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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Mrs. Robert Bliss
Will Be Hostess
At Tea Today

Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, wife Of
the former United States Ambassa-
dor to the Argentine. will be hostess
at tea this afternoon in honor of
the Residential Committee for the
American Red Cross annual Roll
Call. Mrs. Bliss will receive in her
home, Dumbarton Oaks. in George
town, from 4::30 to 7 o'clock. She
will be assisted by the vice chair
man of her committee for residential
Washington. Mrs. James K Nc
Ciintock; Mrs. E. G.. Montgomery
and Mrs. Homer Case, as well as
by Mrs. Edgar Morris, wife of the
general chairman for the roll call.
Others who will assist are Mrs.
James Clement Dunn, Mrs Emory
Scott Land. Mrs Ray Atherton. Mrs.
Hugh Wilson, Mrs. George A. Gar
rett and Miss Janet Fish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Miss lockwood
Will Be Married
To 1t. Chick

1t. Col. and Mrs. Alfred Love-
day lockwood of Quarry Heights,
Canal Zone, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Merry lockwood, to 1t. L. Will
liam Chick, jr., Air Corps. U. S. A.
Miss lockwood was graduated
from Holton Arms in Washington
and Wildcliff Junior College in
Swarthmore, Pa. She is a sister
of Mr.. Charles Loveday Rock
wood, a member Of the senior
class at Virginia Military Insti-
tute.
1t. Chick is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis William Chick
of San Antonio, Tex. He at
tended Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College before enter
ing the Army.
No definite date has been set
for the wedding. which probably
will take place early in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Miss Short Married
To Mr.. Martin Muma

The Director of Personnel of the
Department of Commerce and Mrs.
Oliver c. Short of College Park. Md.
announce the marriage Of their
daughter. Miss Katharine Elizabeth
Short. to Mr.. Martin Hammond
Muma of Cumberland. Md The
ceremony was performed in Bethle-
hem Chapel of the Cathedral of St.
Peter and St Paul. Canon Raymond
L. Wolven officiating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Surprise Shower
Given in Honor
OfMiss Goddard

Mrs. Robert J. Beller and Mrs.
John K. Hare acted as hostesses at
surprise miscellaneous shower
given Saturday evening in honor OF
Miss Thelma Louise Goddard.
Following the shower a buffet
supper was served.
Miss Goddard is to be married to
Mr.. James J. Giuliani Of this city
at the Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament in Chevy Chase Wednes-
day, October 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Miss Mary Pauls
Selects October q
For Wedding Date

Miss Mary Elizabeth Pauls.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
Pauls. has selected October % for
the date of her wedding to Mr.. Paul
Francis Achstetter, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles G. Achstetter.
Miss Pauls has been extensively
entertained during the past few
weeks and several other parties
have been planned in her honor.
Sunday afternoon Miss May Ber-
berich will entertain at a tea and
shower in her honor and october
Mrs. Ernest Smith will give a
tea shower for her. Among those
who have entertained for the BRIDE
elect are Mrs. Taylor Branson. Miss
Mary Lou DevereuX, and Miss Mary
Moreland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25

DR.. A. Barklie Coulter of this city
was best man and the uSherS were
Mr.. Philip greenwich, Mr.. Clinton
C. Waters of Baltimore. Mr.. John
Devereux of Chevy Chase, Mr..
Philemon B. Coulter of New York.
Mr.. James Andrews-Speed Of WASH
ington and Mr.. Alfonso Landa, also
Of Washington.
Many National Figures
Witness Ceremony.
Numerous national figures were
among the guests who witnessed
the wedding. Most of them were
friends of the brides father. who
was for 20 years head Of the In
ternational News Service Bureau
here. Mrs. Cordell Hull. wife of the
Secretary Of State, was present as
were Mrs Robert Jackson. wife of
the Attorney General; the Secretary
of Commerce and Mrs. Jesse Jones,
Senator and Mrs. James F. ByrneS,
Mrs Patrick j. Hurley, Mrs. John
r. Williams, Mrs. Edwin NJ. Watson,
Mrs. Lyle Wilson, Mrs. Stephen T.
Early. Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Lawrence Wood Robert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Clapper NJ. Joseph
P. Tumuty. Mr.. Marvin H. Mcintyre
and many others.
Reception at Carlton
Follows Ceremony.
At the reception in the Carlton
DR.. Conan and his bride greeted
the guests, and with them were
Mrs. Holmes and Mr.. Early Mrs.
Holmes wore a dark blue crepe gown
with a matching. wide -brimmed hat
and a corsage of white orchids.
The rooms were decorated with
white chrysanthemums and lilies.
and the long buffet table held
large bouquet of white dahlias and
chrysanthemums After cutting the
wedding cake, the bride and bride
groom left by plane for New York
Mrs. Conan attended Friends
School and Western High School
and spent a year at the University
of Wisconsin. DR.. Conan is a grad
uate of Harvard and Johns Hopkins
Universities and formerly was ply
stefan on the Labrador Coast with
Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell He also
was a member of the Byrd and Ellis
worth expeditions and now Is con-
Quoting nutritional research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Lewises Here
For Short STAY

