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Evening star., 1943-10-10
PRESIDENT LeScot Arriving Here This Week
Visitor From Sister Republic
viii BE Guest at White House
BY Margaret Hart,
Society Editor.

With only state functions ap-
pearlng on the wartime social
program of the White House,
naturally widespread interest
centers on foreign visitors who
because of high Office are ac-
corded the honor of being feted
in the home of the President
Of the United States.
During the coming week an
other link will be added to the
imposing chain of visiting digni-
tarles who have made their ap-
pearanceS in Washington since
the beginning of the war.
President Roosevelt will extend
welcome Thursday to the chief
executive Of one of her sister
American republics. M. Ellie
Lescot, President of Haiti, is to
arrive here that day.
President Lescot will be re-
ceived with all the fanfare and
ceremony due a chief of state.
His first night in the Nations
Capital will be spent at the Ex-
ecutlve Mansion, with the high
light of the evening being the
state dinner given in his honor
by President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

probably will be in the latter
country through the next few
months, which will be the sum-
mer season south of the Equator.
The Australian Minister and
Lady Dixon also will be hosts to
visitors, the Australian High
Commissioner to Canada, Sir Will
liam Glasgow and Lady Glas-
gov arriving tomorrow for two
day stay The Minister and Lady
Dixon Hall will entertain at din
ner in their honor tomorrow eve
ming and Tuesday afternoon the
South African Minister and Mrs.
Ralph William Close will give
late afternoon fete for them.
They will go to New York
Wednesday and after a few days
there will return to Canada.
The Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Castillo Najera en-
tertained at the Embassy Mon
day, October 4, to celebrate two
important occasions. the birth
day anniversary of the Ambassa-
dor and the christening of their
first grandson. Francisco Cas-
tillo Najero, III.
The baby is the son of Maj.
Francisco Castillo Najera, jr.,
and Sonora de Castillo Najera.
The christening ceremony took
place in St. Matthews Cathedral
where Maj. and Sonora de Cas-
tillo Najera were married Oc-
tober 4, 1912. and the Rev. John
B. Argaut, who officiated at the
wedding ceremony also chris
tened the baby.
Little Francisco Castillo Najera
III has as his godfathers his
uncles, Senor Don Luis Castillo
Najera and young Memo Castillo
Najera who is the youngest of
the children of the Ambassador
and Sonora de Castillo Najera.
s nora de Cavillo, wife of DR..
Leopoldo Cavillo of Mexico City.
came for the christening of her
grandson for whom she is god
mother. Sonora de Castillo Ma
jera, jr., before her marriage a
year ago was Senorita Alicia
Cavallo, and her mother will re-
main here for a. further visit
with the Ambassador and his
Family.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Anhdic1uH Volunteers Work Is ADpeuling

When Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Babicky came from Chicago Is
months ago it was with the idea
that their stay would be any,
where from six weeks to six
months-no longer. (Mr. Ba-
bicky is in the telephone business
and has been loaned to the WASH
ington Office for a special assign
ment.)
They were pretty much strang-
ers here at first-Mr. Babicky
was hard at work at his job and
his pretty dark-eyed wife found
herself alone and with a good
deal Of time on her hands during
those drst long weeks.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

returned from overseas and is on
the general staff, is helping Mrs.
Ruddock with the newcomers in
Alexandria, where Col and Mrs.
Lincoln are living. Mrs. Osmund
Jamerson. wife of Col. Jamerson,
head of the British liaison sec
ton, and Mrs. Charles E. Bran
ham, whose husband is another
liaison officer, are looking after
Arlington County, both being
residents of Arlington Village.
Mrs. Bemiss, wife of Comdr.
Lockhart Bemiss, is one of the
ardent workers in Washington,
having come comparatively re-
Gently from their home in Rich
mond.
Assisting among the residents
In the vicinity of Chevy Chase is
Mrs. Wilkinson, wife of Mai. J.
Harvey Wilkinson, jr., A. U. S.,
and although not quite so new
a-comer as the others, Mrs.
Charles Raynor of Westnoreland
Hills is working to interest the
newer-comers in the Wednesday
Evening Subscription Series.
To launch the drive for the
sale of these subscription tickets
no tickets are sold for single
concerts in this series-the Wom-
ans Committee for the National
Symphony Orchestra will have a
luncheon Wednesday at the Hotel
Statler. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe
Is chairman of the Womsn's
CONTINUED on Pg. Dill, Column 8.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Visitors Among
The official Set

