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Evening star., 1942-07-28
Mrs. Parmely Herrick
At Hot Springs

Mrs. Parmely Herrick, daughter
in-law of the late United States
Ambassador to France, Mr.. Myron
T. Herrick, has gone to Hot Springs
for the remainder of the summer.
The late Ambassador was the per-
sonal representative OF President
Coolidge In Paris at the time that
Charles A. Lindbergh made his solo
fight to the French capital. The
late Mr.. Herrick was at the field to
welcome the pilot and was his host
at the United States Embassy.
Evening star., 1942-07-28


isterial intern located in New York
City.
Another of the Sunday weddings
took place at the Calvary Baptist
Church at O'Clock when Miss
Dorothy Carr, daughter Of Mrs.
Lillian Carr of San Francisco, be-
lcame the bride of Mr.. Albert Dehr.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. D. l.. Carr, brother of the
bride. and Mr.. Herbert v. Pate,
vocalist, offered the nuptial music.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by Comdr. George L. Russell,
U. S. N, wore gown Of lace and
marquisette. Her long veil fell from
q pearl-trimmed tiara and she
carried q corsage of orchids.
Miss Helen Kyak was the maid OF
honor. She wore q blue crepe and
marquisette gown and carried a
blue mum covered with pink roses
Miss Anna F1ynt Knight was the
only other attendant. Her gown was
of pink lace and marquisette and
her pink satin muff was covered
with lavender flowers.
Capt. Frank Culley, U. S. A., was
the best man and the ushers were
Mr.. Robert Sammons, Mr.. Donald
Chase and Mr.. Sam Rolls.
A reception at the home of Comdr.
Russell in Falls Church followed
the ceremony.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Dehr attended
San Francisco State College. As her
going-away costume the bride wore
a black and white crepe dress with
black and white pique hat.
The couple will make their home
In San Francisco.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
At Summer Home

Mrs. Morrow, wife of the late
Senator Dwight Whitney Morrow,
who also served his country as AM
bassador to Mexico, has closed her
home In Englewood, N. j., and gone
to her summer home at North
Haven, Me. She was accompanied
by her youthful Engltsh, gylests who
are staying with her afr the dura-
tion of the war, H.
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Miss Sonia Lie
To Wed Thursday

Miss Sonia Lie, daughter Of the
late Jonas Lie. painter and former
president Of the National Academy,
will be married Thursday to Mr..
Knut Thommessen, secretary in the
Ministry OF Foreign Affairs Of Nor
way In London. The ceremony will
take place In the home of Mrp and
Mrs. Herman s. Klaer In New York
and small reception for intimate
friends will follow.
Mr.. Thommessen Is in New York
on special mission. n
Evening star., 1942-07-28
Envoy and Nine. Loudon
Expected in Capital Today
Plans for Wilhel'nina's Visit Being Made:
4 MMnfhe de M0rgenstiernes to Be Hosts

The Netherlands Ambassador Loudon expected
turn the Embassy today without doubt the visit
Majesty Wlhrina will completed with
another day And while these being rounded out
Norwegian Minister Munthe Morensterne have issued
reception Monday August from to
o'clock The ee will celebrate the 10th birthday anniversary Of His
Norwayfor parties considered
diplomats without wedenned The King Of
Norway spite youthful and until his recent illness
dimcult defeat in a OF tennis
Wahngnans taking short vacations at resortsand those who
Evening star., 1942-07-28


