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Evening star., 1946-05-26
Cauley-Sn'1n1ons
Engagenzent

Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Cauley of
Erie, Pa, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Capt. Anne M.
Cauley, to Mr.. Kenneth A. Simmons
son of DR.. Maynard J. Simmons and
the late Mrs. Simmons. The we'd
ding will take place in the fall.
Capt. Cauley was graduated from
the Villa Maria College with the
class ct 1891 and taught in the
high school at North East, Pa, until
she Joined the Women's Army Corps
in 1943. She now is assigned as
Assistant Director of Military Pro-
curelsaent section in the Office of the
Foreign Liquidation Commissioner
in Washington.
Mr.. Simmons was graduated from
the Catholic University in 1941 and
recently was separated from the
Navy with the grade of lieutenant
after AZ months service, Is of which
were in the Pacific. Mr.. Simmons
is mechanical engineer with the
firm of William K. Karsunky. con-
sulting engineer in Washington.
Evening star., 1946-05-26

The National Memorial Church
of God was the scene of the wedding
last evening of Miss Virginia Mae
Firmin, daughter of Mrs. Elsie M.
Firmin and the late Mr.. John c..
Firmin, and Mrs. Frank R. Olund,
jr., son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Olund of Worcester, Mass.
The Rev. Henry j. Smith officiated
at the ceremony, Miss Elizabeth
Carpenter played the nuptial music
and Mr.. Howard j. Patton sang
several solos. A reception followed
in the home of the brides mother.
Given in marriage by her brother,
Mr.. John M. Firmin, the bride wore
white satin and marquisette gown
and f1nger-tip illusion veil edged in
lace and draped from a coronet of
orange blossoms. She carried a
bouquet of white iris and snap
dragons and wore a double strand
of pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
Miss Elsie Beth Firmin was maid
of honor for her sister, wearing a
DAoC Ay1Oll SOWA dllu lilly 1ldL VI
blue net trimmed with a shoulder
length veil. She carried flame color
gladioluses. Miss Janice B. Firmin,
another sister, and Mrs. Mary Pat
ton, who were her other attendants,
wore pink nylon gowns with match
ing hats and carried cream-color
gladioluses. Joan Elizabeth Firmin,
niece of the bride, was the flower
girl, wearing a frock of yellow taffeta
and carrying basket of varigated
flowers.
Mr.. Chandler w. Wyman, jr., of
Worcester, was best man for Mr..
Olund and Mr.. Philip Firmin,
brother OF the bride; Mr.. Lincoln
P. Cole, jr., of Whitinsville, Mass;
Mr.. william Emory Firmin and Mr..
Charles Conway were the ushers.
Following wedding trip to North
Carolina the bridal couple will
reside at 1888 Harvard street.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
MONTGOMERY County News
Numerous Parties Arramged
In Honor of Future Brides

With new names being added al
most daily to the already long list of
June brides, it is but natural that
the social life in Bethesda for the
next few weeks will center around
the young women who will be Be-
thesdas midsummer brides.
To begin-there are the parties
being planned for Miss Dorothy Lee
Counselman, pretty daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Counselman of the
Potomac hunt section of Montgom-
cry County. Her marriage to 1t.
James Francis Thomas, U. S. M. C..
R., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Thomas of Sandy Spring, has been
set for June 10.
Originally planned for some time
in October, the date was moved up
when 1t. Thomas was ordered trans
ferred to new station and so
hostesses who had planned parties
for Miss Counselman for the early
fall are hastily rearranging their
schedules to give the parties now
instead of next october.
Tuesday afternoon there will be a
tea for Miss Counselman with Mrs.
Fulton Gruver as hostess. Guests are
invited to come early and there will
be a little ceremony of opening
trousseau presents in Mrs. Gruver's
lovely garden and then Mrs. Gruver
will serve tea to her guests with Mrs.
Counselman, Mrs. Melfred Mcclure,
Mrs. Clarence Gilbert and Mrs. Eb-
ner Duncan assisting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Arnold of
Palls Church, Va, will give a bar
becue supper for Miss Counselman
June l. Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. La Motto
will entertain at a buffet supper in
her honor on the 18th and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Nelson Jeffress have planned
an outdoor party for her on the 10Th.
Miss Rita T. Walsh is another
June bride. Her marriage to Mr.
Robert William Lebling will take
place at nuptial mass in the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament,
Wednesday, May 30, and she, too, is
being entertained at a number of
parties in the few days that remain
before the wedding. Her cousin,
Miss Nancy Keane, will give a sup
per party for her Tuesday evening
and there will be reception for the
bride and the bridal party after
the wedding at the home of the
brides uncle and aunt, Mai. and
Mrs. William c. Rose, on Hoban
road.
Another June bride is Miss Betty
Jane Fischer whose marriage to
Cadet w. S. Maddox will take place
June 5 in the Cadet Chapel at West
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Christening Party

