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Evening star., 1947-01-07

will do everything possible to help
and give women q fair break. That
is, if the woman Is just little bet
ter than the man candidate" she
smiled.
Mrs. st. George made an earnest
plea for continuation of the Amer
ican two-party system.
Pointing out the confusion In
France where IL parties have
weakened execution of the true will
of the people, she said, 1--WE have
got to preserve the two-party system.
We must stick together. We are
the last refuge of freedom in the
world today"
In conclusion, the New York Con-
gresswoman warned that this gen.
Grafton will determine whether We
remain a republic or not"
Tremendous responsibility rests
upon the Republicans now in power,
she added.
"The people of the country have
given us a mandate to return the
country to the republic. If We fail,
we'll never be given another chance" !"
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Daniel Reed, wife Of Repre-.
sentative Reed of New York. Mrs.
William Culbertson, the president.
presided. About $50 members at
tended the meeting, which filled the
Pan American room of the Statler
Hotel to capacity.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
Dinner

The work of the United Nations
Library will be the subject Of
talk by Albert c. Gerould,' deputy
librarian of the UN Library, at
dinner meeting of the social science
group Of the Special Libraries As
sociation at pm. tomorrow. The
meeting will be held at the New
Colonial Hotel and reservations fol
the dinner may be made with Anna
bel Winter, Executive $500, extern
sion IS,
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Cocktail Partv

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Lee enter
tanned Monday in their homie in
Westmoreland Hills, having a neigh
borhood cocktail party. They in
vited their guests to meet Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wood and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Connor, who recently moved
into their new homes in Westmore-
land Hills.
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Senator to Sbeak

Senator Edwin C. johnson ot
Colorado will be guest speaker al
the Quarterly Institute of the Arl.
ington County WCTU, which vii
open January Is instead of tomor.
row as previously announced.
Senator johnson will speak fol.
lowing a covered dish supper which
will be served at pm. and at which
he and Mrs. johnson will be guests
Of honor.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
Diplomatic and official Society
Hears Presidents Address
By Betty MiIliken

at looks like good many of you
have moved to the left, out here. /"
said President Truman as he began
! his address before joint session Of
Congress yesterday. That was his
first bit Of ad libbing to the original
speech and it practically brought
down the house" AS matter Of
fact, it was apparent to any one sit
ting up in the galleries that many
of the extra chairs formerly on the
Democratic side had been moved
across the room to be occupied by
the new Republican members of
Congress. Every available seat on
the floor of the House was taken
and the galleries also were filled to
lcapacity.
Looking down from the Executive
Gallery were Mrs. Truman and her
daughter Margaret, and joining
them shortly after they were seated
in their accustomed places in the
front row were Mrs. John r. Steel
man, whose husband is assistant to
the President, and Mr.. Bryce B.
Smith of Kansas City.
Mrs. Truman and her daughter
kept on their coats throughout the
Presidents 50-minute speech. The
formers all-black costume was ac-
cented by a large red handbag and
her daughter wore a navy blue dress
and hat with her gray squirrel coat.
The small white feather on her hat
matched her gloves.
Mrs. Robert P. Patterson, wife OF
the Secretary of War, sat just be-
hind the Presidents family and
chatted at some length with Miss
Truman before the speech began,
She said her daughter Aileen (who
made her debut Christmas night
had returned to her classes at Rad
cliff College. "And I thought all the
excitement was over for while, !"
said Mrs. Patterson, 'but it seems
she's coming home for something
else around the 28th."
Other officials wives in the Ex-
ecutive Gallery were Mrs. James F.
Byrnes, wife of the Secretary of
State, who sat with Mrs. Harold
Burton, wife of the Supreme Court
Justice, and later entertained few
guests at luncheon in the Senate
dining room; Mrs. Clinton Anderson,
wife of the Secretary of Agriculture,
who sat with Mrs. Lewis B. Schwel-
lenbach, wife of the Secretary OF
Labor; Mrs. Stanley Reed and Mrs.
Wiley Rutledge, wives of Supreme
Court justices. and Mrs. Harry
Vaughan, wife of the Presidents
military aide.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
Miss Snyder Guest
OF Honor at Party.
Last Epeming

