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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Noted Visitors
In the Civ

Washington, always seasoned
with an international atmosphere,
will become unusually cosmopoli-
tan during September as several
distinguished foreign groups
arrive.
Following by one day tho
opening of the big World Power
Conference which today was fill
ing hotels, embassies, legations
and private homes, the second Of
a group of distinguished Italians
will arrive in Washington tomor-
row for a two-day stay.
The Shoreham will be headquar-
tiers for the Italians, of whom
there will be %. These will in
clude Count Pietro Jaccini and
Comdr. CeSare Bonicelli. Others
among the distinguished company
are Signora Amalia Rambaldi-
Bianchini, Signora Maria Geo
chini, Signora Virginia Richard,
Signorina Dora Luzzato, Signorina
Caterina Barbero, Signorina I,or-
enza Marlboro, Signorina Carla
Maria BaSSi, Signorina AuSustinO
Lannaud, Signor Mario Richard,
Signor Silvio Bassi, Signor Adelmo
Della Case, Signor Luigi Tonini,
DR.. AnSelmo Lordi, DR.. Franco
Bonicelli, Signor x. Dago, Signor
K. Radaelli, 'Signor Ferruccio Giu.
Sanni and Signor Renato MALTA.
On September 18 the third Of
a party of automobile enthusiasts
from Great Britain will arrive at
the Shoreham for a two-day visit,
coming in their own motor cars,
brought over with them on the
Queen Mary.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster are
at the Hotel'Lincoln in New York
City,
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By Flora Macdonald

daughter, Senhorita Carmen
Josephine dos Refs. This after
noon the Ambassador and
Nine. Aranha will be hosts at
a reception in honor of DR..
Refs and the other delegates
to the World Power Confer
ence.
The Ambassador of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Re-
publics was accompanied by
Nine. Troyanovsky and their
son, Oleg. Nine. Troyanovsky
was in a gown of royal pur-
pie and she wore a small
black hat. Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean, wearing long silver
fox cape and a large hat, came
in with friends. Preceding her
were her daughter, Emily, and
son, Edward Beale Mclean,
jr., and their house guest,
Angelica Lloyd.
Still others seen were Miss
Helen Strasburger, Mrs. Ed
gar G. Merritt, Miss Mary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Wedding
Is Merry

All things that usually go
with wedding receptions such
as-rice throwing-old shoes
tin cans-crowds of m erry
people and lots of delightful
refreshments were to be had
at the Champions home on
Saturday at the reception held
for their daughter Jean, who
was arried to James E.
Rhodes at noon. Besides var
ious members of both families
who were all very busy we
spied Mr.. and Mrs. James
Randall. She was looking I'M
usually nice for an almost fall
day in silk print with a pink
hat. The Diamond brothers,
Jack and Carvel seemed to
find the punch to their liking.
Betty Diamond, Jacks wife
who is a petite brunette was in
tea gown of black and gold
with an off-the-face hat of
black velvet. Mr.. and Mrs. C..
B. Doyle were also there. Mrs.
Doyle was goWned in brown
lace with a large brimmed hat
of the same shade with a
cluster of pink flowers in the
front. Violet and gray were
the colors of the chic ensemble
worn by Mrs. Harry Ostermyer.
Mrs. Leanard Ruoff was in a
blue and white print frOck with
a hat of blue.
"a gift from Norma Shear
err" was the greeting from
two pretty dark haired misses
as they made presentations of
red, yellow and pink roses to
the feminine guests last eve
ming at the premiere of "Ro-
meo and Juliet" starring the
aforementioned tress and
Leslie Howard at the National.
And the guests, masculine
and feminine, filled the the
alter to hear Shakespeare i'm
mortal drama enacted for the
first time on the talking screen.
Nine. Aranha, the attractive
wife of the Ambassador of
Brazil, gowned in pale blue
and black figured satin, worn
under a wrap of black tat
feta, was escorted by the Min
lister of Communications and
Public Works of Brazil, DR..
Joao Marques dos Refs, and
they were followed by the
Ambassador and DR.. Refs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Chi|n0Qn-Street
Ceremony

