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Evening star., 1949-07-23
Take Nv Word for 1t
Fronk Colby

A. The correct word is repugnant,
"distasteful; Objectionable; offen-
sive." The correct pronunciation
is: re-PUG-n'nt.
Akron: We have an argument.
My friend contends that Mrs.
President Truman" is correct. Is
its?-Mrs. r. F. H.
A. Never! A wife never shares her
husbands title no matter how high
his rank. The Presidents wife is
correctly spoken Of as Mrs. Harry
S. Truman.
San Pedro: One of my vacuum
Drained associates insists that
mitigating is pronounced "MY-ti-
gay-ting.' She doesn't believe N.
Webster, but she may believe
you.-E. c.
A. The first "i" of mitigating is
not, long as in mite, bite. The first
syllable rhymes with bit, hit, thus:
MIT-i-gay-ting.
Miami: In one of his cartoons,
the late Robert Ripley used the ex-
preston heart rendering How
about that?-W. E. B.
A. You may render a song, a
service, an accounting. Hog fat
is rendered to produce lard. But
hearts are not rendered. The cor
rect expression Is: heart-rending,
causing acute anguish"
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Natures Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey
Gen. Macarthur White Pine


The Gen. Macarthur Pine is a
champion of the Wisconsin woods.
1t was reported on March 20, 1945.
by Huge D. Bennett to United
States Forest Ranger Louis Tauch.
and within a few days it was Off
cially nominated as big Tree
by Jacque Vallier of Milwaukee
The mighty white pine, two feet
larger in circumference than any
other white pine, was thus prop
erly acknowledged.
The tree stands in a. grove OF
birch, spruce and hemlock two miles
south of the Popple River not very
far from the town of Newald. in
Forest County. Although the pine
is within the boundaries of the
Nicolet National Forest. its roots
are in State Land Commission soil
The certified figures of the Mac
Arthur pine are those of Ranger
Tauch and District Forester James
Hovind of the State Conservation
Department. "The circumference
of the trunk, four and one half
feet above ground. was given as Is
feet 8 inches. The total height
as 140 feet, and the live crown as
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Mostly About Words,

Enders: The hroadcaster pro-
nounced the word erroneous as ZEE
roe-nee-uss." I think he's wrong
M. M. G.
A. The first syllable is not zee" :"
In standard American speech the
prevailing pronunciation is: uh-
ROE-nee-u
Many broadcasters also put an
incorrect zee" in the first syllable of
effective, efficient and essential. The
first syllable should be either "uh"
or ''eh,' thus: uh-FEK- tive, uh-
FISH-unt, uh-SEN-sh1l; or: eh-
FEK- tiv, eh-FISH-unt, eh-SEN-s Ii.
Buffalo: The disc jockey said.
This title intrigues me-" But my
dictionary says that an intrigue
Is q ploot.-Mrs. M.
A. Strictly speaking, an intrigue
is a plot or crafty dealing. intrigue
is from the Latin intricare, EN-
tangle; preplex." However, it is
now good usage to use intrigue IN
the meaning of ito excite curiosity
or interest; to beguile by appeal to
the curiosity, interest or fancy
Your announcer was not in error.
Nashville: A commentator said.
''The idea is re-pun-gent to me"
There Is no such word in my die
tionary. What does 1t mean7.-A. II.
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BY Charles n. Goren

the 1oo-per-cent play. It might
win, but it could not lose. If East
has the doubleton J-10, the suit is
hopelessly blocked and the con-
tract cannot be defeated on any
play, but If East happens to have
three diamonds only the underlead
at trick two can unblock the suit
and permit the cashing Of five
tricks.
1t was argued by some that
East should have played the jack
rather than the ten at trick one.
and no doubt their argument is
sound. This could hardly have been
read as singleton, since that would
assign six-card diamond suit to
declarer, a holding which the bid
ding would seem to discount. But
the important consideration Is that
liz East has a singleton or a
doubleton honor the hand cannot
be defeated. 50 West should dis
card such a holding from his cal
culations. 1t behooved him to play
a low card at trick two as the only
hope to defeat the contract
/ (Copyrieht 1Q4Q nv Charles II Gorep
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Deaths Reported
From D. c. Bureau of vital Statistics

