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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
Silver Spring Club
To Welcome Heads
OF Neiehbor Groups

Presidents Of neighboring women's
clubs in Maryland will be guests Of
honor at a luncheon meeting Of the
Silver Spring Woman's. Club at
1890 pm. Wednesday at the Jessup
Blair Community Center.
The luncheon will be preceded by
a talk on Home Nursing" by Miss
Ethna Day, public health nurse for
Montgomery County, following a
business meeting.
A book review will be featured at
the afternoon program which will
be in charge of the literature de-
partment. Mrs. Leo A. Cough, vice
chairman of the department. will
review ''The Song of Bernadette," by
Franz Werfel, and Mrs. Louise Fer
guson, librarian of the Silver Spring
Library. will review They Were Ex-
pendable," by w. L. White. y
Honor guests will include Mrs. F.
j. MacMaugh, president Of the Pet
worth Woman's Club; Mrs. Henry
De Coursey Adams, president of the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club; Mrs
G. G. Sward, president of the Ia
koma Park Woman's Club; Mrs
James Hammond, president Of the
Bethesda Woman's Club; Mrs. Eben
M. Whitcomb, president Of the
Woodside Woman's Club; Mrs. Cor
don M. Kline, president Of the New
comb Club Of Bethesda, and Mrs
Charles w. Hopkins, president Of the
Current Comment Club of Silver
Spring.
I Mrs. G. Russell Shetterly, the
president, will preside. Hostesses
for the luncheon will be Mrs. v. c
Bowser, Mrs. w. M Brady, Mrs
Lawrence F. Campbell, Mrs. Lewis
L. Cogan, Mrs. Bernard F. Burdick
Mrs. D. C. Buscall and Mrs. Charles
w. Forni.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
PEG Sisterhood
Sets Luncheon
For Wednesday
20 Chapter Heads
To Hold Meeting
Before Affair

The November reciprocity lunch
con Of the District PEG sisterhood
will be held at 1890 pm. Wednes-
day at the YWCA, according to an
announcement by Mrs. D. c. Traf-
ton, chairman of the Reciprocity
Committee of the Presidents Round
Table Members of Chapter D will
be hostesses. Mrs r. L. Cobb will
preside.
A musical program will feature
selections by Mrs. Cloyd T. Caldwell,
soprano, accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. G. v. Burnside. Mrs. Burn
side is handling reservations at her
home at 1923 Geranium street NV.
Unanhliated PEGS residing in the
city are invited to attend.
Preceding the luncheon the Presi-
dents Round Table, composed Of
the presidents Of the 20 local chap
tiers. will meet at II am. at the
YWCA, with Mrs. L. A. Wilkinson,
the chairman, presiding.
A resume of defense work being
done by the local chapters will be
given by the State chairman, Mrs.
Harold L. Mesch. Mrs. Mesch is
asking all chapters to send in re-
ports not later than November 80.
so that she may turn them over to
Mrs. Howard E. Simpson, national
chairman Of the sisterhood's Com
mittee on Women's War Work.
Mrs. Kenneth r. Jacobs, vice
chairman Of the Red Cross Surgical
Dressings Unit of the District, has
issued an urgent appeal to PEGS to
join the sisterhood's unit, which
meets from $50 am. to 1890 pm.
each Tuesday at the Walsh mansion.
A talk on India and Southeast
Asia will be given by Dorothy J.
orchard before members of Chapter
S, PEG Sisterhood, at 3:15 pm. Sat-
urday. The lecture will be illustrated
by color films taken on a recent trip
to the Far East. The meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Walter
Maloney, 1920 Garfield street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
American L. Guild
Plans Tea Friday

