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Evening star., 1944-05-03
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The marriage Of two Naval off,
GERS, both wearing their white dress
uniforms, took place last evening
at Z O'Clock in the North Chapel
at Fort Myer in the presence of a
small group of personal friends.
The bride, Ensign, Eileene Pratt,
q. S. N. R., is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Lafayette Pratt of
Malvern, Ark, and the bridegroom,
1t. William T. Bolt, U. S. N, is, the
son of Mrs. j. Warren Bolt of
Laurens, S. c., and the late Mr..
Bolt.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by Rear Admiral Howard H.
Good, U. S. NJ, was attended by
Ensign Karen Popp, U. S. N. r.
1t. E. c Perry. U. S. N. R., served
as best man for 1t Bolt and the
ushers were 1t. q. g. Giles c..
Peterson, u. S. N. R., and 1t. q. g.)
John r. Hall, U. S. N. r.
Both the bride and BRIDEGROOM
have been on duty in the ONCE of
the Chief of Naval Operations un-
der the command of Rear Admiral
Good. Mrs. Bolt is graduate of the
College of the Ozarks and before en-
tering the Naval Reserve in June,
t94S, was personnel supervisor with
the Farm Security Administration In
Little Rock. 1t. Bolt is a graduate
OF the law school OF the University
Of South Carolina and he practiced
law in Laurens before joining the
Navy. He was delegate to the
State and national Democratic con-
ventions and member of the State
House of Representatives.
Following a wedding trip to the
shenandoah Mountains, 1t. and
Mrs. Bolt will make their home in
Washington.
Evening star., 1944-05-03

evening from the General Fedora
tion's convention recently concluded
in st. Louis, Mrs. Dickinson outlined
her plans as the federation's new
leader at a press conference yester-
day at national headquarters, 1874
N street NV.
Possessing a warm, friendly per-
sonality and with a frank, direct
manner of speaking, the new presi-
dent proudly points out that she is
the first "small-town woman" elect
ed to head the federation.
Urges Better Home Life.
Although widely experienced in
business, having managed her ia
ther's lumber business and real estate
holdings following his death prior
to her marriage in 1906, Mrs. Dick
inson believes the most important
task for women is improving the
home life Of the Nation. While busi-
ness, women's organizations and
community welfare have occupied
much of her time, Mrs. Dickinson s
chief concern has been making her
home in Keene, N. H., pleasant and
happy for her husband, president of
the New England Box Co., and her
two grown daughters, Jane and
Lucy.
IF the home is right, 1t takes
care of just about everything" she
commented.
While encouraging the fedora
tion's past program of war work, a
return to religion and combating the
causes Of adult and juvenile delin-
quency, the federation president en-
phasized her belief that the Ameri-
can home is the most important sub
ject of study to be offered to women's
clubs,
Let us have one dynamic cause
for our permanent goal, the career
OF home making" she declared. This
is the task that lies ahead of us, for
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Many Plan to attend
A ward Dinner Here

A number Of out-of-town guests
will attend the gold medal award
dinner Of the Society Of Women
Geographers at 1880 o'clock tonight
at the Mayfiower Hotel. They will
include Mrs. Frances Bolton, Repre-
sentative from Ohio; DR.. Bertha
Lutz, chief Of the botanical section
of the National Museum of Brazil:
Margaret Hagan Of the Red Cross,
Blair Niles and Stella Burke May OF
New York, Father Roderick Wheel
er, director. Of the Academy Of
Observation-Disclosures History: DR..
John X. Fairbank, head Of the
China section of the Once Of War
Information; DR.. William M. Mann,
director of the National Geological
Park: DR.. Edwin G. Nourse, vice
president of the Brookings Institu-
ton; Capt. e. T. Hobart Of the War
Food Administration, and Mrs.
Mary T. Norton, Representative from
New Jersey.
Evening star., 1944-05-03