carrying on their work for the
various defense efforts. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Mr.. Henry
Morgenthau, jr., will be in the
Berkshires Sunday to speak at the
concert which will be dedicated to
the Berkshire War Bond Campaign.
The concert will be given by an
orchestra composed of 104 students
Of the Berkshire Music Center con-
Quoted by DR.. Serge Koussevitskl,
conductor of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. Mrs. Donald F. McPher-
son of Chicago, whose summer home
is at Pittsfield, Mass, Is chairman
for the concert.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
always in the front line OF work
for the less fortunate, is keeping
her place while at her home at
Westport, Conn.,, for the summer.
She donated a rare Chinese vase
which was auctioned of Saturday
by Mrs. F. Chase Taylor at the
benefit for United China Relief. The
fete followed a Chinese luncheon at
the Fairfield County Hunt Club at
Westport and also included an old
car derby inspired by Mr.. James
Melton, famous tenor, who Is the
owner Of go cars of early manu-
facture. Models as far back as
1898 were shown.
Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip, widow Of
the former Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, who was active in the
sale Of Liberty bonds during the
Great War when she and the late
Mr.. Vanderlip lived in Washington,
was hostess today at Beechwood, her
home at Scarborough, N. Y. The
party was the first of series Of six
such fetes she has planned to bene-
at the New York Infirmary for
Women and Children, Of which she
Is president.
Mrs. william E. Pearson, who is
at Bay Head, N. j., for the mid
summer, Is among those assisting
In q sale to be held August Is. Mrs.
william Baylis of Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia. is chairman and the
r,immage sale takes the place OF the
annual bazaar usually given by the
summer parishioners Of All Saints
Episcopal Church at Bay Head.
The Save the Children Fedora
ton, Inc, will benefit from bridge
and game party being arranged at
Pocono Manor, Pa, for tomorrow
evening Mrs. Percival s. Ridsdale,
who is at Pocono Manor for some
weeks, Is among the sponsors for the
event and the funds raised will be
used for the underprivileged chill
drcn of rural and mountain districts
and for the relief Of bombed and
refugee children In Great Britain.
Sonora de Traverse, wife OF Senior
Conrado Traverse, Argentine Con-
sui General In New York and for
merly attached to the Argentine
Embassy here. is spending the sum-
mer at East Hampton, Long Island,
where Senor Traverse Joins her fire.
quently. Sonora de Traverse is dance
chairman for the 47th annual fair Of
the Ladies' Village Improvement
Society which will be held Friday.
The fete is set for the gardens, gall
leries and theater at Guild Hall
and on the lawn OF the summer
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George 8.
Scott. which adjoins the East
Hampton Community Art Center.
Evening star., 1942-01-24

Constitution avenue betweenTwelfth
and Fourteenth streets NV, 9
o'clock tonight.
Dance, Y. M. c. A., 1736 3 street
NV, 8 O'Clock tonight.
Dance, National Catholic Com
munity Service Club, 8 o'cbck to-
night.
Dance. Soldiers, Sailors aid Ma
rines' Club, 8 o'clock tonigl3.
Dance, Jewish Community Center,
$50 o'clock tonight.
Dance, Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth
and K streets NV, 7:30 o'cpck to-
night.
Dancing class, National Catholic
Community Service Club, 8 pm.
today.
Dancing class, ballroom aid tap,
Jewish Community Centet $50
o'clock tonight.
Dinner and dance, sponsded by
Covenant First Presbyterian church
League for Men in the Seriice of
Covenent-First Presbyterian Church,
Fellowship House, 1868 Mas sAchu-
sets avenue NV, 6 pm. today.
Dinner, dancing and games, spon-
sored by Foundry Methodist Church,
Let's Building, Sixteenth aid P
streets NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
Variety show, National C,pital
Service Mems Club, 8 o'clock toiight.
Swimming party, Calvary Meth
odist Church, 1859 Columbia road
NV, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Basket ball, National Catholic
Community Service Club, 8 otlock
tonight.
Sightseeing tour, sponsored by
the st. Johns Episcopal Church
concluding With picnic supper. meet
at First and c streets NE, pm.
today.
Dancing. games and refreshments,
Arlington Recreation Center, Tlnth
and Irving streets north, Clarerno don
Va, pm. today to II midnigh.
Organ musicale, Washington
Chapel, Church of Jesus Of the Lat
ter Day Saints, Sixteenth streetand
Columbia road NV, 8 O'Clock to-
night.
Movie, Mount Vernon Place eth
odist Church, Ninth and MassGhu-
sets avenue NV, 8 o'clock to-
night.
Colored, open house, motion pic
lures. Y. M. C. A., 1916 Twilfth
street NV, from 2 pm. to 10 odock
tonight.
Colored, dance. Phyllis Whealey
Y. w. C. A.. 901 Rhode Island I've
| nue. NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
THE EVENING WASHINGTON c. SATURDAY

tions Of enemy bombers and were in
turn pounced on by Japanese fighter
escorts which came shriekins out Of
the clouds.
Japanese planes plunged, flaming,
into rice fields many miles from
military objectives. Other bombers
jettisoned their loads and ran to
escape the chattering machine guns
Of the Allied Tomahawks.,
Only Thursday, Chungking DIS
patches disclosed, Is fighters from
the American Volunteer Group
helped n Chinese bombers and is
Chinese fighters raid Hanoi, Indo-
China. The japanese offered no
aerial resistance to this surprise raid
and all the attackers returned safely
The A. v. G.'s latest Casualty y
r. G. (Big Moose) Moss. from
Georgia. turned up yesterday. bat
tered. but grinning, after trip
through Japanese lines by river boat,
bullcart and plane. He had para
chuted from his damaged plane at
800 feet into q rice paddy near
Meshod, but made his way to Moul-
mein without even seeing q jap
anese.
Moss got ut least one japanese
plane before his own fighter was
crippled.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Policeman Injured Clearing
Street for Fire Engines
D. G. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 7
Killed in same period of 1941 IS
Toll for all of 1941 -95

