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The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
DOINGS In DELRAY

Detroit, Monday morning at D
o clock. Time enough for work.
Mrs. Bessie Harris is asking
that all the Girl Scouts OF Troop
No. 254 TO please meet on their
regular meeting day. Business OF
importance will be discussed.
Please, girls, come out.
II you have any news, please
call Mrs. Harris at vi. l-292l.
Help her to keep the news going
in Delray.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton Of 705
Crosley is i'll.
George Green Of Copeland ST.
was rushed to the hospital Sun
day morning in serious condi-
tion. He is the son of Mrs. Esther
Williams.
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
BY Bessie Harris

Mrs. Mary +. Jones Of 564 has
returned home after two weeks
stay in Rome and Atlanta, Geor-
gla. Little Miss Anna Simms of
807 S. Solvay is out OF the hospi-
tai and at home with her mother
j. w. Conley of 1917 Erie street,
who has been i'll for so long, was
reported still in serious condi-
tion. Ills mother and brother
from Woodstown, New Jersey
came and carried him home.
Albert Thrasher of 1917 Erie ST.
is still very sick and in the Re-
ceiving Hospital
Orlando Davidson, the brother
in-law of Mrs. Martha Williams
Of 82l So. Solvay and Mrs. Bes-
sic Harris of 8l4 So. Solvay and
the father of Mrs. Pauline Ander-
son and the father-in-law Of
Charlie Anderson was in the city
Just for hot minute.
We wouldn't call it visit be-
cause he only stayed over
night
He is on his vacation and is
making all these popcorn stops.
He was in Cleveland, Ohio.
Thursday night, here Friday
night, left for Chicago, Illinois,
and Nashville, and Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Mr.. Davidson lives in Indiana
polls Ind, and has been with the
Pennsylvania Railroad for 81
years.
We certainly hope he is enjoy
lng his popcorn calls.
Mrs. Annie Mac Conley was
the hostess of her uncle who mo-
tored here from Lorraine, o. He
is jerry Price who also stayed a
"hot' minute.
He left yesterday and Miss Ruth
A. Nunley motored back with him
to Lorraine to accompany little Err
dine Conley home who spent a
months vacation.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Mr. Sidney
Davis and his newlywed bride.
They were united last Sunday at
the home Of Rev Boyd
The First Baptist Church was
full OF fire.
The Senior Choir sang the con-
gregation happy. Then, the Pas
tor. Rev Jackson preached a ser
mon that should never be forgot
ten. The subject was, THY King
dom Come
Rev. Witherspoon, from India
ma. prayed one Of those down
home prayers and il was just
down home feast through the SER
vice.
Three souls were added TO the
Church.
In the afternoon they went TO
River Rouge and worshipped
with Rev. Boone.
EXCURSION
Well, here it is: The Naomie
Court of the FAAY Mason is go
ing to Cleveland, Ohio, on the
2lst of this month.
The bus is leaving Saturday
night al IL o'clock rom 8l4 So
Solvay. the home Of Mrs. Bessie
Harris. The bus leaves Detroit
right on the dot. II midnight and
arrives in Cleveland Sunday
morning at 7 o'clock am.
II leaves Cleveland at IL o'clock
Sunday night and arrives back in
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
TWIN CITY SECTION

3os Polk ST.. River Rouge. Meh.-VI 2.7l4a
and Advertising Covering Southwest Detroit Delra
uouae Eeorse and lnkster. Michigan. ~
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
16 Negroes
On Wallace
Committee

