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Evening star., 1943-06-08
War Departments S
Expansion Over,
Patterson Says
Shaking Down After
Largest Employment
Program Known Here
By WILL P. KENNEDY

The War Department, the
Governments S largest employer" "
has had an "expansion unparal-
leled in the history of govern
mental departments" Undersec-
retary of War Robert P. Patterson
told the Civil Service Investigat-
ing Committee today.
Our period of expansion is over,
however. he said. I'VE are and
have been shaking down our or
ganization. The War Department
has been Jealous to obtain the most
efficient use of civilian employees
Less than three years ago there
were 100000 civilian employees in
the War Department, Mr.. Patterson
pointed out.
To-day we have 1905, 900 en-
p1oyes," he said.
Force Already Reduced.
There will probably be a reduc-
ton Of about 100000 civilian en-
ployes in the War Department
within a few months Mr.. Patter-
son told the committee He did not
state, however. how many of these
if any, would be from the force in
Washington.
Already departmental employment
has declined from $1,000 last No
vember TO $4,000 at the present time
largely due to decentralization, he
said.
| Orders are being issued through
William Cushnick, director of civil
ian personnel. for an economy drive
both in the departmental and field
services. Mr.. Patterson said.
Undersecretary Patterson empha
sized that last year Secretary Slim
son appointed a War Department
ManpoWer Board headed by Mai
Gen. Lorenza D. Gasser to study
and make recommendations to cut
out needless or duplicating work ol
military personnel. Because of in.
tegration of military and civilian
personnel at Army installa tions au.
thority was also given to make rec.
concentrations regarding civilian
personnel.
That board is doing a good Job,
said Mr.. Patterson.
The vast majority of War De.
partment employees are not clerk.
or stenographers," Mr.. Patterson ex.
planned land less than per cent O
them are stationed in Washington
They do great variety of impor.
tant war jobs from manufacture ol
guns in our arsenals and the repair
of our airplanes to the distribution
of our supplies and the operation Of
sea ea-going vessels-in every phase o1
the activities of the Army excep,
actual combat"
The Undersecretary of War pro.
tested that the War Department 1.
not haven for draft dodgers" HI
said that deferment had been askec
for less than 2 per cent of the males
employed. Today there are 12,0Ot
men employed in the departmental
service: Over 1000 men have left
the departmental service to go into
the armed forces The Depart.
ment's policy is that mo one is ir.
replacable.
Employees Mostly Women.
In an effort to make male EN-.
ployes available for military service
the Department has done its best
to secure female requirements"
This program has met with sue
cess. In the departmental service
IS per cent of our employees are
women. In the field service it Is
estimated that 81 per cent Of oul
employees are female. At the Frank.
(see CIVIL SERVICE. Page A-ls.)
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Nazi Raids on Cork
Back Moscow Belief
Zero Hour Is Near
industrial Center East
Of Red Capital Attacked
For Second Night
ne Associated Press.

