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Evening star., 1947-03-25
Mrs. E. B. Meigs
IsTea Hostess

Mrs. Edward B. Meigs entertained
at a tea yesterday in her home in
honor of Sir Bernard Pares, noted
authority on Russian foreign policy
and former adviser to the British
government, who is here to preside
and speak at the third "off the
record evening on Russia to be held
this evening at Wardman Park
Hotel for the benefit of the Bryn
Mawr College endowment drive.
Among those who assisted the
hostess yesterday were Mrs. Harry L.
Grant, Mrs. Gordon P. Williams,
Mrs. Donald c. Blaisdell, Mrs. James
Lawrence Houghteling, Mrs. Philip
B. Fleming and Mrs. John G. Laylin.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
mrs. VmsOm Guest
1t B. and p. Club
Dinner Forum

Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, wife OF the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, was one Of
the guests of honor at dinner
forum last evening of the Districts
Business and Professional Women's
Club, which was held at the Bur-
lington Hotel.
The. Trouble With Jobs Is Peo-
pile" was the topic of the forum
discussion, sponsored by the clubs
Education and Vacations Commit
tee. Two hundred guests and men,
bers of the club heard the panel
participants-Miss vi Sutton, Mrs.
Astrid Kraus and Carlton j. Cor
liss-state their views on this sub
ject Mrs. Hazel Markell, educa-
ton director of Station WTOP and
a member of the club, served as
moderator of the forum.
UNLESS top executives realize the
Importance of their relations with
those under them, nothing will be
achieved" Miss Sutton, who is
chief of Welfare and Counseling
Service of Personnel of the Hecht
Co., declared. She pointed out that
good personnel relations must stem
from the top, and added, "The per-
sonnel department is no longer a
mere hiring agency Today it must
include job training, job evaluation
and promotion. Equally important,
yc% ivHp
selling"
Mr.. Corliss, who is manager of
the public relations section of the
Association of American Railroads,
explained the working conditions,
personnel practices and employe re-
lations in the railroads. He called
special attention to the place occu-
pied by women in railroad organ
izations and attributed the ad-
vances in the promotion of good
relations among railroad employees
to the well -organized pension plans
Of railroads, disqualification and
credit unions.
Mrs. Kraus, who is chairman of
the Interdepartmental Conference
on Employe Counseling, presented
a discussion of the relationship of
the Government as an employer to
its employees. She said the setup
was difficult because in many cases
Government employers were also
Government employees. She out
lined the policies and practices
found most useful during the last
five years in dealing with Govern
ment employees by the Government,
and also spoke of future practices.
In addition to Mrs. Vinson and
the panel participants other guests
included Mrs. Corliss, Mr.. William
Loman, director of personnel Of
the Hecht Co., and Mr.. w. H.
Kraus.
Mrs. Alyce r. Gatlin, chairman
Of the Education and Vacations
Committee, was in charge of ar
rangemerts for the evening, as
sisted by members of her COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Several Diplomats Hosts
1t Delightful Parties
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

night for a tour OF the large and
important stores before returning to
France. The group is composed Of
representatives of chain stores as
well as the department stores OF
Paris.
Mr.. Lacour-Gayet Is a member of
the French Academy Of Moral and
Political Sciences in the French
Institute. He was accompanied to
this country by Mr.. Christian Bri-
card of Paris, Mr.. Paul Chati1 of
Grenoble, Mr.. Bernard Desenfans
of Cambria, Mr.. Lucien Dufourcq-
Lagelouse of Paris, Mr.. Jean Dy-
mayet Of Marseille, Mr.. Gilbert
Compel Of Paris, Mr.. Marcel Huet
of LIE Havre, Mr. Andre Jeanteur
of Charleville, Miss j. Lehman of
Royan, Mr.. Robert Roisse of Paris
and Mr.. Eugene Simon of Lyon.
The visit of these French business
men is the first that such a group
has made to this country to study
the methods of large and small
companies in their merchandising.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dreux were hosts
in their attractive home on Cleve-
land avenue and their guests in
cluded the Ambassador and Mrs.
Henri Bonnet, members Of the EN-
bassy staff and their wives, and the
executives of local department stores
as well as officials of the State and
Commerce Departments and Of the
Tariff Commission.
The Philippine Minister and Mrs
Narciso Ramos gave party Sunday
for Mrs. Estela Romualdez Sulit,
technical assistant to the Philippine
Consulate General in San Francisco.
Mrs. Suit has the distinction of
being the first Philippine woman to
be appointed to diplomatic post
under the new republic. A lawyer
by profession, she has been active in
women's clubs both in the Philip
pines and in San Francisco.
Mrs. Sulit came to Washington to
receive her commission as represent
ative OF her country to the UNESCO
conference which opened today in
Philadelphia under the auspices of
the American Council. She is espe-
cially instructed to attend the ses-
sions on educational rehabilitation
of devastated areas and the inter-
national exchange Of professors and
scholars in industry and agriculture.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
ALH11znae to Meet

