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Evening star., 1944-04-21

1T WANT to talk about one Of the war
/ jobs that we have to do and are go
ing to have before us for many, many
months. / am speaking of the question
of the unemployment of servicemen in
our organization The only thing want
to do this evening is to outline to you the
broad aspects of the policy that I think
you should follow. That policy divides
itself very simply under three headings.
In the frstplace, there is the attitude.
we should have toward thessreturninx
men and women. am going to try to
characterize that attitude and know
shall not do ii adequately, but am 60
ing to say that;the first characteristic of
that attitude should be that we natu-
rally want to welcome those veterans
back. We will be glad to have them back.
We appreciate what they are doing for us
in their service, and the first thing for
us to express to them, in the deepest
sincerity, is the fact that they are well
come back.
The second characteristic of our atti-
tude should be naturalness. Our attitude
should not be one Of curiosity. It GER
tainly should not be sentimental.
AFTER all, what those men want and
what they certainly are entitled to is
that we help them to become again self
supporting civilians That must be our
goal-to help them become civilians and
self-supporting.
You men know as we'll as I do the
difficulty of the transition from civilian
to army life, and you know that it is
almost as difficult to become a civilian
again after you have been in military
service for long time. Just that job it.
self is difficult enough.
THE thing we have to try to help
them do is to become self-supporting.
They do not want charity, God knows.
They do not deserve so little. They de-
serve our help to become self-support-
ing again.
Evening star., 1944-04-21

so, to sum up, the first point in re-
gard to returning servicemen is the
matter OF our attitude. Let us make it
human. Let us make it healthy. Let us
make it natural. Let us not have any
sentimentality. Let us make it realistic
and natural and warm.
lM second point, I think, is that
- when this man comes back wes
must sit down and talk with him. First
we must study his preYiousvrecnrd with
ussNhat did he do before herwent awaiE
What position was he in? What kind of
fellow was he? That is the first thing
I think we should know. ss'S.s
The second thing think we should
know, and this is more difficult to get,
is the mans record and his experiences
while he has been in the service. We will
get fragmentary records from the serv-
ices. AT recent meeting in New York
heard that the Army was not going to
put out detailed medical information.
They may change that, but at any rate
we can get some records. But more diff
cult yet is to find out what happened in
side that man, through his experiences.
"And the next thing we should. de-
termine is what does this man want to
do? What kind of work will he fit into
best? What would make him the hap
piest?
i just want to cite you couple of
examples to illustrate the difficulty of
the task before us. will take couple
of extreme cases. You are going to have
some men who, at your factories or
branches, were performing some rather
unskilled tasks. Maybe the man was
young warehouse man. Maybe he was
in the repair department. Possibly he
worked in the service station. He got
into the Army or he got into the Navy.
He got good training. He was under a
good commander and something within
him clicked and he went ahead. He was
promoted. He went into further train
Evening star., 1944-04-21

ing. He went to school, became an OH
Ger. He did we'll Let us say he was under
fire and distinguished himself in action.
He comes back to you captain, q
major, even lieutenant colonel. Now,
what are you going to do with that man.,
There is part Of your problem. That is
part OF what you have to think about,
what we all have to think about.
8 Now let is take a reverse cases Here
IS asnsh 1hk perhaps was asyounE fac
tory foreman, o. am office manager, IN
telligent and a fne FELLOW. HeY~a s,n.
fortunate in the service. He did not click.
He had q discouraging time. Maybe he
had experiences he could not quite adapt
himself to, could not quite get up to. He
comes back to you not as good man as
he was when he left you That is possible.
What are you going to do with him?
Those are two kinds of cases. There
will be an infinite variety and think,
gentlemen, one thing this problem is GO
ing to require is that you give these men
your personal attention You cannot put
these men through some kind Of wringer
or machine. You are going to have to
see that these veterans are treated az
they deserve to be.
lHE third point is that, when you
i have gone through the process of
inquiry, you have the question of where
you are going to put that man. Does he
need training? Has he been injured?
You will have to have some rehabilita-
ton training and there are lot of prob
lens involved which I am not going into
this evening because all that will be
taken up with you in detail later.
'The thing I do want to leave with
you is the fact that those men were and
are Harvester men. They are Americans
who served their country. They fought
for us, they served for us and they de-
serve the best that we have got. know
you will give it to them"
Evening star., 1944-04-21


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Evening star., 1944-03-25
Miss Sbeakes
Becomes Bride

