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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-05

Former Kennewickers will ga
Their for their third annual picnic
in Seattle on Sunday, August is
in the Upper Woodland Park pic
mic grounds at 2 pm. Families are
asked to bring their own picnic
lunches. There will be stove IA
cilities handy. Any present Ken
newicker wishing to attend will
be most welcome. The attendance
grows each year and the commit
tee in charge hopes this years
registration will top the other two.
On the committee in charge of the
arrangements are the Misses Ella
Neuman and Verdella Mueller, Ed
Neuman and Arthur Rogers. They
are planning some added attrac-
tons" for this year. III ,r.E.s :
:, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Reymore and
B. E. Claypool left week ago on
motor trip which will take them
through the Middle West, with
visits in Iowa and Wyoming and
on the way home a tour of Vel
lowstone Park. They plan to be
gone about three weeks. )
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Tuesday evening. Aug. S at 8
o'clock In the Legion hall In Pasco.
Mrs. Harold Fyfe's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. S. Burdette left Mon
day for their home in Candy, Ore.
after visiting several days in their
daughters home.
After visiting for several days
with DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Benjamin,
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Clare
Shane and Bill Elliott left Friday
for their home in Bremerton. Mrs.
Shane and Mrs. Benjamin are sis
tiers. Miss Leona Keinitz, also
from Bremerton, accompanied the
party here to visit for q day with
the Art Nolan family.
Mrs. M. Simmelink went to
Occur d'Alene Sunday to visit for
several days. She accompanied
her daughter Tommy Simmelinlz
who had spent the week end with
home folks.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jones, from Wednesday to this
Tuesday, were Mrs. Jones' parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Keene from
Kendrick, Idaho. On Monday,
Mrs. Jones entertained at lawn
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LITTLE STORIES Of The WEEK
phone news TO Ksnnswiek 2442 before Tuesday
.Ha By FLORENCE OLIVER @.
By FLORENCE OLIVER

Mrs. d. c. Gibbs returned to her
home in Seattle on Friday after
an extended visit as houseguest OF
her cousin, Mrs. w. S. Washburn.
The Anon Mueller family is
home again, having returned Sat
urday evening from Cannon Beach,
Oregon, where they vacationed
for two months.
Mrs. Winifred Campbell, city
clerk, left Saturday morning on a
vacation motor trip. She accom-
panied her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Dur
ham and family of Milton, to Kale-
lock Beach, near Aberdeen.
Complimenting Mrs. Ed Scovell
on Thursday evening, Mrs. Vernon
Aman entertained at her home, as
sisted by Mrs. Don Aman as CO.
hostess with a "pink and blue
shower. s....--.. ..-as zser s.s.
Arliss Fulgham of Grandview
was here several days last week to
visit Joan Graves. s..
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. C.. Williams
spent the week end in Dayton
with their son Robert and family.
Mrs. Ellis Dorothy entertained
at her home on Thursday with a
luncheon followed by two tables
of bridge and one of pinochle.
Prize winner at bridge was Mrs.
Glare Shaw, and at pinochle was
Mrs. H. A. Settler. The guest list
included Mrs. Milton Libby, Mrs.
George Cloud, Mrs. Harold Rig
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! gins, Mrs. Clare Shaw, Mrs. Bob
Matheson, Mrs. Larry Oliver, Mrs.
II. A. Settler, Miss Anne McBee,
Mrs. Phil Heffelfnger, Mrs. Wal
do Richmond, Mrs. Herbert Mis-
ner and Mrs. Edward Marty Of
Portland.
Walt Knowles spent last week
at Cannon Beach, Ore, where he
Joined his family who had been
vacationing there the past month.
They returned with him on Sum
day.
Going by ambulance on Sunday
Mrs. Florence Turner was taken
to the Parker Nursing Home In
Walla Walla to be cared for dur
ing her illness.
Mrs. Edward Marty of Portland
came last midweek to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. A. v.
McReynolds held on Friday, and
was a guest at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Dorothy.
Miss Arlene Williams left Sat-
urday with friends from Richland
for weeks outing at Pend Oreille
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Siegfried re-
turned last Wednesday from an
eight-day visit with their son Joe
and family in Berkeley, Calf.
They went by plane from Walla
Walla and were met in San Fran
cisco by their son. Coming home
they were met in Walla Walla by
their son Bob of Bremerton, who
with his family was returning
from visiting relatives in Helena,
Mont. The Bob Siegfrieds stayed
until Sunday when they resumed
their journey home.
Mrs. H. A. Settler with Mrs. G..
Winterschied of Pasco went to Ia
coma Sunday to attend WSCS
conference in session all of the
week.
Mrs. c. r. Jungstrum has been
in Zillah since last Wednesday at
the bedside of her grandmother,
Mrs. A. c. Gilliland, who is Sc
riously i'll and being cared for at
the home of her son. Mrs. Gill;
lands daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Brand and Mr..
Jungstrum were with her over the
week end.
Leaving Tuesday Cecil Schuster
returned to his home in Portland
after weeks vacation spent in
visiting at the homes of his father,
M. Schuster and his brother Sam.
j. II. Siegfried, DR.. r. c. ellis
and Rev. ]. B. Coan attended XII
wants at College Place on Mon
day
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Lundgren
and children Of the Highlands are
vacationing in Yellowstone Park
and in Colorado.
Planning to leave Saturday MIR.
and Mrs. Collins Jones will have
a months visit in Los Angeles
with Mrs. Jones' parents.
A joint installation of Kenne-
wick and Pasco American Legion
Auxiliary officers will be held on
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and Mrs. John Scott and daughter
from Pasco.
MIR. and Mrs. e. A. Reichenback
returned recently from visiting
relatives in Seattle. Their son
and his wife, MIR. and Mrs. Joe
Reichenback from California were
here to visit them this week end.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Presidents Wife
To attend Benefit

