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Evening star., 1940-08-24
Miss NOreen Carr Bride
OF Mr., LLOYD Morris, Jr.

Miss Noreen Carr of 1900 Monroe
street was married to MI. Lloyd
Morris. jr., of 1855 New Hampshire
avenue in a simple ceremony at the
Little Church of Fort Lincoln last
Saturday morning at 9:45 o'clock.
The bride wore a white chiffon
gown with a white hat and carried
q bouquet of lilies of the valley and
roses. Miss Hazel Robertson was
maid of honor, and wore dusty
rose chiffon dress and carried a
bouquet of sweetheart roses.
Mr.. David Barrett was best man.
The couple left Immediately for
an extensive honeymoon trip
through the Great Smokes and to
points in the Middle West.
Returning. they will make their
home in Washington.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Bank Women to Meet

The Bank Womans Club of Wash
ington will hold its notify dinner
meeting Monday at 6 pm. at the
Ivy Terrace, 1880 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. Members will be per-
mitted to have guests.
Miss Katherine McCalmont Is
president and Miss Peggy Webster
Dinner Committee chairman.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Egyptian Minister
And Wife Return

The Egyptian Minister and
Nine. Hassan have return to the
Legation here from Hot Springs,
where they spent some time.
They expect to be in the city for
the remainder of the summer.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Officer Visits Parents

1t. James E. Simmons, 18th In
fantry. who has been stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, Kans. is spend
ing several days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Simmons. in
Arlington, before leaving for his new
post at Monterey, Calf.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Mrs. Dunbar Visits
Dr. and Mrs. Lawson

DR.. mad Mrs. Huron w. Lawson
have as their guest at their sum-
mer home, Bear Den. on the noun
tain above Bluemont, Va, Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, president of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. Mrs. Dunbar will return to
Washington Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Soroptimist Picnic

Mrs. Pearle Sharpe, president of
the Soroptimist Club of Arlington
County, will entertain at a picnic
at her home tonight. Guests will
include Soroptimists from Washing
ton, Baltimore. Alexandria, Mont
gomery County, Prince Georges
County and Westminster.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Back From SeaShOre

Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Dennis
have returned to their home here
after spending the greater part of
the summer at the Marlboro -Blen-
helm in Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

by LILLIAN CUA Al He 7.
Summer is. of course. the ideal
time to study ferns. They have
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Miss Dorothy Graves Wed
To Mr.. David Barkley
In Church Ceremony
Reception at Brides Mothers
Apartment and Dinner Party
At Shoreham Follow
At Shoreham Follow

official residential
Ashton Winter Washington
wasra Bakey. son
Barkley Paducah
members families friends
National City Christian Church.
BridegroomS Sister
ttendan o
Ing her attendant the bridegroms sister
Tu Barkeys apart
the followed wedding
in the evening dinner held at the Shoeham.
wedding the
with short pulled sleeves full skirt wide
hat of horsear Colonial
lilies O the valley,
Mrs Iruitt blue tafeta made with pulled sleeves
and full skirt and large matching Her
Bullt
Wedding Guests.
wedding Ambassador William
of E
- A 90
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
Maj Women Object

A story recently picked up by London
newspapers told of riot that broke out
In Berlin among a group Of women who
had gathered to listen to Frau Won Rib
bentrop, wife Of the Nazi foreign minis
ter. According to the tale, Frau Won Rib
bentrop, arrayed in fashionable clothes,
lectured to the Berlin women on how
they could get along with minimum OF
clothes. The audience resented the advice.
It Is difficult to determine how much
truth is embodied In such stories in war
time Even British propagandists aren't
averse to bit of dressing up" to put over
a point. But the fact that German wo-
men are being compelled to get along not
only on paltry wardrobe but on frugal
rations as we'll Is widely known.
One must wonder how long women,
placed under such restrictions, will re-
main meek 1t Is one thing to be sent into
the army, given warm clothes and good
food, stuffed with high-sounding ideolo-
gies; 1t Is quite another to be kept at
home with not enough food, few clothes,
and nothing to do but wait.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

