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Evening star., 1937-08-14
CHILDREN PRESENT
GIFT TO MRS. CARR
President Of Board OF Trustees Of
Barney Neighborhood House
Receives Shawl.

In recognition of her IS years as
president of the Board of Trustees of
Barney Neighborhood House, 40 N
street southwest, the children of that
settlement last night presented Mrs.
Wilbur ]. Carr with a knee shawl
made on weaving looms in the house.
Yarn for the shawl was bought with
money contributed by the children,
who for three weeks collected their
pennies and donated them, never more
than Ave at time. to the yarn fund.
The occasion of the presentation
was the program ending the six-Week
vacation school Mrs Carr, who leaves
soon for Europe with her husband,
newly appointed Minister to C1echo-
slovakia. gave out the prizes to the
girls and boys who could boast perfect
attendance, excellence in sewing or
other crafts, or superior sportsman
ship.
Another feature of the program was
tue presentation to the nursery chill
dHn by the True American Club boys
.o4a boat-swing made by them this
SKINNER for the new nursery play
gf4und More than 200 children and
patents were on hand to see the prize
awarding.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
O'COnnell.Rousseau
Engagement Told

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel O'Connell, New
York City and South Norwalk, Conn,
announced the engagement of their
daughter. Eileen Patricia, to Mr.. Will
liam Parker Rousseau OF New York At
luncheon Thursday on the Viennese
roof OF the ST Regis. Mr.. Rousseau is
the son Of Mrs H. H Rousseau of this
city and Blue Hill Me, and the late
Rear Admiral H. H. Rousseau, U. S. N
Miss O'Connell studied at the
Sacred Heart Convent in New York
and at the Sorbonne in Paris. Mr..
Rousseau was graduated from the
Lenox School and is associated with
the advertising firm Of Young Il Rubi-
can
The wedding will take place early
in January. Besides the young cou-
pie the guests at the luncheon in
cluded Mrs. H. H. Rousseau, Mr.. and
Mrs. Waldron E Conklin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey w. Harper OF Larchmont.
N. Y. and Mr.. William E. Leahy of
Washington and Mr.. H. H. Rous-
sead, jr.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Japanese Ambassador
And Nine. SaitO Here
For a Few Days Stay
Greek Minister Goes to Syracuse for Ahepa
onvention-Others in the
News

TIME Japanese Nine saito came to Washng-
ton the middle OF the week from Hot Springs. Va bid
voyage to the retiring Second Secretary
Nine Okazak who going to China. NJ Japa
nese Consul General in China and will Clipper
members OF the family will sail the end of join
In China.
The Greek Minister Mr.. scianos stopped in
washington today to Syracuse attend the
OF Ahepa, which will there tomorrow The Minister
at cocktail party yesterday before leaving
Springs where he has
F. Neary the hosts
Representative Michael Reilly as his guests at the
shoeham Mr.. and William Castle Oshkosh Wis and
their SON. Mr. Edward Casv1e who is student
School Mrs Castle niece Representative Reilly
her family will remain several days.
Hopkins who Saratoga for the
at the dinner which Mr. and
the Arrowhead Inn last evening
The Federal Housing Administrator Mr. Stewart Mcdonald
has gone to Southampton where he the
Mr. and Mrs Edmund c. Lynch at Lyndune.
Admiral Emory Scott Land u s. NJ and Mrs Land are
guests Of Mr. and Mrs George Forbes North
Lenox. Mass.
Wainwright wife Capt. Wainwright jr
u S. N, has from her Hills Md
New York, where she joined
Dobbs Ferry at the Waldorf Astoria.
M. Wety u A.. and Mrs welty of Fort Bennng Ca
have arrived in Washington and will be the
their stay in the Capital
Capt. White U. A., wardman Park Hotel
at the present time.
Maj Dessez Marines and Mrs Dessez who have
been in Paris France
Miss Eunce Desse expected to arrive in the city at the
time.
will visit her parents and Mrs
sumner Kee at their Summer home Shandaken Adron
dacks before joining Maj. Dessez at Quantico Va.
Lieut. William White U. N, have arrived
In Washington from Norfolk Va and
Evening star., 1937-08-14
1900 TO GET PAY RISE
ON APPROVAL OF BILL
Measure Provides Fund to In
crease Federal Building En-
ployes' Salaries.

