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Evening star., 1938-12-13
Mr.. Remey Host
At Dinner
Last Night

Mr.. Charles Mason Remey enter
tanned last night at dinner, followed
by music, at his home, on Massa-
chusetts avenue. in honor of the
Commander of the Atlantic Squad
ron, Rear Admiral Alfred w. john
son, and Mrs. johnson. His dinner
guests were: Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Harry P. Huse, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Thomas C. Hart, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Henry H. Hough, Mrs.
Oracle Richards, Mrs. Lindsay Rus
sell and Mr.. Mason Terry.
Mrs. Richards acted as Mr..
Remey's hostess for the evening.
The additional guests for the
musicale were Rear Admiral and
Mrs. William Hemphill Bell, Capt.
and Mrs. Barron P. Du Bois, Capt.
and Mrs. Dudley Knox, Capt. and
Mrs. Cecil Sherman Baker, Miss
Baker, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Edwin War
rem Sturdevant, 1t Comdr. and Mrs.
John Wise Morse, Comdr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Baker, Mrs. Ralph
Worthington, Mrs. Randolph Minor,
Mrs. Charles L. Hussey. Mrs. Harry
Taylor, Mrs. Cresson Newbold, Mrs.
Austin Kautz. Miss Anne Powell
Randolph. Miss Alice Goodwin, Miss
Katharine Goodwin and Miss An
gelina Remey.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Capt and Mrs. Eden
At Embassy for
TWoDaYs

The Honorable Lady Lindsay, wife
Of His Britannia Majesty's Ambas-
sador, her as her guests at the En-
bassy Capt. Anthony Eden, former
secretary of state for foreign affairs
of Great Britain, and Mrs. Eden,
who arrived early this morning for
a two-day visit in the Capital. To-
morrow the Acting Secretary of
State and Mrs. Sumner Welles will
entertain at luncheon in honor of
Capt. and Mrs. Eden at their estate
at Oxon Hill. Nd. and later in the
day the visitors will return to New
York preparatory to sailing for Eng
land.
In addition to the luncheon the
former British officer and his wife
will be honor guests at a dinner
at the embassy tomorrow and to-
night the Charge d'Affaires of Great
Britain and Mrs. Mallet will be their
hosts.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann
Are Entertained
On Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Mann. sr., cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary last night at a reception at
their home on Glebe road in Vir-
ginia. The event was arranged by
their daughter. Mrs J. R. Mossburg
of Arlington, who assisted them in
receiving.
Mrs. Mann wore for the occasion
a becoming grey and rose printed
silk crepe gown, and a shoulder
cluster of talisman roses, while Mrs.
Mossburg was costumed in a dinner
gown of gold crepe de chine, with a
huge gold flower as the only decora-
ton.
Miss Ann Ubhoff of Washington
assisted in the dining room, where
the refreshment table was centered
with large three -tiered wedding
cake, and talisman roses and can
dies were placed at intervals.
During the evening the honor
guests were presented with gift
by group of friends from the Ar
lington Methodist Church.
Preceding the reception Mr.. and
Mrs. Mann were hosts at a family
dinner party.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Notes From the Social Calendar of Washington and Envon
Col. Patton
And Family
Welcomed
Warm Reception
Given Fort Myer
COnmandant

Col. George S. Patton, jr., who
took over his duties Saturday as
commanding officer of Fort Myer;
Mrs. Patton and their daughter,
Miss Ruth Ellen Patton, received a
warm and enthusiastic welcome
yesterday Afternoon when they at
tended their first party since their
arrival in town.
A tea dance in their honor was
held in the hop room of the Post
Headquarters Building, with the Of
flcers stationed at Fort Myer and
their wives acting as hosts.
Capt. T. @. Donaldson presented
the guests to Col. and Mrs. Patton
and their daughter, who received at
one end Of the long, high-ceilinged
hop room, decorated for the occa-
sion with palms, chrysanthemums
and Christmas green's.
Mrs. Patton wore handsome
ankle length gown of black velvet
with an ermlne collar, and a large
cluster of gardenias and black hat
completed her smart ensemble.
MISS Patton chose street length
black velvet and wore a small hat
trimmed in front with perky white
and black feather.
Col. and Mrs. Crane
Received With Honor Guests.
Receiving with Col. and Mrs. Pat
ton were Col. and Mrs. William c.
Crane, the latter wearing a floor
length gown of black velvet and a
corsage of gardenias, and Col. and
Mrs. A. w. Roffe. Mrs. Roffe was
In a becoming gown of black crepe
with iridescent sequins trimming the
upper part of the long sleeves. She.
too, wore black hat and a sincl,
gardenia at the front neckline of her
dress.
Mrs. Malin Craig, wife of the
Chief of Staff of the Army, assisted
at the tea table during the after
noon. Her gown of black crep0
was accented at the neckline and
short sleeves with large rhinestone
ornaments, and her small hat was
of wine-color velvet.
Others assisting were Mrs. John
K. Herr, in black with accessories to
match; Mrs. Robert M. Danford.
also in black with the sleeves ap-
pllqued in silver sequins; Mrs. Max
we'll Murray, in black gown and
(see RECEPTION, Page B-41
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Residential Social Notes
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mclean, Jr.,
Arrive Here From New York

