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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

spend some time at Staten Island
and attend the Worlds Fair. Mrs.
N. G. Thompson will then leave
for Toledo, Ohio where she will
visit friends and relatives. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Tyner, of Ra-
leigh, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Quincy Snipes in Forest Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. K~letzien,
who have been visiting Mrs. W. H.
Northrop at her cottage at
Wrightsville Beach, have left for
a visit in Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Jennett and
son and daughter, of New York,
arrived Wednesday to visit with
MI. and Mrs. w. F. King at their
home in Winter Park.
Mrs. P. E. Hoggard and son,
Herbert, have returned from a
visit with relatives in johnson City.
Tenn, and Atlanta, Ga. q
Mrs. Victor c. Garner has been
removed from the James Walker
Memorial hospital to the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Clyde S~pradley
at Carolina Beach. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Final Dinner Dance For Summer
Is Given At Harbor Island

The final dinner dance of the
season to be given by the Cape
Fear Country club at the Harbor
Island annex was held last eve
ming. The clubhouse was at
tractively arranged throughout
with tables in the ballroom, and
porches of the clubhouse. Dinner
was served at 8 o'clock.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. j. Chadbourn Bolles, Of
Burlington, MI. and Mrs. J..
Holmes Davis, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Mettleton P. Murphy, Of Green's
boro, MIR. and Mrs. Hargrove Bel
lamy, Mr.. and Mrs. D ougla S
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Kidder, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Full
er, Of Durham, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hill Cronly, or Richmond, Va, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Nash, Ct Tarboro,
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Storm, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Holmes Davis, ST.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Macmillan
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Laurence Sprunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben M. Washburn,
MIR. and Mrs. j. Irving Corbett,
Mrs. Robert Strange, Miss Alice
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hen
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Bel
lamy, MIR. and Mrs. willie e,
Martin, of Winston-Salem, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Routree, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stearns, Mrs. Ro-
berta S. Hardin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Norwood, Glenn Holt, Of Bur-
llngton, Mrs. Lee Wavle, Bill
Boseman, Garland F. Palmer, Col.
R. S. McClelland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Orrell, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Parker, of New York.
Miss Virginia Snead, of Lynch
burg, Va, Edley Craighill, of
Lynchburg, Va, Rye Page, Jr.,
E. K. PoWe, of Durham, Mr.. and
Mrs. John o. Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs,
William Dunn, of Raleigh, MI. and
Mrs. Gray Hicks, of Greensboro
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Penton, Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Morrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas W. Keith, Mrs. Mar.
ion Keith, of Greensboro, MIR. and
Mrs. Robert Davis, of Goldsboro.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Bryan. Of
Goldsboro, Charles Norwood, of
Golfsboro, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bryan, of Goldsboro, Charles Nor.
wood, of Goldsboro, MIR. and Mrs
John H. Hardin, Miss Emma Bel.
lamy Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob.
ert H. Tate, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bright Hill, MI. and Mrs. R. D.
Comfy, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon
Rorison, Mr.. and Mrs. James r
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Federated Women's Clubs
Headquarters To Open Monday

ed by an evening session. M i S S
Clara Byrd, first vice president,
is director of the institute.
Immediately following this meet
ing the district meetings will be
held at the following places and
dates:
No. /, Monday, Sept. 30, Way
nesville; No. 2, Tuesday, Oct. l,
Asheville; No. 8, Saturday, Sept.
%, Boone; No. 4, Wednesday, Oct.
2, Iron Station; No. S, Thursday,
Oct. 8, Norwood; No. 6, Friday,
Sept. q, Rural Hal; No. 7, Thurs
day. Sept. 26, Gibsonville; No. 8,
Friday, Oct. 10, Garner; No. 9,
Friday, Oct. 4, Ellington; No. 10,
Monday, Oct. T., Whiteville; No. l,
Tuesday, Oct. 8, Wallace; No. II,
Monday Oct. IA, Snow Hill; No.
10, Saturday, Oct. 5. Benson; No.
ID, Thursday, Oct. II, R o a n o Ike
Rapids; No. Is, Tuesday, Oct. Is,
Greenville; No. Is, Wednesday,
Oct, 16. Edenton, 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
DIAL 3311
STUDENT EADER TO
ATTEND MEETING AT
WOMAN'S

