davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-01-11
Next Two Months Seen Crucial
In Eost-West Fiiqht for Greece

L
Greece. This is a colossal problem
within itself, but it has not received
the attention given to the threat
of losing territory to Vaf1ades and
his free democratic" government
Greece's 132, 2,000-man army, plus
80, 900 gendarmes and $4,000 ma
tional guardsmen, just aren't enough
as long as the rebels use northern
frontiers as sanctuary, Greek
officials contend. When the guer-
rillas take on the army in frontal
action, as at Konitsa, they take a
drubbing.
More than $3.50, 0,000, 900 of the aid
program is being used to supply food
and ammunition for the armed
forces. But the Greeks want con-
siderably more troops. arms and
changes in their military organiza-
ton.
They protest they have been
trained and armed by the British
Military mission for the type of
warfare that took place in North
Africa and not for Greek mountain
fighting. They also complain too
many officers and men are devoted
to paper work under the British
system and not enough for actual
combat.
Meanwhile, the guerrillas are en-
larging their forces by forcible re-
cruiting and increasing their fire.
power-presumably from across the
borders. They have been using ar
tillery recently.
All of this is contributing toward
a chaotic situation. Communist
seizure of the stakes would not
mean Dwight Griswold's American
mission had failed in itself. Actu-
ally the mission Is like the Greek
Army. It started with too little to
do job that is requiring more and
more than is available.
It could get by If Greece'S north
ern borders were sealed and the
present army had q chance to back
the guerrillas into corner for a
showdown battle. But the military
demands alone, according to the
highest authorities, far exceed funds
allocated for the entire aid program.
u. S. Officials Worried.
Top American officials maintain
outward optimism, but they are
worried over what will hapen in the
next two months. Lukewarm sup
port at home, they say, could lose
the game in that time.
The faith of most Greeks in the
omnipotence of the United States
appears complete, but they ask:
"Will it have to come to war before
we are saved from the Slavs?"
The Greeks know the United
States is playing for high stakes in
greece because they recognize Greece
as Marshall Plan test tube.
Failure here would discredit the
Marshall Plan in Western Europe.
They believe, and this would fit IN
with Communist calculations.
If the United States fails here,
they contended, then the pattern
for Italy and France is already cut.
If it proves successful here with the
Greek aid program, then the Mar
shall Plan will run headlong into
civil war in France and Italy. the
Greeks assert.
Evening star., 1948-01-11
HoIdup Men Get $400, Flee

Three armed men robbed Cons
tantine Efantis, 1413 Ames place
NE, of $500 shortly before mid
night last night at Kentucky avenue
and B street Sc. and fled il their
victims car. The auto was found
abandoned shoft time later in the
1400 block of B street Sc. The hold
up occurred after Mr.. Efantis
parked to buy cigarettes.
Evening star., 1948-01-11
Virginia Legislative
Council Would Extend
Retirement System
BY the As.oei1fsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 10.-Ex-
tension OF the State retirement sys-
tenn to provide for inclusion Of en-
Iployes of certain locally elected OIL
cials is recommended by the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council in re-
port made public today.
The council had been directed by
the 1886 General Assembly to study
the advisability of extending the re-
tirement system to include county
and city treaSurers, commissioners
of revenue, commemorative attor-
neys, clerks of courts of record, sher-
IFS, sergeants and deputies, and en-
ployes of such officers, or of estab-
fishing separate contributory re-
tirement system to cover these per-
sons.
In its report, addressed to Gov.
Tuck and the assembly, the council
made these recommendations:
l. That elected officers not be in
cluded in the State system.
2. That employees of the elected
officers be included if the governing
body of their county or city joins
in and contributes to the system and
if the employees themselves so elect.
8. That the State contribute to
the retirement of such employees
upon the basis on which the salaries
OF their principals are paid by the
State or the fees from the Offices are
shared by the State.
a. That credit for service prior
to July /, 1949 be given.
5. That after December 81, 1850,
the option TO join the system be
ended; future employees of localities
which have Joined will be required
to belong to the system, and local
tiles which have not joined by that
date will thereafter be excluded.
6. That membership for the en-
ployes and contribution by the
localities be made effective begin
ming July /, 1949.
7. That $4,000 be Appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July /,
1949 to finance the States share
OF employer contributions.
The council explained that the
elected officials themselves would
not be included in the system be-
cause. "it-is not felt they would re-
tire on the allowance permitted
because they are better able to
provide for their own retirement
than the employees earning far less
and because the turnover among
officials is greater than that among
employees.
Evening star., 1948-01-11
Franco Sends Peron
1,400 Bottles Of
Wine and Liquor
BY the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. TO-
President Peron has received
1,400 bottles of the best Span
ish wine and liquor as New
Years gift from Generalissimo
Francisco Franco Of Spain.
An announcement today said
some of the cognac was more
than 100 years old.
Peron has sent five valuable
horses, including one OF his
personal mounts, and three
purebred cattle as a gift to
Gen. Franco.
Evening star., 1948-01-11
Teen Age Dancing Scheduled

