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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. c., FEBRUARY o. 1e43
Medical Society
AuxiliaryHolding
Series of Suppers
Young H0sfesses
Entertain Officers
Here for TRAINING

With its entire program geared to
war service this season the Womans
to the Medical Society of
the District is sponsoring a series OF
buffet suppers and dances for
officers of various branches of the
armed services here for \ short
period of special training.
Held in the handsome library of
the Medical Society Building at 171s
M street NV, the parties feature
me-cooked foods served early in
the evening. Small tables and chairs
are placed around the center of the
room which is reserved for dancing.
Attractive young hostesses are on
hand to help entertain the young
officers.
Mrs. Leo Brison Norris was gen.
a party last night which was the
second In the series. She was as
sisted by a large committee includ-
ing the auxiliary president, Mrs. A.
Magruder Macdonald, Mrs. Joseph
L. Gilbert, Mrs. Henry A. Hornthal.
Mrs. John j. Shugrue. Mrs. Thomas
B. Crisp, Mrs. Edgar E. Quayle. Mrs.
Edward j. Cummings, Mrs. Leon A.
Martel, Mrs. Harry Zehner, Mrs.
Jesse T. Mann, Mrs Robert E.
Moran. Mrs George Reeves and Mrs.
Eugene Whitmore.
The parties were suggested by
Mis-. Benjamin Rogers. who gave a
similar series in her Florida home
last winter for young officers sta
toned there. Incidentally, Mrs.
Rogers is the mother of Millicent
Rogers, general chairman of the
Medical and Surgical Relief Com
mittee OF New York, which is COL
lecting such medical supplies as
drugs and discarded surgical instru-
ments for field emergency sets.
Members Of the auxiliary have
been helping with the work of this
committee by packing and shipping
to New York donations sent to the
Medical Society Building by local
doctors.
Quantities of sample drugs sent
to physicians have been turned in
for the committee. and Mrs. Mac
Donald said that more than half
dozen large boxes have recently been
packed by the auxiliary women.
Surgical instruments and medical
bags also have been contributed.
The emergency sets go to Coast
Guard stations as well as to war
striker areas.
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Home Economics
GROUP to Meet

Miss Marie Sellers, national chair
man of the home economies women
in business division of the Ameri-
can Home Economics Association
will be the guest speaker at din
ner meeting of the local group at
$50 pm. Friday at Avignone Freres
Restaurant, 1777 Columbia road
NV.
The speaker. who is director OF
the home service department OF a
national food company, is an au-
thority on foods and is we'll known
to radio audiences.
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Alumnae Anniversary

Miss Olive Gage, head Of the child
welfare department, National Cath
Ole School of Social Service, will
be the guest speaker at the ami
versary meeting of the Washington
chapter of the College of New Ro-
chelle alumnae at pm. today. The
meeting will be held at the home of
Miss Eleanor Flynn, $500 Connect
cut avenue NV. Plans will be con-
sldered to wrap brandages for
Georgetown Hospital, a program
carried out at the January meeting.
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camp she explained There were
5000 refugees at one time camped
on the campus. I served as phar-
macist for the Red Gross and helped
distribute food and clothing. I
stayed until 80, but after the
Chinese burned Canton in their
scorched earth program, I moved to
Hong Kong, where Ling Nan Uni
versity carried on"
Capt. Cover told how she was at
. dinner party in Hong Kong when
the news came of Pearl Harbor.
There was no panic or disruption
OF the dinner" she recalled. and
for little over two weeks following
life in Hong Kong moved along
rather normal lines"
During that time. Capt. Cover
with other English and American
civilians volunteered for duty with
local hospitals caring for Chinese
refugees.
Bomb Hits Hospital.
Il was serving as ward nurse at
hospital when the Japs entered
Hong Kong Christmas Day" she
said, "A distant gunner who either
did not know the city had surrend-
cred or had lost his mind continued
firing. That iCritated the Japs and
they began dropping bombs. One
Of the bombs hit our hospital
The speaker told how she and
most of her patients survived bomb
Ing and were permitted by the jap
anese to transfer to another hos
pital..
The patients were moved but I
was interned with several hundred
others she explained. For nearly
three weeks We lived in a dirty.
third-class hotel with three persons
crowded into a cublcle about by 6
feet. The worst part of that place
were the rats she continued. II
slept on the floor and the rats had
grand time running over me. No.
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Walsh Club Plans
Kitchen Shower
On Wednesday
Public Is limited:
Prominent W0men
viii Be HOsfesses

