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The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Envoy Confers
TWoHonors

The Ambassador Of France and
Nine. de Laboulaye will 60 to
Philadelphia tomorrow to attend
the dinner that the Alliance
Francaise is giving in honor Of M.
Pierre-Francois Giroud in the Rose
and South Gardens Of the Belle
vue.
The occasion Is the promotion
Of M. Giroud from Chevaier to
the rank of officer Of the Legion
of Honor, this distinction to be
conferred on him by the AmbaS-
sador.
The same day the Ambassador
will confer the cross Of a Cheva-
lier Of the Legion of Honor upon
James Fry Bullitt, Archdeacon in
charge of the Episcopal Church in
that diocese, the ceremony taking
place at the Church + Saint
Sauveur. at 5 O'Clock.
Mr.. Emile C. Geyelin is presi.
dent Of the Alliance FrancaiSe,
which was founded by M. Giroud,
while Mr.. J. Oswald Chew and
Mrs. John Markoe are honorary
presidents. Mrs. Sidney w. Keith,
Mrs. John Newbold and Mr.. Paul
Cret are vice presidents, and Miss
Mary Helen Cadwalader record
ing secretary.
The Ambassador and Nine. de
Laboulaye will go on to New York,
where they will attend a musical
recital Sunday afternoon, return
ing to the Embassy in Kalorama
Road on Monday,
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Society Ball

The Maryland Society Of Wash.
ington, of which Col. George H.
Calvert, jr., is president, will cele-
brate Maryland Day., which is
March IS, with a dinner and re-
ception at the Mayflower Hotel
on Monday, March %.
Senator and Mrs. Millard Tyd-
ingS have been asked to be the
guests of honor. Other guests of
the society will include Senator
and Mrs. George Radcliffe, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. william p.
Cole, Representative and Mrs.
Stephen Gambrill, Representative
and Mrs. T. Alan Goldsborough,
Representative and Mrs. Ambrose
]. Kennedy, Representative and
Mrs. David j. Lewis and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Vincent L. Pal
miSano,
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
To Fete Miss
Beck-Friis

Mile. Nora de With, daughter
of the Minister of the Neither.
lands and Nine. de With, will
entertain at a farewell dinner
party this evening at the lega-
ton in honor of Miss Christine
Beck-FriiS, daughter of the re-
firing Counselor Of the Swedish
Legation and Baroness Beck-Friis.
Nine. de With will not be "at
home" this afternoon.
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Nine. Peter, wife of the Swiss
Minister, was hostess at luncheon
yesterday at the legation. The
ranking guests were Mrs. Henry
A. Wallace, wife of the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture, and Mrs.
Daniel c. Roper, wife of the Sec
retary Of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Newcomer Here

Mr.. Quintin Paredes, the Philip
pine Commemorative first official
representative to the United States,
has arrived in Washington and is
at the Shoreham. Mr.. ParedeS, who
will have a seat in the House Of
Representatives, with the right to
speak. but no vote, has come
directly from Manila.
Capt. I. C. johnson, q. S. N,
and Mrs. Johnson are at the
Carlton for a short stay.
Major General and Mrs. Amos
A. Fries entertained at dinner
Tuesday evening at their home on
Woodley Road. Their guests were
Senator Hattie Caraway, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Charles Golden,
Representative and Mrs. William
Ekwall, Colonel and Mrs. Boliver
Lloyd, Mrs. Edgar Myer, and
Captain and Mrs. Joseph Battley.
Mrs. william N. Doak, widow
of the former Secretary of Labor,
is spending the weekend in At.
lantic City and is stopping at the
Traymore.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Griswold
are at the Carlton, having come
from their home in Hartford,
Conn.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
ca to Honor
Cabinet Wife

The Woman's National Demo
cratic Club will entertain at tea
tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock in honor of Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, wife Of the Secretary Of
the Navy. IN the receiving line
with Mrs. Swanson will be Mrs.
Bennett Champ Clark, Mrs. Peter
Goelet Gerry, Mrs. Edward B.
Meigs and Mrs. Basil Manly.
Those who viii pour and assist
in introducing the guests are Mrs.
Richard M. Russell, Mrs. Mark
L. Bristol, Mrs. John Allan Dough
erty, Mrs. Charles Riggs, Mrs. Ed
ward Siebert, Mrs Benjamin
Gantz, Mrs. E. A. Stuart, Mrs.
James Field, Mrs. Hugh Mathews,
Mrs. Raymond Anderson and
Miss Mary Pugh,
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Invitations Out

Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean has
issued invitations for a luncheon
to be given at her home, Friend
Ship, on Sunday, March 8.
y i
Mrs. o. F. James entertained
at dinner at the Shoreham last
evening for her sister-in-law and
house guest, Mrs. Robert Lee Hall,
Of Virginia, Ill.
In the company also were Mrs
Josephine Craven Chandler, OF
Havana, ILL.,; Miss Margaret James,
Miss Agnes Lemon and Mr.. Sam
Nichols, jr. ..,s
The Washington times., 1936-02-14

Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of the
Secretary Of State, was the guest
in whose honor Nine. Saito, wife
Of the japanese Ambassador, en-
tertained a company Of % at
luncheon today at the embassy.
The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Saito were the ranking
guests at a dinner which was
given last evening by DR.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Grosvenor at their home,
Wild Acres, near Bethesda.
Others in the company were
Mrs. william Howard Taft, the
Counselor of the Japanese En-
bassy and Nine. Yoshizawa, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lincoln O'Brien,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Perkins, Mr..
Thomas Wilson, DR.. and Mrs.
Cloy1 Heck Marvin, DR.. Stanley
Hornbeck, Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon A.
Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Coville,
and Miss Carol GroSvenor, daugh-
ter of the hosts; DR.. Walter K.
Myers and DR.. Mabel Grosvenor.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
To Wed Tomorrow

Miss Henrietta Catherine Wickes,
daughter of Mr.. Joseph Lee
Wickes. Of Baltimore, and the late
Mrs. WickeS, and Mr.. David Col
Inns Shaw, Of Columbus, Ohio, will
be married tomorrow. Miss Wickes
has for many years lived in Wash
lngton, where number of pre-
nNptial parties have been given in
her honor. Among these is a
luncheon by Miss Olivia Stokes,
daughter of the Rev. DR.. Anson
Phelps Stokes, canon of the Wash
ington Cathedral, who will per.
form the ceremony at the apart
ment of the brides aunts, Miss
Katherine Wickes and Miss Hen
rietta WickeS, at the Severn, in
Baltimore.
A reception for relatives and a
few close friends will follow. Miss
Page WickeS will be her sisters
only attendant. The best man
will be the bridegroom's brother,
Mr.. Francis Shaw, Of Cleveland.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her father, and will wear
a peach-colored afternoon frock
and hat to match. Her flowers
will be orchids and lilies Of the
vale.
The Alumni Association of the
Wilson Teachers College will give
banquet on March 12 at the
Mayflower.
Mr.. Robert Lincoln O'Brien will
be the guest speaker. His topic is
1.-The Presidential Lottery" and
will deal with the human side OF
certain presidential careers before
election.
DR.. and Mrs. w. K. Neely have
arrived in Washington from their
home in Philadelphia, and are
at the Carlton.
Group to Meet
This evening the Art Apprecia-
ton Group Of the Washington
Branch, American Association Of
University Women, will have a so
cial hour at 8 o'clock, at which
DR.. Charles Moore, Chairman Of
the National Committee Of Fine
Arts, will talk on Washington
Tomorrow" accompanied by slides
of unusual interest to members Of
the club and their guests.
The hostesses will be Miss
Louise L. Newell, Miss Madge
Lane Cooke, Miss Elizabeth Leech,
Mrs. James Rogers, DR.. Isabelle
Stone, Mrs. William c. VanVleck
and Miss Ellen Vinton.
Mrs. Sidney Taliaferro will be
hostess at a luncheon on Friday,
February 81
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Diplomatic and Official Notes:
DIPL LOMAT ENTERTAINS AT DINNER
Ambassador and Nine. Aranha
Are Hosts at Small Dinner
j In Handsome Embassy

The Ambassador of Brazil and Nine. Ar
anha entertained at dinner last evening at the
Embassy in Massachusetts Avenue.
Their guests included the Ambassador of Turkey and Nine
Ertegun the Minister of Denmark and Nine. Wadsed the
Minister of Bolivia and Sonora de Fnot Senator and Mrs
Joseph Robinson Mr. and Mrs Herbert Fes Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Duggan the First Secretary of the Chilean Embassy
Huneeus Attache of the Brazilian Embassy
and Nine de Lobo Senhora Ara Vargas and Mr. u Grant
Smith.
The Ambassador and Nine. Aranha will be hosts again at
dinner this evening.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Dinner Guests

The Postmaster General and
Mrs. James A. Farley were the
guests in whose honor Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Bruce Kremer entertained
at dinner last evening at their
home in Spring Valley. The guests
numbered "a.
Mrs. Kremer will be hostess at
luncheon tomorrow in honor Of
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Stuart
Bingham, of Butte, Mont, who has
been visiting in the Capital for
several weeks.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Council to Meet

