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rora Hills have as guests Mr.. Hotchkiss'
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Foster
of Los Angeles, who will make their
home here. Mr.. Foster having been
transferred to one of the Government
departments in Washington.
Miss Betty Wyllys Stone arrived
Wednesday from Duke University,
where she is a senior, to spend her
spring vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Morell Stone
OF much interest is the approaching
marriage of Miss Stone and her cousin,
Miss Elizabeth Rees. Friday evening
they were honor guests at a bridal
shower when Mrs. Frank E. Brown and
her sister, Mrs. A. B. Elsea. entertained
Jointly for them. The party was held
at the home of Mrs. Brown
Thursday evening Miss Stone was
the guest in whose honor her cousins
Mrs. N. A. Rees and Miss Elizabeth
Rees gave surprise linen shower at
their home on North Edgewood street
Among the guests were Mrs. F. D.
Cunningham of Leesburg, Va; Mrs. C..
t. Rice of Oakton, Va; Miss Helen
McClaugherty of Narrows, Va, and DR..
Marion Criswell of Suifu, China, who
is on years leave of absence in this
country.
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ton. w. Va. is spending some
time as the guest of her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Murray, in Fairfax.
Mrs. Murray's son, Mr. Girard Low
rey of Holiness School, Plymouth.
N. H., is home for the spring holidays.
Mrs. Richard EWell Thornton, who
has spent the winter with Mrs. Mamie
G. Jobe. on Ashmead place, in Wash
ington, will return today to open her
Fairfax residence, The Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Watson of Au-
burn, Me. who have spent two months
in Florida, are the guests of their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren N. Watson, on their way home.
Mr.. Frederick M. Everly, who has
been the guest of his father in law,
Mr.. Frank Michelbach of Alexandria,
who is spending some time at Southern
Pines, N, c., has returned to Fairfax.
Mr.. SHIELD McCandlish, a student
at Princeton University, arrived yes
terday to spend the spring vacation
with his mother. Mrs. F. Shield Nc
Candlish.
Mrs. Herbert Williams and Mrs.
Tallman of Vienna, Mrs Thomas P.
Chapman of Fairfax and Mrs. Bar
bara Hall of Boutwell, Station are ex-
pected to return today from a two
week motor trip through Florida.
Miss Phyllis Richardson, younger
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frederick
Dawson Richardson, returned today
after spending several days in WASH
ington as the guest of her grand
Richardson will return tomorrow to
ReisterstoWn. Md, where she is a
student at the Hannah More Acad-
envy.
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Entertaining
For rFairfax
Visitors
Mrs. w. E. Chiffon
Is Guest of
Relatives.

Va. April Mrs.
H William E. Chiffon of Charles
ton. w. Va, is spending some
= time as the guest of her son.
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second Jockey Club Of Alexandria.
Originally tavern. called Spring Gar
dens, the little brick building was sur
rounded by beautiful grounds laid out
In Colonial style with box bordered
walks, vine-covered arbors and shade
trees.
This house is loaned by the present
occupants, Miss Lewis and Miss Evans.
Along with Is other houses equally
interesting, this house will draw many
visitors to the Alexandria Associations
Tour Of Old Houses on Saturday, April
16, from II to o'clock.
Tickets may be purchased at the
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Mrs. John Cover Is Feted
In Arlington County
Guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bane.
Several Residents Return
From Trip to Florida.

RS JOHN COVER of Chicago who the house guest of the
I'M executive director of the Social Security
Frank Bane is being extensively feed during
nights stay county.
Several uncheons given for her the first
rival Wednesday she the guest
Joseph Harris at her residence in Golf Club Manor
cuded Mrs Aubrey Williams wife of the deputy administrator
the Works Progress Administrations Mrs
Karsromer and her mother Mrs Brown York who is
spending several weeks with her daughter
R. Young Mrs Ivan Assay Mrs Thomas Blackburn Mrs c. L.
Tinker Mrs F. H. Go Mrs and Mrs Paul Betters
an OF the county and Mrs Alvin Roseman of Washington.
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Benefit Card arty
April 81.