GREENSBORO, Aug. 31.-Ap-
proximately So student leaders al
the Woman's college will return
to the campus September 3 for the
annual Faculty-Student conference
to be held from Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 4, to Saturday, September
7. nrior to the opening of college
September 9.
Miss Elizabeth Patten, Of New
Bern, president of the d
Government association, will be IN
chsrge of the conference, with
Mss Annie Brasell, vice-preslden1
of the association, assisting.
The conference, the purpose OF
which is to review the academic
and social life of the college COM
munitv and to plan a practical
program FOR the coming year, Will
feature atlks by DR.. Frank Porter
Graham, president of the Great
er University of North Carolina
DR.. w. C. Jackson, dean of ad-
mi~nistration, Woman's college, and
Miss Harriet Elliott, dean of wom-
en-, Woman's college, and member
of the advisory commission OF the
National Defense Council. Among
the pertinent questions to be dis
cussed is How to Take Respon-
sibility in This National Crisis"
Assisting leaders of the confer
ence will conduct studies and dis
cussions relative to academic stand
ards, student government, religious
activities and social standards at
the college.
Students in attendance include:
Misses Johanna B o e t, Castle
Hayne; Sue Murchison, Rocky
Mount; Doris Gross. West Hart
ford, Conn; Mary Eppes, Anna
polls, Md; Carol Hall, N e w
Bern; Betty Plevette, ASHORE;
Meta Allen, Henderson,; Rebecca
Neal, Southern Pines; Jane
Thompson, Henderson,; Peggy
Dean, Winston-Salem; Margaret
Colt, Greensboro; Roberta Dunlap.
W~adesboro; Jean Berbert, Green's
boro; Betsy Trotter, W~inston-Sa-
lem; Bess Johnson, Henderson,
Catherine Hilderman, Southern
Pines; Joan Feldman, West Hart
ford, Conn; Charlotte Moseley,
E.inston; Sara Jane Hunter, Hen
d~ersonville; Annis Hines, Green's
boro: Helen Sweet, Scranton, Pa;
Elizabeth Falls, Shelby; Gladys
Seasons, Fayetteville; Marjorie
Bryant, Asheville; Alice Calder,
Wilmington; Pauline Douglas, High
Point; Peggy Hammond, Gran
ford, N. j.; Nell Barefoot, Dunn;
Ellen Magill, White Plains, N. 2;
Phyllis Crooks, Concord; Blanche
Woolard, Wilson.
Pratt Breeder, Bennettsville, S.
c.; Rebeccc Woosley, Granite
Falls; Sara Harrison, Mt. Airy;
Polly Sattler, Monkton, Md; Anne
Pearce, Charlotte; Doris Shat
fer, Greensboro: Betty Lippman,
Springfield, Mass; Jean E. Nc
Donald, East Orange, N. j.; Edna
Gibson, Laurinbur =; Rose Wilson.
Rocky Mount; Julia Paschal, VII
son; Anne Boyette, Smithfiell;
Janet Murphy, Upper Montclair. y.
j.; Gladys Stedman, Arlington, n.
j. Helen Finch Morgan, Abe
marie: Caroline White, Roxboro;
Frances Daniel. Henderson; Helen
Williams, Leaksville; Gladys Til
lett, Charlotte; Elizabeth Root,
Staten Island, New York; Jane
Webb, c~reensboro; Carolyn Willis,
Raleigh; and Ann Hardison.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

