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The Washington times., 1938-01-28

ueI.
From there we dashed out to
the South African Legation on
Massachusetts Avenue for
small tea for which Mrs. Ralph
William Close, wife of the Min
lister, had issued cards. This
party was to welcome to Wash
1ngton for a return visit, the
pretty daughter of the Closes,
Mrs. Wilfred S. Mann, wife of
Lieut.. Comdr. Mann, of the
Royal Navy.
Mrs. Mann visited the Capital
a year or so ago and made a host
of friends who are so happy to
see her again. Receiving with
her daughter, Mrs. Close wore a
black velvet gown with a bolero
Jacket of gold on black chiffon.
Mrs, Mann, whose prematurely
gray hair is so becoming, was in
an effective afternoon gown of
black velvet. the flaring hem
line, the bell-shaped sleeves and
square decolletage trimmed with
rows of gold passementerie. She
wore large pearl earrings.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Wed in Church

The marriage of Miss Lucille
Bennett, daughter of Mrs. Dor
othy Cherrington Bennett, of
New York, to MIR. Hugh Harris
Saum, jr., took place last Satur.
day. The ceremony was per-
formed in the Pinkney Memo
rial Episcopal Church in HyattS-
vile Miss Jean Dulin was the
brides only attendant and Mr..
Robert Warfield Saum acted as
best man for his brother.
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Capt. and Mrs. Walter M.
Bass, of Los Angeles, are in
Washington for a weeks stay at
the Mayflower. They recently re-
turned to this country from
South America, where they spent
the past year and a half.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Lady
Will Ride

Mrs. Roosevelt will head the
list of distinguished exhibitors
at the Presidents Birthday
Horse Show in the Fort Myer
Riding Hall on the night of
February l and 2.
In spite of her many and
varied activities, Mrs. Roose-
welt is apparently never too
busy to forsake her devotion
to her favorite horse and to
keep herself IN good physical
trim ana omit her several
times-weekly gallop.
The First Lady'S particular
choice as a mount is Dot" a
lovely chestnut mare which she
stables at Fort Myer. She is
usually accompanied on her
rides by Captain John B. Rey-
bold of the Third Cavalry, a
distinguished officer of many
years service in the Cavalry.
The Presidents Birthday Horse
Show will consist of not only
the usual spectacular Horse
Show Glasses, but will include
several thrilling exhibition drills
by the famous Fort Myer Riders.
There will be different classes
and different drills on each
night of the show.
The horse show is being held
in conjunction with the Presi-
dents Birthday Celebrations and
all proceeds will be devoted to
the National Foundation for
the Prevention and Treatment
OF Infantile Paralysis.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Troyanovsky
WantSCavlar
By Igor CGsSini

"Tovarich" Troyanovsky, Am
bassador of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics, was one OF
the guests at the thousand-peo-
pie dinner in honor of Theodore
williams Noyes at the Willard
Hotel. The japanese AmbasSa-
dor was at the same table,.
(By the way, when Troyanovsky
was lately received in the Krem-
lin by Stain, the Dictator ex-
pressed the desire that more
should be done to gain Ameri-
can sympathies.
"Give more tankS!" said the
former artillery officer.
What" exclaimed the Red
Gar, you wish to invade the
Capitol?"
"Niet, MET, Father of the Peo-
pie, meant tanks of caviar!'D
Peter" McHarg is now in the
same class with Jeanne dare
and the other heroic martyrs!
e.. She Sprained her ankle while
skiing at Ski-Top but she
won't give detailsl We hope
that no mishaps will befall
the two beloved Bacon girls,
Virginia and Martha, who de-
part shortly for Canada.
Margot Garrett is going to
New York on a short visit
she has been asked by Demarest
Lloyd, jr., to a dance at st.
Paul Scnool, in New Hampshire,
where she will undoubtedly
create a sensation! William
Keane Ryan, who is planning a
series of brilliant parties, has
issued invitations to a cocktail
party for the much feted Chilean
fiances, Graciela Trucco and
Fernando Illanes, at the 1925
F st. Club on February 8.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

The regular Congressional tea
will be held this afternoon at 3
o'clock. A program by Mrs.
Thomas j. Strickler of Kansas
City, a coloratura soprano, was
rendered. Mrs. Strickler is well
known in Washington, having
sung at the Congressional Club
two years ago and at the Sew
enty-third Club luncheon for
Mrs. Roosevelt last year. She is
a member of the Civic Opera
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Mrs. Hull Guest

