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West opened the king of hearts
and then shifted to trump, South
winning with the nine. Two rounds
of clubs and club run were fol-
lowed by a heart ruff in the South
hand. Another club and another
heart were ruffed, and then South
led q diamond. Unfortunately,
trump return produced a second los
ing heart in addition to the two
losing diamonds. How about 1T,
Aces?"
That's just what We say-how
about it? Who's the criminal and
what was the crime? Decide for
yourself before going on.
The bidding was quite sound, but
South criminally misplayed the
hand. At the second trick, dummy
must put up trump honor in order
to win the trick,
Then South ruffs a heart. cashes
the high clubs and cross-ruffs the
clubs and hearts before giving up
the lead. BY that line of play. dunn
my loses only the first heart and two
diamonds.
The line of play actually chosen
deprived dummy of one of the three
entries vitality needed for heart
leads 50 that South could ruff.
Yesterday you were Howard Schen-
ken's partner and. with both sides
vulnerable, you held:
AKJ742
2A3
bAK654
&7
The bidding:
Jacoby Schenken Maier You
Pass Pass Pass "a
Pass d Pass 20
Pass a. Pass CD
Answer-Bid six spades. A grand
slam Is unlikely in view of part
ner's original pass, but small slam
should be practically a lay-down
from your partners enthusiasm and
your strength.
Score 100 per cent for six spades,
30 per cent for five spades, five hearts
or four no-trump; 10 per cent for
pass.
Question No. 557.
Today you are David Bruce Burn
stones partner and. with neither side
vulnerable, you hold:
A642
OK 1043
HAJ76
4 Al
What do you bid as dealer? (An-
Swer tomorrow
Relessed By the Bell Syndicate. IncD
The -Four Aces will be pleased 10
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Miss Betsy Robertson
Engaged to Wed
1t. Hardaway

OF much interest here is the an
nouncement by Capt. and Mrs. w.
A. r. Robertson of Nichols Field,
P. l., of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Betsy Perry Robert
son, to 1t. Eads Graham HardaWay
U. S. A., who is stationed with the
57th Infantry at Fort William Nc
Kinley, in the Philippines.
Capt. and Mrs. Robertson lived in
Washington for number OF years
while Capt. Robertson was stationed
at Boiling Field. Mrs. Robertson
was for many years secretary to the
late Mr.. Joseph w. Byrns, Speaker
of the House. The bride-elect went
out to the Philippines with her
parents in october, 1898, and is a
popular member of the Army and
civilian social set there.
1t. Hardaway, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Benjamin Hardaway of
St. Louis, attended the Missouri
School of Mining and is graduate
of the United States Military Acad-
emy, class of 1887. He is member
of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
The wedding will take place early
in February at the Cathedral of St.
Mary and st. John, after which the
couple will sail for the United States
They will go to Fort Benning, Ca,
1t. Hardaway's new station.
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Recital Heads
Events for
Next Month
Mr.. Swift to Be
Heard for Finnish
Relief Fund

The social calendar for next month
already is marked with a number OF
interesting events and prominent
among these is the song recital to
be given by Mr.. Garfield Swift at
the Mayflower Hotel the afternoon
of Feberuary 9, for the benefit of the
Finnish relief fund.
Miss Evelyn Tyner will play the
Accomplishments for Mr.. Swift and
in addition will give piano solo.
Included on the program will be the
playing of a quartet from the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
This will be Mr.. SWift's first con-
cert in Washington. He has ap-
peared in recital in several leading
cities and his rich baritone voice is
we'll known in both concert and
radio circles.
Mr.. Swift and his bride, the former
Miss Elizabeth Ross Thompson,
came from their home in New York
to spend the holidays with Mrs.
Swifts mother, Mrs. Smith Hemp
stone. and Capt. Hempstone. They
will remain with Capt. and Mrs.
Hempstone until after the concert.
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Musicale Tomorrow
Mrs. Roosevelt Among Official Set
To Hear Lehman and Melchior

