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The Washington times., 1938-06-15

Latins not only know their ro-
nance but are lucky to boot!
With two concerts planned (of
course they had the full moon
in minO both nights were clear
if a bit chilly.
Last night DR.. Leo S. Rowe
was host at a concert given in
the exquisite gardens of the Pan
American Union just as the Gu
ban Ambassador, DR.. Martinez
Fraga had been host the night
before in the Embassy gardens.
Last night the Cuban Navy
Band, led by Capt. Armando Ro-
meu Marrero, played program
of music of the Americas with
Cuba, the United States, Mexico
and Brazil represented.
LOVELY GARDENS
Flooded with turquoise light.
the Aztec gardens presented last
night, as always, a breath tax
ing sight. A bright moon rode
overhead, the tall poplars waved
in the breeze and the water in
the blue fountain studded with
beautiful mosaic splashed mu-
Sically.
Headed by the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Cordell Hull,
a brilliant company attended
seated on the esplanade. The
Attorney General and Mrs. Ho-
mer Cummings we're there, as
were the Cuban Ambassador and
his pretty niece, Senorita Maria
Ester Carabia; the Ambassador
Of Chile and his two attractive
daughters, Marta and Rebeca;
the Minister of Haiti and Nine.
Lescot; the Minister of Greece,
Demetrios Sicilianos: the Min
lister of the Dominican Repub-
lie and Sonora de Pastoriza;
the Minister of Czechoslovakia
and Nine. Hurban: the Minis
ter of Lithuania and Nine. Ia
deikis: the Minister of Hondu-
ras and Nine. Lozano and the
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
McDonaIds Here

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Stewart Nc
Donald, of New York, who came
to washington to attend the
concert given at the Cuban EN-
basSy Monday evening. are at
the Shoreham for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. AlonZo o. Bliss,
r., who make their home at
Wardman Park Hotel, have as
their guests there, DR.. and Mrs.
J. M. Cruikshank and their son,
John, Of Nassau, Bahamas, until
the end of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Tibbetts,
of Detroit, arrived here yester-
day by motor from New York
city. where they have been
visiting, and they are spending
a few days in Washington at the
Carlton Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. F. Lesson
and family, Of Atlanta, Ca. are
at the Martinique.
4 \
Mrs. L. e. Lytle, Of Phoenix,
Ariz., is spending a brief time
at the Dodge.
X y i
Mrs. Maurice Janin and her
sister, Miss Patricia Trihey, OF
Montreal, are at the Shoreham
while in Washington attending
the graduation of their brother,
Harry Trihey, from Georgetown
University.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

Nancy Iselin, Austine McDon-
nell, Mary Seldom Kennedy
(she'll visit Peggy Ballantine,
the beer heiress), and Marjorie
Morton, from the Hunt Coun-
try, will specialize on Long
Island resorts But most Of
the Virginians, real horse lovers,
will be at Saratoga for the rae
ing season, during August
The Arthur Whites, with Bet
tina Belmont; the Robert Nc
Connells and daughter Mildred,
the John Buchanans, Polly
and Bill Stokes, Nina Carter
Tabb, North Fletcher, Mike
Kerr will all be spied there ..
Terry Schey, New York charmer,
goes UP and down to her huge
(eight bathroomsD East Hamp-
ton, L. l., house for the week
ends, as she is still in the dress
business in New York. The
Harry Grant Mems washing
ton cave dwellers) and blond
pretty daughter, Eleanor, will
touch Panama and California
on a cruise before reaching
Colorado, next month.
The beginning Of next month,
by the way, will start with fire
works down in Ole Virginia, at
the lavish dance to be given in
honor of this years debutante,
Margaret Byrd, by the Kenneth
Gilpins, of Boyce, Va. Then
the now traditional Fourth of
July party, given by Mrs. Henry
Brinton Coke Chill Stokes live
wire Of a grandmother) at her
spacious estate, Haffod, at Penl-
lyn, Pa, in honor Of Bill and
pretty wife (former Polly Bu-
chanan), will be attended by
hordes of debutantes and gal
lants from both above and below
MaSon-Dixon Mrs. Coke will
have, as usual, at least 40 house
guests and the small dance"
will probably include 500 people
Mrs. Henry De La War;
Flood and attractive daughter
Eleanor intend to go to Italy
in August, to visit the American
Ambassador, William Phillips,
and family {. Beatrice Phillips,
one of the daughters (they have
two sons, who go to college in
America), has really taken Rome
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Will Marry
Hessler Studio Photo