Great bouquets of pale peach
gladioli were in the drawing
room. CHEEKY logs burned in the
huge fireplaces in the various
salons. Guests gathered in small
cliques and many were the re-
marks passed on the brisknesS
of the weather, some claiming
to like it "nippy," others pining
for warmer days.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of the
Secretary of State. was just
leaving as we arrived. 1t is al
ways good to see her, she is
such a charming, gracious per-
Son and she told us how much
joy she had gotten out of her
visit with Lady Astor earlier in
the day.
Pale pink carnations. flanked
with ivory tapers in silver can
deIabra, adorned the beautifully
laid tea table, and guests hov-
cred over it to partake Of the
dainty sandwiches, tea cakes,
nuts and candies. The Chinese
Ambassador, DR.. Chengting T.
Wang, and his daughter, Miss
Yoeh Wang, were surrounded
by friends as they sat on a lit
tie settee at one end Of the
wood-paneled room. Miss Wang
was in a native costume OF
black damask. Nine. BoStrom,
wife of the minister of Sweden,
was there, and we saw the Mill
tary Attache of the French EN-
bassy and Nine. Lombard. Nine.
Lombard wore q chic hat trim
med with pale blue ribbon.
The former United States
Minister to South Africa squired
his mother, Mrs. Ralph Totten.
Others of whom we caught a
glimpse were the Minister of
Portugal and Nine. Bianchi and
the latter's daughter, Miss ST.
billa Skidelsky; DR.. and MI s..
Frank Bohn, Mrs. Wilton j.
Lambert, Mrs. D. Lawrence Gro
ner, Mrs. owen J. Roberts and
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Roberts; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Owsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Hampton Ellis and the latter's
sister, Miss Luella Chase; Mr..
Leander Mccormick -Goodhart,
the Assistant Financial Coun-
Selor and Nine. Dimitriu, and
Mr.. Anthony de BalaSy.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Dinner Tomorrow

Mrs. James H. Hughes, wife
of Senator Hughes of Delaware,
will attend the dinner tomorrow
in Wilmington in honor Of Gov
ernor Richard G. McMullen, OF
Delaware, and Mrs. McM1llen
will return to her apartment at
the Mayflower on Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Willard D. Springer
will be hosts at the dinner which
will precede the Presidents
Birthday Ball in Wilmington&
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

Broadcasting Company.
THE Counselor Of the Cuban
l. Embassy and Sonora Valdes
Rodriguez had a nice gathering
in for tea and cocktails WedneS.
day afternoon and primarily to
meet the delightful Alfonso
Reyes, Mexican Ambassador to
the Argentine, and his stun.
ming, dark.haired wife. Sonora
Rodriguez, who is Julie to her
friends, wore the best looking
scarlet velvet short tunic over
a black crepe skirt, and delight
ed us as always with her en-.
gagingly, frank remarks. Julie
has q vivid, descriptive power
and when she spoke Of one OF
the femme guests as possessing
"curly eyes," and then insisted
that a person we both knew
"resembled a Robin" well, both
descriptions suited exactly with
no further wordage needed.
TUE Rodriguez house which
l. Is bright with clear white
paneled walls and rose draperies
for the drawing room and apple
green for the dining room, is
furnished with some intriguing
antiques fireplace bench Of
maple and a huge table which
Julie uses as a buffet and a
quaint old flour scoop, also Of
maple, which serves nicely as a
generous dish for nuts and
candies.
THE Minister Counselor and
, l. Sonora Jose Baron, the Min
lister of the Dominican Republic
and Sonora Pastoriza, DR.. and
Mrs. Earnest Hadley, the Coun-
selor of the Argentine Embassy
and Sonora de Ghiraldo, DR.. and
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Ambassa-
dor Reyes, chatting a moment
with each guest. saying that
while he read and thought, per
fectly well in English, he did not
speak it so well. He is vastly
mistaken, and his voice is richly
mellow.
He has already translated into
Spanish the works Of Gilbert
Chesterton, and Robert Louis
Stevenson, and right now is be-
ginning a translation Of the
Life Of James Joyce. He will tell
you, with his dark eyes, filled
with interest, that he enjoys his
work of translating, because he
uses, not only the modern Span
ish words and phrases. but in
some instances, he has to go
back into early beginnings OF the
Spanish language, to find the
just right word.
! Ambassador Reyes, has de-
licious and light hunlor which
colors everything he says-his
only child, a son, he is COM
pletely devoted to, but has al
/ ways treated as a very good
and adult friend. He does not
believe that children should
grow so dependent or. their par
ent's devotion, that il becomes a
! prop, instead of a tribute to
their own personality.
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MRS. PREV SAVOY. the for
lXl mer IiYla Townsend, was at
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Returns Here

