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Evening star., 1941-03-23
"Guess This Opening, No. 22."

Notes by Nash. ta) Inviting the trap
(?) confirmation
(bl RxKt would give Black a good same
tcl Here % Kt-Q6 appears to win more
quickly; From round No. of the District
chess championship.
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championship tourney goes on
apace. Recently, Paul lost to Nash,
DR.. Steinbach bowed before Powell
son, who also dropped a game to
Lurie. DR.. Farman and Jacob Perla
drew and both were very happy!
Lurie likewise tied with Perla. The
latest standings:
J. e.: j i {; & :;,;;: ;: : !
Among visitors at the last round
were Gordon Hicks, George Schumm
and Murl A. Larkin.
Current annual elections at Capt.
tai City Chess Club returned c. w.
Stark to the presidency. Other
members of the executive panel are
A. E. Lane, vice president; T. j.
Buford, secretary treasurer: w. H.
Nicholas, chess director; DR.. John
Virgil Waits. bridge director; P. w.
Shepard and w. H. Mutchler, with
out portfolio.
Championship of the U. S. S. r.
lies between Bondarevski and A.
Lilienthal, who scored 1874 points
in the recent tournament. Smyslow
ran third with 13 points; Paul Keres,
fourth with II. and Russia's greatest
native player, Mikhail Botvinnik,
shared fifth place with Boleslavsky,
liz each. Lilienthal's feat amazes,
even as Keres' ranking puzzles his
many admirers. Neither are Rus
sian!
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Reproduced BY kindness of Jesse c. Suter er on cuic
dDdS uS coUer bears the poStmark OF Patrick Mo-
Mdrch IT, and shamrock announcing that the little
to0 named or the patron of Ireland he
noa Ihfee oght green 1-cen Statue Of Liberty National
DeenSe stamps did duty eDdence OF prepayment of postal
Gnoges Ihe sender 'oos Robert Emne Burke formerly of
washington ao0 honpeStck resident of Chicago.
Star Photo.
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Designs indicating the evolution
of the postal facilities of Turkey are
represented in four commemorative
issued by that country for the CEN
tenary Of the first adhesive postal
stamp The denominations and
colors are: 3k, green; Ok, red; l0k,
dark blue; 12k, brown.
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VI inset against a background har-
Dor scene with natives and canoes
in the foreground and plane in
flight above. The stamp is light
olive green in color, Is Sd.
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new comprehension of the Heroes
of Peace" stamp, released at Cam
den, N. j., February 20, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Costa Rica has surcharged several
stamps of 1896 with new values.
The list thus far reported includes
&c, Sc, 15c, Csc, 35c and 4Oc.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Round No, l. District chess champion
Evening star., 1941-03-23

The post Office at Woodson, Va,
will be discontinued March 81. Last
day cancellations may be had from
the postmaster on request. Send
stamped and self-addressed en-
velopes with brief note explaining
that final markings are wanted.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Stamp collectors attending the
oeolcatlon OF the National Gallery
OF Art Monday evening, March II.
included: Col, Spencer Cosby. for.
mer District Commissioner; Fred
erlck Lewis Lewton, curator, Indus
trial Division, Smithsonian institute
Iloh' and Gerard Ten Eyck Beck.
man.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Add to the list of collectors of his.
toric covers the name of Miss Emo
lyn c. Espey, 141e Crittenden street
NV.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Rolston Lyon desires it to be
known that he contributes to but
does not edit the precancel news
column of Linn's Weekly Stamp
News. Credit in the circumstances
he insists, should go to Kenneth M
Gierhart of Baltimore, Ohio. With
apology for an unintended error, it
is so ordered.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Ormandy Presents Serious,
Almost Somber, Program
Superb Playing of Orchestra
Helps Compensate for Heavy
Works-Two Soloists Heard
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

Ormandy for the concerts Of the Philadelphia Orchestra
which he has directed here has vaiany hed the responsibility OF MS
the knowledge and
give comprehensive view works his audience
which
Undertaking evenings played In Con-
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Miss Vivian Piper
Is Married to
Mr.. Carpenter

