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Evening star., 1945-04-13
Health Centers
Urged for District

Advocating establishment of city
health centers with clinical and edu-
cational services, Melvin P. Isaming.
er, director, Bureau of Public Health
Instruction, yesterday told of recon-.
mendations to District Commission
ers for five such establishments tc
be built over period of five years
In an address before the Twentieth
Century Club, the speaker said they
would be located in five sections OF
the city including the northwest
central area, Benning tract NE
Deanwood district NE, Anacostia
district Sc, and Georgetown NV
He urged their establishment as a
means to cut down disqualification
fees of population we'll over a mil
lion by providing proper health pro-
lection facilities. Adding that such
centers have proved of value for a
quarter century in other cities, Dr.
Isaminger pointed out there is only
one in Washington at Delaware ave-
nue. and I street S.W., opened in
1910.
He announced the opening of a
mental hygiene program May /
Though stressing need for strength
ening the District health program,
Evening star., 1945-04-13
Filipino Praises
U. S. for Handling
Of Her People
By Gretchen Smith

A glowing tribute to America and
the Nations treatment of the Phil
ippines during the period the Ameri-
can flag has flown over the islands
was paid by Mrs. Maria A. Batoon,
wife of the senior assistant to the
Philippine President in an address
before the Daughters of the United
States Army yesterday.
Guest speaker at luncheon at
the Washington Club, the pretty,
petite, Filipino woman attired in an
unusually attractive native costume
of embroidered pima cloth, declared
that it was admiration and appre-
citation of what America has done
for her country that inspired the
Filipinos to fight side by side with
American boys" until the fall Of
Bataan and then continue the fight
as guerrillas until the return of Gen.
Macarthur to the islands.
Pointing out that the Filipinos
alone of all Oriental peoples fought
side by side with the white men who
governed them, the speaker reiter-
ated that the fair treatment of the
Americans should prove an incen-
tive to other Oriental countries to
adopt democratic principles, and
that Americas handling of her ORR
entail problem should be q pattern
for other great western nations, in
their relations toward smaller, de-
pendent countries.
THE holding Of Corregidor was
the salvation OF the whole South
Pacific" she declared. 1T gave time
to prepare, otherwise Australia
would have fallen and then no one
knows what would have happened.
Singapore fell in three days-all the
other countries, Burma, New Guinea
and the others fell-they didn't want
to fight"
Mrs. Batoon told how she and her
husband, students at the University
Of Colorado in 1940-41, had left for
the Philippines few days before
Pearl Harbor and how their ship
Evening star., 1945-04-13
By the Way
BETH BLAINE.

There's a tremendous need at
military hospitals and camps for
musical instruments for service
men," Mrs. Everett Dirksen,
chairman of music and recrea-
ton for Camp and Hospital
Council Service of the District
of Columbia Red Cross chapter,
told me.
A good many of the boys are
talented musically and one OF
the surest ways of speeding their
recovery seems to be to furnish
them with the equipment for
making their own music. They
like sheet music, too, whole and
in good condition, of course, and
records. They love all sorts OF
games, including chess, cribbage,
checkers and cards.
Along with the library section
of Camp and Hospital Council
Service, Mrs. Dirksen's music
and recreation department now
is housed in st. Hilda's Lodge at
the Cathedral. Some one is on
duty there every day from Mon
day through Friday from $50
am. to pm, also half a day
Saturday, to receive the things
or tQ answer any questions by
telephone pertaining to the serv-
ice.
A lady of considerable musical
talent herself, Mrs. Dirksen is
the wife of Republican Repre-
sentative Dirksen of Illinois.
I'VE came in 1892 with the pres
ent administration" she smiles.
"only we came on a different
ticket"
The Dirksens have one daugh-
ter, who is 16 and who is study
ing piano along with her school
work. Both born and brought
up in Pekin, ILL.,, Representative
Dirksen and his wife have known
each other since childhood. AS
a young girl Mrs. Dirksen studied
piano, voice and violin and
taught music in the public
schools of Pekin.
Since the war Mrs. Dirksen
has done Red Cross work and
been active in civilian defense
work in her home county, Taze-
well, where her title was director
of civilian defense schools. She is
pleasant and friendly and gives
much time to her volunteer war
work.
If you have any musical in
struments, records or games that
you'd like to give to servicemen,
call her at Emerson 2049, won't
YOU?
Evening star., 1945-04-13

