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Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Paris Agog
Over Blacks
And Whites
BY MAURY PAUL

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Just as
Roman society for years was
torn asunder socially by the
''blacks" and whites" it would
appear Paris now has what has
been dubbed "the black social
group.
And while the Vatican was
the setting for feuds between
the Italian blacks" and
whites" the Place Vendome
side of the Paris Ritz is the
battlefield on which the Partisan
blacks" and whites" are fight
ing it out.
Never before has there been
such feeling" in society along
the banks of. the River Seine,
and as you read these lines the
bitterness between the French
blacks" and whites" has
reached a point where plots and
counter-plots are so numerous
French authorities are wonder
ing if certain unexpected deaths
in the ranks of the blacks" can
be traced to the hatred which
the whites" have for the
"blacks."
The Partisan "b cks" are
those members of French soci-
ETY. who have taken sides with
the Hitler fegime-for one rea-
son or another.
The whites" represent men,
bers of equally old French fam
lilies who, while they can do
nothing openly against their
German conquerors. refuse 10
aid, or entertain, the high-rank-
ing officers OF Hitler's army of
occupation.
All have a common meeting
ground in the Place Vendome
side of the Paris Ritz, and if
''looks could kill" there would
be a daily casualty list of
blacks" and whites"
Strange and shocking as IL
may seem, the Marquis Melchoir
de Polignac and his American
born wife, who once moved
about in New York society as
Mrs. James Biddle Eustis. are
leaders of the Partisan blacks"
1t has been suggested, in
defense Of Melchoir and Nina
de Polignac, that they smiled
upon the Nazi officers in the
hope of saving the familys great
champagne business.
But, no matter the reason.
the De Polignacs head the
blacks" while members OF the
De La Rouchefaucauld family
are leaders of the whites"
II the war ended tomorrow il
would take at least generation
to eradicate the bitterness that
now exists between the black
and white" contingents in
French society.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Girl Reserves
Aide Comma

MISS VIRGINIA w. LEWIS
of New York, member of the ma
tional Girl Reserves staff of the
Y. w. c. A., on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday will be guest
of local Girl Reserve leaders.
Miss Lewis is coming here to
study the effect of the emergency
on teen age girls. She will use
Detroit as a laboratory because
il is one of the largest Girl Re-
serves centers in the country,
with &c Girl Reserves clubs affili-
ated with the Y. w. c. A. and a
total membership of nearly
5000.
A luncheon in her honor has
been arranged for tomorrow at
the Central "Y'. A supper meet
ing will be held Friday. at 5.45
p. m, at the Highland Park
branch and d meeting with the
Metropolitan Girl Reserves Com
mittee has been planned for the
same day at 4.30 p. m. in the
Central "Y' and will be followed
by a supper.
Girl Reserves hostesses include /:
Mesdames p. S. Christensen,
Charles Kdhn, Lawrence Kin
near, Margaret Stephens Brazos,
Margaret Walter. Vantella Lane
and Fern Gunkel and the Misses
Carol M. Roehm, Emma M.
Gavitt, Mathryn +. Hunter and
Mary Elizabeth Cobb.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Party to Offer
Many Prizes

MEMBERS OF the Junior
League Of Catholic Women and
their friends who go TO the an
nual bridge party TO be given by
the club December 10 will have
an opportunity Of winning prizes
galore.
The time is 8 o'clock and the
place the English lounge OF the
Activities Building in Parsons
street.
Donations will be packed into
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03

Christmas baskets 10 be distrib.
uted 10 needy families.
Miss Betty Danhey. president
OF the organization. has named
Miss Eleanor Van Loon chair
man of the party. And, Miss Van
Loon has chosen the following
assistants: Miss Rosemary Quinn.
Miss, Shirley Burns, Miss julie
Anne Allison. Miss Mary Ellen
Mccarthy. Miss Lorraine Boyer,
Miss Pat Williamson. Miss Jackie
Anhut, Miss Felice Cirardot,
Miss Dorothy Loveley. Miss Vir-
ginia Fisher. Miss Ruth Ann
Walsh and Mrs. Louis Bien.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03

