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Evening star., 1942-02-22

BOLIVIA uIlCu IIllS WEEK cllu dllO WILL
be here before the 1st of March.
Personal Representative
OF Paraguay President.
The newest addition to the ranks
Of Ambassadors at this post Will be
the Paraguay Presidents personal
representative. DR.. Celso VelazQueZ,
who recently was chosen to succeed
Senor DR.. Don Juan Jose Soler as
Minister, has been promoted to the
rank of Ambassador. No time has
been set for his arrival, but it Will
be within the next few weeks, for
the retiring Minister, Senor Soler,
left Friday to join Sonora de Soler
In Paraguay, where she went some
weeks ago. Senor Soler has been
Minister here for little over a year
and with Sonora de Soler has taken
little part in Washington society ex-
cept for the official functions.
Senior Velazquez Is
OF Interesting Family.
Senor Velazquez has an interest
Ing family and probably will be &C
companied by Sonora de Velazquez
and their children. Sonora de Vel
azquez is a native of Asuncion
where the Ambassador also was
born. They are young for their
new post, the Ambassador being
only As. with considerable accom-
plishment to his credit. He has
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Weekend Guests

Col. and Mrs. Joseph F. Battley
Of Arlington have as their week
end guests Mrs. Earl H. Barclay
and her daughter, Miss Nancy Bar
clay.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Parties Hold
Popularity
Miss Lais Among
=. Those Entertaining;
+ Middletons Hosts

Informal parties in the late after
noon continue to hold the fancy of
society, for so many who are deeply
absorbed in war service find this the
most convenient time to get to-
gether with their friends.
A gay meeting of friends yester-
day was found at the Georgetown
home of Miss Edna Lais. who had
asked about 40 guests in to have
cocktails with Miss Beatrice Phillips,
daughter of the United States
Ambassador to Italy and Mrs. Will
liam Phillips, and Miss Renee Stein,
a native of France who is in this
country for the duration.
Miss Phillips Met
Miss Stein in France.
1t will be remembered that Miss
Phillips received the Croix de
Guerre from the French government
in recognition of her meritorious
work as a member of the American
ambulance unit in France 1t was
in France that Miss Phillips met
Miss Stein, and the two attractive
young ladies are now sharing an
apartment at the Fairfax Miss
Phillips now is with the Office of
the Co-ordinator of Information
and her roommate" is studying
law at Georgetown University. Yes
terday's hostess also is busy young
person, for she, too, has a full-time
position.
Miss Lais wore a becoming black
and white afternoon gown, Miss
Phillips also chose black for the
occasion and Mile. Stein was in a
pink beige crepe with which she
wore blue ornaments.
Spring flowers were used about
the charming little house at 2723 0
street, where Miss Lais lives with
her mother, Mrs. Leonor Evans
LaiS. On the tea table there was a
cluster of pink roses. Assisting Miss
Lais were Mrs. Randolph Hunting
ton Miner and Mrs. Natalie Keeney
Phillips.
Mrs. Lais, mother of the hostess,
looked in on her daughters party
for a short time. Mrs. Phillips, how
ever, is in Boston Just now and
could not attend the merry fete for
her daughter.
Chilean Ambassador
Among the Guests.
Among those invited to the party
were the Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de Michels and their daugh-
ter, Senorita Cristina Michels; the
Naval Attache of the Peruvian En-
bassy and Sonora de Sarmiento, the
Secretary Of the Chilean Embassy,
Senor Don Abelardo Silva; the Mill
tary Attache of the Swedish Lega-
tion and Nine. Vessel, the First
Secretary of that Legation and Nine.
Dahlman, Capt. George Allen Day.
export, Mr.. Alfredo de la Dega, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Watson and Mr..
and Mrs. John Leslie Jones. Arch
duke Otto and his brother, Arch
duke Felix, were among the callers
and others who dropped in during
the afternoon were Miss Muriel
Maddox, Miss Isabelle Badger and
1t. Harry Hall.
Tea Is Given
By Middletons.
Another delightful late afternoon
party on the calendar yesterday was
the tea given by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Robertson Middleton in their home
on Thirty eighth street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Middleton entertained for
their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Miller, who came from their
home at Ruxton, near Baltimore.
honors at the very informal
party-for only a small group of
friends Of the visitors were asked
was Miss Elizabeth Huey, formerly
Of Ruxton and now Of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Senior Velazquez Is
OF Interesting Family.

