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Evening star., 1940-05-19

In the same way there may be two ushers
even possibly four - but not in cutaway
coats. On the other hand. the effectiveness
of their appearance will depend, as in any
attractive wedding. on their wearing clothes
that are exactly alike - plain blue suits
probably. with white shirts, blue -and-whlte
ties, black Shoes no gloves. but of course
white boutonnieres. The usual rule is that
the best man is either dressed exactly like
the bridegroom or else like the ushers. But
at this wedding. they should all be aislnGe1
except that the boutonniere of the groom viii
be little larger.
The same unity. which is always observed
by the bridesmaids in big and elaborate
wedding. can be achieved in this simpler one
if the brides clothes are repeated by her maie
of honor, in different color At this particular
wedding, see no reason why there might moi
also be two bridesmaids, dressed alike. and
again in clothes that duplicate the brides
own. but in different color
Every bride - even one wearing travelling
clothes may properly have a little flower
girl - because OF the appeal that being in the
wedding has for almost every child.
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Scene of the Church

AND now let us picture the complete scene.
On the day OF the wedding at the church:
Arriving guests are seated as always by the
ushers | hope my meaning won't be mistaken
if say that the ushers should not be TOD
solemn | do not mean that they should ba
less than digni,icd but the anticipation Il
spoke OF can be built up by over great for
mallty. When the bride arrives, the proceduf1ll
IS the same as always The groom and best
man follow the clergyman and wait at the
foot of the ChanCel The professional is headed
by the ushers followed by the maid of honor
and these in turn by the two bridesmaids
and then the little flower girl - but she should
not scatter petals Last of all comes the bride
on her father right arm.
One detail of the professional is important:
Every one must keep time with the march as
played, but the tempo chosen by the organst
on this occasion should be that of a natural
walk - meaning not too dragglngly SLOW
As matter of fact, this same admonition
might be given at the rehearsal of almost
every wedding
If there is to be no reception, the bride and
groom can go out into the vestibule of thel
church to receive the congratulations OF therl
friends If there is reception mldafternoon,
would be the best time for the wedding, be- |
cause then only lightest refreshments arel
necessary afterwards. If the wedding WereI
in the morning, followed by one O'clock
breakfast. that would mean substantial food; |
Io 0yon Yoth
elaborate wedding - evening clothes. etc.
An afternoon reception can. however bel
simple and much less expensive. All that is |
required is fruit punch. in which to drink I
the brides and groom's health. and wedding
cake More than this would include either
tea or coffee and thin sandwiches. Heavy cur
tains drawn in front of a window make a !
satisfactory background for the bride and |
groom to receive against.
The decoration of the table at the recep- |
tion and the wedding cake, should of course
be white If someone in the family has any
manual dexterity. the little bride and groom
dolls for the cake might be dressed to match
the real bride and groom.
One last word - formally worded AMI
nouncements sent out after the wedding areI
correct But since engraved invitations arel
the essence of formality, invitations to this
informal ceremony as we'll as to the receptionj
Gf there is to be one), should be by pers4Rl
message, either by handwritten note of''SSst
phone from the bride to near relatives and I
friends, or from her mother to other relatives,
and neighbors including those OF the groom
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Evening star., 1940-05-19
Emily Post is besiesed by letters
from prospective June Brides

3tERE is an article that ,cW stimulate dis
cussion and debate 1t is estimated that 10000
couples ,ciH be married this June. Most Of the
brides would like a church wedding w,th trt'n-
ntngS Only a fortunate feu can afford formal
white ueddine gO,cn for themselves, and dresses
tor berry OF bridesmaids. So ii is neuS - big
neps uhen the foremost International author
ity on etiquette breaks the "inri0lable rules OF
conrention and authorizes a ''reaf' church
medding for bride in a pretty and becoming
but practical Dress OF any style or color she
likes best.
II is good ne,cS, too, for the groom and nsherS.
who noe can feel that they wiH meet the re-
quirements Of the big occasion # they wear
ordinary suits.
Emily Post, author OF Etiquette: The Blue
Book OF Social Usage and many authoritative
articles on Good Taste, tells here ho,c to plan
such simblided weddtng uuh dignity, pro-
brietr and satisfaction. The Editor
p FEEL that l must do something about
dIiS" Cl ing lHS ihSlSoolhS hoihcNA Va
d appeals from readers this year. asking if
think it fair that the propriety and beauty
of real church wedding - even to having
a few dearest friends take part - shall de-
pend upon the brides ability to afford con-
ventional bridal array.
A typical letter says: Il am very unhappy
about my wedding plans | want to be mar
ried in our lovely church and to have my two
best friends as bridesmaids. | also want to
have my little niece as flower girl. But really
can't afford to get useless white dress and
slippers and orange blossoms and veil = to
lay away afterwards in blue paper, or to have
dyed or remade at still more cost and with
doubtful results must spend my best dress
money on useful as we'll as becoming outfit
for the coming summer. Can't you please,
Mrs Post, do something to make real
church wedding correct for those of us who
want to have one. but who have to get daily
use out of our wedding clothes? This would
also hold true of our bridesmaids dresses,
if we might have bridesmaids"
Let us see then, how to suggest real
church wedding for the bride who is going to
wear everyday clothes As matter of fact,
there is no word in the marriage service about
required bridal array, nor is any limit specl-
fed as to the number of attendants.
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Post Office Opens
1916 Miles From
~. S. for II Men
BY the Associated Press.