Policeman John Auffenberg, A,
of the third precinct, was injured
late yesterday while attempting to
halt traffic so fire engines might
pass the intersection at Connecticut
avenue and K street NV. He was
struck in the back Of his head and
on his left shoulder by northbound
Mount Pleasant street car, accord
ing to the police report. His condi-
ton at Emergency Hospital was
listed as not serious
A motorcyclist suffered a COM
pound ankle fracture just before
last midnight when he was in COLI
sion with an auto at Florida avenue
and Twenty-second street NV. The
victim, Donald Payson, 20, of 2108 F
street NV, was rushed to George
town Hospital by the driver Of the
auto. Victor A. Vaughan, 29, accord
Ing to police.
Passengers in two cars which COL
ided last night in Brandywine. Md,
were in an undetermined condition
at Casualty Hospital today.
Pearl Ziegler, 38, of Brandywine,
suffered possible fractured ribs and
cuts and bruises. Vincent Gross
colored, IS, also Of Brandywine, a
passenger in the other car, was
treated for a possible fractured nose
and possible conclusion. Drivers OF
both cars escaped injury.
Evening star., 1942-01-24

in flames yesterday when jap
anese Army aircraft roared down
on Rangoon, subjectins military
objectives to q lashing ASSAULT
The Briton, the first to dare the
raiders, was seen attacking "a
enemy craft alone.
American Gets Five Japs.
"Pete"-a former Navy flyer
aboard the United States aircraft
carrier Ranger, whose home is in
Pensacola, Fla, turned in the days
high score. He shot down three
planes in the first wave, refueled
and shot down two more in the
second attack.
Then there was Jack, a member
Of the American Volunteer group
from Scarsdale, N, Y, who raised his
score to date to eight by setting fire
to one Japanese plane and shooting
the wing OF another. Then he ate
hearty late luncheon.
One r. A. F. pilot knocked out a
Japanese fighter and himself made
a forced landing 100 yards from the
wreckage OF his victim.
Besides the 81 victories over the
Japanese the American Volunteer
Group and the r. A. F. claimed five
more probable triumphs and said
many more Japanese planes were
damaged.
Evening star., 1942-01-24

the session, outlined for the fiscal
year beginning July /.
Provided are 1888 ,0oo, 900 to ex-
pand aircraft plants, build bomber
assembly plants and construct facili-
ties for production of explosives and
incendiary materials; STA, ,056, $40
for complete planes. $1,547 ,948,529
for armament, cannon, ammunition,
bombs and pyroteehnics, 81, 900, ,000,-
900 for spare engines and parts, and
approximately 81 900 900 900 for Sig
nal Corps and Chemical Warfare
Service supplies.
The vote by which the House
sent the bill on its way toward
final enactment was foregone con-
clusion. No sign of opposition to
the plane program developed during
the short debate and except for in
clusion in the bill Of $4,000, 900 to
build another dam In the Tennessee
Valley Authority system. the vote
could have come in the first hour.
But after bitter exchange, largely
along partisan lines, the bill went
through bearing the separate ap-
preparation to build Douglas Dam,
on the French Broad River, near
cambridge, Tenn.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Aid In Hanoi Raid,

One American, who had the ailer-
ons of his plane shot away, reached
the airdrome, made belly land
ing" ran across to another plane
and was oil again in a few seconds.
The Yanks dived into 'V" forma-
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Thousand Volunteer
Firemen Needed
In District
More Auxiliary Policemen
And Air-Roid Wurdens
Sought in Some Areas

Appeal for 1000 more volunteer
firemen for the District was made
today by Col. Lemuel Bolles, execu-
tive director of civilian defense,
after conference with defense ON
cials.
Col. Bolles pointed out that fires
were one of the greatest hazards
OF air raids, and said regular fire.
men would need considerable help
in such an emergency.
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter has
arranged . training course Of so
hours for auxiliary firemen. They
are given a thorough course in the
rudiments Of fire-fighting, including
how to deal with incendiary bombs.
Chief Porter" said Col. Bolles,
sis doing q splendid job building up
the fire department for the crisis
that Washington may face. This
is an opportunity for able bodied
men to perform an important war
service"
More auxiliary policemen and
more air-raid wardens in certain
sections Of the city are needed. it
was explained, but the need for
flremen is more vital.
Volunteers for fire service should
enroll at the fire station nearest
their homes. They will be given 4
physical examination and be en-
rolled for the training course.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Child Traffic Safety
Council Formed 10
Cut Toll in D. {.
RecreotionoI Facilities
To Be One Of Objectives
Of New Organization

