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The Washington times., 1938-12-09
Middie-Cadet
Ball, Dec. 20

The eleventh annual Midship-
man and Cadet Ball will be held
Monday evening, December 26,
at the MayfloWer.
In the receiving line will be
Gen. and Mrs. Frederick w.
Boschen, Gen. and Mrs. Amos
A. Fries, Col. and Mrs. Howard
Nc. Snyder, Col. and Mrs. Rich.
ard D. Newman, Col. and Mrs.
James w. Barnett and Major
and Mrs. Leighton N. Smith.
Admiral and Mrs. Walter B.
Woodson, Maj. Gen. Command
ant and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb.
Capt. and Mrs. Allan Chantry.
Capt. and Mrs. EN- me C.
Gudger, Capt. and Mrs. Smith
Hempstone, Capt. and Mrs. Her
bert Howard, Capt. and Mrs.
John H. Magruder and Col. and
Mrs. Richard H. Jeschke.
Col. Joseph j. Staley, U. S.
NC, retired, has introduced
the guests for the past 10 years
and will perform the same pleas
ant duty this year.
The ball is oae of the most
brilliant and coiorful of the year.
and is under the direction of
Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner.
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Miss Eleanor Preston is at the
Savoy-PlaZa in New York for
two weeks.
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
By igor CASSlni

really missed something Orchids
to Colonel Schiffeler, the manager,
who's a genial host :. to Mario di
Polo, who is tops on his rhumbas
and tangos . . and to Gerald, the
chef, who cooked real succulent
dinner :. There was also sing
ing competition with four different
numeros Junia Culbertson, the
prettee Society lassie, received
many applauses f. but the first
prize was awarded without discus
sion to Nina Tarassava, the Roosh-
ian warbler Senator Joseph
Guffey host to large party -.
The Lothrop Stodderts chatted and
danced Bob Parsons Whirled
around with a blonde Agnes
Magruder and Peggy Townsend.
topnotch challengers for the prize
of this seasons loveliest debutante,
challenged each other on the dance
floor. Angelica Lloyd had num-
Der of SWANS around. i. Betty
Meyer, a pretty debbie, swung
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

that a small son of one of Mrs.
MorriS's friends had received,
for his birthday, among other
things, a fat red pincushion
from his mothers Aunt Maria.
He definitely, did not appreciate
this pincushion and spoke
loudly on the subject to his
mother. 1T makes no differ
ence" replied his mother, like
mothers the world over, Aunt
Maria sent it to you and you
will promptly sit down and write
her a letter of thanks" After
two days of sulking, the small
son wrote the letter and gave
it, unWillingly to his mother
to read. No wonder. The letter
went as follows, Dear Aunt
Maria. your pincushion was very
nice. 1t is pretty. All of my life
have wanted pincushion-,
but lot very much"
NELL CARSON, down at the
~ Department of Justice, has
that real Southern drawl, and
the quiet and droll humor that
invariably goes with it, so when
someone was rubbing her re-
Gently about her last name and
opined that, doubtless her faith
er's name was Kit, after the IA
nous Western character, she
nodded and blithely said, Yes"
And so it was, for Nell'S grand
mother, an ardent admirer of
Kit Carson, had informed her
husband that if she ever had
a son, Kit would be his name.
1t was, and Nell's intimates
never call her anything but
Kit"
THE Hubert Chambers (she
l. was the former Gertrude
laughing, daughter of the IT.
win Laughlins Che was one time
Ambassador to SPAIN have Sc
lected not one name for their
new baby daughter but several.
The wee girls name is Frances
Gertrude Margaret Terese. These
names are a combination from
Mrs. Laughlin'S family. which
are the Iselins, of New York,
and the Laughlin family, so
everyone should be pleased.
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EOST Err AND M A R T H A
Il STEARNS are new addi-
ton to the congressional set,
beginning in January. Foster is
the Representative from Han
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
CAPITAL Visitors

Mrs. Allard H. Gasque, filling
the unexpired term in Congress
of her husband the late Repre-
sentative Gasque, of South Caro-
lima, was a luncheon guest yes
terday at the MayfloWer with
her daughter, Mrs. John A.
Hollowell, jr., and Mrs. Jack
Marshall.
Mrs. Gasque arrived in New
York two days ago from a trip
to Panama and she plans to
return to her home in Florence,
S. c., in time for Christmas.
Governor C. S. Ridley of Panama
and Mrs. Ridley entertained
for Mrs. Gasque at the time of
her stay at Balboa Heights.
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
Testimonial
Dinner Given

