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Evening star., 1943-07-02
By the Way
Beth Blaine

MfS. OfCenSe F1aner was one OF
the 500 volunteer workers In the
District Of Columbia to be given
the OCD medal for 500 hours Of
volunteer work In 1912. (She
actually had 1881 hours Of work
to her credit.)
She first got into Red Cross
work, she says. because she knew
tipping and stenography. She
volunteered her services for typ
ing and within 4 week or 50 sne
found herself doing five full days
a week working for the War Fund
drive. She has taken the stan
assistance course, has been q
blood donor eight times, and she
serves In the Red Cross :esales
ofiice, which sells uniforms and
insignia and textbooks to all the
Red Cross workers in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
She Is on call for other Red
Cross volunteer work and, when
she isn't doing one OF her reeu-
lar jobs, she probably is at home
knitting-for the Red Cross.
With her husband and 20-ycar-
old daughter, she lives In an
attractive house on BRANDY vine
street. The daughter has just
been graduated from Carleton
College In Minnesota and is TAX
ing a business course this sum-
mer. Later, she hopes 20 enlist
in the service.
Mrs. Fisher is the wife of Spen-
Ger Fisher, specialist in motor
truck business, and 1t was when
he was manager for one Of the
large motor truck and farm
equipment Arms covering the
European area and that Of North
Africa and the Near East that
the Fishers lived and Travelled
all over those parts Of the world
from 1880 to 1899. When the
war broke out. they were in
Brussels, and Mrs. Fisher and
the daughter returned to the
States. Mr.. Fisher stayed on,
was in Brussels during the bomb
Ing and was in that famous line
Of evacuation. TN the last war
Mr.. Fisher served in the United
States NavyD
Mrs. Fisher saw no bombs in
Brussels. Her fondest memories,
perhaps, are Of the lovely laces
she saw there and Of the beau-
tiful Brussels lace wedding dress
she brought home for her ccl-
lection; for lace is her great
hobby and collecting it her
relaxation.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Miss Allen Sets
Wedding Date

Miss Coils Cherrington Allen and
1t. John Lloyd Mckee, jr., U. S. A.,
have selected Friday evening, July
l6, for their wedding. The ceremony
will be performed in the chapel at
Fort Myer. Chaplain Thomas w. B.
Magnan ofnciting at 8 o'clock. and
the reception will be held at the
Army Navy Country Club.
Miss Allen is the daughter Of Maj.
Hugh A. Allen. U. S. A., retired, and
Mrs. Allen. and 1t. Mckee is a son
Of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Mckee.
The bride-elect was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Myrtle B. Ledman
entertained at a late afternoon party
at the Willard her other guests being
their colleagues in their section of
the selective service system. where
they are members of the staff.
Later the party went to the
Stables. using the tallyho to save
gas, and had dinner.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

BOUQUET PRINT
lovely as a fower garden.
this print dress has soft
fdttering lines. In a cool
rayon broadcloth, Uith
Impressed pledt skirt and
dr1ped bertha collar.
Sizes IL to 20----S7.95
DreSses-
Evening star., 1943-07-02
2 Engagements
Are Announced

The engagements Of two attrac-
tive young cousins are being for
mally announced today, with no
definite plans made for the we'd
dings. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. v. Wiehle
are announcing the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Helen Wiehle,
to Mr.. Robert c. Kuehling, son Of
Mrs. Elsie c. Kuehling.
Mrs. Wiehle's brother and sister,
in law, Mr.. and Mrs. K. G. Mentzel.
are making known the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Elaine Ment-
Eel, to Mr.. Dee B. Cloniger, U. S.
c. G. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Doss
B. Cloniger. The engagement OF
Miss Mentzel and Mr.. Cloniger was
told to small group Of intimate
friends at an informal buffet supper
which her parents gave Sunday
evening. :.
Miss Mentzel and Miss Wiehle and
their fiances were schoolmates and
the young ladies are sorority sisters
and work together at the National
Headquarters Of the American Red
Cross.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Wedding Held

