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Relief

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Democrat, Of Nevada: the American
Federation Of Labor and others strug-
gled to force the payment Of work re-
lief rates equal to those prevailing in
private industry. The amendment did
not go through at the time.
Subsequently, however, Administra-
tor Harry L. Hopkins indicated that,
in paying security wages" Of $l9 to
$l03 a month, w. P. A. was limiting
individual workers hours Of work so
that. in general, hourly rates equaled
prevailing rates.
The amendment adopted yesterday
would make the payment of prevail
ing rates mandatory, not discretion.
ary as at present. Chairman Buchanan
Of the Appropriations Committee in
dicated, however, that the amendment
would not force boosts in the monthly
pay.
Bar Illegal Aliens.
Another major battle was over employ
ment of aliens on w. p. A. projects.
Finally the House adopted, 1856 to 10,
an amendment. backed by both Repub-
hcans and Democrats, to require the
w. P. A. to bar from its rolls aliens
known to be in the country illegally.
Also approved without opposition was
an amendment by Representative Lam
ham, Democrat, Of Texas to permit
persons who have not hitherto been on
direct relief (dole) rolls to obtain
work-relief under the new funds. Hop
kins had testified before the Appro-
priations Committee that IS per cent
Of the w. P. A. workers were taken OF
relief rolls, but that some change
might have to be made in the regula-
tions to permit taking in applicants
not on those rolls.
The effort to scrap w. p. A. was
made in the form of an amendment
by Representative Taber, Republican,
Of New York. It would have set up q
system Of direct grants to States, with
IS per cent of the relief expenditures
in each State coming from local con-
tributions. Local non-partisan boards
would handle the spending.
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secret capital" that he would go to
Geneva Monday with an appeal for
Justice against Italy"
The Ethiopian Minister to Paris and
delegate to the League of Nations de-
clined to disclose where the govern
ment was set up. since that would be
bad military tactics, laying it open
to attack"
1T is true the government In some
respects is disorganized, but it is
nevertheless functioning," he said.
THE Paris Legation Is receiving or
ders from a new capital where a
large part of the cabinet and numer-
Gus functionaries are carrying on"
Marian, an official spokesman for
the government, declared Ethiopia's
military resistance to the Italians
would continue even though the Fas-
cist forces have occupied Adds Ababa
and declared their war concluded sue
cessfully.
I'VE will not surrender as long as
a single inch of land is in the hands
of Ethiopians, whence they can at
tack the invaders" Marian said.
Il shall tell the League the Ethi-
opian government is intact and func-
tioning. 1t is in direct communica-
ton with what remains of the army,
the legations throughout the world
and all parts of Ethiopia not occupied
by the Italians.
THE Italians really occupy only 8
minute part of the empire"
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q Democratic threat to his reelection In
He has senatorial largely
fduor He
canal and the Paaquoddy project More recently he
under Uhtch brought
payments
OF dollars to certain corporate land holders
Daves didn't
Vandenberg will
old"
Either decision political gamble To
mould pit him opposition
popularity mould
The bill destined glow
smiles Of the successful motion picture
In its form applies intensity
able reduce their
As corporations they pay 2 to Is cent earnings they
IS per cent in the top brackets
Now along bill intended corporation
tnos from reserves to Dividends stockhodes
dp-sea situation for such incorporated
includes, OF course, Others than motion picture actors
to
earnings In the corporation they
growing increasingly higher proportion percentage
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10000 INVADE CAPITAL.
Last Of Great Truck Column Arrives
From Dessye.

