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70 Snyder atstovas Miss Anna Stulginskas, So
liste, Miss Sophia Stulginskas, soliste, Edmun-
das Stulginskas, solistas; Denis Moore, pians-
tas akmpanaves Mrs Snyder.
Is kaires desinen sedi: Mrs Madeline Gauya );
Adv. Vincas Rastenis, nesenai atvykes is Euro
pos; Congr James Patterson, DR.. M. J. Colney,
programos vedejas; Mrs Raymond Snyder-Va-
siliauskaite, Johnnie Klikna, Jr.
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UarnH nf Thanka

BANKS, THOMAS x. The family of the
late THOMAS X. BANKS wishes to express
its sincere thanks and appreciation to rel
atives. neighbors and friends for the beau
tiful floral tributes and cards of expression
and sympathy at the passing of our hus-
band, father, son and brother.
BUNCH. LuCIus D. The family of the
It's sincere thanks and appreciation to the
Rev. S. A. Thompson, senior choir and
members Of Ward A. NJ. e. Church. the
Rev ]. L. Garrison and members OF RAN
dali M E. Church and the many other
ministers of various churches, the Brother
hood Of s. c. p, the Ladies' Auxiliary to
the B. H. of S. C. P. the South Carolina
State College Club and other organizations
also relatives, neishbors and friends ior
all their kindness. their visits, gifts and
cards during his illness, and letters, cards,
telegrams and the beautiful flowers at his
Mrs. L. D. BUNCH AND FAMILY.
JOHNSON, EMILY E. The family of the
late EMILY T. JOHNSON wishes to ex-
press its sincere thanks and appreciation
for the many flowers and expressions cf
sympathy at her passing.
JOHNSON, MARY z. We wish to ex.
press our since thanks and appreciati tion
to friends and neighbors for all their
kindness to US. beautiful floral tributes
and mothe-. MARY e. JOHNSON:
THOMAS H. JOHNSON. MRS MARIE
MICHELS. MRS GLADYS HARMON
AND MRS. DAISY ROGERS.
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HPathB

