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The Washington times., 1938-07-29
PETIT POINT - By Igor CaSSin1

former Ethel du Pont to Delaware. :.
If there is anything true in the
rumor, Franklin will have to go to
see the "hosses" race in Saratoga
-. AS you know, it's at the Saratoga
Piping Rock Club, de luxe spot of the
en- droit, that Adelaide Moffett sings
and where she sings there is
always trouble among her ad
mirers =. But I betcha that if hand
some Franklin ever gets there she'll
start to sing "T'm in the Mood for
Love Simply Because You Are Near
Me =" and will get rid Of the
others -.
In Saratoga the elite are crowd
ing up more and more every day -.
Even our Washingtonian friends,
Martha Bacon and Jay Rutherford,
were among those of the racing con-
tingent E. and they certainly gave
"big hand" to "Addie." =. With the
help of "Wendy" Iglehart, from Bal
timore, perennially squirrel by Alfred
WI A11S OIolh, VI 4NC" 4Olh3 ChCJ
accorded real ovation to the CLAM
orous daughter of "Jim" Moffett. ..
and danced till small hours in the
morning to the tunes of Vincent
Lopez and his razmattazers.
Richard Howe had large and gay
house party, to which went an old
'habitue" of the Spa, Princess Tor
lonia, the former Elise Moore of
Greenwich, Conn. e. "Jock" Whitney
had more fun gambling in local
casino than watching the horses or
the theatrical premiere where the
greatest part of the. smart set assem-
bled. Sam Riddles War Admiral
was performing Wednesday and GER
tainly Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin couldn't
have missed that Others who ar
rived to watch the great horse run
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Count Rene
Luncheon
Guest

The French A m b a SIS a d or,
Count Rene de t-Quentin,
was the guest of honor for whom
M. Robert Thoumyre, member OF
the French Senate and former
French Minister of Pensions,
entertained at luncheon in the
Louis Seize room at the Shore
ham yesterday. The ambassa-
dor sail today aboard the lie de
France for his homeland.
M. Thoumyre is on q trip Of
several weeks in the United
States and is at the Shoreham.
He is combining pleasure with
a serious study Of economic and
social conditions. Today he will
motor to Richmond and Will
liamsburg, and after returning
to washington, will leave for
Chicago and San Francisco. He
will return by way of Yellow
stone National Park and Mon
treal, and will visit in Boston be-
fore sailing from New York
September IA on the s. S.
Normandie.
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At Middle Court

Upon their arrival in New
York, Countess Szechenyi and
her two younger daughters will
join her sister, Mrs. Payne
Whitney, at her home in New
port, and in all probability will
not open The Breakers, her
own residence there this sea-
son. Mrs. Roberts will be with
her husband and their children
at Middle Court in Newport
for several weeks. Their home
here is in Wesley Heights.
Mrs. Whitney has returned to
Newport after accompanying
her brother, Brig. Gen. Wander
bilt, on his yacht Winchester to
Albany where their niece, Miss
Gloria Vanderbilt, and Mrs.
Whitneys granddaughter, Miss
Pamela Tower. went to join
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Macculloch
Miller at their Adirondacks
camp,
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
EdnniStOnS
From Hardin

An interesting and much
travelled couple who arrived in
town last week are Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo Lacy Edmiston, jr., who
are visiting Mr.. EdmiSton's par
ents here. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmis-
ton will entertain at a party
Sunday afternoon, in honor of
the young couple from Harbin,
Manchuria.
Mr.. EdmiSton was married to
the former Anastasia Alexan-
drovna Havaeff in Harbin sew.
eral years ago. Since then their
headquarters have been in Man.
churia. However, they left Man
churia in May, travelling exten-
Sively through China, Indo-
China, India, Africa, Egypt,
France and England.
They plan to spend some time
in Washington, going to Arkan-
sas and Texas later in the sea-
son. In october they will leave
for the East-destination prob
ably Japan.
Assisting in receiving Sunday
afternoon will be Mrs. Morris
Sheppard, Mrs. William Walton
Badgley, Mrs. Lotus Van HusS,
Mrs. Craig Leslie Reddish, Mrs.
Charles Edward Pledger, jr..
Mrs. John Charles Flack and
Mrs. Paul William Ontrich.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29

