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Evening star., 1944-01-28
Serpicensen's club
|SboWs Expansion
In Annzyal RebOrt

The Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club has expanded its services, 1t
was disclosed yesterday 1t the or
ganization's annual meeting when
Mrs. william Mccall Haynesworth,
executive secretary, reported that
more than 5000 men had been
accommodated at the club last year.
Only 1.4oo men were accommodated
during 1o4l.
The purchase of about 900 lockers
for use by men frequenting the
club has proved q satisfactory In
vestment. according to the execu-
tive secretary. Pity thievery, which
had proven troublesome last fall,
has completely disappeared since in
stallation Of the lockers.
Additional lockers will be placed
in new check room now being
built. The new check room has
been made possible through the gen.
erosity Of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf,
widow Of Senator MetcaH OF Rhode
Island, VINO also donated the club
house building several years ago.
Letters from men in the Royal
Air Force in Canada who had lived
at the clubhouse during their stay
IN the city were read by Mrs. Luther
Sheldon, a vice president OF the club.
who presided in the absence of Mrs.
Raymond Fowler, the president. The
letters expressed appreciation of the
service and home atmosphere of the
club. which they declared had PROV
en- real home away from home"
while they were IN Washington.
A report Of the assistant treas
urer, Mrs. Oliver Spaulding, revealed
paying membership of approx
mately 500 ia Washington and 100
away from the city.
Last years officers were re. elected
These include MRS. Fowler, presi-
dent; Mrs. George c. Marshall, Mrs.
Robert Patterson, Mrs. Ralph Bard
and Mrs. Luther Sheldon, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Robert Lavender, treas
urer; Mrs. Spaulding, assistant
treasurer; Mrs. John e. Hull, sec
retary, and Mrs. Loper Lowe, as
sistant secretary. The resignation
OF Mrs. H. D. Munnikhuysen as
executive member for the Army, due
to her departure from the city, was
announced.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Federation Hears
British Subalteru

How the war has brought drastic
changes to the lives of English
women was discussed by Subaltern
J. E. Carter, British ATS, represent
ing the British Information Service
at a meeting OF the District Fedora.
ton OF Women's Clubs yesterday.
After Dunkirk, Subaltern Carter
said, the British were faced with
a manpower shortage and women
had to help out, doing unskilled
work in factories and driving, cook
ing and doing clerical tasks in the
armed forces. To their own and
the mems surprise, the speaker COM
mented, they showed ability beyond
expectations
Now, she added, 60 per cent Of
the personnel in ordnance plants
are women, so per cent in chemical
and explosive plants, approximately
l3 per cent in the steel and iron in
dustry and IS per cent in the engin-
eering shops are women. More than
one-half of the antiaircraft service is
carried out by women, Mrs. Carter
continued. The WAAF, she said,
are in charge of the balloon bar
rage guarding London; the WRENS
are scattered over the globe on the
work of the Navy and the land
army is made up of women man.
aging tractors and plowing the
fields. A large percentage share
the dangers encountered by air raid
wardens and some perform the
duties of postmen.
Mrs. Carter told of the strict ra-
tioning of clothes in England. Forty
coupons are allowed year. Eighteen
coupons buy coat, Ii coupons a
wool dress, seven coupons an arti-
f1cial silk dress.
Prior to Mrs. Carter's talk resolu.
tions were passed condemning sub
sides and strikes for the duration,
Mrs. Arthur Charles Watkins,
president, presided, and Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley introduced the .peaker.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
.Skidm0re Alumnae
To Meet Sunday

Henry T. Moore, president OF
Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, will be guest speaker at a tea
to be given by the Skidmore
Alumnae Association from 4 to Z
pm. Sunday at the home Of Mrs.
Doris Shartle, 5129 Macomb street
NV.
The program will include the pres
entation of War Bond from the
association to the college.
Among the guests expected to
attend are Representative and Mrs.
Foster Stearns and Gen. and Mrs.
E. E. MacMoreland,
All Skidmore graduates with their
husbands and friends are invited.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Seventv.sixth Club

Mrs. McGregor, wife Of Represen-
tative j. Harry McGregor Of Ohio,
is the new president of the Seventy
Sixth Club, which is composed OF
wives of members of the 10th Con-
gress. Officers who were elected to
serve with her are Mrs. Lansdale
G.. Sasscer of Maryland, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Henry c. Dworshak OF
Idaho, corresponding secretary; Mrs
Robert A. Grant of Indiana, record
ing secretary; and Mrs. Wilbur D.
Miller of Arkansas, treasurer.
Members of the Seventy-S Sixth
Club met Wednesday at the Parrot
for their election meeting.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Wedding Yesterday
of Dorothy Hill
And Ensipn Gersack