A card party will be given at the
Shoreham Hotel April ~ for the
benefit Of the Shrine of the Blessed
Sacrament Church, under the auspices
Of the Sanctuary Sodality of that
parish.
Those wishing to make reservations
may contact Mrs. John J. Carmody,
612l Nevada avenue NV.
The following committees have been
appointed: Arrangements. Mr. R. G.
Kraft, Mrs. Frank Parone and Mrs.
Clyde l.. Easterbrook; prizes, Mrs.
Francis Murray and Mrs. j. Willard
Nails: door prizes Mrs Theodore J.
Vandoren; publicity, Mrs. Jesse A.
Mckeever; tickets, Mr.. Levin P
Handy, Mr. Frederick Altemus and
Mr.. Charles R. Chambers, and candy,
Mrs. Charles R. Chambers
Patrons and patronesses include the
Rev. Thomas G. Smyth, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Elmer Bacon, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs
John E. Barbee, DR.. and Mrs. Jerome
F. Crowley, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Buck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Bullock,
Mrs. w. W. Burrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Donohoe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Costigan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Croker, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Finch, Mrs. William Dante.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert L. Hunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Gantz. Mr.. and Mrs. John
M Kirby, Mrs. w. w. Gruman, Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph G. Kraft, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Willard Nails, MIR. and
Mrs. Paul May, DR.. and Mrs. Michael
j. Mc1nerney, Mr.. and Mrs. Dermot
A. Nee, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard w. Phil
lips, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Sholl, MIR.
and Mrs. William Hughes, DR.. and
Mrs. j. Ernest Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph B. Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Stohlman, Mrs. South
Trimble. Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Doyle,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kelley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w. McChesney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl c. Short, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
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A. A. A. in Washington, the George
Mason Hotel In Alexandria, and the
first house visited.
The Alexandria Association, devoted
to the preservation of Alexandria's
historic buildings and antiquities, the
restoration to order and beauty Of the
river front and the promotion OF parks,
Will use the proceeds Of the 1888 tour
Tor restoration work on Gadsby Tav-
ern.
Patrons Of the tour are invited free
OF charge to tea as the guests OF the
association from to o'clock at Gads-
by's Tavern.
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Mrs. John Garland Pollard, jr., en-
tertained at small tea at her home
on Beechwood circle for Mrs. Cover
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. H. L.
Boatwright. jr., of Fairfax County
presided at the tea table.
Mrs. Aubrey Williams gave a small
luncheon in honor of the Chicago
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Sara Ruth Mohundro will re-
turn to her studieos at Wooster College,
Wooster, Ohio. the first of the week
following visit of several days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. L.
Mohundro of Aurora Hills.
Arlington Residents
Return From Florida.
Several Arlington County residents
returned to their homes from Florida
during the week and included among
this group were Mrs Frank Upman
OF North Glebe road and Mrs. Eliza
beth Evans of Lyon Village, who spent
the winter in Miami and Coral Gables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and
Mrs. Minnie Parker of Cherrydale
also returned during the week fol-
lowing visit to Daytona Beach.
Mrs. Mackey, wife of Mr.. Crandal
Mackey. prominent attorney of Wash
ington and Arlington. with her daugh-
tiers. the Misses Alice and Virginia
Mackey, are back at their home on
Mackeys Hill, Va, following a three
week motor trip in the South, during
which time they visited in Miami
Palm Beach and Sarasota, Fla, and
in New Orleans and at Laurel, Miss
En- route home they stopped in
Charleston to see the famous gardens
there.
Mrs J. w. Tawes and her daugh-
ter, Miss Jane Frances Tawes of Lyon
Village, are expected to return to
their home Thursday after spending
a month in Florida touring the State.
They were accompanied on the trip
by Mrs. Tawes mother. Mrs. Leila
Hardwick. and Mrs. George Fiske
OF Lyon Village and Mrs. H. H. Huff
of Chevy Chase. Mrs. Huffjs a sister
of Mrs. Tawes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Young will
return to their home the first of the
week, following a Southern motor trip
Of about three weeks duration.
Mrs. Margerye Prytherch of Aurora
Hills. who has been in Miami Beach
for the last month, will return to her
home by boat, around the middle of
April.
Mrs. Prytherch entertained at the
Royal Palms Club in Miami Friday
evening, having as her guests Mr..
and Mrs. D. R. Goodman and Capt.
Louis Evansen of New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorenz of Washington, Miss
Madelyn Dilworth of Pittsburgh, Capt.
George Samuelson and Mrs. Anna
Morris of Miami
Mrs. Prytherch gave her annual
beach party at her apartment last
Sunday in the Flambeau on Ocean
drive, Miami Beach.
Miss Studebaker and Miss Richmond
Hosts at Luncheon Yesterday.
Miss Eleanor Studebaker and Miss
Mary Jess Richmond entertained
jointly at a luncheon yesterday at
the Washington Golf and Country
Club in honor of Miss Elizabeth Ann
Rees.
Mr.. and Mrs Bud Holt and Mr..
and Mrs. Julian D. Simpson were joint
hosts last night at a buffet supper
and dance, entertaining at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Holt in Country Club
Hills.
Mrs. S. Gordon Green. wife of Col.
Green of Arlington, left during the
week for Winder Ga, where she will
spend a month with her parents, the
Chief Justice of Georgia and Mrs.
Richard B. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs Neil Hotchkiss of Au-
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H. Ugast, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde L. Eas-
terbrook, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Paroni,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rosinski, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. J. Gallagher, DR.. and Mrs.
Paul N. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. John
j. Carmody and Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ
Curran.
Evening star., 1938-11-11

