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Evening star., 1941-03-16
Personal News of Bethesda
And Lower Montgomery
MIR. and Mrs. Francis w. Hill
Of Kenwood Will Leave
Thursday for Cuba

MI and Mrs Francis w. Hill leave Thursday
for Cuba Mr. Hill the president of the Association
making the Cuba attend
Bar Association in Havana.
Mr. and Mrs William Norheet Bethesda will 90 to New York
wednesday to attend the International there this
week On her return trip she will attend the
Hover show OF the Philadelphia Horticultural
Miss
OF their classmates from Stephens College, Columbia trip
through the western part OF the country during their spring
Their trip will take them Santa as
1sh Columbia They will be until the
juniors Stephens Miss Maph
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Byron

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Far East
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ment for failure of the conference
so far.
Chugai frankly asserted restrain
ing operations and maneuvers of
Britain and the United States be-
hind the scene" have had restrain
ing effect on the parley.
In like vein, Hochi said the
spreading of runors of a Far
Eastern crisis . landing of Brit
ish forces at Singapore, massing of
troops on the Thailand- Malay
border ." all have influenced
the attitudes of Indo-China and
Thailand.
AS outlined in the press, the
peace plan would require Indo-
China to cede large sections in Laos
and Cambodia, along the Mekong
River, which Thailand asserts
were taken from her between 1893
and 1904. No concessions by Thai
land are mentioned.
The conference with Japan as
mediator followed a declaration of
an armistice in the border warfare
between Thailand and Indo-C China
on January 81. Twice since then
the armistice has been extended,
the last time on Monday, when the
expiration date was extended to
March 7.
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Republican State Central Com
mittees. but only 9Th district resi-
dents can vote in the election. He
represented this district in the Con-
gress.
Flying had been a hobby and
major interest of the Representative
since World War days. While in the
Maryland State Senate he was
chairman of the Aviation Com
mittee. In Congress he was an
active member of the Military
Affairs Committee and took keen
interest in the development of air.
ports at Cumberland and Frederick,
in his congressional district.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee decided today to attend Mr.
Byron's funeral and drafted a res
olution in praise of his services to
the committee.
He was known to thousands OF
friends, business associates and con-
stituents as Bill" Byron. Although
he had been in public life IS years
he also was a banker and vice presi-
dent of the Hagerstown Herald-Mail
Publishing Co.
He Visioned Greater ID. c.
AS a member of the House MT
Byron urged co-ordinated action to
care for problems of housing, trans
portation and public facilities which
he warned would arise from crea-
ton of a greater Metropolitan
area" through the speedup of the
defense program.
Mr.. Byron, his wife and their five
sons made their Washington home
at 3117 Woodley road. The sons
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were in Washington at the time Of
the accident.
A brother, David Byron of Wash
ington, planned to go to Atlanta
today to arrange for the return of
the body, it was said at the Repre-
Sentatives Office.
Mr.. Byron was elected to the Sew
enty-sixth Congress on November 8,
1888, and last November defeated
Walter P. johnson, former Wash
ington baseball pitching ace, for
second term.
Organized Family Band"
In recent years Mr.. Byron won
considerable popularity in Washing
ton with his five man" family
stringed band. A guitar and banjo
player since school days, he was the
leader for four of his sons-William
D, jr., 16; James, 13; Goodloe, II,
and David, 8. Mrs. Byron, the for
mer Miss Katherine Edgar, served
as the family band manager. Rep
resentative Byron expected, he said,
TO make it a sextet band as soon as
his youngest son, Louis, 3, had
mastered the strings.
Mr.. Byron, Democrat, lived at
Williamsport, Md. He was a native
of Danville, Va, the son of Col.
Joseph c. and Jane Wilson Byron
He attended the public schools and
Phillips Exeter Academy, Pratt In
stitute and Dartmouth College be-
fore enlisting in the Aviation Corps
when the United States entered the
World War.
Was Mayor, Legislator.
After the war he engaged in the
leather business in Williamsport.
He was elected mayor of Williams