Dorothy Marie Esher, daughter of
1t. and Mrs. j. Robert Esher, jr.,
of Washington, will be christened
this afternoon at Blessed Sacrament
Roman Catholic Church by Msgr.
Patrick j. Mccormick, rector of
Catholic University. Following the
christening, Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Weschler, godparents of the baby
and aunt and uncle of Mrs. Esher,
will give buffet supper and will
toast the baby with champagne at
their new home in Kenwood. The
Weschlers have recently sold their
estate, Broadview Farm, in Warren
ton.
1t. Esher won't be here for his
daughters christening. He is in
Berlin with the Army Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
In The Bridal Procession

A simply and attractively ar
ranged wedding was that of Miss
Mary Charlotte Bartlett and Mr.
Donald NJ Jacobs which took place
recently in the Metropolitan Bap-
tist Church. The Rev. Robert Rob-
erts, pastor of the church, ofhciated
at the double-ring ceremony and
two of the brides schoolmates, the
Misses Mary and Helen Lanham,
and Miss Audrey Meyers gave the
wedding music.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert D. Bartlett of Villa
Heights. She was given in marriage
by her father and her sister, Mrs
Donald H. Grove was matron of
honor. Miss Marian Burdick, was
maid of honor and the brides other
attendants included Mrs. Donald
Livingston and Miss Jane Carroll.
Mr.. Jacobs is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Jacobs of Paden City,
w. Va, and he had as his best man
Mr.. ]. Thacher Bartlett, brother of
the bride. Mr.. Michael Dudus, Mr..
Donald H. Grove and Mr.. Donald
Livingston were the ushers.
The reception was held in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett.
Mrs. James Lewis Gray of Silver
Spring, formerly of Springfield, Ill,
has announced the marriage of her
Ia1Johtar Mice Too,, N6itoLon Cr,x,
to 1t. William Francis Poole, U. S.
N. R., son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
F. Poole of Santa Barbara, Calf.
The wedding took place in the home
of Mrs. Gray, the Rev. DR.. Charles
w. Sheerin of the Church of the
Epiphany, officiating at the double
ring ceremony.
MIR. James Lewis Gray, jr., gave
his sister in marriage and the we'd
Evening star., 1946-05-26

Point. Since her wedding will take
place out Of town and the bride will
go to Norfolk, Va, almost immedi-
ately after the wedding, there are
few parties for the bride-to-be in
Bethesda. However there will be a
good bit of entertaining for her
after she moves to Norfolk since she
lived there before moving to Beth
esda and has many friends there.
Miss Fischler's parents, Admiral
and Mrs. P. K. Fischer, who have
been in Bethesda nearly four years,
are leaving soon to take up their
new residence in California; in fact,
Admiral Fischer has already left
and he is now in San Francisco pre-
pairing to assume his new position as
a member of the staff of the COM
mander in chief of the western sea
frontier.
Mrs. Fischer is in Harrisburg over
the present week end making a
short visit with her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Roy Moore.
In Bethesda parties for the bride
do not stop with the wedding day
and so Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bowie,
just back from their wedding trip
and busy getting established in their
apartment on Hillandale road, are
still being entertained by their many
friends here. Among the parties
being planned for them will be a
late afternoon party Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Corby as hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Norton.
married two weeks ago in Illinois,
will be among the guests at house
warming party that Mrs. Raymond
Norton will give to celebrate the
opening of their new home, Western
Breeze, on River road. Nearly Is
guests-relatives and close friends
have been invited to the party,
which will be followed by buffet
supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph NJ Cohan
are busy making plans for an inter-
esting trip to Illinois. Starting next
week they will go first to River
Forest, a suburb of Chicago, to see
their daughter, Miss Corinne F.
Cohan, receive her diploma for the
completion of four years work at
Rosary College
Majoring in dramatics, Miss
Cohan has received many high hon.
ors during her college course. She
will return with her parents and
will spend the summer in Bethesda
and in October will enter the School
of Dramatic Art in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cohan will stay at
the Palmer House while in Chicago
and after the commencement exer-
cises at Rosary College they will
give late afternoon party for their
daughter and some of her friends
at the college.
Before returning to Bethesda they
will spend a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Rutherford in Evan
ston, Ill.
Miss Fay Sides, who has come to
Bethesda to be educational direc-
tor at the Bethesda Baptist Church,
has taken an apartment at 6670 Hill
landale road. For the past year
Miss Sides has been in training at
the Women's Missionary Union in
Louisville. Ky. Her home is in
Moscow, Tenn.
Mr.. Gene Sylvester. organist at
the National Naval Center, was in
Bethlehem, Pa, last week attending
the Bach festival there. A great
lover of Bach, he also attended the
Bach festival in Berea, Ohio, two
weeks ago.
This has been Mr. Sylvester's frs
opportunity to attend the Bac,
festival for several years since /?
served in the Navy five years ar
was out of the country for
months. During his service wi
the Navy he was chaplain's a
sistant.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
HOn0red Yesterday

