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Evening star., 1945-12-17
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|Hadassab to Hear
Talk ON Palestine
Bv CAPT. Sbacter

Capt. Herschel Shacter, Just re-
turned from duty in Germany, will
speak on "The Land of Our Peo-
pie" before the Washington Chap
ter of Hadassah at / 80 pm. tomor-
row at the Jewish Community Gen.
ter.
The Jewish National Fund, of
which he will speak, has set $20,-
600, 900 goal in an international ef-
fort to integrate the economic life
of Palestine and provide for the flu
ture needs of its population through
agricultural, industrial and housing
expansion programs.
Capt. Shacter, who was the first
rabbi to enter Buchenwald on the
camps liberation, gathered all Jew
ish children in the area and trans.
ported them to Switzerland. He
has also worked with UNRRA on
repatriation Of displaced persons
and distribution of clothing and
other relief.
A dessert lunch will be served at
noon, followed by a reception for
more than 200 new members.
Mrs. Tobias Naftalin, president
Of the local chapter, will preside.
The Washington Chapter Of Ha-
dassah will be joint host with the
Brandeis Zionist District at a forum
to be held at $3.50 pm. Saturday in
the Jewish War Veterans Building,
3l47 Sixteenth street NV.
DR.. Rachelle Yarden, educator
linguist and former director of the
Latin American Department of the
Jewish Agency for Palestine, will
speak on Jewish Security in Latin
America"
Junior Hadassah members are
planning coeducational meeting at
$50 Wednesday with Rhoda Woro-
noff, 2502 Cliffbourne place NV.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

Miss Alice Dorothy Anderson,
daughter of Mrs. Lawrence Emory
Smith Of Bethesda, and Mr.. Roy
Lee Harmon were married Decem-
ber l in the Bethesda Methodist
Church. The Rev. Hartwell F,
Chandler officiated at the double
ring ceremony amid decorations OF
white flowers and palms.
The bride was given in marriage
by her mother and wore gown OF
white satin damask, finger-tip vel
held in place by Juliet cap of white
satin appliqued on chiffon. Hel
bouquet was of white carnations.
Miss Helen M. Anderson was maio
of honor for her sister and Miss
Anne Gallagher was bridesmaid
They wore rust and green rayor
damask, respectively. Each car.
ried an arm bouquet of. rust ano
yellow chrysanthemums.
Mr. Elmer Wiseman was best mar
for his cousin and Mr.. Leon Sproles
U. S. N. R., was the usher.
Mrs. Perry Huffman, aunt of the
bridegroom, was the soloist.
Before leaving on a motor trir
the couple received their friends
and families at the Woman's Cluk
of Bethesda. Upon their return
they will reside in Spring Lake
Park, Md.
The bride is a graduate of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Senior High
School and Mr.. Harmon was grad.
uated from the Richard Montgomr
cry High School in Rockville. he
recently was released from the Army
after having served three years with
the 1st Infantry Division overseas
He is the son of Mrs. Raymond
Kuster of Rockville.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Study club Plans
Toy Distribution
In 2 Hospitals

The Political Study Club is COM
pleting arrangements today to dis
tribute toys and other Christmas
presents to young patients in Gal.
linger and Children's Hospitals.
More than so packages, ranging
from books and crayon sets to dolls
and stuffed animals, were contrib
uted at the clubs Christmas meet
ing Saturday at the Washington
Club.
In addition, some members do
mated money to purchase childrens
books.
Mrs. John Thomas Kennedy, club
president, and Mrs. Stuart Early
Womeldorph, Christmas party chair
man, will have charge of distribu-
ton.
For 20 years the club has collected
and distributed toys to institutions
and charities.
Two Christmas trees added to tho
gaiety Of the Saturday occasion.
One was set up in the auditorium.
and the other was located at the
head Of the stairway leading to the
auditorium. AS they arrived mem
bers placed their gifts for the hos
pital beneath the trees.
The Christmas party followed q
program which featured an address
by DR.. J. Elmer Morgan of the
National Education Association, who
spoke on Education in the Modern
World" Special guests included Mrs.
Morgan and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Mar
win, wife of the president of George
Washington University.
A short musical program and tea
concluded the festivities.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Pan american Unit
To Hear Mrs. James