The Secretary Of the United
States Legation in San Jose. Costa
RIGA and Mrs. Charles w. Lewis. jr..
have just arrived for a few DAYS
stay before going to California for
a month or more Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis will make the trip west by
motor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Fete for Mrs. Smith

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T Leopold of
Bethesda, Nd. will entertain al
dinner this evening in honor of
Mrs. Sumner E. Smith, who will
leave Saturday TO join Capt. Smith,
U. S. A. who has been sent to
Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen. N. j..
for active duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25

young couple left on their honey
moon trip to Miami and other
places of interest in Florida, the
bride wearing a brown plaid sport
suit. with brown accessories, and a
corsage of orchids. Upon their re-
turn, they will be at home after Oc-
tober Is in their apartment in Ar
lington Village.
Mr. Farr was formerly employed
by The Evening Star, and is at pres
ent connected with a local real es-
tate firm. He is a graduate Of Mary
land University and a member of
the Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
AND
BY THE WAY

items above the sad that one Of
maonsBetsy Mary
but with her
in New York and that Base will be
sharing the time being
with Warheld
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Weddings of Interest;
Miss Mary Holmes Bride
Of DR.. Dana Conan
Couple Sailing Today From
New York After Ceremony
Yesterday at St. Johns

sailing aboard the S. Mon
they following their wedding
bride
Catherine Holmes daughter Mrs George Robert Holmes the
late Stephen
reception the Carlton Hotel
hundred followed the
Brother o Bridegroom
Assists
decorated with tall Easter
lilies candelabra the altar Smax
decorated the balcony above the congregation.
J. performed the which
music Hart assisted by the
Rev Alfred Y brother of the bridegroom
The which the bridal party walked
behind the
made with fitted bodice and full shrred skirt
antique Her bouquet
butterfly orchids blue hortene
altar by Early
having long tight sleeves which
hands the full train falling from folds
bel A bandeau of
veil
pearl book
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Col. Martin Here

1t. Col M. c. Martin, Mrs. Martin
and 1t. NJ. C. Martin. jr.. of Fort
Jackson. S. c., are at the Martinique
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
SEVERAL ITALIAN
BASES ARE RAlDED

CAIRO, EGYPT, July Z -RE
Successful rehabilitation of tn e
French east Mediterranean fleet
and unceasing aerial pounding OF
Italian land, sea and air bases in
the Mediterranean and North Afri.
ca were reported today by tn e
British.
The operations over the week
end we're aimed at the Goal Prime
Minister Churchill set up for the
roayl navy and air force when he
promised commons: 1--WE shall
take the necessary steps to main
tain command of the Mediterran-
ean."
Since last Friday, the British
middle east command reported, the
royal air force has engaged in
these activities:
Over Land scored direct bomb
hits on two lanyard and o. h e r
buildings at Catania, Sicily, start
ing fires that could be seen 20
miles; smashed two grounded
planes and ignited two oil tanks
at Zula, on the Red Sea coast of
Eritrea; bombed and mahine gum
ned troops at Bardia, Italian East
Africa. -t"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
Squadrons Re-armed

GRENOBLE, FRANCE, July 2
(R-Two French air squardons, dis
armed by the armistice, have been
re-armed and have joined German
Italian aquadrons in attacks on
British Gibraltar, the French navy
ministry disclosed today.
Its communique, published in LIE
Petit Dauphinois, said the French
squadrons and Axis planes h a d
bombed British warships in Glib
raltar harbor, including some that
attacked the French fleet at Mers
Elkebir July 3.
cat least one large British war
ship was hit, it said.
dispatch declaring that FIR e n c h
The same newspaper published a
losses in the Mers El-Kebir action,
taken by the British to prevent
delivery of Frances surrendered
fleet to Germany and Italy, were
believed to total 1000 dead, miss
ing and wounded.
There were only 200 survivors
from the battleship Bretagne, and
200 were killed or missing and $50
we're wounded aboard the battle
ships Dunkerque and Provence and
the Flotilla leader Mogador, tn e
same dispatch said.
(The Bretagne was blown up and
the Dunkerque, Provence and Mo-
Continued on Page Ten; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08

