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Evening star., 1944-04-28
Retail Sales Volume
Advances Slightly
From Last Week
BY the Associated Press.

6y JAe A1SoClAbeo ELeSB.
NEW YORK, April 2s.--Retail
sales volume advanced slightly from
last week and was estimated at II
10 II per cent higher than a year
earlier, Dun d Bradstreet, Inc. re-
ported today.
"The sale Of apparel was heavier
than week ago an dan increasing
interest was apparent In housefur-
nishing nnes," the business research
firm said.
Retail stocks were. reported In
good condition as deliveries have be-
come more regular and with the
present high level Of retail activity
stocks have not accumulated heavily
in any line"
Mems wear sales continued to lag
but women's ready-to-wear boosted
apparel volume moderately over last
year. Matching sets Of gloves,
Jabots and handbags swelled total
accessory sales. Suit sales slowed
somewhat but shoes sold relatively
better.
Furniture and 'housefurnishings
sales were good and garden shops
attracted considerable interest. Gift
departments reported brisk business
Regional percentage increases
were: New England, 10 to IL; East
Is to l8; Middlewest, 2 to 10; North
west, 5 to z; South, 20 to %; South
west, 20 to "a, and Pacific Coast, 20
to ~.
Wholesale trade activity gained
only slightly over last week and wal
reported of a seasonal nature.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. ApEil % tR, (wTN.-salable
noes, 5000: total, $4,000: slow, steady
onct onn tn d weights, very uneven on ali but
yggo.27O pound veifhts: sows steady to
j lower; good and choice 2OO-27O pounds,
1ann 1sTs the to top; sood and choice $4,000
o5, extreme hsayies down to 1900: good
ana choice 17o-190 pounds, I2.00-13.0O
360.560. pound sows. 1i.40-65; choice
llfns 1nno weishts to ll.75: prospects around
sslable cattle. 1000: salable calves, 500;
iIin.s II str0nE .s Is, ,6o:iS 50; latter ter prioe
common and medium grades continued
dull, ct weeks 2t-4O downturn on cattle
selling at 14.00 downward to 1900 and
SslS.: ssiow; h. hsiieI. stssay: best 1870 lower
ysak 70 % lower; iisht bulls weak. TeiShty
kind steady, with. heavy sausage offerings
to 1900, and weishty fat bulls to 1870:
vsslsrs s.'. 4, steady ct 1890 down;
ssss sisSsS.s 0' lambs DoVU; xs.f slo. q
~ lower; sheep steady; load good and
three dscts also 1850 moderately sortsS,
several loads Colorados held above 1880:
deck common 70-pound WooIed ewes. TSS
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Civilian Food Prospects
For Muy Unfovol,,rubIeoi ii,
BY the itsociated Press.

NEW YORK, April 28.-Weather-
delayed planting and storm-dam-
aged crops rs well as military d.
mands overshadow favorable aspects
Of the May. general civilian food
forecast, the Great Atlantic g. Pa
cific Tea Co. reported yesterday. -,
Optimistic features. however, are
plentiful receipts. OF butter, eggs,
POTATOES, smoked and canned meats
coffee, tea, spices, fish and some
vegetables such as asparagus, beets.
carrots, green, corn, onions, spinach.
tomatoes and celery, a report from
l40 A. 81 P. field Offices showed. ~
The survey indicated little i'm
provement for meat supplies and
said excessive rainfall in produce
areas curtailed vegetable harvesting
and slowed shipments, Domestic
cheese stocks were expected to be
lower.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Foreign EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, April 90 (P,-Foreign ex.
change rates follow Great Britain in dol.
lars, others in centsl:
Cara dian dollar in New York open mar.
Het 9fs per cent discount, or 90l2l2 U. S
cents, UNCHANGED
Europe: Great Britain, official buying
4,02: selling 4O4
Latin America: Argentina, free, 25.1l
unchanged Brazil, free. 52On; Mexico
20.65n.
n Nominal
Evening star., 1944-04-28
New York Cotton

lures opened Is to 80 cents a bale lower
on. scattered commission house and New
Orleans liquidation which met only scale
were disappointed by announcement Of the
cotton parity price after the close yester-
day. which revealed the net April figure
unchanged from the March parity price.
Midmorning prices were 25 to 35 cents
bale lower; May, 21.20; July, 20.70;
October, 1895.
lower. May, 21.22; July, 2o.70. and Oc-
Evening star., 1944-04-28
B. Bruce Frantz
Nominated for Head
OF Banking Group
BY EDWARD C. STONE,