Recently we were discussing
wines, about which we knew
nothing. Teddy went to great
lengths to tell the proper wines
for the correct occasion, but
somehow we were a bit dumb
about understanding.
"Well," he said, II will illus
trate it. If by chance you ever
go to Germany, and take the
boat from Cologne to Maipz,
you will have served to you
Liebfrausmilch and Erdner
Theppsbeu and after that, pro-
vided you're a man, every girl
you look at will be a perfect
Lorelei."
WHO is the we'll known wonl-
w an about town, who is
planning to go to Reno, if not
there already, to get her freedom
from a husband of whom she il
very fond, but has, unfortunate
ly, nothing in common with? It
will be quite a surprise, even to
their friends, and the lst name
begins with the third letter Of
the alphabet.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Gives Luncheon

Miss Anna Wolcott Archibald
gave a luncheon today in honor
of Nine. La Saigne and Mile.
Suzy La Saigne.
Guest included the Charge
d'AffaireS of the Brazilian EN-
bassy, Senor Joaquin de Sousa
Leao, Senior and Senhora Tel
xiera Soares and Senior G. Ar
AUTO, also of the Brazilian EN-
baSSy, DR.. and Mrs. Tomas Ca
jigas and Mrs. J. Newton Brewer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Malone, of
Melbourne, Australia, are visit
ing in Washington at the pres
ent time, and while here they
are stopping at the Carlton. Mr..
and Mrs. Malone are on a sight
seeing tour of this country.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Miss Rust
Sets Date

Mrs. Curtis Backus will en-
tertain at a shower tonight at
her home in Alexandria in honor
of Miss Margaret Percival Rust,
whose marriage to Lieut.. Will
liam Welby Beverley will take
place on Thursday, September
8. Lieut.. Beverley is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. c. Beverley.
The ceremony will be performed
at the home of the brides father,
Robert Nelson Rust, in Alexan-
dria.
Dorothy Rust will be her
sisters only attendant, while
Marshall Beverley will serve as
his brothers best man. Follow
ing the wedding a reception will
be held.
On September Is, Lieutenant
Beverley, with his bride, will be
transferred to Fort Hoyle, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Miss Barlow
Is Bride

Miss Mary Esther Barlow be-
came the bride of Mr.. Richard
Philip Herget on Saturday. In
attendance at the wedding were
the immediate members of the
brides family and a small group
of close friends. The Rev. DR..
James Valiant performed the
ceremony at the Epiphany
Church in Forestville, Md.
The brides only attendant was
her sister, Miss Baby 10 Barlow.
The bride was given in marriage
by her mother, Mrs. Joseph Can
trell Barlow. Mr.. Paul Bogikes
attended Mr.. Herget as best
man.
Mr.. Herget is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred George Herget,
of Paragould, Ark. He was grad
uated from the Junior College of
New Mexico Military Institute at
Roswell, N. NJ, and in 1884 re-
ceived his B. S. degree in Me-
chanical Engineering from the
University of Arkansas. While
attending the University of Ar
kansas, Mr.. Herget was a men,
Der Of Sigma Chi Fraternity and
took an active part in other
campus activities such as Scab-
bard and Blade, Theta Tau, and
Tau Beta Pi. He is now attend
ing the College Of Law of George
town University. Mr.. Herget is
at present Acting Director for
the Federal Educational Radio
Project Of the United States Of
flee of Education in Washington.
The young couple expect to be
at home in Arlington, Va,
around August at BIS Abe
marie st.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
PETER CARTER
Prominent Capital Folk Sun1n1ening in Newport ***
Says:

ID ILL VAN DUSEN, of the Pan-American Air Lines, has
ID been practically all the world in the business of
air travel has had million amusing experiences and tells
that occurred in China which left chuckng for days
1t happened that Bills foremost assistant in China at this
particular time was young Chinese of excellent family
the finished product of American colleges and with only
drawback strong passion for American slang Every
slang phrase that could be found Immediately added
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Daughter Born

