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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-05-21
ZION MAYOR PROCLAIMS
POPPY DAY

Richard F. Hire, Mayor of
the City of Zion, has proclaim
ed Saturday, May Oath, 1947
as Poppy Day in the City of
Zion and has urged everyone
to cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent in letting the wounded
veterans know in a material
way how much we appreciate
their devotion and sacrifice in
the defense of our Country in
the cause of freedom and JUS
tice.
The Legion Commander of
Zion-Benton Post No. 865,
James l.. Paxton has asked the
support of the community in
the Poppy drive to be held on
May oath. Commander Pax
ton stated that the poppy is a
memorial flower symbolizing
the sacrifice made by the sold
iers who died in service. Every
year the public is asked to
think of this sacrifice, to wear
a poppy and to remember.
The proceeds from the sale
of the peoples are used for SER
vice and relief funds of the
State Department of the A
merican Legion of the Local
Post Unit in this city. The
peoples are distributed by
members of the American Leg
ion and are made by disabled
veterans in hospitals in Him
OILS. The men in the hospitals
are paid for their work in as
sembling the peoples. The To-
cal Post purchases the peoples
from the American Legion De-
partment of Illinois at a cost
sufficient to include the pay
ment to the veterans for as
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-05-21
ZION-BENTON POST TO
GIVE SCHOOL AWARD

GIVE SCHOOL AWARD
On the Zion-Benton Town
ship High School "School A
wards Day., the Zion-Benton
Post No. 865 of the American
Legion will award the out
standing boys and girls from
the Senior Class the American
Legion School Award medal.
This is the highest honor given
to civilians by the American
Legion.
The Award is made on the
following merits: honor, cour-
age, scholarship, leadership,
service, companionship, and
character. The students re-
ceiving the award are chosen
by committee made up of
members of the faculty and
members of the Zion-Benton
Post of the American Legion.
The award will be made at the
Zion-Benton High School Gym
nasium on their annual "a
wards Day., May 20, 1947, at
1 80 P. M.
The American Legion School
Award is designed to place
emphasis on the development
of the qualities for better citi-
zenship and character in
school pupils; to prepare the
young American for participa-
ton in writing a just peace and
planning a postwar world. It's
office is to impress upon youth
the great Importance of devel-
oping the qualities of honor,
courage, scholarship, leader
ship, service, companionship
and character in their own
lives that they may become
worthy Americans, worthy of
the rich heritage which has
been handed down to them
through sacrifice, blood and
tears.
The Legion Commander,
James L. Paxton, will make
the award on the 23rd of May.
THE CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Zion Auditorium, Zion, Illinois
Music for Lords Day Service
May Is, 1947 1900 O'clock
PROFESSIONALISM Thou
sand Times Ten Thousand"
..:...,..:..:.:.:...:.:...:........ dykes
/ CHOIR ANTHEM - "Great
and Marvellous" .... Farmer
ANTHEM - GLOW Blest Are
They" .......... Tschaikowsky
OFFERTORY - Songs of
Zion"
HYMN ANTHEM - "Zion
Stands With Hills Surround
ed" ........................ Hastings
PROFESSIONAL - LEAD On,
O King Eternal" ........ Smart
P. A. Pennington, Conductor
Charles L. Kessler, Organist
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Society Attends
National Tbeater

Three members of the Cabinet,
the Attorney General, and the Sec
retaries of Interior and Agriculture
with their wives, Mrs. Tom Clark,
Mrs. Julius A. Krug and Mrs. Clin-
ton P. Anderson, were in the audi
ence at the opening performance
last evening of Maurice Chevaller,
famous French comedian in the
National Theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Burial Holman
the latter chairman of the Christ
mas Bazaar of American Aid to
France, were there and accompanied
= MIR. and Mrs. Robert M. McClintock
having dined together before the
performance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hurd were
hosts at dinner and with thel1
guests later went to the theater
Others attending the show were Mr.
and Mrs. Neville Gardiner, the
Attache of the Canadian Embassy
and Mrs. L. H. LaVigne, and Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Steele. Mrs
Smith Hempstone and Mrs. Gret-
chen Smith, who came from hel
nome near Front Royal and was
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. Hemp
stone over night were in the audi
ence.
Following the performance Miss
Meredith Howard gave a supper
party in the United Nations Grub
Guests of Miss Sue Rosenberg at
the theater were Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old ]. Coolidge, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyttle-
ton Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt K
Ruddock, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff
Wallner, Mrs. A. Peter Dewey, Count
and Countess Moltke, Countess
Demecourt and Mrs. Walter Bell.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
q
Presidents Wife
To Visit Bazaar