tFrom D. C. Bureau Of Vital Statistics }
| Nellie Weems, AZ, 1922 11ti at. NV
Myrtle D. Welker So 644 Massachusetts
ave. ne.
William E. Berchman. 70, $40 Tennessee
ave. ne.
Frank Richer, 53. Pittsburgh.
Harry L. Zance, 80. a1s Longfellow St NV
Edward B. zanders. 6s, 3024 Alabama
ave. Sc.
Lottie Goodwer, 70. Alexandria, Va.
Marguerite W. Fisher. so, 2oO9 Belmont
I'd NV.
Mamie Geraci. 70, No Address Given.
Joseph A. Martin. 70, 91s Longfenow 1t.
NV.
Bertha L. Hicks. bs. 41s saith 1t. ne.
Russell G. Greenves, so. Lakewood. Ohio.
James S. Cook, 40, 1877 Chesapeake st
Infant Combs, eo7 Lawrence st. ne.
Howard L. Rohrback. 20, 47O1 Woodway
Clara z. swazick, bs. eso4 10th 1t. ne
Isabel P. Guy, e5, 31O6 18th st. NV.
Burh H. Smith. So. 1913 Danbury st. s.w.
Elizabeth A. McNulty. infant, 1900 Cali
Julia Z. Butler. is, eos W st. NV.
Elizabeth Bissby. 10, 2O1s Savannah Dl.
Lewis Z. Brooks. B5, 1928 4th st. NV.
Charles W. Gallon. 90, zoos e6th ave.
Elmore Fairfax. n, 1743 corcoran st. NV.
Mayr l.. Punch. 81, 942 P st. NV.
Harold r. Hancock. "a. 446 M at. NV.
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Horace and Mildred Brown. girl
Clarence and Mary Butler, girl.
Clarence and Ruby Burton, boy.
S, 2ossph and and Hn1ath1 Viola Campbell nsfs boy boy
Lawrence and Hilda Cole, boy.
Jimmie and lila Crump, girl
Wylie and Azalee Cureton, boy.
Winston and Arnetta Catcher, boy.
willis and Juanita Day, girl.
Ulysses and Ethel Dean, girl.
Levi and Ethel Dempsey. girl.
Albert and Esther Dabney; boy.
Chester and Bernice Graham. girl
Charles and Alice Green, girl.
Shirley and Ella Hall, girl.
Cornelius and Elizabeth Hamilton, gl4
George and Margaret Harley, girl
Thomas and Lois Holman, girl.
James and Selma Jackson, boy.
Charles and Essie Jerome. boy.
Abraham and Audrey johnson, boy.
James and Mae Jolley, boy.
Joseph and Carrie Kilt, girl.
Charles H and and Berniee Lewis, siri. '"''
Loyedale and Bertha Lewis. girl.
John and villa Lucas, girl
Wilson and Catherine Mason, boy.
Otis and Mary Moore, boy.
George and Doris Mudd, girl
Henry and Emma Nelson, boy.
Edward and Dorothy New, girl.
0dmcS diku 0lduCuc NeHtOn BlEls
John and Gladys Norris, boy.
Allen and Lyla Outlaw, girl.
Jose ph and Vivian Pickeral. boy.
Cleon and Irene Powell, girl.
Paul and Mary Proctor, girl.
Jesse and Kathryn Robinson, gin.
Wyatt and Elizabeth Ross, boy.
Johnnie and Roberta Sexton, boy.
Eddie and Alease Scarborough, boy.
Alfred and Clara Smith, boy.
James and Mary Spencer. boy.
BENJAMIN and Eva Swinton, boy.
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IS feet. The maximum crown spread
as 48 feet" 1t was also estimated
that the tree contained some 5000
board feet. Last but not least, the
tree was over 400 years old.
The last report in 1945 was to the
effect that the tree was in ex-
cellent health and there was no
reason to believe it would not add
another 100 years to its credit.
The white pine, when in the
open, usually develops a long
crown; in the forest where it is
so close to neighbors, the lower
branches are pruned off. AS is the
case of the Macarthur pine, one
half the trunk is bare.
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Early each spring the yellow

