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Evening star., 1944-03-06
USO Committee
WI Celebrate
Second Birthday

Members of the Women's Com
mittee of the USO Council will
celebrate their second birthday an
niversary with a buffet luncheon at
1890 pm. tomorrow at the USO
Club, 1914 N street NV.
Guests will include Mrs. Pearl
Case Blough, national director of
USO services to women and girls;
Miss Annie Kate Gilbert, regional
YWCA-USO supervisor; Miss Ruth
Orndorf, regional supervisor of the
USO clubs operated by the womens
division of the National Catholic
Community Service and approx
mately 200 women, who serve on
the advisory boards Of the II local
USO clubs.
A resume of past accomplishments
and discussion of future problems
will be given by several of the guests
as well as Miss Mabel r. Cook, ma
tional USO representative of the
Washington area, and Mrs. Albert
w. Atwood. chairman of the Wom-
ems Committee.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

Back in 1916 Mrs. Wallace
Chiswell went overseas in the
Red Cross Motor Corps with
Mrs. Hartman. A native of
Washington, she was one of the
first three District of Columbia
women to qualify for Motor Corps
work overseas. For Is years she
has been Gray Lady and for
some years she was chairman
of Braille bookbinding for the
Red Cross. She also was
one of the Women's Overseas
Service Leagues outstanding
volunteers working at the Can
teen in Servicemen's Club No. /
at Pennsylvania avenue and
Ninth street.
How did you know about can
teen work." we asked Mrs.
Chiswell.
After the armistice was signed"
Mrs. Chiswell told us, "those of
us who were in France went to
work in the canteens. I worked
in the railroad canteens and that
grand old lady who is still doing
such a wonderful job for us
here at the Servicemen' Club
No. l, Mother Steed," was work.
ing in the hospital canteens."
There weren't many women
overseas then were there?" we
commented.
Indeed yes" Mrs. ChiSwell
corrected us. there were $4,000!
Those were the women who were
the pioneers of what women are
doing today" Mrs. Chiswell
chuckled when she told us of
some of the trials of those first
woman motor corps drivers
there weren't any self-starters
then and when you had a fiat
tire you pumped it up with a
hand pump and you pumped it
up yourself, what's more! A
great many of those drivers were
gassed during their service. Some
were decorated for bravery. Red
Gross Motor Corps was used in
Paris, too, for all kinds of trans
portation, from one hospital to
another.
But the part of Mrs. Chiswell's
practical training that is helping
her most in the work she's doing
at the club now Is that canteen
work. She knows how to prepare
the kind of food that service men
and women like, and she knows
just what to do to make those
left-overs taste delicious {. . The
boys and girls love doughnuts
and coffee for breakfast, she told
us. And do they enjoy that snack
bar that is open from 2 to every
afternoon!
Born and brought up in WASH
ington, Mrs. Chiswell is as much
at home in the Nations Capital
as she is in war work. She and
her husband recently gave up
an apartment that they had had
for 81 years and bought them
selves lovely house on Norman
Stone drive.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Palestine Group
To Hear ADDRESS
BY Mara NOrdeaM

The annual donor luncheon of
the Pioneer Women for Palestine,
Goldie Myerson Club, will be held
at 1890 pm. March IA at the May
flower Hotel.
Guest Of honor and speaker will
be Maxa Nordeau, portrait and
landscape artist and the daughter
of Max Nordeau, a founder Of
World Zionism. Miss Nordeau is
a refugee from France with her
husband. who aided the building
of Tel-Aviv. Twice a visitor to
Palestine, she studied painting in
Paris and Madrid, and Is q fluent
hnguist. She has lectured in sew
eral countries.
The Pioneer Women's organiza-
ton has maintained nine agricul-
tural courses for girls and spon-
Sored nurseries and kindergartens
for children Of employed mothers.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Couple in Capital
On Wedding Trib

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Drum Spawn
are in Washington on their wedding
trip and are the guests of the bride
groom's brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron S. Rippey, in
Friendship Heights.
Mrs. Spawn is the former Miss
Helen Ruth Andrews, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harrison An
drews of West Springfield, Mass.
Her marriage to Mr.. Spawn took
place February rs in the Mitti-
|neague Congregational Church in
West Springfield. the Rev. Charles
G. King officiating at the double
ring ceremony.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr.. J. Norman Spawn of Mime
apolis and formerly lived in WASH
ington. He attended Springfield
College and is now a pharmacists
mate, second class, in the Navy.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Col., Mrs. LIlard
Ne1V Arrivals
In Suburbs

