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Evening star., 1947-11-20
Lady Mvercbabel
Fetes Ne1Vs1VOmen

Lady Inverchapel, wife of the Brit
ish Ambassador, entertained femi-
nine scribes at tea yesterday after
noon. Actually her guests were
Washington newspaperwomen who
are members Of the American News
paperwomen's Club and the Wom-
ems National Press Club as well as
members Of the Association Of Wom-
en- Broadcasters.
The blond, doll-like hostess re-
ceived in the spacious dining room
wearing fitted black crepe cocktail
dress with a square neckline and q
perky starched chiffon bow on one
side. She looked especially petite in
the large, high-ceilinged rooms OF
the Embassy with its tremendous
portraits of British kings, queens
and statesmen on the walls.
There was an air of pleasant in
fornality at the party resulting from
the hospitality of the hostess and
the British women assisting her
Passing luscious cream puffs, eclairs
rum cookies, ETC., were Lady Balfour
Lady Munro, Lady Mcgowan, Mrs
r. w. Urquhart, Mrs. H. A. Graves,
Mrs. w. D. Allen, Mrs. w. p. N. Ed
wards, Mrs. d. D. Maclean, Mrs.
Robert Cecil, Miss Irene Boyle, and
Miss Dorothy Dejean, all Of the Brit
ish Embassy. and Mrs. Ruth Dono-
h1,e Miss Maroaret FLETCHER Miss
Joan Roger, Miss Nora Thomas and
Miss Gwen Kidd Of the British In
formation Service,
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ArtbHr S1Veetsers
Hosts at Partv

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sweetser
and their daughter, Miss Susan
Sweetser. were at home yesterday
afternoon to close to a hundred Of
their Washington friends.
Their house is charmingly situ-
ated on the edge Of Rock Greek
Park, in the woodland vicinity of
the beautiful Peruvian Embassy.
Their house is, in fact, next door
to the Embassy and thus benefits
from the large new sign that's been
erected on the corner of Ellicott
street and Connecticut avenue
pointing the way to the Embassy.
Their own house was so difficult to
locate that the Sweetsers were
obliged to stamp map on their
invitations.
officials of the U. N. and former
officials of the League of Nations
were prominent among those pres
ent yesterday. The host, now di-
rector o. the Washington 1nforma-
ton Office of the United Nations,
was for 20 years senior American
member of the secretariat of the
League of Nations. So Mr.. and Mrs.
Sweetser know Europe as well as
they do this country and their
children were brought up in Ge-
neva.
Miss Sweetser, who worked with
the International Committee of the
Red Cross during the war, has just
returned from a year and three
months in Paris and Geneva.
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Secretaries open
Pmlev Tomorrow

A banquet Saturday night will be
a high light of the three day
regional convention Of the National
Secretaries Association which will
open tomorrow at the New Colonial
Hotel. Douglas c. Vaile, director of
field service Of the National Saw
ings and Loan League, will make the
principal address on the subject
Americas Key Women"
Members of the local Presidential
Chapter will be hostess to the con-
vention at which Miss Constance
Kidd, District president, viii preside.
Delegates and representatives from
II chapters. in the southeastern dis
trict of the association will be
present.
Following a cocktail party tomor-
row, business meetings will be held
Saturday and the convention will
end on Sunday with a breakfast
business meeting. Later in the day,
a cocktail party will be given by the
members Of the Huntington, w. Va.
chapter,
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Mortar Board
Sneaker Named

The life of Chinese students in
China and the United States will
be the subject Of a talk to be given
by Miss Ming Chen at the first
fall meeting Of the Mortar Board
Alumnae Association of Washington
at 7:45 tonight. The meeting will
be held at the Chinese Embassy,
1925 Woodley road NV.
|; The members of Mortar Board
will be assisted by Miss Dorothy
Way, Miss Marjorie Chen and Miss
ESne Chu.
Miss Virginia Kirkbride, dean o1
women at George Washington Uni
yersity, is the president Of the as
.sociation. Other officers for the
year are Miss Edith Macauley, vice
president; Mrs. Glen E. Weston
secretary, and Mrs. Raymond L.
Suppes, treasurer.
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TOint HOStesses
1t Luncheon Partv