bomb can do more damage to an air
field than = bomb that explodes. He
explains. carefully, that . dud bomb
has to be dug up, because of it, po-
tential danger, and that means digging
deep holes Is . rule. When . bomb
explodes on an air field, you simply
NIL in the hole
Il know Of one case" he says,
where 4 dud bomb went straight
into the ground for distance Of eight
feet -.
1t cut a nice, clean hole and then
1t changed direction and burrowed
along. horizontally, for IL feet under
the ground -
He lights q cigaret. 1T took q lot
OF digging to find that one"
Wounded, but Unhurt In Crash.
He was Russian pilot, fighting
against the Japanese In China. He
took that little fighting plane up in
quick, sharp spirals. For minutes on
end he dove and side-slipped and
climbed again, trying always to get his
sights on the Japanese planes. For
minutes on end he sprayed bullets
from his machine gun like water from
a garden hose. and got the same in
reply. When he started down he had
q bullet wound in his right shoulder
and his right arm was useless.
When he touched the field he was
on the start Of perfect landing, but
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in just the same squalor as they do
today under this same city wall is
probably correct. The streets are
filled with refuse, and inside some
of the shops and dwelling places the
pungency of the atmosphere makes
the throat muscles contract.
In rows of small shops workers are
engaged in their handicraft. Some
are wood carvers, others work in
soft soapstone resembling coarse
jade. The chief articles made ap-
pear to be soapstone cigarette holders
and images of nude girls bearing
baskets of flowers on their heads.
Some of the woodworkers are max
Ing rolling pins. The shops are filled
with so much junk, for most curios
Of value were sold years ago when
this particular ancient civilization
collapsed and fell into the hands
Of the Japanese.
New Civilization Fell.
Another budding civilization was
also there, but it collapsed earliest
of all and without leaving much
trace behind it. Secondhand book
shops tell of its demise. American
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and British and German high school,
grammar school and even college
textbooks accumulating heavy dust
are on display here, but there is none
to buy them.
Those young Chinese who once
studied these books of chemistry,
literature, biology, engineering, medi-
cine-those young Chinese who were
to be the yeast of this new civiliza-
ton to be superimposed upon the
ancient one-they have all fled, but
it seems before going their last act
was to pawn or to sell their text
books from which so much had been
expected.
There was civilization from the
West that had no time to grow old
and become one of the mellowed
splendors Of this country. The new
masters are eradicating what little
OF 1t remains and imposing their own
ideas of the West upon those who
now stroll the streets. The Salvation
Army is an exception for the time
being. That much of the West
remains.
(Copyright. 1898 by Chicago Daily
News Inc)
Evening star., 1938-11-11

sou,ething went wrong. The little
plane nosed over. somersaulted,
smashed up.
They hauled him out Of the wreck
age. His only injury was that bullet
wound in his right shoulder.
Steep Hill Aids Chinese.
Under the caption, japanese Unit
Decimated," . Chinese news agency
gives you this one:
"MAHWE1LING, Kianssi. by .
ruse the Chinese troops guarding Chi
taoling Cock Head FilD In front of
Lushan dectnated . Japanese unit
yesterday morning.
The Japanese unit composed of
800 men tried to climb up the hill to
attack the Chinese. The latter, on
the hilltop, lay down on the ground
and pretended to be asleep. When
the enemy got midway on the hill, the
Chinese suddenly jumped up and
showered hand grenades on them.
THE Japanese were taken aback by
this surprise attack. As the hill Is very
steep over 100 Of them slipped, fell
headlong down the hill and were
killed. Fifty others were blasted to
death by the Chinese hand grenades."
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Sun ExpIodes Tons of INT
Rozing Chinese Village