Last OF Great Truck Column Arrives
From Dessye.
BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY IN
Adds ABABA, May 9.-There are
now 10000 italian troops here. The
last 5000 trucks of the great column
which moved in from Dessye arrived
yesterday, 1,100 of them manned by
civilians.
Despite the presence of dead man
opposite the front door, the general
merchandise store of Mohammed Ali,
which alone of Adds Ababa's business
establishments was not looted, is en-
joying booming business.
Mohammed Ali and his retainers
Systematically moved down looters as
they charged again and again during
the rioting which followed Emperor
Halle Selassie's flight last Saturday
and preceded the entrance four days
later of the Italian troops.
The defenders of the general store
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accounted for so of the bandits who
died, the total number of native deaths
being officially estimated now at 200.
Arms are pouring into the italian
headquarters from natives who were
called TO yield them, and all has be-
come quiet as the Italians clean up
the town.
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Continent was never higher than 1t
was five months ago when public
opinion forced the resignation OF Sir
Samuel Hoare and demanded a more
aggressive attitude; it was never lower
than it is at this moment. And since
1t has been confidence in Great Brit
ain which has held together the shaky
situation in Central and Eastern Eu-
rope ever since the establishment Of
the Third Reich under NaZi Dictator
ship we may expect to see that struc-
ture totter further in the next months,
unless by some miracle not yet to be
envisaged, Great Britain and France
pull more resolutely and aggressively
together.
Leftism Clouds Hope.
At present there is no sign Of this.
The Left victory in France will hardly
help 1t. The British Conservatives
who have no great love for the League
in any case, are certainly not feeling
more enthusiastic about it now. The
old League is dead. A new League
will no doubt come into being. But
will it be q stronger League or a
weaker one?
Versailles is dead, and the policy Of
bluff and hoping for the best has been
defeated. Britain has made in the
last months two fatal blunders and
both were due to bad military advice
AS Mr.. Lippmann pointed out the
other day. Britain over-est;mated
Ethiopia's forces and their ability TO
hold out until the Spring rains, with
no more help from the League than
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superimposing on 1t moderate taxes
on undistributed corporate profits.
Treasury experts already had sub
mitted to the wavering Democrats in
formal estimates that the first plan
would raise s60o,000,0O0. They we're
expected to submit estimates today on
the compromise, under various rate
proposals.
The House bill, carrying out admin
istration recommendations, would re-
peal existing corporate taxes (Which
include levy ranging from l2l5 to
Is per cent on net income). In their
place would be levied a graduated tax
up to 421s per cent of corporate net
income. depending upon how much of
it was retained as surplus. Cor
porations distributing all income
would 90 tax free, but stockholders
would include dividends in their in
come taxes.
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District of Columbia has advocated
communism or indicated any sympa-
thy with that system"
The report said the undisputed tes-
timony before the subcommittee dur
ing the hearings showed the seven
following facts:
First. There is not. nor has there
been, any indoctrination OF commu-
nism by either the Board of Educa-
ton, Supt. Ballou, or the teachers in
the schools of the District of Colum-
bia; nor has there been any effort
made before or since the passage Of
this red rider to advocate or secure
sympathy for communism in the Dis
trict of Columbia schools.
No Excuse for Rider.
Second. There was not the slight
est necessity or excuse for the inser-
ton of this rider into an appropria-
ton bill, or for its passage in any
| other manner.
Third. The red rider does not
represent the wish or will of Congress
and not over dozen members Of both
bodies of Congress combined knew
that it was inserted into the appropri-
alton bill or was proposed as perma-
nent law until after it was done.
Fourth. So far as can be found,
no similar law is in existence in any
of the several States.
Fifth. It appeared from the testi-
mony before the subcommittee that
the present law is breaking down the
spirit and morale of the teachers and
tends to make them ridiculous in the
eyes of the pupils. 1t is destroying the
relation of confidence between teach
ers and pupils.
Sixth. Instead Of showing the
strength and justice of our own coun-
try and the defects in the communistic
system, the present law is giving Com
munists and communism free adver-
tising and exploitation, and is danger
Gus as tending to strengthen rather
than weaken communism In this
country. 1t is regrettable that in this
country Congress should have found
it necessary to put such law on the
statute books. This gives Communists
an argument that they are being
oppressed, and 1t has the inevitable
tendency to arouse curiosity on the
part Of boys and girls in the schools
and causes them, when they find they
cannot obtain answers to questions re-
garding the forbidden subject, to get
their information from outside sources
and from communistic clubs and or
ganizations.
Against American System.
Seventh. The present law is not
only an innovation, in that there Is
no legislative body which prescribes
courses Of study in the several States.
but it is contrary to the traditional
| American system of conducting our
public schools. The traditional Amer.
ican system Of conducting public
schools has been for many years to
have boards Of education selected
from representative citizens of the
school district or city. The members
of such boards are not educational ex-
perts but they exercise general SUI
pervision over the conduct of the
schools; they engage superintendent,
principals, and other teachers who are
experienced in education, to map out
the course of study and prescribe
methods Of instruction. No other in
stance was shown before the subcom-
mittee where in any Of the States q
legislative body existed to prescribe
what should and what should MT be
taught in the schools"
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betting spy
medaey.
Less activity noticeable around the senatorial headquarters
Black of Lobby Investigating
to the Offices report all still They did hear typewriter
clicking. that will speculation.
rather generally
possible
Mr. Roosevelt has presented the White photo
graph which hangs in the this
the White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt"
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SWANSON IMPROVING
Eecretary Of Navy May Leave
Hospital Soon.

