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This Changing World
Lodge and Green in Europe to Quiz
Security Officers on u. S. Missions

Europe. But the charges made
against that diplomat cover only
his activities while he was in Wash
ington and the Far East, and have
no connection whatever with the
handling of his present position.
Neither Senator Mccarthy nor
any one else has suggested that
there are or have been disloyai
cases among the personnel of our
missions in Europe. The men and
women sent across the Atlantic
have been thoroughly screened
Trip Held of Little Value.
Security officers are carefully
selected and, according to those
who have seen them at work. al;
doing an excellent job. They
are watching the activities of the
members Of the various missions
and whenever they find that an
employe, regardless of his position
is on the wrong track and keeps
company with persons who are
black-liSted-either by our in
telligence service or by those OF
countries wnere our diplomats are
assigned-the employe in question
is warned. If the warnings are
unheeded. the chief of mission is
informed of the facts and the en-
ploye is sent back to the United
States. Thus the activities of
these diplomatic security officers
makes the two Senators trip-at
the expense of the taxpayers-of
little value.
Moreover. it is felt in many
quarters that their presence in
Washington is highly important
at this time. since the Tydings
subcommittee is dragging its
anchor, OF the five members of
the subcommittee only two
Senators Green and Lodge-are
not UP for reelection this No
vember.
Moreover, Senator Tydings, as
chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, must give
more time than in the past to
the needs of our armed forces.
Since the crux Of the investigation
appears to be the examination
of State Department files which
President Truman has placed be-
fore the subcommittee, the two
travelling members could have
assisted the inquiry much more
by giving their time to q close
examination Of the many docu-
ments than by investigating Sc
curity matters in Europe.
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There is first, then, "iron cur
tain" Winston Churchill coined
it in his Fulton CMoJ speech five
years ago and thus lowered bar
rier f1guratively across Eastern
Europe. Cartoonists illustrated it
for us. All of us on this side of it
became righteous folks and all on
the other side became unrighteous.
That was the first division of one
world into two worlds-by seman-
tics. We long have accepted the
phrase and it has become an omi-
nous fact.
Affected Our Thinking.
Then along came another-"cold
war" That, too, has affected our
thinking and behavior. It has Gre
ated a state Of mind. a rather
grim one. Unfortunate and un-
healthy is the constant repetition
of the word war"
II you travelled eastward across
Europe, you would not see an iron
curtain" Of course. What would
you see? You'd see people work
ing in the fields. trying to raise
something to eat and something
over to sell, and the country and
the people would look about the
way they do in Iowa or Nebraska,
and if you could speak the Ian
guage you'd find their daily prob
lens about the same as those of
folks over here. Some of them
would be grumbling about "the
government" just as we do, and
lots of them, you'd find, would
detest communism just as much
as we do.
You'd travel also through cities
like Des MoineS and Lincoln OF
bigger ones like Pittsburgh and
Cleveland and you'd find people
there going about their jobs, just
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Lesson in SemantiCs
Phrases Iron Curtain and Cold War
Have Created Grim State of Mind

as we do here, trying to make a
living and make ends meet.
In city and on farms, also
you'd find them worrying about
another war-they know what
it's like too-just as we worry
Out To Destroy Illusion.
One bold man with vision re-
Gently has begun to destroy the
iron curtain" Illusion. Trygve
Lie. Secretary General Of the
United Nations, few right through
it, went to Moscow and sat down
with Joe Stain. AS result he
is pursuing his talks with the
French and the British and soon
again with us in an effort to get
us all about the U. N. table once
more and there to try to eliminate
those phrases iron curtain" and
"cold war" from our language.
It is happy circumstance that
President Truman has re-asserted
our faith in the United Nations
in submitting to Congress the 1949
report of the U. MS work, and
has pointed to its success in set
tling disputes in Indonesia. Pales-
tine and Kashmir, thus moving
such conflicts indoors-from bat
tlegrounds to conference tables, "
and emphasized the fine work
it is doing in social, economic
and humanitarian fields through
the specialized agencies recently
discussed in series Of columns
here, and some of it behind the
iron curtain"
Very properly he rebuked
Russia for her "willful f1outing''
Of the u. N. in current walk-outs,
and at the same time emphasized
the common sense attitude" of the
U. N, in the face of this display,
"of proceeding with its business
as usual" Here he gave effective
answer to Herbert Hoover's pro-
posal to reorganize U. N. without
Russia.
Through making the U. N. work
we can get rid of our semantic
troubles-"iron curtain" and "cold
war"
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Their trip Constantine Brown.
some call it a mere junket. paic
for from the funds of the sub.
committee-was approved in ar
executive session of the Tydings
group. The job to be done by the
two Senators is to interview Sc.
curity officers attached to our dip.
lomatic missions abroad and look
into their activities.
What connection this "inveSti-
cation" may have with the charges
brought by the Wisconsin Senator
against Communists and other
undesirables in various Govern
ment departments is one of those
hush-hush matters which NO
member of the Tydings subcom-
mittee is willing to reveal.
10 to IL Day Trip.
How thoroughly the two Sena-
tors can go in their conversations
with the security officers in Europe
during the 10 or IL days of theif
investigation trip is equally a mat
ter which nobody can or is willing
to discuss.
With one or two exceptions all
the persons named by Senator
Mccarthy are in the United States,
Hence. to outsiders it seems some
what useless for these two Sena-
tos to tear themselves away from
Washington at this time and 60
overseas to cross-examine security
officers about persons who have
never been in that area.
Only one Of Senator McCarthy's
important cases" now Is In
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Campaien
North Carolina Outcome in Doubt
AS Graham Fights for Senate Seat

