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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-08
D. A. R. Chapter
To Have Picnic

Mrs. Jessie Thomas will open her
home ut Steilacoom lake Monday
to members of Virginia Dare chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, for their annual picnic.
Assisting Mrs. Thomas during the
afternoon will be Mesdames G. c.
Welker. Burton Brown and c. II.
Sayre.
Those desiring transportation
are requested to call Mrs. y. 7.
Beers at MA 2529
The picnic viii mark the first
eet.together OF the chapter under
the now officers and will also be
the last meeting of the group until
September.
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Judith Benson
To Wed Saturday
Marriage 10 Mr.. Peterson
To Be Held in Farmland

Miss Judith Benson. daugh-
ter of Mrs. John Benson Of
Falkland. will become the
bride of Mr.. Melvin Peterson
Of Tacoma on Saturday eve
ming at $50 o'clock in Trinity
Lutheran church. Falkland.
The Rev. Martin GalStad viii
perform the ceremony.
Attending the bride Will he her
sister. Mrs Richard Matthews II
Mineral. as matroa ef homer.
bridesmaids viii he Miss Glen
Jones of Seattle, Miss Thclma
Daniels of Farmland, and two sis.
ters OF the bride. Miss poreen
Benson of FARMLAND and Mrs Mark
Lowell of Tacoma
The groom has chosen Mr. Rob.
ert Thompson II Seattle as best
man. fishers viii hc Messrs Rich
ard Matthews. clifford Fillinger.
Mark Lowell and Jerry Geehan.
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Robert E. Lees Entertain
0uests from SPOKANE

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E Lee have
as their house guests at the present
time, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Murphy
Of Spokane. Mr.. Murphy Is mar
ager Of General Electric In that
city. while Mr.. Lee Is in charge Of
the company here.
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ALGERIA Members
Plan Cruise

Members Of algeria club are
looking forward TO the evening
cruise, scheduled for June =. The
Gallant Lady the Second has been
engaged to take the group To Bur
ton for an evening Of dancing
MilbeTt Baker. chairman Of the
board. wishes TO remind the mem
bers that the Gallant Lady the
Second Will leave the dock ~ the
Tacoma Boat Mart. 23l5 Ruston
way. in Old Tacoma. at 730 p. m.
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Daughter Born al
Fort Hospital

Ar, and Mrs. Patrick J. NM
ray are receiving congratulations
on the birth Of q daughter. Pa
tricia Ann. May 10. In Fort Lewis
hospital Grandparents are Mr.
Ernest Bgtzberger Of Tacoma and
Mr.. A. Murray Of Mount Vernon.
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tIsrbos Coed nsdssd 70
Honorary Society

Miss Elsie Jssshsen ~ glr Hsr.
haF has heen named ~ : nsw
member NJ Gamma Aiphs chi. ~.
sional enllsss advertising profss.
sIonai sosority. II Warrington
HtAts college. The intein(tno
breakfast vas hSld ~ tho MsvVa
Delta sorority hosss oa that saiw-
pus.
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are 10 be. Or. and Nrs. George
DIVA. Mr.. and Mira. Hugh EOssl-
lini. DR.. John Flynn. and Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. n. Trip. Jr. Out-of-tOwn
guests include Miss Mary Loner-
gan and Dr. and Mrs b. J. Coinsy.
All of Portland. and Nj and Mrs
William Fortune Of Seattle.
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Receiving guests IN the Women:
Residence hall Friday evening with
President and Mrs. Edward II
Todd will be Mr.. f. l.. Blaine
chairman of the board of trustees
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Clapp, secre-
tary of the board; Mr.. and Mrs
Dix II. Rowland, treasurer of the
board; Dean and Mrs. John D.
REGISTER, Mrs. Lyle Ford Drushel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Robbins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Miller. and
the members of the graduating
class. During the reception. the
String Ensemble. under the direc-
ton of Erich J. F. koker. will play.
The numbers will be "Gavotte"
uphigenia in Aulis) by Chr. w.
Gluck: "Sarabande ind Clique"
tTerpsichore) by Handel; An
dante Cantabile" Quartet Op. IL
by Tschaikowsky, and quintet
Fine kleine Nschtmusik" by
Mozart.
The program which has been
planned was arranged for by Prof.
John Paul Bennett. Numbers on
the program will include the en-
semble playing "Serenade" by
Haydn, and Poetry Ny Friends
Like" to be given by Neil Rich
ardson. Miss Evelyn Hopkins will
present two piano numbers, Span
ish Dance" by f. Grandados and
"Malaguena" by Lecuona. From
Fairyland' is the title of selected
poetry which will be read by Miss
June Peele. Clair de Lune" by
Debussy will be played on the
piano by Walter Hopkins, and
Richard Sloat will give Ellis
Parker Buffers Pigs Is Pigs"
Colored motion pictures Of May
day ceremonies on the campus will
be shown.
Faculty Women to Serve
Members of the Women's Fac
u!ty club. under the direction of
Mrs. John D. REGISTER, have been
asked to assist with the serving
for the reception. Mrs. d. d.
Schneider is chairman of the re-
freshments, and Miss Florence
Todd is in charge of the decora-
tons. Presiding at the table will
b Mrs. Edward n. Todd and Mrs
Lyle Ford Drushel. Others who
will assist with the serving will
he Mesdames Raymond S Seward.
Raymond l.. Powell, Christian Mil
Ter Leo J. Frank, Philip r. Feb
landt. and Misses Grace johnson.
Lucille Meredith, Helen Lewis and
Susan Watt.
On Saturday morning for the
Commencement exercises, the Rev.
Newton Edward Meats, ABB,
STD, id, DID, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Seattle,
will give the principal address.
The ceremony. which starts at 10
o'clock. will begin with the Pro-
cessional, which will be Verdi's
Grand March. played by Prof. d.
Robert Smith at the organ The
Rev. Ernest F. Harold, superin-
tendent of the Spokane district of
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Yacht Club Auxiliary
To Have Luncheon

