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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Parties Numerous for Visitor
Here From Chicago, I'll.
Pa Zi-Tss Guest q Fpsfef,ss isfr ana mir
Percy Ouenon; Fefed at luneheons. Dinners

visitor from Chicago H. who is being much feted this
month Mrs Ray thinner the former Miss Dorothy Quenon
Many parties including uncheons and dinners have been
given in Mrs Zimmers honor since her arrival here and
still other affairs being planned.
Mrs thinner left Wednesday for few days visit in
Seattle where she will be with relatives and friends will
be bridesmaid at the marriage of cousin Mr. Lester
Jerome Bish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Motor South on Extended
Vacation Irip

Miss Marie johnson and Miss
Florence Morrison left on Sunday
by motor for California where they
will be house guests of Miss Nor
risons sister. They were accom-
panied south by Miss Morrison's
father, Mr.. Joseph Morrison, and
Mr.. Donald Neff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23

Engagement of Miss Willems
To Mr.. Borhek Is Revealed

Party at Home Of Brde-EIecf's Parents Wednesday Is
Occasion foF Announcement 5y Sail 5os Enthusiasts
Betroha of Miss FRANCISCAN Wlems, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Ray NJ Wlems, to Mr. Edward E. Borhek son of
Mr. and Mrs Roland <. Borhek. announced at an in
formal gathering Wednesday evening the home Miss
Wilems' parents
The announcement was made at the supper table where
the centerpece sailboat floating of matrimony
unfured its sails to reveal the of the bethrothed
Both Miss Wiems and Mr. Borhek ardent saboat
enthusiasts The table decorations carried this
motive with miniature sailboats made of clam shells,
place cards.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
KIDNEYS
MUST REMOVE
EXCESS ACIDS
Help Is Miles of Kidney Tubes
Flush Out Poisonous Waste

n you have an excess Of acids In your blood.
your Is miles Of kidney tubes may be over
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When disorder Of kidney function permits
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
They Dined
And Danced

The home Of Mary Elizabeth
Elkins OF Anderdon avenue was the
scene OF very gay supper par
" last Sunday evening, given in
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Simpson. who were married recent
ly. Bridge and dancing were the
main features OF the evening.
The table centerpiece consisted
OF large glass dish filled with
minute. white frosted cup CAKES
and thanked on either side by bowls
OF white hydrangas. Barbecued
sparerbs. cabbage slaw, potato
chips. and iced tea was served to
the guests.
Those present included Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Timbers. Jr., Maria wear
ing a white sharkskin suit with
mink accessories: Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldo Beck Carolyn very chic in
red and white silk print: Mary Wee
Graham. wearing rose spun rayon.
with pleated skirt and white carv-
cd buttons down the front. Connie
Showers, who wore blue creme
dress trimmed In white: Bob Cocker.
Martha Brady. cool looking in
pink rayon: Howard Tandy. Jr.,
Marguerite Williams, quite sophisii-
Gated in white and gray chiffon
coat dress: Ellsworth Whaley. who
Is Marguerite's house guest from
South Carolina. wore tan and white
silk print; Charles Covington. Earl
Davis, Bud Elkins. and Henry
Roberts. The hostess was very
charming in brown and white silk
print dress. Mrs. Simpson wore n
white lace blouse and black skirt.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
AParty :? /?
Yes, For You
My Dear (!

