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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
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{ CEREMONY

Of much interest to members OF
society in the Capital is the mar
rage of Mrs. Charlotte Riggs Parker
to DR., Duncan Dunbar Sutphen, ir.
of Dobbs Ferry. N. Y. The cere-
mony took place Friday in the
Brown Memorial Church in Balti-
more and was followed by lunch
con at the home of the former Mrs
Parker's sister, Mrs. James WinsloW
Hundley.
Fifteen-year-old E. CORTLAND
Parker, jr., gave his mother in mar
riage and Mr.. Sutphen's 10-year-
old son, Duncan Dunbar Sutphen
III, was best man for his father
Also witnessing the ceremony were
Riggs Parker and Anthony Parker
aged II and s, respectively. and
little Joan Sutphen, Swear old
daughter of the bridegroom.
The new Mrs, Sutphen is the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Riggs of Baltimore Her hus-
band is the son of Mr.. Duncan
Dunbar Sutphen of New York City
and the late Mrs. Jane Fraser SUIT
phen. He is a graduate of Prince
ton University in the class of 1927
and is a member of the Colonial
Club of Princeton, the University
Club of New York and Ardsley
Country Club. He is president of
Gotham Advertising Co. of New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Sutphen and
their children will make their home
in Dobbs Ferry.
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not have the same independence
day. Independence came to the
Isthmus of Panama on November 3.
The former Mexican Ambassador,
DR.. Francisco Castillo Najera, is in
Los Angeles today for the cele-
bration of his countrys independ-
ence. He took off Friday evening
shortly after officials of the airline
gave small cocktail party in his
honor. Sonora de Castillo Najera
shared honors with him and men,
bers of the Embassy staff and State
Department officials were there to
wish him success and good fortune
in his new post as Minister of For
eign Affairs of Mexico.
Sonora de Castillo Najera, who
will remain at the Embassy until
the latter part of the week. will be
hostess to members of the Embas-
sy staff and their wives late this
afternoon to celebrate the anniver-
sary.
The Chilean Ambassador and Sc
nora de Mora will give a reception
Tuesday evening from to s o'clock
to mark another year of independ-
ence of their homeland on the west
coast of South America. The next
afternoon the Military Attache and
Sonora de Medina will celebrate
Chilean Army Day by giving cock
tail party from to o'clock in the
Chinese room of the Mayfower.
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Gen. D00Eutle's Son to We'd;
Other ENGAGEMENTS OF Interest
Harris & E1Dinq Photo

provisional member of the Junior
League of Elmira.
Mr.. Holder, who is the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs Daniel C. Holder
jr.. of Boston and New Orleans
was graduated from st. Mark s
School. Harvard College, class of
1888, and attended the Leland STAN
ford Graduate School of Business
Administration. Since 1941 he has
been an officer of the United States
Foreign Service with posts at Mont
real, Cairo, SueZ and Lisbon.
Members of old Washington fam
lilies as we'll as those in service
circles will be interested in the an
nouncement made today by Mrs.
Harry Bower Somerville of Hacken-
sack, N. j., and Cumberland of the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Jean Lowe Somerville, to Col Alex
ander Macomb Miller, III, son of
Mrs. Miller of this city and the
late Col. Miller.
No definite plans for the wedding
have been made, as Col, Miller, a
cavalry officer and graduate of the
United States Military Academy,
class of 1927, has left to return to
duty in the Pacific area.
Another wedding to follow the
graduation exercises at West Point
in June will be that of Miss Ruth
Joan Stroud, whose mother, Mrs.
Estella L. LaWler of KeWanee, Ill,
is announcing her engagement to
Cadet Richard M Wildrick, son of
Mrs. Lila M. Irons of Los Angeles.
The bride-elect now is employed
(See ENGAGEMENT, Page B-6)
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Latin american Countries Mark
anniversaries Of independence

