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Evening star., 1942-10-18
Mrs. Van Vlissineen
Married in Florida

Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham Stanish
Colburn of Biltmore Forest. N. c.,
have issued cards announcing the
marriage of their daughter, Mrs.
Evelyn Fentener Van Vlissingen to
Mr.. Albert Combs Thorn, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert c. Thorn
of this city. The ceremony took
place September 13 in the Christ
Episcopal Church in Pensacola. The
Rev. Everett P. Smith, offciated.
Mr.. Thorn is at present attending
the Army Air Forces officers
Candidate School at Miami Beach
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Miss Forester
And 1t. Cissel
Are Married
Ceremony Yesterday
In Lincoln Road
Methodist Church

Large white chrysanthemums,
palms and tall white tapers in white
candelabra decorated the Lincoln
Road Methodist Church yesterday
afternoon for the wedding Of Miss
Lavelle Forester, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Kim Forester of
San Antonio, Tex, to 1t. c. Wilbur
Cissel q. g., U. S. N. r., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jarvis Brown CiSsel of
this city.
81: The Rev. George H. Bennett Off
ciated at 4 o'clock and the wedding
music was rendered by Mrs. Law
renee Harry, who also played the
Accomplishments for the soloist, Mr..
John L. Rogers, jr.
In the absence of her father ana
brother, the bride was given in mar
fiage by a friend, Mr.. John Church
Mullin. Her gown was fashioned
of white satin with long close-fit-
ting sleeves and yoke of lace out
lined in seed pearls. The skirt was
full and fell into train at the
back. Her fingertip veil of illusion
was held by Mary Queen of Scots
cap, made of lace and trimmed with
pearl orange blossoms. She car
ried a cascade bouquet OF white
roses and bouvardia. Her only or
nament was string of pearls, a gift
of the bridegroom.
The bride was attended by Miss
Dorothy Pickens as maid OF honor
and Miss Marie Seraf1n and Miss
Elizabeth Cissel, sister of the BRIDE
groom, as bridesmaids. Their frocks
were alike of dusty pink faille taf-
feta and their headpieces consisted
of matching velvet bows. The maid
of honor carried a muf of various
shades of orchid pompons and the
bridesmaids muffs were Of shades
Of pink.
Immediately preceding the bride
down the aisle was Miss Eileen
Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Kenneth Jones, as flower girl. She
was attired In a long white dress
made of brocade taffeta with short
puffed sleeves. Her hat was match
ing taffeta and she carried muf OF
pink and white pompons, similar to
those of the other attendants.
1t. Edmund G. Whitehead q. g.,
United States Coast Guard Reserve,
a classmate and fraternity brother
Of the bridegroom, served as best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. L.
Kenneth Jones, Mr.. James H. Reid,
Mr.. Kenneth S. Barry and Mr..
Frederic D. Vechery.
A reception after the ceremony
was held at the home of the bride
groom's parents, who received with
the bridal party. Mrs. Cissel was at
tired in gown of purple crepe,
with matching hat and white ac-
cessories. She wore a corsage OF
orchids. Miss Mae Neff, aunt of
the bridegroom, and Mrs. Menzie
e Pittman assisted at the reception.
For travelling the bride wore
suit and hat of cocoa brown, with
contrasting accessories and corsage
of yellow rosebuds.
After a short wedding trip, 1t.
and Mrs. Cissel will return to Wash
ington, where 1t. Cissel is on active
duty. They will make their home
at the Rhode Island Gardens Apart
ments at 230 Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Mrs. Cissel was educated in Texas
and has been residing for several
years in Washington.
1t. Cissel is fourth-generation
Washingtonian and is member OF
rho Theta Chi Fraternity He is
currently on leave of absence from
the University of Maryland, where
he is professor of accounting.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Miss Mary Lyon
Bride Yesterday
In Purcellville
ColortM Reception
At Black Oak Ridge
After Ceremony
Continued From Page DID

Of the bridegroom: 1t. Moncure
Nelson Lyon, jr., Army Air Corps, OF
Colorado, brother of the bride; 1t
Howard Kaye, U. S. M. c., of
Middleburg, Capt. Robert Woods,
U. S. M. c.. of Washington, Mr.,
John Macdonald of Massachusetts,,
Mr.. Henry Willis of Washington and
Mr.. William Findley of Rumson,
N. j.
Black Oak Ridge, home Of the
brides parents, was the scene of a
lovely reception after the ceremony
the house being decorated with q
variety Of garden flowers and the
dining room done with attractive
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Return to Takorna

