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Evening star., 1943-08-22
Emily Raudon
And Mr.. Mitchell
Wed Yesterday

Altar vases of white gladioluses
and white asters decorated St.
Marys Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral for the marriage of Miss
Emily Elizabeth Rawdon. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Rawdon
of Bethesda, to Mr.. Fred Tom
Mitchell jr., which took place yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Mitchell is
the son of DR.. and Mrs. Fred T.
Mitchell of East Lansing, Mich.
The Rev Robert Evans Browning
officiated at the o'clock ceremony
and Mr.. Alvin Ely, soloist, presented
the nuptial music.
Given in marriage by her father,
! the bride wore a gown of ivory MORE
taffeta styled with a fitted bodice
and full skirt which extended into
a train. The brides veil fell from
a Mary Queen of Scots cap of heir
loom French lace which was worn
by the brides mother at her we'd
ding. Motifs of the same lace were
appliqued on the full-length illusion
veil. The brides shower bouquet
was of white gladioluses and steph-
| anotis.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor of Highland
Park, Mich, was the maid of honor
and the bridesmaids were Miss Mary
| Charlotte Crook and Miss Molly
French Thompson, both cousins of
the bride. Miss Taylor's gown of
pink lace and net was made with a
long bodice and full skirt and her
hat was of pink net. She carried
bouquet of lavender gladioluses. The
| bridesmaids wore yellow and green
costumes similar to that of the maid
of honor and their bouquets were of
peach and yellow gladioluses.
Mr.. Mitchell had Mr.. Charles G..
Morrell of Detroit as his best man
and the ushers were 1t. Comdr.
Wallace B. Short and 1t. John r.
Miller.
After the ceremony reception
and buffet supper were held at
Saunderlee, the home of the brides
parents. Mrs Rawdon wore a gold
crepe dress with dahlia colored ac-
cessories and corsage of lavender
orchids. The mother of the BRIDE
groom wore a black gown and ac-
cessories with corsage of gladi-
oluseS.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell left
for cruise on the Great Lakes,
the bride was wearing a black frock
with black accessories and a red
coat. Her corsage was of sarde-
MAS. The couple will reside in
Detroit.
The parents of the bridegroom
were among the out-of-town guests
and others were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Burroughs and Mrs. Minnie
L. Short of Mitchellville, Md, and
Mrs. James Short of Meridian. Miss
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell at
tended Michigan State College. The
bride is a member of Alpha XII
Delta Sorority and Mr.. Mitchell is
a member of Lambda Chi Alpha
Fraternity.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Virginia Myrick
TOWed E.M.Stdcy

Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Fullilove
Myrick of Silver Spring announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Virginia Kate Myrick. to Avia-
ton Cadet Erie Marshall Stacy,
Army Air Forces, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur A. Stacy, also of Sill
yer Spring.
The wedding will take place early
in october at Frederick, Okla, upon
Cadet Stacy's graduation from the
Advanced Pilot School at Frederick.
Both Miss Myrick and Mr.. Stacy
are graduates of Montgomery Blair
High School and attended the Uni
versity of Maryland, Miss Myrick
is member of Kappa Delta So
rority.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Home on Furl0uqh

Pvt. Howard H. Sypher III re-
turned yesterday to the home of his
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Howard H.
Sypher, jr.. in North Arlington. He
will spend Today furlough with
them and viii then go to his future
station, having just completed his
training period in the Marine Corps
at Paris Island.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Bridge Luncheon

Mrs. William M. Watkins enter
tanned at luncheon party Thurs
day at her home in Chevy Chase
when the guests were Mrs. Maurice
Dawson, Mrs. Donald Doyle, Mrs
Ralph Rogers, Mrs. Harold Hedges
Mrs. Earl Lund and Mrs. William
Prescott. Later her guests played
bridge.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Mrs. Herman Returns

Mrs. Lee Herman, wife Of Col.
Herman of Buckingham, with her
mother, Mrs. Mary McAuliff, and
daughter, Mary Lee Herman, has re-
turned from three-week visit with
relatives in Butler, Johnstown and
Carrolltown, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Chevy Chase Guests