Probably the last chance the gen.
eral public will have to visit tho
Walsh Club for War Workers will be
offered on Wednesday during a kit
chen shower to be held from 4 to II
pm. at the club quarters at the rear
of 1923 Twenty -second street NV.
Such articles as tea kettle, coffee
pots, saucepans and a good big
kettle for real food" are needed for
the kitchen and the guests are asked
to bring contributions.
With Mrs Leon Henderson head
ing the committee in charge of the
shower, a number of prominent
women have promised to serve as
hostesses during the afternoon.
These will include Mrs Evalyn
Walsh Mclean. who donated the
quarters for the club which is 10
Gated in the old Walsh stables and
who renovated the building and also
provided the furnishings. Mrs. Nc
Lean and Mrs. Eleanor Patterson
are to be the hostesses from 10 to II
pm.
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, Mrs. Robert P.
Patterson and Mrs. Warren Lee
Pierson will be on hand to greet
guests from to pm. They will be
followed by Mrs. Francis Biddle and
Mrs. Herbert Lehman.
Hostesses from 6 to pm. will be
Mrs. William O. Douglas, Mrs John
Wiley, Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius, jr..
and Mrs. Warren r. Austin, while
Mrs. Bruce Smith. Mrs. Thurman
Arnold, Mrs. John Hamm and Mrs.
Homer Cummings will serve from
to pm.
Members of the Shower Commit
tee will serve in relays from to 10
pm.
The war workers who hold men,
bership in the club also will be
represented at the shower by their
chairman, Miss Edith Leppanen,
and by a girls committee headed
by Miss Betty Murphy. Various
club committee chairmen also will
be on hand.
Mrs, James M. Lands is chairman
Of the Committee on Club Centers
for War Workers. which has taken
the lead in providing recreation for
the Federal employees here through
such centers.
Mrs. Henderson's Kitchen Shower
Committee includes Mrs. Prentiss
Brown. Mrs. James Forrestal, Mrs.
Pierson, Mrs Jesse Jones. Mrs. Lee
Murphy, Mrs. Lewis Harris. Mrs.
Heath C. Norman and Mrs. Morris
Cafritz.
Serving on Mrs. Lands COM
mittee are Mrs. John B. Blanford,
jr, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. William Davis,
Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. John Ihlder,
Mrs. Lehman, Mrs. Robert P. Pat
terson, Mrs. Byron Price, Mrs.
Beatrice Sherman, Mrs. Harold
Smith and Mrs. John Wolverton.
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'N'4 wa Va NiAe AiiNNoto lLi0 1C u Al IliC
Stanley prison camp.
She also possesses a degree of
modesty which belittles her own ex-
periences as nothing compared to
others.
Remember" she explains. Stan
ley concentration camp is not the
same place as Stanley Fort where
the real atrocities, rape and bay
onettlng were committed. For
tunately we did not see that. Our
chief suffering was hunger"
Taught at University.
Capt. Cover, who was professor of
anthropology at the University of
Ling Nan, outside of Canton, when
the japanese invaded South China,
recalled the series of events which
led from the university professorship
to eventual incarceration behind the
barbed wire fence Of the concen-
tration camp.
When the japanese started south
In 1888, I hoped to remain in Ling
Nan under protection of the Amer
lean flag in charge of refugee
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Woman Officer in Marines
Tells of Life as Jap Captive
Capt. Charlotte Gost'er, Former Professor,
Received Basic Training as Var Prisoner
BY Gretchen Smith.