Approximately 1000 employees Of
Federal buildings will receive pay in
creases Of $50 year each when allot-
ment OF $l35000 for increasing pay
Of those receiving less than 81 200 per
annum, included in the recently signed
Interior bill, is officially approved by
Secretary Iekes.
Those affected include mainly char
women, janitors. elevator operators
and other employees in the lower civil
service brackets. Charles A. Peters,
jr., assistant director of the National
Park Service in charge of buildings
pointed out today. however, that not
all such employees would benefit by the
raise. Only those with a fair civil
service rating will be considered, he
said.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Date Set for Debut
OF Miss Szechenyjj

Miss Sylvia Szechenyi was hostess
at luncheon yesterday at Baileys
Beach, Newport. Miss Szechenyi will
be the guest for whom her mother.
Countess Szechenvi, wife of former
Hungarian Minister at Washington.
will give a dance Saturday evening,
August %, at her Summer home, the
Breakers, at Newport. The dance. to
which 500 guests will be invited, will
be Miss Szechenyi's debut in this
country.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
NAVAL RESERVE GROUP
OFF ON 14.DAY CRUISE
80 Board Destroyer for Two-Week
Training Trip to Virgin
Islands.

More than so Washingtonians left
the navy yard this morning aboard
the destroyer Badger for a l4-day
training cruise to the Virgin Islands.
The group, constituting the I'd Fleet
Division of the 1st Battalion, United
States Naval Reserve, is en- route to
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Short
range firing practice will be a feature
of the cruise.
The two other divisions of the 1st
Battalion will take their training cruise
to Boston in early September. the 1st
Division aboard the U. S. 8. Dickinson
and the Sd Division aboard the u S. s.
Decatur
Evening star., 1937-08-14
RIVAL WRITER'S
CLAIM VICTORY
Literary Fight Title Is Still
Open After Eastman
Hemingway Battle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa led Press
NEW YORK, August 14-Tnat
literary heavyweight title, left vacant
since the memorable Sinclair Lewis
Theodore Dresser go in the Metropol-
ltan Club in 1881. was still open TODAY.
A now historic bout between Max
Eastman, leftist essaylst, and ErneSt
Hemingway, writer of he man" nov-
els, failed to settle anything.
Editor Maxwell Perkins of Charles
Scribner's Sons, publishers in whose
paneled Office llaughingly called a
sanctuary the fight occurred on
Wednesday, was non -committal He
refused to give the nod to either man.
Although he was referee. It was not by
choice, he said
Both Claim Victory.
Meanwhile. both writer's claimed
victory as they weighed out TODAY.
Hemingway. SO. and feet. tipped the
beam at 1877. Eastman. 54 and also
s feet, leveled the weight at 1870.
If the prize was publicity. they both
won. please note Hemingway sails
for Spain today to have another look
at the civil war. Eastman was 81
Marthas Vineyard, Mass. after a.
ranging for publication of a new book
on poetryD
The pair met by chance in Perkins
office. On the editors desk was a ropv
OF book by Eastman called Bull m
the Afternoon presumably not en-
llrely complimentary TO a book bv
Hemingway about bull ll-fightine en-
titled Death in the Afternoon"
Began to Get Sore.
In the book appeared this para
graph: Come out from behind thai
false hair on your chest, Ernest. We
all know you"
Hemingway looked at the closed
book, anG, in his own words. began 10
get sore First he barred his chest to
prove he had hair on it.
Then. whether Hemingway picked lp
the volume and threw it in Eastman's :
face, as Eastman says, or whether
Ernest simply slapped Max's face, as
Ernest contends, the fight was on,
Max said he hurled the strapping
Hemingway backward over Perkins
desk. Ernest denied it, and Offered
to post a 81 900 purse for return
engagement in a closed room-where
no one can interfere"
The best man will unlock the door"
he said
Better" is the word, Mr.. Hemlng-
way
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Miss Stocking Sets
Date For Wedding

Miss Dorothy Marion Stocking,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Earle D.
Stocking, will be married Tuesday to
Mr.. John Eliot Howard, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil N. Howard OF Fairfax,
Va.
The wedding will take place in the
Church Of Our Saviour at Sixteenth
and Irving streets northeast, the Rev.
Alvin Lamar Wills oficiating.
Miss Stocking has chosen as her at
tendants Mrs. SirVantis Henshaw as
matron OF honor and Miss Eliza beth
Salley OF Orangeburg. S. c., and Miss
Miriam Stackhouse of this city as
bridesmaids Little jeanne Guy will
be flower girl
Mr.. Howard will have his cousin,
Mr. J. Rosser Shelton. as his best man
and the ushers will be Mr.. F. Worth
Stocking, brother of the bride-elect;
Mr.. c. Carlton, jr.; Mr. Albert Hovey-
King and Mr.. Richard Danzi.
reception for the wedding party
and the two families will follow at the
home Of the brides parents.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
HOUSE GROUP STUDIES
GARBAGE CASE CHARGE
Discrimination Against Employees
Who Testified at Inquiry Seen
by Business Agent.

