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Evening star., 1939-05-25
Cuban Official HOnOred
Secretary of Agriculture Is Guest
OF Ambassador at Embassy

The Cuban Fraga host
at luncheon today the Embassy Secretary
u Of Cuba the Hon. Monies The Undersecretay Agr-
culture OF the United States Mr. NJ Wilson, the
and others
E. r. Sasscer Dr. John R. Moher and M
Department Of Agriculture;
the Pan American Union Mr. Ellis o. Briggs and Mr. Phillip w. Bonsal
State Department. Machado
at the New York Worlds Fair; Dr.. Oscar Abin
Guerra of the Cuban Institute
Rodriguez DR. Roberto G. de Mendoza Raou
Maj Felipe Munila, all of the Cuban Embassy
The Ambassador of France Count de Quentin host
dinner last the French Restaurant
Fair following the official of the French pavilion
Guests at the dinner Mrs
Sheldon Whitehouse
Gen. and Nine Olivier Countess Fonnouve
Nine Cartier NJ Nine NORM Lnclays Mr.
Whalen Voness de la Nou Dr. Hamilton Rice the French Com
mercial Counselor Nine French Financial
Aache Beaueu
M. Jacques Truele; M. Morgan
Comdr Mrs Willard Kits 3d. will leave Washington next
month the West Comdr Kits will his
executive officer of the cruiser Salt Lake City.
guests a a
the Shoreham James Irish
Comdr. W. Waller Condr George
Comdr Edward Cochrane Arthur Strb
Comdr and Mrs Samuel and Comd Torvad soberg
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Miss Colling Wed
To Mr.. Meyer in
Thurmont, Md.

The marriage of Miss La Verne
Mae Colling, daughter of Mrs. Emma
Madsen Colling of Hastings, Nebr.,
to Mr.. George Arthur Meyer, son
of Mr.. Peter F. Meyer of Ossian,
Iowa, took place Saturday afternoon,
May s, in Thurmont, Md. The cere-
mony was performed in the Church
OF Our Lady of Mount Carmel at
Thurmont, the Rev. Edward H.
Roach, formerly of Washington, Of
ficiating at o'clock.
The bride wore a navy blue street
dress with bolero trimmed with
white pique and a blue and white
hat with blue accessories. Her
shoulder bouquet was of talisman
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Helen Colling was her sis
ter's maid of honor, wearing French
violet street dress with navy blue
accessories and a corsage bouquet
of pansies and lilies of the valley,
Mr.. Jerome H. Meyer was best man
for his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer went South
on their wedding trip, visiting in
Charleston, S. c.. and on their re-
turn will make their home in Wash
ington, where they are employed
with the Farm Credit Administra-
ton. Mr. Meyer attended George
town University and the National
University.
Evening star., 1939-05-25

home after June Is in the Franklin
apartments.
Evening star., 1939-05-25
MIR. Fitzsinmons
Weds Miss Beall

st. Martins Church in Gathers
burg, Md, was the scene of the
wedding May 13, of Miss Caroline
Eleanor Beall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Beall of Darnestown,
Md, to Mr.. Paul B. Fitzsimmons
of Middlebrook, Md. The ceremony
was performed at 8 o'clock in the
morning. Mrs. E. P. Schwartz of
Gaithersburg played the wedding
music.
The bride wore a gown of white
lace over taffeta with a tulle veil
and carried a white prayer book
with streamers of lilies of the valley.
Her sister, Miss Billie Beall, was
her maid of honor and only at
tendant and wore blue flowered or
candle with pink taffeta sash and
cap. She carried a bouquet of pink
roses. Mr.. William Bean, cousin
Of the bridegroom, acted as best
man.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was held at the home OF
the brides parents for the bridal
party and members of the imme-
diate families.
The occasion marked the 31st we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Beall and for that reason was chosen
as the date for her own wedding by
their daughter.
Evening star., 1939-05-25

Announced
Recently
Miss Mary Murphy
Engaged to Wed
DR.. Manley

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard joseph
Murphy announce the engagement
Of their daughter Mary Josephine
to DR.. James S. Manley, son of
Mrs. Martin Manley and the late
Mr.. Manley, of New Bedford, Mass.
Miss Murphy is a graduate of the
college preparatory and junior COL
lege department of Georgetown Vis-
ltation Convent. DR.. Manley pre-
pared at st. Michael's Preparatory
School in Vermont and was gradu-
ated from Boston College and Tufts
Medical School in Boston and also
spent year doing graduate work
at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.
He is member of Theta Kappa
Psi Medical Fraternity. DR.. Man
ley now is resident surgeon at Co.
lumbia Hospital in this city but will
enter practice in New Bedford in
July.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Miss Evelin Esther Dunham
To Wed Mr.. Carl Otto Franz,

