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Evening star., 1947-03-13
Calendar Gay With Fetes;;
Senator's Wives H0n0red

Mrs. George w. Malone, wife OF
the new Senator from Nevada, and
Mrs. James P. KEN, wife of the
new Senator from Missouri, were
the ranking guests at the luncheon
given yesterday by Mrs. Albert F
Mengel at the 1925 F Street Club.
The guests included Mrs. Karl M
LIE Compte, Mrs. Sid Simpson, Mrs
Edward F. Bartlett, Mrs. Eldon Paul
King, Mrs. Clark Woodward, Mrs
Arthur Vennell, Mrs. Gardiner Luce
Mrs. William A. Disque, Mrs. Ben
jamin H. Dorsey, Mrs. Jackson Davis
Mrs. Cleveland Newton, Mrs. Edward
Walton, Mrs. H, L. Brite, Mrs
Strickland Gillian, Mrs. A. c. Bur-
rows, Mrs. William E. Mickey, Mrs
Augustus P. Crenshaw, Mrs. H. R
Stamm, Mrs. Joseph A, Killinger
Mrs. Lisle A. Smith and Mrs. Louis
Renfrow.
Mrs. John Austin Chapman, wife
of the head of the Australian Mil
itary Mission here, had two honor
guests when she entertained at
cocktails yesterday.
1t. Gen. E. Kenneth Smart, re-
tired, the first head of the mission
who is now serving as Australian
consul in San Francisco, arrived in
Washington in time to attend the
fete. And the party also honored
the Chapmans' son, Capt. Austin
Chapman, who is on leave from
his station with the British Com
monwealth Occupation Forces in
Japan.
Gen. Chapman is now with the
Balkan Commission in Greece, but
it is hoped he will return in time
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to see his son before Capt. Chap
man returns to his post.
The Australian Ambassador and
Mrs. Maxim and the New Zealand
Minister and Lady Berendsen were
among those at the party. A num-
Der also attended from military
circles.
The French commissioner of pat
ents, Mr.. M. Nathan, was the guest
in whose honor the Assistant Sec
retary of State, \ Mr.. Willard l.
Thorp, entertained at luncheon to-
day at Blair House. Others included
members Of Mr. Nathan's party, Mr.
Jean Monnet, Mr.. Claude de Ber-
gin -Billecoq, Mr. Pierre Siraud and
Mr.. Ernest Castan. Officials from
the Commerce Department attend
ing the fete were Mr.. John c.
Green, Mr.. Lester Fraser. Mr.
Thomas F. Murphy and Mr.. Walter
Derenberg and from the State De-
partment were the legal adviser
Mr.. Charles Fahy; Mr.. Seymour j
Rubin, Mr.. Raymond Vernon and
Mr.. Erwin o. Anderson.
Capt. Colon Eloy Alfaro, former
Ecuadorean Ambassador, is spending
a few days in his apartment in the
Mayfower.
The Commercial Counselor of the
Panamanian Embassy and Mrs
Julio Ernesto Heurtematte gave a
cocktail party for him yesterday
Their guests included the Ambas-
sador of Panama, DR.. j. j. Vallarino
and his house guests, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert MacGrath of Panama City
Also present were others of the En-
bassy staff and their wives and
numbers of Capt. Alfaro's other
friends in the Latin American group
and in resident society.
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Credit Women Plan
SHuer ea SUNDAY

Final plans for the ninth ami
versary silver tea of the Credit
Women's Breakfast Club to be held
from to pm Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Hodgkin,
1434 Jonquil street NV, have been
completed. Receiving the guests
will be all past presidents of the
club, Mrs. Hodgkin, chairman, and
Mrs. Helen Rubenstein, president.
Mr.. John K Althaus, manager Of
the Credit Bureau, Inc, will be the
special guest at the clubs meeting
at 7:45 am. Wednesday at the
Willard Hotel. Reports from ths
delegates to the recent three-day
convention of the Fourth Annual
Northeast Atlantic Credit and
Collection Conference held in New
York City will be given.
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SOcietv to Elect