Secretary Swanson's condition has
30 far improved that the only question
now is when he will be able to leave
Naval Hospital, where he has been a
patient for about three months, suffer-
ing from four fractured ribs and pleu-
riSy.
Capt. George C. Thomas, command
ing the hospital, said today that the
Navy Secretary is doing very we'll"
He continues to gain daily in health,
Thomas said, and spends a great deal
of time in a wheel chair out of doors.
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Hitler. There is
irony in this. At
the very time
when the Ma
tional Socialist
party faces the
most serious in
ternal problems
which It has had
to deal with since
the blood purge
Of June, 1884. the
foreign situation
gives II q new
lease on power
and prestige.
Great Britain's
49,
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be able to understand how he can continue
Democratic National and New York
Rooseves edict against hold
the time but insiders do
job planted
that will happen after
The truth he nearer the exit than
the reports first started.
Farley running the campaign. He
BY the White House. Anything
wants all right You depend that no pressure has
White House to make Farley get out OF tho
cabinet. He choose his time and his oun jobs
Farley likes all his jobs.
popular him conform policy evident.
S expected arises, will hang
important right than the policy
few wise Democratic authorities driving for modification OF
earnings distribution plan adopted
gradually instead all They would
retaining existing corporation
the imposing earnings distribution top
severity
Such satisfactory solution of the present situation will not be
Roosevelt the decide
will indication
they will
experts outside the Treasury believe the
technical but that w make difference
Farley the Senate to the boys In line
Special with
the White announcing T make
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MISS MARY JOHNSTON,
NOVELIST, DIES AT IS
Wrote ''To Have and to Hold" and
Other Books-Burial to Be
at Richmond.

WARM SPRINGS. Va, May 9 R.-
Miss Mary Johnston, author of ITO
Have and TO Hold" and other popular
historical novels, died early today at
her home, Three Hills, In Bath County,
Va. She was IS.
She had been In failing health for
several months and recently under
went an operation at . Richmond
hospital.
A brief service win be held at the
home. near Warm Springs, Va. and
the body will be brought to Richmond
for interment In Hollywood Cemetery
ut O'Clock Monday afternoon.
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they fit while balance
personally owned corporations escaping
By this sudden flush
corporation which paid the 1912
dividends could be paid out when nededpart of them
year when pictures
Necessarily such only
earnings substantial The coming
HOLLYWOOD tax advisers Undoubtedly schemes
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Married After 46 Years

Parting 46 years ago in Edinburgh,
Scotland, Alexander Riggs, aged sc,
and Miss Isabel Brown, 81, met again
for the first time at the funeral of
Miss Browns brother and were mar
ried few days afterward in Selkirk,
England.
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Behind the News
Mr. Roosevelt Calls in Business Leaders for Luncheon
and Perhaps Chat as Platform Begins to Shape.
BY PAUL MALLON.

bloc
authority than the President
1
successive this week
following
First day-Bernard Baruch srewdest and for lunch
Owen Young boards Of directors than
Morgan.
unch Roy W. Howard business operator OF
recipient
letter last Fall announcing business breathing SPELL
p Chrysler Oor lunch), motor moouL
seldom around the
White House during months Their pts haze
passed almost unnotcd they ngy decline
Presidents mind They do not reach for
The however consulting these
and other big business men they
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On the other hand, If they pay
themselves fatter personal "divi-
dends" they will force their indi-
vidual earnings up into the higher
brackets of the surtax. In addition,
the new tax bill proposes to subject
dividends to the fiat per cent
normal tax, from which they now
are exempt.
AS corporations they have been
able to allow themselves such in
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when the great
Zeppelin Hinden-
burg eased down
to Am eric an
shores. But it is
not expected that
this mention will
require any big
type.
For some rea-
son or other
prominent Nazis
have been snip
ing at DR.. Eek
ener for the last
four or five years.
I n l 9 3 2 h e
charged lihel nv
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Headline Folk
and What
They
DR.. Eckener Converted
to Flying After
Age of 40.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