Lawrence TOWnnds third which will held
morning o'clock Hotel will
Roosevelt wife President official
tickets the Two famous Metropolitan arLote Lehman
and Lautz Mecho-wi make their first joint Wash
benefit performance Hall York three
Artists
T0mOrrows
Nine Lehman Mr. Mehior plan
Spring perhaps Lohengrn
S
On their recent tour South during the holidays Mcho took
of fishing would
o'clock There concert that night by
o'clock still had
Meor said that when Laurtz he'll back by usually
by 8"and then she eenely Dip while
And that what happened for at o'clock precisely Mr. Mlchior
put He hastily
their public at the auditorium at the appointed hour
Reservations
send at her home.
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Mrs. Wallace will receive in her
apartment at Wardman Park from
until 6 o'clock, Mrs. Morgenthau will
be at home at her residence, 2211
Thirtieth street, during the same
hours and Secretary Perkins has
chosen the Sulgrave Club for the
setting for her first at home this
season.
Miss Perkins has visiting her for
some time Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Poole and Miss Elizabeth Poole.
Chief of Staff and
Mrs. Marshall to be Honored.
Other high lights on the list of
at homes is the reception tomorrow
of the Major General Commandant
and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb and the
tea Maj. and Mrs Parker w. West
will give this afternoon in honor of
the Chief of Staff and Mrs. George
C. Marshall
Gen. and Mrs. Holcomb will re-
ceive from until Z o'clock in the
commandant' house at the Marine
Barracks, when taking turns at the
tea table will be Mrs. r. L. Ghorm-
ley, Mrs. w. R. Furlong, Mrs. A. H.
Van Keuren and Mrs. j. H. Towers.
At the coffee urn will be Mrs.
Chester w. Nimitz, Mrs. Herbert F..
Leary, Mrs. w. B. Woodson and Mrs.
Ross T. McIntire, while serving
punch during the affair will be Mrs.
D. E. Campbell, Mrs. E. M. Spencer,
Mrs. H. D. Linscott, Mrs. Charles
N. Muldrow. Mrs. Raymond E.
Knapp, Mrs. Shaler Ladd, Mrs D. j.
Kendall and Mrs. ]. w. Knighton.
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Weddings
OF Interest
ToCapital
Miss Luttrell
And Mr.. Pansina
OF Cleveland Wed

OF much interest here is the
wedding of Miss Harriet Lothrop
Luttrell, daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Guy Alexander Luttrell of
Baltimore, to Mr.. Charles Frederick
Pansing of Cleveland. The bride is
the niece of Mr.. Nathaniel H. Lut-
trell of this city and of Mr.. Edward
c. Van Devanter of Alexandria, Va.
The wedding took place last eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock in the Oxford
Methodist Church, with DR.. F. R.
Bayiey officiating. Miss Helen G..
Whereby was the organist.
A small reception was held at
Homeland, the home of Mrs. Alexius
Dyer in Baltimore, after the we'd
ding and was for members of the
immediate families.
Candlelight Service Adds
To Beauty of Scene.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Guy Alexander Luttrell, jr..
and was a lovely figure as the
candlelight shown upon the bridal
party. She wore taffeta gown
made on Elizabethan lines, with
full double skirt, tight bodice and
square neckline. She wore a Juliet
cap of lace and carried bouquet
Of gardenias and lilies of the valley
Mrs. Dewitt Coffman of this city
was matron of honor for her sister
and wore a rose-color taffeta gown
with a square neckline, tight bodice
and fulls skirt, and her Juliet lace
cap matched her gown. Blue del
phinium were used to make up her
bouquet.
Mr.. Floyd o. Pansing, jr., of
Rochester was best man, and the
ushers were Mr. Joseph Pansing,
the youngest brother of the BRIDE
groom, from Dayton, and Mr..
Thomas Riley of Louisville, KY.
The bridegroom, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd o. Pansing of
Dayton, is graduate of Dartmouth
College. The bride was graduated
from the Girls Latin School of Bal
timore.
Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Rowell of Arlington,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Harris Luttrell
of Falls Church, Mrs. Samuel S.
Luttrell of Washington, Mr.. Van
Devanter of Alexandria, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Janney McCray of
Leesburg, Mr. Floyd o. Pansing, jr,
Of Rochester, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pansing of Dayton.
For travelling the bride wore a
pearl-gray suit with black accesso-
CONTINUED on Page D-8, Column a.
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Morgenthaus
OSee Film
Benefit
ABE Lincoln in
Illinois to Aid
Clubs Projects

The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
have taken tickets for the world
premiere of the motion picture,
yAbe Lincoln in Illinois" from the
Pulitzer prize winning play by Rob-
ert E. Sherwood. The first showing
will be Monday evening January %
in R-K-O Keith's Theater and Is
sponsored by the Newspaper Wom-
ems Club, the world premiere hav-
ing been donated that the proceeds
may be used for the maintenance
Of the clubs bed In Childrens' Hos.
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Spanish Envoy
Host at Dinner