The Washington Club will be the
scene Monday of the third annual
meeting and election of officers of
the Society of Daughters of Co.
lonial Wars in the District of Co.
lumbia
The president, Mrs. Ryland Crews
Bryant, will open the meeting at
q pm. Annual reports will be
given, followed by the election OF
officers. After the special install
lation, the new officers will receive
the members.
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Victory Meetings
of G.. O. P. Women
Scheduled in Abril

| Three Organizing for Victory"
conferences, designed to stimulate
mobilization of women voters for
a 1948 Republican victory campaign.
will be held in April in Washington,
Davenport, Iowa, and Salt Lake City.
The conferences will be under the
sponsorship of the National Fedora
ton of Women's Republican Clubs.
Headquarters for the Washington
conference, which will be held April
! 8 and 10, will be at the Hotel
Statler. Attending will be national
ommitteewomen, State vice chair
men and Is delegate representatives
of womens Republican clubs from
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Mass
achusetts, Maryland, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, New York and the
District.
The Midwest conference in Dav-
export will be held on April IA and
Is and the one in Salt Lake City on
April Il ana u.
The conference arrangements are
being made by Mrs. Addison B.
Green of Holyoke, Mass, federation
president, and Mrs. Robert w.
Macauley of Washington. assistant
chairman of the Republican Nation
al Committee
In announcing plans for the con-
ferences, Mrs. Green and Mrs.
Macauley said that these will be
the first of several to be held during
1947-48. "Long-range planning and
an early start for what promises to
be an intensive 1948 campaign will
be rewarded with not only greater
numbers of women actually engaged
in political activities, but also will
insure more intelligent understand
ing of public issues and a conclu-
I! sive national Republican victory"
their statement concluded
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Fashion Parade

The Women's Committee Of the
Washington Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking will pre-
sent Easter Fashions on Parade
at 2 pm. Saturday at Hotel 2400
The show will feature apparel from
local clothing store and the models
will be employees Of District banks
Miss Sue Boteler will be the COM
mentator.
The program also will include
selections by Mrs. Mary MCGUIRE
accompanied by Mrs. John F. Alli-
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CONT Benefit PARTY

A party for the benefit Of their
new clubhouse will be given by
Court 212 of the Catholic Daugh-
ters of America at am. Saturday
It will be held In st. Joseph's Hall
Second and c streets NE. Miss
Marie Vollmer is general chairman
In charge of the food bar will be
Miss Mary Agnes Sweeney, and
Miss Florence Winter and Miss Ann
Doyle will have charge of prizes
Miss Alice Head will take care OF
cards and games.
The court will hold its monthly
social meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday at
the Wardman Park Hotel.
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Alu11znae to Meet

Guest speaker at the meeting o1
the Washington Chapter OF the
Greensboro College Alumnae Asso-
citation at $3.50 pm. Sunday will be
M. S. Sundaram, First Secretary ot
the Embassy of India, who will dis
cuss India's education.
Preceding Mr. Sundram's talk
there will be the business session
The meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Clara l.. Kaderly, 351s
Macomb street NV, with Mrs
Jerome B. Cowden, president of The
club, presiding,
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Lecture on Pai,ztinq

The next meeting Of the Barnard
College Club will be held Saturday
at the National Gallery OF Art.
Luncheon at, 1870 pm. in the Gallery
cafeteria will precede a lecture at
$3.50. Grose Evans, a member of
the staff of the National Gallery,
will speak on THE Cycle of Taste
in French Painting" and after his
half-hour lecture he will conduct a
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Education luncheon

Judge Ruth L. Thompson, for
merly a recruiting and placement
officer for the War Department in
Denmark, will be guest speaker al
the annual education luncheon Of
the Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Gam
ma, which will be held at 1890 pm
Saturday at the Little Tea House.
1901 South Arlington Ridge road
Arlington. Her topic will be "Ex-
periences and Travel Abroad"
A brief report will be given on
the proposed plans for raising
money for the George Washington
University Hospital fund. Miss
Catharine E. Kraft, education
chairman, Is in charge of arrange
mentS.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Louis
Robinson announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Miss Doris JacQuette Robinson,
to Mr.. Eugene Stephen Gal
iuan, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel EdUard GalliUan OF
Providence. Miss Robinson
attended Gettysburg College.
Her fance was graduated
from La Sale Academy and
at the present time is attend
ing the School of Foreign
Service at Georgetown Uni
versity. The Uedding ,pill
take place in June. .
bradford Bdchrdch Photo.
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Sorority to Meet

The topic of discussion at the
monthly meeting of the Washing
ton Council of Tau Phi National So
rority will be the Round-the- World
Reconstruction Fund Campaign OF
the YWCA. The meeting will be held
at 8 pm. Tuesday in the YWCA.
Rachael Ligon, council president.
and Carolyn Hotis, secretary, will
nreSide
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Rushing Season Tea