r. HUGO ECKENER was q
metaphysician and an art
critic for many years before
he started zepping. 1t is
understood that the Nazis have lifted
the ban on the printing Of his name
and no doubt he is being mentioned
in Germany as among those present
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British Middle
but Not Yet
Through.
Prestige Sinks When
Check ON Germany
Is Held Essential.
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

q MUSSOLINI formally an
~ nexes Ethiopia, the repercus-
~ sion Is felt all over Europe,
and its most serious result Is
the profound decline Of confidence In
Great Britain on the Continent. Un-
queStionally the most immediate bene-
ficiary is the German Reich and Mr..
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Ethiopian Spokesman Reveals Source
Of League Appeal.
Ey the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 9.-Wolde Marian
announced today, under instructions
from the Ethiopian governments "new
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however for SEN
ator Bone, Dem
ocrat, Of Wash
ington, to make
the most damag-
ing revelation
about the tend
encies of the New
Deal that have
yet been made.
Bone has been
and is a support
er in the main of
adIninistra 10 n
policies, but, like
q good m a n y
o t h er people
lnorao bouts ha &c
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A Washington Daybook
Vandenberg.for-President Boom Now or in 1910
Is Political Gamble.
ny PRESTON GROVER.


Of o
Il wealthy fellow Senator Michigan,
Michigan State Convention indication he might
move out o the dark classification.
that
defeated Republican candidate
viii picture tradionay Of
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Had his resignation been de-
manded? Did the President say the
special agents of various Govern
ment departments were going too
far? What about Senator Bones
threat to investigate such investi-
gators as CLAWS, head Of the Ickes
spy department?
To all, CLAWS shuttled his head
back and forth silently. negatively,
all not very patiently.
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That Vandenberg recognizes his
own availability for the nomination
seems indicated by his persistent
refusal to quiet the talk about him.
self. Action Of the Michigan Repub-
licans makes it virtually certain the
name Of the Senator will come before
the convention when the first ballot
Is cast.
Back Of the live but at present
public agitation for him is the record
he has est ahlishAd since he nuarca ma
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Announces Opposition.


Couzens announced yesterday he was
opposed to the bill because. he de-
clared, st is perfectly absurd to pun
ish 81 per cent of the corporations,
employing 4s per cent of the people,
to get at some isolated cases" of tax
evasion.
Despite Couzens' opposition and crit
icism of the plan from some Demo-
Gratis on the committee, administra-
ton leaders were still standing by the
bill which passed the House. They
forecast that when the committee goes
into executive session next week to
frame a bill Government tax experts
would answer many Of the criticisms
leveled at the measure in public
hearings.
Opponents of the undistributed
profits tax had tentatively mapped out
course of action. First, they pro-
posed to offer as a substitute for the
House bill program for increasing
present corporate taxes from top
of Is to 20 per cent and making all
dividends subject to the normal in
come tax.
Compromise Prepared.
Failing in this, they planned to
seek a compromise by retaining the
present corporate tax structure and
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Of sales taxes or increased income
taxes-levies which many members
feel are too unpopular.
In seeking an alternative, they had
the support Of Senator CouZens OF
Michigan, ranking Republican on the
Finance Committee and one Of the
few minority members administration
forces had hoped to win over.
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BoneConfirtns
Intra-Party
Spy Fear:
Democratic Sc ator
Takes Bull of Espion-
age by the Horns.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

w YILL ROGERS used to say
that all he knew was what
wv he read in the newspapers
and so today it might be
said of the New Deal that all one
knows in criticism of it comes very
largely from Democrats.
Thus it is from Senator Holt, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, that the coun-
try is learning how relief and politics
are beng mixed up. 1t has remained,
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Democratic platform Is in the pro-
cess Of construction. The campaign
is about to open. He is laying the
structure (not the ground work, for
the ground work already has been
laid by others) of a Businessmen's-
Committee for Roosevelt.
X X
The mystery of Postmaster Cen
eral Farley doubling in brass Is be-
ginning to sift down to an under
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War

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Mr.. and Mrs. William I. spicer.
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Prominent
Weddings
Of Spring
Miss Mary Elizabeth
Ball Bride OF Mr..
Morton Nesmith.

