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Evening star., 1940-11-30
Mrs. Barker Engaged
To Capt. Darnell,
White House Aide

The wedding of Mrs. Rodgers
Barker and Capt. Carl Darnell, Field
Artillery, U. S. A., will take place
January II. Capt. Darnell, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Darnell of
New Orleans and Chicago, is a
White House aide. He is stationed
at Fort Myer.
Mrs. Barker is the daughter of
the late Capt. c. r. P. Rodgers, U.
S. NJ, and Mrs. Philip o. Coffin. She
Is the granddaughter of Mrs. Alex
ander Rodgers and the late Col.
Alexander Rodgers and of the late
Mrs. G. v. L. Meyer and Mr.. G. ".
l.. Meyer, Ambassador to Italy and
Russia and Postmaster General and
Secretary of the Navy under Presi-
dent Roosevelt and President Taft.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Sorority Tea Sunday

The annual tea of Lambda Sigma
Delta will be held at pm. tomor-
row at Wardman Park Hotel.
Newly elected officers of the
Grand Council will be introduced,
as follows: Grand president, Helen
Bauman; grand vice president, Jody
Gray; grand secretary, Henrietta
Baardse; grand treasurer, Betty
Hux; grand sergeant at arms, Janet
Keefe. Miss Keefe also is editor
of the Adelphian.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
/. S. Hillmans Feted

Mrs. Lura E. Turley entertained
o large group of her friends in her
apartment in the McReynolds last
Saturday.
The guests of honor were Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis S. Hillman, who were
recently married and are making
their home at Park Vista, 5819
Fourteenth street NV.
Mrs. Hillman is the former Miss
Estelle B. Yamins of Fall River,
Mass.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
F. H. Brookes Hosts
For Mrs. Rinehart

Mr.. and Mrss Frederick H. Brooke
were hosts at dinner last evening,
entertaining in honor of Mrs. STAN
ley Rinehart, who with the late DR..
Rinehart lived in Washington dur
ing the war. The house on Massa-
chusetts avenue which they pur-
chased and remodeled now is occu-
pied by the Offices of the Swiss Le-
cation. Mrs. Rinehart has made her
home in New York for some years.
Other guests at dinner last eve
ming for the famous writer, who is
better known as Mary Roberts Rine-
hart, were Senator and Mrs. Edward
Burke, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Emory Scott Land, Maj. and Mrs.
Henry Leonard and Mr. David Law
renee.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Mrs. Merriam in Black
With Purple Orchids.

Mrs. Merriam in Black
With Purple Orchids.
Mrs. Wallach Merriam wore
black dress with purple orchids on
her shoulder and Mr.. Edward Gard
ner came from a dinner party at
Mrs. George T. Marye's, as did Rear
Admiral and Mrs. George T. Petten-
gill; Mr.. Randall Hagner, jr, and
Mrs. Alex Hagner were there, as was
their sister, Mrs Moran McConihe.
and Messrs. Pendleton Hogan, Ralph
Snowden Hill and Charles Hume;
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald McKnew, Mr..
and Mrs. James Clement Dunn. the
latter lovely in white embroidered
In rhinestones; Messrs. Harold
Fangboner, James F. Mitchell, jr.,
and Mr.. William Mitchell; Miss
Peggy Townsend, as beautiful as
ever; Miss Marian Kirk in cream
color satin with her fair hair parted
in the center and done in a low
knot in back Miss Eleanor Meem
In wonderful shade of blue chiffon
looking like the Sistine Madonna,
with Mr.. Jock Merriam close by; Miss
. Nancy Weller in pale-gray satin, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Caswell, Mrs.
Caswell in blue brocade.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Miss Finn Engaged
TOWed MIR. Harmon

Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Lloyd
Finn announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Jane
Frances Finn, to Mr.. William
Alexander Harmon of New York.
Mr.. Harmon is the son of Mrs.
Harriette Harmon and the late
Capt. Ernest E. Harmon, Air
Corps, U. s. A.
The wedding viii take place
January L
Evening star., 1940-11-30