A wedding of interest was that
of Miss Vivian Piper Of Washington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lawrence Piper of Shenandoah, Va,
and Mr.. George Carpenter Of Balti-
more, Md, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S
Carpenter of Melrose, Mass.
The wedding took place in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Ben G. Norton
at 1916 Dale drive, Woodside Park
Silver Spring, Mr., Saturday, with
the Rev. DR.. Ralph Smith Of the
Woodside Methodist Church officiat-
ing
The ceremony was performed at
pm. before an improvised altar
arranged In front Of the fireplace
which was decorated with candles
and banked with pine and white
flowers.
The bride wore a street length
lightweight wool dress of coconu.
beige and wore a corsage of brown
and green orchids. Her hat was
brown straw trimmed in coconut
beige and veil.
Attendants were Miss Nancy Mat
thews, who wore navy and white
with navy hat, and had a corsage OF
Johanna Hill roses, and Mr.. Ber
c. Norton who was best man.
A reception followed, after which
the bride and bridegroom left for
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Library Committee
Will Give Benefit

The Library Committee of the
National Genealogical Society will
have a card party Friday evening
at the District D. A. R. chapter
house, 1882 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, with Miss Cora Curry, the
librarian, In charge of arrange
ments.
Miss Curry will have group Of
assistants including Miss Fanny E.
Buck and Miss E. U. Dingley. who
have the sale of tables, and Mrs.
Lillian M. Sanford, Miss Mary C..
Oursler, Mrs. Maud H. waterman,
in charge of games and prizes.
Max Hoyt, president of the So
ciety. will receive the guests, as
sisted by Mai Hallock P. Long,
chairman of the Hospitality Com
nittee: Mrs. Florence B. Culver,
Mrs. Edna Casbarian, Mrs. James
A. Munroe and Mrs. Robert c..
Bannerman.
Reservations have been made by
the officers of the society and many
donations of candy and flowers have
been received.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

Holds Tea
Maurice Thatcher
And Wife Head
Receiving Line

The annual February tea and
reception of the District OF Colum-
bia Society of Mayflower Descend
ants was held yesterday at the Arts
Club.
Comprised of descendants of those
who came over on the Mayf1ower,
the society was founded to strength
en- and preserve their traditions OF
freedom and democracy.
Maurice H. Thatcher. former
Representative from Kentucky and
former Governor of the Panama
Canal Zone, who is governor OF the
District Society of Mayf1ower
Descendants, headed the receiving
line with Mrs. Thatcher. Guests
were received by Mrs. Hersey Nun
roe, chairman Of the reception and
hostess of the afternoon, and in
productions we're made by Col.
Francis A. Pope. Receiving with
Gov. and Mrs. Thatcher were
Deputy Gov. Frank B. Steele and
Mrs. Steele, Senator and Mrs. Ralph
o. Brewster of Maine, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Charles Plumley of
Vermont and Representative and
Mrs. Foster Stearns of New Hamp-
shire. Representative Stearns Is
deputy governor general of the ma
tional society.
Musical Program Given.
Senator Brewster, a direct descend
ant of Elder Brewster of Pilgrim
days, found others at the reception
also claiming descent from the elder,
including Mr.. Thatcher. the Misses
Edna Scott Smith and Mabel Scott
Smith and their sister, Mrs. Ralph
Werner.
Those who assisted at the tea
table we're Mrs. Gaius Brumbaugh,
Mrs. Warren Emley, Mrs. Brinkley
E Callicott, Mrs. Bertha Robertson,
Mrs. Pearl Shaffer, Mrs. William
Theophilus and Mrs. John Freoit.
A musical program was presented
by Ethel Pyne, soprano; Helen Belt,
violinist, and Mrs. Emery Ozabal,
pianist.
Among the guests were the former
Minister to CZecho-Slovakia, Wilbur
Carr and Mrs. Carr; Maj. Gen Allen
w. Gullion, Judge Advocate General
of the Army, and his daughter, Mrs
Frederick D. Sempich. who is here
from Hawaii: Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, president of the League of
Republican Women, of which Mrs
Thatcher is vice president; the Sec
ond Secretary of the Venezuelan
Don Juan Lecuuma, and
Sonora de Lecuna; Sonora de
Baron, wife of the Minister Coun-
selor of the Cuban Embassy; the
former President of Panama and
Sonora de Alfaro, the Minister of
Honduras and Sonora de Caceras
and Sonora Mario Julio of Puerto
Rico.
Other Guests at Reception.
Others present included Col. and
Mrs. Edward Startling, Col. Enrique
Mrs. M. E. Woodward and
Mrs. Samuel B. Woodbridge, members
of the National Board of the Daugh-
ters of Founders and Patriots; Mrs.
William D. Wrightson, president OF
the Women's Auxiliary Of the Pan
anna Canal Society and her daugh-
ter, Miss Priscilla Wrightson; Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Barriger, Sd; Miss
Grace T. Butler. niece Of Gov.
and member of the So
ciety; Mrs. Horace M. Towner, re-
gent of the Mount Vernon Ladies
Association. and Mrs. Edgar Boyd
Kay, president of the Political Study
Club.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
North Carolinians
To Honor Governor

