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Evening star., 1944-01-31

Judge Lemroot
Observes 75tb
Anniversary

The Associate Judge Of the United
States Court of Customs and Pa
tent Appeals and Mrs. Irvine L.
Lenroot will entertain at an infor-
NAL reception late this afternoon
in celebration of Judge Lenroot's
18th birthday anniversary.
Judge Lenroot came to WASH
ington from Wisconsin in March,
1909, as member of the House of
Representatives and served in that
body until the spring of 1918, when
he was returned to the Capital by
the people of his State as a SEN
ator. He remained in the Senate
until March, 1927, and later that
year was appointed by President
Coolidge to be a member Of the
Anglo American Commission Of
Cancellation, post from which he
resigned IN 1885. President Hoover
appointed him to the judgeship
which he now holds in 1929.
Within a few weeks Judge Len
root will have completed IS years
in Washington. 80 years of which
have been spent in public service.
The reception this afternoon will
be given in the home Of Judge and
Mrs. Lenroot in the st. Nicholas
Apartments, and among those who
will join in toasts to his health will
be DR.. William Gerry Morgan, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Bernard Wyckoff, DR..
and Mrs. Killiam M. Ballinger, Mr..
and Mrs. v. F. Tapke, Miss Hazel
La Forge, Mr.. j. Homer Butler, Mrs.
James Arthur Hobbs, Maj. Richard
Kravfe. Miss Phyllis Mcleod. Mrs.
John w. Shuler, Miss Janet De Long
and Mr.. Elisha Hanson.
Following the reception Judge and
Mrs. Lenroot will entertain a few
relatives and friends at an informal
dinner party. Their daughter, Miss
Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the
Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor, who had to be out
Of town and could not be present
at today's functions, gave a family
dinner party in honor of her father
last evening In her apartment at the
Kennedy Warren.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Jose Iturbi Guest
At Party TODAY

The American Newspaper Wom-
ems Club will give an impromptu
party this afternoon in its clubhouse
at 1904 Twentieth street in honor of
Jose Iturbi, the famous pianist. Mr.
Iturbi was in Washington not only
for his concert yesterday afternoon
but came in time to attend some of
the fetes arranged in celebration OF
the Presidents birthday anniver-
sary.
Mr.. Iturbi will be at the club at 4
o'clock and will take plane at $50
to leave Washington. Miss Alice
Eversman, president of the group,
will receive and present members
and their guests to Mr.. Iturbi.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Turner'S Returning
From Weddine Trib

Corpl. and Mrs. William F. Turner
are expected to arrive in Washing
ton within few days from Sea
Island, Ga, where they went fol-
lowing their marriage January IA in
Crofton. Pittsburgh. and will be at
home at 26l6 Thirty-ninth street.
Mrs. Turner is the former Miss
Gretchen Grace Kiel, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Frank Kiel OF
Brookline, Pittsburgh. and is en-
ployed here in the office of the
Secretary Of Commerce.
Corpl. Turner is the son Of DR.. and
Mrs. H. H. Turner Of Pittsburgh and
is now stationed at Fort Belvoir.
The Rev. John C. Hall officiated
at the wedding ceremony, which
took place in the Hawthorne Avenue
Presbyterian Church in Crofton,
Evening star., 1944-01-31

Embassy, Rear Admiral j. E. Meier
Ranneft; the Military Attache, Col.
F. G. l.. Weijerman; the Counselor,
Jonkheer H. F. L. K. van Vreden-
burch; the Assistant Naval Attache,
Comdr. Jochem Blaauboer; Capt. G.
H. van der Spek, the Assistant Naval
Attache, 1t. Comdr. Gerald Koudijs;
1t. Comdr. w. van Haaften, 1t.
Comdr. L. E. H. Reeser, Maj. Baron
E. j. Lewe van Aduard, Capt. H. P.
Arends, 1t. Comdr. Baron G. E. van
Asbeck and 1t. L. j. Pronk.
The Ambassador of Czechoslovakia,
Mr.. vladimir Hurban, will return to
Washington today from New York,
where he spent the week end. The
Ambassador will stop off in Balti-
more to address the Conference Of
Methodist Ministers being held there
this week and will speak on the
place Of Czechoslovakia in the post
war world.
The Belgian Ambassador at Large,
Mr.. George Theunis, has returned to
New York following visit of sew
eral days with the Belgian Ambas-
sador in Washington, Count Robert
van der Straten-Ponthoz, at the
Embassy.
Nine. Diamantopoulos, wife of the
Greek Minister, is spending several
days in New York with her sister,
Nine. Aristides MavrideS.
Senior Don Cayetano VICAR, a
member of the Foreign Commerce
Advisory Committee and former
Undersecretary of State for Com
merce of Chile, has left for his
homeland, following stay of sew
eral months in this country.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Doctors Guests of
Salem COLLEGE Unit