Miss Madeleine Austin has re-
turned to her apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel from New
York, where she has been the
house guest of Mrs. Church Mer-
rill at the latter's home, River
House." for several days.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. McGarc.- OF
Fairmont, w. Va, have taken an
apartment at the Carlton while
in town. Mr.. anC Mrs. r. B.
Johns of Farmville. Va, will
also be at the Carlton for a few
days.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Birthday Party

Mr.. George N. Matthews enter
tanned at a dinner in the Blue
room at the Shoreham last eve
ming for Mrs. Matthews in cele-
bration of her birthday anniver-
Sary. The guests included Mf.
ano Mrs. James B. AkerS, Mr..
aad Mrs. Ralph H. Boyle, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Fannon.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Lady Astor Feted by Newspaper
Women-Envoy and Mrs. Close
Entertain for Daughter
Bu Flora Macdonald

Two English visitors we're the incentive
for parties yesterday afternoon. Lady Astor,
American born member of Britan's Parliament, the
guest in whose honor the members of the Women National
Press Club entertained tea in the Presidential suite Of
the Willard
With mschevous twinkle in her eyes she spoke her mind
on several interesting subecs-of cabbage and kngs-ot
George Bernard Shaw-of debsand finally tore her
self away to keep appointment with President Roosevelt
one-half hour late.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
PETER CARTER
Says:

The William Hillpots are here in town
i from New York, and they are hoping
that they are here ncognito Not especially incogno we
would saw However you remember the lovely Rosa of
the dance team of Rosa and Fontana, would mme-
diately recognize Mrs William Hipo for Rosa and Bill
Hlpot have just been married Mr. Hlpot IN case you
don know is head of the Artists Bureau of the National
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Lady Astor Praises New King

Lady Astor was trinity attired in two-pece black silk
dress with of black and white striped material with
perky bow of the material the neck Her black felt hat
of the Breton sailor type had jeweled pin the crown
When queried about her King she replied that HE
was doing wonderfully and Elizabeth is lovely Queen
They both really winning the affection and respect OF
the whole empire Everybody who knows Elizabeth loves
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

ngtonT staff Max Esper
travelled to Hollywood where they had cameraman's
field day There they took number Of pictures on the set
while Gay Divorces was being filmed Beside being
pert with the camera Kay is well known for her darng
chic clohe-notaby hats and red foxes To return to the
candid Shots MIS- Brotman says her tactics are usually
too obvious be successful Kay also admits that she
is one of those persons who focus the sub
iect accidentally making grand shot of another!
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Tloo Teas Honor Interesting English Visitors

No. 5 in q Series Of Pictures OF
Socidlites and Their Pdstimes
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Road TO Freedom

The fourth of a series of
dramatic productions, Road
to Freedom" portraying the
story of the common mans
fight for human rights
through the ages will be pre-
sented tonight at 800 o'clock
on Station WMAL. This eve
ning's episode, "The Uncon-
quered," tells the story of the
struggle of the Christians for
religious freedom during the
days of ancient Rome.
A special Christmas mes
sage will be given by the Rev.
William Murray Bradner,
canon preceptor of the WASH
ington Cathedral.
The program arranged by
The Star, will be broadcast
through the cooperation Of
the Washington Civic The
ater, Georgetown University,
and the National Broadcast
ing Company.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Mrs. Roosevelt Attends Two
Parties for Needy Children
Another Today Scheduled as Presidents
Wife Begins Busy YuIe Program

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, begin
ming busy round of Christmas &C
tivities for the Presidents family
this morning attended two parties
at which deserving children re-
ceived toys. clothes and food to
brighten their Christmas.
Starting at $50 am, Mrs. Roose-
velt's first stop was at the Central
Union Missions annual Christmas
party in the Capitol Theater. Car
rying on custom started by her
predecessor in the White House, Mrs.
Roosevelt greeted 1900 children
at the Missions 22d annual party
and told them she hoped they would
remember "the story of the Christ
Child as we'll as the story of Santa
Claus"
She wore a dark red coat with a
silver fox scarf, black felt had tipped
over one eye, and black shoes. She
arrived unaccompaniedi in her auto
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Christmas Mail Biggest Ever,
Postmaster Announces