From campus camp for refugees the hills old
might well DE an adaplon OF the
Cover the United
70 see the world but to do
Marine Reserves
paSc framing Tor military of
famous Infamous
King Island.
TAIL slender woman with
smart Marine Reserves uniform pride
intelligent
an the denlsE lie diatl,a:
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Jesup Blair Community House,
executive board; II a m, general
meeting, followed by luncheon and
business session.
Woman's Club of Kensington-Fri-
day, pm. with Mrs. Edward A.
Farrell, annual business meeting
and election of delegates to State
Federation.
University Park Woman's Club-To-
morrow, 2 pm, with Mrs G. V. C.
Houghland; speaker, Capt R. D.
Workman, chief Of chaplains,
United States Navy. Wednesday,
2 pm, executive board with Mrs.
F. Carroll Howard.
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase-To-
morrow, II am, social section
business meeting with Mrs. Arthur
Richards. Tuesday, pm, French
section, clubhouse. Friday, 2 pm,
Membership Committee with Mrs.
Leon Davis. Saturday, 9 pm,
social section, Washington Club,
Seventeenth and K streets NV,
dancing and cards.
Miscellaneous Clubs
League Of Republican Women-To-
morrow, pm, clubhouse. 1912
Rhode Island avenue NV, board
meeting; 230 pm, general meet
ing; speaker, Senator Harold H.
Burton of Ohio.
League of Women Shoppers-Tues-
day, 1890 pm, 1911 l street NV,
board meeting.
Daughters of the British Empire,
Queen Elizabeth Chapter-Tues-
day, $50 pm, Wardman Park
Hotel, monthly meeting.
League of American Pen Women-
Friday. 8 pm, non-f1ction group.
Washington Readers Club-Tomor-
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to see the sorrow OF our English
friends"

to see the sorrow OF our English
friends"
Grateful to JapS."
Asked her reactions as a scientist
to the prison camp experience, DR..
Cover replied: 1T is terrible to
see what hunger will do. The
coWardice and gutlessness' of pris-
oners is incredible. We found our
selves feeling grateful to the Japs
that they didn't treat us worse. I
could have recorded interesting in
cidents for scientists but we were
not permitted pencil or paper and
one became just too hungry to re-
member"
With unforgettable recollections
OF suffering and humiliation of
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son Chapter, OAR Chapter House

son Chapter, OAR Chapter House;
speaker, Mrs. Virginia T. Fell,
History of the Chapter" Wednes-
day, Bpm. Manor House Chapter,
Chapter House: speaker. Mrs.
Arthur c. Houghton. Thursday
Little John Boyden Chapter with
Mrs. Clifford Hurley, All Ellsworth
drive, Silver Spring; luncheon at
l pm. Friday, II am, National
Defense Committee. HAPPIER
House, open meeting; speaker,
S. D. Schell, The Merchant Ma
rine and the Floating Library
Friday, l pm, Joseph Magruder
Chapter with Mrs. Arthur S.
Field, 1907 Lowell street NV;
speaker, Mrs. Wilfred j. Chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28

Why should your Uncle Sam have
to dun anybody to buy War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
of living? Buy bond as your own
expression of willingness to help.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
Three Sisters
Married Within
Five Months
Betty A. Loveless
Bride in Florida
OF 1t. Chris LOrk

A wedding Of interest in Washing
ton took place December Is In the
First Presbyterian Church in Dune
din, Fla, when Miss Betty Ann
Loveless, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Loveless Of Arlington, be-
came the bride of 1t. Chris Lork
of Long Island.
Miss Halle Stone Of Dunedin was
the maid of honor and 1t. Jim
Denig was the best man.
After a honeymoon in Florida
the couple will 60 to Camp Davis.
N. c., where 1t. Lork is stationed.
The marriage is the third occur
ring in the Loveless family within
five months. The first was when
Miss Jane Loveless became the
bride of Capt. John Jay Stork,
United States Glider Corps; the
second was the marriage of Miss
Marjorie Loveless to 1t. Grieg v.
Richardson, United States Infantry,
while 1t. Lork is with the Coast
Artillery.
Evening star., 1943-01-03