The annual membership tea OF
the American University Guild of
Women will be held from $3.50 to
$50 pm. Friday in the Woman's
Residence Hall on the campus.
Mrs. Perry A. Fellows is chair
man of the Membership Commit
tee, assisted by Mrs. Wesley M.
Gewehr and Mrs. Lester Boykin.
Others assisting include Mrs. Ar
thur Thatcher, Mrs. Grace Nicely,
Mrs. Edward Engel, Mrs. James F.
Brewster, Miss Mary Louise Brown,
Mrs. l.. c. Marshall, Mrs. Karl
Dortzbach, Mrs. F. o. Hagie, Mrs.
George Hid, Mrs. Fred j. Kelly,
Mrs. Charles S. Lobingier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
OAR Chapter
Plans Benefit
Card Party
Constitution Unit
To Meet Wednesday;
SPONSORS Listed

Benefits planned by chapters OF
the District Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution for the near future
include the annual card party OF
Constitution Chapter at 8 pm.
wednesday at the Chapter House,
1882 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Proceeds will be used for national
defense and educational purposes.
Sponsoring the party are past
regents of the chapter still residing
in Washington. These include Mrs.
H. B. Denham, Mrs. Daniel G..
Roper, Mrs. Robert H. McNeill, Mrs.
E. Richard Gasch, Mrs. Thomas
Hardie Seay, Mrs. Alfred L. Talbot,
Mrs. Stuart e. Calling and Mrs.
Walter Miles.
Mrs. c. c. Dimmette, chapter re-
gent. and Mrs. Vina Opdycke, vice
regent, are in charge OF arrange
ments.
A benefit card party will be spon-
sored by the Judge Lynn Chapter at
pm. November 10 at the Chapter
House for various war activities sup
ported by the chapter.
Invited honor guests are Miss
Lillian Chenoweth, vice president
general, and Mrs. Howard l.. Hodg-
kins, honorary vice president gen
eral. State officers will also attend.
Mrs. S. Dolan Donohoe is chair
man of the Finance Committee in
char~e of the affair and will be
assisted by Mrs. E. Garrett Gum
mer, Miss Ruth L. Smith, Mrs. Cort-
land C. Van Vechten, Miss Nancy
B. Early, Mrs. Leonard E. Mayfleld
and Mrs. L. D. Hawkins.
Mrs. Harry NJ Howard, State vice
chairman of the Approved Schools
Committee, will give an illustrated
talk on the Blue Ridge Industrial
School at Bris, Va, at II am.
wednesday at the Chapter House.
The pictures which will accompany
the lecture were taken by Mrs.
Howard. Mrs. Guy Withers will as
slSt at the protector.
Miss Luella P. Chase, State chair
man for the Approved Schools Com
mittee, announces gift to the Kate
Duncan Smith OAR School In Ala
bama in honor of the State regent,
Mrs. Godfrey Creyke. The gift VIII
nav for the south entrance and nall
of the new school building recently
built to accommodate 900 pupils
from mountain homes.
Mrs. Edwin J. Ryan, State chair
man of American Indians, Will De
the guest speaker at a meeting OF
the Judge Lynn Chapter at pm.
tomorrow at the Chapter House.
Little John Boyden Chapter will
entertain Mrs. Creyke and State OF
ficers at tea from 4 to 6 pm. Thurs
dav at the Little John Boyden
Chapter.
An informal talk will be given on
"Blood Plasma-the New Life-Sav-
er" before members of the National
Defense Committee at IL am. FIJI
dav at the Chapter House. Inc
speaker will be DR.. G. Candy Rob-
inson. national director OF the
American Red Cross Blood Donor
Service. The local National De-
tense Committee is cooperating
with the national OAR in raising a
fund for blood plasma and medical
equipment, with Mrs. George o.
ODER, chairman of the committee
Mrs. Arthur c. Houghton, State
chairman of the District National
Defense Committee, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
Mrs. Frank Midkiff
To Be Guest Speaker

Mrs. Frank E. Midkiff, former
president of the Young Women's
Christian Association in Honolulu,
who recently returned from Hawaii,
will be guest speaker at benefit
luncheon to be held at pm. tomor-
row at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church under auspices of the Chevy
Chase Chapter, YWCA.
The luncheon will take the place
of the annual bazaar sponsored by
the chapter in other years. Con-
tributions will be received for the
local associations annual gift to the
national YWCA.
Mrs. Midkiff's talk will mark the
International observance this week
of World Fellowship Within the
YWCA."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
Col. O'Kelliher Speaks

