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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
Mrs. Roosevelt
Gives Soldiers
Concert Box
Seypicemen Guests
At Constitution
Hall Last Night

Mrs. Roosevelt had q group Of
serWcemen as her guests in her box
last evening at the Philadelphia
Orchestra concert, although the
hostess herself was unable to be
present and hear the program con-
Quoted by Eugene Ormandy with
Fritz Kreisler, violinist, as the solo,
ist. Mrs. Roosevelt had expected to
attend the concert, the third in the
Washington series of the orchestra,
but late in the day was obliged to
change her plans and turned her
box over to men in our fighting
forces.
The Philadelphia Orchestra is
marking its fortieth year in Wash
ington. having first played in the
National Capital December 2, 1902,
In the Columbia Theater, then a
theater for stage productions but
used for concerts in the late after
moons. The soloist last evening has
been q favorite with Washington
audiences for many of those years
and his appearance during these
war days brought to the minds of
many In the audience last evening
that stirring occasion shortly after
the close of the Great War when
Mr.. Kreisler returned to the concert
stage and played here for the first
time after his service at the front.
Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller, who is
chairman Of the Washington COM
mittee for the Philadelphia organi-
zation, had guests with her in her
box and the Polish Ambassador and
Nine. Ciechanowska were among
other boxholders who attended the
concert. Nine. Ciechanowska is a
member Of the local committee,
others including Mrs. Owen j.
Roberts, who with the associate
Justice was there last evening; Mrs.
Adolf A. Berle, jr.; Mrs. James Gle
ment Dunn, Mrs. Edwin M. Watson,
Mrs. Stanley Woodward. Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon, Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Mrs. William r. Castle, Mrs.
William Crozier, Miss Laura Harlan,
Mrs. Charles B. Henderson, Mrs.
Eugene Meyer, jr., and Lady Salter.
The next of the Philadelphia Or
chestra concerts this season will be
given March 2, when Arturo Tos-
canini will be the guest conductor,
and the last of the series will be
March 80. However, celebrating its
10Th anniversary in Washington
there will be an additional program
some time in April. Boxholders for
the series also include the Soviet
Ambassador and Nine Litvinov, the
United States Minister to New Zea-
land and Mrs. Patrick Jay Hurley,
who are In Washington, staying at
the Mayflower; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Angus Garrett, who share the box
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Clement
Dunn; Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Edwin
NJ. Watson and Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Woodward, who also share box;
Mr.. and Mrs. Berle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Castle, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs.
Ralph Worthington and Mrs. Nor
man G. Keith, who have a box to-
gether; Princess Grant, antacu-
zene, countess Szechenyi. Mrs.
Bacon. and Miss Alice Clapp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
Miss Morrow Bride
OF MIR. Brennan

Mrs. George Fields announces the
marriage Of her daughter, Miss Bev-
erly Geraldine Morrow, to Mr.. John
Edward Brennan. jr., January IL
IN Baltimore, the Rev. E. L. Bunce
officiating.
Miss Geraldine Fierstein was maid
OF honor and Mr.. Carl Boehme was
best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brennan are gradu-
ates Of Roosevelt High School, where
Mr.. Brennan was a member of the
football team. They will make their
home In Washington. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. George Morrow
Of Mount Rainier, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
By the Way
Beth Blaine

the weather and the transporta-
ton problems may be they always
are on hand. Coming miles by bus
in evening clothes in freezing
weather. Going home first from
work to get dressed up" for the
party no matter how much time
and effort it involves. The dances
have become 50 popular that the
problem is not to get 1000 young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

to New York for their wedding trip
and on its completion will make
their home In Washington, where
the former now is on duty. 1t.
Bradley was graduated from st.
Johns College at Annapolis and the
southeastern University in WASH
ington. He also attended George
Washington University and is a
member Of the District bar. His
bride was graduated from Bryn
Mawr College and the University
OF Wisconsin and attended George
Washington University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
Taylor.P faumer
ENLARGEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene c. Taylor
Of Chevy Chase, Nd, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Elisabeth Claire Taylor, to Mr.. Ar
thur Eugene Pflaumer, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George T. Pflaumer of
Philadelphia.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

The tremendous success Of the
USO dances at the YWCA head
quarters at Seventeenth and K
streets Is due in no small part to
the cooperation and manage
ment Of the chaperones. Mrs.
Frederick Shelton is vice chair
man of the Advisory Committee
and chairman Of the Dance
Committee. Each Saturday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

