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Evening star., 1937-03-28
Social Activities
During Last Week
OF Army Officers

L'ORI GEORGE q. MEADE, Nd,
March 27-Mrs. Louis B. Ely,
wife of Capt. Ely, now attending the
Command and General Staff School
at LeavenWorth. Kans., has returned
from a trip to New York and is Wit
iting Capt. and Mrs. Vincent J. Tan
Zola.
Maj Frederick W. Fallin of Fort
Meade has received orders for the
Hawaiian Islands. Maj. and Mrs.
Fallin will go on leave the latter part
Of April
Lieut.. and Mrs Wilhelm p John
son and their small son. Wilhelm
johnson, jr., left this garrison Thurs
day for JohnstoWn. Pa, where they
will be the guests Of Lieut.. Johnson S
mother. Mrs. John P. johnson, over
Easter. Before returning home, they
will visit Mrs. Johnson's uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William G..
Strodes of Ligner, Pa
Among the officers ordered to the
66th Infantry are Capt. Charles F.
Colson, who is now a student at the
Command and General Staff School,
LeavenWorth, Kans. Capt. Fernand
G. Dumont. Capt. Frederick M.
Thompson, Lieut.. Sydney G. Brown,
jr., and Lieut.. Thomas Kent. These
officers are students at the Infantry
School, Fort Benning, Ga, at present.
Mrs. Chard, wife of Lieut.. Robert
H. Chard of this post, is the guest
Of her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. V. Dey, jr.. of Norfolk. Va.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Wilhelm P. johnson
were host and hostess at the Progress
sive Bridge and Poker Club, which met
at the Officers Club Tuesday night.
Miss Mary Perrine. daughter Of
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Henry P. Per-
rine, jr., left Fort Meade Tuesday for
New York, where she spent the week.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
News of Residents
Around Rockville

Mrs. j. Darby Bowman, Rockville
has gone to Portland. Greg, to spend
some time visiting her brother and
siter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
M. Talbot.
Mr.. John Wilson returned to Rock
vile early in the week after spend
ing several weeks at Miami, Fla.
Miss Emily Blandford, daughter OF
Mayor and Mrs. Douglas M. Bland
ford, will entertain at a cocktail party
in her home in Rockville today.
Mrs. John Dawson entertained at a
buffet supper in the home of her
mother, Mrs. Albert Wooton, Rock
vile, Sunday, March 81.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Mrs. HOwes to Head
Receiving Line at
Easter Ball FRIDAY

MRS. WILLIAM W. HoWEs, wifi
of the First Assistant Postmaster
General. will head the receiving lint
at the Easter ball to be given at tht
Shoreham Friday evening.
The ball will be one of the majol
social events climaxing the gay holi.
day season for the younger set ano
beginning the Capitals little season
Of entertaining With Mrs. Howes ir
the receiving line will be Mrs. Neitah
King. Mrs. Julien N. Friant, Nine
Castro. wife of the Minister of E.
Salvador; Mrs. Justin w. Macklin
Mrs. Allard H. Gasque, Mrs. Harry L
Englebright and Mrs. Jack HolloWell
Cotillion figures will be danced with
Miss Mary Agnes Young and Mr.
Richard Dear leading Mrs James
Wimsatt is chairman of the Floor
Committee.
Miss Silvine Clagett, Miss Betty
Hartz and Miss Betty Ryder are
among the subdebutantes who will
participate in chorus of song with
a popular orchestra.
Miss Gloria Grosvenor, who Is
chairman for the ball, will entertain
few guests at buffet dinner fol-
lowing the cocktail party which Miss
Laura johnson will give in her honor.
Miss Mary Senate HoWes is vice chair
man of the ball Among others who
will entertain with cocktails or buffet
before the ball will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Richardson, who will have
guests at their home, White House,
Mr.. and Mrs. Macklin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartz.
Miss Betty Burton and Miss Phyllis
Richardson will be home from school
for the dance. and Miss Betty Ryder
will have Miss Margaret Richardson
from National Park Seminary as her
house guest and for the ball. Another
out of town visitor will be Miss Clara
Margaret Grantham, who will come
from Raleigh. N. c.
Supper will be served at midnight,
and dancing will continue afterward.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

