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Evening star., 1940-10-06

f-the MILL either OF course all read about families
drifting apart and busting up all the place. Some
folks to think there's many of em that it's
going to ruin the whole country. But don't believe it
adds up to much It's something like trains the way
it There's hundreds of trains running safe and sound all
the country every day. And they don't get into the
news. But let of them smash up and there's head
lines.
Its the way with families Nobody1 write piece
about family Winding business sticking
together and helping each other isn't news
My dad farmer He used to say that when
of harnessed stumbes, the rest steady him till he
gets back his feet The the team the better
In average bunch of folks the odds against all of
them having hard going at If you're all pulling to-
gether the bunch whole isn't likely to have too
tough time. Especially when you're born in the team
You have your homemade relief It's natural social
security, sort of.
And don't mind telling you its darn happy way to
live too"
He grinned and handed me my shoes. paid him. That
was all he wanted of me- That all could do for the
family partnership.
doing business with responsible executive of an
important going basic unit of American society
and government.
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Last year of high school, eh?' l said. What's he
planning to do next?
The shoemaker smiled again, and there pride in
that smile He's going to be engineer, he told
Wants to build bridges, he says. And if that boy wants
to build bridges that's fine with me-
Have you got him entered for engineering course?
asked Even phrased the question was remembering
that engineering long and grueling and
pensive and engineering scholarships hard to get.
Eds principal tells the boy ackajack at figures
and should 60 to engineering school, Pete said. Figuring
is what engineering takes It'll take figuring for
too, managing it. We're not millonaires."
! THOUGHT of several wealthy men who might perhaps
be interested if the boy proved really promising There
people able to give bright boys lift, ventured
got halfreproachul look from dark, humorous eyes.
Pete made baton of his hammer
"Sure, there are folks who can help he agreed He
counted them off with the hammer. Eds pa is one.
That's His ma is His older brother is another.
suppose seemed bit dashed He chuckled.
'Holeng for helps the first thing folks think of
in jam. Like when lost my job after the shoe factory
busted My wife had been aing after the little shaver
born Doctorng had shot my roll The neighbors said
we ought to apply for relief"
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Nope Only one." said Pete. I'll do all
the committing backward sort of. from the
city to here. Well quit the house here for
fiat near Eds college. can get here to the
shop by eight in the morning and back there
by eight at night 1t works out slick. Well
all be together evenings. same as ever
His look challenged me to pick any flaw in
that
That's what makes going concern of
family - being partners. And | don't figure
Evening star., 1940-10-06
bY GaxTel Smith

Pete laughed reminscently; but then he said firmly:
I'VE don't need relief Not penny. We got a family,
But began, isn't that just the trouble? You've
got to support them, haven't you?
I'VE don't put it that way, Pete demurred. I'VE say
got to support Families partners my dad used
to tell me when | kid on the farm Take when
began here. My brother had job when lost mine and
he had little coin lid BY He bought these tools and
paid shop rent till got going and paid him back.
That was mighty good of him. | said.
Pete put extra emphasis into hammer blow.
1OOD. nothing He's my brother isn't he? As matter
of fact it through him you he lives in New
York that able find first class engineering
school for Ed That's at Cooper Union where you don't
have pay tuition But there fees books and whanot
And Edl have to dress lot better How do we do it:
Well his older brother will help for And his mother
too She's found job in dress factory The older boy
and she committing to the city every day now
But thatT be three Communication tickets to buy when
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2 COT acquainted with Peter Wade through pair of
rubber heels. 1t my first visit to his sone-man
. oobbler shop suburban railway station
surprised to find the place still running When opened
year before the station agent had given it about
two months
He can't buck the big outfits downtown the agent
had prophesed Might scrape along if he had nobody
to feed but himself. But he's feeding five
The scraping tough could see, Wades scant and
obviously secondhand equipment was clean and in order
but much mended That went too for the lean gnome of
a man at the bench and for the bright-eyed small
watching him. There too few customers shoes in
evidence But the nqurng grin Peter gave easily
his pale intelligent face. 1t spread almost his bald
spot mentioned my need of new rubber heels
Fix you in just jiffy. Ladys in hurry for these
soles, he said.
fascinated by the deft, almost loving way Pete
handled leather. He hadn't stretched the 'ffy" much
when he gave the finished shoes to the boy
There you partner. Take em to Mrs. Blakes
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MOVE. Recently we mentioned chess game
which an American and an Engishman had
been playing by mail for over three years.
Between the last two moves nine countries
had been conquered. Would the Brtisher 60
on with the game? Knowing the tenacity of
the English character. we thought he would,
bombs or no bombs. We we're right His postal
reached the American player Herman Ried
the middle of August, on the day when Hitler
said the war might last for five years. If it
does, We predict that when 1T ends. the chess
game will still be going on.
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Fine looking boy" l remarked as the
youngster went out. Got any more like
him."
Two more" said Pete. Both older. The
oldest ones in business - which is to say
he's got job in New York. The in-between
one - names Ed - is finishing high school
here this year
Already Pete was busy on my shoes, ripping
the old heels off. l watched the swift, sure
movements of his hands. While l wriggled
my toes started to make conversation.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