One Of several large parties to be
given this afternoon is the tea that
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. McLennan are
giving for their friends in Bethesda
and Chevy Chase.
Guests have been asked to come
between and O'Clock. Mrs. John
w. Mann and Mrs. Eugene E. Stew
ems will assist Mrs. McLennan in
entertaining her guests and they
will alternate with Mrs. McLennan's
cousins, Mrs. Mary C. Oliphant
and Miss Brenta Wallace. Miss
Marie Stevens, who is home for her
vacation from Sullins College, Bris-
tol, Va, where she is an instructor,
Will also attend the tea and will
assist in serving the guests.
Miss Stevens will be in Edgemoor
until she returns to Sullins January
Is. She is the guest of her father,
Capt. Herbert E. Stevens, and Mrs.
Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney H. Karr were
hosts at a small dancing party
last evening, having about Is guests
whom they invited to meet their
house guest, Miss Virginia Kannee
of Venezuela. Miss Kannee came to
Washington last year to attend Mar
jorie Webster's School and is the
roommate of Mr.. and Mrs. Karr's
daughter, Miss jeanne Karr. also a
student at Miss Websters school.
1t. Thurman Larson, United
States Medical Corps, came home
Friday to spend the week end with
Mrs. Larson and their two children,
Penelope and Pamela. 1t. Larson
has been in Durham. N. c., for sew
eral months. He will leave tonight
for further training in another part
of the country.
Mrs. Mary Macmillan will arrive
tomorrow from Boonsboro, Md, to
spend the winter with her cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen, in
Bethesda.
Mrs. Thew Johnson and her
daughter Maggie went to Columbus,
S. c., this morning to spend the
week with relatives.
Mrs. Peter L. Decker is back in
Bethesda following a holiday visit |
with relatives in Baltimore and in
Md. She spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Sherman Garrison
in Baltimore and she visited her
sister, Mrs. H. L. Richardson, in
before returning to
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
Miss Mary Gautier
To Wed Mr.. Uglow
In February

Mrs. Claude V. Gautier announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Mary Gautier, to Mr.. Kenneth
M. Uglow, jr., son of Maj. Kenneth
M. Uglow, U. S. Army Air Forces,
and Mrs. Uglow.
The bride-elect, daughter of the
late Col. Claude v. Gautier, Medical
Corps, U. S. A. attended American
University and is a graduate of the
University of Maryland. She is
member of Alpha Phi Sorority.
Mr.. Uglow will receive his degree
in engineering from the University
of Maryland in February, He is a
member of Tau Beta Pi. honorary
engineering fraternity, and Phi Eta
Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi, honorary
scholastic fraternities.
The wedding will take place in
February.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
Patrons Are Named
For St, Johns Ball

The Supper Club of st. Johns
Church, Lafayette Square. is spon-
soring an officers ball at the Arts
Club at 9 o'clock Friday evening,
January Is.
The following are to be among
the patrons for the occasion: Mrs.
Harry L. Cootes, Gen. and Mrs. AL
bert L. Cox. Mrs. j. Spaulding Flan-
merry. Admiral and Mrs. H. G. Gill
NOR, Mr.. and Mrs Harry l.. Grant,
Mr.. Henderson Gregory, Mr.. and
Mrs. James L. Houghteling, Mr..
Coleman Jennings, the Rev. How
ard johnson, the Rev. and Mrs
John Magee, Gen. and Mrs. Det-
low NJ Marthinson, Mrs. Robert
Lister Macneil, Mrs Gilham Nor
row, Nine. Octave Moussot, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred L.fPreu and Miss Helen
Louise Sargent.
In celebration OF the fifth year
of its founding, the club is sponsor
ing dance for officers in Washing
ton and members of the parish. Mr.
John Burroughs is president of the
organization and Miss Mary r.
Burnet is chairman of the dance.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
Bethesda:Lo.yer Montgomery County
Mrs. Fred Waller Honor Guest
At Farewell Bridge Luncheon
Wife of Consul VIII Go to Montreal:
Former Representative Fuller Visitor