The new Undersecretary of
State and Mrs. Edward R. Stet-
tlnius. jr., have had with them in
their apartment in the Shoreham
the latter's mother, Mrs. William
j. Wallace. Mrs. Stettinius came
back from their farm near
Charlottesville fortnight or
more ago and made a flying trip
to California. where she spent
only a few days and returned
here to join Mr. Stettinius when
he was appointed to his new
post.
Mrs. Wallace accompanied her
daughter from their farm, where
she had been through the sum-
mer, and returned to her own
home in Richmond yesterday.
The Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Adolf A. Berle,
ir. were among the guests at
dinner Thursday of the Costa
Rican Ambassador and Sonora
de Caceres when they enter
tanned in compliment to the
United States Ambassador to
Costa Rica, Mr.. Fay A. Des
Portes, who recently has been
transferred to Costa Rica from
Guatemala. Mr.. Des Portes is
on leave in Washington and
shortly will return leave for his
post.
The Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Dean Acheson
have moved into their George
town home after being on their
farm in Maryland through the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Acheson have
with them for an early autumn
visit their daughter, Mrs. Dudley
Bradstreet Williams Brown, who
has come from Sea Island, Ga,
where Mr. Brown is on duty
with the Navy's ughter-t -than-air
aircraft.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
BY Betty Smith.

Then she heard about the city's
antiaircraft defense, just started.
She was so much interested that
she volunteered her services and
just one month almost to the day,
after the A. A. V. began, she went
to work for them as a dayworker.
= Soldiers were still working on the
night shifts from IL pm. to 7
am, but after the Army saw
what superb work these volunteer
civilian women were doing on the
other shifts, they decided that
these women should be asked to
take over that night shift. also,
thereby releasing many fighting
men. And the woman chosen as
one Of the most outstanding
workers, capable Of organizing
Evening star., 1943-10-10

Friday morning the Haitian
President will move to Blair
House, the Official residence of
all state guests. The visitor has
a much-crowded schedule ar
ranged for him during his stay.
There will be the customary
sightseeing tours included in
the round of official entertain
ments in his honor.
The Secretary of State, Mr..
Cordell Hull, will be host at
formal dinner Friday night in
honor of M. Lescot. The fol-
lowing day Secretary Hull again
will meet the visitor. This will
be at special session of the
Governing Board of the Pam
American Union arranged espe-
cially in honor Of the noted
Haitian.
AS chairman of the board Mr..
Hull will present the visitor from
the South American republic to
the members who are represent
atives of the 81 American re-
publics which comprise the
union. After greeting of well
come by Secretary Hull, and M.
Continued on Pig. Do. Column 8.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Frances y. White to Be Bride;
Virginia Figuerus Will Marry

Announcements of engage
ments are of outstanding in
terest this week end as the
parents of several young ladies
whose families have been prom
inent in residential as we'll as
In offcial society tell of the
forth coming marriages of their
daughters.
From the University of Vir-
ginia comes the announcement
from Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
White, jr., of the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Frances
Webb White. to 1t. Lawrence
Ainsworth Sykes, and from the
West Coast comes the announce-
ment by Mr.. and Mrs. Juan de
Figueras of the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Virginia
Dade Figueras, to 1t. Frederick
Sands, U. S. N. R..
Both engagements create
wide interest here as Mr.. White,
who now is acting dean of the
University of Virginia, and Mrs.
White formerly made their home
here and were prominent in resi-
dent society circles.
Their daughter was graduated
from Holton Arms School and at
tended Vassar College. 1t. Sykes,
who is now on duty in Washing
ton, is the son of Mr.. Frederick
George Sykes of Crawford, N. j.,
and the late Mrs. Sykes. He is
a graduate of Dartmouth College
and also of the Harvard School
of Business Administration.
Washington's interest in the
engagement of Miss Figueras and
1t. Sands centers in the latter as
he is the son of Mrs. Emory
Fullam Sands of this city and
New York and a grandson of the
Evening star., 1943-10-10
Diplomats Continue to EnteH ain Informally;
Bolirian Ambassador and Wife Among Hosts