Mrs. Truman has accepted the
invitation of the Ladies Aid to Gar
field Memorial Hospital to attend
the luncheon and "Springtime in
Washington" fashion show which 1t
is sponsoring on Monday, February
%, in the ballroom of the Mayfiower
Hotel.
Entire proceeds from the show,
which is being presented by the
Washington Fashion Group under
the direction of Miss Gertrude
Prisley, will go toward enlarging the
Cancer Prevention Clinic at the hos
pital.
At present, the clinic Is open only
two days a week, but the committee
hopes to realize funds from the
benefit to enlarge facilities. pur-
chase additional equipment and
keep the clinic operating five days
each week. Patients pay only $40
for an examination, this amount
partially defraying the expense esti-
mated at $40 a person.
Mrs. John Clifford Folger Is chair
man of the clinic, Mrs. Ashmead
Fuller Is treasurer.
Invitations for the benefit have
been sent out to long list, but Mrs.
George E. Hamilton. jr.. chairman.
emphasizes that the public is cor
daily invited to subscribe. Members
of her committee are Mrs. George
Vest, Mrs. D. Worth Clark, Mrs.
Wilbur ]. Carr, Mrs. Thomas Groom.
Miss Phyllis Hermann, Mrs. Ross
Morris. Mrs Brannon Schneider.
Mrs. George Ward and Mrs. Henry
A. Willard. II.
Tickets and reservations may be
secured by calling Mrs. John Price
Wetherill, III. Shepherd 6l7o.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Mrs. Gray Charming Addihon to Society