Continued FROM First Page.)
Senorita Dora Boyd have as their
guests for the Easter season Senorita
Maria Estelle Arias and Senorita Lo-
lita Paredes of Panama, who are stu
dents at Notre Dame in Baltimore.
The Brazilian Charge d'Affaires,
Senior A. B. Bueno do Prado, has
given UP the house at 1918 Twenty
fourth street, which he and Senhora
de Bueno do Prado have occupied for
some time and has moved to Ward
man Park Hotel. Senhora do Bueno
do Prado sailed recently for Europe.
The Counselor of the Canadian
Legation and Mrs. Hume Wrong will
have with them for the coming week
the counselor's sister, Miss Margaret
Wrong of London, England Miss
Wrong has only recently returned
from an eight months tour through
Africa. She is in Washington to
speak at the annual ingathering of
the Woman's Council of the Fedora
ton of Churches on Tuesday at the
National City Christian Church.
Miss Wrong will arrive today from
Atlanta where she spent part of the
past week.
The first secretary of the Argentine
Embassy. Senor Don Hector Dlaz
Leguizamon. has gone to Charleston,
S. c., for Easter and will remain in
the South fortnight or more.
The first secretary of the Egyptian
Legation, Mr.. Anis Aver, will return
the first of the week from New York,
where he went with the retiring at
tache Of the Legation and Nine. zoul-
fikar.
M. and Nine Zoulf1kar will sail
Wednesday to return to Egypt.
The new second secretary of the
French Embassy and Nine. Charpen-
tier have moved from the Embassy
into the house at 1927 Forty-fourth
street, which they have leased.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Mrs. Doyle Hostess
At Tea Tomorrow

Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle will be
hostess at tea at the American AS
sociation of University Women Club
House tomorrow afternoon. After tea
DR.. Irvine c. Gardner, physicist of
the Bureau of Standards, will give an
illustrated talk on Observing Total
Eclipse in Russia
81. Assisting Mrs. Doyle in receiving
the guests will be Mrs. John ]. Hader
Miss Meta c. Peterson, Miss E. W.
Roberts, Mrs. Theodore c. Thee, Miss
Dorothy L. Trip. Mrs. Colin W.
Whitaker and Mrs. Mark Smith
Those pouring will be Mrs. o. S.
Hoffman, Miss H. May Johnson, Miss
M. B. Merrill, Mrs. M. M. Proffitt,
Mrs. F. w. Pyle and Miss M. A. Thayer.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
White House
Is Prepared
For Easter
Grandson, w lila m
Donner Roosevelt,
Adds to Easter Spirit.
Continued From First Page J

tCO0tlnue0 from flTSI faSe.]
New Hampshire avenue. There vii,
be 20 guests.
Mai. and Mrs. James T. Duke have
as guests in their residence at Fort
Myer Mrs. Dukes brother and sister
Mr.. R. A. O'Neill of New York and
Mrs. Frances Mayer of Hollywood
Calf, and New York, and her young
son, Paul Mayer, who is a student al
the Spring Hill School in Litchfield
Conn, and has joined his mother for
the Spring vacation.
Mr.. O'Neill will return to his home
tomorrow and Mrs. Mayer will leave
the middle of the week for New York
where she will spend some time before
returning to the West Coast.
Mai. w. L. Smith, y. S. A., and Mrs
Smith of Morgantown, w. Va, are
spending a few days at the Mar
Unique.
Capt. K A. Brewer, Army Medical
Center, and Mrs. Brewer and their son
are at the Martinique for an indefinite
stay.
Mrs. Lamar R. Leahy will leave for
New York today. Capt. Leahy will
Join her there April 3. when they will
sail for Monaco. where Capt. Leahy
will attend the Conference of the In
ternational photographic Bureau as
the chairman of the United States
delegation.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Maurice G.
Holmes of 23O5 South Pierce street,
Arlington, are spending the week end
in Portsmouth. Va. as the guests OF
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. F. S. Holmes.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Easter Tea Todav
Miss Jane Giffen Will Be Hostess in
WynneWood Park Residence.