Miss Jeanne Marie O'Donnell was
hostess at luncheon yesterday at the
Mayfower Hotel, with Miss Romona
North as the honor guest. Miss
ODonnell was gowned in a black
and-white print dress and wore a
large black hat with red flowers
The table decorations were spring
flowers.
Among the guests were Mrs. Wal
ter M. Wilds, Miss Lillian Willett,
Miss Nina Lunn, Miss Patricia
Parker, Miss Carolee Arnold, Miss
Gloria Goode, Miss Anna. M. Gil
lespie, Miss Carolyn Wendt, Miss
Annie Laurie Rankin, Miss Elaine
Trimble and Miss Helen Dunigan.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Wedding Bells to Ring
Early Nubtials Are Forecast
By announcements T0dav

Mr.. A. Berne Briggs announces
the engagement of his daughter
Miss Catherine Lenore Briggs, to
MIR. Claude Callegary, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Callegary of Balti-
more.
Miss Briggs will graduate from
the University of Maryland in June
and will do graduate work at the
Ohio State University next winter.
She has been campus society editor,
on the M-Book staff, violinist in the
university orchestra and member of
the Interfaith Council.
Mr.. Canegary is also a student
at Maryland University where he is
president of the Mems League and
a leading figure in the Veterans
Club. He served with the armed
forces for five years, first with the
Army and then with the Army Air
Corps and saw duty on Attu and
in the Southwest Pacific.
The engagement of Miss Ruth
Lessin to Mr.. Herbert Giller, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Giller of Madi-
son, Wis, is announced by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Lessin
of this city.
The bride-elect graduated from
Woodrow Wilson High School and
at present is a junior at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin where she is
a member of the Alpha Epsilon Phi
Sorority.
Mr.. Giller graduated from the
University of Wisconsin in 1914, and
is now entering his senior year of
medical school at the University of
Wisconsin. He is president of the
Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fra
ternity.
The wedding will take place in
Washington in December.
wedding on June % in the
Church of the Epiphany will cul-
inmate the engagement of Miss
Lorraine G. Lindsey to Mr.. William
D. Hayes, il, son of Mrs. Edith F.
AlWine. The announcement is made
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
w. Lindsey of this city.
The prospective bride Is a native
Washingtonian and a graduate of
Mckinley High School. Her fiance,
originally from Pennsylvania. at
tended school in Washington and
was recently discharged from the
Navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Kramer of
Plalnfleld, N. j., announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Ruth Kramer, to Mr.. Lewis Cor
don Porter, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Gordon Porter of Alex
andria, Va.
Miss Kramer was graduated from
Overlook Hospital School of Nursing
in Summit, N. j., and served in the
United States Army Nurse Corps
for 81 months, spending most of
this time on the United States Army
Hospital Ship Seminole.
Mr.. Porter entered the United
States Army Signal Corps after
graduating from the Virginia Mill
Evening star., 1946-05-26

MRS. LESTER B. PEARSON,
Wife of the Canadian Ambas-
sador, 1Dho 1DiU act as hostess
June 5 at an EUening of Music
for the Chamber Music Guild.
The Ambassador and Mrs.
Pearson are sponsoring this
euening When Miss Stmone
Slipotte, young Canadian sing
er, ,Uill give a recital. Miss
Slpotte is the 1Uinner of CO.
madam additions similar to
those held each gear in Wash
ington by the Chamber Music
Guild. Miss Juanita Russell
1DiU play the accompaniments:
for the singer.
-Harris-E,Ding Photo.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Varied EUents
Attract Interest
In the Capital

