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Evening star., 1938-05-04
BAND FOR CARNIVAL
st. Johns Cadets Will Play at
Bethesda Church Affair.

Fred A. Genau, general chairman
for the carnival Our Lady of LourdeS
Church is to hold at Bethesda Md,
May IA to 81, said today that the st.
Johns High School Cadet Band, from
Washington, will take part in the
opening night ceremonies.
The band is to lead a parade which
will be held from Wisconsin avenue
and Bradley boulevard to the carnival
site at Wisconsin avenue and the
East-West highway Mr. Genau has
named Earl S. Carlin assistant chair
man and Francis j. SchWoerer sec
retary- y-treasurer.
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Weddings of Interest
Five Ceremonies of Interest Here
Are Revealed.

ceremony, the table being decorated
with white roses and smilax.
1t. and Mrs. Bauer left later in the
day for wedding trip by motor
through New England and the Adj
rondacks. The brides travelling cos
tune was Of wedgewood blue chiffon.
semi-tailored with white hat and ac-
cessories. They will be at home later
in the summer at Fort Monmouth. N.
j.. where 1t. Bauer Is on duty. 1t.
Bauer was graduated from the United
States Military Academy in 1895 and
his bride is graduate of George
Washington University.
Miss Ellen Coward Wed
To MIR. A. E. Savage.
The marriage of Miss Ellen Monfort
Coward, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Coward. to Mr.. Alfred Everett
Savage, son of Mrs Alfred Everett
Savage and the late Mr.. Savage, took
place Monday afternoon in the Coward
home in East Falls Church. Va. in the
presence of the immediate families and
a few friends. The Rev. Alton B.
Altfather performed the ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother-in-law, Mr.. Homer Tracy,
and she wore smart sport frock of
pale embroidered linen with hat and
shoes to match. and carried an old
fashioned bouquet of rosebuds.
The bridegroom is recent graduate
OF the University of Maryland.
Upon their return from Virginia
Beach they will make their home in
Washington.
/ Miss Jacquelipe StanclifY
Bride Of Mr.. Robert W. KidwelI, Jr.
MISS JACQUEIINE MARGARET
STANCLIFF was married Satur-
day at O'Clock to Mr.. Robert Whitaker
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Mrs. Swanson to Leave
For Rapidan Camp
In Blue Ridge
Wife of Secretary of Navy to Go
Tomorrow-Norwegian
Minister in New York.

SWANSON wife of the Secretary of the NAVY will
I'M
| the
Swanson has been
Mrs the White
President and
Ndorgensterne
Of of
Line ooord which
Monday
land aboard the OSod Saturday 49, will join Munhe
Mgnserne family Norway Mmthe
Monserne and the other their family ed
Norway.
trip to Bermuda on the Pan-American Clipper.
Representative Buffalo among
William M.
in Fahery
lived in
to spend months visiting the
Mr. and
Railway Mail Association; C. H. Harvey
Representative joined the Maynower
Mrs. Hamilton who from Portsmouth,
Dempsey entertained
today for their
Of the House of Representatives and their wives
The Assistant Secretary
evening the annual meeting the
johnson is expected to return to Washington today.
Justice M of Appeals
wdmn Park Hotel after
Danvl KY
Wilson'S alma mater Centre
College
Ellis arrived here yesterday from their
home Annapolis a
Harry this for trip through
England.
c. Mrs Dubel and their young
daughter Ruan Dube Arlington
County for ouanto
where Maj Dubel has been transferred for
Evening star., 1938-06-10
BY LILLIAN ARTHUR.