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Walcott
Weeks of West Chester, Pa, for
merly of this city. announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Mary Frances Weeks, to Mr..
Philip White Guild. son of DR..
and Mrs. Stacy R. Guild of Ro-
land Park, Baltimore, Md.
Miss Weeks is the grand
daughter of the late DR.. Louis A.
Bauer. Director of the Depart
ment of Terrestrial Magnetism Of
the Carnegie Institution and
Mrs. Bauer and of Mr.. Edward
M. Weeks of Cleveland Park.
Miss Weeks is a senior at
Goucher College and is a men,
ber of Delta Gamma sorority.
Mr.. Guild graduated from
Johns Hopkins University in
1885 and is doing graduate work
in the geology department. He
is a member Of Beta Theta Pi
and Phi Beta Kappa fraterni-
ties.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Thrift Fair
To Be Gala

Planned originally as a benefit
tea, the Thrift Shop farewell
party to be held in the garden
of Mrs. Joseph Letters house
tomorrow, has developed into a
country fair fete with amusing
side attractions, booths, music
and refreshments.
While the old plantation band
plays Southern airs and favor
ite songs over in one corner Of
the garden, Mrs. Daniel C. Long
and Mrs. Corcoran Thom, jr.,
will operate a shooting gallery
in another corner. Miss Emily
Davis and Miss Carusi have
taken over the beer concession;
Miss Emily West, Miss Mary
Louise Marsh and Miss Eleanor
Flood will vend amusing novel
ties, and Mrs. Jean de Sibour
and Mrs. B. Lauriston Hardin
will sell punches Of lovely gar
den flowers.
There Will be opportunities"
for those who like to flirt with
Lady Luck, tea and cakes, ice
cream and soft drinks. FranciSe,
Inc, will stage a modern fashion
show and a group Of pretty mod
els will show some Of the latest
Thrift Shop fashions.
Mrs. Williams, whose flair for
entertainment has no equal, is
arranging for two or three sur
prise features for the entertain
ment of the guests. Admittance
is a bundle containing some sal
able article. Guests arriving
empty handed will have to for.
felt q dollar.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

Miss Katherine Bretch, Of
Oklahoma City, is in town visit
ing her former clasSmate at
Mary Baldwin, Miss Emily Ann
Sparks, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. William Clark Sparks. Miss
Bretch is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald M. Bretch.
Miss Sparks is entertaining at
a cocktail party this afternoon
from until z o'clock in honor
of her house guest.
Miss Bretch will leave on June
Is for Asheville to attend the Pi
Phi convention. She is a stu.
dent at Oklahoma University.
Previous to her arrival here
Miss Bretch had been attending
the finals at Mary Baldwin and
Washington and Lee University.
DR.. and Mrs. Sparks son, Will
liam, will leave shortly for Lake
Placid where he will spend the
summer.
Capt. Carlisle Allan, q. S. A.,
and Mrs. Allan, of Governors
Island, N. Y, are at the Mar
Unique for an indefinite stay.
Leave Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Autry,
who were married on Monday
morning in Elkton, Nd, will
leave Saturday for Hollywood,
Calf, where they will visit the
bridegroom's brother, Gene Au-
try. Mrs. Autry was before her
marriage Edna Maree O'Rourke,
daughter of John O'Rourke. Mr..
Autry is the son Of Grover Au-
try, of Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. M. Elizabeth Templeton
and her daughter, Miss Jackie
Templeton, of Phoenix, Ariz.,
are at the Shoreham for several
days before going on a series of
visits through the East. Miss
Templeton recently was gradu-
ated from the National Semin-
ary School.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

