Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06
9 Westinghouse Liberated
From Jap Prison at Manila
Gen. Myron cromers
Daughter Among
Those Freed

Nine Washingtonians have been
liberated from Santo Tomas prison
in Manila, according to Associated
Press dispatches, which list the
names Of some Of those freed.
Mrs. G. Z. van Sickle, the former
Miss Emily Durham Cramer, daugh-
ter Of Maj. Gen. and Mrs, Myron g
.Cramer, and her husband. who
formerly was branch manager for
the international Harvester Co. In
Manila. are among liberated in
te1aees who asked that their rela-
tives In this country be notified.
Gen. Cramer, Army Judge Ad-
vocate General, received the first
word of his daughters liberation
through The Star. The CrameI
home is at 37l7 Fordham road NV
Mrs. Cramer. notified in turn by
Gen. Cramer, declared she was the
"happiest woman in the whole wide
world"
Couple Met in Manila.
The former Miss Cramer and Mr.
Van Sickle met in Manila when Gen
Cramer had tour Of duty there
The Cramer family then came t.
Washington and Miss Cramer ant
Mr.. Van Sickle were married her,
in December, 1887. Mrs. Van Sickl,
is graduate Of Western High Schoo
and Of Goucher College, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Sickle lived il
Hong Kong for three years afte,
their marriage. They then visitet
IN Washington and returned t.
Manila in October, 1871. Mr.. Val
Sickle's home formerly was At New
MartinSville, w. Va.
Mrs. Paul Malone Is listed as on,
of those who was held In the WON.
ems dormitory. Her husband, nov
IN Washington, formerly had q com.
mercial agency In Manila, Honi
Kong and Shanghai. He was cap,
tured by the Japs in Hong Kong q
the start Of the war, but was repatri,
ated about two years ago on tn,
diplomatic exchange ship Grips.
holm.
Mr.. Malone is q brother of Rober,
Malone, q marine consultant, and O.
Mrs. Josephine Morgan, both o.
l727 Nineteenth street NV.
Mrs. James E. Scatter and hel
daughters, Diane, 5, and Dapian.
Lee, 3, also had been held in Sant<
Tomas. They are listed as Of
Washington and Anchorage, Alaska
but no Washington address for then
was available Immediately. Daph.
Lee. the dispatches said. never ha.
known anything but life In captivity
TIVE Nurses Listed.
Two nrses were listed with i'd.
dresses a. the Once OF the Surgeon
General. They are:
Capt. Maude C. Davidson, whs
once was stationed at Walter Reee
Hospital and whose next of kin /.
given by the War Department u
Ernest ]. Campbell, q cousin, O,
Cannington, Ontario.
1t. Eleanor O'Neil, whose next o.
kin Is given as q sister, Margaret
Agnes O,Neil, Providence, R. I.
Two Santo Tomas prisoners viii
Washington connections are listes
among those liberated.
DR.. Luther E. BewIe, comma.
sioner of education In the ouezos
government, was released and III,
wife, who resides at the Roosevelt
Hotel, was notified by The star
She asked that the Associated pres,
dispatch be read to her over ane
over again. The only direct wort
from her husband was contained II
two brief prisoner-of-war mossagel
received two weeks ago. One ~,
written q year ago and the othe,
even earlier.
Mrs. Bewle and q daushfer Mr.
Virginia Geeslin, left the Philtppins
for Australia just before the fan o
Corregidor. where they had spen
some time after the fan Of Manila
DIR. Bewle is = native OF Tennessee,
and had lived in the Philippine
for more than 30 years. When h
was released he asked that his wit,
be notified that he was fairly well.
He said all he needed is food IAN,
it Is available"
1t. Ruby Bradley Freed.
1t. Ruby G. Bradley, SO, one of tn,
nurses freed from the Santo Toma.
prison, is the sister Of Mrs. Floyt
Kirby Of Falls Church, Va. VIII,
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