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departments ana agencies Will par
ticipate in discussions on how to
improve the Federal efficiency rat
ing system.
That's one of the troubles Of these
efficiency rating conferences. Top
personnel people engage in endless
discussions without ever seeming to
do anything to improve the system
1t might prove to be very worth
while, If rank-and-file Government
employees were invited to give their
suggestions. How about it, John
Overholt. chief of the Civil Service
Commission efficiency rating divi-
sion?
IMPROVED PROSPECTS-Bar-
ring unforeseen developments. Kan
sas political experts now predict
Chairman Rees OF the House Civil
Service Committee will win his
Republican primary battle on
August 3.
Mr.. Rees is involved in a three
way race for the congressional
nomination from his district in
Kansas. The race has been ex-
tremely close, but 1t now appears
that Mr.. Rees will draw away and
win the nomination by a fair-sized
margin. If this proves to be the
case, he will be the odds-on favor
ite to beat his Democratic opponent
in the November election.
INTERIOR-Interior Department
officials promise that they will do
everything possible to flnd other
Federal positions for the so en-
ployes in the Bureau of Land
Management who are losing their
jobs.
Interior officials say the reduc-
tions are necessitated by budget
cuts. They intend to ask the Civil
Service Commissions help to place
these workers in other Government
posts. Most of the employees in
volved have career status.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The new
CIO Government workers Union
says 1t has established nucleus
groups in practically every Gov
ernment department and agency in
town. About $4,000 doctors, den-
fists and nurses in the Veterans
Administration department of med
icine and surgery will receive the
$3.50 pay raises that other Federal
workers, including VA employees,
are getting. :. AFL American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees
Lodge No. 22S reports that it. added
100 members during a recent men,
bership drive. The lodge is COM
posed OF Labor Department en-
ployes. At its recent meeting,
the lodge elected Charles F. Shar-
key and Raymond s. Ward as dele
gates to the AFGE convention in
September, and selected George E.
Chapman, jr., and Mary r. Carney
as alternates.
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day. The bill already has passed
the Senate. and during the closing
hours of Congress it received the
approval of the House Executive
Expenditures Committee. Now, only
House approval is needed to send
the bill to the White House.
3. The bill to give 60 days ma
ternity leave to expectant mothers
in the Government. The measure
has received the approval Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
4. Legislation to give military
agencies the permanent right to
dismiss employees whom they con-
slider are permanent security risks.
Civilian agencies also would have
the authority, If the President
deemed it was in the interest of
national defense The bill has been
approved by the Senate and is
awaiting House action
Incidentally, there doesn't appear
to be any chance that Congress will
act on revisions of the Classification
Act pay structure during the special
session. An intensive study of pos
sible changes is now being conducted
by the House Civil Service Commit
tee and it's work won't be completed
at least until next January. That's
why action in adjusting Federal pay
scales and substantially increasing
top bracket salaries won't be taken
up by Congress until next year.
DISTRICT PAY-There is some
hope for pay increases for District
government employees during the
special session.
It's certain that some members
of Congress will introduce legisla-
ton to grant District government
workers the same $3.50 pay raise
that other Federal employees will
get.
The big question is whether Con-
gress would approve such an in
crease, without requiring the Dis
trict to enact a sales tax to absorb
the additional cost. incidentally,
passage of a sales tax bill auto
matically would assure District gov
ernment employees $3.50 pay boost.
EFFICIENCY RATINGS - The
Civil Service Commission will hold
its semiannual Government-wide
efficiency rating conference on July
27 and % in the Interior Depart
ment auditorium.
Top Federal personnel officials
from nearly all the Government
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l.. LegSldC1On
to increase COM
pensation bene-
fits to Federal
employees who
are injured on
the job. This bill
already has been
approved by the
House La b o r
COMMITTEE.
2. An increase
in the daily
t ra vel allow
ances of Fed
eral employees
from the present
&c dan IA 60 a
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Rome Seen as q HOLLYWOOD

PARIS L9.-The French movie
world is amazed by the activity
shown by the Italian studios, and
Rome, they predict, will soon be-
come the European Hollywood.
Movie directors from many parts of
Europe are in Rome making or pre-
pairing six films.
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The Federal Spotlight
.ss'a,> .'sa '',Ls m !,
Special Session Revives ROPES
For Bills Affecting Employees
bv Joseph Yolino

The special Congress hopes number
important bills affecting Government employees that failed
of enactment when Congress adjourned last month.
Here are of the that Congress act
during the special session:
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Beech Picnic Planned