MOSCOW, June 8.-Oncial
disclosure that the German Air
Force raided the industrial CEN
ter of Gorki, $50 miles east of
Moscow on the Volga River, for
two consecutive nights empha-
sizes the belief of observers here
that the conflict is now taking
on more of the character of a
war Of attrition-With the zero
hour near.
The German radio. quoting a
military spokesman in Berlin.
said in a broadcast today that
Soviet losses in four battles in the
Kuban bridgehead of the Cau-
casus in the last six weeks
amounted to 25 rifle divisions and
almost II tank brigades. The
broadcast was recorded by the
Associated Press,
The Germans announced last
night in a Berlin broadcast that
they had raided Cork for the
tiiAi u SuNtCSSlfC 1llSlll anu Ildu SpJ
large fires with 500 tons of ex-
plosives and 100000 incendiaries
1t was at Cork where Ford engi-
neers helped the Russians build
their great automobile factory
which since the war has been con-
Verted into a giant armaments CEN
ter.
The Russians in turn have struck
heavily at German concentrations
and supplies, particularly in the area
between Bryansk and Gomel in the
south-central sector where Ger
man-held railway functions have
been blasted heavily.
The magnitude of the aerial COM
bat during the last five weeks into
which the Germans and Russians
have thrown thousands of planes
was attested by the official week end
Soviet announcement that 752 Nazi
planes had been destroyed in the
week ended Saturday, at loss of 2l2
Russian aircraft.
The midday Russian communique
described strong German feeler ac-
ton and new troop concentrations
In the south-central hinge" area.
German attacks on outposts near
Belgorod, northwest of Kharkov
were beaten off in fierce hand-to-
| hand fighting. said the communique,
which was broadcast from Moscow
and recorded by the Soviet monitor
! in London. 1t said that about two
companies of Germans were killed
when big Russian guns shelled an
infantry column near Sevsk. north
west OF Kharkov. Six German
planes were shot down near Belgo-
rod in continuation of the aerial
| warfare. it added.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr.

Civilians were served notice
by the Agriculture Department
today that 1914 may bring fur
ther restrictions in their diets
along with rationing of such
basic commodities as milk, eggs
and vegeta bles.
AS for the remainder of this year,
the department said stocks of ra-
toned foods. along with prospective
production, probably will be ade-
quate to maintain the present level
of consumption"
Evening star., 1943-06-08

(See FOOD, Page Az.
Evening star., 1943-06-08

(See CQAL. Page AID
Evening star., 1943-06-08

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-x Of this edition of
The Star, supplementing the news OF
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1943-06-08

Continued On Page AS, Column l }
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Senator Hawkes.
And Wife Honored
At Luncheon

An interesting luncheon on the
calendar yesterday was that given
by Mr.. and Mrs. George E. String
fellow of Orange, N. j., in honor Of
the new Senator Albert Wahl
Hawkes. Of New Jersey and Mrs.
Hawkes.. The party was given at
the Mayflower Hotel.
The company included three other
newly inducted New Jersey legisla-
tors and their wives - Representa-
tive and Mrs. James C. Auchincloss,
Representative and Mrs. Frank L..
SundStrom and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
L. ToWe, who went to the luncheon
directly from the opening session of
Congress.
Among others present were Sena-
tor George D. Aiken, Senator w.
Warren Barbour, Senator Styles
Bridges, Senator and Mrs. Pat Nc
Carran, Senator and Mrs. Charles
McNary. Representative Gordon
Garfield, Representative Charles
A. Eaton, Representative and Mrs.
Fred A. Hartley, jr, Representative
and Mrs. Robert Winthrop Kean,
Representative and Mrs. D. Lane
Powers. Representative and Hrs. j..
Parnell Thomas, Representative and
Mrs. Albert L. Vreeland, Represent
ative Charles A. Wolverton.
Also DR.. and Mrs. Lester H. Clee,
Mr.. j. William Huegel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen P. Dorsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Elder, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Kruttschmitt. DR.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Nelson, Mr. Benjamin Rosen-
thai, Brig. Gen. c. D. Young and
many others.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Norma D. Brown,
Corpl. Collins
Wed Recently
Ceremony Held in
St. Matthews Church
In Seat Pleasant