Miss Dorothy Jeanne Hill,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hill
Of Indianapolis, was married yes
terday morning to Ensign Joseph r.
Gersack, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
r. Gersack of Gary, Ind. The
wedding took place in the Memorial
Chapel at the Army Medical Center,
Chaplain Donald G. Stuart, U. s. A.,
officiating at the double-ring cere-
mony, and Mr.. Wayne Dirksen
played the wedding music.
Mr.. Hill gave his daughter in mar
riage and she wore gown of gold
color crepe with gold-color velvet
picture hat and a corsage bouquet
of green orchids.
Miss Vivian Vestal was maid of
honor, wearing a violet crepe gown
made like that of the bride, with
sapphire-blue velvet hat and a
bouquet of orchids. DR.. John Ger
sack of Springfield. Ohio, was best
man for his brother.
Ensign and Mrs. Gersack left later
in the day for New York and after
their brief wedding trip will make
their home in Washington at the
Hotel Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Meas Of Interest
In Suburbs

Capt. Sydney B. Lyon, U. S. A.
and Mrs. Lyon of Silver Spring
will leave this week end for Law
renee, ILL.,, where they plan to make
their home while Capt. Lyon is
stationed at George Field. Capt Lyon
has been here on leave for a week
and they have leased their resi-.
dence on Dale drive. Mrs. Lyon has
been associated with the Mayflowel
Hotel for a number of years and
recently was made its purchasing
agent. A number of farewell fetes
have been given in their honor, in
Guiding party held at the Troika
last evening and a dinner party al
which Maj. and Mrs. George Hood
were hosts entertaining Wednesday
evening at their home in Silver
Spring. Maj. Hood arrived Wednes-
day from Butler, Pa. to visit Mrs
Hood and their daughter, Miss Jac-
queline Hood.
Mrs. John J. Dolan of Woodside
Park is spending the week end in
Philadelphia where she is attend
ing the Grand Visitation of the
Ladies' Shrine.
Mrs. Clinton Trott Is the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace N. Mock
at their home in Takoma Park
Mrs. Trott, wife Of 1t. Trott, who
is with the Medical Corps in China
recently returned from a six
months visit with her parents at
Hamilton, Bermuda. She will leave
Washington shortly for Boulder
Colo, where she will assume her
new post as supervisor of nurses
and teacher of medical nursing at
the Boulder Sanitarium. Mrs. Trott
received her training as a nurse
at the Washington Sanitarium in
Takoma Park. 1t. Trott was con-
nected with the University of Penn
sylvania hospital in Philadelphia
when he entered the service.
Miss Eloise Williams of Trenton
N. j., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. H
Mencken in Takoma Park.
Corpuscles, as well as corpOrals,
can fight. Enlist yours at the Blood
Donor Center, District $500. Enlist
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Evening star., 1944-01-28
Canadiau ENJOY to Be Host;
Many Other Parties Planned
By Betty MilIiksn.

washington hostesses particularly these
than the usual quota Of uncheon
nupa parties filling calendar which d not
occupied already with
the Ambassador OF Canada and
an at home at the Embassy Wednesday,
oca entertaining of this popular couple legation
recently raised to
Lady Dixon wife OF the Australian
yesterday at the Australian legation
day Mrs Claude Pepper wife
entertained at luncheon the Senate compliment
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Rev. F. ". McPeek
70 Be Sneaker

The Role of the Church in Com.
munity Life" will be the subject dis
cussed by the Rev. Francis w. Nc
Peek at meeting of the Womens
Council of National City Christian
Church at pm. Tuesday in Social
Hall, 1908 Vermont avenue. The
speaker Is head of the department
OF social welfare, Washington Fed
GRAFTON of Churches. The program
will include the devotional Service
led by Mrs. Frederick E. Reissig and
a vocal selection by Mrs. Helen
Turley. Mrs. Pearl Couts, Council
president, will preside and introduce
the speaker.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Col. Barron Host
1t Dinner PARTY

