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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-25

pected to be popular. Local fami-
lies, through the USO, asked for
servicemen to share home-cooked
dinners.
The Waacs planned their own
tree. For their first Christmas in
town they had received many invi-
tations to parties and entertainment
throughout the city, one of the
Waac lieutenants reported.
The Salvation Army, distributing
presents bought with Empty Stock
ing fund money, visited approxi-
mately 100 homes in the city with
food and presents. Associated char
tiles reported that every family on
welfare status was remembered by
some individual or organization
during the Christmas season.
Closed for two days were all city
hall offices (city hall employees
shared a Christmas tree at noon
on Thursday. Only a small main
tenance staff was retained for en-
ergencies. Others planning a two
day holiday were the chamber of
commerce (where record number
of packages were wrapped and
mailed during the holidays), the
Carolina Motor club, New Hanover
Defense Council, and the area rent
office.
Federal offices in the custom
house planned to observe Christmas
day only. as did recorders court.
the New Hanover War Price and
Rationing Board, L. S. Employ
Homes Registration office. In many
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cases, however, skeleton forces
were expected to be on the job.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control
stores reported good business: :
look at the fast-emptying shelves
and observance of men and women
on the streets carrying the tell-tale
paper sack was evidence enough of
ABC sales.
Grocery stores, working at a fast
pace all the week, had sold tremen-
dous volumes of goods by closing
time on Christmas Eve Other
stores in town. remaining open at
their own discretion Thursday
night, We're. in many cases, we'll
ute shoppers were on the streets
until late Thursday, the pedestrian
traffic shepherded by police and
Boy Scouts.
The post office, which had done
it's greatest quantity of business
early in the week. planned a one
day observance of Christmas. The
superintendent of mails, o. G. Hill,
declared that this had been "an un-
usual Christmas for the local post
office, in that citizens had mailed
earlier. The holiday force, almost
double the number of workers last
year had been able to keep up with
each days supply of mail. The SUI
perintendent believed that a count
would reveal a record number of
Christmas packages, but said that
final figures on the great volume
of business would not be released
until next wek.
Church services planned for the
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BIDS SCHEDULED
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ton, will be a two-story brick and
frame building.
Health clinics and laboratories
will be located on the main floor
and the second floor of the center
will be occupied by the joint city
county board of health, headed by
A. H. Elliot, city-county health Of
ficer.
The center will be located in the
sunken garden between the east
ern side of the courthouse here
and Fourth street and Chairman
Hewlett pointed out that the con-
struction Of the health center is
not expected to materially alter the
appearance of the garden.
IF it would have, I would never
have approved its being located
there" he said.
The center, he said, will be To-
Gated at the extreme rear of the
garden and will only occupy ap-
proximately one-fourth of the to-
tai area, leaving the majority of
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city began Christmas Eve and were
scheduled through Christmas night,
as follows:
A "Service of Praise at the
First Presbyterian church at o.
clock Christmas Eve in the kenan
Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Will
liam Grove conducted the service.
A Christmas Eve service at 1870
pm, followed by Holy Commu-
MON was given at the Carolina
Beach Community church. The
sermon was delivered by h e
Rev. Mortimer Glover, rector of
St. James Episcopal church of
Wilmington.
St. Pauls Lutheran church will
hold a Christmas morning service
with Mathis at Z o'clock. The
choir, under the direction of Mrs.
Elisa Schulken, will sing the SER
vice with special anthem. The
pastor, the Rev. Walter B. Freed,
will speak on the subject, The
Christmas Ideal and Brutal
Facts" The public is invited.
Holy Communion will be OBJ
served at Grace Methodist church
on Christmas morning from II to
IL o'clock. Persons may come and
60 at will during the hour. The
chimes will be heard from 1890
to II o'clock.
An inter-faith goodwill service
Will be held in the Temple Of Is
rael Friday night at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. c. D. Barclift, of the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church,
will share the pulpit with Rabbi
| M. M. Thurman, speaking on I'll
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CHM thick lather covered the unfamiliar face like
mask Yes" said Sauer He stropped the razor with the
utmost care. Paus heart beat violently, and so did
Sauer's Il am bringing you the regards of mutual
friend" said Paul. "You remember George Heser"
The test will be-" thought Sauer whether or not
cut myself He began to shave with loose wrist He did
not cut himself did he tremble. Without really OPEN
ing his mouth Sauer said Il don't understand Besides
am rather in hurry am you have the wrong
address,"
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AWHITE-APRONED SERVANT girl answered Paul
Il Roeder's ring. Presently Frau Sauer herself came
out. What she asked. "My husband? At this hour of
the morning." Paul muttered Its about some archi-
tectural work; only two minutes"
Come in" said Frau Sauer, and mans voice called
IN here!" Following the voice, Paul went through
second door into the bathroom where the man. obviously
Sauer, shaving. Hell Htler!" said Sauer without
turning around.
Paul saw him in the mirror, towel tucked under his
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the trees and shrubs in the park
untouched.
'@The rapid growth in Whining
tons population, which has more
than doubled during the past year,
necessitates the provision of ad-
ditional public health facilities to
care for shipbuilders and other
war workers in the Wilmington
area" Regional Direcor Maxwell
said in announcing the bid open
ing.
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harried It back into one of the
fjords. Earlier in the summer a
Russian submarine reported two
northern waters.
Some officers at the home fleet
base here go so far as to specu-
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NOW IN HIDING
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fav vorite bases and it would take
only few words radioed from one
of the patrolling subs to fling the
entire strength of this fleet into
the hunt, if the Tirpitz tried to
come out.
In September, when the Tirpitz
made a tentative squirt toward the
convoy lanes, the British submarine
Tigress almost closed with it and
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late it may still be so crippled
from those hits that it is out of ac-
tive service and being shuffled
from ford to ford only to main
tain it's value as a bluff in order
to keep valuable Allied tattleships
tied up in northern waters.
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Paul had advanced step. Sauer thought "EIow he
is watching me! But won't let him my face Let
him watch How the dickens did he hit upon me? So the
Gestapo does suspect that have link with the under
ground and l am actually being watched" Aloud he
said: "Wel your friend have put you touch with
the wrong man, that's all I'm in great hurry Don't
bother me any longer, please. Good day"
When he heard the door SIAM Sauer finished shaving
hurriedy Breathing hard he rushed the bedroom win
dow and raised the shade quickly. He caught sight of
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l We're a Jew" Rabbi Thurman's
topic will be IF l We're a Chris
tian." Special music will be rem
dered by the choir.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

