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Evening star., 1948-12-09


Minister of State, Senor Enrique
Carlos Hevia; and Gen. Genevevo
Perez Damaro, chief of staff of the
Cuban Army.
The number of guests invited to
dine with the visitor was necessarily
limited. In the company were the
Chief Justice Of the United States
Fred M. Vinson, the Cuban Ambas-
sador, Senor Guillermo Belt; the
Speaker of the House, Representa-
tive Joseph w. Martin. jr.; Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg, chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee
and Senator Tom Connally, who
will succeed him as chairman after
January 8; the acting Secretary OF
State, Mr.. Robert A. Lovett; Repre-
sentative Charles A. Eaton, chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee and Representative Sol
Bloom, who will take over that
post in the new Congress.
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy,
the United States Ambassador to
Cuba, Mr. Robert Butler; the Secre-
tary to the President, Mr.. Charles
G. Ross and Mr.. Stanley Woodward,
chief of protocol. were others at
the dinner.
President Prio was honor guest
at luncheon today of the Council
of the Organization of American
States. The festivity followed
special session of the Council held
in his honor. Luncheon was served
in the stately Hall of the Americas
where the table formed large oval
the center of which was filled with
tall mounds of fern and red poin-
settia blooms. The red of the
flowers with the white of the walls
was particularly effective. On the
table low mounds of pompons were
placed in the center with similar
blossoms and delicate ferns forming
garlands between.
The new organ, recently installed
In the Pan American Union build
ing, was played by Mr.. William G.
Peck, the first time organ music
has been used at function at the
Pan American.
The twenty-one members Of the
Council were the hosts, the Secre-
tary-General, Senor Alberto Lleras,
assisting in greeting the guests. In
addition to President Prio and his
party guests were the Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr.. John w. Sny-
der; the Attorney General, Mr..
Tom C. Clark; the Postmaster Gen.
eral, Mr.. Jesse M. Donaldson; the
Secretary of the Interior, Mr.. Julius
A. Krug; the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Mr.. Charles Brannan, Senator
Vandenberg. and Senator Connally.
The nine ambassadors to the
United States from Latin Ameri-
can republics who do not hold the
dual role of ambassadors also to
the OAS were there. From the
State department were chiefs of
q number of divisions and in ad-
dition there were the fourteen
members of the Inter-American
Economic and Social Council, the
President of the Export-Import
Bank, Mr.. William McMartin, jr.,
the United States Ambassador toi
Cuba, Mr.. Butler; Brig. Gen. Mat
thewson, coordinator of the Inter-
American Defense Board: Rear Ad-
miral James l.. Holloway, superin-
Iendent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis; the Rector of the
Catholic University, the Rt. Rev.
hssr. Patrick J. Mccormick, the
president OF American University,
DR.. Paul F. Douglass; and MIR.
Thomas w. Palmer, president of the
Pan-American Society of New York.
President Prio will be honor guest
at dinner this evening of the acting
Secretary of State, Mr.. Lovett who
Ia at &ha Garltnta
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Benefit Dinner

The Queen OF Apostles Associates
will sponsor a benefit turkey dinner
on Sunday at 1000 Thirteenth
street NE. Proceeds will be used to
aid in the educating Of boys for
the missionary field. The affair is
being arranged by Mrs. Marie
Wright, assisted by the Associates.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Sorority Fete

Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta
Gamma, national graduate sorority,
will celebrate founders day with a
dinner at pm. Saturday at the
Kennedy-Warren Hotel. Mrs. Evelyn
Irish is president of the sorority.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Presidents First Party at Blair House .s<@'s''>
Cuban Chief Executive Feted;
Lunch at Pan american Union
By Katharine M. Brooks

Carlos Prio started full social
of honor President
of the gamor parties in the White
evening its place atmosphere
which abounds in both Blair House and Blair Lee
Blair House the dining larger
the Executive Mansion there
the other golden ornaments used
dinners low mound Of autumn blossoms in the center Of
the tablecloth
included President Prios
Senate Miguel Suaez Fernandez
President Rodon; the
Evening star., 1948-04-11

