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Evening star., 1942-08-17
Barbara Bartlett,
1t. McCracken
Are Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Goodland
Bartlett announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Barbara Louise
Bartlett, to 1t. James Herman Nc
Cracken. U. S. M. c. The ceremony
took place August II in Florence,
S. C.
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs.
John James McCracken of this city
and the late 1t. Comdr. McCracken,
U. S. N. Before entering the service
he was a student at Wilson Teach
ers College.
Mrs. McCracken is a graduate of
the University of Maryland and is
a member of Gamma Phi Beta
Sorority.
The marriage originally was
scheduled to take place on August
% at the Walter Reed Memorial
Chapel, but due to a change in 1t.
McCrackens orders, the bride, ac-
companied by her mother and the
mother of the bridegroom, went to
Florence where the ceremony took
place in the rectory of st. Anthony S
Church, with the Rev. W. A. Tobin
officiating. Following the ceremony
the couple left for 1t. McCracken S
new post.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Observation-Disclosures
Wedding Saturday

Miss Jessie Kaufman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hay Kauff-
mann, and 1t. j. Henry Hoskinson,
U. S. N. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hoskinson, have selected Sat-
urday afternoon for their wedding
The ceremony will be performed at
st. Margaret's Church at o'clock,
the rector, the Rev. DR.. Armand
Eyler, officiating, and a reception
will follow in the Sulgrave Club.
Mrs. Kaufman came back from
her summer home in New Hamp-
shire to complete the details with
her daughter.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Nornans Entertain
At Garden arty
In Chevy Chase

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Norman en-
tertained last evening in the garden
of their home in Chevy Chase in
honor of members of the San Carlo
Opera Company. Assisting Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman were members of their
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard D
Barker, son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. Herbert Hodge, son, and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Nicholson, son-in-
law and daughter.
The guests of honor were Miss
Dorothy Kirstin, Miss Grace Pavlni
Miss Flora Shannon. Miss Matilda
Broadman, Mr.. Harold Lindi, Mr.
Eugene Conley, Mr.. Harold Kravltt
Mr.. Angelo Canarutto, conductor OF
the orchestra: Mr.. Stephen Kozake-
vich, Mrs. Ethel Manning, who Is
director of the Columbia Light
Opera Company here, and Miss
Tamara Dmitrieff.
Mrs. Norman is the former Mrs
Mary Louise Hodge.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Harper is now the official secretary.
Mrs. Edward Fenwick was hostess
at bridge party Tuesday after
noon. Her guests were Mrs. John
Cline, Mrs. Philip Talbot, Mrs.
Edward D. Williams, jr.; Mrs. How
ard Berger, Mrs. Walter Granger,
Mrs Theodore Uhler and Mrs.
Charles Fenwick
Mrs j. l.. Gilbreth of Edgemoor
Md, was luncheon hostess today,
entertaining in honor of Mrs. j. B.
Metcalfe of Louisville, KY, who has
been the guest of Col. and Mrs. Gill
breth since the early part of the
summer.
Mrs. Metcalfe is returning to
Louisville Wednesday afternoon and
today's party was planned to give
her friends an opportunity to say
goodbys to her.
At the luncheon were Mrs. E. M.
Willis, Mrs. E. H. Hartnett, Mrs.
Sidney Bursley, Mrs. o. B. Smaltz,
Mrs. Traber Norman and Mrs.
A. j. Bier.
Mrs. Ella Pharr Blankinship of
Dallas, Tex, is visiting her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Nelson, in Chevy Chase.
T Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson recently
moved to Chevy Chase from Rye,
! N. Y,
Evening star., 1942-08-17