port in 1886 and served four years.
In 1890 he was elected to the Mary
land State Senate, serving until
1884. From 1884 to 1885 he was a
member of the Maryland Roads
Commission. He was a Mason and
an Elk.
During the campaign last summer,
representative Byron wrote letters
OF congratulation to students of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
which were inclosed with their di-
plomas on graduation. Friends of
Mr.. Byron's opponent demanded an
investigation, and the school prin-
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cipal, Thomas w. Pyle, later report
ed to the Montgomery County Board
of Education that such distribution
was upon reflection, realized to be
inappropriate"
F. Byrne Austin, the Representa-
tive's secretary, said Mr.. Byron had
sent some 1900 such congratulatory
letters to graduates in the 9th dis
trict.
One of Mr.. Byron's interests in
Congress was project for $3,000,-
900 Savage River Dam to impound
waters of the Potomac as a flood
control measure and to permit ex-
pansion of industrial plants in
Cumberland.
Mr.. Byron was president of the
Washington County National Bank
In HagerStoWn, chairman of the
board of the Hagerstown Shoe &
Logging Co. and vice president OF
the w. D. Byron g. Sons tsnneries
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companies with respect to the in
vestment of funds entrusted to their
care are in the same position as
trustees and other fiduciary insti-
tutions."
Other Members of Committee.
Mr.. Rhodes spoke as a member
of a committee of life insurance
executives which includes Leroy A
Lincoln, president, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co.; Laurence F. Lee
president, Occidental Life Insurance
Co. (of North Cardinal; Thomas A
Phillips, president, Minnesota Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., and M. AL
bert Linton, president. Provident Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co. This COM
mittee prepared a statement of 107
printed pages which was signed by
the 178 life insurance companies for
incorporation in the record of the
Temporary National Economic Com
mittee.
1T is difficult to understand" Mr..
Rhodes adds, why the report of the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion altogether ignores such an i'm
portant statement on life insur-
ance."
The statement by insurance COM
panies offered to the committee last
August made these points on some
OF the criticisms raised in the report:
Directors must conduct the af-
fairs of their respective companies
in accordance with State insurance
laws and the rulings of the insur-
ance commissioners. Other
important checks, exercised by the
public upon directors, result from
the quasipublic character of the
business, the wide publicity given to
the operations of the various COM
panies. and the opportunity con-
stantly afforded for the public to
satisfy itself as to the efficiency and
trustworthineSs of the companies
management.
Continuity of management has
not resulted in irresponsibility
neglect or wrongdoing, but has beer
so efficient and progressive as tc
bring about steadily increasing anc
widespread public confidence. =
1t is erroneous to deprecate this
policy of continuity in management
by terming it 'self-perpetua-
tiOn.'*
Monopoly Trend Denied.
"The record of the hearings con-
tains no proof and no suggestion
that any laws have been violated By
any life insurance director or thai
any tendency toward monopoly ha,
resulted when a director has served
on more than one board. ***
The constant competition be.
tween the guaranteed cost anc
mutual companies is of distinc
benefit to the insuring public. Th'
two forms act on each other in tn,
nature of checks and balances.
Some testimony also was Offered
as to arrangements relating to in
terchange of medical information
prevention of twisting policies ant
similar trade practices. None o
these is anti-competitive either il
| intention or effect -
In regard to industrial insurance
Mr.. Lincoln wrote Senator o 'Mahoney
January % that interpretations wer,
drawn which practically ignore tn
statistical material which reflects /;
view contrary to the testimony of
fered" by the S. E. c. He alst
complained that conclusions wer,
based on survey which covered
| 1866 families out of the 20 ode
million people who have industria
insurance" and said that "it is i'm
portant to realize the hostile atti
tude of some of those who con
Quoted" the survey.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Congress to Stay
Here All Year,
BorkIey Thinks