Col. v. J. OKelliher, who has
spent some time in Puerto Rico, will
address the first fall meeting of the
Puerto Rican-American Women's
League to be held at pm. tomor-
row at the home Of the president,
Mrs. Mario Julio, at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
To Hold Service

Kappa, Epsilon, NJ and Omicron
Chapters of Beta Sigma Phi will hold
a formal joint ritual of jewels and
pledge service at 7 o'clock tonight
at the Washington Hotel. A buffet
supper will be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
Pilot Club to Dine

The Pilot Club will meet for dinner
and q business session at 6:l5 pm.
tomorrow at the Burlington Hotel,
ll20 Vermont avenue NV.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
Listen to Them

A woman in San Francisco and man in New York said things the other day that every American should hear They weren't just talking as perhaps too many of us are doing these days. They were telling the things they know about. The woman is just back from the Philippine Indies-AuStralia war front. She is Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, wife of the high com missioner to the Philippines. She was not preaching, she obviously was trying not to be bitter those of us who are squabbling instad of working :. those who are in the deathly dozing of com placency those who are not giving loo per cent to the war effort will do we'll to listen.
 Said Mrs. Sayre: '"The only lights we had in the Philippines came from the stars. A burst of sound and we threw ourselves on our faces Perhaps then it's only natural that we should be a little shocked at the complacency and the normalcy of American life.
 q sat here Gin San Francisco last night and watched lights And I hoped with all my might and main that every one below was remembering the men over there - the men who are giving all they have and who are so far away from home.
 "They have their eyes on the sea and the sky, looking for help that is coming. We must send them help quickly. It is an obligation each of us must feel deeply. We cannot forget them because they know we will not let them down."
 We'll how about it? Can we look into our own hearts and say we are doing our full measure to see that America does not let them down?
 The man is Joseph E. Davies, former ambassador to Russia and author of the beSt-selling 'Mission to Moscow" Those of us who sheer at our Russian ally .. those who hate Communism so violently they would foster Nazism by denying aid to Russia .. those who think the war in Russia is relatively unimportant will do well to listen.
 Said MT. Davies: "The next six months will determine whether this war will be 4O-month war or 40-year war. God help us if the Russian army is destroyed"
 There may be those to argue with Mrs. Sayre and Mr. Davies, but before they stop work and start talking, let them prove Themselves as well qualified to advise this nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
Not One, But Many

We still think that Waterbury's Solu- tion of the problem of providing ade- quate warning signals for black-outs lies in numbers and not volume. These air raid signals will have to be operated un- der any and all conditions of weather. A powerful siren might be audible in the greater part of the city under normal con- ditionS, but if there were strong winds from the west or east, as is the case here so often, the chances are there would be many sections which would not catch the sound of the siren at all.
 So far the two local black-outS were accomplished in weather which was ex- tremely favorable for sound carrying a considerable distance. And the chances are that an air raid would be conducted with the weather more or less favorable to the invading flyers. But in New England the weather can change so completely and rapidly that any community must be 1repared to accept an air raid even when eue might not be expected. So our warn- 1gs must be adequate to every situation.
 We are inclined to believe that even If the volume of our signals is increased It may be necessary to increase their num- Der or else have sections of Waterbury black out when the signals are sounded in adjacent towns, such as Middlebury, Oak vile, or Naugatuck. Presumably if Wa terbury is blacking out for an actual raid these surrounding towns will be doing the same, so outlying sections of the city might be instructed to pay heed to any air raid signal whether it's Waterbury's, Mid dlebury's, Naugatuck'S or Watertown's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
Good News for Gals

Bleak and dreary as wartime may be-, there always are little shafts of cheery light for piercing the fog. Take girdles, for instance. At first, it was feared that women who carry their weight in the wrong places might be forced to endure the hardships of war without benefit of those form and, no doubt, morale build CTS. Now an enterpriSing chemist an- nounces production of the first synthetic rubber thread from which girdles can be made.
 Our feet may flatten after we jack the family bus up in the garage for the dura- tion; our sweet tooth may fall out for lack of sugar; our jitterbugging may de- teriorate from want of radio, juke box, or musical instruments, but, praise Leon Henderson, there will bge few Spreading Salliessor Overlapping Olas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
Land of Surpluses