Mrs. Erwin Moore and her young
daughter, Miss Patsy Ann Moore.
have returned to their home In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

earned millions by keeping the elder ].
p. Morgan out of legal hot water: and
his brother-in-law is Richard l.. Knight
the gentleman who stood tradition on
its head by standing his own head
at the opening OF the Metropolitan 6
Opera season a few years ago.
Mr. Ledyard had a wife, the former
Evelyn Thayer, one OF the bright orna-
ments of Boston society, and also, an in
FAINT daughter, but that did not keep q
him from being very friendly with Eve
Pell. AS Harvard graduates both. as well
as fellow members of the tony Racquet and
Tennis Club you might think that he and
Garry Jr would have been friendly, too, but
for some reason they weren't.
And, as time went on. to the list of the
people he was net friendly with WAS added
his wife. She went out 10 HALEY Idaho, and
there last June secured divorce and custody
Of their daughter Evelyn This was the pre-
liminary rumble of thunder, heralding social
cloudburst.
A month later Eve Pel was in Nevada,
with her two children bent on following Mrs.
Ledyards example.
The state Of Nevada is justly renowned
for the warm welcome il extends to prospec-
tive Divorces; all forms of diversion are
offered them and nothing is omitted that
might fortify their spirits against the inn
pending operation. AS a result, the patients
usually relax, gain weight and have a thor
oughly good time
But Eve was an exception. She did not
relax. She was too busy lodging a posse of
process servers made up Of four men and a
finger-woman, all living royalty on the S25
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

their princely wages and concluded GUS
tody agreement with his wife a prelim-
mary to letting her get her divorce. The two
chief stipulations of this document were that
he was to have the children during all vaca-
ton periods and holidays and that the mother
was TO have them the rest OF the time, but
only if she provided home on Long Island.
Judge Guild who granted her a divorce
a few days later in Carson City. criticized
these terms as placing an unfair burden
upon her. She agreed with him, but seems to
have been content at the time TO abide by
them Little Eve. then A. and Clarence III, 2,
were whisked off to their father by plane, it
being then August and vacation time. while
big Eve boarded another plane, this one bound
for Charleston S. G.
And there, in Charleston, two days after
her divorce she married Lewis Cass Led
yard, III.
new complication then arose when
Lewis enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air
Force and was assigned to Ottawa which is
a long way from the site of that Long Island
home his wife was supposed to establish for
the children. What should she do: go with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

day Mr.. Pell was paying them and dashng
about the countryside in high-powered cars.
The supposition is that Clarry trying
to forestall his wifes Nevada suit by serv-
ing her with papers in one he hoped to bring
somewhere else. II So he was disappointed,
for Eve outran and out-thought her pur-
suers. employing along the way trick which
had delighted audiences for three four
years in the famous play, "Lightnin'."
The locale of "Lightnin' was Cal-Neva,
on the border between California and Ne
vada, and its hero, a willy old reprobate
played by Frank Bacon, thwarted process
servers by stepping spryly back and forth
across the State line, which happened TO run
through the middle of his store.
Eve Pell, putting up in the same town, is
supposed to nave done the same thing for
a while. Then, feeling perhaps that this was
becoming too nerve-wracking, she rented and
barricaded herself in the nearby Lake Tahoe
home Of James c. Mckay, Reno gambling
car now serving nine years in Jail on a mail
fraud charge.
Garry in the end called off his hounds.
who had grown little fat and sluggish on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

According to its terms Garry is given
the lions share of custory But he is not to
remove the children from New York or New
England unless compelled to by his war
duties mot TO be outdone by Mr. Ledyard
he had joined the T. S. Army Air Corps1 and
in any case he is not to take them outside
of the country.
Eve has restricted rights of visitation as
well as permission to have them full time in
New York or New England during vacations
and holidays
The agreement is TO run for three years
and then, If any dispute arises, be submitted
TO board of arbitration composed of two
representatives from each side
Leading representative Of Garry is his
father Of Eve. her father.
And so. those two jolly racqueteers. last
seen blinking glasses on the festive occasion
of their children's marriage. have now, much
against their will. been drawn into these same
childrens bitter dispute.
Will the same spirit OF sportsmanship that
translated their racquet's court differences
into affection also be able 10 smooth over the
law court differences thus forced upon them?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