them that the greatest peo-
pie in the world-Presidents.
prime ministers. kings, even
have gone through that
station! Plant the seed OF
something they win remember
all their lives"
At the Archives Building:
Inside are miles and miles Of
records of American history"
In the Federal Triangle:
Tell them President Hoover
planned it and President
Roosevelt got the credit. II
they're Republicans. they'll
cheer; If they're Democrats,
they'll shut up"
At the Labor Department:
Tell them that's where Mad
am Perkins held out 50 long,"
Mrs. Bailey. the wife Of q
Government patent lawyer,
lives In Germantown, Md.
She has q daughter, 20.
A great mimic and the pos
SCISSOR Of q fine anecdotal
sense, Mrs. Bailey enjoys re-
enacting bits culled from her
more characterful clientele.
She viii always cherish the
memory, for instance, of .
certain young honeymoon
couple she piloted around
town. As they drove up to
the Supreme Court Building
("the most majestic building
in the world"), Mrs. Bailey,
breathlessly dramatic, in
toned: And this Is the su-
preme Court"
"Oh, Ansel. look at it,
honey" the little bride gig
gled. Amt it cute?" -s.B.
Evening star., 1948-04-11

MRS. PORTIA BAILEY's
NA strong sense of theater
stands her in good stead as
q sightseeing guide-the only
licensed woman guide in
Washington, incidentally.
This hair for the dramatic
is particularly noticeable
when she is out with one of
her pupils, drumming the his
tory of Washington public
buildings into some house.
wife who also would like to
become a sightseeing guide.
Dramatic i'll" she admon-
ishes her students. Let It
burst out!"
Mrs. Bailey's interest In the
guide business recently has
taken q turn In the direction
of teaching, q detour no doubt
motivated by q strong peda-
gogical bent and her past ex-
perience as . teacher Of voice
and diction. She says she
also used to be q concert sing
er and proudly asserts that
she has sung on the radio
here In six languages.
II would Ike to attract cul-
tured women who are inter-
ested in learning how to guide
sightseeing parties in their
spare time" she says. There
must be many housewives
and single working girls, for
that matter-persons OF some
culture and education-who
would like to make some extra
cash in that manner. It Is
q fascinating business, and I
just love it."
At this writing Mrs. Bailey
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Mrs. Sightseeing Guide

says she has four pupils. She
supplies them with a prepared
script containing historical
data and some anecdotes
about the various buildings
and statues. Having studied
the script, the pupil is taken
out for practical exercises.
Driving about, the pupil re-
cites her spiel while Mrs.
Bailey, sitting alongside, plays
the part of the sightseer,
being alternately the svelte,
Sophisticated Mrs. Astorbilt,
who has been everywhere and
seen everything" and the
wide-eyed yokel type. She
plays both parts with equal
facility. Occasionally, she
steps out of character and
reverts to the teacher, nod
ding approval to the pupil
and murmuring, "Good,
good" or halting the spiel to
ask for more dramatic en-
phasis or to inject an anec-
dote.
She is apt to tell q pupil
who is prosaically describing
part Of the Grant Memorial:
"Emphasize it! I always tell
them, This Is the most dra-
matte piece Of sculpture I've
ever scent"
In front of the Supreme
Court Building, she prods her
pupil: "Open up! This Is
the most majestic building in
the world!"
At the Capitol: This is
the greatest capitol In the
world! Live the drama Of it,"
At Union Station: Tell
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
ZION-BENTON HOME
COMING HUGE SUCCESS

The Zion-Benton Home-Com-
ing was favored by excellent
weather which brought out a
much larger number of guests
to see and hear the bands and
several dozen floats.
The Great Lakes Drum and
Bugle Corps opened the par
ade and it was an interesting
part for the onlookers to be-
hold, besides the Navy Band,
the Racine Kilties, American
Legion Drum and Bugle corps,
of Antioch, Illinois, as we'll as
the Kenosha G.. Y. O. Band and
Zion Junior Band. Preceded by
the group of Majorettes from
four years old and upwards,
Continued on page 10Y
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
ZION COMMUNITY CHEST

All funds collected in the
Community Chest Drive are
used right here at home in the
Zion-Benton area. These funds
will benefit the Boy Scouts, the
Girl Scouts, the Social Service
and the Recreational fund.
What is covered by the Recrea-
tional Activities here are the
baseball games, softball games,
basketball, tennis, kite and
marble tournaments which are
Continued on page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA

At last we have had our
first Service in our new Church
home Bethel Chapel, in Mon
rovia! On September 5, 1913,
81 people met in the Chapel
for the first Service - Over
seer and Mrs. Robinson; Mr..
and Mrs. Cobb and son Robert
of Long Beach; Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Gallagher and son of
Lancaster; Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Nelson; Mr.. and Mrs. Bah
bitt and Mrs. Mischief; Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Emanuelson
Continued on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
ROUND TABLE PLANS
TRIP TO CHICAGO

