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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
DANCING PARTY
 SATURDAY FOR
 SIGNAL CORPS

Servicemen of the U. s. Signal Corps will be entertained Saturday evening at the Governors House, with members of the American Women's Voluntary Services as sponsors of the affair.
 Dancing will begin at o'clock and the servicemen may, if they so desire, eescort a dancing partner All members of the AWVS are in vited, and if married, to take their husbands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
LIEUT.. GRUENING
 NOW IN ENGLAND

Second Lieut.. Huntington Gruen- ing, eldest son of Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening, is now in the overseas operating from a base in England. Gruening is pilot of a B-24 Liberator and has been across the pond since May.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
Mrs. Alexander
 Back from States

Mrs. Joseph w. Alexander, the returned to Juneau last evening and today has resumed her duties as a stenographer in the Governors office.
 After a two months honeymoon in the States, Corp. Alexander re- turned to his station in the West ward, while his bride plans to re- main her temporarily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
PROFESSOR KRISTEN
 WILL SPEAK BEFORE
 CHAMBER THURSDAY

Professor F. K. Kristen will be the guest speaker tomorrow noon at the regular weekly luncheon of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce.
 Professor Kristen is the head of the research aeronautical engineer ing department at the University of Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
MRS. CLEMENTS BACK

Mrs. E. F. Clements and infant son, Harold, are back in Juneau after short vacation in the south. MT. Clements is with the Signal Corps here
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
Membership Drive Will Be Started
 By Townsend Club

The Juneau Townsend Club met in regular meeting last night, and hastened through routine matters to have more time for the enjoyment of dancing during the social part of the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
MRS. ESTAUGH SOUTH

Mrs. F. Eastaugh, who has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs R. E. Robertson, left today by plane for her home in Seattle with her baby son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
DIYORCES FILED

The following have filed for di- yorces in the office of the Clerk of the Court: Norman Prince from Margaret Prince and Walter F. Reynolds from Maxine J. Reynolds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02

be held at the Juneau Health Gen. ter, Thursday between the hours of l to p. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-02
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

Announcement was made today that a well baby conference will
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Toys Are Sought
| As admissions to
War Relief Ten

The minor tragedies Of war are
often major tragedies when viewed
in the eyes Of the sufferer, and for
many youngsters in Great Britain
this has been only too true. If we
could walk through the litter caused
by the recent waves of robot bombs
We might see amidst the wreckage
smashed doll, very insignificant
article, to be sure, when one con-
siders the things Of value which
have been lost, but still In the eyes
Of the owner a very real loss.
With this in mind drive is being
launched here to collect playthings
for Christmas in England. Simple
toys, preferably soft ones, have been
found to be remarkable remedies
for nerve-shattered children who
have been brought to the Allies Wing,
st. Christopher's Houses and the six
hostels whose expenses are shared
by the British War Relief Society.
The youngsters are not all English
for many come from parts Of
the continent and are sheltered with
their mothers in six large country
homes.
Your toy contribution to this cause
can be used as admission to tea to
be given at the British War Relief
Shop, 1767 Columbia road NV,
September %. Competitions will be
held for the best remodeled doll, the
best dressed doll, the best stuffed
TOY and the best group of toys.
Many sewing groups of the British
War Relief Society are already
searching for new patterns in hopes
Of winning the prizes, two of which
have been donated by Lady Dixon,
wife of the Australian Minister, and
by Lady SAMSON, wife of Sir George
SanSom.
Mrs. B. T. Hoal is general chair
man for the event. The contests
Will be supervised by Mrs. A. Pat
terson Firth and the tea by Mrs.
II. G. B. Thomas.
Evening star., 1944-09-01

By the Way
BETH BLAINE

With q lot of volunteers taking
time out for vacations, Mrs. Orla
st. Clair, vice chairman of the
News Bureau of Red Cross Public
Relations for the District Chap
ter, has had plenty Of opportunity
for pinch hitting this summer. She
has done a little bit of everything
in the way of public relations work
and done it very well.
In the absence of Mrs. Jerauld
Wright, Mrs. st. Clair has been
acting chairman and as such has
handled public relations for all the
various Red Cross Corps Of the Dis
trict. 1t is She who approves and
releases for the newspapers the
Red Cross news bulletins and it
is she who has been editing the
Chapter Digest-a monthly publ
cation.
Although Mrs. st. Clair has been
working for the District Chapter
for only a little over a year-Red
Cross work is an old story to her
Before coming here her Signal
Corps Lieutenant Colonel husband
was stationed in California and she
found time to do a great deal OF
Red Cross work there. She was q
member of the Hospitality Com
mittee at, Red Cross Headquarters
(this is the group that finds living
accommodations for soldiers and
sailors and their families), a men,
ber of the Officers Courtesy Bureau
(also run by the Red Cross and
vice chairman of the Junior Red
Cross of San Francisco.
When COL st. Clair was ordered
to duty in Washington Mrs. st
Clair volunteered her services to
Public Relations. Before becoming
an Army wife she lived in New
York for six years working in ad-
vertiSing, radio and publications
She was always behind the scenes
she says. never went on the
air herself.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Legion Auxiliary
Activities Gr01V

