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Evening star., 1944-01-05
By the Way
Beth Blaine.

ITO what do you attribute the
great success Of the Bethesda
USO Club and the wonderful
work that the volunteers have
done there?" we asked Mrs.
Theodore D. Peyser, who has been
treasurer of the club ever since
its opening.
well, I think the second part
of your question helps to answer
the first" smiled Mrs. Peyser.
THE volunteers really have done
wonderful work there" she con-
tinued. "And they're all volun-
teers from the community. You
know mos. people, in fact nearly
every one, wants to do his or her
part in the war effort" Mrs.
Peyser said, but sometimes
household duties or the lack of
gasoline or some domestic prob
lem keeps them from doing as
much as they'd like. Especially,
think, the lack of gasoline or
transportation. Now the nice
thing about the Bethesda USO
Club is that it has utilized the
volunteers in the very same
locale-within walking distance"
That's one of the reasons why
the Montgomery County Chapter
of the Red Cross is doing such
magnificent work too, Mrs.
Peyser thinks, because so many
of. their volunteers come from
the neighborhood of the chapter
house. Mrs. Peyser, by the way,
does volunteer work with the Red
Cross too, in the mobile canteen
unit.
I'VE can understand how much
OF a time-saver being within
walking distance of your war
work must be but how about the
women who can't even leave
their home duties for few
hours?" We asked Mrs. Peyser,
How can they help?'
"Oh, there are lots of things
they can do III their own homes"
Mrs. Peyser told us. Some make
cookies or cakes or home made
candies. We keep food chart
and keep it allocated so that
there isn't any waste and that
each day has its full share of
goodies for the servicemen and
women"
Then, too, Mrs. Peyser told us
some of the women, who can take
a few hours off in the evening
sometimes come to cook supper
at the club or make refreshments
and act as hostesses at some of
the parties.
The Bethesda USO Club is
conveniently located for lots of
servicemen and servicewomen
too, for it's also within walking
distance of the Bethesda Naval
Hospital and there are several
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Nancy Gross
Weds officer

The wedding of Miss Nancy Ellen
Gross, daughter of Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles P. Gross, to 1t. Heston
&c. Cole, Army Air Forces, son OF
Col. and Mrs. .Heston r. Cole of this
city. took place December "a in the
Fort Myer Chapel Chaplain Pike
officiated at $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon. The chapel was decorated
with Christmas green's and red
poinsettias.
The bride wore a short white
woolen coat dress trimmed with
pearl beading and irridescent Sc
quins. She wore a matching hat
and carried muff of white chrysan-
themums.
Mrs. j. Somers B. Dick, sister OF
the bride, was matron of honor and
she wore cherry red suit and
carried a bouquet of Christmas
green's.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and Mr.. Sheldon
Harley Gross, brother of the bride
was the best man.
The bridegroom's mother was
present at the ceremony, but Col
Cole is on foreign duty.
After reception at the quarters
Of the brides parents, at Fort Myer,
the couple left for Savannah, close
to where 1t. Cole is stationed.
Evening star., 1944-01-05

DIR. Turbay was the second Am
bassador sent here by Colombian
President, his predecessor, Senor
Don Miguel Lopez Pumarejo, having
been promoted from Minister at this
Capital to Ambassador in July, 1898
Senor Lopez was Minister here from
April, 1885, and continued as Am
bassador only short time when
he was called home for the inau-
guration of a new President in Oc-
tober, 1888.
Farewells and very regretful
farewells-are being said to the very
popular Bolivian Ambassador, DR..
Don Luis Fernando Guachalla, and
his charming wife. Because of the
very sudden change in government
In their home country and the Am
bassador's lack of sympathy with the
new regime they will return to
Bolivia, though perhaps they will
visit in. Sonora de Guachalla's ma
tive land of Chile en- route. They
plan to leave Washington the end
of next week and numerous parties
all very small and informal-are
being planned by many in their
very wide circle of friends.
1t was through the retiring Am
bassador and Sonora de Guachalla
that the Bolivian government pur-
chased the present Embassy on
Massachusetts, avenue in the center
of the group of imposing embassies
on upper Massachusetts, avenue.
Great Britain to the west of them
Brazil to the east and across the
street the Union of South Africa and
by spring will be added Iran when
the Minister and Nine. Schayesteh
move into their new Legation re-
Gently purchased from Mrs. Alanson
B. Houghton.
Arriving shortly will be the newly
appointed Argentine Ambassador,
DR.. Adrian C. Escobar, who will
leave by plane January Is for
Miami. He is expected to complete
his trip to Washington by train and
probably will not bring any member
of his family with him. Thus
entertaining at the Embassy will
have a very different flavor from
the delightful parties arranged by
the former Ambassador, Senor
Felipe A. Espil, and his very attrac-
tive wife.
Also arriving later in this month
will be the new Minister of the
Union of South Africa, DR.. S. F. N.
Gle, who is coming from his post
as Minister to Sweden. Dr. Gle will
be accompanied by Mrs. Gle and
perhaps by their younger son, who
has been with them in Sweden
studying engineering. The older son
is practicing lawyer in South
Africa.
The retiring Minister and Mrs.
Ralph William Close are remaining
in Washington until transportation
to England is available. They will
visit their daughter, Mrs. William
Mann, for some time before return
ing to South Africa.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Minister to We'd
Miss Hendricks

