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to attend the conference as schedul-
ed. In commencing CARE on its
blanket package, Mrs. Rosenberg
said, "Cold and hunger are the two
main enemies in Europe today. 1t is
difficult for us to realize that the
large majority of people abroad
live in houses which haven't been
heated for five and six years. They
are continually threatened with di-
seaSe. even death, because their
long years of malnutrition has left
them defenseless against tubercu-
losis and similar destroyers of man
kind.
by contributing their talents to
this cause" Mrs. Rosenbergs tele-
gram continued, "Our American de-
signers have displayed their in
genuity and concern for the plight
OF these Europeans. They have
shown us what can be done with
these surplus blankets. | can
imagine no better use TO which
! they can be put. CARE has already
proved itself an effective channel
through which individual Amerl-
cans and American groups can help
their friends and relatives abroad
CARE has added to it's stature by
making this additional and basic
package available. | am sure thai
for Thousands of Americans, it will
solve the problem of how they cal
help their friends and relatives il
Europe this winter
Costumes made out of the arm.
blankets by some of the foremos
names in American fashions in
cluded the following. A simple
, lined sport coat for young woman
, designed by Claire McCardell
Seams were double-stitched half al
inch apart in contrasting thread
: Instead of buttons Miss McCardel
, used the actual safety pins includes
in the CARE package. Big patcl
D pockets and a full back gave tn
/. coat that smart look.
t Miss Emily Wilkens designed
S basic suit for Junior miss. A snu
$ jacket with Peter Pan collar an
Il four-gOred skirt would dress IL
d any European miss. A beautift
: ccat-dress, form-fitting and elk
+ eantly styled, was designed b
II Madame Eta for the more matul
y woman. This garment was fashion
:. ed out of single blanket. McGres
IS or Sportswear designed a man
e finger-tip length coat jacket. 1t
,f sports model with set-in ragla
l. sleeves and will serve to keep mar
Is European men warm either on the
l. way to work or indoors in their III
le heated homes.
Is Mr.. French pointed out TIL
ir these blanket packages are alreat
S, in Europe, stockpiled in CAR
Is warehouses in each of the cou
re tries where they will be delivere
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-04
Worlds Telephones
NOU Total 81, 500, 900

NEW YORk-(P)-The Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph
Company reports the world now
has 51.500000 telephones in use.
Stockholm ranks next to San
Francisco as the city having the
most telephones per individual res
ident in the world. although New
York City, with 2,21S,0O0 instru-
ments, has the greatest number OF
telephones.
No one city i'll the United States
contain as much as eight per cent
of the total number of the nation S
81 1857 900 telephones. However,
Brussels, Copenhagen and Paris
each contain about One-third OF
their copntry's telephones.
Britain, with 1925 900 telephones
has more than three times as many
as Soviet RuSSia's 1.272.5
More than 115,0O0,000 miles oil
telephone wire are i'll use i'll the
United States, of which nearly 6O
per cent is in underground cable.
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Orders here will be airmailed to the
DESIGNATED country for prompt de-
livery. He added that CARE was set
up by Americas 26 leading aSen-
cies concerned with foreign relief
in order to help individual Amerl-
cans to send help to designated IN
dividuals in Europe. He praised the
New York Dress Institute and the
American designers for their fine
cooperation and participation III
CARES blanket program. 1.-The fine
display. the effort and ingenuity
which went into these costumes
we've seen here this morning, are a
tribute to their great spirit
CARE blanket or food packages
can be sent to Austria. Belgium
Czechoslovakia, Finland. France
Greece. Italy. The Netherlands
Norway. Poland. the Ameri'
can. British and French zones O
Germany and all Berlin. Orders FOL
these packages can be sent. will
check or money order for $40 TO
each package. to CARE. so Broat
Street. New York T. n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-04
EDen A ShOestring
Existence Must End

LONDON-(P)-J. c. Lister, 6l.
of Rotterdam. Yorkshire, was toid
by a doctor many years ago that he
would die with his boots on. SO ne
always wore his shoes unfastened'
ready to kick off. He was well
known visitor to the coastal resort
of Bridlington. where he could al
ways be seen with his shOestrings
united. Now he has died in bed at
home after a long illness.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-04