In the BREATH taking Soinbofo,
Ward has been nicknamed In the
congressional cioakrooins, Lar
rupln' Leu. .a
LITTLE OVERSIGHT
When Congress last summer
rushed through that S320,b00 bill
giving each member O new clerk,
the boys made one slight oversight,
In Their hurry TO jam through
tho pork grab with 90 little fuss
Oh possible, they forgot 70 ap.
propriate money 10 provide tho
necessary office furniture and
typeWr!ters for tho additional en-
Y,loyes. Az o result they ore now
boinbarding House Clerk South
TRIBE with elamors for the equip"
iflent.H f ~" 's
But with no money for that
purpose Trimble can't help them.
Some have proposed 10 him that
no dig into tho contingent fund
OF tho House. But Tflmble, o
veteran OF many years service on
Capitol Hill, ID taking no chances
II win cost OF least $4,000 10 buy
the needed equipment and hes
not going out on q limb that sise'
"Thls isn't my baby" no
tells them. II didn't vote those
extra clerks"
30 unless q special resolution
authorizing tho expenditure ID put
through, the boys will have 70 walt
until the enactment OF the first
deficiency appropriation bill early
In the spring.
NOTE-some congresiieSn ore
using the additional 81 ,b00.a.yeaf
clerk hire. which was justified on
tho ground that more clerical help
was needed In their Washington
offices, TO employ political assist.
ants In their home towns 10 look
after their political fences
Copyright, 1910 by United
Feature syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Writer Sees Importance
Of War In Orient

writer Sees Importance
Of War In Orient
The war In China II "Old stuff"
by now, blaeked out by the wars
In Europe. But II you think It's
not ~ significant, you ought TO
read "Chlna ut War" by FFeda
utley John Day. S3.7b). Miss W.
ley Ia u British newspaperw0man,
who has returned from q long
frst.hand study Of the CHI
nese struggle against the Japs.
She talked with generals and
soldiers alike, saw fighting, rode
with the wounded. The result II o
highly peFs0nallxed, vital account
Of this bl0od.lettlng In the Far
East. Just o jot Of its Importance
IL excepted here from Miss Ut
ley's observations;
Intent on the troubles OF Europe,
fearful Of the war whic.. may enguif
the western hemisphere, we hardly
heed the rumble OF the distant
drums In the Far East yet the fate
OF China's four hundred millions
may well seem to the historian OF
the future the most important event
OF the early twentieth century.
IT may well be that the future OF
the world Is now being decided on
the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
rather than on the Rhine or the
Vistula, or In the conference halls
OF Europe Japan aims at
world conquest and her rulers
have the sngleness Of purpose to
accomplish II, but neither the
requisite man power nor the ma
terial resources, unless they can
incorporate China into their en-
pire.
II Chinas millions should ever
be militarized, either by Japan or
In a long struggle to resist her, the
world would be faced by mill
tary menace besides which the
might OF Germany would pale to
insignificance. AS General SHUTS
once said: 1T may well be that
Western civilization will stand or
fall in this matter of Its contacts
with the immense human masses
OF the East"
Should the Chinese despair of
the Western democracies who con-
tinue to supply Japan with the
sinews. of war, and should they de-
eide to submit to the Japanese
yoke, Jaran might become the
strongest power in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
Views of The Press

tinetion OF being the first territory
admitted to the Union after the
adoption Of the Constitution; signi-
ficantly, Its bill Of rights carried O
clause providing for the abolition Of
slavery. History shows that It's road
10 statehood was by no means easy,
Before the separate settlements
could declare their independence
and adopt O state constitution, fin.
ally framed In i777, they endured
territory grabs on the part OF Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire and New
York, whose claims were imposing.
ly supported by edictS from the Brit
ish crown. The Revolution, OF
course, gave Vermonters the oppor-
tunity TO secure their boundaries,
although the people UNDERSTANDABLE
hesitated In deciding whether the
king or tho colonies would best
guarantee their liberty. /,
Connecticut, In particular, should
have O keen interest IN Vermont's
birthday party, for at one time there
was serious thought Of naming the
state New Connecticut. Further
more. 1t Is O foregone conclusion
that the pageantry Of the sesQuicen-
tennial celebration will feature the
exploits Of the Green Mountain boys
and their leader, Ethan Allen, who
was Eorn In Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
JOINING THE Law
New Haven Journal courier)