Mrs. Truman has accepted the in
vitation of the committee in charge
to visit the bazaar which st. Paul's
Episcopal Church will hold Satur-
day afternoon in St. Thomas Par
ish Hall The proceeds will be added
to the building fund for the new
st. Paups now in the course of
construction on K street between
Twenty fourth and TWenty-flfth
streets NV.
The bazaar will open at 2 o'clock
and continue until 7 o'clock ard
there will be delicious homemade
potato salad, with home baked
hams and delectable coffee for pa"
irons should they wish to stay for
supper. Members of the Women's
Auxiliary have charge of the food
table and there will be a table CT
antiques as we'll as the customary
White Elephant table.
Mr.. Robert w. Smith, chairman OF
the Young Peoples Fellowship. and
members of the group are arrang-
ing the music through the hours OF
the bazaar, and also will give a
short program at 4:30 o'clock. Men,
bers of the YPF also will be
in charge of the fish pond" where
one may fish" for unknown treas
ures.
In addition to the various booths
there will be fortune-telling nook
where two of the famous delivers
into the future will look ahead fol
the seekers of fortunes" Their
names will be kept secret until they
greet their patrons across the
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Economy Shop

The Washington section OF the
National Council of Jewish Women
opened its economy shop yester-
day at $50 Park road NV. Articles
for the home as well as clothing are
to be found at the shop and dona-
tions for sale will be accepted.
Proceeds will be used for a gym
nasium at the Juanita Nye Council
House, and for the maintenance OF
homes in Paris and Athens for the
rehabilitation of girls injured dur
ing the war.
Chairmen of the economy shop
project are Mrs. M. P. Shlesinger,
Westchester apartments. and Mrs.
Lewis sycle, 1888 Chevy Chase
parkway.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Lyon Village Club
Sneaker Named

Mrs. Cyan -Chand, wife of an Of
fetal of the International Monetary
Fund, will speak on Women OF
India" at the meeting of the
Woman's Club of Lyon Village at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Community
Methodist Church, Key boulevard
and North Bryan street, Arlington.
Mrs. Gyan-Chand, who is pro-
fessionally known as Mrs. Anasuya
Wagle, for IS years was associated
with Vasanta College for Women at
Benares, first in teaching capacity
and later as vice principal and In
charge of administration.
The speaker is active In the or
ganization of an association of In
dian women for the study of Ameri-
can life and conditions and the prob
lens of India. In addition to the
work of this group. she is interested
In studying the American educa-
tional system.
Hostesses at the meeting tomorrow
will be Mrs. Willis B. Wright, Mrs.
E. v. Byre, Mrs. D. G. Heyne, Mrs.
William D. Martin, Mrs. William j..
Routhier, Mrs. George DeVaughn,
Mrs. Robert Livingston, Mrs. Clar-
ence Yeatman and Mrs. James D.
Pope.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
ont OF Tom Guests

Deaconess Mary Isabel Potter has
come from Los Angeles to attend
the Founders Day celebration to-
morrow at Mount Vernon Seminary
Also here for the festivities are
Miss Elsie Foerderer, chairman OF
the board of trustees of the school
and Mrs. Seymour Preston, one OF
the trustees. of Philadelphia, and
Miss Betty Gilbert of Lancaster, Pa
Former United States Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies are
back at Tregaron, their home on
Klingle road, and the latter will be
among those at the tea tomorrow
which will be held in the refectory
with Mrs. George w. Lloyd, head
mistress, acting as hostess. She will
be assisted by Mrs. John B. Smiley,
president of the Alumnae Associ-
alton.
Miss Anne Seymour Ames, a
graduate of Mount Vernon in 1881
will attend the celebration and Mrs.
Hobart Brooks who, as Kate Neal
Scott, attended the school when the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Somers. founder,
started its second year, 1876, also
will attend the tea.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Miss Emery Joins
DebHtante Ranks

Miss Patricia Jean Emery, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Harold
Emery, has been added to the list
of debutantes for the winter. She
will be hostess at luncheon Deem
Der "a entertaining her sister buds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery will have
quite a house party through the
Christmas holidays when their son,
Midshipman William Taft Emery,
will be accompanied home by sew
eral of his classmates at the Naval
Academy.
Miss Emery and her brother
shared honors at a young peoples
party which their parents gave
shortly before they went back to
school. Miss Emery is a graduate of
Holton Arms and now is a student
at Holton Arms Junior College.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
JetVisb Agency
Officials Hosts