BY EDWARD G. STONE,
b. Bruce Frantz, assistant trus
investment officer, American Secur
ity e. Trust Co., was. nominated fo
president of Washington Chapter
American Institute of Banking, fol
the year l944-45, at meeting las
night in the American Security
Building. Nomination Is equivalent
to- election. He has been first vict
president this year.
Other nominations were Thoma.
j., Norris, Bank of Commerce &
Savings, first vice president; Ken
meth o. Hulse, Hamilton National
second vice president; Dorothy Ian
ham, Second National, secretary
Minette p. Dodd, City Bank, assist
ant secretary; Theodore P. Cowgirl
Riggs National, treasurer; Carl Dun.
nfngton, Security Savings g. Com.
mercial, chief consul.
Nominated for the board of gov.
ernors, six to be elected, were Mar
garet A.. Cooke, National Savings &
Trust; Leona e. Draeger, Washing.
ton Loan e. Trust; Joseph r. Fitz.
patrick, Second National; Walter r
Fry, Lincoln National; A. E. Henze
Union Trust; Robert H. Lacey, Co.
lufnbia National; Herbert D. Law.
son, Washington Loan g. Trust;
Vivian McNitt, Liberty National
Paul j. Seltzer, American Security
&Trust;s Denzil J. Wisecarver, Riggs
National.
Nominating Committee chairman
was j. Earle McGeary, Hamilton
National.
Another Dividend I'm Stock.
The North American Co. has
voted another dividend in Pacific
Gas e. Electric stock, one share for
every 100 Of common held.
Thrift and war savings will get
special attention at the May II and
u session in New York of the Ma
tional Association of Mutual Saw
ings Banks.
Electric power output of units of
the North America Co in the first
quarter was IL per cent above last
year.
Frederick P. H. Siddens, vice
president of the American Security
81 Trust Co., has been appointed
chairman Of the national corpora
ti6ns division for the Fifth War
Loan campaign.
in the first sale this year, George
town Gas IS sold at 122 on the
Washington Exchange, practically
unchanged.
Life insurance companies invested
81 ,000, ,000, 900 in Government securi-
ties in the first two months Of this
year as their part in the war effort.
Ritter on Railroad Board.
Among directors of the virginian
Railway Co. elected yesterday at
Norfolk was william M. Ritter OF
washington, who is treasurer OF
American Forrest Industries, Inc.
Oficers will be elected on May 8.
y. Cassin Williams, auditor of the
Raleigh Hotel, who died today as the
result Of bus accident, was con-
nected with the Riggs National Bank
for many years and widely known
in the banking district.
The Montgomery Ward case was
the chief topic Of conversation in all
the brokerage offices again today.
There also was flood of=snnual re-
ports to be digested.v
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Chicago Grain

moved downward slightly today under
selling inspired partly by good weather
in areas which need favorable conditions
crops.
Near the end Of the rrst hour wheat
was down u to "a cent There was nc
trading in barley.
At II am wheat was UNCHANGED CON-
pared with yesterdays finish. July. l.7O34
oats we're unchanged to Hs of July. 1874
rye was down " to 20: May, 1.30, and
barley WAS u lower: IulY. ]. .24A.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Department Store Soles
.Hh Down Last Week,
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that department
store sales last week were II per
cent lower than during the corre-
spending week year ago. partly be-
cause Easter was earlier this year.
In the proceeding week such sales
also were II per cent below the
same period Of 1e43. In the four
weeks ended April "a they totaled Z
per cent more than In the corre-
spending period last year.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
New York Bonk Stocks
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA, April 2s R).-rhe Sc.
cur:ues Commission reported yesterday
iot dealers or specialists on the New, York
stock Exchange for April 20: $500 pur-
fnases involving 7Q,S17 shares, 1856 sales
involving 65,45Q shares including 66 short
sales involving 2,O47 shares w go
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Hog Market Active