Activities Of the Women's Auxili-
ary to the District Department OF
the American Legion continue to
increase as the fall and winter sea-
sons draw near.
A meeting of the auxiliary will be
held today and past presidents will
hold council under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Margaret Carroll at
pm. Tuesday at the Legion club
house. A dinner will precede the
meeting.
An American flag will be presented
to the Kenneth H. Nash Unit No. 8
by the Kenneth H. Nash Post at
pm, Wednesday. at the Washington
Hotel. The presentation will be ac-
cepted by Mrs. Helene White, retir-
ing president, who will read the
annual report mentioning the two
trophies and three citations received
by the unit at the recent conven-
ton. Mrs Mary B. Corwin will died.
icate the flag and lead the pledge of
allegiance. The unit chaplain, Mrs.
Eta Nash, mother OF Kenneth Nash.
for whom the unit and post are
named, will offer a prayer and Is
candidates will be initiated under
the direction of Capt. Rae r.
Zaontz. Miss Mabel Staub, aux
iliary president, and her staff will
install new officers and the National
Guard of Honor, directed by Capt.
Gail T. Judd, will seat the distin-
guished guests. The guest soloist
will be Miss Hilda Nelson.
A presidents and secretaries con-
ference for the purpose of advising
officers Of the duties they may be
called upon to perform will be held
under the general Craftsmanship of
Mrs Dorothy B. Harper, October 7,
at the Legion club house.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Fairbnysts Hosts
1t Informal Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril F. Fairhurst
entertained at a buffet supper last
evening at their home in Chevy
Chase, the occasion being in fare
well to Mr.. Pierre Philippon, direc-
tor of the technical section of the
French Metropolitan Mission, who
will leave next week for Canada
and thence to London. The party
also celebrated the liberation of
Paris.
Mr.. Fairhurst who is the son of
Col. Fred Fairhurst, British Royal
Engineers, retired. went to sea at
the age of Ia, served as an appren-
tice and worked up to the British
Merchant Marines. He attended
Whitney Institute in Bermuda and
was graduated in engineering from
London University. For the past
four years he has been with the
British government. serving as liai-
son officer between the United
States Air Force and the British
Air Commission. He recently was
appointed to head the industrial
branch of the French Mission which
will interest itself now in rebuild
ing industry in France.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Catholic Daughters

A membership drive sponsored by
Court. No. 2l2, District Catholic
Daughters of America. will officially
open tomorrow. Miss Mary r. Hines
is chairman. She will be assisted
by the following team captains;
Miss Annabel Arendes, Mrs. Gather
inc Birmingham. Miss Anna Demp-
sey, Miss Mary Ellen Doherty, Mrs.
Helen B. Gatti, Mrs. Mary L. Gior-
dano, Miss Bernadette j. Grimes.
Mrs. Ruth Mackey. Miss Grace A.
Malamphy, Miss Jeanette Malon,
Miss Helen Marx, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mccartney. Miss Elizabeth j. Ross,
Miss Elizabeth Schofer, Miss Mar
garet Slater, Mrs. Virginia Stanke-
vics and Mrs. Rita Young.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
President Roosevelt Is Host
To Cuban Presidemt-EIect ,

The festivities
San Martin continuous these his the Capital
Today he the
American Union Secretary
of State Mr. Code while yesterday
host luncheon him.
yesterday also included the the distinguished visitors
Cuilemo
Francisco Ana, unchng
with the President the
Auio
Jose T.
Oca the United States President
the Postmaster General Walker
Austin Republican member the Foreign Relations Committee
Representative Sol Bloom chairman Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative John NJ Republican that commit
United States Ambassador Sprue Braden the
Daniel w. Undcreary
A.
Undeecretary of the Interior the Under
Agriculture
American Union, Dr.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Women of Moose
To Honor Regent