it involves the making Of a race of
Americans out of the conglomerate
racial strains that have come here
to live. We have rightly been called
a great melting pot and we have
failed to fuse the elements" she
added.
Mrs, Dickinson deplored the fact
that the past 20 years Of "the Ameri-
can way" has stood for the cheap
and transitory. Motion pictures,
sports, speed, smartness, fashion
and an increasing laxity In stand
ards has been reflected In the Iitera-
ture, morals and manners of the
Nation, she declared.
Calls for Sound Program.
The women of other nations
have been tried in the fire and
have found their souls" she con-
tinued. I'VE, who have not had to
find ours the hard way, should lead
the world in sound program for
the home, based on the physical
and the spiritual
Mrs. Dickinson believes the fed
Grafton should work for adoption
of national uniform marriage and
divorce laws.
IF we could straighten out mar
riage and divorce laws, we would
straighten out a great DEAL" she
commented.
Members of the federation win
be encouraged by their new presi-
dent in the continued study Of in
ternational affairs and the estab-
lishment Of an international or
ganization for preserving the peace
in the postwar period.
Mrs. Dickinson's arrival in WASH
ington was saddened by, the funeral
OF Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox, who was close personal
friend Of many years.
He was from New Hampshire"
she explained. We were very
proud of him"
The federation president plans
to spend much of her time, when
not travelling on business, in WASH
ingtop. She hopes to spend week
ends sNer home in New Hampshire.
MEs. Dickinson is the fourth gen.
Grafton to have attended Mount
Holyoke College. While neither her
grandmother or mother graduated
from the college, she and her two
daughters are graduates. She smil-
ingly admits she Is great joiner
and Is a member OF many women,s
groups, including the American As
sociation Of University Women. the
League Of Women Voters, the OAR
and many Others.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Lectures on Volcano

"Paricutin," the Mexican volcano
which started erupting a year ago
in Western Mexico, was the subject
of a lecture yesterday by Parker
Trask of the Geographic Survey.
Speaking at large meeting of the
Washington Club, he illustrated his
talk with colored slides Of the vol
cano and other Mexican scenes. An
announcement was made prior to
the program by Mrs William Smed-
berg urging members to complete
more Of the blue bags for service
men who come out of battle
destitute.
Mrs. Cloyd H. Marvin presided.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Informal Fefes

The bright spring days in
Washington always turn parties
into al fresco fetes, and yesterday
was no exception. Such a festivi-
ty was that given by Miss Corne-
liza Bowie and her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Page
Bowie Of Annapolis for their
nephew, 1t. Page Bowie Clagett,
U. S. NJ, just back from duty in
the South Pacific. The party was
given in the historic home OF
Mrs. w. E. Pattison French at
3017 N street, and the guests
also enjoyed her charming gar
den. Mrs. French received with
the hosts and the guest of honor.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Parties

Two interesting dinner par
ties were given last evening, one
by the Thailand Minister and
Nine. Semi Pramoj, who enter
tanned the former United States
high commissioner to the Philip
pines and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre. Others in the company
were the chief of the Far Eastern
Division of the State Department
and Mrs. Joseph Ballantine, MIR.
Willy r. Peck of the State De-
partment and Mrs. Peck, Mr..
George e. Taylor of the ONCE of
War Information and Mrs. Tay-
lor and the First Secretary of the
Thailand Legation and Nine.
Bhakdi.
Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney, A. A. F., and Mrs. Whitney
were the other hosts at dinner
last evening, entertaining in their
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Phyllis Colony lnstaUs

Mrs. Warren G. Kendall was in
stalled as president Of the Phyllis
Lyman Colony, National Society of
New England Women, at a meeting
yesterday at the home Of Mrs.
Rowena Hall. Other new officers
are: Mrs. Ethel D. Barrows, vice
president; Mrs. Frederick o. Smith,
treasurer. Mrs. j. Edwin Lawton,
recording secretary; Miss Nina Ur-
ner, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
George L. Palmer, registrar; Mrs.
Otto Hammerlund, historian, and
Mrs, George e. McCann. chaplain
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Mrs. Dickinson
Stresses Better
Home Life Plans
Bv Gretchen Smith,

Dy UTgICHeH OWITH.
The American home and all that
1t represents in the life Of the Ma
ton will be the focal point upon
which Mrs. La Fell Dickinson, newly
elected president OF the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, Will
center her objectives in a program to
be offered the 2,500,000 members of
the federation for the next three
years.
Arriving in Washington Monday
Evening star., 1944-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ball an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Helen Ball, to Mr..
Harry Martin Pitzer, jr, on Monday
at Foundry Methodist Church.
Mrs. w. Harry Olcott of Glen
carlyn. Va, announces the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Margaret
Thompson Olcott, to Mr.. Charles
Wyllys Stetson, on April IS, in st.
Johns Chapel, Glencarlyn. The
Rev. j. Edmund Thompson OF, Forest
Hill, Md, brother-in-law of the
bride, officiated at the ceremony
Mr.. Stetson and his bride now
are residing at COS South Carlins
Spring road, Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silvio Onofry an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Lucia Eugenia Onofry, to
Mr.. Roy Stanley Eckert, son Of Mrs.
Madelyne Eckert. The ceremony
took place April IA at ST. Peters
rectory, the Rev. Charles w. Nelson
officiating
The bride is with the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp, in Washing
ton. Mr.. Eckert is a graduate Of
the University of Maryland, where
he was a member of Sigma Chi. He
now is stationed at Camp Beale,
Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. McGarry
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Madeline Julia Nc
Garry, to Mr.. Edward M. Tyler of
Arlington, on April IA in Camden,
N. j.
The bride is graduate of West
ern High School and she also at
tended George Washington Univer-
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler will make
their home in Germantown, Pa.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Louise CAN'T
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Robert CAN'T of Vienna, Va, to
Mr.. Clifford Depoy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Depoy of Broadway, Va.
which took place April in the
home of the brides parents. The
Rev. Harry Balthis was the oficiat-
ing clergyman.
Miss Rosie CAN'T was maid of
honor for her sister and Mr.. Lloyd
CAN'T, cousin of the bride, was
best man.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
Ebner.RoIbh .