CONTINUED on Page D-8, Col. -
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Continued on Page Do, Col. -
Evening star., 1942-10-11
81 DAYS ADRIFT ONARAFT

This epic OF ,Dar in the South
Pacific 1Das told to Robert Trun-
bull BY Harold F. DIXON, bomber
pilot and aviation chief me
chdnic's mate, U. S. ~, in the
current best seller, "The Raft"
iDhich is no1D being brought to
you in serial form, OF ,Uhich
this is a chapter. Dtron-,Dith
Gene AIdrich, aviation radioman
and gunner, and Tony Pastula,
dpidtion ordnance man - Dds
forced to land a scout bomber in
the ocean tDhen its gas gaze out
on the evening OF January IS,
1912. The craft sank almost i'm
n1ediately, but they managed to
escape on an Sr4-toot rubber raft.
They Dere Without provisions
and NTH scant equipment. Yet
this heroic United States Nary
trio managed to SurUiDe, battling
an Inferno of seas and Dedther
TOR 81 days 0Der course that
covered about a thousand miles
until they finally reached safety
on an obscure dtoH The nerDe-
ttngling details OF this eTtraordi-
nary experience are being related
here as told to Robert TrumbuH.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

So you want Toxic bombed again?
Well, bombs cost money, so help buy
some with War bonds and stamps.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Continued tomorrow.

(Copyright, 1912, by Henry Holt Il Co, Inc
Distributed by King Features, Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Buys Cornell Hit

Hunt Stromberg, who recently
joined the United Artists roster OF
independent producers, has ac-
quired the Aim rights to "Dishon-
ored Lady" one Of Katharine Cor
nell's greatest stage hits.
"Dishonored Lady," which was
produced on Broadway by Gilbert
Miller and was directed by Guthrie
McClintic, opened at the Empire
Theater. After a lonk Broadway
run, Miss Cornell took it on q tri-
umphant tour across the country
in her first coast-to-coast appear
ances. The play was authored by
Margaret Aver Barnes and Edward
Sheldon. 1t enjoyed a 35-week run.
Stromberg will shortly announce
top ranking feminine star who
will play the controversial role Gre
ated by Miss Cornell on the stage.
"Dishonored Lady" is the third
property acquired by Stromberg for
his forthcoming program Of United
Artists releases. He will also pro-
duce the current New York stage
success, Guest in the House." and
the new Clarissa Fairchild Cush-
man novel, Young Widow"
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Capitol-"The Magnificent Dope
Mr.. Fonda laughed at but loved
II IN, las, 4:25, tbs and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1880, 3:35, 6:25 and
9:05 pm.
COlumbia-"Her Cardboard Low
err" the smart set in action: ll:40,
m, LAO, $40, $40, TAO and 9:40
pm.
Earle-"Larceny. Inc" Eddie
Robinson as another variety of
gangster: IL am, lao, 4:30, TBS
and 1910 pm. Stage shows: 12:45,
$40, $50 and 9:l5 pm.
Keith's-"Lady in a JAM" Irene
Dunno and giddily SO: 11:50 am.
l:5o, $50, $50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Little-"The Man Who Seeks the
Truth" French comedy with the
indispensable Raimu: ii am, 1855,
2:40, 4:25, 6:lo, 7:55 and $40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Sergt. York" saga
of war hero: II 25 am, 2:O5, 4:35,
7:05 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Ten Gentlemen From
West Point" Hollywood founds the
United States Military Academy
11:45 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:l0 and 9:35
pm.
Pix-"Mexican Spitfire Sees a
Ghost: 2, 445, 7:30 and 1918 pm
whispering Ghosts: $3.50, 6:15 and
8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