The Washington chapter of the
Alumnae of the College of New
Rochelle will meet at o'clock TO-
night at the home of Mrs. John Re-
gan, 1105 N. Pitt street, Alexandria.
This will be the second in a series
of meetings to be devoted to the
spring drive for the c. N. R. Alum
nae Scholarship Fund. Plans are
being made for a benefit next
month, the proceeds of which will
be donated to the fund.
All members are invited to attend
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Here for Visit

Former Senator and Mrs. Warren
Austin will leave tomorrow for New
York following a visit of several
days with Mrs. Robert Low Bacon.
While in Washington they have
been entertained at a number of
informal parties by friends who well
coined them back after their long
absence. Mr. Austin Is head of the
United States delegation to the
United Nations.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Sneaker Named

Mrs. Lois B. Sandal, immediate
past president of the American Fed
Grafton of Soroptimist Clubs, will
be guest speaker at the weekly
meeting of the Washing
ton Soroptimist Club at l pm. to-
morrow at the Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Sandals topic will be "Edu-
cation of Soroptimists for World
Peace" She is speaking in place
of Miss Eunice Kennedy of the JUS
tice Department, who will be unable
to appear. While here, Mrs. Sandal
will attend the national convention
Of the Women's Action Committee
for Lasting Peace.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Film to Be SbO1Vn

A motion picture, "The Life of
Henrietta Szold," founder of Hadas-
sab, with Maurice Evans as narrator,
will be the special feature of the
of the Alexandria Chapter
of Hadassah, which will be held at
8 pm. tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. A. O. Brill, 3400 Russell road,
The Nominating Committee will
present a slate of officers for the
coming year and plans for the donor
luncheon, to be held in May, will be
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Gen. Baryi0s Fetes
Ranking Officers
1t Large Dinner

The climax OF Gen. Gulllermo
Barrios' visit here was his own bril-
liant stag dinner of last evening
After week Of official parties, visits,
interviews, the Chief of Staff of the
Chilean Army left this morning for
Detroit, New York and points south
and west.
The party was given in the Carl
ton room of the Carlton Hotel at 8
o'clock. With the exception of
Secretary of War Robert P. Patter-
son, Chilean Ambassador Felix Nieto
del Rio, Acting Secretary of State
Dean Acheson, Assistant Secretary
Of State Spruille Braden, Minister
Counselor of the Chilean Embassy
Mario Rodriguez, Mr.. Ellis Briggs
and Mr.. Milton Wells, the so guests
were drawn entirely from Army and
Navy ranks.
General of the Army Dwight D.
Eisenhower headed the list of high
ranking Army officers at this formal
stag affair and others were Gen.
Carl Spaatz, Gen. Thomas D. Handy,
Gen. Jacob Devers, 1t. Gen. Ira c.
Eaker, 1t. Gen. LIE Roy Lutes, 1t.
Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, 1t. Gen.
Wade H. Haislip, 1t. Gen. Leonard
T. Gerow, 1t. Gen. Charles P. Hall,
1t. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, 1t.
Gen. M. B. Ridgway, Maj. Gen.
Ralph H. Wooten, Maj. Gen. Harry
H. Vaughan, Maj. Gen. Stephen J.
Chamberlain, Maj. Gen. Norman T.
Kirk, Maj. Gen. Lauris Norstadt,
Maj. Gen. Willard S. Paul and Maj.
Gen. Otto P. Weiland.
Top ranking of all officers present,
of course, was Fleet Admiral Will
liam D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the
President, while Fleet Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz was also invited
and Rear Admiral j. Carey Jones
and Rear Admiral Marshall R
Greer.
Others were Maj. Gen. Guy v.
Henry, Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks,
Maj. Gen. Henry S. Aurand, Brig.
Gen. Claude B. Ferenbaugh, Brig
Gen. Frederick A. Irving, Brig. Gen.
Henry I. Hodes, Col. Francis J.
Grazing, Col. w. R. Pierce, Col
Goodwin Ordway, jr.; Col c. w. Nc
Carthy, the Chief of the Chilean
Naval Mission, Armiral Horacio de
la Fuente; the Chilean Military aide
Col. Milciades Contreras; the Chill
can naval aide, Capt. Luis Recart
and the air attache, Comdr. Felix
OlmedO
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Slated