Members of the Ladies of
the Round Table who wish to
make the trip to Chicago on
October 9Th must call Mrs.
Paul Thomas to make reser-
vations not later than Septem-
Der 10Th. The plans include a
trip through the River Forest
plant of the Bowman Dairy
and shopping in Oak Park.
Members will meet at the Bank
corner at 1000 A. M.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
L E T T E r
from
Evelyn Barton


Missionary in Cumberland,
Kentucky.
August 20, 1913
Dear Mrs. Mifflin and
Friends:
Since returning to the hills
we find that we have receiv-
ed four sacks and one box of
clothing from Zion Audito-
rum. Three sacks were wait
ing for us upon our return, and
later another one came along
and then a cardboard box.
I don't know just whom to
write and thank so I am writ
ing to you and you can pass
the word on to the proper
source.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
L E T T E r S
OUR MISSIONARIES IN
AFRICA
Isabel Campbell
August 2, 1913

Dear Mother:
I spent Friday night at Mai
robi, Saturday at Vol, and last
night here at Mombasa at the
Azania Hotel. Here we are
basking in the sunshine and
enjoying the ocean air. The
atmosphere here is so differ
emit from that at Kaimosi -
more like Lake Michigan and
we certainly are enjoying it.
The hotel is like any resort
place - some accommodations
are single little buildings while
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29
CONSIDERATION
OF CHILDREN

God willing, the General
Overseer will consecrate young
children to God at the conclu-
sion of the Bible School on
Lords Day morning, October
3, 1913.
Parents are requested to fill
out Conservation Cards, which
may be obtained at the Litera-
ture Counter.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-29

Earl Meissner's parents, the
George Meissners, farmed at
Hartland, Wisconsin, where
Earl was born on October Fl,
1911, the 3rd child of a family
of six children.
Milwaukee, with all it's ad-
vantages, had been beautifully
painted to Earl's parents and
so they sold the farm and
moved to the city of Milwau-
kee. However, they did not feel
at home in the large town and
after only a short time pur-
chased a 100 acre farm near
Delevan, Wisconsin. 1t was at
Delevan that Earl received his
schooling.
Continued on Page 1O)
Evening star., 1948-12-30
.ERP Nations Reduce
Requests for 1949-5O
BY the Assoeioied Press

PARIS, Dec 30.-Requests for
Marshall Plan aid for 1949-50 have
been trimmed to about 81 300, 200, 900
That figure is about 100000, ,000
less than was used in the first year
of the European Recovery Program.
1t also represents smaller amount
than was originally discussed on the
basis of individual requests.
The figure was decided on by the
nations and areas receiving aid as
represented in the Council of the
Organization for European Economic
Cooperation. They decided that
some $780, 100000 of requests could
be handled in intra- European trade.
The council also is working on a
four-year program aimed to show
how Europe can get along without
unusual outside aid by the end Of
1852, when the Marshall Plan is
scheduled to halt.
Most observers say the council will
be forced to admit that Europe will
have a dollar deficit ranging from
81 600, ,000, 900 to S., 900 900, 900 in 1852.
Both next years plan and the
report on the fouryear program will
be submitted to the Economic Co.
operation Administration for use
when the ECA goes before Congress
for its next appropriation.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
AdmiraI's S Wife SIugged
After S|apping 6unman
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.-A gun
man today struck with pistol the
arms and face of the wife of Vice
Admiral Howard F. Kingman re-
tiredD. after she slapped his face
during a robbery attempt
Police said Mrs. Kingman and her
husband were about to enter their
car. parked in the downtown sec
ton, when another car with three
men drove up. One of the trio,
flashing a gun, got out and tried to
rob the couple.
Why you infamous pup" Mrs.
Kingman exclaimed and slapped the
gunman in the face This so mad
dened him, she told police, that he
slugged her on the arms and face
with his gun.
The trio then fled with no loot.
Mrs. Kingman was treated for
bruises. Admiral Kingman, So, was
wartime commander of the Panama
Sea frontier and later of Battleship
Division 9 of the famed Sd Fleet. In
November, 1945, he relieved Admiral
William Halsey as commander OF
the Sd Fleet.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Bark|ey En- Route Here
From Europe by Plane
BY the Associoted Press