weeks with relatives in the city
and at Wrightsville Beach.
Miss Bette Hunt, OF New York
city formerly Of Wilmington, and
Peter Alexander Rubel, of New York
City and Zurich, Switzerland, ar
rived Saturday morning to visit
| Miss Hunts parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacy Hunt at their home on Market
street.
Mrs. George w. Bailey, Mrs. Ber-
eniece Stellings and two daughters
have returned to their home here
after a months visit with relatives
in st. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Woodbury.,
Jr., of Charlotte, are visiting Mr..
Woodbury's parents at their home
on Chestnut street for the weekend.
Miss Sylvia Ginsberg, of New
York, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Berger and family at their home in
the city.
Mrs. E. ]. Swisher and two chill
dren, of Washington, D. c., will ar
rive today for a visit with Mrs.
Swisher's mother, Mrs. C. E. Kerr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunn have
visiting them at their home here
Mr.. Dunn's brother and sister-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dunn,
of Raleigh. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Monfalcone
and children, frankie and Jane
Annell, arrived yesterday for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Monfal'
cones mother. Mrs. w. Tatuns.
Mrs. Annie Monfalcone and sons,
John, Emanuel and George, and
granddaughter, Annie Ruth Dale,
are spending the weekend here as
the guests of Mrs. w. Tatum. 4
Miss Marie Bost and Eugene
Bost have gone to Hickory for a
visit. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Monfalcone
boro, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Peschau at Wrightsville
Beach.
Roddy Kidder has as his holiday
visitors at his home in Oleander,
Murdoch Dunn, of Maxton, Duke
Lyon, Of Durham, and Gray Hun
ter, of Winston-Salem.
Howard Conway, of Charlotte, is
the guest of Walter Storm, al
Wrightsville Beach.
Mrs. w. B. Chisolm and daugh-
ter. Miss Felicia, of Charleston,
S. c., arrived yesterday to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Kidder. 4
r. B. Roberts left yesterday for
a business trip to Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Penton have
visiting them at their Wrightsville
Beach cottage over the holidays,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bryan a n
Charles Norwood, all of Goldsboro.
Mrs. c. B. Bellois left Friday
for a visit with relatives in New
York and New Jersey.
Vernon w. Fisher, of Lands. is
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. G. w.
Bellois.
Ernest L. Pittman was a guest of
friends in the city this past week.
Mrs. N. G. Thompson and sister,
Mrs. Leila Thompson, left yester-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Miss Gladys Ahrens, Bride-Elect
OF This Month, Honored At Party

evening and Miss Hazel Kinney
was low scorer.
Guests included Miss Ahrens,
honoree, Miss Vivian HERS, Miss
Gerda Quelch, Mrs. A.. G.. Ahrens,
Miss Anne HERS, Mrs. Waddell
Corbett, Jr., Mrs. A. B. Love, Jr,
Miss Dorothy Forbes, Miss Hazel
Kinney, Mrs. John LeGwin, Mrs.
Louis Fisher, Miss Elizabeth Han
cock, Mrs. j. M. Hall, Jr., Mrs.
Edward McFayden, Mrs. Leon Flu
trelle and Mrs. Claude Eird.
Following the game a refresh
ment course was served carrying
cut the color note of green and
white. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

Miss Sara Bradshaw entertained
on Friday evening, August 80, at
her home on Perry avenue honor
ing Miss Gladys Ahrens, whose
wedding to Joe Clendenin will take
place during this month. The hon.
oree was presented with a corsage
upon her arrival and each guest
received a dainty handkerchief as
a favor.
The honoree was presented with
a refreshment set by the hostess
as honor gift and high scorer of
the evening was Miss Gerda
Quelch. Mrs. Edward McFayden
was second high scorer of th e
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Saturday Hours
3 A. M. to 3 P. NJ.
DIAL 1911

The American Legion auxi-
liary will hold a meeting
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Sorosis clubhouse on
North Third street. All men,
bers are asked to be present.
The meeting of the South
Wilmington Home Demonstra-
ton club scheduled for Wednes-
day has been postponed.
The regular meeting of the
Ladies auxiliary to the Vete-
rams of Foreign wars will be
held Tuesday evening at s
o'clock at the dug-out. All mem
bers are asked to be prompt.
The Summer Hill Sunshine
club will meet with Mrs. Mintz
Monday night at 8 o'clock. An
interesting program has been ar
ranged.
The Euphian class of st. An
drew's Presbyterian church will
meet Wednesday night at 1880
o'clock at the church.
The business meeting of the
w. H. and F. M. societies of
the Fourth Street Advent
Christian church scheduled for
Monday night has been post
poned until Tuesday night at 8
o'clock at the church. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
The business meeting of the "
H. and F. M. societies of tn
Fourth Street Advent Christia
church scheduled for Monday nigh
has been postponed until Tuesda
night at 8 o'clock at the church
All members are urged to attend.
The WIS. elias of St. Andrew
Presbyterian church will meet a
the home of Mrs. D. w. Ormsby
no Fourth street, Wednesday a
3 p. m.
The Philathea class of the Firs
Baptist church will hold the month
ly business meeting at the churc
Friday night at 8 o'clock. All men
bers are urged to be present a
officers will be elected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01