Miss Katharine Averill Butterfeld,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E.
Butterfield Of Southern Maryland.
was married to Mr.. Winfield Scott
Preston, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston of Langley, at Mclean. Va.
The wedding took place Wednesday
morning in the rectory of the Church
of Our Lady of Victory, the Rev.
Francis J. Kelly ofnciating at
II o'clock.
Wearing bluegrass crepe en-
semble with white flower hat and
veil and a cluster OF white orchids,
the bride was escorted by her father.
Miss E. Lorraine Doehler Of New
York was maid Of honor, and Mr..
Hugh c. Clagett of Marlboro, Nd,
was best man.
The reception was held at the
Admiral Club when Mrs. Frank
Kirby jenkins assisted.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Recent Bride
Returning Here

Mrs. Robert r. Myers is expected
to join her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. German, this week end re-
turning from her short wedding trip,
the bridegroom, Master Sergt. Myers.
going back to his duties at Camp
Gordon. Ga. The bridegroom Is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Myers
of McKeesport. Pa.
Sergt. and Mrs. Myers. the latter
formerly Miss Ruth Ann German,
were married Thursday morning.
June "a in the Church of St. Francis
Xavier, the Rev. Joseph v. Buckley
officiating at 9 O'Clock.
Miss Margaret German of Chicago
was maid of honor for her sister and
Mr.. w. B. Myers of Pittsburgh was
best man for his brother. The flower
girls were Barbara Jane Hutchison
and Carol Anne Prince and the
ushers were Mr.. S. Noble Membree
of Fayetteville. Ark. and Mr.. John
c. German. jr.. Of McKeesport, Pa,
brother OF the bride.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Barrett>Sanford
Wedding in West

The marriage Of Ensign Mary Jane
Sanford, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew G. Sanford, to Ensign
Claude Henry Barrett Of Gaf1ney,
S. c., and Washington, took place
yesterday In Chicago. The cere-
mony was performed in the Chapel
Of the Navy Pier and the two ensigns
left Immediately for = brief wedding
trip. Mrs. Barrett will return to
Washington. where she is on duty at
the Navy Department, and Ensign
Barrett will report to his new sta
ton.
Ensign Barrett Is q nephew Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hare Of Washington
and was graduated from Eastern
High School here and In 194l from
George Washington University.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Mrs. r. w. Bliss
Entertains for
Orchestra Board

Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, wife of
former United States Ambassador to
the Argentine, acted as hostess last
evening for the Board Of Directors
Of the National Symphony Orches-
ira. The occasion was buffet supper
which the board gave at the 1925
F Street Club in honor of Represen-
tative Joseph Clark Baldwin, chair
man Of the National Committee for
the orchestra.
Mrs. Baldwin did not return with
him after the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Fanny Taylor Bald
win to Mr.. Wallace Turner Foote in
New York Saturday but went to
Wainscott, Long Island, where they
have taken a house for the season.
The other guests included the
Netherlands Ambassador, DR.. Alex
ander Loudon, whose family has
gone to New England for the sum-
mer; the Yugoslav Ambassador, M.
Constantin Fotitch, also summer
bachelor" as Nine. Potitch and the
younger members of the family, are
at Rehoboth Beach where they have
a cottage; the Swedish Minister and
Nine. Bostrom, with numbers of
other diplomats. Those at the party
numbered less than hundred and
were in informal summer dress. some
of them going to the 8 O'Clock fete
from their Offices because of the lack
of transportation and others walked
or used the streetcars, the club be-
ing easily accessible
Mrs. Stanley F.. Reed, wife of
Associate Justice Reed, was there,
and other enthusiasts for the orches-
ira were the chairman of the Mari
time Commission and Mrs. Emory
Scott Land: the conductor. DR.. Hans
Kinder, and the former manager. 1t.
j. P. Hayes, who was indicted into
the Navy earlier this week; Mr.. Mil
ton King, who was chairman of the
sustaining fund campaign this year,
and Mrs. King; Col. and Mrs. L.
Corrin Strong, Mrs. j. Borden Har-
riman, former United States Minis
ter to Norway; Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
McKelway, Mr.. and Mrs George An
gus Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Meem, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe, the latter chairman of the
Womens Committee of the orches-
ira; Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs. Mat
thew John Whitall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward R. Finkenstaedt, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold A. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon. Mrs. Robert H.
Dunlap, Mrs. TruXton Beale, Col
and Mrs Robert Gordon Mckay. Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Belin, Mrs. Edwin M.
Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Phil
lips, Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Eliot
H.. Mr.. and Mrs Mark Lansburgh
and Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.
Another delightfully."- informal
party which had musical back
ground was the late afternoon fete
which Sonora de Brunei. wife of
the Naval Attache of the Argentine
Embassy, gave wednesday. Her
guests were the members of the
committee, of which she was chair
man, for the Pan American fiesta
given at the Pan American Union
last week.
The committee arranging the very
A. l.
cluded Mrs. Tom Connaliy, Mrs.
Thomas Burke, Mrs. Warren Lee
Pierson. Mrs. George Renchard, Mrs.
Marshall Henderson, Senhora de
Alancastro-G o-Guimaraes wife of the
First Secretary OF the Brazilian En-
bassy; Sonora de Scilingo. wife Of
the First Secretary of the Argentine
Embassy. and Sonora de Moscoso,
wife of the Military and Air Alta
ehe Of the Roliyian EmbasSy
Evening star., 1943-07-02
1t. and Mrs. Murray
Are VISITING Here