The Spanish Ambassador and
Sonora de Cardenas entertained
at dinner last evening at the
Embassy. Among their 18 guests
were Col. Stewart Roddie of Eng
land, who has been in New York
for some time and is spending
the week end with the Ambassa-
dor and Sonora de Cardenas.
Others at the dinner were the
Swedish Minister and Nine. BOs-
from, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs. James Adds Logan, Prof.
Bruce Harper Of Harvard Uni
versity and Mrs. Harper, Mrs.
Morris Gallatin of New York and
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan.
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Reception for Envoy

The Greek Minister, Mr.. Demetrios
Sicilianos, was the guest of honor
at a reception and breakfast this
morning following the special mass
said for him in the Church of ST..
Sophia, the Greek Orthdox Church.
The guests at the reception and
breakfast were members of the
Greek colony here who are men,
bers of st. Sophias Church.
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Mrs. Lloyd Moore
Hostess at Party

Mrs. Lloyd Moore of Paris,
who is visiting her parents, for
mer Senator and Mrs. Harry B.
Hawes, entertained at one OF a
series of cocktail parties yester-
day at her parents home to
renew her acquaintance with
friends here.
Mrs. Moore plans to leave
about Tuesday of this week for
New York, where she will spend
about . fortnight, and then re-
turn here for . more prolonged
stayr
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Will Honor Envoy

The First Secretary of the Ger
man Embassy and Frau Tannen-
berg will entertain at dinner Tues
day evening in honor of the re-
firing First Secretary of the Bra
lillian Embassy and Senhora de
Guimaraes, who will go to New
York January 81 preparatory to
sailing for Senior Guimaraes' new
post as German Consul at Vienna.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Enthusiastic Greeting Awaits
DR.. Jorge Boyd in Capital
Wife of New Ambassador From
Panama Is Niece of
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
By KATHARINE BROOKS.

BY KATHARINE BROOKS
Washington enthusiasm appointed
republic Boyd and his in
ereing family will for Sonora Boyd
Boiling Boiling
Boiling friend Sonora de Boyd niece Of
lived Washington child and
time spent the cultivation Of her talent in
Peabody Conservatory of Music when
Mr.. Boiling to the
branch banks Of American banking house and
the newly appointed Ambassador and Sonora de Boyd
met married
Boyd Served As
Counselor. ,-,
Dr. Boyd himself stranger he served counselor Of
the Panama Legation retiring In 1913 He well
tses 1RooGs, Fage D-73
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Miss Helen Keane
Is Engaged

Mrs. Michael Joseph Keane an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Helen Frances
Keane, to Mr.. Joseph Newton
Brewer, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Newton Brewer. Miss
Keane's father was the late Mr..
Michael j. Keane.
Both the bride-elect and Mr..
Brewer are popular members OF the
younger set of Washington.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
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.(see BENEFIT. Paes p-2o
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Envoy's Family Sails

The Costa Rican Minister, Senor
Don Ricardo Castro Beeche, will
return tomorrow from New York,
where he went with Sonora de
Castro Beeche and their children,
who sailed yesterday for their Cen.
tral American home.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
January to Bring Rush
OF Entertaining to Beat
Advent of Lenten Season
Three More State Receptions;
Mrs. Edison at Home Wednesday
In New Role of Cabinet Hostess
BY MARGARET HART,
Society Editor,


Although during past slowing
decided hush there will
the spotlight social interest Wednesday
month scuy
those affairs
do not wish during Lent OF during
members of society take this time when functions scheduled
give the little informal calendar
during the peak of the social season.
Three State Receptions
Crowdng receptions
the The functions the
officers the Navy Marine
February and will this the
entertaining
reception foreign the CITY,
Four abinetH
Receive.
Calling figure prominently during approaching and
Wednesday the week will find four of the cabinet
observing their days home.
Wednesday in
her role cabinet hostess and others who will be holding receptions
Morgenhau, the the Treasury
Henry Agriculture, Miss
Perkins, Secretary Labor
the ballroom and Chinese room
the Mayfower Hotel from until O'Clock and there
sb that husband the of the Navy will look
operations,
table Edison others will
this honor will be Mrs Louis Little Mrs Adphus Watson
Mrs Alfred W. Johnson Mrs Thomas Holcomb Mrs Chester Nm
Barnett Mrs Mcnre Robert
Herbert Iea Mrs John Towers Mrs Peteng
Sellers,
Harold
Generally A. Palmer Lewis
Compton and Mrs Ralph S. Riggs.
Innovation
By Inviting Debutantes.
in asking number of debuantes
assist her at her official levee will Hurley
Miss Achah Patricia
Miss Eunice Wilson, Keren
Miss Marjorie Towers Miss Davis and Miss Isabelle Badger
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Weuthermun
Will Aid in
Defense
Long-Ronse
Forecasts Soon
To Be Made
BY JACK STINNETT.

