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The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Give Status OF
Unemployment
Compensation

TALLAHASSEE. Iulv i'ur
ing tic FIRST quarter af 1899 ii
pcr cent 80 lst9 tia1usut- iuf
unemplpyulcnt Cumprn .stiuu
under the State Law wcfr $50.
qualified frufu renewing isuefit.
bsrause ~ Their uneiuplo5 rnf
resulted frsau voluntary gtutfua.
MISCONDUCT refusal 81 auttsble
available fer Wurk
Of the 2231T claim. fH Du
cmpluymcnt Compcnsaiiu.a uu,isf
the State l.ae during tif hrt
quarter ~ ia4n taM2 esrr 20
bowed e. rcreive tsrnefis after
lnvesiiasiiun hv the Flurd4 iu
du.trsl Commission whils q fsa
claimants were disslluacH f.f .u
sufficient earnmes and sfhs. re
asuus
Florldss average benei.t 90
Si153 weekly under the state
Unemployment Cnmpcu atian
Law Is ,o near the maximum ai
SIS weekly that thc maximum
rate is fast becoming the nasrai
one
All Unemployment Cump nsa
ton benefits are figured on tar
basis oi wages EARNED hf fne
workers under employer. .ar
tributrg 90 thC Stat, Uneuplot
ment Compensation FUND from
which these benefits ere PAID
Funds available for benefit
payments in Flouda undef trt
State Unem plotment Compeuss
Z ton Lav adminFstercd hs fnr
Florida Industrial Comwlsstan 90.
/ talde S74o53 233 These funds .sr
b. used for M other purpose Tran
bccnfits g. Eof kers ciiGI hls under
/ the terms of the laW
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Merchant Vessel
On Fire Off
Cape Haiieras

nAi.EIEH. n C. July ? IN
unidentiiseo merchant vessel szs
reported ~frc today of the NORTH
Caroline coast A radio reroFt re-
ceived here fron the ship gave
her position ~ 3To miles off Cape
lIatteFas. The message al@o sssd
thst the crew wsS preparing -
abandon TIE kiip
The radionan said further slasi
tre fire started in tie enelBs
roam ard had gotten osIs uf eun
troll and had spread to Utissr p@rss
uf the vessel
Two Coast Guard cutters are
un their way te the stricken ship.
bus a was aid they would MT
reach her till md afternoon
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Closed Season
On Stone Grabs.
Knight Reports

There is now q closed see
son IN effect in ksonros coun.
~ fos stone crabs. Jossph
Knisha state eonservstion
ssems Ger the eoansY. sa
nounesd t0daY upoa rsesips
of official word irom Talls.
hsssse rslstins TO the last sss.
sion Of the Legislature.
The lee now reads that no
stone crabs esn be taken from
April ! 30 Septsnaber 20.
FosmeslY n red from March
~ 20 july a.
Knisht also said no female
ss@ne erabs ear BE- taken 81
snY tiEne. ss an sid IN the pro.
paaatton Of the species.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Regular Meeting
Sci For Monday
OF City Group


before noon ts.iay. the City Gem
mission ao"p'esi fsss'ie''"n ~
.,n~ ss.,s.v =. ,,,. rsx, r.g,.lu,
meeting of the hMuiy.
fhts was done 10 cofassarf se*-
ernl matters A the meeting en-
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
.I0wer California
Holds Link
with pasl