North CarolinianS prominent in
Washington public life will join
tonight in paying tribute to Gov.
and Mrs. j. Melville Broughton at
the annual Governors night BAN
ouet of the North Carolina Society
at the Shoreham Hotel.
The banquet, to be held in the
west ballroom, will begin at 7:30
o'clock. Gov. Broughton will be the
main speaker. He and Mrs. Brough-
ton arrived in Washington today
and will stay at the Shoreham until
tomorrow.
The Governor will be introduced
by his fellow-townsman from Ra-
leigh, Senator Josiah William Bal
ley. Senator Reynolds also will be
among the official guests.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
G.. A. r. Will Stage
Parties Saturday

The District of Columbia Chill
dren of the American Revolution,
will celebrate George Washingtons
birthday with two parties Saturday
at the Bethesda Woman's Club.
Junior members will be enter
tanned in the afternoon from 2:30
to 5 o'clock with program arranged
by Mrs. TOMS J. Holzberg. Mary
Rhodes of the Harriet M. Lothrop
Society will be mistress of cere-
monies and Charles william will
give a talk on George Washington.
Each member will contribute a
number to the program.
The senior members will hold an
informal dance at $50 pm. under
the craftsmanship of Mrs. Ray E.
Brown. Mrs. Carl Giroux, senior
president, and Grahame T. Small
wood, junior State president, will
be guests Of honor.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

wrote 1t while still under the infiu-
ence of the horror of the first
World War and the work reflects
the thoughts that sought for solu-
ton only to meet again the stark
realities that war had forced on
every one. The cropping, the ques-
ton that is never completed, the
emotion not daring to be out
spoken, weave in and out OF the
themes until the glorious melody
Of the finale points the way, like
beacon, to hope and a re-estab-
lishment Of normal feeling.
This is not music to be heard and
classified Immediately. The in
tensity Of it lies deep and comes
forth as understanding grows. Mr..
Ormandy respected its emotionalism
by allowing it to be perceived and
not forced into view, by sustaining
the elusive atmosphere in which the
work Is written.
In spite Of its strongly rhythmical
character, Ravel's choreagraphic
poem, La Valse," is not as cheerful
as 1t sounds. 1t too was conceived
after the World War and bears the
imprint of its aftermath. It's review
Of the periods Of the waltz from the
crudest beginning to the refined
Viennese style, has given the COM
poser a means Of drawing on the
varied tonal effects which the or
chestra provides. The kaleidoscope
picture which Ravel has created is
powerful, especially when its intri-
cacies are so skillfully underlined as
in last nights performance. This
concluding number OF the program
formed a brilliant climax and ap-
pealed thoroughly to the audience.
The two soloists made decided
impression and both we're recalled
several times. Miss SZantho's sing
Evening star., 1941-02-19

