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Evening star., 1948-03-23
AAUW Unit Plans
Lecture ON Russia

Valery Tereshtenko, author and
lecturer, will talk on Americans and
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
the International Student House,
1925 r street NV, on a program
sponsored by the Kensington branch
of the American Association of
University Women. The meeting
has been arranged for AAUW inter-
national relations groups through
out the Metropolitan Area.
Mr.. Tereshtenko, who has served
as economic adviser to several Gov
ernment agencies. is on the faculty
of the Graduate School of the
Agriculture Department. He former
ly was connected with UNRRA and
returned a year ago from his last
assignment to Russia.
He will discuss Russia from an
economic, industrial and political
point of view. Tickets will be on
sale at the door.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Mrs. Rencbard Here
For d Visit Of Ttvo
Weeks With Mother

Mrs. George Willmot Renchard
literally dropped out of the sky this
morning for a surprise visit with
her mother. Mrs. Daniel G. Staple
ton, who only yesterday morning
received cable that she was en-
route from Holland by plane.
The former Stellita Stapleton has
been about as busy as the house
mother Of large school for small
children ever since she went with
her husband to his assignment at
the United States Embassy at The
Hague. Her work for the UNDER
privileged children in a war-torn
country has brought high praise
from official as well as civilian
leaders in Holland. She has estab-
lished Fairgrounds and last sum-
mer engineered the sending of 60
poor children to farms for Today
vacations.
Speech making, too, has been
added to her activities, one of them
having been delivered before an
organization of businessmen never
before addressed by q woman. So
impressed were the Netherlanders
with the success of the Fairgrounds
and the vacations on which each
child gained from 4 to pounds
that she was invited to be the honor
guest and speaker at luncheon of
approximately 200 businessmen and
their wives.
All of her speeches, Of course, are
about children, and on the luncheon
occasion her address was followed
by an enthusiastic expression of
gratitude to her and to the people
Of the United States through her
for all the aid that Holland had
received for the benefit of its chill
dren.
Mrs. Renchard came alone and
will be here only two weeks, as she
left the three little Renchards, Ron
aid, Stella May and Roberta, who
was born last July %, in Holland
AS soon as her friends know she is
here there will be an endless round
Of entertainment for her and her
lovely and gracious mother.
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announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell G. Johncox
of Arlington announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Emma
Joyce Johncox. to Mr.. Louis w.
Lang, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
v. Lang of Baltimore. The we'd
ding will take place in June.
Miss Johncox is a graduate OF
Madison College in Harrisonburg,
Va, where she was member OF
Kappa Delta ri honorary educa-
tional fraternity. She now is en-
ployed by the Arlington County
School Board as music instructor
at the Claude Swanson Junior High
School.
Mr.. Lang was graduated from the
University of Maryland, where he
was a member of Rho Chi honor
ary pharmaceutical fraternity. He
now is a medical service repre-
sentative Of pharmaceutical house
Evening star., 1948-03-23

The wedding Of Miss Shirley VOL
fel, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Charles c. Wolfel, to Mr.. William
B. Whichard, jr, of Silver Spring,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Which,
ard, took place Saturday afternoon
in the Brookland Baptist Church.
The Rev. Ward B. Hurlburt off,
ciated.
The bride, escorted and given in
marriage by her father, wore an
of-the- shoulder gown of white satin
and a fingertip veil held by a tiara
of seed pearls. She carried a bou-
quet of white roses.
Mrs. David Reid was the matron
of honor and the bridesmaids were
Miss Eleanor Jacobson and Miss
Louise Jacobson. They wore taffeta
gowns in orchid, yellow and green
and they carried bouquets of spring
flowers. Mr.. Stratton Lange was
best man and the ushers were Mr..
Ellsworth Crawford and Mr.. Edgar
Crawford.
A reception was held at the brides
home following the ceremony Later
Mr.. and Mrs. Whichard left for
their wedding trip.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
ORT Speakers Assau Reversal
of u. s. Stand ON Palestine
By Frances Lide