los AMtsN1Ah fME8 q q
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assms eKifvw4fs - tmMKf CT
iaam8a eMaata ase s4 tfse aaf
strunaf AS af inF flsaa slsa iesss#
whAeh pwFhsga ffsas 4sisssN =
Naa8flm8m Ga8lfaFNaM HN&Nf@i M
lsnlasas So AsNis ffsseais1k
ift1u agsaEfx sasa es4ssN tsetsH
ft.a sesnAtFe.p HFHa feNAaff
piaasi tlfe asf asfnai fte So
f,srnah 80 aaasstsnf taaA wih
tise ums
Tee a. a. A. A maAMHss
Clsafisa f.Nmn ~ eNf NNwfsfh
Nurts sfw an 81 sAfsAtem 81
aHslmf fAart nna aHsl t
asemz 81 as afsa ~ na&w iiH
s fman9 sgeaEswNs1 Nm&tN - tAm
unsvNHnsts mFa t1s lsaism Hw
tewfa MmNasH
Tle nslssls gNgsmt ttaet q
gftasfssum ~ see @mmaia s
msas te rmftef fa sae So
slaast A. ftlasste f8amEf
hase tHbrn Haafe m fw#
aiifsmmsm Wss8 q sM t8 ~
Frafa Tftn fssf tfsf Um a
sgssasa eaas8 n 8asfaa @Hea H
Naatsn lsatfsaFa alsNa tAas s
sfas ta fhat So M - a
tssaesn hssF an1s esfsafss tNse
t..ats ails FmaMmM Assm fa8#8
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
FUNDS TOTALINC MORE
THAN S4OO OBTAINED
TO HOLD CUBAN DRIVE
Money Thus sub
-erilssl Will Pay Eor
Advertising key Wet
In Ia, ANA Newspaper

FUNDS collected g. fnsncc the
c,rst - ttc KEY West advcrtistng
campaign in Cuha n0w tstsls over
s400 a was announced ifsiay by
the Kev Wet ChsfnteF 80 Cun
mcrcc. apumsurs ~ the prufuu-
tiun
Large thirty lnrh display sds in
Havana ncwspapers srr nuN ~
s,sred O. run fua the fcmsiufiCf uf
thts munth
irtter uf unqufry resulting
ffnn the iirst sfverti .msut that
apuesrcd luis 3ud are beginning
tn cssuls iu. sn,i tie volunteer ser
vice. uf NJ AuKels Csrp have
lscu enlisted o. asst thg Chamber
lu haruilinE ropllea-
an Cuban Nhu wftr f,iI mufe
utfoamaiifn aro sfqgi a letter -
invitstnsn tsu fodder snd llet
&C. Krt West hotels Thr ui ruurse
B. 80 written n uls spanish
langusEe
Ycsfcraaf e. Grps huund sEht
poing bu. ul Cubsns sisiicd the
tily and acre met ht e Chamber
dslcEauan thst wel,nmed the vis
ltura snd accompanied thcu un a
tusgr artund the island
The gruup had its phuin2rsph
maac hs Clint Gicse In front II
the Jose MART ststue n BayvIew
Park THIS photo al0ng WIth q
publicity story Nlll be- released
O. Havana neat week
> W Su th head 90 the Cham
bcr uf CummcrCe rum miftee stat
ei that thc project bad gotten ufi
20 s fine start bat O. carry the
program through the remainder
of the summer additional fnanc
lne would be necessary
Those who have 90 date made
funds available afe Lewnsky's
Mems shop FLORIDA National
RanA Cabrera Wholesale kcs
West Provision Company Il Ra.
mos and CO santa Mara Court
Southernmost Drugs 8 u kress
Broadway Cigar Store Lee s
Food Center Raw Re- ,aurant
TIE BcachcnmbcT a 4 q Fish
Co nonamys Cottage Blue
Continued On Page ThTcel
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Reds Want To
kecpClean

hfMCuW ZAP "A wide
eHEeaa mlnVNmeui hms aewrolepd
"a fMH &gNanf Umlon for cleunii.
mmnN afs1 aFaeF - wuk Il wm IN
sNs@e ~ muFkxF8 and hnk ben
awsmHn9 mm8 psuwmNanaixnd ~
sAM &uNast Nfe8M
49, ie@ a4Ne@Etn9 on this sub
ms wwsEksaalHNa thaf sn factories
Nms8 aNae2 Mma eioaniinexs IN
suM 3 aNsaatea with high pro
asn8NsY ~ labOf a. the same
fmN eaNNnsanNsN M urupagan-
@a2H an 80 pres emapiaa4lFss thc
aszraetanwN ~ ecouuwv of raw
mM8rFaala and partk hiEh pfnduc-
2aafF ~ eaalumeut snd strict
a8arFNsflan uf archaeological syS-
aN
a $50 n8ltariai in ~M1mcuw
E4aateatk rrr0niiY derlarosi that
seNN @smfinE plare. every shnp
mmas ffaam nam mn D. kept ~ III
fsmes sm naslFl asshuF ami thu
NaaaEfaF eiNau
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
THIEVES ENTER
STANDARD OIL
GO. LAST NIGHT
kmas 80 I continuation
fbf6 ~af~s Believed
~namr iiu gias hnlerrd
Nisrs~ fIfher I'lare.