RICHMOND, Va, April % (P).-
Shortage of feed and low prices are
causing Virginia farmers to continue
marketing of hogs in unusually large
numbers, State agricultural officials
said yesterday.
Build a postwar nest egg with
War Bonds!
Evening star., 1944-04-28

Rates of dividends in the foregoing tabl,
are annual disbursements based on the las
less otherwise noted special or extra div.
tdends are not included. q Also extra Of
extras; d Cash or stock. g Paid last year
far this year b Payable in Canadian funds
X Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. WV With warrants. XVI without
XarrAntS
Evening star., 1944-04-28

NEW YORK CITY
- Co., 1o0z
FOREIGN. 80,
Argt AZ 70 Feb. o55
Arg Ans a. -
Australia IS b5- eA
Brazil ~ FL. %
Hrax o " s26-57 So
BuenA 4MsAp76 -
Chile ~ ~ asd- 1oL
Denmark 6s a. 77t
Peru LIST 6s 90 23S
Rio dc J on s63 33t
Rio q dos 81 40 ~
urug ~ <Ms 10. 50
DOMESTIC. 80,
Alleg 81 20 -- 1olt
Alles Inc 81 so -
| Am6FP 81 2O3c o3t
Am rQC 5fss 40 1o34
Am TAT 3Ms6o loo3
Am TAT 30 Sc. 1le1
Am Tob 30 90 = 1o31
Arm d deb ~ 7S1133
ACL 1st - 62-- eo4
ACL AVS a. - CIV
BdgO LIST ID AS-. 00l
B6sO 06 A----- 80
B6gO 96 C----- A1
B&O cv Co.,. 81
BOPLEWVks61. 70
BdsO T @ - So 771
Bost Ne <Ms 70 63h
But Rap 81 St ~h
Can N Ahs 81 lDs
Can N ANS 66-,1163
Can P ~ perp- -
Celotex 334s 66-1o3l
Cen Ga bs 80 G. 124
Cen q en- Sc Is @53
Cen Ga M Is 46 z7I
Cen N = Is 81 0e3
Cen NYP 3As62 1o73
Cen Pac 6s 90 91l
c RR N ] IS ST. 36
Chi d Alt 3s 10. 27I
CB&o IS II A 1868
| lCB&Q Ans IT.. 1o21
| CB&Q 9 As 66--1 1c63
| CMSPP s. 76-- 557
| CMSPP s. 1000 Is
| CMSP 4Has SO c 0lz
CMSP gn - So 7e3
| C&NW 6hs So o3l
| C&NW 6s 81 -
| C&NW ANS 40 1A
| CNW ans 90 vi. 65s
| CNW Ans 2037 50
| C&NW 40 80 vi. 1o@3
C&NW A. 81 IN
| C&NW ans 81 7Ss
| GRIP Ahs 50 A. A63
GRIP ANS Co. 3,
| GRIP - 60---- 20
ICRlP RI ~ 8z-- ~
Oh q 8 8As 63- 11ol
| Childs 81 67---- 73
| CCCsL zMs ~ -.
lCCCSL gn 40 % %
| CT q r 6hS72- 100
CT q T 81 78--- ol1
CT y = 4ks77 eo9
| Col6sS4 Mss 60md 61a
ICol q 81 61 1o@3
Cofal N inc 90 : 1o0i
Cons p 3Ns 60 11oi
lCru 6tl 3As s. ooi
Del d Hud q Ga oo3
lD&R0 - 30 81
ID&RoW 30 IS. 81
ID&RoW 81 78-. 46
| Eis ans 2016-. SO
| Erie a. 9b,- 1o43
| Pa 3 G 80 IA. S6s
ldt Nor 30 73---113l
lot No 4Ms 70 D 1o11
lot Nor - 20 a. 1o3a
lot Nor 3Ns OF o0a
Hud @ b 81 A. 6o3