Plane Raids
Upon England
Series OF Attacks Last
Through Sunday Until
Early This Morning
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
AT Least Four OF Invading
Planes Shot Down By
British Fighters

LONDON, July 8.-(Monday)-
R-Thousands Of Englishmen who
sought peace and quiet on week
end jaunts to the countryside
found instead that they were I'M
hidden witnesses to a deadly phase
Of the battle for England-a day
long series Of German bombing
raids that lasted through Sunday
until early today.
Fascinated spectators felt thu
earth shake with the blasts o
high-explosive and delayed-fuss
bombs which the Germans shower.
ed down on widespread areas. They
cheered to the echo as British
fighter planes and nti-aircraf1
guns shot down at least four ot
the enemy in flames off the south
east coast.
Five Persons Killed
At least five persons, including
a policeman, were killed by thu
German bombs, and a number suf-
fered injuries. Homes were splinter.
ed and the delayed-action missiles
added q new peril.
The German planes penetrated
the English coastal defenses in
small groups, then split up into
still smaller units of three or four
and engaged in spectacular dog.
fights with British pilots.
The sky was starry with vivi6
flashes of gunfire. The noise Of
bombs and anti-aircraft cannon
provided a steady undertone fol
the shriller crack of machine guns
and the high whine Of racing mo-
tors and screaming struts.
The air ministry said one Brit
ish plane was lost.
"a German plane of the fighter
type was moving in an easterly
direction" one witness said. 1--WE
saw another plane high above i,
go into a dive and plunge like a
stone for several thousand feet.
Then there was the stutter of ma
CONTINUED on Page Ten; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
TALK AT HYDE PARK
Farley Will Not Reveal
When President Is Point
| To Make Announcement
SIDESTEPS QUESTIONS
More Than Two-Thirds OF
Convention dele gates
Pledged To Third Term

HYDE PARK, N. Y, July 7-tRH
President Roosevelt has made his
historic decision on the third term
iss::e.
He disclosed it today to James
A. Farley, National democratic
chairman. BIZ. Farley would not
say whether MIR. Roosevelt h a d
determined to attempt to shatter
the third term precedent or leave
the White House next January.
The chief executive made his
decision kl own to the man who
has been for years one of his
ablest political aides, but Farley
merely told reporters:
"Full knowledge"
I had p very satisfactory talk
With the President q 4 I have full
knowledge of his thoughts d
what he has in mind. But I will
not discuss it with any individual"
Nor would lie give any hint when
NJ. Re >sevelt might reveal to the
nation what he was going to do
abo. a third term.
He said j. was up to the Presi-
dent to make any announcement
e the til r. e his choosing.
Farley Tended off every effort
by reporters to learn whether the
third term announcement would
come before the democratic con-
vention, opening in Chicago a week
from tomorrow, or whether tn e
delegates would know the p III
dents views in advance Of tn e
nominating speeches.
Three times the democratic ma
tional chairman repeated that ne
had had a satisfactory talk with
the chief executive, both from his
own, and, he thought, the Presi-
dents point of view. He said they
had gone into every phase of the
present day political situation and
the future of the party" but that
Continued on Page Ten; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
252ND UNITS CAMP
AT MYRTLE BEACH
Regiment Will Move On To
Fort Moultrie Today To
Begin Training

MYRTLE BEACH, S. c., July T.
= The National Guard units o.
the 252nd regiment, coast artillery
encamped here today enroute to Fort
Moultrie for three weeks training.
The some 1000 troops are under
command of Col. Royce S. Mcclellan
Of Wilmington, N. C. The units
comprise batteries A of Wilmington,
B Of Lumberton, N. c., c and D
Of Greensboro, N. c., E Of High
Point, N. c., and also a combat unit
from High Point, Service battery of
Whiteville and a medical detachment.
The soldiers will move on to TT.
Moultrie tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
IN BERLIN
German And Italian Lead.
ers Discuss Construction
O. A New Europe