- Ngzafftah issifEiaTs v.is'i
tets 80 t.smiaf saars e. knl.rk tils.
fsmataNet. ffmn fisr ssic in
A@rmf tsaasnra establishments
effa& aNaan ia8 mfght
K1W8 est.rel tte nfiire II tile
htmasiaFa Ttl CunranF 10 Csro.
49, ai1eet laraking thfuugh q
Esm wsneaa. and Nstdrsi dirrsi-
- a. tlss aafe sna knsskei tlse
esmlsksnaiasn &c
twf~nasa FFauk WetilseF ami
y iiAsFn AfFisf "a tiae sheriff 3
aaliee anxenfiEated and uepotcf
nasf ulssaleufiY nufhing had bcen
aarnn
RsNfefi Hu eli. iaral fmanaErF
fsa ssmnaiart fni Cuupzuy. found
tszea taa aafe rlssllfift he orened
mm8 wN fwumaFn the Services of
e. NNEMft a. enlsf the strung lsux
- - - Husali Was able 90
e.AmNgHN cess mfmmimg the burglars
MtM msa hattFr taklna Nanc small
fNamEF an KariuaE desks ~ the
uffssw TF.er mecsued q have gore
mENsflN e. tfae kaie ard battered
tA.e asNlma aevAeN of
FFHeauaNF n IS hUlievcd tire
aMNH tsaaFNiaFs weFe Involved in
FN2FsanN ffF hrmca services YM-
ca ena knaakfnE the locks off
NaFaas fsnm miartines. in enter
anN stN LtnaseN LaHnheF Com
NMnF affsre m Truman avenue
@a9 kneFkanE fise combination of
sac Nafe mmd ln emteumR. luNt re-
asms1g So uffce of Mnnrue Mo
tN8 Wnitf street ana again rip
NmN tae iswNiuR deNaeN off q safe
mmm ~ keF West TRANSIT Com
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Local tuar,lsmen
OFF For Annual
Encampmenl

tmlifr the Command ~ ftrst
Lieutenant Clydp St,rkney Bat
terp "A" Tt7th AAA Gun Battal-
ion. tllr eits's unit e tie Florids
National Guard le.t by muiur
rtsnvnv enruaItu g. lts annual tao
weeks summer encsupuent a
Camp Stewart. ca
The annual field training periud
Nsll cspnsisi 81 tao parts TIE first
part Nili include individual train
ma. such IS defense with small
arms. first aid. sanitation. map
reading. tent pitching. drilling.
care AZ equipment. rolling -
parks. and ether camp duties The
new recruits wiil rccoive instruc-
ton IN basic subjects such as
snail arms instructi0n. camoflaee.
army organization and discipline.
military courtesy and unarmcd
dcfcnse.
The secnnd week ol the en-
campmemI all sections concerned
with tactical operations of the
unit will move up g. the tow
target range There the 90mm an
taircFaft guns viii blast away a
sleeve targets. tnwTcd by fast fiy-
ING airplancs. These planes wiil
BE- spotted bath b. Fadaf and with
the aid - tcicsCopez. serving ss
q a0ubieCheCk on each other The
men will spend tire second week
a this task whiic regular army
artillery instruCtOrs wiil hrinR
forth the fine points In tins type
Of training Batteries Will fire as
: battalion ard IN competition
wiih other batteries IN the battal-
inn.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Andre X. Mumford
On Dean List Al
Uni. OF Florida