very few patients in any hos
pital who are not wives,
mothers, sisters, children or in
some way dear to some one in
the service. The care given them
is a real contribution to the SOL
dier's morale and to his fighting
strength on the battle line. And
again, Mrs. Hempstone says,
doctors and nurses who are doing
double duty at home to release
other doctors and nurses for the
armed forces are greatly aided by
any help that can be given in
any hospital. Today there are
II different groups Of Gray
Ladies in local hospitals Wal
ter Reed, the Naval Hospital,
Mount Alto, Saint Elizabeth's,
the Children's Hospital, Epis-
copal Eye. Ear and Throat, the
Home for Incurables, Blue Plains,
Gallinger, George Washington
and Garfield.
The Gray Ladies are hos
pital service-but not nursing
service. They are concerned with
the morale Of the sick and con-
valescent. Their job is to see
that the patient is mentally at
ease; that no worry shall retard
recovery. for if there is real cause
for worry they seek to remedy it.
They visit the wards, reading,
writing, getting books or maga-
zines, playing games, doing er-
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Her husband, Capt. Hempstone, Is
in the United States Navy and
was ordered to duty at the Naval
Academy in 1941 and during the
year and a half of their residence
there Mrs. Hempstone served as
chairman of volunteer services Of
the Red Cross for Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County. She also
was vice chairman of the
Disaster Relief Committee of the
Red Cross working in co-opera-
tion with civilian defense and
chairman of women's defense
activities of the Naval Academy.
Upon her husbands return to
duty in Washington, Mrs. Hemp
stone was transferred to the
Naval Hospital group of the
Gray Ladies, a task for which
she is ably fitted, having trained
for this work as far back as 1882.
New classes of Gray Ladies
constantly are being trained and
constantly are in demand, for
more and more hospitals are ask
ing for their special type of serv-
ices. Only recently five more
local hospitals have asked for
Gray Enthusiastically, Sibley,
Doctors, Georgetown and Provi-
dence. To be Gray Lady you
must be between the ages of 2l
and so, in good health, an Ameri-
can citizen and a member of the
Red Gross.
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Miss Howes Wed
Last Evening to
Ensign Stewart
Sacred Heart
Shrine Is Scene
OF the Cerem Ony