Miss Ann Kidder returned to
her home here yesterday after at
tending a houseparty, and has a
her guest, Miss Louise Bennett, O
Winston-Salem.
Henry Gross, of Harrisburg, Pa.
is the guest of David Murchison a
Wrightsville Beach.
Mrs. Charles Morton, Stewart
and children, will return to thei
home in Baltimore, today afte.
spending some time at Wrights
vile Beach with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. Van Leuven.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Packard an,
son, Dan, of Savannah, Ca, ar,
visiting Mrs. Farmers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Farmer.
DIR. and Mrs. B. G. Boney an
daughter, Su Carolyn, of Warren
Ark, are visiting DR.. Boney's sis
ter, Mrs. r. E. McCrary.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Pearson, o
Goldsboro, and Mrs. J. A. Apple
white and Emily Applewhite, Q
Fayetteville, are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. r. e. McCrary, at Care
lima Beach.
Mrs. Thomas Pearson, of Colds
boro, is visiting Mrs. R. E. McCrary
Mrs. o. w. Williamson i
spending some time with he
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. an
Mrs. E. r. Mitchell, of Knoxville
Tenn. Mrs. C. M. Hill accompar
led her there for a visit also.
Mrs. r. B. Ketchum and daugh
ter, Kathryn, of Atlanta, Ga
have returned home after a visi
with Mrs. F. w. Tremain at he
home on Carolina Beach.
The Rev. and Mrs. NJ. A. IRE
main, Of Wakayama, Japan, VIII
have been visiting Mrs. F. W. Ire
main at her home at Carolin
Beach, have gone to Savannah
Ca, to visit relatives there.
MI. and Mrs. John Shytle an
children, Elizabeth and JACK
have returned to the city after
two meeks trip to Washington, Z
c., New York and the World
Fair.
Miss Constance Porter has re
turned to her home on Masonbor
Sound after visiting relatives, d.
and Mrs. L. H. Kraskin, in Wash
ington. D. C. While away she visit
ed the New York Worlds Fair.
MISS OClllllS Mac I1dI lSllclu ill
William Hartsfield have returne
from Charlotte, where they at
tended the wedding on Thursda
of their brother, C. G. Hartsfielt
They were accompanied by Mis-
Mary Jean Bronson.
Miss Jesse Moir MacNair, {
Winston-Salem. has returned afte
a Today visit with Miss Jan
Head at her home on Greenvil!
Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore S. Jane
and son, Bobby, Of Charlotte, ar
guests at the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. w. G.. Head, on Greenvill
Sound. Their daughter, Miss F..
James, will make her debut j
Raleigh this week.
Mrs. r. J. Doss has gone t
Louisville, KY, to attend tn
funeral of her brother-in-law, Rob
ert w. Owen, of New York city.
E. K. Powe, of Durham, is tn
guest of Rye Page, Jr., at hi
summer home at Harbor Island.
Mrs. Grace Sharte and Mis-
Tessie Burriss left Friday for Man
teo to attend the Lost Colony.
Mrs. Kate Babson has %returne
to the city after. spending seve
raj weeks in Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Mary Huddleston a n
daughters, Lucille and Mabel an
Jimmy Paul left today for a visi
in Washington, Baltimore and Nor
folk, with relatives and friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis Pate spen
the weekend at Manteo.
Mr.. d Mrs. Charles P. Bolle
and sons, have returned to Louis
vile, KY, after visiting for tw
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

Moser, Donald Sellers, Laura Bell
Ormsby, Harry overly, Joyce
Moss, Natalie Hill, Carolyn Mos
er, Margaret Fetel, Dorothy Ne
vile, Amy Lee Naylor, Harriet
Shain, Mrs. d. H. Witherspoon,
Mrs. Lee Hamilton, Mrs. F. o.
Bowers, Mrs. Shain, Misses Ruth
and Pearl Ritter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
Taylor, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Has
kell Rhett, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Macmillan, III, Miss Elizabeth
Nets, Aubrey Parsley and 9TH
ers. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

