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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Sonora Oregon
Is Honor Guest
At Reception
By Gretchen Smith
Women's Club Editor

Women Of the Americas met In
flattering numbers yesterday after
noon to bid "adios" to one of Mexi-
cos most brilliant women educators,
Sonora Adela Formosa de Obregon
Santacilia, honor guest at tea CIV
en- by the Pan American Liaison
Committee and the Puerto Rican
American Women's League.
Sonora Obregon has won many
admirers during the three months
she has spent in this country as
guest of the State Department and
those invited to the ''despideda"
yesterday at the apartment of Mrs.
Mario Julia at the Wardman Park
Hotel began arriving at an early
hour.
Following a reception at which
guests were received by Mrs. Julia,
vice president of the Puerto ,Rican
American Women's League; Mrs.
John Donaldson. president of the
league, and Mrs. John T. Tucker,
president Of the Pan American
Liaison Committee; the guests gath
cred in the drawing room where
chairs had been placed for the large
gathering who wished to hear the
honor guest tell of her work In
Mexico.
Smartly gowned chic and youth
full. Sonora Obregon told how she
founded the Women's College of the
University of Mexico few years
ago due to the disapproval of Mexi-
can parents of co-education for
their daughters.
The Women's College has grown
to such an extent that it now boasts
approximately 81 professors, 50 of
whom are women. Sonora Obregon
also spoke Of the growing work for
prevention Of blindness in Mexico,
another advanced project which she
has furthered by her efforts.
Now president of the Association
for Prevention of Blindness, she
said that the greatest percentage of
blindness among Mexicans is due to
neglect of their infants eyes fol-
lowing birth. This, she said. was
particularly true among the Mexican
Indians and the underprivileged and
the work of the organization she
now heads already has done much
to correct this condition through
education and medical assistance.
Sonora Obregon who has been
studying American methods in
women's colleges and in institutions
for the blind, will leave Washington
next week. flying to Brownsville,
Tex, where she will be met by her
l8-year-old son, now en- route to
Mexico with the family car. The
two will continue their journey back
to Mexico City together via car.
Hostesses yesterday included Mrs.
Harvey Wiley, who represented the
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. Gertrude Parks, pres
ident Of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs; Mrs. William F..
Notz, chairman, international Rela.
lions Committee, AAUW; Mrs.
Thomas Burke, chairman, Latin
American Division, Peoples Mandate
Committee, and Mrs. Edward c..
Shields. an officer of the Liaison
Committee.
Honor guests included many from
Latin American diplomatic circles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
[ ea for Girl Scouts

Two hundred and fifty Girl Scouts
are being entertained this afternoon
at the Chinese Embassy where they
Will be received by Nine. Tan. They
VIII present short program fol-
lowing which they will present
Girl Scout Friendship Bag to Nine
Tan. The Scouts have studied about
China and have filed a number of
Friendship Bags to be sent to CHI
nese children. Tea will be served
following the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14

Bethlehem Chapel of Washington
Cathedral was the scene of the
recent wedding of Miss Novella
Horton Caps, daughter of Mrs.
William c. Murray of Washington
and the late Mr.. Frank Capps of
Raleigh, N. c.. and Ensign Frank
Montgomery Adams. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry E. Adams of Tunica,
Miss. The Rev. Jack r. Rountree of
Kinston, N. c.. ofhciated.
The bride. given in marriage by
her stepfather, Mr. William C. Muir
raw. wore a dress of imported net
and full length veil Of illusion. Her
bouquet was of white roses and
stephanotis with white orchids in
the center. The attendants were
Miss Betty Lou Turnage, maid of
honor, and the Misses Charlotte
Mellum, Anne Jones, Beverly Parker,
Elizabeth Farmer, Dorothy Lewis
and Mrs. Wayne A. Mitchell. jr.
Ensign T. E. Jackson was the best
man and the ushers, all classmates
of the bridegroom at the Naval
Academy. were 1t. j. N. Eagle,
Ensign Wilbur Ferris, Ensign Bill
Teasly, Ensign Kenneth Coe, Ensign
J. D. Galloway and Midshipman Dick
Gober.
Hasenbnch-Koebber
Miss Minnie Ida Koepper, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Keep
per of Edmonston, Md, became the
bride recently of Mr. Paul G. Hagen
buch. jr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hagenbuch of Arlington.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore a gown
made with an ivory satin bodice,
sweetheart neckline and full chiffon
skirt. Her fingertip veil was made
with tiara of seed pearls and she
carried bouquet of white roses and
snapdragons, with a white orchid
center. Her attendants were Mrs.
William L. Toomey, who was matron
of honor for her sister; Miss Bernice
E. Vogel, maid of honor; Mrs.
Frederick Koepper, jr; Mrs Kindred
A. Richie, the Misses Phyllis Hagen
buch and Virginia Kilby.
The bridegroom had his brother,
Mr.. Charles Hagenbuch, for his
best man, and the ushers were the
Messrs. Frederick Koepper, jr.;
James Reigel, z. Milton Parker,
William L. Toomey and Kindred A.
Ritchie.
The bride is a graduate of Hyatts-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Delegate Named