Early each spring the yellow
flowers appear in clusters of six
or seven on the lower branches.
These are the male flowers. Near
the end of the high branches the
pale purple female blossoms on long
stalks await the shower of pollen
waited to them by the spring winds.
1t is here you later find the dark
purple cones. erect at first, be-
coming pendulous by their first
season. Some of the cones reach
a length of 6 to 16 inches.
The pale bluish-green needles are
in punches of fives. The mountain
pine bark beetle As one of the insect
enemies and fire is the worst foe.
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BENJAMIN and Margaret Thomas. boy.
Jose and Bertha Turner, girl.
John and Annie Watson. girl.
Henry and Ellen Watson. gin.
Charles and LYDIA Watts, girl.
Henry and Hilda Westley, girl
Edmond and Joan Whitted, boy.
Willie and Sonora Whitfield. boy.
Benny and Frances Williams, boy.
Harvey and Matte Wilson, boy.
John and Angie Wilson. boy.
Elijah and Amy Williams. boy.
Charles and Georgia Wood, girl.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Points for Parents By Edyth Thomo' wo'oe.
grandmother children. effort should
be made to Hohten as possible
This i

Mother-If get a neighborhood
girl to help you. mother. could you
come to our home and stay with
the children while I 60 on a short
trip with Bob?
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Test Your Horse Sense rDt CIV. c'o".

below are listed five outstanding
Americans who attained fame in
the various fields of human en-
deavor shown in the opposite coll
umn. Try to match them appropri-
ately. You are entitled to one point
for each correct judgment.
(a) MAYO (v) Automobile
manufacturing
(b) Edison (w) Medicine
Co Emerson (x) Music
I'D Ford (y) Electrical
(e) Foster engineering
(z) Writing
Score yourself as follows: 0-2,
poor; 3-6, average; 7-8, superior;
9-1O, very superior.
8. i knss2s es2esF' esp p',.nf elnE ana P&osk|: &
writing (z). (d) Ford-Automobile (v}.
(e) Foster-MuStc tx).
Evening star., 1949-07-23

BARBARA HUTTON RECUPERATES AT BEACH-Barbara Hut
Troubetzko Woolworth heires walks with Danhz
13yearold Lance Reventow at Lido Beach,
Venice she is convaescing of operations
attorney Danish Haugwitz- -Reventow
father and Barbaras former husband filed protest in
extended custody the boy which the
previous attorneys told the court
that gravey i'll after several operations that her weight
pounds that boys presence impor
-AP Wirephoto via radio from
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/. The man who makes barrels is
called by which of these names?
Cobbler Blacksmith
Cooper Tnsmith
2. Which of the following is not
variety Of chinaware?
WedgWood Poland
Dresden Haviland
8. The expression nine lives
suggests which of these species?
Percheron Brahma
Angora Dalmatain
4. Trinchinosis is spread from the
improperly cooked meat Of infected
creatures that go
Moo Cackle Ba-a Oink
S. If we were to coin a word such
as "autocide," it would probably be
a synonym for which one of the
following?
Fratricide Suicide
Homicide Matricide
6-10. In the left-hand column
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Word Game
Find 81 or more words in
FOR e TFU UL,

meaning, having a poor memory,
Average is So; limit, IS minutes.
Rules. Words must be of four or
mere letters. 2. Words which acquire four
letters by the addition of IS such as
bats" cats" are not used 3. Only one
form of word is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. A list will be published
Monday.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Goren on Bridqe
10th sides vulnerable