When she began to organize
those first Saturday night dances
for servicemen and war workers
last fall, she arranged that they
should be held on the top floor
of the YWCA headquarters on
Seventeenth and K streets-in
the comfortable lounge which
opens onto two open-air roof
terraces. The parties were such
fun that they grew by leaps and
bounds. Soon the YWCA turned
over the second-foor Barker
Hall auditorium to accommo-
date the overflow. But more and
more people came and so they
added the use of the sixth floor
or gymnasium. They tried to
segregate the different boys and
girls into the three parties on
the different floors. But each
fellow always felt that he was
missing something-that maybe
his best girl or his best pal was
having a better time on another
floor. So now the Saturday
night dance guests have the run
of the three floors.
Miss Cook recommends, how
ever, that if it's your first party
and you don't know many peo-
pie, you go to the second floor
where they have the 'eet-ac-
quainted features" such as the
Paul Jones and the Congo
chain, etc. The sixth floor-or
gymnasium-has a cork floor and
it's ideal for Utter -bugging, and
the top floor with its star-lit
terraces and soft-lighted lounge
is perfect for smooth dancing.
All three parties have their own
orchestras and their own re-
freshments-so you'll really have
a good time at any of them.
It's almost impossible to be-
lieve that these so-small-at- the
beginning parties now have a
thousand guests each Saturday
evening. That's all they can
accommodate - after ATS girls
and 525 boys arrive-tRo doors
are closed, and each Saturday
hundreds are turned away. For
fear of not getting in, guests
began arriving as early as 7:30
(the dances don't start until 81,
so ingenious Miss Cook soon
solved that problem by arrang-
ing special recreation rooms on
the third floor with bridge
tables and games to take care
of the early arrivals. Chap
erones at these dances include
nine couples sent every Satur-
Evening star., 1942-08-17

desks. Victrolas and radios. On
the terraces the young people
will find ping-pong tables and
shuff1eboard. And they can go
and come as they like.
Sunday is when real talents
come to the front. Starting at
6 there's a buffet supper at the
snack-bar in the lounge, fol-
lowed by a music and dramatic
program which is put on en-
tirely by the boys and girls
themselves. But If you don't
think there's any real profess
sional talent you should have
been there several weeks ago
when the program included a
young enlisted man who was
formerly with the Metropolitan
Opera Co.-another who could
whistle like a bird, third
who blew the most amazing
smoke rings, and all this fol-
lowed by serious and we'll
acted short play. There's USO
Planning Committee that helps
Miss Cook with these programs.
Twelve young servicemen are
selected to represent all the
Army and Navy and Marine
posts in and around Washing
ton, and 10 pretty and capable
young girls represent the war
workers. They are Betty Brooks,
Mary Carter, Gerry Jones, Denny
King, Grace LIE Van, Harriet
McGraw, Alice Miller, Barbara
Ourand. Helen Sather and Mary
Alice Stone. They all adore Miss
Cook. Not so long ago young
woman on the staff Of the Ma
tional Education Association
called Miss Cook to tell her how
interested she was in what the
USO was doing for servicemen.
Shed like to give a big cash
contribution, but since she could
not afford that-would Miss
Cook accept two weeks work
from her as a contribution? The
two weeks represented her en-
tire years vacation!
A young couple who met at
one of these USO parties-fell
in love and decided to marry
got Miss Cook to help them
break the news to their respec-
tive families. It was done by
long-distance telephoning, Miss
Cook making the introductions
and explaining to each set OF
parents that the choice of their
offspring was just fine. All this
by three-way conversation, long
distance.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Miss Eloise Smith
Becomes Bride
Of 1t. Meckes
Morse Ambassador
And Counselor
Among Guests

The Norwegian Ambassador, M.
William Munthe de Morgenstierne,
and the new Commercial Counselor
of the Embassy, M. Hans Bull, were
among the guests at the wedding
Saturday of Miss Eloise Smith and
Second 1t. Waldemar Meckes, jr.,
U. S. M. C. The wedding took place
in St. Mary's Chapel of the Wash
ington Cathedral of st. Peter and
st. Paul, the Rev. Theodore Wedel,
canon chancellor of the Cathedral,
officiating at o'clock.
The bride, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner G. Smith OF
Cleveland, was given in marriage by
her father. She wore white mar
quisette and lace made over white
satin and her tulle veil was arranged
in halo effect and caught with clus-
ters of orange blossoms. She car
ried white orchids and stephanotis.
Miss Frances Smith was maid of
honor for her sister and the brides
maids were Miss Patricia Meckes,
sister of the bridegroom, and Miss
Helen Gentsch of Cleveland. They
were dressed alike in white and car
ried white gladioluses and maiden
hair fern.
1t. Meckes had as his best man
his brother, Mr.. John Meckes, and
his ushers were 1t. Thomas Quin-
trell, U. S. A; 1t. Jack thinner,
U. S. M. c., and Cadet Peter Link,
U. S. A. meteorological service.
About 100 guests were asked to
the reception held in the Chinese
room of the Mayhower and later
the out-of-tow guests and men,
bers of the wedding party were
entertained at dinner on the Shore
ham Terrace.
Mrs. Meckes was graduated from
the Erskine School in Boston and
finished her junior year at Smith
College this spring. 1t. Meckes,
who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meckes of Cleveland, was graduated
from Dartmouth College in June
and entered the Marine Corps i'm
mediately thereafter.
Mr.. Meckes, senior, was unable
to attend the wedding because of
serious illness. Mrs. George Liska,
grandmother of the bridegroom, was
among those from out of town in
the small number of guests.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Miss Perlo Married
To Mr. Zach