had been torpedoed q week later
Rescued by an American destroyer
they were brought to Honolulu
where they remained for seven
months before returning to this
country.
There were five Of us Filipinos
when we arrived in Honolulu with
out a penny and no clothes" she said
But when we landed we looked UP
and we said gratefully. we're under
the protection Of the American
flag"
"All Filipinos have that trust,
she added, land we will always be
loyal to you and carry on the prin-
ciples you have taught us. Soon, on
or before July, 1916, we will be
weaned politically, but we will still
look on America as our mother
country" /
The speaker. who taught in the
Philippines prior to the Japanese
occupation, was introduced by the
club president, Mrs. L. T. Ross.
Mrs. William D. Wrightson, ma
tional president of the society, was
among those attending the meeting.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
Yesterday Popular for Weddings
eStefday Popular Tor Weddings
Ceremonies Simply arranged
In Church, Home and Hotel

sprngtme took place yesterday each
having the brightness
Of spring Christ Lutheran Church was the
the wedding Miss Louise Garrett and Capt william
Comstock Howard c. w. William F. Bruenng
ofcaing at o'clock
is OF William Reyburn
father She CANDLE
light gown embroidered waisne Her fngertp
veil held blossoms and she carried an oo-
orchids lilies of the valley
Edward Menneg sister OF the bride was maon OF
light long yellow gloves and oronet Oh
yellow like those in her oldfashioned bouquet
and Mrs James Edmono
Aouar rdoM Va hadaS MarShau
Evening star., 1945-04-13
COP Advisory Board

The advisory board, National
Federation Of Women's Republican
Clubs, will meet in executive ses-
sions with Is members, represent
ing 1000 clubs In Al states, Tues
day through Wednesday at the
Statler Hotel.
Senators Warren r. Austin, Owen
Brewster and Representative Jesse
Wolcott will discuss objectives of
Dumbarton Oaks, Mexico City and
Yalta Conferences as well Is the
Chicago Aviation and Breton
Woods Financial Conferences. The
five Republican congresswomen will
deal with such issues as veteran
rehabilitation, care of wounded,
housing, administration of con-
quered countries and the American
economic status at an "off the rec
ord" dinner Wednesday, when those
who have toured foreign battle
fields will also tell of their ex-
periences.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
To Visit Grandson

Mrs. Nathan Wyeth will spend
the week end in Baltimore where she
will make the acquaintance of hel
grandson, son of 1t. Stuart Mac
Reynolds Wyeth, U. S. N, and Mrs
Wyeth, who was born April 9 in
Baltimore. The younger Mrs. Wyeth
is staying with ner parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Levering, in Rux-
ton while 1t. Wyeth is on active
duty. He now is stationed at Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1945-04-13

he praised the current record which
shows a considerable drop in tu-
berculosis, infant and maternal NOR
tality.
A high light Of the program was
the annual awards to men of the
ash trash, garbage and street clean
ing departments which the club has
sponsored for 81 years. Winners
were introduced by William Xanten,
supervisor of the City Refuse Di-
vision. They included: William Rob-
inson and Joseph Simms, street
cleaning service; William Anderson
and Thomas Johnson, garbage COL
lection service; Charles Braxton and
Floyd Lee, trash collection service;
Arthur Whitlock and Boyd Rivers,
ash collection service. Mrs. William
H. Hill presided.
Evening star., 1945-04-13

Carter, also of Mount Hope. The
ushers included Capt. William H.
Butler and Capt. Eugene Sohm,
both A. T. c., T. w. A.
The reception was held in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett and
Capt. and Mrs. Howard are on a
brief wedding trip before making
their home in Alexandria.
The bride attended George Wash
ington University and Capt. Howard
was graduated in aeronautical en-
gineering from New York Uni
verSity.
Miss Marjorie Louise Little and
Mr. Charles Leigh Hibbard chose a
home ceremony for their wedding
last evening and the Rev. DR.. S.
Paul Schilling, pastor of the Brook
land Methodist Church. officiated
before an improvised altar in the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
William A. Weekley. Miss Carol
Arnold and Miss Jean Weekley gave
the wedding music. Mr.. Hibbard Is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hib-
bard of Albany, Ga.
Mr.. S. H. j. Womack of Bethesda,
cousin OK the bride, gave her in
marriage and she wore white silk
with full overskirt Of net. Her
veil was fingertip length and she
carried bride roses, bridal wreath
and white sweetpeas.
Miss Frances Doret of Waynes-
boro, Pa, was maid of honor, wear
ing pink chiffon and carrying pink
roses, iris and sweetpeas. Mr.
Walter Graham was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs Hibbard left on a
short wedding trip after the recep-
ton, which was held for those who
witnessed the ceremony. Mr.. Hib-
bard and his bride will make their
home in Washington where the for
mer has been connected with the
Bureau of Internal Revenue for sew
eral years.
The marriage of Miss Frances
Raum Walsky, daughter of Mrs.
Harry Walsky and the late Mr..
Walsky, to Mr.. H. Bernard Davis
of Washington and Boston, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis of Atlantic
Evening star., 1945-04-13
Ceremony Held

Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Hill of Lynch
burg announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mary Belle Hill, to
Mr.. Stuart H. Buck of Arlington
The ceremony took place April l in
Bethel Evangelical and Reformed
Community Church in Arlington
the Rev. DR.. Lee A. Peeler officiat-
ing. A reception was given i'm
mediately afterward by Sergt. and
Mrs. Gordon Wagenet.
The bride was attended by her
aunt, Miss Effie Hill of Alexandria
and 1t. Fred H. Buck served as best
man for his brother
The couple are residing in Airing
! ton
Evening star., 1945-04-13
Here on Leave

1t. G. Hugo Schulze, U. S. N
joined his mother. Mrs. Herman
Schulze, in their apartment on the
East-West highway for a short leave
having returned to this country
from two years duty in the South
Pacific. He spent a month or six
weeks on the Pacific Coast before
having leave for visit in Wash
ington. His mother is better known
through her music as Mildred Kolh
SchulZe.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
Bachelor Subber

1t. Chris Peter Katsampes, whose
marriage to Miss Agelca Lambros
will take place tomorrow, was given
his bachelor supper Wednesday eve
ming by Mr.. Arthur Thomas An
drous, who entertained in his home
in Belle Haven. Mr.. Androus will
be best man fer 1t. Katsampes at
the wedding tomorrow.
Brig. Gen. James Stevens Sim
mons and Brig. Gen. Stanhope
Bayne-Jones were among the guests
who numbered 20.
Evening star., 1945-04-13

-StuSe-S SLuLteT fUOLO.
City, took place in the Statler Hotel
The Rev. Solomon F. Metz officiated
and a wedding dinner followed.
Mr.. Harry Gam, grandfather OF
the bride, gave her in marriage and
Mrs. Samuel Larner of Asbury Park
was matron of honor. The brides
maids were the Misses Minna Field
Beatrice Hauft and Miriam Hadden
Chief Petty Officer Manuel J
Davis was best man for his brother
and the ushers included Mr.. Davic
J. Davis, Mr.. Edward A. Davis and
Mr.. Seymour Rich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will make
their home in Boston after thei1
wedding trip. The latter was gradu-
ated from George Washington Uni
versity where she was president OF
the Panhellenic Council in her
junior year. Mr.. Davis attended the
National Law School.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
PROGRAM Cancelled

The Club de las Americas an
nounces that in respect to the men,
ory Of the late President, the PAN
American program scheduled for
tonight in the auditorium OF the
Interior Department has been can
celed,
Evening star., 1945-04-13
Marriage Announced

Mr.. Percy E. Morrell of the
Princeton Club, New York. and Mrs.
Karel Vettewinkel of Garden City,
Long Island, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Mrs. Edith M.
Snyder, to Mr.. John w. Palmer, jr.,
of this city, son of the late Mrs.
Margaret O'Brien Haywood. The
ceremony took place in Washington.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
OAR to Present Gift

The gift Of a handsome lamp
will be presented in honor of Miss
Helen Harman, past member of Col.
John Donelson Chapter, District
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, following meeting tomor-
row. The presentation, which is
being made on the chapters thirty
fifth anniversary, will take place
at 3 pm. at the Chapter House.
Among those attending will be
chapter as well as State and ma
tional officers and others.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
House Guests

The Rev. and Mrs. Herman M
Wilson, superintendents of the
Methodist Home in Gaithersburg,
have as their guests DR.. Karl P
Meister of Chicago, executive secre-
tary of the Board of Hospitals and
Homes of the Methodist Church. DR..
Meister is on an inspection trip and
will visit the Methodist hospitals
and homes in Maryland and the
District.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Claude r. Porter have as
their guest the latter's sister, Mrs.
Albert S. Duckworth Of Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
Evening star., 1945-04-13
HadasSah Dinner