Strawberries and raspberries
are not berries, while grapes and
oranges are.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
MISS BARNES AND
MR.. ULMER WILL
MARRY SATURDAY

The wedding of Miss Doris
Barnes, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter L. Barnes, and Will
liam Joseph Ulmer, son of Mrs
c. A. Ulmer will take place Sat-
urday afternoon, September 7, at
$50 o'clock at Trinity Methodist
church.
Miss Kitty Bass will be the
maid Of honor and bridesmaids
will be Misses Mary Todd, Sheila
Mae Costin, cousins of the bride,
Ethel Ulmer, sister Of the bride
groom, and Mrs. Sam Uram, of
Richmond, Va. The bride will be
given in marriage by her father.
The bridegroom will be attend
ed by his brother, Jack Ulmer,
as best man, and groomsmen will
be Walter Barnes, Jr., brother OF
the bride, Cecil Ulmer, of Alexan'
dria, Va, brother of the BRIDE
groom. Mack Johnston, of this
city, and Ray Bridgers, Of Fay
etteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
LEGION AUXILIARY
WILL CONDUCT MEET
TUESDAY

The first regular meeting of the
American Legion auxiliary will be
held in the North Carolina Sorosis
clubrooms on North Third street,
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. All
members r urged to be present
at this meeting as plans for the
years work will be made and mat
tiers of importance will be dis
cussed.
Mrs. H. V. Norris, president OF
the auxiliary, invites all former
members and asks women w h o
are eligible for membership to at
tend this meeting and make appli.
cation for membership. 4
Birthday Party
Mrs. Louisa S. Batson entertain
ed Thursday afternoon honoring
her daughter, Frances Kathleen on
her fifth birthday. The home was
decorated for the occasion with
summer cut flowers and the color
note Of pink and green was used.
Games were played and refresh.
ments we're served.
Those present were Frances
Kathleen, honoree, Mary Catherine
White, Joyce Whitman, Marilyn
Whitman, Elizabeth Brown, Fran.
ces Spear, Barbara Spear, Elaine
Jordon, Jean Shepard, Lola Pan
tages, Marion Pantages, Mary
Ccmpos, Franklin Spear, Nickie
Xanthos, Bryon Rackley, Jimmy
Daniels, Devlin Shepard, Tommy
Blanton, Holland Springs, Jr., Mrs.
Franklin Spear, Miss Bessie Kan
thos, Miss Elizabeth Carroll, Mrs.
W. c. Jordon, Mrs. B. Daniels and
Mrs. H. H. Springs
Lola Pantages was winner of the
high score prize and Joyce Whit.
man the low score prize
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Conner, Of
Lands, announce the birth of a
son, August 20, at the Rowan Me-
mortal hospital, in Salisbury. Mrs.
Conner is the former Miss Lucille
Stewart, Of this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Birthday Party

A delightful birthday party
was given on Wednesday after
noon by Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Kemp
at their home on North Third
street, h%onoring their daughter,
Greta Mae, on her ninth birthday.
Games were played throughout
the afternoon and refreshments
were served. Prizes were won by
Audrey Nichols and Bobby Ham
ilton.
Those attending were Greta Mae
Kemp, honoree, Audrey Nichols,
Freddie Hamilton, Rose Powt'l,
Richard Witherspoon, Alene Mer.
rift, Bobby Hamilton, Francine
Bowers, Conrad Witherspoon, Shir-
ley Tyler, Eugene. Groves, Nancy
Todd, Benny Eichorn, Judy With
erspoon, Ed Kemp, Jr., Norma
Sellers, James Harriss, Ruth
Hill, Herbert Ormsby, Jackie Co.
wan, Donald Hughes, Deirdree
Eagle, William Hansly, M a r y
Branner, Charles Hill, Geraldine
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Club Clock

The American Legion auxi-
liary will hold a meeting
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Sorosis clubhouse on
North Third street. All men,
bers are asked to be present.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Second War Christmas
IS Quiet for England