The Takoma Park Baptist Church
was the scene of the wedding yes
terday OF Miss Katherine L. Rolph.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
J. Rolph of Greenbelt, Md, and Mr..
Roland A. Elmer, son of Mr.. and
Evening star., 1944-05-03
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Miss Borden to Be Wed May Il;
Other NHbtials Held Yesterday

Saturday 13 the for her wedding
Vickery, NJ Dorothy Adams
daughter and William Ayr Borden also has chosen
will be held at $50 o'clock
the Epiphany will be followed small reception
at the home parents
bridal will be another sister, Miss Cynthia
the Miss
attending bride will be Miss Barbara Vckery
Gretchen Bickehaup
Probaco U. N, will man for
1t vckery include William Weber S. N r. It.
j. Snyder, u. S. N; Lit Irving Walsh u N.
Lambae N r. 1t Campbell Foster A Ensign John
Faron, u S. N r.
Claudus M Roberts
oil q dinner Friday evening
z
Evening star., 1944-05-03

Mrs. Roy A. Elmer of Washington.
The Rev. William LaRue officiated
at II o'clock.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a smoke
blue suit with navy accessories, and
was attended by Miss Elizabeth j.
Donahue as maid of honor. Mr..
Evan Fisher served as best man.
Following short wedding trip in
Virginia, Mr.. Elmer and his bride
will reside in Takoma Park. Both
are graduates of the University of
Maryland and Mr.. Elmer, who will
be indicted into the Navy at the
end OF May, will be stationed at the
David Taylor Basin,
Evening star., 1944-05-03

MRS. J. II. MURPHY.
The bride is the former Miss
Margaret May Batne, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Joseph P. Baine OF
RocktUood, Pa, and the late
Mr.. Baine. Her marriage to
Maj. John Hogan Murphy,
A. A. F., took place in Wash
ington at st. AIMS Church.
--BrOa0n-Suares Photo.
Chevy Chase home for Miss Con-
stance Bennett of Hollywood
who is here for a short stay.
Their other guests included the
Military Attache of the Iraq
Legation, Maj. Chefik Haddad;
Col. and Mrs. Lawrence Lowman,
Col. George Grant Mason, Mai.
lila Tolstoy. Mrs. Dorothy Nor
man and Miss Nan Brereton.
Evening star., 1944-05-03
| lAH1zOInCe eHneHtS
|Of Nnbtials
|Are Made

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ball an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Helen Ball, to Mr.
Harry Martin Pitzer, jr., on Monday
at Foundry Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
A Pretty Pass This,
Stealing Front Doors.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Ida Lupino Is back before the
cameras for the first time In year
and making . comedy, at that. The
picture Is pillar to Post" for War
ner Bros, and Ida appears very radi-
ant and happy.
"Yes. it's wonderful to be back ut
work again." Ida says, ''and par
ticularly playing & comedy. / guess
there's only one reason why I could
be unhappy today and that Is that
somebody stole my front door"
Your front doOr?"
"Yes," she says, "some workmen
took of my front door yesterday to
repsint 1t and fix the lock. and while
they were inside the house, some
body made of with It, I reported 1t
to the police but they seemed to
think I WAS little screwy."
Evening star., 1944-08-30
Monty to Get Back
In His Wheel Chair
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK.
Monty Woolley once more will
play his role Of Sheridan Whiteside
In THE Man VINO Came to Din
ner." which brought him to film
and stage stardom, before putting
1t back ON mothballs.
A chance meeting at the Stork
Club with Richard Skinner, general
manager OF the Bucks County Play
house, now ensconced in the air.
conditioned ballroom OF Philadel-
phia's Bellevue -Stratford Hotel,
started Monty mulling over the pos
sibility OF getting back into his ia
nous Wheelchair. He will play from
August 2S through Labor Lay, for q
four figure salary.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
House for Sale