The FIVE Central American re-
publics have the same independence
day, the great liberator, Simon
Bolivar, having gained freedom for
them on September Is. Mexico, the
Latin American republic to the
north of them, celebrates Septem-
Der is. The embassies of Costa
RIGA and Guatemala were the
scenes of festivities yesterday when
the Costa Rican Ambassador and
Sonora de Gutierrez received Costa
Rican residents in the late after
noon and the Guatemalan Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Garcia Gra-
nados were hosts to members of
their Embassy staff and others from
their homeland, receiving from 6
to o'clock.
The Ambassador of Honduras and
Sonora de CacereS were in New
York last evening for a celebra ton
given there and will remain over
Monday so that the Ambassador
may attend the testimonial dinner
tomorrow evening that the Pan
American Society will give for DR..
Leo S. Rowe. The dinner will mark
the 25th anniversary of DR.. Rowe S
service as director general of the
Pan American Union. The Mica
raguan Ambassador and Sonora de
Sevilla Sacasa are in their home
land and therefore no party was
given at the Embassy.
The Ell Salvador Ambassador. Dr.
Hector David Castro, planned no
fete to mark the day. He still is
in search of suitable house for
the Embassy, but Sonora de Castro
and younger members of their FAM
lily will not wait for a house before
coming north. They are expected to
arrive in Miami Friday. The AM
bassador will 60 to Miami to meet
them and accompany them to
Washington.
Panama, being the isthmus which
connects the North and South
American continents, is not re-
public of Central America and does
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Home Ceremony
For Miss POser

The Naples, the home near La
Plata of Mrs. Katherine E. Posey
was the scene yesterday afternoon of
an exceptionally pretty wedding
when her daughter, Miss Katherine
Howard Posey, became the bride of
1t. Charles Wallace Nolan, jr.
White carnations intertwined with
ferns decorated the winding stair
way down which the bridal pro-
cession descended to the drawing
room where the ceremony took place
and ferns, palms, white roses and
white carnations formed the i'm
provised altar before which the Rev
Father Graham of st. Ignatius
Church in Baltimore officiated at
o'clock.
Wearing white tulle trimmed with
ruffles, the bride was escorted to
the altar by her uncle. Mr.. William
Carlisle Turner. A cap of heirloom
rosepoint lace held her full-length
veil Of tulle and another heirloom, a
diamond brooch worn by the brides
great grandmother at her own we'd
ding, was fastened at the neckline of
the dress. Her flowers were formal
bouquet of white orchids.
Miss Mary Stone Posey was her
sisters maid of honor and the other
attendants were Miss Dorothy How
ard Posey. the brides cousin. and
Mrs. Norvell Gardiner Ward of Roa-
noke. All were costumed in white
net trimmed with white satin
matching the puffs of the same ma
terial that formed their headdresses.
The maid of honor carried a shower
bouquet of delphinium and yellow
roses and the others carried bou-
quets of delphinium and red roses
Sally Schmick, daughter of Comdr
and Mrs. Rudolph Schmick and
granddaughter of Judge and Mrs
Walter F.. Mitchell of La Plata, was
the flower girl. Her frock was like
that of the bride and she wore a
headdress of delphinium.
Capt. David Mcbride of New
Castle, Pa, was best man for the
bridegroom, who is the son of Mrs.
(See CEREMONY, Page B-4)
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RecebtOn Giuen at Arbrenz0nt
Following Church Wedding

1t. Col Frank M. Bass, Col. Walter
H. E. Jaeger and 1t. Col. David M
Mcconnell, all of the Army.
Following the ushers were the
brides attendants, all costumed ir
pale green silk jersey fashioned in
basque style with off 1.-THE shoulder
necklines and full skirts. Their
headdresses were Juliet caps of the
same material, and their flowers
were dahlias in mixed colors.
The maid of honor, wearing gold
en- yellow silk jersey with a match
ing headdress and carrying bou-
quet of dahlias in shades from rust
to orange, Immediately preceded the
bride and her father.
A bertha of Duchesse and rose
(See RECEPTION, Page B-5.)
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Arbremont, the imposing home
Of Col. and Mrs. Henry Parsons
Erwin and the scene of many lovely
social events in the past, was the
mecca of residential Washington
society again yesterday afternoon
at the reception which followed the
wedding of their daughter, Miss
Eileen Blodgett Erwin, and Mr.. John
Alvin Croghan.
White gladioluses decorated the
spacious rooms of the house and also
the brides table, which was cen
tered with wedding cake topped
by the same bridal doll that adorned
her mothers wedding cake.
Effective arrangements of yellow
and white gladioluses made a pref
ty setting in old st. Johns Church
on Sixteenth street for the wedding
which took place at o'clock, and
selections from Wagner and Men
delssohn gave the musical back
ground for the ceremony at which
the Rev. Henry Hatch Dent Ster-
rett of All Souls Memorial Church
officiated.
Col. Erwin escorted his daughter
to the altar, and her sister, Miss
Hope Erwin, was her maid of honor
The other attendants were Miss
Mariana Evans, Miss Patricia Kyle
Mrs. David Scull, Miss Suzanne
Bensinger, Miss Kate Mckinney
Miss Dorothea Drayton, Mrs. Alex
ander Holiday and Miss Monica
Gaillard, cousin of the bride.
Maj. Hule A. Smith was the best
man, and the ushers, who led the
bridal procession to the altar, were
Comdr. Norman j. Drustrup and
Comdr. Clayton Miller of the Navy,
1t. Edward Coale and 1t. Comdr.
Frank G. Nash of the Naval Re-
serve and 1t. Col. William Mencher,
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Miss Gene Cox
To Be Married