If you want to get-away-from-
it-all, here's the job supreme
postmaster Of Canton Island, down
In the South Pacific. 1915 miles
from San Francisco.
In announcing the establishment
Of Uncle Sans newest stamp-seIl-
ing emporium, Postmaster General
Farley today said Harold K. Graves
would be its acting postmaster.
Mr.. Graves, an employe of the
Pan American Always, is already
at the distant speck in the Pacific
directing work on a landing base
for the proposed San Francisco
New Zealand mail line.
One OF the Phoenix group near
the equator, Canton Is just tiny
dot on the biggest Of maps. It
ranges from so to 900 yards In
width and is about II miles long.
At present there are about IA
men to whom Mr.. Graves can sell
stamps and deliver letters. The
other inhabitants are rats and her
NIT crabs.
Mr.. Farley is not sending Post
master Graves bicycle or . motor
cycle-he isn't expecting him to do
much special delivery business at
the start.
Evening star., 1940-04-27

perfect job. Throughout three and
one-half months of the Finnish war
I had never encountered q scene Of
such concentrated destruction and
desolation.
It had not taken many German
airplanes to do the Job either.
After all, they carried some OF
the deadliest explosives and liquid
bombs that our civilization vet has
produced. Moreover, their pilots
had information that both the Brit
ish and Norwegian advance head
quarters were located In Steinkjer.
That made the town what is called
legitimate military objective. It
was just too bad for those people
who were born and lived in
Steinkjer.
From the sound of the guns
suspected that no other newspaper
man would have an opportunity to
enter Steinkjer for an unpredictable
(See STOWE. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Liner Queen Mary
Reported Seen al
South African Port
Australia Is Believed
Destination; lie de France
To Sail With Big Cargo
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 27.-The latest
information on the whereabouts of
the British liner Queen Mary comes
from officers of the Javanese
steamer Poelau Tello, who say they
saw the liner at Cape Town, South
Africa, April 2.
The giant liner sailed from New
York March %. presumably for
service as troop transport for an
unannounced destination.
DR.. Bernard Van Mort, ships
surgeon of the Poelau Tello, said
Cape Town citizens had been ex-
pecting the Queen Mary, as they
understood she was on her way
to Australia.
The Poelau Tello arrived in New
York yesterday. Passengers and
officers said the Queen Mary was
conveyed by three destroyers and
apparently was taking on fuel and
supplies at the South African port.
Another OF the worlds great
liners, the French lie de
France, was virtually ready mean
while to leave the safety of New
York Harbor
Since yesterday, huge barges
loaded with copper have been tied
up beside the newly camouflaged
liner at Staten Island. and on the
pier itself many trucks have been
seen unloading provisions.
At about the time the Queen
Mary slipped away, the British
owned Mauretania, also painted
drab gray as protection against
enemy craft, left the harbor and
disappeared in the open sea. Later
she was reported in the Far East
The italian Line denied private
code messages from Switzerland
which said the Rex would not sail
from Genoa next Tuesday as
scheduled.
"You can attribute that to the
usual bunk" said Italo E. Verrando,
director of the line in New York,
and in Rome it was said without
qualification that the Rex would
sail.
The lie de France will carry one
OF the largest cargoes to be taken
out of New York harbor in months.
Merchandise evidently is being
stored even in passenger cabins
and corridors, and it is estimated
some $4,000 tons will be on board.
Besides copper, 20 and 30 foot
lengths Of steel and steel piping
and tubing were being loaded.
All windows have been painted
black, and all the starboard life
boats have been lowered for check
ing.
Evening star., 1940-04-27
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. April 27.-In bulky COL
lection asserted to be British orders
for the occupation of Norway, Ger
many sought today to demonstrate
that she entered Norway and Den
mark only a brief Jump ahead Of
the British.
These orders, issued as the latest
white book" to be published by the
German government, contained
translations of various orders pur-
portedly from the British general
staff to an expeditionary force. The
dates on numbers of the orders were
for early in April, several days ahead
Of Germany's surprise move into
Denmark and Norway.
In addition several documents pur-
ported to show the efforts of the
Britist Navy command to get in
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Roosevelt Leaves
Georgia Retreat
Today for Capital
Due Here Tomorrow;
Coils to Washington
To Punctuote Trip
by JOHN c. HENRY,