House District Committee members
today studied charges of discrimina-
ton against employees who testified
against William R. Wood, superin-
tendent Of the District Garbage Sta
ton, before a board of inquiry sew
eral weeks ago.
The charges were made by James
Kimbro, business agent of Local 466,
International Hodcarriers. Building
and Common Laborers Union, who
said he submitted to Representative
Dirksen Of Illinois photograp phs show
ing one of the principal witnesses
against Wood carrying four large gar
bage buckets Kimbro said collectors
usually carry only one bucket.
kimbro said he had the assurance
Of committee members they would
make an independent investigation OF
conditions in the garbage collection
division of the District Government.
No strike will be called pending the
investigation, Kimbro said.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Residential
Washington
SOcialNOtes
Mrs. Loose Hostess to
Former Minister and
Sonora de AlfarO.

TIME former Minister of Panama.
Senor Ricardo Alfaro. and
Sonora de Afaro. who are
motoring in the North. are
guests OF Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose
in her Summer place, Sea Rocks, at
Gloucester, Mass
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau. mother Of
the Secretary of the Treasury. is
among the passengers arriving today
in the Staatendam from Europe, where
she has been for some weeks
Mrs. Henry White, widow of former
United States Ambassador to France
who is spending the season at South
ampton, was the guest in whose honor
Mrs. Philip Hiss gave a dinner party
followed by bridge last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hamilton McCorm-
ick-G -Goodhart. who are at their Sum-
mer place at Bar Harbor. entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the Kebo
Valley Golf Club preceding the
weekly tournament.
Mrs Herbert Shipman. daughter Of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley
OF Washington was hostess at dinner
last evening at Seaview Terrace at
Newport.
Miss Kate NJ Ellis has gone to Big
Pond, Nd, for fortnights visit.
Mrs. John B. Gordon and her
daughters. Miss Amonett and Miss
Margaret, are visiting at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. William H. Williams has as
her guests in her apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ Smith of Montgomery,
Ala.
Mrs. M. E. Sugg OF Hot Springs,
Ark, has arrived in Washington for
visit of several days. She is at the
Wardman Park Hotel
Evening star., 1937-08-14

ER. AND MRS. PAUL C.
M RAMSDELL. with their chill
VI dren, Mr.. Charles Benjamin
Ramsdell, I'd; Miss Ellen Key
Ramsdell, young Miss Anne and Miss
Barbara, are returning today to their
home at Chopper, Md. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramsdell have been at Rehoboth
Beach, where they have had a cottage
for fortnight. Mr.. Charles B. Rams
OF the late Rev. DR.. Charles B. Rams
dell, for many years pastor OF the
North Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hayden Her
rick Of Kensington, Md. have visiting
them for two weeks Mr.. Herrick's
niece and her husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Van Horn of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs William K. Hill OF
Takoma Park have as their guest Mrs.
T. l.. Heard Of st. Petersburg, Fla
They left last evening for Virginia
Beach, accompanied by Mrs. Heard
and Miss Marjorie NJ Smith.
Miss Irene Wright has as her house
guests at Yatton, her Round Hill
home, Mrs Frank Underwood of New
Orleans, La. and Mrs. Harry Carroll
Of San Benito. Tex. Tuesday after
noon Miss Wright entertained at
bridge for her guests. Other guests
included Mrs. j. T. Clement, Mrs.
Frank McComb, Miss Mary Simpson,
Mrs. Hugh Carter, Miss Dolly Walsh,
Miss Sydnia Walsh, Mrs. o. l.. Will
lams, Mrs. Edward Bookmiller, Mrs.
J. Lynn CornWell, Mrs. Oscar l..
Emrick, Mrs. Edward Marsh, Mrs
J. A. Speer, Miss Dorothy Smith,
Mrs. Mary V. Smith, Miss Eliza beth
Barr, Mrs. Stewart Smith. Mrs j.
Terry Hirst, Mrs. Contee Adams, Mrs.
Curtis Paxson, Mrs. H. H. Green, Mrs
Dwight Terry, Mrs James Taylor,
Mrs. Raymond Case. Mrs. Bernice
Reichenbach and Mrs. John Hans
barger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Peacock enter
tanned at dinner dance at the Con-
gressional Country Club THURSDAY eve
ming for Miss Mary Georgia Hopkins.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Ward Hopkins Of Woodside Park, Nd,
and Mr. John Alexis Yznaga, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis COMBS Yznaga
Of Washington, whose marriage will
take place this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
News of Social Activities of WASHINGTON
Suburban Social Notes
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsdell and Their Chill
dren Returning Today to Chopper, Md