By the Associated Press.
Comes the end of February each
year and Congress members expect
the customary question:
When will they clean up their
work for the session and go home?
The customary answer is that they
should finish by May Is or June /.
But that won't do for 1941.
1--WE may be here all year." was
the reply of Senate Democratic
Leader Barkley to the question to-
day.
Republican Leader McNary agreed
with the suggestion for two-week
vacation after disposition of the
British-aid bill.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
however, said he thought that the
administration should fix a goal of,
say, July Is to wind up the work,
permitting Congress to recess then
for a month or so, subject to call,
II world Developments warranted.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Japanese in Saigon
In Emergency PorIey

SAIGON, French Indo-China,
Feb. 81 tPJ.-All japanese army and
navy officials, together with consul
lar and civilian representatives,
convened tonight in. an emergency
conference at the Japanese consul
late to consider orders received from
Toxic to prepare for possible with
drawal
The japanese refused to discuss
the situation.
French authorities said they were
not informed of the japanese plans.
Reports reaching Shanghai from
Saigon and Hanoi said japanese
consuls in those places had Or
dered their nationals to prepare fol
Evening star., 1941-02-27

try's major banks and industries"
1t referred to use of their posi-
tions by some directors for personal
gains through the institution of
preferential transactions and loans,
or the initiation of changes in the
basic plan of company operation de-
signed to promote their private in
trests.'
The authors spoke of emphasis
upon size for the sake of size alone
and "the resulting dislocation in
agency activity exemplified by in
adequate training of agents, poor
selection of agents. high turnover,
and the seriously low compensation
Of agents"
Evening star., 1941-02-27

or more of the following cities: Hans
kow, Moscow, Berlin Rome.
Latest developments, however,
may compel postponement. Japan.
is confronted with an immediate.
crisis in her effort to further estab-
lish herself as the dominant power.
of Greater East Asia" through i'm:
posing her plan for peace between
Thailand and French Indo-C China.
The French are baking. Toxic may
find it necessary to act.
However, reports have been cur
rent for some days both in the
Orient and Europe that Matsuoka is
contemplating a trip to Berlin.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Gov. 0'Conor Expresses
Regret al Byron S Death
RrtteAssociated Press.

Bv II e Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 27.-Gov
O'Conor said today he was shocked
beyond words" at the death of Rep
resentative Byron in plane crash
near Atlanta.
Every Marylander will join with
me. l know, in extending to Mrs
Byron our heartfelt copdolences,
Gov. O'Conor said.
Personally Mr.. Byron's death
means a distinct loss to both Mrs.
O'Conor and to me. as we counted
him and Mrs. Byron among our
valued friends"
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Another Major Move
By Japan Indicated

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (P)-Advices
received from the Orient today indi-
cate that Japan may be about to
make another major diplomatic
move, perhaps rivaling in impor-
tance her adherence to the Ger
manhattan alliance last Septem-
Der 81.
This is likely to take the form, the
advices say, of a journey a,road by
Yosuke Matsuoka, Japan's eloquent
and energetic Foreign Minister, in
the course of which he may visit one
Evening star., 1941-02-27

One person was hurt, possibly
seriously, and three others narrowly
escaped injury today in spectacular
accident which sent a heavy con-
crete mixer truck hurtling across the
sidewalk into the brick wall of
house at Fourth and r streets NV.
After colliding with a Capital
Transit Co. bus at the intersection,
the truck crashed into the house at
401 r street NV, opening a gaping
hole in the wall less than a yard
from where Mr.. and Mrs. Connie
Mason, coiored, were sleeping. They
escaped injury.
Thomas F. Cooper, %, of 4351
Harrison street NV, driver of the
bus, was taken to Garfield Hospital.
where his condition was reported as
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Couple Is RudeIy Awakened
As Truck Smushes Into House

undetermined. After treating a
cash in the chin, physicians said
x-ray pictures would be taken to
determine if he suffered a fractured
skull.
Eugene M. Flory, %, of 1926
Bladensburg road NE, who was
operating the truck, leaped from his
seat when the truck caught fire after
crashing into the house and escaped
injury. The blaze was extinguished.
Police were told the bus, carrying
no passengers and headed west on
r street, struck the rear end of the
truck, northbound on Fourth street,
and both vehicles hurtled onto the
sidewalk, breaking off fireplug en-
route. The nose of the truck was
rammed into the side of the house.
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departure and that feverish activi-
ties were under way. 1t was said
that there were 100 Japanese resi-
dents in Saigon and similar num-
Der in Hanoi.
Evening star., 1941-05-15

awards; Mrs. Sydney Lawrence.
schedules, printing and publicity,
and Mrs. r. H. Wilson, junior wild
flower exhibits.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Patrons Are Listed
For Library Groups
Dance Saturday