bombs or no bombs. We we're right His postal
reached the American player. Herman Ried,
the middle of August, on the day when Hitler
said the war might last for five years. If it
does We predict that when IT ends, the chess
game will still be going on.
SPECTACLE. Not that it really makes much
difference but did you know that it was
dignifed bishop who saw the first pink ele-
phant2 We hasten to add however that this
particular bishop was the creation of P. g.
Wodehouse in his story The Bishops
Move" Under the influence of a nerve tonic
for elephants, Wodehouses bishop painted
statue pink - and added the phrase pink
elephants" to the language.
WINGS An issue Of the Illustrated London
News published in the thick of the air war on
Britain, carried war pictures and colored
photographs of the King. Backing page of
AFRAID pictures, an article on swallows and
swifts is given full page. The piece is beau
tifully written 1t begins: "A great JOY during
the gorgeous weather which prevails at the
time am writing is to watch the swallows
and swifts careering like flights of arrows
across the sky. Not forgetting the war planes.
the British could pause to enjoy the flight of
birds
VERDICT. Harper Leech. Chicago newspaper
man. tells this story about Private John
Allen, oolorful congressman from Tupelo.
Mississippi during the 1905:
While visiting another state Private John
attended dinner given in his honor by some
former citizens of Tupelo who had gone West
for one reason or another. In his speech to
them, Private John said: 1t is great pleas
ure to find all these former Tupelo men out
here find some of you are judges. Some of
you are bank presidents I'm glad to see you
do 50 we'll But, boys, if you had only stayed
at home and stuck it out, the verdict would
have been not guilty."
4 4
ABOUT THE COVER. The young man
wrestling with the problems of navigation is
Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Charles W. Fell
United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant
Fell graduated from Annapolis in 1884. M.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Convention
OF Sorority
Ends Tonight
Gamma Phi Beta
Members to Give
Formal Banquet