st. Matthews Episcopal Church IN
Seat Pleasant, Md, was the scene
of the marriage of Miss Norma D
Brown, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Clinton Brown of Landover, Md,
to Corpl. John M. Collins Of Camp
Pickett, Va, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard B. Collins of Seat Pleasant,
which took place December 80. The
Rev. Charles F. Longlands per-
formed the ceremony and Miss Inez
M. Brown, aunt of the bride, played
the nuptial music.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore gown OF white
satin. Her veil, held by a tiara OF
orange blossoms, fell to the end OF
the train and she wore a strand OF
pearls, the gift Of the bridegroom.
Miss Virginia D. Brown was her
sisters maid of honor. Her gold
gown was styled with a fitted bodice
of taffeta and full tulle skirt. She
carried an old-fashioned bouquet OF
talisman roses and gold chrysan-
themums.
Junior bridesmaid was Miss Bever-
ly C. Brown, also sister OF the
bride. She wore gown OF blue
tafeta and tulle and her flowers
were talisman roses and white chrys-
anthemums.
Mr.. L. Elwood Wight Of Cheverly,
Md, brother r-in-law of the bride
groom, was the best man and the
ushers were Mr.. Neal B. Mckinney
of Woodacres, Md, and Mr.. Frank
Guest of this city.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
bride. When Corpl. and Mrs. Col
Inns left for their wedding trip the
bride was wearing a sheer blue wool
dress with a black coat and black
accessories. Her corsage was Of
sweetheart roses.
Mrs. Collins will reside with her
parents, while her husband is on
duty with the Army.
Both Corpl. and Mrs. Collins at
tended the University of Maryland
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Gloria O. Thames
Bride Yesterday
OF Capt. Bottom
ColortM Wedding
Ceremony Held in
Bethlehem CHAPEL

The marriage Of Miss Gloria Quin
Thames to Capt. John Thomas
Bottom, jr., U. S. NJ, took place In
the Bethlehem Chapel Of the Ma
tional Cathedral yesterday after
noon at Ais o'clock. Canon Theo-
dore Wedel offlciated
The bride is the daughter Of Mrs.
James De Loach Thames and the
late Mr.. Thames of Vicksburg, Miss.
Capt. Bottom is the son of Mrs.
John Thomas Bottom and the late
Mr.. Bottom of Denver.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. James De Loach
Thames of Vicksburg, and was at
tended by Miss Catherine Lee Du
Bois. Capt. Carlton Rice Todd,
U. S. N, was the best man and
serving as ushers were Capt. Maui
rice Curtis, U. s. N, Capt. Clarence
Olsen, U. S. NJ, Capt Kenneth No.
BILE, U. S. NJ, Comdr. Samuel w.
Du Bois, U. S. N, Comdr. Meade
Pearson, U. S. N, and 1t. Dewey
Hiding, U. S. N.
The bride wore a gown of white
faille with a heart-shaped neckline
and a white bonnet of the same ma
terial. She carried an old-fash-
ioned bouquet of camellias and
sweetheart roses tied with blue tulle.
Miss Du Bots wore blue dress OF
lace and tulle and carried an arm
full of Victory red roses.
After a brief wedding trip in the
North, Capt. and Mrs. Bottom will
make their home at the Washington
House here.
Mrs. Bottom is graduate OF
Goucher College. At present she Is
teaching at the National Cathedral
School for Girls. Capt. Bottom was
graduated from the Naval Academy
in the class of 1920 and is on duty
at the Navy Department in WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Painting Exhibit
Being Sponsored
China Relief
Chang Shu.chIs
Collection to Be
ShOwn at Arts Club

The Washington Committee for
United China Relief is sponsoring
an exhibition Of the paintings of
Chang Shu-chi at the Arts Club
from January II through February
4,
Nine. Wei, wife Of the Ambassador
OF China; Mrs. Paul v. McNutt, who
has long been active in China relief.
and other prominent women will
receive at the tea to be given jan
uary II from 5 o'clock to 7, which
will open the exhibition.
Patrons for the showing of Prof.
Chang Shu-chis collection of rs
scrolls include the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Jesse Jones, Senator
and Mrs. Charles McNary, Mr.. and
Mrs. McNutt, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Emory Scott Land, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel G. Roper, Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. James Law
renee Houghteling, Mrs. Anne Arch
bold, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Hornbeck and Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Pinchot.
Hanging in the White House is a
scroll executed by the painter, a
commission from Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek for presentat ton
to President Roosevelt.
While in Washington the painter
will give demonstrations of his work
for students at the various art
schools.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Frances Bowie
To Be Married
To Mr.. Vincent
Bride.elecf Descendant
OF the First Mayor
OF Georgetown, D. G..