An informal reception will oe CIV
en- by Columbia Chapter 1868, Wom-
en- of the Moose, in honor of Miss
Bessie Lovitt, grand regent. tomor-
row evening at the Moose Home.
Active in the organization for
more than 20 years, Miss Lovitt has
left her home in California to make
her first official visit to the eastern
chapters. She is also a member of
the Veterans Association and grand
dean Of the Academy of Friendship.
A group of candidates for men,
bership, to be known as the Bessie
Lovitt class, will be initiated next
Friday on a program to be presented
by the publicity chairman, Mrs.
Mary r. McKenna.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Picnic Subber Planned

A picnic supper for members of
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent No. l.,
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, and for descendants Of
Union Veterans OF the Civil War
will be given at $50 pm. tomorrow
at the home of Mrs. Walter Haus-
man, 5816 Nevada avenue NV.
Because Labor Day falls on the
date of the regular opening meet
ing, the seasonal send of has been
postponed till 8 pm. September 18
at headquarters, 20l5 Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
Mrs. Hausman and Mrs. Hermione
Sutton have been elected delegates
to the annual convention 20 be
held September 10 through Septem-
Der Is in Des Moines, Iowa.
Evening star., 1944-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. F. Henry Jones an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Emile Let's Jones'
to 1t. Richard H. Walker. U. S. NJ
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl NJ Walker
of Arlington.
Miss Jones was graduated from
the Potomac and Madeira Schools
and now is Junior at Smith Col
lege. 1t. Walker was graduated
from the United States Naval Acad-
emy with the class of 1S43, which
because of the war. was graduated
in June, 1912. He now is on subma-
rine duty in the Pacific.
No date has been set for
the wedding.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Luncheon Given
At Embassy

The Netherlands Minister, Baron
w. Won Boetzelaer, was host at a
luncheon yesterday afternoon at
the Embassy in celebration of the
64th birthday anniversary of Queen
Wilhelmina.
Guests at the luncheon included
members of the Embassy staff, ex-
cept the Ambassador and Nine. LOU
don, who are in Nonquitt, Mass.
Dutch nationals now in Washing
ton or in nearby communities and a
few American citizens who are con-
nected with the agencies of the
Netherlands located here.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Prenubtial Party

Mrs. Albert A. Jones entertained
at luncheon today at the Shore
ham in compliment to Miss Nancy
Page King, whose marriage to 1t
Owen McKevitt will take place
September 9.
The other guests were Mrs. Eldon
Paul King. mother of the BRIDE
elect; Miss Achsah Dorsey, Miss
Dorothy Rutherford Miss Sarah
Page Clagett, Miss Mary Eleanor
Golf, Miss Patricia Palmer and Miss
Barbara Carson.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
S0r0rityPLansMeetins

Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority will
get off to good start this fall,
having already planned its opening
meeting for pm. Tuesday at the
residence of Mrs. Carl Schrader,
4l12 North Third road, Bucking-
ham Village, Arlington. Those de-
string transportation should call
Ordway 1866.
Evening star., 1944-09-01
Wedding Notices

Detailed descriptions OF uOed-
dings must be received by The
Star in ddUdnce of or on the
date of the ceremony and must
bear a signed authorization.
In ordinary circumstances an
nouncements OF marriages can
not be used il submitted more
than a ,Ceek after the ceremony.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15
ON THE SIDE