DR.. and Mrs. Howard E. Rond-
thaler and DR.. David E. Weinland
will be honor guests at tea to be
held by Salem College Alumnae
from S to pm. Friday at the Sui
grave Club, 1901 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
DR.. Rondthaler is president of
Salem College. oldest womans COL
lege in the United States. Located
in Winston Salem. N. c., it has car
ried unbroken sessions since the
founding in 1772.
The president of the Alumnae As
sociation, Mrs. Eugene Vogler of
Alexandria, and Mrs. H. r. Deal,
the vice president, are in charge of
arrangements.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Mrs. Laurence Kufer
To Offer READING

Mrs. Lawrence Kuter will enter
tain members of the Washington
Chapter, Army Daughters, with a
reading Of current play at a
luncheon meeting at 1890 pm. Fri
day at the Washington Club.
A we'll known reader of plays, Mrs.
Kuter is the wife of Brig Gen.
kuter. She will call her program
An Afternoon at the Theater."
After the luncheon. a short busi-
ness session will be held.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Col. Waring Guest
OF Overseas W0men

Col. Roane Waring, former ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, will be guest speaker at a
dinner meeting of the Washington
unit, Women's Overseas Service
League, February 8 at the Legion
clubhouse.
Miss Mary Meares Calf will in
troduce the speaker and the units
president will preside over business
session following the program.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Netherlands ambassador Host
1t Dinner for Col. De Bruyue

Netherlands Ambassador, Loudon
last evening the entertaining honor
Marines.
guests
1t Alexander Vandeg Maj Gen. de Witt Peck Admiral
Catch Brig Robert Livingston
A. " Pickhard COL William T. Clement,
Peer Col George Good Comdr Brockhost Livingston
j. H and 1t. Col. Edison L. Lyman.
the Minister of the Netherlands
H. Dyxhoorn. the
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Installation Set

Installation of officers Of the
Little Club will be held February
at the Hamilton Hotel.
The newly elected officers are
Mrs Mary Letvin, president; Mrs.
Flo Chaikin, vice president; Mrs.
Minnie Samler, recording secretary:
Mrs. Frances Cohen, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Rena Sherling,
treasurer,
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Informal Party
1t Casev Home

The Vice President and Mrs.
Henry A, Wallace headed the list
OF those in diplomatic, official and
residential society who were enter
tanned at an informal party given
yesterday afternoon by Former Rep
resentative and Mrs. Joseph Edward
Casey at their attractive home on
Indian lane.
1t. Col. James Roosevelt, here for
a short time, also was one Of the
large group of friends who stopped
by at this first in a series of at
homes which Mr. and Mrs. Casey
will give during the season.
Evening star., 1944-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.. Carlin
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Mary Cannon Carlin,
to Staff Sergt. Richard F. Down.
ham, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Downham of Alexandria. Sergt.
Downham is attached to the Army
Air Forces.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
St. Johns Mothers
To Hear GLee Club

The Glee Club of st. John s
Mothers Club will furnish enter
tainment at a meeting of the club
at lis pm. Friday in the school
auditorium, 1925 Vermont avenue
NV.
Mrs. John F. Greaney, president
will preside, and Mrs. George F.
Jones, hospitality chairman, will
serve refreshments.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
By the Way
n - NJ
Blaine.