handsomely illustrated with pic
lures Of Earl Browder, Paul Robe
son and James DombrowSki.
A plague of obviously faxed
postcards telling what 'Dr. Frank
has done for Negroes, with the
signature wv. White, secretary
National Society for the Advance
ment Of Colored People," has also
descended on the white residents
of Raleigh.
The Smith campaign is bustIing
and obviously we'll financed. It is
not easy, however. to find the
Reynolds traces. It is suggested
that his natural hunting ground
Is the rural regions and he may
turn up with a surprising vote
Some observers say. rather, that
luxury has weakened his former
eloquence and also his will to work
at politics.
Publisher Daniels admits no
doubt Of a Graham triumph. He
predicts 100000 votes cast with
100000 for Graham. 10000 for
Smith and $4,000 for Reynolds.
(Released by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
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difficult for me to cut down my
smoking. but so far I haven't
found it too tough. Within q week
I am down to chain smoking
which is quite an accomplishment.
Usually I smoke two cigarettes at
once-one in my mouth and an
other burning in the ash tray. It's
amazing what willpower can do.
BY the time I get ready to leave
I'll bet that I'll be down to a
carton q day.
Customs Men Grab Them.
Once you cross the ocean Gus
tom officials are more concerned
about how many cigarettes you
have in your possession than any
thing else. They don't ask you if
your luggage contains atom bombs.
hashish. equipment for shrinking
heads. singing commercials. or hot
jewelry. You could take that sort
of stuff right In.
But do they pounce on ciga-
rettes! They line 'em I'D on the
counter. count and recount 'em,
and then take away all but the
small allotment which their coun-
try has ruled you can bring in.
OF course, q traveller can smoke
the cigarettes Of the country he
is in. and many travellers do. but
when they return it's touch and
go whether or not their friends
will recognize them.
Take what the French call q
cigarette. Please take one-I
don't want it.
The French have had access to
tobacco for centuries. yet they
stubbornly refuse to incorporate
lit into their cigarettes. Tobacco.
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whose son, Jonathan Daniels, is
backing the Senator In the local
News and Observer. Now Senator
Graham is being charged with
treason to the South on the Negro
question and with being too
friendly to Communists.
The question Is: Can education
and the gradualism in race rela-
tions preached by the Graham
Daniels liberals pay off in the face
of a determined assault utilizing
Southern emotions on civil rights
and the Red scare whipped up by
Met Carthyism?
If the answer is no in North
Carolina, it will certainly be no in
the rest Of the South. Southern
politicians, who have just seen
Senator Pepper bite the dust in
similar campaign, will not need a
third lesson If Senator Graham
is defeated.
Two Opponents.
For many years president Of the
University Of North Carolina. with
occasional tours Of duty in ap-
pointive public service, DR.. Graz
ham was appointed to an unex-
pired Senate term by Gov. Kerr
Scott. He is being challenged in
the primary for the four-year bal
ance of that term by Willis Smith.
a conservative former president of
the American Bar Association, and
ex-senator Robert r. Reynolds, q
onetime rabble-rouser who mar
ried Mclean millions.
Mr.. Smiths big campaign issue
is that Senator Graham, who was
a member of the Presidents Civil
Rights Committee, did not oppose
its Endorsement OF a compulsory
fair employment practices COM
mission. Senator Graham says
that he did oppose Federal sane
tions. He is backed up by Henry
Knox Sheriff., presiding bishop
