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Evening star., 1941-03-02
Lady Halifax Called
Wittiest Woman in England.

Lady Halifax, who a bit hesitat-
ingly addressed the ladies of the
press at the tea she gave in their
honor last week, said she was not
much of a public speaker. In the
early days of her husbands polit-
ical career she did sometimes go on
the hustings and England's Prime
Minister, Mr.. Winston Churchill,
pronounced her the wittiest woman
in England. And, by the way, Rene
Kraus' biography of Mr.. Churchill
has not only appeared at a psyche
logical moment but in the enormous
number of biographies which have
been turned out in the last two
decades, is rather remarkable for
its charming conversational style,
and sets before the public a remark
able life of hard work and achieve
ment hardly matched by any man
of the present generation. 1t will
be recalled that when Mr. Churchill
became premier-hiS life's ambition
at last attained-he said, Il have
nothing to offer you but blood,
sweat, toll and tears"
Looking over the Diplomatic List
the Department of State blue
book-it is amazing how the staff
of the British Embassy has grown
by leaps and bounds during the
last IL months. 1t now occupies
four and half pages in the blue
book where it formerly filled only
two and a half. Of course there
has been an enormous increase in
diplomatic business, but if one
harks back to the early nineteen
hundreds he will remember that the
entire staff at that time was &C
commodated in two small rooms.
Four of the secretaries sat in one
and two in the other-and the
butler did the typewriting. Today
the magnificent new Embassy out
Massachusetts, avenue houses the
entire staff and apparently has no
waste room.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Mary Ann Anderson
To Marry Joseph j. Fischer.

Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin L. Anderson
of Bethesda, formerly of Denton,
Tex, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Mary Ann An
derson, to Mr. Donald F. Fischer, son
of Mrs. Joseph j. Fischer of Quincy,
Ill, and the late Mr.. Fischer, we'll
known banker of Illinois.
The bride-elect attended George
Washington University and is a
member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
The prospective bridegroom also
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Mrs. David Kellogg Mccarthy, Mrs.
Frank North, Mrs. William O'Don.
nell, Mrs. Daniel w. O'Don-
oghue, jr., Miss Agnes Riley, Misses
Sheridan, Miss Anne Squire, Miss
Mary Agnes Sweeney, Mrs. William
Clark Taylor, Mrs. George Worth
ington, Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts and
Mrs. Daniel Stapleton.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss PaSSie Hinden
Engaged to Wed.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hinden an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Passie Irene Hinden
to Mr.. Jack Landau Burch, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Burch.
Miss Hinden is attending George
Washington University, where she
is member of Phi Sigma Sigma
Sorority.
Mr.. Burch was graduated from
George Washington University Law
School.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

H. Krautler of this city. The we'd
ding will take place in the summer.
Miss Brockdorff was graduated
from the Washington School for
Secretaries and Mr.. Krautler was
graduated from the Benjamin
Franklin University and attended
the University of Maryland, He
now is employed with the United
States Government.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Dorothy Verna Allen
To Be March Bride.

Mrs. Oscar Deel Allen announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Dorothy Verna Allen, to Mr..
Nathan Cannon, jr., of Wooster,
Ohio, and Washington, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan Cannon of Wash
ington.
The Wedding will take place the
latter part of March.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Engagements
Continued From Page d..

chester County, N. Y, in honor Of
Miss Dorothy Fricano, who is an
nouncing her engagement to their
son, Mr.. Sanford Loring Bates.
Miss Fricano is the daughter of
Mrs. Phillipa Fricano of Flatbush,
N. Y. Mr.. Bates is employed by
an architectural firm in New York.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
About Well>Known Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Viscount Halifax Is Known
AS Fox-Hunting Churchman;
Wife Wittiest Woman in England
By ROBERT CRAWFORD.
It'd, Mid and Misera,

CARING, Palm, Pase-egg day"
fetching jingle children taught the Sundays
getting
unnteresng when in the
a merry the mind years.
belief
body well
in
things the
Celano prophetic today
wrath mourning! full
filled the prohpets warning!
Vount AngicanCahoc, and whose
father Halifax leader of the
Washington Circle,
held for him after the regular
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Alice Babbitt
To Wed MIR. NJ. p. Peele.