by storm We saw the effect
of her devastating charm when
we were in the Italian capital,
a little over a year ago, and re-
cent reports say that she is def"
initely the leading young lady at
Rome and to be the queen"
in Rome you must have some.
thing! But the whole ambaS-
sadorial American family has
made a tremendous hit in the
Roman Empire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Paven-
stedt and the two daughters of
the former A. A. to Italy, Ann
and Connie Child, will sail for.
Munich, "Hitlerland," in August,
In the meanwhile the two
CHILD (ren wanted to thor
oughly enjoy their last Capital
RomanceS" So with the ad-
dition Of the two Bacon gals,
Virginia and Martha. who left
their parents, Representative
and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, in
the 'freshing cline of Westbury,
L. l., and four handsome SwainS,
Ricardo Siri, Miguel Quirno, Jay
Rutherford and Charlie Dick,
who came all the way down from
Philly to see delightful Annie
dove in rebloom), they went on
a trans-Potomac River cruise for
a couple Of days, heavily chap
eroned The captain Of the
ship said he had quite time
refraining the youths from
plunging into the river at night
for a swim and told us he
thought it was going to be "Mu-
tiny on the Potomac"
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

John Moorman, classmate of
the bridegroom, will be the best
man. Following their honey
moon, which will take then on
. motor trip through the South,
they will make their home at
Randolph Field, San Antonio,
Tex, where the bridegroom will
be stationed as a second heuten-
ant in the Air Corps.
Mrs. Miles, mother Of the
bridegroom, is the niece Of Col.
and Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin,
who made their home at Twin
Oaks" for many years. The es-
tate is now occupied by the Am
bassador of China, DR.. Chenting
T. Wang, and his family and it
will be the scene of a wedding
today, when Anna May Ing,
daughter of the Counselor and
Nine. Ing, will be married to
Tennyson Po-Hsun Chang.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

Blu IqOr CdSSini

Plans for Tennis Week. the first of August at Newport
R. L. Mecca of the social world have already been made by
several youngsters in Washington . and environs John
Merriam Robert Waach Rufus Johnston Robert Woods all
from D. Co. James Mccormack from NIddleburg, Va
leaving together for big weeks of swing and fun New
York emptyng herself of her social favorites going to
Long Island Bar Harbor Nantucket and Newport The
younger concentrates Long Island and Newport
while the conservatives prefer the New England climate
LIE Brun Rhnelander Peggy Stevenson Martha Stephenson
Milo Gray the two Villa girls, Eleanor Young, Juicy Lucy
Saunders Virginia French just to few of the best
knowns all preparing rush to the seashore if they
already there All those New Workers and Capital
friends will mingle during the summer months Mrs.
Joseph Letter. Tommy and daughter Nancy Mrs Dema-
Lloyd and children Angelica Karen and Demarest
Mrs. Archbold Davis and daughter Emily; Mr. and Mrs.
Chip Roberts of those of Washington who will be
the Newport scenery the immediate surroundings
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Mrs.M'NinCh
Is Hostess

Mrs. Frank r. McNinch. wife
Of the chairman Of the Federal
Communications Commission,
entertained at a luncheon in the
Louis Seize room at the Shore
ham yesterday in honor Of the
wives of other members Of the
Federal Communications Com.
mission and for the wives OF
members of the Federal Power
Commission. Mr.. McNinch is
the former chairman of the Fed
eral Power Commission.
The guests Of honor were Mrs.
Clyde L. Seavey, Mrs. Claude L.
Draper. Mrs. Basil Manly, Mrs.
John w. Scott, Mrs. Eugene o.
Sykes, Mrs. Thad r. Brown,
Mrs. Norman Stanley Case and
Mrs. Paul Walker.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
To oMarry