According to Mrs. A. f. Thomas
it's mighty fine TO have fond hus-
band and two doting sons who not
only remember ones birthday. but
also plan and execute surprise
party for one. without a body's
even knowing about II.
Tuesday. July l6 was Mrs. Thorn
as birthday and she accepted quite
eagerly son Sans and Margaret.
McCall's invite 10 the circus. never
dreaming that her husband. pr. A.
F.. Thomas, and her other son, Dr.
A. F.. Jr.. were Just dying for her
10 leave the house so that they
could hiring birthday cake. flow
ers. gifts. music and lots OF good
food and drink down into her
swank red and blue mirrored rec
reation room.
So when Mrs. Thomas returned
from the circus and walked into the
darkened recreation room To hear
a new record the boys had for her.
she was speeches. with surprise
when lights flooded the room and
gay crowd chorused Happy
Birthday to you"
Among the gift bearers. litter
bugs. cake-eaters. and revelors--
they did revel far into the night
and Mrs. Thomas with them in
spite OF her remarks about being
sleepy after three hours OF gazing
az trapeze swingers and trained
bears-were: George Taylor. Ma
ZION and Marjorie Carter. Dr. F.. a.
Carter Allene and Tom NcCamp-
he'll. Dr and Mrs. Joe Thomas. Jr..
Helen Thomas. Evelyn Davis. Herb
Simms with pert KAY Rell OF New
ark. Or. and Mrs. Boynton Milton.
with their two charming house
guests. Gloria RAYMOND ~ Flint
and Alma Gardenia 1she's lovely
as flower TOO Of New Orleans.
Nancy Jameson. pretty Christine
Johnson. guest al the j. F. Mccall
maison: Marietta Posey. who left
right after the party for her home
in Kansas City; Edith Hall. Or.
Rudolph Porter OF Austin. Texas.
who only had eyes for Jeanne Cole
Mr. and Mrs Lyman Burris. Ernest
Fisher, who found much pleasure
in being bartender: DR. and Mrs.
Walter Harmon and DR.. and Mrs.
Gil Edwards.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Son of India
Royalty Feted
The Yankee Way

All the way from romantic Cal
cutta. India came Harold Manning.
native OF those paris, 10 he the
guest Of Miss Winfield Hicks for
the last fortnight Needless TO say.
Mr. Manning enjoyed himself i'm
mensely while here. for gracious
Miss Hickson was an ideal hos
tess.
Before he moved on with his tour
OF these United States. a farewell
party was given for him at the club
Midway. Among those 10 wish him
happy sailing were Mrs. Bertha
Livingstone. George Hemmett. Yer
mol Smith OF Toledo. Toki Walker.
OF Kentucky: Alonzo Macdonald,
Adolphus O'Neil and Mr.. Patton.
While visiting the Motor city
Mr.. Manning met host OF friends
including Mrs. Paula Yourg who
misc is visiting with Miss Hicks.
In his tour. Mr. Manning will
visit Buffalo. New York, Chicago.
Boston and philadelphia.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Miami Beckons

With a yearning for the home
shores OF Florida Mrs. Alfred Jenk-
ms has returned homeward after
pleasant visit in Detroit. Mrs.
Jenkins. OF Bradenton, Fla, was
the house guest OF her relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Keenon. 57eS
Brush street She enjoyed her stay
In the Motor city visiting and max
Ing new friends.
A bon voyage party was given nv
her cousin. Those present we're:
Mesdames Sarah Curry, Julia
Chambers, Fredda Booth. Bertha
Marshall. Bessie Star. Miss Thel-
ma Cheeseborough. Messrs. Will
liam Greene. Williams Sewers. Wal
ter Powers. Ernest Allen. Jen Har-
ris and Mr.. Brooks.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Reverberations From Idlewild

Much ~ the
he Buttons OK their
recall with pride ne superdeux July which
Minnie ~"ndes f,r sixteen me ile
Idevid Neither The City
been VII chic fashonahe
ard down Mnres beach
other beach toys They PLAYED pictures
best Of all They souvenirs
as balloons sailhoa Other
pefroers the melee Mariel Mur
tauEhers ~ me j. J. Mtlendons The G.
Ian and Taash and Young hopcfuls
Henry Taaerros Others the list hailed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