Mrs. Charles w. o. Bunker, wife
of Admiral Bunker. and Mrs. Leon
A. Tashof were joint hostesses at
a luncheon today in honor of
Senorita Minerva Bernardino, presi-
dent of the Interamerican Commis-
sion of Women. The affair was held
at the Army and Navy Town Club
Among the guests were wives OF
Latin American diplomats, as well
as women prominent in Washington
social and cultural circles. Some OF
those present were Sonora de
Caceres, wife Of the Honduran Am
bassador; Sonora de Ivanissevich
wife of the Argentine Ambassador
Sonora de Enciso, wife of the Para
guayan Ambassador; Sonora de
Thomen, whose husband Is the new
Dominican Republic Ambassador
and Sonora de Mora, wife of the
Minister Of Uruguay.
Others attending were Mrs. A.
Burke Summers, Mrs. Clark Wood
ward, Mrs. Constantine Brown,
Mrs. Joseph T. harrington, Mrs
Tomas Cajigas, Mrs. Lorton Simms,
Mrs. Burton Wheeler, Mrs. Robert
Guggenheim, Mrs. Charles Thomas,
Mrs. Henry Howells, Mrs. Manuel
j. Davis and many more.
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Engagements
announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin w. Simmons
of Bethesda announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Eloise
Simmons, to Mr.. Alton B. Cleveland
son of Mrs. James w. Cleveland OF
Garrett Park, Md, and the late Mr.
Cleveland. The marriage will take
place December 27.
Miss Simmons attended Maryland
University. Mr.. Cleveland served
with the Coast Guard during the
war.
TiIls0n.Richards0n
No date has been set for the we'd
ding of Miss Grace Ellen Tillson and
Ensign James Pascal Richardson
U.SN., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
c. Richardson of Arlington, former
ly of Mississippi, whose engagement
is announced by the BRIDE elects
mother, Mrs. Jane v. Tillson of Ar
lington.
Ensign Richardson is attached to
a fighter squadron at the Naval
Air Station in Norfolk.
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Monthly Dance

Tomorrow evening promises to be
q gala one at the United Nations
Club, 1701 Nineteenth street, with
reservations pouring in for the Fri
day monthly dinner dance. Mr.
Austin Beall, chairman, is enter
tanning a group Of friends.
Others taking tables and staying
on for the 9-to-12 o'clock dancing
include Miss Suzanne Rosenberg
vice president of the club; Mr.. ano
Mrs. Denys Smith, Nine. Gertrude
Wissa, Maj. Humphrey Sykes. Mr.
George w. Baker, Mr.. Harry d.
Pauer, Mr.. Anwar Niazi, Mr.. Par1
Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. Chopra
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Beyens and Prin.
cess Toussoun.
Club members are cordially in.
vited to attend the party, but thu
club management stresses thai
ladies are required to come with
escorts
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ambassadors wife
Feted atLuucbe0n

Mrs. Clark Woodward gave q gay
welcome-home luncheon yesterday
for the wife of the Ambassador OF
Panama, Sonora de Vallarino. The
latter is just back from a Euro
pean trip of two months and yes
terday was greeting number OF
friends for the first time since the
news came out that her husband
is running for the presidency OF
Panama.
The party was a large -one given
in the attractive surroundings OF
the Chevy Chase Club. Guests
seated at the luncheon table could
look out over the beautiful lawn
that slopes into the golf course and
is now framed in fall colors.
Among those present were Sonora
de Fernandez-Davila Of the Peru
Wan Embassy, Sonora de Alfaro
wife of Panama's Foreign Minister
DR.. Ricardo Alfaro; Mrs. David
Sellers, Mrs. c. w. Bunker, Mrs
Randolph Huntington Miner, Miss
Louise Boyd Of San Francisco,
who is a guest for a few days
of Mrs. Conger Pratt; Nine.
Camille Chautemps, Sonora de
Boyd of the Panamanian Embassy
Senorita Hilda Vallarino, Sonora de
Rey de Castro of the Peruvian En-
bassy, Mrs. Thomas Cajigas, Mrs
Emil Hurja, Miss Katherine Judge
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim, and
Mrs. Roy st. Lewis.
Still others were Mrs. James J
Lehman, Mrs. Peter Ansberry, Mrs
Edward Conger, Nine. Vladimir
Rybar, Mrs. James O'Donnell Nor.
gan, Sonora de Munilla, Mrs. Ray
Jenckes, Mrs. Frank Morrow, Mrs
Lisle Smith, Mrs. William H. Wat
son, jr., and Mrs. Ivy Pelzman.
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Women Hold AU-Day Meeting
OmPubIc Relations 7 Tecbmiques

