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tied to religious songs. True, it
was in spirituals that he expressed
his profound religious instinct in by
gone days on the plantations of
the South. Now, however, he is to
have greater opportunities to DEM
onstrate his natural artistry"
The conductor, himself a native
OF Budapest, Hungary, directed the
first all Negro professional perform
ance of Aida" in Pittsburgh in 1941.
"At that time" he says, II discov-
cred a whole new field of operatic
activity. That the Negro is en-
dowed with a rare gift for musical
expression I was we'll aware, but
little did I guess that the power
could be made to reach the heights
it has attained. Along with the
Negroes innate capacity go the de-
sire to excel and prodigious will
ingness to work against all existing
obstacles"
Maestro Vajda received his own
training in music in his native coun-
try. He was pianist as we'll as
singer, studied under Fritz Reiner
and played under Franz Lehar of
Merry Widow" fame. He conducted
in several European capitals before
coming to America as assistant di-
rector of the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York, where he served
for Is years, meanwhile becoming
an American citizen. His successes
included the production of Lehar's
Count of Luxembourg" with Anne
Roselle
The libretto to be used tomorrow
night is Maestro Vaidas transla-
ton. He believes that opera pre-
sented in foreign languages never
can be popular in America and
therefore has prepared the book in
English.
Maestro Vajda advocates a resi-
dent opera company for Washing
ton. One of his ambitions. he de-
clares, Is to produce "Parsifal" in
the open air at Washington Cathe-
dral.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
More Shipbui|ding Work
For Small Firms Planned

A program to divert more con-
tracts to small business in connec-
ton with the Nations shipbuilding
activities was announced jointly yes
terday by the Maritime Commission
and the Smaller War Plants Corp.
The commission has already es-
tablished small business sections in
all OF the four regional maritime
construction offices, it was reported.
and will try to set up similar sec-
tlons in purchasing Offices Of private
shipyards under contract to the
commission. -
The two agencies said the fact.
would be recognized that the per
unit cost or production in a small
plant may be greater than the per
unit cost in a large plant and that
1t may be necessary to pay more for
production if full facilities of the
smaller factories are to be utilized
Yesterdays statement was issued
by Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of the Maritime Commits
sion, and Robert w. johnson, chair
man of SWPC.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Serpicemen Send
Chapter Knitters
Thank You Notes

More than 40 "thank-you' letters
from servicemen grateful for articles
they have received from the Pro-
duction Unit Of the District Chap
ter of the American Red Cross have
been received during the last few
days, according to Otto S. Lund,
chapter manager.
The letters have proved to be
real stimulant to the volunteer work.
ers who have been knitting gar
ments for men in the armed forces
throughout the hot summer months.
The women know that some of the
garments now are being worn by
sailors manning ships on the cold
North Atlantic patrol and by others
stationed in Iceland or in the fog
bound Aleutians, but the letters
help to make the picture vivid.
In typical note, one service
man told his story. Il have Just
received a warm, heavy scarf to
keep the cold spray from going down
my neck, and I'm telling you it
really does the trick" he wrote. Il
can now really appreciate the pa
tience and hard work put forth to
knit this warm scarf"
A sailor had watched his mother
knitting before he left home, but he
evidently hadn't given the matter
much thought. He, too, however,
adds his word of praise now.
Yes" he wrote, my mother also
knits sweaters for the Red Cross but
l never zed how much I would
appreciate one until I received this
sweater from you. I have many
times been thankful to wear my
warm wool sweater on an aerial
watch, II to 4 am.
1T takes our girls back home
many hours to knit these sweaters.
but to lis men in the Navy We think
these girls efforts are we'll worth
while"
In reporting receipt of such let
ters, Red Cross officials took occa-
sion to point out that more volun-
teers are needed constantly to keep
the supply of woolen garments ade-
quate Skilled knitters are needed
especially it was said.
Volunteers are invited to call Re-
public $500, branch 264, or to call
in person at the District Fed Cross
Chapter headquarters, 1870 E street
NV.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
WAVES Rescue
Saturday Dance