A ballroom dancing class for
teen ayers will be held at 4.p.m.
each Thursday at the Arlington
Recreation Center, 3700 Lee high
way, a Community Chest agency.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Miss Schroeder.
Mr.. Gilbert Wed

Miss Frances Ann Schroeder
daughter of Mr.: and Mrs. Roy
Steiner Schroeder of University
Park, Md, and Mr.. Bernard Lee
Gilbert, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert of Frederick, were married
recently in the Church of the
Reformation. The Rev. DR.. Oscar
F. Blackwelder. assisted by the Rev.
Arnold F. Keller, jr., officiated.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore an ivory satin gown
trimmed with seed pearls and a
fingertip veil held by band Of
tulle and seed pearls. She carried
a white Bible overlaid with white
roses.
The Misses Margaret and Macy
Schroeder, sisters of the bride, were
the maids of honor. They wore yell
low and lavender mousseline de sole.
The other attendants were Mrs.
Frank Gather, jr., Miss Elaine
Dobihal and Miss Irma Mervine.
They had on pale green mousseline
de sole gowns and all attendants
carried old-fashioned bouquets.
Mr.. Walter Roney was best man
for the bridegroom and the ushers
were the Messrs. Robert L. Smith,
jr.; James Gilbert, jr.; Clyde Roney,
jr.; William Dare Morton, jr., and
Carl Darner.
Mrs. Gilbert is a graduate of the
University of Maryland School of
Nursing, from which she holds a
bachelor of science degree in nurs-
ing. and her husband was graduated
from the Philadelphia School of
Horology.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Sorority Meas

Alpha Province Of Lambda Chi
Sorority will hold its May installa-
ton banquet and dance at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow ut the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Sue Murphy Hiser, province
chairman, is in charge Of arrange
ments.
A candle lighting ceremony in
honor Of its founders and election
of ofncers will be held by Alpha
Theta Chapter Of Pi Lambda Theta
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Columbian
House, George Washington Univer-
sity. New members also will be
welcomed into the chapter.
The Washington Alumnae Chap
ter of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
will entertain seniors in Beta Beta
Chapter at the University of Mary
land at $50 pm. Tuesday at the
Fairfax Hotel. Mrs Gordon OBrien
Is IN charge Of hostesses for the oc-
casion.
Alpha Eta Chapter of Beta Chi
Sorority will have its annual fun
night tomorrow at the Cheverly
American Legion Club, 1901 Chev-
erly avenue. Supper will be served
at $50 pm. and there will be games
and dancing. Mrs. Courtney Young,
IT., Is IN charge of reservations
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Tea for AlHnzuae

District area Mortar Board alum
nae have been invited to attend
the University Of Maryland Mortar
Board tapping" exercises at 8 pm
TuesG2y in front of the Admins
trat. Building. Following the
"tar 9" they will attend a tea at
the ID Rossborough Inn on the
cams.
Ms Virginia Kirkbride, director
of Women's activities at George
Washington University, was re-
elected president of the Mortar
Board Alumnae Association at a
recent meeting at the home of the
retiring treasurer, Mrs. Raymond L.
SuppeS. Other new officers are
Miss Edith Macauley. vice presi-
dent; Miss Ann Mcmillan, secretary
and Mrs. J. w. McCalley, treasurer
Evening star., 1948-05-07
White House aide
To Marry in June

1t. Col. Willis Dale Crittenberger,
jr, White House aide, will be mar
ried to Miss Katherine Coleman
Clayton in Fort Jackson, S. c., on
July 10. Their engagement is an
nounced by her parents, Col. and
Mrs. Philip C. Clayton of Fort Jack
son. The prospective bridegroom is
the son of 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Willis
D. Crittenberger of Quarry Heights,
Canal Zone.
Miss Clayton recently returned
with her parents from Heidelberg,
Germany. where she served on the
staff of the Heidelberg Post Herald
military newspaper, as unit news
reporter and later society editor.
1t. Col. Crittenberger is a grad
uate of the United States Military
Academy, class of 1912. He served
with the 420th Field ARTILLERY Bat
talon of the 10th Armored Division
during the war and with the Ga
section of the Third Army Head
quarters Immediately after the war
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Musicale, Tea Set
BvDAR 1uni0rs