Mr.. and Mrs. Arne E. Hendricks
of Watertown, Mimi, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Mae Annette Genevieve Hendricks,
to Mr., George Hileman Yount, as
sistant pastor of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Miss Hendricks attended the Uni
versity of Minnesota and the Mime
sofa School of Business. Mr.. Yount
is graduate of Washington and
Jefferson College and Princeton
Theological Seminary.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Margaret Bnrcb
Becomes Bride
OF Mr.. Sbick

The Rev. S. Paul Schilling of the
Brookland Methodist Church off,
ciated at the double-ring ceremony
which took place Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock when Miss Margaret
Lucille Burch, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Earl Burch, became
the bride of Mr.. John Malcolm
Shick of Washington and Sheffield,
Pa, son of Mrs. Forest Emmett
Shick of Sheffield and the late Mr..
Shick. Mrs. Louise McNerney play
ed the wedding music on the organ
and Mrs. Winifred Richardson sang
several solos. The church was dec
GRATED for the occasion with white
flowers and palms.
The bride. who was escorted to
the altar and given in marriage by
her father, wore a white slipper
satin grown with long pointed
sleeves and band of seed pearls
at the waist and at the sweetheart
neckline. The full skirt ended in a
long train. Her finger-tip veil and
face veil Of illusion fell from tiara
of tulle edged with orange blossoms,
and her shower bouquet was of
roses, orchids and stephanotis. Her
only ornament was a platinum and
diamond cross, gift of the bride
groom.
Mrs. John A. Quigley, the matron
OF honor, wore a gown of ice-blue
satin, the bouffant tulle skirt made
with inserts of satin, and a blue net
Juliet cap. She carried an old
fashioned bouquet tied with pink
ribbon.
Miss Mary Leila Bennett, the
maid of honor, wore blush-pink
satin gown with Juliet cap to
match, and her bouquet also was
an old-fashioned one tied with blue
ribbon. . Both of the attendants
wore gold crosses, gifts of the bride.
Little Helen Elizabeth Burch,
cousin of the bride, was the flower
girl, wearing blue taffeta frock
with a long ruff1ed skirt, a pink poke
bonnet trimmed with long stream
ers and carrying an fashioned
bouquet.
Mr.. James Wilson Shick. U. S. N.
stationed at Norfolk, acted as best
man for his brother, and the ushers
were Mr.. Charles Harold Polk, for
merly of Strasburg, Va, and Mr. Ed
ward Levitan Mccall, U. S. N. r.,
formerly of ASheville, N. C.
An informal reception for the bri-
dal party and members of the two
families followed the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents,
which was decorated with white
flowers and holiday green's. Mrs.
Burch, mother of the bride, wore q
blue crepe gown with black acces-
sories and a corsage bouquet of pink
roses. The bridegroom's mother,
Mrs. Shick, chose for the occasion a
navy blue gown with which she also
wore bouquet of roses. Mrs. Will
liam E. johnson, the brides aunt,
who assisted in receiving, wore an
aqua color chiffon gown with
bronze color accessories.
The bride, who is a descendant of
the first settlers of Southern Mary
land, is a graduate of Mckinley
High School and Strayer College of
Washington. She presently is con-
nected with the Criminal Division
OF the Department of Justice. Mr..
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Prenubtial Party