The 1e47 rushing season Of Omi-
cron Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi
International Legal Sorority will
open with tea from 4 to 6 pm.
Saturday to be held at the Woman's S
National Democratic Club, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Among the patrons and guests of
the sorority expected to be present
are Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court and Mrs Wiley D. Rutledge,
Associate Justice of the District
Court and Mrs. Henry A. Schwein-
haut, Judge Ellen K. Raedy, Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey Munter and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bastian.
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Benefit Dance

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Ohev
Sholem Congregation will give q
dance from 9 until midnight Sunday
evening in the community hall Of
the Congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bass and Mr.
and Mrs. M. Alloy are sponsoring
the dance, which is for the benefit
of the Hebrew School. Refreshments
will be served and dancing will be to
the music of Sidney's Orchestra
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs.
M. Luber or Mrs. M. Seidell, or any
member.
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House Galleries Cr0wded
For Presidents Addr1sy
Diplomatic and Official Circles
Represented in Large Assembly
By Frances Lide

Washington led Capitol Hill yesterday when Pres
dent appeared session aid
and Turkey.
the occasion unusual interest
especially those representing
European countries And official Washington also
was well represented the crowded galleries.
gravity Presidents reflected by those who
had little animated chatter before he
applause
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Club to Entertain

The American Newspaper Wom-
ems Club will entertain Admiral
and Mrs. Ross T. McIntire at pm
Tuesday at tea at the clubhouse,
1904 Twentieth street NV.
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State SOcietV

The Kentucky Society will give
its st. Patrick's Day dance tomorrow
evening at the Shoreham Hotel
Active members will meet at II pm
to elect nominating committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Carolina, Wolfpack
Play Last Contest

CHAPEL HILL, May 23-R
The final Southern conference
and Big -Four baseball game of
the season, between North
Carolina and North Carolina
State, will be played here next
Wednesday at 4 pm. The
game originally was scheduled
here next Saturday, May 81,
but has been moved up by
agreement.
These two teams meet tomor-
row at Raleigh in the third of
their four-game series. State
now leading the Big Four, won
the first two games. Coach
Walter Rabb said today that
he expected to start Winnie
DiLOrenzO, the scuthpaw who
was bested by Curt Ramsey
Monday in a teeming thinning
mound duel, State finally win
ming 5 to 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Blues Clip Robins, 81,
Climb To Fourth Place

Clinton's Blues climbed into third
place in the Tobacco State League
last night, whipping the lowly Red
Springs Robins 81 while Sanford
was edging Wilmington SIS. The
Pirates loss kicked them to the
fourth spot, previously held by the
Blues.
Other games found the Warsaw
Red Sox getting by the Selma
Smithfield Leafs, 4-3, while Lum-
berton bowed to Dunn-Erwin, 1915.
The Blues finished off the Robins
quickly, scoring four runs in their
half of the first inning. They
were allowed only six hits by
Hlava and Carter, while Clinton's
Kaires showed a home crowd a
pitching treat, stopping the Robins
On three bingles. Red Springs
only run came in the ninth inning,
when right fielder Wolfe Dashed
out a circuit clout.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
BY GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

Boys, you just lost a ball game.
You lost a game ON errors. You
lost a game because you failed
to think in the clutch. Everyone
of you made mistakes. I'm not
going to give you a lecture on the
things you did wrong. I'm just
asking you to think about them
now and not make them again.
Most of you are juniors. You will
be back next year. If you win the
Eastern conference championship
in 1s47 the state championship
game will be played in Whining
ton, in your own backyard"
If you haven't already guessed
who was giving this talk the man
was Leon Brogden, coach OF the
New Hanover High school base
ball team, which clashes with Gas.
tonia Highs Green Wave this aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock at Legion
stadium. He said this Immediately
following the Wildcats 81 loss at
the hands Of Gastonia last yea- at
Gastonia in a quiet dressing room.
He said it to the distressed young
faces Of Wilmington youngsters,
who had just been given a thor.
ough whipping by a fine Gastonia
ball club.
Coach Brogden indicated in his
talk that 1947 would see another
Eastern conference baseball flag
flying from New Hanover High.
Today, just as Brcgden said al
most IL months ago, another Will
mington team goes on the diamond
FOR the second straight year in
guest of a state title against prac'
tically the same team that floored
them in their first attempt.
Gastonia High has everyone in
their splendid infield back from
last years state monarchs except
the second baseman. At fist base
they have Bill .Purkev. a fine ball
player in the typical Purkev tradi'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
REYNOLDS HURLS
THIRD SHUTOUT

