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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Warehouse
BodyBacks
Weed Cuts
.Tri-State Group In
Raleigh Urges Con
troll for This Year S
Tobacco Crop

Raleigh, Feb. rs (AP)-Tobacco
warehousemen of the two Carolinas
and Virginia unanimously endorsed
compulsory control" for flue-cured
tobacco for 1885," and formed the
Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Warehouse
Association here today.
An executive committee consisting
of the presidents of the various tobac-
co belt associations will direct the new
body.
Charles D. Bryan, of Danville. Va,
was elected president, and c. P. Pau
lette, also of Danville, was named
secretary-treasurer.
The resolution backing compulsory
control urged all tobacco growers to
vote for control in the March II re-
ferendum. Fear was expressed that
il control is not voted on the 1898
crop will be ga recession of price be-
low the cost of production"
/. B. B. Sugg, of Greenville, discussed
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Lower House Angrily Dis
sents to Copy of Fascist
Laws of Germany
and Italy
ANNIVERSARY NEAR
OF ARMY UPRISING
Nation Approaches Event
Tomorrow With Grave
Apprehension; Hankow
Reports United States Has
Rluntly Refused Jap Re-
quest for Evacuation

Tokyo, FeIo. 25.-(AP)-The Japan
csc cabinet and parliament were ir
g bitter deadlock today over a die
tatorial war control bill.
A situation amounting to a cabinet
crisis crystallized between the Die
(Parliament) and the cabinet over tbs
measure lower house members OBJ
jected was copied after Fascist laws
of Germany and Italy.
The government was determined tc
obtain approval for the genera
mobilization ill which would impose
wartime regulations on Japanese bust
ness, finance, property and privat:
lives.
Because of the crisis, Japan ap
preached the anniversary of the army
uprising of February 26, 1886, witt
grave apprehensions. Adding to the
concern was the Chinese lombard
ment Wednesday of Formosa and
fears that one of the main islands Of
Japan's thickly settled empire might
be subjected again to air raids.
Hankow, China, sources said, mean
while, the government of the United
States has told Japan in a blunt not
that it has no intention of ordering
evacuation of Americans in the cen
trail China war area, as the Japane53
army formally had requested. It was
understood in diplomatic circles there
that the note declared Americans
have a perfect right to live and carry
on their duties in any part of China,
regardless of the presence of a Japan
csc army.
Shanghai reports indicated 25 new
Chinese divisions, according to Chi.
nese, are being organized and equip
ped for a counter-offensive against
the Japanese army trying to swallow
the vast central China Lunghai area
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
II Duce Believed To Have
Given Austria New
Pledges Despite De-
mails from Rome
MAY GAIN SECURITY
IN MEDITERRANEAN
Chancellor's Significant Re-
ference to Italian Sympa-
thy Gives Decided Impetus
to New British Policy of
Realistic" Dealings To
Keep Peace

London, Feb. 26.- (AP) Italian
support of Austrian independence.
nay give Britain the needed aid to
block further German dominance Of
central Europe, diplomatic sources
said today.
Chancellor Schuschnigg, in his
speech to the Austrian Diet and ma
ton yesterday warmly praised Italy's
Premier Mussolini as one who under
stood Austria's problem and always
tried to avoid any impressions of in
preference in our internal affairs"
This friendly reference must mean
diplomatic quarters here said, that
Mussolini previously had treasured
Schuschnigg of his continued interest
in Austrian independence-desp de-
malls from Rome of any new pledges
The other possibility was that
Schuschnigg was praising II Duce in
an adroit move to bind Mussolini to
him in his determination to fight for
Austrian sovereignty and against the
rise of Nazidom.
In any event, the significant refer
ence to Italian sympathy, coupled with
the assurance Austria must remain
Austria" gave decided momentum to
Britain's new policy of realistic deal
ings to keep European peace.
1t is felt here that new Italian sup
port for Austrian Independence, in
addition to the Rome protocol pledge,
CONTINUE on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Refuses To Strike 81, 753, 900
Appropriation from In
dependent Offices
Measure
PROPOSAL is BOTH
DEFENDED, ATTACKED
House Military Committee
Approves Bill To Give
President Anti-P rofiteer-
ing Powers in Wartime,
Also Universal Draft Of
Manpower and Industry