Is your husband a nice young
Army officer and have you Just
come to Washington to spend his
first few days leave? And did you
bring the baby because you didn't,
have any place else to leave her?
And then when you get here you
still can't leave her alone in q
hotel room and go off for dinner
or the theater or the movies with
the favorite guy in your life, and
you might almost as well not have
come?
Or is your husband sailor and
you haven't seen him for so long
and you're going to see him at
the naval base where he has just
been sent? But Of course you
had to bring Junior with you and
you came by day coach and you're
both pretty tired and dirty and
hungry and thirsty and you wish
there were some place where you
could go and bathe and change
and fix Juniors special food?
Or are you a service wife who
is coming to Washington because
your man Is stationed here for a
while? He meets you at the sta
tion but he hasn't any hotel reser-
vation and he has in his hand a
list of prospective apartments but
neither of you can think of a
thing to do with the children
while you go to inspect your du-
ration home?
Well, young women, here is the
solution to all this!
The United Nations Service
Center across the street from
Union Station has a three-room
nursery for the families of serv-
lcemen who are travelling through
Washington. This free nursery,
caring for babies under S, is
equipped with bathing facilities,
play room, a sleeping room for
maps, and a formula room where
mothers can prepare the babies
food.
All the facilities are available
to service wives in transit-nat-
urally not to residents of Wash
ington.
The nursery Is stated by
three professionals-two gradu-
ate nurses and a trained nursery
school worker and at all times
there are on duty two volunteer
workers, who are required to have
a short training course OF lee
lures and demonstrations in child
care.
Among the volunteers is Mrs.
Paul Appleby, wife of the Under
secretary of Agriculture, who says
she got her training in child care
just by being a mother. The Ap-
plebys have three children-all
grown-two daughters, one mar
ried, and one son, overseas. The
married daughter is the wife of
an Army lieutenant and a former
nursery school teacher, and the
other daughter is a student of
psychology.
1t was Mrs. Appleby who
showed the nursery and told us
all about it. 1t was a grateful
young first lieutenant who came
to get his 2-months- -old baby who
told us just what this very per-
sonal service meant to officers
and enlisted men and their wives.
Gosh, it's SWELL" he said. "If
only more people knew about it,"
How did you hear about it?"
we asked.
We'll, a taxi driver told me-"
he said But don't think I haven't
told all my pals in the Army. I've
told so many I'm afraid there
won't be room for them ALL"
But there will-just try and see!
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Going to Florida

Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm, who have been visiting the
formers uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim, in Charles
ton, will leave there tomorrow for
Palm Beach, where they will remain
through March. They have been 10
days in the South Carolina city
Evening star., 1944-01-31
4 Lutnnae to Meet

The Washington Chapter, Alum
nae Association of the Woman's
College Of the University Of North
Carolina, will meet at 8 pm,
Wednesday at the National Museum.
Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lee Hotel of
Aurora Hills, Arlington, and Ashe-
vile, N. c., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Con-
stance Hotel, to Petty Offlcer Rich
ard M. Watson, Navy Air Corps, son
of the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph j.
Watson of New Castle, Va.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Viii Join Husband
In Colorado

Col. Henry Leonard has returned
to his home in Colorado after being
with Mrs. Leonard in their George.
town home through the early winter
Mrs. Leonard will leave shortly tc
join him for several weeks and plans
to be back In Washington early ir
March.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Birthday Celebration

The fifth birthday anniversary of
the Silver Spring Women's Club will
be celebrated at luncheon at noon
wednesday at the Jesup Blair Com
munity House. 1t will be preceded
by a meeting at II am. and fol-
lowed by a business session at l
pm.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Z0nfa Club to Meet

Prisoners of War" will be the
subject of an address by Mrs.
Philip Fleming of the American Red
Gross at luncheon meeting of the
zonta Club at pm. Wednesday at
the K street YWCA.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Garden Panel Planned

Review of 1914 Seed Catalogues"
will be the subject at meeting OF
the garden section, Alexandria
Womans Club, at 1890 am.
Wednesday at the home of Mrs
Oscar Ryder, 803 Prince street. Mrs
Harry Dick will lead the panel.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Club to HearChablaiu