Mrs. Anna H. Meeks, president of
the Alexandria Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club has been
chosen as delegate to the national
biennial convention of the Business
and Professional Womens Clubs to
be held in Cleveland from July
through July 7.
Others who will attend from the
Alexandra club are Mrs. Edna E
Kennedy, former president, who
will go as alternate to Mrs. Meeks
and Mrs. Irene L. Pancoast, first vice
president Of the B and P Clubs of
Virginia.
Mrs. Pancoast is chairman of re-
Servatlons for the annual picnic
sponsored by the Potomac BPW
Club June Is at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Carter, Franklin Park, Fair
fax County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Sorority to. Install

The Theta Alpha Chi Sorority
will install officers for the coming
year at its annual spring formal
from 10 a I'm. to pm tomorrow in
the Bergundy room of the Ward
man Park Hotel.
Betty Settler, retiring grand re-
gent, will present Beta Chapter
with their charter and install the
following officers: Jane Stuart.
grand regent; Mildred Barry. vice
grand regent; Betty Belts, grand
recording secretary; Betty Nc
Quade, grand treasurer and Jackie
Sherman, grand corresponding Sec
retary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Service Guild Party

The last of a series of parties for
wounded servicemen will be given
Wednesday by the Service Guild of
Washington. Supper will be served
for 40 men from Walter Reed and
Forest Glen at the home of Mrs.
Jack Buideman, followed by an in
formal evening of cards, ping pong
and entertainment by pianist.
Broadcast. from New York of the
Touis-Conn fight will climax the
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Summer Actiuur

Although formal meetings of the
National Mothers Memory Club
have ended for the summer, the Or
ganization will continue to function
for the welfare of the ladies at the
Home for Aged Women at 1855 Wis
consin avenue NV, one OF the
clubs principal interests.
A recent meeting held at the
home of Mrs. David A. Snyder, the
newly elected president, arranged
for some of these affairs during the
summer months.
The next of1cial meeting of the
club will be held October 10 in the
parish house of ST. Margaret's
Church, Connecticut avenue and
Bancroft place NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14

Miss Mary Harris Howry enter
tanned at a housewarming yesterday
IN her new residence at 2459 P
street. Among those pouring tea at
the $50 O'Clock fete were Mrs.
Ralph Worthington, Mrs. Foxhall
Sturman, Mrs Charles Adams Bak-
er and Miss Elizabeth Howry, sister
OF the hostess, whose home is only
short distance from her sisters on
P street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Tea for Mrs. Caubv

A tea in honor of Margaret Hart
Candy, society editor of The Eve
ming Star, who was married to
William Candy June l, will be
given in the garden of the American
Newspaper Women's Club on Mon
day from to pm. Mrs. Candy is
also the newly elected president of
the club. The affair is for members
only.
Reservations may be made with
Lillian Arthur, Wisconsin 1856,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Wedding Bells viii Ring