The game OF "cops and robbers"
In some form will probably always
BIO popular among small FRY who
like to whoop " up.
IT has occurred 10 law enforce
ment authorities In recent years
that the more "cops" they have
among the neighborhood gangs, the
fewer robbers" they will have--in
real life as well as In play. Junior
police boy patrols and the like have
sprung UP In cities and towns ell
over the country, and juvenile au-
thorities have noted encouraging
results. A l2-year-old who Is really
O part of the police force cant very
well get into trouble. His honor Is
at stake. With staggering boyish-
ness he uses his authority TO keep
other lads out OF the juvenile court.
The town Of Homewood, Ala,
"swore In" some 80 junior "cops"
Just before last Halloween, and the
trembling burghers enjoyed the
most peaceful Halloween In the
history Of. the town. The kids who
weren't on the police force were too
harassed by the juvenile "cops" to
get into mischief. The whole sys-
tenn works out much better than
having uniformed officers believing
and shaking sticks at the young
sters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

II and when the electorate OF the
nation decides again TO elect Republican
president, and perhaps 1t should unless
so-called Democrat New Dealers can be
made to see the error OF their ways and
once more return TO normally, the name
OF Frank z. Gannett, publisher and states
man, looks like the nearest approach to
what this country needs that has yet been
proposed from the several Republican
possibilities so far mentioned. We do not
say this because Mr. Gannett happens to
be a newspaperman, for we can recall some
newspaper publishers ambition for pub
lie office, who we would not recommend
for the position Of dog-warden OF Oshkosh.
However, aside from Mr.. Gannett's
outstanding success as publisher OF
flourishing chain OF newspapers, among
which, one Is Connecticut's own formid-
able and foremost newspaper, The Hart
ford Times, he has shown by his persist
ent and untiring efforts in moulding pub
lie sentiment to thwart government
bureaucracy that he, as the saying goes,
has got what 1t takes, to becomingly
grace, II elected, the presidential chair.
So it's not with misgiving or any fear
Of apprehension that we look upon the
candidacy of Frank Gannett so propiti-
ously launched in Rochester, New York,
Tuesday night. He steps into the arena
of national politics as no unknown guam
tity as to his ability to work for the best
interests of all of the people of this coun-
try should be elected. To his indomitable
perseverance already goes much of the
credit for blocking the packing of the
Supreme Court back in 1888 and other
contemplated New Deal legislation. We
have no fear of any candidate, Democrat
or Republican, of Frank Gannett's di-
n ions If elected president OF the
Unis&l States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
COP PAYS Up

With new and arduous campaign year
dawning, the Republican party has set
about seriously strengthening up Its &C
counts and deficits left over from the
1885 campaign. According to a state
ment filed with Congress, $655,000 was
still outstanding on the 1885 obligation
as Of December l. During the last year,
the g. o. P. collected 81 ,092 037, Of which
$300,000 has been earmarked for debt
retirement. Another 100000 has been
pledged for this purpose, The pledged
amounts, together with the earmarked
fund, will very nearly wipe out the Re-
publican debt.
It will be better to start off the 1910
campaign with clean slate. There will
be O lot OF talk about budget-balancing.
II will look much better II the COP, can
point proudly TO Its own books before
suggesting that the United States bal
ance Its budget. Not until the Ink on
G. o. P. journals Is O nice Jet black can
the boys really begin hammering
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
Learning From Finland

It's q strange kind OF war they're fight
Ing In Finland - probably the strangeSG
the modern world has ever seen. Finland
Is a comparatively small nation. 1t has less
than 10000 900 inhabitants. II prospered
and progressed through the 1920s and SOS
on the basis Of solid peacetime economy.
It wasn't prepared for war IN the sense
that the greater European powers have
been prepared during recent years. us
army was small, Its equipment slight
Finland's sole military advantage lay
In It's geographical position. And that
advantage has become q tremendous
thing, used to the fullest by astute mill
tary commanders. It Is O strange war
because Finland Is fighting Russia these
days largely with with Russian equip
ment, arms and even ammunitioh. ThS
is not the result OF some sordid plot among
munitions kings. Instead. the Russian
equipment has been seized IN the helo
from fleeing Soviet units or from fallen
Reds.
Despite Finnish victories and capture
OF innumerable loads OF Soviet parapher-
malta. Finland still needs help. New and
more efficient arms must be purchased
II the Russians are to be STAYED off In the
spring. War makes sudden ravages upon
~
becomes an imperative need.
Russias sudden, ruthless thrust against
the peaceful nation OF the north has
thrown all OF Scandinavia Into quand:
ary, Norway and Sweden are balanced
precariously on O fence. Each would ike
Ia lump over to the Finnish side, but
neither dares not yet, at least. All OF
Scandinavia realizes chat as long as Rus
sia Is pounding at Finland's door, the
other nations are In danger
Yet, TO the south OF Norway and Sweden,
In q strategic position, lies Germany -
threatening, powerful Germany. Ger
many Is neutral" In the Finnish war, as
neutrals 90. II recently refused TO permit
shipment OF Italian planes to Finland
through German territory. And, because
OF Germany's alliance with Russia, Hitler
frowns upon an overt aid granted TO FIN
land by either OF the other major Scandi-
navian countries.
Apparently, II there's going TO be any
material aid TO Finland, II must come from
those nations not so directly concerned or
from those which have nothing to fear
from Germany. Britain, 1t Is reported has
already agreed TO supply planes Italy
Is credited with having sent about 30
bombing planes. But European coun-
tries have no credit to spare.
This Is where the United States comes
In. Talk OF O substantial loan to Finland
Is being freely supported by individual
congressman. Charitable aid from prl-
vate Americans has helped to some de-
gree, but not enough. Finland needs
folding money, and lots OF It. There Is
scant doubt that whatever can be done TO
aid this heroic country against invasion
- and can be done neutrally-Will meet
the approval OF the American public,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