American Diesel trucks and buses
are being introduced into Costa
Rica,
Evening star., 1941-02-19

SCltutlOn Hail, was a serious one
with almost q somber character to
it. If there was little to tittillate
the ear with smooth melody, it was
compensated for by much to stimu-
late the mind, enhanced by the
superb playing of this renowned
orchestral group.
Not the customary one, but two
soloists were added attractions OF
this next to the last concert of the
visiting orchestra's season. Enid
Szantho, contralto Of the Metro
politan Opera, and Edna Phillips,
harpist of the orchestra, each ap-
peared. once, the former to sing
"Waltraute's Narrative" from Wag-
ner's Die Goetterdaemmerung" and
his song "Traeume" and the aria
20 don fatale" from Verdis Don
Carlos" and Miss Phillips TO play
Harl McDonald's suite From Child
hood" Mr.. McDonald's work rep
resented that of an American COM
poser, which Mr.. Ormandy has made
a practice of including in all pro-
grams he gives here.
The arrangement of the Selec-
tions centered around Sibelius'
Symphony No. 5 in z Flat" which
was preceded by the air from Bach's
suite for Orchestra in D Major"
To hear the Philadelphia Orchestra
play the Bach air is to appreciate
in the keenest fashion the extraor-
dinary beauty of the string section.
The exquisitely smooth and perfect
legatos and the steady gradation
of power in the crescendos were per-
formed as one man, while the tone
was purity itself.
Sibelius' Fifth Symphony" is in
many ways enigmatic as to its
meaning and the elusiveness Of its
character was brought out in Mr..
Ormandy's reading. The composer
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Rabbi to Speak

Rabbi J. Marshall Taxay of the
United Congregation of Terre Haute,
Ind, former president of district
No. 2, B'nai Birth Lodge, will be
one of the guest speakers at the
gift luncheon of the Women's Aux
iliary of the B'nai Birth Argo Lodge
February % at the Mayflower Hotel.
Rabbi Taxay Is a graduate OF
Hebrew Union College. president of
the Community Council and a Boy
Scout leader in his State.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

a short wedding trip. Mr.. Carpen-
ter is at present stationed at Fort
Belvoir, Va.
Out-of-town guests included Mrs.
G. s. Carpenter Of Melrose, Mass,
mother Of the bridegroom; Mr..
Windsor Carpenter and Mr.. Julian
Carpenter, brothers of the BRIDE
groom, Of Melrose, Mass; Mrs. John
Manser, Detroit, Mich, sister of the
bridegroom; Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Piper,
parents of the bride: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rothgeb of Shenandoah, Va,
brother-in-laW and sister of the
bride; Miss Happy Rothgeb. Shenan-
doah, Va; Mr. William Piper, Shen-
andoah, Va; Mrs Robert w. Martin
of Joliet, III.
The bride is graduate of Black
stone College, Blackstone. Va, and
the bridegroom of Wentworth Insti-
tute, Boston, Mass.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

ing Of the Verdi aria allowed the
full range and volume Of her rich
voice to be heard, while her noble
Interpretation of "Waltraute's Mar
rative" and her singing Of "Traeume"
displayed other points Of her artistry.
The happiest number on the pro-
gram was the Mcdonald suite, with
It's charming arrangement for harp
and orchestra Of beloved nursery
rhymes. It's simplicity, the clever
manner in which chosen instru-
ments from the orchestra fill In or
elaborate the tunes which the harp
eXpounds and embellishes, are
mastery bits Of treatment of the
subject. Miss Phillips played it
beautifully and with great express
sion. When recalled. she brought
the composer with her to receive
also the public's appreciation.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Chinese Church
Plans Celebration

