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Evening star., 1943-10-18
National Gallery
Court Thronged
AT Recital
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

The joint appearance of Jacques
Gordon and Helen McGraw in a
program of sonatas for violin and
piano, drew to the National Gallery
of Art an audience last night which
by far exceeded the sitting capacity
to the East Garden Court, where the
concert was held. The features of
the recital was an outstanding So
nata by Leo Sowerby and Respighi's
Sonata In B minor" which Mr.. Cor
don was the first to play publicly
with the composer at the piano, a
work heard here already once before,
introduced by Miss McGraw and Kay
Rickert, violinist.
Sowerby's novelty. given its first
performance in Washington, yester-
day proved an unusually interesting
number, rich in tonality and CRATE
full for both instruments. Mr.. Sow
erby is, perhaps, one of the few mod
ernists who understands the nature
of the violin which is always at it's
best when allowed to sing. The
elegiac character of the work, with
its beautiful long sustained notes,
encompasses range of some four
octaves. Topped by brilliant fire.
works in the last movement, showslg
of the violln's coloratura, it is ad-
mirably suited to Mr. Gordon's tenn
permanent. Especially effective was
the first part presented in an ZAP
passionate" style, displaying the
lower rangister Of his instrument
and working up to a fine climax. The
"Leno mesto,' In a quietier mood
Evening star., 1943-10-18

offers an opportunity for subtler ex-
preston which, possibly, might have
scored more points ~ its favor had
1t been approached by the artist
from different angle
The taxing piano part, full of
iridescent sparkle and color, found
q worthy interpreter in Miss Nc
Graw who gave it stunning read
ing. She can be commended for her
flawless virtuoso technique, her ad-
justment to the violin and the
splendid ensemble which left moth
ing to be desired. 1t is questionable
whether modern works can be di-
vided by classic composition in
serted between the two on a pro-
gram. In yesterdays case, Beetho-
ven's Sonata op. IL. No. g." thrown
in for good measure, suffered de-
cidedly by comparison. Placed after
the sweeping performance of the
Sowerby's opus it seemed something
Evening star., 1943-10-18

ute broadcast by the orchestra at
$50 pm. over Station WMAL and
the Blue network.
The evenings entertainment is
under the auspices of the District
OF Columbia Council of the Navy
League, in cooperation with the
Potomac River Naval Command.
Committee members for the af-
fair, which is expected to be attend
ed by 5000 persons. are Bennett
Grain, chairman, Miss Martha Pal
mer, Mrs. Robert Peel and w. Royce
Powell
League officials also said that
Navy Week will be celebrated with
a dinner at the Mayfiower Hotel on
October ~.
Evening star., 1943-10-18
News Leaflets Dropped
By Flying Fortresses
| he Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. ia miniature
French language weekly newspaper,
"LAmerique en- Guerre" (America
at War; is among the reams of
propaganda literature which Amer
ican Flying Fortresses have been
scattering over Europe recently to
keep the peoples of occupied lands
abreast of developments despite
Nazi censorship
Other items in the propaganda
campaign include small l6-page
booklets on a variety of topics, sin
gle-page leaflets rushed to press for
extraordinary developments and re-
production of posters the American
Army puts up as it advances.
Evening star., 1943-10-18
Jap Navy Evoded
Showdown Fight,
Report Reveals