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| lC ~ 81 ~.
10 3 - b6----- oo1
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llC st Lou 81 81 "
Evening star., 1944-04-28
n. Y. Bond Market
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ojrnt q n 90 69-- 40
lint 0Nlst0s02- 81
9jlnt Hy y 0s a. -
lrnt Tat 4sbs 50 03N
lint tat 30 S.. 077t
2lfCCSL 81 03 A. 66M
lCCSL Atss % :. 61A
tlIowa Cen u 81 AM
olJam FdpC - 60 7oh
SlK G Sou 81 60-- 0Ah
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xILeh v zIss zoos ASh
t.sh Y % zoos A2A
<lLou d Ark 81 90 o9h
L&N 3Ns zoos 1ozM
slMkt SR IS Is st. e7A
81 37h
xlN-K-T 30 90 A 67h
slM-K-T a 30 ~ q
mkt LIST 4s9o 6yM
mo p IS 77F :. 6zM
mo p gen d rs ASA
oiNor d q 81 s. 81
sMor d = 4hs So s.
lMor&E3 las2000 81
: Mash C&SL - 70 81
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6Ms 64-. 79h
eINYC # 81 2013- zM
khs2018A 81
eINYC en- q oS- 71A
cv 8Ns SO e5M
9lNYCh6L 3 y s7z 1o@Sb
A3NYCh0L Ahs70 o734
INK Dock ~ 81 oeM
tiNY Law Ahs73 06
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.lNYNHH <ms 81 50
alNYNHH = 10 A. -
eINYNHH - 66-- SAN
tlNYOW Il e o. 13A
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: Norf 3 50 2O1k- ~
tlNor p 30 2Oz7C- ~
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t1Peo d Fin q 90. 32A
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blRedg zhss o. 4. 1o1N
Rio Or W ~ 20. S5A
4lRutl LIST AMS Al 15N
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AlstLnGe4sRQ33. 100
6latL.PNW 81 As. 01N
AIStLSv 80 80 B.. Assn
StLeD Ans 78-. 33H
lStL9R q so A.. Aoi
AiStI9W 81 62--- 7oH
blStLSW rf 80 90 52A
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4ISea Al n - So 2oN
Also Pac Ans CO. ooiM
also Pac RI zs S. 9oM
Also Pac cit ~ 40 1ooat
AleoPac4 1asOs77- 02H
Also p SIT II 80, 1o@3(
Ry en- 6s o. l1zN
vi Sou Ry gn - 50 02H
IL q p IS 70 c. oo3<
A|TPMPT 5hs 81. l1o1
Third Ave s. 60 >
Third Ave ~ 90 7oN
hlUu Pc LIST Is A.. 1o7N
AlUt Drug 3Ns SO 1ozN
hIva Ry 3As Cello .
AlWalworth q IS. o094
hIWest oh 4s 1851 66iA
hIW Nd 6Ms77 A1o4
AIWest Nd q Sc SoN
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81 West On IS 81. 1o6N
AlWest On 41ss 601o63l
4tl 3Ms &C. -
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iYoung ST zs48- 1oz
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Approximate Sales Today.