Miss Edith Drucie Snyder, daugh-
ter of the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. John w. Snyder, was the
guest in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs
Ambrose McNamara entertained at
a champagne supper last evening.
The party was in celebration OF
the first showing of the portrait OF
Miss Snyder done by Mrs. McNa-
mara, who is known professionally
as Greta Kempton. The Secretary
and Mrs. Snyder were, of course
among the guests, and others from
cabinet families were Mrs. Robert
P. Patterson, wife of the Secretary
of War; the Attorney General and
Mrs. Tom c. Clark, Mrs. Clinton p
Anderson, wife of the Secretary OF
Agriculture and the Secretary OF
Labor and Mrs. Lewis B. Schwellen-
bach.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred M.
Vinson we're there from the Supreme
Court circle and so were the Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Edward. H. Foley, jr., the As
sistant Secretary of War and Mrs
w Stuart Symlngton and the AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Laurence Arnold.
The newly appointed United
States Ambassador to the Court Of
st. James's and Mrs. o. Max Gard
ner we're among the distinguished
guests, and others were Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Steelman, Capt. and
Mrs. Clark M. Clifford, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Wallace Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles G. Ross and Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan anC
their house guests, the president OF
Westminster College and Mrs. Franc
L. McCluer of Fulton, Mo.
Still others at the party were the
Ambassador of Honduras and Sc
nora de Caceres, 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
Ira Eaker, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Phillip B. Eaton, Comdr. and Mrs.
Eugene Fluckey, the former Secre-
tary of the Senate and Mrs. Leslie
L. Bifae, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E
Freer, Mr.. and Mrs. Auguste Boas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifford Folger
and Mrs. j. Edward Folger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Maloney, Condr. and
Mrs. Harrison Lingo, Col. and Mrs.
M. Robert Guggenheim, Mrs, Earl
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Bu-
quor, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gardner,
Mrs. Tolar Stockwell, Dr.. and Mrs.
Tomas Cajigas and Mrs. Ann Gut
ting,
Evening star., 1947-01-07

Until her recent marriage,
the bride of Mr.. Frederick
Charles Lepick OF San Antonio,
Ter., Das Miss Morgia HoDard,
daughter OF Col. and Mrs.
Thomas r. Howard of Wash
ington. Their marriage took
place in tie Memorial Chapel
of the Army Medical Center.
Underwood Photo.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
Back From Trib

Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie re-
turned to Washington yesterday
morning from New England, where
she spent the holidays. Stopping
for visit on Long Island first, Mrs
Imbrie then went on to Boston ano
Cape Cod, visiting in Providence
and New York on the way. home.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
Red Gross Meeting

A slate of new officers for the
coming year will be presented by
the Chevy Chase branch OF the
Montgomery County American Rec
Cross at its annual meeting at 1890
am. Friday at the Chevy Chase
WomanS Club, Connecticut avenue
and Dunlop street.
Miss Jean Benton, chairman OF
the branch, will preside. Mrs
Charles A. Avant is chairman of the
Nominating Committee assisted by
Mrs. Stanley r. Holland and Mrs
Roger j. Whitford.
Evening star., 1947-01-07

The italian Premier, Mr.. Alcide
Gasperi, greeted a thousand OIL
cials, diplomats and other Capital
residents yesterday when the
italian Ambassador and Mrs. Al
berto Tarchiani entertained at q
late afternoon reception. 1t was
the first time the present Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Tarchiani have given
50 large a party and many spoke
OF how nice it is to have the En-
bassy open again and the scene OF
hospitable and delightful enter
tanning.
The great front doors were hard
ly adequate for the numbers OF
guests arriving and departing at
the same time and when one of the
doors was closed there was consid-
erable-and often uncomfortable
crowding. One gentleman, in the
crowded room with overcoat on,
muffler about his neck and hat in
hand, suggested to his wife "Let
me go first. dear, and make path
for you"
The spacious room, fitting for a
ballroom or music room, and the
dining room were the most crowded
for in each one long buffet. table
was laid for the serving of the
guests. AS many as were able in
the crowds scanned the great paint
ings and the elaborate golden orna-
nents on the walls. The ceilings
are unusually high SO that even
the large canvasses look small.
The Ambassador and Mrs. Tar
chiani with the Premier and his
daughter, Miss Marie Romano de
Gaspari. stood in the library to
receive. Both ladies wore street.
length frocks and no hats. Mrs.
Tarchiani, who stood at the head
of the line, was in a sea-green satin
gown without trimming and youth
full Miss Gasperi was in black, the
skirt of crepe and the jacket of
velvet on which a brilliant orna-
ment was pinned in front.
The thousand guests included not
only officials of the executive branch
of this Government, but the high
ranking officials of the judiciary and
the entire Congress and those of
the last Congress. The invitations
also included their wives.
The papal delegation was we'll
represented in the company as well
as other Roman Catholic clergy of
Washington, the very popular Rev.
Edmund j. Walsh holding small and
impromptu receptions wherever he
stopped long enough to chat.
The Premier and members of his
party are enjoying a round of en-
tertaining between conferences with
officials of this Government, which
was the purpose of their visit. This
morning they went to the Capitol
for the session of the Congress
as well as to discuss needs and
ways and means, with many of the
leaders. At midday the Premier
was the guest of honor at luncheon
Of the newly appointed United
Evening star., 1947-01-07