The Tacoma Yacht club auxiliary
will hold its monthly business
meeting and luncheon Monday at
the clubhouse. Mrs. w. X. Emery
Is in charge, assisted by Mrs. X. G..
Sherman and Mrs. II. p. Koberbig.
Mrs Frank Rybin. president. viii
preside.
Plans will be completed for a
trip TO Everett the following We'd
nesday. when Tacoma members
will be guests OF the Everett aux
Hilary for luncheon.
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Annual Event for
Junior C.. D. A.
Breakfast al Tacoma Hotel
VIII Follow Communion

The Misses Hilda Bader,
Betty Hcnriot and Alice Bill
lows of troops 10, 20 and II
respectively of the Junior
Catholic Daughters of Ameri-
ca, assisted by their counsel
lors Misses Betty Tschida.
Terese Lawrence and Teresa
Whelan ms advisors, viii have
charge of the break fast at the
Tacoma Hotel on the morning
Of June . nj 10 o'clock. The
breakfast will follow the OBJ.
servance Of the Juniors an
nual communion Sunday nj
the s.d5 o'clock mass ut Holy
Rosary church. The Junior
Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea of Tacoma. almost 200 in
number. on this day are re-
ceiving Holy Communion in
common with Juniors all over
the United States.
Miss Katherine Gregory. junior
court president. viii preside for
tho program. which viii include
songs by members OF troop 20. a
reading by Miss Eileen seehan. =
vocal solo by 1ln~ ieiltls Beau
dom, a report Of the Junior State
rally held IN Seattle April 20.3i
by Miss Rose Marie Candsite. and
short addresses by Miss Helen y
stsinbseh. city junior chairman.
and Mrs, Frank Murphy. grand
regent ~ the senior court
The Rev A. D. Aliard. junior
court chaplain. viii present ths
honor pins. Original songs com.
posed by the Junior Catholic
Daughters 81 America. led by Mrs
Eleanor Merrill. junior song dirse-
tor. accompanied by Miss Tcrcse
Lawrence. viii eonciUd. the pro.
gram.
Among the guests will be- Mes.
danes James Egan. Stewart Els
liott. ~ NJ ishosiain. Frank Muir
ply. past grand regents of the
senior court Minis Jane Murray.
newly elected grand regent. REV
Anthony Hack. 0.g.B. Anslsm
Lstxlnger. osB.. and nsx eouns
aeiIofs Meadansa w. r. Cardigan.
Andrew Wilson. and Misses Mary
Bro. cafmslia Pupo. and Eleanor
Merrill.
CounNsiiors Ubo have had charge
u the thrse.Wsy trail program 81
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year include Assdamss . W
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Mary kennsy. Dolores ofconnsii.
Augusta and Film Ohlln. Itoss
tsraeo. Mary Harriaon. Tefess
Lawrence. ysrsnieA sehiiilns.
Helen y atsinbseh. Betty Tehlda
and Teresa Whslan
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Bowling Team viii hold dinner.
dance =, Faus Saturday evening
At = 0clors 40 couples are ex.
peeffd Honor guests will ~ Nj
" 4ilam Hcrdmaa and Mr.. Frank
giliihan.
Pierce County siatfoss will meet
a. the home Il Mrs. Norman
cruVer. 1907 No X. for a 1890
O'Clock luncheon on Saturday
Bethel Luihsraa church viii
sponsor 4 strawberry social a. the
church Friday AZ 100 O'Clock.
Musical program. Public invited.
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Second Recital
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Pierce County naifoBs will meet
a. the n ON q Mr.. Norman
cruver. 100 No X. for a 1870
O'Clock luncheon GA Saturday.
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Rising sss spiritual db.sss viii
sponsor card party on saturday
evening Al : O'Clock in ina church.
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fe,snnas Masn featuring Go.
Bowling Team viii hold = dinner.
dance =, Faus Saturday evening
At = 0clocs 20 couples are ex-
peetfd Honor guests ~lli ~ NJ.
HiliiaH Hcrdmal and Mr. Frank
Gilman.
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Bethel Lutheran church viii
sponsor atraWbsrfy social a. The
church Friday Al 100 O'Clock.
Musical program. Public invited.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
SMYRNA SCHOOLS TO REOPEN
SEPTEMBER 4; VACANCY FILLED