Mrs. Edmund K. Webster was
hostess last evening at the Chevy
Chase Club, entertaining COM
pany of II in compliment 10 Pfc.
Stewart P. Robinson and Mr., James
E. Thomas, who celebrated their
birthdays. The party also was a
farewell fete for Mr.. Thomas of
the State Department. who shortly
will leave for a leave of absence
to be spent in his California home
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Mooney
left early last week for Berkeley
Calf, where they will spend the
summer En- route back to their
home here Mr.. and Mrs. Mooney
will visit her brother and sister
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred H
Thomas, jr., in Portage, Wis.
Mrs. Bernard L. Cowell gave a
surprise shower last week in her
home in Silver Spring for her sister
Miss Theresa Eleanor Welsh, whose
marriage will take place June l
The guests numbered 40.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Booker Watts
will celebrate the 25th anniversary
of their wedding Tuesday in their
home in San Francisco. Mrs. Watts
formerly was Miss Thelma Moffett
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T.
Moffett of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watts have four
children, Mrs. Francis J. Mccarthy
of Berkeley, Calf: Mrs. Daniel E.
Cragle of Shickshinny, Pa; Mr..
Robert William Watts, U. S. N, and
Miss Margie Watts. Their only
grandson is young Timothy William
Mccarthy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watts will hold
open house Tuesday in their San
Francisco home.
Mrs. Raymond K. Peck was
hostess in her home in Woodside
Wednesday evening, entertaining in
compliment to Mrs. Gustavus Dor
othy Dill. The party was a farewell
fete as Mrs. Dill and her family,
who have lived in Silver Spring
and Sandy Spring, shortly will leave
to make their home in Mobile, Ala.
Mrs. Peck was assisted by Mrs.
Robert Harvey and Mrs. Robert
Jones and their guests included Mrs.
Albert S. Cake, Mrs. Wallace D.
Smith, Mrs. Margaret E. Lowe, Mrs.
Marshall Lehman, Mrs. Robert Tall
man, Mrs. Bartram Stiff1er, jr.; Mrs.
Robert Jones, Mrs. Addie Loomis,
Mrs. Robert Harvey, Mrs. Peter B.
Cox, Mrs. F.. j. Lightfoot, Mrs.
Bartram Stiffler, sr.; Mrs. John S.
Witt, Mrs. Russell S. Hayman, Miss
Lille Anderson, Mrs. Barbara
Holmes, Mrs. Russell Rainwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Kicker
recently celebrated their silver we'd
ding anniversary, entertaining at a
family party in their home at 4o36
First street S.W.
Another anniversary will be cele-
brated by DR.. and Mrs. David S.
Block, who will be at home in
formally at 1928 Military road, from
5 to Z o'clock June 2, to celebrate
the 17th anniversary Of their
The event also will cele-
brate the confirmation of their
daughter, Miss Juanita Joyce Block,
who will be confirmed that day at
the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
tion.
Evening star., 1946-05-26

The former Miss Alice StuH
CraDer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen CraUer OF Brooke
bile, Nd, is the bride of Mr..
Francis EdWard Kruhm, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. EdWard
Kruhm of Ellicott City, Md.
Their marriage took place in
the Salem Methodist Church
tn BrookeDille.
Del AnkerS Photo.
Evening star., 1946-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Kicker
recently celebrated their silver we'd
ding anniversary. entertaining at a
family party in their home at 4036
First street S.W.
Evening star., 1946-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Spiegel
are announcing the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Shirley Muriel
Spiegel, to Mr.. Morris Scholl, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Scholl of
Brooklyn. The wedding will take
place in the early autumn.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Rations Cut 2OPct.
In j. ). Zone Of Reich
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Mar. 29.-Lt. Gen,
Lucius D. Clay, deputy military gov
|ernor of the American zone, an
nounced today that food rations
for Germans would be cut 20 per
cent as of April /, thus reducing
the daily ration from 1850 calories
to 1,275. The ration has been low
cred in the British sector to 1,042
|calories.
Gen. Clay announced the planned
reduction to the minister presidents
|of Bavaria, Wuerttemberg-Baden
and Greater Eesse at Stuttgart.
Gen. Clay said the War Depart
ment was making $4,000 tons of
wheat available from American
crops during April, May and June
and stated that additional Ship
ments after that will be necessary
If the new lowered scale is to be
maintained.
Gen. Clay urged the German
people ito stick together to weather
this crisis" and advised the minister
presidents to increase police pro-
lection Of food reserves in cities
to prevent looting.
Both the American and British
rations are below the standard
which food specialists set to keen
workers at full capacity.
Evening star., 1946-03-29