Inasmuch as good nutrition is
essential to physical fitness, the
homemakers' best contribution to
the national defense program is the
application of nutritional facts
learned through research, Mrs. Ola
Day Rush, head of the home eco
nomic department OF the District
schools, declared yesterday.
Mrs. Rush was one of several
speakers at a luncheon meeting Of
the education department of the
Voteless District League OF Women
Voters arranged for a discussion on
adult education.
Malnutrition is not necessarily
confined to families OF the lower
income levels, Mrs. Rush asserted.
She pointed out that the cost of Wit
amins Is an expensive item in many
households but one which could be
eliminated in many cases if the
homemaker provided proper diet.
Program Outlined
For Better Nutrition.
Presenting a three-point program
for better nutrition, Mrs. Rush sug-
gested that members of Women's
organizations inform themselves on
present findings in the field of nu-
triton, home management and SINH
lar subjects: that they take on as
serious business this getting of green
vegetables" and proper diet, and
that they use their influence to in
terest other women in the subject.
No profession" has changed so
much in recent years as homemak-
ing, she declared, as she urged the
women to study new and approved
practices.
Describing homemaking units in
the adult education program in the
District schools, Mrs. Rush said that
an intensive program is carried on
in evening classes conducted sew
eral times week at most OF the
high schools. Day classes also are
being organized, which meet wher-
ever adequate space can be pro-
vided, she continued.
Women are encouraged to think
it is the thing to do" to joint the
classes, she said.
Other speakers were w. H. Morris,
in charge of the adult education pro-
gram of the District Work Projects
Administration; Miss Maude E.
Alton, principal Of the American
ization School, and E. j. Lockwood,
in charge of the night schools in
the District.
Spanish Glasses
Proving Popular.
Mr.. Lockwood pointed out that
the cause of hemisphere defense is
being aided by Spanish classes,
which are proving highly popular in
the night school program. Glasses
in Portuguese also are being ar
ranged, he said.
The chief objective of the w. p.
A. adult education program Is to
reach the spots not covered In the
regular systems" Mr.. Morris de-
clared. Mentioning work done at
the Home for the Aged ct Blue
Evening star., 1940-11-30
p. G.. Kauffmanns
Back From Cannes

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip G. Kaufman
have returned to this country after
making their home in Cannes,
France, for several years. They
were accompanied by their children,
little Peter and Gloria, and came
to Washington yesterday. They
will be at the Shoreham tenn
porarily and probably will spend the
winter in Washington.
Mr.. Kauffmann's son, Mr.. Lane
Kaufman, is here for the Thanks
giving holiday from Princeton,
where he is a student, and will be
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, for several days.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Miss Catharine Witt
Wed MIR. Whitten

Mrs. Lee Roy Witt announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Catharine Virginia Witt, to
Mr.. Frank I. Whitten of Pontiac,
Mich.
The wedding will take place
Saturday, December 81, at 4 pm.
In the Western Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Miss Muriel Maddox Bows
To Society in Brilliant Dance
At Sulgrave Club
Capt. and Mrs. Maddox Present
Daughter at First of Formal
Debutante Events of Season

Club night
the formal debuante which will set the
minute
detail the if the follow its
social indeed will be one
hostess received with her daughter standing
white
Hntemum Maddox tule with Of silver
bodice orchids and several
silver rhneones
bodice wide skirt carried white satin muf completely
white camelias.
Griffith Warfeld First
o
The arrive the party Wangtons number
Griffith Warfeld. Immediately
quantities white chrysanhemums
Following closely
and black with several
adming Slwen blue black
wh the Miss Elaine Darlington the
shoulder;
Sibou
F. wilkins Mrs Bose
gold Mathews Will
liam Taylor of Philadelphia and Mr.. Joseph Alop.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
In Hot Springs

Capt. and Mrs. F. A. Hunnewell
will return shortly to their apart
ment in the Ontario from Hot
Springs, where they went a week
.ago.
Mrs. Everett Partridge accom-
panied them on her way to Mem
phis, Tenn, for visit.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Smith Club Benefit

The Smith College Club of Wash
ington will hold bridge party,
tea, Christmas sale and fashion
exhibit Tuesday from 2 until $50
pm. at Treetops, the home of Mrs.
Luke Wilson, at Bethesda, Md.
Proceeds will go to the clubs schol-
arship fund, which each year helps
q local girl.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Robert w. Blisses
Tea Hosts Today

The former United States Ambas-
sador to the Argentine and Mrs.
Robert Wood Bliss will entertain at
tea this afternoon for a number of
out-of-town guests who are in
Washington for the dance Mr.. and
Mrs. George Angus Garrett will give
this evening at the Sulgrave Club.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Dance Tuesday

The Washington section of the
National Council of Jewish Juniors
will hold its annual Embarrassing
dance at the Raleigh Hotel Tuesday
night instead of tomorrow, as previ-
ously announced in The Star.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Guild to Have Mass