Mrs. Tom Clark, wife of the At
torney General, joined group Of
friends in another gallery. Her hus-
band wore a four-in-hand yester-
day, a lively red and white pattern
on q dark blue background, In lieu
Of his customary bow tie.
Mrs. Tom Connally, Mrs. Millard
Tydings, Mrs. A. Willis Robertson
and Mrs. Brien Mcmahon, all wives
of Senators, heard the Presidents
speech from the galleries yesterday
and later had luncheon in the Sen
ate dining room, where the French
Ambassador and Nine. Bonnet, the
Secretary of Commerce, Mr.. Averill
Hartman, and Senator and Mrs. J.
william Fulbright made up lunch
con party.
En- route to the dining room
friends encountered Mrs. William B.
Bankhead. who is spending the win
ter in Washington at the Mayflower.
Said the widow Of the former Speak
er Of the House, who was Repre-
sentative in Congress for many
years, "Some day I'm going to take
the tour through here. can get
lost in two minutes" Mrs. Bank
head looked very smart IN a brown
ensemble with a narrow-brimmed
sailor hat.
In the diplomatic gallery yester-
day, Nine. Bonnet; Nine. Ala, wife
of the Iranian Ambassador, and Sc
nora de Prado, wife Of the Peruvian
Ambassador, witnessed the joint
session, while their respective hus-
bands occupied places Of honor OF,
the floor of the House. The Mica
raguan Ambassador, DR.. Guillermo
Sevilla Sacasa, apparently arriving
after the others had been ushered
to the floor, took seat in the front
row of the diplomatic gallery.
Familiar feminine faces were
Representatives Edith Nourse Rog-
ers, Mary T. Norton, Frances P.
Bolton and Margaret Chase Smith.
Conforming to the general trend In
costumes worn by these ladies, Mrs.
Katharine st. George of Tuxedo
Park, N. Y, a new member OF Con-
gress, chose for the occasion a
simply designed navy blue suit and
gray blouse. Mrs. Smith wore rose
on the lapel of her green suit and
Mrs. Rogers black suit was adorned
with a purple orchid.
There were fewer children on the
floor of the House yesterday, though
one Republican member had two
very small youngsters on his lap
They entertained themselves with a
pair Of opera glasses.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
Mrs. Pwe to Sbeak

Mrs. Thomas Pyle, wife of the
principal Of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, will speak be-
fore the Patent Office Woman's
Club at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Jesup Blair Community Club. Mrs.
Pyle will speak on Meeting the
Development Changes of the Grow
ing Child"
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
CEMETERY ASSN. TO BE FORMED

The joint meeting of the Nome Council Cemetery Committee and the committees from other organ nations in the city met in the City Hall Friday evening and re- solved the following:
 l. That Nome Cemetery Asso- citation be formed.
 2. Request on organization that those having plots in the cemetery appoint one member of each or ganization to said Association.
 3. That steps be taken to survey the cemetery, determining the boundaries, plots and graves.
 4. That roads be rehabilitated and gravelled.
 5. That the public be invited to assist financially as well as in la bor in the hauling of gravel.
 On motion, A. Polet was dele gated to contact all organizations requesting that a representative be sent to the next meeting to r" held Friday, June 20, at 500 pm. for the purpose of organizing the Association.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
CHEEcHAKo BALL
 IS GRAND SUCCESS