Mrs. George Howe announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Mary Howe Winder, to Wallace
Donald Brock of Washington
and Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Winder is the widow Of
William Tucker Winder Of North
Carolina. Through several lines
she comes Of distinguished Eng
l1sh and early Colonial ancestry.
She attended the Castle School
at Tarrytown-on-the-HudS and
the Cathedral School Of St.
Mary'S at Garden City, L. l.,
later taking special courses at
Columbia University.
Mr.. Brock attended the Uni
versity of the South, Sewanee,
Tenn, Vanderbilt University and
the Georgetown School of For
eign Service.
The wedding will take place in
the summer.
Miss Mary Lindsey, Of Madi-
son, N. j., is spending a few days
at the Dodge and is accompanied
by Miss Grace Carrell, Of Nor
ristown, N. j. Miss Lindsey
has recently returned from Cali
fornia where she spent the past
eight months.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

Due to illness, Peter
Carter's column will not
appear on the Society
Page today.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Bride Flies to West Point

reception and supper party will be held at the Hotel
Thayer. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
William Ellsworth Phillips, flew from Arkansas for the
wedding plane piloted by her brother Mr.. Buel Phillips
who gave her in marriage.
The petite dark-hared bride, who will gown OF
white silk organza with flowing veil Of tue will have
her only attendant Martha Susan Campbell, Of Loretto
Wythevile, Va The maid of honor will be in frock of
pale pink net. with picture hat to match.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Dr.LeOROWe
Host Today

The Director General Of the
Pan-American Union, DR.. Leo s.
Rowe, entertained at luncheon
today at the Pan-American An
mex in honor of the director Of
the Cuban Navy Band, capt.
Armando Romeu Marrero, at
which the Cuban ambassador,
Senor DR.. Pedro Martinez Fraga
was present.
Members Of the Cuban En-
baSsy staff present were the
minister counselor, Senor DR..
Jose T. Baron; the counselor,
Senor DR.. Vicente Valdes Rod
riguez; the military attache,
Major Felipe Muniila; and the
consul Of Cuba at washington,
Senor Rafael Nieto.
Others attending were the
leader Of the United States
Army Band Capt. Thomas E.
Darcy; the leader of the United
States Navy Band, Lieut.. Charles
Benter; the leader of the United
States Marine Band, Capt. Tay.
lor BranSon; the assistant direc-
tor of the Pan-American Union,
DR.. Pedro de Alba; William A.
Wieland, Guy c. Hickok, Leon
Pearson, Carroll H. Kenworthy,
. and DR.. William Manger, coun-
selor of the Pan-American Union.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Son Of Special Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. Vincent Miles
WEEDS Arkansas Girl in Chapel
BH Flora Macdonald

romance which began in grade school, leads to the
altar today when Marsele Phillips of Fort Smith, Ark
becomes the bride of Vincent Morgan Miles, b who yester
day graduated from West Point.
Vincent the of the Special Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Vincent Morgan Miles, who West Point
for the ceremony which takes place in the chapel with the
traditional sabers held by his classmates forming arch
through which the newly welded couple will leave the
sanctuary.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
ONE HUNDRED
 THOUSAND MEN
 BEING ROUTED
Defenders, Outnumbered by 2 to l, Reported
 Turned Back
STRUGGLING FORCES
 BOMBED FROM AIR
Groups Trapped in Snow Blanketed Mountains
 by Invaders Ring