PARIS, Dec. 30.-Vice President
elect Barkley left for Washington
in a United States Army plane
last night after an eight-day tour
of Europe
Secretary of Air Symington. who
also was aboard, told United States
Embassy official when the plane
took off that he expected to arrive
this afternoon. un Washington the
Army said the plane was due at
I3:15 pmD
The planes passengers included
1t. Gen. w. Bedell Smith, American
Ambassador to Moscow: 1t. Gen.
James H. Doolittle, Comedian Bob
Hope, Jinx Falkenberg, radio star,
and Composer Irving Berlin.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Fire, Police Pay Raise Bill
Auajn 10 Be Offered

Representative Davis, Democrat,
of Georgia said today he will re-
introduce a bill in Congress asking
a raise in pay for District firemen
and policemen. He is member OF
the House District Committee.
Mr.. Davis said the amount to be
asked will be comparable to the $3.50
received by postal employees. He
added that he was studying the pos
sibility of asking for a greater
amount to meet the rise in the cost
of living in the last year, but be-
lieved that if he asked for an add!
tional amount, the bill might be
slowed up in passage.
He said he will discuss the pros
poets of the bill with other COM
mittee members within the next few
DAYS,
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Man Unloading Freight Car
Killed by B. & 0. Limited

An employe of the National Brick
and Supply Co. was killed instantly
this morning when he was struck
by a train near the firms plant at
Terra Gotta, in the Northeast sec
ton of the city.
Police identified the victim as
Clarence Weaver, about 40, colored,
of the 1900 block of Nash street,
Forest Heights, Md.
Mr.. Weaver, police said, was un-
loading cinders from a freight car
on a siding which was near a main
line track of the Baltimore & Ohio.
Police said he was struck by the Ma
tional Limited. which was on its way
to Union Station
Evening star., 1948-12-30
BY the Associoted Press

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 30.-The
Vatican communicated today
all Roman Catholics who had
anything to do with the arrest
of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty,
primate of Hungary.
The action was taken by the
Sacred Consistorial Congregation
in a degree dated December % and
published today.
The CommuniSt-run government
of Hungary announced the arrest of
Cardinal Mindszenty last Monday
and accused him of plotting against
the government, spying. treason and
black market money dealings. 1t
said Cardinal Mindszenty was a
sponsor of Hungarian Fascism.
Ten other church figures also are
held.
accommodation cuts members of
the church off from all sacraments.
AS a punishment, it is surpassed in
church penalties only by the pro-
Inouncement of "anathema &c
clesiastical curse.
The decree clasSed all offenders
in this case under ''infamia juris"
the infamy of the law-which would
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Prokofieff Admits Criticism
is Just, Red Papers Say
by the Associated Press

MOSCOW. Dec. 30.-Composer
Sergei Prokof1eff recognizes as just
the criticism of his latest work, u
the Moscow press said today.
1t quoted letter from Prokofeff
replying to a charge by the general
secretary of the Soviet Composers
Union, Tikhon Khrennikov. that
Journalism" persisted in his new
opera, THE Tale of a Real Person -
The Communist Party Central
Committee censured Prokofieff and
six other composers last February
for "formalism"-which 1t called a
trend against the people. Prokofieff
expressed thanks for the commit
tees help. Khrennikov, in criticiz-
ing Prokofieff's new opera earlier
this week, said the other six had
made progress in various degrees.
Among Prokofieff's better-known
works is Peter and the Wolf"
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Stote Department Told
To Mesh All Arms Tasks
And Economic Hell p
By the Associoted Press