Mrs. Hattie C. Babbitt of Wash
ington and Silver Spring announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Alice Cordelia Babbitt, to Mr..
Marvin Pierce Peele, son of Mrs.
Agatha Wheeler of Norfolk, Va.
The wedding will take place
March %.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Joanna SpiesS
To Wed Louis Gross.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. SpieSs an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Joanna Ignatia
Spiess, to Mr.. Louis William Gross,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gross.
The wedding will take place in
Easter Week.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Visits Sisters

Mrs. Samuel johnson has as her
guest in her home in Rollingwood
Chevy Chase, her sister, Miss Eliza
beth Pruitt. Miss Pruitt, who is
temporarily at Langley Field, Va.
will spend several days in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Krebs Engaged
To 1t. w. N. Takes.

Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Krebs
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Myrtle E. Larmore
Krebs, to Lit Walter N. Takes, son
of Mrs. Stephen H. Takes and the
late Mr.. Takes.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Swingle's Wedding
To MIR. McBrine April IL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A Swingle
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Betty Louise Swim
gle, to Mr.. Jack L. McBrine.
The wedding will take place April
IL in Northminster Church.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss BrockdOrff to Be Bride
OF Mr.. C. Marion KrautIer.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Brockdorff of
Takoma Park, Md, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Ellen Brockdorff, to Mr.. c. Marion
Krautler, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

service. There is also chapel in
the British Embassy where daily
services are held.
Halifax Is Churchman
And Famous Fox Hunter.
While the British Ambassador is
q most conscientious churchman,
like the fox-hunting clergy in Vir-
ginia in Colonial days he is famous
fox hunter and is said to be usually
in at the killing. A spendid horse
man, he was an active officer in the
Yorkshire Dragons before the war
of 1914-1918, for time served in
France and was decorated for
bravery.
Seemingly there is nothing ro-
mantle or poetic about his auStere,
almost Puritanical face; some of his
writings, however, show trend that
way. This is noticed in his life of
John Keble, the distinguished divine
and hymnologist, and in his address
at the Lawrence Memorial when he
was chancellor Of the University OF
Oxford. In the last and closing
paragraph of his address he says,
in speaking of the poetic side of
Lawrence's nature and his love for
the old Norman castles and the Eng
Ish countryside, And before the
end came I like to think that he saw
again the spires of oxford, un-
earthly in their beauty, set in the
misty blue of early May. until at last
he reached no early city, but that
city of his vision where he might
see no longer as in glass darkly,
and now at length as he was
known"
Evening star., 1941-03-02

attended George Washington Uni
versity. He formerly was with Radio
Station WTAD at Quincy, and is
now associated with the National
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Broadcasting Co. in Washington as
an announcer.
The wedding will take place
April Is.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
McNutt Predicts U. 5. Aid
For Secondary Schools

BY the Assoc:e ted Press.
Paul w. McNutt, Federal Security
Administrator, declared last night
The time is coming and it must
not be far off, when the Federal
Government must cooperate with
the States in financing public, ele-s
mentary and secondary schools"
He spoke on Our Common Her.
itage" in an address over the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System. observ-
ing National Education Week.
There is not, in proposals for
Federal aid" he said. ANY danger
of the Federal Government control
ling or interfering with the local
administration and organization of
schools. The long history of the
land-grant colleges and their Fed
eral funds would seem to indicate
that American democracy knows
how to protect its own interests.
The law and the ballot box amply
protect the autonomy of the States"
AS Security Administrator, Mr..
McNutt has supervision over the
United States Office of Education.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Maj. Kelly Promises
Detective Bureau as
Good as Any City's
New Police Chief Tells
Mid-City Citizens Of
RevitoIizin9 Action

