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Evening star., 1944-02-13
PerzlUians We'd
Yesterday in
Noon Ceremony

Wearing a dress of white bro
cade and an exquisite mantilla OF
antique lace, Senorita Teresa La
barthe, lovely daughter of the for
mer Naval Attache of the Peruvian
Embassy and Sonora de Labarthe,
was married yesterday at noon to
1t. Comdr. Juan Benavides of the
Peruvian Air Corps.
His Excellency Msgr. Amleto Gio-
wanna Cicognani, apostolic delegate
of the Vatican to the United States,
oficiated at the ceremony, which
took place in the chapel at the
Apostolic Legation, where lighted
candles and a simple arrangement
of Gala lilies were on the altar.
Gala lilies also formed the arm
bouquet carried by the bride.
Senorita Cristina Michels, daugh-
ter of the Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de Michels,- was the brides
maid of honor and the godparents
were Admiral Labarthe and Sonora
Sofia Dorich de Benavides, mother
of the bridegroom. who was unable
to come from her home in Lima for
the wedding. In her absence Sonora
de Labarthe served as her proxy.
A gown of ice blue satin was
worn by Senorita Michels1, her hat
of blue net being trimmed with pink
flowers. Her muff also was FASH
ioned of blue net and pink flowers.
A fellow officer in the Peruvian
Air Corps, Capt. Ernesto Gomez
Cornejo, was best man for the
bridegroom.
Admiral and Sonora de Labarthe
were hosts at a reception at their
home on Connecticut avenue, fol-
lowing the nuptial mass, with only
members Of the Embassy staff and
a few very close friends attending
Guests from out of town included
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kelly, Senor
Emilio Godoy with Sonora de Godoy
and Mr.. Harry Lenfest of New York
and Mrs. Frances Moody of Calves
ton, Tex.
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(See PRAYER BOOK. Page B-8D
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Cadet Quimby is a graduate of
Ohio Wesleyan University. where
he was a member of Murphy Hall,
Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma
Rho, Theta Alpha Phi and the staff
of campus publications. He now is
attending the Air Forces Communi-
cations School at Yale University.
Col. Herbert G. Messer, Signal
Corps, and Mrs. Messer announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Mary Lou Messer. to Maj.
Ray T. Fakes, son of Mrs. Bessie
Cole Fakes and the late DR.. P. M.
Eakes of Philadelphia, Miss. The
wedding will take place in June
Miss Messer has been attending
Averett College in Danville, Va,
since her return with Col and Mrs.
Messer from Rio de Janeiro last
June.
Maj. Fakes attended the Naval
Academy and after graduation from
Randolph Field in the summer of
1910, he was commissioned in the
Army Air Forces.
Evening star., 1944-02-13

(See BRIDE, Page B-8.)
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Locat0rs NoW T1V0 Years Old;
Army Group Going Strong
By Betty Grove Smith

Now in It's second year of sue
cessful operation, that volunteer
organization known as the Loca-
tors. can thank Mrs. Charles R.
Bathurst for the foresight, the in
genuity and the willingness to serve
others that have been largely re-
sponSible for this success. Ger
tainly it was Mrs. Bathurst who
first felt the need of such an organ
ization and did something about it.
The wife of a colonel in the
Army Engineer Corps, Mrs. Bath
urst and her husband were living in
Hawaii before Pearl Harbor. They
were there when boatloads of evacu-
ated service wives and children be-
gan arriving from the Philippines
and it was then that Mrs. Bathurst
first saw just what center Of
stability contacts with other Army
wives and news of old friends could
Evening star., 1944-02-13
RHtb Williams
Becomes Bride
OF EngHsbman

Christ Church in Georgetown was
the scene of a wedding Of interest
yesterday, when Miss Ruth Robin
Williams. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert N Williams of Morristown,
N. j., became the bride of 1t. Vivian
Edward Marshall May, Royal Navy,
now on duty in Washington with
the British Admiralty delegation.
The ceremony took place at
o'clock, the Rev. Peyton Williams
officiating. and reception followed
at the home of the bride in George
town.
Escorted and given in marriage
by her father. the bride wore a gown
Of blush pink tulle made on bouffant
(See BRIDE, Page B-8.)
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Cuban ENJOY
Is Best Man
1t Wedding