Washington, Feb. 25.-(AP)- This
conate refused today to strike from
tho 81 AGO 100000 independent office:
hil1 S2.753.OO0 item to start construc
tio, of the Gilbertsville, Ky, dam
mart Of the IVA.
senator Vandenberg, Republican
Michigan. asked that the item be eli
minated 1t was inserted by the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee after
the bill passed the House.
senator Norris, Independent, Neb-
roska sponsor of most IVA legisla
tion. opposed the removal in a lengthy
sneech. In the preceding debate Sen
ator Mcclellan, Democrat, Tennessee.
told the Senate the projected $112,OOO,-
nm IVA dam at Gilbertsviile, KY.
would reduce power rates one-thlrd IN
a large surrounding area.
Mcclellan said the government
would be repaid for every dollar
cnant on this DAM" which he said
could produce power for Nashville and
Memphis. Tenn, Cincinnati, Ohio,
IolEsville Lexington, Paducah and
Henderson. KY, and rural areas.
There will be no trouble about the
sa1e Of this power" Mcclellan said, de-
Tending a S2763OOO appropriation in
the independent offices bill to start
construction of the project on the Ten
nessee river.
The House, meanwhile, heard an as
sortment of speeches more or less re-
lated TO the s124,998, 100 Interior De-
partment supply bill, which it is con-
sidering. The measure, reported to the
House at noon by its appropriation )
committee. proposes STAT, 557 less for
the fiscal year beginning July 1 than
was provided for the current IL
months.
The House Military Committee ap-
proved meanwhile, a bill to give the
President broad authority to prevent
profiteering in wartime.
The committees action broke a long
committee deadlock over the leglsla-
ton, which President Roosevelt re
commended in his national defense
message to Congress. The measure
contains a provision for a universal
draft of man-power and industry In
wartime.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
NEW TROUBLE SPOT
IN ARKANSAS FLOOD
st. Francis River Near Top of Levees
AS Laborers Are Rushed To
Sandbag Dykes

Little Rock, Ark, Feb 25.-(AP)-
A new trouble spot bob3ed up on Ar
kansas flood map today when the st
Francis river reached within a few
inches of the top of it's levees in the
extreme northeast of Arkansas neal
the Missouri line.
Laborers were rushed to the stream
west of Kennett, Mo-, to reinforce th'
dykes with sandbags. Lashed by
stiff wind, the stream Tapped owe
the levees in spots. The river ha'
risen 81 feet at Holly island in g.
hours, and the crest was not expect
ed until Saturday night.
Residents of Fulton, in the south
west section of the state, apparent.
had beaten back the five-mile-wid
flood of the Red river from the
thresholds.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Says Unions Sabotaging
U. S. Building Industry
Babson Declares New ing Act Cannot Alone Start
Construction Boom; Labo Costs Out of All Proper
ton Over Country, Statistcian Claims

the great problem in many a modern
family. In the pre-war era, the wage
Garner, no matter how modest his 1ob ,,
managed to provide for "rainy day"
~ ;,+erest he received on his bank
deposit or the rent he saved by buying
Lis home on a building and loan plan
added to his income and helped him
to save more.
Furthermore, his savings were loan
al IN real estate or helped to finance
new productive projects. Now all that
is changed. The worker of today puts
his savings into an automobile on an
easy-payment plan. When he is thro-
ugh paying for the car he has pur-
chased on "time" he finds that his
savings" have deprecated to almost
nothing. He has put his nest-egg in a
wasting asset.
Prefabrication Is Inevitable.
The high material and labor costs
CONTINUED on Page Six
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
RY ROGER w. BABSONs
Copyright 1888, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.