1t. John E. Murray, Army Air
Forces, and Brs. Murray, are spend
Ing a few days in washington before
going to Greenville, Miss, where
they will reside. Mrs. Murray before
her marriage IN March was Miss
Betty Ellis
1t. and Mrs Murray were honor
guests at a reception given Wednes-
day evening by the latter's uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Turner.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Dorothy Swinele
Weds ". q. Pierce

Miss Dorothy Swingle and Mr..
William Galley Pierce were married
Saturday evening In the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest A. Swingle, the Rev. Walter
e. Price ofhciating at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Pierce is a son Of Mrs. Frank
lin James Pierce and he had as his
best man DR.. Ralph Rhett Rath-
bone. Mrs. Jack L. McBrien was
matron OF honor. Mr.. and Mrs
Pierce left after the reception for a
brief wedding trip and later will
make their home in Washington.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

There are more than 10 convenient
branch offices for Star want Ads"
located throughout the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

Nobody doubted
her word, despite the
e esturc. Stony
h eartod lawyers
brushed away their
tears. and when She
ended by saying that
her husband had
gone away and lett
her when she drew
the line at pressing
his neckties, her di-
vorce was granted OIL
the spot.
All this may have
been so deeply fixed
I'm her mama's mind
that it remained
there. in cold stor-
age, as it were, while
she worked her way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

Of Stresenreuter.
Her first reported engagement was to a
Kurdcstan prince. After the wedding invi-
tatiOns had been issued, mama discovered
that he had had previous wife.
when did you divorce herr" she asked.
II can't say offhand, replied the Prince
imperturbably, but / will get you a copy
of my letter"
And then he explained that he had gotten
rid of her the Mohammedan way, simply by
writing letter to the effect that she wasn't
his wife any more.
So the wedding between the foreigner and
Maxine Stresenreuter, of Chicago, was called
off, and little while later, perhaps on the
theory that she herself was the only person
she could trust TO do the thing properly,
mama divorced Papa Stresenreuter and mar
ried Count Carlo Filipponi
Maxine thereupon linked herself with plain
Mr.. Culver, who made her carry bundles.
No word of mama's marriage leaked out
until Carlo came to blows with his equally
titled partner in the stock brokerage business.
The results were broken nose and a night
in the pokey for the partner, two blackened
eyes and lot of publicity for Carlo.
Feeling the hot breath of gossip on her
neck mama felt that the time had come TO
snnounee-that- she and the Count were man
and wife.
Immediately, the Counts brother, Henry
popped up in New York, where he was en-
ployed a dry goods salesman. declaring
that so far as he knew there were no counts
in his family.
we are respectable Woodworking middle
class people, said Henry. My parents came
to this country about thirty-fve years ago
and have never returned to Italy. This is
the first word of Carlo I've had since last
year when 1 ran into him in Havana"
And, in Rome Prince Chigi-Albani, head
of the distinguished family from which Carlo
claimed TO have sprung settled the matter
by saying:
This individual, Carlo Filipponi, has abso-
lutey no right TO link his name with Chigi-
Albani."
AS soon as the trouble started, Carlo went
into deep ysecluson, and not long afterwards
mama divorced him.
II was said that he had received his title
not at the hands of King as is the usual
custom, but from New York caterer. whom
he met on the train TO Florida. The caterer
wanted nobleman to give class 20 the place
he just opening in Palm Beach, and since
Carlo looked the part and seemed willing TO
play IL to the hilt, he was invested forthwith.
And sophisticated Palm Beach accepted him
as genuine, 14-karat.
In view Of all this mama's determination
to hold onto her present title is understand
able, and it is sincerely TO be hoped that
nothing again happens TO dsappoint her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