The Cuban Ambassador, DR..
Aurelio F.. Concheso, served as best
man for Senor Joaquin Bertran
late yesterday afternoon at his
marriage to Senorita Olga Espinosa,
which took place at $50 o'clock IN
St Peters Church.
Sonora de Concheso attended the
wedding with other members of the
Embassy staff, including the Min
ister Counselor. Senor DR.. Jose T..
Baron; the Military Attache, Col.
Felipe Munilla and Sonora de Mu-
nilla; the Attache of the Embassy,
Col. Eugenio Silva; Senorita Con-
suelo Batista, Attache of the En-
bassy; Senor Enrique Perez-Cis-
neros. Attache of the Embassy; DR..
Felipe Martinez and Senorita Sylvia
Shelton, acting Cuban Consul.
Gladioluses against banks OF
palms decorated the church for
the ceremony and Mr.. Christopher
Tendey played the wedding music
and accompanied the soloist, Miss
Alma Harris.
The wedding was informal and
the bride, who is the daughter OF
Senor Francisco Espinosa and Sen
ora de Espinosa of Havana, was es-
corted to the steps Of the sanctu-
ary by her brother, Mr.. Frank Es-
pinosa, and the Rev. Charles w.
Nelson of1ciated.
The bridegroom is the son of
Senor and Sonora de Bertran Of
Havana and Is attached to the EN-
bassy here as secretary to Col.
Silva.
Wearing a suit of light blue wool
with navy blue accessories and
corsage of white rosebuds, the bride
was attended by her sister-in-law
Mrs. Frank Spinosa, whose dress
Of aqua crepe was worn with a
hat of pink flowers, accessories of
black and corsage of pink rose
buds.
Mrs. Marie F. Harris was hostess
at reception after the ceremony,
and later Senor and Sonora de
Bertran left for their wedding trip
They will make their home here.
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Prayer Book Of Late Dean
Carried BY Bride OF His Son

The prayer book of the late DR..
George Carl Fitch Bratenahl, who
for many years was dean of the
Washington Cathedral of St. Peter
and st. Paul, was carried by Miss
Roberta Robb at her wedding yes
terday afternoon to Mr.. Alexander
Bratenahl, son of the late DR.. and
Mrs. Bratenahl. Fastened to the
book was a cluster of white orchids
The ceremony took place in St.
Johns Episcopal Church at $50
O'Clock with Dr. G. Freeland Peter,
a friend of many years of the late
Dean Bratenahl, officiating Pre-
ceding the service a recital was
given by Mr.. Wesley Steele, organist
Of the church.
The bride, who is the daughter
of Mrs. E. Wiley Robb of Boston,
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was escorted to the altar and
given in marriage by her father,
Mr.. Hampton Robb of New York.
Her Wedding gown of white satin
was made on classic lines and her
tulle veil was trimmed with family
lace
Mrs. Charles George Bratenahl
was matron of honor for the bride,
wearing a dusty pink costume and
carrying roses to match. Her hus-
band. DR.. Bratenahl, was best man
for his brother.
Only members of the families and
a few intimate friends attended the
ceremony and the reception which
followed at Wardman Park Hotel.
Included among the out-of-town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
(See PRAYER BOOK, PAGE B-8D
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News Of Diplomatic Set
Wedding Fete
To Be Giueu
In Embassy

