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The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Envoy johnson There

In the congressional group
at the dinner were Senator
Henry F. Ashurst, senator
and Mrs. Warren R. Austin,
Representative Hatton w. Sum-
ners and Representative and
Mrs. U. S. Guyer. The Chief OF
Naval Operations, Admiral Will
liam D. Leahy, and Mrs. Leahy
were others who assembled at
the White House last evening.
Still others we're the Solicitor
General and Mrs. Robert Jack
son; the Undersecretary of Ag-
riculture and Mrs. Milburn L.
Wilson; the United States Am
baSsador to China and Mrs.
Nelson P. Johnson; the Assist
ant to the Attorney General
and Mrs. Joseph B. keenan,;
Assistant Attorney General Thur
man w. Arnold and Mrs. Ar
mold: the Assistant Attorney
General, Webster ]. Oliver, and
Mrs. Oliver; the First Assistant
Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ebert K. Burlew, and the
Assistant Secretary of Labor
and Mrs. Charles V. McLaugh-
lin.
Others who sat at the huge
q shaped table which was
adorned with pink roses, white
buddleia and maidenhair fern,
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall E.
Dimock, Rear Adm. and Mrs.
Russell R. Waesche, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. George A. Lynch, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Joseph o. Maui
borgne, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
John K. Herr, Mr.. and Mrs.
John K. Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester C. Davis, DR.. Leo S.
Rowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde L.
Seavey, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Julian, Col. F. C. Harrington,
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter ]. Cummings,
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Holmes,
Mr.. James Kieran, Mr.. Stewart
Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. John
O'Donnell, Miss Mary E. Patten,
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren L. PierSon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Swager Sherley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick A. Storm, Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan StrauS, Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. Howard S. Wilkin-
son and Capt. and Mrs. Howard
Ker.
Additional guests Joined the
gathering for the music ale
which followed in the East
Room. The artists we're Miss
Marjorie Lawrence, contralto,
who recently sang with the Ma
tional Symphony orch t ra:
Mr.. Erno Balogh, pianist, and
Mr.. Arpad Sander, accompaniSt.
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gamaug" (easy, too, amt it p.
But would you believe it, the Ameri-
cans are beaten with their word of As
letters by the English. . In the heart
of Wales there is village by the cute
and short name of "Llanfairproll-
guyulyogenyadchwiy wiydehardndropol
lilaudisiliogossegogoch," which means
Church of Virgin Mary in the mid
die of valley near the blossoming
chestnuts" Even with such poetic
name, though, the villagers couldn't
get along cause nobody would ever
go to their place for fear of having
to pronounce its name. SO they use
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Byrneses Here

Senator James F. Byrnes has
returned to the Shoreham where
he and Mrs, Byrnes make their
home. He attended the inaugu-
raj ceremonies for the Governor
of South Carolina.
Mrs. L. H. Bump, Of Torring,
ton, Wyo., is spending several
days at the Martinique while
attending the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, as are
Mrs. G. L. Bissinger of Peoria,
Ariz., and Mrs. w. n. Timerhoft
of Prescott, Ariz.
Representative and Mrs. Dave
E. satterfield entertained at din.
ner for Mrs. Alma Lee Rowe OF
Williamsburg, Va, last evening
in the Shoreham Blue Room.
Mrs. L. D. Taylor, of Brattle-
boro, VT, is at the Dodge for a
few days.
The former Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley are
spending several days at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New
York.
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not easy to obtain, they say that it
will only happen if the devil becomes
blind.
That so years ago, etiquette and
manners were quite different from
now In 1889, when a woman, for
instance, was travelling with her hus-
band, she was not allowed to ad-
dress anybody, and not even to an
swer the simplest question. {. "A gen
tleman was supposed to check his
coat when going into a house, but
keep his hat in his hand during all
the time of his visit. . "A young girl,
forced by the death Of her mother to
keep the house Of her father, couldn't
entertain anybody but young girls
of her own age ). A man couldn't
smoke a pipe in the street. The
cigar was permitted when among male
friends. and had to be thrown away
if any superior or lady would ap-
proach "A young miss could never
write to man, not even using the
names of her parents, or under their
dictation. She could only write to
old friends of the family. . "A man
couldn't approach and speak, in the
street, to young girl, not even if
he were an intimate friend of her
family. In a stations lunch room,
you were not supposed to use any
politeness or regular ceremony for
your neighbor Aren't you glad we
are living in 1891
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Candleight
Concerts