DR.. John Dickinson, Assistant
Attorney General, and Mrs. Carroll
Miller, Democratic National Com.
mitteewoman from Pennsylvania,
viii be the honor guests Of the
Democratic w mans National
Council Monday evening at 8
O'Clock at the Washington Hotel.
DR.. Dickinson will make an ad-
dress on the Constitution and Mrs.
Miller will discuss the political
campaign,
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Attache Feted

Lieut.. Col. John r. Kennedy
and his daughter, Miss Marguerite
Kennedy, entertained at dinner at
the Shoreham last evening in
honor Of Lieut.. Col. Emmanuel
Lombard, Military Attache Of the
French Embassy. and Nine. Lom-
bard.
Other guests were DR.. and Mrs.
Oliver j. Hart and Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. William Male.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Dolly Cameron Says:
OFFICIAL AND WIFE
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Cummings Leave Next Week;
Houqhtons Already In South

Again thoughts are turning Southwark, and
with Ash Wednesday and the cessation of for
NAL entertaining little than week away the officials
undsgusedy slowing things in trunks and sutcass
and casting eager glances at time tables.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Homer S. Cummings are
planning Tuesday for Florida where they will remain
for some me hoping the time they return to Wash
ngton and will have vanished from the streets
Former Envoy Down South
Also in the South but Georgia m Florida the
former Ambassador the Court of ST. James and Mrs anson
B. Houghton who vacaoning at Jeky Island Their
daughter Miss Elizabeth Houghon who such active
Junior League always taking of charity affairs
puppe shows just about anything that demands atten
ton remained this city, but she will leave within several
:n:n
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
No4y co~~n"
Justice Host
This EVENING

The Associate Justice and Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone will entertain
at dinner this evening at their
residence in wyoming Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell
have arrived in Washington from
their home in. Jersey City, N. j.,
and are at the Carlton for a short
stay.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Former Envoy Down South

udyS IO JUL ucT 4dHlly'
Important socially Is the gym
kama and the fashion show which
the Flamingo Polo Club will spon-
sor at the Nautilus field in Miami
Sunday afternoon. This will be
the occasion for the final play
off for the spectators cup between
the Flamingo team and the Gulf
Stream club from Palm Beach.
Prominent matronS and debu-
tanteS will model the gowns shown
in the fashion show, which Is
under the supervision Of Mrs.
Jane johnson.
Saratoga Ball
The Surf Club is presenting its
own racing meeting tomorrow
night, the fifth Of its gala night
fetes, the Saratoga Ball. AS a
background for the evenings en-
tertainment the Saratoga Of the
early days will be recreated.
Luncheon parties at the Surf
Club in Miami during the week
took on q cosmopolitan flavor
with interesting visitors from
England, France and Italy among
the guests. Mr.. John Hays Ham
mond, Of washington, was the
guest Of Mr.. Ross BeaSon, Of New
York, who also entertained Col.
B. F. Castle, of New York, and
Mr.. Frank B. Shuts, of Miami.
ComtesSe de Ganay, Comte de
Rougemont and Vicomte r. du
Halgouet, Of Paris, were together.
Lord and Lady Give, Of London,
were guests Of Mr.. Walter e. v.
Schulke, of st. Paul, MINI. Prin-
cess Obolensky was seen with
Mr.. Glenn Stewart, and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. e. Worswick, Of London,
were in a group which motored
down from Palm Beach for the
day.
Virginian Entertains
Mrs. Fleming Holland, Of Alex
andria, Va, Is a guest at the Surf
Club for a months stay and en-
tertained at luncheon recently in
the Caribbean cafe for Miss
Haroldine Bryant, Mrs. Lorentz
Rathbone, who left Monday to
join her husband, an officer in
the English Rifles, on the Isle
of Malta; and the Hon. Louise
Fermor- Hesketh, Of London.
Mrs. Baldwin Day Spilman, Of
Elway Hall, Warrenton, Va, has
arrived at the Pancoast Hotel for
her annual visit. Mrs. Spilman
is accompanied by her son-in-law
and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Paul
D. Bowden, and by her debutante
granddaughter, Miss Anne Cana
den Jarrett. Mrs. Marshall o.
Leighton, of this city, has been
visiting Mrs. z. e. Rapley in At
lantic way, Miami Beach, and
win spend some time in Palm
Beach before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smith Dow,
of Washington are at the Hotel
Embassy.
Capt. and Mrs. Duncan Elliott
have returned to their apartment
at the Shoreham after spending
several weeks at Miami Beach,
They made the trip both ways by
motor, using the new sea-level
route going South.
Nooy co@u1m
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
KANSASBUDGET
SHOWS MILLION
SURPLUS
Pay As You Co Kept
Landon State Out
of the Red
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