NEW YORK-Onlccrs of the
National Committee Of the new
Progressive Party created in Phil
adelphia July 1926 Will meet ear
ly next month 20 make final plans
for tho campaign TO elect Henry
Wallace for President and Sena-
tor Glen IL. Taylor for Vice Pres
ident.
Sixteen Of the present l03 COM
mittee members are Negroes. 9th
ers arc expected 10 be named
when the committee is expanded
this month.
PEACE WITH RUSSIA
The National Committee viii
carry on the campaign begun dur
ing a three-day convention which
saw 3400 delegates from A states
and the territories adopt plat
form based on the maintenance of
peace through negotiations with
Russia. full utilization Of Amcri-
can resources to assure an album
dant America and full freedom
for all citizens regardless OF race
or religion.
Eighteen Negro leaders, many
OF them members OF the national
committee spoke at the convcn-
tion, including Charles p How
ard Of Dcs Molnos. Iowa, the kcy-
notcr: Laykin Marshall OF Macon,
Georgia, who nominated Tavlor
for the vice presidency, and Paul
Robcson, who addressed $1,000
persons at the outdoor session OF
the convention al Shibc Park.
LOUISIANAN ELECTED
Alvin Jones OF Louisiana was
elected co-chairman Of the Young
ProGrcsslves Of America in sep
arate convention which followed
the Progressive Party sessions.
Negroes elected 10 tho Pro-
gressivc Party National Commit
tee after being proposed bv tho
nominating committee headed By
Roscoe Dunjoc, publisher Of the
Black Dispatch o I Oklahoma
City, Okla. include.
Paul Robson, co-chairman Al
vim Jones, Louisiana, vice chair
man; and the following national
committeeman from tho states
Mrs. Carlntta Bass. California
Mrs. Larkin Marshall, Georgia
Mrs. Rchccca Stiles Taylor, IL
llnois
Charles p Howard. Iowa
Raymond r, Tillman. Louisiana
Dr. John f. r. Camper,
Maryland
Erma Henderson. Michigan
Or. Ulysses Campbell ~ J
Dr.. George b. Cannon, n. Y.
Ada s. jackson. n. Y
Charles Collins, N Y.
Mrs Vclma Hopkins, ~
Carolina
Goldic Watson, Pennsylvania
DR. Joseph L. Johnson,
Dist, OF Columbia
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

WASHINGTON. D.C.-tNNPAl
Representative George II. BEN
der, Republican, Of ONO. author
of the anti-poll tax bill which
passed the House July 2l l947,
and Is now pending In tho Sen
ate. last Wednesday demanded
that the Senate call the bluff
of Southorners, who threaten Q
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
Giants Drub
Grays

WASHINGTON. D. c. (NNPA1
1.-The Baltimore Elite Giants
kunted with 5-run outburst
! the seventh inning last Thurs
D. night sealing q IL triumph
3Fer tho Homestead Gravs In n
touo National League game al
trffuh Stadium.
Bob Walker and Terry Evans
scrc touched for t. hits hv The
Einncre who profited by Rom
ks SHIT hurlinG.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
MOryO1Us Hosts;
T1V0 LHncbeOns
Gipen Yesterday