Of the Episcopal Church in Amer
lea, Representative F. D. Roose-
welt, jr., Mrs. Dorothy Tilley of
Atlanta, Attorney Sadie Alexander
of Philadelphia a Negress-and
various others on the committee.
Attorney Smith triumphantly
points to the rather vague Ian
guage in the actual report about
the minority disagreements. It is
explained by Bishop Sheriff. that
the Presidents committee had
agreed not to file minority reports
but to depend on interpretations of
minority opinion. The result is q
confusion which Senator Graham
is having to fight.
Mr.. Smith says he does not
charge Senator Graham with
communism. But he says con-
stantly that we must get COM
munism out Of the Government
and he is running against Mr..
Graham. He also dwells fondly on
the Senator's connection with five
groups listed as subversive by the
House Un-American Activities
Committee.
Senator Graham states that he
never Joined one Of the five, he
withdrew from another in 194l
and his connection with the other
three was tenuous. Smith adver-
tisements, however, ask: Didn't
any one ever tell Frank Graham
about communism" and are
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however, Is the only thing they
don't put into their smokes.
Twine. dead plane tree leaves.
plaster fallen OF Notre Dame-all
are equally welcome. But the chief
ingredient seems TO be some sort
Of coarse straw which Is not
nearly so pleasing to the taste as
straight quinine.
Worse Than Guiilotine.
Some French historians say
that during the Revolution many
of the aristocrats. given their
choice between smoking q pack Of
French cigarettes and going to
the guillotine. unhesitatingly
started loosening their collars.
Bad as French cigarettes are
any tourist going from France TO
Italy would be wise TO stock UP on
French cigarettes. because they
are infinitely superior to Italian
cigarettes. And II by any chance
the traveller Is going from Italy to
Spain he would be foresighted to
carry some Italian cigarettes with
him. because the cigarettes Of
sunny Spain are infinitely worse
than those Of sunny Italy.
It seems that neither Italy nor
Spain can produce as high q grade
Of twine. tree leaves. Notre Dame
plaster. and straw as can France.
Smoking French cigarettes only
leaves the smoker with pop eyes
and a permanent gasp. whereas
Italian and Spanish cigarettes do
all Of that and more. They have
been known to make their users
speak gibberish the rest Of their
lives, and to walk In square circles.
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rac1Sm - ana -
r e d S political
campaign. The
O u t c o m e is
problematical.
North Caroli-
ma h as t h e
highest level Of
literacy and the
best schools in
Dixie, due in
large part to
the efforts Of
| Senator Frank
P. Graham and
the tie Jo-
| an~laaaa nnNinlc
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rettes ne arl
everywhere. but
you not only
run the chance
Of getting ones
SO old he y
taste as If they
came from a
Civil War PIX.
b ut usual y
have to pay the
p r | c e o I a
square meal for
a pack. .
I thou G h t
that it was 60
irn fA An xyarxr
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1yolngS s u o
committee Of
the Senate For
eign Relations
c O m m i t t e e
which is inves-
tigating Sena-
tor McCarthy'S
charges against
the State De-
partment. lef t
NJ ay 20 for
Europe on an
important in
v e s tig a tion
mission.
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big HI n k +
word Is defined
as "the science
Of m e a min g.
and that SCI
ence d e alin g
with the rela-
tions betw e e n
S y m b o ! S
("signs'') q n d
what they refer
to and with hu-
m an behavior
in reaction to
sy m b bols, in
cluding uncon-
sc US atti-
tudeS" " and S0 OY
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By Constantine Bro.On