Sir Richard and Lady Gregory,
and DR.. and Mrs. Vannevar
Bush were guests at the dinner
given last evening at the Carl
ton, in honor Of DR.. John Camp
bell Merriam, retiring president
of the Carnegie Institute, by the
trustees and staff members. DR..
Merriam is relinquiShing his post
January /, after Is years in his
present capacity, and the dinner
was rendered him in recognition
of his outstanding services. DR..
Bush, at present vice president
and dean of the engineering
school of the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology, will sue
coed DR.. Merriam. Sir Richard
Gregory, editor Of the English
scientific journal, Nature, is in
this country with Lady Gregory
on a lecture tour.
Mrs. Lee Long, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Audrey
Long, Of HarriSonburg, Va, is
spending q few days at the
Dodge.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cole, of
West Roxbury, Mass, are stop
ping at the Dodge.
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Representative J. Harold Elan
merry, of Pittston, Pa, and Mrs.
Flanuery are at the Mayflower
for few days. Mr.. Flannery
was reelected to the Seventy
sixth Congress.
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
OIivera Here

The recently appointed Ar
gentine ambassador to Mexico,
DR.. Ricardo Olivera, is at the
Mayflower during a visit he is
making in Washington en- route
to his new station. He formerly
represented his country as
envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary to the
Scandinavian countries with
headquarters in tockh o m
Prior to that he was Argentine
representative in the Balkan
countries.
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

cock, N. H., and is the son Of
Frank Stearns so we'll remem-
bered in Washington during the
Calvin Coolidge regime at the
White House and the one person
for whom the White House door
always stood open.
Both Foster and Martha are
attractive persons, and Martha
who is dark and tall, has the
most WinSon.e smile and in
gratiating charm. There is a
classic story told about Martha
StearnS during their stay in Con-
Stantinople. 1t seemed that Fos-
ter said something and Martha
gave him a decidedly reproving
glance. A friend Of the Fosters,
there at the time, observed this
look and inquired of Foster, if,
by chance, Martha could c. ever
did swear. NO." said Foster,
quickly, but 1 have heard her
say mercy in a manner that
might make anyone think she
could"
HATHERINE CASSIE" LET
" TERRAIN, who is too well
known to be introduced here,
is in Washington, but briefly,
before going to Rome to spend
the winter.
THE Wild Turkey Hunt
Il Dinner, at the Raleigh last
night was fun and the food
utterly marvellous. The Diamond
Back Terrapin amazed us with
it's cooking and sauce and, by
the time the dessert arrived, we
were absolutely speeches. -
with admiration.
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THE floor show was equally
l. as excellent as the dinner
and Lee Sullivan, who came
down from the Weylin to sing
a few numbers, literally brought
down the house with his voice,
especially when he sang, DO
You Remember Me?" Junia
Culbertson sang beautifully,
and with great poise.
OSEMARY VIVIAN,
~ daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Richard Newman, was there
with a very nice Mr.. Parsons;
Eleanor Meem, Angelica Lloyd,
very blonde and lovely; the
Loth1op Stoddards, Senator
Joseph Guffey, with Miss Ida
and Miss Pauletta Guffey; Mr..
and Mrs. John Mckee Che is
Governor of the Federal Re
serve Bank, in Pittsburgh; the
Vincent Mileses, the Charles
Diggses.
Nearby we're the Robert Wat
sons, the Walter Watsons, a
very charming person, one
Noel Kaho, with Jean STAINS
bury, and Noel has just written
a book concerning the investiga-
lions on monopolieS, which is
more or less a handbook for
business men and extremely
well thought Of.
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Chester Flather. looking in
the pink, also there; the Jen-
nings Prices and ever so many
more people, and Mario di Polo's
rhumbas and tangoes would
have made anybody get up and
dance.
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
Guest of Admiral and Mrs. Riggs

Mrs Goodwin has named her house Mayfair because of its
English atmosphere She and her husband will be joined for
the Christmas holidays by their Macdonald who now
makes his home in Boston, and Norton who is student at
Harvard
Major and Mrs Parker West-she has been the guiding
spirit Of the club since its nceptionwil be among the
dinner guests of Admiral and Mrs Charles E. Riggs who
will entertain in the Crystal Room at the Willard in honor
of Justice and Mrs Boha j. Laws The Surgeon Gen.
eral of the Navy Admiral Ross McIntre and Mrs McInre
will also in the company of "a guests to be entertained by
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

the brill liant
n e w S man, is
flying up to
New York to-
day to m e e t
him . . . and
will be back
also tomorrow
mite in time for
a dinner which
he is giving 80.
1t seems that
t h e mourning
that the Brit
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