Mr.. and Mrs. George Oscar Dun
ham of Takoma Park announce the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
(see ENGAGEMENTS, Page B-4J
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Mrs. Cross to Give
Fete for Judges
Of Flower Show

Mrs. Whitman Gross will enter
tain at luncheon tomorrow for
the judges at the Flower Show
and Garden Market which the
Garden Club of Chevy Chase,
Md, will hold tomorrow. The
luncheon will precede the show
and market, which opens at 3
o'clock and which will be held
at the Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase.
Mrs. Cross is chairman of the
Judges Committee, and the
judges are Mrs. James A.
Vaughan of Greenwich, Conn,
Mr.. Howard R. Watkins, Mr.. B.
Y. Morrison, Mrs. Lomax Tay-
loe. I'd, and DR.. J. A. Gamble.
The Flower Show and Garden
Market will be given for the ben
eft of the Montgomery County
Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-05-25
By the Way
Beth Blaine;

Mr. and Mrs Hugh Auchincloss small dinner
at Meywood with additional friends coming on for
dancing
Dinner was served on the terrace overlooking the
with several spotghts trnee the magnificent pink laurel
the scene almost too beautiful % real
Mrs Page Bidde Tommy Letter, Kenneth Jenkins
and Mrs George Sloane had motoed the
evening Mrs Bidde looking well pink Mrs
Sloane striking in white lace Mrs Auchncoss print
rock and other ladies who looked particularly Mrs
Kent Legare white peaed dress with leaves
Mrs Mathews Dick in printed with the matching jacket
outlined In seqlns Mrs Lawrence Wood tule
and by the brown THE this summer: Mrs
snowden Fahnestock in pale yellow ue heavy
yellow lace Mary Louise Marsh is cobwebby with
matching boero and bodice
van RecherenLmpurg and Mrs Moran McConhe print
dresses MRS William MacCscken sheer black van
Ger Straen-Ponthoz in heavenly print gown Mrs
Chauncey Parker r in white dress with Jacket
MIS- anoa Hagner IN turquoise blue Mrs James Dunn
IN beige with red seeuns outlining jacket her
Couhess oe IN frok of stripes
Nars george howe wore picture rock tones the skirt
white and the shortseeved bodice
was IN oack ana cnarreuse green print while
fSooos looked charming in candy
ContpY
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Visitors From Maine

Continued on Page B-4 )
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tIlc Ocpdl UiilcllG VI bIlc 1IltcIlOI, dllu
Mrs. j. Monroe Johnson, represent
ing the Department of Commerce.
Blue-Figured Dress
Worn by Mrs. Garner.
Mrs Garner wore a blue-figured
street-length crepe dress with a
blue straw hat, and Mrs. Bankhead
was In an all-over black and white
check dress with wide black patent
leather belt. With this she wore
silver foxes and a broad-brimmed
black straw hat with black velvet
band on the crown.
Mrs. Hull, who looked delightfully."-
cool in a green print against blue
background and a green straw hat
left early in order to say good-by
to President and Sonora de Somoza
of Nicaragua.
Mrs. Morgenthau was in a cross
striped blue print crepe dress and a
white straw hat with blue ribbon
on the crown.
Lovely blond Mrs. Woodring wore
q mauve print dress with twist Of
red crepe about the waist and car
ried a plum color leather bag which
matched her straw hat.
Mrs. Jackson was in wine color
printed chiffon dress with short
flowing jacket of the same material
and with loose flowing sleeves. Mrs.
Howes had on a black printed chif-
fon and Mrs. johnson was in white
printed chiffon, while Mrs. Leahy
was in printed crepe.
Mrs. Brown was in gold color
boucle two-piece dress, with which
she wore a black straw hat, and
Mrs. Burlew wore fioor-length
printed pink chiffon with black
print and a black velvet jacket and
a black straw hat.
Telephone Glee Club
Provides Program.
The Telephone Glee Club, under
the direction of Mr.. Robert David
son, provided the program for the
party, with Miss Ann Sorber as guest
soloist, and Miss Gertrude Small
wood Mockbee as accompanist.
The first part of the program,
songs by the glee club, was COM
posed of March of the Men of Har-
lech," an old Welsh air; Deep in
My Heart" from THE Student
Prince" by Sigmund Romberg, with
a tenor solo by Vincent Walter, and
de Animals Are Coming" by Bar
tholomew.
Miss Sorber then sang the Song
Of the Open" by La Forge, and was
followed by the second part of the
glee clubs program. with "Dedica-
tion," by Franz; "The Night Is
Young" arranged by Fred Waring,
and The Lost Chord" by Sullivan,
sung by Miss Sorber.
Raspberry punch, cakes and sand
wiches were served under the
familiar red and white striped tents
which we're placed about the lawn.
Guests enjoyed the beauty and the
GOODNESS under the green trees, and
enjoyed, too, the color and festive
air of the occasion, for the gowns
of the feminine guests and the uni
forms of the White House aides
added. as always, to the attractive
setting.
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Notes From the Social Calendar Of Washington and Its
Party at White House Fails
To Settle Proper Attire
For Royal Fete June 8
Chiffon Most Popular Material for
Gowns at Annual Affair
For Women Officials

