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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-29

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-29
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BY LEO MACDONELL.

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-29
Fun for JOCKEYS
They'll Get Chance TO Laugh as Former Riders
Return TO Saddle at Fair Grounds Today
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

Rosemon in the 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap. Some Of his most
noted riding triumphs were scored
or the brilliant Challedon in the
Arlington Classic, Hawthorne Gold
Cup and Narragansett Handicap.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Congressional Club
To Hear DIR. Rhee

DR.. Syngman Rhee, chairman Of
the Korean Commission and repre-
sentative Of the provisional govern
ment of Korea, now exiled in Chung
king, and Mime. Rhee will be the
guests of honor at the weekly tea
tomorrow of the Congressional Club.
DR.. Rhee will speak at 3 o'clock,
after which he and Mime. Rhee will
receive with the president of the
club, Mrs. John Tabor. Assisting
will be members of the Hospitality
Committee, including Mrs. r. w.
Keane, Mrs. Hampton Fulmer, Mrs.
Cleveland Newton and Mrs. Roy
Woodruff.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Miss Havird
Is Married

Miss Mildred D. Havird, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Havird Of
Silverstreet, 8. c.. and Capt. Dale
L. Vincent. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Z. Vincent of La Junta, Colo,
were married today at noon. The
wedding took place In the Memorial
Chapel at Walter Reed Hospital,
Col. Charles D. Trexler, Lutheran
chaplain at Walter Reed, officiating.
The bride wore a baby blue dress
made with jacket, and q small
black hat trimmed with white fiow-
ers. She carried an fashioned
nosegay of pink sweet peas, blue
delphinium and sprays of baby's
breath.
Miss Valerie T. Bennett Of Union
City, Tenn, was maid of honor and
1t. John A. Martin of Mississippi
was best man. Miss Bennett was
dressed in rose pink, with which she
wore a black hat and carried a nose
gay similar to that of the bride.
Capt. and Mrs. Vincent will leave
later today for brief wedding trip,
the bride to wear a travelling suit
of gray-blue with baby-blue
blouse, hat and gloves and luggage
tan shoes and purse. They will
make their home at 2310 Fortieth
place. Mrs. Vincent was graduated
cum laude from Winthrop College
at Rock Hill, S. c., and Is a member
of Kappa Delta Pi and Pi Gamma
Mu. Capt. Vincent is in the Office of
the chief of Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice. He attended the University of
Wyoming and Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and Is a member of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Mrs. Eleanor Close Rand
Weds Hans Habe>Bekessy

them, returning to this country
after the French defeat. She is presi-
dent Of one of the French relief
agencies in Washington.
Mr.. Habe- -Bekessy's mother for
merly was Miss Blanca Marion of
Budapest and now lives in New York.
He is a well-known author and saw
service at the front, where he was
promoted to chief of scouts and at
the fall of Hungary was captured by
the Germans. He escaped from a
prison camp at Dieuze after three
months. Mr.. Habe- -Bekessy gained
world fame by his family story of
Hitler, in which he disclosed his dis
covery of the real family name of
Hitler as being Schuecklgruber. In
1892 he was chief editor of Der
Morgen in Vienna, the youngest
chief editor in Europe. and is one
of the 200 prominent anti-Nazi
writer's to whom President Roose-
welt granted a special visa to enter
this country after the fall of France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Habe-Bekessy met
when the former came to Washing
ton to give lecture for the COM
mittee of which the bride is head,
the lecture being given in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Davies.
Mr.. Close went to New York for
the wedding and will return the
first Of next week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davies are at their Palm Beach
home, where Mrs. ,Habe- -Bekessy has
been during her recuperation.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Bride Is Daughter
of Edward b. Close.
Mrs. Walter Wyatt
Gives Lunch Party
For House Guests