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean, jr.. joined the former S
mother, Mrs. Mclean, at the Nc
Lean estate, Friendship. yesterday
after spending a few days at the
Waldorf Astoria in New York.
Mrs. E. Goring Bliss will enter
tain Thursday at the first of a
series of buffet luncheons she will
give this season. Her first party will
be in honor of Mrs. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Newton
of Cleveland, Ohio, have taken an
apartment at the Raleigh Hotel for
the winter. Mrs. Newton will not
arrive in Washington until next
month.
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., has
arrived from California and is at
the Shoreham for a few days be-
fore going to New York to spend
Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Mrs. John Hamlin will arrive here
tomorrow from Pasadena and will
join Mr.. Hamlin to make their
home here at 3145 Adams Mills road
They have two young daughters,
Josephine and Cecily Hamlin. Mrs.
Hamlin is the former Miss Gertrude
Smith, who attended Mount Vernon
Seminary here.
Mrs. Estes Brand entertained at
luncheon and bridge at the Shore
ham today. Her guests included
Mrs. James B. Luttes, Mrs. Auguste
Boas, Mrs. Leslie H. Whitten, Mrs.
j. Ed Randall, Mrs. Raymond Es-
tey, Mrs. Robert A. McGill, Mrs.
Val C. Sherman, Mrs. Charles Ste
Evening star., 1938-12-13

venson, Mrs. Virginia Marable, Mrs.
C. I. Sanders and Mrs. r. P. Nc
Connell.
Mr.. Alva B. Adams. jr., son Of
Senator and Mrs. Alva B. Adams
OF Pueblo, Colo, is here from Pueblo
on visit and stopping at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
Mrs. StetSon Conn, formerly Miss
Mary Alice Stadden of this city, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Cory
Stadden at 3O02 Thirteenth street.
Mr.. Conn, who is also former resi-
dent of Washington, and now a pro-
fessor of United States history at
Amherst College, will join Mrs.
Conn at Christmas and they will
spend the holidays here.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
BY the Way
Beth Blaine

Admiral and Mrs Pettengi house at the
Navy Yard yesterday honor of
wagner Mrs Petteng received in frock
very pretty with her white
dress with blue blouse spanged
Our avorite corner at the Pettens drawing
room WIN vases OF tight little roebuds
Where Filipino boys served the usual unusual and
delicious tldbits " 1890
Nars George T. Marye
NECKLACE no saoes who told that her William
WI" arrive in Washington Wednesday Helen
mas just completed the purchase
o' e one he mad intended to build The
aneaoy mas mouse and we longing details
Mrs William trban of red and black
10 the athome and said she young home from
ooarong chool soon for the holidays
egare told us amusing grandson George Puyer
The lad caught four rather summer
just as the family packing
ingon So great his his desire to show
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Birth Announced

Continued on Page B-4.)
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Miss Stone Honored
At Tea Sunday

Mrs. Kenneth Stone of Stepher
son place entertained with a r.
Sunday afternoon, honoring hc
sister-in-law, Miss Lucille Stor
who just recently has announced h,
engagement to Mr.. Hal P. Phillir
They will be married SATURDAY..
Many delightful parties have be
given for Miss Stone by her frier
in Washington.
Evening star., 1938-12-13

DR.. Charles E. Kellogg has Joined
Mrs. Kellogg at their home in Au-
rora Hills, following a weeks stay
in Cambridge, Mass, where he gave
a series of lectures on Agricultural
Economics at Harvard sUniversity.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Miss Gensnagel
To Wed Soon

Mrs. Jacob w. Genenagel an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Rosella Bowen Gengnagel,
to Mr.. Alfred Warfield Ireland, jr.
The wedding will take place De-
cember "a.
Evening star., 1938-12-13