Another charming hostess has
been added to the Capitals official
circles, Mrs. Carl r. Gray, jr., wife
of the new. Administrator of Vet
erans' Affairs.
Endowed with a keen sense of
humor which twinkles in her spark
ling black eyes, Mrs. Gray already
has made friends here. She only
came to the Capital a few weeks
ago.
Mrs. Gray did not worry about
finding a place to live although
she was we'll informed of the hous-
ing problem. She told a friend
in st. Paul, st feel sure the Provi-
dence that gave us this job to do
will be kind enough to see that we
have a place to live" And certainly
she was right for they already have
an apartment in the Westchester.
They found it through friends in
st. Paul where the present occu-
pants, Mr. and Mrs. Ray v. Clute
formerly lived. The Clutes are NOV
ing to San Francisco where he has
been transferred, after eight years
in Washington. They will move
sometime next month.
The wife of the veterans chief
did not attend college. She pre-
pared for it but married Mr.. Gray
instead. In her college preparation
she specialized in domestic science,
which stood her in good stead
through the shortage of domestic
help.
Mrs. C. Maxwell Dieffenbach,
daughter Of Gen. and Mrs. Gray,
followed in her mothers footsteps.
She did not want more book
study" when she was ready for COL
lege, but preferred to do something
with her hands. So instead she
Evening star., 1948-02-15

The function honoring the digni-
tary from the Far East was one OF
the outstanding affairs of the week
Five hundred guests received i'm
posing cards bearing the crescent
moon and the star, symbols in PAX
istan's flag. And from the appear
ance of the Louis Sieze Room of the
Shorelam, where the gala function
was held, there were few invited
who did not attend. This particular
room of the Shoreham is well
adapted to large parties. Through
out the fete there was no crowding
and guests fingered long to enjoy
the gracious hospitality.
The Ambassador and his honor
guest stood near the entrance OF
the room to receive. Mrs. Baig
wife of the Counselor of the EN-
bassy, who usually assists at En-
bassy parties, is in England and
so the next ranking lady of the
mission present was Mrs. Farookhi
whose husband is Commercial Sec
retary. Others who assisted in the
smooth running of the reception
were the Attache and Mrs. Husain
and the new Third Secretary, Mr.
Salad Hyder.
The diplomatic corps was well
represented at the party and in
cluded in the huge throng that
called to meet the Foreign Minister
were members of the Far Eastern
Division of the State Department
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Fort Myer Club
Plans Activities
For Post Families

The Womens Club of Fort Myer
organized but a few weeks ago, has
made great progress in its plan to
provide entertainment and other
worthwhile activity for the officers
and their families stationed on the
post.
Mrs. Jesse B. Matlack, wife of the
commanding officer of Fort Myer, is
president of the newly formed
group, and there are no other Off
GERS. Several committees, however,
each headed by chairman, handle
all activities of the club.
Mrs. Cortlandt Van r. Schuyler
is chairman of the entertainment
committee, Mrs. William L. Thomp-
son heads the hospital and Red
Cross group, Mrs. Orval r. Cook has
charge of the bowling alleys, and
Mrs. Paul T. Carroll, the nursery
school,
Already planned by the enter
tainment Committee is a series of
bridge-luncheons to be given in the
officers Club the last Thursday of
each month, and a semiformal
dance for service juniors between
the ages of 13 and 18 to be given in
Hop Hall once month.
First date for the luncheon series
is February 26, and the dances will
begin March 10. Those interested
in the dances should contact Mrs
A,,ftN y -
R. Schuyler or Mrs. Roy Phillips at
Fort Myer.
Dozens of supplies already have
been provided for the post hospital
by members of the club under the
guidance of Mrs. Thompson, q
bowling instructor has been en-
gagged by Mrs. Cook, and an un-
used barracks has been converted
into a nursery school.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
ExclMsivey Yours,
Capitalites Will Learn to Romp;
It's Getting Crowded Down South