Mrs. Myrtle T. Speakes of Wash
fngton announces the marriage Of
her daughter, Miss Margaret Anr
Speakes, to Pfc. James L. Burton
U. S. M. c.. son of Mr. and Mrs
C. w. Burton also of this city. The
ceremony took place Sunday. at the
McKendree Methodist Church, with
the Rev. c. F. Phillips, pastor of the
church, officiating The beautiful
double ring ceremony was used.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
Willard Peterson, sister of the bride
groom, and the best man was Mr.
Stuart Colvin. The ushers were Mr.
George c. Lytle and Mr.. Charles
Onkst of Altoona, Pa.
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, Mr.. Paul l.. Speakes
was attired in a gown of white satin
and lace. Her skirt ended in a long
train, and her fnger-tip veil was
held in place by a tiara of pearls
She carried a lovely bouquet o1
white rose-buds and orchids. The
matron of honor was in a gown o1
aqua taffeta with a matching tulle
headdress. She carried a bouquet o1
pink rosebuds and sweet peas.
Following a reception at the home
of the bride, which was attended by
friends and relatives, the couple left
for brief wedding trip, the bride
attired in a navy suit, with black
patent accessories. Her hat was Of
a wisp Of yelling and gardenias. She
wore a corsage of orchids. Upor
their return, the bride will reside al
her home for the present time. The
bridegroom will return to duty al
Cherry Point, N. C..
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Buffet Supper
To 'FOUO1V Concert

DR.. Hans Kinder, conductor of
the National Symphony Orchestra,
with members of the Committee
for the 1890 concerts, will be host
at an informal buffet supper this
evening at the 1925 F Street Club.
Guests will be members of the or
chestra, the party to follow the last
of this series of concerts for the
season. The concert this evening
will, in fact, close the season for
the orchestra.
Mrs. Kinder will not be present
at the party this evening, remain
ing in her charming home in Mary
land, where she spends much of her
time, the difficulties of transporta-
ton preventing her from taking
part in many Of the activities of
the Symphony Association.
Receiving with DR.. Kinder will be
the chairmen of the 1880 Com
mittee, Capt. Bruce Howe and 1t.
q. g. Marshall Dill and other men,
bers of the committee will be Miss
Betty Betsy Winter, Miss Emily
Jean Andrew, Miss Anne Dimond,
Miss Patricia Simmons, Miss Beth
Abbott, Miss Emily French Myers,
Miss Ruth Breslau, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Alexander Graham Stone, 1t.
q. g. and Mrs. Lawry Kennedy
Grulee, jr., and 1t. q. g. Mona
Baldwin,
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Joint Meeting
|OfCAR TOdav

An all-day joint meeting of the
senior and junior Children OF thu
American Revolution opened this
morning at st. Margaret's Church
Hall, Connecticut avenue and Ban.
croft place NV.
The session commenced with q
procession Of the Junior Board
CAR, led by Miss Virginia France,
Simons, Junior State president, fol.
lowed by the Senior Board. The in.
vocation was made by Miss Jeanne
Hamilton, Junior State chaplain
the salute to the nag was led by
Caroline Browne. and "The Amer
leans Greed" recited by Miss Nancy
|Lipscomb.
The morning program featured q
talk by Technical Sergt. Elmer Wex-
Ter on his experiences in the South
Pacific, where he participated in the
initial attack on Bougainville. The
sergeant is a gifted artist anc
brought back several drawings and
paintings Of japanese jungle tactics
and the invasion Of Bougainville.
Miss Simons presided at the
morning session.
One Of the high lights OF the con-
ference is the attendance of the q
|year-old squirrel. Tommy Tucker,
owned by Mrs. Mark Bulls. Tom
my is attending and entertaining
by appearing In some of his 30 spe-
cially made costumes.
Election Of officers is being held
this afternoon. followed by a tea
dance for all members of the CAR.
Mrs. Carl G. Giroux, State presi-
dent OF the CAR, is attending ali
sessions.
Evening star., 1944-03-25

ture Club Of Washington at a social
meeting at $3.50 pm. tonight at the
home Of Dorothy Herring, 1915 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
FMm1-Garden Unit
GetsPOst1Var Adpice