How to continue with the regular
Saturday night dance at the YMCA-
USO was the problem which con-
fronted Lester Ellis, director of the
club at 1886 G street NV, when
the Us large ballroom was closed
this week because of renovations.
But the housekeeping dilemma
was solved in a neighborly fashion
when an apartment-houseful of
WAVES came to the rescue. When
they learned of Mr. Ellis problem,
officers in charge of WAVES Quar-
ters A. across the street from the
YMCA at Eighteenth and G streets
NV, offered the use of their Nor
mandy Room for the dance tomor-
row night. Bob Lee and His Aris-
tocrats will provide the music.
The weekly YMCA-USO square
dance, however, will go on as usual
on the YMCA roof to music fur
nished by a hill-billy band.
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U.S.S.Morsho|I, ,NomedforD.C
Hero, to Be Launched SUNDAY

A destroyer escort, Marshall, Is
to be launched Sunday at Kearny,
N. j., in honor of 1t. Comdr. Thom-
as Worth Marshall, jr., District ma
tive, who was killed in action Feb
ruary %, 1912, when the U. S. s.
Jacob Jones was sunk by enemy
submarine off Cape May, N. j.
Sponsor of the new warship will
be Mrs. Grace M. Marshall, mother
OF Comdr. Marshall. A party of u
relatives, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall and six brothers and sis
ters, will leave Saturday TO attend
the launching. Two of Comdr.
Marshall's brothers are in the Navy.
They are 1t. James P. Marshall and
1t. Whitfield H. Marshall.
The Marshall is one of a series
OF destroyer escorts to be launched
in the near future. Each will bear
the name of a hero killed in the
present war.
Comdr. Marshall, SO years old at
the time of his death, was execu-
tive officer of the Jacob Jones. He
attended Mckinley High School,
Dewitt Preparatory School and
spent one year at George Washing
ton University before entering the
Naval Academy in 1926. Gradual ting
in 1880, he saw service on the U. S. S.
Nevada, the Marblehead, Houston
and Augusta. Three years were
spent with the Asiatic Fleet.
Graduating from the submarine
school in 1885, Comdr. Marshall was
In submarine service until 1897
From 1887 to 1899 he was on duty
IN the Office of the chief of naval
operations here. He was promoted
from lieutenant to lieutenant COM
mander in January. 1912, and as
signed to the Jacob Jones. -.-4,4 i
He was awarded the Yanptze
Service Medal. President Roose-
welt. posthumously awarded him the
Order of the Purple Heart for
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Party to Be Given
At ArchboId Estate

Miss Anne Archbold has loaned
her estate at 1906 Reservoir road
to the members of the United Ma
tions Club for Saturday afternoon
and evening.
After the buffet supper the mo-
ton picture "Mayerling" will be
shown and through the afternoon
there will be swimming and games
In the extensive grounds of the es-
tate. The hours appointed are from
3 to 10 O'Clock.
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Farewell Given
To Mrs. Gardner

Mrs. Mary T. Gardner who, after
Is years as an employe of the Ord
nance department of the Navy, has
been appointed an ensign in the
WAVES, was given a dinner party
Tuesday evening The festivity was
arranged at the Parrott by 13 of
her colleagues in the ordnance de-
partment. Mrs. Gardner will go to
Northampton, Mass, for training
at Smith College where she will re-
port next week.
Attending the dinner Tuesday
were Miss Annette Burton, Miss Nay
Donovan, Miss Ellen Leech, and Miss
Mary Ruppert who were yeoman-
cites in the Great War; Mrs. Mamie
Smith, Mrs Margaret Edwards,
Mrs. Lillian SINCE. Mrs. Lois McRae,
Mrs. Ann Etzler, Mrs. Elsie Jen-
kins. Mrs. Emma Barkman, Mrs.
Mary Millspaugh. Miss Margaret
Trenton and Miss Lila Cook.
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ROwena Macaulay
We'd in California

Word has been received in Wash
ington announcing the marriage of
Miss Rowena Macaulay to Mr.. Rob-
ert Wesley Olsen, Sunday August %
IN the Little Church of the Flowers
in Glendale, Calf.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Kenneth Macaulay and the late
Rev Mr.. Macaulay formerly of Ia
koma Park where the bride attended
the elementary school. She was
graduated this year from the Pacific
Union College in California.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
COP W0men to Hear
of Cambaiqn