The junior group of the Mary
Washington Chapter Of the OAR
will sponsor a musicale, fashion
show. reception and silver tea al
the chapter house tomorrow after
noon. Proceeds from the tea will be
used by the Girl Homemakers' camp
fund.
Honor guests who will be in the
receiving line include Mrs. David L.
Wells, newly elected State regent;
Mrs. Roy L. Bowker, vice president
general: Mrs. Rex H. Rhoades, treas
urer general: Mrs. Wilfred j. Clear
man, past State regent, and Mrs.
Alice G. Schreinert, State chairman
Of the Girl Homemakers' Committee
Mrs. Meredith Colket, jr., Junior
chairman, and Mrs. Howard Booher
chapter regent, will represent the
chapter in the receiving line.
The event will be open to the
public.
Evening star., 1948-05-07

The apartment of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Schulman in the Shoreham
was the scene of the wedding last
evening of their daughter, Miss
Susan Schulman, and Mr.. Melford
w. Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin E. Lewis of Beckley, w. Va.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld off,
ciated at the ceremony and the
bride was given in marriage by her
father. She wore white lace with a
veil draped from a heart-shaped
coronet and carried the white satin
Bible used by her mother and
grandmother at their weddings.
Miss Ruth Ann Harris was the
maid OF honor and was dressed in
blue lace and carried a Colonial
bouquet of spring flowers.
Mr.. Philip Adler of Lebanon, Ind.
was best man for his brother-in-
law.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Miss Deamer Bride
OF Mr.. !. W. VoeeL

The Memorial Methodist Church
in Hyattsville was the scene on
May l of the marriage of Miss
Violet May Deamer of Lewiston, Pa.
to Mr.. John Walter Vogel, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Vogel OF
Hyattsville. DR.. Harry Evaul Off
ciated at the ceremony and the
wedding music was played by Mrs
Andrew K. Bowie, aunt of the
bridegroom.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr. Lewis A. Deamer
of Detroit. She wore a navy blue
dress, halo of white flowers and
her corsage was of white roses. Miss
Margaret Haley was the brides only
attendant. With her light gray
dress she wore navy blue accessories
and a corsage of red roses. Mr.. F..
Lester Vogel was best man for his
brother.
The neWlyweds will reside in Ber-
Wyn, Md,
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Bond League Plans
Kickoff luncheon

Plans for a luncheon to be helt
next Friday by the Women's Bond.
A-Month League was discussed yes.
terday at tea given by Mrs. Lindsey
P. Rawley, chairman Of the league
for the Executive Committee anc
team captains.
The luncheon, to be held at the
Mayflower Hotel, will open the
leagues participation in the current
security loan drive.
Mrs. Rawley announced appoint.
ment of league members to serve
on the 26 teams which will compete
for bond selling honors in the cam
paign through June 80.
Among those who will serve as
team captains are Mrs. Albert W.
Mrs. Daniel w. Bell, Miss
Winifred Burwell, Mrs. Albert Car
ter, Mrs. C. Chester Caywood, Mrs
Anna B. Cote, Mrs. Luna E. Dia-
mond, Mrs. Meta Fay, Mrs. Joseph
Freedman, Miss Mary Frances
Glenn, Mrs. Frank Grosvenor, Miss
Nellie Hart, Mrs. Pearl Heagerty
and Miss Helen r. Hogan.
Others are Mrs. Arthur G. Hough-
ton, Mrs. Jess Sherman Hupman,
Mrs. Nat H. Levy, Mrs. James E.
Macpherson, Mrs. Barnet Mover,
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, Miss Mar
garet r. Pepper, Mrs. George NJ
Quirk, Mrs. Franklin G. Sartwell
Mrs. Rosetta B. Shaw, Mrs. Irene
w. Streeter and Mrs. Kenneth
Watson.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Church Unit Plans
Fellowship Dav

A panel discussion on the SUBJ
ject, Does Arlington Meet the
Needs of Youth?" will feature the
May fellowship day of the Arling-
ton Council of Church Women, to
be held at o'clock tonight at the
Clarendon Presbyterian Church.
The panel will be composed of
members of the Hi-Y and Tri-Y
Clubs of Washington and Lee High
School in Arlington. L. T. Good
man will act as moderator.
Miss Alice Sterz. religious edu-
cation instructor, will give medi-
tatlon and there will be special
music. The program will be in
charge of Mrs. w. S. Eisenlohr, jr.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Uka Chase Feature
of Fashion Sbo1V