over at the Wether Bureau they
are starting to look beyond the ends
of their noses. I thought at first
they were just searching for break
In the heat wave.
But Comdr. F. w. Reichelderfer,
chief Of the Weather Bureau, says
that isn't so. It's just the begin
ming Of longer-range forecasting, at
which the bureau has been shooting
for long time. And, incidentally.
it's part of the program to put the
weather in the first column of ma
tional defense.
Within few days the bureau will
start making forecasts for five days.
They are going to try to get away
from the vague generalities and
great areas Of coverage of the old
weekly forecasts and try to narrow
it to specific localities and fairly
definite predictions.
When it comes to putting the
weather in the defense ranks, the
bureau couldn't do better than have
Comdr. Reichelderfer at the barom-
eter. He has spent more than half
his "A years as an ace meteorolo-
giSt in the Nays weather service
and is the Nations foremost author
ity on aviation weather. He's an air.
plane, airship and balloon pilot; was
meteorologist on the famous old
Navy dirigible Los Angeles and for
time was meteorological observer on
the Hindenburg It is under his di-
rection that the Atlantic forecasting
service has been brought to It's pres
ent efficiency.
Of course. the Federal Weather
Bureau isn't the only one that con-
tributes to weather in defense. The
Army is moving its meteorological
school to Chanute Field. Ill, and
increasing the number Of students
in the Air Corps courses.
The Navy uses the California In
stitute of Technology for instruction
courses ana is increasing the num-
Der of its students.
The increasing importance Of air
force in warfare is, Of course, one
of the principal reasons for the
increasing importance Of weather
:. . but that isn't all
In defense of country like the
United States. everything would de-
pend on mobility of defense forces
and mobility depends on CO.
ordination of all branches. If an
unforeseen fog whips in. or unex-
pected rains or gales plague mobile
army, it may result in a disastrous
mess.
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He Didn't Grab the Ball

spring
resde chat when the
magnificent rally all behind him
great national because he wished to tell the people who knew
everything that everything really all right The chat
delighted his beeS
the first instead grabbing the ball the world
WORTH President
attempt strategy of emporizng and delay.
impression
supplemental
hold appropriations down the incredibly
Harry Woodng all people allow for the Army
succeeding supplemental seemed from
the White House almost by main force.
In President allowed that he
Stettnis and their
colleagues the Defense Commission and into giving them full powers
convention, with shutting compromises its tmid
and its general and boredom only the
before Presidents
England that he
bill absolutely vital to the national
nothing positive has been done far assist the English
bill likely
trouble the and fail in the House because while ENDORSING the
the the Capitol
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admits. But that is not all. They
are willy, those English. They will
Immediately occupy all Of Portugal
and menace Spain from that side.
Don't you see how it will be?"
And SOP" you prompt politely.
And So" he says. I'VE had better
get in there first. We shall have to
occupy Portugal as protection not
only for ourselves, but as guarantee
of the neutrality of Portugal. There
is nothing new about this. 1t was
necessary many times since the be-
ginning of the war. England and
France would have gobbled up half
the countries in Europe if Germany
hadn't been too quick for them"
This conversation might seem silly
If it weren't so complete copy
of other conversations that turned
out to be not at all silly and If it
were not so generally believed. 1t
has the ring of prophecy when one
hears it on the frontier where the
swaStikas are flying. No strategist
has ever denied that 1t would be
good tactics for Hitler to get con-
troll of Gibraltar and bottle up the
Mediterranean. OutclaSsed on the
sea, it was obviously necessary that
he must move by land and, with
the friendship and cooperation of
Spain, there seemed nothing to deter
this maneuver, save his own within.
Atmosphere Being Created.
Already the proper atmosphere is
being created for the piece. The
young captains justification Of con-
quest is. of course an important
part of it, but not all. The news
papers without exception quote
Berlin dispatches at great length
and editorialize unfortunately on the
sins of the democratic countries.
English losses at sea are carefully
recounted. Italy and Germany don't
seem to have any losses Political
news from the United States is
brief and hints of disssension in
the cabinet, panic In the general
staff, desperate doles to halt revo-
lutions . -.
hlld tIldI Vi lllBS Ofle W ScCOllu
phase of the young captains con-
versation.
There is law of compensation
in this world" he said virtuously.
You Yanquis are great people I
have lived with you and 1 like YOU
very much. But you did a wrong
that you must pay for some day"
And what" one inquired, might
that be?'
You fought war with us" said
the young captain. 1T was an IN
provoked war-an unjustilable war.
We were defeated and you took
Cuba away from us and the Philip
pines. Some day, of course, we
shall have them back All, no.
my friend, that is not threat. We
are not in any position to make
threats against anybody. Since our
war with you we have been poor
But it will not always be so. The
pendulum swings one way. 1t will
swing back -
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BY ROBERT J. CASEY,
Foreign Correspondent of the Chicago
Daily News Inc