The Republican women voters Of
fensive in the 1914 Presidential cam
paign will be outlined by the ad-
visorv board of the National Fed
Grafton of Womens Republican
clubs at a meeting in Cincinnati,
August 31-September /. The board,
headed by Mrs. w. Glenn Suthers
of Chicago, federation president, in
cludes Is national women leaders.
In addition to development of
campaign methods, the group also
will study plans to increase the fed
eration's membership and to expand
its activities in both war work and
political fields. The federation now
has 100000 members in 81 States.
Evening star., 1943-08-27

bomb and gas defense training,
as well as having many hours of
other volunteer work to her credit.
In January, following Pearl
Harbor, she was appointed chair
man of the Blood Donor Trans
portation for the District Chap
ter of the Motor Corps. She
carried on with that doing a
splendid job, too) until Septem-
ber, 1912 when the Mobile Blood
Donor Unit was started, and
now she is chairman of that.
1t seems almost unbelievable
that this very important part of
the war effort can have grown so
enormously in two short years
since those early January days
when there were two or three
or four blood donors day
transported by the Motor
Corps girls in private cars to the
Blood Donor Center) until now
when there are groups of several
hundred donors every day.
The Blood Donor Center is
equipped to handle 500 donors a
day, of which the Red Cross Mo-
tor Corps transports at least
two-thirds. There are two trucks
and two station cars, contributed
by the OARS, the North East
Business Mems Association, the
employees of the Washington Gas
Light Company, the District Red
Gross Motor Corps, and the Beth
Sholom Congregational and Tai
mud Torah Synagogue. The
trucks carry the gear and two
blood custodians, the station cars
carry the staff doctors, five
nurses and a medical secretary.
There is one Motor Corps driver
to each car.
Before these mobile blood units
are sent out to the outlying towns
and cities, arrangements are.
made in advance with the local
Red Cross Chapters for accom-
modations for the equipment and
donors-the latter to average be-
tween $50 and $50 per day. In
most cases the unit is set up in a
school. church, or USO Center,
wherever there happens to be a
large airy room with good light
ing and running water and space
for the canteen which provides
nourishment for the donors.
Sometimes the mobile unit
stays a whole week as it has in
Richmond, Petersburg, Char
lottesville and Waynesboro, Va.
Mrs. Howard is eight times a
blood donor herself. She is an
excellent driver, a good organizer
and very popular with the people
who work under her direction.
She is a native Washingtonian-
and told us proudly that not only
had she been born in the Nations
Capital but her father and her
grandfather before her-and that
is something in these days!
Evening star., 1943-08-27
3 Of 1o Who Escaped
Prison Camp Caught
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Ontario, Aug. I'll
Nineteen German prisoners of war
escaped last night from the Fort
Henry Prison Camp and at 9 am.
today military district headquarters
in Kingston announced that nine
had been recaptured.
Headquarters said the men escaped
between and 9;30 pm, but declared
no details could be given until aftef
an investigation.
They disclosed, however, that d
routine check was being made OF
the prisoners when report came
through from police that man be
lieved to be an escaped prisonef
had been apprehended at Dead
Mans Bay, a mile and one-half
from the camp.
The check was quickly completed
and it was discovered 10 men were
missing.
A second man subsequently was
picked up by police in the Dead
Mans Bay area and two more werd
captured by private of the provost
corps at the Barriefield Army Train
ing Camp.
The search was being continued
over wide area today. 1t was be
lieved some of the men might try
to reach islands dotting the st.
Lawrence or cross into the United
States, and close watch was being
kept on both the river and tho
border.
The break was the second largest
from a war prison camp in Canada.
Twenty -eight men escaped from a
Northwestern Ontario camp In
April, 1941. Two were shot and
killed and others wounded before
all we're rounded up.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Florence Otero
Put. Parker Wed

Mrs. Maxine Otero announces the
marriage of her daughter, Miss
Florence Otero, to Pvt. Linneous M.
Parker, U. S. M. c., August 5 in the
Pickney Memorial Church in Hy-
attsville. The Rev. J. Jacqulin AM
bier officiated and a reception was
held in the home of the bridegroom
for only members of the two fami-
lies and a few intimate friends.
Mrs. June E. Jett was matron Of
honor and the best man was Mr..
Robert N. White. U. S. Merchant
Marine.
The bridegroom attended Central
High School and is member of Pi
Phi Fraternity. He now is on duty
at the Marine Base at San Diego,
Calf.
Evening star., 1943-08-27