Both sides vulnerable. South
deals.
North.
A7542
V6432
o6
&K842
West East
ABB A1063
085 VQ10s7
oAKQs3 uJ1o2
&1095 %763
South.
AAKQ
2AKJ
n9754
%AQJ
The bidding:
South West North East
INT Pass 3N-T Pass
Pass Pass
Opening lead, king of diamonds.
Let's Get Our Signals Straight.
A heritage from auction days in
the Foster echo, which provides that
where q players partner has made
an opening lead at no-trump and
third hand has no chance to win
the trick because he cannot beat
the dummy he was to play his
second best. This could not deceive
his partner on the question OF high
cards, but might aid him in placing
the missing Intermediates.
The convention was later ex-
tended to apply to all cases where
the opening lead was KING
Leaders partner was expected TO
plav his second highest willy-nilly.
This extension did not prove prac-
tical. for in cases where the open
ing lead had been made from
A-K-J or A-K-10 with other cards
in the suit, opener could rarely tell
whether it was profitable to con-
tinue the suit, inasmuch as his
partners highest card had been
played automatically and not as a
signal for continuance.
A more logical treatment OF the
situation is this: When partner
has led a king at no-trump, you
should first determine whether II
is in the partnership interests to
have the suit continued. II you
reach the conclusion that 1t is,
then YOU may signal with the high
card. But if, in your opinion, the
best defense calls for shift, you
should play the very lowest card
you can place your fingers upon
In today's hand South became
declarer at contract of three no.
trump His choice of opening bids
NAV be frowned upon in some
quarters, but I have no objection
to it. The lack Of diamond
stopper is a cogent argument against
the bid of two no-trump, but this
is compensated for to some eX-
tent by the circumstance that South
holds the maximum high-card con-
tent for such a call, to wit: "a
points. North chose to raise, though
strictly speaking, his hand was de.
ficient by a jack. The prescribed
minimum for a raise OF two-no.
trump bid without a long suit il
four points.
The opening lead was the kint
of diamonds and East elected tt
play the encouraging ten, whereupor
West followed with the queen ant
the ace, establishing declarer's Mint
as a stopper. From this point or
there was nothing the defens'
could do. There was considerable
recrimination between partners, bu
our decision is against West. A
trick two West should have led tn
low diamond and not an honor
II the defeat Of the contract wa
Vests object, the underlead wa
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Walmsleys Feted
Br PignatelHs

Prince and Princess Guido Pigna-
tell were hosts at q to party
yesterday afternoon in honor of the
much-feted Newbold Walmsleys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walmsley came back
to the U. S. from Rome for a long
delayed vacation but they certainly
will not get one until they leave
Washington. There are simply too
many people here who want to en-
terrain for them. Actually they
will head for Arizona tomorrow and
O real three or four weeks rest.
Mrs. Walmsley was stunning in a
dark figured satin Dior cocktail
dress and wispy black feather
hat. On hand to greet her and
her husband yesterday were ex-
Senator John Cooper, Mr.. Jean
Claude Winckler of the French EN-
bassy, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schenck,
the latter looking like little girl in
q red skirt, white blouse and fitted
black vest, and Mr.. Frank Rediker
in dinner clothes escorting Princess
Hahn of Egypt whose beautiful
diamond jewelry accented her grown
Of black lace over white.
Others who dropped by the Pig
natellis' lovely home on Massachus-
etts avenue were Mr.. Clarence
Hewes, Mr.. Jack Logan Mrs. Ma
thaniel Luttrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
stantine Stackelberg, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Ansberry, Mrs. Katharine
Byron and Mr.. and Mrs. Lothror
gtoddard.
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Retirement Party
For Miss La Sale