TOPEKA, Kan, July Gov.
ernor Alfred M. Landon returned
to his Capitol desk today pre-
pared for a special session of the
State legislature and gratified by
a budget report showing Kansas
closed another fiscal year with a
surplus in it's treasury.
The special session was called
by the governor, on recommends
ton of a non-partisan legislative
council, for initiation of an
amendment to the State constitu-
ton to meet provisions in the
Federal Social Security act. The
governor will urge submission Of
the issue to the voters of Kansas
in a speech addressed directly to
the legislature tomorrow, but
probably revealing his attitude on
the question Of social security to
the Nation at large.
Surplus Over Million
The Governor was frankly
pleased with the report of Kansas
fiscal affairs for the year ending
June 80. Once again, his program
of "pay as you go" kept the Sun
flower State out of the red, out Of
deficits and with a cash balance
on hand at the end of the year.
State auditors estimated the sur
plus would range somewhere be-
tween $1,250,00 and $1,400,000.
Mr.. Landon faced a busy week.
Before supervising the special ses-
sion of the legislature, he will hold
a series of conferences during the
week with Republican party lead
erS. Tomorrow, he will confer
with Arthur A. Ballentine, a for
mer Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Former Governor Frank o. Low
den of Illinois, a great favorite
among farmers in the Midwest,
will visit Landon Thursday. They
will meet to confer on the farm
problem. They see "eye to eye" on
this issue.
Prepares Acceptance
Landon meanwhile studied the
first draft Of his speech, accept
ing the Republican Presidential
nomination. which, will be de-
livered here July %. He will
make a final draft of it only after
comforting with various party
leaders here during the next two
weeks.
A local committee on arrange
ments predicted a crowd Of from
10000 to 100000 people would at
tend the acceptance ceremonies.
They will be held on the grounds
Of the State capitol.
Groups of State legislators
thronged the Governors office
this morning. The legislature
meets tomorrow at 10 o'clock,
with the Governor delivering his
address at II. Belief prevailed
his talk would go beyond the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment
and cover in general the great
social security issue.
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60 MADE ILL;
FOOD TESTED

MANCHESTER, N. H., July 8
U.N.S0-Samples Of food which
made more than 80 persons i'll at
a banquet during New England
divisional conference of Jehovah's
Witnesses were submitted to a
chemical analysis by State Chem.
ist DR.. Charles Howard at Concord
today.
DR.. Howard A. Streeter, Man
chester health officer who headed
an investigation, expressed an
opinion something may have gone
amisS in preparing the food or it
may have been permitted to stand
too long before being consumed.
The convention hall was thrown
suddenly into confusion as dele
gates, tortured with pain, stag
gered from the hall while others
collapsed. Forty, violently ILL.,,
were rushed to hospitals here. All
except five have recovered suffi.
GENTLY to be dismissed today.
Others were taken to Nashua hos.
pitfalls while an unestimated num-
Der were stricken while riding
home.
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NLRB Asks Rehearing
Of Steel Company Suit
international News Service

Citing the Threatened strife in
the steel industry which will, by
its nature directly burden the in
terstate commerce of the steel
industry" the National Labor Re
lations Board today petitioned
the United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals in New Orleans for
a rehearing Of the Jones and
Laughlin Steel Corporation case.
The court had denied the
boards petition to force the COM
pany to comply with its order to
end interference with its EN-.
ployeS' attempts at self-organiza-
ton and to reinstate 10 dis
charged workers at its Aliquippa,
(Pa), plant.
The circuit court, in denying
the boards petition, cited the Su-
preme Courts decision in the
Carter Coal Company case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
D. {. DRIVE SET.
BY DEMOCRATS