1900 AIM. III 100 1900 noon All 200
loo p.m.- 33l $40 2:OOp.m.- 4l2 6lo
tunit Of trading. 10 shares: sales printed
IN full. IN bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorgantzed under Bankruptcy Act.
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
dends are not included. REX dividend
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras Cash
or stock Declared or paid so far this
year Payable in stock. Paid last year
h Payable in Canadian funds Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1944-04-28

AR Access s---- ,
Alum Ltd hSa-- 763'
Alum Co Am q. 31L
Alum Am pf O. 1lo1
Am G Pal B. ~
Am Cyan B. 60 57N
Am Gen lie. 81
| Am Gen SO pf 2 37z
Am Gen pf 2.6O- @zL
Am Laun M Hae- 27k
Am Mig he---- 30A
Al Hepub Mg-- 131
Af 6uper NJ Lay
Am Thread pfN. f.
Arc EQuip .AOe- IA
Art MetWks 80. 10
Ashld OAR 40 81
NCcegt p Ae- 81
| Az CSt tE8hg-- ~,
BGH&in WE 81
Barium Steel ~
Blauners Ace 01
| Bliss (EW) L. liz
BreezeC Corp .A0e. loz
BRIDGEPORT OIL ~
Brill A--------. 1oL
BrM Corr Be- ~
Brtnpf = 1o0
Brown For Dist 221
ByowaR Rub, -. ~
Buff N q 3 p pf -
B6ff N&EP 5pf- 1ooh
BprcuEnc pf -. 33 ,
Butler (rH) Ag-- ~
Cable = p ~
Cailite T .10e =. ~
Carrier -- II
Catlin Am .10g- ~
ChambMWS. 0N
Chesebro a. 1o0li
Chi Riv&M .16e. ~
Cities Serviee-- 1A
Cities Serv pf--. 1o2z
Colonial Air--- ~
Com p Svc 1.60- 21k
Cons g Ut log 8
ContG&Epr pf 71oo5I
Cook Paint so. IL
Crowley Nn---- eH
Creole Pet Mg-. 2A
Cub Atl SUE L. 2lh
Darby Pet As-- 3A
Dayton Rub Ne 10y
Denni MI A.40e- 4
Derby o pf 10k- 763
| D G&M pf 1.2o- 1o3
lDriver-H 2.40-- ~
e G&F 8 pf1 Kak. 81
East Sta pf A. 81
East States pf B 81
81 Bd b Share 81
Il B&S pf 9 30
Emsco D&E 1sg -l1z
Eq Cp $3pf 1hk IS
ESQUIRE Inc Ne ~
FairchE6sA .20g. z
Fire Asso p 2a-- 56L
Gray Mfg g.
ct A&P nv l re. e9L
Hearn Dept Str ~
Hecla Min Ae ~
Heyden Ch zoe. leN
Horn d H 1 go. 26L
Humble Oil sse- 43L
Hum-Ross .10e- 5
III Power div CT i
III Pwr pf l&sk-. 47k
InsC CONAN Gina o2k
Init Pet h.. l61
Irving A G L.. 81
Jacobs Co 81
J c P g. L pf O. 99N
Ken-Rad T Mg- 11A
Kingston P .2Ox ~
Evening star., 1944-04-28
N. Y. Curb Market
Furnished by the Asseciatsa Press,
LIST NCLUDES ONLY ISSUES CHANGED
FROM P1EvIOUS CLOSE

'IhOppShB % 0.-- 4ozA
lLackaWannA--- 80
Take Sh h.S0- 13N
J lLakey Foundry 2lAI
DILipton pf 1.6e-- zA.A
Long 1sl L pt--- s.
Manati WAY LA
|MichSug pf .30k 81
'lMidWstCrp zoe 1osh
Midvale 1ae - 2Ah
MINI MEM .35e SO
lIMiss Riv p pf 9 ia. ]
4 JMolybdenumhe. 9M1 /
] Memo Pictures 3Ha
tMtCityCop .10e- Hl
J 'IMuskogee pf 6---u
mat Bellas .O5g- 1Ml
MAT City Lns l.. S13Ml
J ltNati Tun b NJ 1A]
IN EP A Opt 2k- -S5k]
,tNew Z T&T ! he105
|, New Hav Clock 81
} New idea Goa 10
} Mag H Pw ! pf- 7osh
} DlNles-Bem-P 3. 1lM
J lNp'singM h.1Og-, 81
! N Am Ray A Ne 20h
J tNortheast Air L. 9M
Ogden Cp he--o $50
Ifohio Ed pf g. 11o96 /
llokla Mt q LAO a1hb
1pantepec- IN
! IlPeunroad Ng ~
irharisT&R .30g. N
} Philips Pkg sg- %|
Phoenix secur-. 26M
J Pitts q L e s.. 61M
Pitts Pl Gl Ae--1o6
lIPleas v w .10e-. ia
Polaris .10e - AZ
|Powdr&Al .30e- ST
! Pratt b L .40e-- 2oih
'|Pug Sd P&L.6Oe l2h
PS Pol 8 pf s. -
Raymond c Ia. 1874
Raytheon Mfg z4H
Reed RolBit Ne 22A
Root Petroleum 81
Russeks FA he- Ga
Salt Dome OIL ~
Samson Utd---. ia
ISchuate Inc---- zA
lScovill Mfg q zoh
lScrant-SBW pf- ~
Sec c Gen. .05g-. 3M
Seiberltng Ne IA
'lSherwin W s. 95H
ISherw-W pf 6--1l2
Solar Mfg. .30g M
Is c e pf B 1.50- BOA
spalding AG - 5A
lSpalding 1st 2. AN
Stand Cap & g.. 3
Std Dg pf / 60. 1914
sterchi Br .30e- 5M
Technicolor Kag. l3M
lTrans-Lux. 10g- 3h
,iTransw Oil 1ag- 22N
I ung-Sol L.10e- so
Utd Chem .7Og- IL
,IUtd Elast 1.40 16N
, Utd Gas pf 3Hak 117M
Utd 1t & p of 53h
UnMilkPpf 2he 33M
U S M pf 1.50 a.
UtdSpclties cog. 6,1
US&I Sec pf TX 04S
Univ Pic vic lg- 2lH
utah Pol pf 54A
Util Eouit pr So. 7oh
virg Pub Svc Of 133h
NV Va c g. c Ae- 6ih
] Westrn Air L. IA |
'IWdley Pet 40 ga
in the foregoing table
tents based on the last
nual declaration. un-
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Washington Exchonee