Babson Park, Fla, Feb 25.-Doe,
the new housing act mean that Amer
lea will finally get the building boom
of which she is so desperately m
need? The unnecessarily heavy costs
of erecting a small home have been
Sitting building. The new act cuts
initial financing charges and makes
if easier to take on a home. But It
does not slash through the high costs
and other obstacles which are block
ing a real construction boom. Despite
these drawbacks, however, nome
building should register a good I'M
provement this spring.
Steadily rising tax rates and tn'
desire for automobiles rather tnan
homes are two of the hurdles IN the
building pathway. Gasoline for Tn;
car instead of milk for the paOy
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
BERLIN ANGRY ON !.
SCHUSCHN|GG TALK
Rest of Europe Applauds
Austrian Chancellor's
Bid for Freedom
CBv The Associated Press)

Echoes of Chancellor Schuschnigg
naean of Austrian freedom fingered
in Europe today, but it's motif OF har-
nony with Germany became Jang-
ling discord in Berlin.
Leading Ma. is in Reichfuehrer Al1-
ler's capital called it swan song
"for us he is finished; history VIII
take it's course without him. Austria
IS ours"
But Rome, which had looked ask
ance at the Understanding bar
sain," was highly pleased by Schus-
chnigg's Interpretation of the agree
ment as meaning Austrian independ-
ence and Austrian peace. Austrian
patriots paraded joyously after Schus-
nigg's address to the nation. Austrian
tContinued on Page Three.'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Cherry Will Not
Seek Senate Job

GastOnia, Feb. 25.-(AP)-Gregg
Cherry, speaker of the House in
the last Genral Assembly, put an
end today to rumOrs that he
might oppose Senator Reynolds in
the June primary with the official
announcement that II do not plan
to run for any public office during
1885,"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
FaYn1erST0
Get Subsidy
UbomCrobs

Washington, Feb. 25.-(AF)-Far-
mers who comply with the new crop
control act this year will receive
government subsidy of "a cents
pound on their cotton and II cents
bushel on their wheat, Agriculture De-
partment officials decided Tentatively
today.
Payments for tobacco may range
from half a cent to 1 IL cents
pound, and for rice 0.125 cents pound
The subsidies would be paid from the
$5OO,OOO,OOO fund which Congress Is
authorized 10 appropriate for benefit
to farmers diverting land from soil
depicting to soil-building crops.
The tentative rate for potatoes mas
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
u. S. ARMY BOMBERS
START FROM LIMA

Lima, Peru, Feb. 25.-(AP)-
The six United States army bomb
ers took off today nonstop for
Panama, en- route home from their
goodwill flight to South America.
The first ship was away at 6:O5
a. M, eastern standard time, and
the last at 6:17. They expected to
reach Panama in about nine hours
and go on to Miami.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
UPWARD CLIMB FOR
STOCKS is RESUMED
Losses of Point or More Are Con-
verted into Gains of as Much
During Forenoon

New York, Feb. 25.-(AP)- The
stock market shook off dad news
TODAY with little effort, and resumed
it's climb toward recovery territory
Yesterdays Chrysler dividend omis
sion brought some selling at the open
ing. but this was absorbed easily and
losses running to a point or more
generally were converted into gains
of as much. Bonds and commodities,
hesitant on the getaway, quickly at
tracted support, along with stocks.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
CHANGE IN COTTON
SLIGHT AT MIDDAY
Liquidation and Foreign Selling and
Lower Markets Abroad
Depress Trading

New York, Feb. 25.-(AP) Cotton
futures opened off five to six points
on lower markets abroad, eight March
notices and under liquidation AMI
foreign selling. May recovered from
918 to 924, and shortly after the first
half hour was 9.22, when the list was
two to three points net lower. Prices
were ruling at about previous closing
levels around midday in quiet trad
ing. May was 9.23.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Four Perish
In Snnash-Up
OF 2 Planes
Britishers Dead In
California; Middle
Aged Pilot Killed at
Reno, New.