No Brewing Families to Crack En- Down
AS in Old Bill Shokespeore's Classic Ro-
monee-In Fact. They Took the Exactly
Opposite view-So Eve and Clarence Had
to Sfor+ Up Their Own Feud When They
Were Married
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

Yice-Yersa
In this dilemma, she
bethought herself of Judge
Guilds comforting remarks.
and the more she thought
the more convinced she
became that she ought to
go back to Nevada. and
have that custody agree
ment altered. So, last Fall
after the children had been e.
returned to her, she bum
died them up and started
west again, along with her
new husband and a nurse.
Reaching Chicago, she
was taken i'll. She and
Ledyard stayed there to
await her recovery, in
structing the nurse to go
ahead with little Eve and
Garry.
And then something
very odd happened. In
stead of landing in Nevada,
the pioneers of the party
seem to have missed the
road, or taken a long detour
or something for they pres
emily showed up in the
home of Garry, Jr. Their
arrival conceded with his
marriage to a Park Ave-
nue. beauty named Lucy
Jeffcott, and he is said to
have considered it the best
Of all their wedding pres
entS.
Unconvinced, perhaps,
that there is no point in
locking the stable door
after the horse has been
spirited away, Eve and
Lewis proceeded on to Car
son City where they en-
joyed the rather empty
satisfaction of tearing
Judge Guild pronounce the
mother full custodian.
In other words, Eve
was now legally entitled
TO the children in Nevada,
but Garry had them in the
New Hampshire town he
and his new bride had
chosen as their residence.
And. of course, as the old
saying goes: possession is
nine points of the law.
To those nine the father
added a few more points a
little while ago when he
persuaded the New Hamp-
shire courts to confirm his
possession. Eve. once more
an eXpectant mother, weak
ened by her condition and
possibly despairing of over
coming her first husbands
advantage, submitted I'M
conditionally to this new
judgment.
its terms. Garry is given
# custory. But he is not to
'en from New York or New
compelled to by his war
e outdone by Mr.. Ledyard,
Z. 5. Army Air Corps) and
a -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

made out II their families had been
y friends instead Of deadly enemies?
When scholarly speculation has led TO
this interesting question. the answer has
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Garrison Pupils
Expected to Pass
100000 Mark

Starting their 23rd week in The
Evening Star-P.-T. A. Salvage for
Victory program. Washington S
schools this week will run consider
ably past the 5000 ,0O0- pound mark
in the collection of newspapers,
cardboard and magazines.
Hampered last week by the clos
ing of schools during gasoline ra-
tioning registration, the schools fell
only about $4,000 pounds short of
the mark. reaching a grand total Of
2,97l,784 pounds. Tomorrow's col
lections should bring the total be-
yond the immediate goal.
Tomorrow, also should see Gar
riSon School 60 past the 100000
pound mark, the second school to
reach that figure.
Van Ness School last week sub
mitted 2,074 pounds for new high
for that school. Others passing
their previous high were Langdon,
with 1883; Terrell Junior, with
3,493; Twining, with 1888; Macfar-
land, with 1880; Park View, with
2.052; Bancroft, with 5,008; Adams,
with 3,755; Key, with 1855; Jack
son, with 1,061, and Ludlow, with
1850.
The Is leading schools and their
,ooupdouo IN data ore as follows.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Dean Doyle Will Spe'k
Al Citizenship Day Rites