Miss Jessie La Sale, who retired
December 81 after rs years as As
ISOLATED Superintendent of Schools
in charge of Educational Research,
Division to 9, was honored at a
tea given last evening in the main
ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel.
The to 7 o'clock party was spon-
aored by the Research Club, Of
which Miss Margaret Lindsay is
president, and many other educa-
tional groups in the D. c. schools.
In the receiving line with Miss
La Sale and Miss Lindsay were
the Superintendent of Schools and
Mrs. Hobart M. Corning and Dean
and Mrs. Henry Grafton Doyle, the
latter president of the Board OF
Education. Throughout the evening,
the various presidents and chairmen
of the organizations sponsoring the
tea took their turns in the receiving
line.
Miss La Sale was presented a
hand fooled leather guest book
prepared by Miss Ethel Bray, head
Of the art department. An orchestra
from Woodrow Wilson High School,
under the direction Of Mr.. Hendrick
Essers, provided the music.
Among the many other guests
present were former superintendent
and Mrs. F. w. Ballou, former super
|intendent and Mrs. Robert L. Hay
cock, Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert w. Lee,
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, Mr.. G.
Melvin Sharpe, DR.. and Mrs. James
A. Cannon, Mr.. Albert E. Steinem
and Miss Elizabeth Hummer.
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Miss Florence Schmid Paylor
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
'Steele Paylor Of this city. became
the bride December q of Mr.. Lewis
Nelson Wood, son of Mrs. Vic.
toria Johns and the late Mr.. Roy
Temple Wood of Charlottesville.
The wedding took place in the
Lewis Memorial Methodist Church,
the Rev. Clarence E. Wise off1ciat-
ing. and q reception followed at
Hotel 2400.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by Miss
Sara Grove as maid of honor, by
Mrs. Edward Paylor as matron of
honor and by Mrs. Russell Paylor
and Miss Jean Taylor. Her niece,
Nancy Lee Paylor, was flower girl.
Mr.. Roy Conway Wood served as
best man for the groom, and the
wedding guests were seated by the
Messrs. Russell and Edward Paylor
and Bert Thornley,.
After their honeymoon the cou-
pie will live at 1883 Columbia road,
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Hosts at Dinner
1t SAlgraue club