shed leaves for opening sequences,
snow fell and was piled high for sub
sequent scenes, blossoms heralded
spring later and typical New Eng
land summer day was created for
Fourth of July celebration.
Most spectacular Astaire routine
Is "Ffrecracker Barrage," in which
Fred taps way through field Of fire.
works, explosions timed to accom-
pany tapping feet Known as
LATEST screen star, Crosby had role
requiring him to do farm chores
pitching hay. carrying slops. milk
ing cows, currying horses, painting
barns, digging bitches and pruning
trees.
"Footlight Serenade' - Hunk O.
Flesh Mature gets fitting chance
here to show that physique, for in
this musical he plays championship
prize fighter lured into Broadway
show {. Fights it out with John
Payne for favor OF Betty Cradle a..
Tunesmiths Leo Robin and Ralph
Ralnger Thanks for the Memory
wrote seven new songs, six of which
are sung by Betty, who does dance
routines to all seven.
Payne defended his prestige sue
cessfully when he discovered script
called for him to be beaten twice in
bouts with Mature Protest
brought rewrite job-so Payne loses
one by slim margin and gets draw
in. second ~. When Mature knocks
out Jack Roper, ex-professionaI bat
tier, In 2 minutes of first round
Gas script calls for), round actually
Evening star., 1942-07-07
He's a Professional
Laird Crepar revealed a dorl

Laird Cregar revealed a dark Sc.
cret Of his past the other day.
He was working on stage IA al
10th Century-Fox. playing Harr,
Morgan, the pirate, in "The Black
Swan" which Daryl F. Zanuck il
producing in Technicolor, and the
scene called for him to wreck the
set.
you know" he told Director
Henry King. Il could wreck this
set in about 80 seconds. I'm a pro-
fessional."
He told this story. He was IT.
He had SIS saved, and he hitch
hiked from his home in Phila-
delphia to Hollywood. He stormed
the casting offices without luck and
was actually hungry. A friend, Mer-
ritt Hulburd. sent him to Para
mounts construction foreman.
He took one look at me-" re-
called Laird. you're not the Gre
ative type he said. You'd break
down the scaffolds if I put you to
work building sets. I'll make you a
set wrecker.'
80 wrecked movie sets for four
months before I decided I'd never
get the movies that way"
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Ballad SINGERS
Offer Musical
Americana
Songs Diverting
Plain People of
Old Presented
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