A1hEH u iss SAEEIE aAKRt E On ALER Easy Of
%sfeH if ri ssleasq yif
daushtsr Of Mrs; Ida Welsh: Fqnsrsl nn,s
sSSoG4 Siehois sS''i ave- Sc. 1ruesdsy. January
S.hos G6areh where ZINES mass F, IT, be ,o 0f
Cedar Hill Cemetery. 20
January -. 1915, Mrs. LoTT1E 1. Al!
% yoRP D.dved I e' xle sGsn Of weEnf eEhafss S.
iinston, mHsnsl VI S.. % Mrs A. j. s. Wesver Of Alex:
Msrcos sndTs Ys 4ex MTs ana Ms JACK Roneeny Ct
Go. funeral Home, s9ol 14th St, nv, or
ment Cedar Hill Cemetery. IS
ANDERSON, ALBERT. On Friday, Jan.
uary %. 194s, at his residence, s1I1 5stf
ave, Berwyn Heights; Nc, ALBERT AN
DERsoN, beloved husband OF Ro1e n AndeT; Z
Anderson. Friends may call at Gasch''
Funeral Home. 473o Baltimore ave, y Hy:
attsyille Md; where Sc Service, ), will be nee ne.
tives and friends invited. Interment For
Lincoln Cemetery. 20
ANDERSON, FRED. Departed this iif'
linser Hospital FRED ANDERSON ot ~,
o ST. s.w., the devoted husband OF Mrs
Josie Anderson loving father Of Mrs, Bea
virginia Battles, Mrs. Verona Mercer, Hen
rietta and Carl Andersen: He also ouis. is sur, r
yiyed by eTotheT EDWARD ande5sEn
other relatives and many friends, Re
mains resting at the John r Rhines & Co
Funeral Home, 90l 3rd st s.w.. where
relatives and friends may call on sunda,
after II am. Funeral Monday, Januar,
26, at pm. from oxford Mount zior
Baptist Church, Ruther Glenn, Va. 25
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avenue, Takoma Park, Md. week
ago. He died of a heart attack.
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
! A native of Stoneham. Mass, Mr..
Tarbett received his bachelor of
Arts degree in sanitary engineering
from the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology in 1905 and taught
biological chemistry at Worchester
(Mass.) College until 1907.
He worked with the consulting
firm Of Robert Spur Weston, Bos-
ton for five years. Among the pro-
jects with which he helped were the
waterworks in Knoxville, Tenn. and
filters for sewers in Pittsburgh.
Served In First World War.
Mr.. Tarbett was one of the first
sanitary engineers to be appointed
to the Public Health Service. He
was stationed at the stream pollu-
ton investigation station in Gin
cinnati from 1918 to 1917.
During World War he was the
health service officer in charge OF
sanitation of civilian areas around
Army camps. After the war he re-
turned to the stream pollution sta
ton, where he studied sewage dis
posal, water treatment, and stream
sanitation.
From 1922 TO 1925 he was in
charge of sanitation along the
United States Mexican border and
was also health officer of FL Paso,
Tex. In the latter year.
Mr.. Tarbett came to Washington
in 1928 as chief Of the newly Gre
ated Sanitation Section of the
health service. He had been sta
toned in Norfolk, Va, where he was
in charge of the engineering aspects
of shellfish sanitation.
After serving as assistant to the
chief of the Domestic Quarantine
division here he became chief sani-
tary engineer of the Office of Civil
ian Defense during World War II.
The engineer was a member Of the
health service board which went to
Japan in 1945 to report on health
conditions caused by atomic bomb
ings.
Mr.. Tarbett retired In January
1916 after directing the environ
mental sanitation features of the
Public Health Service survey of Chi
cago and Cooke County, Ill.
He was a member Of the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River
Basin, a member and former referee
of the Committee on Professional
Education, and member of Delta
Omega, honorary health service
fraternity.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Clara Lawrence Tarbett; daughter,
Mrs. John H. Walther of the Car
roll avenue address; four sons, Lewis
N, Tarbett of Rixeyville, Va; Ralph
L. Tarbett OF Richmond, Calf; Will
liam E. Tarbett Of Silver Spring,
Md; and James A. Tarbett Of
Charleston, Ind; two sisters, Mrs.
Ralph Jenkins of Stoneham, Mass;
Miss Eleanor I. Tarbett of North
Woburn, Mass; . brother, Lester D.
Tarbett of Stoneham; and II grand
children.
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Job was that of driving a horse
drawn streetcar from Georgetown
to Southeast Washington.
He worked as a conductor with
the Southern Railway and as COM
missary inspector for the Pullman
Co. before his retirement 20 years
ago. His brother, Cavour Bohrer
and a grandson, William Thrift,
lived with him.
|. Also surviving are three sisters
Mrs. Benjamin w. Guy, of Wash
ington; Mrs. Louis w. Maxson
Claremont, N. H., and Mrs. Alfred
Clum, Cleveland, and four grand
children, Richard B. Thrift, Mrs
r. P. Weesner, Mrs. D. F. Weaver
and Mrs. Ernest o. Lee, all of
Washington.
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D e ] II 3 QeiayeO
pending the ar
rival Of his
survivors here.
Services will be
h ell at tn c
w q r n e r e.
Pu1nphrey fun
eral home, 843A
Georgia ave-, Sill
yer Spring.
Mr.. Tarbett
died Friday at
Marine Hospital,
Baltimore. He
was taken there
from his home,
An7 rrnll
Evening star., 1948-01-25

| federated their 60th wedding ami
Iyersary. Before his retirement Mr..
Booth also was president Of the
Booth group Of Michigan news
papers.
Death came at the Booth home
in Bloomfield Hills, q suburb Of
Detroit.
Funeral services are scheduled
Tuesday at 2 pm. in Christ Church,
Cranbrook.
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at Gne .. n.
Hin e S Funeral
Home, 2901 Four
teenth S tre e t
NV.
Mr.. B oh r e r
died Friday at
his home, 405
r ock Gre e k
Oh urch roa d
NV, after a
S h ort illness.
Burial will be
private.
A native of
Georgetown, he
attended District
..A2elr Hir Grck
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Mrs. George Booth Dies;
Wife Of Ex-PubIisher
Nv The A..oe;oted Pres,

DETROIT, Jan. 24.-Mrs. George
G. Booth, "a, wife of the former
president of the Detroit News and
daughter of its founder, James E
Scripps, died tonight.
Last June she and her husband
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Ralph Tarbeif Dies,
Pioneered as Federal
Sanitary Engineer

Funeral arrangements for Ralph
Edwin Tarbett, 65, sanitary engineer
with the United States Public
Health Service for "a years, are
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Last Rites Tomorrow
For N. W. Bohrer, "a

Funeral services for Marion Will
lett Bohrer, "a, who drove one Of
the Districts horse-drawn street.
cars, will be held at pm tomorrow
Evening star., 1948-01-25