Mrs. Walter Wyatt gave lunch
party yesterday entertaining in her
home on Kalmia road in honor Of
Mrs. Dave E. Satterfield, wife OF
Representative Satterfield Of Vir-
ginia, and Mrs. B. A. Knowlton,
wife of Col. Knowlton, who are her
house guests. Mrs. Satterfeld has
remained in their Richmond home
since her husband came to Congress
and only comes to Washington to
visit and Mrs. Knowlton Is here
from Columbia, S. c., where she will
ioin her husband the end OF the
week.
Others at the luncheon included
Sonora de Castro, Sonora de
Caceres. Nine. Semi Pramoj, Mrs.
Carter Glass, Mrs. James H. Hughes,
Mrs. Burnet R. Maybank, Mrs. Err
nest H. Gruening and Senorita Ar
guello. Guests of Mrs. Wyatt from
the residential circles included Mrs.
William A. Lewis, Mrs. Bruce Smith,
Mrs. Brian Bell and her house guest,
Mrs. Daniel De Luce, wife of the
foreign correspondent; Mrs. Harry
Scarborough, Mrs. Francis Cabell
Brown. Mrs. Golden Bell, Mrs. Sic
fort Stellwagen, Mrs. r. M. Evans,
Mrs. B. R. Burtwell, Mrs. R. L. Kent.
Mrs. William A. Disque, Miss Minnie
Mae Fleming and Miss Anne Cot
trell
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Crowds Flock
ToSale to Aid
Servicenen
Martial Music
Attracts Many to
Annual Event

II the patronage OF the rummage
sale of the woman's Army and Navy
League is half as good today as 1t
was yesterday the fresh supplies
of stock arriving almost hourly will
be greatly needed. The former
Lotus Lantern Tearoom at 733
Seventeenth street was crowded
through the morning and afternoon
and the attractive wearing apparel
as well as furnishings overhowed
into the corner shop at Seventeenth
and H streets.
And all this was carried on by
the efficient members of the league
without their tireless president, Mrs.
Raymond F. Fowler, to help. She
remained at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club at 10l5 L street
to fill In for the shortage OF help
and spent the day answering tele-
phones, serving in the cafeteria and
helping generally in the running Of
the popular club.
To aid in the upkeep and improve
ment of this club for servicemen
the league holds its annual rum
mage sale. Yesterday many were
attracted by the martial music of
the Navy Band and fingered to buy
as well as enjoy the delicious salad.
sandwiches and coffee-al home
made and donated to the league for
the sale. Today the Army Band will
play during the early lunch hour
and tomorrow the Marine Band
will fill this place.
Bright umbrellas at small and
colorful tables were placed IN the
vacant lot to the south of the one
story building, formerly the tearoom
and now belonging to the Govern
ment. Here many workers in nearby
Office buildings as well as the hus-
bands of many of the salesladies for
the league stopped for their lunch
and scores returned today to enjoy
the homemade delicacies.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Returns to Capital

Miss Mary Agnes Roueche has
returned to her apartment at 1914
Massachusetts, avenue from a visit
in North Carolina.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Gladys Wallace
Engaged to Wed
Sergt. Goldsmith

Capt. william c. Wallace. Sup
ply Corps. U. 8. N, and Mrs.
Wallace announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Gladys Clifton Wallace, TO Sergt.
Lawrence Davis Goldsmith, Army
Air Corps.
Miss Wallace is a graduate Of
woodrow Wilson High School Of
Washington and is now COM
pleting her sophomore year at
the College Of william and Mary
in Williamsburg. Va. She is a
member OF Delta Delta Delta.
Sergt. Goldsmith is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Hindle of
Drexel Hill, Pa. He attended
Virginia Military Institute and
the College Of William and Mary.
He Is q member Of Pi Gamma
Alpha.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Gunston Hall
Tour Is Planned

Miss Genevieve L. Porter, Mrs.
Thomas l.. Howerton and Miss Ethel
Clark of unit No. 2 of AL Souls
Memorial Episcopal Church are
sponsoring the pilgrimage Saturday
afternoon to Gunston Hall, on the
Potomac River near Mount Vernon,
home Of George Mason of Virginia.
Mr.. Louis A. Hertle, owner of Gun
ston Hall, will keep open house for
members and friends of the church.
The tour OF the old house and gar
dens will start at 2 o'clock.
Those assisting In the tour are
Mrs. Wayne Wirgman, Mrs. Louis
S. Green and Mrs. Llewellyn c..
Thomas.
A police escort will accompany
the calvacade from the church at
1:50 o'clock Reservations may be
made with Miss Clark before noon
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Mrs. Roosevelt Is Guest
Speaks at Benefit Luncheon
Given by the 18th Club

Mrs. Roosevelt, who has adhered
strictly to her rule TO not attend pure
ly social functions for the duration,
today attended the luncheon Of the
18th Club because proceeds of the
event win go to q worthy cause.
Each year the club, composed of
wives of members of the Seventy
fifth Congress, gives luncheon for
some philanthropic organization and
the Presidents wife has been their
honor guest and speaker on each
occasion. Today's affair will swell
the funds for the Save the Children
Federation.
Mrs. Laurence r. Arnold, president
Of the club, received Mrs. Roosevelt
upon her arrival at the Kennedy
Warren, where the luncheon was
given, and presented her TO the
guests at the close. The Presidents
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Mrs. Garrett Plans
Flower Mart Booths