By the Associated Press.
The japanese fleet apparently was
squaring of for a showdown battle
with Allied forces in the Guadal-
canal area last January, but finally
backed down, the Senate Naval Al
fairs Committee reported yesterday
japanese battleships and aircraft
carriers had assembled in the wa
terS between Truk and the Solomon
Islands, and large groups of enemy
destroyers, plus an unusually heavy
concentration of enemy aircraft, had
gathered in the Solomon Islands
New Britain area.
The situation appeared. then, like
the final showdown and the United
States forces prepared accordingly, !"
committee report says.
But as events revealed them
selves the Japanese had had enough
of that sort of thing Instead
of the action becoming a main one
between heavy forces. the Japanese
operations we're confined mainly to
the movement of destroyer detach-
ments under heavy air cover and
over a scattered area"
Evening star., 1943-10-18
Senate Naval Report
Cites Shipments TO
3 Different Fronts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee reported yesterday that the
United States is shipping food and
equipment to "at least 80 different
fronts, some of them 1900 miles
from the point of origin"
In the midst of the war" the
communique said, 1.-The United States
has built its Navy into the greatest
sea AIR power on earth. Its size
is dwarfed only by the size Of the
task which fronts it,
The statements were made in a
terSe review of the Navy'S part in
the war through the conquest Of the
Aleutians in the Pacific and the
landings on North Africa in the
Atlantic. The committee said that
during that time the Navy fought
Is main engagements and partici-
pated in six campaigns, some of
which, as in the Central Pacific,
still are continuing.
Restates COmmuniaue.
The 80 different fronts are not
enumerated, but the report brings
out that the Navy is accomplishing
its task of keeping them supplied
and at the same time destroying
enemy sea-air power in spite of the
fact that it has lost or given up
484,52l tons of fighting ships. which
the committee described as "a small
navy in itself"
The report adds no significant new
information on operations in the
Pacific, confining itself to a restate-
ment of official communicates and
previously issued battle descriptions.
OF the battle Ior the Atlantic
1t said that The pattern obviously
remains an immense one and one
which changes hourly and the crisis
with the U-boat campaign is just
now building to showdown"
To illustrate the enormity of the
supply task the committee reported
that for the North African cam
paign each soldier requires an av-
erage of 10 tons of supplies initially
and ll2 tons per month for mainte-
nance; that on busy days the North
African air forces used as much
As 100000 gallons of high-octane
gasoline, delivered by tanker, and
that the United States and Britain
together were transporting to North
Africa 10000 to $4,000 tons of civilian
supplies monthly and an average of
10000 tons per month of coal and
oil products for North African in
dustries.
Evening star., 1943-10-18
Dance 10 Be Held Friday
For Navy Men and Women

Men and women of the Navy, in
cluding the Coast Guard and the
Marine Corps, will be provided with
entertainment and the dance music
Of Vincent Lopez's Orchestra Friday
night at Uline, Arena by THE Vic
tory Parade of Spotlight Bands"
The affair, which comes during
Navy Week, will include a 25-min-
Evening star., 1943-10-18
Germans to Leove Azores

LONDON, Oct. 18. P.-The Ger
msn-controlled Vichy radio an
nounced today that German ma
tionals in the Azores now awaiting
repatriation would depart October
25 aboard Portuguese ship.
Evening star., 1943-10-18

OF an anticlimax. The audience was
generous In It's appreciation and
rewarded the artists by its attention.
Evening star., 1943-10-18

MILLIONS of good Americans are doing many, if
not all, of these things. We are used to hard work
and thrift-that's al,cays been the American way
ofproviding for the future.
So why not start today to follow this practical
seven-point plan? The budget form shown here
will help you get started.
And remember, everyone who does all these
things is not only helping to speed the day of
Victory not only helping to hold down the
cost of wartime living but is helping to build
his own personal Post War World.
= AMERICAS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES bring
you this plan of action not only to help you to
win the kind of future you want, but to urge YOU
to join Fundamentally with all loyal Americans
to keep down living costs during these critical
war days.
By acquiring life insurance, with the guidance
OF their life insurance agents, 81 million policy
holders have already joined together in taking one
of the effective steps our Government suggests.
Remember that the premiums you pay for your
life insurance are also helping to pay for the war
for large part of them are invested in Govern.
ment bonds.
Evening star., 1943-10-18
Your Hopes Can Come True
in Your Personal Post War World
Here Practical Things YOU con start doing today

T7NODAY we all look ahead to the time when
i peace will bring the opportunity to win many
ofthe better things of life. And can start today
working for the sort of security and comfort we
want for ourselves and our families.
These are benefits richly worth our every effort
Each one of us can do something today and every
day to win and to hold these benefts-to make
the Post War World of hopes come true.
Here "a practical plan Government recommends:
]. Buy and hold war bonds-to lend our country
the money it needs to fight the war to
victory.
2. Pay willingly your share of taxes Including
increased taxes-that our country needs
B. Provide for your and your famiys future
by adequate life insurance and savings.
a. Reduce your debts much as possible and
avoid making needless new ones
5, Buy only what you need and make what you
have last longer.
3. Live faithfully by the rationing rules to con.
serve goods of which there are shortages
I: Cooperate with our Governments price and
wage stabilzation program.
Evening star., 1943-10-18