Dean Henry Grattan Doyle OF
George Washington University will
be the principal speaker at the
second observance of citizens recog-
milton day at Roosevelt High School
at 2 pm. today.
Persons attending who reached
the age Of citizenship during the
last year will be seated in q special
section Of the stand outlined by
members Of the Fort Stevens Post
No. 80 squadron OF the Sons OF the
American Legion.
Colors will be massed by several
veterans posts. high schools and
Boy Scout troops. Music will be
furnished by the cadet band of
Loew's Capitol Theater and singing
will be led by Mrs. Helen Gilcrest.
The program is sponsored by the
Fort Stevens Post and the District
Community Center and Playground
Department in co-operation with
several civic groups In the North
Washington area.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

bombs course can be readily fol-
lowed. AS the hole goes deeper, sides
are shored up with timber to pre-
vent cave-inS.
Usually Found on Sides.
Bombs, oddly enough. usually lie
on their sides even if they have
gone deep into the ground. The
biggest so far reported on London
weighed more than tons. were 26
inches in diameter, 7 to feet long
and were dropped from miles up.
The clock mechanism used in these
bombs is much like any other clock,
according to the British, and the
terrific impact when the bomb hits
the ground may stop that mecha-
nism. Vibration may start 1t again.
And that's where the job gets super
ticklish.
The British reported that they
had lost a number of officers be-
cause they had inadvertently come
too close to the bomb with the
auger of the boring machine, with
the result that the vibration started
the mechanism going again and the
bomb exploded.
The British, therefore, began 10
eating bombs with special equip
ment which determines the depth
of buried metal objects. Thus the
boring machine could 60 down to
within few feet Of a bomb buried
not more than 20 feet, and then
the remaining earth could be re-
moved py hand
But be bomb big or little, down
70 feet or go, it is enough to scare
the pants off the populace as long
as 1t lies there unexploded And if
there's any job more nerve-wrack-
ing than digging up an unexploded
inferno, please name it.
Those who undertake. the work
however, don't seem to lose their
sense of humor. The British Off
GERS now in this country tell with
glee the story of a soldier who was
down there" digging out a bomb
in London.
Suddenly the mans face appeared
at the top of the pit. 1t was white
as sheet. Had he seen a ghost
or had he heard the bomb ticking
again?
No. But he was scared to death,
What scared him was-a rat.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
.|nter.American Conference
Slated on Social Security

An Inter American Conference on
Social Security will be held at San
tiago, Chile, in September. the
Washington Office of the Interna-
tional Labor Organization has an
nounced.
The I. L. O., which is in charge
of technical preparations for the
conference, will be represented by
a government, management and
labor delegation. 1t will include
Paul van Iceland, former Prime
Minister of Belgium: Henry I. Har-
riman, former president Of the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce, and Robert j. Watt, inter-
national representative OF the
American Federation of Labor.
Arthur j. Altmeyer. chairman OF
the Social Security Board, will pre-
sent to the conference report on
the problem of formulating a dis
ability insurance program as an
integral part Of pension insurance
Among the questions to be discussed
will be the extension of social in
surance protection to agricultural
workers.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Woodbridge Club 10 Hold
Flower Show Tomorrow

The Woodbridge Garden Club will
hold its annual spring flower show
tomorrow with entries of every va
riety of flower now in bloom in
outdoor gardens.
An amateur gardener is welcome
to participate. according to A. R.
Hester, club president. Exhibits can
be entered from noon to $50 pm,
at McKendree Church Hall, South
Dakota and Rhode Island avenues
NE. Judging will begin at 6 pm
with exhibits open to the public
from to 10 pm.
Judges are Mrs. Dion Birney,
Neils j. Hansen, J. A. Staalman. Mr.
and Mrs. V. L. McKinstry and
Howard r. Watkins.
There will be 96 entry classes of
specimen roses, 16 classes of artistic
arrangements and 16 classes of
peonies. Mrs. F. E. Burgess is chair
man of the show.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Births Reported