San Luis Obispo, Cal, Feb. 25.--
'AP)-Doctors strove today to save
he life of James Lawrence, son of an
English nobleman, and only survivor
# an airplane crash on the William
Randolph Hearst ranch that killed
Lord Terence Plunket, 38, of London
his wife, and their pilot.
Lawrence, his body covered with
burns, and his ankle fractured, lay in
sanitarium here where he was re-
moved late yesterday from the accid.
ent scene 40 miles north Of here. DR..
(Continued on Page Six
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Democrats
TOFix Date
COnUentiOn.

Raleigh, Feb. 25.-(AP)-Memherz
of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, headed by Chairman
Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, began ar
irving this morning for tonight's meet
ing to fix the date for the State con-
vention.
Sentiment of the early arrivals was
in line with the expressed opinion OF
Governor Hoey that the convention
should be held before the June 4 pr
mary. Yesterday the governor said he
thought a Thursday about the mid
die of May would be a good time.
Some earlier arrivals favored May 26
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
Cen.Pershin@
AgainRouses
TO Strength
Wartime Head OF
i. S. Armies Crit
cally Ill, However,
At Tucson, Arizona

Tucson Ariz., Feb. 25.-(AP)-Tne
stout heart that carried General John
j. Pershing through many military
campaigns showed unexpected strene-
IN today and physicians said he nGc
gained ground in the last four hour >
After lapsing into coma at y p: M
III p M, eastern standard time) las;
night, the old soldier had "partlaily
regained consciousness following TIC
administration of heart stimulants.
DR.. r. Dawson, who issued an OF
1lcial bulletin at 6:15 a. m. (8:l5 a. H.
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25

Aroar;can Radiator .... Is 7-8
A,,aoricon Telephone .139 34
American Tob B ............. 90 ~
A.ooondo .... "a IL
Atlantic Coast Line -. 70
Atlantic Refining rs IL
Rordix Aviation ... 13 3-8
Re+b1ebem steel .. SO Sd
c1brvslar ~ Sc 1-8
Columbia Gas & Elec Co Id
Cononoercial 8 "a
Continental Oil co 8 3-4
C,,rtiss WRIGHT 4 SO
Dupont .120 ga
Electric Pow & Light ......... IL
General Motors 49, SO IL
Liggett & Myers B ......... 94
Montgomery Ward and Co 49,. 81 10
Reynolds lob 3 minimum. ~
Southern Railway ............ IL
Standard Oil N ] ........... % 10
TT 6 Steel Sc IL
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and continued
cold tonight; Saturday generally
fair. 49,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-25

CONTINUED on Page Six,
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(Continued on Page Six,
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CONTINUED on Page Six J
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Continued on Page ThreeJ
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Plans Completed
For Wedding of
Miss PevtOn