A small horseshoe magnet is
handy sewing basket accessory to
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Mrs. Herbert L. Earnest, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Robert Bathurst and Col.
H. G. Learnard, aide to Gen. Devers.
Miss Thompsons bridesmaids,
former classmates at Purdue Uni
versity, are arriving at the fort to-
morrow. Miss Doris Hurt will be
there from her home in Indian
apolis, Miss Nanette Crigger from
Williamson, w. Va, and Miss Har-
riet Boltin from Gainesville, Fla.
The brides younger sister, Mary
Adelaide Thompson, is to be the
maid of honor.
Capt. Eisenhower's best man, Mr..
George A. Horkan, il, will fly down
from Washington. Capt. William 4.
Waters will arrive from Fort Ben
ming to be an usher, and others who
have been chosen for this honor
are Mr.. B. D. Taylor of Philadelphia,
Mr.. Fillmore Goldschmidt OF Mil
waukee, DR.. Thomas A. Cassidy OF
Notre Dame, Ind, and Mr.. Arthur
S. Karol of Cambridge, Mass. All
the men in the wedding party
served in the Army with the BRIDE
groom.
The wedding of the young couple
will take place in the picturesque
chapel on the post and a reception
for those witnessing the ceremony
will follow at the Beach Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Doud will
come from their home in Denver
for their grandson's wedding and
others who viii be in the family
(See CANDY, Page Dill
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Generals Daughter
Becomes Bride

Mai. Gen. Walter A. Wood, r.,
escorted his daughter, Miss Mary
Holmes Wood, to the altar of the
Fort Myer Chapel Friday afternoon
where he gave her in marriage to
MI. James Wallace Fauquier of
windsor. Canada and Washington.
White gladioluses and larkspur
were used to decorate the quaint
little chapel and Chaplain Blatz
ofieiated at $50 o'clock.
For her wedding the bride chose
a white lace gown. Clusters Of
fresh lilies of the valley held her
veil in place and her bouquet was
of similar flowers. Mrs. Bruce
Payne. jr.. of Nashville, Tenn, and
Washington was matron of honor
and. the other attendants were Mrs.
James H. McGunagle, Miss Allie
May Smoot and Miss Ruth Snow.
They wore becoming dresses of
white dotted swiss, and carried
bouquets of white daisies and ivy
that corresponded to the flower
motifs in their hair.
Mr.. John Freeman Kerkam was
the best man and the ushers were
Mr.. John J. Cost. Mr.. Thomas Dunn
Wood and Cadet Walter Alexander
Wood III.
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(See BEALE, Page DIP
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post will take on ali atmosphere Of
a reunion for many who have served
together at various times through
out the years.
It also will be like a reunion OF the
Eisenhower and Thompson families
with relatives coming from lar ana
wide for the ceremony.
There will be much gayety on the
post before and after the 4 o'clock
wedding for this is a certainty
when the Army crowd gets together.
Tomorrow night Capt. Eisenhower
will give his bachelor dinner for his
best man and ushers, while his
bride-to-be will be entertaining her
attendants. Both of these parties
will take place at the Chamberlain
Hotel at Old Point Comfort-but the
young people have no plans to meet
after the two affairs break up.
Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower will go
to the Chamberlain today, and to-
morrow evening they will be the
guests of honor at a dinner given
by the Commanding General OF the
Army Ground Forces and Mrs.
Jacob L. Devers.
The dinner will be given at Gen.
and Mrs. Devers' quarters on the
fort and included among the guests
| will be Maj. and Mrs. George G..
Moore, brother-in-law and sister of
Mrs. Eisenhower.
Others at the affair will be mem
bers of Gen. Devers' staff and their
wives, including Maj Gen. and Mrs.
Charles l.. Bolte, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
A. v. Arnold, Maj Gen. and Mrs.
William G.. Wyman, Maj. Gen. and
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T0bu Hauilt0ns GiUe Party

Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Gardner,
IT., the Richard Johnsons, the
Walter van Durands, Mr.. and Mrs.
John F.. wilkins, jr., DR.. and Mrs.
Lawn Thompson, jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Alan Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Hamilton, jr., and Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Father III.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William
Tompkins were invited, too, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad Brown, ir., Mr.
and Mrs. Middleton Train. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Almirall, the Charles
McKenneys, Fred Colemans, Grant
Bosses and Willard Vests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Matheson, MIR. and
Mrs. William Rapley. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Weller, Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Newbold and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Biddle. The hostess parents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. r. Hogan, from Char
lottesville. were also on hand. They
are visiting their daughter and SON
in-law over the week end.
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Service Group
Has Busy eek
Farewell Fetes
Among Events
By Betty MHiken