1000 boys and
girls are ad-
mitted. There
a r e t h r e e
dances in all,
on dine r en- t
floors of The
building " l t h
q six piece
orch e s t "a at
each d a n c e.
The arties
are informal,
the m e n OF
course all In
uniform. the
girls either in
unfit m or
street = length
dresses. o ly
the chaperones
" e ar evening
Sro &C ThA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

men and wom-
en- to come but
to keep the list
down to 1000.
AS the guests
arrive at the
art y e c h
" r l S t is
stamped with
the let tiers
USO and when
i, 20 stamps
ave bee n
used the list Is
closed.
AS chairman
Of the Dance
co m m l t t e e
M RS. Shelton
h q S ne a
wonderful job.
She's a small,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

who will be near the hospitals to be
served, and a representative Of the
Red Cross will be on duty at the
Chamberlain Vocational School
Tuesday and Friday mornings from
10 to II o'clock to interview all who
are interested in taking the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
Informal Party

Miss Marie Ball. daughter Of Mr.,
Henry p. Ball of Sutton. w. Va, and
the late Mrs. Ball, was hostess Tues
day evening at . small informal
party celebrating her birthday an.
ntverSarv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

MISS DORIS B. SCHOEN.
She ,DiI marry 1t. B. Vernon
Cade, U. S. A., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William X. Cade OF Men,
phis. Their engagement re-
Gently Was announced by her
mother, Mrs. w. F. SchOen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10
Mrs. Kitchen Here

Mrs. Kitchen, wife of Capt. Cyrus
b. Kitchen, N. 8. N, has taken an
apartment in the La Sale while
Capt. Kitchen is on foreign duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-10

Additional Society and Club
News on Poqe B-5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
A ThouRht for Today
Wanted Manpower

Senator Green of Rhode Island, in his defense of the Army's decision to put 0,2OO,0O0 men into khaki, called attention to a flaw which is hampering seriously this nations war effort--the failure to make efficient use of our available man. power. Even as the semi-official spokes- man for the War Department, speaking a piece which the Army had helped pre- pare, he conceded that we can use and service 8,200,000 men only If we do away with certain wasteful practices that no politician yet, including Senator Green, has dared attack frontally These include absenteeism, featherbeddlng, standard of-lIving workdays, labor hoarding, pri- vate and governmental; excessive turn over in personnel duplication of duties and services, and many lesser evils which, in the aggregate, cost hundreds of thou- sands Of mAn-hours every day.
 What Hitler does iS no guide to what we should do. Nevertheless, those profes- slonal Friends of Labor who force us to retain some of these wasteful practices might ponder how Hitler handles "un- dutiful" Germans who think man StlLl can loaf in the midst of total war. over there they go to prison for from 10 weeks to six months, the owl says. We are HOt UTGDuTGu VI uNOHb methods. Let's hope that we never are driven to 1t, either in order to win the war or because we lose the war. But neither are we obliged to tolerate per manently the responsibility of ship: yard employees who walk out because or the presence of one man, expelled from the union for working at his war job on q holiday.
 It would be much less than authori- tarian if our government took firm meas ures to prevent shutdown of construction on a synthetic rubber plant, because or a iurisdictional row over the moving Of q power pole distance of IS feet And how about the firm which had to use I8,O00 man-days last year answering questionnaires from dozen government departments and bureaus2 There would be no valid argument over the 8,20O,OO0 army fl these and kindred evils were cured, SO that available manpower could be used efficiently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Housekeeping at Vassar

Students may major in English at Vassar College in the future, but they must minor in housekeeping. The new threc.year program for the bachelor Of arts degree at the college will require an hour of housework day. Not q bad Idea, and too bad 1t was not put into practice long before this. Many fine college student matrtculates and is graduated with honors but knows nothing at all about household matters.
 Il seems that ir. the residence houses at Vassar the cooperative plan has been in operation for ten years, students doing most everything in the household line except ianitor work. But next year addl" tional household duties such as clean ing their own rooms and bathrooms, wait ing on table, setting tables and messenger service will be added to the duties. Cook ing and Kitchen work, which arc full time iobs, will be handled by the college em- ployes as usual.
 All this seems practical and sensible. The students can take care of work that would ordinarily be done by hired help who are otherwise engaged at the present time. No doubt other colleges Will do the same thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Cry Baby, Too Late