understand 1t. bu. developing : ter
rife heat-several thousand degrees
centigrade matter Of chemicals
in this case the sun, beating down
against that steel barge, was enough
to explode those primary detonators." J"
They argue, then, as to just how it
happened.
1t was an old muzzle- loading. can
non, mounted on the high stern Of .
Chinese junk. The sort Of thing river
pirates used years ago. Into that cam
non the. Chinese crew loaded every
thing from nuts, bolts, to few small
rocks for good measure 49,.
The japanese airplane came skim
ming down low, time and again. The
Chinese boatmen tilted that old gun
upwards They probably closed
their eyes as they touched OF the pow
der.
They tell you that something out
Of that old muzzle-loading cannon hit
something in that low-flying airplane
-. and that low-fying airplane came
tumbling down like winged duck .
He explains, carefully, that . dud
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Salvation Army
West's Sole vestiqe
Left in Mukden
Little Splendor Remuins
In Former Metropolis
Of Munchuriu
By REGINALD SWEETLAND.

BY REGINALD SWEETLAND,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
MUKDEN, Manchukuo. - "View
the mellowed splendors of an an
cient civilization and the grandeur
Of natures handiwork," says the
tourist handbook. Nature laid out
a vast plain that stretches from the
Sea of Japan to the spaces of Mon
golia and Siberia and called it her
handiwork. The grandeur consists
IN the size. Right in the middle of
that section called Manchuria, or
Manchukuo, the ancient civilizers
flung a wall around section of the
plain, built squat houses and called
1t Mukden
One standing at the present mo-
ment at the Little South Gate-or,
more literally, the Gate Most Con-
venient to Heaven" sees something
Of ancient and modern civilizations.
Across the street from a bric-a-
brac shop run by bespectacled and
gowned Manchu, small group OF
ragged Chinese are gathered to
watch a very small, half-clad boy
pound the tar out of bass drum.
Standing over him are two Chinese
men and one Chinese woman, wear
ing uniforms Of the Salvation Army,
carrying on singing and gospel
service.
Hymns Are Familiar.
The Chinese preacher thumbs
through a ragged Chinese hymnal,
sings the first line of the hymn and
all join in. 1t is surprising how
many of these hymns are familiar.
for none Of those present have a
hymnal, yet all join in the singing.
Across the street in the bric-a-
brac shop is lanky American,
searching for bronze Buddhas. He
wants one clear-cut in outline, one
with that right curl to the under
lip that denotes certain mellowed
contempt for the world and yet not
too much Of a sneer. Messing around
IN the dust of the shop, he stirs up
p magnificent Mongolian rug, rich
In texture, mellow in coloring. The
Manchu wants $50 Manchugian dol
lars for 1t and the American thinks
he can get it for about one-third
that price. He tarries around and
as he makes for the door the mer-
chant has already brought the price
down to 120 Manchurian dollars.
There the matter will rest for a day
or two until the offer is made.
Little Splendor Left.
Mukden may be one of the centers
OF ancient, mellow splendor, but
there is not much left to show for it.
The opinion that the Chinese and
Manchus in those ancient daYs lived
Evening star., 1938-11-11
BY ELMER w. PETERSON,

CANTON.-1t may be an old story,
and it may get exaggerated in the
telling Of 1t, but there are men who
should know and who insist that 1t
happened.
1T was on the Yangtze," they tell
you. "The Chinese loaded a lot Of
water mines on steel barge with the
primary detonators attached. Each
Of these mines carried about ton Of
INT. They tied the barge up at a
small village and the sun exploded
the primary detonators. It blew
well, 1t just blew that little village
right of the face of the map"
. You try to visualize that scene .
tons Of INT exploding whole
village crumbling, splitting apart, dis
appearing, under direct impact and
conclusion more than a hundred
water mines, some say more than
q hundred tons Of high explosive.
"These water mines, you see, have
three detonators as a rule. The third
one does the trick in the water, as
Evening star., 1938-11-11

To make study Of meteorological
conditions during the long Arctic
night, M. Hubert Garrigue, a young
French scientist. is heading q band
Of observers to the Polar regions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-11-17
HARMONY IN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR RANKS