A variety of entertainments,
though all Of them small and in
formal, are planned for the week
end and for the few days during
the early part of the week, Also
during the past week there have
been similar festivities among
the members of the diplomatic
corps.
The Bolivian Ambassador and
Sonora de Gauchalla have with
them over the week end the Bo-
liVian Consul at New Orleans
and Sonora de GuaierreS and
their -month-old daughter Is
abel. They are on their way from
New York to the Consul's post in
the Southern port.
Sonora de GauChalla was host
ess to 2 small group of old friends
of Sonora de Abelli, wife of the
former Bolivian Minister. Senior
Luis O. AEelli. in Washington,
entertaining Yesterday at the tea
hour, Sonora de Abelli has been
in WASHINGTON for fortnight
and will go 10 New York tomor-
row for a short stay before start
ing for Bolivia to join Senor
Abeli and their son and daugh-
ter. Senor Luis Dante Abelli and
Senorita Heloise Abelli, who re-
manned in their South American
home with their father.
Sonora de Abelli has been Wis
iting her mother Mrs. George M.
Fyland, in her home in Portland,
Oreg., and Mrs. Hyland accom-
PANIED her to Washington. where
the latter will spend the winter.
Mrs Hyland will have with her
her granddaughter, Miss Claire
Eyland. who came from Bolivia
With Sonora de Abelli. Miss Hy-
land, who is in her middle teens,
vii 2ttend school in Washington,
Before going to Miami en- route
to Bolivia, Sonora de Abelli will
be in Washington again for sew
eral days. She and Senor Abelli
made many friends here while he
was Minister, from September,
1881, to August, 1882.
Sonora de Abelli before her
marriage was Miss Crustal Hy-
land, and since Senor Abelli's re-
tirement from the diplomatic
corps they have spent much time
In Santiago, Chile. Bolivia is
Evening star., 1943-10-10

that so-important night shift,
was none other than Mrs. Ba-
bicki!
1t meant literally turning her
life upside down. For "a nights
in straight succession she worked,
sleeping in the daytime after she
had attended to the necessary
housekeeping, marketing, etc. She
warned her husband just what
it would mean and he was long
suffering about it, she says, and
patriotic, too, for he we'll knew
just how important the job was,
and If he got his own breakfast
and rarely saw his wife for those
first weeks he knew that few
weeks out of their lives was we'll
Continued on Pg. Dbl, Column I.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

late Admiral William F. Fullam,
a former superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and Mrs. Fullam,
who made their home in Wash
ington for many years. He also
is grandson of Mrs. Frederick
Sands of Newport, R. I.
Miss Figueras parents. who
formerly lived in Biarritz, France,
now make their home in Los
Angeles. Their daughter was
educated abroad, having attended
schools in London and Munich,
as we'll as in Paris. 1t. Sands
was graduated from Princeton.
His marriage to Miss FiEueras
will take place October 80 in
California.
Another engagement Of out
standing interest is announced by
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude E. Bennett
VI NCI4SDoLOt Z d., "llOSS udQsu~
ter, 1t. Jane Spalding Bennett,
is to marry 1t. Col. Norwood
Spencer Sothoron. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R H. Sothoron of Charlotte
Hall, Md, and nephew OF Mr.
and Mrs. Ferguson Harrison of
Chevy Chase.
1t. Bennett is a graduate Of
the University of Pennsylvania.
where she was member of
Kappa Kappa Gamma and a
number of literary and scientific
societies. She received her COM
mission as lieutenant last De-
cember.
1t. Col. Sothoron. executive
officer with the 10th Anti
Aircraft Artillery, nov is sta
toned at Fort Brady. He is
graduate of the University Of
Maryland and a member of
Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
No date is set for the wedding.
Evening star., 1943-10-10
By Katharine Brooks.

very high in altitude and the cli-
mate of Santiago is similar to
that of California, so that it
agrees better with her. Senior
Abelli now has developed A num-
ber Of mines in Bolivia and they
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-25
Say Race Role
In Picture Is
I'm pres sive'
BY HARRY LEVETTE

HOLLYWOOD. Calif.-(ANP)-
Hollywood took one step nearer
the fulfillment Of its promise to
portray the Negro in better roles
when Columbia Studio cast Jesse
A. Graves as one of tn, so judges
on the International tribune in
None Shall Escape" now in pro-
duction.
To make II more impressive that
his presence on the august body
trying the culprits who plunged
the world into war, shall not 60
unnoticed. many special closeups
Of Graves at the council table with
various axis figures undergoing the
grilling that will decide their fates,
are to be made.
Graves, one of the most popular
and busiest Of colored actors In
Hollywood. was chosen over many
other applicants because OF the dis
tinguished appearance he made at
the preliminary tests Of the cast.
A veteran in the sepia screen
colony, ever sine the Gays OF the
silents, he has played in many
pictures. a considerable number Of
chem being in important roles.
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RUSS J. CoWANS'
SPORT CHATTER