Miss Catherine Street, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Street, was married this morning
to William Gilman. The cere-
mony took place at the home Of
the bride parents in Hoban
Road. Mr.. Gilman is the son of
Mr.. Arthur Gilman, Of Bar Har-
Dor, Maine. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. F. E. Warren.
The house was effectively deco
rated with asters, palms and
ferns. The bride, who was given
in marriage by her father, wore a
mousseline de sole gown made on
long lines with a train and an
Elizabethan collar. She carried
a bouquet of white asters.
Miss Sybil Street and Miss
Sally Street, twin sisters Of the
bride, were the bridesmaids
White embroidered batiste frocks
made on long old-faShioned lines
were worn by these two. They
carried pink and white aster bou.
quetS. The best man was Mr.
Eric w. Maurer, of New Haven
Conn.
A wedding breakfast was held
Immediately after the ceremony
When he couple left for their
wedding trip the bride was wear.
ing a bright green wool swagger
suit, gold satin blouse and dark
brown accessories.
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Engagements
OF Note

Mrs. Rawlins Hume has an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, Mary Murray, to DR..
Thomas Bradley, son of Mrs.
Thomas Bradley, of Georgetown,
and the late Mr.. Bradley. Miss
Hume was graduated from Gun
ston Hall. She is the daughter of
the late Mr.. RaWlins Hume. DR..
Bradley was graduated from the
University of Virginia.
Miss Hume and DR.. Bradley are
spending some time at Upper Sar-
anac Lake, where they are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blag-
den. They will return the first of
the week, bringing with them DR..
Bradley'S mother.
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Diplomatic and Official Notes:
ENVOY TO JAPAN RETURNING HOME
to Visit
Capital Later
In Season

The United States
Ambassador to Japan
and Mrs. Joseph Clark Grew
will arrive tomorrow in Van
couver, having sailed from
Yokohama aboard the Empress
of Japan late in August. They
will come East to their home
in Massachusetts and will I'M
doubtedly pay Washington a
visit during the Autumn.
They are accompanied by Mr..
Crews private secretary, Mr..
James Graham Parsons, Yale, 20,
son of Mrs. James G. Parsons, of
New York and Stockbridge, Mass.
Mr.. Parsons will wed Miss Mar.
garet Boulton, of Toronto, Onta-
rio, Canada, on September 26 in
the Episcopal Cathedral in To
ronto. He will visit his fiance en-
route East and after a stay with
his mother in Stockbridge, will re-
turn to Toronto for the wedding
ceremony.
$50
AS a farewell gesture before
they sailed for home, the Misses
Brunhilde Grassi, of New York,
and Anne and jeanette Markell,
of Baltimore, were given a cocktail
party Friday night at Cedar Court,
Belmont Manor in Bermuda.
Among the guests were Miss Eliza
beth Ulman and Mr.. Alfred
Friendly, of Washington; Mrs.
Marshall Price, Miss Anne V.
Williams, Miss Douglas Freeman
and Miss Elizabeth Boyce, all of
Baltimore.
~
Major and Mrs. ]. N. Douglas
Of Mitchell Field, New York, are
at the Martinique for a short stay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

MISS ANNE BEAUPRE
BEACH, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Beach of
Chevy Chase, Md, who is an
attractive member of the
younger set and a student at
George Washington Univer-
sity.
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Reg. U. s. Pat. of.
Returns to Capital
Reg. U. s. Pat. Oft

Mrs. Stuart Walker has returned
to her apartment at the Shore
ham, after a vacation trip of eight
weeks. She participated in the
Lee Week festivities at White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va, and spent
some time with her mother, Mrs.
Annette Thayer, at Charleston,
w. Va.
A&A
A surprise birthday party was
given on Thursday for Miss Mae
Jones at her home by her mother,
Mrs. Everett De Ment and her
sister, Mrs. Edward Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Dewey and
their small son. who have been
spending the last few days in Vir-
GINA, have come to the Capital
and are at the Shoreham for a
brief visit before returning home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
At Resort