The wedding, according to Sonora
de Michels, was lovely in it's ar
rangements though they were not
formal nor planned long in advance
OF the wedding day.
Senorita Cristina Michels. sister
OF the bridegroom, was among the
prloes attendants, but did not &C
company her mother back to Wash
ington as originally planned, but is
visiting in Mexico City. Senorita
M1cheS is the guest of the family
OF the Chilean Ambassador to
Mexico, Senor Oscar Schnake, who
was here not too long ago on a spe-
clal mission from his government.
Senor Schnake with Sonora de
Schnake and their attractive young
daughter-who is somewhere about
the age of Senorita Michels-made
many friends here during their resi-
dence in the Capital
Senorita Michels has set no time
to return to Washington preferring
to stay on in the delightful climate
of the Mexican capital.
Sonora de Michels did not go to
Mexico City preferring to visit in
Chicago, where she went immedi-
ately after the wedding. She stayed
only few days in Chicago but was.
so delighted with the city, its shops
and other buildings and homes that
she probably will go back there be-
fore long for another visit.
Gen. and Sonora de Fuentes will
be guests of honor at an afternoon
fete Wednesday which the Military
Attache of the Embassy and Sonora
de Lopez-Lorrain will give at the
Army Navy Country Club. Gen. and
Sonora de Fuentes were accom-
panied to Washington by the forms
er's aide, Maj. Marcos Lopez, broth
er of the Military Attache, and his
wife, who will share honors at the
fete Wednesday.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Miss RitS Nezvman
Engaged to Marry

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Newman,
formerly of Scranton, Pa, and De-
troit, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Ritz Newman,
to Corpl. Charles E. Saulles of De-
troit, now on duty at Camp White,
Greg.
Miss Newman attended North
western High School in Detroit and
Roosevelt High School in Washing
ton. Corpl. Saulles was graduated at
Northern High School in Detroit.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
SIS, 900 T0ward Goal

A total of s25 5000 worth of War
bonds already have been allocated
for the purchase of an ambulance
plane in the drive being sponsored
by the District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. The federation is seek
ing to finance purchase of an ambu-
lance plane, costing $l15 900 through
War bond campaign scheduled to
continue until September Is.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Party for Marines
At Sulgraye Club

Miss Mary B. Adams, her niece,
Mrs. Harry K. Hickey, and Mrs.
Albert Jones will be joint hostesses
tomorrow evening at the Sulgrave
Club entertaining 100 marines. Their
guests will be the former 18th Pro-
visional Marine Demonstration
Troop of Quantico, under the COM
mand of Capt. Allen Monroe Jones,
son Of Mrs. Jones, one of the host
eSses.
Twelve members of the Marine
Band at Quantico will play during
the evening and there will be floor
show for diversion.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Martha LeFevre
To We'd 1t. Smith

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert LeFevre Of
Chevy Chase announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Mar
tha LeFevre to 1t William Schafer
Smith, A. U. s., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William M. Smith of Traverse City,
Mich.
The wedding will take place Mon
day afternoon, August 30, in Chi
cago.
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aa5zau/Mh
Gen. and Sonora de Fuentes
viii Be Entertained Tonight
By Katharine Brooks.

me Chiean Ambassador
dinner TINS evening in honor of Brig
tne Military Mission
ana Sonora de Fuentes recently
e oHer his
nds here Sonora Mche Saturday coming
mere from Chicago where she
to
enor Suoofo Mche and Senota Alicia
early tns month Snor
their
tnat country where the former mining
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Miss FoSSum We'd
In COLLEGE Park

Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Gladys H. Fossum,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Minnick
Fossum of Maxbass, N. OAK, to Mr..
Donald Dodds. son of Mrs. Frank
Dodds of New York and the late Mr..
Dodds, the ceremony taking place
August 10.
The wedding was held in st. An
drew's Church, College Park, Md,
and the Rev Nathaniel Acton Of
'ficiated at the double ring cere-
mony. .U
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By the Way
BETH BLAINE

A good many months before
Pearl Harbor Mrs. Willis Howard
completed her Red Gross train
ing and began her volunteer war
work. When war was declared
she already had completed the
motor mechanics course, the first
aid course, the advanced first
aid, instructor in first aid, the
staff assistance course and the
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Tea to Honor Thefas