Mrs. Rose Robinson with her
young son Frank Robinson, sailed
Saturday from New York for her
home in England, after spending
the past few months in Arlington as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Daniel on North jackson street,
Evening star., 1938-12-13

DR.. and Mrs. William Station An
derson announce the birth of a
daughter Saturday morning at Co.
lumbia Hospital. The infant will be
named Margaret Dunham.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
J. H. Melges
Rites Tuesday
PROMINENT RESIDENT
OF CITY HAD BEEN
ILL SINCE 1919

Business men of Redwood Falls
closed their shops for an hour
Tuesday afternoon to mark the
passing of a pioneer business man
of the community, former mayor
and elder of the Presbyterian
church where his funeral services
were held.
Julius Herman Melges, SO, died
Thursday at Altadena, California,
of paralysis agitans with which
he became i'll after the influenza
epidemic in 1919 and which pro-
crossed slowly until his death. He
went to California for his health
four years ago and has been an
invalid in recent years.
Mrs. Melges and daughter Lois
who lives in Chicago but was va
cationing in California at the time
of her fathers death, accompan-
led the body to Redwood Falls.
Rev. w. A. Dalton spoke at the
service and burial was in Red
wood Falls cemetery. ]. F. Knud-
son, L. R. EWart, L. J. Kise, Tom
Seifert, Jerry Mahoney and ]. B.
Philbrick were pail bearers and
women who had charge of flow
ers included Mrs. J. Albert john
son, Mrs. J. J. Christensen, Marie
Thune, Mrs. j. M. Corbett and
Mrs. Philbrick.
MIR. Melges was born Septem-
Der %, 1868 at New Ulm, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Melges. He
learned the barber trade with
Eugene Koehler of New Ulm who
was here for the funeral.
In the fall of 1866, Mr.. Melges
came to Redwood Falls and pur-
chased a barber shop which he
operated successfully until 1913
when he sold out to engage in the
real estate business. At one time
he owned 1,4O0 acres of land in
Redwood county. He was also en-
gagged in the wholesale produce
business.
In 1913 he was elected mayor
and also served on the city coun-
Gil for four years. He was
member of the Workman lodge.
His marriage to Carrie Rick
MEYER who survives him occur
red June 20, 1901. OF their II
children, a son Milton preceded
his father in death. Surviving
children are DR.. Fred j. Melges
of Battle Creek, Michigan; Mrs.
Carl F. Doering of Grass Valley,
California; Mrs. Horace G. Scott
of Minneapolis; Esther Melges of
Hollywood, Mrs. Jack Tout OF
Altadena Carl Melges of Red
wood Falls; Wilbur Melges OF
Nankato; Lois of Chicago; Mrs.
Edward Irons of Seattle, Wash
inglon and Jean and Howard
Melges of Altadena, California.
Th,>ce are three brothers, Otto
K. Melges of Redwood Falls, A.
A. Melges of Minneapolis and G.
A. Melges of Hartford, Connect
cut and a sister, Emma Melges OF
. Chicago. Eight grandchildren al
Aso survive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
LAMBERTON WILL
OBSERVE JULY 2;
ALL QUIET HERE

Redwood Falls workers will
enjoy a double holiday Sunday
and Monday, July 4, during which
many residents will travel to lake
resorts, enjoy family picnics and
visit relatives and friends in
other communities.
The city has planned no cele-
bration. The first nearby fete
will be at Lamberton Saturday.
Heading the July 2 attractions
there will be 81 free acts present
ed in the afternoon and evening
and three ball games with San
born and Slayton meeting the
Lambs and the juniors playing
Window. Six or seven rides will
be on the streets and there will
be dancing at the pavilion.
Sanborn will observe July 4
with Legion picnic, the program
including sports, speakers and
music.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
Revere Votes
School Bonds
PWA GRANT ASKED
TO REPLACE FRAME
SCHOOLHOUSE

Revere-The vote was SIS to 40
to sell bonds of $4,000 and apply
for a PWA grant of As per cent
of construction costs of a new
schoolhouse at a special election
here Tuesday night.
If the federal grant is allowed
within three or four weeks, con-
struction will begin the latter
part of August or early in Sep
TENDER.
A one story brick building with
two rooms to house the eight
grades which the Revere school
offers is planned. The frame
building now in use is about 40
years old.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
Crowd of Old Residents at
Picnic Overfloavs Pavilion