GAINESVILLE. july p Andre
Robert NumfoFd II KEY West has
been named b. the Deans Last a
the University of FloTida far
scholastic achievement for the
past semester
Mumfurd was Among 14h Uni
versity College students csFning
tilc honor fuf meeting Fy'Quire
ments of ~ hour 80 hsttrr ciass
lsaad with "a lcsst hsli A's and
Bs
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
CRUISER IN DISTRESS
SIGHTED 55 MILES FROM
KEY WEST, HEADED HERE
Persons Aboard In
diraIe To Airplane
i'ilois They Are
la lDi~lre~.

a cabin cruiser that was sight
ed by thc pilots Of two airpianes
serwng Key West about Sc mikes
southwest u shc city and report.
ed that a necctrd help wss said
ulis afscrnson ~ tl,e looal Coast
Quart sistiun a. procssdnig an
dcr b own power for kcy West
plluts uf the National Airilnes,
plytug h~iWesn Nialni and Ils
vana. and - tho Acruviss q Air
l.ne frvan Key West b. Havana
i.pth reTssrted iEhsing tiae dis
ifrsssd rrmsgr when they made
rsrlg runs hrre thia miurming
Thr Coast Guard wsa nutlfiesi
snd a abpiit ? 90 cutter wss
cut uut frum kcy West a. aid
the siflgken CRUISER
Slmrtly bciofe nss,n thc lneal
Cust Guard revcivrd Wurd froul
thr GUTTER that repair had heon
ulair o. the engines IT the
rrulaf and that he was headed
tuNafd KEY West u wss expect
"a o. arrive betWeon 5 and I
o. W
TIE National Alfiius ptipt rc
Ismtri whrn BE- uehted the crtlis
81 go esw THREE urr.uns. ifanti
faiig waving artirips ~ rluthinE
snd imdtcatlne thev Wrre ~ dis
trF
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Ragweed Survey Under
Way Throughout County
Citizen Adv. Gets
Venezuela Reply

&emB fNNfn whn stNrriisef =
hf m mssal street fof aale in
waa rsseeu reeemtlg reviewed .
rnssmr ffum NeurmCia he said
Aaas8 NAe psfslFstive puHcha
nns m konmEaela aakcd f@I the
unftass Fire - the property
tmNFs aa
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Russian Soldier KiIIed1n
Border Combat With American
Soldiers At COburg, Bavaria
Russians 200 Yards Inside lnersrnn
Zone Opened Fire On Uniied
States Troops

hEnlAN 1sis To- kmss
issn csauasasag Is lksafln swsaal
issiag thss = haas 90 hx&
ssxwrea yeatsfaaf he8wesm
AmsgNam ana nsnsiam mssaaa.
aa = reauii - whash maaa -
maa kfsled
a esastsnasHi ~ Haaan maaseFa
as fassna 80 safaa laasAs na
Amssraan fase "a fsaaaN $50
"a ana tis huaata atwmi
fire rae Amxftsn mssss~a fa
fielf ssnsBmsha m0a mth8g8
hmy0Ea tlae line ~ fss8 Nhs8
setuFm0a aissN - aliesmaaA wsAh
t.iestenans MIism E.snhenx n
eanmama A. mANsu - So Hasieas
aEenea tie Amasn sise t.8uasmani
saasA = ls@ad um tasN fegxmsea
Rssaaamn eaAsaies mna aama hapa
a4aails TA8 @ahag haaasans tlsa
ha retmEmma uas hm6 amsaa
she nAkfa mna essFses So ase8
saiaies hark tu fhFa Nsnn
Qaieg was feesate4 la1sg NAE
sl.e gnlsuf9 nsmsie9 slsN NMMa amN
"a mhhh A ansrf asssssste wsh
ne naasans anuK gfsN NasNgtssN
nN Il mA8 usfaaasN mmsasaFN
sAa8 flae Nnstoa MtaAsa 80 ~ g
pfatNaf Wkih NnNsAa aNMAnss Nes
sssA8iFss whW NAN sMtm f
MmaNs emm MkNN MM8 aWmfRa tM8
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
Red Factory
Managers
Sentenced