The Blackfriars Guild will have
its usual communion mass prior to
the premiere of safe Crossing" at
the Dominican House of Studies at
9 o'clock tomorrow. TIE mass will
be followed by breakfast at the
States Restaurant.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Mrs. Adams Back

Mrs. Millicent Adams is returning
to her home in Takoma Park, Md,
today from Evansville, Ind, where
she has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. P. J. Refs, and other relatives
for two weeks.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Informal Luncheon

The Cuban Ambassador, Senor DR..
Pedro Martinez Fraga, will have
guests lunching informally with him
Monday. The Ambassador also was
host at an informal luncheon Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1940-11-30

In rural areas Of Oaxaca in Mexico
there is now only one doctor to
every $4,000 persons.
Evening star., 1940-11-30

Cabbages are being grown on .
railway platform In London.
Evening star., 1940-11-30
Miss Catherine Hill Bows
To Society at Tea Given
By Hiram Binghams
Dinner Party Follows
At Metropolitan Club
For Few of Friends

home Senator Mrs Hiram Bingham the
a marking
daughter Miss Catherine Hill Bingham
entertained dinner party at the Metropolitan Club for the dbuane
and her assistants other friends After the dinner the
yesterdays
buds Muriel Maddox.
and
Mrs Bingham and her daughter received in the beautiful drawing
their throughout the
the loneliness OF the surroundings where Miss Hn
prettie~ of the formal society
beautiful brocadd gown trimmed
mink white debuantes
with full skirt Of georgee with ghtfng
bodice taea which taneta
old-fashioned bouquet.
Alexander Phillips New York present to assist their mother
the Clarke who the former Miss Suzanne
striking gown green jacket
Evening star., 1940-11-30

subdeb parties already out for the
the dnner-dance to be given
by Codr pretty daughter
Club December 49,
Evening star., 1940-06-22
japanese
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will send Britain demand that
she stop arms traffic to China by
way of Burma and permit Japanese
inspectors there also
Some extremist elements in Japan
declare this nation must actually
occupy Indo-China and Burma to
protect her interests.
Proponents of closer relations
with Germany and Italy were FORE
stalled last year when the govern
ment declined to enter into a mil
itary alliance with the Axis powers.
Now these quarters declare that
German victories, plus a conviction
that Germany's ties with Soviet
Russia are not as strong as they
might appear, have strengthened
the movement toward some concrete
arrangements.
Japan and the United States have
had no formal trade relations since
January 26. when Washington de-
nounced their 29-year-old CONNER
cial treaty and placed business re-
lations on a day-to-day basis. The
United States repeatedly has de-
clared that any move to restore
formal trade relations must come
from Toxic.
Japanese reaction to President
Roosevelt's nomination of Henry l..
Stimson as Secretary of War gen.
orally was unfavorable.
The independent newspaper Yo-
miuri said that during the Japanese
conquest of Manchukuo, when Mr..
Stimson was Secretary of State, his
hatred of Japan was such that he
fairly heaped curses on Britain for
evading him when he wanted to at
tack Japan"
Asahi, also independent, predicted
that French capitulation would
hasten American efforts at rap
rochment with Japan but said such
attempts were "foredoomed to fail
ure, owing to Stimson."
Evening star., 1940-06-22

over the great destruction which
could be wrought upon her from
the air and, therefore, was particu-
larly worried over the probability
of the United States coming into
the war. For this reason, Hitler S
proposed European economic bloc is
particularly designed to Offset any
Anglo-American cooperation. espe-
cially If it should eventually become
a military alliance.
1t is evident, according to the
Nazi informant, that Hitler intends
to push his federation scheme and
the economic reorganization OF
Europe as fast as possible once an
agreement Of some kind has been
reached with France, and that he is
actuated in his desire to do this
speedily by fear of a change in
Americas neutrality position.
Once again the above information
is given for future reference, but
with the notion that events are
likely to substantiate it to a con-
siderable degree.
tCopyriEht, 1910, Chicago Daily News, Inc
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Germans Around Lyon
Are Reported Cut OFF