Mrs. George Angus Garrett, chair
man of the flower mart, which will
be held on the pilgrim steps of the
Washington Cathedral of st. Peter
and st. Paul Friday, May l, met
with Mrs. Daniel Knowlton, chair
man of the Booths Committee, yes
terday to decide on the location Of
the more than Is displays which
will be presented by the mart.
Because of the additional number
of booths taking part in the mart
this year, plans were made for the
displays to occupy almost the entire
amphitheater as we'll as the pilgrim
steps. Chairmen of the various COM
mittees were on hand to receive
their assignments.
Evening star., 1942-04-23

wife, following her custom at these
affairs, gave a short talk after being
presented with corsage OF violets
by the organization.
In addition to the honor guest and
Mrs. Arnold, others at the head table
were Mrs. Henry A. Wallace. wife of
the Vice President; Mrs. Carter
Glass, Mrs. Charles o. Andrews. Mrs.
william II. Smathers, Mrs. Allen j.
Ellender, Mrs. Lister Hill and Repre-
sentative Margaret Chase Smith.
Still others there were the officers
of the club. including Mrs. James
II. Hughes, vice president; Mrs.
AimeIJ. Forand, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Vincent r. Harrington,
third vice president, and Mrs. w. r.
Poage. treasurer. Mrs. Jerry Voor-
his, secretary Of the organization,
was unable to attend because Of lie
ness
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Army Navy Country Club
Dance Held to Benefit
Families of Navy Men
Residential and Official
Washington Joins Northern
Virginians i'm Backing Fete

and yet there serious side the dance
given last colorful
event given raise funds Relief which
for widows and orphans the fighting forces
ocas and residents Washington with Northern vnian
who arranged the benefit the affair outstanding both
socially and financially
Associate Justice and Mrs Hugo L. Black Associate Justice and Mrs
Stanley Reed Associate Justice and Robert
those who danced aid Navy
sado Senor Don Diogenes Escaan diplomats
with flags placed attractive building
Evening star., 1942-04-23


Potomac River.
Thurman Arnoids
Are Hosts at Dinner.
The roof garden. opened for the
first time this season, was q welcome
spot and many adjourned there be-
tween dances. The members Of the
Supreme Court and their wives were
guests OF Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs Thurman Arnold. who
entertained at dinner in their home
in Mclean. Va, before the dance.
Others who dined with Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold were Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. Samuel o. Clark
Judge and Mrs Warren Madden,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mackall, Mr..
and Mrs. d. S. Mackall. jr; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Laylin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cox,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rixey Smith, Mrs. Carl
Arnold, sister -in-law OF the hosts,
and the hostess sister. Mrs. Royal
Hauer Of New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jouett Shouse, Mai. Holmes Bald
ridge and Mr.. Stuart Guthrie.
Judge and Mrs. Goodwin
Give Buffet Supper.
The Ambassador was the guest
at q buffet supper before the dance
which Judge and Mrs. Clarence
Norton Goodwin gave in their apart
ment in the Shoreham. Sonora de
Escalante and her daughter. Senor-
tia Marie Teresa Escalante, are in
New York shopping for the latter's
trousseau and were unable to attend
the party. Other guests of Judge
and Mrs. Goodwin were Mr. Herbert
Evatt, the Minister of External
Affairs for Australia, who Is Acting
Minister at Washington, and Mrs.
Evatt; Senator Arthur Capper, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. w. H. p. Blandy,
the latter assistant chairman of the
rummage sale for the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club; Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Harold G. Bowen,
the latter also among the workers
for the rummage sale; Mrs. Patrick
Jay Hurley, wife of the United
States Minister to New Zealand,
and their son-in-law and daughter,
Or. and Mrs. Henry BeaH Gwynn:
Mr.. and Mrs. Adlai Stevenson, Sir
Anthony and Lady Rumbold, Miss
Dina Brand, Mr.. Dean Rucker and
his mother, Mrs. Rucker of Detroit;
Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm, Miss Jane Culbertson, Mrs.
Natalie Keeney Phillips, Miss Muriel
Maddox, Miss Nancy Weller, Mr..
Hobart Chatfield- Taylor, Mr.. Peter
Dewey and MFR. Jack Seeger.
Herbert J. C. Bryants
Are Hosts Before Dance.
Mr.. Herbert J. c. Bryant, who was
chairman for the dance, and Mrs.
Bryant were hosts to a group of
their neighbors In nearby Alex
andria. entertaining at a buffet
dinner before dancing at the club.
Others who entertained before the
fete were Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Dawson Richardson, who were hosts
at cocktails and a buffet supper at
White House, their place at Fairfax.
Their guests were Col and Mrs.
H. w. T. Eglin, Col. and Mrs. H.
DuFreene, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Graham, Mrs. Adeline Serre and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hoover of
Warrenton, Miss Brandt Day, Mr..
and Mrs. Prev Savoy, Mrs. Lennig
Sweet, Mrs. Irene Caldwell and Mr..
Royal Firman.
The Misses Randolph and Phyllis
Richardson, daughters of the hosts,
also had guests before the dance,
Miss Anne Burke being a joint
hostess with them. After the supper
they and their guests occupied the
tables of Mrs. Baldwin Day Spillman
OF Warrenton, who was unable TO
attend the dance.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Caroline Coward
Becomes Bride