How the world may profit in the
future from the hard lessons in
flicted by war was stressed in a talk
by Mrs. H. B. Butler, wife of the
British Minister, in an address yes
terday before the Farm and Garden
Association at the YWCA.
Announcement was made that the
national conference will begin
March 30 in New York. The annual
meeting of the local association will
be held April %. Members were
urged to attend a conservation
forum April IL in the Lord Balti-
more Hotel in Baltimore by Mrs.
Bartlett Johnston, first vice presi-
dent of the national association,
and Maryland State chairman of
Victory gardens. Mrs. r. Winston
Holt, who presided, announced that
a benefit luncheon for the scholar
ship fund will be given April IA.
Guests included Mrs. Samuel Fer
guson, Mrs. Barron Du Bois, Miss
Lydia Loring, Mrs. Charles w. Kutz,
Mrs. Needham C. Turnage and Mrs.
John T. Kennedy.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
|GirI Scout Heads
Plan Conferences
|TAesday,W ednesda1

Several hundred women are ex-
pected to attend the conference OF
Girl Scout leaders on Tuesday and
Wednesday at the YWCA, Seven
teenth and K streets NV.
Girl Scouts-Trustees Of Tomor-
row" is the theme of the conference
when discussions will center around
interests of teen age girls, commun-
ity service projects, the development
of international friendship and un-
derstanding, camping and other
phases of the Girl Scout program
Girl Scouting in the postwar period
will be an important subject during
the two-day sessions.
Registrations will be held at 10
am. Tuesday, followed by the open
ing session with Mrs. w. Fairfield
Peterson of Baltimore, first vice
chairman Regional Committee, pre-
siding.
A round table discussion will be
held at 1:30 pm. Tuesday followed
by a dinner at $50 pm. in Barker
Hall, with Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke
member of the national board OF
directors and former national presi-
dent, presiding. The program will
include an address by Mark Nc
Closkey, director of the community
war service and moving picture.
The Tuesday sessions will con-
clude with a program to start at
$3.50 pm. when variety Of sub
jects will be discussed.
Registrations will be held at $50
a m. Wednesday, followed by group
of round table discussions COM
mencing at 10 am. and continuing
until the luncheon hour.
The closing session will be held
at 1:30 pm. that day with speaker
from the Children's Bureau and
singing by the Girl Scouts. District
VII.
Among those attending the confer
ence are Mrs. A. Station, chairman
Region III Committee; Mrs. Ronald
Leslie, director of Girl Scouting in
Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia
Delaware and the District of Co.
lumbia.
Mrs. O'Neal Johnson of Wash
ington is the planning chairman;
Mrs. L. C. Rosenkrans, Prince
Georges County, Md, promotion
chairman, and Mrs. Frank DehIe1
of Baltimore, program chairman
Registrations are in charge of the
Arlington Council of Girl Scouts
1877 North Highland street, Arling-
ton, Va.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Poems, Memoirs
On club Pro cram

War poems, and Memoirs of q
|Superf1uous Man." by Albert j. Mock
will be reviewed by Mrs. Douglas P
Birnie at II am. Monday at the
Washington Club. Mrs. Birnie will
be featured in lieu of Miss Temple
Bailey, who is in Florida and was
originally scheduled to speak.
Three musical vignettes will be
presented by Miss Florence Fraser
at II am. Tuesday. The program
will include ''Dr. Burney Entertains, >
Music at the ~Mendelssohns' and
1.-TWO Artists Meet" A pianist and
diseuse, Miss Fraser was trained in
pantomime by Yvette Guilbert after
studying under Philippe in Paris
Console in Florence and winning the
piano diploma with special mention
from the American Conservatory OF
Fontainbleu, France, at the age OF
16.
Evening star., 1944-03-25

A gown of ivory satin trimmed
with net and embroidery was worr
by Miss Gladys Elise Melton last
evening for her marriage to 1t
Charlton Chamberlain Cooper Hard.
ing, which took place in the Foundry
Methodist Church.
White gladioluses and snapdrag-
ons, palms and lighted candles
decorated the church and the Rev
Frederick Brown Harris officiated al
the 8 o'clock ceremony. Mr.. Glenn
Carowe played the wedding music
and accompanied the soloist, Miss
Lois Northrup.
The daughter of Mrs. Ralph
Spencer Turoff, the bride was
escorted to the altar by Mr.. Turof1
and given by him in marriage. HeI
veil was draped from a coronet ano
she carried a white prayer book
decorated with a shower bouquet o1
white orchids and white delphinium
Miss Ruth Strand johnson was
the maid of honor, wearing a dress
of cherry chiffon and lace and car
rying an arm bouquet of talismer
roses. The other attendant was
Mrs. G.. Robert Anderson, who wore
a dress of aqua net and lace and
carried an arm bouquet of talisman
roses. Each attendant wore a coro-
net of flowers matching her bouquet
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs.
Jewell Harding Gee of Brooklyn and
the late Mr.. George C. Harding
He was graduated from Columbia
University and did postgraduate
work at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. He received his commission
in the Army in June, 1943. Mr.
Frank Walter Stead of New York
was his best man and the ushers
were Mr.. Albert M. Pruitt and Mr.
Arthur K. Orne of Wilmington, Del.
and 1t. William Murphey of Mitchell
Field, N. Y.
The bride is well known in music
circles here, having been a member
OF a capella choir and also a men,
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Mrs. r. ". Holt
Is in New York