January rs, 1g4S.
uary *. 194s, at Naval Hospital. CLYDE
LEON MILES Of l0l Joliet st.: sw;, beioyed
husband Of the late Ethel NJ NdIIas, Miles,;
Funeral Home, 5000 Rhode Island ave, at
Eastern ave ne, where services will ,. be
Arlington National Cemetery at pm. 20
tuesday January 20 Ia4s St,1IaI Ct his resi-
$685. soNNYy 2sSl MUST Ais0F r. ie SURVIVED MAG 4
Solomon. Mrs Elizabeth, Miller, william
pends RGTaey aRe Remsns may be Viewed from
noon. Sunday January % till 5 pm. at
she Morris 4 Garter c. raqsIal qtaI Home me
janus January y s6 at j pm. from friendship
BAPTIST wbnE GhqEeh ots6s s am Ss Sn ZEN IN
Arlington National Cemetery.
NEWMAN, HARRY SAMUEL. On Thurs
asS Jan4srs 22 ls4s HaRRY e RlS rsslsMsnnss saMn
A. Newman, father of Mrs. William Car
rigan, Mrs. Robert F. Owen and Mr.. HAIRY
Sss sDs He sTS Is hs
residence on Monday, January 20, at $40
am thence to the St wdad9sn Thomas rd Apostle o 4
where the holy sacrifice OF the mass will
6e offered al le an for the reno Tsposs Of hts s
PARKS, ALICE BENNING' On Monday.
Ah1cn 1inelFg BENNNa IN INC PaRKs "a wife Of The late
Franklin c. Parks, mother of Albert B.;
Mary Louise, Franklin NJ Alice Ruth and and
Benning. Friends may call at Gawler's
Chapel 1856 Pa. ave. NV, after am:
On Sunday Jsnuary 25 Mass ssssd vii aero be
%ent nsled chureR lef sns chevs % Chase CHI Circle
Monday January 26, at $50 am. Inter-
ment Mount olivet Cemetery. ,21,23'24,s5
PERRY, LULU c. on Saturday, Jsnu,
Euclid h5y Is st. s4s nN LuLu pe5 beosed
wife Of the late Jesse W PerEy wi,,a and mother
ntefmens Gssn ia Ridseway Ga Services pS
Chambers, 14oo Chaplin st: NV. 1Rich-
mond. Va, papers please copyo
January 90, 194s. Mrs. MARIE HEL
lsts sEfn franE & E ao pieEse daas1tsr Ct Vosesr
soUs er Of Frank. ran Il Pieree oi Salisbury, Md;
sister Of Mrs, A. ", Brink Of washington,
D. c. and Hans F Robert Of New s.ri yorf
Of New YORK. Services at he S. Il Hines
Co. Funeral Home, 29ol !4th st. nv, on
Monday, January 26: at II noon Inter
mcnt Oak Hill Cemetery 70
PURCELL, ROSE. On Saturday; Jsnu-
jersey ave. Sc, EOsE PURCELL. beloved
daughter Of the late volney and Sally Pur,
cell Friends may call at the Lee Funeral
Home, 4th st. and Mass. ave. ne Notice
OF Iunera later.
RAMSEY, ELIZA BELL. On Thursday,
january 90. 194S, at Glenn Dale Sana--
wife of Joseph c. Ramsey, mother Of
Joann and Patricia Lee Ramsey and daush-
ter of Mrs. H. A.. McCambridge. Remains
resting at Chambers Funeral Home, SIT
11th st. Sc, until II m. Monday, Janu-
.ary 90. Services and interment ArlinF-
ton National Cemetery at 1l:30 Am. ID
Evening star., 1948-01-25

v. F. w. Post 1919, are re
auested to assemble at the
Valleys Funeral Home, 3400
Rhode Island ave. ne. for
Honor Guard services for our
late comrade, CHARLES L.
MILES, at s pm, Sunday,
Evening star., 1948-01-25