Prominent members of Wash
ington'S officialdom will gather
at the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery to hear the third of the Sc
ries of candlelight concerts pre-
sented by the Washington Cham
ber Music Society on Monday
afternoon.
The Brahms B Flat Quartet
and the Cesar Franck F Minor
Quintet will be played and the
regular members Of the string
quartet will be assisted by Miss
Alice Finckel, pianist.
Nine. Pierre Benech, Frau
Blankenhorn, Mrs. K nm e tn
Bewley, Michal Budny, Nine.
Cosmelli, Nine. van TrooSten-
burg de Bruyn, Countess de
Gramont, Baroness de Gruben,
Nine. Hurban, Countess Robertl,
Mrs, Harold Sims, Mrs. j. P.
Summerscale and the Counselor
of the German Embassy and
Frau Hans Thomson are among
those in the Diplomatic Corps
who regularly attend these con-
certs.
Representative and Mrs. Noble
]. Gregory of Mayfield, KY,
have taken an apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel where they
will be in residence during the
congressional season. With them
at this time are Mrs. w. j.
Gregory and Mrs. Walter Ellis
also of Mayfield, KY.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gee. OF
New York City, are stopping at
the Hotel Roosevelt.
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Ambassador
Gives Party

The French Ambassador,
Count Rene Doynel de Saint
Quentin, entertained at dinner
last evening at the embassy on
Kalorama Road. Coming down
from New York was Gen. Mar
eel Olivier, who recently arrived
in this country to serve as
French Commissioner to the
World Fair.
Others were the Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. Harold L.
Ickes, Senator and Mrs. Charles
McNary, the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Francis B.
Sayre; Rear Admiral and Mrs.
George T. Pettingill, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Henry H. Arnold and
the Charge d'Affaires of the
Chilean Embassy and Sonora de
HuneeuS.
Also attending the party were
the chief of conferences of the
State Department and Mrs.
Richard Southgate; the Assist
ant Naval Attache of the British
Embassy and Mrs. Anthony
Coleby; Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold
Noyes, Mrs. Warren Delano
Robbins and her house guest,
Mrs. Samuel Warren, of Boston;
Mrs. Phillip Coffin, Mrs. Gilbert
Hitchcock, Ralph Snowden Hill.
and from the embassy staff, the
Air Attache and Nine. WeiSer,
the Naval Attache and Nine.
Benech and the Commercial
Counselor, Maurice Garreau-
DombaSle.
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Ruth Kent, Edzvln Graham
Wed TODAY IN st. Albanj

