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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Mrs. Hastings,
New President
Ladies Musical Club Has
Annual Meeting

The Ladies Musical club.
Tuesday. elected its first new
president in six years. when
it named Mrs. George Hast
ings president to succeed Mrs.
W. II. Price. Following the
meeting. Mrs. Price was made
an honorary president of the
cuban honor which is be-
slowed on those leaders who
have served the organization
for five years or more.
The ceremony honoring Mrs.
Price included the presentation 10
her for her splendid work as leader
Of the group Of a colorful eorsage
Officers elected To serve with
Mrs Hastings are Mrs. Allan r..
Grain. first vice president: Mrs.
George Fisher. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. c. NJ. L. Bundy. cor
responding secretary: Mrs. W. II.
crump. treasurer. and Mrs. w. =.
Coors, recording secretary.
The board members are Mes
danes Frank Carmody. Helen
Congdon, J. +. Hooker, r. Mar
tinetti. r. II. McGinnis. L. J.
Muscek. w. II. Price, w. p. Reed.
Florence Russell and William
Schlarb. jr.
Mrs. Price presided over the
annual meeting Tuesday which
was held at the Y. w. c. A.. dur
ing which time reports from all
departments were given.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Smiths Compliment
GRADUATING Senior

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Smith en-
tertained at a surprise graduation
party for Mrs. Smiths sister, Miss
Mary Barger, senior at Stadium.
on Tuesday evening Blue and gold,
Stadium class colors, were carried
out in the decorations. The hostess
was assisted by Mrs. Harold Jacob
son.
Guests included Misses Mary
Barger, Shirley Vixen, Patricia
Hildebrandt, Anita Kinberg, Mar
garet Firth, Jean Atwell, Marilou
Berlin, Josephine Lindgren, Mar
garet Hunt, Messrs. Walter Gould,
Lewis Ide, Jack Hite, Bruce Gusts,
Robert Iverson. Howard Brown,
Lester Roline, James Smith, John
Heminger. Mrs. William Benthien,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jacobson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Barger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Aquinas Seniors
To Be Honored
Mrs. psrnell TO Entertain
Al Tea on Saturday

Graduating seniors al
Aquinas academy VIII be
guests Mt \ tea on Saturday
afternoon from 2:30 until b
o'clock at the home OF Mrs.
NJ. M. Parnell. Sill No. Aims
worth. whose daughter, Miss
Violet, is one of the gradu-
ates. Mrs. Parnell will be as
sisted by her niece, Mrs. Wal
ter Pike, and Miss Mary Pike.
Miss Virginia Radke and Miss
Minnie Zurich have been asked "a
pour. The tea table holds promise
OF being most attractive. since II
is TO be decorated with pretty pas
tel sweet peas, with other spring
flowers. The tapers will be whita.
Seniors who viii be guests are
Misses Virginia Radke. Minnie
ZURICH. Mary poersam, Frances
Bisseli. Doris Nolan. Kathryn Null
Ian. Patricia Snyder, catherine
Hammerschmlth. Mary Lou Dun
can, Ann kneenhaw. Mary Jean
cleary. Doris Donnelly. velma
Kavacich. Margaret Mary Lane,
Margaret r. Manley. Mary Louise
Mcifinny. Phyllis Mead, Elsa
Schiaya. Elaine shapiro. Jerry
Willis, Kathleen Wright. and Hyla
Yelle.
a group ~ undergraduates who
have slso been bad 10 the tea for
the afternoon are Misses Marie
Bourgais. Josephine Klinsr. Der.
mic. Jorgsnsen. Pearl Pickard.
Mona Stone and Doris Langabesr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Garden Club Board Guests
AT Sunset Club, Seattle
Tacoma Delegation Taken Through Beautiful Highland
0ardens; Talk by Mr.. and Mrs. De Forrest Follows

Seven beautiful gardens in the Highlands just north Of
Seattle, opened Tuesday when members of the
executive board of the Tacoma club guests
the Seattle Garden club The of these beautiful
of the oveest in the Northwest was followed by
luncheon at the Sunset club and talks by famous garden
team Mr. and Mrs lockwood de Forrest of Barbara
In the absence of Mrs E. C. Richards the Garden club
president Mrs William Deerng the first vice president
headed the Tacoma group and with Mrs James Ashton
seated at the speakers table Also there Mrs Robert
PIN Butchar of the farfamed Butchart gardens of Vic
toria and her daughter Princess Andre Chirnsk
toff, who was a guest in Tacoma last year
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24