The Netherlands Minister Jonk-
heer H. M. van HaerSma de With,
accompanied by Nine. van HaerS-
ma de With, was in Hot Springs,
Va, for the past few days.
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joying country life" in Virginia
at "Deepwood on the Potomac"
property which Mrs. Worthington
acquired some months ago and 20
which she recently has added a
dozen acres. Next spring she
plans to remodel the farmhouse
on the property, but with a debu
tante in the family she prefers 70
devote her attentions in that di-
rection this autumn.
''Deepwoo6" is just north of the
Malcolm MatheSon estate on the
Mt. Vernon Highway. Its water
front facilities will offer Ralph
Worthington, the son of the fam
lily, ample opportunity to journey
up and down the river in his
speedboat. Ralph, by the way, is
in the vicinity of Gibraltar today,
winding up a Mediterranean
cruise, and before long he will join
his mother and sister for a visit
before reSuming his college studies.
To Have House Guest
Mrs. Worthington and Ethel will
have as their house guest for sew
eral days "Dodie" Black, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Clifford Black. who
will arrive Friday and remain over
for the Lucy Matheson-Frank
Hight wedding the following week.
The plans, so far, for Ethel's
coming out party are that it is
to be a tea sometime the middle
of November at the town residence
and then during the Christmas
holidays her mother will give a
ball in her honor at the Sulgrave
Club.
Another mother, whose past ex-
perienceS will guide her this sea-
son, is Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman.
She will present Alice Noel to
Capital society at a tea at "TuXe-
0en," their home in Edgemoor,
and this party is also to be the
middle of November.
Over this weekend Mr.. Tucker
man and another daughter, Ruth.
who was a debutante a. couple of
seasons ago, are on a fishing trip
off Point Lookout.
Other DebS
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Pearson
have a bud in their family this
season. Gertrude is following in
her sister Katherine'S footsteps
and will make her bow at a tea to
be given at her parents residence
on Wyoming Avenue ThankSgiV
ing afternoon.
Others who are on the list OF
bellies to be presented are Ruth
Dove, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Dove; Virginia Bacon
daughter of Representative and
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon; Carlisle
Porter, daughter of Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. David Porter, and Eve Mark
Wardlaw, daughter of the Assist
ant Naval Attache of the British
Embassy and Mrs. A. L. P. Mark
WardlaW.
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Have New Home in New Hampshire

Marian and her husband have been spending of the
summer at their country home "The Farm in New
Hampshire which in the beautiful lake region of Eng
land Days of swimming and hiking the countryside
glorious fun and Marian is back New York all
wrapped up in redOng her 96th Street apartment having
natural flair for interior decorating
Mrs Worhngton and Ethel recently returned from
trip to Canada and New England and not planning to
occupy their Massachusetts, Avenue residence which is the
property of Mrs Stanley Rinehart until after October l.
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Dolly Cameron Says:
DEBS MAKING PLANS FOR SEASON
Mrs. Ralph Worthington and
Daughter to Have Guest at
DeeDWOOd on thePOtOnnQC

Debut parties are occupying a great many
mothers minds these days, whether it shall be
a tea dance, dinner dinner dance ball. Some
have their plans pretty well in mind and working the
innumerable details which go make the
Several of the mothers of deb of this coming have
had experience in presenting daughters society Mrs Ralph
Worhington whose pretty daughter, Ethel will make her
bow this season, few ago gave coming party
for her daughter Marian who Mrs Keith Luke and
makes her home in New York,
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Mrs. Geneva Durham has closed
her apartment at the Shoreham
and has gone to Atlantic City.
She expects to return November /.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Good
man, who left Washington the
first of July, have returned to
their apartment at the Shoreham
for the winter. They went first
to Cape May, N. j., and later
visited at Hot Springs and Vir-
GINA Beach, Va.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
M'KINNEY CLAIMS
MAYR, MAN|0N AID
Candidate Carries Fight to
Northeast Section.

E. Kirk Mckinney, Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, shifted his
plea for the nomination to eastern
and northern Indiana today as he
received assurances of support from
Frank Mayr Jr., former Secretary of
State, and Clarence E. (PaN Man
ion, Indiana director of the Ma
tional Emergency Council.
Mr.. Manion's support come with
this statement:
Il believe the Democratic Party
will muster its greatest strength in
carrying the state for President
Roosevelt next fall by placing Mr..
Mckinney at the head of the
ticket"
Mr.. Mayr was quoted by McKin-
ney supporters as saying:
Il believe that the best thing the
party can do for its future welfare
is to unite behind the candidacy of
Kirk Mckinney"
Mr.. Mckinney was to speak to-
night at banquet in his honor by
the Fort Wayne Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club. Tomorrow night he
will talk to the Jefferson Club of
Anderson at banquet. Thursday
night a primary dinner is to be
held at La Porte. Mr.. Manion is to
be on the same platform with Mr..
Mckinney.
Saturday night Mr.. Mckinney is
to speak at Richmond before the
Tenth District Young Democrats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
POLICE GIVEN
RADIO LICENSE
Experimental Permit Grant
ed Local Station by
Federal Body.