EDWARD o. soUTHARD is producsio.
manager Of q map company noso almost en.
firety on ,uw ,oork. His budget belo.p shous
that his family security dollars add up to
$895-and that much more than last wears
total. Why not compare your budget uiih his?
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Laurlene Straughn
Becomes Engaged
To r. w. Pratt

Bishop James H. Straughn, resi-
dent bishop of the Pittsburgh area
of the Methodist Church, and Mrs
Straughn have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Laurlene Straughn, to Mr.. Robert
w. Pratt of Pittsburgh.
Miss Straughn, an alumna OF
Western Maryland College, went to
Pittsburgh two years ago from Ball
timore, where she was connected
with the Johns Hopkins University
first as a graduate student, later as
an instructor in play production
and an associate director of the
Playshop, the university's graduate
experimental theater. She was as
sociated also with the Drama Guild
Of the Baltimore Federation OF
Churches, and the Vagabonds, one
Of the oldest little theaters in the
country. She is now doing graduate
work at the University Of Pitts
burgh.
Mr.. Pratt is the son of Mrs Will
liam H. Pratt and the late Mr.. Pratt
A graduate of the Allegheny College
and of the University of Pittsburgh
Law School, he is a trustee of ALE
gheny College, a director of the
Methodist Church Union and a
member Of Phi Delta Theta Fra
ternity.
The wedding will take place in
the summer.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Jean Diefenbach,
1t. w. F. Hellmuth
Are Married

The Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church was the scene of the
marriage Of Miss Jean Adele DEF
fenbach. to 1t. William Frederick
Hellmuth, jr., which took place Sun
day. The Rev. F. S. Buschmeyer
performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Edmund Dieffen-
bach of this city, and 1t. Hellmuth
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Frederick Hellmuth, also of WASH
ington.
Mr.. Dieffenbach gave his daughter
in marriage. She was unattended
Mr.. James Hellmuth, brother of the
bridegroom, served as best man.
1t. and Mrs. Hellmuth will make
their home in Lawton. Okla. The
bridegroom Is stationed at Fort Sill
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Mrs. Julia |. Magill
Wed Yesterday

Mrs. Julia Irby Magill Of Glen
dale, Calf, and the Rev. William
Wiley Beasley, pastor of the Meth
odist Church at White Stone, Va,
were married yesterday afternoon in
the Mount Vernon Place Memorial
Methodist Church, where the Rev
DR.. John w. Rustin officiated at 4
o'clock.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, DR.. Franklin S. Irby
of New York, and her daughter
Miss Marcia Deane Magill, was her
maid of honor and Miss Julia
Maxine Smith was the bridesmaid.
Following the ceremony the
couple left for Virginia and will
make their home in White Stone.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Mrs. H. R. Bryant
Here to Attend
Sisters Wedding
Miss Ann WiCkard
VIII Become Bride
On Saturday

The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Claude R. Wickard have been
joined in their apartment in the
Westchester by their daughter, Mrs.
Bryant. wife of Ensign Harry Robert
Bryant, U. S. N. Mrs. Bryant came
from New York, where Ensign
Bryant has been on duty, and will
remain for the wedding of her sis
ter, Miss Ann Wickard, and Ensign
Jean V. Pickart, U. S. N. R., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pickart OF
Gary, Ind, which will take place
Saturday afternoon.
The ceremony will be performed
ir the apartment of the Secretary
and Mrs. Wickard, where Ensign and
Mrs. Bryant were married in August
of last year. The Rev. DR.. Ora F.
Ernst, pastor of the United Brethren
Church, who oflciated at the we'd
ding of Ensign and Mrs. Bryant, also
will officiate Saturday for Miss
Wickard and Ensign Pickart at $3.50
o'clock.
Only the members of the two
families and few intimate friends
will witness the ceremony, which will
be followed by a reception.
Mrs. Bryant will be matron Of
honor for her sister and Ensign
Bryant will be best man.
Miss Wickard, who has been man.
aging the Wickard farm in Indiana
since her father became member
of the cabinet. will not come to
Washington until Friday, when En-
sign Pickart also is expected to
arrive.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
To Entertain Iturbi
At Sulsrave Club