ROME, July 7-R-In a tele
phone message from Berlin, the
diplomatic correspondent Of
Stefani, official Italian news agen'
cy, reported tonight:
High representatives of the two
Axis powers have reached com
p1ete agreement" regarding con
tinuation and deve opment of the
war and in relation to construction
of a new Europe"
The authoritative Fascist editor
Virginia Gayda, commenting or
the visit, said:
"It is natural that in this new
moment of European history Ger
many and Italy should come to-
gehter again to perfect and har'
monte plans for initiatives anc
action.
Union
'"Their rule is that of going tc
gether-in combat as in political
solutions. Their political wartime
comradeship now nears the con-
elusive task of construction
through new trials of blood where
in both are resolutely throwing
their wi Is and all their memorable
forces.
mo indiscretion today may be
made regarding the new Italian
German meeting in Berlin. Europe
may only know that it has sub
stantial reasons. It will mean, as
proceeding meetings have meant,
a new stretch on the combative,
constructive road of new associated
nations and their great chiefs.
1.-The war is not finished. Great
Britain remains in the struggle
with her uselessly menacing ru-
mors and her imperial resources.
Continued on Page Ten, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
TO MEET In CAPITAL
Friends Of Senator Do. Not
Expect Him To Make
Vigorous Campaign

WASHINGTON, July L. Up -
| Wendell L. Willkie, coming te
| Washington tomorrow to talk cam
paign plans with his running-mate
Senator McNary and others, is
likely to find the senator ready tc
give unlimited advice, based on q
long career in politics, but reluc'
tant to undertake any extensive
campaigning himself.
Friends of the senator say he
would prefer to confine his own
campaign activities to a few radio
speeches, by contrast with the Wig
orous electioneering, which Willkie
said several days ago he hoped
McNary would assume.
Move On Chicago
Meanwhile, the headquarters
staff of the democratic national
committee moved on to Chicago to-
day in advance of the democratic
national convention converting
there July Is.
Later in the week, Senator .Wag-
ner (D-NY) will go to Chicago
with a rough draft of the party
platform.
1t is his expectation, after his
arrival at the convention city, to
hold an almost continuous series
of informal conferences with
groups interested in various plat
form statements.
AS with the republicans, a row
is expected to arise over the party
declaration on foreign affairs. But
with pro-Roosevelt forces in con-
troll, it is considered a certainty
that this will end in a complete
affirmation of what the admins
tration has lid and done.
To offset McNary's conceded ap-
peal in the agricultural areas
he was a co-author of the famous
McNary-Haugen farm relief bill,
which was vetoed twice by repub-
lican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES party
leaders were suggesting Secretary
Wallace or Chester. C. Davis for
the democratic vice presidential
nomination.
Wallace has headed the agricul-
ture department throughout the
fContinued nm Pauo Ten. CnI dl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
DEFENSE LEADERS
WILL MEET TODAY
Representatives Of Local
Groups Plan To Organize
Coordinating Council

Representatives of local military,
business, professional and civic or
CARNATIONS will meet in special ses.
sion at the council chambers of the
city hall tonight at $3.50 o'clock for
the purpose of organizing a Local
Defense Coordinating council.
Persons representing the various
organizations have been named by
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper and Addi-
son Hewlett, chairman of the COUNT
board of commissioners, and have
been requested to be at the meeting
tonight.
The action follows a recent recon-
mendation of the Wilmington Engi-
neers clum that persons from the
various organizations of the city
meet for the purpose of forming a de-
Tense council.
The list of persons announced
Sunday will be supplemented from
time to time, it was reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
NEW BILLION DOLLAR BOOST IN TAXES
MAY BE PROPOSED IN CONGRESS SOON

Outstanding that this huge new
defense request would be link
ed with a tax increase of ST.
600, 600, 900, although it was un-
certain whether the President
would allude in his message
to the financing of the new pro-
gram.
George said he thought a
maximum of $3.50, 000, 900 addi-
tional could be raised by ex-
cess profits taxes on corpora
tions, which the President al
ready has suggested to Con-
gress. The remaining $650,000.-
900, he predicted, would have
to be obtained from indivi-
duals and through miscellane-
GUS SO
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
lkieAndM NaryWill
Discuss Campaign Plans
Forty German Planes
Downed In Fortnight