Representative Eugene Cox of
Georgia and Mrs. Cox announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Gene Cox, to 1t. Col.
Roland Bennett Anderson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mansfield
Anderson of Duncan, Okla.
Miss Cox was graduted from
Columbia University in June.
Col. Anderson was graduated
from the United States Military
Academy in 1888, was on duty in
the Pacific from 1941 to 1943 and
since then has been stationed in
the War Department in Wash
ington.
The wedding will take place
October 6 in the Garden Room at
Wardman Park Hotel, where the
bride-elect and her parents re-
side.
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(See BROOKS, Page B-5.)
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In the Diplomatic Set
Enu0vs
Taking Over
By Katharine M. Brooks.


The chancery of the Polish EN-
bassy was re-opened last week and
Mr.. Janusz zoltowski took over as
charge d'affaires. The Embassy
has been closed for only a few
weeks after the departure of the
former Ambassador, Mr.. Jan Gle
chanowski and Mrs. Ciechanowski,
who were here for more than four
years. During that time they added
many new friends to their already
wide circle, for the Ambassador
served here in other years. Mr..
Zoltowski is unmarried. Miss Ma
tide DAMS, the very efficient tele-
phone operator, who has answered
Polish Embassy" when that num-
Der was called for so many years.
has resumed her post after a va
cation at Cape May.
The Finnish Legation also will
be re-established within a month.
as the newly appointed Minister,
Mr.. K. Jutila, will leave his native
land September 80 and is expected
to arrive in Washington October /
or 2, depending on the flying wealth
er. Mr.. Jutila has been Minister
of Agriculture in the present cabi-
net of Finland, but he is well versed
in his knowledge of this country.
He is graduate of Cornell Uni
verslty in class of the twenties
and has been professor of agricul-
ture and economics at the Univer-
CD Nf oil i,,lr
this country for two years or more
when he was in charge of the Fin
nish Pavilion at the Worlds Fair
in New York a few years ago. Mrs.
Jutila also speaks English f1uently
and has deep interest in dra-
mates and in art. A large portion
of the famous collection of modern
Scandinavian art of the newly ap-
pointed Minister and Mrs. Jutila
will be brought to Washington to
grace the attractive Legation.
Flnlands affairs have been in
the hands of the Swedish govern
ment since the departure from
Washington of Mr. Hjalmar Pro-
cope, who was Minister here for
several years-and one of the very
popular ENJOYS in the corps.
Sweden also has charge Of Ru-
mania's affairs and the retiring
Swedish Minister, Mr.. w. Bostrom
and Mrs. Bostrom, are staying in
the former Rumanian Legation at
1903 Twenty third street until they
can obtain passage home: They
had expected to leave Wednesday
but probably will not be able to get
away for another fortnight. They
will stay here until they can go
direct to the ship in time for its
sailing. Mr.. and Mrs. Bostrom are
guests of the Counselor of the
Swedish Legation, Col. Erik de La
val and Mrs. Laval, who are oc-
cupying the former Rumanian Le-
CATION.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Belgium, NJ. Paul Henri Spaak.
has arrived in Washington for con-
terences with officials of this Gov
eminent. He was accompanied by
the former Minister of Finance of
Belgium, M. Camille Quit, and
Baron Herve de Gruben, former
Counselor of the Embassy here.
There will be little entertaining for
! them as the Ambassador, Baron
Robert Silvercruys, is in the process
(See BROOKS, Page B-5.0
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Bridal Professions Yesterday:
Miss McCl0gbrie Is Married