NEW YORK, May % - up -
Highlander Allie Reynolds turn
ed in his third shutout of the sea-
son today by blanking the Bos-
ton Red Sox, 80, on two hits while
the New York Yankees dubbed
two Boston pitchers for IL safeties
including Charley Keller's ninth
homer of the season.
Reynolds, who earlier in the
campaign stopped the Red Sox on
two blows, had a no hitter unit.
Pinch-Hitter Bill Goodman led off
the sixth inning with a single.
Catcher Birdie Tebbetts beat out
a %grounder in the eighth to &C,
count for the other Boston safety.
Reynolds walked four.
Rookie Harry Dorish kept even
with Reynolds until the fifth inn
ing when the Yanks exploded with
four runs.
Reynolds started the rally by
doubling with two out. George
Stirnweiss singled and moved to
second as the throw held Reyn-
olds at third. Tommy Heinrich fol-
lowed with a single to score Reyn-
olds and Stirnweiss and Heinrich
then trotted home as Keller poled
a drive into the rightfield stands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
|BLACKWO0D CLIPS
PARKERS, 6 TO a

Blackwood Sports Shop extended
its winning streak in the City
Junior Baseball league to three
straight yesterday afternoon at
Robert Strange park by squeezing
out a rejuvenated Sunset Park
aggregation, 6 to 4.
The victory placed the Braves
once again on top Of the league
standings with six victories and
two defeats.
Jimmy Crawford, making his
first start for Blackwood, twirled
five-hit ball, struck out seven, and
walked two in the thrilling contest.
The big Highlander also doubled
in three appearances at the plate
and hit the ball that accounted
for BlackWood's two deciding runs
in the seventh frame.
Cecil Corbett received his first
loss of the campaign for Sunset
Park as the Braves raped his
offerings for nine bingles. The
fire-baller whitfield four and pass
ed two.
Leading hitters were Cecil Heath
and Bobby Hinson of Blackwood
with two for four each and Homer
Brewer and Gerald Stone Of Sun.
set Park with two for three.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Giants Take Lead Again;
Mize Hits His nth Homer

BOSTON, May 23-P)-The Ma
tional leagues preeminent home
run hitter, Johnny Mize, clouted
a grand slam homer today to lead
the galloping New York Giants
to an 81 victory over the Boston
Braves and to first place in the
circuits standings.
The Giants, who have won eight
out of nine starts since leaving
New York, moved seven percen-
tage points ahead of the Chicago
Cubs. whose scheduled game with
the Cincinnati Reds in Chicago was
postponed because of rain.
Mize poled his base clearing
roundtripper during a six run
third inning rally off veteran ST
Johnson. The blow was his 18th
of the year, top output in either
circuit.
Rookie Highlander Larry Jan
sen, up from San Francisco, went
the route and gained his third
straiohf win
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
BEkTSPACK.
PLAYS TITLE TILT

WHITEVILLE, May % - Dunn
Highs Green wave will play
Rockingham for the Southeastern
North Carolina Class Az high
school baseball championship at
Dunn next Tuesday. They defeat
ed Whiteville in a district semi
final game here today. 1914.
The visitors tailed two runs in
the first inning. added two in the
second, and splurge with a half
dozen runs in the sixth frame.
Whiteville knotted the score in
their half of the second, but they
couldn't again until the
eight, when they pushed a couple
OF TALES across the plate.
Dan Williams and Rudy
Williams gave up IA hits to the
Wave. williams himself led the
Whiteville hitting, getting two of
the six hits that Ingram allowed
them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
LESNEVICH FLOORS
BETTINA IN FIRST

NEW YORK May 23-R-Light
hi heavyweight champion Gus Lesne-
vich exploded the heavyweight
hopes of southpaw Melio Bettina
all over Madison Square Gardens
ring tonight by flattening the
former 175-pound king in SO Sec
onds of the first round Of their
scheduled ten-rounder. L~esnevvich
weighed 179 "a; Bettina 100 IA.
Teeing off on the rugged Beason.
N. Y, e%x-soldier from the opening
gong, the blond better from Cliff
side lark, N.J.) bounced Melio
off the deck twice in about half a
minute, then dropped him for
the third time as the first minute
neared its end. Melio rolled over
On his back, half out on the apron
of the ring, half inside. and Ref
cree frankie Fullam didn't even
bother to count as he called an
immediate halt to the proceedings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24