Other guests included Miss Allie pae.
Rhodes Of New Orleans, La, Mr..
Henry Wooster and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Shields of Washington.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas has visiting
her this week at her home near Blue
mont Miss Blanche Weber of Geneva,
Switzerland. Miss Weber is con-
nected with International Bureau OF
Education in Geneva and came 10 this
country to attend the annual Con-
ference of Library Associations held
in New York and the Frields World
Conference held in ladelpha. Miss
Thomas entertained at a reception
on Wednesday evening in compliment
TO Miss Weber when Friends Of th,
section and others were invited 20
meet her
The Rev James S. Cox. rector n
the Church of Ascension in Silver
Spring, Md, and Mrs Cox are sperd.
ing two weeks vacation in FloriGa.
Mrs William w. Everette of WASH
ington and Round Hill is entertalnug
in Greystone, her Round Hill home,
her daughters, Mrs. Francis Murray
and two children, Alden and CsraI
Murray. and Mrs. x. Dwight TorrS
and daughter, Jane Terry, all ot
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Povich and
their young son have moved into their
new apartment at Sixteenth street
and the East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Md.
Miss Lillian Crutchfeld Of Semora,
N. c., and Miss Sudie CrutchfeId ~
Danville, Va, who have been the
guests of their brother-in in-law and
sister. Mr. and Mrs Hugh b Marsh.
in Fairfax Va. have returned to their
homes.
Miss Phyllis Rowland daughter NJ
Mr. and Mrs. H. j. Howland. has r..
turned 10 her home in Silver Spring,
Md, after two months absence,
during which she has been visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Nettie How
land. and her aunt. Mrs John Irish,
in Lltchfleld Hills, Conn, and friends
in New Haven, Waterbury, Bridgeport
had as their guests the early part ot
The week Mr. and Mrs. John Quad.
Of Tonica. III.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Trusty a Beau Brummel."

INDIANAPOLIS, August IA (P.-A
negro trusty attired in silk hat,
red and white zebra striped shirt and
white trousers caused a traff1c jam
yesterday as amazed motorists stopped
to watch him NOV the county jail's
lawn. A turnkey said friends fur
nished the outfit when the prisoner re-
qEAsted clothes for outdoor wear.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Smither.
ENGAGEMENT Told

Mrs. Charles Lewis Smither an
nounces the engagement Of her daugh-
ter Frances Lewis to Mr.. George Ter
rlll Brumback, son of Mr.. and Mrs
T. J. Brumback of Arlington. Va.
The wedding will take place Sat
urday, September 4.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Oswald" Is Divorced.

RENO, August IA R.-Mrs. Myriel
Labr1ola won an uncontested divorce
on grounds of cruelty yesterday from
Antonio Labriola. prominent radio
comedian known rs Oswald" They
were married December II, 1892, and
have daughter, Joyce, 3.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
POWER RATES CUT
IL, 900 Rural Homes in Indiana to
Benefit by Order.

INDIANAPOLIS. August IA tP).-
The Indiana Public Service Commits
sion ordered yesterday a reduction OF
approximately rs per cent in the rates
Tor electric energy supplied to rural
electric membership corporations by
private utility companies.
The utility companies promptly
joined in a statement announcing
acceptance of the new rates and say
ing they were anxious to assist In the
development of rural electriication
projects"
The commission said $4,000 homes
in territories already organized for
R. E. M. c. projects and $500 pros-
pecttve consumers teuld be benefited.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Mrs. Schultz Sails.

Mrs. Gertrude Ray Schultz OF
Bethesda, Nd, sailed today on the
Carinthia from New York TO- a trip
10 the Gaspe and Quebec Mrs.
Schultz's sister, Mrs J. Enos Ray. ac-
companied her on the trip. and they
expect TO 90 to Bermuda before re-
turning home.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Miss Dorothy Everson
Bride Of Mr.. Fuller
Miss Ruby Kelley
Bride Of Mr.. Mason,


THE marriage OF Miss Ruby Louise
Kelley. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harold L. Kelley, of Forest Glen. Nd,
and Mr.. John Henry Mason, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy S. Mason. of Silver
Spring, Md. took place Wednesday,
August 4. at Baltimore The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
Clarence E. Wise in the parsonage Of
the Howard Park Methodist Episcopal
Church
Mrs. William Shoemaker of Wash
ington was matron of honor and Mr.
Shoemaker acted as best man.
The bride graduated in the class
of 1884 from the Takoma Silver
Spring High School and Mr.. Mason,
who also graduated in that class, COM
pleted his junior year at the University
of Illinois in June. Mr. and Mrs.
Mason have taken an apartment near
the District line.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
PICKET BILL OPPOSED
E. L. oliver Assails Act Before
Civil Liberties Group.