GENEVA, June % R.-French
sources reported today that German
troops in the vicinity of Lyon had
been cut off from Northern German
forces by closing of French lines
above them.
The southeastern French forces,
according to reports reaching the
Swiss border, are welding their hith-
erto separated armies in the upper
Rhone Valley and generally are nav
ing increased success with local
counter-attacks.
Motorized Units in Pocket.
German motorized units in Lyon
now stand in pocket amid reas-
sembling French forces which are
aided by fresh materiels from the
south, it was said. The French
were reported to have closed their
lines above Lyon across the Dombes
lakes and the Saone Valley to he
Auvergne mountains on the west.
West of Lyon German efforts to
take and hold Clermont-Ferrand,
with its big war industries, encount-
cred resistance stronger than any
before Verdun, it was said.
While the German mass occupa-
ton of French territories criss-
crossed by motorized columns reach
ed Brittany on the west, the eastern
mass occupation still was tagging in
the Champagne area northeast of
Paris.
This lag was said to be due to
fierce resistance of several hundred
thousand French troops locked up in
the Maginot forts of Northern Alsace
and Eastern Lorraine who were
holding out though attacked from
all sides,
Evening star., 1940-06-22

battleship, the Jean Bart, which
was ready for commissioning next
month, had been toWed to England.
Other adviceS stated that some
navy ships under construction at
Brest, France, had been destroyed
before the Nazi columns arrived.
Official confirmation was lacking,
however. In Berlin the newspaper
Der Angriff reported yesterday that
the Germans had seized two 350O0-
ton battleships under construction
at Brest-the Richelieu and the
Clemenceau.
Pointing out the difficulties con-
fronting Britain in servicing French
warships, naval engineers said Brit
ish and French naval guns were Of
different bores in many instances
and frequently were chambered diff
ferently as we'll. Ammunition used
in many French guns is not, there
fore, manufactured in Britain. The
British, likewise, lack great num-
ber of the dies, jigs and other tools
necessary to produce spare parts for
| French ships.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Mosquito Boat Row
Leads Senate 10 Vote
Curb on Transfers
Measure Would Require
Released Equipment Be
Certified os Surplus

The controversial mosquito boat"
transaction yesterday led the Sen.
ate to vote restrictions on the
transfer Of Army and Navy supplies
to other nations.
Inserted in legislation to expedite
naval shipbuilding, the measure
would require that the chief of naval
operations or Army chief of staff
certify before equipment is released
that it is surplus" and not es-
sential to national defense. The
Army and Navy would be required
to supply congressional committees
with copies of all contracts or or
ders for disposal of military equip
ment.
The proposal, made by Chairman.
Walsh, of the Senate Naval Com
mittee, followed criticism in Con-
gress of the Nays release of %
mosquito" torpedo boats to the,
Allies.
1t now goes to the House.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Berlin
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it made" said one spokesman, indi-
eating the loser had no other choice
but capitulation.
Extensive Damage Claimed.
While admitting that British
planes reached the outskirts of
Berlin, the German high command
claimed extensive damage by Ger
man bombers in England during
the three-day period. DNB, the Of
f1cial news agency, said great fires
were caused by hits on storage tanks
along the Thames and Humber yes
terday.
Other attacks were directed
against East English sea and air
bases, as well as anti-aircraft
searchlight batteries, DNB said.
The high command also claimed
many hits were scored in repeated
raids on Dillingham;, British arma-
ment center.
U-boat successes reported in
cluded the recent sinking of A.
686 tons Of Allied shipping, tor
pedoine OF the British troop ship
Ettrick, 1000 tons, and sub
marine attack on a British convoy
in which one ship was hit.
The Germans also claimed recent
huge seizures of booty, the capture
of more than 100000 prisoners in
France, and the occupation of the
important seaports in Brittany, ST.
Malo and Lorient.
Damage Held Immaterial.
Elsewhere the further dissolu-
ton" of French last-ditch resistance
was reported. Damage in the
Babelsberg raid was reported to be
"immaterial."
Residents of Babelsberg said the
bombs fell before an alarm was
heard.
Capital residents took the alarm
calmly, some complaining jocularly
that the raiders had selected the
shortest night of the year to spoil
20 minutes sleep.
The raid sirens first sounded at
1:40 am. and the thud Of anti-air-
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Mysterious Code
Messages Break
French Broadcast
81 the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, June o.
Mysterious code messages repeatedly
interrupted the French broadcast
from Toulouse and other French
national stations last night in the
midst of music programs or news
broadcasts.
The announcer, speaking in
French, would break into the pro-
gram, saying:
Halo! Halo! Mesdames, Mes
sieurs, I interrupt to transmit a
message.
Listen! Listen! C-R-B-X, CIR
Blk. Bernard Xavier, Bernard
Xavier"
Then he would count twice de-
Hberately from IL to so, inclusive.
Thereupon the program would be
resumed.
The announcer gave no hint
what the message meant.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Germany Plans to Run Trucks
With Wood-Burning Engines

new program. Scrap wood from va
rious industries also will be used.
The speed and power of motors
operated by gas generated from
burning wood was said to compare
favorably with those driven by gaso-
line or oil.
Government subsidies to speed up
the conversion are being offered in
the amount of about 1000 marks
(about $4O0) for Diesel-motored We
hicles and 600 marks ($240) for
gasoline engines.
The details of converting wood
into motor fuel have not been dis
closed.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Intact French Fleet
Reported Taken Over
By Great Britain
Guns Require Shells
Of Different Sizes;
Tools Also Lacking
BY the Associated Press.