I'm this moment OF hope betrayed.
you can no longer be me- -
servers Of this life struggle" she
told her audience.
Mrs. Cohen linked her denuncia-
tion Of the administration with an
appeal Tor support OF the O.-. j
Jewish Appeal and for the work Of
the Women's American ORT, which
provides vocational training for
Jews in both Europe and Palestine.
ORT is the Organization for -
Mobilization through Training.
She reported that $4,000 men,
women and childrt are now en-
rolled In 188 ORT schools and said
this Is only the beginning"
I'VE will continue to train work.
ers. not parasites" she declared.
"And we'll continue to say, Give us
your hands and we will put tools
in them"
Mi. Javits and Mr.. Stone both
gave first-hand reports Of the work
being done through ORT in the DIP
camps and praised the women's
program as of inestimable value.
Palestine must be built by the
man with a gun and a wrench, ana
you are furnishing the wrench" Mr..
Javits declared.
Senator Pepper sent q message to
the group, explaining that he was
unable to attend because Of the
pending vote by the Senate on the
tax bill. He congratulated tha
women on their rehabilitation work,
saying 1.-THE greatest investment in
the world Is the investment In re-
building human beings"
The luncheon was concluded with
an entertainment program present.
ed by the Matt Windors, Jerry Car
ter and Cliff Edwards. Mrs. Louis
Fedder and Mrs. Milton Elsberg
were co-chairmen of the luncheon
arrangements.
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To Become Bride

Word has been received from Cali
fornia of the engagement Of Miss
Carol Vesta Wilson, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce A. Wilson of Pied
mont, formerly Of Washington, to
Mr.. Jack Curtis Andrew, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Edward Andrew
of Banning, Calf.
The bride-elect attended Sidwell
Friends School in Washington and
was graduated from Woodrow Will
son High School. She then went to
Stephens College in Columbia. Mo-,
and now is a junior at the University
of California in Berkeley. Her
fiance, who is Junior on the
Berkeley campus. served with the
Army overseas for three and a half
wears,
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Federation Urges
amendment ON
Religious Study
Bv Ruth Dean

The District Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs voted yesterday to ask
Congress to pass legislation amend
ing the Constitution to permit non
sectarian religious education in the
public schools Of the Nation.
The action followed a report by
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, legislation
chairman, on the 8-to-1 Supreme
Court decision that religious educa-
ton classes held in the schools of
Champaign, H., violate the consti-
tutional requirements for separation
Of church and State.
Mrs. Wiley deplored the court de-
cision and precipitated a heated dis
cussion when she asked, what shall
we as clubwomen do about this
situation?"
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard proposed
the adoption Of resolution on
the subject, declaring: Since this
country was founded on the prin-
ciples Of religion, not atheism, I
shouldn't think 1t would take us
long to express our stand on this
grave question which involves the
very foundations Of our American
principles"
The organization turned down a
proposal to ask the Supreme Court
to reconsider its decision, In favor
Of the resolution for a constitutional
amendment.
Mrs. Howard warned against the
possibility the Supreme Court de-
cision could be interpreted to mean
that service chaplains and the OPEN
ing prayer before daily sessions of
Congress are unconstitutional.
Other action taken by the group
at its monthly meeting included
Endorsement of proposed member
ship amendments recently submitted
to the District Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations. Mrs. Horace j.
Phelps, federation delegate to the
Citizens Associations Federation,
explained the amendments bar from
membership In the citizens feder-
alton groups whose officers belong
to organizations declared subversive
by the Federal Government.
The amendments were described
as "a protective measure" by Mrs.
Phelps who warned, I'VE must be on
guard against subversive elements
who are trying to get into every
public organization in the District" !"
Mrs. Wiley also asked federation
members to study two controversial
resolutions to be taken up at the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs convention in Portland in
May-one on the pending interna-
tional bill of human rights and the
other advocating reform Of the Office
of Indian Affairs in the Interior De-
partment.
The meeting, which was held at
the Hamilton Hotel, closed with a
talk by Miss Conception Aguila, ed
ucator and lawyer of the Philippines.
Miss Aguila, wearing one of the
beautiful pima cloth costumes for
which her country is noted, traced
the history of the Philippines, and
stressed advances which her coun-
trywomen have made in the fields
of education, government and pol
itics.
She was introduced by Mrs
Charles Bilisoly, chairman of the
Department Of Education, which had
charge of the days program.
During the business session the
Bradbury Heights Garden Club was
accepted as member of the fed.
Grafton, and the resignation of an
other group. the Women's Singl.
Tax Club, was accepted.
Mrs. E. Morgan Pryse, first vic
president, presided In the absence
of Mrs. Edward G. Magdeburger
who is out to town.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Vassar Institute
Offers SCHOLARSHIPS

Mrs. Neville Miller, president of
the Washington Vassar Club, an
nounces that several 500 scholar
ships are available for the Vassar
Summer Institute on Euthenics to
be held at the college. The institute
Is a summer school for teachers,
parents and children which will be
in session July 1-29.
Children from 2 to II years Of
age are accepted for teaching while
their elders are enjoying full pro-
gram of classes and recreation.
Washington residents desiring
further information should get in
touch with Mrs. Miller at 4425 Gar
field street NV. before April /.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
To Become Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert J. Rowland
Of Silver Spring announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss
Janice Annette Rowland, to Mr..
Frederick James De Meritte, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. De Meritte of
Fairfield, Ala. The wedding will
take place June 26 in the Woodside
Methodist Church.
Miss Rowland attended Western
Maryland College and Wilson Teach
ers College. Mr.. De Meritte is q
graduate Of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute and a member of Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity and Tau Beta
Pi Honorary Fraternity. He pres
emily is doing graduate work at the
University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-03-23

The American about-face on the
partition Of Palestine was de-
nounced as q double cross" and
a stab In the back" before the
Washington Chapter of Women's
American ORT at its 10th annual
membership luncheon held yester-
day at the Mayaower Hotel.
Mrs. Abe M. Cohen, president
Of the chapter, bitterly attacked the
administrations reversal of policy
on Palestine and was joined in
her protests by Representative ia
Wits, Democrat, Of New York ano
I. F. Stone, columnist and author
of Underground to Palestine"
Representative Javits, who sub
stituted as principal speaker fol
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of Flor.
ida asserted that the action had
taught the Jews they must depend
on themselves. There Is only one
thing to do and that is to fight and
fight on every 'front.'" he declared
The legislator announced he hao
introduced a bill designed to re.
move the embargo on arms to the
Jews, in Palestine. adding. "The
Jews can't fight with olive trees
They can only fight with arms"
Mr.. Javits also predicted that
the United States and the world
eventually would "come to theil
senses" But until they do, he de.
clared, 1--WE will fight to the death
to make q Jewish state Of Pales.
tine"
Mr.. Stone said the United State.
is working itself up into a cast
of hysteria under the Leadership
of a small group of inadequate, un.
prepared men" and described hi.
feeling on the about-face on Pales.
tine as one of contempt"
He asserted, however, that "thi,
time we've begun the task Of re.
building Palestine and that task /.
going on-no matter what hap.
pens"
Mrs. Cohen, who delivered an ad
dress before she introduced tn,
guest speakers, charged that th'
United Nations has been sold dow,
the river by the Truman admins
tration and the State Department.
Lashing out at the administra
tion's proposal Of last Friday q!
sabotage" and "a stab in the back.
she declared that it was ANNOUNCED
as being in the interests Of natioila
defense, but that in reality it wa.
designed to protect "big oil inter
ests."
II say to you that this decision
handed down on Friday is the frs
shot in a sequence Of action
against the Jewish people and mi
norities all over the world" she de
clared.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Envoy's Daagbter
Hostess at Fete

Miss Catinca Ralea, daughter OF
the Romanian Minister and Nine.
Ralea, entertained at a dinner Sum-
day night at the legation as a fare
well for Senorita Elena Ivanissevich,
daughter of the Argentine Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Ivanissevich,
who will leave Washington today.
The other guests were Senorita
Zulita Fernandez-Davila, Senorita
Maria Elena Restrepo. Senorita
Aleita Castaja, Miss Joan Exnicios,
Senior Willy IvanisseWch, Mr.. Or
han Eralp, Senor Felipe Porto
calero, Senior Mkt Alzamora, Senor
Alfredo Adrianzen, Senor Mario
Santo Domingo and Mr.. Alexandra
Stoianyici,
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Host

The Australian Ambassador, Mr.
Norman j. O. Maxim, was host at
luncheon at the Embassy yesterday
in honor of Mrs. Jessie Street
representative from Australia on
the United Nations Commission on
the Status of Women. The lunch
con was a farewell fete for Mrs.
Street, who will be leaving soon "a
return to Australia.
Other guests were Miss Fryderyka
Kalinowska Of the Polish Embassy,
Miss Angela N. M. Jurdak of the
Lebanese Legation, Miss Alice Paul,
Mrs. Blair Buck and Miss Anna
Lord Straus.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Miss Mary Short
TO We'd in AbriL