Mrs. Concha Romero James, chief
Of the intellectual cooperation d.
vision of the Pan American Union,
will address the Pan American
Liaison Committee at 1880 am. to-
morrow at the Women's City Club.
Mrs. James will speak on the
World Educational Conference, re-
Gently held in London, on which she
served as a representative of the
Pan American Union.
Members of the committee who
represent women's organizations of
the District will attend the meeting,
over which Miss Mabel Vernon,
chairman Of the Liaison Committee,
will preside. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
past president Of the Women's City
Club, will extend the welcome Of the
club to the committee.
Mrs. James will be the luncheon
guest of the officers of the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
lust About
Washington

The collective Capital ear, ever
alert to rustlings of the political
grapevine hears that :.
Mrs. Roosevelt soon will toss her
bonnet into the ring for a seat in
the House of Representatives. She
will run from the New York City
district in which she has main
tanned an apartment for several
years.
Hamilton Fish, who recently
changed his voting residence from
Newburgh to Queens, N. Y, plans
to run from there for the governor
ship OF the State -.
Patrick Hurley will run for the
Senate from New Mexico
Maury Maverick, who soon will
resign from his job as head of the
Smaller War Plants Corporation.
has no intention of trying to regain
the congressional seat he lost to
Paul j. Kilday in 1898. The SWPC
chief will be of from Washington
in January, will stop only briefly in
his San Antonio home and then will
go to Los Angeles to open a law
ONCE. He was stationed there dur
Ing World War I and has been a
member of the California bar for a
quarter of a century 80.
Mrs. Truman is already trying to
persuade her husband not to run
Tor reelection in 1948
Mention of Hamilton Fish a few
lines back reminds me that in NOV
ing to Queens he is merely return
ing to the land of his ancestors
Some of his most distinguished fore
bears lived there in Revolutionary
times. Mrs. Fishs father was once
Mayor Of Brooklyn. a Democratic
Mayor at that ;. At a dinner given
few evenings ago by former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Fish, he was
talking of some of his experiences
as member of Congress from New
Yorks twenty sixth district, which
includes Dutchess County, the late
Franklin D. Roosevelt's bailiwick
And 1t was a well-known fact that
for almost twelve years, Mr.. Fish
and the President were at obvious
odds on almost everything MIR
Fish said that during campaign
years he always got some votes he
did not expect and frequently failed
to get those he counted on
What about your distinguished
Hvde park ropstif,1aptoO eeLeS
Walter Trojan, the Chicago Trib.
une's vitriolic and Roosevelt-hatine
veteran. did you ever get his
vote?" His goat?" said Fish
with a twinkle. Eyes, think got
his goat many times while I was in
Congress. I certainly tried"
(Released by McNaught Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1945-12-17
|Esgate-Beare
Marriage

Miss Mildred Beare, daughter OF
Mr.. Thomas F. Beare Of Duncan,
Okla, was married yesterday after
noon to Mr.. Ernest Edward Esgate,
son OF Mrs. Myrtle B. Esgate of
Occur d'Alene, Idaho. The we'd
ding took place in Trinity Methodist
Church in Alexandria, the Rev. John
Owen ofhciating at the double-ring
ceremony at 4 o'clock. The wedding
music was played by Mrs. R. E..
Gooding, organist, and Miss Connie
Miller, soloist. The bride and BRIDE
groom stood in the vestibule of
the church to greet the guests after
the ceremony.
Mr.. John A. Ward escorted the
bride and gave her in marriage
Her wedding gown was of ivory
satin fashioned with a short train
and her f1nger-tip length veil was
held by coronet of orange blossoms.
She carried orchids, roses and baby's
breath.
Mrs. E. c. Kunzelman Of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, was matron of honor,
and Miss Frances Ballard of Dun
can, Okla, scholomate and sorority
sister of the bride, was maid O.
honor. They were dressed in similar
costumes, the matron Of honor in
blue satin bodice and full net skirt
with matching net hat and the maid
OF honor in ice pink. They both
carried white chrysanthemums.
Maj. Alexander A. Arthurs of
Mascot, Tenn, was best man and
the ushers included Mr.. Marsden
r. Brundage, Mr.. Donald Brundage
of Bethesda, Mr.. Herbert Ball of
Washington and 1t. E. c. Kunzel-
man.
Later 1t. and Mrs. John Lyman
Hill opened their home in Alex
andria for an informal reception
and wedding supper for members of
the two families and the wedding
party. Assisting at the receptions
following the ceremony were Miss
Mary Zimmerman and Mrs. Herbert
Ball who had charge of two guests
books and Mrs. r. r. Zimmerman
and Mrs. John A. Ward who pre-
sided at the buffet supper table
after the cutting Of the cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Esgate have gone
to New York for their wedding trip,
and on their return will live in the
Bay State where they have taken
an apartment.
Tho bride attended schools In
Duncan and has been with the
Petroleum Administration for War
for three and one-half years. Her
husband attended Washington State
College and was with the Forest
Service and the United States Engi-
neers, prior to active duty with the
Army. He is with the Surplus Prop
erty Administration as special as
sistant to the. administrator.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Greenbelt Party