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart
was the scene of the marriage Of
Miss Winnifred Jane Howes TO
Ensign John Carnduff Stewart,
jr., U. S. N. R., which took place
last evening at $50 o'clock with
the Rev. Lawrence j. Wempe
officiating.
The bride, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Frederick Howes of
this city, was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a bridal
gown of ivory satin styled with
a short train and her finger tip
length veil of bridal illusion was
held by a coronet of orange bios
SONS. She carried a shower bou-
quet of white roses.
Miss Eleanor Flynn was the
only attendant for the bride. Her
gown was of aqua faille and with
1t she wore matching hat and
veil.
Ensign Stewart, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Stewart, had Mr..
Vincent Miskell Of Arlington as
his best man.
Immediately after the cere-
mony a reception was held at
the home of the brides uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
T. Kinnaly.
Ensign and Mrs. Stewart will
make their home temporarily in
Norfolk.
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Wedding of International Interest
Wedding of international Interest
1acOba NJ. Ranneft Bride
OfLt. Russell Wilson, Tr.
Daughter of Dutch and Son of U. S.
Admiral Are United in MARRIAGE

The Ambassador of the Meth
erlands and Nine. Loudon were
In the large and representative
company attending the wedding
yesterday afternoon Of Miss ia
coba Meier Ranneft to 1t. Rus
sell Wilson, jr., U. S. N.
Arrangements for the cere-
mony, although completed in but
a few days because of the ad-
vancement of the wedding date,
were unusually effective and the
bride was one Of the loveliest of
the season. White flowers
adorned the candle Lighted altar
Of st. Johns Episcopal Church
for the O'Clock ceremony at
which the Rev. DR.. C. Leslie
Glenn officiated. DR.. Glenn, who
is serving as chaplain in the
Navy, returned to the Capital
especially for the occasion.
To the strains of Lohengrins
wedding march the bride walked
to the altar with her father, Rear
Admiral j. E. Meier Ranneft,
Naval Attache of the Dutch EN-
bassy, who gave her in marriage.
The bridegroom waited at the
chancel rail for the appearance OF
his bride, standing with his
father, Vice Admiral Russell Will
son, who served as his best man.
The brides gown was strikingly
beautiful. 1t was designed OF
Chinese brocaded taffeta in a
mellow ivory tone. The bodice,
with a sweetheart neckline and
nodded to her graceful figure,
had long sleeves puffed at the
shoulder line and close fitting
over the wrists. The voluminous
skirt dropped into a sweeping
train and her veil of illusion was
held in place in the back by a
Juliet cap of seed pearls. Two
small white orchids were caught
in her hair at the front and
until after the ceremony the
bride wore q face veil which fell
over the orchid motif. A cluster
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Of large white orchids with q
shower Of stephanotis formed her
bridal bouquet.
Rose petals were dropped In
the path of the bride by two pref
ty little girls who took their share
Of the limelight. Jetty Loudon,
daughter of the Ambassador and
Nine. Loudon, and Nora Adams,
daughter of the Commercial Sec
retary of the Netherlands EN-
bassy and Nine. Adams, aged S
and 4, respectively, carried the
petals in tiny white baskets. They
wore dainty frocks of blue taffeta,
floor length and with puffed
sleeves. In their hair were nose
gays Of sweetheart roses.
Miss Zoya Arnot Dickins,
daughter of Capt. Randolph
Dickins, U. S. A. retired, and Mrs.
Dickins was the maid of honor.
Fresh ivy leaves added bit of
the unusual to her attire, for on
her hair she wore a Juliet cap
made of the leaves and from her
cluster of gardenias fell streamers
of the vine. Her gown was of
American Beauty taffeta with a
sweetheart neckline and elbow
length sleeves edged with ruffles
having self fringe. A similar
ruffie marked the hemline of the
skirt and there were tiny but
tons down the front of the bod
ice.
Leading the procession to the
altar were group of young Nav
al officers who earlier had shown
the guests to their places in the
edifce. They were 1t. Douglas
Helm, 1t. Stewart Fletcher, 1t.
Gould Hunter and 1t. Comdr.
Robert Rice. Also acting as an
usher was Mr.. Theodore Meier
Ranneft, brother of the bride.
After the ceremony several
hundred guests went to the
Carlton Hotel to extend their best
wishes to the young couple. Re-
(see RANNEFT, Page DID
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Is announced by her father, DR..
Walter H. Robeck of Annapolis.
Mr.. Clark is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hamilton Clark of
Mount Tabor, N. j.
A graduate of st. Johns Col
lege in Annapolis, Mr.. Clark is
now attending the Officers Cam
lidate School at Fort Belvoir,
Va.
The wedding will take place
December %.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. PARCEL OF
Bluefield, w. Va, announce the
engagement of their daughter.
Miss Mary Margaret PARCEL, to
1t. John S. Rawlings, U. S. A.,
son of Mrs. Louis C. Williams of
this city and the late Mr.. John
S. Rawlings.
Miss PARCEL is a graduate of
Bluefield College and is now at
tending Mary Washington Col.
lege in Fredericksburg, Va. 1t.
Rawlings was graduated from
Randolph-Macon College in 1941
and Is member of Lambda Chi
Alpha Fraternity. At the close
Of the war 1t. Rawlings plans to
enter the ministry of the Meth
odist Church. He is stationed at
Atlantic Beach, Fla.
The wedding will take place
Christmas eve at Jacksonville.
Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Davis
Batchelder announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Mary Batchelder, to
Mr.. James Edward Toomey. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent L.
Toomey.
Miss Batchelder was graduated
from the Academy of the HOLY
(see ENGAGEMENTS, Page DID
Evening star., 1942-12-06
CoIortM Wedding in Diplomatic Set
Senorita Castillo Najera
Married to Capt. Castro
Distinguished Guests at Brilliant
Reception at Mexican Embassy