The indianapolis telegraph police
radio station, one of six experiment
tai stations in the Midwest, has been
granted five months experimental
license by the Federal Communica-
tons Commission, Capt Robert L.
Bats, police radio supervisor and
president of Association of Police
Communications officers, said today.
The six stations are to form the
nucleus of nation wide, ter-city
police radio network.
The other cities are Detroit, st.
Louis, Kansas City, Mo-, Minneap-
oils and Davenport, Ia.
Results of the Midwest expert
ment are to be reported at the In
ternational Association of Police
Chiefs convention this summer.
Capt. Bats said that the tele-
graph station differs from the or
binary police radio telephone in that
messages are to be sent only in in
ternational Morse code.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
SPEAKER PREDICTS
ECONOMIC CHANGE
Regulation OF Industry to
Increase, Club Told.

Increased government regulation
of industry in the United States,
especially in public utilities and
natural resources, was a future eco
nomic change predicted today by
Prof. M. G. Bridenstine of the
Butler University economics de-
partment.
Prof. Bridenstine spoke at a
luncheon of the Indiana University
Club of Indianapolis at the Column
bia Club.
There are two possibilities for
the future he said, breakdown of
civilization or the rising to new
heights of economic welfare.
Il feel the necessity to solve the
problems will be so great that the
country will find way to rise to
new heights" he said.
In this process he enumerated a
more equitable distribution of
wealth and income. greater social
and economic security through the
control of problems of old-age I'M
employment and greater use of
power through more inventions in
air transportation and salvation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
PUBLIC SERVICE
PLACED FIRST
Water Company Engineer
in SCienteCh Talk Finds
1t Pays Dividends.

Engineers are convinced that
their interests are identical with
those of the public" Homer Rupard
indianapolis Water Co. assistant
engineer, said this noon at the Sci
entech Club luncheon at the Board
of Trade.
His subject was "Are Engineers
Socially Minded?"
Pointing to examples that prove
that engineering associations have
more and more been concentrating
their efforts on economic and social
problems, Mr.. Rupard said that it
"exemplifies the thesis that enlight-
ened and intelligent self-interest is
an effective means of securing the
public interest.
organizations other than engi-
neering, representing important mi
norities, mikht we'll follow this the
SIS" he said
Robert j. Kryter, club president,
presided at the meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
TORN GARMENT
IS CHECKED FOR
MURDER CLEWS
New York Police Hope to
Find Fingerprints of
Writer'S Slayer.

By United Press
NEW YORK, April 13.-A torn
brassiere. the hooks and eyes ripped
away, held police attention today as
they sought for clew that would
lead them to the man who attacked
and strangled Nancy Evans litter
ton, 34-year- old short story writer.
The garment was ripped from the
writer's body as she struggled
against her slayer. Police brushed
silver nitrate solution on it, hop
ing to bring out flngerprintS.
Other articles of the clothing worn
by Mrs. Titterton. wife of Lewis H.
Titterton. executive of the National
Broadcasting Co., previously passed
through the silver nitrate test with
out furnishing clew.
Mrs. Titterton's body was nude
except for stockings when it was
found late Friday in the bathtub
of her apartment at % Beekman-pl,
a fashionable neighborhood.
Police have been concentrating
on finding a "sandy-haired young
man" who was seen in the neigh
borhood the day of the crime. They
admitted that if the brassiere failed
to help them that they were with
out single hope of solving the
mystery despite the fact that 40
Metropolitan detectives have been
working on it for four days.
Authorities said that their task
was widened by the fact that Ms.
Titterton was accustomed to invite
strangers to her apartment be
cause she always was seeking new
characters for her stories"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
LOCAL MAN SLATED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Suspect Admits Killing,
Police Claim.