The engagement OF Miss Jacque-
line Beerman to Sergt. Robert
Charles Mehl, U. S. M. c., is an
nounced by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence S. Beerman.
The bride-elect is employed by
the American Red Cross in Alex
andria. Sergt. Mehl, who saw over
seas duty for two and a half years,
is stationed in Quantico and will
obtain his discharge July 13. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles H.
Mehl.
The wedding will take place in
early September.
Mr. and Mrs. William john It'd
ball announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Martha Jane
Tidball, to Maj. Robert H. Bingham,
son of Maj. and Mrs. Harold c..
Bingham of this city and New
Hampshire
The wedding will take place in
September.
August 3 has been chosen by Miss
Louise Morton as the date for her
marriage to Mr.. John Thomas
Allen, jr. Her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. M. Morton of Fries, Va,
have announced her engagement to
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen OF
Bluefleld, w. Va.
The wedding will take place at
4 o'clock in the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ofsa of
Williamson, w. Va, announce the
Of their daughter, Miss
Betty Jean Ofsa, to Mr.. William H.
Rosen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rosen of this city.
The bride-elect is a junior in the
College of Commerce of Ohio State
University. Mr.. Rosen was grad
uated from Mckinley High School
and attended George Washington
University.
The engagement of Miss Martha
Jane Pillow to the Rev. George
Othell Hand is announced by her
Mrs. William Thomas Pill
low of Phenix, Va. The prospective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Dinner Host

Col, Heber H Rice. secretary gen.
eral of the United Nations League
OF Lawyers, was host at dinner last
evening at the Madrillon, entertain
ing in honor of DR.. and Mrs. A.
Shalakany and DR.. Yoses Kamel,
who arrived Wednesday by plane
from Cairo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Pilot Club ParIev

Miss Mabel Vernon, director of the
Peoples Mandate Committee, is to
address the thousand or more dele
gates who are attending the national
conference of the Pilot Club Inter-
national today at the Hotel New
Yorker in New York City. The sub
ject of Miss Vernon's talk is ''Wom-
ems Responsibility for Peace"
A prominent part In the conven-
ton is being taken by Miss Helen
Hoffman, secretary of the Pan
American Liaison Committee, inter-
national relations chairman of the
Pilot Club, and member of the
Washington Pilot Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14

bridegroom Is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Lorton Hand of Collinsville
Miss.
The nuptials will take place
July 10.
Mrs Charles Cock of Fairfax an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter. Miss Doris Elaine Dixon
to Pfc. Francis Gail Huntley, son
of Mr. John Huntley and the late
Mrs. Huntley of Kingston, Mich
The wedding will take place this
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Readers Social

Members of the Washington Read
ers' Club will meet for a social eve
ming at 8 pm. Tuesday, at the home
OF Mrs. Leila w. Marshal. 37o3
Bangor street Sc. Mrs. Gertrude
Mustain, president of the club. will
assist Mrs. Marshal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14
Sorority to Meet

Beta Gamma Chapter of Pi Omi-
cron National Sorority will hold its
next meeting at 8 pm. Monday, at
the home of Miss Eva Cummins
1923 Mckinley street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-14

The engagement of Miss Martha
Jane Pillow to the Rev. George
Othell Hand is announced by her
mother. Mrs. William Thomas Pill
low of Phenix, Va. The prospective
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
Well Read

The Greensboro Record notes that
North Carolina libraries contained l.
$4,000 volumes in 1915 and that some
6,211,000 persons read them.
The Record quotes it's contemporary,
the Greensboro Daily News, as declar-
ing this does not represent outstanding
expansion of the states libraries, mas
much as the circulation of public library
books is but two per capita per
year and the library income is less than
30 cents per capita.
Still, we are not as illiterate as this
snooests. The News fails to take into
consideration the wide reading Of comic
magazines and pulps.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
For Deeper Channel

Shipping interests will be grateful
TO Senator Bailey for the adoption by
the Senate Commerce Committee of a
resolution recommending 35-foot
channel in the Cape Fear river from
Wilmington to the mouth, as the great
err depth would make it possible for
ships of heavy draft to make this port
and so increase it's commerce.
The resolution would enable the
Army District Engineer, in this case
Col. George w. Gillette, to make a
survey for the increased depth. Al
though the proposal could not be car
ried through in time to become part
of the already authorized deepening to
80 feet, it's approval by the Congress
would not interfere with the present
legislation or work on the channel.
1t would, however, give shippers and,
because of the additional employment
the increase in cargoes it would assure,
something to look forward to.
Because the port is to be one of Will
mington's most valuable assets, every
thing that can be done to improve Its
situation will be we'll worth while.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
Story Of Robert Wilkes, American,
Doesn't Need Narrator For Telling