Patrons and patroneSses for the
dance being sponsored by the Lii
brary of Congress Recreational AS
sociation, Saturday evening al
Wardman Park Hotel, from 10 until
/ o'clock include, Mr.. and Mrs
Archibald MacLeish, DR.. and Mrs
Luther H. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Yer
ner w. Clapp, DR.. and Mrs. David
Baumgardt, Col. and Mrs. Clement
l.. Bouve, Mr.. and Mrs. John w
Cronin, DR.. and Mrs. Ernest S
Griffith, DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Hanke
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Harrell
Mr.. and Mrs. David j. Haykin, Miss
Florence S. Hellman, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur A. Houghton, jr; DR.. and
Mrs. Arthur w. Hummel, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. D. Jameson, DR.. and Mrs
Alexis st. Leger Leger, Miss Alice
H. Lerch, DR.. Charles Martel, Mr.
and Mrs. David C. Mearns, Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Mearns, jr.; Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Morgan, Miss
Lucille M. Morsch, Mrs. Maude G.
Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Nolan,
DR.. and Mrs. Jerrold Orne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry S. Parsons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade H. Rabbit, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar F. Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth N. Ryan. DR.. and Mrs.
Israel Schapiro, DR.. and Mrs. ST.
George L. Sioussat, DR.. and Mrs
William A. Slade, DR.. and Mrs.
Harold Cp{vocke nr rrepric 7
Whitfield and DR.. Albert F. Zahm.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Inglenook Club
Will Show Work
Of Members

An exhibit of articles made by
members of the Inglenook Club at
the National Lutheran Home for the
Aged will be featured at the annual
founders day program arranged
by the Women's Board of the home
from 1890 am. to pm. Wednes-
day.
The club was organized seven
years ago for residents of the home
by Mrs. j. L. Frantz and Mrs. w. F.
McIlwee and holds social meetings
every third Tuesday. Articles such
as braided rugs and quilt tops are
made throughout the year and an
nually sold on founders day.
Tables for the sale of candy, cake
and flowers also will be arranged
and luncheon will be served. A
program will be given in the chapel
during the afternoon.
Miss A. Barbara Wiegand is
president of the Women's Board
and Mrs. Martin McGrory general
chairman of founders day.
The home, located at Eighteenth
and douglas streets NE, is main
tanned by the Lutheran Synods of
West Virginia, Central Pennsyl-
vania, East Pennsylvania and Mary
land. Each synod will be repre-
sented by delegation on founders
day,
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Annual Flower Show
To Open Saturday

The annual spring flower show of
the Neighborhood Garden Club of
Arlington, Va, will be held Satur-
day and Sunday in the gymnasium
of the Washington and Lee High
School. Entries will be received
Saturday from 9 am. to l pm. and
the show will be open to the public
from S to 8 pm. Saturday and from
1:30 pm. to 9 pm. Sunday. Admis-
sion Is free and exhibits are COR
daily invited.
Mrs. Frank L. Ball is general
chairman and will be assisted by the
following committee chairmen: Mrs.
c. E. Ross, entries: Mrs. Frances
Ward, hospitality; Mrs. w. E. Cros-
son, classification; Paul Pettitt, sup
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Walter Pidgeon
Will Preside at
Fiesta Tomorrow

Walter Pidgeon, Hollywood star,
will act as master of ceremonies for
the Pan-American fiesta to be held
from 2 to 6 pm. tomorrow at the
Shoreham Hotel, it was announced
today. Mr.. Pidgeon, who is in At
lantic City, will fly here, it was said.
An exhibit of South American
arts and crafts to be shown in con-
nection with the fiesta will include
a piece of sculpture recently COM
pleted by Senhora de Martins, wife
of the Brazilian Minister, it also was
announced.
A feature of the program will be
an 11-piece marimba band, which
came to Washington from Guate-
mala to play at the Pan-American
reception last night. Upon post
ponement of the reception the band
was authorized by the government
of Guatemala to accept the invita-
ton to play before Mrs. Roosevelt
at the fiesta tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-05-15

plies; E. H. Coulson, judges; Mrs.
C. o. Thomas, staging; G. E. Ross,
prizes. Mrs. Kenneth Ableiter,
commercial; Mrs. William Schock,
Evening star., 1941-05-15

The Volga, 2,230 miles In length
Is the longest river In Europe.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Miss Gibson
Is Bride>of
MIR. Goyea
St. Gabriel's Is
Scene of Morning
Ceremony