Mrs. Herbert Coward of East Falls
Church announces the marriage Of
her daughter, Miss Caroline New
man Coward, to Mr.. Odell Long
Whipple. jr.. son Of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Whipple Of Washington. The
wedding took place Saturday in
Grace Episcopal Church at The
Plains. Va. and was followed by a
wedding supper at the Red Fox Inn
at Middleburg.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Visits i'm MARYLAND

Miss Lucia Hendrickson has re-
turned to her apartment at 1921
Biltmore street from a visit TO
Mountain Lake Park, Md, where
she and her sister, Miss Camille
Hendrickson, expect to make their
home after the first week in May.
Evening star., 1942-04-23

Former United States Ambassador
to Moscow and Mrs. Joseph z. Da-
vies announce the marriage of the
latter's daughter. Mrs. Eleanor
Close Rand, to Mr.. Hans Habe-
Bekessy, son of Mr.. Imre Bekessy,
publisher and editor. The wedding,
postponed from March % because of
the illness Of the bride, took place
yesterday in the First Magyar Pres
byterian Church in New York City,
the Rev. Laszlo de Harsanyi reading
the service in its original Hungarian
Mr.. and Mrs. Habe- -Bekessy left
later yesterday for a brief wedding
trip in the South, after which the
bridegroom will start on a four
month lecture tour in this country.
The tour will include Army camps,
to which he has been invited by the
War Department.
Bride Is Daughter
of Edward b. Close.
Mrs. Habe- -Bekessy Is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Edward Bennett Close,
who recently returned from France
and now is connected with the
American Red Gross in Washington
She was graduated from the Spence
School and Miss Porter's School IN
Pennington, Conn, and made her
debut In New York in 1927. She
was presented at the Court of St
James in 1928, and while Mr.. Davies
was Ambassador at Moscow and, at
Brussels she made her home with
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Senator Returns

Senator and Mrs. Dennis Chavez
returned late yesterday afternoon
from fortnight's visit in New
Mexico where they toured over the
State and then stopped in El Paso
for short stay before coming north.
Evening star., 1942-05-10

not to permit attack upon the United
Nations"
Lending strength to our attitude, State
Department added warning that Amer
lean policy toward French Martinique
and relations with Vichy would be strictly
on day-to-day basis. For It's part. Vichy
declined to accept American position on
British action, but Chief Of Government
Laval emphasized his state will not make
first move for rupture of diplomatic re-
lations with Washington.
Two days Of sharp fighting followed
British landing. but capitulation of Diego
Suarez was announced on Thursday with
continuing French resistance expected
to be isolated and local. Britain s
Churchill, informing House Of Commons
of operation, said very strong forces
of all arms were employed: French
sources reported % British ships, In
cluding five heavy war vessels, in at
tacking squadron.
On Friday came reports that American
and South African troops were joining
British on captured island.
Entire action not only improves posi-
ton of United Nations in African Middle
East theaters, but is indicative of offen-
sive psychology which has been growing
in minds of Allied strategists-perhaps
final abandonment of too little-too late
policies.
Evening star., 1942-05-10