The Czechoslovak- American Gen.
ter will sponsor its annual beach
picnic from 10 am. to 9 pm. Sun
day at Priests Farm, near Anna
polls.
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Additional neUs OF Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Youngs broad
cast Dersion OF the Federal Spot
light at BIS p.na.. epery Sunday
on WMAL. The Star station.
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Syria is trying to exchange 1.l00
tons of olive oil for American dol
lars.
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From United States Engineers
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
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Weather Report

pairing six films.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in t
Capital (current month to date):
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Parking Meter Installations
On 9Th s.. NV. Under Way

The installation of parking meters
along Sixth street NV. has been
started by the Department of We
hicles and Traffic.
Since Wednesday, 263 meters have
been installed and placed in opera
ton.
The Traffic Department plans to
install about 400 meters a month
for the next two months. The meters
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Lewis Accepts Bid 10 Join
In Military Conference

John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, has accepted
an invitation to participate In an
"orientation conference" of the Ma
tional Military Establishment on
November 8 to IL, Defense Secretary
Forrestal announced today.
Mr.. Lewis was among the list OF
S4 citizens who accepted invitations
to the meeting to acquaint them
with the military organization under
the so-called Unif1cation Act.
Representatives of the clergy,
press, radio. labor, educational in
stitutions, local governments, medi-
cine, legal, banking, engineering, in
surance, business, industry and
science will attend.
The sessions, which will be closed
to the press and public, will be fea.
tured by speeches by MIR. Forrestal
and other top Government officials
Following the meeting here, the
group will be flown to observe two
day field demonstrations at the
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will be placed ON Sixth street
from Constitution to Massachusetts
avenues NV. and on side streets
from Fifth to Seventh streets In
the same area. The placing OF
meters on G street between Fifth
and Seventh streets has been post
poned until the Capital Transit Co.
finishes its work on the streetcar
tracks.
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Archbishop 0'BoyIe
To Receive PalIium
In Rites Wednesday

Members of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy and distinguished laymen
will attend ceremonies in Saint
Matthews Cathedral on Wednesday
when the sacred pallium will be
bestowed on the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton.
A procession of bishops, other pre-
lates, members of the clergy and
religious orders will enter the Ca
thedral at 10 am. The ceremonies
will include solemn pontifical
mass, with the Most Rev. Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Dele
gate to the United States, pontifi-
eating.
At the end of the mass, the Apos-
tolic Delegate, will confer the palli-
um on Archbishop O'Boyle. The
sermon will be given by Archbishop
O'Boyle.
The pallium a vestment worn by
the Pope and archbishops, Is a circu-
lar band of white wool worn outside
the chasuble and over the neck and
shoulders so that its two pendants
hang down, one in front and one
behind. 1t Is sign and symbol of
the authority of its wearer as arch
bishop.
Serving as ministers to the Apos-
tolic Delegate at the mass will be
the Rev. James 4. Cowhig, assistant
priest; the Rev. Charles Boehmer
and the Rev. Walter L. Read, dea-
cons Of honor; the Rev. j. Maurice
King, deacon of the mass; the Rev.
Joseph A. Weber. subdeacon of the
mass.
Also, the Right Rev. Msgr. James
McShea, master of ceremonies; the
Rev. w. Louis Quinn, assistant
master of ceremonies the Rev.
Russell A. Phelan. book bearer; the
Rev. Joseph A. Gedra, candle bearer:
the Rev. Wilbur r. Wheeler, mitre
bearer; the Rev. Paul E. Meyer,
crozier bearer; the Rev. Thomas E.
Burke, thurifer: the Rev. Edward j.
OBrien and the Rev. Ronald j.
Fannon, acolytes; the Rev. Peter P.
Rakowski, cross bearer, and the Rev
Charles D. German and the Rev
Thomas j. Grodavent, familiares
GAR Ladies' PIon Bozuor
| A Christmas hazaar will no OWEN
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Pensacola Naval Base, Fla; Fort
Benning, Ca, and Eglin Air Force
Base, Fla.
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GAR Ludies PIun Buzuur

A Christmas bazaar will be given
at 6 pm. tomorrow at 514 Nine
teenth street NV. by the Depart
ment of the Potomac, Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
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Hints
POIItakers Need
To Kn0u History