Col. Elbert M. Barron of the Air
Headquarters Staff was host at a
dinner party at the Shoreham last
evening, when his guests were Sem
ator and Mrs. Tom Connally, the
Judge Advocate General and Mrs.
Myron c. Cramer, the Dean of Cath
olic University, DR.. Brendan Brown;
Col. and Mrs. Marion Rushton, Col.
and Mrs. Henry Duncan, Mrs. Jack
Beall, Maj. Carl Albert, Capt. Arthur
Barker, with his mother; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Daily, Mr.. H. o. Adams
and MFR. George Moszkoski of Ha-
yana.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Anriliary to Hold
Birthday Party

The annual birthday party of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged will be held at
7:3o pm. Sunday at the home, 1925
Spring road NV.
The program will include songs
by Miss Anna Hurwitz and readings
by DR.. Harry Protector. Dancinp
and refreshments will follow.
According to custom, money will
be collected for the Mile o. Dimes in
celebration Of the Presidents BIRTH
day.
Mrs. William Levy is in charge
All members and friends of the
home are invited.
A Member Bring a-Member tea
Will be given February IA at the
home Of Mrs. Elias Gelman.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Engaged to We'd
Cadet Norris

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wayne Tomb of
Indiana, Pa. have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Elizabeth Tomb, to Avia-
ton Cadet Clayton Norris, U. s.
N. r., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Miller Norris of this city. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Miss Tomb was graduated from
Stuart Hall at Staunton, and She
attended Junior College at Bryn
Mawr.
Cadet Norris was a senior at the
University of Pennsylvania when
he entered the service. He is a
member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
Is in training at Roanoke College
at Salem, Va.
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Committee to Meet

An invitation to workers to at
tend 4 special meeting OF the Shop
Committee, British War Relief So
|ciety, Tuesday morning at head
quarters, 1767 Columbia road has
been issued by the chairman, Mrs
James e. Schwab. Full reports will
be read by committee chairmen and
. resume Of the past years work
will be outlined, - =
Evening star., 1944-01-28
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

The USO has, big plans afoot
for tomorrow night. Promptly
at $3.50, three groups of young
men and women from various
local USO clubs will meet at the
Jewish Welfare Board on Six
teenth street, and from there
they'll go to nine different USO
clubs where Saturday night
dances are being held. All the
young men and women are In the
service Of Uncle Sam, either in
uniform or as Government work
ers, and all have been chosen
because Of some special theatrical
talent. Many OF them (including
Sabu who is one Of the party)
were professional entertainers
before they went to work for the
war. This is the way that WASH
ington's USO has chosen to cele-
brate the Presidents birthday.
And it's very good way, we
think, and so will those service
men and women and Government
workers who will be &C these
USO clubs to see the perform
anceSjudging from the plans.
The program is to include sing
ers, accordionists, impersonatOrs,
pianists, interpretive ballroom
dancers and jitterbuggers. Each
program Is scheduled to last half
an hour at each club and will
serve as a sort Of intermission
from the club dance. Transpor-
tation is furnished by the YWCA,
the Salvation Army and Sabu's
own car. The Bethesda USO
Club has arranged its own pro-
gram and its own transportation
as a separate unit. There will be
q broadcast at 1l:05 from the
N. c. C. S. Club over WINK and
the last stop Is scheduled for
1l:45. The general idea Of the
whole setup Is to furnish USO
parties with the best available
nonprofessional talent from their
clubs.
The soft voiced, quiet and
comely young woman who has
done rs much As any one to
make this program a success is
brunette Mrs. Isabelle Levin. A
member Of the Public Relations
Committee for the District of
Columbia USO, its chairman for
entertainment, and the program
director for the Jewish Welfare
Board USO, Mrs. Levin is a grad
uate Of the University of Penn
sylvania where she majored in
social studies. She later did rec
reational work in the Jewish
Community Center in Atlantic
City, taught arts and crafts for
which she had had special train
ing) and took the standard USO
course ut Columbia University in
New York City.
After her marriage to the d.
rector Of the USO in Monroe, La,
Mrs. Levin did volunteer USO
work In Monroe. Now that her
husband Is OF on United States
Army duty his young wife is
making her home here, and she
spends more time than ever on
her USO work-now q full-time
Job. She loves 1t, though-only
she does wish she had a little
time now and then ipr her two
favorite sports. badminton and
swimming. But they. she says,
can wait until we win the war!
Evening star., 1944-01-28

MRS. JOHN ROBERT LEACH.
Formerly Miss Elizabeth
Ann Tillotson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. TilIotSon
OF Pd,Dhuska, Okla, she is Hp-
ing ,0ith her aunt, Miss Era
Tillotson, at 1870 IrDing street
,Ohile Sergt. Leach is on duty
ipith the Marine Corps at
Camp LIE Jeune in Ne1u Riper,
N. c. Sergt. and Mrs. Leach
1Dere married January 8 in
Jacksonville, N. C. The BRIDE
groom is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Leach OF Gale
ton, Pa,
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Returns to Home