Also guests Of the Seattle group
were Mesdames c. S. Reynolds.
Paul Harvey. George J. osgood,
Thomas B. Murphy. NJ Mcintyre.
c. n. Arendt. Marvin Mcneil. r. +.
Valentine. Charles Morphy. A. S.
Black and Frank Carnahan.
The gardens visited were those
of Mesdames Lawrence Boyle,
Thomas Stimson. c. w. Stimson,
]. n. Ballinger, Frederick REM
mington Green. Edward Garrett and
Langdon Henry.
The de FORESTS are both land
scape gardeners and in addition to
working together they edit a gar
den magazine and present joint
lectures. Many unusual plants
were presented by the speakers.
many representing the flora and
fauna of western Australia and
Africa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Mary Ball to Name
Chapter Heads
Annual Session OF D. A. R.
Called for Monday

The annual meeting OF
Mary Ball chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution.
will be held Monday, May 81,
at the home of the regent.
Mrs. Percy Creath Smith. S44
So. Steele ST. Because of the
unusually full program the
meeting will be called to order
a half hour earlier than usual,
at 1:30 o'clock. Assis ting
hostesses will be: Mesdames
w. S. Burroughs, l.. c. Ober-
lies, Mary Renker, f. c. Rich
ards. Earl Robbins, Lory A.
Wing, and the Misses Harriet
and Mary Siler.
The following new members Of
Mary Ball will receive with the
regent. Mrs. Smith: Mrs. Herbert
Foote Beecher, Mrs. Harry Leroy
Ward. Mrs. w. C. Baker, Mrs. II.
G. Reinch, Mrs. Eva L. Van Dyke,
Mrs. E. F. Freeman and a recent
ly reinstated member, Mrs. John
Chalmers, also two members, who
have recently transferred from
other chapters, Miss AIDA Knox
and Mrs. Percy Macarthur All
members OF Mary Balls junior
group are invited to attend and
will be formally presented to the
senior organization.
Mrs, c. C. Mellinger. Mary Balls
delegate 10 the national Continen-
tai Congress. recently held In
Washington. d. C.. will report the
doings Of the ID. A. r. congress. as
she saw it. The report which Mrs
Della C. Taylor. another Mary Ball
delegate, in attendance At the ma
tional Continental Congress. has
written and sent from Washing
ton, d. C.. will be read.
All state committees and chair
men of all standing committees
will report on the years accomp-
lishments.
The matter Of revision Of the
bylaws will come up for final dis
cussion and vote.
Special guests of the chapter
will be Miss Marjorie Englebrecht.
the Stadium high school girl. who
won the trip to Washington. d. C..
over all contestants in the state
d. A. r. sponsored Good Citizen
ship Pilgrimage contest. and her
mother. Mrs. II. II. Englebrecht.
As this il the annual meeting.
there will be election OF officers
for the coming biennium. followed
by the installation, with the usual
OAR. Formally. Of the newly
elected officers
Juniors To Fete Regent
Sunday. the junior group Of
Mary Ball. ID. A. r., Mrs. Fred b.
Friberg, chairman, will honor Mrs.
Percy Cresth Smith. regent Of
Mary Ball. Mrs William b. Gregg,
and Mrs. ]. H. Kitlar. with q tea
at the home OF Mrs Harry p.
Cain. AIS No. 10th 81. Calling
hours will be from $50 TO $50
O'Clock. Mrs. Fred B. Friberg.
chairman Of the junior group. and
the honored guests. Aesdames
Smith. Gregg and kitlsr with the
hostess, Mrs. Cain. will receive the
guests, informally.
All members Of Mary BAH.
d. A. r. are cordially invited 70 at
tend. Invitations have also been
extended to Mrs. r. II. Beach. re-
gent Of Virginia Dare chapter. ID.
AR.
Mrs. James Meliinger will be
general chairman Of arrangements.
assisted by the following members
of the junior group: Aesdames
c. W. Kinsmsn. Robert Witter.
Russell Baker and Miss Dorothy
Ringer. Decorations about the
rooms and for the table. will carry
the national and d. A. r. colors.
red. white and blue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Tacoma Travellers Stop
AT Popular Spa

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clarke of
Tacoma are visiting at the Paso
Robes Hot Springs. They will re-
main briefly while travelling home
ward from a winter enjoyed at
San Diego.
Mrs. Edmund F. Cardin and
Mrs. John J. Dempsey of Tacoma
were weekend guests at the hot
sprines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
W. A. A. to Sponsor
BANQUET al P. L. c.