filled with deep pink roses and
wore large tulle hats with long
StreamerS.
GOING SOUTH
Homer EimeiS, brother-in-laW
of the bridegroom, served as best
man, and uSherS were Gordon
Eakle and Morgan Callahan.
Following the ceremony, we'd
ding breakfast was given at the
brides home on Thirty-tifth
Street for members of the two
immediate families.
After about a months honey
moon in the South, Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham will return here,
where they are building a home.
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femme guest, when Mrs. Miles
interrupted, Have you seen
Vince Miles anywhere. I have
been waiting on him for the
past 10 minutes and am practi-
cally freezing to death?"
The femme guest burst out
laughing, Vince Miles is wait
ing inside for you and has been
for sometime" she informed
Mrs. Miles, "the only difference
is, that he chose a warm, COM
Portable spot to wait in and you
didn't" All of which should
prove something, but what, one
will never know.
0NALENE LAWRENCE, whose
" marriage to Billy Semmes,
proved a surprise to all Of this
couples many friends, had a
nice surprise herself, on
Wednesday. For Wednesday was
Onalene's birthday and when
she and Billy arrived at the
apartment, after just an
nouncing their marriage, the
entire apartment was filled
with flowers, simply blowing
with them.
All Of the flowers having been
sent to Onalene for her birth
day by her various intimates.
Naturally, as Onalene said. the
apartment couldn't have looked
more bridal like, and was one
of the incest condolences Of the
new year.
T IFE is sometimes strangely
IL parallel and the other day
Izetta Jewel Miller was remem-
bering the good old days Of the
Polls stock company and the
weeks when a lovely, ethereal
young actress named Helen
Hayes was understudy for her
self 0zetta). Now, it seems,
the equally lovely daughter Of
Izetta Miller, one Izetta Jewel,
jr.. who is playing here this
week in Victoria Regina" in
which Helen Hayes is starring,
is understudy for Helen Hayes,
the same Helen Hayes who in
her days of beginning under
studied the mother Of 1zetta
Jewel, jr.
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nR. AND MRS. PETE" MO-
IL RAN had one Of the gayeSt
cocktail parties and supper par
ties combined, with the recrea-
ton room, with its blazing fire
place and compact. perfectly
appointed bar, being the most
popular spot in the spacious
Moran house. Steve Early and
his host "Pete" had decided to
exchange coats, temporarily, be-
cause Pete thought that Steve'S
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Engagement Told

Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Carlin
Flood of Chevy Chase, D. c.,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, June Christine,
to Mr.. Edward Bartlett Kent,
jr., of Annapolis. No date has
been set for the wedding. Miss
Flood is a graduate of George
town Visitation Convent. She is
planning to go to Miami Beach,
Fla, in February to stay two
weeks.
Mrs. Harold B. Prior has
come from her home in Scars
dale, N. Y, and is at the Shore
ham for a few days. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Audrey Prior, attends
the Chevy Chase School.
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Mrs. Burke
Is HOnOred

The retiring board of the
Congressional Club entertained
at a tea this afternoon in the
clubhouse on New Hampshire
Avenue in honor of the incom-
ing board.
The newly-elected officers in
clude Mrs. Edward R. Burke, OF
Nebraska, president; Mrs. Clar-
ence Hancock, of New York,
first vice president; Mrs. Robert
Doughton. of North Carolina,
second vice president; Mrs.
Ernest Lundeen, of Minnesota,
third vice president; Mrs. Ewing
Thomason, of Texas, fourth vice
president; Mrs. Richard Welsh,
of California, fifth vice presi-
dent; Mrs. John R. Murdock, of
Arizona, recording secretary;
Mrs. Robert F. Rich, of Penn
sylvania, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Clyde Smith, OF
Maine, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
From Belgrade

The United States Minister to
YugoSlavia and Mrs. Arthur
Bliss Lane, with their daughter.
Miss Margaret Lane. are staying
at the Mayflower. They are in
the city until Monday or Tues
day, when they leave for New
York preparatory to sailing for
Belgrade. For the last three
weeks, the Minister and his
family have been in Jokake, Ariz.
Mrs. Margaret s. Cantwell, of
New York, spent the past week
at the Mayflower and is leaving
today for Miami, Fla, to join
Captain and Mrs. William F.
Beattie, who left Washington
for Florida the first of the
month. Mrs. CantWell will re-
open her apartment at the May
flower the first of April.
Mrs. Horace M. Towner, of
Mt. Vernon. Va, is stopping at
the Hay-Adams House.
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Goinq to New York