MOSCOW - tAPl The Sn-
preHae Court uf the RSFSR has
Upheld sentences handed out o.
twu factory officials fuF manu-
featuring defective goods I've
ming Moscow" said
"poor quality household soap
appeared in the stores The soap
was manufactured by the khim-
produkt Works The director ui
the works and the chief tcchni-
cian have been sentenced o. =
snd 5 years imprisonment res
pectivcly
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
IIigh
Court Sentences
Cardinal To Life

BUDAPEST. 1uis taffiifasi
Ntmssputv. wasD ass fsagnd eaftitY
~ the 80 emiisss f~.sasis tEsaft m
FrlBfusFy an rhaFGns - tfnaasaga.
espignaRs and tsiseA faafkFssef
ma. ard wisn hmd apaHnalfai irusn
tlse vcfdift. Was ifalaE sdiaIiEf q
fCouitnslea On paGe fogfl
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09
BLUE BABY SHOWS NO
CHANGE in CONDITION;
TUBE PLACED IN HEART

ug.sg sttau waa psl fufmsFt ta isaIn
sheths1 ths "hIur haisF fgafa
ton cen - atisuptssB
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-09

MsH W@m1 Flowkda. IN. Ia
- eQnukaa ellmnis In -
uwmAF. waAh m 0w~Eo4s
nan9. q emlv l&' Fahssnhsli
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Kyle Booth who served as regent
for the past two years.
Other new officers are Mrs. Peter
C. Duborg, vice regent: Mrs. vii.
mer c. Zulauf. recording secre.
tary; Mrs. Arthur S. Parsons. cor
responding secretary; Miss Mary
B. Cochrane, treasurer: Mrs. Clay
c. Langfitt. registrar; Mrs. Roy c
Bragg, historian; Mrs. Edwin N
Hauber. librarian. and Mrs. John
J. Thompson. chaplain.
The Alpha Zeta Omega Phar-
maceutical Fraternity Ladies Aux
iliary will close its current season
with a luncheon on Wednesday al
the Burlington Hotel.
New officers of the auxiliary are
Mrs. Sidney Shocket, president:
Mrs. Edward Arch. vice president:
Mrs. Irwin Title, secretary; Mrs
Henry Singman, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Irving Gold
berg, treasurer. New board men,
berS are Mrs. Harold Goldfeder
Mrs. Albert Goldstein and Mrs.
William Gross.
Mrs. Mildred Benton has been
elected president of the Wash
ington Chapter. Of the Special
Libraries Association for the 1949-
so season.
Other officers Of the association
for the coming year are Mrs. Jane
Brewer, first vice president and
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Modern
Marriage

The wedding Is s;tn two months
away. but Frank doesn't like the
prospect
/ The simpler the hestsr-that
would be my idea" he says. But
my fiancee's family. that Is. al
the female part Of II, has taken
the bit In Its mouth. and they're
going TO swamp Us. They have q
lot Of plans that seem to me In
bad taste. bad manners-st Just
makes me wrtthe. but I don't know
what ] can do about IL. DR.. Pop
enoe. Can you give me any help"
No help. I'm afraid-just sym
pathy. Frank. There are too many
weddings like that. and we men
have 70 suffer in silence. Elton
Trueblood. the philosopher. has
come out strongly on this subject
in his new book. The Common
Ventures Of Life" But then. hes
just another man! This business
Of weddings is understood to be
strictly vomens work.
DR.. Truehlood thinks. as you
and ! do. that too many weddings
are OF key. The civil wedding. he
feels Is usually unaesthetie-"a
frankly commercial undertaking.
But church weddings. he goes on
to declare. too often become
merely vulgar. They seem to be
commercialized too. Marriage
parlors are initiating funeral par
lors. and in fact are often the
same thing. Some great city
churches have put the business
on q regular price-list. Thus II
is possible to arrange a 500
wedding. q $50 wedding. or SIS
wedding. It all depends on the
amount and kind of music and
the relative grandeur Of the set
ting. It is doubtful whether those
who have encouraged this develop
ment have any idea how danger
Gus 1t Is"
Being president of the Friends
World Council. DR.. Trueblood
naturally has a leaning toward
simplicity as well as sincerity. but
7 believe-and evidently you do.
too. Frank-that he is right in
protesting against the ostentatious
snobbery that deprives many we'd
dings nowadays Of any real mean
ing
What Is the solution? Not to
denounce the family of your
flancee. That isn't enough! The
schools and other community or
CARNATIONS should educate for
marriage and impress this phase
of 1t on young people. The
churches themselves can do a good
deal more In this direction, too.
Fortunately. most individual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-20