Miss Josephine Culbertson enter
tanned at tea yesterday afternoon in
the home of her parents, former
United States Ambassador to Chile
and Mrs. William S. Culbertson.
The party was in honor of Miss
Sarah Josephine Kimball, whose
parents, Dr.. and Mrs. Clarence Vic
tor Kimball, yesterday announced
her engagement to Midshipman
John Spencer Davis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kerr Davis of Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Guests yesterday numbered about
100 young people, friends of the
honor guest, and Mrs. Culbertson
and Mrs. Kimball presided at the
tea table.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Army stations nearby. The club
keeps a room registry. People in

Army stations nearby. The club
keeps a room registry. People in
the community register any spare
rooms they have to rent at
reasonable rates, and through the
USO these are leased to wives
and relatives of servicemen when
they come visiting.
Mrs. Peyser has seen a lot of
the convalescent boys at the
Naval Hospital. She is very much
impressed with their good cheer
and their very high morale. She
told us several stories, one about
the boy who was badly wounded
and still in q wheel chair. He
watched group of pals playing
ping-pong at the Club, Gee I
wish I could play again. he
commented. No sooner said than
done. Two friends leaped behind
his chair, gave him a ping-pong
paddle and pushed him around
after the ball SO rapidly that he
scarcely missed a shot!
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Press Club Told
OF ArmySkW
In Rehabilitation
BY Gretchen Smith.

y ~ OeNbCD 5opssGts
Convalescent periods have been
reduced and hundreds of men for
merly lost to military service through
injuries or illness have been re-
turned to duty or to useful employ
ment by the Army Air Forces new
convalescent and rehabilitation pro-
gram, Col. Howard A. Rusk, Army
Air Forces, told the Women's Ma
tional Press Club yesterday.
Guest speaker at the clubs weekly
luncheon, Col. Rusk described
methods Of treatment employed in
the rehabilitation program inaugu-
rated in approximately 200 Army
hospitals little over year ago.
The program, designed to send
men back to duty in the best phys
ical condition and to utilize their
time in the hospital to make them
better soldiers, has been remarkably
successful in boosting the morale Of
patients as well as strengthening
physiques during convalescence, Col.
Rusk declared.
Physical exercises are given pa
tients sometimes as soon as 48 hours
after operations, he explained, pre-
venting muscles from atrophying,
as we'll as stimulating circulation.
Starting sometimes merely with
hand, finger or toe exercises while
the patient is in bed, they are in
creased to several hours daily exer-
else as his strength increases.
Simple games supervised by expert
enced physiotherapists are often
added to the exercises to relieve
certain disabilities, Col. Rusk con-
tnued. In orthopedic cases, routine
hospital duties have been found most
beneficial, he commented.
KIP has been found excellent for
any one suffering from a broken
wrist" he asserted. Plenty of hot
water and wringing out the dish
cloth is wonderful. Then for the
man suffering from a strained or
broken back, STOPPING and bending
necessary in picking up papers in
wards is very good exercise" BY
keeping muscles in good shape con-
valescent periods in pneumonia
cases, scarlet fever and other all
ments are also reduced, Col. Rusk
continued.
While in the hospital, patients are
given instruction in numerous SUBJ
Jects, ranging from languages, me-
chanlcal repair work, first aid and
radio to learning to read daily news
papers. the speaker added.
Psychiatric and tional guild
ance is also given in the rehabilita-
ton program, Col. Rusk said, and in
cases where men are manned or
handicapped to such an extent that
return to duty is impossible, they
are helped to train for employment
in civilian life.
These men only ask to be en-
abled to live self-respecting, self
supporting normal lives" the COL
onel concluded In our hospitals
we can start them on a program to
reach that goal Our slogan is the
debt of disability shall be repaid in
the currency of opportunity"
An exhibit of photographs show
ing work of patients in the Army
hospitals was displayed in the cabi-
net room of the Willard Hotel, where
the luncheon uac hold
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Elisabeth May Craig, president
Evening star., 1944-01-05
NelV Foreign ENJOYS Arive
Adding Interest in Cabital
By Katharine M. Brooks.