It is pretty late now for the Nazls to realize the ghastliness of bombing civilian communities. They should have thought
 of that before their raids on Coventry, London, Plymouth, Rotterdam and other allied cities.
 Technically the Germans are suggest ing that "open cities" be spared. What are open citics2 Those in which no single factory is engaged in war work; where there are no soldiers, no antl-alrcraft defenscs, no enemies of Nazisrn? History would suggest that in Berllng eyes any axis city is "open" and should be spared; any allied city is military and should be devastated. The Nazis can dish 1t out, but they hate to take 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Releasing Manpower

Minnesota has found it possible to re. lease to war industries 20 per cent or it's male state civil service employees. This has been done through considered pro- gram, adopted last October, of libcrallz- ing policy as to leave without pay, filling only essential vacancies, and using women and handicapped men wherever possible.
 It is not disputed that thousands of able-bodied men could be spared from the federal rolls. Some would say tens M thousands. We shall be intensely inter ested in seeing the executive order which President Roosevelt has said he was pre- paring to release some Of these men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Paper Shortage

You've heard of the paper shortage, undoubtedly. You must have noticed that your favorite newspapers and magazines are having to reduce their size There's another cut coming soon, too, the WIPE says.
 If you run short of reading matter, the Labor Department has a series of bro. chures, just off the presses, telling all about office work in various cities. For Richmond, Va, 61 pages. For Kansas City, Mo, "A pages. others accordingly.
 True, they're a bit out of date. The date covers 1040, before war industries flooded many of the cities covered. But what the heckl There arc tens of thou sands of words in each one, and some pretty tabulationS. You ought to read them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

enced shipwrcck and VIC are told that when at last they came to the end of their resources, "hay cast four anchors out Of the stern and wLghcd for the day"
 Many person carries no anchor in the craft with which he sails through life. Iie is ambitious, and 10 gives all attention to machinery and sail Or he is modern. and cares only that his craft be so de. signed that it shoot through the water like m arrow But concern ing the anchor that is old fash. toned stuff The long-faced and plolg insist that men must carry iD their craft the anchors Of faith and moral principle. but this, says the seif.sufilclept worldling with a shFlig Of his shoulders, b sentiment and nonsense. The object is to get somewhere in life.
 Yes. the object ia tA get Eonle- where But there will Do storms. There will bo times when the best We can do k 10 cast out anchors Of ancient principle and faith and pray God Co hasten the coming of light. It is as true in tho reain Of living as it is in tho realm Of boating that no sensible man Will venture from tbe dock without aii anchor
 Al Rights Reserved 2. Babson
 NewspapeF Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Processed By Mail

The Franklin county (Ohio) common pleas court is considering a reform that should long since have been made every where. It is proposed to serve sum- monses and other officials papers by reg istered mail This would do away with the process server, whoge only excuse for existence has been the political patronage involved in his job.
 Tire and gasoline shortage is the lmme- diate reason for the proposal. But effl- ciency will be promoted, also, and econ. omy. Let's hope the idea spreads, and Is retained after the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

button. Tn short there were plenty of seeds; few who wanted them went with out them.
 And SO today with Victory Gardens on eyeryohe's minds there is just bit of nostalgia among veteran members of Congress. They're talking about free seeds once again. Perish the thought, gentlemen of Washington. Let's have none of this appeal to the constituent at Q time when he needs something more than reminder that his congressman is h,s best friend. And we don't think the Victory Garden endeavor would do any better under the urge of free seeds than 1t will by all of us buying them.
 We hope that Congress will decide that 1t has more to do than argue over free seed distribution. If suggestions are needed there are enough of us to make them,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