Mrs. Franklin o'Ncil OF Tacoma
will be the main speaker at the
Women's Athletic association ban
quet which Pacific Lutheran col
lege goods viii sponsor at 8 80
o'clock Friday evening. May ~,
at the Walker apartments. Miss
Rhoda Hokenstad, club advisor.
win be special guest.
Blue and yellow appointments
will carry out the Holland motif
chosen by Misses Carol Hawk
and Arlie Rutils, general ohairmen
OF the affair. Miss Vernita
spooner. club president. will pre-.
side. Miniature windmills anc
programs In the shape of wooder
shoes will complete the Dutci
setting.
Assisting are: Misses Jan,
Olson, Marcella Frederick, Betty
Winter and Esther Siverson, deco.
rations; Misses Inez Nelson, Niles
Davis and Marjorie Glenn. pro.
grams; Misses Nina Anderson
Grace Hanson, Avis Hovland and
Evelyn Stalwick. advertising
Misses Lenore Jahlstrom, Ann
Pyfer. Marguerite Tennyson and
Mabel Scott. tickets, and Misses
Ruth Bengtson. Esther Watney
and Ellen Swanson. utility com.
mittee.
Lake City PIT. A. will meet
Thursday at / O'Clock In the Com.
munity hall. Installation Of Off
GERS will follow a business session.
New officers are Mesdames Nor.
man Mare. president: Harold
Liebe. vice president. George
Prater, secretary, Herman Bou-
Chef. treasurer. william Taylor.
historian. Mrs. J. A. Kennedy ia
in charge of the program. Hob
bies."
Custer Relief Corps will attend
church services with menbers Of
the Spanish War Veterans on Sun
day morning at IL o'clock in Nc
Kinley Hill Christian church. 3sth
and Ia. Spokane.
Lincoln driil team Of Phil Sheri-
dan Relief Corps Will hold IA
fourth in a series OF card parties
Thursday evening at 3 O'Clock AZ
the home OF Mrs. Rufus Policy,
5405 So. Asotin st
Olympic Rebekah lodge viii
meet for an 3 o'clock business
meeting Friday al the home oi
Mrs. Jesse Humphrey. Mr.. Johr
Blazer viii be anetioneer for ths
basket social
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Mrs. Wagner TO
Entertain Monte Vista

Mrs. f. P. wegener of Park.
land will open her home to men,
bers of the Monte Vista Garden
club on Friday afternoon. Mrs.
c. K. Goodrich Is In charge of the
program. Plans for the clubs an
nual garden show will be made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Elizabeth Forey TO
Present Annual Awards

Members of Elizabeth Forey
chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, will meet at Rus
ton school at 2 o'clock Friday for
their annual presentation Of
awards to students for historical
study work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24

The Who. Do club % WestmIn-
stsr Presbyterian church ~ No.
soth and l. sta. Gill hnid ~
monthly meeting Friday evening
1T the church IN the form NJ :
kid party" stunts. games. pFis<z
and refreshments will he snloyea
Throughout tho evening Ths com.
mittse In charge In Misses Phyllis
nutsch. Anita Hall. Kaye issii and
Msssrs. Lester ellis. Al o.herns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Mrs. Wheeler Leaves for
Visit in MICHIGAN

Mrs. Welles Wheeler left on
Tuesday for Detroit. Mich, where
she will spend several weeks with
relatives and friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
News Society," Clubs Schools and Church Groups
Miss Myrdahl Feisd
Al Bridal Shower