a n amusing
story to tell.
The OF h e r
evening was
no exception,
and as she
suggested, the
story was so
r e m i n i S :
cent of her
own children
W h n they
W er e v cry
young a n d
every other
child she had
ever known.
TT cpnnoH
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

a r o u n d with
Jock Segur
Jock Merriam
a n d Eleanor
Meem made the
usual fine team
%. Rufus John
s t o n didn't
have to make
up his mind to
pick his choice
Tom Krock
discussed a r.
m a m e n t s...
kitty" Egan,
a streamlined
damsel, waltz
ed with Jock
S o b o t k a ...
Patsy Brewer
did the dipsy-
doodle . {.
Major and Mrs.
Parker w e s t
watched them
all T h e
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
Solicitor General Dinner Guest Tonight \ 4
Many Entertaining Prior to First
Friday Evening Dancing Club
Meeting of This Season
BIZ Flora Macdonald

There aren't many dancing classes" that compete in
longevity with the Friday Evening Dancing Club and to-
night finds this congenia group of men and women who
make up the membership embarkng their fifteenth sea
SON. As in the past they will in the ballroom of the
Willard and Also in the past there will be number of
gay dinner parties preceding the dancing hours
The Solicitor General and Mrs Robert jackson will be
the guests whose honor Judge and Mrs Clarence Norton
Goodwin will entertain at dinner at their charming little
house Wyoming Avenue before proceeding to the dance
Their guests will number IA.
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

Anthony Eden, the super-ele-
CANT British politician, is arriving in
New York today . Arthur Krock
The Washington times., 1938-12-09


MRS. JIMMIE MORRIS, the
4Vl wife of the Assistant At
torney General, is always gay
and interesting and usually with
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

Charles Hayeses entered the
competition. Col. and Mrs. Frank
Webb and Capt. and Mrs. Ray Mid
dleton went home pretty late
The whole thing, a great success!
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
PETER CARTER
Says:

HE Johnny Stewards she the former and most attrac
tive Mary Senate Howes, daughter of the First Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs Bill Howes very amcabe
and extremely good friends but persistent has it that
these two nice youngsters have decided to their
The Washington times., 1938-12-09

Ine hlSSSeS.
At their Sheridan Circle resi-
denee, former Representative
and Mrs. Fred Britten will have
16 friends dining with them be-
fore traipsing down to the hotel.
IToHonor Envoy
The retiring Minister of the
Dominican Republic and Nine.
Pastoriza will be the guests in
whose honor Major R. Kemp
Slaughter will gather in Is
friends for dinner in his apart
ment at Woodley Park Towers.
Needless to add, they will all
find themselves at the Dancing
Club later in the evening.
The next dance will be held
on December 81, Saturday in
stead of the accustomed Friday,
and the succeeding dates are
January 81, February "a, March
IT, April IA and May S, the lat
ter being the gala dinner dance
which winds up the season.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
New Wave of Dog P0is0nings Here Feared
BEAUTY FROM THE FAR NORTH:
ICELAND CONTRIBUTES
CHARMER TO CAPITAL
She's a Freshman
In School for
Secretaries

Charm will out. wherever 1t
comes from, and Miss Augusta
Thorsteinsson, of Akureyri, Ice
land, is the case that proves the
point.
Miss Thorsteinsson is 81 and
to be sure!-pretty. And at the
Washington School for Secretaries.
where she is a freshman" she
is fast becoming one of the most
popular of the students.
Having studied English in some
unpronounceable school in her
home town, Miss Thorsteinsson Is
having no language difficulties,
and her teachers say She is pick
ing up the elements Of tipping and
shorthand readily.
Miss Thorsteinsson came to the
United States about six months
ago to visit relatives in New York.
She has been in Washington only
a few days.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Sec. Perkins Fails
To Halt Her Auto

Secretary of Labor Perkins, who
changed her mind last night about
sending her chauffeur to New
York, exercised her prerogatiVe
too late, for William Delaney, the
chauffeur, passed through Mary
land without being stopped by the
police who were notified.
Apparently Delaney made a
futile trip to New York and will
have to drive back to Washington
today. At the Secretary's orders,
he left yesterday in her auto
mobile for New York. Hardly had
he time to reach the suburbs than
Miss Perkins changed her mind.
She asked police to stop him and
a radio call to that effect was
broadcast.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

1t uOas "Hi-yO-hOt steaks!" for employees of the
National BituminOus Coal Commission Saturday
evening IDhen they held steak fry at Fort Krenu-
bic, FOrty-sirth st. and Cathedral AUe. N. w. Be-
fore the steaks came baseball game betIUee coal
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
F OK TERRIERS
DEATH LAID TO
TAINTED N { AT
Three Other Animals
Found Stricken