DR.. Louis B. Wright, head Of the
Folger Shakespeare Library, de-
clared yesterday that the polltakers
wouldn't make so many mistakes II
they had a more profound knowl-
edge of American history.
"Since Colonial days." he pointed
out, "the American people have adj
mired the man who faced the issues,
who put up fight and who didn't
straddle the fence"
DR.. Wright. who addressed the
Woman's National Democratic Club
at a luncheon meeting. added that
the polltakers apparently had neg
lected great many people who felt
very keenly on these matters and
had seemingly confined themselves
to the more vocal elements In the
cities.
"Traditionally," he explained, "the
people on the frontiers have had q
great influence on American politics
and In this election tremendous
power was welded by the men and
women on the farms and out Of the
orbit Of the poll-takers."
The speaker, who edited "The
Secret Diary OF William Byrd Of
Westover," quoted excerpts to illus
trate the kind Of life lived in Colo
nial America and pointed out its
great contribution to the traditions
which still influence our lives.
DR.. Wright stressed that Colonial
aristocracy had a keen sense that
privilege and position carried with
it responsibility to society as a
whole and responsibility of service
to the state.
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Maytlower Society
anniversary Fete

The District of Columbia Society
of Mayfower Descendants is mark
ing its 50th anniversary this month
and will celebrate the event at q
Compact Day breakfast, November
20, at the Mayf1ower Hotel. The
governor Of the society, Mr.. Mere
dith B. Colket will preside and the
address will be given by Col. Francis
r. Stoddard, former governor gen.
eral Of the society. His address will
include a number of excerpts from
his new book.
The breakfast also will be the CO.
casion of the installation Of the
new officers of the society, who are
Col. H. N. Kenyon, governor; Mr..
Leigh L. Nettleton, deputy governor
Mr.. Frederick c. Whitney, captain;
Mr.. Wales c. Brewster, elder; Miss
Mabel A. Barkley, secretary; Mrs.
Grace T. Butler, assistant secretary;
Mrs. Clifford H. Hoggett, treasurer;
Mrs. William Sherman Walker, his
torian; Miss Minnie T. Sutherland,
librarian, and DR.. Harry Ford An
derson, surgeon.
Col. Kenyon was graduated from
the Naval Academy and command
ed the 9th Marines on Two Jima and
now is on duty in Marine head
quarters. He was awarded the Navy
Cross and the Presidential Citation
and is first vice commander Of the
Military Order Of the Loyal Legion.
Members Of the society will at
tend the Sunday morning services
November 81 in All Souls Unitarian
Church. Mrs. Hersey Munroe Is in
charge of general arrangements.
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Voters League
Begins Series Of
go See' Tours

A series OF "go see" tours spon-
sored by the District League Of
Women Voters got underway yes
terday as about so members received
first-hand reports on the work done
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the Park and Planning
Commission, met with members
during a morning session in the
commissions conference room in the
Interior Building.
After having lunch at the Interior
Department, the delegation made a
trip to headquarters of the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority
where the executive officer, John
Ihlder, explained the work of the
authority.
After talking with Mr.. Ihlder, the
group boarded a bus for tour of
the slum areas in the city and an
inspection of some of the public
housing projects.
Gen. Grant urged the leagues
continued support in stimulating
popular interest in proper planning
and in backing the necessary appro-
priations to carry out the work OF
his commission.
Mr.. Ihlder explained that the
war had interrupted the program
Of public housing for low income
families on the sites of former slums
and added: Nov the time has come
to build again for people of low in.
come-to begin again the fight
against the slum."
Mr.. Ihlder also said there ART
more than 10000 substandard dwell.
ings in the District, even though or.
ganized campaigns have been made
against slums since 1870.
Mrs. Monroe Burke, director O.
the District of Columbia Affair.
Committee of the local league, is ir
charge of the tours, which will bs
continued on November IS, 2.
and %.
Next Mondays itinerary include.
the Industrial Home School, where
the group will have lunch, and ar
inspection Of the District Jail. Or
November %, league members viii
study District schools and thu
final tour will be devoted to health
facilities.
An integration meeting will bt
held on December 6.
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Argentinian Guest.
OfC0I., Mrs. Davis