The announcement from Hartford that the State of Connecticut may end its fiscal year in June with $5,000,000 sur plus is all the more interesting, because of present conditions. A year ago this time we were being told that despite riS- ing costs the state expected a surplus and it was forthcoming when the states books were balanced at the end of June. Now for the second successive year the same thing is predicted and no doubt will come to pass.
 All of which is encouraging to citizens of Connecticut. It means we are getting good government, economical govern ment, yet not pinch-penny government. Connecticut is not going backward or standing still. We are making progress and we'll continue to do SO. Of course in any such situation as this it is noticeable that the government is apt to get the most praise for bringing about surplus. It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

plays an important part in achieving such results, but above all the taxpayers deserve the major credit.
 Democrats can be proud that their party and their chosen lrepresentativ from Governor Robert A. Hurley down are making such good record in Hartford. The majority of us, though, can be proud that all of us are able to share our respec- tive burdens in supporting the costs of government. With the local and state houses in order everyone can, rest assured that the rest of the country will be in better position to wage an all-out war against forces of oppression and dictator ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
In Today's Mail

cut us of from our allies The continents of Europe, Asia and Africa would fall in the hands of our enemies, with South America an easy prey to their further advance.
 It is to execute this plan before America and Great Britain rouse themselves to strike, that Hitler has gathered along the Soviet front the mightiest concentration of armed forces of which he is capable,
 The Soviet front is the key to the whole plan. If Hitler can weaken or crack 1t, then the military po- sition of the United States and Bri- tain reaches a crisis.
 The Soviet front is of life and death importance to Americas fu- ture. Hanson Baldwin of the New York Times put it this way:
 Russia is about to face-With in- adequate tools-rile most terrific of fensive ever launched. She needs major aid in the form of munitions and equipment from Britain and the United States
 "If one eliminates the wishful thinking of most Americans, th&C means that the next few months in Russia may hold the clue to the future of the world"
 What must be done to turn the scales of this spring and summer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

Talk about scarcity of water, conditions were so bad in New Haven late this winter that water from Lake Saltonstall, part ot the city's water system was used for the first time in nine years. This water sup ply was out off when the private water company supplying the city opened up a big project in North Branford in 1883. However, water in these reservoirs was badly depleted early this year and it was necessary to call on Lake Saltonstall for help. That necessitated pumping which in the old days was quite chore but which has been considerably lessened of recent years through more modern methods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

We recently learned that it was New Haven businessman, Minotte E. Chatfield who called to Senator John A. Danahers attention the phraseology of bill n1ak. ing Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of November. The bill in its original form as it had gone through the committee read the last Thursday of November MT. Chatfeld pointed out to Senator Danaher that about twice in every seven years the last Thursday of November would be the fifth Thursday, whereas the intent of the bill was more or less to stabilize the date a little earlier in the month. Where there are five Thursdays in November the fifth is usually about the 27th, 2Stn, 29th or 3Oth of the month, extremely close to the Christmas holidays. By set ting the date for the fourth Thursday we are reasonably certain of celebrating Thanksgiving four to five weeks ahead of Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

From far-away St. Petersburg, Fla. comes clipping showing that they read The Democrat down there. We recently commented favorably on Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy's plea that business go on as usual in our cities with no curtailment of normal recreational and promotional ideas. St. Petersburg has an annual FeS- tival of States which was almost cancelled on account of the war, but probably will go on due to public demand which is as it should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
Modern Maude Muller

Secretary of Agriculture Claude A. Wickard hints American women may be in there pitching hay, making gardens and milking cows for victory. Further more, MT. Wickard says this land army will be no lark "and we are not planning any fancy uniforms"
 It will be. a great thing not only for our war effort but for the health and looks of the women concerned. A good healthy sun tan beats night club pallor any day. The work won't hurt them. They will be producing needed food and freeing men for active duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08
When Possessions Destroy