Police are searching for the
poisoner of Baron, a fox terrier
which belonged to Mrs. B. F. Wood,
of 614 Eighteenth st. N. w. The
dog died yesterday after being
poisoned Saturday night.
DR.. Milton A. BoSley, who at
tended the animal. told police he
found evidences of strychnine in
small pieces of frankfurter which
the dog had eaten.
Police said "Baron's" death
might mark the outbreak of new
series of dog poisonings in the
Third Precinct area. About a
month ago -four or five" dogs
died under circumstances indicat-
ing they had been given poisoned
food.
In investigating the animals
death, police emphasized the
danger inherent in the presence
of poisoned food not alone to pets
but to humans as we'll. Distraught
over the fox terriers death. Mrs.
Wood refused to elaborate on the
case other than to confirm the
veterinarians report that poison
was the cause. No one in her
Ineighborhood, she indicated, would
have reason to destroy Baron"
simultaneously Saturday night.
three dogs belonging to Harold B.
Chinn, of 2613 Dunbarton Ave.
N. W., fell i'll from what veteri-
narians diagnosed as poisoned
food. Although none of the dogs
died, their symptoms were simi-
lar to those of Mrs. Woods fox
! terrier
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Marital Troubles:
RFC Examiner
SUED BY Wife

Jesse Eigelberner, described as a
senior examiner for the Recon.
struction Finance Corporation
earning a salary of $500 a year
was accused of desertion in suit
for absolute divorce filed in Dis
trict Court by his wife, Elsie H
Eigelberner, of 1888 Morrison st
N. w.
Represented by Attorneys Alvin
L. Newmyer and Lewis H. Sha
piro, the plaintiff said her husband
deserted her June S, 1886, and that
they have not lived together since
They were married in Chicago
April 10, 1922. and have no chill
dren.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Air Currents
Ground Glider

Peter Riedel, assistant to the
Air Attache at the German EN-
bassy, was aloft in his glider
watching the Presidents Cup Re
gatta yesterday afternoon when
cool air currents above the Poto
mac compelled him to land.
He set his motorless plane down
at Hoover Airport after having
been aloft for three hours. He
was towed back by plane to Col
lege Park Airport.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Crack Shots nter
Pistol Matches
Times Staff Photo

ported much stronger, and com,
petition will be keen.
The Tri-StaJe match is fired
over the Army "L" course, with a
six-man team firing slow. timed
and rapid fire at so, Is and Is
yards.
PUBLIC INVITED
The matches will be held this
year at the new c. Marshall Fin
nan range on the George Washing
ton Memorial Highway, about a
mile and a half south of Highway
Bridge. The public is invited to
attend,
Competition for The Herald
Times Tri-State trophy will be held
on Tuesday and other police and
civilian matches will be held tn
following day.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

More than a score Of pistol
teams, including some of the most
famous shots in this section of the
country. will swing into action a
week from tomorrow in the annual
matches sponsored by The Wash.
ington Herald, Times, the Metro.
politan F Folice and the Park Police
Chief interest in the matches
centers around the Herald Times
trophy, presented to the winner
Of the Tri-Stste match between
Washington police and Maryland
and Virginia State police teams.
KEEN COMPETITION
While the Washington team
has won the trophy for the past
two years and is seeking its third
straight win. the Maryland and
Virginia team this year are re
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
RED CROSS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS
IN D. C. OPENS
Mrs. CordeII Hull First
To Sign Up

Washington today began its an
nual Red Cross roll call-seeking
100000 members in the Capital.
The drive formally opened when
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
read the official proclamation au.
thorizing the roll call and Red
Cross flags were raised in front OF
the District Building to stay until
the drive ends, three weeks from
now.
WANT NEW HIGH
Last year the roll call resulted
in $4,000 persons being enrolled,
and this year a new high in mem
bership is being sought.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the
Secretary, was the first person to
Join in the roll call. She was
signed up by Secretary of War
Woodring, and her registration
was rushed to Red Cross head
quarters by an Army Signal Corps
carrier pigeon
Clergymen of the city, many of
whom preached on the Red Cross
at services yesterday and urged
their congregations to support the
drive, met today in the Hamline
Presbyterian Church to receive a
special Red Gross message.
OFFICIALS PRESENT
Norman H. Davis, national
chairman of the Red Cross; Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, national di.
rector of volunteer services, and
Edgar Morris, chairman Of the
Washington Roll Call, attended
the exercises at the District Build,
ing which formally opened the
three-week drive.
Others who attended were Ad.
miral William T. Leahy, chief OF
naval operations; Gen. Charles R.
Reynolds, surgeon general of the
Army; Admiral P. S. RoSsiter, sur
geon general of the Navy; Admiral
R. r. Waesche, commandant OF
the Coast Guard. and Gen. F. R
Keefer, chairman of the District
Chapter of the Red Cross.
Capt. R. D. Workman, Navy
chaplain, read the invocation, and
Sergt. Frank Witchey, famous
bugler who sounded Taps" al
the burial of the Unknown Soldier
sounded "To the Colors" as the
Red Cross flag was raised.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