INs
and Mrs. John Fowler Trow are
giving a luncheon today in Mrs.
Giliis' home in Radnor Circle for
Mrs. Franklin Walker.
--Mfs-Walker- a bride No.
vember l, is the former Jane Be-
craft of Springfield, Mass. She
and Mrs. ellis and Mrs. Trow
were classmates at Pennington
School.
Mrs. Dee Bredin may come on
from New York 10 spend the
holidays with her daughter and
son-in-law, the young Gillises,
and her grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Francis Burke
dorothy Giiiist and their twin
baby sons, will also come on
from New York. to spend Christ
mas with MIR. and Mrs. Gaylord
ellis Sr. "
DECEMBER 20 will see the
return from Rockford College in
Rockford, H.. of that budding
young journalist, Patricia Tai
bot, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude B. Talbot of Rivard boule-
ward.
Patricia. only a freshman at
lockwood, already has a job as
reporter on the college paper.
And we hear that her scholastic
marks are excellent, too.
Rockford College, long known
as the Wellesley of the West"
is fine old school which claims
the late Jane Adams of Hull
House. -Chicago,-as-th most
famous alumna.
IT'S A RARE day, these times.
that brings no announcement of
a navy or military wedding.
And we hear today of the ap-
preaching marriage of Ensign
Harrison Sherman Sayre of An
napolis and pretty Jane MaeNab
of the Alden Park Manor. The
ceremony will take place Decem-
ber 13 at 5 o'clock in the Church
of the Messiah.
Ensign Sayre is the son of DR..
and Mrs. Mortimer Sayre of
Schenectady and Miss MacNab
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar MacNab of Alden Park
Manor.
THOUSANDS OF little Eng
lish children will have happy
Christmas and comfortable
and well clothed Winter, too.
because of the local efforts of
the British War Relief Com
mittee.
A meeting of the executive
committee was held at the Uni
versity Club yesterday and pres
-ent were Maurice Wood, Hiram
Walker. Mrs. Edwin Baker.
Mrs. w. H. Baldwin. Arthur
Bray, Mrs. I. A. Vanderlake,
William Moffett, Roderick Fra
ser, Miss Marjorie Avery, Mrs.
Henry II. Hubbard and Berrien
Eaton, the chairman.
Many volunteers have been
signed up to assist in the sale
of the BWRS merchandise dur
ing the holiday season. Those
who will assist in the various
clubs about the city and also
at the BWRS headquarters on
East jefferson are Mrs. Baker,
Mrs. Berrien Eaton, Mrs. Henry
Wineman, Mrs. f. p. Wright,
Mrs. Vanderlake,- Miss Mary
Woodruff, Mrs. Maurice Wood,
Mrs. Leslie Woods. Mrs. James
Cooper. Mrs. Charles Beeclang,
Mrs. Reginald Given and Miss
Elizabeth Small.
MARY LEIGH HUGHES is
the busiest lassie in Ann Arbor
this week.
She is costume chairman for
the Sophomore Cabaret. 1t will
take place Thursday and Friday.
And 20 of the boys from Fort
Custer will be special guests.
Mary Leigh will be home soon
to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Lloyd
Hughes of Burns avenue. And
she and her brother. Robert
Thomas Hughes, will give their
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Stacks Explore
Endless Caverns

MIR. AND MRS. F. f. STACK
explored the famous Endless
Caverns at New Market, Va.
while on a motor trip through
the Shenandoah Valley of Vir-
ginia.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Still Talking of Strike Up Bond Fe+e

THEY'RE STILL talking about the highly
Strike Up the Bond" party. off recently
Dyke Club.
Cute Billie Higgins arriving the of Jones :.
Stark Hickey being greeted by enthusiastic pals
Howard Davidson and Bill Mcdowell. the lads
sponsble for the event being congratulated via much
pumping and whacks the back. -.
Miss Virginia Rabaut and Arthur j. Rohde he is an
other who worked hard for the of the party
Eugene OBrien. making a very swell Job of M C..
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
DR.. J. D. MabIey
In New York City

DR.. ]. DONALD MABLEY of
Parker avenue is spending a
few days at the Beekman
Tower Hotel in New York City.
THAT'S PLOTT, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Merrifield
of Greenlawn avenue, became
the bride Of Arvill Weldon
Watson, son Of Mrs. Louis Bal
bach of Owen avenue, recently
in Christ Lutheran Church.
MR.. AND MRS. w. T. COPP
of Eustjs. Fla, are guests of
their son and daughter-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Copp of
Elmhurst avenue. They plan on
remaining in Detroit for several
weeks.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
n n ayfsir E:
W with