The constantly changing personnel
dents unhappy farewes
Not mfrequent good friends posts and they
always find welcome Such
Colombian Ambassador, Dr. Gabriel Turbay
after absence of and three months
Washington all of that
weeks at the Embassy while
Hospital He home 1912
Affairs which he held appointment back to
tho TIpited States
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Red Cross to Oben
Food Glass

A new class In nutrition will bs
offered by the Red Cross beginning
Tuesday at the Walsh House.
The course will include instruction
on how to arrange attractive menus
out Of food and meat substitutes and
will stress the value and multiple
uses Of soy bean products. Registra-
ton for this class is now open and
interested persons are asked to call
Republic $500, Ext. 800.
Evening star., 1944-01-05

Schick attended Sheffield High
School and Dickinson Seminary in
Williamsport, Pa.
The couple left following the re-
ception for their wedding trip, the
bride travelling in a green costume
with brown accessories and cor
sage bouquet of purple orchids.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Mrs. Judd to Sbeak

Mrs. Walter Judd, wife of Rep
resentative Judd of Minnesota, for
mer missionary to China, will speak
on China at meeting of the Wom-
ems Society of the First Congrega-
tional Church at IL am. Tuesday
at the church, Tenth and G streets
NV. Luncheon will be served at
/ pm. following the meeting.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Haze Visitor

Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Botsford
have with them for several days
their son, Capt. Botsford, jr., A. A. F.,
who is on leave from Orlando, Fla,
where he is stationed at the Tactical
Center.
Evening star., 1944-01-05

Miss Smyth's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh P. Smyth, an
nounce her engagement to
AUiation Cadet William F.
Johansen, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William M. Johansen of Cleve-
land and Washington. Miss
Smyth is a graduate OF Holy
Cross Academy and she also
attended Dunbarton College.
Cadet Johansen is a graduate
OF st. Johns College and
Georgetown University.
T,Oreton phofo
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24
Eastwood Plans
Labor Day Program
AII-Day Celebration
is Outlined

Plans are set for an all day
celebration at Eastwood Park
Labor Day. All rides and amuse-
ments will start at 10 A. M. and
the picnic grove will be ready
for those family outings so pop
ular a few years back. Roller
skating sessions will be held
afternoon and evening and there
will be dancing in the evenings
in the outdoor gardens with Tiny
Hill and his band furnishing the
music. The days activities will
be topped with a fireworks dis
play consisting of set and aerial
pieces.
Starting Friday night Reggie
Childs and his orchestra featur-
ing the voice of Loretta Vale
will furnish the tempo for
dancing in the Gardens. ChildS
will also play for the Sunday
afternoon jam session. While
dancing will cease in the Gar
dens after the night of Septem-
Der 10 the amusement area will
continue operating all through
September.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24
Warren Play
Series Ends
Recreation Prosrom
Benefited Thousands

WARREN-This years sum-
mer recreation program at War
rem Park extended over a period
of nine weeks, with a total at
tendance of over 24,300 chill
dren from the entire Warren
Consolidated School District.
The handicraft progra m
proved to be very popular.
Leather belts, gimp bracelets,
lanyards, cloth potholders, letter
openers, name pins, woodwork
of every type was made avail
able to all the children. Every
Thursday night an adult wood
work class worked at the War
rem High School Shop. Samples
of their work were exhibited in
an interesting window display
at the warren Community
Council Club Room on Chicago
Road.
Movies were shown every
Tuesday and Thursday night.
These movies were obtained
through the courtesy of the
Fitzgerald USO and Center Line
USO.
Games of every type were
available for both young and
old.
Among the highlights of the
park activities were the July
4th Homecoming sponsored by
the Mems Club of Warren, The
Warren Garden Club Pot Luck
Supper, and the Warren Mems
Club and Center Line Mems
Club Pot Luck Supper and Soft
ball Game.
The field day held at City
Park, Center Line was the Gull
mination of the Warren Town
ship Recreation Program. Here
children from the ten play
grounds held a tournament in
games Of various types. Warren
Park boys and girls won the
championship trophy by captur-
ing FL first places, five End
places, and four 3rd places for a
total of 124 points.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24
LOST Battalion i'm Normandy
BoffIed Against Heavy Odds
By STAFF SERGT. ROLAND
w. COTE
Written for NEA Service