Mr.. and Mrs. Max D. Perlo an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Frances r. Perlo, to Mr.
Martin Zach, son of Mr.. and Mrs
I. D. Zach of New York. The we'd
ding took place yesterday in the
Hotel Sheraton in New York City
and Mr.. and Mrs Zach will make
their home at Forest Hills, Long
Island, after their short wedding
trip.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

is at Hot Springs and probably will
Join the baron here the middle or
end of this week.
The new Counselor of the Ca
madam Legation, Mr.. L. B. Pearson,
who has been here only a few
weeks, will be joined by Mrs. Pear
son and their young daughter, Miss
Patricia Pearson, the latter part
of the month. Young Miss Pear
son has just entered her teens. She
will continue her studies here,
though the selection of a school
will be made when they are, settled.
MIR. Pearson has taken the house
at 1921 Thirty-fourth street in
Georgetown. where he has lived
since shortly after his arrival last
month. Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson's s
son. Mr.. Geofrey Pearson, nearing
Is years, will remain in Canada
for the school year.
The newly appointed Air Attache
of the Legation, Wing Comdr. F..
Homer Smith, is expected to arrive
in Washington shortly. He will
succeed Air Commodore G. ".
Walsh. who now is member OF the
Canadian American Joint Stall
The transfer brings new member
of the corps but Washington does
not lose Air Commodore Walsh.
This is not the case in the pro-
motion of 1t. Col. G. M. Drury, who
has been Assistant Military Attache
and now is Military Attache for his
predecessor, Gen. H. F. G. Letson,
adjutant general for Canada. Gen.
and Mrs. Letson have been at home
for some time, having first had a
vacation before the general assumed
his new duties. Col. and Mrs. Drury
and their small daughter have an
attractive house on Ashley terrace.
The promotion of Rear Admiral
Victor G. Brodeur, who as Commo-
dore Brodeur served as Naval At
tache for two years or more, also
took him from the Legation staff
to the Joint staff and Washington
has not lost these popular members
of the corps. Admiral and Mrs.
Brodeur occupy an apartment on
Woodley road.
Admiral Brodeur's successor Is
Comdr. H. D. Mares, who has been
here for some time serving as AS
sistant Naval Attache. He and Mrs.
Mares live at 1911 R street.
Another new member of the corps
Is Senior Mariana A. Barrenechea,
First Secretary of the Argentine
Embassy, who arrived recently from
Mexico City, where he was attached
to the Argentine Embassy in that
capital. He exchanged places with
Don Carlos A. Pardo, who left re-
Gently for the Mexican capital, &C
companied by Sonora de Pardo.
Sonora de Barrenechea has remained
in Mexico and will not join her hus-
band until early in September. He
is temporarily staying at the Hotel
Brighton but will take larger quar-
ters when she arrives.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
1t. and Mrs. Rice
At East Hampton

1t. and Mrs. Ernest H. Rice with
their son, Mr.. Ernest H. Rice. jr,
have gone to East Hampton, where
they are in their home on Lily Pond
lane. Mrs. Rice spent the early
part OF the summer at Far Hills
N. j., until 1t. Rice had leave and
could join her at East Hampton.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Sutherlands Visit
In Southampton

Former Senator Howard Suther-
land, who was Alien Property Gus
todian in the last war, and Mrs
Sutherland are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sutherland Mayo, in her
cottage at Southampton. Long
Island. Mrs. Mayo was hostess at
dinner in their honor Friday eve
ming. Later they attended the lee
ture of Maj. Alexander de Seversky
the proceeds from which will be
added to the funds for the American
Hospital in Britain Surgical Units
now known as Base Hospital No
under the British War Relief
Society.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

w a S h / ngton
U n ! v ersity-
and still makes
her home right
here in WASH
ington.
She went to
work for the
USO at its in
ceptlon b a c k
in September,
1941. Before
that she was a
"girl reserve"
executive of the
YWCA, work.
ing with teen
age girls, and
as such work.
ed out a CO.
e d u C a t ional
program or
high sch 90 l
girls and bows.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Is register.
From 8 am.
to IL p. m
every weekday
and 3 to IL
pm. ev er y
S u n ay the
pen t h o u sc
lounge" as the
boys tn e m =
sci yes have
now n a m e d
the top floor,
is open to
every man IN
the servi c e
and every war
worker (who
has registered.
The lounge is
furnished with
com ( O. r table
c h a irs and
sofas. writing
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Pan.American
Concert Set