Mrs. James Irwin Steel has re-
turned to her home in Mechanics
burg, Pa, after spending two months
with her son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gardner Ladd
at their home in Wesley Heights
Evening star., 1944-01-28
Book Repie,U Planned

Mrs. Lillian Luther will present
book review at q meeting Of the
Marietta Park Women's Club at
pm. Tuesday at the home Of Mrs.
Ivan L. Sims, 5542 Nevada avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-28

Corpuscles, as well as corporals,
can fight. Enlist yours at the Blood
Donor Center, District $500. Enlist
ments accepted At your convenience.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

A. A. F., son of Mr., and Mrs. c. F
Preston Of Chevy Chase. The we'd
ding will take place next month.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Purdue University and after a wear
at Presbyterian Hospital in New
York as a student dietitian, she re-
ceived a commission as Army
dietitian and now is stationed at
Camp Mackall, N. C.
1t. Preston is graduate of Penn
sylvania State College. He was
graduated from Kelly Field Naviga-
ton School in July, l942, and in
October was assigned to the 18th
Troop Carrier Squadron operating
IN the Solomons campaign. He re-
ceived the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Air Medal while in
the Pacific battle zone and returned
from overseas in August, i943, and
now is stationed at Pope Field, N. c..
Mrs. Mary Byrd HobSon of Ar
lington announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Nancy Mary
HobSon, to 1t. Norvell Hammer
Hawkins, U. S. A, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norment Doniphan Hawkins
Of Stands, Fairfax County, Va The
wedding will take place July % at
Stands.
The bride-elect is a junior at the
University of Maryland and is a
member OF Kappa Kappa Gamma
1t. Hawkins is graduate of the
University of Maryland, where he
was a member of Alpha Tau Omega
and Beta Alpha Psi.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
ColorfM Ceremonies TODAY
WI Honor NeW americans
By Betty Grove Smith.

All over the country today there
will be colorful celebrations of the
I Am an American Day" In Wash
ington the celebration is being spon-
sored by IS civic groups and will
take place at the beautiful Sylvan
Iheater on the Monument Grounds
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
We wanted to know little more
about II Am an American Day"-its
origin, its purpose and its true
meaning-so we went to see Mrs.
Francis Biddle, wife OF the Attorney
General. We chose Mrs. Biddle be-
cause she and her husband have not
only been intensely interested in the
program, but actively identified
with it.
The afternoon was warm and
sunny and sultry but the old
fashioned high-ceilnged drawing
room OF the Biddle's Georgetown
house was cool, and quiet. and rest
ful. So, we might add, was attrac-
tive Mrs. Biddle.
Tell us about these celebrations
how they began. what they mean"
we asked the wife OF the Attorney
General.
In May, 1940,' Mrs. Biddle told
us, the establishment of a Ma
tional Citizenship Day by congress
sional resolution came as the cul-
mlnation of years of community ex-
perience, with welcome to new citi-
zens and induction ceremonies for
new voters. The third Sunday of
May was then designated I, Am an
American Day and Is now pro-
claimed annually by President
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Embassy Party

The Cuban Ambassador, DR.. ALL
rello F. Concheso, is expected to
join Sonora de Concheso and their
young family sometime next month.
He has been in Havana for several
weeks and was there for the celebra-
tlon yesterday of his co,lntry's in
dependence. The anniversary of the
freedom of the island republic from
the rule of Spain also was observed
at the Embassy here, though the
absence of the Ambassador made
the celebration somewhat smaller
and more informal than it other
wise would have been.
Sonora de Concheso invited less
than q hundred members of the
Embassy staff, Cuban citizens liv-
ing in Washington and their wives.
to join her in the garden of the
Embassy to observe the day. Earlier
the ceremony of raising the flag at
the Embassy took place with proper
ritual and official attendance, the
Charge d'Affaires, DR.. Jose T. Baron,
acting in place of the Ambassador.
Yesterday afternoon the hostess
received alone wearing a becoming
costume of crepe with a bright
flower pattern and she had arranged
small tables about the garden to
the west of the Embassy for the
convenience of the guests. Provi-
sion also was made to have the
party indoors should the weather
be unfdvorable.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Dinner Hosts
This Evening
1t Embassy

The Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de Michels have as their
guests over Sunday the president
OF Lehigh University and Mrs. Will
liams, who will be the guests in
whose honor the Ambassador and
Sonora de Michels will entertain at
dinner this evening. DR.. and Mrs.
Williams arrived last evening and
will have luncheon at the embassy
when their hosts have asked men,
bers of the embassy staff and their
wives to meet them. Also lunching
with them today will be Col. Joseph
S. Leonard, former professor at
Lehlgh, and Mrs. Leonard.
DR.. Williams will present to the
Ambassador an especially bound
volume of the history of the tele-
graph, which Dr. Michels will ac-
cept for the Chilean Bureau of Mails
and Telegraph, where it will be
placed in the library.
Sonora de Michels returned last
evening from New York, where she
spent the week with her daughter,
Senorita Cristina Michels.
The Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine. Loudon will go to New York
tomorrow or Tuesday and the AM
bassador will attend the "rehang-
ing" of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art Wednesday, The rehanging is
the restoring to their proper places
OF the many art treasures which
were put in safer places to prevent
their destruction when there ap-
peared to be danger of air raids
in this country.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Wed in Church CEREMONY
Miss SO1Uers
Is Married

White peonies decorated the altar
In st. Johns Church for the we'd
ding yesterday afternoon of Miss
Dorothea Hamilton Sewers and Mai.
Cornelius Rea Agnew, jr., which took
place at S o'clock.
The bride Is the daughter of Mrs.
William Sewers and the late DR..
Sewers. She is graduate of the
Masters School at Dobbs Ferry,
N. Y, and Is a member of the
Junior League of Washington.
Maj. Agnew, whose parents live
in New York, is a graduate of the
Hotcnkiss School and of Princeton
University. He has been on active
duty since October, 1910, and is now
stationed in Washington.
The Rev. Howard Chandler Rob-
bins ofhciated at the ceremony, and
the bride, escorted by her uncle, Mr..
Samuel Morse FELTON,, wore a gown
OF white satin fashioned with long
train. Her veil of tule fell from a
wreath OF orange blossoms and she
SoAi1Su d UouQuet Ol WIllGe OTC01QS
and lilies Of the valley.
Mrs. Lawrence Phipps White was
matrcn of honor for her sister and
was dressed in yellow chiffon. Her
bouquet of spring flowers was tied
with pale blue satin ribbons and
matched the wreath worn in her
hair.
Two nieces of the bridegroom.
Miss Susan Bliss Morris and Miss
Marion Morris, were the brides
maids. They also wore yellow chif-
fon with head wreaths and bouquets
OF spring flowers.
Mr.. Agnew served as his sons best
man and the ushers were DR.. r.
ToWrlley Patton, Mr.. D. Hennen Nor
ris III, 1t. Col. Curtis B. Dali, 1t. A.
Clifford Agnew and 1t. Allan K. |
Murray, U. S. N. r., all of New
YORK, and 1t. Leslie B. Gray, U, S.
N. r., of Orange, Va.
The home of Mrs. Sewers was
the scene of the reception which
followed the ceremony, after which
Maj. and Mrs. Agnew left for
wedding trip. On their return to
Washington they will make their
nome at 2711 o street.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Announcements FOreteLL
EarLv Summer Weddings

Washington residents of long
standing will have particular interest
in the announcement of Capt.
Slrrnnas Lippitt Wattles. U. S. n,
ana Mrs. Wattles of the engagement
Of their daughter, Miss Anne Ash
ford WattleS, to 1t. Give Arnold
Strangman, U. S. N, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Strangman of Pasadena.
The wedding will take place next
month, the ceremony to be per-
formed In Bruton Parish Church at
Williamsburg, where the prospective
bride is attending the College of
William and Mary and is a member
of Pi Beta Phi.
Miss Wattles is the granddaughter
o. the late Mr.. and Mrs. SnoWden
Ashford, her mother having been
Miss Annette Ashford. a debutante
IN Washington before her marriage.
Miss Wattles' paternal grandmother,
Mrs. William Wattles. now lives in
Charles Town, w Va. and before
the death Of Mr. Wattles made her
nome in Alexandria. Capt. Wattles
Is stationed at Norfolk following
duty at sea.
1t. Strangman was a member of
the class Of 1912 at the Naval
academy, which was graduated in
december, 194l. He is taking his
prefiight training in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Larrimer of
Chevy Chase announce the engage
ment OF their daughter, 1t. Ann
Larr1mer. to 1t. Forest Preston IT.