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
have changed the party tomorrow
evening at which they will be hosts
in honor of Jose Iturbi, following
his appearance with the National
Symphony Orchestra, from the 1925
F Street Club to the Sulgrave Club
Mr. Iturbi will be the guest artist
with the orchestra for the concert
tomorrow evening.
Another change of plans concerns
the National Symphony concert
scheduled for Sunday, March 81,
which has been moved forward
because of circumstances beyond
the control of the orchestra man.
agement, to Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary %, at $50 o'clock, when sub
scribers will present ticket No. 10
of the Sunday series.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Mr., Mrs. Crews,
Young Couple
Share Reception
Golden AnniverSary
And Recent Weddine
Are Celebrated

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd c. Crews of
Arlington received the congratula-
tions Of 300 friends upon the 5Oth
year of their marriage at reception
in the Colonial Hotel Sunday after
noon, while Mr.. and Mrs. Troy H.
Gist of Washington were being con-
graduated upon their marriage
which had just taken place in the
National City Christian Church.
The reception originally was plan
ned by the six children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Crews as a golden wedding
| celebration, but when the Crews
| learned that neither the parents CT
Miss Norma Jeanne O'Banion nor
Mr.. Gist could come to Washington
for their wedding, they included the
young couple as guests of honor and
invited their friends.
Mrs. Carolina Randall, violinist,
and Miss Catherine Knight, pianist,
played the wedding march at 3
o'clock as Mr.. and Mrs. Crews en-
tered the reception room where with
II members of their family grouped
around them, they took part in a
golden wedding service read by the
Rev. j. Warren Hastings. Later. aS
the younger wedding party arrived,
they were greeted with songs by
Mrs. Emily R. Tooley, Mr.. Edward
Deitemeier and Mr.. Stephen Grey.
In the receiving line were Mr.. and
Mrs. D. S. Rittenhouse of Kenmore,
N. Y; Miss Mildred Crews of Ar
lington; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence M.
Crews of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y; Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd H. Crews of Scars
dale, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
A. Crews of Philadelphia; Miss
Margery Crews of New York, and
Miss Frances Crews and Mr.. Fred
Crews of Philadelphia.
The large wedding cake at a
candle-l Lighted table was cut by
Mrs. Crews, assisted by Mrs. ARA
Powell. Other assistants at the re-
ception were Mrs. O. B. Atwood,
Mrs. Ernest Harmon, Mrs. Eugenia
Stephenson, Miss Joan Hastings,
Miss Jacqueline Hastings and Miss
Josephine Gangwer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crews made their
home in Washington for 40 years
and have lived in Arlington for
four, and their guests included
many men and women prominent in
Government and civic circles. At
the Sunday morning services at
the National City Christian Church,
of which they are members, the
pulpit was banked with flowers sent
by their family and friends.
MI. and Mrs. Crews met in Dub
lin, Tex, where Mr.. Crews was
editor of paper in which Mrs.
Crews conducted a column. They
still are interested in journalism,
with Mr.. Crews publishing mimeo-
graphed paper at home, with a
circulation in 20 States, while Mrs.
Crews runs a small paper for her
Bible class. Mr.. Crews retired in
1880 after 81 years of service in the
Congressional Library unit of the
Government Printing Office.
Mrs. Gist is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. O'Banion of Spring.
field, Mo. and has made her home
in Washington for the past year,
while employed in the Department
OF Justice. Mr.. Gist, also of that
department, is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Washie Gist of Wetumka, Okla.
The Rev. J. Warren Hastings off,
ciated at their wedding and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Mcqueen were the
attendants.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Miss Jean Hatton
Will Be Married

Mrs. John Hatton of Indian River
City, Fla, announces the engage
ment Of her daughter, Miss Jean
Hatton, to 1t. Harold D. Fangboner
U. S. N. r., son of Mrs. I. r. Fang
boner of Fremont, Ohio.
Miss Hatton attended the Univer-
sity of Nebraska and is a member
of Delta Delta and Beta Sigma Phi
sororities. 1t. Ganghoner attended
Culver Military Academy, Choate
School in Wallingford, Conn, and
was graduated from Amherst Col
lege. He is member of Beta Theta
Pi fraternity.
The wedding will take place in
Washington late in March,
Evening star., 1943-02-16

tine Rev F. S. Buschmeyer ofaciated.
The bride, who was given IN mar
riage by her father and attended ~
her sister, Miss Ruth Parkinson
wore a gown Of white lace with 9
finger-tip-length veil. Mr.. Joseph
J. C'Connell, jr., was the best man.
Mrs. Speck attended wellesley
College and Mr.. Speck studied at
Haverford College and the Univer-
sitv of Pennsylvania School of Law.
They will make their home at 3O4l
SedpUick street
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Weddings of Interest Here
Performed Yesterday
Miss Catherine Clayton Hill Is Bride
OF 1t. John A. Sfevarf, Il. S. A.