On their return they stopped at Will
mington, N. c., where Mr.. Smith re-
manned to spend month.
Mrs. j. B. Matre of North Woodside
and Miss Leonore Thomas of Silver
Spring have returned to their homes
from Richmond Va. where they at.
tended the annual district convention
of Quota International.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

dSN'T
New Hampshire avenue. There will
be 20 guests.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Diplomats
Are AW aV
Over Easter
Herr Hans Luther ir
New York for
Week End.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Chinese Secretary
Loyal Legion Guest

The second secretary of the Chinese
Embassy, Mr.. TsWen-ling Tsui, will
be the guest of honor of the District
of Columbia Society of the Danes Of
the Loyal Legion Thursday afternoon
at o'clock at the Mayfiower. Mr..
Tsui will speak on China Today"
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, president
of the society, will preside.
The Washington times., 1937-02-19
Gabardine

A new sandal type, ideally
feminine for smart print
dresses, with a new tricky
high line strap.
LANSBURGH'S BASEMENT
The Washington times., 1937-02-19
WOHneneS Club
Calendar
TODAY

American Association Of Uni
versity Women-Meeting of Dupli-
cate Contract Bridge Section, 8
p. m, 1884 I st. N. w.
Washington Chapter of the Ma
tional Home for Jewish Children
Member -bring-a-member tea, 2 p.
m. Variety Club, at the Willard
Hotel.
League of Republican Women
Legislative program, 11:30 a. M,
clubhouse, Sixteenth st. and Scott
Circle N. W.
Women's City Club - Bridge,
1870 p. m, 736 Jackson Pl. N. W.
washington Section, National
Council of Jewish Women-Lunch-
con in benefit of philanthropic
fund, 1890 p. M, Fairfax Hotel.
Democratic Women's National
Council - Joint unit meeting, 8
p. m, headquarters, 1925 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-02-19
TOMORROW

Alpha Chapter of Sigma Tau
Gamma Sorority-M winter
dance, 9 p. m, Broadmoor.
Woman'S National Democratic
Club-Luncheon and card party.
p. m, 1925 New Hampshire
Ave.
American Association Of Uni
versity Women-Bridge luncheon,
! p. M, 1884 I st. N. w.
Marsha Burns Chapter, D. A. r.
Luncheon meeting, 3 p. M,
Raleigh Hotel.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
BAPTISTS IN
SUCCESSFUL
CONFERENCE
Associational Executi v e S
Recommend Admission
of Calvary Church

Pastors and lay workers Of the
churches of the Carolina aSSocia-
ton met yesterday with the East
Flat Rock Baptist church in an
all-day conference and study,
Speakers scheduled for the
meeting were the Rev. J. {. Pipes,
Baptist missionary under the state
Baptist board for Western Caro-
lima. the Rev. BrOaduS +. Wall,
pastor of the First Baptist church
of Hendcrsonville, the Rev James
NJ. Justice of the Baptist church
of Saluda and the Rev. \. B. Phil
lips. pastor of Refuge and East
Flat Rock churches.
The Calvary Baptist church Of
Hendersonville presented a reso-
luton through its pastor, the Rev,
George Pennell, petitiOning the
executive committee of the Car
DINA Baptist association to re-
ceive the church into fellowship.
On motion, duly seconded, the
Rev. A. |. Justice, the Rev. A. j..
Nielsen and the Rev. Bobo Hol-
lingsworth, were appointed by the
moderator rs a committee to re-
view the petition and confer with
the Rev. Mr.. Pencil. The confer
ence was satisfactory and the
committee recommended to the
meeting, sitting as the executive
committee, that it recommend re-
ception and fellowship into the as
ISOLATION at its next annual ses-
sion. This course will be taken on
the action of the body yesterday.
The meeting evidenced keen in
tereSt i'm the action of the Calvary
Baptist church in declaring itself
a Baptist church, which has been
working for several years under
the name of the Grove Street Cos
pei church, which was non-dcnOm-
national. The church was receiv-
ed hole-heartedly By the group
yesterday and the pastor and sew
eral of his members were given
a cordial righthand Of fellowship
by the moderator.
NJ. L. Walker, moderator of the
Carolina association, expressed
keen pleasure over the attendance
and on counting about Is Baptist
ministers and pastors, declared he
was in a position to refutc the
charge that the pastors would not
cooperate.
The ladies of the church had
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
MARTIAL LAW in
FRENCH MOROCCO