The incredible Francesca Lodge
has done 1t again. The pretty, VT
yacious blond wife of Representa-
tive John Davis Lodge can't stand
to waste any time. Last year be-
sides working hard for Italian
French and other benefits-and she
never falls down on any job she
tackles-she started a dance exer-
else class for wives of Congressman;
thought they could lose a little
weight. 1t was a bowling success.
Now Francesca is starting a new
course this Wednesday at the
Dance Workshop on Wisconsin ave-
nue.. Inviting friends to become
victims" of her torture" class,
she'll have some of the Capital S
best known hostesses romping in
their bare feet, and-shell send pro-
ceeds from this latest enterprise to
the National Symphony Orchestra.
The Southern exodus is going in
to high gear. Sue and Phil Clarke
leave tomorrow TO VlSlC Lne BOD
Guggenheims at their heavenly
plantation, POGO Sabo, in South
Carolina. The men will have a
week of quail shooting before the
Clarkes move on to Yemassee, S. c.,
for a sojourn with the Wesley
Frames, who have another one of
those beautiful estates dripping
with Spanish moss, lined with mag
nolia trees and positively rampant
with camellias and gardenias.
Vivacious, attractive Mrs. Frame
is the former Rosalind Kress, niece
of Samuel Kress, who gave the fab
ulous art collection to the National
Gallery. Full of initiative and drive,
she recently started business that's
already blooming. About two years
ago she sampled a savory salad
dressing in a restaurant in Aiken
that suited her superbly. She
promptly bought all rights, went
into production soon after and is
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Mrs. K. W. mbrie
VIII Entertain;
AHstins HOstesses

Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie will
be hostess this afternoon at cock
tail party in her apartment on Six
teenth street. Her guests of honor
will be 1t. Col. S. Norman Van
Meter, Air Forces, who shortly will
leave for duty on the West coast
Mrs. Van Meter will share honors
with him.
Mrs. Imbrie will be assisted by the
wives of members of the Turkish
embassy staff, including Nine Esen.
bel, Nine. Gamer, Nine. Tulga, anc
Mime. Baba; and Mrs. Frank Sling.
luff and Mrs. Charles A. Warner
Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and hel
daughter, Miss Madeleine Austin
have cards out for a luncheon Tues
day and last evening they enter
tanned at a buffet supper in their
charming apartment at the Shore
ham. Guests were asked for O'Clock
and following the supper Mr.. John
v. Hansen showed a number of his
color motion pictures of the Ma
tional Parks and of Indians. Mr.
Hansen, native Dane, started his
Photographic work as hobby, then
it became a vocation and now it has
grown into a profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen were among
the guests at supper and others in
Guided Senator Kenneth McKellar,
Representative and Mrs. Eugene
Cox, the Cuban Minister and Sonora
de Baron, Sir Alwyn and Lady Grow,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel Shep-
herd, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Richard
Cults, the Chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee and Mrs.
B. Carroll Reece, Col. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winslow Van Devanter and Mr..
Wayerley Taylor,
Evening star., 1948-02-15

Sandra, now IL; Barbara. 10. and
little Suzanne, only 2. They live in
Sioux Falls, S. OAK, but without
doubt the Grays and the Dieffen-
bachs will visit in Washington be-
fore the new administrator and
Mrs. Gray have been settled in the
Westchester very long.
Gen. and Mrs. Gray also expect a
visit in the spring from the formers
mother, Mrs. Carl R. Gray. She will
come East from Omaha where she
is spending the late winter, to open
her home at Thomaston, Me-, for
the summer.
Mrs. Gray, before her marriage,
was Miss Gladys Beach of st. Louis,
where she was educated, including
music with her other studies. Dur
ing her 10 years in st. Paul she took
an active interest in the Protestant
Home and during the last year or
two has been a member of the
Board of Directors. The home for
merly carried the phrase for
friendless women" in its title. which
Mrs. Gray was instrumental in hav-
ing removed. 1t was incorrect for
those who live there have many
friends, and many have close rela-
tives. These ladies prefer to live in
the home, without responsibility OF
housekeeping, and have the privi-
llege of leaving the home for visits
elsewhere as we'll as to lunch and
dine out.
Washington is giving a warm well
come to the newcomers and each
day they are entertained at small
teas and dinners and luncheons so
that by the time they leave the
Statler and settle down In the
Westchester they will have 3 wide
circle of friends.
Evening star., 1948-02-15