Residential Washington weddings yester-
day afternoon both taking place o'clock
Hill was married to 1t John Alexander Stewart A.
Wiley wilson the
The wedding of Hill of
the brides mother Mrs Hiram Bingham and former
the Rev John Bailey Kelly
ocang the of only the
few intimate friends and informal
daughter the Col Philip
the
and the late Mr. Alexander Mills Stewart of
bride the wedding Hill
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Elizabeth Parkinson
Becomes the Bride
Of David J. Speck

Announcement Is made Of the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Parkin-
son. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dana
Parkinson of this city, to Mr.. David
J. Speck, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Harry Speck of Narberth. Pa. The
wedding took place Sunday evening
at 8 O'Clock at the brides home and
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Visits in WASHINGTON

Returning to Maxwell Field. Ala,
after spending few days with his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Montgomery Sweeny of New
York, Pvt. Cabell Lee Higginbotham,
y S. A. Air Corps, stopped in
washington as the guest of his
aunt. Mrs. Leo Kasehagen, at her
home on Jefferson street. Mrs.
kasehagen entertained in his honor
over the week end.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Wedding Notices

The Star sometimes receives
requests to print notices of
weddings that have taken place
as long as week or more pre-
viously. 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 signed author
ization.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
SMITH COMMENCEMENT WEEK

CHARLOTTE, N. C-(ANP)-The
johnson c. Smith university will
hold its commencement week
events May 14-l9. Degrees will be
conferred on Wednesday when
address will be delivered by the
the Rev. Williams L. Young,
President of Park college, Park
vile, Mo. The baccalaureate SER
mon will be given by the Rev. S.
A. Downer, state clerk of the
Blue Ridge synod, Knoxville,
Tenn.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
From Pulpit To
Stage To Army

CAMP PICKETT, Va (SNS)-
Sergeant John Bouie, 425 West
160th ST., New York City has had
a varied career in civilian life, but
now is concentrated on micro
phone as Camp entertainment
assistant, according to the Camp
Pickett News"
The grooming sergeant once
taught school in the rural sections
of Florida, but after a few years
of this, enrolled as a Theological
student at Edward Waters College.
in Florida. He worked his way
through two years at this college
as a waiter and cook, then lett
to enter New York University.
"All went well for a few months
then one night, went to night
club and someone asked me to sing.
I stayed there" said Sgt. Bouie.
Before joining the Army, Sergeant
Bouie was a singer at the Cotton
Club, Mimo Club, the Black Cat,
the Apollo Theatre and a singing
waiter at the Hotel New Yorker.
He continues his singing at the
Camp, and aides camp shows by
arranging fer other entertainers
to appear on the weekly programs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Cullen Lawrence
Soma Fetes Foster

Too vast to please our childish
view:
Yet love bends down and trust i'm
parts;
We gaze around
And know we've found
Dear friends and gentle hearts.
Youth, with its heat and its frost,
Flames, flames and forever is lost,
While memory brings in its wake
Hearts east and the deeper hearts
ache;
But needless of time and times
darts,
We gayly live.
If living give
Dear friends and gentle hearts.
When on the western rim
Of time the sun grows dim,
And dimly on the closing eye
Fadeth the earth, the sea, the sky,
How blessedly this breath departs,
If it pass out
While watch about
Dear friends and gentle hearts.
Goodnight, We'll smile, dear
friends and gentle hearts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

the people who are at home sup
porting the war, this production
promises to be enc of the most
provocative of the season. 1t will
be staged at Logan Hall on May
2, under the direction of Saunders
Earl Walker.
Several of these scenes of the play
will include pre-flight students of
the United States Army, who are
in training on the Tuskegee
campus. Supporting the soldiers
will be members of the Institute
Little Theatre.
Prior to the campus production
The Eve of st. Mark will be staged
at the Tuskegee Army Flying
School and at the Veterans ,Ad-
ministration facility, Tuskegee,
Ala.
This is the final production of
the season consisting of series OF
productions treating on the war,
che group having been produced to
accelerate the sale of War Bonds
and War Savings Stamps.