Americana of the truest kind made
up the program which the American
Ballad Singers presented last night
at Meridian Hill Park on the Star
light Chamber Music series. For
the first time the music by which
the plain people who built this
country diverted themselves was
gathered together without anything
classical or modernistic to mar the
charm of it's simplicity. Ellie Sieg-
meister, director of the group, has
spent many years in collecting these
songs that represent the very nat
ural expression in music of the feel
ings and events that occupied the
less-cultured iclass in the earlier
days and 1t is priceless recording
Of the sturdy and happy lucky
music, making of more than q CEN
tury.
The American Ballad Singers are
composed Of Ruth Fremont and
Helen Yorke, sopranos; Rebekah
Crawford, coritralto; Earl Rogers
tenor; Doll Swing, brother Of the
famous commentator, Raymond
Gram Swing, baritone, and Earl
Waldo. bass. They sit about table
in the fashion set by the English
Singers and sing unaccompanied
Siegmeister is at one end of the ta-
BILE directing unobtrusively The
harmonization of the songs was ar
ranged by the director, but occa-
sionaily there is solo, or two or
three singers carry the melody
against a hummed accompaniment
The program was divided into
Music of Early America" "Ameri-
cans at Work" THE Melting Pot, "
Legendary Americans" and Folk
Songs Of Today" The finest OF
these was the group which opened
with Jezaniah Summers lode on
Science" written before the .Revolu-
tion. The quaint fantasy of songs
such as Birds Courting Song" and
Deaf Woman's Courtship" were or
set by the very beautiful white
spiritual, Poor Wayfaring Stranger
of the early 18th century and Link
O Day" a fugitive slave song Of so
years later.
Each of the different nationalities
that first came to this country pre-
served something of their own in
the music they developed on Amer
ican soil and songs of the Spanish
missionary priests, the Scottish
settlers of New England, the Penn
sylvania Dutch and the Irish work.
man were listed under THE Melting
Pot" The labor Of early Americans
on the sea, the railroad and in the
shop was celebrated by songs not
too unfamiliar to the present-day
American and climaxed by Shine
On" the famous song of the Hamlin
Wizard Oil Co. in which the cure
all" properties Of the oil is proven" !"
Mr.. Siegmeister, who explained
the songs of each group, included
one group by himself in which he
eulogized the heroes Of America,
who were strangely overlooked by
the music makers. paul Bunyan"
and Ballad of Lincoln Penny" were
completed by the recently written
Ballad of Douglas Macarthur.
The final numbers, folk songs still
heard in different parts of the coun-
Evening star., 1942-07-07

AAV ooAAoCA N1oAAWyA WCht WILL
pletely super -duper in putting
Gehrig's story on screen Acad-
emy award winner, Gary Cooper,
one OF Hollywood's highest-salaried
actors, plays Gehrig Teresa
Wright, lovely find" OF The Little
Foxes" is Mrs. Gehrig Babe
Ruth hired Cat cost Of $4,000 to
play self.
Other real-flesh Yankees were
Bill Dickey. present Yank catcher
and Gehrig's best friend and room
mate on road trips, and Bob Meusel
and Mark Koenig, members Of
famed Yankees murderer's row :.
Sports Columnist Paul Calico did
research and wrote original .
Goldwyn conquered apparently in
surmountable handicap right off
bat in casting Cooper in title role
.. Gehrig was left-handed thrower
and batter :. Not only is Cooper
naturally right-handed, but he
never played baseball in his life u.
Goldwyn turned Gary over to Lefty
ODoul, present manager of San
Francisco Pacific Coast League
club with instructions to make
Cooper ball player-and a left
handed one-inside of two months!
ODoul managed to polish some
Of Gary's rough diamond edges, but
he could not perform impossible,
l. e., make free and easy south
paw out OF adult right-hander 3.
So doubles and tricks were fire.
quently used to make Cooper a
plausible Gehrig :. d. Mrs. Gehrig
spent several months in Hollywood
furnishing data on wholeheartedly
approved Teresa Wright's selection
to play her prototype Theme
song is Always" early Irving Ber-
lin hit, which was favorite of ball
player .. Goldwyn's determina-
ton to use Always" heretofore
restricted by Berlin, brought COM
poser record price.
Pictures last scene shot at Los
Angeles Wrigley Field with 1900
extras In grandstand cheering
Cooper who, as doomed Gehrig,
says adieu to baseball days with
memorable words, People may
think I've had q tough break, but
today feel that I'm the luckiest
man on the face Of the earth"
Holiday 1nn"-Based on story
idea by Irving Berlin, this Fred
Astaire- -Bing Crosby musical con-
tains 13 Berlin tunes Composer
wrote song for each American holi-
day and then conceived idea of
stringing songs together by story
thread !. Not only is this a record
number of Berlin tunes in one film,
but Crosby also excels self by sing
ing IL songs.
Nimble footed Astaire uses two
dance partners in film . Marjorie
rescued from cowgirl roles
on quickie lots, does five routines
with him :. Virginia Dale does
three =. Paramount staged Nation
vide search for dozen beautiful girls
to appear In Louisiana Purchase"
and then used same girls in black
face for Lincoln's birthday sequence
Of this film. ~ ID. - {,
On big stage where farmhouse and
grove Of trees were erected, trees
Evening star., 1942-07-07