Representative John LesinSki,
of Dearborn, Mich, accompanied
by Mrs. Lesinski, will be guests
at the Sixth Annual Might in
Poland Ball and Pageant" Spon-
sored by the Kosciuszko Founda-
ton at the Waldorf-AStoria Ho-
tel, New York City, Friday, Jan
uary 26. The President of Po-
land will make his address over
an international radio bookup.
The Lesinskis will remain in
New York ov-r that week end.
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House Guests at Mansion

They arrived from yesterday and house guests
at the Executive Mansion Other house guests who attended
the dinner last evening Miss Mary W. Dewson until
Gently member of the Social Security Board Mrs Edward
vnn wife of the Secretary of State New York Mr. and
Mrs Frank Walker, Judge and Mrs Samuel l. Rosenman
and Miss Martha Gellhorn all of New York
The Chief Justice and Mrs Charles Evans Hughes headed
the list of honor guests which also included Associate Justice
and Mrs Pierce Butler Associate Justice and Mrs Harlan
Fiske Stone Assoc ~e Justice and Mrs Owen j. Roberts,
Associate Justice Mrs Hugo Black and Associate JUS
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

m a n c hanggagogg-
C h u u b unagunga-
mangg" (it means
"You fish on your
side, I fish on my
side, nobody fishes
in the middle ")...
But tn e geogra-
pliers, who feared
that people might
die for lack of
breath reading that
name, changed it
to "Chuubunagun-
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

Having planned their mar
riage for early spring, Miss
Ruth Davenport Kent and Ed
win M. Graham changed their
minds and the wedding was per
formed at noon today at st. Al
bans Church, with the Rev.
Charles T. Warner officiating.
The bride is the daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kent.
A bower of white flowers and
green ferns adorned the altar
for the ceremony. The bride was
given in marriage by her brother
in-law, Weldon Williamson, Of
Asheville, N. C. Her gown, of
lustrous white satin, had a
basque waist, long tight sleeves
and very full skirt falling over
a hoop with a dust ruffle skirt
ing the bottom. She wore a lace
veil which had been worn by her
sisters and carried prayerbook
with white orchids and a shower
of lilies of the valley falling
from it.
WEARS TULLE
Mrs. Weldon Williamson, the
brides sister, wore an exquisite
powder blue gown with a fitted
satin bodice and bouffant tulle
skirt. Her matching tulle hat
had StreamerS falling to the
floor. She carried an enormous
ball Of tulle with pale pink roses
stuck in it.
Acting as bridesmaids we're
two of the brides SiSters-MiSS
Frieda Kent and Miss Barbara
Kent. They were gowned in
frocks OF French blue with tight
bodices and full tulle skirts.
They, too, carried puffs of tulle
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Closes Are
Dinner Hosts

The Minister of the Union of
South Africa and Mrs. Ralph
William Close entertained at
diner last evening at the lega-
ton on Massachusetts, Avenue.
Ranking guests were the
Minister of CzechoSlovakia and
Nine. Vladimir Hurban and the
Minister of Egypt and Nine.
Rahmoud HaSSan. Covers were
laid for "a
The Minister and Mrs. Close
will entertain at another dinner
on Thursday of next week, and
also on Saturday. January %.
Guest of honor for the dinner
on Thursday will be the French
Ambassador. Count Rene de
Saint-Quentin.
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