question OF what Washington
particularly of the
British Embassy at which King George Elizabeth
definitely settled yesterday
the annual departmental garden party the White
officials Although streetengh
length gowns-with chiffon being popular.
Mrs Roosevelt long
white background Bouquets Of
dress made with long sleeves
at the hem She pearls and
varicolored velvet band to match the print
Receiving with Mrs Roosevelt
the Vice President; William
the House. Mrs Corde Hull wife of the
Mogenthau OF of H.
Woodrng wife of the Secretary War;
ay OF labor Mrs Robert Jackson representing the
Justice Mrs William Howes representing
Mrs William D. Leahy representing the
Mrs Claude Swanson and Mrs Charles Edison
and Assistant Secretary of the representing
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Dinner Party Given

DR.. and Mrs. Charles F. zook
Of Wesley Heights entertained at
dinner last evening in honor of DR.
and Mrs. Homer P. Rainey at the
Rixey Mansions in Virginia.
Guests we're DR.. and Mrs. G. R.
Mann, DR.. and Mrs. c. S. Marsh, DR.
and Mrs. Earl j. McGrath, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald J. Shank, Mr.. and Mrs
Kenneth Holland. DR.. and Mrs. Karl
w. Bigelow, Dr. Richard Gothe, DR.
and Mrs. Charles F. Hoban, jr, DR..
and Mrs. w. C. Eells, DR.. and Mrs
E. D. Grizzell and DR.. and Mrs. j.
Harvey Cain.
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Miss Spiess Is Wed
In Alexandria

Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Spiess of
this city announce the marriage of
their daughter Rita Johanna to Mr.
James Clifford Brincefield of Wash
ington, which took place in St.
Mary's rectory in Alexandria on May
6. Father Thomas Francis Woods
performed the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Brincefeld will be at
Evening star., 1939-05-25
Guest Expected

Mr.. and Mrs. David Hunt Blair
will have as their weekend guest
at Wardman Park Hotel, Mrs. Will
liam v. Andrews, wife of Maj. An
drews, U. S. A., who is stationed at
Chapman Field, Miami. Fla. Maj
and Mrs. Andrews formerly resided
In Washington.
Evening star., 1939-05-25

DR.. and Mrs. E. H. Risley and Miss
Ada F. Risley of Waterville, Me. are
stopping at the Dodge while visiting
in Washington.
Evening star., 1939-09-13
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

If person jumped from height
of, say, 20 feet, holding an umbrella
firmly above him, what would hap
pen?
Yes, the umbrella would turn in
sioe out, and he would be Jared,
perhaps killed, on striking the
ground. Modern umbrellas are made
so they will keep off the rain, but
they are not strong enough to hold
their shape in a fall like that.
An old record tells the tale of a
man in Siam who made leap from
a great height with two open UNI
brellas above him. The event is
said to have happened 251 years
ago.
We are told that the umbrellas
OF the Siam jumper had handles
which were fastened to his girdle,
. and that he reached the ground
safely. If the record be true, the
umbrellas must have been of large
size, and stronger than those in
common use today.
The first successful parachute
jump in Europe seems to have
been a leap by Frenchman, DR..
Lenormand. Going to a high part
of tower, he took off, and lived
to tell the tale. He said people
could save themselves in fires if
they had parachutes on upper floors,
and used them to leap to the ground.
Two years later, a dog was lifted
high in the air by a balloon. The
dog was in a basket above which
Evening star., 1939-09-13
Made Parachute Jump