"clcven," was abandoned during inaneuverg, because the answcr was too obvious. Officer Candi- date classes often use the date Of graduation as a sign and coun- tcrdgn, such AB March" and "1", because the date when he will get his bars is indilibly stamped on the mind of each man,
 Such words aS ''bOOgie" and "woOgie" "hep" and Caw arc used often because they are cal- culatcd N confuse even an Eng. fish speaking enemy.
 'Whiakey" and soda" used to be popular, but it wRs found too of- ten that when q sentry yelled "Whlskey", the other man nn- Swcred "Where?"
 MERRY.GO.ROUND
 War Transport Czar Joe East man Says he gets | bushcl Of lctters and postcards every week Suggcsting that hc bar Mrs. Roosevelt from travcllng =. Old Washington observers who have seen prcviolN presidents suffer from getting out of touch with the nation, wish PIoR had two Mrs. RooscveltS to keep him posted about U. 8. sentiment. Any prcsi- dent who loses contact with tho people is finished, and every prcsi- dent. especially in wartime, has to Dc cngrossed in myrlads of im- mediate. cloge-up problems ... Connecticut Congresswoma Glare Luce has another catchword up her sleeve. This time it will not be "gl0bal0ney" but "gIOballgn- inent" uaunt. grey Bernie Baruch, receiving visitors on a park bench, got call from As- Mstant Rubber Czar Dewey urging that Baruch head Up committees to study food. crops, strategic ma tcrialg. nS he did for rubber Tho House Of Representatives really listened when Minnesota's E freshman congressman. Dr. Wal- ter Judd. made hiS maiden speech on China. For years q medical missionary in China. Dr. Judd also had toured the U. s. 4. for two years before Pearl Harbor urg- ing m embargo on war materials to Japan
 Copyright. lO43. by United
 Feature Syndicate. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

Once again there comes the threat of toy shortage when Christmas comes around. It is estimated about 0nc-third of the number will be eliminated. Trains mechanical toys, velocipedcs and rubber toys arc among the outs. Toys of metal will be among the missing, The exhibitors at this years toy show state that all toys are "of available, non-stratcgic ma tcrials." Looks like there will be plenty of toys of the kind allowed since they covered about four floors of New York hotel. No doubt toy manufacturers will try to i'll in the gaps afforded by the elim- ination of articles made of materials nec- cssary for the war output.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

Back in CIVIL War days the Erie was tho object of a historic financial battle, when Jay Gould and Daniel Drew EtOle It's books, fled Co New Jersey, and proceeded to issue paper stock beyond the reach of tho stockholders. J. P. Morgan, the elder. and Commodore Vanderbilt fought them In this deal.
 In World War II. the long bank rupt Erie, put through several re. ceiverAhipu, has been carrying rec- ord quantities of war goods and making money hand over fist. So Morgan. stanley and Go. (offghoot of J. P. Morgan) secretly ncgoti- ated tho dcfinanclng of 4i4,00O, 900 Of Erie bonds held by the REC.
 This time the battle was be. tween Morgan and midwest bank erB who were not allowed Co bid. But Morganh chief opponent ac- tually turned out to be Eugene Casey, who owns two farms near Washington which he calls "New Deal Farm No. 1" and "New Deal Farm No. g." and who also hnp- pens t0 own some stock In the Erie Railroad.
 Because of CaBcys loyalty 10 PTOR he la on the White House staff as farm adviser, but he fought the Erie deal aS q private individual, and incidentally deliv- cred before the Interstate Com nnercc Commission ono of the most scatbing speeches since RooSevelt'a thanking speech" March {. iO33.
 "I hope" he told the !. c. c.,
 "that yea will not silently Ait and permit Che Tcpudlated money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Alas. Poor Yorick!

Hamlet knew him we'll And some of us knew well the day when our congrcss- man was evcryonc's friend about this time of the year. Those were the days Of free seeds. Remember them? It was nothing for 4 household to burst posi- lively with the plcnitude of seeds of every description wished on constituents by the district representative. So great was the valuation of seeds that relatives from near and far often shared In the dlstri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

Some years ago q bill was introduced in the Hartford Legislature by q woman down Stamford way, If we rightly recall, to name state bird. At that time It seemed possible that the roSe-breastcdi Qrosbcak (zamclodia ludoviciana) would be the bird picked. This, however, never came to pass. A bill was, however, aP- proved this week designating the Amerl- can robin (turdus migratoriuS) as the state bird. So now it's the robin for keeps. There is no more familiar bird than the robin. We might not know the rose breasted grosbcak with its rich full carol but we are pretty sure to know by sight the much loved robin red-breast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