Col. and Mrs. G. F. Lillard and
their daughter Jane have arrived in
Falls Church from Carmel, Calf. :,
and are making their home in Lee
Boulevard Heights. Col Lillard re-
Gently returned from duty in Africa
and Sicily and is now assigned
to duty at the Army War College.
1t. and Mrs. E. D. Button, jr.,
of New York are the guests in
Virginia Forest of Mrs. Button s
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Lang. Stationed at
Miami after returning from duty
overseas, 1t. Button, U. S. N. r.,
is now on duty in Washington, and
he and Mrs. Button expect to make
their home in nearby Virginia.
Mrs. Lang's mother, Mrs. Conklin
Mann, who has been visiting here
for several weeks, has returned to
her home in Summit, N. j.
1t. and Mrs. William E. Herman,
who have been making their home
in Alexandria for some time, have
left for Fort Worth, Tex, where
they will live for the present
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Carpenter,
formerly of Galesburg, ILL.,, have
arrived in Alexandria with their
young daughter and son and are
now in residence in the former home
of 1t. Col. and Mrs. r. S. Fair
weather.
Mrs. Ralph E. Clark of Chevy
Chase has gone to Kansas City
to spend three weeks with her son
and daughter in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Clark. She will be joined
there by her husband for a few
days and they will then go to
Seattle to be the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence B. Rehkopf for
10 days
Mrs. J. w. Everson of Alexandria,
wife of 1t. Everson, will leave in
a few days for Cleveland, where she
will be the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Balph.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Mrs. Catherine Bugg
Heads Cricket Club

Mrs. Catherine Bugg has been elect
ed president of the Cricket Club,
according to a recent announce
ment Other officers include Rob-
ert L. Moffet, vice president, and
Mrs James H. Grubbs, secretary
treasurer.
The Soldiers Vote" will be dis
cussed by R. R. Hedberg, and "Indi-
vidual and National Achievement"
will be the subject of talk by
Frederick George Collett at meet
ing of the club at pm. Friday at
Central High School. Herbert F.
Marti will preside. The club has for
its purpose encouragement of public
speaking, and any one interested is
invited to attend.
Evening star., 1944-03-06

Ida Shepard We'd
In Louisiana

OF interest here is news of the
marriage in Lafayette, La, OF Miss
Ida Mary Shepard, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Shepard of
Chevy Chase, to Aviation Cadet
Maynard Clark, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold H. Clark of Chevy
Case and York, Pa, which took
place February 26 in the small
church at Lafayette, with the Rev.
Malcolm Murchison officiating.
Mrs. Shepard and the parents of
the bridegroom went to Louisiana
for the wedding and also Miss Joyce
Mickey, who was the brides maid
of honor. Miss Jean Mitchell OF
New Orleans, formerly of WASH
ington, and Miss Martha de Gravel
les of Lafayette were the brides
maids.
A dress of net and lace was worn
by the bride, with a veil draped
from cap Of pearls, and her
flowers were roses and sweet peas.
The attendants wore pink net and
carried spring flowers.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Christ Child Unit
SLates Discussion
ON Farms Needs

Members of the Board OF Direc-
tors, Christ Child Society, will meet
tomorrow at the home of the presi-
dent, Miss Mary Merrick, 2 East
Melrose street. Chevy Chase, Nd.
to discuss plans for the spring
program.
Attention will center on the needs
Of the Christ Child Fresh Air Farm
for Convalescent Children in Rock
vile. Md. and the Christ Child
Settlement House, 608 Massachusetts,
avenue NE.
Capacity of the home in Rockville
has now been reached. Children
between the ages of 6 and IL whose
home conditions are such that they
cannot obtain proper convalescent
care and rest after acute illness,
are living there. Children are pro-
vided with food from a 13-acre
farm and have supervised exercise
on playground equipped with q
swimming pool
The Settlement House during the
past year has served as a center
for TOO white children and young
people up to 81 from the Northeast
section of the city. The Christ
Child Society is a member of the
Community Chest.
In addition to Miss Merrick,
officers include, Mrs. Francis x.
Callahan, first vice president; Mrs.
George w. Renchard, second vice
president; Mrs. Arthur McConville,
third vice president; Mrs. Charles
P. Neill, corresponding secretary:
Miss Borredell Cover, recording
secretary; Mrs. j. Kerby Neill,
assistant secretary; Mrs. Charles w.
Semms, treasurer, and Miss Mary
Harlow, assistant treasurer.
The groups annual meeting will
be held March Is.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
" W0men's Corps
To Hold Drill