Frank G. Evans and Mrs. J. A.
Lindsey Cora Anderson) both
of Minneapolis were elected pre-
sident and secretary of the Form
er Residents association of the
Twin Cities at the meeting at
Ramsey park Sunday afternoon.
They will take the places of Ar
thur Lindeman and Mrs. w. B.
Clement. H. A. Baldwin is per-
manent vice president of the
group.
Perfect weather with an at
tendance larger than at any pre-
vious meeting made the affair a
complete success and it became
not only a get-together of old
friends but series of family re-
unions as well.
A group of former teachers and
their families, men and women
who at one time were fellow en-
ployees of the Joint Stock Land
bank and former business and
professional men joined with
many present residents for the
picnic dinner and filled to over
flowing the large pavilion in the
tourist park.
Among those who registered
during the dinner hour or arriv-
cd later in the afternoon were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Clement and
daughter Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Eide, H. A. Baldwin, Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Stenborg and
daughter Mary Elizabeth, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Anderson and son
Richard Jr., Mrs. R. E. Gunder-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Evans and
daughter Barbara, Gordon R. Cof-
fin, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lindsey
and children Mary Jean, Ethel
Mae and Raymond, DIR. and Mrs.
H. o. McPheeters and daughter
Mary Ann, Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell
Leffingwell and son Larry, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Gold, Jack and
Bob Gold, Hazel Malmquist, Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Person and daugh-
ter Mary Jane, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Heilman and daughter
Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Vihstadt and son Edward, Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Roe and sons Clyde
and Roger, Mr.. and Mrs. j. K.
Lamberton and daughter Barbara
Gay, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Mulligan
and daughter Jeanne Marie, Ger
aldine Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
EVerson, Mrs. Bessie Anderson,
MIR. and Mrs. Fay Erickson, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. A. Schildknecht,
John and Billy Nichols.
Mrs. Adalyn Neufert, Grace
Continued on page six,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
Resident for
.48 Years Dies
HERMAN RADDATZ, "a,
WAS PROMINENT IN
CHURCH WORK

A resident of his New Avon
farm for 48 years, Herman Carl
Friedrich Raddatz died there
Tuesday at the age of "a.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at the home at l p. m. and
at st. Johns Lutheran church at
p. m. 'He has been a member of
st. Johns since he moved to Red
wood county in 1890 and might
be called the grandfather of the
congregation" Rev. E. A. Birk-
holZ, who will conduct the rites,
said.
Burial will be at Redwood Falls
cemetery.
He was born December 81, 1853
in the village of Damitz, Pomer-
ania, Germany and it was there
that he was confirmed in the
Lutheran church. In 1875 he mar
ried Augusta Behling and in 1878
they immigrated to the United
States, settling at Nicollet. Five
years later they moved to a farm
in Golden Gate. township, Brown
county, where they remained for
seven years.
In 1890 they bought the Red
wood county farm where he since
made his home. Mrs. Raddatz
died in 1898, son Alfred died in
1882 and four children died in in
fancy.
His 10 surviving children are
E. w. Raddatz. Ernest Raddatz,
Herman j. Raddatz, Mrs. Robert
Continued on page six)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
NewDownpourHits
Southwest Counties
VILLAGES ISOLATED IN
FLOOD; WHEATON AND
NORRIS ALSO HIT

Minneapolis - up - Another
cloudburst swept part of south
western Minnesota last night
bringing four inches of rain to
some places and more than an
inch to the area flooded by near
ly five inches of rainfall Tuesday
night. Lands which had begun
to drain from the first downpour
again were inundated in the
Worthington, Pipestone and Luz
verne area.
The village of Kenneth in Rock
county was completely isolated by
highway bridge washouts on four
sides. Residents moved about in
rowboats. Nearby Luverne re-
ported all wire communication
with Kenneth had been lost. The
Rock river in the Luverne vicini-
ty was receding, despite the new
precipitation, revealing that all
east and west highways in its
path had been torn out or badly
damaged.
The latest deluge brought four
inches of rain to Wheaton, the
heaviest in the towns history.
Morris, 60 miles southeast of
there, got 2.28. Pipestone and
Worthington in the Tuesday
cloudburst zone reported 1.6 and
1.21 inches respectively.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
Rainfall for
Year Is Under
~ Mark Here
JUNE FAR SHORT OF
LAST YEAR DESPITE
FALL LAST NIGHT