Civil Liberties Group.
Opposition to the Pittman bill pro-
hibiting the picketing of Embassies
and legations was voiced last night by
E. L. Oliver Of IAbor's Nom partisan
League before the Joint Committee on
Civil Rights of the Civil Liberties
Union
Committee members, meeting in
Wesley Hall to plan \ mass meeting
for the Sylvan Theater within 4 week
in protest of the measure, were told
the proposed legislation is "repugnant
to labor"
Evening star., 1937-08-14
BUILDING AlR-C0OLED
Extensive Improvements Under
Way at District Court.

The District Court Building is now
being equipped with complete air.
cooling system, covered with a new
copper roof and dressed up with a
new coat of paint. inside and out. The
work is in progress during the Sum-
mer recess.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Miss Prentice Gives
Party at Bass Rocks

Miss Daisy Prentice. who is spending
the Summer at Bass Rocks Mass en-
tertained a party OF % at the Bass
Rocks Golf Club Wednesday.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Eight Die in Air Crash.

HANOVER, Germany, August IA
P.-Eight mechanics and engineers
were killed here yesterday when a
German three-engined plane crashed
and burst into flames while on a test
night from the local airdrome.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
Chimpanzee Bites Jane Wither,

CAIMpdHzee 0ICtS 5Hne W1CnefS.
HOLLYWOOD. August IA R.-
Jane Withers. child film star, was
scratched on the back and legs and
bitten on . finger by a chimpanzee
with which she was romping for
movie yesterday. Dr., Behle r. Burns
said the injuries were slight.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
81 Days for Bacon Theft.

For stealing 6i2 pounds OF bacon.
Mrs. Mary Anne Walsh was sentenced
to 2l days at hard labor In Ennis,
Irish Free State.
Evening star., 1937-08-14
MIODLE.AGED COUPLE
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH
Coroner Says Woman Apparently
Killed Husband Before Com
mitting Suicide.
~ the Associated Press,

Ae011A6 0V1SIUc'
~ the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE, S. c.. August IA
Isaac Turner and his wife, a middle
aged retired couple, were found shot
to death at their suburban home yes
terday.
Coroner George w. Mccoy said Mrs
Turner, about so, apparently killed her
husband, few years her senior, and
then committed suicide.
j. A. Henry, Greenville attor.
ney. discovered the bodies when he
answered an urgent telephone call by
Mrs. Turner to come to their home.
Mrs. Turner'S body WAS sent to
Rome, Ca for burial
Evening star., 1937-08-14

TINE marriage of Miss Constance
A. Lauzon. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred J. Lauzon Of Lynn.
Mass. to Mr.. William A. Craig.
jr son of Mr.. and Mrs. Craig of
Washington, took place Saturday
morning, August 7. The ceremony
was performed in the Church of ST
Jean Baptiste at Lynn at o'clock
and a wedding breakfast followed in
the home OF the brides parents.
Miss Dorothy Craig OF Washington.
sister Of the bridegroom. was maid of
honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss
Regina Lauzon and Miss Eva Lauzon,
sisters of the bride.
Mr.. George Dawer of Peabody Mass.
was best man. and the uShers included
Mr.. Leonard Lauzon and Mr.. Gilbert
LAuzon. brothers of the bride
Mr.. Lauzon escorted his daughter.
who wore for her wedding a gown
OF white satin made on princess lines
and trimmed with lace. She carried
q cluster of lilies.
After wedding trip to Canada. re-
turning to Cleveland and a short visit
in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Craig will
be at home at 20 New Park street. in
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Dorothy Everson
Bride Of Mr.. Fuller
THE marriage OF Miss Dorothy A.
EverSon, executive secretary of
the Montgomery County Welfare
Board. and Mr.. Wallace Fuller OF
Washington, took place Saturday, Au-
gust 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller are spending
several weeks with the brides mother.
Mrs. Stephen Everson, in Hudson.
Wis
Evening star., 1937-08-14
w Weddings
Of Recent
Date Noted
Miss LauzOn Married
to Mr.. Craig in
Lynn, Mass.

TINE marriage of Miss Constance
A. Lauzon. daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Alfred J. LauzOn OF Lynn.
Mass To NJ William Craig
Evening star., 1937-08-14

n HR. AND MRS PAUL c.
nn RAMSDELL. with their chill
w dren, Mr.. Charles Benjamin
a RamsdeIl, I'd. Miss Ellen Kew