-. Georgette Conan. Daughter
of George NJ. Conan and Ethel
Levey. A fact often overlooked
and not touched upon in Mr..
Cohan's filmed biography is that
he was quite "A family man. He
had four children; Georgetic.
George NJ. Jr., Helen and Mary
MaFiehe Dietrich Apether
TOP flight film star who witt en-
teTtain the troops on the fight
ING fronts. When may We expect
such shining lights of the iegtti-
mate stage as Katharine Cornell,
Helen Hayes and Elizabeth Berg
ner 10 follow tho Hollywood
stars excellent example
Merle Oberon. IKE Greer
Carson and Judith Evelyn, tired
Of playing parts calling for the
wearing of long skirts She too,
wanted 10 have a short Skirted
part 10 show the public she had
legs. In The Ledger she had
such q part On her perform
ance. the critic Of the London
NeWs-ReVieW commented.
Usually seen Oh the screen
In long medieval gowns. Merle
=0heEaR gees to opposite "a
treme portraying variety
actress dancing the can-can but
her legs need not cause Betty
Cradle any qualms."
MATRIM NAL expert
w states p per cent of the
time Of the first nine months of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15
One Word Led 10 Another
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Todays the old reliable income tax day when you
have TO shell out like seifbaling bean pod -
A be sober reliable and honest 364 days IN
the year and still not know what TO do with that extra
day in February.
This is the day the corners the Square Johns get
little rounded
It's tough when March IS falls Wednesday and
both Of them fall on the taxpayer
Honest Abe Lincoln never made out an income tax.
And you notice ne hurried through with his birthday
month ago.
Here's the way mail my income blank during the
dark of the
| flank the town hall in turning movement, bypass
the rehouse bnkers going by the of Daniel
webster sneak up on isolated mailbox, drop
mysterious letter into the chute and then fan the letter
box for five minutes with hat
If no smoke comes out | know that truth and the
right have again conquered throughout the land and
all the inhabitants thereof If sparks emerge rush home
and turn the clock back to 1912 for an albi.
The only thing that bothers this year is the
money. They have added forgiveness tax that is
meaner than porcupne with his underwear on back
ward.
When it comes TO me SHINING and the government
forgivng would like to have it twice versa Let me
do the forgiving the next time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15

marriage is spent arguing as 10
the naming of the first child.
l thought it was IS per cent OF
the time. How much was II at
your house, A New
Yorker suggests every man VINO
has served nNeLseaS- in World
War / or the present war be
given two votes IN all cleo
tons. A kindly idea, bat not
practical.
Queries from clients. q
Some of the boys around your
favOrite cigar store IN Sara
toga were wondering if the Spa
would have a race meet this
summer How about IT, md
VIII YOU be here 70 enjoy II? a
Saratoga will have both har-
ness and running races this
summer but l will not be there,
Didn't Richard Bennett play
in Kick In? Ayes, sir, in a
road company in 1915. Your
memory seems 10 be clicking
nicely. have made a note of
your name Sc won't feelishiy
bet yea any stogies.
Hollywood is referred TO as
..IearthreakL ToMn3 and Il has
been said There is a broken
heart for every light on Broad
way" The broken hearts re-
ferred TO are due. not 10 un-
requited love, but frustrated
ambition. Most of this type OF
broken hearts are possessed by
men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15
MARCH OF EVENTS
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

that's got him by the goatee.
l can even see a postwar
Russia sending us a Mike Men
shikov 10 sit in at cabinet
meetings.
-SsHHIE MIKADO," the Gilbert
L and Sullivan operate mas
terpiece, recently revived IN
New York City. was first pro-
duced SO years ago. But w.
s. Gilbert, who wrote the book.
certainly had a long range in
sight into the essentially bar
barrie nature of the Jap twhom
Pierre Lott, French novelist at
about that time called THE
Monkey with a Bomb.")
Just now when we know the
CHASTITY truth about the Japs
their love TO torture-the
words of the Mikado of Japan
in the opera of 1885 are a
prophecy of the Japan of 1914.
Ko-Ko, the lord high execu-
toner, tells his friends that by
the Mikado's law when a man
is beheaded his wife is buried
alive" The ruler of Japan also
has law that Irritation is SUBJ
ject to capital punishment.
When the Mikado enters he
sings his famous My Object
All Sublime" song wherein he
details all the penalties he de-
lights to visit on those who
merely do things he doesn't
like.
We laugh at these penal
ties" but beneath them runs
the. sure perception of the in
stinct-to-torture of the Japs.
I Later on, he threatens Ko-ko
with boiling OIL"
The typical stage Mikado is
always depicted as a semisav-
age, sadistic "smoothie" both in
makeup and in dialogue. He is.
although conceived comically
50 years ago, a shadowy fore
east of ffirohito, TOTO and the
other torturers of Americans
and Filipinos of today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15

mount and the Blue Network
Jean Arthur made hands a
significant part of wooing in
More the Merrier." In I'm
certain Glory" Faye Emerson
and Enrol Flynn just have their
tootsies photo'd during a love
episode The draft boards
are concentrating on showfofk
classified 4-F A Lonergan
case witness witt be challenged
on his allegiance To the
L.. S. or Vfchy? ? 3?
THE Magic Lanterns: Holly
i wood which has too often
pictured kick in a Jap's pants
as the payoff for Pearl liarbor.
gets down 10 cases in The Pur-
pie Heart
Here's a flicker that brings
the film colony up TO, date. Hs
story gets inside YOU and twists
and burns with IT'S report on
the Sneakanese savagery. The
tale is told not with a ladle,
b44t tyfe'rfttef-ef eoii
steel
Dana Andrews. Sam Levine
and Richard Conte are superb
.az-.Ae-eaR,gFea=ifiiief == i Vera
Bayes gets her blog sung and
danced in "Shine On Harvest
Moon" a rich load Of ye olde
TYNE nostalgia.
It's typical OF the them-was-
the daysish musicals, and you
can't imagine any one not revel-
ing in some Of the memories Of
the big town before il went soft
on crepes suzetteS and laced
shoes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15