Senor1ta Laura Margarita Recinos
and Senior Don Antonio Garcia
Prendes have selected Saturday,
April 70, for their wedding. Their
engagement Dwas announced Janu-
ary 4 by the formers parents, the
Guatemalan Ambassador and Sonora
de Recinos, who will be hosts at the
wedding reception in the Embassy
following the ceremony in st. Mat
thew's Cathedral. Neither Senorita
Recinos nor Senor Garcia Prendes
have completed the list of their at
tendants, much depending on trans
portation in the spring.
The wedding of this attractive
member of the younger circles of the
diplomatic corps will be- the second
within a year in the family of the
popular Ambassador and Sonora de
Recinos. They went home last sum-
mer for the wedding Of their younger
daughter, then Senorita Beatriz Re-
cinos, and It. Enrique Matheu, which
took place in Guatemala City in
July.
The Ambassador and Sonora de
RecinoS' other daughters, Isabel and
Marie, are here with their parents
and are attending school at the
Convent of the Sacred Heart.
Members of the diplomatic corps
are engrossed in varied activities
added to their usual routine of work
for the war effort and few are
making short trips, for the most part
on business, though one or two of
them are off for visits in their home
land.
The Norwegian Ambassador and
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne and
the Danish Minister and Nine. de
Kaufman will be in New York
Thursday for the benefit concert
which will add to the Danish Refu-
gee Fund. The concert is being ar
ranged by Lauritz Melchoir and is
20 be given at the Metropolitan Opera
House, Miss Julia Martha having
charge of the reservations for seats
and boxes
The Norwegian Ambassador and
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne will
go to New York early in the week
and the Ambassador will attend the
dinner Wednesday evening which is
planned in honor of the Crown
Prince Olav.
The Panama Ambassador and
Sonora de Jimenez left yesterday
for their homeland where they will
spend six weeks on vacation. Dur
ing the Ambassadors absence the
Counselor of the Embassy. DR.. Don
Ricardo A. Morales, will be Charge
d'Affaires
The Second Secretary of the En-
bassy, Senor Don Frank Morrice, jr.,
will be back in Washington shortly
from Miami, where he accompanied
Sonora de Morrice and their two
small children when they went
South last week. SenQra de Nor
rice, who is daughter of the Am
bassador and Sonora de JimeneZ,
and her children plan to remain in
Miami until warmer weather, though
DR., Morrice will be back here.
The Yugoslav Ambassador and
Nine. Fotitch are expecting Nine.
Grouitch. widow of a former Yugo-
slav Minister at Washington to visit
them this week. Nine. Grouitch has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tav Lurman Stewart, jr., next door
to The Embassy. Mrs. Stewart, who
knew Nine. Grouitch when she was
chatelaine of the Yuoslav Legation,
formerly was Miss Ruth Hitchcock,
daughter of the late Senator Gill
bert NJ Hitchcock of Nebraska.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Roosevelt Letter Read
At K. Of {. Ceremony
BY the Associated uress

bS tHe ASSOClabed preSS.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, April IT,
President Roosevelt, in a message to
the Knights of Columbus, yesterday
said "the wise counsel and example
of all men of good will is needed
everywhere to preserve the balanced
judgment and single minded pur-
pose essential to the winning of this
war"
"It appears to be inevitable" Mr..
Roosevelt wrote, that war should
accentuate the tensions and spiritual
disturbances which lead to internal
strains and the possibility of dis
unity. We are now passing through
such period"
In the message, read by Judge
John E. Swift of Boston, chairman
of the K. Of G. War Activities Com
mittee, Mr.. Roosevelt said, II know
that I can count on the traditional
spirit of fellowship which has SC
long characterized the Knights OF
Columbus to foster and encourage
the national unity without which
our military gains may prove OF
scant avail"
Archbishop Francis j. Spellman OF
New York, Gov. Raymond E. Bald
win and Senators Walsh of Massa-
chusetts and Danaher of Connecti-
cut, who were here, joined in dedi-
eating service flag honoring 75,26a
members of the K. of C.. in the
armed forces of the United Nations
Messages were also received from
Prime Minister Mackenzie King OF
Canada and from the Newfound-
land government.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
AZ Coast Delegates
Claimed for Dewey
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, April IT,
Dewey supporters, gathered at a tri-
State meeting to speed up their
campaign to draft the New York
Governor for the Republican presi-
dental nomination, predicted last
night the three Pacific Northwest
States would send solid delega-
ton to the national convention in
favor of their candidate.
Washington State will have 1e
delegates to the convention, Oregon
Is and Idaho II. All will go to
their candidate, the Dewey men as
serted.
The Washington section of the
tri-State meeting recommended
four delegates at large to the ma
tional convention and two were
recommended from each of the
States six congressional districts
James Bailey of Seattle, who was
named permanent chairman of the
tri-State draft-DeWey cause. pre-
dicted the State convention at
Wenatchee May 6 would accept the
Dewey recommendation without
change.
Evening star., 1944-04-17