WARM SPRINGS, Ga, April 81
In better health than at any time
since heavy cold struck him some
two months ago, President Roose-
velt prepared to leave here today,
with arrival in Washington sched-
uled for about midday tomorrow.
Closely attentive to the course Of
foreign affairs and to the last
stretch activities of the present
Congress, the Chief Executive
planned busy week at the Capt.
tai, with a legislative conference
slated for Monday and consultations
with his State Department advisers
likely within a day or two of his
return.
AS on the trip southwark and dur
ing his To-day stay here, the Chief
Executive was to have several tele-
phone connections with the Capital
during his 20-hour train ride.
Not All Rest.
Although the emphasis during his
stay here has been on rest, Mr..
Roosevelt undertook several impor-
tant ventures during the vacation
period. First was a major political
speech last Saturday night to the
Young Democratic Clubs of Amer
lea. actually broadcast to the Ma
ton; second, a two-day conference
with Prime Minister Mackenzie
King Of Canada; third, the issuance
of proclamations and executive
orders by which the full force of
our neutrality policy was imposed
on the Norwegian-Ge conflict.
In addition, the President had sew
eral conferences on Government fis-
cal problems with Lauchlin Currie,
his closest economic adviser.
Brief Press Conference.
Yesterday, his final full day at
this mountain resort, Mr.. Roosevelt
saw the newspaper correspondents
for a brief press conference, drove
to the golf links for a second round
Of "kibitzing," then took a long
drive to the rural resettlement prof.
ect at Pine Mountain Valley.
Greeted by most of the 1872 fami-
lies of the settlement, plus scores of
the farmer-neighbors, the President
made a brief, extemporaneous
speech In which he reviewed some of
the community advantages stem
ming from the cooperative project.
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Records Broken, in Two
Events al Penn RELAYS
BY the Associated Press.

6y LIT ASSOCidtSu 1ICo6.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27-Two
records went by the boards today as
the 46th Penn Relay Carnival en-
tered its second and final day today
with new performances in the ham
mer throw and the haif-mi relay.
Robert Bennett of Maine tossed
the weight ITS feet ~ inches to
better the mark Of 174 feet inches
set by Fred Tootel Of Bowdoin in
1923.
In the half-mile relay finals the
North Texas State quartet was timed
In 1884, bettering the mark Of
1:259 set by Pittsburgh last yeas.
Pitt, running second today, equalled
last years mark. The Texas team
was made up Of Welby williams,
Olvis Hicks, John Jackson and Ed
ward Rogers.
early Story On Page A-l7)
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Enemy Thwotted
By Hours, Says
Won Ribbentrop
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