The Chinese Community Church
at lo11 L street, NV. will hold its
annual Washington's Birthday an
niversary open house Saturday aft
ernoon from 8 to o'clock. Tea
will be served and Mrs. Hung, wife
Of the minister, Rev. C. c. Hung,
will be the hostess.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
O.E. S. Dance Planned

The Home Board of Esther Chap
ter, No S, o. e. S., will give a dance
and card party Friday at the Ken
wood Country Club. Mrs. Nellie M.
Turpin is chairman, Mrs. William
Leapley first vice chairman and Miss
Alice Cruickshanks second vice chair
man. Mrs. J. Bernard Jones, 5123
Fifth street, is in charge Of reser-
vations.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Gives Luncheon

Mrs. John Ladd entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the League
Of Republican Women. Her guests
were Mrs. Robert Rich, Mrs. Samuel
A. Kimberly and Mrs. James Irving
Steele.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Quota Club Meeting

Judge Lucy Howorth will be ths
guest speaker az a dinner meeting
OF the Washington Quota Club 10.
morrow at $50 pm. at the Ivy
Terrace.
Miss Gladys Jones, international
secretary, will be present.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
| Extra Caution
| Near Schools
| Asked of Drivers

The District division of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association yester-
day interpreted the growth of both
population and school enrolment as
meaning that only a high degree of
cooperation on the part of the
driving public will safeguard chill
dren returning to claSsrooms.
The A. A. A. recalled that not one
child has been killed at patrol-super-
vised intersections during the Is
years Of the school safety programs,
but pointed out that things have
changed abruptly during the last
few months. Motor vehicle registra-
tions in the District to date already
are 20 900 ahead of those at the same
date last year and the influx of Gov
ernment employees under the ma
tional defense program undoubtedly
has resulted in an increase Of from
80 600 to 10000 automobiles using
the city streets.
To make matters worse, more than
10000 children are expected to en-
roll in the public schools tomorrow
and 10000 already are attending
classes in parochial schools, the two
groups constituting the largest en-
rollment ever recorded here.
"An these factors" the A. A. A.
asserted, make the challenge before
Washington motorists greater than
ever before, if the Nations Capital
is to maintain it's child safety record.
The A. A. A. urges all motorists to
redouble their watchfulness, partic-
ularly when they are In the vicinity
Of schools-and Ill the tirde."
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Russians Situation Described as Grave,
With Maintenance the Big Question Mark

south center. 1t must not be for
gotten that the Germans, too. have
their problems of maintenance, sup
ply and transportation.
German Problems Give Reds Hope.
These problems become increas-
ingly difficult as they advance, and
the decision to reinforce one front
or another must be taken days. II
not weeks. in advance. Hence the
Russian situation is far from hope
less.
The change in season will not stop
the Germans. but it will increase
their difficulties. 1t will in short.
make it easier for the Russians to
stop them.
The loss of Kharkov and the
Donets Basin would be heavy one
to Russian industrial power. The
loss of the Crimea would be a blow
to Russian naval strength in the
Black Sea.
Neither loss. however, would pre-
vent the Russians from going on
with the war, and every advance
the Germans make increases their
rear area troubles. Nor must the
Russian guerrilla operations be for
gotten.
Altogether the Russian situation
may be assessed as one Of serious
gravity, without going so far as to
say that a military or industrial
collapse is imminent.
The Russian administration and
Evening star., 1941-09-21

supply may not be as good as the
German, but 1t has been surprisingly
good in comparison to the same
services in the last war. 1t may
prove to be good enough to keep
the Russian armies in the field.
And that is, after all, the crucial
question: Must the Germans face
a winter campaign in Russia, de-
veloping once more into major op-
erations in the spring? Must they
continue to keep large and active
forces, using up supplies, on the
Russian front all winter long with
out a major decision, without the
capture of the Caucasian oil fields
and without destroying a great part
of the Russian fighting strength?
1t still looks as If they would be
denied these decisive ADVANTAGES.
for this winter at any rate. If that
proves to be so, Hitler has not
gained the ends for which he
launched his Russian adventure.
Copyright, 194l. by New York Tribune)
Evening star., 1941-09-21