parasols. They had strong ribs,
and there were many cords which
led from the ribs to basket. The
Jumper" sat in the basket.
The modern parachute is made
in a different way. 1t is packed IN
small space, and when used, a
"rip-cord" is pulled to open it.
A standard type of parachute IS
built into an aviator's suit. The
main part is folded, and is used
as a cushion. If the flier must leap
to save his life, he can leave the
plane in a great hurry.
That type of parachute has a
''baby chute" commonly called a
pilot chute" which opens before
the main parachute. 1t is only
about three feet wide, and its value
is to help pull out the big para
chute to a point where it will open.
When fully open, the main para
chute spreads to width of % to
% feet.
For general interest section Of your
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Tomorrow: Airplane Safety Tank.
Evening star., 1939-09-13
Planning a Squeeze

Since a squeeze occurs at the end
of a hand, most players do not
realize that it should be started
around trick one. Here is one sue
cessfully worked by Edward Hymes:
South, dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
Q10
vK853
AJ94
4 k97
80 a7s'S'' WE \ - :5ss42
- S Q1oS65
vA1O
>K32
+ AQ1043
Mr.. Hymes.
The bidding:
South West North East
- "A - Pass
2 MT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
The eight of spades was opened
and dummy's 10 held. Mr.. Hymes
played a club over to the ace, re-
turned to the king in dummy and
now played the queen of spades.
West won with the ace (if he had
stayed off he would have spoiled
the squeeze, but would have gotten
his partner in an end play), and
led another spade. Mr.. Hymes dis
carded a heart from dummy and
laid down the queen of clubs. When
West followed he was now marked
with 10 black cards. Hence, rather
than fool with a possible diamond
finesse, Mr.. Hymes simply decided
to squeeze East. Accordingly, he
played his two remaining clubs, dis
carding two diamonds from dummy.
At this point dummy held three
hearts and two diamonds; Mr..
Hymes, two hearts and three dia-
monds. With only five cards, East
could not keep both red suits
guarded and was squeezed.
Yesterday you were David Bruce
Burnstone's partner and held:
AK1O5
v743
KQS5
%942
The bidding;
Burnstone Jacoby You Maier
- Pass CD
Answer-Your correct bid is two
diamonds.
Score 100 per cent for two dia-
monds, 80 per cent for one no trump
(When you have really good sup
port for partners suit show it,
Question No. 237.
Today Oswald Jacoby is your part
ner and again you hold:
AK105
V743
KQS5
&842
The bidding:
Jacoby Maier You Schenken
~ Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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TwizzIer Answer

The Indian tribes: /. Iroquois. 2
Huron. 2. Algonquin. 4. Sioux. 5.
Delaware. 6. Hopi. 7. Blackfeet. g.
Cree. 9. Shoshonean. 10. Mohican.
Evening star., 1939-09-13
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

Davd Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team-of-four, inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other system in eXistence)
Evening star., 1939-09-13

BABY PARACHUTE PULLS MAIN
PARACHUTE INTO PLACE FOR
OPENING. (DRAWN FROM
PHOTOGRAPH
there was an open parachute. When
a cord was cut, the parachute, bas-
ket and dog, settled slowly and safe
ly to the ground.
In 1877 Jacques Garnerin made
parachute jumps before crowds in
Paris. People watched him rise in
a balloon then saw him fall more
or less gently to earth.
Early parachutes looked like huge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Should Be Supported

Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael A. Connor is perfectly right in protesting against the leniency of Connectciut courts tn letting off lightly motorists who are presented for driving when their licenses are under suspension. The commissioner pointed out recently that in one year out of 355 drivers brought into court on this charge half of them were let off without paying even the full fine. License suspen- sion is actually the only real means we have in this state of making drivers con- scious of the law.
 Yes, we can fine men for motor law viola tions and we can even send them to jail II the offense is serious enough. But loss Of license - the right to operate an automoc- bile for certain length of time - IS without doubt the very best means Of bringing home to the offender the enormlty or gravity of his act of omission or com mission. We think that more good IS ac- complished by license suspensions than by all the fines and jail sentences
 < If the courts won't uphold the Motor Vehicle Department in this campaign to wipe out certain prevalent faults among the motoring public, there is no sense in suspending any more licenses or even calling in drivers for conferences on their cases. Drivers brought in for operating without licenses are usually committing more serious crime than that for which their licenses were taken away from them. Local police authorities and court off, cials ought to do everything to make the departments ban effective.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
The Manassa Mauler