Mrs. Fred E. Waller, who is spend
Ing the month with her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Brunner
IN Chevy Chase Gardens, was honor
guest at bridge luncheon given
yesterday by Mrs. Carroll Cooper
with Mrs. Wilfred P. Tiencken as
co-hostess.
Mrs. Waller came to Chevy Chase
Gardens from st. Johns, Newfound-
land, where her husband has been
on duty as United States Vice Con-
sui.
She Is leaving soon to join Mr..
Waller, who recently has been trans
ferred to Montreal, Canada, and
now is on duty as the Consulate
General.
Since her marriage in 1885 Mrs.
Waller has lived in three countries
and on two continents. Her mar
riage took place in the English
Channel, IL miles out of London,
while she was en- route to Moscow,
where Mr.. Waller was stationed at
that time. Her next home was in
France and it was there that she
became accustomed to the food ra-
tioning that is just beginning to go
Into effect in this country. She came
back to the United States on the
Manhattan, the last passenger boat
that sailed out of the Mediterranean.
Her last two years have been
spent in st. Johns and during her
stay there she became an active
worker with the Newfoundland
branch of the Red Cross and in the
st. Johns Ambulance Association.
Guests who were at Mrs. Cooper's
home on Macarthur boulevard for
the luncheon and an opportunity to
say good-by to Mrs. Waller before
she leaves for her new home were
Mrs. Edwin B. Lawless, jr.; Mrs. P.
w. Meekins, Mrs B. H. Jarman, Miss
Mary Ann Wescott, Miss Margaret
McAuliffe, Miss Lee Hardle and
Mrs. Ted Jansen.
Former Representative Claude AL
bert Fuller and Mrs. Fuller have
come from their home in Eureka
springs, Ark, to spend few weeks
with their son-in-law and daughter.
1t. Comdr. John Cross and Mrs.
Cross, in Bradley Hills.
Mr.. Fuller served in the House
irom 1929 to 1887 and he and Mrs.
Fuller have been busy renewing
acquaintance with their friends of
former years.
Ensign George S. Elmore, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Elmore have moved to
Bethesda and now are in their new
home on Old Chester road.
Ensign Elmore is the son of Mrs.
Walter A. Bloedorn and the late
Robert Elmore, who was prominent
n resident Washington for MANY
years, and he is the grandson of Mrs.
George Sutherland and the late
Justice Sutherland, who served on
The United States Supreme Court
from 1922 until his retirement in
1888. Before being appointed to
the Supreme Court the late Justice
Sutherland served as a member of
the House of Representatives from
1901 to 1903 and as member of the
Senate from 1905 to 1917. George
Sutherland Elmore, jr., 5-month-
old son of Ensign and Mrs. Elmore.
vas named in honor of his father
and his distinguished great-grand-
tather, Justice Sutherland, and is
NE fourth generation to carry the
name George Sutherland since the
late Justice Sutherland's> s father was
Alexander George Sutherland of
Buckinghamshire, England.
Evening star., 1943-01-03
MRS. CHARLES GRAY HURD

who is the guest of her brother in
law and sister, Col. and Mrs. J. w.
c. Remaley Of Arlington. Addi-
tional guests included Col. and Mrs.
Remaley and Mrs. Pennypacker,
wife of Col. Lindley Pennypacker.
Evening star., 1943-01-03

New Year Dinner
1t. Col. and Mrs. Carl S. Herbst
OF North Arlington entertained at
dinner New Year Day compliment
ing Miss Ruth Ullery of Pittsburgh,
Evening star., 1943-10-07