The Woman's Club OF Kensington
will meet at / pm. Friday at the
home of Mrs. J. Stealy Elms.
Chaplain George L. Cutton of the
Forest Glen Annex of Walter Reed
Hospital is in charge of the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Returns From Trib

Miss Helen Hastings. academic
dean at Mount Vernon Seminary,
has returned from a trip to the
New England States where she spent
several days visiting schools and
colleges.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Club Plans Dinner

The Washington Quota Club will
hold dinner meeting at $50 pm
Thursday at 2301 Calvert street
NV. Visiting Quotarians are in
vited to attend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-28
Pirates Star In Radio Drama

pirate tale Of revenge or the high
seas
FRONT PAGE DRAMA. broad
cast each Saturday by WJLB. IS
inspired hy material from files Of
The America Weekly. great
human interest magazine which
comes with The Detroit Sunday
Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-28

ERE is pleasant little game will give a message
every day II Is numerical puzzle designed spell
fortune
Of letters Is subtract II the
add g. The result Start
hand OF the
numbers left message
the checked figures give you. 4-28
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-28

The lrreNuhle combination.
WOMEN and GOLD. that down
through the ages has led men INTO
high adventure. 10 fame fortune
and death. viii be the theme Of
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heard over station WjLB a. y IS
y. m. tomorrow. Hear this exciting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-28

from a man-sized bowl Of Wheat
les. You get that famous Second
helping flavor, too. And that
makes Wheaties mighty popular.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-28

Stogie Joe is not the kind Of
Nheaties eater we brag about
But he does dramatize the kind Of
concentrated food energy YOU get
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Evening star., 1944-04-29
kackahon Appointed
AS School EIector

William K MacMahon, prominent
in Arlington County affairs and
manager of the Rosslyn Gas Co.,
was appointed to the County School
Trustee Electoral Board yesterday
by Circuit Court Judge Walter r.
Mccarthy. Mr.. MacMahon's ap-
pointment fills the vacancy caused
by the death of the Rev. Ira P. Har-
baugh, chairman, a year ago.
Other members of the body which
names the school board, Earl G.
Beale and Mrs. Grace Donaldson,
will meet with Mr.. MacMahon
within the next two weeks to elect
a chairman and secretary. A public
nearing will be held in June to con-
slider appointments of school board
members for terms beginning in
July.
Mr.. MacMahon, a native of Bos-
ton, has lived in Arlington since
1927 and has been associated with
the Rosslyn Gas Co. since 1888
He is treasurer of the Arlington
County Civic Federation, a member
OF the safety Council, Kiwanis Club,
Community Chest, Chamber of
Commerce, Arlington Forest Cit
lzens' Association and is vice presi-
dent of the Washington Society of
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology.
Evening star., 1944-04-29
lsiNRstioniing
&Remiinde.y@a

Canned FOODS, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through K-S good
indefinitely. Blue stamps LIB
through Q-8 valid Monday and
good indefinitely. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps A-8 through Q-8 good in
definitely. Red stamps R-9 through
T-8 valid May 7. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn in.
Shoes-Stamp IS in Book l expires
Sunday. Airplane stamp No. 2 in
Book 3 becomes valid Monday and
good indefinitely. Airplane stamp
No. l continues good indefinitely.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80 and 81
valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1s45.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
8 gallons through May 8. No. 10-A
coupons become valid May 9. b.,
Ca. B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for 5 gallons each. I.
Fuel OiEPeriods No. 4 and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 95 per cent OF
their total yearly fuel oil ration as
of April "a.
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Navy Choir Singer, u, Faces
Murder Charge in Fatal Beotinq

Then we went to his house. He
grabbed his wife out of bed and
started slamming her around. He
started slamming his daughter
around. I never saw anything like
that in my life he chased his
boy out of the house, and I followed
II couldn't find him at first. He
was hiding somewhere. Then I saw
him coming after me. He must
have thought I was the law or
something. I didn't know whether
he had gun or not so I hit him. u
Case died Monday, seven hours
after beating in which both laws
his skull and right arm and hand
were broken.
Il was scared stiff" Schroeder
said. Il never was in any trouble
before in my life-never was ar
rested before. stayed around
camp that day, but the next day ]
had leave to go to town. 1 went
home to New Britain. e.
told my folks all about it; we went
to see a lawyer, friend of the
family. - You can't beat any
thing by running away from it, Sc
here I am"
Accompanied by his father
Schroeder returned to the amphib-
1ouS base Yesterday. =.
Evening star., 1944-04-29
BY the Associated Press.