The director of naval construc-
ton for the British Admiralty dele
cation, Mr.. George McCloghrie, yes
terday afternoon escorted his
daughter, Miss Kathleen McClogh-
RE, to the altar of the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Washington Ca
thedral of ST. Peter and St. Paul,
where he gave her in marriage to
Mr.. Robert Lansing Lehman of
BROOKLYN.
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Arrangements for the wedding
were charming in simplicity. White
gladioluses filled the altar vases and
an organ recital was given as the
guests entered the edifce.
The bride wore lovely gown Of
ice blue satin designed with a
sweetheart necklne, long sleeves
and full skirt, Her finger-tip veil
of ice blue net fell from a matching
(see WEDDINGS, Page B-5)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16

Those who have followed with in
terest the activities of a great mill
tary leader, 1t Gen. James H. Doc
forthcoming marriage of his son
Cadet John Prescott Doolittle. who
is following in his fathers footsteps
as q student at the United States
Military Academy. Today Mrs
Stuart Phelps johnson of 2032 Bel
mont road is announcing the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Priscilla Arnold johnson, to Cadet
Doolittle The young bride-elect
who has lived all her life in Wash
ington, is graduate of the Maret
School and attended George Wash
tngton University. She is the
daughter of the late Mr.. Johnson
Cadet Doolittle, son of Gen. and
Mrs. Doolittle. will be graduated
from the Military Academy in June
at which time the wedding will take
place.
Her Washington friends, made
when she was student at the
Madeira School, as we'll as those of
the late DR.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Marbury, uncle and aunt of the
future bridegroom. will be interested
particularly in the engagement of
Miss Jane Tuthill Cooper and Mr.
Oscar Curtis Holder Mr.. and Mrs
William M Cooper of Elmira, N. Y,
parents of the prospective bride, are
making the announcement today.
Following Miss Coopers gradua-
ton from the Madeira School, she
attended Elmira College, graduated
in 1887, and the School of Profess
sional Arts of New York. She is a
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Six Weeks

SIX week from Aug. ! means
that about Sept. - the beans
Will he ready tor first picking.
BY the 25th of September the
cream of the crop will be eaten.
so II Won T make uuCn differ
ence whether or not a light
frost hits. J. doesn't take much
Of frost TO ruin beans. yoH
know.
II you're rather proud OF Your
own luck. pick a variety Of
beans like BoUntlful that ma
tureS in Sin weeks, and mark
the row for planting. Make II
good inch dccpcf-than Neu
would have earlier in the sea-
son. Either soak the beans for
an hour or two before planting
or dribble water along the bot
tam OF the turrow and SOW on
the moist soil. Cover only an
inch deep and then pull IN more
soil as the bean plants come to
the surface.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Tents Help

They will keep right on grow
ing through and VIII make bet
ter and Sturdier plants m the
hot weather 10 come because Of
the protection that the extra
earth gives their spreading
roots. Give only the ShalloWeSt
cultivation - only enough 10
keep the weeds from between
the rows. The deep soil protec-
ton over the roots should make
watering unnecessary.
OF course II Is possible 10
protect the beans from the first
frostS by covering the row with
newspaper tents If the night
seems cold enough for frost.
But. given a little luck, there IL
be no protection necessary.
Come the middle OF September
you'll be picking tender, fresh
beans for the table and YOU Il
have won your bout with the
weather and Lady Luck.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Still Time
For Beans

WANT - do bit Of gam
W bling The odds are gust
about even that YOU VIII VIII.
You'll be banking on outCue>S-
ing the most undepcndable of
al thlnCs-the weather.
Here it is practically tho first
of August. If-and that's a big
if-thcre IS no frost unul about
the 25th Of September-no light
frost, that iS.-then you can
plant SlN-weekS beans now and
get the fun use Of the crop.
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Does Well

Spinach sown at this time Of
year Tor fdt1 use Is not usually
subjected 10 extreme heat and
therefore does not usually go
10 seed AS quickly as spring
Sown spinach. For this reason
a longer row may he planted
with the idea Of picking several
meals from II.
Spinach for canning or
freezing should also he planted
AZ this time. The quality of
the fall grown crop is AS good
AS or better than that grown
in the spring
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
HascaIs Return
From Grand Ledoe

MR. AND MRS. A. 7. HAS
CALL of BirchCreSt drive and
their son and daUghtCr-In-law,
Pfc. and Mrs. Richard Hascall,
have Just returned from a stay
al Grand LEDGE
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Clean Up Frames
And Seed Beds

CLEAN Up en- PITY cold
frames and seed beds Then
plant seeds Of perennials and
bienniaIS for next year. If there
have been many insects IN the
debris that was removed. cover
the frames or beds after scat
terIng raph,halone flakes tmoth
crystals over the ground. Keep
them closed TOR several weeks,
then vcntilate well before plant
ing again.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Spinach
This Week