THE FAIR Miss Catherine. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bliss Wolfe of The Wardel and the Canadian Shore has
this Saturday and o'clock the time to become the
bride of Lieut. George Marc Burns of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Burns of Darlington
The ceremony. will take place at The Wardell with
the Rev Berton Levering of All Saints. officiating.
Wofes sole attendant. will be her cousin
Miss Anne Collins who'll be hostess at luncheon at the
Detroit Club. tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs Burns will hold open house that evening
" brdegroomeleet will arrive just in time from
military duties to participate in
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Women Working Very. Very Hard

THE WOMEN who working very very hard so that
the yearly gathering be its usual success. include.
Mrs. James j. Dawson. who's general chairman. Mrs.
Clifford Fritch Mrs B. r. Rinck r. j. Beardsley
Fowler.
Table hosts and hosteses for the big turkey dinner which
will follow. the sale include Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Wooten DR.. and Mrs Henry Hit Crane Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fisher Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Shatthck DR.. and Mrs
Charles P Wood. Mr. and Mrs Louis Judson. Dr. and
Mrs. W. j. Whteman. Rev. and Mrs. Oscar G. Starrett
Mrs. ]. L. Hay Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Snyder. Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Lacey. and many. many.
Gayyfesooned booths will fascinating variety
OF articles that will help solve those knotty gift
problems
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
0oodly Share Of Travelling Reported

THERE SEEMS to be goodly share. of travelling
among the Upper Class.
Forinstance
Mrs D. Dwight Douglas who has been in the East
the past several days gets back in town today along
Mr. Douglas who joined her last week that they
might both catch the Army Navy game
Now. =. they'll be home until Christmas time. when
they'll be augmented by Ager and Diane CLANCY.
are at present Shaving diligently books. their
respective eastern schools.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03

GEORGENIA DoOLITTLE Oeft) and CATHERINE
GIBBONS interested in the dance which will be given
December at Kirbys Barn, Eight-Mle and Telegraph
by United Youth Organization of Catholic Study Club.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Rehearsal Dinner Friday Evening

Mr.. AND MRS WOLFE. will be giving the rehearsal
dinner. Friday evening at the Detroit Golf Club
and all other scheduled parties have been Cancelled
to give the pretty brdetobe plenty of rest before
the ceremony
Well. understand John S. Newberry Jr is finally
up and about after long siege of illness the meany
germ. which has laid Alfred B. Moran low. for the
past several weeks.
And if jumping from sickroom chart to Christmas
program. isn't too much. we'd like to say few words
about the Annual Christmas Sale which Central Methodist
Church will be staging :. Friday afternoon.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Dinner Dance TO Aid China Relief Fund

The ENTIRE Detroit Athletic Club Building. >. will be
thrown December r. for of the largest parties
OF the year at the club. the dnner-dance which will
benefit the China Relief Fund
arthur r Liska chairman of Bowlers and Earle F.
schroeder chairman of the Bowers entertainment com.
mtee have been spending every available hour on the
details of the party. -.
one OF the highlghts of the party will be display
oi private Chinese collection which will be housed in
pagoda In the lobby .
anna May Wong. of the national leaders in the
kenef Group Robert Ripley Walter O'Keefe . who'll
pe master Oh ceremonies Lii Ling All Chinese dancer
Jadin Wong. another dancer and lotus Ar -.
OF Chinese melodies. will be there . to dazzle Won
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Mrs. Bull Continues Stay in Manhattan

Lovely Mrs. c. Henry Buh continues her stay in Man
haitian where her nice Mrs. Louis Mendessohn
=. has been spending the past many weeks -.
The ultra-sumptuous Mrs. 3d.. is doing some of her
December 25 shopping and taking the theatrical offer
ngs.
And also dipping and darting about New York Is that
geer-abou "Chuck" Gershenson who has been seeing
the eastern and frequenng such glitter places
Monte Carlo whittier he squirrel the beauteou
Betty thompson who he the SPOT
hght IRON all the Gotham girls. including stars of
stage screen. and radio"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Just as
Roman society for years was
torn asunder socially by the
blacks" and whites" it would
appear Paris now has what has
been dubbed "the black social
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-03
Mrs. Walker
To Be Guest
At Luncheon
BY FRANCES GIVENS

MRS. GAYLORD GILLIS JR.
and Mrs. John Fowler Trow are
giving a luncheon today in Mrs.
Giliis' home in Radnor Circle for
Mrs. Franklin Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23