Mr.. and Mrs Richard P. White
of Chevy Chase have as their guest
their daughter Mrs. George A.
Vradenburg, jr., wife of Capt. Vra-
denburg, jr., of New River, N. c., and
their son George III.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Mr.. and Mrs. Page
Honor Duuehfer

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Page, jr., were
hosts at their home in Alexandria
Tuesday evening to some 30-odd
guests when they entertained in
honor of their daughter, Miss Pa
tricia Anne Page.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
BOOTIE SETS
$l.89

Bonnet, sweater ond boon
les in pink or blue
oil wool. A must hove''
for q new boby!
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size 30x40 inches----37e
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Evening star., 1943-03-30

Thirteen months ago. Mrs. F.. P.
Wilcox brought four parakeets-two
boys and two girls-back from Texas,
tucked the colorful little things into
a corner of her living room and ex-
pected to settle down and watch the
growth OF an occasional offspring
from the chummy quartet.
A month later and Mrs. Wilcox
began to wonder whose house it was.
First one, then two more cages were
needed. And still baby parakeets
arrived. With Easter still in the
offing, it became a daily game to
find where the next egg was laid.
After converting a huge screen
porch into now-needed aviary,
Mrs. Wilcox made one other move
she bought a book on parakeets,
their lives and habits.
From the book Mrs. Wilcox, who
lives at 5000 Meadow Lane, Chevy
Chase, Md. learned that that para
keets (and parrots are distinguished
by the large size and arched form
of the upper mandible which termi-
mates in an acute point overhanging
the shorter lower mandible-inter-
esting. but hardly an explanation
for all these eggs. -.
She learned. too, that parakeets
are gregarious and homogeneous
tthat's what it said)-chummy at
lease
"Parakeets." she read. "are said
to mate for life"-oh, oh! Then she
reached the punch paragraph.
"Parakeet eggs in climate such as
Washington's hatch nine months
out of the year The hen will lay
one egg every three days until five
or seven are laid"
Evening star., 1943-03-30

BY this time. Mrs. Wilcox had II
parakeets chattering aWav in their
improvised aviary. The only reason
the number stopped there, tempo
rarily, was that Mrs. Wilcox thought
parakeets were like chickens-one
hen would set on pile OF eggs and
they would all hatch at once. Be-
cause of this, she threw away a lot
of eggs thinking they were bad
and not realizing that any given egg
might have been laid just few
minutes before she found it.
Soon Mrs. Wilcox discovered that
parakeets were fun, if plentiful. She
built little houses for the birds,
scooped out a little egg-sized notch
in the bottom of the houses for the
eggs to hatch in and resigned her
self to raising parakeets.
There are still some difficulties.
The lady parakeets still lay eggs all
over the porch-yesterday she found
two eggs inside blanket which she
had put on top one of the cages.
Then there's Polly the Terrible.
Polly is one of Mrs. Wilcoxs origl-
nal four parakeets. Polly had her
eve on certain bird house last
year and promptly killed rival
female for possession. Yesterday
Polly did it again and another para
keet bit the dust. Polly was locked
up" in a cage of her own.
The birds have grown to know
Mrs. Wilcox and she has grown to
like them-all of them, even Polly
the Terrible.
The only time little parakeets
don't arrive is in the wintertime as
the cold weather freezes the eggs
but spring is here and Mrs. Wilcox
now knows what to expect.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
W.&0..D. Official Hits
Poor Public Response
To Line S New Service
Says Leesbure-RossIyn
Train Has Failed to
Meet Expenses