from Japan to Guam, and then to
the States.
81 first got acquainted with your
brother on the boat going to Japan.
He had received an individual
package from home, and in that
package were some Of those handi-
size book novels. And, when on the
ship going up to Japan, he loaned
me a couple of the books to read.
Then all last year in Japan I knew
him and knew of his activities at
all times. I knew when he first
went into the hospital. When the
doctor told me he must have pro-
teins, went to the Japs and told
him we had a man in the hospital
that needed these things. After
some delay the Japs gave us some
Red Cross packages just to be used
for the mighty sick.
''Dr. Belenky used to give Rob-
ert a can of corned beef and some
powdered milk each day. For a
while he did seem to be recovering
some, but the country we were in
was very damp and chilly most of
the time and with no medicine and
a poor set-up for hospital your
brother just couldn't throw off the
eventual thing that came.
81 am very, very sorry that this
had to happen to your brother, But
I thank God he was able to get
Home again; at least back into the
United States before the Lord
above took him unto his own.
THAT meant a lot to Robert, I
am sure, for he was a good, loyal
American boy, who was a good
sailor and almost always a cheer
full and jolly person, even when he
realized that his condition was seri-
GUS. That is wonderful thing in
any man, and your brother is one
of whom you can always be justly
proud!"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
Stay Off

The people of southeastern North
Carolina who watched war planes sour
rving across the skies in all directions
when Bluethenthal Army Air base was
In full operation and knew that many
of the planes they saw were on firing
missions will readily understand the
reason behind the Army's refusal to
return the hundred-acre island off Ma
sons inlet to the owners, Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Hutaff, until its bomb dis
posal men have completed an investiga-
ton and removed any unexploded bombs
that may be on the property.
The Army, no less than the owners,
do not want to endanger the life of any
angler who might venture to land there.
Mr.. Hutaff explains that Rich's inlet,
Immediately south of the island is safe
for fishermen and open to all devotees
of rod and reel.
It is to be hoped that no adventurous
person will disregard the Army's ban.
Alluring as a good catch is, no fish
ever caught there is worth life, or the
Gripping of a single person.
Play safe. Stay away from the
island until the ban is lifted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
By JOHN SYKES

There comes times when a story
you have in mind writes itself.
would be spoiled if reporter at.
tempted to tamper with it.
Such is the story I have just run
across. 1t concerns Robert Wilkes,
who was the brother Of Mrs. Lind
sey Bass of Wilmington. He was an
American sailor and he died in the
Oakland Naval hospital after spend
ing long months in japanese prison
camps. He died Oct. "a, 1915.
A letter has just come to me
written by Major Donald G. Thomp-
son, USA, of Chappell, Nebraska,
to Mrs. Bass. The letter tells the
story:
eve were sent from the Philip
pines (after their capture on Cor
regidor where Robert, member OF
the crew of a submarine tender,
had gone ashore to do his part in
the defense of 1.-The Rock'C to
Japan in July of 1914. There was a
detail of about 900 enlisted men and
five officers. We left Manila the
day of July 2, 1914, and arrived in
Japan Sept. 2. Two months on the
water! 1t was very disagreeable
trip, too, for we didn't have room
to lie down. Water was short and
we had only two very small meals
of rice each day. All of the men
were very thin and run down when
we arrived in Japan. Myself, I lost
much weight, which was the story
with all the men. I went from 1854
pounds to 81 pounds in the two
months.
"We were sent to camp near
Nagoya, at a town called Yukkau-
ichi on the island of Honshu. While
there the enlisted men worked in a
copper factory. Your brother was
assigned to work in section of
the factory which had something to
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
Rep. Barden To Speak
At Duke Commencement