Maj. Edward J. Kelly, new super
intendent of police, promised last
night that the Detective Bureau.
criticized recently as the weakest
link" in the Police Department,
would be built up until its mode of
operation is as good or better than
any other similar bureau in the
country.
Speaking at the annual dinner
of the Mid-City Citizens Associa-
tion at the Lee-Sheraton Hotel.
Maj. Kelly said the bureaus Ell
cheney had been permitted to drop
to its lowest ebb Careful study
is needed. he explained, in revital-
izing the bureau. q.
AS part of this undertaking. Mai.
Kelly said. several lieutenants. for
merly occupying places as COM
mandlng officers in the unit but
without experience as investigators.
have been returned to precincts and
their positions filled by men with
detective experience.
tdStu WIN IOI1cS Dill.
Touching on the testimony of
several policemen before a House
subcommittee investigating the
Police Department. Mai, Kelly said
most Of it was just and true
Maj. Kelly expressed qualification
over the bill to give the District 100
additional policemen. He said, how
ever, that the department would
ask for additional men in the le43
budget. and expressed confidence
that Congress would give the city
an adequate force
Mai Kelly also outlined plans
for the police academy which. he
said, will have the finest lecturers
that can be obtained. He also
pointed out that traffic classes had
been inaugurated recently Ito reach
every man in tthe department.
Another speaker, Harry N. Stull.
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. declared that
the civilian defense effort here would
be seriously handicapped by ab-
sence of funds" He paid tribute to
those who have volunteered for
defense work, but said he was
"astounded at those who feel little
responsibility or at those who do
not realize the serious threat to our
country"
Stull Warns of Danger.
Mr.. Stull said that while nobody
can predict" what is going to
happen, we have got to be pre-
pared
Hugh V. Keiser. president Of the
Arkansas Avenue Community Citi-
zens' Association. requested Coop
Grafton of the Mid-City group in
having Wilson Teachers College
put on the grounds of the old Tuber-
culosis hospital.
John L. c. Sullivan was chair
man of the Committee on Arrange
ments. A. J. Driscoll. president of
the Mid-City Association, said it
was the duty of everyone to become
connected with civic group and
urged participation in the civilian
defense effort.
John M. DeMarco, president OF
the Northern Seventh Street Busi-
ness Mems Association, spoke briefly,
as did Louis L. Bowdler, past presi-
dent of the Federation of Business
men Dr. r. Thomas Evans pro-
nounced the invocation, and Mrs.
Ella M. Thompson, president of the
Logan Thomas Circle Citizens As
sociation, led the salute to the flag
Mrs. Edith Hoffman Jones sang
several songs, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Mabel Clark.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Personal Opinions
Should Be Put Away
Now, Knox Declares
Navy Secretary Speaks
On Broadcast MARKING
N. B. C.'s 18th Birthday

Secretary of the Navy Knox said
here last night in radio broadcast
celebrating the 18th anniversary of
the National Broadcasting Co. that
a time of threat to national security
was not the time Ito stop and argue
over personal opinions"
In this present hour" he de-
clared, all of US must feel the de-
sire to do his utmost for the COM
mon good.
American seamen are at battle
stations on their ships in the At
lantic. You and I know those men
are out there to let the world know
that America means what she says
regardless of individual opinions.
Surely. here on the home front, the
guardians of our safety can expect
no less"
Secretary Knox was one of sew
eral speakers who participated in
the anniversary celebration Others
included Robert P. Patterson, Un-
dersecretary of War; James L. Fly,
chairman of the Federal Communi-
SettioAAso 4NllCS ali
nell, N. B. G. president, and David
Sarnof, chairman of the board of
N. B. c., who spoke from the liner
Matsonia in mid-Pacific.
Weapon of Free Discussion.
Mr.. Patterson pointed out that
the anniversary came lin somber
time, when forces of darkness are
at large in the world" He cited
the radio as ''the weapon of free,
enlightened and universal discus
SION and said it was the first and
greatest weapon we have" and one
that the Nations enemies would
destroy first.
Mr.. Fly said an invention in it.
self is neither good nor evil. but
that it is appraised in the light of
its effect on people
I'm the world today" he added,
I'VE see radio used to spread the
greatest evil and the highest good 4"
America has "a free radio and it
shall remain free"
Just today" he reported, "the
National Broadcasting Co. received
word from Berlin that we could no
longer broadcast from that Axis
center. That decision by Hitler
came because We refused to submit
to an unWarranted restriction on
our reporting of factual news. OF
course we recognize the necessities
OF military censorship. But Amer
lean radio cannot be made a tool
OF the European relationships.
A letter from President Roose-
welt, read during the broadcast, ex-
pressed confidence that members of
the industry would rededicate
their vast resources to the main
tenance of our democratic traditions
while at the same time they work
with redoubled zeal to make our
American, system of broadcasting
the best in the world"
5000 Artists on Program.
Government and radio leaders
Joined 5000 entertainment artists in
the three-hour special program
which was carried by the 243 in
dependent stations affiliated with
the N. B. c. Blue and Red networks
and an international short-wave
hook-up taking in more than 100
stations.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Course in Nutrition
Will Beqin Tuesday