When Col. and Mrs. William Mil
stead Talbot entertain at a dinner
party Friday at the Army Navy
Town Club they'll be celebrating
three important events-their 18th
wedding anniversary, the 18th year
since Col. Talbot received his COM
mission at the Military Academy,
and Col. Talbot's birthday anniver-
sary.
Coming in for her own share OF
the social spotlight, Miss Barbara
Lee Talbot entertained at q lunch
con yesterday at the Army-Navy
Club for II of her young friends
who, like herself. were graduated
this year from various schools.
Miss Cornelia Tarrant, who fin
tshed at Holton Arms and will enter
Wellesley in the fall, was among the
guests, and the others were Martha
Ann Smoot. Susan Godfrey,
Catherine Sullivan, Audrey Strobe,
Elizabeth Wood, Virginia Chard,
Ellen Anding, Georgia Washington,
Gail Hall and Patricia Partridge.
FareaceH Parties
Friends in both civilian and serv-
ice circles are saying goodby to
Col. and Mrs. Frank Schwable at a
variety of informal parties before
they leave for duty on the West
Coast. Today Col and Mrs. Walter
Bayler will give yard party" at
their home in Arlington for the
Scnwables and sharing the honors
will be Mrs. Bayler's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bowers, who arrived Friday night
from Philadelphia for visit. The
Bowers also were honor guests at a
dinner given EAST evening by Mr..
and Mrs. John D. Chiles.
Friday evening Col. and Mrs.
Schwable we're feted at a barbecue
III
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Crawford,
who are neighbors of the Baylers,
will give a cocttail party next Sum
day for Mrs. Crawford's brother and
sister-in the H. E. Hanses, who
are expected Friday from Memphis
for a three-weeks visit: and the fol-
lowing Saturday June 81, the Craw-
fords will entertain for Col. and Mrs
Schwable at a dinner at the Con-
eressional Country Club.
The Schwables. themselves, will be
hosts at cocktail party June IA
their last before leaving on the 18th
for a fortnight's visit with Mrs
Schwable's parents, Capt. j. B. Pol
lard. U. S. N, retired, and Mrs. Pol
lard in Annapolis.
When Col. and Mrs. Schwabl
leave Washington for station IN E
Toro, the Marine Corps Air Station
south of Los Angeles, they'll taxi
along their small son, David, ant
Susan, their year-old daughter
ISee MILLIKEN. Page D-8)
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Sara Kucbin Feted