In his fighting days no champion was accorded more derision than Jack Demp- sey. We can recall the immediate post war period with Dempsey climbing to the championship and finding himself highly unpopular. He never regained an awful lot of popularity throughout his years as champion, although he was the type of ring fighter that fans go miles to see in action. And yet today he is recipi- ent of thousands and thousands of mes- sages of good will as he lies on hospital bed in New York City.
 ' Jack Dempsey certainly catapulted into public acclaim once his ring career was at an end. Gene Tunney probably did him the greatest favor in all his life by beat ing him at Philadelphia and later at Chi cago. It lost the championship for Dempsey, but it put him in solid with the American public and he's remained in solid ever since. His career as N Y. businessman in the restaurant field has broadened an already lengthy list of acquaintances.
 Had Dempsey succumbed to the dis ease which laid him low we know that the mourning in this nation would have been as great and as sincere as if some na- tional figure had passed on. Jack Demp- sey, the exchamp, is an idol whom people want to have arund so that they can call on him occasionally, shake hands with him or secure his autograph.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
A Glorious Fifth, Too

Awaking to find that the Fourth of July had not brought carnage along Con. necticut highways makes the fifth of July more pleasant day. It was thus this year and Connecticut can take par donable pride in the fine record 1t estab- lished. Of course there is bit of grim irony in the fact that group of people united in statehood must rejoice that their numbers were not depleted by motorcars whirring along broad highways.
 Authorities are evidently securing greater cooperation than ever from mo- torists when you stop to check up on the records that certain localities, like our own state, can show after long holiday period such as we have just had. And the same might be said, also, of the toll from firecrackers We have evidently come to the point where preservation of eyesight, fingers and even lives come be- fore noisy celebrating.
 Let everyone who aided in making the holiday better one and kept many names on the scroll of those not claimed by vio- lent deaths take full claim for their share in the program of preparedness. Too often all the preaching and advising goes for naught When 1t produces results like we attained in 1889, there may be cause for jubilation and determination to maintain the record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06

Torrington is just about ready to an- nounce that its new $230000 sewage plant is ready for use. This plant is built In Harwinton and has been under con- struction since 1885. The present plant is so built that if 1t ever proves made quate to the city's needs, additional units can be added. It is the end of Torring- tons drive to clean up the Naugatuck River within its limits of domestic sewage. Now If communities farther down stream, notably Waterbury, can do the same thing, great strikes will be taken in eliminating Naugatuck Valley pollution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06

All sorts of little incidents are occur ring along the Merritt Parkway which would make it seem as if many motorists are going out of their way to vent their spite on the toll collectors or the state at large. The fact that Connecticut is now collecting tolls near Greenwich should not result in any sort of retaliatory meas ures on the part of drivers from any part of this state. Complete cooperation with authorities will make 1t possible for this toll station to be removed much sooner than if obstructionist tactics are to be , adopted. We read recently that regular campaign was to be adopted by motorists through use of large bills when paying the 10-cent toll. Where this seems to be done with the deliberate intention of stalling lines of cars, the donor of the bill should get his change all in dimes, which the Attorney General of the State has just ruled would be entirely legal Such a transaction could be done very courte- ously, but firmly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Ray of Light

Juvenile delinquency is one of the prob lems of the time. It has been the custom to think of it as an increasing problem, with younger criminals, and with minor delinquency reaching down farther and farther toward mere childhood. Thus it is good to see that this need not be SO. Cleveland last year reached the lowest point in juvenile delinquency in 26 years, depression or no depression.
 M s. Laird, research director of the juvenile court there, attributes this prog. ress to increased efficiency of private and public social agencies in adjusting be- havior problems formerly taken to juve- nile court, to better adjusted school pro- grams, more recreation facilities, and to greater sympathy by all for adolescent problems as well as an effective police edu.. cational campaign in heavily-populated sections. Hard, Intelligent work will thus turn back many tide which the indiffer- ent dismiss as "the trend of the times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
A Parade of Princes

The news that England's Duke of Windsor may make visit to this country no longer causes the ecstatic "a-a-a-hs" that it might have done few years ago.
 The United States is getting royalty broke. Such a succession of royal and near-royal personages has paraded across the country this year as never was seen before. We're getting used to it, and even the unprecedented visit of the Brit ish King and Queen caused less stir. ex- cept in the stuffiest social circles, than might have been expected,
 They are welcome. We hope they have a swell time. We wish them and their peoples all the best of luck. But at last the United States has grown up, and can take royalty in its stride, without ever missing heartbeat or regular breath. Even the propaganda value of royal visits has been much overestimated. So well come, Duke, come for day or for year. We'll try to show you good time.