| eral and Mrs. william P. T. Hill
also entertained at dinner Friday
night before the dance in the OFF,
GERS mess, their party honorlng Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Field Harris: and
two future parties in Marine circles
will be the luncheon Mrs. Gates
will give Tuesday in honor of Mrs.
Harris and the dinner Gen. and
Mrs Shepherd will have on Feb
ruary 26.
Other Items of Interest
Mrs. Howard C. Davidson, wife OF
Mai. Gen. Davidson, is spending
month in Palm Springs, Calf.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Lunsford E.
Oliver have with them for a visit,
their son, Capt. Thomas K, Oliver.
who is home on leave before report
ing for duty March 9 at Wright
Field. Capt. Oliver recently re-
ceived his masters degree atm /. T.
Brig. Gen. Arthur G. Trudeau will
sail March for Wiesbaden, Ger
many, where he will be command
ing general of the First Constab-
ulary Brigade. Mrs. Trudeau will
join her husband abroad after her
son, Ruddy's graduation from Wash
ington and Lee High School in
June.
Mrs. Charles Edwin Reordan,
widow of Capt Reordan, has ar
rived from her home in Coral Ga
bles, Fla, and will spend some time
with Mrs. Eleanor Linthicum Wood
ruff at 254O Massachusetts avenue.
Capt. Reordan, who died last
March, will be remembered as for
mer captain of the U. S. S. Ten
nessee who saved his ship when the
Japs attacked Pearl Harbor. The
residence he and Mrs. Reordan oc-
cupied in Key West when he was
commandant has been used as the
Little White House" by President
Truman during visits there.
Evening star., 1948-02-15

as well as a large contingent from
congressional circles.
Among those on the list were the
retiring Ambassador Of Brazil and
Nine. Martins, the French Ambas-
sador and Nine. Bonnet, the italian
Ambassador and Signora Tarchiani
and the British Ambassador Lord
Inverchapel without Lady Inver-
chapel, who is out of town; the
Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Yelling
ton Koo also attended without Nine.
Koo, who is also away from the
Capital picture. Others who were
invited were the Ambassador OF
Honduras and Sonora de Caceres
the Turkish Ambassador, Mr.
Huseyin Ragip Baydur, the Am
bassador of Ell Salvador and Sonora
de Castro, the Ambassador of Iran
and Nine. Ala, the Ambassador of
Yugoslavia, Mr.. Sava N. Kosanovic
and the Argentine Ambassador and
Nine. de Ivanissevich.
Still others accepting the invita-
ton to the nlgnly enJOyaDle 1eCe
were the Australian Ambassador
and Mime. Maxim, the Ambassador
of India, Mr.. M. Asaf Ali; the
Ambassador of Iraq and Nine.
Jawdat.
Others at the function were the
Assistant to the President and Mrs.
John r. Steelman, the secretary to
the President and Mrs. Charles Ross,
and Miss Reathel Odum.
Speaker of the House Joseph
Martin, jr., was there, and others
included Associate Justice and Mrs.
Felix Frankfurter, Associate Justice
and Mrs. Harold H. Burton, Secre-
tary of Defense James Forrestal
and Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
John L. Sullivan. Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs William Averell
ICaa ChNRv Do0o n16N
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Waggan7an-Keitb
Wedding Ceremon)
Held i'm Georgia