whether Mr.. Ala had received any
instructions from his government to
oppose delay in the discussion Of
the Iranian case by the Council. The
second, what official information, II
any, Mr.. Ala has received about the
withdrawal Of Russian troops from
Iranian soil.
The third, what Mr.. Ala knows
about press interview said to have
been given by the Iranian Prime
Minister, in which the latter is re-
ported to b I'VE acknowledged the
fact that ST iet troops are being
withdrawn ana to have said that
the Iranian government does not
want any outside pressure to be put
on the relations between the Iranian
and Soviet governments.
Among top delegates there was
some hope the Soviet government
would find graceful way out of the
situation created by Ambassador
Andrei Gromyko's Moscow-directed
absence from the two Council ses-
sions.
Hope for New Instructions.
Some privately expressed hope
that Mr.. Gromyko might receive
new instructions after the Kremlin
weighed world reaction to his
dramatic gesture in walking out Of
Wednesdays Security Council meet
Ing and in the interest of restoring
unity among the key powers In the
Council. The Ambassador stayed
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Gen. Smith Carried Letter
From Truman 10 SfaIin

1t. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith car
ried letter to Prime Minister, Stain
from President Truman when he
went to Moscow as the new Amer
lean Ambassador, White House Press
Secretary Charles q. Ross said to-
day. The secretary added, however
that the letter was merely the kind
one chief Of state would send to
another in introducing a new dip
lomatic representative.
Mr.. Ross gave the explanation
when he was asked about a report
that Gen. Smith had carried q note
that was friendly but firm," the
implication being that the President
was taking up directly with Mr.
Stain matters relating to the pres
ent international situation.
Mr.. Ross would not make public
the text Of the letter.
MOSCOW, Mar. 20 R.-Lt. Gen
Walter Bedell Smith today assumed
the duties Of American Ambassa.
dor to the U. S. s. r.
Technically, Gen. Smith will no,
ofncially take his post until he pre-.
sents his credentials to Nikolai M
Shvernik, chairman Of the Pre-
sidium Of the Supreme Soviet, q
step which embassy officials said
he would take without delay. az
also viii call on Foreign Minister
v. M. Molotov.
Gen. Smith arrived here by plane
yesterday, accompanied by his wife
and members OF his staff.
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Realty Initiation Out of Hand
In Washington Survey Shows
Some Homes Chonqe
Hands 3 Times in
Year as Prices Rise

A Government official said to-
day he saw no end to Washing
tons speculative turnover in real
estate until production of new
homes satisfies the demand, or
some price lid is placed on ex-
isting homes.
William H. Husband, general
manager of the Federal Savings
& Loan Insurance Corp, who made
the statement, also disclosed that
during the last year some houses
changed hands as often as three
times, with each seller receiving a
substantial profit.
Mr.. Husband described the situa-
ton here as entirely out of hand
Price rises in houses have beer
particularly sharp in the low-priceo
field, he said, thus hitting hardest
at those least able to pay.
I'm real estate, you can't alway!
see the rise, as in the stock market,
Evening star., 1946-03-29
Quick House PASSAGE
OF Philippine Trade
Bill Is Predicted
Move May Be Made
In Senote to Restore
Cut in Sugar Quote
By J. A. OLeory

Inc House is expected TO pass
without material change today
the bill designed to establish
mutually advantageous trade re-
lations between the Philippines
and the United States during the
first % years Of island independ-
ence.
No sign of any serious dispute
over the measure appeared during
two hours of preliminary debate late
yesterday, and when the House met
an hour earlier than usual this
morning leaders were hopeful of
putting it through without amend
ment.
The bill is one of two measures
now pending in Congress to lift the
islands out of the wreckage of wal
before giving them independence
on July 4. The other is a $780,
100000 war-damage bill, which has
passed the Senate and soon will
follow the trade agreement before
the House.
Sugar Quota Action Seen.
The trade bill will move over tt
the Senate after today, where ar
effort probably will be made to re.
store the cut of $4,000 tons ths
House Ways and Means Commit.
tee made in the islands suga,
quota before reporting the bill. tn,
reduction was accomplished b,
changing the long-recognized Phil.
ippine sugar quota of $4,000 lone
tons year to 850,000 short tons.
The bill allows the Philippine
eight years of free trade, under {
quota system, followed by gradua
application of tariff duties at tn,
rate of 5 per cent year for 20 years
In addition to sugar, it fixes quota!
on cordage, rice, cigars, scrap ane
filler tobacco, coconut oil and pear
buttons.
There has been no sign of parti.
sanship in the House debate thu!
far. Republicans and Democrat.
! (See TRADE BILL, Page A-2)