The chief of the political depart
ment of the Jewish Agency for
Palestine and Mrs. Moshe Shertok
and the director of the Washington
office for the agency and Mrs. Eliahu
Epstein were hosts at a delightful
party yesterday afternoon. The
party, given in the agencys head
quarters at 2210 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., celebrated the 3Oth anniversary
of the Balfour Declaration. This
momentous pronouncement was
made by the Earl of Balfour, then
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain,
to facilitate the establishment of
the Jewish national homeland In
Palestine.
Mrs. Shertok was dressed in black,
the skirt having the new length, and
Mrs. Epstein was in gray. with bal
lerino skirt, and both wore shoulder
bouquets of white orchids. The
party was from 5 to o'clock and in
addition to the delicious hors
d'oeuvres and cocktails there were
cold meats and salads as well as
sweets and coffee.
The Bolivian Ambassador and
Sonora de Martinez Vargas, the
Chilean Ambassador and Sonora de
Nieto del Rio and the Polish Am
bassador and Nine. Winiewicz were
among the callers yesterday. Also
at the party from the diplomatic
circle were the Romania Minister
and Nine. Ralea, the Uruguayan
Minister and Sonora de Mora and
the French Minister and Nine.
Lacoste.
Senator and Mrs. Ebert D.
Thomas, the new chairman of the
National Democratic Committee;
Senator Harold McGrath and Mrs.
McGrath, the Undersecretary of
Labor and Mrs. David A. Morse and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Henderson were
smong others OF the reception.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
College Gibbs

Miss Alice E. Bourneuf, an eco
nomist with the International
Monetary Fund, will speak to the
members of the Radcliffe Club at a
luncheon meeting at noon tomor-
row at the Good Earth Restaurant,
1909 K street INV. Reservations
should be made with Mrs. Bruce K.
Fuller, 1853 Harvard street NV,
before 10 am. tomorrow.
Miss Bourneuf has recently re-
turned from the second meeting of
the Board of Governors Of the
Monetary Fund in London. She will
be introduced by Mrs. William A..
Coblenz, president of the Radcliffe
Club.
The Hollins Alumnae Club will
meet at pm. tomorrow at the
home of Mrs. Howard Trivers, 524
Maple Ridge road, Bethesda. Mrs.
Trivers. will be assisted by Mrs. w.
Leroy Saunders
The st. Mary-of the Woods Col
lege Alumnae will meet Thursday at
the home of Mrs. James Castiglia,
1905 Van Ness street NV.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Br01Vn Predicts
Red dAggression
In AHstria Soon

A. prediction that Austria would
become the victim of Russia's ex-
pansion program within the very
near future was made by Constan-
tine Brown, news analyst of The
Star, in an address yesterday before
the Sisterhood of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation.
Mr.. Brown also named Greece
and Iran as countries which face
the immediate threat of Russian
aggression.
The speaker, recalling that he had
predicted Hitler's invasion of Aus
tria two days before it took place
said he hoped he would be wrong
this time. He asserted, however
that Russia has been ready to move
into Austria for the past 10 days.
Mr.. Brown also painted gloomy
picture of relations between this
country and Russia, expressing the
fear that there will be a 'head-on
clash" between the two countries in
less than year.
To avoid such a collision, he called
for an immediate rearmament pro-
gram, declaring that the Russian
character basically respects only
one thing and that is power"
If the President should declare
his intentions to build up an air
force, entailing the necessary ex-
penditure of several billion dollars
Russia might change her tone with
in few months, the speaker pre-
dicted.
Mr.. Brown, who spoke at lunch
con meeting at the Hotel 2400, was
introduced by Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld. Mrs. Gerstenfeld, who is
president of the sisterhood, presided.
Honored at the luncheon were II
members of the organization who
have been married during the past
year. The two most recent brides,
Mrs. Ross Wheeler and Mrs. Milton
c. Ford, cut the three -tiered we'd
ding cake which was placed in front
of the speakers table.
Mrs. Neuman j. Director, hos
pitality chairman, was in charge of
arranpementS for the luncheon
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Winter Weddings Are Forecast
BpAnu0zlucemeuts Made TODAY