with il. Perhaps the former Mrs. Stresen-
reuter- was moved only by the stern creed of
her pioneer forcbears that creed which held
1t an honor and duty 10 turn ones hand to
honest toll no matter how humble.
In any case, there is no doubt that the
Baron provided wonderful material 10 work
on, for ne is the perfect specimen of the
elderly boulevardier complete with monocle,
striped pants, cane and spats.
The idea of bending this noble work Of
the tailor TO lowly household chores was
provocative, to say the least.
SO they were married, and, before the
honeymoon was over the bending allegedly
began.
One day Laurietta, who is also called
"Oklauretta" because some of her fortune
is in Oklahoma oil wells, went off to market
and returned with a pile of choice foodstuhs
(this was in the days before rationingl.
After laying out the delicacies on the
table she is said TO have turned 10 her
husband and ruggedy remarked; And you
my dear Eugene, what have you bought for
your dinner?"
History doth not record the Baron's an
swer. because he made none. In this crisis
his gift of Continental CAB forsook him.
At length the couple returned to New
York. where the bride maintains a suite at
an expensive hotel The Baron found him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

SELF IN a DIT OF a pickle, feF tie s--z-
honeymoon had placed heavy
burden on both his wardrobe and
his pocketbook. In short he was
short of both shirts and cash.
Recoiling from the thought OF appearing
in shady linen, he recollected a laundry bundle
Of his which had been reposing for long
time at local cleaning establishment. SO
he called downstairs and the clerk sent for
the laundry which was duly charged to the
Baroness's account.
Came bil-paying time and the Baroness
is said TO have said TO the Baron, in effect
"How come this $3.50 item for your laundry"
His Excellency adjusted his monocle and
mumbled something about a mans having
to have his laundry done.
1t was this humble which precipitated
the crisis
Asked if he had ever heard of thing
called soap flakes, the unhappy nobleman
who during lean period, had had go at
selling advertising admitted moroseIy that
he had.
The Baroness is said to have ordered him
10 go out and get some and she would show
him how TO do his own linen in the washbowl.
Beginning with his age, his lack of spry-
ness her husband ran through series Of
excuses. only 10 find himself chcckmated each
time Finally he deposed that, as a matter
of fact he was fresh out Of ready money.
Laurietta so the story goes. handed him
dime and told him to buy the fakes forth
with at the hotel drugstore.
out went the badgered Baron. bearing the
dime as though II were red hot. He entered
the store and, avoiding the clerks intrepid
glance, asked shyly for box Of soap flakes.
But Of course this was a very swank drug
store and while IL did carry soap fakes, 1t
had none for as little as ten cents
When the Baron returned 60 the suite and
confessed that he had been unable TO complete
his mission. the next question in order was:
what had happened TO the dime?
The dime? Well TO tell the truth, seeing
that no soap fakes were TO be had, he had
invested the money in a cheroot
His wife looked at him and then she
spoke and slowly, under her words, the
Baron's roseate physognomy turned purple.
Unless he let it off somehow, it was plain
that his boilers were not going to be able to
stand the head Of steam he was accommodating.
So he let 1t off.
Since the Baroness Is now suing him Tor
divorce on grounds Of desertion, he evidently
saved enough fuel TO get himself out of the
apartment under his own power but not
enough TO get back.
II is interesting 20 note that his wife is
seeking to retain full use of the de Deuth
title.
This stipulation is quite in line with her
past career, in which titles have figured both
prominently and. at times, dsappointingy
While daughter Maxine was debutante
her noble handle to replace the honest name
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

through two husbands Frank Stresenreuter,
the wealthy Chicago architect who was Max
ines father and Count Carlo F1lipponi'
whose title has been challenged both in this
country and abroad.
And then along came the aged Hungarian
baron Eugene de Deuth. and, 10, up from
Freudian depths came mamas recolectons
Of the indgnites which had been heaped on
her daughter
Maybe she figured that, as long as man
had done the heaping, man should pay the
penalty Hnblly feuds are waged on the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