Nome Post of the American Le- zion held their first social activ- ity last Saturday evening with a Cheechako ball which was well attended and dancing enjoyed to the strains of the Hyde orchestra. Eight prizes which were donated by A. Polet, N c. Co.,, Larry Gal win, Ken Rank, Hilky Robinson, Nome Drug Store, Polar Curio, and Nome Motors, were given away during the evening.
 Prize winners: Mrs. s. David Mazen, Mrs. Capt. Cannon, Cor inne Snyder, Leone Jonish, Vt. Off. Shaw, Sgt. Breshak, Sgt. Illus ton, and one other whose name was not obtained.
 Dan Jones was chairman for the party.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16

riences in Scouting to answer this question put by Dale Minner, for mer Anchorage boy, and now liv- ing in Wainwright, Alaska, with nls mother and father:
 Requirement S." wrote Dale. "calls fo. cooking one-fourth if. of meat and two potatoes in the open without cooking utensils. Here is my trouble: CD There are no potatoes, just dried and they come out mashed. tO There are no trees or wood within 400 miles, except willows which are so miles away by dog team"
 Field Executive Hal Dribble said Dale's predicament was solved by substituting a less com plicated requirement for scout ad- vancement.
 Wainwright's was believed to be the farthest north Scout troop in the world.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
Many Killed I'm
 Third Plane Crash In Seventeen Days
Continued from Page One,

Continued from Page One) Field, N. Y. The next day another plane of the same type crashed near Port Deposit, Md; killing 53.
 Investigations of both those crashes still are underway. Some indications developed that a struc- tural failure in the tail assembly caused the Port Deposit disaster and the army and navy ordered their C-54's temporarily grounded pending investigation of this as- sembly.
 Aboard the Capital Airlines ship were 47 passengers-one To- month-old infant-and a crew Of three, pilot, co-pilot and hostess.
 Among the passengers was Dr. Courtney Smith, for the past two years medical director of the American Red Cross. He was re- turning to his home in Washington from the Red Cross national con- vention in Cleveland.
 Dr. Courtney Smith lived in Everett, Wash, as boy and was a school football star. He served in World War I. He was assistant Territorial health officer at Nome, two years after receiving his de gree at the University of Oregon Medical School.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
NEWS TN BRIEF

FAIRBANKS, (P) - Fourteen year-old Richard Woodward, who has never been out of Alaska, had his name draWn from hat Fri day to assure him trip to the Boy Scouts international peace pamboree in Paris.
 He will represent the Midnight Sun District of the Boy Scouts, leaving July 9th for the Univers- ity of Montana where Pacific Northwest Scouts will be schooled for the trip.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
Anchorage Woman Heads Federation

Mrs. w. A. Smith, Anchorage Woman's Club president from 1897 to 1889, has been informed of her election as president of the Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs.
 She took office for a three-year term. She succeeds Mrs. Victor Sparks of Skagway.
 Other new officers are: Mrs. William Mulcahy, also of Anchor age, secretary; Mrs. A. Rank of Fairbanks; treasurer; and Mrs. John Mccormick of Juneau, custodian.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16

SOUTHBEND, Ind. (P - The Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, CSC, who served as president of the university of Notre Dame for six years and was associated with the university for nearly 35 years, died yesterday at the age of 52.
 Father O'Donnell, who has been ill with cancer, and several months ago had undergone an op- eration, retired as president a year ago and was succeeded by the Rev. John J.. Cavanaugh.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16

WASHINGTON, lP-President Truman today nominated Ellis O. Briggs of Maine to be ambassa- dor to Uruguay.
 Briggs, a veteran foreign serv- ice officer, now is director of the departments office of American Republic affairs.
 Briggs, a 48-year-old native of Watertown, Mass, succeeds Will Hanson Howell, who died at his home in Bryan, Texas, May P.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
SEATTLE, (P)-One-half of one

SEATTLE, (P)-One-half of one per cent separated the deep sea fishermen's union and the fishing vessel owners association today, preventing the settlement of a strike which has kept Seattle's halibut fleet idle since May l.
 Union members voted Sunday to grant the owners 21 per cent of the catch, a boost of one per cent over last year. The association re- fused to accept saying it had re- duced it's demands from g to 2112 per cent and that was the minimum.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
Ships Operate: Tho Work Contracts Not Yet Signed
Continued From Page One

NSoltinueu rTOfn rage One radiomen of the American com munications association.
 Terms for the contract exten- sion were reached in a post-mid- night conference last night be- tween the waterfront employers of the Pacific and the CIO clerks, checkers and supercargoes. Previ- ously contract extension agree ments were reached by Harry Bridges CIO longshoremen, the CIO marine engineers beneficial association, and the unaffiliated marine firemen.
 In the meantime, the deadline for expiration of maritime con- tracts passed with no noticeable affect on the west coast water front other than the indirect af- feet of the cooks petition.
 On the west coast, deck sailors are members of the AFL sailors union of the Pacific, unaffected by the east coast walkout.
 A CIO union spokesmen de- clared:
 "There is no strike and nc picket lines. Unions with con. tracts are working. The other two unions which have not received contracts are still negotiating Anything can happen-there may be settlement or lockout"
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16