Preliminary plans for the par
ticipation of local Democrats in
the presidential campaign will
be made at the first meeting,
since the convention, of the
State Central Committee Wed.
nesday at the Harrington Hotel.
Malolm McConihe, newly cleo
ted national committeeman, and
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, ma
tional committeeman, will ad-
dress the committee which will
discuss its preliminary plans.
Active participation in the cam
paign will not begin until after
Labor Day, it was stated by John
B. Colpoys, committee chairman.
In the meantime, absentee voters
will be the object Of the COM
mittee's concentration.
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for economic justice and social
security" Addressing himself
bluntly and frankly to the steel
magnates and the economic royal.
lists" he warned:
"Their day Of reckoning has
come at last"
AS a mine union leader. he
pledged the full resources Of the
United Mine Workers in the cur.
rent drive. AS lieutenant gov
ernor, he promised that If the
National Guard is sent into the
steel districts, it will fight to pro-
tect the workers. AS a member
Of the State relief board, he as
Sured al workers thrown idle by
strikes or lockouts they would re-
ceive adequate relief from State
and Federal sources.
Relief Promised
Kennedy declared:
ITO the captains Of steel and
their interrelated financial
houses in this year Of our Lord
1886, say they're not going to
get away with the stuff they
pulled on the workers before.
"The government of the
State Of Pennsylvania Is located
in HarriSburg-nOt Pittsburgh,
New York, or Bristol, Pa. (hOme
Of former United States Sena-
tor Joseph r. Grundy.)
Governor Earle is an able,
courageous man who is the Gov
ernor. AS commander in chief Of
the armed and police forces he
will see that the workers are
guaranteed their constitutional
rights"
Although for the most part
the crowd attending the rally
was estimated at about $500,
it at times reached a figure of
5000, according to union leaders.
They charged that for the first
time in months steel workers had
been called to their posts on
Sunday in Homestead, Rankin
and Braddock and blamed this
for the attendance figures.
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CONFER
ON DROUGHT
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, the d.
kotas, Wyoming and Montana.
The South has had showers
since July 8. The Weather Blu
reau reported:
"The drought is now effec-
lively relieved rather generally
from Mississippi, Louisiana,
Central Texas and Southern
Missouri northeaStward over
the Southern Ohio Valley and
Central Appalachian region"
A shift in the 1,425-million- dollar
work relief appropriation to meet
the serious shortage of forage and
feed crops is under consideration,
1t became known with the return
Of Harry L. Hopkins, Works Prog
ress Administrator, from a survey
Of the grain belt.
Immediate jobs for more than
$4,000 farmers in the, Dakotas-
MISUNDERSTANDING area, hardest
hit thus far by the drought, will
be provided by Works Progress
Administration, officials said. This
will cost approximately 40 million
dollars.
May Move 100000 Families
Shifting of about 100, 900 families
from this sector to better farm
lands is under consideration. This,
officials said, would require more
than the SO million dollars allotted
to Resettlement Administration.
Representatives of Resettlement
Administration who have been in
the Dakotas, Montana and Wyom-
ing are scheduled to return here
late today.
E. o. Pollock Of the Agricultural
Extension Service left for Kansas
City to open a Federal livestock
and feed agency to facilitate ship
mentS Of feed into the drouth areas
and shipments Of livestock from
them, either to markets or better
grazing lands. Continuance of the
drouth in the Middle West, how
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
Explosion Hurts q
In Tobacco Factory

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 9
GN.S). Twenty-three persons
were injured, several seriously, to-
day when an explosion set fire
to the Axton-F Fisher Tobacco Com
pany. The blast was believed to
have been caused by a kerosene
torch being used in tarring part
Of an addition now under con-
struction. Damage by fire which
followed the explosion was esti-
mated at $4,000.
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CONTINUED from Page u

N~V44WAAOCW 4AVAA4 u @oO ~
Vallette, convent-educated descend.
ant Of a pioneer Chicago family
and a distant relative Of the late
Judge Ebert Gary of U. S. Steel
Corporation fame, was involved
in a blackmail syndicate.
According to the theory the men
high in political and business cir
cles who are known to have visited
her apartment and to have eS-
corted her on rounds of night life
spots, were eventually badger
game" victims.
Love Affair BIighted
It was elso reported she had
been used IS a pawn by gangsters
to compromise a member of the
judiciary who was then forced to
use his influence to obtain paroles
for convicted gangsterS on pain
Of exposure Of his affair with the
playgirl. q
Her diaries, as released by police,
now and then strike a pathetic
note between entries concerning
drinking bouts. OF a blighted love
affair she wrote:
doc came over and read the
cards and told my fortune II
would get Jack back and see
him soon I wish it were
true!"
Three months later another
man refused to take the playgirl
seriously. She wrote:
"Bill left last night. My ewes
are swollen from crying. He
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Freed Gives Self In
LIN Vallette Death

} said yesterday he loved me, but
didn't know what 1t would
amount to. My heart is just
broken. Wish I could die"
WEARY OF RACKET
That she wearied of the gay
life she drifted into from a tran
quill suburban home is indicated
by several entries following nota-
lions concerning particularly pro-
longed drinking parties, such as:
II just wish things would
change q little. Do hate this
racket?-DO I?-GOSh!. II !
could only get out Of this
racket!!!"
Private funeral services for Miss
Vallette will be held today, and
interment will be in the family
plot at suburban Wheaton, not far
from the grave Of the late Judge
Gary.