changers Of America subtly and HlinkIng fashion tO ease hack Into the temples of American unOrthOdOx flanance ...
 "Only tho bankers and bFOk- erS and directors can ever dee strOy capitalism ln this cOun. try" Casey continued, "by meth Ods such as this, In undermin- Ing the inherent faith OG the American people in thelr fin. nancial and corporate institu. Clona."
 Casey claimed that instead of proflting by the deal. tho Erie Railroad actually would lose about siO,000, while tho U. 6. Treasury would lose about q million dollars in taxes. He also c0ntended that the deal had been put across by Prank j. Wright, director of Erie, who waS drawing money not only from Erie but also from the REC at $50 q day as q rallroad ad- wiser.
 Az c result of Cascy'a expose it looN aB if the Interstate Com mcrcc Commission would reverse itself and take tho bond deal away from Morgan. It also looks as if the ICC would make railroad hls- tory by requiring competitive bid- ding on all railrOad financing from now on.
 PIlENTISB BROWNS PANTS
 OPA Boss Prentiss Brown isn't letting the public hullabaloo over oPA qucstionnairics get him down.
 No one can tell me anything about aueatIOnnaires." says the former Michigan senator. T had my first experience with q queatlOnnaIrc at the tender age of h."
 On his 18th birthday. Brown decided he was approaching mans estate and persuaded his mother to buy him a pair of long pants, MrR. Brown wrote to q mall order house.
 A letter came back requesting more information. "Ia you hoy CD tai, t2) medium. or t3j ahoTtY
 My mother replied that was medium" says thc OPA chief, "but despite this broad spcclfl- cation, gOG the sltckest tIt you ever saw"
 WHY THE JAPB KNOW
 Here is an excerpt from the In- tcrlOr Departments annual i04i report, which indicates why tho Japs know 50 much about the Alcutlan Islands:
 "The floating plant KOsei MRru, with auxiliary craft c0nr sintIng of trawlers, was en- gagged grOm May Co August, lDsO, in taking halibut and cod in ISerlng Hea about 100 miles northeast of the PFlbilof IslandA with one additional lFawIer dur. ing the last week or tive of Che season. The vessel was reported Co have left for Japan toward tle end of August"
 "Thls is the 1lth consecutive year that Japanese floating plants have operated in these
 waters, the numbers Of vessels having varied from 0ne Co four, with the usual complement of tenders"
 NOTE; Under international law lt is impossible Co prevent foreign fishermen from fishing in foreign waters.
 FRIEND OR ENEMY
 War Department officials. ln their oft moments. are making | collection Of the signs and c0un- tereigns used by men in the Army 10 indicate to sentrieB the ape proach of | friendly patrol.
 Jn th old iO40 days Of the slow moving defense program, when bt0vo pipes were used for guns, the word "st0ve" WAS commonly shouted by the sentry, and the word 'pipe" waS the proper c0ufl. terhgn.
 Another enaiIenss. "ssvsnT aud
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
Selected Poem
INCIDENT AT MIDNIGHT

Barbara ovcrt0n in the Christian
 Science Monitor Like the fainLly tarnlshed face or an ancient looking glass. Tine m0Onlit mirror of this place Has made 4 glory come t0 pass Round the hafb0r's slender throat 4 necklace Of reflected stars Critters like charm. remote Against the spell of hate and wars. Tenderly. this lucid night AbsorbE the brown Of winter weed, And pollshcs with silver light The frOzHn rock. the dropping reed. Busurrant on the empty beach, Waves wash over stone and she'll Into space small echoes reach. Fading as q far-0n bell. And a pebble. skipped to sea, Becomes a silver coin 10 buy 4 share in the eternity
 Of wIndIcss water, soundless sky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11
NOW A eNAKE smORTAaE

San Gabriel. Cal (uP)--ueorge l.. Dowdcn. herptologlst, Is suffering war shortage of rattlesnakes. The government has just ordered from him the venom of 1000 rattlesnakes for use in making medicines, fie knows just where to put his hands On them, once nc gets them, but his problem is where to get them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

put down my anchor, No sen : siblc man would venture out from the dock without an anchor"
 T h ere aFf time when al we can do is tt put down oui ne horB ant wait, Bt. Pau and his com. panions experi,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-11

by the treaty ot VeTaailleB. ThiA was implemented by the Paris air convention of 1920, which was amend . cd in 1927 and 1929. The parilI convention created m outfit which became known ah GINA -- Comite International dc Navigation Aeri- enne.
 The United