WASHINGTON, WESLEY. In sad but
loving remembrance of our devoted hus-
band and father. WESLEY WASHINGTON,
who passed away 10 years ago today, Jan
Sweet memories will linser forever.
DEVOTED WIFE. OTELIA c.. WASHING
TON. AND SON, CLAIBORNE WASH
INGTON.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
WALKER, MARIAN TERESA. On Thurs

son. j. ESTHER. William F
a Hunt Chapter No. l6 will con
n ouct Eastern Star services 70
K our late sister, j. E6THEE
81 WATSON; on, SUNDAY. 5sl,Nar, T
Deal Funeral Home. 4El:
Georgia ave. NV. BY ofdei
Worthy Matron.
Evening star., 1948-01-25

denly, on Tuesday, January 70,
194S. at the Veterans Admin
| istration Hospital, Kecoughtan.
Va, 1t. WILLIAM REDIN BOWIE,
devoted husband of Arrow Bowie.
loving father OF Emory, Edward
, 1948-01-29
President or Woo
Leaves For Washington

President Norman Olson of
the Virgin Islands Company
left for Washington yesterday
to appear before committees of
Congress in an attempt to get
a new charter foq the company
as required by the Corpora
tionS act.
Mr.. Olson has held a number
of discussions with groups as
well as individuals in both ST.
Thomas and St. Croix in an
Effort to get the best sugges-
tons to include in his justifi-
cation.
, 1948-01-29
ST. Thomas Fishermen
Organize Cooperative

A group of st. Thomas fish
ermen have joined in a new
cooperation known as the Vir-
gin Islands Fisheries, organic
ed under the direction of Colo
mel Axel Won Oxho1m of the
United States Department of
Commerce. They held a meet
ing last night at which repre-
sentatives of the northside and
east coast signed up.
Colonel Oxholm said that the
the new corporation is a model
of a democratic institution as
its bylaws provide for one
vote for each member and that
no member may hold more
than ten per cent of the stock.
by pooling their catch and
using the storage facilities of
the new market the fishermen
will be able to assure consum-
Continued on page ~
# E"'s#
, 1948-01-29
Will Need NearlyS Billions
For Europe

A confidential report given
to the Congress by theApresi-
dent Of the Nc Cloy of the In
ternational bank said that the
estimate of 6 billion 800 mil
lion dollars asked for Europe
would be short of actual needs
of the 16 participating in the
Recovery Program. He said
they will need at least Z billion
800 million for the Is month
period.
Secretary of State Marshall
also informed the Congress
that the suggested appoint
Continued on page A
, 1948-01-29
Army-Navy Rivalry Delayed
Victory 10 Atlantic

Rivalry between the Army
and Navy delayed victory in
the battle of the Atlantic, for
mer Secretary of State Henry
L. Stimson, charged in an arti-
Gle written for a national mag
azine on the mainland. He
blamed Navy bureaucrats who
were reluctant to accept the
use Of radar while millions of
tons of Allied shipping were
being sent to the bottom due
to refusal to cooperate in a
centralized command. BY the
time the problem was settled
the U-boat crisis had passed,
, 1948-01-29
Cold Wave Causing Misery
10 All Bal One State

A cold that is sweeping the
mainland has been the cause
of much hardship and misery
to the people of forty-seven
states and only California is
experiencing one of the long
est d~roughts in the memory of
man, according to a radio re-
port.
Over the AZ states however,
water and gas mains have
been clogged, traffic brought
to a standstill and factories
have been forced to close down
in many cases. The eastern sea
board states have been subject
ed to one of the longest cold
spells. The fuel oil shortage
has become so acute that At
torney General Tom Clark has
assured the several companies
Continued on page ~
, 1948-01-29
Group Discusses Plans To
Preserve Historic Spots

A small group of interested
citizens and newcomers to the
Island met at the home of Mes
SrS. Downs and Furness last
night to explore the propriety
and possibility Of organizing
a society for the preservation
Of historical buildings, points
OF interest and the Islands uni
que and beautiful architecture
al character.
The interest developed was
he2rtening and it was then de-
cided to call a meeting at an
early date to organize a society
, 1948-01-29
Stern Cane Tries Ia Kidaa1
Jewish Police Chief

An attempt to kidnap the
Jewish Chief of Police for Je-
rusalem was foiled by his
neighbors last night.
When members Of the gang
removed the Police official and
placed him in an automobile
his neighbors pounced on them
and said you will have to take
us too.
The gang who fled after the
incident, believe the Chief of
Police is connected with the
British secret service.
, 1948-01-29
Board OfSup. Announces
Plan For Water Cons.
Program

Determined to make St.
CroIx once again the Garden
Of the West Indies, the Dis
trict Board of Supervisors of
the Soil and Water Conserva-
ton Program here, has announ
ced a program on which work
has already begun, Fritz La
waetz, chairman, stated. The
Supervisors have decided on a
certain area for a complete
soil conservation program.
Sites selected are: Mon BIZ
jou, Colquohoun, Mt. Pleasant,
Continued on page A.
, 1948-01-29
Henderson Resigns
From vi Natl Bank