Although 1888 has been re-
garded as an unusually wet year,
statistics recorded by N. B. An
dersen, weather observer, indicate
moisture is trailing that of the
first six months of 1887 by the
scant sprinkle of 08 inch.
A shower of Sc of an inch
Wednesday night and this MORN
ing brought the total June rain
fall this year to 2.97. The six
months total is 1926: January
.35; February 100; March 1.94;
April 3.15 and May, an usually
high moisture month, 755.
In 1887, the six months read
ing was 1874. January account
ed for LAT; February for Al;
March for 2.07; April for 4.10;
May for 3.46 and June for 5.83.
Rainfall for the entire year was
27.79.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
Case Settled;
Plans Started
For 1888 Fair
AVOID COURT AIRING
IN CHAMBER AGREE
MENT MONDAY

Their legal troubles amicably
settled at a closed session Mon
day morning quashing what pro-
missed to be an exciting court
trial, the Redwood county fair
board began preparations this
week for bigger and better Red
wood county fair August %, %,
"a and 25.
First event on the program to
secure whole-hearted community
effort in boosting the fair will be
a dinner meeting of fair officials
and county editors arranged for
Friday evening. 1t is not the
first time editors and fair men
have got together on matters of
advertising, publicity and COM
munity interest but this year
there is talk of a later meeting
with the Redwood Falls Civic and
Commerce association and Lions
club and similar organizations
from other county communities
in an effort toward a better fair.
Fair officials, their attorneys j.
E. Morten of Redwood Falls and
T. o. Streissguth of New Ulm and
L. E. Backer, complainant in the
fair gambling case which has
been pending for months and his
lawyers, George A. Barnes and
Leon H.. Brown were closeted
with Judge A. B. Gislason for
some time Monday morning. Lat
err the group met with the county
commissioners, who were here for
special session having to do
with ditch matter.
When the meeting broke up all
principals were smiling happily,
verifying their statement that
everything has been settled and
that's all there is to say" Terms
of the settlement out of court, as
often is the case, were not reveal
ed. One thing was obvious, how
ever, gambling for money at flu
ture fairs is out.
Gambling at the fair became
an issue nearly two years ago
when the county board issued
ban on certain concessions
shortly before the show opened.
Last fall the matter popped open
again when Mr.. Backer's request
for a restraining order was filed
during the progress of the fair.
1t has been put through series
of legal maneuverss since, culmin-
ating in the hearing Monday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
2 Hearings on
Ditch Repairs
Held by Board
WILL SPEND $4,000 IN
RROOKVILLE; OTHER
CASE CONTINUED

Reminiscent of two decades
ago, Redwood county commits
sioners were occupied with ditch
hearings Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Tuesday ditch 1O6 near Gilfil-
9lan for which $685. 900 assessments
would be levied was the subject
of discussion before the county
board. About Is persons appear
ed, some to protest their assess
ments as too high.
About Is petitioners had asked
that the ditch be repaired, clean
ed and extended several miles.
A. R. A. LaudOn appeared as at
torney for the petitioners. George
Green of Morgan and Ed Pearson
were there as viewers on the pro-
Ject, 0. A. Stensvad, the third
viewer, being absent.
Legal talent of the Chicago and
North Western railroad company
and the state highway depart
ment represented their groups in
protesting because no benefits had
been allowed. The ditch crosses
the railroad right-of-Way in Pax
ton.
The hearing was adjourned I'M
til July 10.
A much smaller drainage ditch,
number 116 in Brookville town.
ship, will be cleaned and repair
ed, commissioners decided Tues
day. Estimates are that the pro-
ject will cost $4,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
FARM LOAN GROUP
TO ELECT TUESDAY
DIRECTORS TO SERVE
LONG TERMS; EACH
MEMBER GETS VOTE

Two new departures will mark
the annual meeting of the Red
wood National Farm Loan asso-
citation which will be held Tues
day at 2 p. m. in the Redwood
county court house.
The association is one of two
groups in the locality and S. B.
Duea is secretary of both. The
Renville association will hold its
own annual meeting later as each
preserves its identity.
First of the new features of the
meeting, according to Mr.. Duea,
is the fact that there will be only
one vote for each member this
time, no matter how large a loan
or how many shares any member
has. He also points out that the
election will be the most import
ant ever held, since two direct
ors are to be chosen for three
year terms, and two for two-year
terms. The fifth director will be
elected for one year. Previously
all were elected for one year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
Educators, Legion
Try CO-OperatiOn

New York-(P)-Twice rebuff
ed, National Commander Daniel
Doherty reopened today his cross
fire against criticism leveled at
the American Legion after his
impromptu platform appearance
resulted in the abrupt ending of
last nights session of the Nation
al Educational association annual
convention. The convention today
named a committee to work out a
program of Cooperation with
the Legion after it heard criticism
from Prof. William Jellerman of
Columbia University that the Le-
gion was "Un-American."