OF interest to Washington society
is the announcement by Mrs. Ralph
Worthington, formerly of River
Farm on the Potomac, Washington,
of the marriage of her daughter,
Mrs. Marian Worthington Keith, to
Mr.. Robert Mackenzie Waggaman,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Pierpont Waggaman. The ceremony
took place Friday, January 2, at
Cherokee Plantation, Valdosta, Ga.
The couple flew on January I to
the family plantation at Valdosta,
where Mrs. Worthington now is liv-
ing and convalescing from a serious
illness. The Rev. Baron Gibson
of the First Baptist Church of VAL
dosta officiated at the ceremony.
Mrs. Waggaman is the daughter
of the late Mr.. Worthington OF
Cleveland and the granddaughter
of the late Mr.. George Worthington,
who was prominent in the social
and civic life of early Cleveland.
She went to school here and abroad
and made her debut at the Sui
grave Club. She is member of
the Sulgrave Club, of the National
Society of Colonial Danes OF
America and of Sankaty Head Golf
Club, Nantucket Island, Mass,
. where she has a lovely summer
home.
Mr.. Waggaman is a native of
Washington. He is the grandson
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fairweather Mackenzie of Cleveland
and Hudson, Ohio. He attended st.
Adams School and Lawrenceville
before going abroad, where he lived
with his family for four years.
Mr.. Waggaman was associated
with the Emerson Drug Co. before
entering the United States Navy.
He is member of the Sons of the
Revolution and also of the Chevy
Chase, Metropolitan and the 1925
r Street Clubs of Washington. In
addition, he is a member of the
Maryland Club of Baltimore, Glib
son Island Club of Maryland and
the Granite Club of Toronto,
Canada.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Congress Circle
Actipities VMv
Jackson Dinner
Guests Coming
By Margaret Germ ond

This week end along, the Poto-
macs congressional front is an ex.
ceptionally quiet one. Numerous
members of both houses of Con1
gress have been off on Lincoln Day
speech making trips; others are
busy making ready for the jackson
Day dinner Being the wife of a
member of Congress is, as one lady
in the congressional group expressed
it. about the same as being the
wife of a golf addict, the only dis
tinction in the enforced widoWhooo
being in the descriptive adjective
So there isn't much social activity
when husbands are away.
Senator and Mrs. J. Howard Nc
Grath are, of course, right here in
Washington and both busy planning
for the sixty-odd Rhode islanders
who are coming to Washington fol
the Jackson Day dinner. AS chair
man of the National Democratic
Committee the Senator is an i'm
portant figure in the dinner ar
rangements. and, in addition, this
is a campaign year. ...
Among those coming from Rhode
Island for the Jackson Day dinner
are Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Gazda of
Providence, who will be the house
guests of Senator and Mrs. McGrath
during their stay in the Capital.
The three daughters of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Augustine B
Kelley of Pennsylvania also are
having share in Jackson Day din
ner affairs. Marcella, Therese and
kathleen all are engrossed in pre-
pairing the costumes they will wear
as aides at the dinner.
Senator and Mrs. Chapman Rever-
comb, who were in West Virginia
last week will be back in Washing
ton today and Senator and Mrs.
George w. Malone of Nevada are
due here from the West about
Wednesday.
Friday found Representative and
Mrs. Orville Zimmerman Of Mis-
souri, bound for the home State Tor
visit of 10 days.
Mrs. Hale Boggs, wife of Repre-
sentative Boggs of Louisiana ar
rived from New Orleans last week
with their three children, Barbara
Thomas Hale and Corinne. They
have been in New Orleans since re-
turning from a trip to Alaska last
summer and have waited to join
Representative Boggs here until the
end of the first school term in
Louisiana. The two older children
Barbara and Thomas Hale, now are
entered at the Blessed Sacrament
School for the second semester.
Representative and Mrs. P. w
Grifhths of Ohio have as their
guest over the week end their
daughter, Mrs. Thomas w. Hughes,
jr., whose husband, Navy 1t. q. g.
Hughes, is stationed at Bayonne,
N. j. Mrs. Hughes is attending
Penn State College and both she
and 1t. Hughes are frequently in
the Capital for week ends.
Representative and Mrs. Franklin
H. Lichtenwalter of Pennsylvania
left Thursday to spend the week
end at their home in Center Valley.
For some time after the opening of
the regular session of Congress the
Lichtenwalters were unable to find
living quarters here, so she stayed
in Center Valley, where he Joined
her each week end. Recently, how
ever, they acquired an apartment
on Colorado avenue.