"The biggest Christmas we ever
had"
This is the way Postmaster Vim
cent Burke characterized the Christ
mas mail, based on records through
yesterday.
Postal revenues from stamps dur
ing the period from December l, to
December %, jumped from $3.50, ,584
last year, to $787 1884 this year, an
increase of 7.16 per Gent.
Delivery of parces post packages
jumped up % per cent over last
year, showing an increase from $685.
s56 packages Ia the period from
Evening star., 1938-12-24
BY ANDRUE BERDING,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
LIMA, Dec. 24-The key to the
question of continental solidarity
and defense was held today by
Brazil, the only one of the 81 Amer
lean republics which had not signed
the proposed declaration of the
Pan-American Conference
Brazil continued to hold out for
slight notifications of the decla-
ration, but just what these modifi-
cations were no one here knew ex-
cept Afranio de Mello Franco, head
OF the Brazilian delegation.
The final decision was left up to
him last night when Foreign Min
lister Oswaldo Aranha wired him
that President Getulio Vargas ap-
proved-with slight notifications
the declaration already signed by
the other republics as we'll as an
optional declaration agreed to by
the Presidents of Uruguay, Argen-
tina and Brazil.
Delegation Heads to Meet.
AS chairman of the Conference
Committee on the Organization of
Peace, Mello Franco called other
delegation heads to meet him this
morning to discuss Brazil's position.
Up to last night Argentina had
held the whip hand. steadily refus-
ing to sign the declaration which
had been accepted by virtually all
the other nations. But when Ar
gentina signed. followed closely by
Uruguay the fate of the declaration
passed into Brazils hands.
Mello Franco was in a position to
force the other delegations to ac-
cept notifications or run the risk of
junking the whole proposal.
The conference leaders had to
work fast because the first of the
two plenary sessions scheduled for
today was expected to start at II
am. They had hoped to have the
declaration ready for formal ap-
proval.
The last plenary session comes at
pm. today and the conference
will close Tuesday.
Some delegates said that if agree
ment were not reached In time for
t1day's sessions the solidarity dec
iaration would not reach the con-
ference floor.
Brazil Causes Misgivings.
Word that Brazil wanted modifi-
cations caused misgivings among
some of The delegations. 1t has been
just such changes that have held
the declaration up through two
weeks of tortured discussions.
Each time that notifications,
however slight, are made the docu-
ment has to be rewritten and circu-
lated among all the delegations for
new approval
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
OF the United States was expected
to make formal address at one of
todays sessions, probably this aft
ernoon. He worked until midnight
on two speeches, one to be delivered
today and one at a dinner to be
given by Peru's President, Oscar
Benavides, Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
France 10 Reclaim
Land Involved in
Pact Italy Voided
Territory in Africo
And Railroad Stock
To Be Demanded
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Dec. 24-The French GOV
ernment was reported today to have
decided to tell Italy that her action
in declaring invalid the 1885 Italo-
French agreement deprived her of
colonial territory France ceded in
the accord.
In circles close to the government
it was said the cabinet decided today
to inform Italy her action re-estab-
lished the situation which existed
before the accord.
Thus, in the French view, they
said, Italy's territorial gains would
revert to France.
The land consists of rectangular
strip of $4,000 square miles cut off
from French West Africa and
French Equatorial Africa along their
common frontier with Libya and the
strategic strip of French Somaliland
which controls the southern end of
the Red Sea.
Bonnet to Send Message.
The cabinet instructed Foreign
Minister George Bonnet to dispatch
Frances message, replying to an
Italian note which said Italy con-
sidered the agreement invalid, on
Tuesday or Wednesday.
1t was expected that beside the
land which France would reclaim
formally she also would demand
that Italy return $500 shares of
stock in the Djibouti- Adds Ababa
Railroad which were given her under
the 1885 agreement and actually
changed hands.
A third part of the accord, signed
January 7, 1885 provided for pro-
gressive removal of italian citizen
ship and other rights in Tunisia by
1865.
1t had been understood the gov
ernment would let Italy's invalida-
ton of the treaty, which never was
ratified by the two Parliaments, go
unanswered, but the cabinet, after
a long discussion, decided other
wise.
Backs Spanish Z'ruce Plan.
The answer was expected to point
out that France, despite the lack of
ratification of the treaty, had con-
sidered it as definitely settling the
pending colonial differences between
the two nations.
Bonnet told the cabinet he had
given the full support of the French
government to the efforts in the
Pan-American Conference in Lima
to bring about a Christmas truce in
Spain and also had sought the
(See FRANCE, Page A-50
Evening star., 1938-12-24