The program was opened by Maj.
Gretchen Thorp, president Of the
National Capital Alumnae Chapter
of Theta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Miner
Hostetler, representing the League
of Women Voters, acted as chairman
and the moderator was Mrs. Frieda
Wyandt Everett.
The morning program was de-
voted to speakers from local news
papers and radio stations, while the
afternoon session took up phases OF
program planning.
There is one royal road to effec-
tive public relations. and that is
building programs that are alive
and challenging" the group was told
by Florence Taaffe of the Office Of
Special Services in the Army. Sur
vey your organization program. If
it has real purpose it will command
attention"
Evening star., 1947-11-20
English Industries
Described to Club

What England is doing to regain
her foreign markets was discussed
before members of the Womans
Club of Chevy Chase in an address
yesterday by Mrs. Hugh Butler, lee
turer and educator.
Mrs. Butler, who spoke at the
clubs monthly meeting, told OF ef-
forts she made during visit last
spring to study the industrial prod
ucts of England, with particular re-
lation to what the American woman
would like to buy.
ITO my astonishment, I found that
we do not compete with each other
to any great extent" she said. I'VE
really complement each other. I be-
lieve that we American women would
like to buy her quality goods in tex
tiles, pottery, cotton broadcloth for
mems shorts, Nottingham lace, wool
velours for women's coats, and, OF
course, we always pine for more and
more Irish linen" The speaker add
ed that it would take 100 years for
us to saturate ourselves with the
British china I saw"
Mrs. Butler wore British gown
Of fine woolen textile and rayon.
made for her after she had spent
four days at the British Industries
Fair.
The speaker also told the club
women that q social revolution is
going on In England quiet quietly.
Never before have the charwoman
and the lady in the big house been
on the same scale Of living, each
eating the same ration, with. the
same opportunity to buy clothes, she
declared.
During the business session the
clun voted to make q collection OF
books to be sent to the American
Library in Paris, said to be the only
library on the continent which lends
out books printed in English. The
project was adopted at the sugges-
ton of Mrs. James G. McManaway,
who spent more than two months
In England, Scotland and France
last summer with her husband, who
Is acting director Of the Folger
Shakespeare Library.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Big en- Ronndub
Slated Satwdav

The 28th annual Big Ten Round.
UP, a dance for alumni and guests
of the universities in the Big Ten
Conference, will be held from 9 to
midnight Saturday at the Statler
Hotel.
Alumni of the University Of Mich
igan, which won the conference
championship this year, will bs
fonored. Senator and Mrs. Homer
Ferguson Of Michigan, are among
the sponsors Of the affair.
The dance will be cabaret style
with Dave McWilliams' orchestra
providing the music. Tickets may
be purchased at the Willard Hotel
ticket office or at the door.
Evening star., 1947-11-20