CASABLANCA, French Moroc-
co, Oct. %. CUP)-Nrtual mar
tial law was established through
out Morocco last night after a
fresh outbreak of native disorders
in which authorities alleged that
"a European totalitarian power
is melting Pan-ISlamic agitation.
The charges made by the
French authorities did not desig-
nate the "totalitarian" power, but
there was no doubt that il refer
red to Fascist Italy. Premier Ben
ito Mussolini, during his recent
Libyan tour, proclaimed himself
"the protector of Islam
Authorities compared the DEM
onstrationS against France and
the Sultan Sidi Mohamed with dis
orders in Palestine, which they
said also were inspired by 4
European power.
Several persons We're injured
today and 10 natives We're arrest
ed in Oudja when a mob of 300
persons clashed with police.
Order was restored in Casa
Continued from page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
DEAD LITTER
SUNKIANC
Two Methodist Properties
Destroyed; Marines Hag-
gard From Duty

SHANGHAI, Oct. 90. (UP)-
Chinese reports today said Sunki-
ang suburb in northwest Shanghai
was practically leveied and the
streets were Uttered with dead af-
ter a japanese raid which destroy
ed the property of the Southern
Methodist church.
Twenty airplanes dropped more
than a hundred bombs, reducing
the residential section to ruins and
setting fire to the Susan b. Wilson
school Of the Southern Methodist
church and demolishing the home
of the Rev. w. B. Burke, who is
now in the United States.
U. S. marines, British infantry
regiments and all units of the
Shanghai volunteer corps, haggard
from loss of sleep during the
slaughter which has lasted all this
week, remained constantly on
duty.
Rear Admiral Harry f. farnell.
commanding the U. S. Asiatic
squadron, Col. John c. Beaumont.
marine commander, Consul Gem
eral Clarence Gauss, and other
American officials feared that
American units might be involved
at any moment in the terrific
fighting going on just outside the
barricades held by the U. S. de-
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
THREE BRITONS KILLED and
OTHERS WOUNDED CHINESE
SUICIDE SQUAD UNDER fire
Japanese Earlier Announced They Would Abandon At
tack on Lost Battalion Through Admiration
of Courage They Are Displaying

SHANGHAI, Oct. 29.-(UP)-Japanese shells today
demolished British outpost the edge of the lnerna-
tional Settlement killing three British and wounding
three others.
High officials positive things are going to happen
fast"
The outpost struck when japanese, unable to dis
lodge Chinese suicide squadron, numbered their artil-
lery.
Japanese, admring the courage of the small doomed
Chinese battalion on Soochow creek earlier had announced
they would stop their attack them which also imper
lied American and British marines The latest effort con-
sisted of sending pair of motorboat up the creek but
they were met by Brishers guarding the concessions who
ordered them to turn back.
The Chinese had slipped downstream and built a bar
rier bottlng up the boats.
An international incident threatened then but Brit
sh General Teller Smolett called up Japanese Admiral
Haseaway and it finally agreed to let the japanese
boats withdraw
Chinese the bank laughed as the enemy hurried of
before dark and were targets of snipng activity.
japanese battered vanly early today with field guns
and aerial bombs in effort to blast doomed bat
talon of Chinese from lone warehouse in the heart Of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
IS
ON UPTREND
Local E xc h ange Meets !;
Members Say Business,
Collections Good