National CAPITAL Bank at I71k.
Capital Transit Co.'S At 31A, 100 at 81
Evening star., 1944-04-28
.MIscMLANEoUs.

,.r tss DIVIDEND Hsss tPlss extras e, P.id g
SklslOc extra. tp, Psid In ts43.s ID SO
Evening star., 1944-04-28
| rOREIGN.

: nS FI-OI- 4~ ~
NEW YORK CITY
as On 1Anzk
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-12-29

held in Conrad at the Civic Cen.
ter on Friday, January 10, and
the second section in Cut Bank
on January 20.
Mr.. Higgins said that this will
be the eleventh anpual meeting
of the Association which serves
and finances farmers and ran
cheers in the counties of Liberty,
T DOL e, Glacier, and Pondera.
There are 435 stockholders of the
Association at the present time
and many of them are charter
members.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-12-29
Conrad Credit Group
To Hold Annual Meetings

Charles H i ggins, Director
OF the Conrad Production Credit
Association. stated the other day
that the Association expects to
hold their annual stockholders
meeting in two sections this year
in order to accommodate the men,
bers and friends in holding the
meeting as close to their farms
and ranches as possible. The first
section of the meeting will be
Evening star., 1944-06-29

Miss Ruth Fowkes, daughter of
Mrs. Lura Campbell Fowkes OF
Mount Rainier, was married yester-
day to Mr.. Byron McClain Cochran,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Byron
Cochran of West Grove, Pa, the
ceremony taking place in the Mount
Rainier Christian Church with the
Rev. Charles H. Frick officiating.
Mr.. Arthur B. Campbell, uncle of
the bride, escorted her and gave her
In marriage and she wore a dress
Iof white satin with a veil of illusion
draped from coronet of seed
pearls. She carried a bouquet of
white orchids, roses, lilies of the val
ley and gypsophila, and also a hand
kerchief of fine lace that was car
ried by her mother and her grand
mother on their wedding days.
Mrs. Charles A. Roehl was ma
tron OF honor for her sister, wear
ing pastel blue with a blue Juliet
cap and veil and carrying bouquet
Of sweet peas and lilies of the valley
Miss Dorothy Fowkes, also a sis
ter of the bride, and Mrs. Robert
K. Smith, sister Of the bridegroom,
were the other attendants. They
wore pink marquisette with pink
Juliet caps and wells and carried
lavender sweet peas and lilies of
the valley.
The Rev. Lester Harris Case of
West Grove served as best man and
the ushers were Mr.. James c. Glea-
son and Mr.. Warren G. Hoops, jr.,
both of West Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran left after
the reception for an extended we'd
ding trip, from which they will
return to Washington to make their
home.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Miss Washington
Weds DR.. Ansb0n

The marriage of Miss Doris Vir-
ginia Washington, daughter Of Mrs.
Leonard Boyd Washington and the
late Mr.. Washington, to DR.. Harvey
Davis Anspon, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert w. Anspon of Upper Darby,
Pa, took place Saturday in the
Pincney Memorial Church in Hy-
attsville, the Rev. Jacqueline Am
bier officiating.
White satin was worn by the
bride, with veil of net held by a
headpiece of pearls. She also wore
a strand of pearls that was the
gift of the bridegroom, and carried
an heirloom handkerchief belonging
to the grandmother Of the BRIDE
groom. Her flowers were white roses
and snapdragons.
Mrs. Brainard Belmore was the
matron of honor and Mr.. Albert
Wilton was the best man.
When they return from their we'd
ding trip, DR.. and Mrs. Anspon will
be at home at 4402 Madison street
in Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Women SERVING
In Pacific Praised
|Bv Nnrse Colonel
By Gretchen Smith.