SEATTLE Frank M. Pres ton, Seattle attorney, was re-elec- ted president of the University of Washington Alumni Association at the annual meeting of the board of trustees last Wednesday.
 Mrs. H. Malcolm Goodfellow of Seattle and Warren Gilbert, Mount Vernon attorney, were named as vice-presidentS.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
TOURISTS NOT PERMITTED ON ALCAN HIGHWAY

Tourist traffic on the Alaska Highway will not be allowed this year according to letter received recently by J. A. McCann of the U. s. Customs Office, from l.. E. Drummond of the Alaska High way Control Board in Edmonton, Alta, Canada.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
FRATERNAL GUILD OF

the 18th century, the Grocers' Livery Company, tried to restrict marriage of its members to daugh- ters of guild men, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. The at- tempt failed, Britannica adds.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
II 20, THE FAMOUS EIGHTH

century Chinese poet, drowned while trying to kiss the reflection of moonlight in the water, accord ing to the Encyclopaedia Britain mica. Previously the poet had re- ceived an edict from his emperor that entitled him to free wine in any tavern in China.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
MRS. P. J. CUTTING
 ARRIVES BACK IN NOME

Mrs. P. J. Cutting, formerly of Nome, arrived from her Anchor age home where she is now in the real estate business. She is planning to visit with her husband and daughter at Fox Bar where they have a dredge operating.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-16
SCOUT RULES POSE
 PUZZLER FOR DALE

Scout Executives in Anchorage recently scurried through the books and called upon their expe-
Evening star., 1947-12-05
This Changing World
Obscure Situation in France Called Factor
In Lack of Progress by Foreign Ministers

eral confederation-the Christian
Confederation of Labor. Its men,
bership is reported to have increased
from some 100000 last summer to
nearly 100000. This labor union is
nonpolitical, except that 1t does not
admit Communists or "communis-
ants" (fellow-travelerO to its ranks
The strike fatigue of the workers
who now will be protected effec-
lively by extraordinary legislation
passed by the National Assembly
last Wednesday, is almost the only
hopeful indication to come from
France these days.
Whether the stern discipline OF
the Communist-contr general
confederation will permit the work
ers to break away from their mas
tiers and return to work Is a moot
question and no one even ventures
to answer 1t.
Activity Is Increasing.
There have been some defections
from the general confederation
particularly in the Paris industrial
area. But at the same time In other
sections of France the strike leaders
have resorted to violence on great
er scale than ever before.
Since the criminal railway sabo-
tage of last Tuesday which took a
toll of 20 lives, other similar activi-
ties have been reported, particularly
in the southern and western parts
of the country. The activities OF the
Communists on the Riviera and IN
the Grenoble area have significantly
increased.
Reports which are still uncon-
drmed say a detachment OF French
infantry which was ordered to re-
move strikers from the railway STA
ton at Hyeres made common cause
with the strikers on orders from
the officer commanding the detach-
ment.
The French army has been greatly
enlarged by mobilization orders to
more than 100000 men in the metro
politan area. But it Is not clear yet
to American observers whether Pre-
mier Schuman has definitely decid-
ed to break the strike by military
force.
Some Socialist members Of the
government who indorsed the dras.
tic legislation against strikes are
urging M. Schuman to go slowly
and avoid what might become ar
irreparable break, not with the
workers themselves, but with the
powerful Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1947-12-05

King Levinsky? Primo Carnera?
Max Baer? There was a rumor
around New York that there was
actually a man who had wagered
on Walcott to win. Authorities from
Bellevue, the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and the Museum Of Natural
History followed up this report and
hope to capture him. He may well
be the missing link.
But to get back to us suckers who
went for $50 for a ticket. PERSONAL
ly, am not going to try to act as if
I didn't know I was a sucker am
going in wearing a blue serge suit
and a Ounce cap to match.
I understand that the Garden
concession booths have changed
their, wares for the Louis-Walcott
fight. There will be no popcorn
hot dogs and soda pop for sale
Instead, the concesslonaires. out
Of consideration for the sucker:
gathered, will offer for sale wildcat
oil stocks, hot buttered gold bricks
pellets guaranteed to turn water