a r RS. ERNEST LUNDEEN, wife
M of the junior Senator from
Minnesota, entertained near
4 ly80 guests at luncheon yes
terday at her home on Ellicott street,
where she has lived for the past year
The party was originally planned
for the members of the 73d Club, of
which Mrs Lundeen has been an
active member since coming to Wash
ington several years ago. but Mrs
Lundeen also included among the
guests the wives of the Minnesota dele
cation in Congress and officials in
Government circles as we'll as a num-
ber Of other Minnesotans living in the
Capital
Guests served themselves from the
long, flower-trimmed tables in the
dining room and then seated them
selves in congenial groups at the
small tables that had been placed here
and there on the lawn, back of the
house.
Nearly all of the guests wore white
dresses. Mrs. Charles Hoyt March's
ouat Va W4IllC 1AllCi was III lSlltEiicu Will
a red scarf. Mrs. Ralph Chase. the
pretty sister of Senator Rush Holt of
West Virginia. had simply made
dress of white linen with dark brown
accessories. Mrs. Lundeen wore a
red-fiowered satin blouse with a white
crepe skirt, and her young daughter,
Joan Lundeen, who served punch be-
fore the luncheon, also had a white
dress.
A picnic or outdoor luncheon in the
section of Minnesota where Mrs. Lun-
deem lives when she is not in WASH
ington is the real summer pastime de
lux; and the only thing lacking to
make the luncheon yesterday a real
Minnesota affair was the absence of
bowls of squaw corn and potato chips,
without which no Minnesota picnic
can be complete. Perhaps Emma, the
maid, who came from Minnesota with
Mrs. Lundeen. thought squaw corn
little too primitive for a Washington
luncheon. so she substituted baked
beans made after a recipe handed
down from the days when lumbermen
were still logging off Minnesota, with
sorghum and mustard and salt pork,
and plenty Of tomato catsup added
while the beans are still in the oven.
There we're platters of cold ham from
the Minnesota River Valley and pots
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Woodrings Plan
Busy Fortnight.

The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Woodring will leave Washington today
for Boston. where they will meet Mrs.
Woodring's parents. former Senator
and Mrs. Marcus Coolidge, and will
accompany them to their home in
Fltchburg, Mass, for a brief stay.
While there Secretary Woodring will
make the commencement address at
Gushing Academy, and they will be
honored at tea Sunday afternoon by
Mrs. Woodring's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Green
wood.
Secretary and Mrs. Woodring will
motor to West Point in time TO attend
the commencement exercises there
June IA. They will spend a day in
New York before returning here June
is. Mrs. Woodring will leave at once
for the Marietta shipyards. Point
Pleasant. w. Va. where she will chris
ten the Kansas City, new Inland Wa
terways Corp. boat. The Secretary
plans to accomanpy Mrs. Wocdring if
his official duties permit
On her return from West Virginia
Mrs. Woodring will give a party for
their son Marcus, whose birthday is
June 10, and for MS sister Melissa,
whose birthday is June 81.
They are planning to lease a house
on the south shore of Cape Coz for
the late summer.
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Mrs. Lundeen Entertains
Hostess to 73d Club Members
And Others at Luncheon.

Of coffee made as only Minnesotan
can make it-wlth eggs and cold water
and boiled until it is clear and strong.
In addition to Mrs March, the wife
Of the Federal Trade Commissioner
Charles H. March, other Minnesotans
present were Mrs Henry Teigan, wife
Of the Representative from Mime
apolis, and Mrs. johnson. the recent
bride Of Representative Dewey John
son; Mrs. Paul Kvale. wearing a dark
red dress. and Mrs. Mas, wife of Rep
resentative Melvin Mas, and the dark
eyed Mrs Bernard who laughingly re-
ferred to herself as the only French
woman who is the wife of member
Of Congress. Mrs. Bernard of the wife
OF John Bernard. who represents the
northeastern part of Minnesota.
Some Of the other guests at the
luncheon were Mrs. Richard M. Dun
can. president Of the 73d Club. and
near her was Mrs. D. r. Mackenzie,
a recent arrival in Washington; Mrs
Charles F. Mclaughlin. wife of the
Representative from Nebraska; Mrs.
Kenneth Romnev, Mrs. S. Otis Blana
Mrs. Raymond Helgerson. Mrs. Walter
M. King, Mrs. William Nelson Morell.
who alternated in serving with Mrs.
George Brobeck; Mrs. Ernest Green
from the Hawaiian Islands, Mrs. Ed
ward r. Burke. Mrs j. Buell. Snider.
Mrs. Oswald Schuette and many others
from congressional circles.
After luncheon some of the guests
hurried away to go to the tea at the
British Embassy Others, however.
stayed for a while to play croquet and
to visit with their friends
A number of the guests remarked
on the absence of Senator Lundeen's
QUOT pitching court which was for
merly located on the Lundeen grounds
and where he and his friends we're ac-
customed to practice pitching horse
shoes daily. Thos court, Mrs. Lundeen
said. has been moved to a spot little
farther back on the rear lawn and Is
not so much in use Several of the
guests enjoyed round of volley ball.
equipment for which has been set up
on the former site of the quot-pitching
grounds.
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Waters Arrange
Garden Tea.

Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN MITCHELL
will entertain at a garden tea
Sunday afternoon at their residence
in Wesley Heights. in honor of Miss
Kathryn Brown and her fiance, Senior
Angel Cabrillo Y Vazquez and Miss
Joy Burley and her fiance, Mr.. Dana
Monroe.
Miss Brown and Senor Vazquez will
be married Saturday, June 18, in the
chapel OF the Naval Academy at An
napolis. After the ceremony there
will be reception at the Officers
Club. The couple will leave for New
York, where they will sail on the
Queen Mary for Europe. While they
are in Spain they will be guests Of
Senior Vazquez's parents.
K Miss Burley. who has just arrived
from England for a visit, and Mr..
Monroe will be married in August at
Miss Burley's home in London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waters will be assisted
in receiving by Mrs. Georgette Ross
Howard. DR.. Edith Seville Coale. Mrs.
Jessie Webster. Miss Marjorie Webster,
Miss Marguerite Merrygold. Miss Nina
kinsella, Miss Florence Higgins, from
Lansdown. Pa. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clydton Sigel from ST. Cloud, MINI.
Presiding at the tea table will be Mrs.
Frank w. Evans, Mrs. George W.
Phillips, Mrs. Victor L. O'Kelliher. and
Mrs. Asa Coleman from New York.
Among the other guests will be Col.
and Mrs Eugene Whitmore, DR.. and
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas. Col. and Mrs
Fred w. Frank, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
w. Chi>~ell, Dr. and Mrs. Arnold
McNitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Heaton, Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Kerslake,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wingate Lucas, DR.. and
Mrs. Russell McNitt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Aires. and Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Vandegrift.
Evening star., 1938-06-10


scribed without mention of the attire
Of the gentlemen present. There was
an abundance of cutaways and several
gray toppers were glimpsed. The
Brazilian Ambassador, Senior de
Pinentel Brandao. whose departure has
been reported. was one of the gray
topper group and his second secretary,
Senior Decio de Moura, with mallacca
stick and pearl-gray hat, and the
Counselor, Senior Joaquin de Souza
Leao, arrived together. The Minister
Of the Union Of South Africa spWted
gray top hat also and was accom-
panied by Mrs. Close. who discovered
for the first time that the very best
view of their new legation, directly
across Massachusetts, avenue, was from
the center OF the British Embassy
garden, and to be sure there is to
be found there lovely vista with the
imposing legation framed by green
trees and shrubbery.
His Britannia Majesty's Ambassad dor
and Lady Lindsay received in their
customary position on the terrace and
both were in top form yesterday, Sir
Ronald appearing taller and more
distinguished than ever in striped
trousers and cutaway. Yesterdays
list, which included the diplomatic
blue book ito a man" and officials
in our Government, was later in get
ting under way than the previous
party last Saturday afternoon Ar
irving around quarter to S, the in
vitation read from to T. We found
but handful of people, figuratively
speaking. There was feeling of
peace and calm about and it was
most restful and pleasant to sit under
one of the spreading trees of the lawn
and watch the guests descend the
broad stone steps of the terrace.
Lady Lindsay chose a floor-length
net material with a high neck and
a simple black hat decorated with
jeweled pin in the form of a tree
set with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires
and rubies Next to the hosts the
man of the day" was the CONNER
cial Counselor, Mr.. Harry Owen
Chalkley. who yesterday, with the
release of the Kings birthday list"
became Knight Commander of ST.
Michael and St. George. He was
made a commander of the Order of
the British Empire in 1922 and
companion Of st. Michael and ST.
George in 1881 In congratulating
Sir Owen it was a joy to witness
his genuine, unaffected enthusiasm
of the new honor bestowed upon him
by his Sovereign.
The Secretary Of State, tall, dis
tinguished Cordell Hull, was very
much in evidence. His appearance at
such functions is not usual in any sense
Of the word. With him was his popu-
lar wife, picture in navy blue. with
crisp white trimmings. The Secretary
of Commerce and Mrs. Roper also paid
their respects to the representatives
of Great Britain, the latter wearing a
simple black and white costume.
Evening star., 1938-06-10
\ \ ISIS ORINNE PAYNE
NJ PHELPS, daughter Of 1t.
7 i Comdr Henry Levings Phelps,