THIS coming week is the
4 Hmc 20 plant one of the
best vegetable crops of the faH
season spinach Any day up
until the tenth of August VIII
do. so buy your seed tomorrow
and look around tho garden to
see where a row can be planted.
Virginia Savoy or Old Dominion
arc both hHEht-rcSiStant Varic-
Ties that arc therefore good for
fall crops. since blight is likely
10 be more prevalent at that
lme of year.
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GO CUNNING FOR
reaches, ANTS
WITHOUT POISON

similar crawling pests 10 with new non-
poisonous Dil-kI. The sSTsy way is n blow
Dil-Kil into every tiny crack and hideawAy
where insects may breed. You eah how do
that with the Dtl-kil insect gun - reach
those unseen trouble spots where Dh-kl
kills on contact. when bugs just touch or
crawl through IT, Not injurious 20 humans
or pets Get non-polsonous Dil-Kn and
Dil-kil Gun today Introductory offer gives
aoc can Dil-Ril Vifh Insect Gun "A Sl.lb
value both for zoe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05

Has all the ingredi-
ents for close, cool.
shaves.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Cover Lightly

Plant 10 10 y seeds 10 the
foot in a furrow an inch and
half deep. But cover the seeds
with only half an inch Of soil.
The depth of trench that is left
should not be filled in. but left
as a depression TO catch any
rain wafer that may fall. 1t is
n good fdea to meisteH- the bot
tom of the trench before sowing
the spinach seeds. This goes
far towards inSurinc a good per-
CentaGe Of terminating seeds.
1t is not necessary 10 thin
spinach if the seeds are planted
az the proper distance as in
dicated above. The plants will
he ready for use in five or six
weeks and Will then he cut at
the surface Of the ground,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05

PLANNING a vacation this
month? Even II you are 10 be
only three miles from home,
take time 10 ger all the weeds
out of The garden before you
go You'd be surprised how they
can develop IN Just a week or
two II gwen q start,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Poppv FOLIAGE

FOLIAGE OF Oriental pop
pies should not he cut off even
though IL is dying down. Wait
until IL has turned yellow all
the way 20 be- b7Se before re-
moving n. which is then easily
done 10y giving a gentle pull to
the mass,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-05
Fred j. Gill Back
At U. P. CoHeqe

FRED j. GILL has returned
10 his studies al the Upper
Peninsula College Of Education
after a visit with his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mclkle OF Roosevelt
place,
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girls who run the Aero Club there
for the boys. They are the only
two girls on the whole air field.
The highways were very rough TO
drive on, and especially with lit
tie jeep, SO many heavy trucks
have gone over it. II was like riding
in a popcorn pepper l had Won
derful time and enjoyed every Sec
ond of it. We saw a lot of interest
ing countryside, villages and scenes
and some beautiful forests.
81 was surprised to learn that the
farmers use oxen to pillow their
fields and pullcarts. They are such
slow beasts it's a wonder they get
anything done.
Again we saw a lot of destruc-
ton in various places along the way
which was done by bombers. Ger
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W
APO number, co the postmaster at
San Francisco, Calf. He was sta
toned at Walker Army Air Base
in Kansas until the recent transfer.
T/Sgt. Robert Grippe, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Grippe, Troy, is in
Germany now and with General
Patton's company. While he was in
France he took advantage OF the
opportunity and saw a lot of Paris.
Word has been received by their
parents, that Cpl Alice Larsen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lar
sen. and Milton Slauson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Slauson, had din
ner together in France. Other than
his uncle, Gordon Slauson, Milton
says Alice is the only other Libby
person he has seen.
Cpl. Alice Larson writes her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Larson UNI
der date of April from France
where she is stationed with the
Army.
Il was certainly surprised to hear
about the letter you'd received
from Sweden, and about the things
that have taken place with our
relatives in Norway, it makes me
furious but l can imagine how it
came about when | realize they are
staunch Norwegians, which only
proves to US that our relatives there
were not Quislings. feel sorry for
them, and hope the war will soon
be over so people like them can re-
sumo normal living"
And then she goes on in gayer
trend about three day pass which
she and friend used to get away
from it all
Harrison and | went up towards
Belgium where an Air Corps Group
is stationed. Her brother is there
We were roughing it those three
days, it rained almost constantly
We slept on hard cot two nights
Water being as scarce as hens teeth
you wash in your helmet. We stayed
with the two American Red Cross