A drill and induction of new
members will be held by the WASH
ington unit of the National Security
Women's Corps at 7:30 pm. Tues
day in the armory of Central High
School, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV.
From January l to February Is
this year the organization gave a
total of 720 hours of evening work
at the USO, United Nations Nur-
sery, air-raid sector post and Mile
O. Dimes.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Watson Davis Plans
Lecture on Science

Science Shapes the Postwar
World" will be the topic of a lee
ture by Watson Davis at 8:15 pm.
Wednesday at George Washington
University. Twenty-first and G
streets NV.
This will be the fourth in a series
of discussions of current interest
open to the public as we'll as to
students, which is sponsored by the
faculty, Board of Trustees and
alumni.
Mr.. Davis, a graduate of the uni
versity, is director and editor of
Science Service, and as president
of the American Documentation In
stitute did much to develop the use
Of microfllm for distribution OF
scientific information.
Evening star., 1944-03-06

Members of the Embassy staff and>
their wives were in the drawing
room and in the dining room to see
that guests were served, but there
was no tea service and no coffee
urn to be presided over. At one
end of the table was bowl of punch
and many plates of delicacies usually
found at the tea hour were about
the table. A low bowl filled with
bright jonquils, iris and a few gay
poppies occupied the center of the
table flanked by sparkling crystal
candelabras holding lighted candles.
In a corner of the dining room other
liquid refreshment was served.
Small groups of guests gathered
to chat in the various rooms, much
OF the conversation being about the
orchestra and the success Of the
campaign for its sustaining fund.
Ardent workers for the organization
were much in evidence. Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, who was deeply in
tereSted in the work of Mr.. Firkusny
in the concerto, played from a
manuscript which he was successful
in bringing out of Paris after the
Nazi invasion. Mrs. Howe is chair
man of the Woman's Committee of
the orchestra. Mrs. Truxton Beale,
who has been chairman of the enter
tainment section of the Woman's
Committee and has assisted in ar
ranging many of these parties after
the concerts, also was there. She
was among those lamenting the need
for the sustaining fund campaign in
such close proximity to March Is as
we'll as the annual campaign for the
Red Cross. However, this is the
season for the making of contracts
for next year in the realm of music
and therefore there must be money
forthcoming to meet the expenses
of the orchestra. The National
Symphony has always had the
money-or the pledges-for its ex-
penses before contracting to spend it.
Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap, press
chairman for the Woman's Commit
tee, just back from a short visit in
New York and filled with enthu-
siasm over some writing which she
contemplates doing, was dressed all
in brown. Also just back from New
York were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Burke, the latter having long chat
with Mrs. Patrick Jay Hurley. In
addition to those close to the SYM
phony and its work there were
heads of diplomatic missions of the
United Nations and officials of the
State Department, including the
chief of protocol, Mr.. George T.
Summerlin. Also at the party was
the director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe.
Evening star., 1944-03-06

Miss Jean MacFarlane. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivor Stephen
MacFarlane, was married February
rs to 1t. Kenneth H. Eden, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiding K. Eden
of Akron, the ceremony taking
place in the Church of the Trans
figuration.
Mr.. MacFarlane escorted his
daughter and gave her in marriage
and the Rev. John Quealy oflciated.
The bride was attended by Miss
Louise Rice as maid of honor and
1t. Malcolm M. MacFarlane of New
Cumberland, Pa, brother of the
bride, was the best man. Mr.. Nebel
Howe and Mr.. Cyril Morgan were
the uSherS.
1t. and Mrs. Eden will make their
home at Parkfairfax, Va.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Miss NeeIy
Us ENGAGED

Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan E. Neely an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Rosebud Harriet
Nicely, to 1t. Leslie Edwin Traut-
man, U. S: N, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
F. B. Trahtman of Elmhurst, Ill
The wedding will take place in Fort
Myer chapel April 20.
Miss Neely attended Mississippi
State College and was graduated
from Gulf Park College. She is
employed at headquarters, Army
Air Forces. 1t. Trautman is a
graduate of Perdue University and
now is stationed in Boston, taking
postgraduate training at NJ. I. T.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Czecbsl0uak Pianist Feted
At Embassy After Concert
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

The Czechosovak Ambassador
informal early evening party yesterday honorng their
Rudolf Frkuny gifted and cultivated pianist
play soo with the National
the afternoon fesvty Immediately program
The Ambassador
enjoy the music OF the orchestra Dr. Hans Kinder conducting
Kinder of the guests at the
with
The Ambassador and Nine Huban stood inside drawing
door at the head Of the
guests wearing
becoming black high having
sleeves The gadenias shoulder
the severity of the black her earrings
jewels hanging the low collar
frequently stepped
q O que
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Wedding Date
is Selected