SHANGHAI, March 1.-The Chi nese Army of 100000 soldiers has turned in flight through Southern Shansi Province leaving the Japan- csc in control of virtually all of the vast area to the northeast of the Yellow River.
 The Chinese, reported to be out numbered 2 to 1 by the invaders. are being bombed continuously by Japanese airplanes seeking to make the rout complete of whatever Chi nese armed forces are remaining along the gigantic Yellow Rivers course through mid-China.
 Japanese military accounts de- clare the Chinese are totally de- moralized and are abandoning the Shansi defense.
 Large struggling groups are trap ped in the now-blanketed moun- tains by the rapidly tightening ring of Japanese troops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
ABDUCTION OF LAD LAST WEEK
 NOW REPORTED
Son of New Rochelle At- torney Snatched Away
 on Last Thursday
HIDDEN NOTE TELLS
 OF SUM DEMANDED
Police Lay-off Case at Re- quest of Father-Clues
 Are Awaited

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, March l An anxious father today awaits a clue as to the whereabouts Of his missing 12-year- son, while he sought, without police aid, to meet the demands of those who may be holding my boy
 Murray Levine, attorney, refused to confirm or deny reports that he has raised $30,O0O, half of the re- ported $6O.000 ransom demanded for the safe return of his son Peter who disappeared last Thursday.
 Levine also declines to say whe- ther contact has been made with the abductors.
 The police said a mysterious tele- phone call directed Levine where he would find hidden note de- manding $60,000.
 The police cancelled eight state alarms at Levine's request.
 The father first believed that the boy, fond of dtective tales, had tricked his parents, but Phillip Til- den, Director of Public Safety. said he is now convinced the Kidnapping is authentic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
MORE MONEY
 IS SUGGESTED
 FOR U. s. NAVY
Increased Appropriation of $600,0 ,000, ,000 Is
 Recommended
DECLARES WORLD IS
 NOW ARMING FOR WAR
Says Greater Sea Force Is Best Kind of Insur-
 ance for Defense

WASHINGTON March l.-Sena- tor Key Pittman, Democrat of Ne vada, today suggested $600,000, ,00O increase in the $1,000, ,000N00 Naval building program.
 Senator Pittman said: This in- crease is asked in view of the con- tinued foreign preparations for war and the almost total absence of plans for peace"
 Senator Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, did not offer the plans for spending the extra money but did say the Navy Department could work the plans out for the additional grant.
 We must be prepared to win, '' said Senator Pittman Tn my opin- ion we will rot be attacked but the only answer to such threat is to increase our Naval program. It is the cheapest insurance. both for money and human life that I know of"
 During the afternoon the House Naval Committee recommended a $30,000000 experimental fund for the Navy Department and of this sum, $3,000000 is earmarked for con- struction of a dirigible to replace the Los Angeles.
 This afternoon. Representative Frank c. Kniffen, Democrat of Ohio, proposed a defense line from the Aleutians, Alaska, to Midway Island, thence to Panama, the Vir- gin Islands and north to Maine
 Under his plan, the Navy's hos tile operations would be restricted to that area
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
ALASKA'S CAME THREATENED BY
 ALIEN ARRIVAL
Laws Reveal e d as More Often Broken Than
 Ever Before

Where Alaskans used to say too much law in speaking of game law enforcement, they now ask for more law and more wardens."
 That startling revelation was made today in records of the just concluded conference of the Alaska Game Commission. omp1aints [ 5 poured in from all corners of the Territory and from all sorts of peo- pie, that game was passing, that newcomers were the cause of the bulk of the trouble, and that moro rigid enforcement was necessary.
 Executive Officer Frank Dufresne said today: Without a doubt the root of the greater part of our trouble now lies with newcomers to the Territory, for the most part aliens"
 "The old sourdoughs are being pushed off their traplines," writes a man from the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
Nazis Here Face Investigation
 Of Activities
New York Representative Doubts Faith of Ger
 man Officials