During the period from January to September, 1940, 93 transport planes were produced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
|Ru1nOrsofDraft |ForcedCupidon
 Overtime Basis
Marriage Rate Returns
 To Normal = Business Also Factor in Gains

Nationwide speeding up of wedding dates is caused only by extraordinary developments, such as the premarital blood test law or the selective service draft, ac- cording to the Statisticians of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The draft shook the complacency out of many young men with matrimonial intentions and caused them to hasten into marriage so that they could sing of the wife left behind me-" in- stead of just the "girl."
 Although the number of mar riages showed heavy increases in the summer and early fall of 194O while the Selectvie Service Act was being discussed, first, as & possibility, and then as certain ty, the marriage ra5e began its return to normal after the act was passed.
 As an illustration of the mar riage Speeding-up process, the StatiSticianS take New York City as an example. From January through May 1940, the number of marriage licenses in New York was only 5 per cent greater than in the same period of 1889. In June the number jumped con- Siderably, with the excess over JCre 1889 amounting to 27 per cent. By June 1940, serious dis cussion regarding the draft had got under way and continued throughout the summer and until the act was signed on September 1fth, with registration set for Oc- t1her 18th. fly August the num- Der Of licenses issued was double that of August 1889, and in both September and October 1940 the licenses were about 50 per cent in excess of those for the 1889 months. By November, however, the speeding-up process had died down, and the excess over the cor responding month of 1889 was only Il per cent, the lowest since June.
 Many of these marriages would have taken place anyway" the Statisticians point out, "and the earlier weddings resulted from the desire to marry before entering army service"
 Not only the desire of men of draft age to be married before leaving for the big adventure of military service caused the in- crease in licenses issued. Another important factor, the statisticians explain, was probably the "im- provement in business conditions that took place during the second half of 1940 as compared with 1859: The marriage rate closely follows the fluctuations of the curve of business actviity."
 On the whole, the statisticians declare, there is a remarkable stability in the marriage rate in the United States. Except for the depression years from 1880 to 1883, the rate for our country has hovered about a level of 10 mar riageS per 1000 population-or ap- proximately 1,300,O00 a year."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
Special to the Democrat

By Private Joe J. F'amiglietti, Jr. :.
 Camp Edwards, Falmouth, Mass The rockies" of the 2O8th regiment upon arising Wednesday morning were confronted with convoy of army trucks, belonging to the 68th coast artillery preparing for their maneuvers. The men quickly as- Sembled in front of their barracks and gazed on the carvan of trucks with great amaZement. Officers and selected enlisted men of the 208th regiment accompanied the regular army, to watch the procedure as guests of the 68th.
 Battery G., the Waterbury unit. had Capt. J. J. Egan, with two of his staff officers, It. Frank Jones and It. Wallace hampshire in the convoy with the following men: Pvt. Tel Edward Nelson driver, with Motor Sgt. Anthony Rudy Fibre assisting, Staff Sgt. Phillip Martina, Sgt. Richard Kreidel, Sgt. Heinz Furtwangler, Sgt. Robert Miller, Cpl. Oliver Hales, Cpl. Wellington Wookey, Cpl. Joseph Yarmala and Pvt. James Naismith.
 The men assembled into their truck at 8:20 amply supplied with a box lunch, and a full canteen ot water. Men also brought along theil overshoeS.
 Yesterday afternoon at mess call the boys were treated to a req. home made menu, consisting of tur- key, salad, and good old home baked apple-pie with delicious raisins. Ii any draftees have an illusion that all you get in the Army is Beans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
DIRECTORS NAMED
 BY SHAREHOLDERS
Building, Loan Association Holds Annual Meeting;
 Officers to Be Named

The annual meeting of share holders of the Waterbury Building & Loan Association was held last night at the organizations rooms on North Main street.
 Three directors were elected for terms of five years, reports were heard, and an amendment to the by laws was made so that semi annual statements of the financial condi- tion of the organization could be made to each shareholder. Benjamin s. Coe, president, presided. Directors reelected were:
 Clark H. w. Newton, Walter L. Wood and Edmund H. Yates. Hold overs are Benjamin s. Coe, Ralph H. Paine, Richard D. Ely, John B Goss, Theodore V. Meyer, Fletcher w. Judson, Frank Pope, Michael J, Galullo, Fred A. Jackie, Harvey B. Riggs. Joseph Wilhelm and Arthur w. Nichols. The directors will meet Feb. 6 to elect officers for the en- suing year.
 Share loans as of Dec 31, 1949 were $1 ,735, ,689.60. Total assets were $1 ,876, ,564.83, an increase of $l1,145 over the previous year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
BEAUTY SECRET