Senator Green, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island, and Senator Lodge.
Republican,, of Massachusetts,,
composing a subcommittee of the
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By Doris FIees0n

RALEIGH. N. c., May 24.-For
the first time in its history, North
Carolina, the most progressive
Southern State, is faced with a
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By Thomas L. Stokes

1t is about time now to look at
a couple Of phrases composed of
ordinary Anglo-Saxon words from
the standpoint Of semantics. That
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The Bertillon system of identifi-
cation of criminals was devised
and put into operation by DR.. Al
phonSe Bertillon in 1879.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Luncheon


Spring flowers made a gay set
ting in one of the private dining
rooms at the Army and Navy Club
yesterday for the luncheon given
by Mrs. Nelson P. Hoff with Mrs,
John Brown Jacob as co-hostess,
Seated at Mrs. Hoff's right was
Mrs. Eugene Cox, wife of Repre-
sentative Cox of Georgia. and at
her left Mrs. William Dinkleman
of the Swiss Legation. Mrs. Jacob
had Mrs. William E. Warne, wife
of the Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, at her right and Mrs.
Charles Thomas at her left.
Other guests at the luncheon
were Mrs. Maurice E. Browder, Mrs.
Allen I. Price. Mrs. Henry Horn
thai. Mrs. Lee Brite. Mrs. Joseph
Killinger. Mrs. Charles Windsor.
Mrs. E. T. Butler. Mrs. Arthur w.
Vennell. Mrs. Martin Heflin, Mrs.
James Macpherson. Mrs. George
Bean. Mrs. E. E. Ruebush, Mrs.
BolSer Gavin. Mrs. James Cum
ningham. Mrs. Alva Brewer and
her daughter. Miss Patricia Brew
er, Mrs. James w. Boyer, Mrs.
Roy st. Lewis, Mrs. Alpheus Ryan,
Mrs. James Helfenstein. Mrs.
Carl Ellingson. Mrs. Louis Rem
frow, Mrs. F. Mackenzie Dawson
and Mrs. James Boyd.
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Emily Post

A group Of young readers bring
up this question: Why is 1t that
the family milk bottle is not per-
mitted even on so informal a table
as the breakfast table (mother
quotes your. while In restaurants
and at lunch counters small milk
bottles are served to the custo-
mers? 1t seems inconsistent"
I can't see the connection be-
tween q lunch counter and a
dinner table. The requirements OF
a perfectly set table at home and
those of q lunch counter have no
resemblance whatever.
Poiomos at Home
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it improper
for a girl at home to wear satin
pajamas and q three-quarter-
length matching coat when she
has visitors?
Answer: It depends entirely
upon the pajamas. The very
elaborate silk. satin or velvet
"slacks with coats" are entirely
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Buquors Cocktail Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph P. Buquor
entertained at cocktails yesterday
in the Pan American Room at the
Mayfower in honor of Mr.. T.
Russ Hill who had come from
Detroit to address the OAR.
The Undersecretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Dan A. Kimball
were among those who had ac-
cepted the Buquors' INVITATION,
and others were Senator and Mrs.
Dennis Chavez, Senator Virgil
Chapman. Representative and
Mrs. Noble j. Gregory, Represen-
tative and Mrs. Frank L. Chelf,
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Steelman,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Milton w.
Arnold. Capt. and Mrs. Anton L.
Mare, Col. and Mrs. Noah M.
Brinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.
Bartlett and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
w. Vennell.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Engagements
Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Culbert OF
Drexel Hill, Pa, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Jean, to Mr.. Waldo Howard Burn
side, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
Burnside of Hyattsville. The
wedding will take place June "a.
Martini Mohon
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martini of
Arlington announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Doris
Mary. to Mr.. James B. Mahon,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John C.
Mahon Of Greenville. s. C. The
wedding will take place in the fall.
Richardson -KiIIerIoin
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Rich
ardson Of Silver Spring announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Muriel Irene Richardson, to
Mr.. George William Killerlain,
son Of Mrs. Raymond Carswell
and the late Mr.. Myron K. Killer
lain.
MermeIstein -KoppIin
From Baltimore comes the an
nouncement of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Mermelstein Of the en-
gagement of their daughter
Norma Ruth to Mr.. James L.
Kapplin, son of Mr.. A. B. Kapp-
lin Of Washington, formerly OF
Duluth. and the late Mrs. Kapp-
lin.
Heother-PoIond
Announcement has been made
by Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Heather
Of Arlington of the engagement
Of their daughter. Constance Jane
to Mr.. Norman Poland. the we'd
ding to take place in August.
Miss Heather attended George
Washington University and will be
graduated In June from Longwood
College. Her fiance attended
Hampton Sydney College and now
is a student at Smith Deal Massey
College. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Poland of Gloucester
Point, Va.
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Society News
Parties for Pokiston Prime Minister
In May to Follow Customary Pattern