Leander Henderson, cashier
OF the Virgin Islands National
Bank in St. Thomas, has ten
dered his resignation to be-
come effective at the end of
this month. He will return to
his home in st. Croix and ac-
cept a position with the Vir-
gin Islands Company.
Mr.. Henderson was formerly
in charge of the st. Croix
branch of the National Bank
but was transferred to St. Tho
mas when Ludwig Christensen
resigned.
, 1948-01-29
Iln;t,, M W.oL..E-
UlIly VI WcSIeIl Europe
Will Bring Better Relation

Unity of western Europe will
mean better relations with
Russia, former Under-Secre-
tary of the Stated Department.
aid yesterday. He claims that
when the Soviets find unity
and stability is an accomplish
ed fact in Europe it will lead
to better relations, than pre-
sent state of instability, which
is fertile ground for Commu-
nism, since it thrives upon un-
rest.
He urged Congress to act fa-
vorably on the European Re
, 1948-01-29
Young Woman Struck By
Unknown AssaIant

A young woman, Miss Edith
Bryan, was struck in the left
eye last night by an unknown
assailant, at the darkened sec
ton of King Street, Christian
sted, between the Lutheran
Parsonage and the Grammer
School.
Still dazed, she saw a short
stocky man walked down the
Continued on page A
, 1948-01-29
Valentine Dance At
Jungle Casino Feb. ~

A Valentine Dance will be
the feature at Jungle Casino
on Saturday night, February
18th.
The Motta Brothers will be
at their best for this occasion;
Cyril Garvey will do the vo-
CALLING.
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Pen Women Plan
TWiHqbt Concert

Olea Aanrud, contralto. and Wal
lace Kotter, pianist, will present the
Twilight Concert being sponsored by
the District Branch, National League
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By Marearet Hart Candy
-HeSSler Photo.

Thanksgiving found Capiates whi of holiday fes
t outstanding the parties those for lovely
Elizabeth day
out and Mrs Albert
Edward Bassett at their home 1900 Brandywne street.
other bud
her bow parents
David Barry. Barry
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Open House Sunday
To Dra1V Hundreds

Mrs. Harold Burton js chairman
Of the Reception Committee for the
Salvation Army tea and open house
to be given at the Evangeline Resi-
dence on Sunday. Mrs. Truman
has been invited to the $3.50 to q
o'clock affair, which is expected to
draw hundreds of Capitalites.
Assisting Mrs. Burton at the
party to be held at 1880 L street
will be MIS-. John Allan Dougherty
Mrs. Clifford Davis, Mrs. Norman
Maxim, Mrs. A. 8. M. Monroney
Mrs. Key Pittman, DR.. Carolyn Pin.
cock, Mrs. Robert Lee O'Brien. Mrs
Andrew Parker. Mrs. Albert Ches.
ham, Miss May Eyre, Mrs. Albert
Osborne, Mrs. r. Roy Dunn, Mrs
Wesley w. Bouterse, Mrs. T. Stan.
ley Holland, Mrs. L. Leroy Tuerkt
and Mrs. Charles Flather, jr.
Honor guest will be 1t. Commis.
sioner Chesham, territorial com.
mander for the Salvation Army
Southern territory, which has its
headquarters in Atlanta.
The reception will include a tou,
of the building, which provides
a home for nearly $50 occupants
for the most part low-salariec
young businesswomen.
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miss Hines Fetes
miss Baker, Fiance

A bride-elect and her fiance were
entertained royalty last night when
Miss Marilynn Hines gave . dance
for Miss Patricia Baker and Mr.
Charles Gaylord Beavers, jr.
Miss Hines started the party Of
with q dinner for 4S at the 1925 +
Street Club, when there were many
toasts to the engaged pair who will
be married tomorrow afternoon
Later another 10 or 30 friends came
by for dancing.
Present at this gay affair were Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse spalding III, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel G.. Dunham II,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Murphy, BROTH
er-in-law and sister Of the prospec-
tive bridegroom; Mr.. and Mrs.
Beekman Beavers, his brother and
ster-in-law: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Y. Wheeler II, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Harding, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Taylor
Chewing, jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. King
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Thad H. Brown,
jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Boss, Mr..
Harry Hoskinson and Mr.. Canfield
Hines, brother of the hostess.
Others were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hermann, MIR. and Mrs. Henry Ath-
erton, Mr.. and Mrs. william WAL
ther, Mr.. Peter Wall, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Arnold, Brazilian Second
Secretary CASTILLO Branco, Mr.. Ran
dali Hagner. jr., and Mr.. Jack Keller.
Evening star., 1948-11-26