hands on his oid-age pension plan
before election time. He IL PLAN
ming 10 have ono OF his House fol-
lowers introduce O discharge petit
ton In order 10 compel q roll.
call vote Oh his bill Another
prominent clergyman who has
Joined the oppoSition 70 con-
tinuing tho Dies committee IL
Rev. Walter u. Cole, OF Toledo,
o. dynamic director OF tho Uni.
tartan Fellowship for Social JUS
tiee.
"LARRUPIN LOU"
Ono OF the most familiar "preS.
sure boys" on Capitol Hill ID roly.
poly, apple.eheekeA Louis ID.
Ward, Father Coughlin'S Wash
ington generalissimo, Also, no ID
ono OF the most mysterious.
Last year when no was active.
iy lobbying for tho Coughlin-
backed "cost Of production" farm
bill. Ward vigorously denied no
had any connection with the 70.
do priest. Wards story was that
no was for Coughlin'B bill, but
wasn't working for him.
Congressional veterans who
have watched Wards operations
for O number Of years were
skeptleal. But no was very en-
phatic. ~ nm not o represen-
1atiVe Of Father C0ughIln," no
insisted, thor am ] ON his pay.
roll"
When this session opened, one
OF the earliest lobby birds on the
scene was Ward. Breezy as ever
and sporting q big white cowboy
hat, no was on hand again pump
Ing hard for the Coughlin farm
measure. But this Time II will
DO difficult for him TO deny any
Royal. Oak connection, for on the
masthead OF Father Coughlin's
weekly now appears this interest.
Ing item OF information: "EditOFial
Director, Louis ID. Ward"
NOTE - Since his appearance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

AS our priests and ministers cont!nu-
ally point out the shortcomings, faults
and so on OF children goes right back to
parents. Naturally there are types OF
children that will never be curbed by
the best OF parents, but 1t Is true today
that many parents are quite indiffer-
ent to the actions OF their children In the
home outside the home, In school and
when invading other peoples property.
II strikes us that one thing missing IN
the attitude Of child to parent, TO teacher,
the many superlors, and more important
still TO God. That thing Is fear,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

We were interested In what Miss Kath-
leen Crowley, probation officer, had to
say In her annual report as regards some
OF our unruly youth. There Is always
the problem Of how to handle hayward
and often deliberately mischievous chill
dren between the ages eleven TO sixteen.
And most OF us are OF the opinion that
with all the corrective institutions, the
advanced methods OF handling youth, the
better and better advantages, that chill
dren today are, O good many OF them,
holy terrors. We hate TO pile 1t on, but
this Is 80. A very good point brought out
by Miss Crowley was that the offending
children were not always from the poorer
districts or where living conditions are
not too good. On the contrary she said:
Malicious mischief and destruction OF
property are not confined TO the young
people OF one group, and we had OF.
tenders from the ranks OF the privileged
and the underprlvileged as we'll" The
probation officers report shows that
damage to property by minors approached
q very stable sum this past year, about
three hundred dollars damage done to one
building alone. That spells quite a bit OF
mischief, II you want TO call II mischief to
the tune OF three hundred dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
Selected Poem,
WATCHING THE TRAIN

(Clara Bell Thurston In the Christian
Science Monitor)
love the Railroad Station
With its engines big and black,
Each shining bright and full OF steam
Just waiting on the track
The News-boys all come running,
AS II they might be late
A man shouts "Show your tickets, please
Then lets you through the gate
Porters rush with heavy loads,
And suddenly you hear,
"All abo 'rd!" The train starts of,
You watch 1t disappear
Then E:me you go with mother,
While you talk about the train.
And she says If you're good, p'raps
She'll take you there again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