NORFOLK. Va. April ga IT.
Iyear-old sailor who sang in the
chapel choir during his boot train
ing was charged with murder yes
terday in connection with Ahe fatal
beating of Curtis Clinton Case, AZ
year-old war worker, at Ocean View
Sunday night
Detective Leon Nowitzky said
Erwin R. Schroeder, attached to the
lamphibious training base at Little
Creek, admitted he beat Mr.. Case
in a fit of anger after he said Mr..
Case had struck his wife and daugh-
ter. Schroder's home is in New
Britain, Conn.
Docketed on a charge Of murder,
Schroeder is slated for hearing in
the Court of Juvenile and Domestic
Relations where Judge Herbert c.
Cochran will decide to try the case
or to send it on to Corporation
Court for jury trial.
II ran into Case at Ocean View
Sunday night about sundown," De-
tective Nowitzky quoted Schroeder
as saying. 1--WE had a drink to-
gether then a few more at
several places, more than I should
have. No, it wasn't whisky, it was
beer. I don't drink whisky. Two
beers usually make me dizzy.
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Third Stay Is Sought
To Save CIatterbuck
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April ga
third attempt of counsel for Thomas
William Clatterbuck to save the
condemned slayer from the electric
chair has been made in an appeal
to Gov Darden to grant a stay of
execution to permit an inquiry into
the sanity of the 33-year- -old Lou
doun County quarry worker.
Clatterbuck Is scheduled to be
electrocuted Friday for the June
murder of Walter Russell, a tenant
on the Loudoun County farm of A.
Morris Love. Mr.. Love, his wife and
their son, and Mrs. Russell also were
killed and Clatterbuck indicted for
their deaths.
He was tried last September in
Loudoun County Circuit Court for
the Staying of Mr.. Russell.
Clatterbucks attorney, Mai. r. A.
Mcintyre, has appealed to the Gov
ernor to grant the stay in order that
Clatterbuck may be placed under
observation. In announcing the re-
quest yesterday, Gov. Darden re-
called that the insanity issue was
raised III the trial. He said he was
considering the request.
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Nonfathers were
Gaines Urges Faith in Man
In W. & |. Graduation Talk
Ev +he Assoristsd prees

BY the Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Va, April 2s.-
President Francis P. Gaines told
the 195th graduating class of Wash
ington and Lee University today
that man seems to gain higher
levels largely through the convul-
sions of his own grief.
DR.. Gaines, speaking at COM
mencement exercises in Lee Chapel,
stressed the need for strong faith
in the capacity of man as the first
duty of free people.
Three honorary degrees were
awarded as follows. ati3 II *g
The doctor of divinity degree to
the Rev. James Edwin Bethea. rec
tor OF the Robert E. Lee Memorial
Episcopal Church, Lexington.
The doctor of laws degree to Cir
cult Judge Walter G Riddick of the
Eighth Circuit Court OF Appeals.
Little Rock, Ark.
The doctor of laws degree to DR..
Paul Dulaney Converse, professor
OF marketing, University of Illinois
Evening star., 1944-04-29
Clio Political Action Unit
10 Be Formed in MARYLAND
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April "a Con-
gress OF Industrial Organizations
Political Action Committee for
Maryland will be formed at a con-
ference with National CIO officials
here tomorrow, Thomas Conner,
State political action director, said
yesterday.
a program for organizing COM
mlttees IN all local unions and every
ward and precinct of the State will
be prepared, he said. .4 gR
Van A. Bittner, national vice
chairman of Political Action. as
slstant to CIO President Philip
Murray and vice chairman of the
United Steel Workers, and Irving
Abramson, Newark N. j., regional
Political Action director. will be
among the speakers.