Ilka Chase. author and actress,
will assist at the afternoon per-
formance Of the carnival and fashion
show to be given at 2:30 pm. Tues
day at Lisner Auditorium by the
Women's Board of the George
Washington University Hospital.
Miss Chase, who will serve as a
commentator, is the star of the
new comedy, Here Comes the
Bride" which will open Monday at
the National Theater.
Mrs. Douglas Hatch, chairman of
the fashion show, has announced
that Jay Carmody, drama critic of
The Star will act as master of
ceremonies.
Jack Morton's Orchestra will sup
ply music for the show and a quar-
tet win sing songs appropriate to
the theme, I'm the Good Old Sum
mertime." A performance also will
be given at $50 pm. in Lisner
Auditorium.
Evening star., 1948-05-07

Of one of the early families of Mas
sachuSettS and a great granddaugh-
ter of Henry Everard Peck, who was
Minister to Haiti in the Lincoln ad-
ministration.
Cadet Whitley is member of the
l948 class of the United States
Military Academy He is graduate
of Poly Preparatory School and
attended Princeton University. His
father served as United States
Military attache in Greece, Romania
Venezuela, Yugoslavia and Brazil.
RaSmuSSen-WaltOn
The engagement of Miss Elsie
Rae Rasmussen to Mr.. Thomas Sny-
der Walton is announced by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles F.
Rasmussen of Atlantic City, the
wedding to take place June /.
A graduate of Columbia University
the bride-eleCt will receive her mas
ter's degree in June from Catholic
University.
Mr. Walton is the son of Mrs
Thomas D. Walton and the late Mr.
Walton. He is physicist on the
staff of the Naval Ordnance Labor
atory and is doing graduate work
at George Washington University
HObkinS-DavieS
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Lewis of Van
couver, British Columbia, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Alice Cecil Hopkins, to Mr.
Maurice B. T. Davies, son of Mr.
and Mrs. David Davies of London
The wedding will be small and will
take place in Middleburg, Va, on
June 16. Following a wedding trip
to Vancouver, British Columbia, and
the Canadian Rockies, the couple
will reside in this city.
Miss Hopkins, daughter Of the
late Mr.. Innes Hopkins, is at pres
ent on the staff of the Canadian
Embassy in Washington, where she
has served since 1Q46 BEFORE com =
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Miss KObner Bride
OF Capt. Semler

The marriage of Miss Janet
Kohner to Capt. Adolph Semler took
place yesterday at the Kennedy
Warren with Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld OF the Washington Hebrew
Congregation of11ciating at the
ceremony.
Mr.. Joseph A. Sharlin, brother-in-
law OF the bride, gave her in mar
riage and she was attended by Mrs.
Sharlin, her twin sister, as matron
OF honor. Miss Sonia Sharlin was
the maid of honor and Miss Louise
Kohner was bridesmaid.
Powder blue crepe was worn by
the bride, her pink hat being
trimmed with blue yelling, and she
carried white Bible topped with
white orchids and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Sharlin wore a green print
costume with a matching hat and
Miss Sharlin wore pink crepe. Miss
Kohner's dress was royal blue crepe
and her accessories were dark blue.
Col. Carl Goldbranson was best
man for Capt. Semler, who left with
his bride after the wedding for a
trip to Miami.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Mai. GenteL to Talk

! Major Thomas G. Gentel, maga-
zine writer, will speak at the
monthly meeting of the Profess
sional Writer'S Club at 7:30 pm.
Monday at the YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV. Reliability
will be the subject of hts talk.
The program win also feature a
discussion of short story writing
techniques by Mrs. Dorothy v.
Coakley. and showing Of colored
slides of points Of interest through
out the United States by Mrs. Mex
kin s. Perkins. Miss Anne Jesper-
sen is the club president.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Mrs. Townsend
Elected Head of
.2Otb Century Club