Mrs. M. A. James Short Of Alex
andria announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Mary Ansley
Short, to Mr.. Harold Hoagland
Lighthipe, the wedding to take place
next month in Bruton Parish Church
in Williamsburg.
Miss Short is the daughter of Mr..
William Phillip Short of Bethany
Beach, Del. She attended Syracuse
University and until recently was
with the State Department.
Mr.. Lighthipe attended New York
University and during the war was
a major in the Army. He is the
son of Mr.. Herbert Van Wagner
Lighthipe Of Bloomfield, N. j.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Tea for Queen

Queen Helen, who is visiting in
Washington with her son, former
King Michael of Romania, will be
the honor guest of the Women's Ma
tional Press Club at a tea at S pm.
Saturday at the Statler Hotel, it
was announced today. King Michael
also has been invited to attend and
has said he would be present, If
possible.
Evening star., 1948-03-23

April "a has been selected for the
wedding of Miss Mary Ann Mitchell
and DR.. William Benjamin Holden
whose engagement has been an
nounced by Miss Mitchell's parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph w. Mitchell.
DR.. Holden Is the son of Mrs.
Calvin Young Holden Of Wake
Forest. N. c., and the late Mr.
Holden. He is a graduate of Wake
Forest College and Jefferson Med
ical College and during the war was
a junior grade lieutenant in the
Navy.
Miss Mitchell attended the Pea
body Conservatory of Music and Is
a popular entertainer in camp and
recreation centers.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Visitor Feted

Mrs. Edward Atkinson st. John
entertained at luncheon today In
honor of Mrs. George Russell Bran
son of Beverly Hills, Calf. Seated
at the luncheon were Mrs. Jamie
Whitten, Mrs. Paul H. Hatch, Mrs.
Jesse r. Gilbert, Mrs. James A.
Dearing. Mrs. Stanley H. Beasley,
Mrs. w. Frank Sunny, Mrs.
Thomas E. Turner, Mrs. Henry A.
Walker and Mrs. Geraldine Leverich.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
PEG Musical

Mrs. F. F. Elliott will be hostess
to members of Chapter F, PEG Sis
terhood, and their guests at musi-
cal tomorrow evening at her home,
"a Kensington parkway, Rock Greek
Hills, Md. Mrs. Mary Hanley
mezzo soprano, will sing two groups
of songs, accompanied by Mrs. Ell
lott, who also will play several
piano solos.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Dinner Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney G. Graves
were hosts at dinner last evening,
having as their guests Judge and
Mrs. Stephen Collins of Annapolis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Finken-
staedt, Mr.. Clarence B. Hewes and
his sister, Mrs. Robert Flowerree;
Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs. English
Gordon, Mr.. Hugh Hutchinson and
Mr.. Marshall Exnicios.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Iranzia,z Ne1V Year Marked
By Reception in Embassy
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

garden the 1e4s yesterday
NouyEsfandiary
their which the first day Of spring
Spring garden, with
yesterday
the terrace with bar arranged at side
gathered small sit
enjoy the liquid refreshment
The Esfandiary stood inside the
dressed
becoming white aea ok made with balena
skirt and fitted pud
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Slated

The Washington Chapter Of Miz-
rachi Women will give a carnival
next Tuesday at the Jewish Com
munity Center. The event will be-
gin at s pm. Mrs. Harris Epstein is
general chairman for the evening
and Mrs. Irving Rappaport is CO.
chairman.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
WCTU Meetimq

The Mary Pollock Chapter of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Un-
ion will meet at pm. Thursday at
the Congress Heights Methodist
Church. The Rev. George A. Con-
ner, pastor of the church, will be
the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Is Engaged

Announcement is made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Max L. Blum of the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Gloria
Adele Blum, to Mr.. Marvin Kramer
the wedding to take place in July.
Mr.. Kramer is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Kramer.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
Visiting Daugbter

Mrs. Evelyn Hardy Dudley left
Thursday for Pasadena, Calf, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Lurlyne 2.
Cauffman, who will be married
Friday to Mr.. George Irving
Norton. The ceremony will take
place in the Bethany Christian
Church.
Evening star., 1948-03-23
To Wed IN Tnne

DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Jefferson
Davis announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Grace Hunt
Davis, to Mr.. Robert Ryan Crowder,
jr., son of Mrs. George Whitney
Kennedy.
The wedding will take place In
June.
Evening star., 1948-01-15

checked yesterday by the II ma
chimes which began operation
throughout the city Monday. A total
of 4,700 examinations were reported
Tuesday. The six-month CAM
paign had opened Monday with q
check of 4,456 persons.
The survey hopes to provide chest
X-rays of all District residents Is
years of age and older by June Is,
and officials today said an average
of 5000 examinations a day ALREADY
exceeded-would do the job.
Meanwhile, close race developed
for the honor of being the first busi-
ness establishment to report all OF
its employees checked, and Frank r.
Jellef this morning personally con-
Quoted a group Of employees OF
Jelleff's, Inc, who had missed a
store-wide examination Monday and
Tuesday, to the Central Unit of the
survey at 1850 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Both Jelleff's, Inc, and the Stat
Ter Hotel, where portable X-ray
units operated during the first two
days Of the campaign, registered
complete coverage of employees ex-
cept for absentees and planned to
send those missed to the Central
Unit. Business establishments re-
porting 100 per cent employe par
ticipation in the survey will receive
honor placards.
The Central Unit, operating from
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Blow and Webb Attendance
Af 5O% After Truanf Talks

School attendance, pr 'truant," !"
Officers continued today to consult
with parents who have been keep
ing their children out of the Browne
Junior High School aIlnexes, Blow
and Webb Schools, as attendance
rose to about so per cent Of normal.
The parents have been boycotting
the two schools since December 8,
shortly after the Board of Educa-
ton transferred them from white
to colored pupils in an effort to
relieve crowded conditions at the
Browne School.
Since the attendance officers be-
gan talking to parents attendance
had increased sharply, school off,
Evening star., 1948-01-15

10 am. to 8 pm. drew the heaviest
business but the public also was
using four mobile units. open from
$50 am. to 8 pm, at sixty-first and
Dix streets NE, South Capitol street
and Nichols avenue, Pennsylvania
and Minnesota avenues Sc. and
Connecticut avenue and K street
NV.
Portable installations yesterday
began three-day stays to examine
employees at Julius Garflnckel 81 Co.
and at the Mayfiower Hotel and the
Mayflower informed permanent
guests that they, too, could get free
X-rays between II am. and noon
tomorrow.
Other units In Government agen-
cies were open in accordance with
department hours.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Chest x-Ray Drive Hits
5,OOO-a-Day Average
Since Start Monday

The Washington Chest x-ray Sur
vey hit fast pace today with an
announcement that the three-day
average for the opening Of drive
to examine 100000 adult and teen
age residents of the District had
climbed above the 5,0O0-a-day mark.
A total of $500 persons were
Evening star., 1948-01-15

cials said. Yesterday 236 o6 the 552
children assigned to Blow and Webb
In the morning were present. IS
compared to 186 on Tuesday. OF the
579 assigned to the afternoon classes
at the two buildings 200 showed up.
as compared to 1T the previous
day.
At the beginning Of the boycott
Blow and Webb virtually were
empty.
Before court action can be taken
against the parents by attendance
officers q thorough investigation
must be made Of each case, school
officials explained. The present
talks" with the parents might be
regarded as the preliminary stage
of such an investigation, they added.
Evening star., 1948-01-15

Morocco will export 1000 tons Of
olive oil this year. in order to buy
tractors.
Evening star., 1948-06-23

1918 pm, weekdsy. and 1:ao pm. to S
. m. sundays and holidays: exhibit com
memoratinR the 150th anniversary OF the
esta ablishment of the Navy Department,
including naval documents from the Revo-
luton through World War II surrender
papers, through July; exhibit In connec;
tion with All Club program. original
document Of act establishing the Depart
ment Of Asricultpre signed By President
Lincoln, also origtnsl act establishing CO.
operative Asricultural Extension work. un-
der which 4-H Club operates, signed By
President Wilson. and other material re-
lattng to 4-H Clubs, through tomorrow.
National Gallery Of Art. Sixth street
and Constitution avenue NV, open 10
an 70 pm. weekdays and 2 to 10
pm. SUNDAYS; paintings and sculpture
comprising the Mellon. Kress, Widener
and Dale collections and riffs from other
donors, for an indefinite period.
Fish and Wfldlife Service, under main
lobby in Commerce Department BUILDING,
Fourteenth and streets NV. open 8
am. to pm. daily: display Of animals
and fresh-water dsh. for an indefinite
FOE sERvICEMEN.
Soldiers, Sailors and Mariner Club.
1918 l. street \. w.: lounge, library. writ
ing desk billiard tables. radio.
Servicemen'S Victory Center, 1113 Penn
Sylyanta avenue NV, free canteen; open
daily, noon to midnight.