in the Big Ten will lower the
barrier and come up with some
good Negro basketball players.
* X X
II has been some years since Rob-
ert kid" North was associated with
the boxing game. That was back
in the days when the late Joe Cans
was punching his way TO the light
weight title and the name Of The
Old Master"
Today the veteran North is
betting commissioner for Charles
S. Howard. owner OF Seabiscuit.
Recently North, who has been
living in California for a long num-
Der OF years, made a trip to c. G..
Patmon's La Lamonita ranch near
Sacramento and purchased a pair
OF two-year-old by Brooklyn, the
former Bradley racer who now
heads the stud at that point The
youngsters are Patrico. gelding
out Of Shasta Speed and Pampas
Fox gelding out of Shasta Time.
Patrico is a half-brother of Ira
Pan, winner Of the Haggin Stakes
at Hollywood Park and who fin-
ished third in the California Home
bred Stakes, while Pampas Fox Is
half-brother OF Pan Time, who
finished second In the Haggin and
second In the Santa Maria Stakes
at Santa Anita.
North was at the Fay Meadows
meet which closed last Saturday.
He returned to Los Angeles TO re-
main there until March when he
hopes to have his four green two
year-olds" ready for racing.
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ready 10 assist beginners. We no.
ticed large numbers among the
younger set are en- there.
Robert Tiny" Baldwin, and Hen
ry Hardin. are starting a none-spot
league up at Palmer Jan. 9. Eight
teams will start = league. This
will mark the first tim in the his
tory Of organized Negro bowlins
here that, such a league has beer
organized
Well. this writer has been very
Ill for the past week. I have beer
in bed with the flu. but seem to
be on the road to recovery now
Word reached us at many bow
lers have been i'll also.
Down at Paradise Bowl a GER.
tain party is still doing a good job
Of keeping bowling news left al
the desk for this sheet out Of our
hands. After making a formal kick
TO the management we were s.
sured that from next week on there
will be different system and
scores Of al! leagues will be avail
able at all times.
T. j. Jackson, general manager
Of the Paradise Bo'l. sends sea-
sons greetings 10 his many kegler
friends.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Some years ago stalwart young
athlete, after winning state high
school honors as a capable basket
ball player in Kalamazoo, enrolled
at the University of Michigan with
high hopes OF continuing the sue
cess he nad started in the high
school OF his home city.
But Franklin Lett. the high school
star. had not reckoned with the
racial discrimination existing in the
Big Ten. discrimination that
stems from a "gentlemens' agree
ment among the coaches OF the
various schools not 10 use Negro
PLAYERS. He had not met racial
discrimination in It's worst form.
Lett was encouraged in his efforts
bv the records of such athletes
as Eddie Tolsn. Booker Brooks and
DeHart Hubbard. track stars who
had attained national and interna-
,ional fame while wearing the
maize and blue OF Michigan.
The young Kalamazoo star made
valiant effort to beat back the
surge, OF racial discrimination, but
had to acknowledge defeat after
he had been shunted aside by the
coaches. -
Back in the is20s Forrest Whit
taker, an outstanding cage star at
East Tech high In Columbus, en-
rolled at Ohio State with high
hopes OF winning a berth on the
court team, but like Lett, he was
confronted with wall OF discrim'
ination that was insurmountabie.
Whitaker, a towering six-footer
transferred TO Dartmouth where an
athlete is judged on his merit in
stead OF color.
But where Forrest Whitaker and
Franklin Lett failed to smash the
racial barriers. Franklin Whitaker,
l8-year-old son OF Forrest, seems
to have barged through. Young
Whitaker is a member OF the Uni
versity of Chicago hardwood quin-
tet. holding down the center posi-
ton.
A freshman at the Chicago insti-
tuition, Whitaker was on the foot
ball, basketball and track teams
in high school in Columbus.
Perhaps now that Whitaker has
crashed the sacred, other schools
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-25
ETI.T 10 n OF.
CLUB TO ENTER
LEAGUE TABLED

The application Q. Ben E. Lib
ton, owner of the Detroit Motor
City Giants. for ar associate mem
bership in the Negro American
League, was tabled until the Feb
rusry meeting OF the league
owners.
Linton filed mis- application, and
made a verbal petition here Sum
day at the an; Lrl meeting of the
club moguls in Chicago Sunday.
The Detroit owners announced
that he had named Clarence
(Scally) Smith. former outfelder
for the Detroit Stars. as manager
Of the Motor City Giants. Smith,
who was coach OF the team last
season, succeeds Silas Griffin, who
was indicted into the armed forces
shortly after the close of the sea-
son.
Played With Stars
Smith played right field for the
Detroit Stars back in 1923 to 1925.
He was traded to the Birmingham
Black Barons. and later became
manager of the Barons.
Shirley Petway. young catcher
who formerly played with one Of
the semi-pro teams in Detroit, has
been signed by Owner Linton and
will be In uniform OF the Motor
City Giants when the season opens
In addition to re-electing all Of
ficers OF the league. the owners de-
cided that all games played be-
tween league clubs will be classed
as league games, ind that clubs
must play at least 30 games In each
half to be counted in the league
race.
No player will be eligible for the
playoffs or world series unless he
has been a member Of the club 30
days prior to the close OF the sea-
son. The ownerc lied to state
what would be the consequence If
a player was traded to strengthen
a club, and then traded back the
following season
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-25