Mrs. w. B. Citizens entertained at
cocktails yesterday in honor OF Miss
Sara Jane Kitchin, whose marriage
to Mr.. Frederick Finkenstaedt will
take place Saturday.
Guests, at the party included Mrs
Mills Kitchin, Mrs. Edward R. Fin
kenstaedt, Miss Sophie Finkenstaedt
Miss Leila Dickey, Mrs. Richmond
Luthern, Mrs. Keith Farr, Mrs
Richard McGregor. Mrs. Richard
Thompson, Mrs. Joseph Hillegas,
Mrs. Gordon Roberts and Miss
Bonny Hughes.
Mrs. Charles Luckett, IT., was
there, and also Miss Joan Lynch
Miss Janice Mclaughlin, Mrs. Oar
Denny, Mrs. Charles w. Price, Mrs
j. william Leverton, Miss Lillian
Leverton; Mrs. Edwin Stillwell, Mrs
Anthony Hankey. Mrs. Harold Hall
Mrs. Thomas Owen, Miss Betty
Owen; Mrs. James Morris, Mrs
Thomas Wilson. Mrs. Robert Nc
Cormick. Mrs. r. C. Peden, Miss
Nancy Needham. Miss Sue Need
ham and Miss Marian LaFollette.
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+bose honing that they will get away
NV midsummer. Just now they nave
with them their son-in-laW ana
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Joyce
and their two children, Marjorie
and Ellen. They arrived a week ago
TODAY lust in time for little Mar
iorie To celebrate her third birthday
anniversary. Ten small guests, some
hovs and some girls, joined in the
party Monday at the home OF KEEP
resentative and Mrs. Hobbs. Some
time in July Mr.. and Mrs. joyce
and the children will go to Selma
and will remain there until her
father and mother arrive from
washington. In August they Will re-
turn to their hone in Wisconsin ana
Representative and Mrs. Hooos VIII
90 to Gatlingburg, Tenn, to speno
the rest of the season.
Another birthday party Tor the
very young in congressional 1amliy
circles took place in Boston, where
Mrs. Ben F. Jensen, wife OF Repre-
sentative Jensen, of Iowa, spent SIX
weeks with their son-in-laW ana
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald U.
Fitzpatrick, and their three chill
dren. Ann. the oldest, will be four
in July. The birthday party was
for Janet and Joan, her twin sisters,
who were given first-year ami
yersary party on May 6. Mrs. Jen-
zen was there for the event and has
lust returned to Washington. She
and the Representative have made
no plans as yet for vacation other
than 90 back to their home in Extra
FOR the recess period.
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Clifford
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The young married set, which In
cludes some of the most attractive
people in Washington, predominant
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Louis Hamilton yesterday
afternoon. This very personaole
couple were entertaining at their
first big party since they moved to
Bradley Boulevard. So the affair
was in the nature of housewarm-
ing as well as a pre-vacation gath
ering.
The Hamiltons' house Is white
brick, sort of low and rambling, sur
rounded by lawn. Yesterday it was
invaded with friends who partook
of the hostess famous hors
d'oeuvres. stopped for chat on the
porch which opens off the drawing
room, then spent most OF the time
in the garden.
From $50 on guests were arriving.
On this list were Mr.. and Mrs. Ham,
ilton Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve
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r. Hope of Kansas may remain in
the Capital all through the summer.
Their son, Clifford r. Hope, jr., is
here for a To-day vacation from
Harvard University, and tn cir
daughter, Martha, Is busy getting
ready for graduation from Woodrow
Wilson High School. Next fall she
will enter Swarthmore.
Trip to MEXICO
When the session closes Represen-
tative and Mrs. Harold C. Hagens of
Minnesota plan a trip to Mexico.
Their son, Harold M. Hagens, who
was graduated from school in Min
nesota last week. and Andora, who
is in school mere, will go with them
for a south of -the-border vacation.
Mrs. Clifford Davis, wife of Rep
resentative Davis of Tennessee, may
get off for a vacation in Florida
if the session lasts too long. In
that case he will join her there for
a rest before they go to their home
in Memphis Both of their children
are in school here, Barbara going to
Mount Vernon Seminary and Ray
to high school.
Representative and Mrs. Wilson
D. Gillette of Pennsylvania are eX-
pecting house guests soon. Mrs.
Gillette's brother in-laW and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Menardi are
coming from Hawaii for visit, and
vacation plans depend upon when
they arrive. A boat trip for all four
is in the offing, and then when the
session is over they will 60 to the
Gillette home in Towanda.
A vacation right in their home
town of Churchland appeals to Rep
resentative and Mrs. Porter Hardy,
jr., of Virginia, but they do not plan
70 leave the Capital until the work
on Capitol Hill is finished. Their
two small children, Lynn and Por-
ter III, will be here with them until
they go home.
No plans have been made for the
summer by Representative and Mrs.
Edward H. Jenison of Illinois. About
Wednesday or Thursday they will
have as a guest Mrs. tensions sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Cotton of Paris,
Ill, who will be here for an indefi-
mite visit.
.Leaving Newt Week
Mrs. Albert ]. Engel, wife of Rep
resentative Engel of Michigan, will
leave on the 10Th for Muskegon.
Their daughter, Louise, who as at
tending Woodrow Wilson High
School here, will 60 with her moth
er, and they will be joined there
by Albert, j., jr., who is a student
at the University of Michigan. The
Representative will leave for home
at the end of the session.
Representative and Mrs. Walter
H. Judd of Minnesota plan to re-
(See GERMOND, Page DID
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lSee MILLIKEN, Page D-8)
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Exclusively
Yours,
- Betty Beafe -
People Have Fun
At the Faleses
Betty BeaIe