No American citizen should be
denied the right TO advocate chang
es In the organic or legislative
structure Of the government.
--Representatiye william B. Bank
head Dem, Ala,), speaker Of
the House. #3lG
The relations Of the Finnish peo-
pie with the soviet Union are :.
o matter tina. concerns only the
Finnish and Soviet peoples alone.
Other powers have no right to In
terfere.
Premier Vyaeheslaff. Mo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

tnNt u0Wsi OEtb~
les have been
punched around
by irate show
people, but sell
dom, as In the
current case Of
critic John An.
derson, have
irate sliowmen
threatened to
settle n score
with q libel suit
In court,
And such liti-
cation seem g.
Imminent. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

We do not refer to that physical fear
that q youngster sometimes experiences
when he finds himself In the dark, or
listening to radios shadow, or looking
at the screens horrible Quasimodo who
swung on the belfry Of Notre Dame. No,
we refer to fear that Is more moral, fear
OF offending, because 1t Is wrong to seri-
ouSly offend God and man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
Daily Almanac
is 1913 a. m.

Moon sets I2:48 a. m.
Sun rises TIA a. M; sets 4:5I p m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Clear, cold weather is not bad, If you can
stand the cold outside and have the where
withall TO keep the home well-heated. It's far
healthier than milder weather with its thaws
and wet ground underfoot that we SO often
experience IN January
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
vERMoNTs lSOrH BIRTHDAY
Hartford Courant)

The Vermont State Chamber Of
Commerce has announced that
preparations are under way to make
q gala occasion of the l5Oth BIRTH
day Of the state in i94l. Through
the years Vermont has observed the
wise custom of holding all town
meetings on q single day, and that
day next year will be March 4,
which Is the exact anniversary Of
its admission to the Union This
happy coincidence should enable
the sesquicentennial committee to
elicit the needed cooperation from
the member towns to insure 9 fitting
celebration.
Although not one Of the original
thirteen states, Vermont has the dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

Just to take your minds off chaotic
affairs in Europe, economic difficulties
at home and so on, you might consider
the debatable subject: Should or should
not the quintuplets be featured at the
New York Worlds Fair Of 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

A. No. II fourteen or fifteen or
q greater number Of middle.aged
persons had sat OF the table, the
chances for the death Of one OF
them within Q year would have &C.
tualiy been increased.
q, Why does drop Of water
cling to the center Of the bottom OF
On inverted glass bottle OF 0 water
cooler2
A. FOR the same reason that small
rain drops cling to 0 wtndowpan0;
because the glass Is not clean
enough for water 70 wet It readily.
Capillary forces resist the advance
OF o drop over 0 surface that ID not
we'll wotted by liquid.
@, TO whom were the first air.
mail contracts awarded In the
United statesp
A, The first contracts were with
private commercial RirlinoS granted
October IL 1910; one 10 Edward
Hubbard 10 carry mail from Seattle
TO Victoria, British Columbia; and
another 10 tho Florida West indies
Always, Inc, 10 carry mail from
Miami 10 Cuba.
q, When did President Wilson
soy that he would "keep uS out OF
war"2 ~,
"A. The principal slogan used IN
President Wilson'S 1918 campaign
for recollection was He kept uB out
OF war" II was the slogan choS.
on by the Democratic party cam
paign managers and was not o QUO
tation from President Wilson, but
rather suggestion that his poll
cies and acts had prevented the
United states from being drAwn IN
TO the war during his first TERM
q, Why are no quotations on
Russian currency given on foreign
exchange markets?
A. There 40 no free market N
Russian exchange because II u IL
legal under Soviet law for any 30
ylot citizen 10 export Or import RUS
sian currency. The only foreign
exchange transactions are eotlducted
BY inBtrumentalitieS OF tho Soviet
government, and hence private OK
change transactions do not exist
q, What colleges have green
and gold as their eolofs?
A. Baylor University, Waco, Tex,
and the University OF Vermont, Bur.
iington, w. There may be othef
schools that use those colors'
.mt,..
II you want O copy Of the book.
let "H0USEWIFE's MANUAL"
send 10 The Waterbury Democrats
WaShintgOn Bureau, 1913 Thira
taanth Rtreet. WashinRton. ID, q.