gray tweed coat suited his vest
and trousers better than his own
and Steve, whom we hadn't seen
in much too long, told a charm
ing story, very reminiscent Of
Floyd Gibbons, but much too in
volved to tell here.
Mrs. George Allen had lost
her cunning hat in the midst
of all the wraps and hats up in
Mrs. Moran's room, but still
wore her very, very smart black
suede gloves, made in the new
two inches above the wrist
length. The Harry Butchers
were there, and the Gloyd
Awaits and pretty Peggy and
Frances Cox (the tWins) and
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph McHale
and Yucca Salamunic and dark
eyed Margaret Wilson and DR..
and Mrs. Sam Alexander and
ever so many more. There was
radio for dancing, the piano for
singing, and conversation for
those who wanted it, and far
too late this nice party ended
and we went home and to bed.
THE saddest story we've
Il known lately concerns our
nephew, Augustus Fink-Nottle
(shades of P. G. Wode-
house,, who is now in the hos
pital (his second hospital since
Christmas Day. and recovering
very, very slowly from a Strep
throat which his mama, Mrs.
Nelson Jeffress, vows he got
from us. OF course he didn't;
our throat happened last July
and Just because Augustus got
in bed with us one morning ana
drank our cup Of coffee Is no
reason to blame his illness on
us.
No one had the slightest idea
he was i'll, for he managed to
get under the bed later ana
besides bringing out several
pieces Of dust of long standing.
and tearing one shoe apart, NIP.
ping his mama on the ankle and
destroying her best stockings,
he seemed in the pink OF con-
dition. But such, unhappilys
was not the case. Christmas
Day found Augustus very sad
On his little bed and the only
cheerful thing about him, his
red ribbon bow.
Promptly he was rushed to
the hospital, specialists ordered
in, and then rushed to another
hospital with more specialists
arriving. Mrs. Jeffress, who
was distressed and crying, did
vouch the opinion that Au-
guStus was the most delicate
and, she feared, the most ex-
pensive darling Of her entire
family.
However, the other day, the
two Of US repaired to the hos
pital to see Augustus and he
did manage to roll a rogu1sh
eye in our direction and make
a feeble attempt to tear Mrs.
Jeffress' veil to bits. And-soon,
Augustus will be home, back to
his dish Of milk and chopped
meat and quite the king Of all
the snooty dachShundS in this
block, and his mama has
planned a party in his honor
and because we love this wee
dachshund, we have donated
our best bedroom slipper to this
occasion and best wishes for
his continued good health.
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Lafoon Here

Ruby Lafoon, Ex-Governor of
Kentucky, in Washington for
several days, is a guest at the
Hotel Raleigh.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Justice Hart
well and their daughter, Miss
Harriet Hartwell, of Albany,
N. Y, are staying at the Hotel
Roosevelt,
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

Miles smiled
a n d S a d
no." he was
used to it,
anyway. The
femme guest
thought how
W o n d er full
and S W e p t
out onto the
5 y Z p > anu
into a brisk
winter wind
and Mrs.
v / n c e n t
Miles,.
"Well," be-
u on the
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Governor Here

The Governor Of Nebraska
and Mrs. r. L. Cochran have
established themselves at the
Mayflower for the duration OF
their stay in the Capital.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ware, OF
Chicago, are at the Shoreham
while in washington for . few
DAYS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
Miss Parsons to Wed

Mrs. William H. Parsons, sr.,
announces the engagement of
her daughter, Margaret Eta, to
Burns 2. Powell, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Powell, of
Barlow, Fla. The wedding will
take place on Saturday after
noon at 4 O'Clock.
4
Miss Nina Holloway, of Sgd
ney, Australia, is at the Hotel
Roosevelt.
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tIce and Mrs. Stanley F. Ree(
The retired Associate Justice,
Willis Van Devanter, and his
sister, Mrs. Sanford L. Rari-
den, were in the company, as
was the Attorney General, Mr..
Frank Murphy, who for the
time being is without hostess,
since his sister, Mrs. William
Teahan, has returned to her
family in Detroit.
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The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Entertain at Dinner; Musicale
Follows in the East Room
Bu Flora Macdonald

Each year at the White House dinner for the Chief Justice
and the members of the Supreme Court interest seems to
center around NEW Associate Justice.
Last evening it Prof Felix Frankfurter and his at
tractive wife who drew the spotlight when President and
Mrs entertained their annual fete for the judi
cav even though the Professor has yet been
to his new office.
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
DID YOU KNOW IT?