Jean Dickinson of the Metro
politan Opera Co. and radio singer
will be one of three distinguished
members Of the Gamma Phi Beta
sorority who will entertain at the
formal banquet tonight which will
conclude the sorority's 4lst con-
vention at Wardman Park Hotel.
Grace Weymer, head of the harp
department Of Syracuse Univer-
sity, will give selection, and Alice
Ringing Coerper, writer, mono
loguist and member of the famous
Ringing family, will read some OF
her original monologues.
In the afternoon the delegates
will elect officers and consider invi-
rations for the 1912 convention
which will be held somewhere in
New England. Round table discus
sions were held this morning and
plans considered for founders day
which is celebrated November IL.
The Washington Alumnae Chap
ter will be hostess at the banquet,
with its president, Mrs. Paul c.
Whitney, sharing the duties of toast
mistress with Mrs. H. A. Mathiesen,
also of the Washington group.
Mrs. Whitney, who as Barbara
Whitney is we'll known as a local
poet, has written the entire pro-
gram In poetry. She will introduce
the honor guests.
Hundreds of carnations, the So
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ham, Wash. The Rev. DR.. j. Will
son Sutton, the rector, oficiated
Because OF the absence OF her
father. the bride was given In mar
riage by Mr.. Maxwell Stewart OF
| New York, a close friend of the
family. She wore French gown Of
mist white mousSeline de sole and
lace, matching hat and French
bouquet of pastel shades.
Mrs. Lawrence Ulvestad of East
Orange, NJ j., was matron of honor.
She wore period frock of eegshell
chiffon sprigged with garden flowers
over yellow taffeta. picture hat,
and carried spring flowers.
Cr. Lawrence Ulvestad was best
man. Ushers were Mr.. Amzi Alvin
Mclaughlin of East Orange. N. j..
and Mr.. Carl Edmund Hintz of
Washington.
A reception at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Lawrence Ulvestad of East
Orange, N. j., followed the cere-
mony.
AAAO VA AAC wac &ihludLSu 1IOIH
Whitman College, Walla Walla,
Wash, and Columbia University.
She has been assistant dean of
women at the University of Mary
land for the last three years. Mr..
Sells is graduate of the University
OF Washington and is a member of
Theta Chi Fraternity. After motor
trip through New England and
Canada Mr. and Mrs. Sells will be
at home in Seattle, Wash.
Among the QUITO town guests at
the wedding were Miss Adele Hagner
Stamp. DR.. and Mrs. Harold Benja-
min. DR.. and Mrs. John Jenkins,
Miss Gwendolyn Drew, Miss Grace
Lee, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, DR..
and Mrs. Clyde Everson, DR.. Otis
Lancaster. Miss Elizabeth Narrower,
Miss Estella Baldwin. Miss Vienna
Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams,
Miss Edith Brechbill of College
Park, Md. and Miss Helen Manley
of st. Louis.
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rority flower, will be used In the
decorations for the program. which
Is known as the carnation banquet
Further developing the motif, menus
have been printed with carnations
perfumed ink. Bun and brown
candles, in the sorority colors, will
provide attractive lighting effects.
Mrs. william Dehn OF Seattle,
Wash, is the retiring president of
the organization which was founded
at Syracuse University in 1874.
During Its sessions, which opened
Saturday, the sorority has presented
= check OF $500 TO the American
Red Cross and has established "a
camp vacations for underprivileged
children.
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Summer 'naturalF Knox Nat
urol Pananna with it's SUM- shading
brin ond handsomely blocked
crown Of fine, even weave. Pug
gree bond. A Raleigh ExcIu-
sive ------------$5
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white orchids. Miss Anne Douglass,
sister OF the bride, was maid Of
honor. Miss Douglass wore q yellow
marquisette dress with a motif of
green leaves appliqued on the skirt
and with this she wore Vatican
hat. The other attendants were
Miss Margaret Sagar, Miss Jane
Turner, Miss Beatrice Brown, Mrs.
Robert H. Maxwell, all OF Green
wich, Conn; Miss Jane Messenger Of
Milwaukee, Miss Nancy Swan Of
New York, Miss Betty Jane Craner
OF Binghamton, N. Y; Miss Jean
Clifford OF Shipman, Va. They were
dressed in marquisette dresses of
yellow and green and wore Vatican
hats. Their arm bouquets were Of
mixed yellow and white flowers. The
flower girl was little Janet Fish
Douglass. sister of the bride.
Mr.. Messenger had as his best man
his brother. Mr.. Grant H. Messenger
OF Milwaukee. Wis. The ushers were
Mr.. John B. Messenger of Milwaukee,
Mr.. John Gribbel, I'd, OF Philadel-
phia: Mr.. John B. S. Campbell. Gin
cinnati; Mr.. Gilbert H. Scribner.
Chicago; Mr.. William H. sweeney.
jr., st. Paul; Mr.. Edward H. sey-
mour, Mr.. Robert H. Maxwell, both
OF Greenwich. and Mr.. Philip L.
Hovey, Bronxville, N. Y.
Mrs Raymond Treadwell Fish.
mother OF the bride, gave a large
wedding reception at the Round Fill
Club, at Greenwich. The bride is 4
graduate Of Rosemary Hall and at.
tended Vassar College. The BRIDE
groom was graduated from the Hill
School and from the Shefield
Scientific School of Yale University
where he was a member of st.
Anthony and the Torch Honor
Society. The bride is the grand.
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs,
Othis Henderson Cutler of Suffern.
N Y. She has spent her vacations
with her father in Washington.
where she has many friends.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Miss Margaret Cumberland
Married to Mr., Joseph Redmond,

The Ballston Presbyterian Church
in Arlington, Va, was the scene of
the wedding Saturday afternoon of
Miss Margaret Cumberland, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence G.
Cumberland, and Mr.. Joseph Paul
Redmond. son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel G. Redmond of Nc
Lean, Va. The bride is a grand
daughter of the late Mr.. John Car
rington, formerly deputy chief en-
gineer of the District of Columbia
Fire Department The Rev. DR..
Strock, rector of the church, off,
ciated before the altar, which was
decorated with palms and white
gladioluses.
Mr.. Cumberland escorted his
daughter and gave her in marriage.
The bride made a pretty picture
in her wedding gown of white slipper
satin and lace. Her lovely illusion
veil was arranged in halo effect and
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Weddings
Continued From Page B-3.)