The Director General of the Pan
American Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe
and the Assistant Director General
DR.. Pedro De Alba, have issued in
vitations for a concert of music OF
the Americas Tuesday evening
September /. The program will be
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Mrs. Jordon Returns

Mrs. John S. Jordan and her son
Genon have left to return to their
home in Bogalusa, La, after fort
nights visit with Mrs. Jordan S
sons-in-law and daughters, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Bollinger and Mr.
and Mrs. John Shaw. En- route
home they are stopping in Knox
vile, Tenn, for a few days.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
By the Way
Beth Blaine

Miss Mabel Cook, USO di-
rector of the Young Women's
Christian Association In WASH
ington, is probably the only
native USO director in the Ma
tons Capital. She was born
here, grew up here, went to
school at exclusive Miss Ma
deira s-just beyond the Chain
Bridge-and to college at George
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Two. Foreign Ambassadors
Taking Brief Vacation Trips
Nesc Members of Canadian Legation
Staff and Families Arrive

The French Ambassador M CASTOR
Springs for the latter part of the
Warren Hotel Also staying there
author of THE Blue Bird Countess Maeenck
this country refugees when their
invaded They make their home in New York
The Netherlands Ambassador
for the North where they will
Loudon's parents, Mr.. Gambler Cobb
Also taking weeks vacation from Red
Grubn wife the Of the
Evening star., 1942-08-17
At Ocean Grove

Miss Otie r. Nelson, Miss Maud
Apple and Mrs. Elizabeth Enterline-
all members of the Womens City
Club-are at Ocean City Grove, N. j.,
for the remainder of the season.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Mrs. Palmer Away

Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, widow
of the former Attorney General, has
been in New York for several days
and left there the end of the week
for Racquet Lake, where she will
spend a short vacation.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

day evening from the Panhel-
lenic Association Chats made
up of the % national sororities)
and three couples from the
Wellesley Club Of Washington.
Any serviceman or any war
worker who has registered with
the YWCA is welcome at these
parties-and all the young lady
has to do II she is war worker
Evening star., 1942-08-17

given on the esplanade Of the Pan
American Union by the United
States Marine Band, Capt. William
F. Santelmann, leader, and the
Charro Gil Trio Of Mexico.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Step grousing about the things
you can't spend your money for.
You can still buy War bonds with 1t.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-15

Published every Week Day Evening and
sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1928 Times Square. Detroit,
Michigan.
Entered at Detroit. Mich, as Second Glass
Mail Matter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-15
Supreme Court Needs the West

tory lying beyond the Great Lakes and
the Mississippi River is totally without
any representation at all.
In truth, the Far West has not had
member of the Supreme Court since the
late Associate Justice McKenna Of Cali
fornia retired in 1904--38 years ago.
THE retirement of Justice Byrnes for
other public service gives President
Roosevelt an opportunity to redress the
geographical balance by appointing a
western lawyer-and there are many able
LAWYERS in the West-to fill the present
Supreme. Court vacancy.
In point of fact, the duties Of the
Supreme Court itself actually call for such
an appointment.
There are II United States judicial
circuits in the country, with Supreme
Court justice assigned to each
At present the Pacific coast area is
supervised by Justice Douglas, who, al
though he was born in the State of Wash
ngton, was appointed to the Supreme
Court from Connecticut.
A western justice would more appro-
priatefy serve the West, just as it is most
appropriate for southern justices to ad-
minister the southern circuits, and for
New York and New England justices to
supervise the East.
FURTHERMORE, the very problems of
l the Interpretation and administration
of the laws call for this complete sectional
representation
In all of the federal circuits, and in
the Supreme Court also, issues constantly
arise in which state laws are invoked,
state procedures are followed, or local
customs are important
Particularly in the Far West, where
many of the land laws and tenures derive
from the days of the old Spanish grants
and Of Mexican settlements, do these con-
ditions prevail.
Consequently. the experienced wisdom
Of a lurist familiar with the conditions
and problems of the West would be bene-
fcjal whether in the circuits or in the
consultation chambers Of the Supreme
Court at Washington, d. c.
We hope, therefore, that President
Roosevelt will appoint a western justice
to the Supreme Court.
To do so would be in itself an act of
justice
And it would plainly be a jurisprudent
act
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-15