1 i Comdr. Henry Levings Phelps,
U. s. NJ, and Mrs. Phelps,
was married yesterday to 1t. Richard
Marvin Bauer, u S. A., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whittier Bauer Of Mitchell, S.
Oak. The wedding took place at noon
in the rectory of st. Paul's Roman
Catholic Church, the Rev. Father
Dacey officiating before a background
of palms and fern.
Comdr. Phelps escorted his daugh-
ter. Her wedding gown was white
chiffon, the long, slightly fiaring skirt
made in round length and the bodice
having square neckline with short
sleeves, shirred into several bands of
velvet ribbon which formed tiny bows
in the front Her wide -brimmed white
hat was bound in white velvet ribbon,
which also trimmed the crown, and a
narrow ,bandeau of orange blossoms
was in front. She carried white roses
and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Frank x. McKenna was ma
tron of honor and the bridesmaids
were Miss Grace Bailey and Miss Dale
Simmons. They were dressed in chif-
fon frocks and wide-brimmed hats
similar to the brides costume. Mrs.
McKenna was in pale blue, her hat of
rose beige, trimmed in kings blue vel
vet. She carried pink roses Miss
Bailey was in chartreuse. her rose
beige hat trimmed with violet velvet.
She carried Talisman roses. Miss SIM
mons wore pale peach color. her hat
trimmed with strawberry y-color velvet.
She carried yellow roses.
Mr.. Merton Baird Tice Of Mitchell,
S. Oak, was best man and Mr.. Frank
x McKenna was the usher.
A wedding breakfast was held at the
Army Navy Country Club after the
Evening star., 1938-06-10

From the Senate group came Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, whose brown
cutaway was the topic Of much COM
ment. Mrs. Lewis accompanied her
husband, and Senator and Mrs. Ar
thur Vandenberg were the center OF
an animated group. Michigan's SEN
ator wore white glistening summer
suit. Representative and Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon and Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers were among the mem
bers of the House in evidence.
The dean of Ministers, M. Marc Pc
ter. with his charming wife were early
arrivals, and the Minister was busy
every moment with his movie camera
Another enthusiastic photogra pher
was Senior DR.. Joao Antonio de
Bianchi, tall and handsome Min
lister of Portugal. whose attire was
perfection from the top Of his shining
top hat to the tip of his glistening
shoes. Senhora de Bianchi accom-
panied him, wearing blue and white
costume.
If you can't buy a basket OF straw
berries today there is no one to blame
but the British Embassy! No garden
fete would be complete without these
berries, and they were the best ever
large. juicy and absolutely delicious
served with thick cream.
Time and space make it utterly i'm
possible to enumerate the guest list,
and Furthermore. not having eyes in
the back of my head. any number of
the outstanding guests were not seen.
A few encountered are noted her: :
The Chief of Naval Operations and
Mrs. Leahy, wearing the most becom-
ing hat of red with a tiny veil; the
Commandant of the Navy Yard and
Mrs. Pettingill. the latter in beige
crepe, foor-length gown and brown
hat; the Deputy Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue and Mrs. King, Mr..
Ernest Draper, member of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, and Mrs. Draper, whose blue
and white dress, dark blue hat and
slippers were particularly smart;
Admiral Adolphus Andrews. who
was accompanied by his attractive,
tall daughter. Miss Frances An
drews; Sir Willmott and Lady Lewis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Moves, the
Chairman of the r. F. c. and Mrs.
Jones. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs
Millard Tydings and her mother, Mrs
Emlen Davies; Senator Theodore
Green, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross. Mrs
Robert Woods Bliss, Representative
and Mrs. Sol Bloom and their daugh-
ter, Miss Vera Bloom; Gen. and Mrs
Thomas Holcomb, Mrs. Charles Edi-
son, wife of the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, whose gay print dress
was topped with becoming hat
(See EMBASSY, Page BAD
Evening star., 1938-06-10
II Are Invited
To Join LEAGUE.