The Hendersonville Insurance
Exchange, Inc. held its regular
semi-annual meeting yesterday
with F. A. Ewbank, president,
presiding.
J. C. Morrow, Jr, gave a re-
port of the district agents meet
ing held recently in Asheville and
several matters Of public inter-
est were discussed.
Agents reported favorably on
business conditions particularly
in the past few months. More
business is being handled by in
surance men and collections are
very good, which shows a bright
er trend for business generally.
About a year ago the insurance
agents put into effect a policy
whereby insurance payments
must be paid by the 18th of the
month following that in which
the policy is written or the policy
is cancelled. Notices of cancella-
ton for non-payment are sent to
each member agency. Agents re-
ported that the public is becom-
ing accustomed to this policy and
that it is being very favorably re-
ceived here.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
Ink Is Produced
ByH. S. Students
Process Chart Shown in
Duke Power Co. Window

The chemistry department of
the HenderSouvillc high school has
just placed a chart in the window
of the Duke Power company which
shows the Step-by-Step process in
the manufacture of ink on a small
scale from hemlock bark and iron
nails.
Six members of the chemistry
class were assigned the problem
of making the ink. Each had a
particular contribution to make,
TO get hcmlock bark, obtain infor-
nation on the process, to prepare
the substances and to assemble
the materials.
On the chart also is a letter
written by Mr.. Singley, principal
of the high school, in the ink pro-
duced.
This is one of series of eX-
hibits TO be produced which are
being made to bring about a closer
relationship between facts of sci
ence and their practical applica-
ton, T. J. ThackstOn, chemistry
instructor, said.
Students participating in the
making of ink were Brooks Will
liams, Clarence Mobley, Tom Al
lison. Wilma Umfleet, Dick Hedge
and Wilfred Croft.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
METHODISTS
PLAN PAGEANT
Religious Development Of
Child To Be Shown
Sunday Night

A pageant titled "The Straight
White Road" and depicting the
religious development of a child
from babyhood TO maturity will
be presented at 1880 p. m. Sun
day in the recreational room of
the First Methodist church by a
cast directed by Mrs. Fred JustuS
and Mrs. William Stokes.
The presentation will be a cul-
mination of the observance of
childhood and youth week in which
children of all departments of the
church school have participated.
Mrs. Frank Marlborough will por-
trav the role of Mother; Mrs.
.Justus will represent Christian
Education" and children will take
the other parts, Mrs. s. NJ. Gar
rem. chairman of the church's
board of Christian education, said
today.
The junior choir of the church
directed by Miss Kate DOtSon will
sing several selections between
the episodes of the pageant. The
public is invited.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
Say Elixir Deaths May Force
Change In Food And Drug Laws
But Administration Officials Are Reported Reconcied
Over Defeat of Control Over Advertising

new legislation should include the
power to act against manufacture
ers who falsely advertised their
products.
c. w. Crawford, acting chief of
the Food and Drug administra.
ton, said that his agency would
have absolutely no power to pro-
hibit sales of the sulfanilamide
elixir" if a drug manufacturer
wanted to sell it under an accu-
rate label.
He said that the government
has been able to seize some zoo
shipments of the fatal elixir
only on the highly technical
grounds that they had been mis-
branded since a true elixir con-
tains alcohol. The elixir" which
was sold by Tennessee concern
and is blamed for the 90 deaths,
has no alcohol, he said.
Crawford agreed with an edi.
torial published in the journal OF
the American Medical Association
Continued on page three.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
FRANCO EASES
FEARS SAYING
PROFESSIONAL
France Charges European
State With Stirring
Strife in Africa
PLAN CLOSE GUARD
OVER SPANISH ISLES

