the speciality features will
be a lucky spot" waltz and the re-
lease of many vari-colored balloons
at IL o'clock.
Miss June Marks, Mrs. Lucille Swan
Miller and Mrs. Lillian Norst are as
sisting on the committee.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
LARGE group Of diplomatic.
official and residential society
\ attended the first of the series

1 attended the first OF the series
of outdoor concerts of the
Summer season at the Pan-American
Union last evening. The concert, held
in the gardens Of the Union and de-
voted entirely to Latin-American mu-
sic. was played by the United States
Navy Band. under the leadership of
Lieut.. Charles Benter, and was fea-
tured by the solos of Gustavo Carrasco,
Cuban tenor.
The list of diplomatic guests present
included the Ambassador of Peru,
Senior Don Manuel de Freyre y San
tander; the Ambassador of Chile,
Senior Don Manuel Trucco, and his
daughters, Senorita Marta Trucco,
Senorita Graciela Trucco and Senorita
Rebeca Trucco; the Ambassador Of
Turkey and Nine. Ertegun; the Am
bassador of Cuba, DR.. Guillermo Pat
terson de Jauregui; the Ambassador
of Mexico and Sonora de Castillo Ma
jera; the Minister of Guatemala and
Sonora de Recinos: Sonora de Alfaro,
wife of the Minister Of Panama; Sonora
de Finot, wife of the Minister of Bo-
livia; the Minister of Portugal and
Senhora de Bianchi, the Minister of
Haiti, M. Albert Blanchet; the Min
lister of Norway and Nine. Munthe de
Morgenstierne; the Minister of Ell Sal
vador and Sonora de Castro; the Min
lister of Yugoslavia and Nine. Fotitch;
the Minister of Latvia, DR.. Alfred Bill
manis; Sonora de Pastoriza, wife Of the
Minister of the Dominican Republic;
the Minister of Honduras and Sonora
de Lozano; the Minister of Venezuela,
DR.. Juan Jose Mendoza; the charge
d'affaires of Nicaragua and Sonora de
DeBayle; the charge d'affaires Of Pam
anna and Sonora de Chevalier, and the
Evening star., 1936-05-29

that scandinavian wedding Is very similar to
one in this country.
The guests present at the ceremony were
limited to members of both STATS, but various
friends of the couple were invited to the recep-
ton, including the Danish Minister and his
lovely Spanish wife. Nine. Wadsted; Mr. and
Mrs. Won Numers of the Finnish Legation tall
Gustaye Struve and the young Blankenhorns
OF the German Embassy.
The wedding date was advanced three
months, due to the unexpected transfer of
Francis as charge daffaires in Havana, which
further resulted in the fact that neither the
bride or bridegroom's families could be present.
In their absence the Swedish Minister deliv-
cred fluent and very gracious speech in his
most delightful manner, after which general
"skoal" was proposed and each guest ap-
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Miss Jane Pitt
Of Baltimore to Wed
Mr.. George Ofutt

MIR. AND MRS. HOWARD PLITT
A'A of Baltimore announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Jane Mays
to Mr.. George Warren Offutt, Sd. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Warren Of
futt, jr, of this city.
The engagement was announced
yesterday at bridge luncheon given
by the bride-elect's parents in their
residence in Roland Park.
Miss Pitt attended the Friends
School in Baltimore and is a gradu-
ate of Hollins College. Mr. Offutt
graduated from Mercersburg Academy
and attended Princeton University.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
Japan Shifts Diplomats.

TOXIC, May 20 lP-The Japanese
cabinet approved today the appoint
ments of Baron Shu Tomii, consul
general at San Francisco, to become
counsellor to the embassy at London,
and Konzo Shiozaki of the Toxic for
eign office. to become San Francisco
consul general.