MISS BETTY PEYTON, daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Lawrence w
H. Peyton. will be married in Trinity
Episcopal Church in Staunton Satur-
day to Mr.. William Grosvenor Davis
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Davis OF
New York City and Newport, r. /
A reception will follow the ceremony
at the home of the brides parents
The guests will include only members
of the wedding party. out-of town
guests and intimate friends of the
bride and bridegroom.
Mrs Huntington Hartford of New
York will be matron of homer and the
other attendants will include Miss
Mary T. Mccormack of Washington
Mrs. Donald Hooker of Baltimore, Mrs
Henry Sanford, jr. of ST. James, Long
Island. sister of the bridegroom; Mrs
Donald RoWell of Cambridge, Mass
Mrs. John Kraft of Pittsburgh, Miss
Kathleen Mclaughlin of New York,
Miss Janetta Smith of Lexington, Va
and Miss Mary Bell of Staunton.
Mr.. Fellowes Davis. I'd, will be his
| brothers best man and the ushers will
be the Messrs. Henry Sanford, jr.. ST
James. Long Island: Ogden P. Starr
and Ambrose Church McCabe of New
York, William De Forest Manice OF
Westbury, Long Island; Harry Marvin
Smith of Rye, N. Y; Richard Catlett
Peyton and John Lewis Peyton. BROTH
ers Of the bride; Donald Rowell of
Cambridge, Mass; H. Francis De Lone
Of Philadelphia and William B. Em-
mons Of Woodstock, vt.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Mrs. Wiegand, Miss A. Barbara
Wiegand and Mrs. Ned Brunson
Harris, president of the Newspaper
Women's Club Of Washington, Of
which Miss Earhart was an honorary
member. Miss Earhart's interest in
this last group is little known. al
though she was a guest at its head
quarters more than once and car
ried a key to the clubrooms. The
clubs first headquarters We're at l4O6
II street, an old and historic build
ing. and there Miss Earhart had the
opportunity to work unmolested.
Mrs. Davis. first suggestion after ac-
cepting chairmanship of the local
committee was to give an oppor-
tunity to school children to help in
this memorial to the intrepid pilot
who blazed a trail across the skies.
Mrs. Davis told of her joy when
she came to Washington while a
nigh school student to see the Wash
ington Monument. which she felt
she, with the penny she contributed
MS a very little girl. had helped to
build. Her view of the graceful shaft
10 the memory Of the Father of His
Country was until that time a fondest
ambition.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Eastertide
Continued From First Page.

White House which Mrs. Roosevelt
as honorary national chairman.
called, and her enthusiasm for the
establishment OF a living memorial
to the intrepid woman who success
fully flew across the Atlantic alone
is unbounded. Mrs. Davis will con-
fer with Mr. Ernest B. Chamberlain,
regional director for the Amelia Ear
hart Foundation, when he returns
from Pittsburgh Wednesday, and
shortly thereafter she will call her
committee for further discussion OF
workable ways and means
The foundation plans the esta blish-
ment of scholarships at Thiel Col
Miss Earhart was graduated. The
scholarships will be in science and
in social service for, although it is
not generally known Miss Earhart did
social service, and her contribution
to science is we'll known Thiel Col
lege was particularly close to Miss
Earhart, and just before taking of u
on her last fligth she expressed the
wish that she might some day endoW
Woman's building at the college
The foundation will erect and endoW
such building. Miss Earhart's
grandfather, the late Rev. DR.. David
Earhart. was one of the founders OF
the synod which established the COL
lege. and her father. Edwin E. Ear
hart, was a graduate of that inSti-
tuition
Mrs. Davis has assisting her on
her committee Mrs. Reed. wife OF
Mr.. Justice Stanley F. Reed; Rep
resentative Caroline ODay, Mrs
Howard F. Rough. formerly Miss
Helen MacCloskey of Pittsburgh, an
aviator and a close personal friend
Of Miss Earhart; Mrs. Roberta Camp
bell Lawson, president OF the Cen
Miss Earlene White, president of the
National Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs. Miss
Charl Ormond Williams. field secre-
tary of the National Education
Association; DR.. Gould Wickey and
DR.. Mary E. Markley, secretaries OF
the Board of Education Of the United
Lutheran Church; the Rev. Dr. How
ard E. Snyder. pastor of the Church
of the Atonement; Mrs Edward Ev-
erett Gam, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs
George Sanford Holmes. Mrs. Wickey
Evening star., 1938-04-17