Senator and Mrs. John w. Bricker
and the Second Secretary of the
British Embassy and Lady Jellico
were the guests of honor at the din
ner given last evening by Col. and
Mrs. Frank Morrow at the Sulgrave
Club. Lord Jellico and his wife are
newly arrived in Washington, hav-
ing come here a month ago from
England, where he was with the
London Foreign Office.
Other guests at dinner were Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Conger Pratt. for
mer Ambassador and Mrs. William
S. Cubertson, Mrs. Randolph Hunt
ington Miner, Col and Mrs. M. Rob-
ert Guggenheim, Mr. and Mrs.
George Tyson. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
r. Tuckerman, Mrs Frederick
Mitchell Gould, Mr.. Ralph Totten,
Col. Claire Bennett, Col William C.
Williams, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Clay
ton Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Holdrege, Mrs. Robins. e Lindsey,
Nine. Vladimir Rybar and Mr..
Ralph McBane.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Morrow
went to the attractive luncheon
given by Mrs. James Souby In her
apartment at 210l Connecticut
avenue.
Mrs. Thor Thors, wife of the Ice
landic Minister, was the ranking
guest and Nine. Tan, Mrs. Ramos,
and Nine. Dreux, were also mem
bers of the diplomatic circle present.
Others there were Mrs. Bennett
Champ Clark, Mrs Eldon Paul King,
Mrs. Martin Vogel, Mrs. John
Shields, Mrs. George Abel, Mrs.
Parker West. Mrs. William Pope
Anderson III, and Miss Fay Lew
iSohn.
Another luncheon on yesterdays
calendar was that given at the May
flower by Sonora de la Colina,
wife of the Mexican Minister, in
honor of Sonora de Espinosa de los
Monteros, wife of the Mexican Am
bassador who has just recently re-
turned from trip to New York and
Montreal with Sonora Aleman, wife
of the President of Mexico.
Others present were Mrs. Bartlett
Wells, Sonora Garcia Jurado, Sc
nora Fernandez Magregor, Sonora
Sierra, Sonora Martinez Ostos, Sc
nora o. Alarcon, Mrs. Francis
Ulen, Mrs. Chase Donaldson, Mrs.
Walter Wilds, Mrs. Jesse Bennett,
Mrs. o. Stephenson, Mrs. Nathan
Hurwitz, Mrs. S. Bogdonoff, Mrs. s.
PapaS, Miss Meredith Howard and
Mrs. M. Miller.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Mrs. Trzl,uan's Calendar

Mrs. Truman will attend the lunch
con arranged by the Chamber OF
Commerce of the ladies here for the
annual meeting. The luncheon will
be held at the Shoreham Tuesday
and that evening Mrs. Truman and
her daughter will be present at the
formal opening of The Playhouse
which will be a benefit for the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Gretchen Merrill, who will
be Queen of the Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival this year, will call
on Mrs. Truman Tuesday afternoon
to personally deliver an invitation tc
the festival. Mrs. Truman will be
unable to accept the invitation be-
cause of a previous engagement.
The members of the Deleware
County CPal Federation of Wom.
ems Clubs will be received by Mrs
Truman April %, and wives OF mem
bers of the cabinet will assist. Later
that afternoon women members ano
the wives of other members of the
American Physical Society will be
received by the Presidents wife.
Mrs. Truman will receive repre-
sentatives of the sponsoring organi-
cations, the technical advisory COM
mittee, program chairmen, ano
board of trustees of the Nationa!
Conference on Family Life. The re-
ception will be held May S at s
Evening star., 1948-04-22
ICromweH, Fiancee
To Be Entertained
BY Alf Heibergs

The marriage on Saturday of our
former Minister to Canada, Mr..
James H. r. Cromwell, to Miss Max
inc MacFetridge will be followed by
a reception given in the home OF
Mrs. Harold Walker.
The surprise announcement Of
the forthcoming wedding made two
days ago has kept Mr.. Cromwell's
sister, Mrs. ALI Heiberg, on the tele-
phone almost constantly ever since.
Mrs. Heiberg had hoped to have the
reception in Federal House, her his
toric home near the Capitol, but
could not do so because Of limited
space. She will, however, entertain
for her brother and his fiancee at
q party in her home the evening
before the wedding. It will be q
buffet supper for a few intimate
friends of Mr.. Cromwell's.
Mrs. Walker has offered to loan
her spacious home on Massachu-
setts avenue for the occasion SO the
reception will be held there follow
ing the o'clock ceremony at the
Foundry Methodist Church.
Mr.. Cromwell and his flancee and
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mac
Fetridge, are arriving in Washing
ton today. Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Fetridge and their daughter will
stop at the Sulgrave Club.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
.AlH11znae Parties
To Precede Ball