Miss Esther KravitZ has beer
elected president of the Washing
ton Business and professional
Division of Hadassah, now made
up of two groups. Kelitah and
Aviva.
She is a former president oil
the division when it was single
organization and is also a former
president of the Seaboard Region
of the B. & P. Divisions Of
Hadassah.
Other new officers are Miss
Estella Volk. vice president; Miss
Mary B. Lewis, calendar CO.
ordinator; Miss Susan Calloman
financial secretary; Miss Rose
Pill, recording and corresponding
secretary. and Miss Dorothy Des-
kin. liaison officer to Junior
Hadassah.
The group plan. which has ex-
listed for some time among the
Hadassah chapters in the coun-
try Is being adopted by the bust
ness and professional women for
the first time mere in Washing
ton as a test for organizational
operations for Hadassah B. & p
women elsewhere in the Nation.
Mrs. Carl j. Owsley recently
was installed as regent of the DR.
Elisha Dick Chapter of the Vir-
ginia OAR. She succeeded Mrs
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Wonen's
Clubs
a Organizations
In D. 6. Area to
InstoII Officers

The Soroptimist and Venture
Clubs of Arlington will hold a
joint installation banquet at 2
pm. Thursday at the Washington
Golf and Country Club.
The affair also will feature in
duction Of new members.
Soroptimist Club officers to be
installed are Mrs. Anna Van Sick
Ter. president: Miss Ann r. Stone.
vice president; Miss Louise
Thornton. corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Nancy DeLashmutt,
recording secretary; Miss Mato-
aka Stribling, treasurer: Mrs.
Ruth Phillips. delegate. and Mrs.
Laura Bolden, director.
Venture Club officers are Miss
Fay Richardson, president; Miss
Barbara Tillson. vice president;
Miss Rebecca Mauzy. correspond
ing secretary: Miss Betty Thomp-
son. recording secretary: Miss
Constance Terrell. treasurer. and
Miss Ann Mitchell. delegate.
Mrs. Lorena Ellis, retiring pres
tdent Of the Soroptimist Club,
will preside.
Miss Martha r. Servis of Phila-
delphia, executive secretary of
the Soroptimist International As
ISOLATION Of the American Fedora
ton Of Soroptimist Clubs, will be
the guest speaker. ii
Miss Ella Werner, director Of
the South Atlantic Region, will
install the new officers.
The Women'S Advertising Club
OF Washington will hold its final
party Of the season at pm.
Wednesday at the American News
paper Women's Club. 1904 Twen-
tieth street NV.
The party will feature installa-
ton Of new officers, who will be
presented by Mrs. Jean Ambrose,
retiring president. They are Miss
Jane Beam. president; Mrs. Violet
Dudley. vice president: Miss Edna
Holstrom. corresponding secre-
tary: Miss Catherine Lloyd, re-
cording secretary, and Miss Doro-
thy Carr, treasurer.
New members who have Joined
the club since January will be
honored at the buffet supper.
The Inner Wheel Club of Col
1ege Park. Md, will install new
officers at q meeting to be held
at 1890 pm. Wednesday at the
Water Gate Inn.
The occasion also will mark
the beginning of the clubs second
year and a special birthday pro-
gram has been planned. Special
guests will be Mrs. George E.
Muth. president of the Washing
ton Inner Wheel Club, and Mrs. L.
Leroy Tuerke. the former presi-
dent.
New officers Of the Hillcrest
Chapter of the Women's Amer
lean ORT will be installed at q
dinner TO be given at z pm.
Thursday at the Howard john
son Restaurant in Fairfax Village.
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d. c. Story League
Sends ; to Parlev