The director of guarantees for
the Economic Cooperation Admin
istration and Mrs. Sherlock Davis
have as their guest Mrs. Cora Kava-
nagh of Buenos Aires. Col. Davis
formerly was military attache OF
the United States Embassy in
Buenos Aires. Mrs. Kavanagh is the
owner of the famous Kavanagh
Building in Buenos Aires, said to
be the tallest building in South
America.
Among the many parties ar
ranged for the visitor was the din
ner Sunday evening which Mr.. Ed
ward TomlinSon gave in his apart
ment in Wardman Park Hotel. Mr..
Tomlinson recently returned from
lecture tour across the continent
and brought with him from South
Dakota the wild turkey and wild
rice served that evening. Guests in
cluded Col. and Mrs. Davis, the
Uruguayan Charge d'Affaires and
Sonora de Mora, Mr.. George Butler,
Mrs. Warren Delano Dobbins and
Mr.. and Mrs. William K. Mean
drew.
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Mrs. Albert Neff of Arlington
and San Benito, Tex, announces
the engagement and approaching
marriage of her daughter, Patricia
Alice, to Maj. Louis Henry Joram,
U. s. A. F., son Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Louis T. Joram of Los
Angeles. The wedding will take
place Friday in the chapel at the
Boiling Field Air Base and after
a honeymoon in Monterrey, Mexico,
the couple will reside in Falls
Church.
The bride-elect, daughter of the
late Maj. Neff, attended Mary
Hardin-Baylor College for Women
in Bolton, Tex. Her f1ance is a
graduate Of the University of Cali
fornia and now is stationed in
Washington as aide to Gen. Muir
S. Fairchild, vice chief of staff of
the Air Force,
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Numerous Parties
On Social Books

The Australian Ambassador and
Mrs. Norman ]. O. Maxim were
hosts at dinner last evening, en-
tertaining in honor of the Premier
Of Victoria, Australia, and Mrs
Thomas Hollway and the leader OF
the opposition in Victoria and Mrs
John Cain. Others at the dinner
were the British Minister and Mrs
Hoyer Millar, Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.
Welles and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Jung
wirth.
The Ambassador will entertain at
luncheon tomorrow, his guests to
be all men.
The Counselor of the New Zea-
land Embassy and Mrs. John STAN
hope Reid gave dinner last eve
ming as a farewell fete for the
retiring Counselor and Mrs. S. r
Powles. Others at the dinner were
the Counselor of the British En-
baSsy and Mrs. Hubert Graves, the
Second Secretary of the Australian
Embassy and Mrs. H. w. Bullock
Mr.. Robert Barnett of the Far
Eastern Division of the State De-
partment and Mrs. Barnett and
the former United States Minister
to Australia and Mrs. Nelson T
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powles will leave
Thursday for Vancouver and will
be accompanied by Miss Judith Reid
daughter of the hosts, who will sail
with them for New Zealand. Miss
Reid will take up her studies in
nursing in her homeland.
The Argentine Ambassador, DR..
Jeronimo Remorino, divided his
time last evening between two par
ties. He was late arriving at the
supper dance which the Argentine
delegate to the Inter-American De-
fense Board and Sonora de Reyes
gave for the visiting Argentine Air
Cadets. Brig. and Sonora de Reyes
were hosts In their home to Commo-
dore Roberto Gilbert, director of the
Military Air Academy, and Vice
Comdr. Cesar Vasco, commandant
of cadets. The other guests were
mostly young people, especially the
young ladies in the Latin American
circle. During the early part of the
evening Senorita Inez Gomez Ca
rillo, pianist, played several solos
after which there was dancing.
The Ambassador earlier attended
the birthday party which Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick j. Cullen gave for
Mr.. Auguste Boas, whose anniver-
Sary it was, and Mrs. Boas.
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MIR. and Mrs. Horace B. Cooke
were hosts at a party in their home
on Seminary Hill Saturday evening
when they announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Helen
Parry Cooke, to Mr.. Allen McGlohn
Miller. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Elroy Miller of Springfield, Mo.
Miss Cooke studied at Holton Arms
School and was graduated from ST.
Agnes School, and MIR. Miller, who
served as lieutenant in the Navy
during the war, was graduated from
Drury College and now is student
at the Virginia Episcopal Theological
Seminary in Alexandria.
The wedding will take place in
June following the graduation of the
bridegroom elect.
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Pioneer Women
Honor Organizer

Mrs. Fagel Berkenblitt, organizer
Of the Southeastern Seaboard Re-
gion Of the Pioneer Women's Organ
ization, was entertained by Club
No. Of the Washington Council of
Pioneer Women at a membership
tea last night.
Mrs. Berkenblitt will again be
guest Of honor at membership teas
to be given by two other clubs of the
Washington Council today. The
Hanita Club will entertain her this
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Sam
uel Harrison at the Dorchester
Apartments and the Goldie Myerson
Club at $50 o'clock tonight at the
home Of Mrs. Morris Pollin, 1921
Colorado avenue NV. The latter
fete will also feature a musical pro-
gram by Louis Botto, accordianist.
The Medina Club will hold its
membership tea on Wednesday at
the Beth Israel synagogue, 400S
Minnesota avenue NE, with Mrs.
Leah Weinberg, a member of the
national executive council, as guest
speaker.
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'R0And the W0rIH
Dinner to Be Held