Claiming the Selma-Smithfield
Leafs nicely, Conn gave up onl
seven hits and struck out an equal
number to give his mates room
enough for a 4-3 win. Warsaw, get
ting II hits, scored all four of their
runs in the first three innings, the
Leafs picking up one in the third
and the other two in the fifth.
Lumberton kicked and bobbled
their way to a 1915 loss last night
to Dunn-Erwin. Outhitting the
Twins 10 to nine, the Cubs just
couldn't seem to get going after
the third inning. At that time, they
led Sd. Dunn scored two runs
in each of the last three innings,
and four Lumberton errors didn't
help things any.
Incidentally, Bill Kaires, Gin
ton pitcher, tied a Tobacco State
League record last night, whiting
II Red Springs batters,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
CoastLine Team Downs
Spofford Mills, l7-4

Spofford Mills fell completely
apart at Robert Strange park and
was trampled by the Atlantic
Coast Line. TIA, in the feature
contest OF a doubleheader last
night. Naval Reserve defeated.
Alpha Omega, 7 to 8, in the other
conflict.
The main event saw the Rail-
readers jump into a tie for first
place with Spofford by punching
II runs in the fifth inning on five
hits, two errors, three walks and
n wild pitch. Leon Thomas hurl
ed the win for the Railmen, al
lowing only three bingles. -Four
errors behind him helped the
Millers obtain most of their four
tallies. Baker and Cook handled
the pitching chores for Spofford
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24

INDIANAPOLIS, May % -(P-
Reconciliation of the Indianapolis
Speedway management and a
holdout group of a owners and
drivers became official today, and
big-name drivers Immediately be-
gan warming up for the 5oo-mlle
race May 30.
At Chicago Ralph Hepburn,
president of the American Society
of professional Automobile rae
ers, announced that the group had
voted unanimously to accept an
offer by Anton Human Jr., the
Speedway owner, to pay out OF MS
own pocket extra money as prizes
for ASPAR drivers who qualify
for next Fridays race:
"All ASPAR drivers are releas-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24

walking a total of seven batters
together.
The outstanding fielding play
OF the contest was a play by Her
man Bailey, Coast Line left field
er, who dragged down a fly in
center field from the bat of Hunk
er Benson. Bernie Covington hit
a home run for the losers. Carl
Page led the winners with two for
three,
Three Alpha Omega errors cost
Naval Reserve the ball game in
the first tussle. Only one Reserve
score was earned final statistics
revealed. Leading batters were
Jack Werley Of Alpha Omega with
two for four and Billy Mason,
Bob VIM, and Benici Of the Re-
serve with one for two apiece.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Pirates Slip ToFourth,
Losing TO Sanford 6-5
snecial To The Star

eANFORD. May %. - The San
..rd spinners came from behind
w., ,o.iobt to push the Wilmington Pi-
w.. into fourth place in the To-
na.co State League standings, as
p @o Clinton Blues took a 6 to l
y VII over Red Springs.
Tbe seacoast lads had things
.~ettv much their own way until
The Pira.es are scheduled to
..rgle with the Sanford Spin
ssrs tonight at the American
Iegion Stadium. The contest
iii be called at 7:45 o'clock.
Manager Nate Andrews has not
elected his pitching choice for
,be tilt. bu., John Lewis Lefty
cheshire ace portsider of the
Rucs may be sent in to hurl.
The sixth inning when the Spinners
segan a relentless drive, picking
m a couple Of markers to make
tse ~scoreboard read 5 to 4, with
HE Pirates out in front.
The last of the eighth proved to
he the downfall of the BUGS as
.he e~pinners blasted loose with a
oo,nle Of markers and the ball
game.
Messing was safe at first on an
error by Bob steckel. who had
bpen shifted to shortstop to re-
rI.ce Musemeci. The throw was
Wild and the f%leetfooted Messing
nulled up al second base. A wild
hitch by Roy Lamb, and the San
ford hot corner man halted at
t6ird. Pugh was out on an infield
NAV. Messing sticking close at
third. Hedrick was issued an Annie
oakley to first.
Lamp control apparently gone,
be issued four balls to Stone, who
went in to hit for Keane, and the
bases were loaded. Watson was
sent to bat for Bortz ana ne
,.omptly raped out a short single
"A score Messing. Quinn poled out
hot grounder and was safe at
first, but Hedrick scampered hone
on the play. The side was retired
with Sanford holding a 6 to 5
margin
The Pirates scored three in the
first inning Hardisky doubled,
Bridges singled and both runners
advanced on a wild pitch. Davis
singled and DiOrio doubled. When
the side was retired three runs
were chalKed up on the board.
The Wilmington nine tailed one
in tie second when Station walked
and scored on a double by Lamb.
The final run for the Corsairs
came in the third inning when
Larry DiOrio poled out a long
horne rim