The Washington Alumnae of
Kappa Alpha Theta will entertain
at tea from 4 to pm. Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Preston B. Kava-
nagh, 3701 Upton street NV. The
occasion will honor college Thetas
returning to school for the fall Sc
mester. Miss Jean Hughes, at
Chestnut 1859, is handling reserva-
tions. All Thetas are invited.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Maestro Vajda Sees
New Chapter in Opera
With CoIored Singers

A new chapter in the history of
the American Negro's relation to
music Is opening with the presen-
tation of opera by groups of colored
singers. Such is the opinion of Fred
Evening star., 1943-08-27

erick Vajda. the
c o n d u C tor in
charge of Verdi's
La Triaviata"
by the National
Opera Company
at the Water
Gate tomorrow
night.
I'VE think of
the Negro prin-
C | p a ly as a
singer of spirit
uals," Maestro
Vajda explains,
but his interest
in beautiful har-
nnnv is mot. lin
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Return to CatifaI

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown again
are in their apartment at 1901 M
street after spending a short time at
Pittsburgh where their son is on
duty.
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wounds received in battle on May
is, 1943.
Comdr. Marshall's father, a civil
engineer, lives at l7O7 Holly street
NV.
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ANTHONY EMENTos
of the
oBen representing
rSfPhoo
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Dixie Written on Wall

The original score of the Confed-
crate battle hymn. Dixie" was
written on the walls of the old
Montgomery Theater, Montgomery,
Ala.
It's common sense to be thrifty.
war bonds help you to save and
La gaceta., 1943-09-17
Pleitos y Divorcios

Decretos finales: Mabel Luisa
Rungec ontra Max Runge; James
O. Mabry contra Shellie L. Ma
bry.
Nuevas demands: E. l.. Mar
lowe contra Make Marlowe; Ma
ia Mae Mathis contra Waite H.
Mathis; Levi Karafin contra Ii
liam f. Karafin; Merrill E. Cove
contra Florence Cove; Mary Ewel
contra Robert Ewel; Pearle Crisp
contra William r.. Crisp; Gladys
Tulsa Lyons contra Curtis David
Lyons; Lyona Rosa Turner con-
ira Richard B. Turner; Antonina
Rodriguez contra Manuel Rodri-
guez; Jennie Lacedonia contra An
gel Lacedonia.
La gaceta., 1943-09-17
La campaha de
Italia no es ell
Segundo Frente

Moscd, Sept. 17.-El periodleo
comunista "Pravda" insiste en- a.
segurar que los Aliados no han a.
bierto todavia, en- Europa, un Sc
gundo frente.
Afirma Ell p%eri6dico que hay 2l2
diyisiones alemanas en- ell frente
russo y que ninguna ha sido reti'
rada con motive de la campana dc
Italia.
"Por ell contrario, algunas tro.
pas han sido traidas al Este du'
rante ell verano."
FL peri6dico califica de embus-
tero al general polaco Anders, ex'
iefe de las fuerzas polacas en- Ru'
STA, por haber dicho que los ALIENS
mes habian retirado 80 divisione'
del frente Soviet.
La gaceta., 1943-09-17
La policia busca
al agreSor de
Copersmith

Los detectives de la ciudad bus
can a un individuo que atacara a
C. w. Coppersmith, administra-l
dor del Municipal Trailer Park,
hiriendolo en- Ell cuel!o con un des-
tornillador
Como agresor Sc viene senalan-
do a Peter Criscola, uno de los EN-
pleados, a quien Sc habia prohibit
do tener un animal de su propie-
dad en- uno de los "trailers".
La gaceta., 1943-09-17
Ell secretorio Hull onolizo Ia poI4ica sxtsdp
(, de los Estodos Unidos

I'm diseurso t~rGnsmitido
u DOR la radio, Ell senior
CordeH Hull, Secretario de
Estado de los EstGdos UNI
dos. resumi6 Ell desGrToHo dc
Ia politica exterior de Ia ma
ci6n -norteGmerieana. Debido
a Ia importdnciG que rev1ste
dicho discurso, 10 pubhcare-
mos integro, en- tres parties.
La primera de elias OpGrece a
continuation. Las otrGs dos
Sc ppblicardn en- subsiguien-
ties '1neS.