LONDON. Dec. 25 tP).-Britain's
second Christmas Of the war daWneo
today with a strange and welcome
quiet after a night without bomb
ings or indications of R. A. F. RAIDS
across the English Channel.
Oficials were silent on reports the
quiet would continue through the
Yuletide-that Britain and her foes
were observing an unspoken truce
through the night of st. Nicholas
and Christendom's day of good will
toward men.
There was possibility the weather
might have been a factor in the
luIl. Clouds hung thick and low
across the Strait of Dover.
Carolers welcomed in Christmas
day, many of them in shelter and
basement subways. There were tin
seled yule trees, their light screened
from the world outside to keep the
blackout. There we're gifts, but the
trend of these was toward wartime
necessities rather than the toys OF
other years.
Thousands of children sent to rural
safety from Britain's larger cities.
had their first Christmas away from
home.
Watchful guardians of Britain's
coastline stood by their posts over
looking the wind-chopped channel.
Crews of anti-aircraft batteries stood
ready, but their guns were silent and
mechanical detectors-the ears of
England-heard no drone of motors
in the sky,
Evening star., 1940-12-25
u. 5. Marines Battle
Italians in Shanghai
B, the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 25.-Nine United
States marines and three sailors
from the United States gunboat
Luzon, who were injured in Christ
mas Eve fight with italian marines
in Shanghai cafe. left the hospital
today in time to enjoy turkey
dinners.
Swollen jaws and missing teeth
gave evidence of a free-swinging
battle, but both sides refused details
of the squabble, including the num-
ber of Italians injured
AS far as could be learned. the
clash was the outcome of a dispute
over a table. 1t was understood that,
the incident was settled amicably
by American and italian officers
after military police of both coun-
tries had stopped the fighting
Meanwhile. American churches
we're crowded for morning services
Sports occupied the afternoon for
most Americans still remaining here.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
YuIe Truce Is Noted
By German Command

BERLIN, Dec. 25 (P.-The Ger
man high command took note to-
day of a Christmas cessation of
British and German bombardment,
but reported that a German speed
boat had sunk a 2.500-ton British
ship in an attack December 2S.
Sinking of two other ships already
had been credited to the speedboat
attack.
The daily communique follows:
During operations December %
O. German speedboat sank a third
ship of $500 tons, besides two al
ready announced.
AFTER the attack on Manchester
the night to December "a, which
was shown to be effective by the
far-visible glow of fires in general
good visibility, the German Luft-
waite undertook no attacks On De-
cember "a and the night to Decem-
Der IS. The enemy also did not
attack Reich territory"
The German attitude. as outlined
at the time Pope Plus XII expressed
hope of a Christmas bombing truce,
was that so long as British planes
stayed home for the Christmas sea-
son the German would do likewise.
1t was pointed out that it has
been the tradition of the German
armed forces not to take initiatives
on Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Mystery Stabbing Fatal
To Newspaper Emp!oYe

Wilbur Boyles, 80, died at Emer-
gency Hospital at 9:15 am. today
from a stab wound received last
night.
Police said that Mr.. Boyles, an
employe of the Washington Post,
was stabbed in the right side of the
chest at Eleventh and o streets
NV. Question by doctor at
Emergency Hospital, Mr.. Boyles said
he did not know his assailant, ac-
cording to police. He was taken to
the hospital in taxi by David Spen-
Ger of the 300 block of E street NE,
police reported.
Mr.. Boyles, who lived at 1902 Con-
necticut avenue NV, had been en-
ployed in the newspaper composing
room for about four years.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Nazis Free American
Woman Seized in Paris
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Christmas eve message from
the State Department here notified
Chester A. Kahn in Syracuse, N. Y,
that his sister, Mrs. Eta Kahn
Shiber, had been released by Ger
man authorities after her arrest in
Paris, France, the Associated Press
reported.
There was no further word of
when the release took place nor
any indication of why Mrs. Shiber
had been in custody.
Mrs. Shiber, widow of William N.
Shiber, former telegraph editor of
the New York Journal. had made
her home with friends in Paris
since the death of her husband
three years ago.
Mr.. Kahn received word Decem-
ber 13 that Mrs. Shiber had been
taken into custody in German-held
Paris.