Several parties have been plan
ned preceding the Starlight Bal
to be given by the Trinity College
Alumnae tomorrow night at the
Washington Hotel.
Mrs. Thomas Flynn will enter
tain her classmates and their hus-
bands at a cocktail party at 8 pm
at her home. Guests will include
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Berger, DR.
and Mrs. William Collins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Deenihan, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Heron. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Heisse, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
McNichle, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Rawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sui
livan and Mr.. and Mrs. Burke
Vidnovic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Burke will
also entertain friends at cocktail
party preceding the dance at their
home.
The ball is attracting many out
of-town alumnae including Miss
Gloria Bourke of Staten Island
N. Y; Miss Mary Durken of Dan
bury, Conn, and Mrs. James Toomey
of Oakland, Calf.
Serving on the Floor Committee
for the dance are DR.. Ernest
Aschenbach, Frank x. Brown, Mr.
Burke, Felix Holden, Frank Murray
and Robert Phelps.
Proceeds from the ball are going
toward the renovation of the COL
lege's art gallery. =, .,,~
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Student AWards
By Chevy Chase
Group Listed

The Woman's Club Of Chevy
Chase announced the winners OF its
annual scholarship awards at its
monthly meeting yesterday, which
also featured an address by Mrs. j.
L. Blair Buck, president OF the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
Business included the election OF
three officers who will serve for the
next two years. Mrs. O. Leland
Hunt was made treasurer; Mrs
Howard M. Bollinger, assistant
treasurer, and Mrs. Frederick G
Hammer, recording secretary.
The club president, Mrs. Robert
J. Dannemiller, and several other
officers have completed only one
year Of their two-year terms.
Mrs. James L. Thomas, chairman
ofs the Education Committee. an
nounced that the clubs freshman
scholarship of $3.50 has been
awarded to Phyllis Chase of 435
Raymond street and that Susan
Finn, III Quincy street. was selected
as alternate for the scholarship.
The special freshman scholarship
of 500 was won by Martha A.
Jennison, 218 Rosemary street, with
Helen Marie Lord of 108 East Un-
derwood street, selected as the alter
nate
Winner Of the advanced scholar
ship of 5000 is Theresa Uhrich, ia
Wooten avenue, who is student at
Massachusetts, Institute OF Tech
nology, while the alternate for the
award is aBarbara Neidig, II West
Irving street, student at Pennsyl-
vania State College.
The Montgomery Junior College
scholarship of 500 has been
awarded to Rosalie Allen, $500 Hill
endale road.
During the business meeting, the
club voted to appropriate about $140
to provide summer camp vacations
for four or five girls selected by the
Montgomery County Juvenile Court
worker
The announcement was made that
$40 books have been sent by the
club TO the American Library In
Paris for it's collections Of English
and American books.
In her address on "Women's Part
in Present World Affairs" Mrs
Buck reviewed her observations
during trip to Europe last summer
and discussed the work of the fed
Grafton in extending its program to
women in foreign countries. She
also emphasized the Importance OF
women participating in public af-
fairs in this country.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Gen., Mrs. Cafes
Hosts at Parties

The Commandant of the Marine
Corps and Mrs. Clifton B. Gates are
having a busy week. Last might
they gave a dinner for NAL. Gen.
and Mrs. Lemuel G. Shepherd, jr.
and the day before, Mrs. Gates en-
tertained at a tea for the generals
mother, Mrs. Willis Gates of Mem
phis, Tenn, and Mrs. Thomas Hud-
son, OAR State regent from Ten
nessee.
Gen. Shepherd, who was assist
ant commandant of the Marine
Corps, has been appointed COM
manding general of the Marine Bar
racks at Quantico, and with Mrs
Shepherd will leave soon for that
post.
The dinner guests also included
two other Marine couples who will
be leaving shortly Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. William E. Riley and Brig. Gen
and Mrs. Elmer E. Hall.
Evening star., 1948-04-22