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Addison Bowie
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Frances Addison
Bowie, to Mr.. Harold B. Vincent, jr.,
of New York City. The wedding
will take place at 4:30 o'clock on
the afternoon of February at All
Saints Episcopal Church and will
be followed by a reception at the
home of the brides parents.
A native Washingtonian, Miss
Bowie attended George Washing
ton University and Cornell Univer-
sitv and pledged Pi Beta Phi Sor-
ority. She is the granddaughter of
Judge Richmond Irving Bowie of
Upper Marlboro, Md. His wife was
granddaughter of Henry Addison,
the first mayor of Georgetown, D. C.
Mr.. Vincent is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Blanchard Vincent,
formerly of Germantown, Pa, and
now residing in Lisbon, Ohio. He is
graduate of Cornell University
and a member of the Delta Club.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Several Visitors
From Uruguay
In Washington

Several visitors from Uruguay are
in Washington, among them Maj,
Candido J. Rodriguez who is on spe-
cial mission for the Secretary of
National Defense of Uruguay. Maj.
Rodriguez is accompanied by Sonora
de Rodriguez.
Also on special mission in Wash
ington for his Government is DR..
Alberto Ayala, director of the Chem
ical Institute of Montevideo.
DR.. Francisco L. Sureda, spe-
cialist on Sanitary and Medical
Aeronautics, also has arrived from
Montevideo having come at the in
vitation of the Sanitary Inter-
American Bureau of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union.
Another visitor is DR.. Rafael Ca
purro, surgeon at the Military Hos
pital at Montevideo, who has been
in Washington went to New York
to represent the Ambassador, DR..
Juan Carlos Blanco at the cere-
mony at Columbia University when
the Moore Cabot award was made.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Notes From Takoma
And Silver Spring

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis B. Fowler
entertained at family dinner party
last evening at their home in Ia
koma Park, Md, in honor of Mrs.
Fowler's brother, Pvt. Norman Ed
wards of the United States Army
Air Force, who arrived yesterday
from Pueblo. Colo, to spend a brief
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Edwards of Washington
Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards and
their family formerly made their
home in Silver Spring.
Mrs. Philip link was hostess last
evening at her home in Silver
Spring.
Mrs. Fawn Munroe will enter
tain her card club this evening at
her home in Woodside.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Capt. Marjorie D. Fling, WAAC
Officer, Weds Col. A. H. Onthank

One Of the first weddings here in
which both bride and bridegroom
are officers in the Army took place
on New Year afternoon in All Souls
Unitarian Church when Capt. Mar
jorie Dawson Fling, daughter of
Mrs. and Mrs. Fred L. Dawson of
this city, became the bride of CO..
A. Heath Onthank. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Ulysses
G. B. Pierce, pastor of the church,
and was attended by members of
both families and number of
friends.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Parties Are Given
In Chevy Chase

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Wohlgemuth
were hosts at a dinner party for
l6 guests Monday in their home
in Chevy Chase, Nd, later playing
bridge.
Mrs. Dixon Lewis entertained at
luncheon Tuesday in honor of Mrs.
Arthur Hall, Mrs. Carroll Bird, Mrs.
Harlow McCord and Mrs. Ned
Morris.
Miss Virginia Steuart enter
tanned in the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P Steuart, for a
large group of friends Sunday. COM
plimenting Miss Frances Addison
Bowie and Mr.. Harold Blanchard
Vincent, jr, of New York City.
Evening star., 1943-01-07