was an honor student in college,
being elected to two professional
honorary societies, Kappa Delta
Pi, and Phi Epsilon Kappa. The
vacancy in the social studies de-
partment has not as yet been fill
ed. In the upper school the en-
rollment is increasing slightly, but
the decrease in the elementary
school appears to be consistent.
This condition is in evidence in al
most every section of the country.
The denominations for all pupils
who are eligible to take them have
been announced for Tuesday, Sep
tember 8. at LOO o'clock in the
Library. Every pupil must bring
a note from his parent or guardian
certifying that he has spent at
least thirty hours in preparation
for this re-examination No pupil
will be allowed to take this exam
ination without such certification.
All new pupils who have not been
previously enrolled should do so on
Tuesday, September 8. The office
will be open to register these chill
dren. Two schools have consoli-
dated with Smyrna, Walkers and
the 7th and 8th grades OF Leipsic.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
UNIT
FAVORS BAND
Financial Support Probable
for Training New Smyrna
Band Group; Tree Planting
COUNCIL COMMENDED

The Smyrna Business Associa-
tion will sponsor the formation and
training of a Smyrna band as soon
as complete organization details
have been worked out. All asso-
citation members attending the
meeting Tuesday night went on
record as favoring the organiza-
tion of such a group. The work of
organization has already been
started by a citizens committee
composed of Frank Morris. Melvin
Moore, Howard Green, and j. Les
ter Goldsborough, who have secur-
ed a starting list of AZ local musi-
cions not affiliated with any other
band. 1t is suggested that the new
band make its first appearance at
the annual Firemen's Halloween
celebration. Troop 81, Boy Scouts
of America, through their scout
master, Ellery j. Ward, has offered
its scout room as temporary head
quarters for the band. All citizens
interested in joining the new band
will meet with the committee this
evening, August Is, to arrange fin
al details of organization. Steps
will be taken by the Smyrna Busi-
ness Association to provide the
fullest cooperation with the Smyr-
ma Times in its plea that an ade-
quate planting program be
inaugurated in Smyrna to replace
the many fine old trees which are
being removed during the current
street modernization work. Rec
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Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
FORM CHORAL
SOCIETY HERE
Hope to Organize Group of
100 Members; Sponsored
by Little Theatre
E. Nj. WEIGH TO DIRECT