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Sandy Spring
Scene
of Reunion

HR R. AND MRS. JACOB W. BIRD
have with them Dr. Birds
three children. Miss Helen
Bird of Richmond. Va; Miss
Jane Bird, who has returned from a
stay of several weeks in ST. Peters,
burg, Fla, and Mr. Wheeler Bird. who
has been spending his Spring vaca-
ton from Yale University with friends
in Atlanta, Ga, and Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Smith, with
their daughter Esther, have arrived
at Holly Cottage with Mrs. Smiths
two sisters, Mrs. Robert o. Coulter
and Miss Sally P Brooke.
Mrs Coulter has with her for 10
days her daughter. Miss Jean Coulter.
Daughter Visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick L. Thomas
have with them their daughter, Miss
Jean Thomas, who has come for the
Spring holidays from Philadelphia.
Pa, where she is studying.
Mr.. and Mrs Eric Englund will en-
tertain at tea this afternoon.
Mr.. Tom HallowelI of Swarthmore
College has arrived at his home, West
Cedars, for his Spring holidays.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Mercy
nolds entertained on Tuesday evening
at their home, Mount Airy. for a large
group of duplicate contract bridge
players. serving refreshments follow
ing the game.
Dr. Henry j. Nichols, who has been
spending the Winter with his son,
Janney Nichols, and family, has joined
his daughter, Mrs. Robert H. Miller,
jr., and will remain with Mr. and Mrs.
Miller and their children for an ex-
tended visit
Guests at Edgewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stabler, with
their small grandchildren from WAL
lingford, Pa, were dinner guests at
Edgewood Tuesday. at which time
the breaking of the ground for the
new bungalow to be built by Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Stabler, jr.. on Edgewood
farm took place.
Miss Gertrude Miller of Baltimore,
Md, has been a guest over last week
end of her cousins at Cloverly.
Mrs. Clara May Downey and her
mother, Mrs. Grace Ruby, have ar
rived at their home, Olney Inn, after
a Winter spent at their Florida home
at Miami Beach.
Miss Estelle T Moore was a week
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Miller, who entertained in her honor,
having in for dinner and bridge during
her stay Mr. and Mrs. William John
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
McReynolds.
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who spent the Winter In st. Peters,
burg Fla, are at the Dodge for a few
days en- route to their home in Noank.
Conn.
Mrs. William r. Little OF 6001
Broad Branch road is at the Hotel
Embassy while in Miami Beach, Fla,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Peck OF Port
Chester. N Y, accompanied by their
small daughter and Mrs. H. G. Plumb
of Bridgeport, Conn. are spending
several days at the Dodge.
Mrs. J. B. Kendall of 1868 Columbia
road, Washington, D. c.. will be at the
New Weston. New York City. for
week.
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this breakfast is under the chairman
ship of Miss Eleanor Ellis, with Miss
Vivian Thomas and Miss Theodore
Davis assisting. Guests of honor are
Mrs. George Rowzee and Miss Mary
Parks.
Alpha Epsilon Alpha. Washington
Alumnae Chapter OF Alpha Chi
Omega, will be entertained Tuesday
evening at o'clock dessert meet
ing by Mrs. Carl B. Gerber at her
home in Clarendon, Va. Mrs. Harold
Castor and Mrs. Cleo Morrison will
assist the hostess. A part OF the
evening will be devoted to a short
business meeting All Alpha CHS are
invited, acceptances to be in to Mrs.
Gerber by Monday.
The Washington Club Of Alpha
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ivory satin fashioned on princess lines.
The cap of her veil was designed OF
seed pearls, fastened on either side
with orange blossoms. She carried
q shower bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Helen Hull Jones, the maid
of honor and the brides only attend
ant, wore a gown of maize chiffon.
Her hat, wide of brim and square Of
crown, was of a matching shade of
net trimmed with green velvet. Her
arm bouquet was of colorful Spring
flowers.
Mr.. william A. Duval, brother of
the bride. was the best man. and the
ushers were Mr.. Clifford Colbert and
Mr. Ellsworth Tompkins.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held in the church parlor
The bride is graduate of William
and Mary College and a member of
Kappa Delta Sorority. The bridegroom
is graduate of American University
Out-of-town guests included Mr..
and Mrs. Laurel Duval and Miss
Querida Duval of New York, and Miss
Rosemonde Tuve of New London,
Conn.