John and Viola Berry. girl.
Erad Maiier and d, Annie Brandenbury. boy
cecil and Martha Connor, girl.
Gordon and Jea an Fitzpatrick. boy.
EliSeo Tobe and Louise Gomez. girl.
Preston., II. and Helen Hite, boy.
Roy and Betty Hundley. boy.
E: Dee and Elizabeth Kelley, girl.
JscE Leon and and MsrTsrgt Asd,Ts Kerns' boy.
William and Margaret Kroger, boy.
Henry and Hazel Leef, boy.
RooeTt and Frances Leith, girl.
David and Dorothy Matthews. boy.
Annibal and Myrta Maya, boy.
Jake and GLADYS Null girl.
Garl and Grace Osborn: girl.
irvins ana and eSrSsh Mary Purnei rHllei s155 BOY
John sr; and Eva Raines, boy.
Fred and Ruth Scott. girl.
Samuel and Sylvia Smolkin, boy.
John and Bertha Smith, girl;
Louis and Mable Titus, boy
Ellis and Gisele 'Trueman. girl
AndreT Mahdsy, and nd Elizabeth Tucker, girl.
Harry and Beulah Wings, boy.
Edward and Mable Blake boy.
David and Delphia Brown girl.
William and Ruth Byrd, boy.
Roy and Viola Dabney, boy.
James and Geneva Dixon. girl.
Amos and Rose Dorsey, boy.
Richard and Margaret Duckett, boy.
Raymond and Vivian Ford, girl.
Leroy and Irene Green, boy.
John and Marie Harris, boy.
Alex and Marie johnson, boy.
Willie and Mamie Kelly. girl
Richard and Matte Lewis, girl.
John and Virginia Perry. girl.
Clarence and Mildred Proctor. boy.
| James and GLADYS Proctor, girl.
| Coles and Mary RUIZ. girl.
| Proctor AlfonZo and Macy, girl.
Bernard and Dorothy Rand. girl.
Soencer, Samuel and Gladys. boy.
Stephen and Louise Spriggs, girl.
| Robert and Irene Thomas. boy.
| Elmer and Bertha Winters, boy.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
| IA More Firms
| Join War Bond
| Roll of Honor

Fourteen District business estab-
lishments were added to the Treas
ury's War Savings Pay Roll Honor
Roll during the last week. The
total of Washington firms now par
ticipating in the pay roll deduction
plan for War bond purchases is 236
Employees of these establishments
number more than 10000.
Those added last week are:
American Forestry Association
Anchor Fireproofng Co., Blue Bel
System, Inc; Central Fuel Co.
Giant Food Stores, Clarence w
Gosnell, Inc; Guide Bros, Holmes
& Son, Inc; the Prudential 1nSur-
ance Co., Public Utilities Reports
Inc; Review & Herald Publishing
Association. George c. Shaffer, Inc.
and Welfare e. Recreational Asso-
citation of Public Buildings and
Grounds. Inc.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

Joe spent last Saturday and Sun
day pasting up the 5000 stamps.
Another customer handed him
$40 for stamps-and the cash was
In dimes. Such incidents make
work, but Joe is glad to do it as
his job for the Government.
Three other city leaders In stamp
sales are George Chanaka, II. 3026
R street NV, who has sold ap-
proximately 5000 stamps; James
Jacobs, Is, 1921 Randolph place
NE, and Jack Richardson, IA, 1926
Seventeenth street NE Jack and
James tied with sales Of exactly
400,
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Scouts to Hear of Planes

Members Of Boy Scout Troop No.
55 will observe Character night
Friday in the Boys Club. Massa-
chusetts avenue and Seventeenth
street Sc. Albert Greenberg
scoutmaster, announced. Represent.
atives Of the Navy will speak or
the model aircraft building program
and movies will be shown.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

Joe Goodwin, IS, OF Falls Church,
Va, has sold 1897 War savings
stamps to customers on his Star
newspaper delivery route-and he's
had some adventures doing it.
There was the race horse owner
who the week before last bought
$500 worth of 10-cent stamps from
him.
On giving Joe the money, he
handed him the stamps, too, and
asked him to convert them into
War bonds at the post Office.
The postmaster insisted all the
stamps must be glued in books-so
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Deaths Reported

Margaret E. Wood, 81, 5000 sth st. NV.
Frances c. Richards. 20. 7119 Chestnut
Nettie F. Bradley. 20. 315 " st. ne.
Charles L. Gladmon, 50, Gallinger Hos
Hazel Little. Sc. 6a11 5th st. NV
Clarence Hoover, 46, Garfield Hos7ital.
Pascal L. Arnold, A GEORGETOWN Hospital
Mary H. Dehartz. 43, 10th and Fla. ave.
NV.
Patricia A. Wyatt, infant, Gallinger Hos
pital.
Eugene H. Merrill, infant, Garfield Hos
Mary Manning. 78. 308 D st. sw
Irving Milberry, Al, Gallinger Hospital.