A Washington & Old Dominion
Railroad official today declared that
support by commuters of the lines
new streamlined passenger train
between Leesburg and Rosslyn has
been very poor" in comparison
with the amount of publicity and
advertising given the renewal of the
service.
One OF the advocates of resump-
ton Of the service pointed out,
however, that service is barely more
than week old and that in addi-
ton. many car pooling arrange
ments will expire tomorrow, thus
bringing the line more passengers.
Declaring that the train would
have to average 100 passengers each
day in order to pay. the official said
the average for the first week of
operation has been below that fig
ure. He said it cost $25 a day to
keep the train operating.
Forty-two passengers rode the
train on its first trip from Leesbure
to Rosslyn, and 63 boarded the
train at the end of the line that
evening for the return trip.
The next day 80 fares were COL
lected in the morning and so on
the return trip. Last Wednesday
80 fares were paid in the morning
and so at night.
On Thursday the collected fares
were 80 in the morning and 38 at
night: Friday, 80 in the morning
and So at night, and Saturday
As paid fares for the morning ride
and 1873 bought tickets at Rosslyn
for the return trip.
Yesterday morning, one week
after the resumption of the service,
81 fares were collected during the
38-mile run from Leesburg, the off,
cial said.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Harvest Army
in
Frederick
BY the Associated Press.

FREDERICK, Md. March 30.-If
Frederick residents agree, industries
and stores of the city will close one
or two days week during the
coming harvest season so that resi-
dents may help farmers of the sur
rounding territory father in crops.
Plans were under way today for
a city-wide canvass of opinion on
the proposal, after the Chamber of
Commerce and Kiwanis Club off,
cials met with businessmen and
worked out the plan as a means of
alleviating the farm labor shortage.
Another meeting has been called
for April when the canvass will
be completed. Merchants and farm
ers are expected to attend.
The program would start in June
and employees of every store, shop
and trade would be regimented to
work in fields on specified day
each week.
Farmers would be questioned as
to when, where and how many
workers will be needed. The dis
tribution of the "city farmers" for
rural work would be arranged
through a central Office.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Tomorrow Is DeadIine
For inspection Of
A Card Autos Tires
OPA Reports 80 Pct.
Of District Drivers
Have Not Complied

Although car owners using basic
A books only must have their tires
inspected by midnight tomorrow,
more than 80 per cent of them in
the District have not yet compiled
with the regulations, the District
OPA estimated today.
Heavy rushes were expected today
and tomorrow at official tire in
spection stations in the District as
motorists hastened to have their in
itial inspections completed before
the deadline. The initial-tire in
spection period for B and c book
drivers ended February %.
Drivers were warned that unless
they can present tire-inspection
records indicating they have COM
piled with the OPA rules, they will
be unable to obtain either supple
mental gasoline rations or certifi-
Gates for the purchase of used and
recapped tires, for which A drivers
are eligible.
Renewal Threatened.
1t was also pointed out that when
the current A books run out, those
drivers who failed to have their
tires inspected before the deadline
will be unable to obtain renewal
of even their basic ration. Orig
inally, these books were designed
to expire on July %, but if the OPA
prolongs the validity period of the
No. 6 stamps as it did the No. S
coupons. the books will be used
until November.
The local OPA called attention
to the fact that many drivers who
formerly were able to get along on
A rations may soon have to apply
for supplemental allotments because
of the cut in the basic allowance.
Such motorists were warned that
ration boards would give them lit
tie consideration unless they had
compiled with the regulation on tire
inspections.
Required Every 6 Months.
Visual tire inspections, those in
which the inspector does not have
to remove the tire from the wheel,
cost Is cents under OPA regula-
tions. If 1t is necessary to examine
the tire unmounted, the inspector
may charge an additional so cents
for each tire he takes of.
Drivers with A books must have
their tires inspected every six
months. Those having supplemental
books must report to inspection sta
ton once every four months.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
D. {. Area Red Cross
Workers Go Overseas
Four Augment Stoffs
At Foreign Posts

-Four Washington area residents
are among three groups of Red Cross
workers arriving overseas to augment
existing staffs in Australia, India
and Trinidad, the American Red
Cross announced today. They are
Mrs. Mary M. Campbell, 5605 Cen
ter street, Chevy Chase, Md. !;
William Dewey Foster. former club
director, Cosmos Club; Bertha
Noble, 309 Lincoln avenue, East
Falls Church, Va, hospital recre-
alton worker, and Elizabeth Noyes,
field recreation worker.
Misses Noble and Noyes went to
Sydney, Australia. Miss Noble was
art and English teacher in the Alex
andria public schools. A graduate OF
Tech High School and George Wash
ington University, she also attended
Corcoran Art School. She is the
daughter of Henry p. Noble.
Miss Noyes was social worker
before coming here in 1894 to serve
as assistant secretary of the Amer
lean Association for Health and
Physical Education. Holder Of an
ABB. degree from Smith College
and MA. from New York University
she formerly lived at 1877 Twentieth
street NV.
Mrs. Campbell formerly was din-
ing room manager Of Belmont Gar
dens and previously held the same
position at the Sphinx Club here
She Is q graduate OF the Lewis Hotel
Training School here. Aa
Mr.. Foster was consulting archi-
tect Of the Public Building Admins
tration here before his Red Gross
appointment. He served as Heu-
tenant in the 10th Division during
the World War.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
.$75,000-a.Y Take
From Dog Track Seen
I. Prince Georges Project
Called Welcome Venture
sn..;., n;sn.+,, :, m. s+or