The Minerva Club of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Washing
ton City Rho Chapter, will hold a
luncheon at 1915 pm. Thursday at
the Parrot Restaurant. 1701 Twen-
tieth street NV. The luncheon will
be followed by a meeting at 2 pm.
at the sac House, 1924 Nineteenth
street NV.
All resident and nonresident
MinarNaS are invited
Evening star., 1947-03-25
OAR An111Uersarv

The Col. James Mccall Chapter,
OAR. will celebrate its thirty-second
anniversary at meeting to be held
at pm. Thursday at the Chapter
House, 1882 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. A program of American music
will be given through the courtesy
Of Mr.. August King-Smith.
Evening star., 1947-03-25

Noble Bretsn,dn Photo
Evening star., 1947-03-25

Defense night for tour OF the large ane
celebrating its birthday important stores before returning
Evening star., 1947-12-14

No fuss, no woit, no messy grounds. no pots to
clean! And there's either, because you make
only the number of cups you serve. You just put
teaspoonful of Nescaf< in cup and add hot water
That's all! Instantly you have the most delicious
coffee you ever tasted Economical, too-costs you
only about II a cup
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Designate Week
To Honor Negro

The second week in February
has been designated as National
Negro History Week throughout
the nation.
In regard to this week, Mayor
w F. Devin urged the people of
Seattle ito consider what the ne
gro has contributed toward the
building of our nation"
This OCCASION" he added,
should give our entire communi-
ty an opportunity to help other
citizens and groups to the end that
we may have in Seattle finer,
stronger and happier relationship
of all of our people"
The Seattle Urban League will
have its program celebrating the
occasion at 8 p. m. Friday, Feb
IA, in Mt. Zion Baptist church.
A select reading from Dunbar,
accompanied by music, viii be rem
dered by Miss Constance Pitter
w. l.. Rutley, World War II vet
eran, will be program chairman
and discussion leader. Music will
be furnished by the Metropolitan
choir directed by Joseph Powc.
A social hour with refreshments
will follow the formal program.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Seeks Veterans
Of Burma War

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf.
Feb. l1-Present whereabouts
of more than 50 Nisei veterans
who served i'll North Burma
with Army Intelligence are
being sought in San Fran
cisco, the Nichi-Bei Times re-
ported this week.
The information is wanted by
Col. Joseph w. Stilwen. Jr., son
of the late general, who served
under his father in the Burma
campaign as chief of CO opera
tons.
Following the Burma campaign
Col. Stilwell recommended many of
the Nisei for decorations. Many
of these did not come through and
Col Stilwell now wants to resub-
nit the names.
He has asked that all Japanese
Americans who served in c. I'M
der him in Burma send their
names, rank while in Burma,
serial and unit numbers. and other
information to Hisashi Horita,
1929 Post St, San Francisco 10.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Hats Move
ToDebort japanese

anese Canadian group, Prime Min
lister King stated that only those
who wish to be deportcd would
henceforth be repatriated to Japan.
Nearly 10000 persons faced pos
sible deportation if the orders-in-
council of the British Common
wealth. We're carried out.
In Winnipeg. the New Canadian,
Japanese Canadian weekly, noted
that the federal governments de-
cision to make a sharp revision in
its japanese Canadian policy, has
drawn cheers from all sides"
In Toronto the Cooperative
Committee on japanese Canadians.
which has carried on the fight
against the deportation program.
expressed pleasure that the main
objective of its campaign had been
attained despite setbacks in the
courts.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
A Bit Of Tough Luck
Sam Is Sad Cause He Lost $50
And $500 Worth of Clothing

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf,
Feb. 11-Sam Sato, who drove
the Topaz-Delta bus in the
central Utah relocation CEN
ter. has been Sad Sam" ever
since he returned to San
Francisco from relocation in
Montana.
Shortly after he had arrived
here. someone tore the top of his
convertible. opened the car door
and walked off with 5000 worth of
clothing
Recently. a man and a woman
barged into his car when he
stopped for a traffic light. The
pair got off within block but
Sato found his wallet was missing
Cruising around he saw the
woman waikiki On Fillmore street
and had her arrested She is now
starting a siX-month prison term
but Sato has not recovered his
papers nor the $50 he had in his
wallet.
Under police questioning, the
woman could not recall where she
and her companion had thrown the
wallet nor where the man is living.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Have You Subscribed
To The Northwest Times?