Law School and is member OF Sig
ma Nu Fraternity. He now is an
examiner with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Prichard-Radford
Announcement is made by Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Prichard Of the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Isabel Prichard, to Tech. Sergt. Will
liam John Radford, son of Mr.. VIII
liam S. Radford of New York and
the late Mrs. Radford.
Miss Prichard attended George
Washington University and was
graduated from Wilson Teachers
College. She now is an educational
counselor at Walter Reed General
Hospital. Sergt. Radford was grad
uated from Ohio University and
served with the 1st Division dur
ing the war.
Pennineton-Carl
Mr.. George Pennington of Big
Stone, Va, announces the engage
ment of his daughter, Miss Jewell
Pennington, to Mr.. Henry Carl, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Carl OF
Washington. The wedding will take
place December g..
Miss Pennington, who was grad
uated from the Gallinger Municipal
Hospital School of Nursing, now is
employed as head nurse in the
pediatric department.
Mr.. Carl attended the University
of Maryland and is employed as AN
instructor at Woodward School.
Wagner-Sliney
Announcement is made by Mr.
and Mrs, Walter C. Wagner of Day.
ton of the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Marilyn j. Wagner
to 1t. Ralph E. Sliney, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sliney of Brentwood.
The wedding will take place No
vember 27 at 7:30 o'clock in the
Second Trinity Lutheran Church
in Dayton.
1t. Sliney is a graduate of Catho-
lie University. He is stationed with
the Army Air Force at Elgin Field,
Fla, where the couple will make
their home. During the war he was
employed as an aeronautical engi-
neer.
| GoldStein.Foer
Mrs. David Goldstein of Minnea-
polls announces the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Lorraine Gold
stein, to Mr.. Walter Foer Of Wash
ington, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Foer.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Rodes-Lynch
Mrs. Philip Arthur Rodes, widow
of 1t. Rodes, U. S. N, announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Jane Rodes, to Mr.
John Francis Lynch, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melville E. Lynch.
The wedding will take place No
vember %.
Wagner-R0de
A November Is wedding is be-
ing planned by Miss Marguerite
Linda Wagner, whose parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Earl Wagner of
Washington, are announcing her
engagement to Capt. Edward Rode,
A. A. F., son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Rode of Waukegan, Ill.
Miss Wagner has been employed
by the War Department for the
past year and her flance has been
stationed at Andrews Field for two
years. The wedding will take place
in the Andrews Field Chapel.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Tutor Expresses Fondmess
For Cr01um Prince of Jaban
Bv Frances Lide

A picture Of the Crown Prince
of Japan as a friendly, natural
boy, with above-average intelligence
was given to members of the League
of Republican Women yesterday by
his American tutor. Mrs. Elizabeth
Gray Vining.
The speaker, who is vacationing
in this country, came from her
home in Philadelphia to address
the leagues monthly meeting at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Although she devoted most of her
talk to the educational system be-
ing developed in Japan under the
occupation. Mrs. Vining gave a
thumb-nail description of her ia
nous pupil whose instruction in
English for three hours week IS
assigned to her.
The Crown Prince is perceptive,
prides himself on his work and
meets his responsibilities squarely,
she declared. He also enjoys being
with other boys.
Much beloved by the japanese, he
is a symbol of boyhood and their
hope for the future, Mrs. Vining ex-
planned. She, herself. also has come
TO love him. for his own sake.
Pointing out that the Crown
Prince is now 13, she said he is
in what corresponds to the eighth
grade. He lives in a simple jap
anese house on the grounds of the
school he attends, but joins his
family once week at the imperial
palace.
AS a group, the imperial family is
very congenial and happy, when
members get together, Mrs. Vining
declared. The Emperor is scientist
of genuine achievement, she said
and expects to publish book soor
on marine biology. Entertained al
a farewell luncheon by the Emperor
and Empress before she left for hel
vacation, Mrs. Vining was interested
to see that the emperor had q bust
of Lincoln in, his library.
In addition to teaching the Grown
Prince, Mrs. Vining gives instruction
in English to his younger brother
and three sisters, as4well as to the
Empress. She also has regular schoo
classes.
On the whole, she has found Jap.
anese children to be eager, friendly
and intelligent, although school con-
ditions in Tokyo, even for the most
privileged, are not easy.
Transportation is one of the
greatest difficulties, she reported
and many of the children are forced
to spend hours on crowded trains,
going back and forth to school
Most of my children must start at
$50 in the morning to get to school
by $780," she said. And. then, they
must spend just as long getting back
home"
The shortage of school buildings
also is very acute, she declared.
partly because so many were de-
stroyed while Japan was being
bombed. And the shortage OF text
books adds still another problem.
Evening star., 1947-11-04