HOLLYWOOD.
One Of the showplace mansions OF
Hollywood has gone up for sale
the sunset home Of Jane Withers
1t contains just about everything
Juvenile star could ask form
Guiding special doll house and q
chocolate drink bar. James going
to New York to start afresh on the
stage
Evening star., 1944-08-30

They're TaH-and Terrific!
TURBAN" TRICKS
Heads you win this fo >. in head turning turbon!
No mere coverng-but on exciting trend in hots
which gives you pleasure and fIotery than you
ever imagined! See the way they're softly droped
the exotic swirl of the the graceful side lines
q. any Of them is enough to make you become on
ardent hat collector!
LANSBURGHS- -Miiise,y-Seeosd Floor
Evening star., 1944-08-30
I21b"~r

One (snooth blazer eordieon) i. . two (box
pIeoted skirt :. F.. three TAILORED sIocks)
. and you're all set with the niftiest
school wardrobe in the books! Tis simple
addition in smortness-with dash Of
sparkling color to mix or match to your
hearts content And you don't need to bs
moth major to see thot these prices won't
upset your purposefuI budget! Green,
brown. Blue; sizes l2-2O.
LANSBURGHS-Sbortsuesy, Second Flosy
Evening star., 1944-06-18

NAG4N ~ oO4 4o,
$3.50, 50, so and S12.50 Up.
Bigsest barfains In town. over 500 to
choose from
Come in now and see these unusual buys.
DIXIE PAWNBROKERS' EXCH..
100 st. NE Open to Pm
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SOVIETS OVER-RUN
200 MORE LOCALITIES
Continued from Page One)

Two German headquarters were
routed and several railway sta
tons and 400 trucks were captured.
The late bulletin said the Ger
mans were bringing heavy air
reinfor cernents to the north where
the Red army was battling to en-
large it's Narova river bridgehead
in Estonia. Fifty-five German
planes were declared brought
down during the day while 500 Ger
mans were killed in the land fight
ing. The Russians said they cap
tdred several strongpoints and
beat back ten counter-attacks in
one sector.
''Our troops were firmly en-
trenched in newly occupied posi-
tons which are of considerable
Importance the communique
said.
In the south the Germans were
also counter-attacking with large
forces of tanks and infantry but
were beaten back with heavy loss
es in manpoWer and equipment. :"
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DESERT VICTORIES
SHOWN TO J-CEES

Members of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce met last night in
the banquet hall of the Friendly
Cafeteria for their regular weekly
meeting, at which time a motion
picture entitled Desert Victories
was shown through the courtesy
Of the public relations office at
Camp Davis
The picture was produced by
Goth Century Fox, and was the
story of the British Eighth Army S
victories against the Germans in
Egypt.
The film was taken from pic
lures of the British Eighth and
from captured film taken by the
Germans themselves.
Desert fighting and modern war
fare was the subject of the film.
The story began with the plans OF
General Montgomery to smash
through the strong lines of the
German troops in the Egyptian
desert His plans included often
slve fighting the same as that OF
a huge crowbar, breaking through
the solid wall of defense and work
ing for complete victory.
The picture ended with the vic
torious British troops passing in re-
view before Winston Churchill
mission accomplished.
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INQUEST
IS SLATED TODAY

Inquest into the death Saturday
of Willie Wells, Negro man of
412 IL Dawson street knocked
down by a hit-and-run driver on
the night of February IS, will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 8
o'clock in the Superior court Grand
Jury room, Coroner Asa W. Allen
said Tuesday.
Elijah Parks Of 1922 South
Eighth street told police he wit
messed the accident, and that he
saw a car travelling north on Daw-
son at a high rate of speed. Wells,
crossing the street at Eighth was
knocked approximately IS feet, but
the car failed to slow down, pro-
ceeded south and turned into
another street
It is believed the automobile in
volved was 1886 Chevrolet.
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MRS. ANNIE VONGLAHN FREE.
MAN