Approximately 200 representatives
of more than so organizations were
ready today to go before their
groups with suggestions on how to
interest the public through the
media of the press and radio, as
well as through direct action.
Techniques for effective public
relations were presented by approxi-
mately 20 speakers in an au-day
program sponsored yesterday by
member groups of the League OF
Women Voters in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia. The
workshop was conducted at the
Statler Hotel by the National Capt.
tai Alumnae Chapter Of Theta
Sigma Phi, national professional
fraternity for women in journalism
Speaking on the theme of the
workshop, Public Relations - the
Basis of Community Action" Miss
Janette r. Harrington, national
president of Theta Sigma Phi, en-
phasized that the essence Of jour-
naism is to tell the story-and to
have a story to tell"
Declaring that "today's chaotic
conditions have given individuals
and groups a greater sense Of re-
sponsibility to do what they can to
work things out" she pointed out
that positive programs of action by
any one organization require sup
port of other groups in the COM
munity and of the public in general
Miss Harrington, who spoke at 8
luncheon meeting at the YWCA
warned that groups seeking pub
licity in the press and radio would
soon find out they are up against
stiff competition. "You not only
have to compete with a multiplicity
Of ideas-some good, some bad, some
conflicting and some merely con-
fusing-but you have to compete
for interest and attention in a
world where almost anything has
more glamour than a serious
thought" she pointed out.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
'FSA Chief Urges
Support OF Mass
.X-Rav Program

Support Of the mass X-ray pro.
gram to be launched In the Dis
trict on January II as q part Of
the national drive on tuberculosis,
was urged yesterday by Oscar Ewing,
Federal Security Administrator.
Addressing the annual donor luncfi-
con of the Washington Ladies
Auxiliary of the Jewish Consump.
tives Relief Society, Mr.. Ewing cited
washington as one Of the first cities
to undertake a total X-ray services
for its citizens.
1--WE can look forward not merely
to the effective control Of tubercu-
losis but to its actual eradication
as a public health problem IN this
country" the speaker declared. He
added, there is every reason to be.
ueve that tuberculosis will become
as rare as smallpox Is now"
Approximately $500 members and
guests attended the luncheon, held
at the Mayflower Hotel. It was an
nounced that the proceeds, which
totaled $1,000, will be used for the
support of the JCRS Sanatoriun in
Denver, which is sponsored by the
society.
In his address Mr.. Ewing cau-
toned that knockout blow"
against tuberculosis calls for great
vision. strength and courage. Au-
thorities on the problem, he said,
nave set four major objectives in
the further fight on the disease:
l. Case finding to discover an
tuberculosis in an early stage.
2. Adequate treatment and isola-
ton facilities for all patients.
3. lAftercare and rehabilitation.
4. Protection Of the patients fam
:ly against economic distress.
The Federal Security Agency, hs
pointed out, has been authorized
to take an active part In all four
phases Of the program.
Mr.. Ewing gave credit to the
mass x-ray program for the change
in what he said was once a pretty
hopeless picture. The X-ray pro-
gram, introduced a relatively short
time ago, has reached more than
$4,000, 900 persons, thus permitting
the discovery Of most cases In their
early stages, he asserted.
Every mass survey yet conducted
has uncovered unsuspected cases
early cases with odds on recovery"
he added.
Mrs. Joseph Bernstein, president
of the auxiliary, introduced the
speaker. Mrs. Milton Summers,
donor luncheon chairman, presided
and cited committee chairmen and
patrons for their share in making
the luncheon q success.
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|A1Vards Presented
TO Mrs. De1vev
|Amd Mr.. AIdricb