rera Alomia, who is Assistant
Naval Attache Of the Embassy.
The charming costumes of the
bride and her attendants were all
the more enhanced by the color
full uniforms of the bridegroom
and the members of the Embassy
staff, and the bouquet carried by
the matron of honor and the blue
orchids worn by the bridesmaids
offered something new in floral
motifs.
Sonora de Castillo Najera, jr.,
who was married in the cathedral
just two months ago, was the
matron Of honor yesterday. She
carried a cluster of blue roses,
dyed in this shade to contrast
with her becoming gown of
orchid-pink lace. The dress was
made with a fitted bodice, long
sleeves and a full skirt. On her
hair she wore Juliet cap of
pink pearls which held a veil to
match.
The blue orchids, also dyed,
worn by the bridesmaids picked
up the lovely shade of blue of
their satin gowns and to give a
contrasting effect were their
bouquets of pink roses. The
orchids held their shoulder
length tulle wells in place. The
bridesmaids dresses were made
with long, moderately full skirts
which fell from a low waistline.
The long fitted bodices had
three-quarter- length sleeves and
deep cut sweetheart necklines
outlined with eyelet embroidery.
The bridesmaids, all popular
members in the younger set, in
cluded Senorita Cristina Michels,
daughter of the Chilean Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Michels;
Senorita Leda Fernandez, daugh-
ter of the Costa Rican Minister
and Sonora de Fernandez; Senor-
ita Janet Quintanilla, daughter
of the newly appointed Mexican
(see WEDDINGS, Page D-sJ
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her when the illness Of the late
M. Fronius became serious. M.
and Nine. Fronius were married
In Europe several years ago while
Sonora de Escalante and her
daughters were spending the
summer abroad, but In more re-
cent years they have lived In
Caracas.
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Many Engagements Announced
AS Holiday Season Approaches

The Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Dean Acheson
yesterday announced the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss
Mary Eleanor Acheson, to 1t.
William Putnam Bundy, U. S. A.
Miss Acheson, who is now
student at Sarah Lawrence Col
lege, attended Madeira School
and is a graduate of Westover
School in Connecticut.
1t. Bundy is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey H. Bundy of Boston.
He is a graduate of Groton
School and was graduated from
Yale University with the class Of
1899 and is now on duty with the
Signal Corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bundy have been
making their home in Washing
ton since he became special as
sistant to the Secretary Of War.
1t. Comdr. Franklin D. Karns,
jr., U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Karns an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Joann Gates
Karns, to 1t. q. g. Walter
Browne Woodson. jr., U. S. NJ,
son of Admiral Walter Browne
Woodson, U. s. NJ, Judge ad-
vocate general, and Mrs. Wood
son Of Washington.
Miss Karns is a graduate Of
the Shanghai American School
in Shanghai, China, and of
George Washington University.
1t. Woodson was graduated
from the United States Naval
Academy in the class Of 1912.
The marriage will take place in
the near future.
The engagement Of Miss WV
ienne Anne Robeck to Mr..
James H. Clark, jr, U. s. A. r..
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Miss Hildreth Herald Marries
1t. Lancaster in COLLEGE Park