lair but from British tanks combing
the valley.
The Americans and the British
long ago established mastery of the
lair over Burma. And so long as
the British retain control of even
part Of the two roads leading south
ward from the valley, they can pre-
vent the Japanese bringing in tanks
to fight their way across that open
land. The Japanese have not been
liable to bring tanks over the jungle
trails along which their present at
tack is moving.
While the British command In
India has announced its determi-
nation and ability to hold Imphal,
the Japanese invasion has now be-
come the main operation in the
India Burma theater and the Allied
attempt to take North Burma has
become secondary.
Racing Against Time.
Gen. Stilwell, pushing from the
north toward the dryer summer
campaign ground around Myit-
kyina, and the British air-borne
forces pushing northward from
|around Bhamo, were racing against
time. They have until about May
Is to finish the job. Then the
monsoon rains make offensive op-
|erations extremely difficult.
With Myitkyina and Bhamo in
their hands, the Chinese and
British forces would have the way
open for extending the new Ledo
road to China. Neither of these
lobjectives had been obtained when
the Japanese struck into India to
compel a harried defense of the
railroad and river barge line along
the Brahmaputra.
British Indian divisions defend
ing Imphal have already been cut
of from all land contacts by Japa-
nese detachments which have oc-
cupied parts of the two roads tx
the south, the trail to the west ane
the main road leading northware
through Kohima to Dimapur on thu
American-operated railroad line.
But isolation is no calamity II
this case. British supplies in I'm.
phal are tremendous. Moreover
with complete control of the air il
their hands, the British can brint
in more supplies, and If necessary
more troops. The narrow band %
rice land, with good military man
agement, should be enough protec
ton for the base and for the air.
fields in the valley.
For the japanese it is a risk,
venture. From British quarter
come predictions that the Japanes,
force, instead of liquidating tn,
British divisions, will themselves b,
liquidated. But it would likely b,
considered by the japanese a chea,
price to pay if they could blocl
the Burma campaign for six month.
at the cost of a division or two O
soldiers killed in the fight aroune
Imphal.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Attacks on Kuri|es
Go Into Fifth Day;
Ponape Also Blasted
~ the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, April IT.
Bombing of Japanese bases along
the northern route to the enemy's
homeland continued into its fifth
successive day with a night attack
by Liberators of the based
18th Air Force on Matsuwa Island
in the Kurile chain.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced that the force of heavy
bombers hit Matsuwa Friday night
while elsewhere on the far-f1ung
Pacific front 7th Air Force bombers
flew through heavy anti-aircraft
fire to assault airfields on Ponape in
the Carolinas and dropped IS tons
of bombs on four objectives in the
Marshalls.
A small tanker was sunk at Ant
Island near Ponape and the ships
two escort vessels were forced onto
the beach.
Navy search aircraft roaming the
general area attacked Nauru Island,
phosphate center, for the first time
since March II, and singly assaulted
Pakin, Oroluk and Ulul Islands in
the Carolines.
Truk, the enemy's principal base
in the Carolines, was hit by Solo
mons-baSed heavy bombers, which
dropped q tons of explosives despite
interception by night fighters, the
Southwest Pacific Command of Gen
Douglas Macarthur announced
Puluwat Atoll, 200 miles west, also
was bombed.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
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Evening star., 1944-04-17
United Artists Buys
korda S Stock in Firm
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VAN NUYS, Calf, April IT,
United Artists Corp. announced yes
terday its purchase in London of Sil
Alexander Korda's stock in the film
concern for a price which spokes-
man said was understood to approx
mate 100000.
The stock, formerly held by Sir
Alexander, will be placed in retire
ment, the announcement added
leaving the corporation ownership
in the hands of the Pickford Corp.
Banguard Corp. and Actor Producer
Charles Chaplin.
This should end, once and for all
rumors that United Artists was up
for sale" said Edward C. Raftery
president.
Sir Alexander had been share
holder since 1885 He severed his
producing connections with United
Artists a year and a half ago, the
announcement said, to assume his
present post in charge of the Metro
Goldwyn-M Mayer studios product ir
England.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
President Is One Of Many
To Honor Dr.. Thompkins