The French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet were hosts yesterday after
noon at an informal fete follow
ing the presentation of two Legion
Of Honor awards. The Ambassador
presented to Mrs. Charles S. Dewey
the award of an officer in the le-
gion, she having been made q
chevalier some years ago. Also re-
ceiving a higher award in the Or
ganization was Mr.. Winthrop Aid
rich of New York, who became
commander after being an officer
for some time.
witnessing the little ceremony
were Mrs. Aldrich and Mr.. Dewey,
with other relations of the recipients
Of the honors, and members Of the
Embassy staff and their wives. Fol-
lowing the presentation, toasts were
offered to Mrs. Dewey and Mr..
Aldrich and to the Ambassador and
Nine. Bonnet, as well as to La Belle
France.
Following the informal festivity
yesterday former Representative and
Mrs. Dewey entertained at dinner
in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. AID
rich. The party was given in the
charming home of the Deweys on
First street Sc. and the Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs.
John w. Snyder were the ranking
guests In the company Of IA. Also
among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Andre de Limur, who arrived
earlier in the day from San Fran
cisco and will be here through the
winter in their house at 1924 r
street.
Mrs. Dewey is enthusiastic over
the success of the bazaar held in
the Embassy Tuesday for American
Aid to France, of which Mrs. Dewey
is honorary chairman of the Wash
ington group. Mrs. George Worth
ington Is chairman and Mrs. Harry
K. Hickey is co-chairman. In ad-
dition to the money taken In for
the articles on sale, for instance,
$500 for tea, 1000 pounds Of food
was subscribed for France through
CARE, and 10 orphans were adopt
ed" through the American Aid to
France Workshop on Connecticut
avenue, over which Mrs. Hickey
presides.
The guessing of the number Of
beans In the bottle was won by little
Miss Peggy Ann German, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Russell German.
She guessed 1854, and there were
exactly 15,904 in the bottle. Her
nearest competitor was Mrs. Tru-
man, whose guess was $4,000. Little
Miss German was awarded the dolls
house, completely furnished and
lighted electrically.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Guest Sneaker

Mrs. Ernest w. Howard Of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs will be the guest speaker at
a meeting Of the Izaak Walton
League, Columbia Chapter, to be
held at $50 pm. tonight at the
Women's City Club. Mrs. Howard
will make q brief talk and will
present a flag to the chapter.
Mrs. Ruth Reed, chairman Of the
nominating committee, will present
the slate for the coming year.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Methodist Bazaar
Slated Next Week

The annual tea and bazaar In
the Methodist Home at 1901 Con-
necticut avenue NV, will be
held Friday, November 28, instead
Of tomorrow. The date was in
correctly announced yesterday.
Mrs. Irving E. Strobel and Mrs.
Frank T. Mitchell are general
chairmen Of the event, which Is
sponsored by the Board Of Man
ayers of the home. The board
president, Mrs. Dudley F. Holt
man, Is assisting.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
DIPLOMATIC Circle

lillian Ambassador, will be in New
York for at least another fortnight.
She is arranging the exhibit of her
sculpture, which will open November
26 in the Julien Levi Galleries on
East 57th street in New York.
The First Secretary of the British
Embassy and Mrs. Fred c. Everson
were hosts at cocktail party yes
terday, entertaining in their home
on Thirty sixth place. They enter
tanned in compliment to U Chan
Htoon and his assistant, U Kuhn
Maung, advisers to the Burmese
Government on the writing of the
Constitution for the Republic, which
will be in effect January 6.
The visitors from Burma are here
to consult with authorities on con-
stitutional law and among the
guests yesterday afternoon were a
number of gentlemen who are such
authorities as well as a number of
those who have to do with Burmese
affairs in the State Department.
The new Commercial Counselor of
the British Embassy, Mr.. w. w.
Storey, who took up his duties q
fortnight ago, is on a business trip
through the middle west and will be
back within another ten days. Mrs.
Storey is in South America where
she is making a two months visit,
but probably will join him here be-
fore Christmas. He has been staying
at the Shoreham and will move
shortly to Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. J. B. Greaves, Mr.. Storey's
predecessor, and Mrs. Greaves have
sailed for England, the former hav-
ing asked for retirement.
The former First Secretary OF the
British Embassy, Mr.. Philip C. Jor-
dan, has sailed for England to as
sumo his new duties in the Foreign
Office. Mrs. Jordan left fortnight
ago for a visit in the Bahamas be-
fore joining Mr.. Jordan in England
in time for Christmas.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Colman Sachs OF
Washington: announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss Char
lotte Sachs, to Mr.. Jerry Winters,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Winters,
also of this city. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Miss Sachs is studying at the Cor
coran School of Art. Mr.. Winters
a veteran of the Pacific, is now at
tending the University of MARYLAND
Evening star., 1947-11-20