o'clock with Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld officiating. The floral ar
rangements were unusually effective
There was an improvised altar of
palms and flowers fianked by four
candelabra and the couple stood
under an arbor of Gala lilies.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and she wore a
Molyneaux model of white satin,
made with a heart-shaped neck
line, long sleeves and a full train.
Her veil of tulle fell from coronet
of lace and she carried trailing
bouquet of white English Stephano
and lilies Of the valley with center
Of purple orchids.
Mrs. Otis Springs was the ma
tron of honor. She wore a gown
Of hyacinth blue mousseline de sole
with bowknot inserts of pink lace.
Her hat was of hyacinth blue, of
picture design and trimmed with
pink satin streamers She carried
an arm bouquet of blue delphinium
and pink roses.
Miss Marjorie Rosenthal, a sister
Of the bride, was maid of honor
She was attired in a costume like
that of the matron of honor.
Lilly Sally Rosenthal, 7-year-old
sister of the bride, was the flower
girl. She wore a long pink net dress,
poke bonnet of natural straw
trimmed with hyacinth blue flowers
and carried basket filled with pink
roses and forget-me-nots
Mr.. Seymour Mintz was the best
man.
A wedding breakfast was held in
the Chinese room of the hotel i'm
lnediately after the ceremony.
The bride attended the Madeira
School and was graduated this
month from Ohio State University
Mr.. Stein is graduate of George
Washington University Law School
He is engaged in the practice of law
In Washington
Out-of-toWn guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. I. Victor Stone of Ventnor, N
j.; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Alexen-
berg, also of Ventnor; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin L. Rich and Miss Edith Rich
of Schenectady, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman Raveson of Dobbs Ferry,
N. Y; DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Kempter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney Winter
of Chambersburg, Pa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Katzenberg of Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Stein will make their
home in the Westchester Apart
ments on their return from a we'd
ding trip.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Philadelphia
Wedding
OF Interest
Miss Mary Harvey
Is Married to
Mr.. Landvoigt, Jr.

The wedding in Philadelphia yes
terday of Miss Mary Helen Harvey
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lewis Harvey, jr., of that city, and
MIR. Thomas Elmer Landvoigt, jr.,
son of Mrs. Landvoigt of Washing
ton and the late Mr.. Landvoigt.
Is of particular interest here. He
1andvoigt is grandson of the
late Mr.. William H. Landvoigt,
prominent journalist and dramatic
critic in Washington until his death
q few years ago.
The ceremony was performed In
st. Marys Church in Philadelphia,
the rector, the Rev. William Stin-
son, officiating at 4:30 o'clock and
was followed by reception in the
home of the brides parents.
Mr.. Harvey escorted his daugh-
ter, and her wedding gown was of
white satin made with a tight
bodice which had low sweetheart
neckline and short puffed sleeves.
The skirt, which feel into a long
train, was pleated at the waistline.
Her long tulle veil was held by a
coronet of lace and she carried rose
buds and lilies of the valley.
Miss Jocelyn Landvoigt
Junior Maid of Honor.
Miss Jocelyn Landvoigt. sister
of the bridegroom. was Junior maid
of honor and Miss Elizabeth Miller
of Philadelphia was maid of honor.
They were dressed alike, in pink
narquisette made over taffeta of
the same shade, the tight bodices
having low heart-shaped necklines
and short sleeves having narrow
ruff1es, which were trimmed with
full skirts which were gathered to
the bodices at the waistline. Their
leehorn straw hats had pink
streamers and they carried clusters
of pink roses, blue delphinium, pale
yellow daisies, lavender larkspur
and gypsophila.
Miss Betty Lynch of Wilson, N. c.;
Miss Mary Wilson Glenn of Lin
colnton, N c.; Miss Sally Riegner
OF Philadelphia and Miss Alice
Gluyas of Collingswood, N. j.. were
the bridesmaids. They were dressed
in pale green costumes, made like
those of the other bridal attendants,
their leghorn straw hats having
green streamers and their bouquets
were like those of the others.
Mr.. Landvoigt's best man was Mr.
James Lamb of Rose Valley. Pa. and
acting as ushers were Mr.. Parke
Rouse and Mr.. Lewis McMurran of
Newport News, Va. and Mr.. Thomas
Bagg and Mr.. Jack Callahan of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harvey was assisted in re-
ceiving after the ceremony by Mrs.
Landvoigt, mother of the BRIDE
groom. who wore powder blue with
dusty pink hat, and her corsage
bouquet was of pink roses. Mrs.
Harvey was dressed in gray chiffon
with a powder blue hat trimmed
with pink roses, and her corsage
bouquet was of pink rosebuds.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Sorority Fetes
Miss Dikernan

Members of Beta Chi Chapter
Alpha zeta Beta National Sorority
entertained last night at a dinner ir
honor of Miss Clara E. Dikeman
who will leave in July for the ma
tional convention at indianapolis
Ind. Many attractive and useful
gifts were presented by chapter
members. Miss Dikeman, who is
national chaplain-h historian of the
sorority, is candidate for the Of
fee of national president.
Mrs. Margaret 3. McI.indon, pres
ident Of Beta Chi Chapter, was
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Phi Delta Delta
Picnic Saturday

Members of the Washington Alum
nae Association of Phi Delta Delta
and their husbands will hold a pic
mic Saturday at the SUMMER resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Ssares
at Cobb Island, Md. This will be
the associations last party of the
season,
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Miss Alice La Rue Howard
Bride of Mfr, John A, Sells.