cut it off first by one approach and then
another from the sources where military
equipment, food and varied supplies
might be moved into a beleaguered
country.
From the beginning of her war, China's
greatest needs have been airplanes,
heavy artillery and tank
Chino's materiel. With her sea coasts
Plight and thoses of adjacent coun-
tries gradually falling under
Jap occupation or blockade, major sup
ply line up to last March had been
through Rangoon, overland to Lashio
and then along famous roadway which
had been built into modern highway by
combination of Chinese hand labor and
American engineering advice.
When Rangoon fell and Burma's fate
appeared shaping up, preliminary work
began on an alternative route from CAL
cutta to Sadiya, then through noun
famous country to junction with estab-
hshed arteries into Chungking. Jap sue
cesses to this date already have made
this route too vulnerable to be practi-
cable.
Today, third overland trail is receiv-
Evening star., 1942-05-10
Naval Victory Coral Sea Seen Herong Turn Of Tide Pacific

tinuous artillery and aerial bombardment
from Nipponese.
On Tuesday night came word that
heavy rolling barrage from Jap land
batteries on Bataan and Cavite had torn
away last Of Corregidors beach defenses
and had been followed by landing of
overpowering Nip storm forces. Some
IL hours later came sad news that Gen.
Jonathan Wainwright reluctantly had
accepted terms of Jap demand for sur
rendering his tired men-not only those
on Corregfdor, but on nearby forts OF
Drum, Hughes and Frank, and perhaps
for complete cessation Of American-Fili-
pino formal resistance in all islands Of
Philippine group.
War Department estimates placed sur
rendered personnel at more than 1000.
History marked an end to an epic
but one which will be avenged.
For Toxic, this latest humiliation Of
American forces brought the strategic
advantage of freeing considerable Jap
strength from further heavy fighting
duties in the Philippines, and of finally
opening Manila Bay and Cavite to full
use Of Nip naval units.
Evening star., 1942-05-10
On MADAGASCAR

In the cool, African dawn of last Tues
day Britain, and to only slightly lesser
degree all the United Nations, aban-
doned their long efforts to maintain
polite relations with Vichy France.
Fearful of japanese attempts to
bracket the Indian Ocean and cut pres
ent sea lanes into the Middle East, Lon
don launched an all-British air-naval-
land attacking force on the 1,OO0-mile
long French island of Madagascar, guard
ian of the western reaches Of the Indian
Ocean.
Standing Off the northern tip of this
strategic outpost, British ships poured
out their hardened and trained invasion
troops for quick surprise assault upon
Diego Suarez, French naval base.
simultaneously. British officials in
formed French authorities that occupa-
ton was being undertaken
British to prevent the island from
Seizure falling into Axis hands,
pledged restoration to France
at conclusion of the war, and offered
repatriation to French who did not de-
sire to cooperate with the United Ma
tions.
In Washington, this Government an
nounced It's full approval and support"
for the British action, and warned vichy
Evening star., 1942-05-10

ing increased consideration despite its
tortuous 2,000-mile length between
Chungking and Alma Alta, Russian rail-
road junction. By this route, some sup
plies could and probably will be hauled
by rail and road from the Persian Gulf
$500 miles from Chinas capital.
Obviously this is not bright picture
for China herself or the United Nations
who have depended so much and been
served so we'll by that ancient people S
fighting courage.
There remain, however, such hearten-
ing circumstances as that very courage
and resourcefu1ness of Chang and his
countrymen, and the solemn promise of
President Roosevelt that ways will be
found" to keep China supplied. To those
who have watched American ingenuity
throw itself into this problem of fighting
modern war, the developing ability to
move great quantities of freight by air
provides the most encouraging factor.
While bases must be established and held
for such operations outside of China,
officials already are contemplating the
nearby delivery of 900 tons of war ma
terial daily to the Chinese fighting front
Westward from the Burma spring
board, Jap aggression already has licked
its venomous tongue on In
lndjo dia-that restless but i'm
In Peril placable country of 350, ,0O0,-
900 strangely divided peoples.
From Akyab, Burmese seaport on the
Bay Of Bengal, another Jap column
moved late in this week across India s
frontier toward Chittagong, indicating
that their objective after that coastal
city may be Calcutta, one of Asia's great
crossroads.
With India itself receiving divided
counsel from its political leaders on
whether to fight invasion or to resist"
it only by non-violent cooperation, there
Is little reason to believe that any serious
Jap drive at this country will be seriously
damaged by native opposition.
Under general command of Sir Archi-
bald Wavell, British defending forces
likewise are not believed to be equal In
equipment or numbers to the strength
which Toxic may divert for this effort.
Present, however, is hard-hitting
American air force under Maj. Gen.
Lewis Brereton, already pledged to an