OTTAWA, Feb. II - The
Canadian government recent
ly announced that it would
not procede with its proposed
deportation of a large num-
Der of japanese Canadians
under orders in council of
Dec. IS, 1915, and proposed
naturalization for Japanese
Canadians accountable losses
on property confiscated and
sold by the Custodian of Japa-
nese Property.
In statement issued on Jan "a,
Prime Minister King announced
that controls on the movement of
the Japanese Canadian evacuees
would be continued and that all
persons of Japanese ancestry
would continue to be excluded
from the coastal area of British
Columbia where more than 80 per
cent of Canada's japanese lived
before the war.
Prime Minister King also stated
that restrictions on applications
for fishing license from persons OF
japanese ancestry would also be
continued.
He stated that all other orders
mcconnell and special controls al
fecting Canadian resident os Jan
anese ancestry. other than those
necessary to complete the admin
istration of assets already vested
in the Custodian of japanese Prop
erty have been revoked by the
government.
In announcing that revision of
government policy toward the Jap
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Brands Bias
In Jobs Crime
In Mill City
MINNEAPOLIS,

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi,
Feb. minneapolis, which
is now conducting a self-sur-
vey to determine the extent
of discrimination faced by
Americans of Japanese an
cestry and members of other
minority race groups, now has
a city ordinance branding the
practice of racial or religious
discrimination by employers
or labor unions as a criminal
offense.
The city fair employment prac-
tees measure passed on a vote of
81 to 3.
The ordinance, applicable to all
employers of two or more per-
sons, city government depart
ments and labor unions, will make
racial or religious discrimination
punishable by a fine of up to $100
or by a sentence of up to 80 days
in the Workhouse.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
itesLosses
Of Japanese


TORONTO, Ont, Feb. II
Property OF japanese Cana
dams evacuated from the
coastal area of British Column
bia in 1912 were sold at one
quarter of it's estimated value
under forced sale proceedings,
the Japanese Canadian Com
mittee for Democracy an
nounced recently.
The JCCD reported that it had
conducted a survey of 1900 Japa-
nese Canadian evacuees now re-
located in the Toronto area.
The survey showed that these
persons owned properties estimat-
ed by them to be worth $1,400,-
1856, which were sold either by
the owners or by the Custodian of
Japanese Property for 1851 1884 SO
and that losses incurred totaled
$1,031 1929.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Plan Complete Census of Seattle Japanese Community
i. w. Aides Seek
Data On Nisei

Beginning Saturday. Feb
ruary II. DIR. Il q b ert w.
O'Brien and Mr.. Frank Miya-
motto. both Of the Department
of Sociology Of the University
of Washington, assisted by
student workers. are expected
to start a census of the Seat
tie Japanese community.
Lack of basic information about
the returned population has seri-
ously handicapped the work of
many organizations which are ac-
lively engaged in minimizing dis
elimination against japanese AM
orleans and aiding their ADJUST
mcnts in housing employment and
social life. Among the groups
which are particularly desrous OF
such information are the Mayors
Committee on Civic Unity, the
Council of Social Agencies. and
the University of Washington. az
we'll AS groups within the Japanese
community itself
The purpose of the census is to
meet this need by providing such
data as the size of population, age
and sex structure. and the occu-.
pational characteristics of the lssei
and Nisei in Seattle. In addition,
present conditions will be COM
pared with those prevailing before
the war.
Since the reliability of the re-
suits depends entirely upon the
accuracy of the answers given by
the people interviewed, both o.
Brien and Miyamoto declared
they would deeply appreciate CO.
operation from everyone who IL
approached Every effort is being
made To avoid questions which
are difficult to answer, and all
personal information given. they
guarantee. will be held in the
strictest confidence.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11

Eastman. Seattle Police Depart
ment; Report of the Rapid Treat
ment Center" Dr. Leonard Dew
ey, VD control officer. Washing
ton, Washington State Health De-
partment; Recent Advances in
the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Syphilis" DR.. Paul Williams, dor
matologist and syphilologist.
Social hygiene education will be
stressed by Or. mabel Lesher, ed
ucational consultant, Americ
Social hygiene education will be
discussion of Education for Fam
lily Living at IL a. m.
Guest speaker at the luncheon
will be DR.. Thomas Sternberg, der
matologist and syphilologist, Los
Angeles, who will outline PRO
gress in VD Control" DR.. Stern
berg was formerly director of VD
control division of the Army Serv-
ice Forces. Mayor William F. De-
vim will extend greetings. DR..
MUMMY will preside.
The afternoon session at 2 D. m.
will be devoted to a panel discus
sion, IAN ounce of Prevention"
emphasizing ways to strengthen
youth-serving programs, with Mrs.
Lillian Patterson, assistant pro-
fessor of nursing, University of
Washington, as chairman. DR..
Leshner will serve as panel lead
err. Participants will be Charles
e. Bowerman, assistant professor
of sociology. University of Wash
ington; Katherine Wolfe, assist
ant director, Health Education, of
Seattle Public Schools; DR.. New
ton Meats, First Methodist chuch:
Captain Irene Durham, Chief,
Crime Prevention Division, Seattle
Police Department, and George
Ault, executive secretary. Wash
ington Society for Mental Hygiene.
A new movie, "a Message to
Women" will be shown at p. m.
The meeting is open to the pub
lie and reservations for the lunch
con can be made by telephoning
the association, Main 1868.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Horiuchi Leads
Spokane's YBA