The Junior League of Washington
has announced the names of II young
women who have been invited recently
to join the league.
Included in the list are Miss Bar
bara Boiling, Miss Julie Camp, Mrs.
Lynn o. De Lashmutt, Miss Mary
Gentry. Mrs. Don c. Classic, Miss
Patricia Griffin. Mrs. Frank S. Hight,
Jr. Mrs. A. A. Hoehling. jr.; Miss Rose
Hyde. Miss Elizabeth Langlais, Miss
Marguerite Lee, Miss Dorothy Mar
latt. Miss Elizabeth Mcbride, Miss
Mary A. Parker, Miss Louisa Popham.
Mrs. Edward Fairfax Randolph and
Mrs. Charles Shannon.
They will take their provisional
training course in the fall.
Evening star., 1938-06-10

n r RS. ERNEST LUNDEEN wife
M of the junior Senator from
V Minnesota, entertained near
L ly 80 guests at a luncheon YES
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Notes From the Social Calendar Of Washington Envrons
British Embassy Fete
Honors King George
Lindsays Hosts at Colorful
Garden Party Celebrating
Rulers Birthday.
BY PHYLLIS THOMPSON.

MAJESTY KING GEORGE
~ Ronald British Ambassador
tanned at garden party on the day in June
anniversary his BIRTH which falls
lucky Lnda blessed with blue skies
with of during
the jubilee fete has had be postponed? That bg
about.
the diplomatic
rather proportions
Evening star., 1938-05-20

be given the same treatment accorded
dirty" movies q few years ago.
The attack was launched in an ad-
dress by Vincent de Paul Fitzpatrick,
president Of the Catholic Press Asso-
citation, at the annual meeting Of the
group here yesterday
THE historians of the future" he
said, will doubtless agree that the
greatest menace to the freedom Of the
press in the 1930s was the mercenary
and degenerate publisher who at
tempted to win circulation and adver-
tising by attempting to scar the hearts
and minds Of youth in the very sane
tuary Of the home.
They will find that the parents OF
America served warning that If q pub
lication could not respect the decencies
1t would simply have to be crushed out
of business, the crushing to be done to
Evening star., 1938-05-20
SAILBOAT COLLISION
TESTIMONY TAKEN
Marine Board Told Steamer Did
All Possible to Avoid
Acnidenf in Channel

Everything possible was done by the
steamer City of Washington last Sum-
day to avoid collision with the SAIL
boat Fancy Pants in the Washington
Channel, it was testified today at an
Investigation being conducted by a
Marine Inspection Board composed Of
w. w. Storey and Alfred Kabernagel.
The morning testimony was given by
Capt. John Emering and Patrolmen
Carl r. Spring and Charles A. Parker,
both of the harbor precinct, who OBJ
served the collision from patrol boat
off Hams Point and rescued the op-
orator of the sailboat, Daniel r. Ayres,
1928 Holbrook terrace NE.
Capt. Emering, master of the City
of Washington. testified that soon
after he headed down Washington
Channel he observed two sailboats,
one of which went off to his right,
while the other, the Fancy Pants. went
of to his left. He told the board that
a. he neared Hains Point the Fancy
Pants tackled about and was heading
across his path. He testified that
when he realized there was danger OF
collision, he stopped the engines OF the
vessel and a few seconds later ordered
Ahem to be run in reverse. at the same
time heading his vessel directly for the
sea wall of Hams Point. He told the
board that at that time the sails were
fapping in the wind and the operator
was trying to row his boat clear OF the
City of Washington, but was too late
to avoid a collision.
Officers Spring and Parker testified
generally along the same lines. The
former said that Ayres, on being res
cued, said, Il was lucky boy" and
added that he didn't see the boat"
Evening star., 1938-05-20
CATHOLIC EDITORS
|. HINT At CLEANUP
Filthy Magazines May Be
Given Treatment Accorded
Dirty Movies