Great Britain has taken over the
bulk of the French Fleet intact,
authoritative sources in the Capital
heard today, and with it the problem
Of servicing a navy whose NUM-
tions plants and machine shops are
largely in enemy hands.
Even as informed persons report
ed this Government had been ad-
viSed Of British acquisition of the
French warships, naval engineers
expressed the opinion that most of
the vessels would have only a short
term or reserve value to Great
Britain. Their immediate useful
ness, it was suggested, would be linz
tied by the amount of ammunition
and spare parts aboard, in accom-
panying auxiliaries or at French
colonial bases.
(The British Admiralty de-
clined to comment this morning
on the report of the transfer of
the French Fleet)
From Alexandria, Egypt, came
word from French official sources
that the French Mediterranean
battle fleet based there and the
Middle-East armies in Syria
would continue to fight beside
the British, regardless of Frances
decision on German peace terms.
French officers and. crews, it
was said, were unanimous in
declaring: 1--WE cannot quit now.
The fight must go on"
To make the French Fleet a per-
manent adjunct of the British Navy
engineers said, it would be neces-
sary for Britain to develop an en-
tlrely new induStry-a costly and
time consuming operation.
There was rejoicing among Allied
supporters. nevertheless, because
had the French Fleet fallen to the
enemy, the combined German, Ital-
ian and French Navies would have
outnumbered the British in battle.
ships and many other categories.
Furthermore, naval experts said
Germany was in position to com
mandeer supporting French indus.
try and compel production of am.
munition and replacement parts fol
seized French vessels. a..
Not only has the bulk of the
French Navy been taken over by
Great Britain, it was reported ir
reliable quarters here, but a large
number of French planes have been
flown to England and North Africa
Guns Of Different Bores.
These sources also said word had
been received that Frances newest
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Hull Cites Desire of u. S.
For Pacific Status Quo

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull called at
tention anew today to the desire of
the United States Government that
the status quo be maintained in the
Pacific area.
He did this at press conference
in response to questions about press
dispatches saying that Japanese
troops had occupied South China
areas across the border of the Brit
| ish Crown Colony at Hong Kong.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
1000 Americans Wall
Al French Frontier
To Flee Into Spain
Border May Be Closed;
Lodging Of Refugees
Problem to Portugal
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, June 22.-United States
Embassy sources disclosed last night
that 1000 or more Americans are
waiting at the French frontier for
permission to cross into Spain.
The Embassy sent Second Secre-
tary j. H. Morgan and Clerk
Charles Gilbert from Madrid and
Vice Consul David M. Smythe from
Bilbao to San Sebastian to assist
the Americans, many of whom are
expected to be without money be-
cause of French exchange regula-
tionS.
May Close Frontier.
There were reports that Spain
might close the frontier soon, bar
ring the way to thousands who are
fleeing from France, but official cir
cles in Madrid disclaimed knowledge
Of such move.
GA German radio broadcast,
heard in New York by the Ma
tlonal Broadcasting Co., said the
border at San Sebastian already
was closed, but this was not con-
flrmed.)
The American Embassy reported
it had no accurate information on
the number of American refugees,
but pointed out that those remain
ing in Europe had been gradually
funneling down into Southern
France ahead of the German Army
advance.
Hundreds were said to be in Biar-
ritz, st. Jean de Luz and Hendaye.
Thousands in Portugal.
Portuguese authorities were re-
ported becoming worried over how
to feed and lodge the thousands of
refugees of various nationalities who
are moving into that country as
rapidly as they can cross Spain.
Among notables who crossed
into Spain in the last "a hours
were Moraes Sarmento, Portuguese
writer; Jorge Helanez, Colombian
diplomat; Princess Helene Broglie
OF France and the Grand Duke of
Luxembourg with a retinue of 80.
The staff of the Daily Mail of
Paris and other newspapermen of
various nationalities also entered.