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 30-Henry
Cord of Ardmore. chairman of the
Prince Georges County Democratic
Central Committee, said last night
the estimated revenue from a
proposed dog racing track near
the Washington Metropolitan Area
would be around SIS 1000 per year
A bill was introduced last week in
the House of Delegates by the
Prince Georges delegation authoriz-
ing creation of dog racing COM
mission in the county with power to
conduct stake or purse racing.
Mr.. Cord said he believed such
track could not be constructed or
put in operation until after the war,
but expressed belief it would be a
welcome venture from the public
viewpoint because of its recreational
value, especially at night when
many workers have no place to CO."
One-half of l per cent Of the total
proceeds collected during dog race
meetings would go to the State con-
troller. with 3 per cent going to the
county treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Mrs. jane |. Drury, SO,
Dies at Silver Sprino

Mrs. Jane Isabelle Drury, SO. died
Sunday at her home at 1020l Ridge
moor drive, Silver Spring, Md, after
a months illness.
A native of Washington, Mrs.
Drury lived here until three years
ago when she moved to Silver
Spring The widow of William L.
Dru.y, she had been active in Cath
olic church work and was a charter
member of Sacred Heart Church.
Requiem mass will be held at 10
am. tomorrow at St. Johns Church,
Forest Glen, Md, with burial in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Ella c. Burgess, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Old Superstition Delays
St. Morys Potato Crop

LEONARDTOWN, Md, March 80.
Food urgency or no food urgency,
lot of potatoes in st. Marys
County won't be planted until the
dark of the moon" comes next week.
Farmers in Marylandts oldest
county complain the weather and
the season is ripe for planting. but
that their colored helpers won't work
because of the old superstition that
It's bad luck to plant potatoes while
the moon Is full. ...
Evening star., 1943-03-30
Is Broken
For 75-Bed Winq Of
Alexandria Hospital
Work on Nurses Home
Is Expected to Begin
Within Three Months

Construction of a 75-bed addition
to the Alexandria Hospital was in
full swing today following ground
breaking ceremonies yesterday in
the yard of the Snowden house, site
of the new structure. The 100000
wing is expected to be completed
by September /.
Also scheduled for occupancy by
September l is the old st. Mary's
Academy Building, to be used as
a nurses training school. This
structure, which also will contain
an 60-bed nurses home, stands on
land adjacent to the hospital
Renovation work is expected to be-
gin July l..
The new wing and the renovated
academy building are estimated to
involve an expenditure of approx
imately $620,000. Included in this
sum is the 100000 purchase price
of the academy property.
Clarence j. Robinson. president
of the hospital board, presided at
yesterdays ceremonies. Also pres
ent were Henry J. Sullivan, assist
ant regional director of the Federal
Works Agency; Mayor William T.
Wilkins. City Manager Carl Bud
wesky, Riggin Buckler, architect for
the new wing: E. H. Rosegarten,
contractor; Mrs. James Werth,
president of the Board of Lady
Managers; Mrs. Hervey Henshaw,
representing the Auxiliary Board:
Mrs. Edmund F. Tcer, president of
the Twigs, junior auxiliary, and
Robert G. Whitton, hospital ad-
ministrator.
The Rev. Fred v. Poag, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church,
delivered an invocation and bene-
diction, while Mr.. Robinson thanked
all those whose efforts had made
the addition possible. He added
that the Hospital Board hoped it
would be possible to add the pro-
posed east wing at some future date.
The new wing will be to the rear,
or on the north side, of the main
building. Original plans called for
another wing on the east. but this
was rejected by the WPB. a move
explained by its hospital consultants
as necessary to conserve $4,000
worth of critical materials.
The additional IS beds will in
crease the capacity of the hospital
to 1T beds and will enable the
institution to meet virtually all of
its wartime demands, according to
Mr.. Whitton. The new structure
also will ease a situation that rap
idly was becoming critical.
Evening star., 1943-03-30
PUG Decision
Near on Pepco
Rate Cut
Hearings to Decide
Distribution Await
Setting Of 7 otoI
BY DON S. WARREN.