Mrs. vining, however, had high
praise for the firm and wise edu.
cational policies" of the occupation.
declaring that japanese children
can look forward to more liberaE
and more democratic education than
their nation has ever known befores
Freedom Of religion is assured by
the new education law, she saids
and military training is banned,
The study of community civics has
been substituted for the old study
of morals, which included much
nationalistic propaganda. Old text.
books have been called in and new
ones written by Japanese educators
and approved by the occupation.
Undesirable elements have been re-
moved from the teaching personnel.
both by voluntary resignation and
by purge, although system OF ap-
peals is being considered for the
purge cases.
Mrs. Vining also emphasized that
the new policy of education is re-
ceiving the genuine support OF the
people and that the teachers are
making a real effort to UNDER
stand it.
Mrs. Joseph r. harrington, presi-
dent OF the League Of Republican
Women, was In charge of the meet
ing yesterday, which was also
marked by the appointment Of q
committee to plan a league-spon-
sored food conservation program.
Mrs. Roy James was made chair
man of the group, which will In
clude Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ward and
Mrs. Pearl Moore Gray, with others
to be named later.
appointment of the committee
followed a message sent to the
meeting by Representative Dirksen,
Republican, of Illinois, who empha-
sized the need of providing food
for Europe.
| Mr.. Dirksen, who made sur
vey of food conditions during a re-
cent tour of Europe, said that aid
should be extended for three rea-
sons. The first is that these are
human beings who deserve aid, If
we can give it to them" he de-
clared. 1.-THE second is that it will at
long last relieve our taxpayers OF
huge, continuing burden. The
third is that it would enable peoples
who at the moment have little or
no choice, because of fear, intimida-
ton and terror, to resist the ex-
pansion of that evil shadow of Red
fascism."
A special feature of the meeting
was a musical program provided by
Justin Lawrie and Shirley Winston,
soloists, accompanied at the piano
by Glenn Carow.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Camp Fire Study

A one-evening training course for
council and board members of the
Potomac Area Camp Fire Girls will
be held tomorrow night at the Camp
Fire Office, 1921 I street NV.
Mrs. Lou B. Paine of the National
Camp Fire Headquarters staff In
New York will speak at the area
leaders meeting to be held Thurs
LAY at 10 am. at the YWCA
Seventeenth and K streets NV
Mrs. Paine will also give a training
session in games and square dancing
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Norwegian ENJOY
and Staff Members
To See Oberetta

The Norwegian Ambassador and
Nine. Munthe de, Morgenstierne will
head the company of distinguished
Norwegians who will attend the
Washington premiere Monday eve
ming of the Edward Grieg operetta,
Song of Norway" at the National
Theater.
Occupying the box with the Am
bassador and Nine. Munthe de Nor
genstierne will be the Naval and Air
Attache, Capt. o. P Araldsen and
Mrs. Araldsen; Mrs. Ole Colbjoern-
sen, wife the the Financial Counse-
lor; Mr.. Hans Olav, Counselor of the
Embassy, and Mrs. Olav; Mr.. Oyvind
Scott Hansen, Secretary, and Mrs.
Scott Hansen; Mr.. Arne Gunneng.
Secretary, and Mrs. Gunneng; Mr..
Thorleis Paus, First Secretary, and
Mrs. Paus. and Miss Inbeborg
Barth of the press section OF the
Norwegian Embassy.
Song of Norway" as presented
by Edwin Lester, is not only trib-
ute to Edward Grieg, Norway's fore
most composer, but to Rikard Nord-
raak, the friend of his youth, who
wrote the music for the Norwegian
national anthem. Both are princi-
pal characters in the operetta, which
dramatizes the factual story OF
Nordraak's influence on Grieg in his
composing of music based on Nor
wegian folk themes.
This is the fourth year for Song
of Norway" 1t opened in Los An
geles in 1914 and went to New York
where it was acclaimed an operetta
classic, and remained for more than
two years. Prior to setting out on
the present tour, it spent a year in
Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago
With London company running
for more than two years, it became
established as an international
triumph.
Evening star., 1947-11-04
Liue IN NeW York

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob B. Rottenberg
are making their home in New York
City following their wedding trip.
their marriage having taken place
early in the autumn. The ceremony
was performed in the home Of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hy-
man P. Margolies, Rabbi Metz Of
f1ciating. The bride formerly was
Miss Vera Muller Margolies.
A dinner at the Shoreham Hotel
for only members of the small we'd
ding party followed the ceremony
and later reception for q larger
company was held in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. MargoHes.