st. James Catholic Church in
Mount Rainier was the scene of the
marriage yesterday morning of Miss
Mary Ann Benson, daughter of the
late MIR. Howard Livingston Benson
and granddaughter of Mrs. Marga-
ret r. Benson of Berwyn Heights
Nd, to Mr.. Walter Matthews JEFF
ferries, jr., Of Riverdale, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jefferies Of Railway, N. J.
The Rev. e. Albert Hughes Of
ficiated at the ceremony and the re-
ception was held at the Washington
home of Col. and Mrs. C. c. Benson
MIR. Henry r. Benson Of Greenbelt
escorted his sister to the altar and
she had as her only attendant her
sister, Miss Doris z. Benson.
The best man was Mr.. Timothy A
Boyd and the ushers were Mr..
Joseph J. Thompson and MIR. Thad-
deus Z. Jones.
Evening star., 1948-11-26

service for the Red Cross and the
American Theater Wing during the
war.
Mr.. Kotter's musical career in
cludes six years in concert recitals
in Australia prior to his concert
work in the United States.
Patronesses for the concert are
subscribing funds for the prize
awards to be made to the craft
groups of the branch at the close
Of next springs contests. The
awards will be given for accomplish
ments in the fields Of art, musical
composition, poetry, features, juve-
niles, short stories and plays.
Mrs. Victoria Faber Stevenson Is
chairman Of the concert, assisted by
Miss Clara Manderschied, branch
president; Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel,
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. Mrs. r. G.
Sheriff., Mrs. w. w. Badgley, Mrs.
L. w. Tilton. Mrs. o. A. Thomas,
Mrs. Oliver Thompson, Mrs. Matte
L. Smith Jarrott, Mrs. G. w. Moore,
Mrs. r. L. Disney and Mrs. w. H.
Meyers.
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Christmas Tea Set
Bv W0mam's Club

The observance Of Christmas In
four eras Of American life will be
portrayed by members Of the Silver
Spring Woman's Club at a Christ
mas tea to be given at z pm.
Wednesday in the social hall Of the
Woodside Methodist Church, 1914
Georgia avenue.
The scenes will depict Christmas
in Pennsylvania, 1741; Christmas at
Valley Forge, Christmas in the
Nineties and Christmas, 1s4s. A
program Of music appropriate to
each period has been arranged by
Mrs. r. E. Snesrud, chairman of the
music department. Mrs. Clarence
Hendershot and Mrs. John B. Hager
will act as readers.
The entire club will take part in
the community Christmas tree Gel
cUI dGIOIl WlllCl Will COllCluOc Vic ldSC
scene of the drama.
Members have been requested to
bring gifts for hospitalized veterans
in Christmas wrappings to be placed
under the tree, but are reminded
that clothing, toys and other gifts
to be distributed through the Mont
gomery County Holiday Exchange
should be unwrapped.
The program is being arranged
under the direction of Mrs. r. c.
Soxman, assisted by Mrs. Snesrud,
music: Mrs. Mayhem Derryberry,
narration: Mrs. Edward A. Baehr,
Mrs. Walter s. Bryde, Mrs. George
Eastment, Mrs. George D. Nolan.
Mrs William B. Marks, Mrs. John
T. Ross, Mrs. Louis B. Schneider,
Mrs. Floyd F. Smith and Mrs. G.
Harris White.
Mrs. Bernard F. Burdick will be
chairman Of hostesses for the tea
which will be served following the
program,
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Smith College club
To Hear Asia ak

Col. Harold Boies Hoskins, q
trustee of Smith College and former
State Department official, viii be
guest speaker at a luncheon meet
ing of the Smith College Club OF
Washington at 1890 pm. Thursday
at the Lafayette Hotel.
Americas Stake in the Far East
will be the subject of Col. Hoskins'
talk. He was with the State De-
partment from 1s41 to 1943 and as
a lieutenant colonel in the Army
was chief Of the Anglo-American
Supply once in Teheran, later
serving with the foreign service as
counselor for economic affairs in
the Middle East.
Reservations for the luncheon
should be made before Tuesday
with Mrs. Frances I. McGarraghy
1902 Portner road, Alexandria.