The donor dinner of the WASH
ington unit, Junior Hadassah, will
be held at 7:30 pm. tomorrow in
the Romanian Inn.
Meyer Weisgal. director Of the
American ONCE, Jewish Agency for
Palestine, will be guest speaker.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

. Stocky. bespectacled IA
year-old Merrill Kenneth Wolf,
youngest Yale graduate in the
universitys history. faced the
world bravely today despite
the fact he Is a child prodigy
To bolster ms courage ne had
the word OF psychologists that
his chances OF escaping the
ignomInious fate OF other child
prodigics is very good indeed
For Kenneth the shudderS At
the mention OF Mcrrlh has been
wcaned away from too much
brain work and has had his
energies directed INTO variety
of channels that should make
him a healthy normal man IN
spite of his prodiglous gray
matter
Educators. mindful Of the dis
integration of former child
prodiglcs who burned themselves
out at an early age have in
recent years taken care 10 put
the brakes on brilliant students
They have worked closely with
psychologists in an effort TO
smooth the path for their un
usual charges and strike happy
balance between learning and
playing
Kenneth, fortunately. not only
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

had the help Of such educators
and psychologists. but the wise
direction of his parents, who saw
10 it that the Cleveland, Ohio,
boy took an interest in things
other than books
Nevertheless, even with the
brakes on, Ken managed 10
squeeze through Yale's three.
year course IN "A year and half,
just two months after his 14th
birthday BY this feat he broke
a record that had stood at Old
Eli since 1892, when Charles
Chauncey graduated at the age
of Is years and 26 days
Ken won his degree by whip.
ping together a 175-page score
Of his scptet for piano. two vic.
Inns, viola, cello, clarinet and
French horn. in 10 weeks. II
was the final requirement for
Bachelor OF Arts.
1t wasn't too hard for Ken,
considering the fact that music
has as large place i'm his heart
as science has in his brain. In
fact, today, few weeks after
getting his degree, he IS debating
whether TO devote the remainder
of his life TO the study Of music
or chemistry He's equally good
at both, but rather thinks he'll
concentrate on music first.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

APPARATUS in the che mis+ry laboratory at
Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio,
was lille tall for Merrill Kenneth Wolf. when at
the age Of 10, he became regular student
there. Ken, whose intelligent quotient is only q
points under Einsten's led his classes Now. at
the age Of IA, he's YaIe's youngest graduate
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23

ton. Doughty charged that they
were married on August 25, 1888,
but that his wife deserted him on
July 10, 1887, and her present
whereabouts is unknown. The couple
has three children, Mabel IL, Au-
drey, Jr., 10, and Frederick, aged 9.
Also awarded a divorce on
charges of desertion, was Winfred
Breeding, 696 7th Ave. ~, who told
the court that his wife, Louise,
whom he married on November 2,
1910, deserted him in August, 1913.
Paul J. Crump, 722 Girard Ave.
NJ, received divorce from his wife,
Opal, on the grounds of mental
cruelty. Crump charged his mate
with being sullen and morose, and
stated she would go around the
house for days without speaking
to him. Crump also told the court
his wife told him their marriage
was a mistake, and that she neg
lected their two children.
The court awarded him custody
of Janet Heliane 6, and Paul Lee 5.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23

sion had consisted of the throw
ing of missiles, including empty
beer bottles, stones, pieces of
coral and, upon two occasions,
hand grenades, into the camp
occupied by four Navy Base
Companies located on the side
of the Agat-Sumay Road near
the Navy Supply DepOts. In adj
ditiOn there had been repeated
attacks by white Marines upon
Negro servicemen when the lat
ter had gone on leave into the
town of Agana.
'The majority of the officers
of four Negro Navy Base Com
panies were distinctly inferior.
When their men had reported
acts of aggression against them
to these officers nothing what
ever had been done by the Off
GERS except attempts to dismiss
these reports as unworthy of in
vestigatiOn or action. AS a re-
suit the Negro Navy personnel
were led to believe it futile to
report such attacks to their COM
handing officers. AS I frankly
q stated to the Board of Inquiry, l
believe such failure to report
assaults and insults based on
skin color was a mistake on the
part of the aggrieved men. 1
shared then and share now their
belief that no corrective action
would have been taken"
The NAACP letter also cited to
Mr.. Hensel the very light sentences
given to white men convicted of
crime on Guam in contrast to the
sentences imposed on Negroes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23
Strange Fruit" Script
Whocked After PhillY
Ministers Protest