NNUAL conventions OF the American FEEDER
alton of Labor are designed to afford special
opportunities to review past work and results, to
consider or reconsider, if wise, our policies and
practices, to plan for future, and to renew the
Springs of devotion to our cause. This year the
largest delegate body in the history of our move
|ment met with background of successful achieve
Iment in the economic and legislative fields and
with gratifying evidence that our organization
rested on firm foundations and could successfully
resist effort to disrupt our movement
This review strengthened our confidence in our
TRADE union movement and in the loyalty of Amer
|ica's workers for a democratic labor movement.
I'VE have never claimed our movement was infalli-
be but continue to claim that it has within itself
|capacity and opportunity to correct mistakes and
Ito adjust changing conditions Changes may not
be as rapid as all could wish but sound determina-
|tion of policies affecting millions of persons re-
quires time for consideration and for convincing
|the ajOrity within an organization. Those who
|have interests to be conserved find less diff
jculty in urging change than do those responsible
flor the preservation of the gains of past decades.
But in the end the labor movement must serve the
best interests of the majority that vested rights
land interests not the ultimate determinant of
policies. Democratic principles are the only safe
foundation upon which to base labor movement.
The report of the Executive Council showed a
Substantial increase in the pad-up membership of
organizations affiliated to the American Federation
of Labor and gratifying progress in organizing the
Our organizers and activities have
been focused on the office and white collar work
ers; beet sugar workers; cement workers; alumni
mum workers; flour, feed and cereal mill workers
textile workers; lumber workers; agricultural
canning and citrus workers; chemical workers,
workers. In addition unions have been
formed in practically all industries. Not only have
we organized workers into unions, but we have
united locals the same industry in councils and
have given to them counsel of experienced organ
ZerS and special research services for use in COL
ective bargaining and in taking up cases with
government agencies.
We have under way plans for the reorganiza-
Ition of the seamen, looking toward a maratime de-
partment through which problems may be worked
out thus preventing recurrence of our present diff
Ificulties in this field.
To sustain and increase organization work,
(which is basic in any program of growth and eX-
pansion the Convention voted to continue the spe-
cal assessment for the coming year. The fact that
there no disagreement to this proposal is es-
peciay heartening for it reflects unity within our
oWn ranks and concentration of effort on our out
side problems.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-11-17
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

THE problems of American workers disclose in
ter-reatonships with those of all other coun-
tres competing in world markets or selling their
'products within our home markets. TO protect our
own interests and to raise work standards for all
lis a major Labor objective following closely upon
.peace between all unions. These are problems
(which must be worked out by international organi-
zations, for which purpose the American Fedora
ton of Labor is identified with the International
=. Labor Organization and the International Fedora
tion of Trade Unions. The Houston Convention
Ihighly commended the results Of our cooperation
with these two agencies, and frequently empha-
sized the fact that only under democratic govern
ItlOn. The first organization which dictators de-
stroy is the trade union movement and therefore
1.-THE best guarantee against dictatorship is strong
Itradc union movement
| The Convention expressed a deep desire for
lpcace between nations and end to the aggreS-
sion of relationships. For the United States, it
demanded neutrality in foreign wars Our inflll-
ence must be eXerted for the preservation of dem
ocratc institutions and the right of free citizens
Ial intercourse with labor movements of Latin
American countries. Our government has organ
IiZed channels for promotion of trade with those
countries and we should act promptly to restore
lchannels for intercourse between labor movements
for the material protection of those who work
THE convention authorized the sending of a repre-
sentative or a commission to explore possibilities
,to this end.
The Houston Convention expressed it's gratif.
cation over the increasingly important role which
the United States is playing in the international
Labor Organization and its appreciation of the fact
that the new assembly hall of the building will be
dedicated to Samuel Gompers who was so largely
responsible for the establishment of the organ
zatiOn.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-11-17
ICC MAKES TWO RAIL MERGERS
CONTINGENT ON PROTECTION
OF THE DISPLACED WORKERS

Washington, d. C. ULNS).-The
Interstate Commerce Commission has
made two orders asked for by railroad
managements contingent on the pro-
lection of railroad labor. One con-
Germs the fusion Of the two Harvey
Couch roads, the Louisiana & Arkan-
sas and the Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas, and the leasing of the Texas
branch of the Rock Island and Gulf
to the Rock Island and Pacific. Both
these changes will be approved, pro-
vided the roads agree that:
The labor provisions which the
roads must accept to obtain 1CC
sanction include:
Employees displaced by the change
must be given a dismissal allowance
equivalent to 60 per cent of average
monthly salary for the previous year
Dismissal compensation would range
from six months pay to one years
experience, to 60 months for Is years
of employment.
The railroads would pay moving ex-
penses of transferred employees, and
guarantee them against losses because
of home sales or breaking of leases
Pay of retained employees from the
absorbed roads should not be reduced
for five years as result of the mer-
ger or lease.