A Child Traffic Safety Council was
formed yesterday at a meeting
called by the District Recreation De-
. partment to discuss traffic safety for
children. The session was held at
Rossell School, Ninth and E streets
S.W.
Plans were outlined for organiza-
ton of committees, heads of which
are to be named by Milo Christian
sen, acting co-ordinator of the Rec
reation Department, before the next
meeting of the group, February g.
Officers will be elected at that time
Among committees to be formed
are recreation facilities, legislation,
program, publicity, planning and
neighborhood safety education.
Baltimore Plan a Pattern.
The council yesterday indicated
that it would follow plan used in
Baltimore. whereby school children
regulate their safety in groups SINH
lar to student councils. James Will
ley of the Junior Board of Com
merce's Safety Committee spoke
concerning the Baltimore organiza-
ton at yesterdays meeting.
The alarming" number of rec
reation areas now being used for
defense purposes was pointed to by
Mr.. Christensen.
IF things continue for the next
six months as they have for the last
six weeks, the result will be harmful
not only to safety but to health" he
said, referring to play areas being
put to defense uses.
Calling attention to the increase
In child traffic deaths in 1941 as
compared to 1910, Mr.. Christensen
pointed out that I'VE may not have
bombs, but we certainly will always
have a daily traffic problem"
Lack of Facilities Hit.
Lack of facilities for amusing
children in already established rec
reation areas was scored by Mrs
Florence Savoy, assistant in the
health and physical education di-
vision of District public schools.
Present at the meeting yesterday
were Herman v. Schreiber, safety
engineer. Capital Traction Co.;
Harry A. Calevas of the keystone
Automobile Club, Charles H. Cum
ningham, recreation secretary of the
Council of Social Agencies; George
C. Shinn, administrative assistant,
Department of Vehicles and Trafhc:
Mr.. Wiley, Mrs. Cora Wells
Thorpe, chairman, Women's Com
mittee of the American Automobile
Association; Mrs. c. D. Lowe, safety
chairman of the D. C. Congress of
Parents and Teachers; Walter
Brooks and Mrs. Alice c. Hunter,
both of the Federation of Civic As
sociations; Duane M. Paul, jr., Of
the Junior Board Of Commerce;
George M. White, w. P. A. recrea-
ton project supervisor: Inspector
Arthur Miller of the Trafdc Division,
Metropolitan Police Department;
Mrs. Savoy, j. L. Young of the Com
munity Center and Playground De-
partment, H. c. English, assistant
director of the District Recreation
Department. and Mr.. Christensen
who presided.
Evening star., 1942-01-24

HIKES.
Hughes River. Indian Run ane
Thoroughfare Mountain, Va, spon.
sored by the Wanderbirds Hiking
Club, leaves National Theater Al
8 am. tomorrow.
Seneca to Great Falls, Md, spon'
sored by the Capital Hiking Club
buses leave 14l6 F street NV. al
am. tomorrow.
MUSIC.
Organ recital D. Sterling Wheel
wright, organist, with soloists
Washington Chapel, Sixteenth anc
Columbia road NV, 8 o'clock to-
night.
"Co-operatives, the Consumers
Hope" by Erich Fischer, sponsored
by the League for the Larger Life
1922 Vermont avenue NV, Bis
o'clock tonight.
MEETINGS.
Biological Society Of Washington
Assembly Hall, Cosmos Club, Z
o'clock tonight.
Social Work Today Institute
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard
streets NV, o'clock tonight.
DANCES.
dance, Phi Delta Sigma
Sorority, Carlton Hotel, 8 O'Clock
tonight.
Dinner-dance, Beta Gamma PHI
Sorority, Carlton Hotel, 8 O'Clock
tonight.
Alabama Society OF Washington
large ballroom, Willard Hotel,
o'clock tonight.
Farm Credit Club, Wardmar
Park Hotel, 9 o'clock tonight.
All States Club, Hotel washing
ton. $50 o'clock tonight.
Minnesota State Society, Hote
2400, 10 o'clock tonight.
DINNERS.
Advertising Club Of Washington
Mayflower Hotel, 7 o'clock tonight
Board of Directors, Nationa
Council of Catholic Men, Room l01
Willard Hotel o'clock tonight.
Washington genealogical Soci
ETY., Congressional sRoom, Willard
Hotel, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
THEATER.
/. "The Man Who Came to Dinner,
presented by the Drama Workshop
Cafritz Auditorium. Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and 6
streets NV, $50 o'clock tonight
and tomorrow night.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Dance, sponsored by Women's
Battalion, Department Auditorium
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Ronqoon
Continued From First Page )