Philadelphia-Henry Starr Rich
ardson, chairman of the city board
of theatre control here, said that
because of protests from Philadel-
phia pastors, certain Objectionable
lines" have been taken out of the
script of the stage play, Strange
Fruit" which is having a two-week
trial run before it's Broadway open
ing.
The lines objected to are con-
tanned in a scene in which a min
lister tells a white boy to give a
Negro girl money for a marriage
to a Negro lad, after the girl gets
into trouble because of her rela-
tionship with the white boy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23
To Appeal Ruling
Fuvorino Diner Iirncro

WASHINGTON, D. C.-NAACP
lawyers will file exceptions to the
report of an Interstate Commerce
Commission examiner who found
that the Southern Railway had not
shown prejudice or any violation of
the ICC Act in denying dining
car service to DR.. Benjamin E.
Mays, president of Morehouse Col
lege, Atlanta.
DR.. Mays filed suit in May of this
year against the Southern, alleg-
ing discrimination on account of
color in their refusal to serve him
on the company's diner. A hear
ing was held on July 10 before an
Interstate Commerce Commission
examiner here. Briefs were filed
on September 20 supporting his
claim of discriminatory treatment
by the carrier.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23

Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach,
under whose supervision USES
comes, the policy of the employ
ment service is to accept and
service discriminatory requisi-
tiOns for workers after persua-
sion fails to get the employer to
eliminate discriminatory hiring
practices.
When the employment services
are returned to the states, it is
feared that the state agencies will
revert to their former practice of
not referring Negro applicants to
jobs unless the employer specifies
that Negro help is wanted.
Administration of unemployment
compensation payments is con-
trolled by the determination of
whether suitable employment is
available, and whether the appli-
cant for unemployment compensa-
ton benefits was referred to jobs
which might be considered suitable.
Under existing law, unem-
plOyment compensation benefits
are paid by the states. If Ne
gro skilled worker is offered a
mental job by q preiudiced en-
plOyment Office, and he refuses
it on the ground that it is too far
below the level of his skiIls, he
can be refused unemployment
compensation benefits.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23

"There are many issues of par
amount nature that have been sug-
gested to me-" Harris said. 'They
are well-founded. They represent
the human pulse of our Twin COM
munities. It has shown me that
my people aren't lying dormant.
They are progressing in thought, in
activity, and their desire is to ex-
tract from our communities all the
things that represent the highest
type of living, employment and re-
lationship that all American citi-
zens are entitled to.
81 recommend that Negro women
take the examinations for police
woman so that they will be eligible
for appointment. If elected Mayor
of Bonneville, l sincerely will do
all 1 can, and will consider it one
of my first duties to encourage the
taking of these examinations so
that we can have at least one or
two women in department of the
city governments where they are
badly needed"
The Mayor of Bonneville inaug-
uration dance will be held on the
evening of Friday, December 7, in
both of the halls of Norway hall,
at 10Th and Chicago Ave-, in Min
neapolis, with Howard Browns
band playing. Tickets are Is cents
in advance, and 80 cents at the door.
Door prizes will be awarded during
the evening.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-23
Former Mpls. Social Worker
Appointed First Woman
Head of n. Y. Orphanage

Mrs. Audre Delany, the former
Audre Mccullough of Minneapolis,
has been appointed Interim Direc-
tor of the Riverdale Children's As
ISOLATION at Riverdale, New York,
it was revealed last week.
Before receiving her present APP
pointment which makes her the
first woman director of the orphan
age, Mrs. Delany was director of
the Foster Home Department Of
the institution, a job she held since
1889. AS head of the department,
it was her job to place children
from Riverdale in foster homes
where they would be loved and
appreciated.
A former worker for the Min
neapolis Department of Welfare,
Mrs. Delany now holds down the
following responsible jobs: on the
board of directors of Forrest
Neighborhood House, Lincoln Hos
pital for Nursing, is a member of
the executive board of directors of
the Social Work Vocational Bureau,
is on the executive committee of
the West Harlem Committee, and
on the Interracial Committee of
the national board of the YWCA.
She is the wife of DR.. Henry B.
Delany, prominent Harlem dentist,
and the mother of a 14-year-old
daughter, Phyllis. Mrs. Delany,
who was formerly married to
Phillip Mccullough of Minneapolis,
is well-known in social and civic
circles here.