Three members of the Washing
ton Story League will leave tonor-
row for Akron, Ohio. to attend the
Central States convention Of the
National Story League which
opens Wednesday.
The group includes two past
presidents of the club. Miss Edith
Allnut and Miss Kate Lenoir. Miss
Lenoir also is first vice president
of the National Story League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-20
Final Meeting Set

The Washington Readers Club
will have its final meeting and
reception at 1901 Columbia Road
NV. at 8 pm. tomorrow. Mrs.
David H. Kincheloe and her
daughter. Mrs. James H. Davis.
will present a musical program
and Mrs. Daisy r. Anderson. Mrs.
Waldburg Hewitt. Mrs. James r..
Hartnett and Miss Leila May
Taylor will give dramatic read
ingS,
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clergyman a all 6enor-!rassons
have the right vsew a this mat
ter. The public vii have 70 dis
tinguiSa between them and the
various marrying parsons and
imitation churches which are
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president elect; Burton Atkinson,
second vice president: Miss Carol
Wanner. corresponding secretary;
Miss Hollis Piatt and Ralph
Thompson. directors: Richard
Green, treasurer. and Mrs. Leone
Bucholz. recording secretary.
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catering TO iesr marriage 1~Asr
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trayal since she joined the Metro
politan. An extraordinary
accomplishment. Her identi-
fication with the role was COM
plete. her sumptuous voice
is especially we'll suited. A
telling Characterization" And so
on.
Howard Traubman of the New
York Times: Miss Braun &.
a dramatic soprano who knew her
business. The voice rang out
with confidence and musicianship.
The high BIS were hit on the
nose. She had the tempera-
ment for the role. Here was
a Brunnhilde who acted and sang
as If she belonged in a perform
ance in a great music-drama in
a great opera house. She will
undoubtedly get an opportunity
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poIitan baritone slated to sing
Wotan. Nine. Braun had done
Brunnhilde 80 times In Vienna
and Munich, but never for the
Met.
They made her fast telephone
proposition with four hours to go.
In three hours she had won union
clearance, tried on hef armor and
had a piano rehearsal with Con-
ductor Fritz Stiedry.
When the curtain went up the
audience sighed as it learned that
of the big names only Lauritz
Melchior was on hand as Sieg-
linde's brother, Siegmund.
But when the curtain came
down, everybody was happy again.
Listen to the critics
Jerome D. Bohm OF the New
York Herald Tribune: Miss Res
nik's Sieglunde is her finest por-
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Draperies, Blinds,
OiIcIoth Reduced

20 Floral Bedspseods, washable,
single size. Were e.e8. Now,
Upholstery Febries, plain or strip
ed, 36". Was l.o8 yd. Now,
SIC yd.
200 yds. EversIeze chintz, 3d..
Wos 40 yd. Now yd.
100 Loee curtoins, 81" long.
Were 2.98. Now ---l.9s pair
100 TeiIored Morquisette Cur
toins, cushion dots. plain and
modros weoves. Were $40.
Now ---2.49 poir
II Sets Of MetoI Dropey PIeot-
ers. Were l.79. Now w----79e
100 Window Shades, two-tone,
irreeuIors. Green and white.
Were l.o8., Now ----99e
200 Yds. Tebie oiIeIoth. Was
7oc yd. Now - 49e yd.
10 Odd venetien Blinds. Were
5.es. Now --------2.49
GoIdenbers's-Droperies, Third Floor
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MetWuqnerion Crisis Ends onH HoppyNote

out of her own role as HelWlge
and told her to warm up as Sieg-
linde. To take her place, Maxine
Stellman was promoted from the
ranks of the Valkyries.
Then they called up Astrid Var
nay, who usually subs for Miss
Traubel. But Miss Varney said
she was rehearsing for a philhar-
monic concert and couldn't do it.
That's when they got that sink
ing feeling at the Met.
Wagnerian sopranos are rarer
than all-America halfbacks. It
looked like they'd have to change
the bill.
Then some one thought of
Helena Braun, wife of the Metro