Mrs. Annie VonGlahn Freeman
died at her home, 10 North Fifth
street, Monday at $3.50 pm. after
d short illness.
She was the daughter OF the late
Henry and Lima Mendell VonGlahn
of Wilmington, and life long
member of the First Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. Freeman is survived by
ner husband, J. W. Freeman.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon at 8
o'clock from the late residence
with the Rev William Grove, Jr.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, officiating. Interment will
be in Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers will be o. o. Whit
lock, L. R. Robertson, James
Lilies, z. K. Bell, DR.. Roy Veeder
and DR.. J. Buren, Sudbury.
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DAVIS Will FLY
WAR BOND FLAG

CAMP. DAVIS, Mar. 7.-(SpeciaD
The Minute Man flag will soon
take its place under Old Glory on
the flagstaff of the Camp Davis
parade ground as a result OF the
showing this camp made in the
Fourth War Loan drive.
With an increase of $278,OOO over
the Third War Loan drive, both
military and civilian personnel
here bought total of $778.36S
worth of bonds during the drive
which ended February 20, accord
ing to a report made by Capt. L.
B. Wantuck, War Bond Officer.
This is an increase of 55.6 per
cent over the amount purchased
in the Third War Loan drive.
During the drive, Camp Davis
soldiers bought $271, 1925 worth
of bonds, and civilian employees
bought S34, 725. 10 in bonds. Military
payroll deductions were $215, O2O.6l
and civilian personnel deductions
S62, 917.67. These figures show an
increase of $4,000 monthly in mill
tary personnel payroll deductions
and Sc, 343 monthly in civilian pay
roll deductions.
The above figures have no con-
nection with the $4,000 worth OF
bonds sold at various rallies IN
neighboring cities and towns in
which Camp Davis soldiers partl-
cipated and in some cases conduct
ed.
Approximately 996 new allot-
ments were taken out by military
personnel and $50 new and increas-
ed aIlotments were taken out by
civilian personnel.
On the final date of the drive
,849 of the 1874 civilian employees
on this post were subscribing for
bonds by payroll deduction, result
ing in 1857 per cent subscribing
and 1915 per cent of the total pay
roll being deducted.
The top-ranking civilian depart
ments with the highest payroll de-
auctions were the following who
had a 100 per cent record: Adju-
tant General, Post Exchange,
Transportation, Camp Property
Engineer Finance, and the AA
School. Close runner-up was the
Quartermaster department with a
percentage of 93.7.
Plans to continue the War Bond
rating of the camp and to assist
in future bond drives are now be-
ing made. These plans include the
War Bond Council and acts to show
appreciation for civilian participa-
ton.
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Obituaries
RICHARD WALKER. SR.

Funeral services for Richard
Francis Walker, ST., u, retired
manager Of the Wilmington office
of the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company, who died in
James Walker Memorial hospital
early Monday morning following a
lengthy illness, were conducted
Tuesday at $3.50 am. at the chapel
Of Andrews mortuary with the
Rev. Mortimer Glover, rector of
St James Episcopal church, Off
ciating. Interment will be made
at Orangeburg, S. c.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Susan P Walker, of Harbor
Island: two daughters, Miss May
c. Walker, of New York, and Mrs.
G. A. Tate, Of Wilmington; three
sons, Richard F. Walker, Jr., OF
New York, Mike P. Walker, of the
u S. Transport service Of Charles
ton, S. c., and H. E. Reeves, of
New York; and three grandchil-
dren.
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ACTRESS TO GET DIVORCE

NEW YORK, March 7. - R -
Myrna 10y, screen star, will di-
vorce her wealthy businessman
husband, John D. Hertz, Jr.,
shortly Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer
publicity department announced
4odav A joint statement by the
couple said they had separated
a.nlcably, MGM said, adding that
Miss 10y would return to Holly
wood Immediately to make an
other picture in the "Thin Man"
series.
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MRS. EMMA STEPHENS

CHADBOURN, March Mrs.
Emma D. Stephens, 81, died at her
home near Evergreen at HOS a.
m. Tuesday. She was the widow of
the late Ed Stephens.
Survivors are her three sons,
Bud Stephens, Evergreen, Rev.
A. P. Stephens, Burlington, and
Sgt. Robert Stephens, of Pearl
Harbor; four daughters, Mrs. B.
M. McKeithan, and Mrs. Sim Frink,
both Of Chadbourn; Mrs. Emily
Edmunds, of Broadman, and Mrs.
Lake Frink, Camp Lee, Va, one
sister, Miss Anna Thompson, two
brothers, Luther Thompson and
George Thompson, all of Lumber
ton.
Funeral services will be conduc.
ted at 4 p. m. Wednesday from the
home by the Rev. G. M. Single
tary, assisted by the Rev. 1. P.
Hedgepeth, followed by interment
in the family cemetery near the
home.