The Government set to work
today on final plans for a great
new extension of Americas
stop Russia" policy-includine
a multibillion dollar program OF
military aid to Western Europe
Oficials hope to complete the plan
ming project promptly. Their rec
concentrations are expected to pro-
vide the basis for President Tru-
mans foreign policy address to be
delivered to Congress sometime after
his state-of-the Union message,
which is scheduled for next Wednes-
day.
An announcement late yesterday
disclosed that Mr.. Truman has Or
dered the State Department to CO.
ordinate all planning of all foreign
military assistance programs. The
department then must mesh these
with American economic assistance
like that going to Europe's Marshall
Plan countries.
Projects Cover Foreign Aid.
The military projects cover aid to
Greece and Turkey, which may run
around s350,O00,00o next year; any
arms to China tthe military cost of
China aid this year is sl25 ,000, ,000)
and the projected gift of guns, tanks
and other military equipment to the
Western European countries-prin-
cipally Britain, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The European rearmament pro-
gram was given a powerful shove
by Secretary of Defense Forrestal
last night He warned that its cost
may necessitate hard decisions by
our people
But, he added: I'm my own mind.
the choice is clear-We must do all
in our power to re-create the conf
dence and hope of Europe"
Truman Wants Full Report.
Mr.. Truman's official announce
ment of the planning project indi-
Gated that what he wants the State
Department to do is to pull the
military and economic projects to-
gether and give him answers to
three big questions Congress is ex-
pected to ask:
Why should the United States
undertake these programs? How
much will they cost? And what
materials are available to supply
them?
Undersecretary of State Lovett
picked the State Departments legal
adviser, Ernest A. Gross, to under
take the task. Mr.. Gross is the
departments officer directly re-
sponsible for drafting legislation to
be laid before Congress.
Preliminary Work Started.
Much preliminary work on all the
foreign aid proposals has already
been done by the State Department,
the Economic Cooperation Admin
istration and the military establish
ment, Their separate efforts are now
TO be combined into a single set of
proposals expected to include these !:
l. Continue the Marshall plan for
European recovery through the sec
(See FOREIGN AID. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Woods May Seek Two-Year
Extension Of Rent Controls
BY the As,ocioted Press

A two-year extension of the rent
control law may be asked of Con-
gress.
A spokesman for Housing Expe-
diter Tighe Woods said today that
is possibility if current study of
housing supply indicates a long
term shortage.
He said Mr.. Woods has informed
staff members that two-year legisla-
ton is being seriously considered,
but will not be recommended until
the needs are known
Mr. Woods announced several
weeks ago that he would seek extern
sion of rent ceilings for at least
one year" beyond the March 81
expiration date. He also said he
wants the law tightened up.
A check of rental housing condi-
tions in the 900 rent control areas
now is under way Data so far indi-
Gates that the rental housing supply
will not catch up with the need in
most areas within year, the
Spok eSuap said
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Clear Skies Forecast
Tonight, With 28 Low

The Weather Bureau predicted
clearing weather here for the re.
mainder of 1948. so far the wettest
year on record since 1889.
Tabulating 134 of an inch of rain.
fall since early yesterday, the OBJ
servers said the total for the year
stood at 57.52 this morning. The
record was 61.33 inches in 1889.
The rainfall this month has
totaled 1.67 inches to date.
The weather was expected to re-
main cloudy this afternoon and
become windy and colder. Tonight
and tomorrow will be fair. the fore
caster said, with low temperature
tonight about % degrees. A high
mark around 40 was predicted for
tomorrow.
Fog beset the downtown and river
vicnities yesterday afternoon and
early today as result of warm,
moist air over the cold water. The
lowest visibility, reported at pm.
yesterday, was three-eights of mile.
Yesterdays warmest point came
at 1892 pm, when the temperature
was So The low this morning was
AZ at 1872 o'clock.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
All Catholics Who Aided Arrest
OF Cardinal ExcommunicQted
Sacred ConsistorioI Congregation at Vatican
Publishes Decree Against Huneorions

mean the crime involved was on a
level with rape, heresy and simony.
Simony is illicit traffic in sacred
things.
The condemnation is pronounced
under the canonical law specially
reserved to the Apostolic See. This
means that the offenSe can be for
given only by the Holy See itself.
Thus such condemnation ranks
among the highest degrees of eX-
communication and expression OF
the churchs anger.
The Roman Catholic Church ex-
communicated all who had anything
to do with the conviction and i'm
prisonment of the head of the
church in Yugoslavia, Archbishop
Alojzijc Stepinac, in 1916. Arch
bishop Stepinac was sent to prison
for 16 years by the Communist
Yugoslav government on chrages of
wartime collaboration with the Ger
mans.
Catholics who are communicated
are banned from all public services
and prayers of the church, from
Catholic burial and from social con-
facts with the faithful.
The Vatican radio broadcast a
'See CARDINAL, Page A-5.D
Evening star., 1948-12-30

A young enlisted WAVE was
killed instantly at the Naval Air
Station here at $50 am. today
when she walked into the whirling
propeller of B-24 four-engine
bomber.
The Public Information Office at
the air station said the girl, whose
name is being withheld pending
notification of the next of kin, was
stationed at Pensacola, Fla. She
was on leave and appeared at the
air station yesterday seeking a ride