WhShlNGION. - sergeant Joe
Louis Barrow and his party, on
January 20. 1914. will end their
tour Of army installations. at which
they have been giving boxing ex-
hibitions since August 80. l943. the
War Department announced today.
At the close of the tour In the
continental United States, present
plans anticipate that the group will
go overseas. where the exhibitions
Will be given at camps In theatres
OF operation.
Visit To Posts
Sergeant Barrow and his party
will make 81 appearances in the
final month, Dec. 1T to January
20. inclusive. In the course of the
tour, under the direction Of the
Special Services Division, Army
Service Forces. the group to date
has visited more than 70 army
posts, camps and stations in every
section Of the nation except the
Southeast. The remainder of the
schedule will be in Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia. Florida, South
Carolina and North Carolina. 1t is
expected that by the end of the
tour, more than $4,000 soldiers will
have seen the exhibitions, on the
basis Of an average attendance Of
1000 men at each appearance.
In addition to the boxing exhibit
tons. talks on physical fitness are
given. and station hospitals are
visited. While at Camp Hood.
Texas, recently, Corporal Bob
Smith Joined the group as re-
placement for Sergeant George
Nicholson, who had been subject
ed to Sergeant Barrow's blows at
every appearance. Sergeant Nichol.
son will continue on tour with the
party. Others in the. group include
Sergeant James Edgar. Corporal
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BREWSTER AND
WHEREFORE TO
CLASH JAN. /


- -forc. univcrsiiy's basket.
ball quintet Will make its FIRST ap-
Searsnce in Detroit in two years
when the Green and Cold cssors
face the powerful Brewster Repre-
sentative team New Years night in
the gymnasium at Brewster Recres-
ton Center. 637 Brewster street.
There will be a preliminary game
which will start AZ go nm.
Strong Combination
While the armed forces have
taken a large number Of flaycrs
from the WHEREFORE squad. Coach
CASTOR Country Lewis, former
mentor OF tho football, eleven. has
a strong combination 20 place on
the floor against the local hard
wood PLAYERS The Wi.berioroe
FIVE has played only ihEee games
thus far, winning all.
Brewster officially opened The
court season Thankse wing Day
night losing a game 10 tho Harlem
GlobetrottcrS Since that time the
Brewster boys have been flying
high. winning three straight TO
gain first place in the Detroit
Basketball League. Prior 10 sun
day Brewster was deadlocked with
Harry Suffrin and Dearborn for
the leadership.
The Brewster Bombers defeated
Dearborn. 1926. Sunday al Hacket
Field House. while the JagloH lcz
team was trouncing Sutfrin. 26-2i
Dave Sterling paced the Brewster
assault with Is points ana Ed
Smith gathered IL Chuck Haw-
lev was high man for Dearborn
with 10 points.
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GlObetrOtterS
Beat Detroit.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind - The Har-
lem Globetrotters defeated the De-
troit Eagles. white. here Saturday
night, Dec. Is, 35 to 80.
The Eagles gave the 1910 world
champion team battle They - I
an 8 to 4 lead at the end OF the f1rst
quarter and led IS to II at half.
time.
The Globetrotters grabbed a 20 to
% lead in the third quarter and
were never headed.
Duke Cumberland, with eight
field goals. was high scorer for the
winners.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-25
Tropical Bar S
Wins Two From
Highland Park

With George Bennett setting the
pace with a 594 series. Sportree's
Tropical Bar FIVE continued their
winning streak last Friday evening
at the Paradise Bowl. The Tropical
five took the best two out OF three
games from Highland Park, al
though they had to SCOT heir rivals
los pins. Scores in the match
Tropical Bar 942, 897 and 1852; High
land Park 800. Sol, and OIL.
With the help Of the 137 pins
given them by Gordy Contractors,
the Progressive Victory club had
little trouble winning three from
their rivals. Mills Anderson, Tibbs,
Graves, and Burns were in the
Progressive lineup. and they regis
tered scores of 891. $50, and 855
while Gordy's hit 825, BIZ, and 825.
Other teams and how they
bowled are: