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Annie Rankin
Lunch Hostess

Miss Annie Laurie Rankin,
daughter Of Representative and
Mrs John E. Rankin, entertained
at luncheon yesterday in honor
of Miss Harriet Campbell White
hurst, whose marriage to DR..
Arthur Lankford, jr., will take
place November Is.
The party was given at the
Shoreham Hotel and the guests
were members of the class of
194l Of Holton Arms. The bride
elect will be the first of the class
to be married.
Miss Rankin came from her
studies at Hollins College to
spend the week end with her
parents.
Miss Whitehurst is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert C.
Whitehurst, and her flance is
the son of DR.. and Mrs. Lank-
ford of Baltimore.
The luncheon yesterday was
one Of series of parties to be
given honoring Miss Whitehurst
before her wedding naxt month.
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to make the centerpieces for the
long dining tables, fanked by
candles. And Mrs. Wiman helped
serve, too, and didn't go home
until after the very last dish had
been washed.
Mrs. E. C. Ropes. who is head
of one of the church circles. not
only brought beautiful home
made chocolate cake, but she
worked like beaver to make the
party a success. And SO did Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce Gault and Mrs.
Magill James, wife of the as
siStant director of the National
Gallery Of Art, and Mrs. John
Niedfeldt and Mrs. Fletcher
Neighbors, who made great pots
Of steaming hot coffee for the
young people.
Dorothy Ann Wheatlev, who is
co-chairman to Mrs. Royal, was
one OF the Jangos present who
really helped make the party a
good one and Daphne Reynolds.
who is in charge Of the next st.
Johns Church party for the
servicemen at Georgetown, drop
ped by to get some pointers on
how this one was being run
and stayed to help. And don't
think for minute that Mr..
Tucker didn't do his part-even
to helping wash dishes.
One fat young soldier apollo
glzed for taking three cups of
coffee, explaining that he had to
rush so at the university from
one class to another that he
hardly had time to finish one cup.
After supper every one gath
cred round the piano and sang
and then they all danced every
thing from the Conga to vi
enneSe waltz.
The Jangos, we learned. can
do Just about everything from
helping out at parties Cthis after
noon they are assisting at
United Nations party to work
ing at the Doctors Hospital.
which they do regularly, working
regularly at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club Canteen and
at the Red Cross Day Nursery
and helping with these st. Johns
Church parties.
And when it comes to making
the "f1xins,' as one young SOL
dier commented, the ladies of
st, Johns Church can really dish
1t outl
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Vladimir Hurbon Again Home;
Other Notes of the Diplomats

The Ambassador of Czechoslo-
vakia, Mr.. vladimir Hurban. re-
turned yesterday from Cuba,
where he has spent the past three
weeks, and will attend the me-
mortal service which will be held
Thursday morning in the Bethle-
hem Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral Of st. Peter and st.
Paul in observance of the 25th
anniversary of the independence
of Czechoslovakia.
Nine. Hurban, who has been in
New York during the absence of
the Ambassador, will remain
there for a few more days and
will be joined by her husband
later in the week. They will then
return to Washington.
Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk
of Czechoslovakia arrived in New
York a few days ago and will
shortly come to Washington.
The retiring Argentine Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Espil are in
New York where they will re-
main for a short time before
leaving for Miami whence they
will fly to Buenos Aires Novem-
ber 6.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Cardenas will return
to the Capital tomorrow from
New York where the Ambassa-
dor went q few days ago to join
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versity Of Michigan and who ar
rived in Washington last evening
to remain until tomorrow.
They are Senor Hiram AIbala.
Senor Luis Alvarez. Senor Raul
Cerda, Senor Herman Cerda.
Senor Ernesto Gomez. Senior
Oscar Gonzalez, Senor Juan Pat
tillo, Senor Carlos Plaza, Senior
Jose MacCourtney. Senor Carlos
Rodriguez, Senor Nicanor Roias.
Senor Jorge Sims and Senior Rual
Vignola.
The State Department ar
ranged for sightseeing trip for
the students this morning.
NewSpapermen from four
countries will come to Washing
ton early in November and will
be entertained at their respective
Embassies and Legations while
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Embassy Reception Will Mark Turk Freedom:
Chilean Enuoy and Wife to Be Hosts Tonight

The Turkish Embassy on Scott
Circle will open its doors Friday
to several hundred members of
diplomatic, official and residential
society who are being invited to
a reception to be given by the
Ambassador and Nine. Ertegun
in celebration of the Goth ami
versary Of the proclamation of
the Turkish Republic. The party
will be held between the hours of
and 7 o'clock.
Another Embassy where hospi-
tality will be dispensed Is that of
Chile, where the Ambassador and
Sonora de Michels Will be hosts
at a reception to be given this
evening at 6 o'clock.
The guests of honor will be
young men from Chile who are
studying engineering at the Uni
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Sonora de Cardenas who had
been there a few weeks.

Sonora de Cardenas who had
been there a few weeks.
Countess van der Straten-
Ponthoz, wife Of the Belgian AM
bassador, has left for Buenos
Aires where she will attend the
wedding of her daughter, Miss
Betty van der STaten-Ponthoz
to Senor Don Norherto Quirno
Costa which will take place Nov
ember "a. The Ambassador
hopes to join his family In Ar
gentina in time for the wedding.
The Peruvian Minister to the
Dominican Republic, Senor DR..
Don Eduardo Garland, with
Sonora de Garland and their
young daughter, Senorita Susie
Garland, will arrive in Washing
ton early in November to take
up his new duties as Minister
Counselor of the Peruvian En-
bassy. Senor Don Gonzalo Gar
land, son of the Minister and
Sonora de Garland, is a student
at Georgetown University.
Senor Don Guillermo Castillo
Najera, brother of the Mexican
Ambassador, Senor DR.. Don
Francisco Castillo Najera, Is leav-
ing today to return to his home
land after short visit at the
Embassy. Sonora de Castillo
Najera, who also has been
(See DIPLOMATS, Page D-4O
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here. Costa Rlca will be repre-
sented by Senor Don Abelardo
Bonilla, Senor Don Ruben Her
nandez Poveda and Senor Don
Joaquin Vargas Coto. They will
be the guests in whose honor the
Costa Rican Ambassador and Sc
nora de Escalante will entertain
at reception at the Embassy
November 10.
The neWSpapermen from Mica
ragua will be Senior DR.. Don
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro and
Senior Dr. Don Andres Largaes-
pada, and they will be feted at
a reception to be given at the
Nicaraguan Embassy during their
visit to the Capital, but the date
(See RECEPTIONS, Page D-4D
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long and slightly pulled at the
shoulder line.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Helen Forbes, Miss Betty Van
Horn, Miss Blanca Vargas and
Miss Kiki Teetz. They wore
dresses made similar to the maid
OF honor in shades of peach and
Nile green. The caps we're of
matching tulle with flowing wells.
Taking her share of the atten-
ton was Beatriz Alfaro, little
daughter of the First Secretary of
the Ell Salvadoran Embassy and
Sonora de Alfaro. She was the
flower girl and made pretty
picture in her fioor-length frock
of blue taffeta trimmed with lace.
She carried basket filed with
roses, which coTesponded to the
flowers in her hair.
Receiving with the bride and
bridegroom at the reception were
Sonora de Coll-Pardo and Mrs.
Frederick Linneman, who, with
her son, Mr.. Wilbert Linneman,
came from her home in Eggerts-
Continued on Page d., Column s.,
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Wedding Blessing From Venezuelan President
Senor1ta Coll Bride Yesterday
With Orchids Peruuding Scene
BY Marearef Hart,

The President of Venezuela,
Gen. Isais Medina Angarita, and
Sonora Gle Medina sent word
from Caracas to Senorita Coll of
their happiness in being padrinos
for her wedding to Ensign Her.
bert F. Linneman, Coast Guard,
which took place yesterday. And
among the brides many wedding
presents is a handsome silver
dresser set, a gift from them.
The attractive daughter of the
Commercial Counselor of the
Venezuelan Embassy and Sonora
de Coll-Pardo also had the honor
Of having the Ambassador and
Sonora de Escalante as padrinos
at her wedding.
Orchids were flown from Ven
eZuela for the bouquets of the
brides attendants. In the great
box Of rare blooms from the
American republic also we're
clusters for the respective
mothers of the young couple to
wear, as we'll as a number of
varieties to display about the
home of the brides parents,
where the reception was held.
AS white orchids are out Of season
Just now in the brides country
those used in her bouquet were
grown here.
The arrangements for the we'd
ding of Senorita Coll and the
young Coast Guard officer were
charming in detail. The cere-
monv took place in the Shrine
of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
with Msgr. Thomas G. Smyth
officiating at the - o'clock
service.
White gladioluses, chrysanthe-
NUNS and roses were used in the
edifice and an organ recital was
gwen just before the ceremony.
The Ambassador and Sonora
de Escalante were among the
frs to arrive and took their
places in the family pews. Many
colleagues of the brides father
in the diplomatic corps and their
wives, as we'll as a large number
of friends of the family in official
and residential circles. witnessed
the wedding and later attended
the reception.
The bride was escorted to the
flower banked altar by her
father. Her wedding gown was
strikingly beautiful. 1t was Of
ivory lace over a satin founda-
ton. The bodice was made with
long sleeves. and a marquisette
yoke outlined with seed pearls.
The full skirt dropped into a
graceful train and her TERED veil
fell from a tiny Juliet cap. In
her white orchid bouquet there
were sprays of stephanotis.
Leading the bridal procession
n the altar where the bridegroom
stood with his best man, Senor
Max Coll-Pardo, brother Of the
bride. were the ushers. In the
group. all officers of the Navy,
were Il, Melvin R. Wettergreen.
1t, J. Howard Jones. Ensign Ed
win Eisenhart and Ensign John
S Murphy.
Miss Isabel Harrison was the
maid Of honor, walking Just
ahead of the bride and her
father. Her gown was of yellow
satin made with a long skirt and
a fitted bodice with a lace yoke.
The sleeves of the gown were
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Home Air Creets Seruicemen
At ST. Johns Parish Hall Party

If you happened TO pass by
Georgetown's historic st. Johns
Episcopal Church the other night,
you might have been surprised
and curious to hear emerging
from the parish hall the sound
Of young voices singing to the
accompaniment of a piano and a
great deal of gay young laughter
accompanying the whole per-
formance.
If you had gone inside this is
what you would have found: The
rector. the Rev. Bland Tucker
(brother of the presiding Bishop
Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and Mrs. Tucker and q
group of ladies of the church
and some 20 young Army men
from Georgetown University and
about 20 of the prettiest Jangos
you've ever seen.
Having finished q very fine
home-coOked supper of chicken
pie and four different kinds of
homemade salad and cake and
ice cream, the Young people were
having an equally good time sing
ing and dancing.
The ladies of the church pre-
pared the food, served it from the
adequately equipped kitchen of
the parish hall. and the Jangos,
who have their offices on the Sec
ond floor OF the parish hall.
came to the party to have sup
per and help entertain the boys.
Two of them played the piano,
and beautifully too, Alice Mo-
bley and Josephine Berlner.
The Assistant Secretary of the
1NdNN anu wi =. INdItIl n. pdl u
and the UnderSecretary of War
ard Mrs. Robert Patterson
dropped by to see how the party
was going tit was Mrs. Bard and
Mrs. Patterson who founded the
Jangos, and Col. and Mrs. Ken
Moth Royal Mrs. Royal is hos
r.talitV chairman for the Jan
goSl were on hand. too-Mrs.
Royal having been the one to
round up the girls for this par
tlcular party, and then, too, Mrs.
McCook Knox, who has done so
much to make the Jangos a sue
cess. came also.
Mrs. Charles Wiman. who lives
Just up the street from the
parish hall, brought some lovely
autumn chrysanthemums from
her garden and these were used
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funerals, attending meetings OF
groups or organizations directly
connected with the occupation OF
profession of the driver, driving for
the purpose of an emergency in
volving a threat to life, health, or
property, or for receiving instruc-
ton or training in meetings or pre-
pairing to meet such emergencies.
Places TabOOed
Among the places which may not
be visited by driving are the fol-
lowing: theaters, amusement parks,
concerts, dances, golf courses, skat-
ing Kinks, bowling alleys, night
clubs, sporting places, races, and
social club meetings, sightseeing,
vacation or travel and So
cial calls are on the mot permit
ted" driving list.
Non-highway rations, for use with
motor boat, or outboat, may be used
only in cases of family necessity,
for travel by military personnel, or
to transport essential food and sup
plies, the regulation states. Pleasure
cruising, guiding of pleasure parties
conducting or chartering of boats
for fishing parties, are banned
Fishing for commercial purposes,
however, is permitted, but special
authorization must be secured
through filing of papers with ra-
ton officials.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
GARDEN CAMPAIGN
HEAD Is AROUSED
Not Too Late to Start
Planting Says Mcdonald;
Reports UnfOunded

Unauthorized persons have been
giving unfounded statements to
newspapers declaring that the
planting season is over charged
Bernard Macdonald, chairman of
the mayors War Garden commit
tee today,
In spite of bad weather which
has delayed planting of War and
Home gardens, it is definitely not
too late to start from scratch" in
planting seeds of snap beans beets,
corn, radishes, onions, cucumbers,
squash, pumpkins, etc, he added. In
fact, early June is recommended for
planting corn in particular, to avoid
the corn borer and corn ear worm,
said Mr.. Macdonald.
Now is particularly the best time
to set out plants of late tomatoes
such as Marglake and Rutgers va
rieties, and eggplant, pepper, late
cabbage and celery seedlings he
added.
He pointed out that experienced
vegetable gardeners plant succession
crops of snap beans, corn, carrots
and beets every two weeks up to
the middle of July. Such vegetables
as turnips and Chinese cabbage and
pumpkin should not be planted
among corn hills until after July l.
August l, sees the vegetable gar
dener putting in another row or two
of leaf and head lettuce and other
greens that flourish during cool
weather, and reach their peak of
flavor, he said. as we'll as carrots,
beets, beans, ETC., that are to be
canned baby size" for full sweet
ness.
Mr.. Macdonald advised gardeners
not to be discouraged because of
the delay in the planting season:
there is still good growing weather
ahead. And plan to take advantage
of it by following instructions in
Professor Wilkinson's War Garden
booklet, copies of which are free at
the Park Department Office.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
CERTIFICATES FOR
FIRST AID PUPILS

The following first aid students
| have completed their advanced
courses under Emil A Albecker and
Miss Frances Gazarian.
Joseph G. Goskie, Elizabeth r.
Cushman. Jennie Dillane, Mary Di-
Napoli, Emma McKenna, Julia M.
Marshall. Leota T. NeusWanger, and
Martha Waekel.
The advanced course under Jo-
seph w. Youngquist and Everett L.
West has been completed by Mrs.
w. ]. Andrus, Helen DudroWicz,
Mrs. E. S. Graham, Mrs. Ruth
Lingis, and Mrs Clifford R. Pres
colt.
The following students have COM
pleted the advanced course under
Walter Racicot and Harry Grover:
Mary E. Link, Prima Magi, Doris
L. Morton Stella Janusaitis, H. E.
Rahmann. Eunice Sutliffe, Frank F.
Spur and Mrs. Margaret Wiedorn.
Certificates are available at the
Red Cross Office at IS Field street.
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Flag Posters

Plans for awarding of certifi-
Gates to parents of Jewish youths
in the service will be formulated
at post and auxiliary meeting of
Fannick post, Jewish War Veter-
ans to be held at SoSsin's restau-
rant Sunday at p, m, it was
announced today by Commander
Sampson Siegel. president.
The post distributed one hun
dred flag posters for windows yes
terday in connection with Flag
Day celebration next Monday.
Civilians may obtain new flags
this year, but the demand will eX-
coed the supply, according to the
War Production Board.
In 1912, demand for all types Of
flags was so great that the pro-
duction of 1941 was doubled, it
was declared.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
NATIONWIDE GAS
RATIONS FAVORED
North Carolina Governor
Critics Vicious System
of Freight Rates

Hartford, Conn, June Sup
Gasoline rationing on a nationwide
basis to equalize the responsible
ties of all the states, was advocated
by Gov. j. Melville Broughton Of
North Carolina in an address last
night at the annual meeting of the
Hartford Chamber of Commerce
1.-THE II eastern seaboard states
should not have to bear this burden
for the rest of the country he de-
clared. This is not a war of IT
states, it is war of 48 states The
people of this section will accept
any necessary hardship of war pro-
vided it is made on a national scale"
In his talk, Gov. Broughton
criticized the vicious and arbitrary
ssytem of freight rates" Blaming
the short sightedness" of northern
manufacturers for the situation. he
said "the business interests of New
England fail to see the commercial
advantages in so great an area as
the south, which with its increasing
purchasing power constitutes the
greatest virgin market in the ma
ton
Concerning the war, and postwar
era, Gov. Broughton said America
for all times must dominate the air.
No amount of treaties, conventions.
group meetings will be of any avail
unless people Of good will have the
power to enforce their dictums.'
AS for how long the war will last.
the governor declared:
In my section there is consider
able difference of opinion. Some
say it will end in the first year of
the fourth term, while others insist
it will close in the fourth year of
the last term
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
New Ordinances Given
Aldermanic Approval
Burning of Refuse Leaves on City's Streets Pro-
hbited; Several New Measures Adopted Last Night

Under the new ordinance passed
by the board of aldermen last night
motored tractors. or other vehicles
with sharp grooves or spikes on the
wheels, are restricted from the ciyt
streets. This is one of the ordi-
nances which was studied by the
revision committee.
Another ordinance favorably voted
upon prohibits the kindling of fires
on the street or on the CUTTERS AL
derman James Abercrombie (R)
strongly emphasized that the street
department should be informed
about it. Another stipulates penal
ties for littering the streets, either
by throwing refuse into them or
letting refuse or vegetables fall from
trucks or wagons.
Another new ordinance demands
that contractors who erect stagings
over sidewalks while remodeling
buildings must obtain insurance in
the amount of $500 to protest
pedestrians.
A long revision of the building
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
CORNELL JOINS
TRIBUNE STAFF
Former Headmaster at
ROmfOrd School Leaves
Government Post

Paul l.. Cornell, former headmas-
ter at Romford school. and a candi-
date for the U. S. Senate in 1870 has
joined the staff of the New York
Herald Tribune in the newly created
post of national editor, according to
an article appearing in Editor &
Publisher yesterday.
Mr.. Cornell retired from the ad-
vertising business in 1886, after
gaining reputation as one of the
leading figures in the advertising
world. He then held the post of
headmaster at the Romford school
Washington. Conn, until the school
was forced to close last year because
so many of its masters had entered
the armed forces.
Mr.. Cornell resigned last month
as chief of the Office of Export of
the Board of Economic Warfare,
saying that he had come to Wash
ington to work on postwar planning
"but as has happened SO often, l
found myself in an Office having
nothing at all to do with postwar
planning"
A veteran of the last war. MI.
Cornell holds decoration from the
Italian government.
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ordinance was favorably voted upon
which requires that all factory WIN
dows on the first floor have wire
glass; that all cinder- block walls
must be waterproofed outside; that
all supporting posts in cellars be of
iron; that chimney have four-inch
concrete cap on top; that in the
case at black glass in front of stores,
metal and cement plaster must be
used instead Of wood; that furnace
must be IL inches away from the
woodwork in houses.
An ordinance establishing fines
for persons allowing infiammable
oils or greases to flow into city
sewers, was passed by the board.
Public hearings will be held June
Is from 7:30 to $3.50 on three pro-
posed ordinance by the board. One
provides for the change of the zon-
ing ordinance with regard to the
property of Charles Devino on
Cooke street Gots 1884 of his
his property changing it from A
to B residential zone.
The second provides that the
! present coming restrictions on room
ing houses and garages in restricted
districts, allowing property in re-
stricted districts to be used for such
purposes. The third amends the
present street ordinance This is
principally a rewriting of various
present notwithstanding re-
placement by contractors of pave
ment dug up for making connec-
tons; prohibiting erection of booths
on sidewalks, prohibiting unneces-
sary noise, and forbidding throwing
snow and ice on the streets.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
CAPT. STEVENS
GIVEN OVATION
Former Local Athlete Dis
tinguishes Himself in
Army Air Corps
WATERVlLLE
Correspondent: Mvs. william e.
Rooney. 1870 Dwight st.
Telephone 3-8475

Waterville, June ga testimonial
banquet was held last night at
Burns restaurant for Captain Rob-
ert L. Bobby Stevens, who re
ceived the distinguished Flying
Gross, Air Medal and Oak Leaf
Cluster, for distinguished service
with the Army Air Corps. Bobby
Stevens is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis j. Stevens of Thomaston ave-
hue, who attended last night. Will
liam j. Cavanaugh was POSTMASTER.
Stevens first won local fame in
athletics. He was presented last
night with a purse and other gifts.
A musical program was provided
Speakers in addition to the toast
master were: James Sullivan, John
Muetin, Frank Seery, Capt. Leigh
Hill. an Army friend of Bobbys
Robert GreatoreX, Francis Burns,
Ralph Davario, Stephen Boroway.
Ronald Brown, George "Yock"
Blinn, Edward Gagain, Conrad Lar
son and John Unikas. Many of these
played with Bobby on Vile baseball
teams.
Captain Stevens. who is home
from activities in North Africa, at
tended Crosby High school and
Mount Saint Mary's College, En-
mitsburg, Md.
John Cavanaugh was in charge
of the arrangements for the testi-
monial. and was assisted by James
Sullivan, Harold Hughes, William
Brennan and Bob GreatoreX.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
CAMPAIGNERS IN
WEEKLY SERMON

Psychological benefits result from
confession of sins. John B. Greco
stated in lecture on Confession
at the weekly meeting of the Cath
olic Campaigners for Christ last
night on the Green. He spoke of the
relief and feeling of freedom con-
fession brings.
Also addressing the gathering
were Joseph M. Sullivan and Robert
Coughlin. The subject of next
weeks lecture will be "Purgatory.'
Similar meetings have been plan
ned by the local group for Hart
ford.
FIFTEEN countries provided mar
ketS for Canadian productse during
the first half of l941.