THAT there is lake in Massa-
chusetts which has the name, in In
dian dialect, of "Chargoggagogg-
The Washington times., 1939-01-20
PETER CARTER
S1orene Court Members Honored at White House PET
Says:

W VINCENT MILES, Solicitor of the Post Office Depart
ment VOWS with true Southern gallantry that he
minds waiting for the ladies' matter how long it be-
But-Mrs Miles distinctly minds waiting-for anyone. At
reception, Mr.. Miles, all coated and hated
waiting in the vesbue for Mrs Miles her wraps
The Washington times., 1939-01-20

Aren't you getting a trifle
tired waiting" inquired q femme
guest as she walked past. Mr.,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-11
5TEvEN0N'5 FAMED NOVEL FEATURED AT COLISEUM THEATRE
Solution of Saturdays Puzzle

From the worlds great stories come one of the greatest motion pie lures and kidnapped which Ro- bert Louis Stevenson considered his best, is now showing at the Coli scum.
 With the typical lavish hand that ear-marks all the 20th Century Fox productions which come under the .watchful eye of Daryl F. zanuck, "Kidnapped' brings an array of fine motion picture thrills to the screen in a romantic adventure story.
 Warner Baxter portrays in all his swashbuckling, vigorous best, the er-to-be-forgotten Alan Breck, fugitive clansman of the highlands. And Freddie Bartholomew, a size or two larger than when he last ap- peared so brilliantly on the screen, gives fine performance to the role of David Balfour, the boy hero of the piece
 The movie takes liberty with the original script in introducing a heart interest" to the life of Alan Breck. But this reviewer is willing ito concede that even Robert Louis Stevenson might have rewritten his story had he known Arleen Whalen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-11
TWO 5EApLANE5 sNbk4
 BUSY ON SUNDAY

Pilot John Amundsen flew for four and a half hours on a photo- graphy charter for the Forest Ser- vice yesterday, while Shell Sim mons made two flights to island points for the only seaplane acti- vity out of Juneau on Sunday ,eet
 Amundsen flew Harry Sperling, Assistant Regional Forester, over Tracy Arm, Taku Glacier and Gla- cier Bay while Sperling took pho tographs:.s IeHsi..8s ..fss
 Simmons flew Sunday morning to Pelican with Bill Donimey and George Sommerville, picking up Eu- gene Dawson for Sitka at Pelican. At Chichagof, Simmons picked up MT. and Mrs. Ed Anderson for Sitka, Mrs. Anderson roundtripping, and on return, brought in Jack Little- page, Mike McKallick, from Chichs- gof, and Ed England and Raymond Ruzick from Hirst. ml
 On returning to Juneau, Sim mons then went out to Angoon with Andrew Delaney, Willie Jim and Corey Starr, stopping at Lake Kath- leen on the return to bring in Pete Turner, pyqspectors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-11
\. J. (R0NIN NOVEL PLAYS AT(ApIToL
Robert Donaf and RosaIind Russell Co., starred in
 The CitddeI'

"The Citadel" based on the novel by Dr. A. J. Cronin, has been brought to the screen in notable picture and is now at the Capitol
 Metro Goldwyn- Mayer produced this film at its British studio in Denham, England with Robert De- nat and RoSalind Russell in the leading roles. A cast of more than one hundred players appears iu sun- port, principal among them the well- known English players Raloh P 7N- ardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Will Hams and Penelope Dudley Ward.
 The dramatic story of a young and obscure physician in the Welsh collieries is revealed on the screen with all the emotional power of Cronin's outstanding novel. A whole village was reconstructed for one sequence and the depths of coal mine are shown in another. When the mine collapses, Donat descends into the pit in one of the most thrill ing scenes filmed a :.
 The surgeons fight to retain his ethical code, his love for the school mistress and their marriage, fol- lowed by their struggles together in adversity and wealth, combine to form work rich in emotional power and dramatic intensity. King Vidor's direction comes close to per lection.