DURHAM, Feb. 9-P)ICon'
gresham Graham A. Barden Of
the Third congressional district,
will be the speaker at Duke Uni
versitys winter commencement
exercises to be held in Page audi
forum at II a. M, Feb. Is. The
distinguished North Carolinian,
veteran of World War I, will adj
dress the RI candidates for de-
grees, many of whom are receiv-
ing naval commissions at the same
time.
The February graduation is a
wartime measure stenning from
the training of Naval ROTC. and
VIZ men under the emergency
training program still in effect at
Duke. Of the As candidates, 40
are Navy men.
Thirty-three ROTC candidates
will be commissioned directly at
the exercises as ensigns in the
naval reserve, and seven will be
graduated under the Viz training
program which does not include
commissioning at graduation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
ACCUSED SWINDLER
SEIZED IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 9.-U.H-
The capture Of William Bowers, S.
who had allegedly left nation
wide trail of worthless checks and
bank drafts behind him during the
past year, was announced today by
the Federal Bureau of Investiga.
ton here.
John F. Troust, FBI agent ir
charge here, said Bowers, who had
used over 80 alias in his travels,
was nabbed in tourist camp near
Valdosta, Ga, Friday by Valdosta
police.
frost said Bowers was clever
swindler and confidence man and
that his favorite stunt was to repre-.
sent himself to bankers as a bust
ness man planning to locate in the
city and looking for a place to de.
post large funds. He would learn
the name of a bank official first
and generally obtained a reference.
Using fraudulent cashiers checks
purporting to be drawn on Mis-.
souri, bank which he had printed
for the purpose, Bowers opened
large accounts on which he drew
checks, frost said. He generally
cashed these checks by displaying
an Army discharge paper, in the
name of William Bowen, together
with Social Security card.
Fictitious checks ranging in
amounts from 5000 to $4,000 were
successfully passed and in one in
stance he recently transferred his
account balance of $4,000 sup
posedly on deposit with an Okla
homa City bank to a Miami, Fla,
banking institution.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10

do with sulphuric acid and the
fumes from the gas were very hard
on the men working there. Time
and again we tried to get the Japs
to change the men around on their
jobs so that the same men wouldn' t
always have the same bad jobs, as
your brother did have, but with no
results. The Japs said he would
work where he was put and didn' t
want us to do any more asking
about it.
about this time the American
doctor, Captain Belenky, saw that
your brother was showing signs Of
T. B. And he went to the Japs and
told them that he was going to
keep Robert in the hospital for OBJ
servation. The Japs were afraid of
any one with T.B. and so Doc got
to keep your brother in the hospital
for about the last four months that
we were prisoners. Your brother
became very thin and the doctor
was sure he had T.B. On warm
days Doc would have him outside,
trying to do everything that he
could to help him, but with very
little to work with and no medicines
or meat or any proteins to give
the sick men, it was pretty hope
less job.
Finally the war was over and
your brother was in an advanced
stage of T. B. We carried him out
with us on a homemade stretcher
and got him aboard the train and
finally aboard the USS Rescue, hos
pital ship of the USN, and that was
the last time I saw him.
"The Navy then took charge of
all the men who were very sick and
your brother was given everything
that was possible to give him by
the Navy doctors, He was taken
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
QUOTATIONS

Inc German people today are sick: thew
must be taught to recover their health
They must be deprived of the dangerous
illusion OF their military invincibility
Barth' Swiss religious leader.
am convinced there are certain ADVANTAGES
TO RECOMMENDATION. Most of us lead cluttered
HVes ana 1t seems to me that if some of tho
unlmportant things could be decided for us
II Woulo give us more freedom to develon
as cuals.-Mildred Helen McAfee Horton.
president Wellesley College.
never criticize the government of INV CONN.,
Try ABROAD. very rarely leave off criticizing
II at home.-Winston Churchill, former British
Prime Minister.
oo LOU tnlAk the inflationary trend will GO
as nlgn as in World War I, but there will be a
graoual increase in prices-Dr. Harold H.
Moul1on' president, Brookings Institute.
, IL suddenly dawned on the Pentagon generals
that there were only 1000 900 men left in their
ora1t army and at the rate it was jdisintegrat
ing their own fat jobs would dissolve and thel1
nigh rank disappear.-Sen. Edwin ]. johnson
of Colorado.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
Textile Pay lncrea~' y
Termed Far Shor S,
The National S%'

NEW YORK, Feb. w. +!
REEVE, general preSla ...,, !
Textile workers Of Ams'y IA
said today that recen' y
creases announced D! !,r,a.
] j. the ue'' south "fan far .:s @.t
standards set by the aa'l'''
sterilization board. ,,rtt
In a letter to oPA A s5sJs'
tor Chester A. Bogl 's, rro.a'
that such boosts shou noun,
basis for price as5sS1out:E,
Since the union Ia .o ~,-'i ra>
would seek a 1O'C.'' seagI
wage and a l5-cen' ..+o1 ~,
crease Ssss in southern cotton lt'',3s,n1
number of non-union soa''a aa1,,
have announced ya e., p,s
and have petiticne5oa. a ~
vances, REEVE declai'''