ers priced rock garden and a club
by little Peter Pan, standing in the
bird bath.
Tiny. sophisticated. Miss Nc
Broom, who is a student at ITALIA
dega college, was quite a gracious
little hostess. She wore a cool blue
print. Part OF the refreshments she
served were OF her own cooking.
Responding to Eva's invites were
set OF pretty shrewd debbies The
girls had II in their pretty heads
to chat rather than play according
to Culbertson. so. without too much
reluctance they adjourned the
bridge session for CAB fest But
this was not until marguerite Will
liams in very good looking grey
print worn with huge red straw
hat won first prize-sweet Alice
Stanton who inherited her mothers
calm way OF taking home bridge
awards, took the second prize. some
busting powder. Emmetta Morton
also following in her mamma :
foot steps was given utility case
for her purse.
The other young Misses were:
Marjorie Greenidge. Frances Raj
ford. whose white pique and lace
frock caused no little comment.
Jeanne Cole. Carolyn Dunbar, June
Dickens. Marjorie Carter. Mary
Elizabeth Elkins, Mary Sypert. Lot
tie Stockell. Margaret Mccall and
Ellsworth Whaley. who Is Mar
guerite williams lovely guest from
Orangeburg. sc.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Here's One For The Records

How folk keep exciting without telling soul; IS
getting ready
Tor her Eddie June % that she didn't
E'hel and the Tilt in
an ny wedding
had o. her
sco William Meadows married Rowing Green Not soul
after Eh had passed around her
fca Now. everybody the is
"oh- didn't or all those smiles just
for Jane And kd she thinks he's
quite the incest
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Silver Foxes. Plus F..

DIV / UAVS, I IJS
Quite NE most talked ~ Weekend visitor Detroit Marva
Louis. past
little flror the n The with all Of her silks
ssns and fur that while Mrs Joe these
rsrfs she charged from fashionable o another no less than
forty ircudnE TIE foaes plan live
and will take small they afford anything
large roes,' Ru' nforman something
~ the "Y could stunning
robe
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Trdveloque

Or. and Mrs. c. C. Constable n,
returned to the city after speuts
an enjoyable visit in New ym,
where they attended The wm,
Fair and Montreal. Their nsu..,
has returned with them from M
York for a two-week visit
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

We may be fhe only The thought
OF Tree nkers think what hy but the local haired
June Dickens docs hear striking
Ford IT, the former Ann Mcdonnell
The sunday copies % the daily and
story
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

The Inevitable ScaIDer
You colc have oHd with feather
told of s'st eseiEsr public gave the
tickets he oosetse among crowd and
sold them over He and Htr have least
Train golnsr
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Then there the Of The obseryant who
proving what newly purchased grde
It's owner said THAT oNEwAYsLIP certainly
dhourht she many
slip into the things
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Petite Jennie rnsr tossing her cars and complaining OF not
sleep ~ nighlitng she's TO- but
tnr would e rest but she's in
awful rush she's wokinr
on
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

New uses for apirns and colaswhen
payable before the h local carefully
aches starters front OF
hottie Dossns before beginning
the task OF deciding which bill he evade this time
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

genial ht insisted guests on the finer neces
OF his sit down
well high uncertain vintage
ing And III just s in this Louis XIV Did proe
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Thunder on the Social Front
BY The Little Corporal


We knew who thar could win
SATURDAY when their closing
those who had the highest total
year surprising that exotic
Thslma Hoason ear1 antique gold ear
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Deb Greets Friends
At Bridge Luncheon

the most exciting to let the one . Ma
after at school is TO give partyand
a party II Well those Just Fv, NJ
she fifteen TO an an,
home Josephine glimpse at her r
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Society Shows Her
PettiCOat ;.