A 10-week course in nutrition.
sponsored by the Chevy Chase MD
Elementary School Parent-Teacher
Association, will begin at 10 am.
Tuesday in the school. under the
direction of Mrs. Sigrid H. Steven
son.
The course will teach mothers
how to plan meals containing es-
sential vitamins and minerals.
Guest speakers will be heard during
the 10 weeks.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Ministers to Be Guests
At Symphony Concert

About 60 ministers from Washing
ton and vicinity will be guests of the
National Symphony Orchestra As
sociation at today's concert at 4
o'clock in Constitution Hall.
The concert will be the first in the
Great Masterworks' series and will
feature Beethoven's Fifth SYM
phony and Shostakovich's Fifth
Symphony. The latter Is q con-
temporary Soviet work.
Orchestra ofiicials reiterated that
service men in uniform would b.
admitted free to all of this seasons
cOncertA
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Two Ordnance Plants
To Get Navy Citations

Two local branches OF Navy ord
nance plants will receive citations
of "excellence" within the next two
weeks, the Navy Department an
nounced today
On Wednesday Secretary Knox
will present the e. to the gun fac
tory at the Navy Yard and officially
give the permission for the plant
to fly the Naval Ordnance Flag. On
Thursday, November q, Admiral
w. H. P. Blandy, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Ordnance, will make a SIM
liar presentation to the Naval Tor
pedo Station at Alexandria, Va.
The two plants are included in a
list Of II to be honored between now
and December II.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Will Discuss Cronin Book

The Rev. Joseph Slavin, o. p, of
the Dominican house of studies at
Catholic University will speak on
'The Keys of the Kingdom" by A.
j. Cronin, before the st. Thomas
More Lecture Guild of Arlington,
Va. at $50 O'Clock tonight in
Utopia Hall. North Thomas street
and Les boulevard, Arlington.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

on Welfare and
Recrea ton.
He will con-
tinue his work
at Indiana Uni
verSlty and give
part time to the
committee, it
was announced.
The commit
t e e a lSo a n =
nounced the ap-
poin t m mt OF
these new men,
berS: Raymond
B. FOSdick. pres
ident and trus-
fee Of the Rock-
Evening star., 1941-11-16

efeller Foundation and the General
Education Board; N. D. Jay. banker,
now serving as special aide to
Norman Davis. chairman of the
Red Cross, and DR.. Charming H.
Tobias, senior secretary of the COL
ored work department of the Ma
tional Council of the Young Men s
Christian Association.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Acting Head Of Service
Welfare Committee Named

| By the Associated Press.
Fowler V. Harper, professor of
law at Indiana University, has been
appointed acting chairman of the
Joint Army and Navy Committee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-16

No, the L. S. Navy doesn't have
a cavalry unit, but many a sailor
straddled leather before giving up
his bucking broncho or ploW horse
for the bounding main.
The sailors in whites above I
seamen in the U. S. Naval Reserve
on shore leave in Panama. No dis
tinction is made between sailors in
the Naval Reserve a. ! those in the
regular Navy. Enlist. mt in the
U. S. Naval Reserve i or four
years, but all men enlist ~ the
Naval Reserve will be relies to
inactive duty as soon after tn ma
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-16

tional emergency as their services
can be spared, regardless of the
length of time remaining in their
enlistment. If the emergency ends
within a pelod of several months,
those enr ed in the Naval Reserve
will nc be required to complete
their year term in active service.
Opportunities for advancement,
to learn skilled trades, for travel
and adventure are Identical
whether a man enlists in the reg
ular Navy or the Naval Reserve,
and his pay, food, clothing, medi-
cal and dental care are the same.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Draft Hits Once

The draft, incidentally, already
has hit once in the State coaching
ranks and may strike again before
the athletic season rolls around in
the Fall.
Al Kircher, one OF Charley Bach
mans assistants. was ordered 10
camp four months ago as a reserve
officer. At present, Gordon Dahl
gren, assistant line coach, is wait
ing around wondering when he'll
get his "show-up" orders.
Dahlgren, like Kircher, has a
reserve officers rating. kircher's
pest will be filed by Ed PegeE, a
former State guard.
If Dahigren goes, we'll have
an extra headache on our
hands," Young smiled. But, we
have our fingers crossed and we
aren't crossing any bridges until
we get To them"
King joined States coaching
staff in 1888 arriving here with
Bachman. Besides his ability TO
turn out stalwart ends, King gained
a reputation for being Michigan's
best dressed collegiate coach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Fish Contest Winners:
GOLD WATCH RECOVERED
IN CUTTING MUSKIE