LONDON, July 8.-(Monday)
@-The Times today said the
air ministry reckoned that 40
German airplanes have been
brought down in the past fort
night and that some $500 in
all have been destroyed by
British forces alone since the
war began"
1T was calculated on Friday
that. "a Italian airplanes had
been destroyed, mostly in air
fights, since Italy entered the
war. In addition 80 had been
heavily damaged and probably
out of commission"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
Thousands Injured As
Rival Political Factions
Match Bitter Gunfire
COUNT NEXT TUESDAY
Both General Camacho And
lis Rival, General Alma
zan, Claim Victory
RY F. F., MEYER

MEXICO CITY, July 7-R-Mex'
leo counted 100 or more slain and
thousands injured, including tW c
seriously wounded United States
citizens, as rival political factions
matched gunfire with each other
and with soldiers and police today
in the blazing, riotous climax to
a bitter presidential campaign.
While the casualties mounted,
with the greatest number in Mex
leo City itself, the count of ballots
will not be made until next Thurs
day. It then remains for the gov
eminent to decide whether results
will be announced before the Off
cial figures are presented to the
congress that meets Sept. 1.
Both Claim Victory
Both General Avila Camacho, the
candidate backed by the present
administration, and his rival, Cen
eral Juan Andrea AlmaZan, claim
ed certain victory while their fol
lowers did bloody battle around
the polling places.
The estimate of more than 100
dead came from General AlmaZan.
Mexico City police said a score
Of persons died and 100 were in
jured in this capital alone, and the
toll was expected to go higher.
S%Lootings were reported from var
iouS other cities, although in the
north, near the United States bor-
der, the election was comparative
ly quiet.
The wounded Americans W e r e
Edward ]. Mallen, Jr., of Daven-
port, Iowa, shot through the stom-
ach and believed near death and
Leonard Durso, 10, a Georgetown
university student of Union City,
N. j., who suffered a rifle bullet
IN the left side. Both were shot in
riots in the heart of the capital.
Rifles, pistols, machine guns,
hand grenades and tear gas bombs
were used freely in the fighting in
WOntlnued on Page Ten; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
LEAVE CITY

Three local units of the 252n6
coast artillery left yesterday morning
at Z o'clock for their annual three
weeks encampment at Fort Moultrie
S. C.
The units stayed overnight al
State Park, near Myrtle Beach an6
will arrive at Fort Moultrie at moor
today. They will return to Whining.
ton on July II.
The units and their commanders
are: Headquarters Battery, Captain
James E. Holton, Jr.; Battery A,
Captain C. D. Cunningham; and the
band section, Lieutenant William F.
Burns.
Col. r. s. McLelland and his staff
accompanied the units.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
Hitler And Ciano Agree
OfWar
Three Raiding Planes
Shot Down Al Malta

VALLETTA, Malta, July o.
R-Three raiding aircraft were
brought down within II hours
over the weekend, a summing up
of hostiIyities showed tonight.
In Saturday nights raid two
planes of a total of four were
sent into the sea after bombs
were dropped and m%achine-gun
fire split the air with little ef-
feet.
On Sunday two formations Of
five enemy aircraft each dropped
several bombs. There was no
damage to military detectives
but some civilians were killed
and wounded and several houses
were destroyed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08

financing for the enlarged de-
Tense program.
Although this will be a short
work week-the plan is to re-
cess Thursday until after next
weeks democratic convention
congressional leaders hope to
complete action on two cabinet
appointments, the $4,000, 000, 600
naval expansion bill and the
Hatch political practices mea-
sure.
The senate will take up to-
morrow the nominations of
Henry L. Stimson to be secre-
tary of war and Col. Frank
Knox to be secretary of the
Continued On Page Three; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08

@'In my Judgment" the
Georgia senator told reporters,
1--WE are going to have to start
right away on the skeleton of
a tax bill. 1t will have to be
based on a thorough-going re-
vision of the tax system and
1t probably will take months
to do the job right
Georges prediction was in
line with the contentious Of
many members of congress
that the special $1,000, COG, 900
defense tax bill rushed through
congress last month was only
q "makeshift'' and that an
overhauling of the tax system
would have to be undertaken
by congress to provide proper
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, July 7-RC
A new 81, 600, 600, 900 annual in
crease in taxes may be pro-
posed, it was reported today,
as companion legislation to the
projected S., 000, DOC, 900 boost in
national defense OUTLAWS.
President Roosevelt is ex-
pected to send a special mess
age to congress by the middle
of the week asking for $4,000
100000 in appropriations and
contract authorizations for the
army and $1,000 600, 900 for the
navy.
Senator George I'd Cal, a
member of the senate finance
committee, said it was his un-