Two local ladies the carefully
their insignificant when
them Michigan
Excuse thought geography a required
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

spoken r that's going up on
his-come every club
Would substitute 10 play for absen-
credit Cute Edith
meet asked Lucy Jones TO sub and
whbang that the yearly totals we're
Gladys had nosed Teen ol' the last lap Alberta Raord
aNard she would take home
prize exquisite pillow sps-aud she
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

darper young some time
the husband chicago lovees
Miss katherine Tshhs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis Of w
Harding are leaving Friday o.
motor trip in their new car 10 W.
relatives and friends in Cleyelsii
Ohio. Pittsburgh, IA. and WnH'
ing. VIVA, and other points o.
fnrnef
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Mrs. Willie Mae Cook. Mrs. On,
Perry. Mrs. l.eora Rrown. M
Izola Miller and Mrs. Kitty Rasw.
ry have returned from a motor 4,
10 Nashville. Tenn.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Mrs. Yolande Maddox Of s3,g
Kirby street left Sunday for q
weeks OF study at the William Hs.
man School Of Singing. New Yct
Mrs. Maddox Is a graduate Of NJ
Detroit Conservatory Of Music N
is a member Of the Rho Sin
chapter OF Sigma Gamma Rho .
rority.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

rings she's heen a.hankerns for. for long long time
Weren't the leas, bt shocked at her winning the sec
ond prize for the lady eiiher-some mighty dainty
gnesf towels Edith WATSON who's sslways beiitling
her ability. que'lv accepted the second yearly award
"a coveted beverage set With coasters But the
shock Was that Mistress GLADYS QUEENS. who's been
in washington Tor 70 these many moons. came in for
third place after nip and tuck race with Teen John
son who Was so sure she'd he n the winnings. that
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Johndell Russell Of Alger Az
nue. returned TUESDAY after srss'
ing a week with Miss Inei sr'i
AT the summer cottage Of her y
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Sr'n
al Brighton. Mich.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
The Stag Line Suffers Another Loss

The q vinome D6Nh ayee Thomas announce me en-
gaserent ot that charming sonng Miss % Jim sims.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Mrs. Fannie pegram Of yanccui
avenue left Tuesday. July 2 for |,
two weeks visit with relaiivssh
Petersburg, Va. and PHILADELPHIA
PA
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
Your Dreams Of Beauty Care Come Try

q dependable "eomp''.i
protection" osoin'i the '0v0 's.sI
ihe years skin-roOshen'0S"''
KIshhy Beauty Mai
s.fo,. retiring tonight ~. s,1
cIeonse your foes with pos
White Cleansing creon''
Block and White Cold c .''s
leave u on oil night poo ~
Win. seov,y crsOm' are -,
Iot sizes OF FIVE and ten , : ~
IN Jorge 2st si1's by oil 81
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Miss Lucille Gordon Of 81. Lon
Is the guest of the Novels Of SEQ
ten avenue. while Miss Gladys Cn
nels another 81. I.ouisian is ylstu
Miss Mable windrow Of King su
nue..
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Or. Clark Of IroQuoie avenue
enjoying a visit from his two brcH
ers OF Augusta. Ga
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Women everywhere foIk
obovf This drsom : ereom
lERE Is q beovfy ereom worthy
~ Of perfect loveliness Itself -
The lovelinsss ihof omozes men and
holds their charlottesville lowell
ness ihof every woman wants for
her very own. Here truly, Is the
cream Of your dreoms"-ihe
cream that Is making dreoms OF
beovfy core come true.
Afrosronf bose for powder and
mcks-Up. Block and White von-
ishine Cream Is something more.
TOOL enhoneesihe smooih-eIineine.
Ione-Iosiine IoveIiness Of your foee
powder. And together with Block
and White foes powder Il forms
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Nelson Burke Of Washinrtn,
DC. motored to Detroit last wed
to see his mother who lives Z
Caniff avenue.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20