anybody with as exalted a social
position and lush "A bank account
as the Baroness unquestionably
has could come 10 grief over any
thing as trivial as a dime. In
fact. you'd think she might not
even be aware that money ~
issued in denominations lower
than twenty-dollar bills
But YOU could be wrong The
riddle given above is not one Of
those mystical riddles like the one
Samson asked the Philistines.
This riddle is down-to-esrth, as
literal as a court summons.
The Baroness is reliably re-
ported 10 have handed the dime
in question 10 her noble spouse,
telling him 20 go out, and squan-
der it on box Of soap flakes so
he could save money by doing his
own laundry.
In his time the Baron has had
many experiences, one way and
another, but this incident and its
immediate sequel proved too much
for even his durable stomach.
II has been suggested that, in
assigning him the laundry chore,
his wife was getting back at the
whole race eE H4eH fer the sEieV-
GUS treatment Of her daughter
years ago.
Most people thought this wrong
had been righted in the courts,
but perhaps IL continued TO ran
kle in the Baronesss subcon-
scious mind.
The story became public in the
l920's, when the daughter, Max
inc, sued her husband, Gene Cor
don Culver, grandson Of the foun-
der Of Culver Academy, for di-
vorce.
Besides physical assaults. she
charged that her life had been
made miserable by Mr. Culver's
objections 10 her household ex-
penses. Laundry bills. she testi-
fled, turned him blue in the face,
and she had TO darn his socks,
wash his underwear with her
own lily-white hands and even
patch his clothes.
Although She had never cool
her life, Culver, she said, refus
maid and she had TO prepare {
best she could i'm their hotel S
nately. he was able TO subsist all
on eggs, but the job of cooltin
still highly distasteful to Maxine.
y \ And\then, he made her carly
why, Your Honor" she tol
"he made me walk five blocks y
of groceries so big f., =" And 81
by spreading her arms in the
gesture of the teller OF fish stori
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

The Baron Has
STOPPED to
Selling Adver-
Using and Other
Plebian Tasks,
But, Vividly
Picturing
Himself In the
Above Pose, He
Refused 10 Stoop
to a WashbOwl.
same generous prin-
ciple: when the Hat
fields and McCoys
were cunning for
each other, il didn't
make any difference
to them which par
tcular Hatfield or
Mccoy got shot.
or, for all anybody
X n Nv s, vengeance,
ven subconscious
vengeance, may have
had nothing TO do
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Baroness de Deuth, Who May
Been Trying TO RIght-aR
Ancient Wrong Done Her Daugh-
ter. II and When She Sent the
Baron for the Soap Flakes.
BY LAURENCE SANTREY

~ UESTION: Why is Baroness Eugene
de Deuth's latest marriage like an
TX out-of-order slot machine?
Answer Because II Jammed on ten-cent
piece.
You might find IL hard TO believe that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
WAR OF NERVES
GAINS MOMENTUM
Rumania, Bulgaria Re-
ported Intensifying Re-
sistanCe to Hitler
BY WILLIAM Il. DICKINSON
United Press Staff COrTeSDOndent)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, June 17-(UP)-The war
of nerves in Europe gained momen-
tum today with a rapid-fire series
of reports suggesting the United
Nations were making important
progress In diplomatic offensive
against the Axis, especially in Tur-
key and possibly in Bulgaria
Although most of the reported de-
velopments were indecisive or I'M
confirmed, it appeared that the Axis
satellite regimes in the Balkans
especially Rumania and Bulgaria
were nervously seeking some way to
hedge their affiliation with Hitler
against an Allied victory, that the
Turks were swinging further to the
United Nations side and that the
occupied countries were intensifying
resistance to the Nazis.
Radio Algiers reported without
confirmation that Turkey, which is
in a key position in the eastern
Mediterranean, had broken off dip
lomatic relations with Vichy France,
but the Turkish embassy in London
expressed belief that this was an
error due to plans to recall the am
bassador at Vichy because of his
advanced age.
The Turks however were showing
increasing friendliness toward the
United Nations in public statements
and dispatches from Ankara told of
the closing of German propaganda
book store at Istanbul.
Bulgaria, the worried neighbor of
Turkey, was reported by Cairo to
be showing signs of a desire to
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