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, May 20.-The Ma
tion's Catholic editors hint that
filthy" pictorial magazines soon ma.
Evening star., 1938-05-20

mattress on which the body was found
and failed to find bullet hole.
Cross-eXamined by Defense At
torney Kelly, 1t. Flaherty said he
lust pulled the mattress back and
could not recall If he searched both
sides for possible clues
Assistant United States Attorney
John j. Wilson has promised the jury
to introduce testimony to show that
Langdon admitted he was intimate
with Beulah Limerick and killed her
because she was "squealer."
Witnesses late yesterday told how
Langdon appeared at an undertaking
parlor where the body was being pre-
pared for burial and asked to see the
girl in view of the fact that he was
the policeman on the beat where she
was killed.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
identified a bullet taken from Beulah's
head as the cause of her death. He
testified Beulah might have lived half
an hour, or at the most three-quar-
tiers of an hour after the .25-caliber
slug was fired into her head.
Evening star., 1938-05-20

the pocketbooks Of the purveyors Of
printed and pictorial Nth"
He cited, as an example Of what
could be done. the crusade of the
Catholic Legion Of Decency and the
resultant stay-away- from -dirty-pic-
lures movement that resulted, he said,
in q cleanup OF the motion picture
industry.
Evening star., 1938-05-20
JAPANESE FISHING
IN FORBIDDEN AREA
Boats Sighted Taking Salmon
Where They Promised Not
to Operate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska. May 90
Capt c. E. Throndsen, master of the
steamer Starr of the Alaska Steamship
Co. radioed the Anchorage Times last
night he had sighted japanese fishing
boats about 10 miles off Port Moller
of the Bristol Bay side Of the Aleutian
Peninsula.
Capt Throndsen said the ships had
their fishing gear extended out for
many miles in the salmon fishing area,
where they were pledged not to op-
crate. He did not say how many ships
were in the group.
Earlier this week he reported a
7.000-ton japanese steamer and four
tenders in Bristol Bay.
Evening star., 1938-05-20
ASHURST IN HOSPITAL
Bemoans of Lack of Style t
His Ailment-Shingles.

Bemoaning the lack of style" OF
his ailment. Senator Ashurst, Demo-
crat, of Arizona was convalescing to-
day in Emergency Hospital from an
attack of shingles. His condition was
not considered serious. although he is
not expected to leave the hospital
before next week.
1T had ever been my hope" he
wrote to Senator OMahoney. Demo-
crat. of Wyoming, Ito suffer from some
affiliction that might be described by
high-sounding. sesquipedalian words, "
Evening star., 1938-05-20
Motor Boat Does IS M. P. H.

An Italian 22-ton motor torpedo
boat created a new worlds record IN
it, class when 1t attained speed Of IS
miles on hour.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-11-10
ANOTHER REASON .

ANOTHER REASON
Here is another good excuse for
failing to halt at q stop sign. It
happened in England and it can
happen here! Perhaps we have a
victim of word blindness within the
confines of Kennewick. This is a
new type of illness which has come
into the news through the failure of
a boy in London to read halt sign.
The boys father explained that al
though the boy was clever mathe-
tician and could copy writing well
he was unable to read. The faith
er said he was just the same, could
read figures but not words. An au-
thority of the Institute Of Child
Psychology explained that such
children are word blind. They can
spell out the letters of a word, but
the letters convey nothing to them.
Some of us go all the way through
school before any one ever discov-
ers it, and If they do, they don't
call it blindness in our case-they
say it is "dumbness."