Milton Ewing. IS, of 602 E. Mar
ket-st, was slated on a charge OF
murder today after detectives
claimed he admitted killing Jesse
Sheppard, 80, a former roomer at
ITO N. Noble-st.
The shooting occurred at II Sat-
urday night and Sheppard died at
yesterday morning in City Hospital
He had been shot in the chest and
neck.
Ewing, police said, had told Shep-
pard, who formerly roomed at his
house, to get out after he became
disorderly
Then, detectives quoted Ewing as
saying, Sheppard, accompanied by
two men, came back and started a
fight. Sheppard was shot during
the struggle, police said Ewing adj
mitted.
David Marshall 20, of sci E.
Ohio-st, and Paul McCarty, 10, a
roomer at Ewing's house, were held
on vagrancy charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
PEDESTRIAN IS
TRAFFIC VICTIM;
MOTORIST FREED
Walter Whites Death Lifts
County Toll to 40;
IA Killed in State.
Continued From Page One)

43, Freelandville, and his two sons,
Richard, 4, and Robert, 9. His wife,
Bertha, suffered seriously from
shock, and a daughter, Marjorie, II,
was injured critically.
James H. Ross, So, and Mrs.
Stella Lemasters, 76, of near Shell
byville, were killed instantly and
Ed T. Boyle, 81, Flat Rock, was in
jured fatally when an Indiana Rail-
road car struck their automobile
near Amity. Boyle's wife was in
jured.
A young Gary couple was
drowned and two other persons
narrowly escaped death when their
automobile plunged into Lake
Michigan. The dead were Dennis
Fisher, 20, Indiana University soph-
omore, and Miss Lillian Mark, 81.
John L. Goblin, SO, formerly of
Chicago, died at Robert Long Hos
pital here from injuries suffered
when he was struck by an automo-
bile as he examined the trailer of
the truck he was driving
6-Weeks- Old Boy Smothered
Prior A. Adamson, "a, Bedford,
was struck and killed by an auto
mobile driven by Hugh Guthrie, %,
who was absolved of the blame.
Maurice Hand, 33, Gary, drowned
in Shafer Lake, eight miles north
of Monticello while fishing alone
about rs feet from the shore.
Injuries suffered when an auto
mobile in which she was riding
struck a lamp post caused the death
of Mrs. Fern Crossman, Hammond,
William H. Gietzinger, 81, railroad
worker, died from injuries suffered
when he was crushed against the
side of freight car.
Jerry Ronald, 6-weeks-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Vierling, smoth-
cred to death when his head be-
came damned between two pillows
in mis- crib.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
SUSPECT FACES QUIZ
IN ROBBERY Staying
Witnesses of Beech Grove
Crime to View Prisoner.

George Nelson, 90, of so N. Brad
ley-av, was slated on a charge of
vagrancy and held under $4,000
bond today. Detectives said he would
be questioned in connection with
the attempted robbery of a Beech
Grove liquor store on March 7, dur
ing which Harry C. Ploch, the
proprietor, was wounded fatally.
An effort is to be made later,
detectives said, to have witnesses
of the holdup view Nelson. He
also was being questioned in con-
nection with the robbery of the
Park Liquor Store, 127 N. Illinois-st,
March 20.
Two men took part in both rob-
berries, police reports showed, but
no complete descriptions were OBJ
tanned. At the N. Illinois-st hold
up the men escaped with $120.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13

Building trades workers who
walked out at the william H. Block
Co. on March Is, were back on the
job today.
Neither the company nor Charles
Wilson, president of the Marion
County Building Trades Council,
would comment today. When the
men stopped work last month in
support Of approximately IA strik-
ing delivery drivers and helpers,
Mr.. Wilson then said. Blocks have
been fair to the building trades,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-13
ACCOUNTANT PRAISES
SOCIAL SECURITY LAW
Charlton Carter Discusses Act Be-
fore Service Club.

"Objectives of social security leg
iSlation are in the main admirable, .
Charlton N. Carter, indianapolis
accountant. said this noon at the
Service Club luncheon in the Lin
coin.
The porgram will, if maintained,
Mr.. Carter said, greatly relieve the
effects of chronological displace-
ment and casual unemployment in
ordinary times. 1t will not relieve
depression unemployment which
must be cared for by other means.
The act should build an amazing
standing army of officers and en-
ployers under the many branches
of welfare activity proposed. Later
as Its full cost is felt, there will be
demands for greater benefits and
lower costs for workers"