Mr.. and Mrs. David McColl
Hudson, of this city, are being
congratulated upon the birth of
a daughter, Joan Henderson, on
July II. Mrs. Hudson is the for
mer Miss Jane Davey Sharpe,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Nelson Sharpe, of Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Butler,
Of Scranton, Pa, who make fire.
quent visits to Washington, are
stopping at Wardman Park
Hotel.
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Mrs. R. D. Bartlett Of Chicago,
ILL.,, and her young daughter are
at the Wardman Park while in
town for several days.
General and Mrs. L. r. Gignil.
liat, of Culver, Md, are at the
Carlton while in town for a few
days.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29

erts sailed for Hungary.
Two other daughters OF Count
ess Szechenyi are remaining at
their European homes, Countess
Hadik, who with her husband
lives in Hungery, and Viscount-
ess Maidstone, who has returned
to her home in England. The
marriage of Count Bella Hadlk
to the former Alice Szechenyi
when her father was serving as
minister to this country, was
one of the most colorful cere-
monies ever held in st. Mat
theW'S Church
The Washington times., 1938-07-29

Of a social column
mist is the "spy"
system The more
spies you have the
better your column
is for even if
you have wings,
you can't be at the
same time in W ash
ington, in the hunt
country, in Phila-
delphia, in New
York, in Long IS
land, in Newport
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Swanson
entertained at dinner at the
Shoreham terrace last evening.
Their guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Marry, Mrs. Su-
san McCauley and Mr.. Edward
B. Toole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett E. Til
lett, of Honolulu, formerly of
Falls Church, Va, are visiting
in the city. They will spend
three months vacation in the
States. Mr.. Tillett is admins
tratoI of the CCC for the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29

w bAO JOuhS Au1A . 'NOSdDu1oA
Came the day when the
cream of officialdom, both
American and Chinese, were to
be present at the airport, and
Bill asked his assistant If he
would make all arrangements
as to transportation, etc. Evi-
IDENTIFY everything was carried
out with perfection, for everyone
was too pleased.
Next day, however, came a
formal report to Bill from his
assistant, Dear Mr.. Van Dusen,"
it began, 81 hope everything was
satisfactory. I prepared a cor
rect list of all the big shots and
saw to it, that they were picked
up by motor-Shot by shot,"
Bill still keeps and cherishes
this letter.
THE George Plummer Smiths,
L she was the former and the
very beautiful Ruth Byrant,
daughter of the Arthur Byrants
of Alexandria, are very de-
lighted over the arrival of a
brand-new young lady at their
house. Ruth Byrant, as you
doubtless remember, was ire
mendously sought after in her
deb days, wore exquisite clothes,
and could always be counted
upon to introduce something
new in the way of a hair do.
One of the most effective ar
rangementS of her thick golden
hair was one night when she
appeared at a dance with her
hair as sleek as satin and orna-
mented with two Gala lilies.
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lack VICTOR, one of those
- rare persons q EI ~F
wealthy young 3s5 who insists
upon doing something, has one
of the largest collections of pen
gums, all sizes and descriptions,
in the world. Only one other
collection equals it in numbers,
and that one is owned by Ro-
land (movie and stage starr
Young.
One penguin in the Victor
collection is both unique and
bit breath-taking in it's beauty.
The penguin is fashioned of
one large unpublished pearl and
the wings are black lacquer, and
there are six diminutive pen
gums, identical in makeup, that
stand beside the one larger pen
guin.
MRS. WILLIAM CONRAD,
U1 she is the former Mrs. Ted
Clark, widow of the one-time
secretary to President Calvin
Coolidge, is right in the
midst of antique furniture, sill
yer and conversation about such
things. All because Mr.. Con-
rad is preparing to open an an
tique shop shortly and is no end
busy with various treasures of
silver and old mahogany picked
up throughout the years.
TWO VERY prominent young
. Il sters, whose last name be-
gins with K, who will doubtless
be debs next year, definitely do
not believe in suppressed de-
sires. The other rainy day,
walking home, they spied sew
eral large gushy mud puddles.
Promptly they sat down on the
curb, pulled off their shoes and
stockings and waded not only
through the aforementioned
puddles, but all those they could
find on the way to their house.
When their mother saw them,
shoes and stockings in hand and
wet as to feet, she nearly tainted
when she heard what they
had really done, she collapsed
instead.
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TEDDY, at the Mayflower,
l. whom everyone knows, has
the most concise and unique
manner of expressing himself,
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Wedding Told

Miss Linnea Mcneil became
the bride of Mr.. Weldon Seegers
Friday evening, July IS in the
chapel Of the Swedish Lutheran
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seegers left
Washington for a motor trip
through the South and North.
They plan to visit Mr.. Seegers'
family in Baton Rouge, La, and
Mrs. Seegers' parents in Merrill,
Wis.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Returns From West