President Roosevelt headed long
list of notables who sent message.
of congratulations today to DR.
William ]. Thompkins, recorder oi
deeds for the District, on the 10th
anniversary of his appointment te
that post.
DR.. Thompkins, convalescing In
Freedmen's Hospital from illness
was given a large floral piece by
members of his staff, and Repre-
sentative Randolph, Democrat, ot
West Virginia presented him with
the pen which the President re-
Gently used to sign a bill raising
his salary to 5000 a year.
Among those sending congratula-
tory messages were Mrs. Roosevelt,
Secretary of State Hull, Attorney
General Biddle, District Commits
sioner Young and Rufus S. Lusk,
president of the Washington Tax
payers Association.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
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Evening star., 1944-04-17
Cool Weather Forecast
For Today, tomorrow

1t will be cool today and tomor-
row, but not uncomfortable, the
Weather Bureau promised, and
baseball fans awaiting tomorrow's
curtain-raiser at Griffith Stadium
need not fear postponement be-
cause of rain. 1t will be cloudy but
no rain is in prospect tomorrow.
The temperature is expected to
drop to As degrees tonight, one be-
low last nights low. But tomor-
row, like today, should find the
mercury lowering in the middle
SOS.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
II Pct. Of Federal Workers
Reported in War Agencies
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
War agencies have u per cent
of the 2,797,000 Federal employees
within the United States as of last
October, according to report
by Secretary of Labor Perkins ano
Civil Service Commissioner Harry
B. Mitchell.
A fourth of the Federal employees
are in three States-New York,
California and Pennsylvania-and
another fifth of the total work in
Texas, Massachusetts,, Illinois, Ohio
and Virginia.
Federal employment increased
1.528,000 between June, 1941, and
October, 1943, the report said, of
which SO per cent was in war
agencies. North Dakota was the
only State showing a decline in
Government workers.
The Washington Metropolitan
Area, which includes sections of
Virginia and Maryland, was listed
as having 265, 800 Federal employees
Evening star., 1944-04-17
BY PRESTON GROVER.

NEW YORK, April ia ten.
mile strip of fat rice land around
Imphal blocked the japanese today
from a conquest which, from the AL.
lied viewpoint, would be the worst
upset in the Southeast Asia theatel
since the loss of Burma.
Capture of Imphal would give the
Japanese a base from which they
could harass the supply lines which
feed Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell'.
forces in North Burma, and Gen
Claire L. Chennault's 14th Air Fore.
as well. The japanese supply prob.
lens would be much simplified, fol
they could easily capture the road.
leading from Imphal to the Chind.
win River with its river ports. Anc
in Imphal itself they would have
one of the richest rice boards ir
Eastern India to supply their fight.
ing divisions.
The fiat rice land around Imphal
however, gives the British and In.
dian divisions in Imphal and tn,
American and British air force II
Eastern India an opportunity tt
use the weapons which they have II
the new Burma battle-and which
the Japanese do not have. Thos,
two weapons are tanks and mas.
terry Of the air. IS
Yet despite this advantage O.
the Allied side, it seems certain
that the japanese win accomplish
one major objective Of their curren
drive into India. That is to pre-.
vent completion Of tie Allied Nortl
Burma campaign before the heav.
monsoon rains set ~.
Jap Patrols Driven Back.
Six days ago I was in India
Earlier-before the present Japan
|ese invasion-I had flown over an,
jeeped through a fair portion OF tn
present battle ground. 1t is tougl
country to defend, but the Britisl
forces, even though cut off on al
sides by Japanese detachment
moving through jungle, have goo,
defensive position in Imphal TIL
Japanese already have tried t
move patrols across the rice lands
Driving them back was easy wor
for British strafing planes.
The jungle protects the Japanes
patrols all the way from the Chind
win River to this Imphal clearing
But crossing the clearing open
them to attack not only from tn