Susan Hayward's twisting titan tresses, the envy of every girl in Hollywood, haven't seen a comb in years, she says. T simply shake my head, and there you are!" smiles Susan, now playing with Warner Baxter and Ingrid Bergman in Co., lumbia's Adam Had Four Sons"
 Cuba is increasing it's efforts to prevent spy activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
Connecticut
 Drop For Period Shows 2 Percent

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 20 Special The following chart, compiled by the Safety Education Department of the Etna Casualty & Surety Company, indicates that Connecti- cut ranks ninth among the states listed according to their decreased automobile fatality records for the first eleven months of 1940. The map shows the difference in the number of deaths IS compared with the same period of 1889.
 Forty-seven states report that motor vehicle fatalities during this period totaled approximately 27025 -an increase of 5.2Go over the cor responding period of 1889.
 Among the states which improved their fatality records, the District of Columbia leads with a 15.3%o re- duction-a saving of II lives. Ne braska follows with 12.4ao decrease, and Montana is third with a drop of 8.9%. Connecticut ranks ninth with a saving of lives, a decrease of 29o over 1889. Eleven states re- duced their deaths, while thirty-six increased their fatality records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
HEALEY DIRECTING K. OF (. CLEE CLUB
Veteran in Charge of Group in Concert Here
 Tomorrow Evening

The exceptionally fine choral work of the New Haven Knights of Co., lumbus Glee Club, which appears in this city tomorrow night under the sponorship of Sheridan Council, 24, K. of C., may be credited to the able direction of David Healey, noted singer and musical con- ductor, who has been in charge of the group since its formation two years ago.
 MT. Healey is well-equipped to guide and lead any glee club or group of singers. Born in Ireland he has had an extensive and world wide musical education and train ing. Five years of this was spent in the best conservatorieS at Milan, Italy. He also travelled far and wide, participating in concert and operatic work.
 In the United States he has ap- peared at Aeolian Concert Hall Carnegie Chamber Music Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
 Now located in New Haven, MT Healey is choirmaster at St. Mary's Church. "Ecce Guam Bonum", the Glee Clubs theme song, was con- posed by MT. Healey.
 Appearing on the same program with the New Haven clhb will be Miss Mary Boyles, talented young Waterbury soprano Miss Boyles has become in the vast year one of the city's outstanding performers at musical entertainments and the local committee representing Sheri- dan Council feels highly pleased to have secured her as guest soloist with the K. of c. Glee Club. She will be heard in two groups.
 Also to be heard as soloists will be Thomas McKeon, club president, who is well-known in New Haven and who was prominent member of the Holy Cross College Glee Club for years, and Joseph Kennedy, former Notre Dame U. Glee Club tenor Soloist. Louis Pollak, accom- panist for the group, will also of fer solo selections.
 The concert is scheduled for 8:30 p. m. at the Waterbury Women's Club and will be followed by danc- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-23
Waterbury Rockies
 Inspect Army Convoy
Fleet of Trucks Checks in at Camp Edwards Turkey
 Dinner Served-Lieut. Holden May Direct Paper

man you have g. different thought stored in your noodle.
 Of late, the temperature has risen few points and the only time the boys get taste of chilly winter air is in the evening, when the sun has set. Otherwise, it's be- gining to get real summery out here on the Cape.
 Lieut.. Benedict M. Holden, Jr., who in civilian life halls from Hartford, has been put in charge of the publicity personnel. Early Wednes- day morning he assembled the bat tery correspondents to his quarters and expressed the wish that he would cooperate in every way pos sible to assist in getting the news out to hometown papers. He also informed the newsmen present that if permission comes through that the camp will establish a camp paper. He named the following men to represent the editorial board Ev- erett Geissler, Joseph J. Famiglietti, Jr., and It. Richard Owens. The first edition is expected to be out next week. If conditions warrant it It. Holden will try to set up a school of journalism for budding neWSpapermen.
 Capt. Howard s. Ives who was present at the meeting suggested one of the finest names for the camr paper namely, ''The Shearer'' honor ing the 208th's commanding of ficer, Col Francis Shearer.