Miss Brownley Leesnitzer has
returned from a three-months
trip to the West where she
visited her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Scatterday in Caldwell, Idaho.
Mrs. Scatterday returned East
with her sister and is stopping
with her father, Ernest j. Lee
Snitzer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Fraser, Of
Fort Worth, Tex, are at the
Hay-AdamS House.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29

NEW YORK, July 29.-The most
complicated thing in the life Of
columnist in general and especially
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Countess Szechenyi Returning
From Budapest With Three
OF Her Daughters
BY Flora Macdonald

ID HODE ISLANDS famous resort, Newport, has goody
~ representation of Washington society this summer
Mrs Truxn Beale whose residence Decatur House., is
located jackson Place guest of Mrs Cornelius Van
derbi at her Bellevue Avenue villa and visiting Mr..
and Mrs Sheldon WhehOuse at Eastbourne Lodge. Her
return to Washington is expected before the early fall
Mrs Duncan Cameron and her daughter, Miss Elsie How
land Ounby opened Little Clifton Berley'' their
home earlier in the season. and then Elsie sailed for
ourn in Europe She is rejon her mother next week.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Joined Mother in Budapest

On the high seas bound for the United States Countess
Szecheny widow of the former Hungarian Minister to this
country and three of her daughters Sylvia Nadine and
Mrs Eugene Roberts, who Cornea Szecheny and who
with Mr.. Roberts makes her home in Washington.
Countess Szecheny Budapest for several months
with her late husband who had been i'll for time Sew
era weeks ago. when his condition became critical Mrs Rob-
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Mrs. Perry
Arrives Here

Mrs. Marsden ]. Perry, of New
York, who as the former Miss
Ruth Wvnne, daughter of Post
master General Wynne in Presi-
dent Taft's administration, re-
sided IN Washington for 9aay
years, is at the Shoreham for a
brief viSi6R
Mrs. Perry, whose brother,
Col. John S. Wynne, lives in
Washington, is spending the
rest of the summer in East
hampton, N. Y.
Mrs. Fenton o. Keister and
her daughter, Miss Rebecca
Keister, of Scottsdale, Pa, have
arrived from Atlantic City and
are spending a few days at the
Shoreham before returning to
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas s.
Neville, of Birmingham, Ala,
are at the Shoreham for o few
days. With them is their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joseph P. Wier, also
Of Birmingham.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29
Bakers Return

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl D. Baker
and their son, Jack, who have
been vacationing for several
weeks at Beach Haven, N. j.,
have returned to their apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker came here
from New York last spring to
make their home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. T. Frank Jack
son, of Memphis, Tenn, recent
visitors in town, arrived here
yesterday accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. F. G.. Barton, and they
are at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-07-29

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
HIROTA SAYS JAPAN
AVOIDS NAVAL RACE
Hope to Forestall Competition Is
Expressed to Parliament
in Toxic.
b the Associated Press

6S tne ASSOCIATED fIeSS.
TOXIC, Feb 26.-Japan will not
engage in q naval building race. For
eign Minister Koki Hirota told the
japanese Parliament today, and, In
fact, hopes to forestall such . race
among world powers.
"Japan's foreign relations now are
very delicate" Hirota said, "and in
America there Is some misunderstand-
ings among the people, but the United
States Government Is we'll informed
and trying to maintain neutral spirit
among the people"
Answering questioners, Hirotas dec
laration contrasted sharply with state
ments OF Naval Minister Admiral
Yonai and other naval authorities
that Japan would take adequate
measures" If building race were
started.
Hirota said: ..
"Japan's naval policy Is unchanged
since abrogation Of the Washington
naval treaty. This policy was based
on principles Of non-agsression and
non-menace. Japan has no intention
Of joining in any building race. We
are hoping to stop such q race by ap.
pealing to the powers sense Of fairness
and justice"
He blamed Communists for anti.
japanese feeling attributed to Britain.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
NEW CHAIN PLAN
T0PAY 0NLYFEW
Discount Associations "In-
vestors" Here Due to Get
But Small Amount,