Is the Russian organization able,
in all three fields. to keep on re-
placing the heavy losses of the
enormous Russian military estab-
lishment? Reports that Russian
troops now fighting are inadequately
equipped suggests that there have
been at least some failures and
breakdoWns.
The insistent demands from all
quarters for more American equip
ment for Russia, and British will
lingness to allot part of our none
too-great production to Soviet needs
reinforceS this view.
The very fact that the Russians
are losing ground, that German
mechanized movements appear to
have greater freedom of action,
hints at Russian deficiencies in ar
mored troops and planes for coun-
ter-attacking.
Quality of the Reserves.
Finally TO be considered is the
quality and equipment of Russian
reserve divisions.
1t is all very we'll to talk OF a
Russian army of 100000 men.
The question is, how many of these
men can the Russian general staff
put into the field in actual fight
ing teams" and armored
brigades-complete with battle
needs?
Otherwise these are Just replace
ments for existing divisions. impor-
tant in keeping them up to strength,
but incapable of forming effective
new units to replace the smashed
ones.
The ability of the German Army
to keep up sustained offensive
effort is nothing short of astound-
ing. From the Baltic to the Black
Sea, with ever-lengthening COM
munications. the German Army has
managed to keep its offensive going
in one fashion or another.
They are now stalled before Len
ingrad and on the central front, but
they are moving In the south and
Evening star., 1941-09-21
BY MAI. G. FIELDING ELIOT.

The fall of Kiev to the Germans
marks the first capture Of really
important Russian center, but 1t is
probably of greater propaganda
value to Germany than of military
consequence. The loss of the city
had long been discounted on the
military ledger. and German flank
ing thrusts to north and south had
suggested that Kiev might prove un-
tenable.
OF much greater strategic conse-
quence are the two German ad-
vances across the Dnieper. one from
Kremenchug to Poltava directed to-
ward Kharkov and one across the
lower Dnieper toward the Isthmus
of Perekop, which connects the
Crimean Peninsula with the main
land.
These German advances, coupled
with the loss of Kiev itself, tend to
add to the probability, suggested in
the preceding article of this series.
that Marshal Budenny chose to
make a linear defense Of the line of
the River Dnieper, with the newt
able result that the Germans found
weak spots and broke through.
Much will now depend on the
ability of the Russians to launch
counterattacks powerful enough
eventually to check the German
advance on Kharkov and the
Crimea.
The Germans are claiming that
the Russian reinforcements now be-
ing put in are inferior in quality,
especially in equipment, to the first
line troops already encountered.
This brings up all the doubts I have
previously expressed as to Russian
ability to keep up the type of re-
sistance with which they began the
struggle.
Maintenance Is Biggest Doubt.
Most important of the factors in
doubt Is perhaps the question of
maintenance. In the mechanical
armies Of today this is of enormous
Importance and requires a deep and
efficient organization.
A'A"SAA4AiCS, SoSll c~S OIL pldIlcS, ldIlkS,
armored cars. mechanical artil-
lery and the ordinary motor truck
on which the efficiency of the whole
depends cannot be operated con-
tinuously under the heavy strain
OF war conditions without a thor
ough maintenance organization
There must be maintenance per-
sonnel as part of the fighting units
for immediate repairs; mobile ord
nance and quartermaster repair
units with divisions and corps for
heavier field repairs: there must be
repair parts with the line of COM
munications: and finally the ajor
repair depots, salvage dumps and
other maintenance establishments
of the interior.
The flow Of damaged machines to
the rear and replacements to the
front makes heavy demands on
transportation. In this whole field
of maintenance, it seems likely that
the Germans will be superior to
the Russians: yet the Russians have
certainly done better than was at
first anticipated.
Replacement Question Mark.
Next comes the question of supply
and replacement, involving produc-
ton, transportation and distribution