The Woman's Club of Greenbelt
will hold its annual Christmas party
at 8:15 pm. Thursday at the Green
belt High School.
Mrs. Walter Bierwagen, chairman
Of the Arrangements Committee,
will be assisted by Mrs. Mathew
Fontaine, Mrs. Henley Goode, Mrs
James H. OFT, Mrs. Charles Powell
and Mrs. William Rogers.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Winners in Poetry
Contest Announced

Winners in the recent poetry con-
test, sponsored by the Writers
League of Washington, have been
announced by Mrs. Inez Sheldon
Tyler, contest chairman.
They are: First prize, Matte
Richards Tyler; second, Inez Shell
don Tyler; third, Eva Grant Mar
shall; honorable mention, Florence
Jansen. Elizabeth Layman and
Hilda Marsden.
Mr.. and Mrs Murray L. Mar
shall of Landover, Md, and editors
of Sonnet Sequences magazine were
judges.
Entries in the article contest are
due at the next meeting of the
league at 8 pm. Thursday in the
studio, 1851 Columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Club offers Prizes
For YuIe Decorations

The Forest Hills Garden Club
will resume a prewar custom this
year by offering prizes for the
home having the most attractive
outdoor Christmas decorations.
The competition is open to all
residents in the area covered by
the Forest Hills Citizens Associa-
ton, which is sponsoring the con-
test.
The Judges Committee, headed by
E. L. Springer, president of the citi-
zens' group, will canvass the area
for winners December 26.
Three prizes will be presented tc
winners at the January meeting OF
the citizens association.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
PartyT onightC oHects
Union Mission Gifts

Gifts for the Central Union Mis-
sion will be collected at the annual
Christmas party given by the Demo-
cratic Women's National Council at
$3.50 o'clock tonight in the May
flower Hotel.
Each member is asked to bring .
toy ano a can of fruit or vegetables.
The gifts will be collected and pre-
sented to the mission by Mrs. Mar
garet Jensen. Any one wishing to
add to the collection may call Mrs.
Jensen at Franklin 3072.
Mrs. Walter H. Maloney is pro-
gram chairman of the evenings
entertainment.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Recent Weddinq

In double ring ceremony Mis-.
Edith Lillian Garner, daughter ol
Mrs. Leola Phillips Garner of North
Carolina, became the bride of Mr.
Norman E. Sharpless, son of Mr.
Howard NJ Sharpless Of Washington
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. j. D. Garner
Miss Kathryn Garner was matron o.
honor for her sister. Miss Dori.
Harbaugh and Mrs. John Klossnel
were her other attendants.
Mr.. John Klossner was best mar
and Mr.. Howard L. Roth and Mr.
John French acted as ushers.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Round of Parties on Sunday
Sen. Guffey Homors Vimsoms;
Gl0vers Also Entertain
Bv Betty Beale

THE PARTY PACE yesterday geared
entertaining side
The afternoon wh began at the home Joseph uey
Pennsylvania, Glover lovely
Nations Club
Underseceary of
War Kenneth Royal.
Ohca washington much evidence Gumey
party which the Secretary Treasury and Mrs
and Clement from PHILADELPHIA
Miss Ida Gu received the spacious living
and the honorees while Miss Pauea Guey Miller
another sister, mingled the guests
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Miss June WheaHey
To We'd Mr.. Crane

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor B. Wheat
ley announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss June Cath
crime Wheatley, to Downs Crane,
III, of Penns Grove, N. j. The
wedding will take place in Febru-
ary.
Miss Wheatley is a graduate Of
the Sibley Memorial Hospital,
where she Is a member of the
nursing staff.
Mr.. Crane served with the Ma
rine Corps in the Central Pacific
area and recently was demo-
bilized.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Bud to Be Fefed

Capt. and Mrs. Dwight F. Dickin-
son, jr., will entertain at buffet
supper Sunday, December %, for
their daughter, Miss Anne Dickin-
son, sophomore at Smith College,
in honor of Miss Lucy Station,
debutante daughter of Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Adolphus Station.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

Mcmahon and his attractive wife
Representative and Mrs. A. S. Mon
roney, the Ecuadorian Ambassador
and Sonora de Plaza, Mrs. Jimmy
Doolittle, Senator Clyde r. Hoey
Mrs. Arthur Clarendon Smith, and
Representative and Mrs. Estes Ke-
fauver,
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Club Meets T0niehf