American women can take it, as
we'll as the men serving in the
Pacific islands battle areas, where
mud, insects, rain and snakes run
close second in the way of dis
comfort to the menace of Jap fire,
1t. Col. Jane Clements. Army Nurse
Corps, told members of the Sorop-
timist Club yesterday.
On temporary duty in Washing
ton awaiting orders, Col. Clements
has just returned from two years
in the South Pacific, where she saw
service In Australia, New Guinea
and numerous island outposts.
Head of the Army Nurse Corps
In that area, the handsome, middle
aged woman described numerous de-
tails of life among women serving
with the armed forces In the Pacific
area.
She told of one young nurse who
returned to her tent one evening to
find a huge python coiled in the
ceiling ropes Without calling for
help or making any disturbance
she picked up her machete and cut
the snake In two. Snakes and In
sects are numerous, but hold NO
fear for the Army nurses, Col
Clements said. Neither do their
surroundings suppress their fem
mime desire for attractive homes
she continued. Nurses tents are
converted into coy living quarters
by the use of colorful, discarded
parachutes, brightly stenciled sack.
ing and other decorations.
mo matter where she goes. the
nurse always carries along one eve
ming dress" Col. Clements smiled
However, there has been little use
for these dresses in the Pacific. SO
the girls use them for drapes, hang
ings or gay bedspreads.
Bulldozers and the Army jeep are
in her opinion the two most won
derful inventions Of the war" Col
Clements continued.
jungle thicknesses are cleared
within a short period by use OF
bulldozers, she explained, and in the
clearings the Army hospitals are
erected.
The speaker told how Army
nurses adopt baby kangaroos as
pets after they have been aban-
doned by frightened mothers.
THE girls fix up nursing bottles
for them and the little kangaroos
who must sleep in a pouch, are
placed IN a sock at night and hung
up next to the nurses cots. They
make great pets" she commented.
High praise was given by the
Evening star., 1944-06-29
arlington Women
Get Bond Sale Aid

Many additional organizations
have joined the Federated women's 5
Clubs of Arlington County in their
sale of War Bonds. Three nea
bond booths have been set up to
boost sales during the second week
Of the Fifth War Loan drive. The
newly established booths are 10
Gated at the Arlington Theater, the
Peoples Drug Store at Clarendon
and the Evans Coffee Shop.
Sales by the Arlington womens
clubs thus far total $2O4 OTIS. accord
ing to Mrs. Kenneth Pearson.
New groups joining the campaign
are the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, the American Red Cross;
Order OF the Eastern Star, Arlington
Chapter. No. 80, and Mary Wash
ington Chapter, No. so; Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, John Lyon Post, No
3l5: Business and Professional
Women's Club; American Legion
Billy Mitchell Post. No. 85 the Or
ganized Women Voters, the Civic
League, Women's Democratic Club
Evening star., 1944-06-29
VaSSar Students
To Be Entertained

Washington girls entering Vassal
College this fall will be entertained
at tea by the Vassar Club tomorrow
at the home of Mrs. Waldron Faux
ner, 3415 Thirty sixth street NV
Guests will include Matilda Belts,
Susan Frances Chafee, Elizabeth
Daniels, Mary Howard Dawson, Ann
Distler, Mary Echols, Hope Erwin,
Mary Ann Fitz-Hugh. Arleen Gould
Mary Olivia Handy, Barbara Miller,
Marion Moreel, Frances Louise
Num- and Ann Freeman. Mrs
Faulkner will be assisted by officers
of the Washington branch of Vas
sar College alumnae, including the
president, Mrs. John B. Martin, jr.,
and also by students at the college.