HARLINGEN FIELD, TeX-Pfc.
George L, Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest w. Smith, Sterling. Va.
recently was graduated from the
flexible gunnery school here He
has qualified as an expert aerial
triggerman and now wears the
wings of gunner-sergeant.
CHICAGO, In.-Carl NJ Bau-
man, Fairland. Md. has been pro-
| NOTED to captain in the Quarter
master Corps. He is officer in charge
of the Cost Analysis Branch, Chi
cago Price Adjustment District
Office. here at the quartermaster
depot. Before entering the Army,
Capt. Bauman was employed by the
Tariff Commission in Washington.
He is graduate of Washington
Preparatory School and Southeast
ern University. He was commits
stoned a first lieutenant in October,
1942, when he was assigned to the
Office of the Quartermaster General
in Washington.
CARLISLE BARRACKS. Pa
Capt. ISadore Rod, 4007 Connecticut
avenue NV, and First 1t. Irwin H.
Kaiser, 29l2 Naylor road Sc. of
the Medical Corps, recently were
graduated from the Medical Field
Service School here. Capt. Rod re-
ceived his M D. degree from Wash
ington University, and 1t. Kaiser
received his from Johns Hopkins
University.
CHANUTE FIELD. Ill.-Four men
from the Washington area recently
were graduated from this branch of
the Army Air Forces Training Com
mand. They are Corpl. Thomas P.
Marshall. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
T, Marshall, 1878 Military road
NV: and Pics. Paul M. Nida, son
of Mr.. and Mrs Paul Nida, 1345
South Carolina avenue Sc; Never
Samols, 1403 Montana avenue NE.
and Alan A. Wakefield, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Wakefield, % Pros
pect street. Kensington. Md.
BROOKINGS. S. Oak. - Corpl
Joseph P, Donohue. son of Mrs
Jane Donohue, BIT Allison street
NV, recently arrived at South
Dakota State College here for
course in personnel classification
procedures. Upon graduation, ne
will return to his permanent unit,
Geiger Field, Wash, and be assigned
duty as classification specialist with
the Army Air Forces
FORT BENNING, Ga.-George A.
Scott, jr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Scott, 1904 Third street
NV. recently was commissioned
second lieutenant upon completion
Evening star., 1943-10-07

Sity. At present he is on furlough
visiting his wife. daughter and par
ents. His brother, James, "a is a
sergeant in the Marine Air Corps.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Paul j.
Reagan, Silver Spring, Md, Is now
in training at the Maritime Service
Training Station here. Seaman
Reagan hopes to enter the Engine
Department upon completion of
preliminary training Upon COM
pletlng his training and passing
required examinations, he will be
eligible to ship as an engineer
aboard Merchant Marine vessels.
CAMP LEE, Va.-Pfc. Henry A.
Brown, 9l3 SiXtieth avenue, Cap
ltol Heights, Md, recently received
the Good Conduct Medal here.
GULFPORT FIELD, Miss.-Pfcs
James T Goode, son of Mrs, Mildred
L. Goode. 1903 Perry street, Mt.
Rainier, Nd. and Leland c. Will
liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Williams, 1924 Ridge place Sc,
recently were graduated from the
Army Air Forces Technical Train
ing Command School for airplane
mechanics here. Pfc Goode is a
former information clerk for the
Evening star., 1943-10-07

A letter from the Office Of Civil
ian War Services, which asked that
names of Crestwood citizens to serve
as block leaders in civilian defense
work be forwarded to that Office,
was read
Alfred Sherman, Victory Garden
Committee chairman, announced
that local gardening problems and
experiences will be heard at meet
ing at 8 pm. Tuesday at the home
OF Russell Woodfield, 1920 Randolph
street NV
Frank Strunk, representing the
Speakers Bureau Of the Community
War Fund, in asking support of the
coming campaign, urged that sub
scribers be prompt with pledge