Associated Pass FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.
BERLIN, April ~ R.-Ger-
many today charged the allies
before the world with deep
seated plans to invade Norway
which German Intervention
foiled "by a few hours" At the
same time Adolf Hitler declared
a STATE of war to exist with Nor
way.
Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop announced the publica-
ton of documentary proof" that
the allies had planned to occupy
Norway in an effort to widen the
war ito destroy Germany"
Norway connived at the plan, Won
Ribbentrop asserted in a half-hour
address in the chancellery before the
diplomatic corps, the foreign and
German press, and high German
naval, army and air force officials.
During German troop operations
in Norway, he said, I'VE found the
entire plan of occupation of the al
lied army"
Even as he spoke, the government
released a series of documents pur-
porting to prove that the British
issued orders on April and 7 for
the seizure of strategic Scandina-
Wan points and the high command
belatedly announced the capture of
some 300 British prisoners in Nor
way. among them a staff COM
mander bearing "a number of po-
litically and militarily important
British operations orders and docu-
ments."
Blame Put on Allies.
Won Ribbentrop's announcement
placed the blame for the German
campaign in Norway on the allies,
who, he said, were baked in their
campaign to destroy Germany first
by the west wall, the capitulation
OF Poland, and then the peace which
eliminated the Russian-Finnish con-
flict as an excuse for widening the
European war.
He praised Sweden for being truly
neutral, but held Norway's neutrality
was a sham.
Since the beginning Of this year"
the Foreign Minister said, England
and France have tried with all their
means to bring about a new scene
for the war"
Britain's laying of mines in Nor
wegian territorial waters, announced
April as measure against Ger
man traffic there, he said "in reality
was to serve to protect the
English expeditionary force which
was already in the North Sea at this
time. . -
"On April 9, IN the morning, Ger
many started counter action. The
object was to prevent the English
from landing in the Norwegian ports.
When the allied statesmen say that
their plan had failed they made
the gravest accusations against the
German people"
With the greatest show of emo
(See Won RIBBENTROP. Pp. A-31
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Ribbentrop Address
Perverted TRUTH
| British Declare
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 27.-Authori-
tative circles close to the Brit
ish Foreign Office today de-
clared the statement by Ger
man Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop lis character
lied by deliberate perversions
of the truth" from beginning
to end"
An authoritative British
statement said the Germans
now seek to justify" the ex-
tension of the war ION the
basis of alleged documents of
which they had no cognizance
when they committed their
aggression"
In Paris, the French shrugged
of Won Ribbentrops address
and his white Book" as much
ado about nothing"
Evening star., 1940-04-27
German White Book Contains
Purported Secret Allied Papers
Orders, Consular TeIegroms and Morse
Foreign Office Documents Included

formation from their Consuls at Mar
vik, Far Northern Norwegian ore
port, and other ports as to the depths
of harbors. possible landing fields
and any air or docking facilities
which would expedite the landing Of
troops.
Bombing Anticipated.
One order dramatically antici-
pated steady bombing by the Ger
man air force by directing. that
main opposition can only be ex-
pected in the first instance from
enemy air action, which might be
directed against the force while
actually landing"
I'm such eventuality the landing
will be covered by the Royal Navy"
the order continued. LAS soon as
troops have disembarked they must
(See DOCUMENTS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Americon-Owned Poper
Is Bombed in Shunqhoi
~ the Associated PreEs.

~ the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. April 27.-The Amer
1can-owned Shanghai Post, which
had been threatened anonymously
Tor crttcizing the Japanese military
leadership in China and the new
Japanese-sponsored Chinese central
government at Marking, was bombed
today by terrorists.
A policeman guarding the build
ing was killed and three Chinese
employees were injured. Three more
Chinese were wounded slightly by
police who fired machine guns ut
ths fleeing bombers. Only minor
damage resulted.
q. G. Bruce is the publisher Of
the paper, Randall Gould the editor,
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Testimony Favoring
Firm Called 'Ba|oney'
By NJ. R. B. Attorney
Lawyer Tells Smith Unit
He Guesses He Meant
Ii Was Irrelevant
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Testimony in, labor complaint
case favorable to the company was
called "baloney" in a memorandum
taken from the files of the National
Labor Relations Boards legal re-
view section, a House investigating
committee learned today.
The notation was made by Her.
bert Fuchs. review attorney. he
admitted, identifying notes he wrote
In the transcript of a hearing in
the Newport News (Va) Shipbuild-
ing 81 Drydock Co. case, in which
the employer was charged with
dominating an independent union.
will you look over that portion
of the transcript" asked Edmund
M. Toland. committee counsel, "and
tell this committee where there is
any baloney in the record?"
The witness studied the pages in
dicated and said:
II suppose 1 meant the testimony
had no bearing on the issues in this
case"
The Testimony.
Mr.. Toland brought out that the
witness in question had testified he
had worked at the plant and had
not been aware of any company
support for the Employees Repre-
sentative Committee.
Il would like to know" demanded
Chairman Smith of the investigat-
ing committee, "how you reached
the conclusion that this evidence
was immaterial to the case"
THE ISSUE" said Mr.. Fucns, was
domination of the union which the
company admittedly started some
years before"
The board official added that he
did not think it mattered whether
this witness had observed such
domination.
Assuming" said the chairman,
"that the company started this
union eight years before the passage
of the act Cthe Labor Relations Act)
and that after the law went into
effect it ceased such domination,
would you consider evidence of that
Irrelevant"
Mr.. Fuchs said he would not. But
he insisted that the testimony of the
witness in question was negative
and of no value and could fairly be
called "baloney."
In the Newport News case the
board found the company guilty of
violating the Wagner Act by setting
up and controlling a company union.
The Supreme Court upheld this de-
cision.
Ex-Examiner to Return.
Mapes Davidson of Orange,
N. j., former N. L. r. B.
trial examiner, who resigned re-
Gently, charging the tribunal with
allowing its staff to be loaded with
Reds of varying shades" was under
summons today to return Tuesday
to the witness stand before the
Smith Committee.
Mr.. Davidson, who told the COM
mittee yesterday he was forced to
quit his job by pressure of Com
munist influence among board OFF,
cials, was asked by Representative
Healey, Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
a committee member, to return for
further questioning.
Charles Fahy, general counsel of
the board, issued the following
statement after Mr.. Davidson COM
pleted his testimony yesterday.
'"The board unanimously dis
Evening star., 1940-04-27