guests OF bne PreSlQenCS Vile ana
she probably will attend the con-
cert and have guests with her in
her box The soloists for the Ninth
Symphony" are stars of the Phila-
delphia Opera Company, which gave
the three performances of opera
with the orchestra this week.
Mrs. Robert Gordon Mckay has
shared the responsibility and labor
for these after-concert parties with
Mrs. Truxtun Beale this season and
has been extremely successful in
enlisting the interest of number OF
prominent hostesses of the Capital
In the work of the orchestra. 1t is
through her efforts that Mrs Roose-
welt has co-operated with the COM
mittee in entertaining the soloists
for the Ninth Symphony" January
20. Mrs. Mckay and Maj Mckay
have had warm welcome in WASH
tngton, where they have wide cir
Gle of friends. Maj. Mckay is the
son Of the late Col. and Mrs. Cor
don Mckay of Washington and his
wife formerly was Miss Virginia
Osborn, daughter of the late DR..
Fairfield Osborn. Mrs. Beale has
been chairman of the entertainment
section of the Woman's Committee
for this season and last, but since
the autumn she has had the able
assistance of Mrs. Mckay.
Mrs. Tracy Dows, who has been
greatly missed in washington during
her two or three years absence. will
come down from her home at Rlne-
beck, N. Y, for the concert on the
10th. She was one of the tlreless
workers for the orchestra during its
early days and because of Ill health
she spent a year in travel and since
then has lived in her former home
at Rinebeck. She will be accom-
panied to Washington by her
daughter, Mrs. Deborah DoWs, who
also lives at Rinebeck, and they will
be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe while in Washington.
Mrs. Howe is chairman OF the
Woman's Committee and for some
years Mr.. Howe served as treasurer
of the Orchestra Association.
Mrs. Arthur Fowler, also in CO.
operation with the Woman's Com
mittee, has invitations out for late
afternoon party Sunday following
the concert of the orchestra and
will entertain in her attractive home
in Georgetown. Mrs Fowler for
merly was Miss Ethel Cryder and
is one of the very famous Cryder
triplets who were bellies in New
York society during their debutante
year and until their marriages took
them to other cities. Mrs. Fowler is
a cousin of Miss Mary Alsop Cryder,
who has lived in Washington for
many years and has taken leading
and very active part in music. Miss
Mary Cryder was the first woman to
arrange concerts of the great artists
in Washington, in which field she
was very successful for some years
until her retirement from that work.
The two sisters of Mrs. Fowler
who with her we're bellies in New
York are Mrs. William Woodward of
New York, formerly Miss Elsie
Cryder. and Mrs. Roger w. Cutler
of Boston. formerly Miss Edith
Cryder. Mrs. Woodward is a fire.
quent visitor in Washington when
she is the guest of Mrs. Fowler, but
Mrs. Cutler, now living in Jackson
vile to be near Capt Cutler, now
in the service, seldom comes except
for a day or so.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Jean B. Slaughter
Tea.ShOWer Guest

Miss Mary-Lucile Christmas,
daughter of Gen. and Mrs. John
K. Christmas. entertained at a tea
shower yesterday afternoon at her
home on Forty-fifth street NV. in
honor of Miss Jean Built Slaugh-
ter. Miss Slaughter's engagement
to Midshipman Shirley Audrey
Davis was announced recently by
her parents, Col. and Mrs. Willis
Slaughter.
Mrs. Slaughter and Mrs. Gordon
Wells assisted.
Evening star., 1943-01-07

The bride is director OF admins
tration of the WAACS. She attend
ed the first officers training school
at Fort Des Moines and was grad
uated in the first class.
Col. Onthank is a graduate of
Harvard University and also of the
Harvard School of Business Admin
istration. He is in the Office of the
general staff and formerly was
director of civilian personnel Of the
War Department.
Col and Capt. Onthank will be
at home at 17l9 Thirty-seventh
street after February /.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Squadron Leader
Arriving Tomorrow