Only a very small amount" Of
money will be refunded to several
thousand Washingtonians who played
chain-letter, get-rich-quick scheme
operated until yesterday by the Dis
trict Discount Association, 1920 Ver-
mont avenue NV
This was admitted today by Walter
M. Shea, attorney for the association,
which for a fortnight conducted
dourishing business here This morn
ing the large Offices of the association
were closed. locked and apparently de-
serted.
Promoters of the scheme agreed to
halt operations after Acting District
Attorney David A. Pine threatened to
make case and take It to court under
the lottery law. Mr.. Shea said his
clients so far have planned no appeal
from Mr.. Pines ruling.
Several thousand Washingtonians
paid 95 cents for a book of coupons
emitting them to 10 per cent discounts
at nire local stores. They also were
ACSAotCACu III IIle CQaln.lctCer
scheme. That is, their names were
put at the bottom of a list of seven, and
each agreed to enlist two other persons
in the scheme. The names rose as
new ones were added, and the person
whose name was at the top of the list
was supposed to pay IS to the person
whose name was at the top when his
was at the bottom.
This payment could be made either
through the association or to the sub
scriber in person. MIR. Shea said the
association gave receipts when it &C
cepted the money from one subscriber
for delivery to another. He said these
winning subscribers, for whom the as
sociation was holding payments, would
be the only ones to receive money
from the association.
The attorney could not say, however.
when the payments would be made.
There were no claimants at the Office
this morning and no sign of life in the
Office quarters.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
HOPE IS EXPRESSED
FOR PLANE VICTIM
Mrs. Clinton, Ex-Wife of Adolph
Spreckels, Declared to Be in No
Immediate Danger.
pictures on paoe A-3)

By the Associated Press.
RENO, Feb. 26.-Doctors expressed
nope OF recovery today for attractive
Lois Clarke de Ruyter Spreckels Clin-
ton, seriously hurt yesterday when the
airplane Of Adolph B. Spreckels, jr.,
her former husband, crashed here,
killing the pilot.
Mrs. Clinton, 26, thrice divorced
daughter of Lewis Latham Clarke, New
York banker, was not in immediate
danger, said DR.. Louis lombard, al
though her pelvis was broken in four
places.
He said she did not have spinal in
jury, as first feared, but that her lett
eye was severely bruised.
The crash killed Pilot Robert Han.
cock Of Burlingame, Calf. The plane
was hopping of from Reno airport to
return Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Alex Young.
80. OF San Francisco; Spreckels, and
MS chauffeur, Red Leslie, IS, to Cali
fornia after a midnight pleasure fight
here. Spreckels is a scion of the veal.
thy California sugar family.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
WHEELER PREDICTS
Sd Term DEFEAT
Declares Roosevelt Could
Be Renominated, but
Not Reelected.
By the Associated Press.

os inc ASSOCuteQ fIeSS.
BOSTON, Feb. ga declaration
that President Roosevelt might be
nominated for a third term, but if 50
would be defeated, today came from
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Of
Montana.
The Progressive Western Senator
who split with the President over
the court bill, made his statement
at press conference soon after his
arrival here to deliver three addresses
over the week end.
If the President Is a candidate for
a third term" said Senator Wheeler,
"he undoubtedly would be nominated
But I don't think anybody could be
elected for third term"
The Senator said he was still in
favor of q single term of six years
for each President, on the ground
that men so elected would be free
Of politics.
He said he would seek the nomina
tion Of a progressive Democrat" in
1910. and reiterated his belief that
the people would not 90 back to what
he called ANY stand-pat Republican,
like Harding or Hoover" In his opin-
ion. he said, John L. Lewis, head of
the Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation. would not be a candidate for
President.
Senator Wheeler also placed himself
on record as opposed to an unusually
big Navy, because, he said, he did
not think Japan, Germany or any
other country could successfully in
wade the United States,
Evening star., 1938-02-26
INVESTIGATORS FOLLOW
LOTTERY TICKETS TRAIL
More Than $1,000 in Money
Orders Confiscated in
Wilkes Barre. Pa,

By the Associated Press.
WLKES-BARRE, Pa, Feb. ga
trail of lottery tickets spread away
from this city today to sections of two
adjoining States.
Harry Foulkrod. and Joseph Ma
guire, special agents of the State In
surance Department, said they had
confiscated thousands Of tickets and
more than $1,000 in money orders in
what they described as the Hartford
Club lottery.
The money orders were received,
they said, from New York State,
youngstown, Ohio, and many points
in Pennsylvania.
The two insurance department
agents, who were assigned to investi-
gate the lottery after State Insurance
Commissioner Owen B. Hunt said a
fake insurance angle was involved,
also uncovered lists Of participating
members"