Mrs. Robert s. Townsend was
elected president Of the Twentieth
Century Club for two-year term at
the annual meeting held yesterday
at the YWCA.
The session, which closed the
clubs program for the season, also
was marked by skit, Graduation
Exercises of the Twentieth Century
School," enacted by members Of
the speech section under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Harold Fowler.
Mrs. Townsend succeeds Mrs.
Geoffrey Creyke, who was made
member of the Board Of Directors.
Others elected were Mrs. Raleigh
Gilchrist, vice president; Mrs. Dion
is. Birney, corresponding secretary,
and four additional board members:
Mrs. Harry r. Pyne, Mrs. Charles
T. Watson, Mrs. Ernest A. Back and
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor.
In the skit, the actors had as
much fun as the audience in their
takeoff on the trials and tribu-
lations of a clubwoman.
Mrs. Creyke deplored the lot Of
the club president who lived in q
perpetual stew because "she read
so many bylaws she didn't know
what to do"
With the arrival of the music
teacher, played by Mrs. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, the pupils" put away their
lessons on how to make speeches
and resolutions, and broke into their
motion song" Led by Mrs. Marvin,
to the tune of I'm Forever Blowing
Bubbles" they sang: We're forever
making motions, pretty motions in
the air. Then like our dreams
they float and die. Motions gently
riding, meanings sometimes hiding.
We're forever making motions. :"
The cast included Mrs. Philip Sid
ney Smith in the comical role Of
a pompous school superintendent,
and Mrs. Fowler as the teacher.
The general spirit of the occasion
was caught by some of the commit
tee and section chairmen of the club
when they presented their annual
reports in rhyme.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Luncheon and Tea
Occupy Feminine
Society Yesterdav

Capital Society had busy day
yesterday starting with the lunch
hour through dinner. Mrs. Curtis
Shears gave the second of a series of
three teas, entertaining in her
apartment at 2101 Connecticut ave-
nue. in honor of Mrs. George Tyson.
Mrs. Tyson has been here through
the winter with her sister, Mrs.
George Mesta, who took her turn at
the tea table yesterday for Mrs.
Shears. The third of the series of
late-afternoon parties planned by
the hostess is set for Thursday of
next week.
Mrs. Tom c. Clark poured tea for
a short time as did Mrs. Lamar
Caudle and the daughter of the
hostess, Miss Julia Bruce, and Mrs.
Tyson's daughter, Mrs. Betty Tyson
Lyeth. Mrs. Paul v. McNutt also
presided at the tea table, having
come down from New York in time
for the party.
Mrs. Shears guests also included
Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, and Mrs. j.
Howard McGrath accompanied by
the Senator's mother, Mrs. Ida Nc
Grath, who is visiting them. Also
in the company were Mrs. Ken
meth c. Royal, Mrs. Clark Thomp-
son, Mrs. Burdette Fitch, Mrs. Con-
ger Pratt and Mrs. Roscoe Drum
mond.
Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson joined
others of the Cabinet circle at
the party and guests also included
Mrs. Clark Clifford, Mrs. Frank
Morrow, Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm, Mrs. Marshall Diggs. Mrs.
Wade H. Ellis, Mrs. George R.
Holmes and Miss Bruce Smith.
Bride-elect Miss Ann Guthrie was
feted again yesterday. Mrs. j.
Edgar Murdock, jr., entertained in
her honor at luncheon at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Guests included Mrs. Frank H.
Balsley, Mrs. Henry T. Allen III,
Mrs. Richard P. Stifel, Mrs. Kimball
Dieuaide, Miss Joan Gardner, Miss
Agnes Birney, Miss Mary McLaugh-
lin, Mrs. Jake Cooper, Mrs. Wilkins
Cooley, Mrs. Hugh r. H. Smith, Mrs.
Allan Francis Manning, sister of
the hostess: Mrs. Lawrence Jacob
sen, Mrs. Spencer Davis and Miss
Elizabeth Eisinger.
Miss Guthrie will leave Washing
ton Tuesday with her mother, Mrs.
William M. Guthrie, for their sum-
mer home in Bayhead, N. j., where
she will be married to Mr.. William
Reese Spofford, jr.. on July 10.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Phi Delta Gamma
To Install Officers

New officers will be installed at
the monthly meeting of Beta Chap
ter of Phi Delta Gamma Sorority
at 3 pm. Sunday at Columbian
House on the George Washington
University campus.
Miss Vera I. Mowry is the new
president, Miss Louisa Jozsi-Joe,
vice president; Miss Sarah Grand
staff, treasurer; Miss Helen M.
Spencer, corresponding secretary;
Miss Mary Josephine Carroll, re-
cording secretary; Miss Dorothy
Lee johnson, registrar; Miss Wanda
H. Shea, editor; Miss Dora Y. Shep-
ard, historian, and Miss Catharine
E. Kraft, program chairman.
Miss Winifred Cox, the retiring
president, and Mrs. Paul w. Bigbee
will be the chapters delegates to
the national convention, to be held
here in June. Miss Grace A. Wilson
has been named national council
representative.