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. = Rep resentative Samuel DickStein, Dem ocrat of New York, questioning the good faith of a Berlin editorial against German membership in the Amerika Deutsche Volksbund, de- manded new investigation of Nazi activities in the United States.
 T wouldn't believe German off cials under oath" Dickstein said
 Official quarters in Berlin an nounced that Germany had for- bidden Nationals in the United States. about 500.000 persons, from future membership in the Volks- bund or similar organizations and said that those already members must resign.
 A Bund spokesman in New York replied that it would not affect the membership of the organization be- cause all members were Americans, although of German origin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
JAP FISHING OFF ALASKAN
 COAST IS UP
Senator Bone Chides State Department for Con
 siderate Action

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Sena- tor Homer T. Bone, of the State of Washington, today criticized the State Department for lack of zeal in obtaining withdrawal of the Jap- anese fishermen from Alaskan wat CTS.
 Senator Bone said the contro- versy has reached dangerous pro- portions. At the same time the State Department is sending stern notes to Japan because of her in- vasion of China but the State De- partment has been most considerate of Japan's exploitation in the fish resources in Alaskan waters
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
TREASURY AND
 POST OFFICE
 BILLS PASSED
Fight in Senate byKing and Vandenberg to Cut App
 preparations Fails

WASHINGTON, Mar L The Senate has passed the combined Treasury and Post Office Depart ment appropriation bills, totalling S1. .402 ,00O, 900.
 Of this sum the Treasury's appro- priation is $610,937 .000 The balance is for the Post Office Department.
 Senator William H. King, Utah, led futile fight to cut the appro- priations. He charged that all eff forts to balance the budget had been abandoned.
 Senator Arthur H. Vandenburg Michigan, said the appropria ton was 'outlandish."
 The bill goes back to the House for approval of minor changes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
MAYOR HUDSON
 TO RUN AGAIN

Mayor Thomas Judson today an- nounced his candidacy for re-elec- ton as Mayor of Juneau at the city election April 5.
 Mayor Judson, who has served seven terms as the city's chief ex- ecutive, was first elected in 1926 and served consecutively in that position until 1882 He was elected mayor again in 1937.
 Recently returning from a trip to the States during which he re- ceived medical attention. Judson says he feels every bit fit"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
Writer Glasses DOiUn Patent To Find Out What Happened
 To 1t; He Does, Then Explains
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, March l. One of our more earnest readers asked us to learn what had happened to an invention of an air. reduction motor about which, he was told Colonel Lindbergh had once ex- pressed some interest.
 Accommodation is our aim. so we called on the Patent Office. The chief clerk remembered a machine of the type we described and said it was presented to the Department in 1928 with a request for a patent It turned cut to be one of those per ennial attempts at perpetual mo- ton, and the clerk was mildly amused that we should be bother ing about such things.
 We pressed for an explanation of the patent, and he explained that the inventor had something like this in mind: A current of cleo tricity is sent through water, ponent parts, oxygen and hydro ponent parts, oxygen and hydro gen. The hydrogen is captured and burned under a boiler which gener- ateS steam which is used to run a dynamo to generate electricity which is passed through the water to produce more hydrogen to heat the boiler and so on aLd on into utopia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
INT. HIGHWAY GETS BOOSTED
 BY SEC. ICKES
Interior Department Head Would Like to Drive
 to Alaska

WASHINGTON, March l.-Sec- retary of Interior Harold L. Ickes today boosted for the Seattle-Fa banks Highway, saying:
 T would like to drive to Alaska before my term of office is con- plete."
 Secertary Ickes further said he was hopeful the United States and Canada will agree soon on plans for the International Highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-01
DENY RUMOR OF SPY PLOT
 FRISCO AREA
Officials of Ninth Corps Army Headquarters
 Explain Seizures

SAN FRANCISC, Cal, March l. Officials of the Ninth Corps Army headquarters today denied spy plot in the San Francisco Bay re- zion.
 The rumor started Sunday when guards impounded cameras of pie nickers which is routine practice.
 The films will be developed as usual but it is not expected that anything more than somebody's best girl or best boy friend will be re- vealed, the Army spokesman said.