DEAR BOSS:
DLEASE try 10 remember
i that eur worst days are
over 1--WE hope and that now
we are making up for a tough
1943, but you SHOULD knew that
the men in our outfit are eat
ing like kings.
Consider our bill Of fare for
today. This morning 1t was two
fried eggs sunnyside up, toast,
coffee, fruit juice and cereal,
if vol wanted lt-----
At noon we messed on roast
beef, real potatoes mashed. let
~tuce a Ia Sicily, cauiifiower a Ia
Sicily. bread and butter, pump
kin pie and coffee.
Evening chow vas good, too.
To show you how spoiled we
have become. there were snorts
and uptu r-ned noses over
weiners. red kidney beans,
braised whole potatoes, bread
and butter and tea!
The snorts came from the
old timers. We got a load of
newcomers recently, and 10
show you the difference, they
went back for seconds.
An interesting sidelight Is
that the chow line is now much
longer. One seaman said he
didn't mind having the new
men\but he burned" when they
went hack for second helpings.
That's what really slows the
line down. For fried chicken on
sunday had 10 wait 81 min
utes because they were max
ing such pigs Of themselves"
A chief storekeeper suggested
that the base paper make
survey 10 determine how many
men had gained more than 20
pounds since September. OF
hand. could name 20, and half
Of them are cooks and bakers.
In this culinary business we
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15

WITHOUT ever taking the trouble
10 anaiyze II. IT 1 wanted 10
copy It and make a journalistic
scare-head / could fill this col
>umn 10 overnowing with warn
iHPs tAat- would -friehteH he
pants>and Stacks off my read
crs.
Tsn,t "a len Rad about Miss
So-and- so. She has to take
vitamins that cost 81 box and
she Is 80 poor"
VINO told her 10 taI<e-tf The
=vfFaff1EfiS doctor = 6fl,Szflo.-
she Just thought she needed
them All right why doesn't
she eat an orange carrot.
some spinach A cereal and take
walk in the sunshine and get
her v.tamins for about 20 cents.
She also ought 10 have an
average amount OF fat in her
dict. Normally humans absorb
10 per cent Of the caroline in
raw carrots or cooked spinach.
furnishing them with Vitamin
A. but this drops 10 so per cent
II there Is no fat IN the diet,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15

DISPATCHES from London
~ are beginning 10 confirm
what was evident 10 airmen
from the events themselves.
The present phase of the aerial
attack on Fortress Europe diff
fers from all previous phases
tn that ttihfe main target Ger
man air power: the luftwaffe,
and especially its fighter com
mand.
II is unavoidable that the
public should lnok-ai=eNeny raid
as a separate action, complete
in itself But We need TO regard
II as only a minor element IN a
great and furious battle-by all
odds theA greatest aiE-hattle=
since the birth Of aviation. The
losses sustained by our attack
ing forces in any given assault,
for that reason, must be COr1E-
sidered in relation TO the big
ger picture,
The fact I h at American
bomber armadas are penetrat-
ing Germany for daylight at
tacks as deeply as Berlin is a
good omen for our side. The
tactical disposition OF our
forces, the superb coordination
between bomber and fighter
aircraft and everything else
connected with the first Aif4efi-
can blow at Berlin speak vol
umes for the brilliant leader
ship Of Gen. Carl Spaatz and
the skill of our flying person
mel.
Our losses in this attack were
large: roughly 10 per cent OF
our bomber strength.
II is, OF course, loss ratio
rejecting the relative strength
of the opposing air powers; not
>only the numerical strength,
bat the respective military
characteristics of opposing
planes lin such matters as
armor, ffrepower. maneuvera-
bility and general performance
in action. For that reason il is
important TO watch the ratio.
I OSSES in any single>assault
IL are especially not significant.
They may be especially low be-.
cause of complete surprise.
clever exploitation of weather
advantages some new tactical