eventually against Raneoon itself
There were two main battles over
Rangoon yesterday. In the first
seven planes were downed. Four.
teen crashed in the second.
One American pilot failed to re-
turn and one r. A. r. pilot was lost
CDomei, the Japanese news
agency, asserted in a propaganda
broadcast concerning these en-
gagements that: "Thirty-five
enemy warplanes we're shot down
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Nozi Air Ace Killed

LONDON, Jan. "a R.-The Ger
man radio reported last night that
Helmuth Wagner, German air ace,
had died in action. He was credited
with A victories and was holder OF
the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Blind Rubinoff's Violin
Aids Paralysis Drive
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 24.-"Help the
Blind" said the tattered mans sign.
He took a violin from a battered
case. started to play and a crowd
collected as he swung into "Humor-
esque," Souvenir" and finally Dark
Eyes" Coins dropped into the vio-
lin case-S1125 in 20 minutes.
Then someone recognized the
player-David Rubinoff, here for a
concert. He donated the money to
the Presidents fund to fight infan-
tile paralysis.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
.124 Billions Voted
By House for Planes;
War Fund Record Set
Unanimous Approval Given
Biggest Single Military
OutIoy in U. S. History
nv the Annotated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Less than four hours after 1t re-
ceived the request from its Appro-
priations Committee. the House
voted unanimously yesterday to pour
another 1885 ,872, ,474 into this Ma
tion's drive to seize aerial mastery
over the foes Of the United Nations,
wherever they may be found.
The appropriation, which now
goes to the Senate, will pay mainly
for $4,000 combat planes and 10000
trainers, only a starter toward
President Roosevelt's opal of 10000
United States-built flying warcraft
in 1912 and 125.00O in 1943.
Evening star., 1942-01-24
Record Military Outlay.

1t is the largest single outlay for
military purposes ever proposed in
Congress, but only small part of
the $50 .00o, 900 900 of war expendi-
lures which President Roosevelt, in
his budget message at the start of
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Small Business Given
Run-Around by Army,
Senator Murray Says
Charges SomerveII With
Hiding Bad Faith Under
'Pious' Show of Interest
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Murray of the Sen
ate Small Business Committee
accused 1t. Gen. Brehon B. Som
ervell today of voicing "pious"
expressions of friendship for
small business while continuing
to expand production of bigger
concerns.
Flushing slightly, the chief of
the War Departments services of
supply denied the assertion cate
gorically, 100 per cent"
Senator Murray declared produc-
ton officials ARE still expanding
big plants" even while they are cur
failing production of some they
previously expanded" without TAX
ing full advantage of existing small
factories. -.
Some Curtailment Admitted.
Gen. Somervell said there had
been some curtailment due to a
decreased flow of certain raw mate
rials. but asserted the situation
would clear up when private con-
struction was cut further.
isn't 1t recognized that you've
(See SMALL. RITSTNETGC pc "
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Harmon, Army Leader
In So|omons, Was Air
FIGHTER in World War
Won Croix de Guerre;
Formerly Commanded
Boiling Field Here

Another of the little band of
American World War pursuit
flyers who saw action over
France has been entrusted with
a command of supreme import
ance, it became known today
with the announcement that
Maj. Gen. Millard F. Harmon
was heading Army forces in the
Solomons.
Gen Harmon. then a pursuit pilot,
fought for months in the World War
and won the Croix de Guerre for
bravery. Like Maj. Gen. Carl
Spaatz, ex-World War pursuit pilot,
who commands American flying
forces in Europe, he came back from
France and rose 70 high place in the
Air Forces.
Gen. Harmon is a West Pointer
and is highly regarded not only as
a flyer but as tactician. He is
graduate of the Command and Gen.
eral Staff School at Fort Leaven-
worth and was an instructor at that
school OF advanced tactics.
Native of California,
Born in San Francisco January
10, 1888, Gen. Harmon was grad
uated from West Point in 1912 and
became an infantry officer. He was
sent to the Philippines in 1914 and
was assigned as a ground officer with
the aviation branch of the Signal
Corps.
When he returned to this country
in 1916, he decided to take flying in
struction. He completed his flying
course and went to Mexico with Gen.
Pershing on the Villa expedition
(See HARMON, Page 2-X)