Our possessions, if they be excessive, may destroy us by becoming an obses- sion that smothers the whole of life. A 75-year-old New York widow was a hoarder of mementoes and clothes Boxes and piles of them overflowed her three-room apartment. Then her oil stove set them afire, and, unable to boxes, she died there.
 Tragic, you say? Yes, but not more than the spiritual stifling that has brought death-in-life to many people no less surely overwhelmed by their passion for possession than this pitiable old lady
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

one or the IlOSG. IIl111tdQC
 He was Mervyn K. Hart, head of the New York State Economic Council, who appeared as a wit- ness for the legislation. But his testimony quickly turned into stinging boomerang when Repre- sentative Mike Bradley of Penn sylvania started grilling Hart about his background.
 Among other things, Hart ad- mitted:
 l. That he had been an &C., tive foe of the Land-Lease pro- gram; (2) that he had been 8 member of the America First Com mittee; (3) that he attended the anti Roosevelt rally in Madison Square Garden, at which Fritz Kuhn and other Bundists were present; and (4) that his organ ization advocated disfranchising relief workers.
 While admitting that his or- ganization had participated" in the New York meeting, Hart ye- hemently denied any relations with the Bund.
 "Fritz Kuhn wasn't invited" Hart declared. "He just hap pened to show up."
 'Has your organization ever advocated disfranchising WPA workers and other people on re- Iief?" asked Bradley.
 "Yes, we believed that such people shouldn't have the right to vOte."
 There were two very red faces in the committee room when Hart concluded his damaging tes- timony. They belonged to Rep resentatives Carl Vinson of Geor- gia and Howard Smith of Vir- ginia, co-authors of the repeal bill.
 BOOMERANG
 Federal Housing Commissioner Abner Ferguson prepared a speech for delivery before the American Bankers Association in New York city and in accordance with regu- lations submitted the manuscript to the Office of Facts and Figures for approval.
 The speech came back with a note from Capt. Robert Kintner noting an "inaccuray" on page 6.
 In the most formal and re- strained language, Ferguson re- piled to this effect: Dear Cap tain Kintner: I have taken note of the 'inaccuracy' contained in my prepared address, but desire respectfully to call your attention to the fact that this passage was taken from the Report to the NatiOn,' prepared and issued by the Office of Facts and Figures" FRIENDLY ENEMIES
 Joseph Tanelli is a brilliant young lawyer who is chairman of the Board of Immigration Ap- peals. His mother, Mrs. Mary Fanelli, came to the United States from Bari, Italy, in 1905. She has raised eight children in America but has never become a citizen herself, because she couldn't pass the educational tests.
 But in the early days, she scrubbed floors in New York of flee buildings so that her chil- dren might be educated. Appreci- ating deeply the opportunities of America, she sent her boy Joe to Dartmouth, and then to Harvard school.
 His brillianDe was recognized. Now he presides over immigration matters in the Justice Depart ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-08

war production at home at con- fidential sessions with Colonel Leonard P. Ayres, chief statistical officer of. the War Department. Ayres hold the same post in this war, and last year began similar series of these meetings.
 But they were abruptly ended after Pearl Harbor. Chairman Andrew J. May of the House Com mittee complained to Secretary Stimson, and got the explanation that the War Department wanted to avoid leaks.
 This drew such irate protests from bot1l committees that Stim- son has backed down and Ayres has been authorized to resume his reports on ''the inside lOwdown' MERRY-GO-ROUND
 If you have son, relative or friend going into the army, give him a copy of "TO the COlOrs," by Colonel R. Ernest Dupuy, the Army's ace author. Brief and readable, the book will give the young soldier a lot of helpful in- formation about his new life |. Wage-Hour Administrator L. M. Walling has the dubious record of being the first to run afoul of the White House order that all speeches and statements by government executives must be submitted for approval. The young Rhode Island socialite, who owes his job to Secretary Per- kins, made two speeches without first submitting them and has been sharply rebuked by the White House.
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