An attractively arranged wedding
took place this morning in st.
Gabriel's Church, when Miss Mary
Anne Gibson daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Gibson, became the
bride of Mr.. Elmer Goyea of Mans
field. Mass. Father Sweeney ofici-
ated at 9 o'clock.
The bride was escorted by her
brother, Mr.. John Gibson She wore
a dress of white satin with sweet
heart neckline and her only jewelry
was pearls, a gift from the BRIDE
groom. Her veil was flngertip
length, held by tiara.
Her cousin, Miss Leah Elizabeth
Gibson, was maid of honor. She
wore a dress of dusty pink, chiffon,
matching hat and carried bou-
quet of yellow roses. The brides
maids were Miss Lois Mcneil and the
brides sister, Miss Margaret Gibson.
They wore dresses of yellow chiffon,
large picture hats and carried bou-
quets of pink roses.
The best man was Mr.. Arthur
Keane, and the ushers were Mr.. Wal
ter Aleksiewicz and Mr.. Grayson
Isbell Miss Kathleen Weber was
organist and Miss Generosa Fusco
sang
The brides mother wore a dress
of powder blue lace with matching
hat and the bridegroom's mother
was in green sheer. They had cor
sages of gardenias:
Among the guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Winifred Goyea, the
bridegroom's parents, who motored
here with his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Boucher
of Mansfield. Also present at the
ceremony was the brides grand
mother, Mrs. John J. Gibson, a ma
tive of Southern Maryland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil F. Gibson, parents OF
the maid of honor, and the parents
of Miss Lois Mcneil.
The reception and wedding break
fast were held at the brides home,
after which Mr. and Mrs. Goyea
left for a motor trip to Canada.
They will return about June and
make their home in the Capital.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Miss Sclater Weds
Mr.. o. S. Wood, Jr.@

The marriage OF Miss Frances
Turpin Sclater, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Sclater of Culpeper,
Va tc Oliver Smith Wood, jr., OF
Baltimore. son of Mrs. o. S. Wood
and the late Mr.. Wood of Orange,
took place Saturday morning IN
the Culpeper Baptist Church. The
Rev. j. T. Edward offlclated. Inc
chulch was bea ltifully decorated
with ferns, palms and spring flow
ers. Music was furnished by MISS
Evelyn Quinn of Culpeper.
The bride, who was given IN mar
riage by her father. wore q redin-
cote of dawn blue with navy ac-
cessories and a corsage OF or
chids She also wore a beautifully
carved lava pin which was wed
ding gift to her maternal great
grandmother.
Mrs. Virginia Schlosser, who was
her sisters matron OF honor and
only attendant, wore a dress OF
dusty rose and accessories to match
and carried an arm bouquet OF
spring flowers.
Mr. Earl Massey Wood of Wash
ingtor was his brothers best man.
The ushers were Messrs. James
Edward Sclater, jr., of Washington;
Robert Dabney Browning of Balti-
more, Alexander Thomas Brown
ing, jr., of Orange, and Winfrey
Eddins of Culpeper.
The couple left Immediately after
the ceremony for a motor trip
South.
Among the many out-of-town
guests attending the wedding, those
from Washington were Mr.. and
Mrs. N T. Sclater and Mr.. and Mrs.
J.E Sclater, jr.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
u. ID. G.. to Give Tea

Richard Stoddert Ewell Chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, will
entertain at tea Saturday from
to pm. at the home of Mrs.
G. Chester Thorn, 1926 Thirty
second street NV.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Business Women
Install Officers

Newly elected officers Of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's Club
of Montgomery County, Md, were
installed at a dinner meeting Of the
club this week at the Frances Latte
Inn.
Installation ceremonies were con-
Quoted by Miss Earlene White, past
national president of the Business
and Professional Women's Clubs.
The officers include Mrs. Helen
Rice of Darnestown, president; DR..
Naomi Lucius of Silver Spring, vice
president; Mrs. Thomas Mclaughlin
of Bethesda, recording secretary;
Mrs. Mehrle Haines of Laytonsville,
corresponding secretary, and Miss
Winnie Rice of Darnestown, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Alpha Chi Omega

Seniors of Beta Rho Chapter at
American University will be hon
ored at the annual May breakfast
of the Washington alumnae of
Alpha Chi Omega, May 25 at 1896
am. at the Kennedy-Warr In
stallation Of officers will be held and
the alumnae quartet will entertain
with music.
Reservations may be made with
Miss Betty Waite at the John Pau
Jones Apartments.