Miss Grace Vivian Dudrow, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph c. Dudrow
of Hyattsville, and Mr.. James Joseph
Glynn, son of Mrs Clara E. Glynn
of Mt. Rainier, were married at 7:30
o'clock last evening in the home OF
the bride. The Rev. Fred l.. Miller
of the Third Christian Church of
Richmond, former pastor of the Mt
Rainier Christian Church, of1ciated.
A reception was held Immediately
after the ceremony.
| Escorted by her father, the bride
wore white satin gown with a full
skirt and train trimmed in lace
Her fingertip veil was set off by
small organdy wedding bells and
she carried an arm bouquet of roses
and sWeetpeas.
Mrs. Keith Shaffer was matron OF
honor for her sister. She wore q
pink satin brocade gown and match
ing gloves and a headdress of pink
roses. She carried a bouquet of pink
roses and sweetpeas. Mr.. Donald O.
Matthias of Mt. Rainier was best
man
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Generals Are Entertained;
British Artist Also Feted

Sterling Cole represented the con-
gressional set at the party and Mr..
william A. Dawson, United States
member of the governing board OF
the Pan American Union, was an
other official guest. Members Of the
residential set in the throng were
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ford, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Willard Hayes, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Willard Hayes, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jose Vallarino, Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. James
S. Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs. Jameson
Parker.
Portrait Presented at Party
The occasion for Maj. and Mrs.
Wards party at Fort McNair was
the presentation of portrait OF
Gen. Hasten by Capt. Stonehouse.
who came to this country from
England a short while ago to do
a series of portraits.
Capt. Stonehouse was an officer
in the British Army during the
war. In 1912 he parachuted into
France and, posing as a French
painter, sent information to the
War Office in London on wireless
set which was camoufiaged among
his painting materials. He eventu-
ally was detected by the Vichy
police, turned over to the Gestapo
and condemned to death.
Instead, however. the Nazis i'm
prisoned him in solitary confine-
ment in a prison near Paris for a
year, then shunted him as politi-
cal prisoner from one notorious
Himmler determination camp to
another until April, 1945, when he
was liberated from Dachau by the
American 7th Army.
Among the $50 guests invited to
meet Gen. and Mrs. hasten and
Capt. Stonehouse yesterday were
Senator and MRS. Herbert r.
O'Conor, Senator Alben w. Barkley,
Senator Harry P. Cain. the Cover
norsof Maryland and Mrs. William
Preston Lane, Representative Vir-
gil Chapman, Admiral and Mrs.
Ernest Won Heimburg, Admiral
Joel T. Boone, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
H. H. Vaughan, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Alfred N. Gruenther, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Edward F. Witsell, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas H. Green,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Hanley. jr., and Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Eugene M. Foster.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Bv Katharine NJ. Brooks