commission DOrkers and other activities designed
to whet the most jaded appetite. Then they all
pitched in and roasted steaks OUer open fires,
learned that hot potato in bed of Goals is ntOrSeL
almost unattainabLe and that the only logical IUGy
to eat steak sandwich is to reUert to the primitive,
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Third of a series of ten Sunday 3
Comic Weekly Puzzle Contest
81 900 in cash prizes for the week
1000 in all Tel. RE. 1894 for
Home Delivery
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

$4,000 in cash prizes see Comic
Weekly with the big Sunday Washing
ton Herald Tel. RE. 1894 for Home
Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
CAPITALS JEWS
HAIL new YEAR
With SERVICES
America Held Lone
Place of Security

Thousands of Washington Jews
today celebrated Rosh Hashanah,
the beginning of the Hebrew New
Year, in concert with the Jews
the world over.
With the happy rounds of visit
ing, solemn prayer and medita-
ton the observances were to con-
tinue until sundown in temples of
the reformed Jewish faith. In
orthodox edifices the New Year
lasts until sundown tomorrow.
BEGAN AT SUNDOWN
The Jewish New Year 5699 be
gan at Sundown last night and
in dozens OF synagogues or at
family affairs prayers were Offered
for forgiveness of sins of the past
year, for the happiness and well
being of all mankind and for the
freeing Of Israel from its tradl
tional travail.
Among services to be held to-
day are those at the Adas Israel
Synagogue where Rabbi Solomon
Metz will speak at 1890 a. m. on
The Day of Judgment. Tomor.
row he will speak on What OF
the Future?"
THREEPART SERVICE
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld will
speak at 1890 a. m. today at the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
and Rabbi j. T. Loeb will preside
at services at the Southeast
Hebrew Congregation.
The traditional three-part serv,
ice-the Malcroth, zichronoth and
Shofroth-will be observed at the
Southeast synagogue. Each sec,
tion of the service will be marked
by 80 trumpet blasts and a tinal
10-blaSt concluding salute.
At all Synagogues the symbolic
Shofar, rams horn, will be blown
to signify the savings of Isaac,
who, Scripture relates, was about
to be sacrificed by Abraham when
an angel interceded to offer a
sheep to be offered up in his
stead.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-12-08
Sue Shopper Writes
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! large sock Of wonderful toys at
the Durant Variety Store that l
don't think I will have much trouble
making a selection. Mr.. B.F. Fried
man, (You know, / like thai man, he
never complains about business be-
ing dul).. always has a nice stock
| IF Xmas decorations and toys and
this year is no exception.
My dear, you should be here and
see HowelLHeggies Drug window.
It's perfectly divine. Two OF the
prettiest trees, exactly alike, one in
each window, one with blue lights
and the other in red. And the win
dows just literally packed with 50
many nice gifts.
Which reminds me-, when you come
for your Xmas visit, I want you to
be sure and see their wonderful per-
fume counter. There's nothing like
it in Durant. And they have all the
leading perfumes, eau de cologne,
bath powders, etc. And one item Of
tn~A cosxnter would make n devantat-
ing present. Take 1t from me.
One thing I have decided definite
y that I will get for little Herbie
is one of those ~ red wagons at
Lyon and Company. You know they
carry a grand line of tri-cycles and
wagons for Xmas that all the kids
just love.
I'll declare Xmas Is certainly going
to be enjoyed more this year by ou-
family than it was last. Last year
it took us up until spring to get over
Xmas almost, but Herbie started one
OF those grand Xmas Savings Club
Accounts at the Merchants & Farm
ers Bank and this year we have q
nice big check to start on.
j just can't imagine what Herbic
is going to get me. The old boy just
won't tell, but I have limited so much
he can't help but know hat what I
really want is one of those wonder
full new Philco radios that Mayfield
Howard sells. I'm just going to be
heardoroken if l don't get it.
Well, Daring, l really must run.
Gotta go down to Piggy Wiggly's
and get my groceries Families do
have to eat, you know, come what
may.
Until next week, then
AL my love,
Sue Shopper.