Amoaz IL ehsFzinx parties
given recently - fste Miss Lue!ii<
nyTdshi. daughter q ne re-. snz
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enms. whosc wedding 10 Mf. uy<n
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lznscm shower given ~ Ma ves<
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lztt<f's homs II itfa - y -
Fswss fcF kzme* Nrse go -
Misses lean ElIlrxton. NseHsi WIN.
lara Evelyn tsrcee. Jerry Aeht-
SIC. Jlmmis kshsssx Harriet F1Ftnk'
azle. "a n<fnse< ksndtkaa. rh<
hass<xs<s were assisted ~ MssI
eysu itsli Mss Merry ne&hm sna
he Misses Sinzms. n<<hm and
Evelyn oru<sa
Guests sar ~ evenlnx h hnnss
shs yrunx hssd<~<sset lneiut<s1 Mrs.
Henry Heahsu. Mrs. cytsi iIsil. ssse
ne Misses v~x. Hail. Ezra n<ahm1
Snsmss ns@hm. Jsmmss Aehtssx
Jerry Aehtsiz. Margaret Hs<tvl
Florence stang. Helen stang. Hsr'
ret nrtnrsizle. iseFniee Kundtsna
lure Nelson. ncnnie ftns<<I i>s'
halle t.lnaafxn. puEis izeAesa
Alma kilpp~st. Nsami Williams
lean Killnxten. AsEian ON. kss'yT
t.tu~sa. t@uf. klidsetsf MaFHese'
Lenre<. and Ruth Mytstshi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24

Members % The NeBa club VII
meet 81 the homs Of Mrs Archie
Matthews. To17 Pacific ave. Thurs
day night st $50. A social eve.
ming Win he enjoyed by members
and guests invited for the svsnins.
Lsvs,sa1 Ladies, An meets
Thursday ~ the hons 81 Mrs Han
kupsff
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Leaves for CHICAGO

Mrs. Carl Engfer left Wednes-
day for Chicago. where she will
visit friends. She expects to be
away a month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24

Ths mai spring meeting II TIE
Fsfe Circle Ladies' Aid vii ~ :
Mother. Daughter hznehecu Thufs-
Day IN Fife chapel. ms VIII b |.
ssn-ha~te~s affair. beginning ~
is,sn s'cioct.
Mrs. E@Fi Reese V sFsanfinx N
musical part a. Tire program. Mrs.
X n. Hspkins wsli Discuss Meth.
ere of The nlhls." sfsd . group u
Edgar A. Guest poems ennsefnins
Tho home win ~ given ~ Mrs
Harry Teiiing.
Installation al afflcsfs Gov TIE
coming year VIII conclude N
meeting. Mrs. W. p. vinsaa - ths
new president. succeeding Mrs.
Bert kspka. Other officers are
Mrs c. Andersen. vies president
Mrs. q. G. whstworth. secretary.
and Mrs. A. Egman. treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
Piano Reciials
To Be Heard
Misses HID snd eIussple
To D Presented f,id>y

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
VERDICT RETURNED
IN HOUSING CASE
X. c. Sudbury Awarded
$4,650 For Property Ac-
quired By Housing Board

A jury in New Hanover superior
court returned a verdict of $4,65O
in favor of the defendant at 1:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
case of the Housing Authority OF
the City Of Wilmington VS.. X. T..
Sudbury and wife.
The judgment, providing that the
defendant be paid $1,50O for prop
erty at Second nd Greenfield
streets and $3.50 for property az
1910 North Fourth street, was S7Oo
less than the price of $3.50 set by
special master.
Emmett H. Bellamy, attorney
for the defendant, last night SAID
he would appear before J u d g e
Clawson L. Williams on Monday
and make a motion that the YER
dict be set aside.
The prices set by a special mas
ter included $1,000 for the property
at Greenfield and $3.50 for the
property on North Fourth street
The authority had secured the
CONTINUED OH Page Ten; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
DRAFTEES SWORN
IN AT Fl. BRAGG
Twenty-Seven Young Men
Are Administered Oath
Before Capacity Crowd

FAYETTEVILLE, Dec. 5.-R
With a solemn, public ceremony
the first North Carolinians to en-
ter the U. S. Army under the re
cent selective service law were
sworn into the military service to-
day.
Twenty-seven young men whose
numbers had stood high on the
draft roll were administered the
oath at exercises in the Cumber
land county courthouse, as ca
pacity crowd looked on.
After the induction, Governor
Clyde R. Hoey, in brief address
told the new soldiers they shoule
be proud and honored to be among
the first chosen to defend theil
country if necessary.
In that role, he said, they are
following in the footsteps OF thell
fathers, the past heroes OF the
state.
This country, he asserted, while
not in the least desiring war, VII
never sacrifice itself upon the al
tar of appeasement.
AS for the men themselves, the
governor told them they would inc
their year of training would MAKE
them filter in mind and body thar
they were now.
Hoey was presented by Charles
R. Rose, Sr., chairman OF n
county's draft board number l.
Other speakers included MaJo1
/ Gen. J. l.. Devers, commandln@
officer of Fort Bragg where the
new soldiers are stationed, and Ao
jutant General J. Van B. Nets, o:
North Caolina.
Lieut.. Col. ]. Edward Ewart
commander of the Fort Bragg re
ception committee, administered
the oath.
It was announced that of the
first 20 men given the required
physical examination, only two
were rejected.
Sixty-five conscripts, from a
counties, had reported early toda!
for ind-'ction. All except the 2
who were present for this morn
ings ceremony, will take the oati
at Fort Bragg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06