Col. and Mrs. Charles Martin en-
tertained at dinner at the Sulgrave
Club last evening in honor Of Mrs
Alfred I. du Pont Of Wilmington
Della. who is the guest of her sister
Mrs. Albert j. Bowley.
The italian Ambassador and Sig.
nora Tarchiana were the ranking
guests at the dinner, and Others
were the Ambassador of New Zea-
land and Lady Berendsen, the Min
lister of the Union of South Africa
and Mrs. Andrews, the Attorney
General and Mrs. Tom Clark, Sena-
tor Theodore Francis Greene, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson
MIR. and Mrs. Mark Andrews, Gen
James Magee, Gen. and Mrs. Frank
Heilman, Gen. John Chapman, Mrs
Charles McNary, the Second Secre.
tary of the British Embassy, Mr.. G
Huson; Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Lord ano
Lady Jellicoe, Gen. and Mrs. Hobart
Gay, Col. Clair Hardy, Mrs. Robert
E. Lee III, Mr.. Clarence Hewes, Mrs
Bowley and Mr.. Thomas Ball Of San
Marino, Calilf., brother of Mrs. Bow
ley and Mrs. du Pont.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Bow.
ley was hostess at an at home ir
honor of Mrs. du Pont, Mr.. Bal
and Mrs. N. Addison Baker of Tuck.
ahoe Plantation, Richmond, another
sister who Is her house guest.
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daughter Emily Kent to Mr.. Fred
erick Sheppard Holt, son of Capt.
Fred w. Holt, U. S. N. IS. c., re-
tired, and Mrs. Holt of Chevy Chase.
Miss Wright was graduated from
st. Mary's Hall in Burlington, N. j.,
and now is junior at Wheelock
College in Boston. Mr.. Holt was
graduated from Kenyon College in
Gambler, Ohio, and now is an in
structor and graduate student in
the mathematics department of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology.
Understandings
Announcement is made by Mr..
and Mrs. Norman j. Audish of Cap
itol Heights of the engagement of
their daughter, Betty Jane, to Mr..
Joseph E. Rawlings, jr.. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rawlings of Hillside.
The bride-elect was graduated
from the University of Maryland,
where she was a member of Kappa
Delta and Pi Delta Epsilon. She
now is employed as an editorial as
Sistant for the American Automo-
bile Association.
Mr.. Rawlings is premedical
student at George Washington Uni
versity and is a member of Delta
Tau Delta, Phi Eta Sigma and Gate
and Key.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Br0,Cn.SOntae
The engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Alline Marie, to Mr.. Harry O..
Sontag is announced by Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur A. Brown of Arlington
Mr. Sontag is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Sontag of Milwaukee.
Miss Brown will be graduated from
the University of Michigan in Feb
ruary. Mr.. Sontag, who already has
been graduated from that university,
is employed by the Gaylord Con-
tainer Corp. in Bogalusa, La.
The wedding will take place in
| early April.
INewcombe-J0knson
Announcement is being made of
the engagement of Miss Ruth Rowell
Newcombe, daughter of Mrs. Fred
erick w. Newcombe of Bremen, Ohio,
formerly of Washington, and the
late Mr.. Newcombe, to Mr.. Paul
Arthur johnson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. johnson of Lafa-
yette, Ind.
| A graduate of Woodrow Wilson
High School, the bride-elect is at
present a senior at Purdue Univer-
sity. Mr.. johnson, a graduate of
Purdue, is associated with the
Aguirre Corp. in Puerto Rico.
The wedding will be an event of
the early summer.
Baker.A shland
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Baker an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Anne Dexter, to Mr.. Roger
Duane Ashland son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Ashland of Nora Springs,
Iowa.
, Miss Baker is a graduate Of Will
son Teachers College, and Mr.. Ash
land is attending American Univer-
sity.
The wedding will take place in
June.
Peck.Ebstein
Mr.. and Mrs. Robey Peck Of
Chevy Chase announce the engage
ment of their daughter Doris Lee
to M. Samuel Epstein, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Epstein of this
city The wedding will take place
in March.
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Miss Kathleen Marie Feely
daughter of Mrs. William Gilmore
Feely and the late Mr.. Feely, was
married Tuesday morning to Mr.
Donald William Reilly, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest T. Reilly. The Rev
Lawrence J. Wempe officiated in the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart and the
reception was held in the Blue Room
of the Shoreham Hotel
Escorted by DR.. S. Logan Owens,
the bride had as her maid of honor
her sister, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Feely. The bridesmaids were Miss
Anne Gilmore Feely. another sister
Of the bride, and Miss Marie Reilly,
sister of the bridegroom.
The best man was Mr.. Richard
Francis Downham and the guests
were seated by the Messrs. Charles
S. McKelvey Of Atchison. Kans.,
Alan Garland, James A. Brown and
Edward j. O'Connor, jr..
Following Southern wedding
trip, the couple will reside in Alex
andria.
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DR.. and Mrs. Mann
To address Writers

DR.. William NJ Mann, director of
the Zoo, and Mrs. Mann will be
guest speakers at a meeting Of the
Professional Writer'S Club at 7::3O
pm. Monday at the YWCA. 4
DR.. Mann will talk about his auto
biography, ANT Hill Odyssey"
which was recently published as tile
first Of several proposed volumes.
During his three years work on the
book, DR.. Mann had the assistance
and advice Of his wife, a former
women's magazine editor and her
self the author of three books on
animals. Mrs. Mason S. Talley will
introduce DR.. and Mrs. Mann.
Another speaker on the program
will be Miss Elizabeth L. Scheffey
editor of the Cathedral Age and d.
rector of publications and publicity
for the Washington Cathedral.
Mrs. Esther Wolcott Rhoads will
introduce Miss Scheffey.
Mrs. John w. Perkins is program
chairman Of the club. Miss Anna
Jesperson, president, will open the
meeting.