Miss Doris R. Williamson, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Williamson, has selected April 10 as
the day for ner marriage to Mr..
Martin j. Meenehan, son of Mrs.
Martin Meenehan and the late
Mr.. Meenehan.
The wedding will take place in
st. Michael's Church in Silver
SDrinp
Evening star., 1944-03-06

Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Patricia Williams
daughter of Mrs. Fred B. Dechant
of Middletown, Ohio, and Wash
ington, and Mr. Edward v. Williams
of Richmond, md, to Mr.. George
Marsh Chapman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward P. Chapman of WASH
ington and Leadville, Colo.
Miss Williams attended WeSttown
School, Earlham College, and was
graduated from the Washington
School for Secretaries. Mr.. Chap
man, who recently returned from
Bolivia, is a graduate of the Kent
School in Connecticut and the Col
orado School of Mines.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Host at Parties

Mr.. Veazey Rainwater, jr., of
Beaumont, Tex, and Atlanta enter
tained Saturday afternoon at an
informal party at the Mayfower
and later entertained at dinner.
Among the guests we're Rep
resentative and Mrs. Robert L. F..
Skies of Florida, Representative
and Mrs. Martin Dies of Texas,
Mrs. Owen Brewster, Miss Titi
Blaffer of Houston. Mr.. Lupton
Veazey Rainwater of Pensacola,
brother of the host, and Mr.. and
Mrs, A. F. EberlY. ir.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Visit Parents

The Director of the Nationa. In
stitute OF Health and Mrs. r. E.
Dyer have as their guests their
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Gracey of
Philadelphia, who will be with them
for few days, and another daugh-
ter, Mrs. David George Bryce, who
is with her parents for a longer
visit
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Guild VIII Meet

A luncheon meeting Of the Ameri-
can University Women's Guild will
be held at 1890 pm. Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. w. K. Harris,
3843 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Mrs. P. A. Fellowes will review the
biography George Washington
Carver" by Rockham Holt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND BUTTER

Red stamps through worth 10 points
purchase beef roasts butter
weeks instead of two weeks thus reducing the
number of points from 80 to is for every two weeks
PROGRESSED FOODS
Blue stamps As" through va in Book w. each worth 10 points
as change uuo.u
valid for five pounds OF
Sugar stamp valid for five pounds for
canning win granted in addition on application
pounds Of that by August
Book Nv will become valid June 10 for five pounds
of sugar
Aane stamps No and No in Ration Book III are valid indef'
Hn''sS '0f one pa" o. A"'sS' GASOLINE
coupons "A" valid three gallons until August
inspection deadine for "B" Is June 30.
Period four and period five viii expire Sept 30
tanned the local ration board headquarters Issuance viii start about
July J.
No delivery Of anthracite coke may be made unlss the
vendor has N his possession . signed statement on the
prescribed form from the consumer showing the consumers annual needs
the fuel dealer heated and the
type Of heating equipment used.
deliver between April 1854 October 1854 80
Of consumers annual requirements OF anthracite coke Tor the coming
Ths anthracite o. coke which consumer may rees
from April 1879 70 March g. 1885, mteo 81 - percent Of the
amount rsesysc during the period April J. les March 81 1853
dwelling including rooms . private houses rsntsd
d ior rent must b REGISTERED Rooms ooung houses and nosss
must nave rae. fe various nue o eecnpanm ana terms o. O.
- eomple:sd ne snt ofee within fp
ate change o tenancy IN ali rented dwelling units other than rcons
CONSUMER IMPORTATION
The esphone nuhsF - ihe consumer normaton dsk aioas
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
CHINESE CAIN
IN ASIA FIGHT
Cross Shweli River; Now
Within IL Miles OF
TengChung
BY UNITED PRESS