Miss Alice La Rue Howard of Col
lege Park, Md. daughter of Mr..
William Carpenter Howard of Mil
ton, Greg, was married Saturday
afternoon in Trinity Chapel. New
York, to Mr.. John Alexander Sells of
Seattle, Wash, son OF the late Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Sells of Belling-
Evening star., 1940-06-26

hostess at the party. Mrs. Carrie
Dikeman Malloy of Charleston, w.
Va. sister of the guest of honor, ard
Mrs. Frances B. Kolb, Epsilon PROV
Ince director, were among those
present. a
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Debt Cancels Debt

SAVANNAH. Ga, June Is LP,.-
Two automobiles collided. Two
motorists sued. Each asked $50
damages. Judge Columbus E. Alex
ander upheld both claims, instruct
ing them to pay each other.
Evening star., 1940-06-26

her shower bouquet was Of white
| gardenias and lilies Of the valley
Her maid of honor was Miss
Catherine Fitzpatrick Of Washing
ton, who was dressed In blue or
CANDY made over taffeta with which
she wore picture hat tied with
velvet ribbon and carried an old
fashioned bouquet of mixed flowers.
Miss Marion Messecar, Miss Edna
Darnell, Miss Evelyn Geris and Miss
Elaine Gurley, a cousin of the bride,
were the brides other attendants
and were dressed in frocks like
that Of the maid Of honor, in peach.
orchid, yellow and green organdy
over matching taffeta. They also
wore picture hats and carried old
fashioned bouquets.
Mr.. Redmond had as his best
man his brother. Mr.. Samuel D.
Redmond of Mclean, Va, and the
ushers were Mr.. David Morgan
and Mr.. Irving Morgan, cousins OF
the bride, and Mr.. william Stuart
and Mr.. Robert Buckrop
Master Richard Raines, dressed
in white, was page boy and held
the train of the wedding gown as
the bride walked to the altar.
Mrs. Edna woodward sang, ac-
companied by Mrs. Marjorie Davis,
who also played the wedding
marches and an appropriate pro-
gram during the service.
A reception followed at the home
of the brides parents on North
Frederick street, Arlington. Mrs.
Cumberland received, wearing aqua
lace with white orchid on her
shoulder.
Mr. and Mrs. Redmond left on
their wedding trip after the recep-
ton to which 100 guests had been
invited. After July / they will
make their home at Buckingham
Village, where they have taken an
apartment.
AS her going-away costume the
bride chose blue and white
striped dress with a white jacket
of the same material. She wore
white accessories and a corsage of
gardenias.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Miss Monnie Douglass
Married i'm Connecticut.

An attractively arranged wedding
of yesterday took place at st. Bede's
Chapel, Rosemary Hall, Greenwich
Conn, at 5 o'clock when Miss
Monnie Douglass, daughter of Mr.
Joseph Underhill Douglass of Ar.
lington, Va, was married to Mr.
William Clifford Messenger, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Raymond Mes
singer of Milwaukee, Wis.
Mr.. Douglass gave his daughter
in marriage. The bride wore we'd
ding gown of cream net with a
heart-shaped bodice with long
sleeves. Her rose point lace veil
had belonged to her great grand
mother and was held in place by a
coronet of real orange blossoms. Her
bouquet was of stephanotis and
Evening star., 1940-10-27

In addition to these regular employ
mcnt channels. numerous temporary
Jobs are developing in the Caribbean
area where Uncle Sam is now buslly
constructing a string OF naval and ar
bases in territory recently leased from
Great Britain. Most OF these Jobs are
either in some branch OF our armed
forces or III construction companies
working under government contracts.
Along the same line, numerous United
States citizens may find positions with
the governments of Latln-Amcrlcan
nations. installing and demonstrating
military equipment they are now pur-
chasing from us. Argentina. for exam
pie, has recently appropriated more
than $500. 600 900 for such equipment,
and most of their contracts will be let
to firms IN our country.