Mrs. r. Winston Holt is in New
York to attend the annual meeting
and election of officers of the
Woman's National Farm and Gar
den Association.
The meetings will be held at the
Women's Republican Club, Mrs.
Rene Jones Taylor accompanied her
While there she will visit her niece
Miss Esta Carter Holt, daughter of
Judge Henry w. Holt of Staunton
Dinner Hosts
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Callahan en-
tertained at small family dinner
party Tuesday evening at their
home in Woodmont Forest. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. FL
wyn Potter and their children, Glen
and Linda Potter, of Chevy Chase,
Md; also Mr.. Potter's mother, Mrs
E. Potter, of Blackfoot, Idaho, who
is making an extended visit with
them and in whose honor the din
ner was given,
Evening star., 1944-03-25

Luis A. SomoZa, who is military
attache at the Embassy, were hosts
at a stag party, their guests includ-
ing military and naval attaches of
other embassies and legations as
well as War and Navy Department
officials.
Other stag parties on the social
calendar this week included the
dinner given Thursday evening at
the Carlton Hotel by the officials
of the Office of War Information
for the chief proprietor of the Lon
don Times, the Hon. John Jacob
Astor, brother-in-law of Lady Astor,
member of the House of Commons
Col. Astor was guest at the Brit
ish Embassy during his brief stay
in the Capital.
Mr.. Elmer Davis, director of the
Office of War Information, acted
as host, and the other guests in
cluded, Senator Harold Burton of
Ohio, the special assistant to the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Michael j.
McDermott; the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr.. Herbert E.
CASTOR; the Undersecretary of the
Navy, Mr.. James V. Forrestal; the
head of the British Political War
fare Mission, Mr.. David Bowes Lyon;
the deputy director general of the
United Nationals Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration, Sir Ar
thur Salter; the chairman of the
United States Maritime Commis-
sion, Admiral Emory S. Land; the
Librarian of Congress, Mr.. Archi-
bald McLeish; the Washington rep
resentative of the London Times,
Sir Willmott Lewis, and the follow
ing officials of the Office of War
information: Mr.. Wallace Carroll,
Mr.. Ferdinand Kuhn, Mr.. Edward
Klauber and Mr.. Edward Barrett.
Another mems dinner was given
the same evening at the Carlton
by the Steel Division of the War
Production Board as a testimonial
to Mr.. John T. Whiting, director of
the division, and Mr.. j. V. Honey
cutt, assistant director, who are re-
turning to the companies with which
they formerly were associated.
The other guests were Mr.. Donald
Nelson, chairman of the War Pro-
duction Board; Mr.. Charles E. Will
son executive vice chairman; Mr..
E. F. Hatch, Mr.. j. L. Bloch, Mr..
Norman w. Foy, Mr.. A. H. Bunker,
Mr.. G. H. Longfeld, Mr.. H. j. French
and Mr.. P. j. Cloves.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Dinner Hosts
Epsilon Province

The annual province banquet OF
Epsilon Province, Alpha Zeta Beta
Sorority, will be held tonight at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. Mildred Robson, national
president, and Mrs. Frances Kolb
national treasurer, will be guests OF
honor.
Annual election and installation
of officers will be held tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-03-25

Der of the choir of the Foundry
Methodist Church.
A reception after the ceremony
was held at the Officers Club of
Washington, after which 1t. and
Mrs. Harding left for a wedding
trip. On their return they will make
their home temporarily at Texas
Gardens Apartments while he is on
duty at the Camp Springs Army
Air Base.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Reception Planned at Embassy;
John Jacob Ast0r Is H0n0red