The Creative Arts Club of Arling-
ton County will hold its annual
Christmas meeting in the home of
Mrs. Andrew p Andrews, 1911 North
Adams street, Arlington, at o'clock
tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22
L Lend-Lease Must
 Continue-Truman
(Continued from Page D

In the case of Russia and Britain, these figures included huge ship ments of the munitions which crushed Nazi Germany such as:
 United Kingdom-9,500 airplanes, millions of dollars worth of engine and plane parts, hundreds of trans porters for carrying heavy equip ment, and hundreds of amphibious craft which helped British troops cross the Rhine, 13,371 ,000, ,000 pounds of American food and hum dreds of tanks and guns.
 Russia-13,3 1900 airplanes, $500 tanks, 312000 tons of explosives, l. 800 propelled guns, 135,0O0 sub machine guns 13,000 pistols and B. 300 other guns of various types. More than 100000 U. s. lend-lease motor vehicles provided mobility for the Red Army.
 Russia also has received 1900 To- comotives, $500 flat cars, 1000 dump cars, 100 tank cars, 540,000 tons of railroad rails, 116,000 tons of rail- road wheels and axles 397, 900 field telephones and more than 1,050,000 miles of field telephone cable.
 Acting Secretary of State Joseph c. Grew hinted last week that Rus sia would continue to get some lend- lease but said that substantial re- auctions" would be made.
 TEA reported that lend-lease pro- vided Latin American countries with S226, 6,000, GOO worth of goods for pur- poses vital to the U. s. war effort and that some $805 025, ,000 has been scattered among other countries
 TEA presented an elaborate breakdown of the lend-lease pro- gram and reverse lend-lease.
 It said four countries of the Brit ish empire had provided United States armed forces with $4,656,- 315, ,000 in reverse lend-lease through last December-the United Kingdom $3, 352, ,000,000; Australia, $720000,- GOO; New Zealand $171 900 900, and India, $411 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22
SURVEY TO HELP
 LITTLE FELLOWS
SWPC Officials Move to Help Small Manufacture
 CTS Facing Turnover

Kenneth L. Childs, manager of the New Haven District Office of the Smaller War Plants Corporation, announced today that a contract termination survey is being con- ducted throughout the district in the interests of the small manufac- turers. MT. Childs statedt hat more than 300 companies employing fewer than 50 wage earners are be- ing visited for the purpose of guid- ing them through thep roper chan nels with their contract termination problems.
 The average small plant does not have the necessary personnel to keep pace with contract termination procedures. They need competent instruction and guidance.
 Several meetings vii be conducted in theme ar future in some of the larger cities within the district. These meetings will be sponsored by SWPC for the benefit of all small companies interested in learning more about the necessary steps per taining to settlement of their ter minated contracts
 Each meeting will be limited to approximately 25 companies, so that each company's problems can be discussed and given individual at tention. MT. Childs urges that any company not already contacted by an SWPC representative should inn mediately contact the New Haven Office, in order that they may be notified when these meetings are scheduled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22
Coscia Trial May
 Run 4 To 6 Weeks
(Continued from Page D

to chose from for jury of l2.
 States Attorney Fitzgerald in quired from the panel as whole if any of the jurors had the opinion that the accused was guilty, if any Of them had had business or social contacts with counse1 and felt it would be difficult for them to pass on the issues in the case.
 The prosecutor also asked the veniremen if they had any scruples against capital punishments. He pointed out that the trial would be long and indicated that jurors might ask to be excused if they had press ing household duties or If there was any other situation that would make it difficult for them to serve for a long period of time.
 Attorney Edward Mascolo, chief de- fense counsel, referred merely to the counsel in the case. He asked Stephen Elliott, now home on leave from the Navy to rise, and told the panel, the serviceman's name was listed as counsel in the case. He said the Navy man would not serve actively in the case, but that any jurors who knew him and felt the relationship would interfere with sit ting in the trial, should ask to be excused.
 Assisting the prosecutor with the case is Assistant States Attorney Walter w. Smyth. Attorney Francis B. Feeley is assistant counsel for the defense.
 Ten of the veniremen went before the bench, after the statements from the lawyer were completed, and were excused from service. Several of them expressed opposition to capital punishment Some stated they had formed opinions in the case.
 Cyr died instantly from gun-shot wounds inflicted while he stood in the kitchen of his home at 419 Washington avenue. A fracas be- tween the brothers-in-law occurred in the basement just before the shooting. The wives of the two men are sisters and joint owners of the dwelling. The Coscias resided on the second floor and the Cyrs on the first floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22
REPORT FILED ON
 TOTAL BOND SALE
Waterburians Invest S7O,- 672,647 in Uncle Sam's
 Securities