As soon as the Public Utilities
Commission determines by what
amount rates of the Potomac Elec.
trio Power Co. should be reduced for
the remainder of this year hearings
will be resumed for debate over how
the cut should be apportioned
among the several classes of con-
sumers
Testimony on the main issues in
the sliding scale case was concluded
shortly after noon yesterday and
PUG Chairman James H. Flanagan
indicated last night a decision on
the amount of the rate reduction
probably could be expected before
the end of the week.
The hearings then were adjourned
subject to call, since the parties
will be asked to consider how the
melon" is divided after it's size
is determined. Whether residential
consumers will be apportioned any
saving, or how much to commercial
and industrial users or to the Fed
eral and District governments is
not now known.
U. S. Negotiations Failed.
Agents of the Treasury Procure
ment Division last year held long
negotiations privately with officials
OF Pepco for lower rates for Gov
ernment buildings, but when these
did not result in agreement on
lower preferential rates, Treasury
officials announced they would in
tervene in the pending case before
the PUG to seek lower rates for
the Government and the private
consumer.
All parties to the case have been
given until Thursday to file briefs
presenting arguments over the size
OF the rate cut and all other issues
under operation of the sliding scale
plan.
1t is expected the cut will be at
least $3l5,000. That much was in
dlcated in exhibits presented by the
commissions chief accountant. v. A.
McElfresh, using 81 per cent tax
rate allowance as charge against
operating expenses, a precedent es-
tablished by the PUG in the deci-
sion on the sliding scale plan of the
Washington Gas Light Co.
10 Pct. Rate Asked by U. S.
However, counsel for intervening
Government agencies have con-
tended for an allowance of no more
| than 19 per cent tax rate. and for
other changes in principles, by
which they claimed there should be
a rate reduction of various amounts.
ranging up to S2,9o0,000, a figure
offered yesterday by Harry R. Booth,
OPA attorney.
The company is expected to take
the case to court if it feels the size
of the rate reduction is so large as
to be possible only by basic
changes in the sliding scale plan
but it has given no clear indication
of what such a figure would be-
On conclusion of the pending
case-restricted. to the historic slid
ing scale formula over the objec-
tions of the Government intervenors
and Gregory Hankin. PUG minority
member-the PUG has promised to
call for a full investigation. to be
followed by public hearings, into
proposed fundamental" changes in
the sliding scale plan. or its abro-
cation in favor of some other meth
cd of rate regulation
Evening star., 1943-03-30
! lsNRstonmig
ii.e9Remiinder5@o

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
A, B and G good for rationed
canned goods through tomorrow.
Those marked D, E and F good
through April 80.
Red coupons, Book 2-Those marked
K remain good through April 80.
They can be exchanged for meats,
butter, margarine, fats and oils.
cheeses and canned fish.
Sugar-Stamp No. IL in Book / is
good for 5 pounds through May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No. 26 in Book / is
good for pound through April Is.
Fuel oil-No. 4 coupons are valid for
8 gallons through April 8. No. S
coupons are valid for 10 gallons
through September 30.
Gasoline-No. 5 A coupons are good
for gallons each through July 81.
B and G coupons, good for 3
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated In individual books.
Tires-A book drivers must have
their initial inspections by mid
night tomorrow.
Shoes-Stamp II in Book Is good
for one pair OF shoes through
June Is.
Detailed rationing inJorn,ation
iriu be Jound on Page Az OF The
Sunday Star each iDeek.