Entertaining at their first Ambassador
arrived in Washington counys dpo-
matte representative Senior DR. Don Guemo
attractive young wife, the former Senoria Lillian
the President
between the o'clock party will be
honor the United States
B. Stewart.
The Ambassador and infant
Guermo who born Thanksgiving
father will leave April 10 for the first
Sacasas appointment to Washington.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Entertain
At Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen A. Gilbert o1
South Arlington entertained a small
company at dinner Wednesday ir
compliment to Mr.. Hugh Shaw Of
Fort Worth, Tex, and Mr.. Ha
Frederick of Seattle. Col. r. E
Burton, who has recently returned
from duty in England, was also the
guest of honor at another informa
dinner party for eight guests which
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert gave last week
They expect to go to Allentown, Pa.
this week where Mr.. Gilbert will
address the Engineers Club of Le-
high Valley on Planning for Post
war Aviation"
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Luncheon Party
For Nine. Rvbar

Mrs. Robert Copeland Jones en-.
tertained at bridge Luncheon yes.
terday at her home in compliment
to Nine. Rybar, wife of the Coun.
selor OF the Yugoslav Embassy.
The other guests were Mrs. Will.
liam Chapman, Mrs. Katharyn Flu.
qua, Mrs. Clinton E. Braine, Mrs
William w. Bride, Mrs. Leigh Wade
Mrs. Leo Brison Norris, Mrs. Harold
Titus and Mrs. Daniel Logan.
Evening star., 1944-03-25
Oklahoma Society
|Oben House

Former Senator Robert l.. Owen
will be the honor guest and speaker
at the Oklahoma State Society's
open house and forum tomorrow
afternoon from until 7 o'clock al
Oklahoma House, 2301 Calvert
street.
Other special guests of the coca.
sion, which will be the last in the
series of Sunday afternoon oper
houses given by the society, will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird H. Markham OF
New York and Mr.. Russell B. Brown
Evening star., 1944-03-25
BeIOit Alumni

Alumni of Beloit College will meet
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Wash
ington Hotel. Prominent alumni
planning to attend are DR.. Walter
Bingham, former Senator Edward
Burke and Raymond Walsh. dirsc.
lne Ct Seooarch &og tho Cio,
Evening star., 1944-08-23

Your Was Bond dollars will speed
the march through Tokyo and
! Berlin!
Evening star., 1944-08-23

during his trial." the fourth wife
Of the ex-f1yer said. He wanted
us to gain sympathy for himself
After the verdict he turned against
U.s."
Her complaint stated that Will
kinson's divorce from Margaret
Gonzales Wilkinson was not final
on August 6, 1943, when she became
his bride. Her child by him was
born shortly before he went to
trial.
Wilkinson was sentenced to sc
years in prison on charges of at
tacking Caprice Capron, showgirl;
attempting to attack Dean Stull
another showgirl, and marrying
Lawrienne Taylor while still legally
married to Margaret Gonzales vii.
kinson.
Evening star., 1944-08-23
Ten Bomber Crewmen Die
lin New Mexico Crash

BY the Associated Press.
ALAMAGORDO, N. Mex, Aug. %
ALI 10 members of a heavy bomber
crew were killed in the crash OF
their plane Is miles north of here
Monday, Col. r. c. Wriston, com.
manding officer of the Alamagordc
Army Air Base, announced last
night.
Those killed included:
Second It. Meyer Hodiss. Syra.
cuse, N. Y; Second 1t. j. j. Higgins
Princeton, N. j.; Staff Sergt. Thomas
Andrew Boyle Providence, R. l.;
Sergt. John Richccen, Quakertown
Pa; Pfc. Camille Phillip Papenpeau
Keene, NJ H.; Pfc. Condalmerle
Smith, Little Orleans, Md; Pfc
Benjamin Ellis Smith, Reidsville
Ga. and Pvt. Irwin Handelman
Spring Valley, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-08-23

this battle came the foundation for
a friendship between people of the
Soviet Union, the United States of
America and other democratic ma
tons, which will result in the de-
struction of our common enemy
whose hours are counted, and will
make possible the creation of last
ing peace between nations"
Hartman Predicts Victory.
Expressing certainty of victory,
Mr.. Hartman declared:
The ties that have been estab-
lished between our countries and
our fighting men during the war
will hold fast for our common
peaceful objectives."
He said the awards symbolic the
esteem I'VE Americans hold in Our
hearts for every soldier and airman
OF the Red Army and the recogni-
ton Of the great contribution the
Red Army has made toward the