Steps toward the formation of a
choral society of at least 100
voices under the sponsorship of the
Smyrna Little Theatre Group were
taken Monday night at the regu-
lar meeting of the dramatic or
ganization. Edgar Milton Welch
of Philadelphia, teacher of voice at
Drexel Institute and director of
Bethany Temple Choir, outlined
the requirements of such a society.
Mr.. Welch will serve as teacher
and director of the local group. 1t
was stressed that membership is
not limited to members of the Lit
tie Theatre but is open to anyone
desiring to join. The following
committee will have charge OF the
project: Cummins E. Speakman,
Jr., Mrs. Theodore Hynson, Mrs. j.
w. Colona, Mrs. Henry c. Webb,
Mrs. William Wroten, and George
Thawley Two of the feature skits
presented on the Fourth of July
program were repeated at the Re-
hoboth-Indian Beach Club Tuesday
night. One was the Hawaiian
number with Eleanor Pierce as
solo dancer, Edward Everhart and
Mary Louise Porter, singers. and
background music on steel guitars
by Mary Hynson and Mrs. Richard
Comegys. The cast wore authentic
Hawaiian costumes. The other
number was "In Little Dutch
Garden" sung by Frances Pierce.
1t was announced the board of di-
rectors will meet at z p. m. with
the play selection committee pre-
ceding the general meeting at 7.30
o'clock, next Monday night.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
HOLLYWOOD TAILOR HERE
Max Lessin, Son of William Lessin,
Visits Home After IL Years

Max Lessin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lessin, Smyrna tailor, is
visiting shis family here for the
first time in IL years. His home
is in Los Angeles, Calf, and he
has a tailoring business located on
Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
He has made costumes for Para
mount, Republic, United Artists,
and other motion picture studios,
and fashions the Spanish costumes
for the annual Pasadena Rose
Bowl parade. Among his patrons
he lists the late George Gershwin,
and his brother, Ira, and Sig Ru-
man. and Cary Grant. He made
all the costumes worn by Johnny
Russell in the film "Bluebird, :"
which starred Shirley Temple. Mr.
Lessin started in business at Mid
dletown in 1917 and moved to Cal
ifornia in 1928. A brother, Jack
Lessin, and a sister, Mrs. Milton
Speen, now live in Wilmington
and another brother, Irving Lessin
resides at Chester, Pa. Another
sister, Miss Eva Lessin, also lives
here.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

Announcement is made that the
Smyrna Public Schools will open
on wednesday, September 4. All
the teachers will return the pre-
ceding day, Tuesday, for teachers
meetings and for the administra-
tion of denominations The Board
of Education has appointed Mr..
John w. Doerr, formerly teacher
of PHYSICAL Education in the
schools of Manville. N. j., to sue
ceed Mr.. George Records resigned.
Mr.. Doerr is a graduate of East
Stroudsburg, Pa, Normal Schooi
and has had graduate work at In
dianapolis College and Rutgers
University. He comes well quail
fed in the field of physical educa-
ton. In the institutions that he
has attended he participated in all
types Of sports, specializing par
ticularly in gymnastic team work
In the Northeast High School Mr..
Doerr was interscholastic GYM
nastic champion. In addition to
his school work Mr.. Doerr has had
experience as teacher in camps,
the Y. M. c. A., the Philadelphia
Turngemeinde and the Ajax Hos
iery Mills Of Phoenixville, Pa. He
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
COUPLE KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
Thomas and Lucy Roe, of
LeipSic, Die of Fractured
Skulls Following Crash
DRIVER UNDER BAIL

Thomas Roe and his wife Lucy,
of Leipsic, each 81 years old, lost
their lives as a result of a collision
Sunday night, south of Smyrna at
the Leipsic turmoil. Fannie Marie
Wengard, 35 years old, of near Do
yer, is under $4,000 bail for the
Kent County grand jury on tech
nical charge of assault and bat
terry. The accident occurred south
of Smyrna when. according to
state police of Station No. 3, Roe
driving south attempted to turn
left onto the Leipsic road from the
state highway. The other car was
proceeding north. Roe, a farmer,
had left the southbound lane and
turned into the crossover to take
Route 9. He and his wife died of
fractured skulls at the Kent Cen
eral Hospital, where they were
taken in the Smyrna American
Legion ambulance. Miss Wen
gard, who was driving alone,
suffered minor cuts and bruises.
Bail in her case was fixed by Mag
istrate Edwin Hutchison, at Smyr-
ma. The fatalities brought the
number of deaths in auto acci-
dents on Delaware highways to AZ
for the year, compared with so for
the corresponding period last year.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
BENEFITS OF
GRANGE TOLD
Middle Atlantic Lecturers
Conference Draws 300 Dele
gates; 2S Oranges in State
is HELP IN FARM LIFE