The President and Mrs. Truman
will be honor guests at the tea this
afternoon which the Governors OF
the Woman's National Democratic
Club will give in their clubhouse
on New Hampshire avenue. Mrs
j. Borden Hartman, former Unltec
States Ambassador to Norway, Il
president of the club.
The President also will share ir
Mrs. Truman's social calendar Wher
he receives with her Tuesday after.
noon the members of the Nationa
Academy of Sciences and the ladies
who accompany them.
Mrs. Truman and her daughter
Miss Margaret Truman, will attenc
the wedding Saturday Of Miss
Nancy Keith Leachman and MIR
John Rector Friant, which will take
place in St. Matthews Cathedral
Miss Truman will be accompanied
by her mother to the Pi Phi Alum
nae buffet supper, which will pe
given Wednesday at Wardman Pari
Hotel. Miss Truman, who wa.
graduated from George Washington
University, is member OF the
sorority.
The annual garden party for the
women holding executive position!
with the Government and one rep
resentative from the Office OF eacf
Senator and Representative, ha'
been set by Mrs. Truman for May
4 at 4::30 o'clock. The party viii
be given on the south lawn unles!
it rains and then Mrs. Truman viii
receive indoors and tea will bt
served in the State dining ROOM
The Presidents wife will give
tea for the members of the faculty
and the students of the Virginia
Theological Seminary April 30 at
o'clock. The guests also will include
a few out t-of-town visitors who art
especially interested in theological
work.
The Society Of Sponsors of th'
United States Navy will hold 1T
annual meeting the first week II
May and will be received May 3 at
o'clock by Mrs. Truman.
Mrs. Truman will receive thu
delegates to the fifty-seventh Con
tinental Congress of the Nationa
Society of Daughters of the Amerl'
can Revolution tomorrow at 3:3'
o'clock and will be assisted by wlve'
of members of the cabinet. Als'
tomorrow at. 2:30 she will receive
the ladies of the Acoustical Soclet!
tof America who are here for sh'
annual sessions of the organization
The choir of the Military Acad
envy at West Point will sing Satur'
day afternoon for the Presiden
and Mrs. Truman and the member
of their household in the east room
The program will be presented "a
$50 o'clock and arrangements TO
the concert follow closely those TO
the singing of the choir OF tn
Naval Academy some weeks ago.
Mrs. Truman will attend two ar
exhibits Sunday, one, the opening
of the exhibit of privately owned
paintings of the late Elisabeth Ell
liott Poe in the American News
paper Women's Club OF which tn
artist was a charter member. Th'
exhibition in the club at 1904 TWen
tieth street will be open again Sun
day, May 2.
The other exhibit Sunday whicl
Mrs. Truman will attend is that a
the Congressional Club. The Presi
dents wife will meet members o
the Y. w. C. A. at the MayfioWe
Monday, Immediately preceding tn
luncheon of that organization. Sh
will be unable to stay for the lunch
con owing to another engagement
Evening star., 1948-04-22

Parties in the service set featured
yesterdays news, and prominent
among those entertaining were Col.
and Mrs. Douglas B. Smith, who
gave tea-dance at the Carlton, and
Mai. and Mrs. John L. Ward III,
who were hosts at a reception in
the Fort McNair Officers Club.
The Army Chief of Finance, Maj.
Gen. w. H. Hasten, and Mrs. Kas-
ten shared honors with the Eng
lish portrait painter, Capt. Brian
Stonehouse, at the Wards gather
ing. And the new co-ordinator of
the Inter American Defense Board
Brig. Gen. Lemuel Mathewson, and
Mrs. Mathewson were honor guests
Of Col. and Mrs. Smith. Col. Smith
is secretary general OF the board.
Gen. Mathewson, who formerly
was chief of staff of the Caribbean
Defense Command, arrived from
Panama only a month or so ago.
AS soon as he was able to find a
house here, Mrs. Mathewson and
their three daughters, Betsy, Ellen
and baby Melissa, came from
Panama TO join him. The family
now is getting settled at ,1245 North
Pierce street in Arlington.
For the tea-dance yesterday Mrs.
Smith wore a light gray taffeta
frock in the popular ballerina
length. Her feminine guest of honor
was in honey beige crepe.
Many of the military. naval and
air attaches Of the Central and
South American countries were in
the gay throng and prominent
among those from Army circles
were 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Albert C..
Wedemeyer, Maj. and Mrs. F. A.
Irving, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Emmett
ODonneI, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cort-
landt VanR. Schuyler, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Ralph Stearley, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Mervin Silverthorn, Col.
and Mrs. Goodwin OrdWay, jr; Col.
and Mrs. Andrew J. Kinney, Col.
and Mrs. Paul L. Freeman, jr.: Col.
Woodson F. Hooker, Col. and Mrs.
Gregorio Marquee, Col and Mrs.
Eugene w. Rulings, Col. and Mrs.
James R. Pierce, Col. and Mrs. Allan
D. MacLean, Col. and Mrs. S. P.
Walker, jr.; Col and Mrs. c. H.
Bonesteel and Col. and Mrs. Robert
L. Howe.
Senator and Mrs. Dennis Chavez
and Representative and Mrs. w.