December l to % last year to 780,918
for the same period in 1888.
Pieces of mail going through the
cancelling machine showed a gain
of S per cent since December IS,
rising from $4,000 900 pieces in the
1887 period to 16,4O0000 in 1888.
Outgoing parcel post mailed here
for all parts of the world shows
gain of about IA per cent over
last year, the postmaster said.
About 5000 ext men were en-
ployed in the Chixstmas rush, but
the mail is cleaned up currently,
Mr.. Burke announced.
Evening star., 1938-12-24

mobile Howard C. Burkhardt, man
ager of the theater, greeted her at
the entrance and escorted her to
the stage, piled high with gifts.
I'm glad to be here" she told Mrs.
Jean Bennett, superintendent of
the mission.
Standing on the stage with Mrs.
Bennett and Santa Claus, in the
person of Homer Rodeheaver, we'll
known evangelistlc singer, Mrs.
Roosevelt wished a merry Christ
mas and happy New Year for all
who were present and those who
were listening to a radio broadcast
of the program.
Several children brought up from
the audience received their presents
personally from Mrs. Roosevelt.
These included two sisters, Betty
Anderson, 6, and her 1-year-old
Evening star., 1938-12-24
AtLeast Seven Die
In Blast and Crash
Of Army Plane
Nine May Have Lost
Lives in Accident
In Alabama
(Picture on Page Az
BY the Associated Press

UNIONTOWN, Ala, Dec. "a
Broken bits of bodies recovered
over a 60-acre area indicated today
seven. or possibly nine, men died last
night in the explosion and crash of
a tWin-motored Army bomber 2
miles southeast of here.
Maj. Warren A. Maxwell, opera
tions officer at Maxwell Field,
Montgomery, Ala. said a tramp
over the area today "convinced'
him at least seven persons were
killed.
Effects recovered indicated nine
persons might have been killed. but
reports from Hamilton Field. Calf,
said only seven soldiers left there
Thursday aboard the plane en- route
to Mitchell Field, N. Y.
An eighth member, Army sources
said, apparently boarded the plane
at March Field, Calf, but alighted
at some point before the big Bib
type plane plummeted down through
rainstorm.
Blast Shakes Houses.
The terrific explosion shook many
houses in the vicinity.
Hamilton Field, San Rafael Calf,
released the names of the following
as those who left there with the
ship en- route to New York via Max
we'll Field:
First 1t. James D. Underhill, o.,
pilot, Morgantown, N. c., whose
pocketbook was found in the wreck
age.
Second 1t. John w. Pollard,
Wasco, Calf. Air Corps Reserves,
co-pilot. Both he and 1t. Underhill
were unmarried.
Second 1t. John H. Hyde. 3Oth
Infantry, Presidio, Calf, whose
checkbook was located in the debris
He was passenger and his parents
live in Williston, N. Oak.
Capt. Fred Ruebe, jr., Medical
Corps, Letterman Hospital, San
Francisco, unmarried, passenger
Pvts. Humbert Mario, 81, radio
operator, Los Angeles; Ben L. Jones,
"a, Los Angeles, and Sheldon S.
johnson. 26, Worthwhile, N. Y.
Mud flinders Probe.
Warren Wunderlich, service con-
nection listed as unknown" at
Hamilton, was reported to have
boarded the plane at March Field,
and effects found in the scattered
wreckage indicated a Capt. Reiber
also had died, although some were
of the opinion this might have be-
come entangled with Capt. Ruebe's S
name.
Knee-deep mud hindered inyesti-
cation and reclamation, and most of
those who came because of curiosity
went away horror struck. Even
veteran newsmen and photographers
turned away.
The plane took off Thursday on a
navigation flight; 1t cleared Henley
Field, Tex, and passed Barksdale
Field, Shreveport, La without land
ing only short time before tragedy
overlook it. q
Frank Glass, UniontowW business
man, said clothes were blown from
lsee AIR CRASH. Page A-63
Evening star., 1938-12-24
B! the Associated Press,

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24-Pope
Plus XII accused italian authorities
today of encouraging "mistreatment"
of Catholic Action which, along with
racial marriage determinations
caused anxiety for the 1O-year- -old
concordat of reconciliation between
the church and state.
He spoke in his Christmas address
to his cardinals, expressing his bit
ter sadness at vexations in relations
between the Vatican and the Italian
government.
He said he forgave the rude"
disrespect of his white hair" in the
disregard of the concordat and the
flying of the Nazi flag when Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler visited Rome
last May. The Nazi swastika he
described as "a cross inimical to the
cross of Christ"
The pontiff criticized as ''inhuman
that which is Christian" espe-
clally mentioning that which affects
the dignity, liberty and integrity
of the individual"
He refused to discuss the Fascist
contention that the concordat was
not wounded in the slightest, but
remained sound" but declared that
the Interpretation of a two-party
pact cannot be usurped by one
party alone"
God, he declared, would "enlighten
minds and move hearts in the direc-
ton of truth and justice, which are
the sole true and solid bases of the
welfare of the individual and also
of peoples
In his statement on Catholic Ac-
ton. an organization of laymen, the
pontiff said
"Observing the zeal in the lower