Round the World" dinner party
will be given by members of XII
Alpha Exemplar Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi tomorrow night.
The first course, which will feature
pineapple juice and fresh coconut,
will be served at the home of Miss
Elsie Kamm, 2375 Champlain street
NV. Hawaiian music will greet the
guests and leis will be presented.
The second course will be Chi
nese dinner at the home of Miss
Alice Renk, 1901 Calvert street.
The Scotch dessert course of
shortbread and wine will be served
at the home of Mrs. P. c. Merrell
2730 Ordway street.
Arrangements for the dinner are
being made by Mrs. James r. Hogg
chairman Of the Social Committee
She is being assisted by Miss Kamm
Miss Ina Osterberg, Miss Mary K
Cavanaugh and Miss Helen Buzzell
Members of the sorority have made
200 pairs of slippers which will be
presented to Children's Hospital on
November 20.
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Gen s. I. AnseU,
Mrs. CLAW Married

The marriage of Mrs. Anne Clay
Clay of Frankfort, KY, and Brig
Gen. Samuel Tilden Ansell of Wash
ington, former Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Of the Army, took place yes
terday at 5 o'clock in the apart
ment of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. VII
liam Preston Wooten, brother-in-
law and sister Of the bride.
The Rev./Dr. Frank Blackwelder
rector of All Souls Memorial Epis-
copal Church, officiated at the
ceremony which was witnessed by
only the members of the two fam
lilies. Mr.. Burr Tracy Ansell served
as best man for his father.
The new Mrs. Ansell is the widow
of Chief Justice William Rogers
Clay of the Court of Appeals OF
Kentucky. Her maiden name also
was Clay.
After spending a short time at
Gen. Ansell's place at Rehoboth and
at Mrs. Ansell's former home in
Frankfort, the couple will reside at
1857 Biltmore street. They will be
at home after December /.
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Epiphany Church
Plans Holiday Fair

The Church of the Epiphany will
hold its annual Holiday Fair on
November 10 from II am. to 8 pm.
in the parish house of the church.
An added feature this year, Mrs.
j. Pervis Minor, general chairman,
has announced, will be a Chinese
supper to be given by members Of
the Chinese Youth Club, newest
group of the church. Mrs. Woodrow
Chan is chairman of the committee
for the supper which will be served
from $50 to 7:3o pm. in the
Woodrow Room of the parish house.
For those who come early, a
cafeteria luncheon, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. L. w. Becker, chairman
of the Food Committee, will be
served from noon to 2 pm.
All groups Of the church will
participate In the annual event, Mrs.
Minor announced.
One of the big attractions of the
fair will be a country store, which
will be in the charge of Chapter !
of the Woman's Auxiliary Of the
church. The store will have a full
stock of provisions, including home
made bread, apple cider. gingerbread
and old-fashioned hard candy as
we'll as garden vegetables and home
canned goods and jellies.
Other bazaar features, which will
be in the charge of other groups o1
the church, include aprons and bags
toys and handmade infants ano
children's wear, handmade cotton
and linen articles, candies, bakery
goods and white elephants.
Added fair attractions will be q
fortune teller and a silhouette artist
In addition, Maria Williams Sheerin
author of THE Parson Takes 9
Wife," will be on hand to autograph
copies of her book which will be or
sale.
A musical program has also beer
planned. The Junior Choir, under
the direction of Mary Llewellyn
and quartet from the Senior Choir
directed by Adolf Torovsky, will
present a program especially pre-
pared for the occasion. Mr.. Torovsky
is organist and choir director of the
rb1lrrh
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Aw Force Wives
Plan Stvle Sb0V

A fashion show and tea will be
given by the Air Force Officers
Wives Club at 1:30 pm. tomorrow
at the Boiling Field Officers Club.
Members of the club will model the
clothes which will be furnished by
a local store.
Among those who will assist MIS-.
L. B. Ocomb, hospitality chairman,
in serving tea will be Mrs. Munro
MacCloskey, Mrs. w. G. Booth, Mrs.
j. H. Chick, Mrs. Lowry N. Tindal,
Mrs. H. L. Sanders, Mrs. H. E. Wat
son, Mrs. T. H. Geltz, Mrs. j. K.
Brown, jr., and Mrs. A. G. Foote.
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We'd Yesterday

Mrs. Lillian Edwards of Airing.
ton announces the marriage of her
daughter, June Ann, to Mr.. Henry
L. Jones. The ceremony took place
yesterday morning in the First Con-
gregational Church, the Rev. Car
Kopf officiating.
The couple left later to motor
south and will stop in Henderson.
vile, N. c., for several weeks be.
fore going to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
to make their home.