SPOKANE Feb. 11-Spokane's
Buddhist church YBA at a re-
cent election, elected keiji Hori-
uchi, president.
Other cabinet members are
Marceline Ueji vice president;
Naolo Kajiyama, recording Sec
rotary; Fudge Kirihara, cores
ponding secretary, George Oba,
treasurer, Martha Tsuii. social
chairman; cts Miyauchi, publici-
ty chairman; George Kawahara,
music chairman. and Kan Ueji
and Massey Horiuchi. sports CO.
chairmen.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Prevention Is the Watchword'
Social Hygiene Speakers to Stress
Strong Program to Stamp out I'd

To mobilize citizen action
for the control of venereal
disease, speakers at the Sc
attle-King County Social Hy-
giene Day meeting February
IL in the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce will stress the ne
cessity for a comprehensive
program of prevention in ad-
dition to an aggressive pro-
gram of finding and treat
ing every infected person.
Stamp out VO = Prevention is
the Watchword' is the theme of
the all-day meeting, sponsored by
the Seattle King County Social
ygiene Association, as part of the
nationwide observance to focus the
public attention on the danger of
veneral disease.
Registration for the meeting be-
gins at 8 a. m. DR.. Emil Palm
quist, Seattle Health Commission
err, will preside at the morning
session and DIR. Mildred MUMMY,
president of the association, will
open the meeting with her presi-
Dental address.
Talks during the morning in
clude 1.-THE Venerable Disease
Problem in Seattle Today" DR..
Wayne Sibs, VD control officer,
Seattle Health Department; 1.-THE
Police Departments Contribution
to VD Control" Chief George
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Hiroboyoshi Moves
Into New Quarters

Joe Hirabayashi of Commercial
Service Bureau, who is an agent
for the West Coast Life Insurance
Co. of San Francisco. has opened
his new offices at 3O4 Sixth Ave.
South.
The newly-formed Pacific Brok-
erage Co., operated by Joe Tsuji-
motto, will have its offices at the
same address.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
u. W. Students
Elect Yamauchi

Bob Yamauehi was elected per-
manent president of the Uniyer-
sity of Washington Nisei Students
club at its meeting last Saturday
night in the japanese Baptist
church. About sixty to seventy at
ended the meeting.
Others on the cabinet are Keiii
SaLo, vice president; Betty kanda.
recording secretary; KIM Shibay-
ANA, corresponding secretary;
Shig Kaseguma, treasurer; Calvin
NInomiya, Virginia Ondo, social
co-chairmen, and Fudge Saka-
nashi, historian.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
California Files
Escheot Suit

FRESNO, Calf, Feb. 1.-THE
state of California recently filed
an escheat suit under the pro-
visions of the Alien Land law to
confiscate 20 acres of agricultural
property owned by Iwao Yama-
shire, son of Unosukc Yamashiro,
In Parlier The farm was pur-
chased by the Yamashiro family
In 1928.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Kumoto Books UNO
Ideals In Buddhist TaIk

OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 1.-THE
world today needs more and more
the understanding of how the 9TH
CT half lives" the Rev. K. NJ Ku-
mata, executive director of the
Buddhist church of America, told
the 18th annual conference of the
lntermountain Young Buddhists
Association recently here. The re-
sulting sympathy and goodwill are
needed that the ideals of the United
Nations may find naturalization"
ne added.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-11
Taylor to Review
Books on China


The noon hour book review at
the Central Public Library next
Thursday. February 20, will pre-
sent DIR George Taylor, of the
University of Washington's Far
East Department, who will discuss
Thunder Out of China" by Thco-
dore White, and other recently
published books about China.
The program. to start at 12;15
p. m, will be open to the public.
The following Thursday noon, Feb
ruary 81, Mrs. Robert Miller viii
review Ellis Arnall's THE Shore
Dimly Seen" and Leland Stoves
while Time Remains"