gold watch. The case became
worn, so l got another. During
the last FIVE years / carried the
watch on fishing trips.
In 1896. while fishing on Cliff
Lake IN Ontario for muSkies, |
was using a copper-colored spoon
On one Of my casts ! got a strike
and never did see what hit it as
my line broke.
/ was without another spoon ir
my bait box. They didn't seen
to hit on any other color. so
decided to attach my watch. Or
the first two casts ] caught tW,
muSkies weighing 10 and y
pounds.
These ] threw back as SINAI
fry ON the next cast / hooked
another:
ooh boy! what n fish"
After playing it A. minutes
lost him. watch and all. Tia
ended my fishing
1 went home. Two years late
I went back and believe IL or no
caught a 42-pound muSkie. UpJ
cutting him open found m
watch. In good condition. l SIT
have the watch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
By HERBERT CIGARD
Central High School, Lansing

just heard about your fish
story contest, and from now o.
III be regular reader / arr
keeping clippings of all past
stories for my scrapbook
My story is this. At Houghton
Lake this Spring I had a 3-inch
bobber on line with a heavy
sinker. The lake was rough.
Finally my cork moved rapidly
against the current.
/ called attention 10 my fellow
men in the other boat. They sal
Ii was my minnow moving !
thought different Pulling in tho
slack line, up jumped large pike
about three feet from the wate-.
He turned left and Owed NJ
partners laughed At me and s1id
should pull IN and put on now
bait. ] did. but 10 my surprise
on the hook was a 32-inch north
crn pike with tho hooks firmly
fastened in his throat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

yune BASS FESTIVAL at
Port Austin.
GREAT LAKES SkEET SHOOT
at Traverse City Skeet Club.
STATE PISTOL MATCHES,
Jackson Police Dept. Range.
ARCHERY FIELD MEET at
Newaygo.
SAGINAW VALLEY RIFLE
MATCHES, Midland Sports
mems Club.
July 4 - OUTDOOR WRITERS
MEETING at Gladstone.
July -MIDWESTERN ARCH.
cry TOURNAMENT at Gin
cinnatl.
Great Lakes FLY AND BAIT
CASTING TOURNAMENT
Chicago.
July 4-5-6-Upper Peninsula Reg
iStered Guides Meet and Ma
tional Roleo and Fores
Festival.
July ANNUAL CRYSTAL
FALLS BASS FESTIVAL.
July 6 REGISTERED TRAP
SHOOT al Blue Rock Gun
Club. 11-Mile road and Var
DYKE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Taught First by Dad

Miss Laursens first instructor was her dad,
who taught her the rudiments of good gun pointing
up in Wsconsns great hunting country.
Mrs NJ. l. Smythe of Aurora, o., who weighs
less than 100 pounds repeated her great shooting
triumph in Lordshp, Conn, last weekend by win
ming her second Great Eastern championship.
She broke 80 in 1910 and shot the same score
again last Sunday 10 finish in front OF all but three
in a field of 276 shooters, including men and
women from all over the country.
Michigan has her quota of women stars who
arc capable of taking their place with thousands
Of others who shoot regularly in this popular
shotgun game.
One may only delve into tho records 10 find
such immortals Mrs Sidney r. Small of
Crosse Pointc. of the greatest gunners that
ever shouldcred shotgun.
Though now retired from active competition
10 years ago. when she at her peak she shot
and more than once, beat men and women alike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29

Good news for all FISH story
tellers.
A beautiful silver emblem VIII
be sent 10 every one who writes
a story of 100 words telling their
most thrilling fishing experience,
For the three best stories of the
week. contestants receive a gold
emblem.
Winning stories are published
each Sunday.
Mail your story TO The Detroit
Times Fish Story Club. This spe-
cial silver emblem offer will be
open for a limited time only.
Read these stories. It's easS
10 win. Stories must not be fic'
tional.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-29
Anglers TO Compete
In Bass Festival

CRYSTAL FALLS, June 2S.-
Anglers catching the most and big
gest sna1imouth bass on 1G-mtie
boat trip down Paint River, will
be declared champions of the an
nual Crystal Falls Bass Festival
here July 5 and 6.
Fly and bait casting and trap
shooting contests, festival dances,
parades and baseball games are
among the attractions of the two
day event, which draws hundreds
|of contestants and spectators.