Miss Elizabeth Cook Of wetuns
ka, Ala, Is in Detroit visiting "
brothers and their wives. Mr., al
Mrs. Solberry Cook and Mr. Al
Mrs. James Cook on Log cah
avenue. Miss Cook Is a teacher i
the high school ~ Weiumpka. "A
Evening star., 1940-10-06

home town routine. Now they were COncen-
trated army moving up for action. My petty
problem of trying to feed a little fishing party
seemed like two-plus-two compared to COM
picated problem in Enstein mathematics.
is it still true" asked the military ex-
pert, that an army marches on its stomach
oh, absolutely" he said More than ever,
in fact In fast, mobile action. bitzhieg.
the service of supplies must function without
hitch. That's the Ouartermaster' job.
He dropped off where he could get good
view of operations; rode on past the last
closely packed line of trucks. and out to a
field where huge stack of cordwoOd half hid
a small city of brown tents. The soldier who
was driving pulled the car up into the field
beside sign marked "Ouartermaster Head
quarters" and stopped. Here you are he
said. Divisional headquarters for the Inner
Man.
Business as UsvoI
] LOOKED around for the scene of hectic
activity and confusion that had expected
to find. Three trucks. backed up to storage
tents, were being loaded. A lieutenant walked
around, calmly overseeing the job. bored
looking sergeant checked off consignments on
a shipping ticket. This might have been the
branch shipping station of some industry that
had been operating with the same routine for
years and years - this field depot that had
been thrown together overnight on the edge
of COW pasture.
walked over to the headquarters tent, in
troduced myself and asked for information.
''Who figures out how much of what is to go
where" demanded. And how do you know
it's going to be right"
''All we have to know said the officer. lis
how many men there are in each of the outfits
in our division. and where they are In
another tent near by he showed me map on
which the movements of the various units
we're kept recorded as reports came in from
the field That 50 we'll know where to send
the trucks" he said ''As for what is to go in
the trucks, well d. E" He picked up mimeo
graphed sheet of paper. Here's tomorrow's
menu, >" he said This was worked out weeks
ago - long before we ever got here. There's
different menu for every day, and that menu
goes to all the troops in the area"
looked at the menu. Breakfast the next
day, noted was to consist Of 100 oranges;
beet ste,c Us pounds beef, 20 pounds potatoes,
1212 pounds carrots, 5 pounds onions) dry
toast go pounds bread; butter g pounds;
coffee Is pounds coffee, 10 pounds sugar,
cans milk ; fresh milk 400 half-pint bottles)."
That is figured for hundred men," the
officer explained. Everything was bought on
the basis of those menus, and it is issued each
day. All we have to do is to break down our
bulk shipment and divide it among our units
50 that each one will get the right amount to
feed its men,
began to realize, right then, that military
efficiency isn't just an empty phrase IN the
United States Army. followed the system
back through the little railroad junction that
served as one of the many railroads in the
area Where half dozen freight cars were
being mloaded to fleet of trucks represent
Evening star., 1940-10-06
bv Arthur Bartlett

The military expert who rode out with me
from Press Headquarters was full of infor
nation about tactics. But somehow my mind
kept going back to fishing expedition on
which had once had charge of supplies and
had miscalculated, by about two days ra-
tons, the appetites that outdoor activities
will arouse. kept thinking what job it must
be to feed all these men - thousands of men
dumped almost overnight into rural coun-
tryside, far from normal sources of supply.
A few days before, most of them had been
civilians - bank clerks, mechanics, farm
hands, statesmen - scattered in the towns and
cities of dozen states, following their normal
Evening star., 1940-10-06

~oR mile after mile we had been passing
p truckloads of troops. Hundreds and hun
. dreds of trucks, almost jamming into each
other. Artillery trucks hauling cannon. lnfan-
try trucks loaded to the bulging point with
rife-bearing soldiers. Signal Corps trucks with
their equipment for rigging telephone and
telegraph lines. Officers in reconnaissance
cars. Here and there an ambulance.
This was war" - in quotation marks be-
cause these were American troops, on Ameri
can soil. Victory was to be decided by um-
pires rather than by bullets in this biggest,
most ar-f1ung war-m-quotation-m ever
waged in the United States