MARS VASARHELY, Hungary,
at the Rumanian Border, Dec. 8.
-R-The Rumanian army and the
Iron Guard apparently are headed
for a clash, Rumanian refugees
declared tonight as they sWarmed
across the border into Hungary.
They said there were heavy
troop concentrations at strategic
Rumanian cities, news which CO.
incided with Bucharest dispatches
that the army has called a large
number of reserves to the colors.
Refugees expressed belief that
the Rumanian chief of state, Gen.
Ion Antonescu, unable to reconcile
the warning factions of the Iron
Guard and unable even to restore
order by appeals to them, had de-
termined that the army must take.
over the rule of Rumania.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
JURY OPENS PROBE
OF VOTE SPENDING
Democratic Party Trea-
surer4 Oliver Quayle; Hanes
| And Douglas Testify

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-R-Be-
ginning broad investigation OF
campaign spending by both major
parties, a federal grand jury heard
details of democratic expenditures
today from party treasurer Oliver
Quayle, Jr., and then listened to
testimony by John W. Hanes and
Lewis w. Douglas, former n e W
deal officials who supported Wen
dell L. Willkie.
Although scheduled for testimony
today, Chairmen Edward j. Flynn
of the democratic national COM
mittee and Joseph w. Martin, Jr.,
of the republican national commit
tee did not appear. Both have
been away from Washington, and
have not yet been served with sub
poenas.
Maurice Milligan, former Kansas
City district attorney and special
assistant attorney general is IN
charge of the inquiry. 1t is de-
signed to ascertain whether either
party violated provisions of the
Hatch act or the federal corrupt
practices act.
There were indications that the
investigation might continue
some weeks, with the jury study
ing data gathered both by Milligan
and by the senate campaign In
vestigating committee. Milligan
told reporters that all the witness
es summoned would remain Sub
ject to 'call' until the inquiry was
completed. He said that there
was no immediate intention Of cal
ing for party records.
Today's witnesses uniformly de-
clined to comment on the proceed
ings, but Oren Root, Jr., one OF
Wilkes campaign managers, re-
marked that he was glad to ap-
pear "because I never have been
before grand jury"
Root, who probably will testify
tomorrow, told reporters there was
nothing that could embarrass him
in the record of the Willkie-for-
president clubs, which he headed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
CONVOY PROPOSAL
POORLY RECEIVED
Officials Given But Little
Consideration To New
Plan To Aid Britain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-R-Of'
ficials appeared tonight to be glv'
inp little consideration to the idea
of conveying British merchant
shins across the Atlantic or allow
ing American vessels to take sup
plies to Great Britain.
Despite concern over recent Brit
ish shipping losses and desire
to extend further measures OF ass
sistance, it was indicated that the
administration was reluctant at
This time to take such steps as
these.
Growing discussion of these pos
sibilities in unofficial quarters,
however, raised the prospect that
they might take shape later as
important issues in congress or
the administration.
American ships are now barred
from entering the war zone by
the neutrality act, which was de-
signed to avoid a situation such
as that which played an important
part in American entry into the
World war.
Early in 1917, Germany launched
it's unrestricted submarine cam
iContinued on Page Two; Col. a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. ~
Truck Route Resolution
Will Be Sent To Powell

A resolution on the action taken
by the board of city commissioners
yesterday in adopting Tenth street
as the route for the proposed truck
lane through the city will be for
| warded to A. F. Powell, district high
way commissioner of Whiteville, to-
day.
The commissioners designated
Tenth street as the truck lane after
all objections to all proposed routes
had been given through considera
ton at meetings Wednesday ano
yesterday. In taking the action the
board called on the citizens of Will
mington give the lane complete sup
port as "the best route which can
be found"
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper said last
eight that the resolution and other