photogenic, capable of q bit Of
acting, some singing and a whale of
lot of dancing-the latter with
AStaire.
The four qualifications, Sandrich
realized, were almost impossible to
find in one girl who was not Ginger
Rogers. But he put on a brave face
and began the search. The search
began as he always does with look
ing at screen tests, camera accounts
of the qualifications of those
anonymous lovely young things
who sit in the scullery waiting for
Prince Charming or the lead oppo-
site Charles Boyer. The number Of
tests seemed endless, Mr.. Sandrich
says They revealed a succession of
beautiful girls, breath-taking dam
sells with wide variety of talents.
Some of them could sing, some
could act and some could dance
But, bless Mr.. Sandrich's soul If
there was one in the group who
could do all of them. Mr.. S. was
annoyed, but not undaunted. There
must be some one In Hollywood who
knew OF a girl who was talented In
the same directions as Miss Rogers,
in kind If not in degree, and who
had no notions that salaries ran
into even three figures. He started
checking among his friends, fast
and furiously.
Almost as fast, to his consterna-
ton, the studio bosses started check
ing with him about when he was
going to get started on the picture.
There was a time limit, they said,
as if he didn't know 1t himself.
The talent hunt was approaching
the end of the available supply of
talent before the director got the
slightest hint of break.
* X X
It came then from the fairly un-
usual source of the cameraman who.
after racking his brain for long
time, remembered blond girl he
once had seen at Paramount who
seemed to fill the specifications. He
had made test of her, thought he
could dig 1t up, and hoped that
they might still find her around.
That had been several years before
and he did not know what had
become of the girl.
Sandrich looked at the test, got |
the girls name, and suddenly was
imbued with a sense that she was |
the answer to his prayer.
When he found her, however, it 4
was only to get another shock.
Her dancing, which looked like the
most brilliant part of her screen
test. was something she had given
up four years before She hadn't |
danced a professional step In that |
time on the theory that Ginger
Rogers held the lid on that part of |
the cinema business. Instead she
had gone to acting in Western pic
lures, those leading roles in which
q pretty blond girl is snatched of |
the backs of horses alternately by |
the villain and the hero.
BY that time, Mr.. s. didn't care
what she, had been doing. Once |
she had danced and she could dance |
again. She was the end of the
search and she could adapt herself |
accordingly. Getting in shape for
the Astatre picture was q matter |
between her and her muscles.
She was what his budget needed |
and that was that.
X X
1t turned out that his budget
and picture were precisely what she
thought her career needed. too, so
the collaboration began with equal
fervor on both parts.
1t has worked out so that Miss
Reynolds is fine bet never to
have to ride horse for a living
again.
Success, you can see, is a mere
matter of bookkeeping.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

lasted 3 minutes, due to quirk
in public's time psychology /.
Sports events in movies always take
longer than in reality For ex-
ample: Director Frank Capra's famed
horse race in Broadway Bill" lasted
full IL minutes on screen-more than
8 minutes past reality !. But the
audience loved it and never noticed
Mature declared his appearance in
shorts for this movie will mark last
Of his body beautiful roles :. He
wore tiger skin in first. "One Million,
BIC" and bathing suit in recent
Song Of the Islands" Said Vic:
"A little Of that body beautiful stun
goes a long way. I don't mind 4
little kidding. but I've been taking
1t from here to breakfast. I didn't
spend 10. years learning to act on
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Brady Directs
University Show