TO THE EDITOR:
MR.. MALLON has made some
1V1 rather nasty remarks about
our President lately.
The people of the United
States put Mr.. Roosevelt into
office and kept him there be-
cause they thought him the best
man. Mr.. Roosevelt may make
mistakes; we all do.
The fact remains this is our
war-we can't win pulling in OPP
Pesite direction. Let's -paif to-
gether and win.
MRS. A. j. CHESBROUGH,
273OI Collingwood avenue,
Roseville, Mich.
TO THE EDITOR:
A SALUTE 10 the Flint high
"A school boys who will help
harvest crops.
The boys know that the crops
must be saved so our armed
forces can be led.
II our crops are lost, all the
tanks and guns and money in
the world won't help us win this
war If our soldiers must fight
on empty stomachs.
Come on, youth Of America,
Uncle Sam needs you!
MRS. AGNES RICHARDS,
1898 Lorade avenue,
Flint, Michigan.
TO THE EDITOR:
I THINK people would part
with many metal articles II
they could Immediately replace
them with similar articles made
of plastic.
1t would be a good idea IL the
government, instead of putting
small firms out of business, gave
them contracts to make plastic
articles for civilian use.
w. FISHER,
2517 Hillger avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:
IF 1T is true-that the new So
called progressive education"
method of teaching our children
consists of pseude-scientifie FUN
bling in that ii wastes the time
OF students with impractical
non-essentials such as those
brought TO light recently, maybe
the fathers and mothers who
are still of the American trend
of mind better do a little inves-
tigating.
Yes-even a grand jury inves-
tigation If those in charge WON'T
remedy the situation. A grand
jury TO weed out the n-Ameri-
can and find out just who IL
promulgating this apparent SUBJ
versive undermining OF a gen.
Grafton Of future American
citizens.
MCCLELLAN J. MANLEY,
1919 Gray avenue,
Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-15
THE GREAT DETOUR
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYSER

WARTIME elation gives great spur to the builders
w of Utopas.
1t seems to me that they unwittngy render
disservice in raising popular hopes too high
The moral disaster of postwar establishment can
be mitgated by the display of and realism
We Americans in the grip of total warfare, are
facing the choice of killing or being killed.
Our people defending their material resources
and their spiritual liberties
Victory is essential to the future of the nation
While ever keeping these fundamentals in mind, we
should be trcked by the Missionaries into regarding
instrument of remarkable social progress.
On the contrary, successful prosecution of the war
will bring chiefly negative gains. 1t will act like the
knife and cut cancerous groWhs OF world
aggression and dictatorship
Thus, victory will give us the opportunity to devote
ourselves again to the peaceful arts which make for
human happiness and progress.
Postwar human betterment will have to be won
through cultural and economic routes it will not
automatically with the cessation OF hghting.
Instead of being an instrument for automatically
usherng in the millennium, war entails detour from
normal living and will exact high price in economic
exhaustion
Unless we face the facts hardheadedly, we may be
psychologically unprepared for the bumps ahead.
Economic exhaustion and financial imitation the
subtle hidden which make the setting right for
on horseback.
After the war has been successfully prosecuted,
the great safeguard for rehabilitation and rebuilding will
be the American constitutional system WHICH SHOULD
BE RESTORED IN IT'S ENTIRETY AFTER THE WAR
TIME DETOUR.
The founding fathers were aware OF the hazards
which free peoples face and the Constitution including
the Bill of Rights carefully prepared scientific
remedy against the disease of popular oppression
In the circumstances the first and most important
goal should be the winning of the
After this has been done, public opinion should be
alert to insist reversing the necessary wartime
restrictions and departures from progressive and gracious
living.
If, in the postwar period, return to the main
highway of the American constitutional system and adopt
sound economic policies American energy enterprise and
ingenuity be relied upon in time to lift out of the
dodrums of exhaustion growing of the war
THE END