II Qdu peeu OOmDeQ again WlCnln
the last two hours, and this was
Monday. Now there was not much
left on which to waste high cost
airplane explosives. Along the wa
ter front the flames were leaping
luridly against the deepening twi-
light. They danced madly upward
from q score of buildings. It was
the kind of a big fire that small boys
usually run to, but there were no
boys and firemen here.
The only spectators stood where
we did, on the brow of the hill
which was immaculate in its coat Of
green spruces trimmed with snow.
There were a handful of men and
women, the last inhabitants of
Steinkjer to abandon their homes
and all their earthly belongings. I
did not see their faces. My eyes
were riveted on the tongues Of fire
and upon the SCARED, black fingers
Of scores Of chimneys. This, In the
parlance Of the army boys, was q
Evening star., 1940-04-27
Negro Farley Accepts
Lewis Invitation
To Cooperate
Applause Also Greets
Pro-Soviet Address
By Secretary

BY tumultous applause, cheering
and shrill whistles. the Sd National
Negro Congress today not only ac-
cepted John l.. Lewis invitation for
political cooperation in this CAM
paign year, but approved strong ex-
pressions of favor for the Soviet
Union made by the congress sec
retary, John P. Davis of Washington.
The demonstration came at the
close of Mr.. Davis address which
stirred frequent applause. particu-
larly when he attacked American
Imperialism"
In it he called for wholehearted
approval Of the invitation extended
last night by c. I. o. Chieftan John
L. Lewis and predicted that with CO.
operation In Labor's Non-Partisan
League, and the American Youth
Congress, the Negroes of this gen
Grafton would taste victory"
Explaining that he sympa-
thized with the aspirations
Of the Soviet people and
their ideals of "amity, collabora-
ton and peace" Mr.. Davis declared
his conviction that the American
Negro people will refuse to follow
American imperialism in its attack
upon the Soviet" Like other leaders
of the Negro Congress, he con-
demned the Dies Committee.
He demanded enactment of the
anti-lynching bill and repeal of the
poll-tax laws in the South to enable
the Negro to vote.
Welcomes Any Aid.
Further indications of his sym-
pathy for the Soviet were given
when he described the National Ne
gro Congress as a "non-partisan
body, welcoming all political faiths
as long as they are willing to work
and collaborate with the Negro peo-
pie"
He said these representatives
would be welcomed to the congress.
whether they are Socialists or Re-
publicans, Communists or Demo-
crats."
Shortly after he CHALLENGED any
opponents OF the Lewis invitation.
He described it as a friendly offer"
and characterized any one who was
inclined to reject it as one whose
loyalty to the cause of the Negro
people should be doubted.
The demonstrationsat the conclu-
sion of the speech lasted for some
time. AS Mr.. Davis sat down, the
president of the congress, A. Philip
Randolph, who is international pres
ident OF the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, said
that the demonstration apparently
was an expression of deep apprecia-
ton for the report of the secretary.
Suddenly voice from the audi
ence spoke up: What about ap-
proval?"
There is no doubt about ap-
proval," replied Mr.. Randolph.
The congress, in business session