The Catholic University revival OF
THE Knight Of the Burning Pestle,' u
opening tomorrow at $3.50 pm. for
a four-day run at the University
Theater, will be directed by Leo
Brady. Mr.. Brady, whose writings
for the stage in collaboration with
Walter Kerr are widely recognized,
thus joins the select rangs of Sue
cessful actor r-playwright-d directors
The recent Brady-Kerr production,
Count Me 1n," is now being pre-
pared for Broadway showing.
Tickets for the performance are
available at the door.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

try, included upon the Mountain, VI
THE Devil apd the Farmers Wife, -
Chilly Winds" and Rye Whisky"
The singers enter into the spirit of
the songs and give them the proper
serious or humorous Interpretation
with excellent ensemble. Thursday
night the singers will appear again
In an entirely new program follow
ing the same outline as that of last
night. ...
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Davis, Film Cowboy,
Weds Model, 21

b the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July Oath
er A. (Art) Davis, 20, cowboy film
actor. and Shirley Parfait, 2l-year-
old New York model, were married
yesterday by Mayor Floyd r. Green
In City Hall.
The bride came here from Pitts
bursh. home of her mother, Mrs.
Robert Wise. Davis Is on tour in
the United States Treasury's War
bond sales campaign.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

scores being very expensive, and
with Fred Astaire and Crosby as
his male leads. The latter two also
are enormously costly items. Be-
tween the three, Mr.. Sandrich did
not need to shoot an inch of film in
order to find himself enmeshed in
bookkeeping that could be called
appalling with all the sincerity and
honesty in the world.
X
One Of the rare ways out of the
problem seemed to be finding a girl
whose salary demand would be as
modest as modest That alone would
have been easy, but along with that
requirement she also had to be
Evening star., 1942-07-07

M ark 8 a n d.
rich. Now that
1t is all over and
the picture is in
the cans, Mr..
Sandrich talks
about it with
high good hu-
NOR. Once, he
admits, it was
d rivin ng him
slowly crazy.
That was when
he found him
self with the
Irving B erlin
score for the
musical, Berlin
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Lots of Dog

Albert Decker, playing In Para
mounts Wake Island" gets q dog
for each OF his children. The third
and latest addition to the Decker
kennel Is a 125-pound Great Dane.
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Budget Trouble, Not Own,
Started Miss Reynolds
Sandrich Needed inexpensive Dancer
And After Long, Weary Search
He Found Her on a Horse
BY JAY CARMODY.

Marjorie Reynolds wants to the
how she became movie star the best
Budget trouble"
should really
budget trouble will referring
fiscal
Inn" opposite Bing Crosby and Fred*
Asare the almost personal
pooeeio aPaoe o plt OF
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Gehrig Film May Break
link on Diamond Tales
If Cost Counts, Goldwyn Spending Due
To Shatter Long.Standing Hoodoo;
Astaire Uses Two Partners
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD,
Sideliphts on new films

Sideighs films:
Yankees'-timed in Of
major league this celuod
for all whether previous
dealing with diamond
Evening star., 1942-07-07

Broadway just to be . male Gypsy
Rose Lee-so these boxing trunks are
my swan song in nudiNn."
Evening star., 1942-07-07
DANCING.

DON MARTINI-(over 10000 pupils in
U. 81 Fox Trot, Waltz. JitterbuR, Rumba.
Lessons low as 81. Start today! Air
cooled. l01a 18th St NV. RE. 5416.
Evening star., 1942-07-07

ADJUSTMENTS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12

And today those ntw steels arc
IN service doing the Job as good
or in some cases bctter-than the
steels they replaced.
And on the lighter side, here's
q delicious little item ] noticed In
the Pontiac Warrior Pontiac
Motor Divisions employee maya.
zine:
What the Nails think OF
their Italian allies Is shown by
this item taken from a German
army magazine found In Lydia:
italian War Communique:
On the Tobruk front large
force Of Italians attacked an
enemy cycllst, causing him 20
dismount. After heavy and pro-
longed fighting they were able
60 puncture his tires. The front
wheel was destroyed, while the
loss OF the rear wheel must also
be considered probable.
The handlebars arc In our
hands. hut possession Of the
frame Is still being bitterly con-
tested"