GIBRALTAR. Oct. %. (UP)-
GenerahSSimo Francisco Franco
announced today. coincidcnt with
assurances to Great Britain and
France that there are no Italians
or Germans in his inSurgcnt navy,
that he vii, blockade the entire
Spanish east coast with warShipS
and airplaneS.
Vice Admiral Francesca More
no. chief of the inSurgent war
fleet. arrived At Palma de Major
ca in the Spanish Balearic islands
and organized the starvation
blockade" that will be strung
along $50 miles of coast from the
Franco-Spanish frontier to Amer
IN.
The blockade was ordered al
most at the same moment that
the Spanish loyaliStS announced
that their capital would be moved
Saturday from Valencia TO Bar
celona - supposedly to escape
being isolated in Frances mmI-
nent drive TO the Seacoast from
the AragOn trOnt.
Vice Admiral Moreno took over
Majorca - base of all insurgent
naval and air operations IN the
Mediterranean - succeeding Rear
Admiral Mastarrache, General En-
rioue Cannovas and Frances
younger brother, Colonel Ramon
Franco. who has been titular head
OF air operations there.
The shift was believed to have
been due in part to Frances de-
sire 10 remove British and French
apprehension over the reported
OCCUPATION of NajOrca by ltal-
ian troops and aviatorS.
Britain's mightieSt warShip, the
42.OOO-ton battle cruiser Hood
has been dispatched from Gibral-
tar 20 Palma - supposedly in a
gesture 70 check Italy's supposed
domination of the island.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29

Chapel, but after SO hours OF. IN
cessant attack the blue-and-white
flag of the Chinese Republic still
floated proudly overhead.
The shcll-scarred building, stand
ing like a lone survivor of a mas
sacre amid the smoking ruins of
China's greatest metropolis, is the
last Chinese stronghold in Shang,
hal.
Most of the other troops have
retreated southwestward to a for
tilted line outside the city.
The grim little band, many of
them veterans of the Shanghai
war of 1882, have sworn to die
to the last man rather than re-
treat, and today foreigners and
Chinese alike watched anxiously
from the border of the lnterna-
tional Settlement as japanese, en-
trenched in Quilted buildings,
blazed away at the warehouse.
Fires ragged within a block of
the warehouse, but the Japanese
were forced to turn the blaze to
protect their own positions, and
the threat to the warehouse was
averted.
Bullets from japanese machine
guns sprayed the southern bank
of Soochow creek, within the for
eign zone.
Chinese said there were about
500 in the building, but foreign
reports indicated there were less
than half that many-all members
of "Chiang's own,," the crack
troops of Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek who have sworn an oath
to die rather than surrender to
the japanese.
At least 10000 japanese are
attacking them.
They were within shouting dis
lance of the foreign zone, and fire.
quently exchanged comments with
men who dashed through the scan
ty protection of the building itself
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-29
N, |. HAMILTON
PASSES AWAY
Little River Residents Fu-
neral Will Be Satur-
day Morning

NJ. L. Hamilton, aged "a years,
of Little River, Pennsylvania
county, died Thursday night after
an illness of only a few days.
The funeral of the deceased
will be conducted at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning at the Little
River Baptist church, with the
Rev. John +. Scott in charge.
Mr.. Hamilton is survived by his
widow, four daughters and four
sons. The daughters are Mrs. +.
O. Shipman of Pisgah Forest;
Mrs. Virginia Duncan Of Penrose;
Mrs. l.. G. Merrill and Miss Gerie
Hamilton of West Palm Beach,
Fla.
The sons are T. c. and Doyle
Hamilton of Penrose and Ellie
and Furman Hamilton of San
Francisco, Calf.
Also surviving is one sister,
Mrs. Martha Sentell of Hender-
sonville.