st. Andrews Church in College
Park, Md. was decorated with
palms, white chrysanthemums
and lighted candles for the we'd
ding yesterday afternoon of Miss
Hildreth Adele Herald and 1t.
Otis Ewing Lancaster, U. s. NJ,
which took place at 4 o'clock with
the Rev. Nathaniel Acton ofnciat-
ing.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herald Of
Austin, Tex, and she was escorted
and given In marriage by her
father. Her gown Of white satin
was made with = fitted basque
having yoke Of marquisette
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By the Way
Beth Blaine

Many of the women in the
Nations Capital who have felt
that to do real war work one
must serve in some military or
Federal organization are learn
ing that there are many op-
portunities outside of govern
mental or service agencies to
serve their country. Efficient
Gray Ladies, for instance, says
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forming low pointed neckline
that was finished with a ruffie of
Chantilly lace. Rufiies of the
lace also finished the long fitted
sleeves and the very full skirt was
gathered to the long basque. A
coronet of mother of pearl orange
blossoms held her veil Of illusion
and she carried a brides bouquet
of white roses.
Miss Helen Herald was maid of
honor for her sister and was cos
tuned in blue chiffon and carried
yellow chrysanthemums. and En-
sign Jack Lancaster OF Cleveland
served as best man. The ushers
(see LANCASTER, Page D-o0
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Sonora de Escalante Returning

The Venezuelan Ambassador,
DR.. Don Diogenes Escalante, will
be joined this week by Sonora de
Escalante and their daughter,
Nine. Kerpel Fronius, formerly
Senorita Isabel Escalante.
Sonora de Escalante has been
In New York with her daughter
for some months, having joined
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rands. conducting visitors to
patients on visiting days, taking
patients to operating and X-Ray
rooms, teaching recreational
therapy handicrafts, working at
reception desks, assisting social
service workers in interviewing
patients. keeping records, files; etc.
Mrs. Albert Baggs is chairman
of Gray Ladies for the Dis
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M RS. S m | t h
H e m p S t o ne,
serve wherever
n e e d e d, and
whether they
are assigned to
a military or
naval hospital
or a civilian
hospital. their
W or X Is i'm
portant in the
W a r program.
M r S. H e m p
S t on e is as
S i s t a n t in
charge of pub
lie rela tions of
t h e G r a y
Ladies for the
District of CO.
lumbia.
TT a orn oro
Evening star., 1942-12-06
By Margaret Hart osoci.ty Editor

The Ambassador of Mexico.
Senor DR.. Don Francisco Castillo
Najera. yesterday afternoon es-
corted his lovely daughter, SEN
orita Erma Castillo Najera, to
the altar of st. Matthews Ca
thedral. where she became the
bride of Capt. Manuel Martinez
castro, Assistant Military At
tache of the Mexican Embassy.
Members of the diplomatic
corps turned out in great num-
bers for the ceremony and many
friends of the popular Ambas-
sador and his family in other
circles of society likewise as
sembled in the cathedral for the
interesting wedding. Later the
guests went to the imposing
Mexican Embassy for a brilliant
reception honoring the young
bride and bridegroom.
The Rev. John B. Argaut, assist
ant rector of the Cathedral, Off
ciated, beginning the service
promptly at o'clock. Preced-
Ing this the guests had been
entertained with an impressive
organ recital by Mr.. Nation
Boyce, organist of the Cathedral,
and Nine. FAM d'Aulby, soprano,
had sung a group of sacred songs.
When the organist began the
wedding march the bridegroom
and his best man, Brig. Gen.
Louis Alamillo Flores, Military At
tache of the Embassy, appeared
at the sanctuary rail, where
they were joined by his bride and
the other members of the party,
including the ushers, who were
1t. Col. P. A. Jose Perez Allende.
1t. Col. P. A. Eliseo Martin del
Campo, Maj, D. E. M. Raul de
zaldo, 1t. Guillermo Hernandez
Sagarra, Capt. Gabriel de la
Colina, Maj. Francisco Castillo
Najera, Capt. Luis zavala, all as
sistant Military Attaches of the
Embassy, and 1t. Enrique Car