Squadron Leader John Frost, R.
A. F., and Mrs. Frost, with their
young son, John Frost, jr., will ar
rive in Washington tomorrow to be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Platt of Chevy Chase. Until re-
Gently Mr. Frost has been stationed
in Washington and has many
friends here. His new post is Day.
ton, Ohio, and Mrs. Frost and. their
child have just come from London
to be with him.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Exhibition of Children's Paintings
Will Be Opened January is

prize of $50 worth Of art materials
will go to the school or art center
showing the greatest promise, and
a $25 War bond will 60 to the child
showing the greatest Imagination
and creative ability.
A selection of the paintings will
be made by members of the Office
OF the Co-ordinator of Inter-Ameri-
can Affairs and will be sent to cities
of the other Americas as permanent
exhibitions. 1t is hoped that the
exchange of childrens art between
the Americas will be stimulated.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Gemenvs Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Gemeny
entertained at a party in honor of
their son, Gordon Gemeny, at their
home Saturday evening. Those
present were Grace Stout, Nancy
Ford, Betty Watt, Margaret Ford,
Barbara Murray, Margaret Noyes,
Constance Edwards, Taylor Marsh,
Raymond w. Murray, jr, Doran
Mitchell and William Wubbena.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Miss Ruth Herman
Will Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. Herman
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Ruth NJ Herman, to
Mrs. Sol w. Metzgler, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Metzger of Phil
adelphia.
The wedding will take place in
the near future.
Evening star., 1943-01-07

gratulate the seven new Represent
ativeS and the 13 who were re-
elected were Senator and Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Taft, Senator and Mrs. Har-
old H. Burton, Senator and Mrs.
Charles McNary, Representative Jo-
seph w. Martin, jr.; Mr.. Harrison
E. Spangler, new chairman of the
Republican National Committee;
Miss Marian Martin and Mrs. Alice
LOngWOrth.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
COnmitteeWOman
Gives Reception

Mrs. Katharine Kennedy Brown,
Republican national committeeman
an from Ohio, was hostess at a re-
ception given last evening at the
Mayflower Hotel in honor of the
Ohio Republican delegation in Con-
gress. Among those present to con-
Evening star., 1943-01-07

The Children's Art Center is spon-
soring a national competition of
paintings done by children from
years old to IS, and the exhibition
of these paintings will open formal
ly January 16 from 3 o'clock until
6 at reception at the art center.
Nine. Maria Martins, wife of the
Brazilian Ambassador and a noted
sculptress, will act as hostess.
Two hundred paintings, represent
ing the work of children from many
States, will be judged this week. A
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Mrs. Roosevelt Arranging
Reception for Opera Stars
Party VIII Be Given in Cooperation
With Womem's Symphony Committee
By Katharine Brooks,

By K0fhdrine Brooks.
Mrs Roosevelt will
Wednesday evening, utmost
simplicity IN Keeping with the wartime
informal fete in Womans Committee the
tiona Symphony Orchestra part in
the performance OF Bhovens Ninth Symphony
will play at its concert earlier that
The guests at the White num-
Der and will include orchestra and
Mrs Knder the sooist
tralto John Hani
ton the members of the Council
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Wedding Notices

The Star sometimes receives
requests to print notices of
weddings that have taken place
as long as a week or more
previously. Under ordinary cir
cumstances, The Star cannot
grant such requests. Notices
of weddings must be received
by The Star in advance of or
on the date of the ceremony,
and must bear a signed author
ization.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

men new 10 Detroit prep circles.
Bro. Henry Kosalko took over
the job this season at ST. Anthony
and brought the east siders into
the title game after it experienced
a poor season last year.
Directing St. MaryS is the
youngest prep coach in the area
19-year-old Bill Bauer. Bauer as
sisted Bert Smith until the latter
entered the armed forces in mid
season. and took over.
Winner of Sundays game will
meet Catholic Central Sunday
Nov. 81, for the right 10 engage
the Metropolitan League cham
pion in the Goodfellows game Sat.
urday. Nov. 27, at u. OF d
Stadium.
The Second Division east side
title is also up for decision Sun.
day St Paul viii face St. Rose
az Crosse POinte High Field, with
the winner taking the champion
ship.