Last week the annual Middle At
lantic Lecturers Conference was
held at Delaware College with over
300 members attending. Miss
Viola Ryan, Lecturer of Smyrna
Grange, was delegate from Smyr-
ma to attend the conference. The
State Lecturer, Robert Yearsley,
took charge of the meetings. The
Grange, with its 5000 local organ
izations, has done much to dispeI
the loneliness of farm life and has
provided educational facilities for
farmers as well. There are now
% active Oranges in Delaware,
Harmony Grange having the larg
est membership with 212. The
Delaware Oranges, however, are
not all entertainment. The pro-
grams include a variety of relig-
ions, patriotic, and educational
phases such as: dramatics, flag
etiquette, citizenship, laws, legisla-
tive suggestions. Guide posts to
Better Living" was the theme of
the conference at which such not
ables as Prof. z. M. Fulton, Vir-
ginia State Lecturer; L. F. Liv-
ingston of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Division of E. I. DUPONT de
Nemours and Company; Howard
b. Hancock, New Jersey State
Lecturer; James c. Farmer, Ma
tional Grange Lecturer; Clarence
E. Jester, Delaware State Grange
Master, and Louis ]. Taber, Ma
tional Master, spoke. Grange
leaders were asked to stress the
teaching of Americanism. Rev.
Fred Norris expressed his ideas of
the Importance of music in the
Grange. Rev. Norris was the song
leader during the entire confer
ence. The conference was closed
Thursday evening after the ban
quet. The Smyrna Grange will
hold their next open meeting on
Thursday, August 22nd. A large
number attended the annual picnic
at Colchester Beach last Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
GIRL SCOUTS IN
CAMP PAGEANT
6 Members of Smyrna Troop
Win Swimming HOnOrs in
Pageant at Scout Camp
MANY WITNESS EVENT

Six members of the Smyrna
Girl Scout Troop are attending
Camp Tweedale, the camp of the
Chester County Girl Scout Coun-
Gil, situated near Oxford, Pa All
are members of the Hill Unit, liv-
ing in tents on a 500-foot elevtion
at the edge of forest. On Sun
day the girls participated in the
camp play day. Thelma Dulin,
Kay Boehmler, Jean Ellen Russell,
and Ruth Gooden, having earned
the blue cap of the advanced swim
mer, were given parts in q water
pageant. This pageant, THE
Princess Takes a SWIM" was de
signed to show the methods used
by the camp in teaching girls to
swim. Visitors were especially in
terested in the formation swim
ming in time to music. Anne
Knots, Irene Moffitt, Thelma Du-
lin, Kay Boehmler, Ruth Gooden,
and Jean Ellen Russell took part
in the ballad dramatizations which
followed the swimming event. The
group picnics of the Scouts and
their visitors completed the days
program. Local people, who mo-
tored to Oxford and attended the
Smyrna Scouts picnic were: Mr..
and Mrs. George Boehmler, Mr.and
Mrs. William Dulin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Knots, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Gooden, Mr.. and Mrs. A. t. Mof-
fit, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Russell,
Frances Ann Davis, Sylvia Harris,
Sarah Stevenson, Elizabeth Rus
sell. Randolph Russell, and Donald
Knots.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
PEACH CROP is
STARTED HERE
Elberta and Georgia Belle Are
Little Late; Crop Reported
Exceptionally Good
EARLY APPLES FINISHED

Marketing of the Delaware peach
crop was started last week when
growers started packing the gold
en- jubilee variety. This crop is
just about two weeks late in ma
turing because of the adverse
weather conditions this spring and
other varieties of peaches will be
equally as late. According to j.
L. Soper, director of the Bureau of
Markets, shipments of the Elberta
and Georgia Belle peaches will not
get started for at least ten days.
Shipment of early peaches are ex-
pected to continue until about that
date. Mr.. Soper reports that the
outlook for the peach crop in Del
aware is exceptionally good. The
crop is large and quality of the
fruit is expected to be fine. Mar
keting conditions for the crop are
also reported to be favorable. Har-
vesting of the early apple crop in
Delaware is now completed and ac-
cording to records in Mr.. Soper's
Office the crop was very good, es-
pecially for the transparent va
riety which is Delaware's largest
early apple crop. Volume for the
transparent crop was extremely
good and returns to the grower
were larger than were anticipated.
The crop of Villains earlyr ed ap-
pies did not prove very successful,
but this condition was anticipated
before the crop was harvested
since the Williams variety is most
ly used for export purposes and
due to war conditions there were
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