HEADQUARTERS, E COM
PANY-We jumped off at 7:3O
O'Clock Saturday evening. Our
objective was the high ground
southeast of st. Lo. That meant
taking two hills and the val
ley between them.
BY the time we reached the
first high ground there were
German troops TO our right and
left. They let us come through.
I think they we're trying TO trap
us. We sneaked down the hill,
jumping from one bit of cover
to another, through apple orch
ards and across hedgeroWs.
BY the time we reached the
bottom of the valley there were
only about 100~of u.s.. There
were only two platoons of Z
Company with 16 riflemen in
stead of the 80 we had at full
strength. There were also three
platoons of F Company, with a
total of 80 or 90 men including
a heavy machine gun platoon.
Our Third platoon and our Wea-
pons platoon, plus the entire q
Company, was pinned down by
heavy fire on the hilltop:
Then the Germans closed in
behind us and cut us off.
For one brief moment before
we were cut off, Major (now
Lieutenant ColoneD Sidney
Bingham, of Dallas, Tex, was
in phone contact with the regi-
mental command post.
HOLD GROUND
The Regiment told us TO pull
back to the first hill, but the
Major said, Hell, no, we've got
this ground. Let's stay and hold
it," No one slept that night. We
were under mortar and grenade
and machine gun fire all night.
We did manage to get two run
ners through the German lines
and the next morning they
brought up G. Company and our
Third Platoon and our Weapons
Company.
Sunday all we did was dig in.
We got pretty hungry and thirs-
ty because when we left we had
only two rations apiece. Most
of us had eaten both Saturday
night. BY Sunday afternoon
everyone's canteen was dry.
We didn't do much talking
Sunday. Every time we bunch
ed up Jerry started throwing
shells at us. When we did talk
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24
Center Line Team
in Bid for Title
a League Champ
To Meet Midland

CENTER LINE A team
from this city will be among
Is which will compete at Mid
land Sept. 2 and 3 for the state
championship of the Michigan
Recreational Softball Associa-
ton. James Reid is chairman
of the tournament.
Although the "a" league
champion from each city is not
yet known, Reid said a draw
had been prepared using city
names, and pitted Midland VS..
Center Line, Ferndale VS.. Grand
Rapids, Lansing VS.. Ann Arbor
Port Huron VS.. Kalamazoo, Flint
VS.. Wyandotte, Battle Creek VS..
Highland Park, and Pontiac VS..
Wayne. Detroit drew the bye.
The tournament is to be a
double-elimination affair, with
two defeats necessary to drop a
team from the running. The
Midland Dow Chemicals were
1913 champions.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24

iels. DR.. George d. Blair of
Pittsburgh has been engaged to
Judge English and short haired
pointers. while Mai. Matthew r.
Korshin, Air Service Command,
Patterson Field, has been named
to judge retrieyers, hounds,
working dogs, except Dober-
mans. shepherds, Newfound-
lands, Old English sheepdogs,
Samoyeds, Shetland sheepdogs
and st. Demands. He will also
judge elbows, Dalmatians, pood-
les and miscellaneous classes.
Other judges are Capt. Lou
E. Ridgeway, Fort Wayne,
Dachshunds; Charles G.. Hop
ton, Brooklyn, Dobermans, Ger
man shepherds, bulldog S,
French bulldogs and schip-
perkes; Mrs. A. L. MacBain,
Hinckiey, o., Newfoundlands,
Old English sheepdogs, Sam
oyeds, Shetland sheepdogs, ST
Bernards; Thomas Hosking,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24

HEADQUARTERS, E CON-
PANY-We jumped off at 1880
o'clock Saturday evening. Our
objective was the high ground
southeast of st. Lo. That meant
taking two hills and the val
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-24
Ross Sinclair Cops
Rifle Match Honors
Detroit Sportsmen
Shoot in South Moeomb

EAST DETROIT - Ross Sim
clair of the Detroit Parks and
Recreation Gun Club won top
honors in the second of a series
OF small bore rifle matches held
at the South Macomb Rod and
Gun Club range last Sunday.
The match consisted of one So
foot and one 50-yard target.
All of the entries in the match
were graduates of the Small
Arms Firing school sponsored
by the Detroit Parks and Re-
creation Gun Club. Glen Nye
is senior instructor who has
trained three hundred riflemen
in the past year and a half.
South Macomb Rod and Gun
Club members meet every
Thursday at $50, the next Sum
day match scheduled for Sept.
3. They will institute a school
of their own as soon as their
charter is approved by the Nat
ional Rifle Association and am
munition secured.