enlisted men Of all branches of the.
service, and to provide real home
atmosphere. Accomplishing this
task requires a great many volun-
teers (and some are needed even
today, as well as small staff OF
paid workers.
Names that make news in the
Capitals social columns are conspic-
uous on the list of those most direct
ly connected with the club. y Mrs.
Vandegrift herself is one Of its vice
presidents, Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover another, and Mrs. Luther
Sheldon and Mrs. Russell Wilson
are others. Mrs. William H. Arnold
is president of the organization,
Mrs. Eugene Ridings, secretary, and
Mrs. Dwight Chandler, treasurer.
Mrs. Carl A. Spaatz, Mrs. George
F. Hussey, jr., Mrs. Lemuel G. Shep-
herd, jr., and Mrs. William P. T.
Hill, all of whom were present yes
terday, are among the Is on the
Board of Governors. Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown is prospective
member.
For the party yesterday, Mrs. VAN
degrift decided to decorate her house
with chrysanthemumS. There were
huge yellow pompons on the tea
table in the dining room, where i'm
pressive- looking portraits of former
commandants looked down from at
tractive gray-green walls. Shaggy
white ones were used in the formal
drawing room where the furnishings
are light green and beige, and rus
sett chrysanthemums picked up the
more vivid tones of the furnishings
In the small drawing room. Here,
guests reminisced over the wedding
of the Vandegrifts' son and the for
mer Nancy Lee Baker which took
place there last summer. Nancy's
aunt, too, Miss Marion Baker, was
in the throng yesterday. And in a
far corner of one room, scarlet
coated Marines played pleasing &C
compartment to tea-cup converse
ton.
Those whom Mrs. Vandegrift
asked to pour tea and coffee (there
was also a delicious rum punch)
were Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs. Spaatz
(who brought along her JANGO
daughter, Carla), Mrs. w. John
Kenney, Mrs. John Nicholas Brown,
Mrs. Clifford A. Swanson, Mrs. Will
liam H. Arnold and Mrs. Smith
Hempstone. Marine officers wives
who poured and assisted generally
we're Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. Hill, Mrs.
Clifton Gates, Mrs. Ray Robinson,
Mrs. Field Harris, Mrs. Harold Rose
Grams, Mrs. Paul Drake and Mrs.
David S. Barry.
Other prominent guests were Mrs
Kenneth Royal, Mrs. Stuart Sym
ington, Mrs. Thomas L.. Sprague,
Mrs. Mark Mitscher, Mrs. Robert
B. Carney, Mrs. Franklin Hart, Mrs
l.. B. Cresswell, Mrs. Chenault Dear
ing, Mrs. Oscar Brice, Mrs. P. K
Smith, Mrs. De Witt Peck, Mrs. v,
]. McCaul and Mrs. j. A. Smoak.
Following the tea yesterday Gen.
and Mrs. Shepherd were hosts at
a dinner In their quarters, enter
tanning in honor of Col. and Mrs.
Oliver B. Bucner who are up from
v. M. I. Other guests were Col.
and Mrs. Jacob M. Pearce, Cox and
Mrs. Randolph Pate and Maj. Gen.
L. D. Hermle and Brig. Gen. John
T. Walker, here from California and
serving on the Selection Board.
Gen. and Mrs. Vandegrift, who will
leave Washington the first of Janu-
ary following the formers retire
ment, will entertain at dinner to-
morrow night in honor of retiring
Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
and Mrs, NimitZ.
Evening star., 1947-11-20

ton.
Mrs. Dake Sheeler has returned
from an extensive trip in Europe.
She studied voice in Paris at the
National Conservatory of Music.
The trustees of the National Gal
lery Of Art have issued invitations
to the opening Of an exhibition en-
titled, Men of Action of the Naval
Services, World War II. It will open
Sunday at o'clock at the Gallery.
The West Virginia Society will
hold Thanksgiving Dance Novem-
ber 20 in the new ballroom Of the
Shoreham Hotel. Dancing begins at
10 and will last until l o'clock. The
newly elected officers of the society
viii be installed at a ceremony dur
ing intermission.
The dean of Nebraska's congress
sional delegation and Mrs. Karl
Stefan are back in their apartment
at the Mayhower Hotel, having re-
turned from Norfolk, Nebr.. for the
special session of Congress.