A total of $70,672,647 in all types of bonds and stamps have been purchased in Waterbury since the wars onset it was disclosed today by the monthly report of Raymond E. Tracy, treasury representative.
 A total of $l20,82l more in all type bonds was purchased during April as compared to March, it was shown by the report. The current Seventh War Loan Drive was be- gun in April. Purchases in the fol- lowing denomination bonds were $: E" bonds, $l,5l9,l68, or $148,746 more than the month previous; $9,- 379 in "F" bonds; $67 500 in e" bonds and $48,700 in stamps.
 The following are the total sales by authorized agents for April: Cieizens Mfg. Bank, $l55,649; Col onial Trust, $50,280; First Federal Savings & Loan, $17,l75; Morris Plan Bank. no sales; Wtby. Ma tional Bank, sl55,757; Wtby. Sav- ings Bank, $62,945; Wtby. Trust Co.,. s27,199.
 Local industrial agents were: American Brass Co.,, s677 ,943; Bris- tol Co.,, s48,037; Lux Company, $2S,- gro; Mattatuck Mfg. Co.,. $ll.08l: Oakville Pin O., sll.634; U. S. Time Corp, $l29,867; Scovill Mig. Co.,. $l80.549, and others.
 A total of 34,l5l of the city's 39.- 590 industrial workers or 83 per- cent purchased bonds in amount of S804.l3 during April. A total ot 539 mercantile employees of the 825 so employed or 65 per cent of the total purchased bonds in amount of $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22

 Blake & Johnson Co.,, Waterbury Companies, Inc, and others.
 The difficulties lie in the tight wartime restrictions still main tained by the WIPE on materials needed by manufacturers to pro- ceed with peacetime production of goods. Many of these materials, it has been stated, will not be re- leased until the fall at the earliest with many others not scheduled for release until after V-J Day it was reported by Washington authori- ties.
 Local concerns such as the Sco- will Co.,, etc, are said to be in a position to proceed with the manu- facture of some peacetime products but are stymied because subcon- tractors of certain parts of these article are unable to obtain mater ials to complete the product.
 The Connecticut SolonS and rep resentativeS of management are in Washington today to determine the possibility of releasing certain ma terials.
 Authorities today urged that workers show no undue cause for alarm over the current situation stating that every effort is being made to offset the condition within as short time as possible.
 There are plenty Of jobs avail able and we will see that workers are directed to them" Mrs. Dewey declared. Tt will be up to them whether or not they accept the 1oba." sba addad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22
Walter Winchell
 M NezV York

copy-cats Boy, do ye have fun!
 Another reason we aren't per- turbed about our mag belittlers: Those mags also showed one of Americas greatest newSpapermen, Haywood Brom Knowing that the petty punks who made Broun a target also thumb-in- -the-eye us is the highest possible boost.
 One of the most shocking news items in the revelation that there are now 28,992 jobless war vets in America-and more are being add ed every week This is a prob lem the Government should tackle and solve pronto The least we can do for American who were will ing to give their lives for our De- mocracy - is given them an op- portunity to earn living.
 Dear Winchell: For your Dept. of Accuracy-George M. Conan did not receive THE Congressional Medal of Honor; he was awarded A Congressional Medal of Honor.- Major H. Beresford Smith
 Oops! Thanks.
 The simpering apologies Uf the German militarists are more despic- able than any insult. Their apolo- getic whining recalls the famed fable about the king who dared his court poster to prove that an alology could be worse than an insulat A short time later the jester boot ed the king in his royal britches and politely intoned: Pardon me Sire, I thawt you were the Queen!'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22

He said both the European and Pacific wars had been "immeasur- ably shortened" by lend-lease and reverse lend-lease.
 The report said more than 98 per cent of this nations vast lend-lease contribution had gone to the four major Allies Britain, Russia, France and China.
 It listed Britains share as $12,- 775, 5,O00 900 to the United Kingdom, $1 ,257 ,000,00 to Australia and New Zealand and large part of the s5,- 836 100000 which has gone to the Africa middle east-Mediterranean areas and the China India section.
 Russia received $8,409, 100000 in lend-lease up to March 3l. Addi- tional deliveries to the Soviets be- fore the recent suspension pushed Russia's total close to $9,000, 900 000.