their daughter, Harriet Anne Ross,
left by motor Wednesday for Charles
ton, S. c.. where they will spend
Easter week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bynum Hinton were
hosts at dinner and bridge Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stanley Long mo-
tored Friday to Atlantic City where
they will spend this week at the Tray
more Hotel
DR.. and Mrs. James H. Defandorf,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Benton, motored to Williamsburg for
the week end.
Mrs. Charles Carr was hostess ut
luncheon and bridge Friday in honor
of Mrs. William Kimbrough of In
dianolo, Miss, who is the house guest
Of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Robert Bryant. jr.
Mrs. Clara A. Hoax Of Harrisburg,
Pa, is the house guest Of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Paul Winnings.
Miss Maude Kemmerer of New York
City Is spending Easter week as the
guest OF her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Karl D. Williams.
Mrs. Robert Cheatham was hostess
at luncheon followed by bridge Fri
day.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
Many Easter Visitors
Entertained Nearby .
Mrs. C.. X. Clark Guest for Week
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Riddell.
Parties Announced.

ME Bethesda neighbohood full Nearly
| a who ohavec
ingon a
The Counselor the
who recently a
visit of Torono
for Easter week Kuchs Nathan Schect Philadelphia
This afternoon Maj entertaining
Normandy
The economic adviser
a
Evening star., 1938-04-17
News in Gaithersbura.

GAITHERSBURG, Md, April 10
Miss Lillian Walton and her BROTH
ers, the Messrs. Harry, Joseph and
James Walton, have returned from
Orlando. Fla, where they spent the
winter Mr. and Mrs. James Burdette
have returned from their winter home
in Hollywood. Fla.
Mrs. Carroll Walker entertained at
dinner in honor of the birthday ami
versary of her daughter, Carol Walker,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. W. D. Barnett left last week
for an extended visit with relatives
in Texas Mrs William Phoebus is
spending some time in Baltimore with
her parents.
Mrs. John Ayers and her children
are visiting in Bridgeport, w. Va,
their former home.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

Wednesday evening DR.. and Mrs
Ezekiel entertained at a dinner in
honor of Dr. and Mrs. Cooksey. In
addition to DR.. and Mrs. CookSey the
guests at the dinner were the as
sistant surgeon general OF the United
States Public Health Service and Mrs.
Robert Olesen, Mr. and Mrs James
LIE Cron, DR.. Ella Oppenheimer and
Mrs Bzekiels mother, Mrs. c. A.
FinsterWald, who has come to Wash
ington to be the guest Of Dr. and Mrs.
Ezekiel for several weeks.
Senator and Mrs. Smathers
In Atlantic City.
Senator and Mrs. William H.
Smathers Of Edgemoor went to At
lantic City Friday, where they were
honor guests at dinner given Friday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Munyon. Senator and Mrs. Smathers
have recently purchased . new house
in Margate, N j., and they expect to
spend their week ends there during
the next few months.
Mrs. Robert c. Coltman, whose home
Is in London, and her son and daugh-
ter-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Colt
man, were guests for part of the past
week Of Mrs. Lily c. Stone at Glen
more. Mrs. Coltman, who is cousin
nf NfrS Stone c q fra1l,ant IN,
Washington. Her son, Mr.. w. P
Coltman, has just recently returned
from Shanghai. China.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Gibson Of
Scotland. are in Somerset for sew
eral weeks. where they are the
guests of their son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs Gibson have been in this
country since the early fall. They
spent the winter in Florida and they
will be in Somerset until they sail
on the Queen Mary May II for Scot
land.
Mrs. T. Delos PaXman'S sister, Mrs
Walter Rode. whose home is in New
York, has come to Edgemoor to be
Mrs. PaXman's guest for week. Mrs.
Rode comes to Edgemoor nearly every
year at Easter time and she is always
entertained at a series of luncheons
and dinners during her stay here.
There will be two parties in Edge
moor in Mrs. Rode's honor this week
and a third party in Washington
Thursday evening.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Paxman will
entertain at a bridge party to which
she has invited number of her
friends in Bethesda to greet her Sis
ter.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. William
Mossman Of Edgemoor will entertain
at bridge luncheon in Mrs. Rode's