The Japanese were pushed back
by Allied troops on two Pacific bat
tlefronts today--on Biak Island IN
Dutch New Guinea and along the
Salween front in China and Al
lied aerial forces continued the
steady offensive on widespread
enemy bases from New Guinea and
the Carolines to the northern Kurile
Islands.
American troops after breaking
through fierce Japanese resistance
were moving steadily along Mokmer
Ridge in the drive toward the i'm
portant Mokmer airdrome, on Biak,
less than 900 miles south Of the
Philippines.
Allied planes closely supported the
ground operations and the troops
were reported advancing slowly over
difficult terrain north of Bosnek
and Mondom.
In the fighting in Asia, Chinese
troops crossed the Shweh river IN
western Yunnan province and drove
within IL miles Of the Japanese
stronghold of Tengchung on the old
Burma road.
The Chinese cut the main Japan
ese supply lines north of Tengchung
and were closing in for direct at
tack on the city, already being as
saulted by American planes.
Bombers from the South Pacific
carried the weight of the aerial Of
fensive to strike heavy blows along
the northern New Guinea coast,
where "a Japanese planes were de-
stroyed, together with probably six
others, and on Truk in the Caro-
lines, which was hit twice in two
days.
South Pacific Liberators pounded
Dublon Island in Truk Atoll Friday
with SO tons of bombs and shot down
at least 10 enemy fighter planes with
out loss. On Saturday. other Liber-
ators from the Central Pacific again
hit the big enemy base. meeting
only meager anti-aricraft fire as
they unloaded tons of explosives
on the Atoll.
The attacks were part of three
day series of Allied strikes from
Thursday to Saturday on enemy
positions. Army and Navy planes
joined in raiding Nauru Island in
the. Central Pacific, on Friday, fol-
lowing an attack the previous day
on Ponape in the eastern Carolines.
Army and Navy planes also COM
bined in new raids on the Kurile
Islands, in Japan's northern en-
pire, hitting Matsuwa, Shumushu
and Paramushiro. All the planes
returned to their Aleutian bases
from the attacks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
EAST END CLUB TO
HOLD SERVICES

The East End Community club
will hold its annual memorial serv-
ices tomorrow evening at 8:l5 o.
clock at the Anderson school gym.
A bouquet of flowers will be pre-
sented to the family of each de-
parted member of the club in whose
honor the services are being con-
Quoted.
Rev. Samuel Budde, Rev. Ivy
Snuff and Rev. James Woods will
officiate at the prayers and bene-
diction. The musical program will
include Mrs. Edward Leonard and
Mrs, Robert Brit, soloists.
The committee in charge includes
Clarence Waite, chairman; Eugene
Sullivan and Mrs. Marion Aspinal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
Reservoir Costs Show
Progress Of Project
$756, 1853 Paid New Haven Contractor to Date City
Retains $64,7I6.72 as Guarantee

pected that during June, July and
August the bulk of the remaining
work will be completely finished.
The reservoir is now filled as high
as officials want 1t, but there re-
mains number of other jobs, such
as grading and cleaning up, to be
taken care of. Labor problems, 1t
is reported, still beset the contrac-
tor, who, according to his contract,
was supposed to have completed the
reservoir late in 1912. Requests for
an extension of the contract terms
have been submitted, but never off,
cially acted upon by city boards.
A year ago serious consideration
was given to invoking contract pen
alties which call for payment Of $3.50
a day for each calendar day the
project goes beyond the contract
period. What disposition finally Is
made of this aspect of the contract
may depend to considerable extent
on the speed with which the job Is
completed this year and satisfac-
ton with the job by local officials.
A final payment from the federal
government of $4,000 is also antici-
pated by the city this year. To
date the city has received $450, 900
from the Federal Works Agency
based on an original grant offer of
$500,00D for construction of water
works essential to the war effort.
The last payment was made in jan
uary of this year and it is antici-
pated that shortly the FWA will be
requisitioned by the city for the re-
mainder of the grant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
THIRTEEN FROM
VICINITY GRADUATE

President Albert N. J0rgensen yes.
terday spoke At the graduation eg-
efeises conducted At the University
OF Connecticut. Et0rFs, at which IL
seniors from Waterbury and vlein.
ny were hon0red.
Awarded degrees were Marion
dllekman and AaFy q. Meegan,
bachelor Of arts, Howard n. Ben.
hdlet, Robert p. Bowen, and clif-
ford A, German, bachelor Of 81.
enee. Mary a. B0lan, bachelor 81
seienee, business school; Lois H0i-
comb, janice Tappin. and Betty
Woodward, bachelor q arts. Edit
cation: Lynette J. Bishop. Chekh-
Ire. virginia q. Black. WaieFtoAn
and virginia q. Swift, WateFt0Hn
bachelor q science. home econofn-
ies: Charles ). pelietler, bachelor
Of science. engineering.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
RUSSIAN BALLET
COMING JUNE IL

The New York Civic Opera Com
pany now on its road tour will pre-
sent The Russian Ballet Theater"
at the Buckingham Hall, Monday
June ~. at $3.50 p. m.
The Company, composite OF
America. England and Russia. rep
reSents the finest dance talent OF
he United Nations.
choreographically the Ballet the
alter has a repertory with contribu-
tons OF classic and modern dance
creators In such variety and profu-
sions.
The Ballet Theater is widely her.
aided by dance critics as the finest
compositions OF the seasons.