The weather beamed, the garden
bloomed and the guests stayed at
the Herbert Faleses the other after
noon. Every one knew nearly every
one else at this cocktail affair.
where ambassadors, foreign service
officers and CAPABILITIES prolonged
their pleasure till after dark. There's
something about the Fales home
that makes every gathering click.
Could be the humor and hospitality
of the hosts.
Former u. S. Ambassador to Iran,
Leland Morris, and his ambassa-
dorial colleague, Stanley Hornbeck,
tried the shrimp in the specially
good sauce and admired the NINA
ture log cabin and flagstone terrace
that Rose and Herbert whipped up
one afternoon for their children.
Sir John and Lady Mcgowan
dropped by and Edmund Gullion
and Ware Adams, who Is fresh from
his post in Vienna and will be sta
toned here for year.
Janet and Rab Wilson, the Jim
Nolans and Anne Carter Greene
chatted together, while whole host
of Bradleys were on hand. Fred and
Caroline, Fontaine and Emily and
Tom and Mary Maury. Robert Cecil
of the British Embassy and his very
goodlooking wife heard from Anne
and Tully Torbert that the latter
has joined the American Foreign
Service ranks. The Cecil Lyonses
were there, too, and famed land
scape artist, Miss Rose Greeley, the
hostess parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hyde, and Jack Jernegan. who Is
now on home duty with the State
Department and has bought a
house in Georgetown.
*+**
When the Eugene Swigarts leave
Washington June Is they will go to
Northport Point on Lake Michigan
for the summer, then Cincinnati for
good. They've bought house there
on 81s acres which boasts an
upper pool for swimming, a lower
pool for rejecting, heavenly view
of the Miami + LIVER valley and yards
and yards of beautiful handicapped
lawn. All that garden, and Gene
says that Ruth is even allergic to
watering potted geranium with
an eye dropper!
Mrs. Richardson Spencer was
hostess to the Swigarts at her home
in Berryville last evening. They
went to the horse show at Garter
Hall, then the hunt ball afterwards.
Wednesday the Herbert Edwards
will give dinner for them; Thurs
day the Robert McCHntocks will do
likewise and Saturday the John Nc
Clintocks will ditto.
Il II X X
Count and Countess Hadek will
pick up their two boys as soon as
Brooks School is out and motor out
to Wyoming. They'll spend six
weeks at a dude ranch and at the
other j. p. kind Gust plain ranch)
Now that Countess Hadek's mother,
Countess Szechenyi, has gone
abroad for the summer to visit one
daughter in London and one in
Switzerland, her gorgeous home in
Newport, The Breakers, will not be
opened for the season /. Mrs. Nc
Cook Knox is going to Newport the
middle of June for a definitely
active summer. She has taken g
| ICoo pFhTIE pace n.Q1
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Congressional Vacatlons
viii Be Late IN Season
Parties for Small Children
On Birthday Anniversaries
By Marsaret Germond

Congress seioom lake
form because certainty as to the END OF ne
49,, Sometimes when action important legislation isn't possible
children leave the Capital Tor nome
For however they plan to remain here
VI horiro both houses will by late
July August .o.u
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Army 7mnout for Weddng
of Gen. Eisenhower s Son
Chief of Staff to Be Feted
At Dinner by Gen. Devers
By Marearet Hart Candy
Society Editor.

automobiles all sections OF the United
the two days In
will Tuesday for the we'd
of Sheldon Doud Eisenhower son OF the
Dwight Eisenhower Miss Barbara Jean
Thompson daughter Percy w. Thompson
With officers at the wedding the
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(insfallation e1fra)
Here is the top in modern electrical appliances for
the immediate disposal Of food wastes before they
get to the garbage stote 1t shreds into fine
particles and fIushes them away in stream Of
cold water :. quickly and efficiently. No messy,
gern-breeding refuse to deoI with =. G.E. "Ds-
posol" sees to thot Fits almost any sink with
3h" opening >. disposes Of everything except
metal, glass, and large bones.
The Arizona post., 1947-01-03
FOUR SHIPS ASSIGNED
TO BRING IMMIGRANTS
TO UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON (WNS)-Four
ships have been assigned to ex-
pedite the movement to the Unit
ed States of 2,10O displaced per
sons with US. visas, President
Truman announced at a press con-
ference today. The president ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with the
dilatory way in which these re-
fugees had been treated hereto
fore, but expressed the hope that
the four ships assigned to the
work, would remove much of the
dissatisfaction which had been
aroused.
A total of 313 Jewish survivors
sponsored by the Joint Distribu-
ton Committee arrived in New
York on the S. S. Marine Marlin
this week.
The Arizona post., 1947-01-03
POPULAR EATERY

The Rag Doll and University
Delicatessen Park near Speed
way, was quite a mecca New
Years Eve. Many prominent Tue
sonians were observed among the
crowd that flocked there for their
unusually good food and pleasant
atmosphere. Their sandwiches
(did you ever try one with a fill
ing of everything a la Dagwood?)
have no equal in Tucson. The
full-course meals are such that it
is fast becoming the hallmark
of one of Tucson's best eateries.
You can get fine, cooked-to-taste
American dishes along with the
traditionally popular blinzes kre-
plach, chopped liver and herring.
It's definitely the place to go
whether for just snack or full
course dinner.
The Arizona post., 1947-01-03
TRUMAN APPOINTS
CIVIL RIGHTS
PROTECTIVE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D. C. Ops
A committee on civil rights
to evolve measures for the pro-
lection of Americans subjected
to mob violence and intolerance
because of their race or religion,
was appointed by President Tru-
man last week. The Committee,
which will go out of existence
when it files its report, will be
comprised of fifteen members who
will serve without pay. They in
clude Morris Ernst, Jewish law
yer and author; Rabbi Roland Git
tleson, Jewish chaplain with the
Marine Corps on Two Jima;
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., hous-
ing chairman of the American
Veterans Committee, and DR..
Charming Tobias, veteran Negro
YMCA leader.