BY ROBERT J. CASEY,
Foreign Correspondent of the Chicago
Daily News, Inc
BILBAO, Spain (By Clipper -
AS this Is written it seems that
SPANS threatened declaration of
war has been postponed. One who
has just withdrawn to a previously
prepared position ahead of the
French Army realizes not only the
danger but the futility of guessing
in such matters as this. Long before
this gets past the first censor-if,
indeed, it ever does-the war may be
on with Generalissimo Francisco
Frances tired young troops march,
ing to new and more terrible battle
fields. The only thing one can say
about it is that right now it doesn't
look that way.
You are never in any great doubt
about SPANS sympathies in this
war or SPANS aspirations. You get
a picture of the sympathies when
you see German generals and
Spanish generals shaking hands joy
fully on the International Bridge at
Irun. You get preview of the
aspirations when first you get
look at any wall in Spain and read
the currently popular poster: Re
store Gibraltar to Spain-End the
era of National Insult and Dis
grace"
Not all Spaniards are sufficiently
stimulated to go looking for Gibral-
tar without a little preparation.
The tradition of British power is
still strong hereabouts and it is
pointed out that, whatever may have
happened to France and however
energetic the Fuehrer may be. Great
Britain is still fighting But there
are few Spaniards who don't toy
with the idea-few who don't be-
lieve that eventually, given little
thought and a little assistance, 1t
will be carried out.
A fight with England and the re-
taking of Gibraltar for Spain might
seem to be large enough military
order for any nation. but that is Only
the beginning. Over the hills lies
Portugal. and Portugal is prosperous.
A young captain at San Sebastian
was willing enough to talk about
that. He was cheerful, modest, we'll
spoken and in his way logical.
which. in view of his argument,
seemed somewhat remarkable. One
gathered that perhaps'it wasn't his
argument at all but something that
had been given to him from on high,
like the order of the day.
There is no real reason" he said,
"why Portugal should be a separate
entity from Spain. Is there now?"
Split-up Was a Mistake.
You plead the guest right and
decline to answer. He smiles and
goes on.
In the old days all of this PENN
sula was a unit. The split-up of the
territory into little kingdoms and
dukedoms and counties was great
mistake. It can now be rectified."
Just to make conversation you
inquire how.
1T is SPANS duty to protect this
peninsula" he says as you wonder
where you have heard those words
before. For many years-for gen.
erations-P Portugal has been under
the domination of England. And you
can see what may happen there
now Suppose that Spain, now re-
juvenated and strong, decides to
take back Gibraltar which, as any
one must admit, rightly belongs to
Spain What will happen then?"
The English" you hazard. will
probably make serious objections"
They will resist, of course" he
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taxes constitute a violent change
in the fiscal operations of Amer
lean business and especially so now
that nearly seven months of the
business year have passed without
chance to plan for such taxes.
But when a President is running
for a third term politics must be
considered. Judging by the tactics
of various administration officials,
fear that some businesses may by
accident make little profit is evil
IDENTIFY deeper than fear of Hitler.
That's the reasoning induced by
political campaign.
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suddenly showed the President his foreign
there of for this
help the Allies Surely such discovery that
would put any off his stride.
quickly
the Presidents
influence
apostle of emporing Harry L. Hopkins amateur whose
politician all things
real professionals only question remains whether
will his stride again such times these de-
ponds election.
Alliance
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Politics which ruined the pre-
paredness program of France and
England is delaying Americas de-
Tense program and has ALREADY
robbed the American people of seven
weeks of precious time. but not q
hint of this or of the startling
truth in the Secretary of Wars
factual statement came over the
radio last Thursday night in the
biggest propaganda broadcast yet
staged by the Roosevelt admins
tration.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
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must know that while temporizing
may appeal to the unawakened in
the present brief hull in the world
conflict it will turn out to have been
the worst politics in the world when
the times of danger awaken the
people at last
The explanation, surely, is
deeper than mere presidential pol
itics. After year and a half in
which he had concentrated all his
interest on foreign policy, the battle