Turkey and Mrs. Mekin Onaran
were other guests and also attend
ing the dinner were members OF
the embassy staff including the
Financial Counselor and Mrs. Al
par, the Commercial Attache and
Mrs. Olgun, the Press Attache and
Mrs. Baba, the First Secretaries
Mr.. Essenbel and Mr.. Berkol. and
Mrs. Essenbel; the Second Secre-
tary and Mrs. Eraz and the Third
Secretary and Mrs. teri.
Another dinner last evening
was that of the Luxembourg Min
lister and Nine. LeGallais who en-
tertained in their handsome en-
bassy on Massachusetts avenue in
honor of the United States Min
lister to Luxembourg. Mrs. Perle
Mesta. The company numbered 18
The Luxembourg Minister and
Nine. LeGallais will leave Friday
for Ottawa where the former will
present his credentials as Minister
to Canada. They will be absent a
fortnight or more.
The retiring Military Attache
for Air of the Uruguay Embassy,
Col. Conrado A. Saez, was the
guest of honor at cocktail party
late yesterday given by members
of the embassy staff and of the
mission and their wives. Sharing
honors with Col. Saez were the
newly appointed Military Attache
for Air and Sonora de Gianola,
who have been here ten days or
more and have already taken the
house at 5285 Nebraska avenue
where they are living.
Ranking guests at the party
yesterday were the Uruguayan
Charge d'affaires and Sonora de
Mora.
Among the numerous parties
scheduled in the near future is
the dinner which the Afghanistan
Ambassador and Princess Zohra
Naim will give April "a.
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Still others were Mr.. and Mrs
Harry J. Anslinger, DR.. and Mrs
Frederick ]. Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry S. Kimberly. Mr.. and Mrs
Paul D. Hammacher, Mr.. and
Mrs. James e. Macpherson, DR.
and Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alpheus H. Ryan, Commander
and Mrs. Gardiner Luce, Mr.
and Mrs. David j. Coddaire, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert L. Riggs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey Y. Dodds, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Yessler. Mime. Vladi-
mir Rybar, Mrs. Irene Caldwell
Mr.. George Killion, Mr.. Joseph
Mccormack, Mr.. John Hampshire
Mr.. B. A. Dawes, Mr.. Edward
Bomar. Mr.. John L. Buquor
brother of the host; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark B. Roberts, nephew
and niece Of the honor guest.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Many Parties
Last EveninQ

One of the Capitals gay spots
early last evening was the apart
ment of Miss Rose Saul, who gave
a buffet supper preceding the Arts
Clubs gala Bal Boheme at the
Statler. Guests included the Coun-
selor of the Brazilian Embassy
Senor Hugo Gouthier; Secretaries
Pinies and Parellada of the Span
ish Embassy, Maj. Gen. and Mrs
Conger Pratt, Prince and Princess
Guido Pignatelli, Mrs. Randall H
Hagner, and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Saul.
DR.. and Mrs. Leo Brison Norris
Mr.. and Mrs. Gwynn Gardiner
Mr.. and Mrs. James Winsatt, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Sinclair Smith
Capt. Chris Engleman, Col. Lyle
Brookover. Mrs. Katharine Byron
Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm, Mr.. Parr johnson, Mrs
Charles Wahl, Mrs. Marie McNair
Mr.. William r. McComb, Mrs
Rahel Davies Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs
Morris Cafritz and Nine. Rybal
also were among those invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake Clarke were
hosts at cocktails before the ball
their guests including Col. Arthur
Christie, Col. Godfrey McHugh
Mrs. Wayne Kittelle, Miss Minis
Heyne. daughter of the Belgian
Minister; Mr.. George Bew, Mr.
and Mrs. James Carmichael and
Mrs. James Farr O'Hanlon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Jessel-
sohn also gave q cocktail party
before the ball. having among
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Verges and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Walsh. Mrs. Raymond Fischer
gave a cocktail party with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Clayton Hepler.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Campbell
and Mr.. Milt Ritzenburg as guests.
Another party preceding the
ball was in honor of Mrs. Mary
o. Roebling of Trenton, N. j., and
given oy Mrs. Edith Montgomery.
Other guests at this fete were Mr..
Paul Roebling, also of Trenton;
Mr.. and Mrs. I. D. Gendhart of
MorriStown, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe
Ross. Senator and Mrs. Robert c,
Hendrickson. Mr.. Mariner Eccles
Maj. Gen. Edgar E. Hume, Mrs
William Pope Anderson III, Col
Thomas Weed and Col. and Mrs
c. Wesley Schott.
Parties yesterday also included
the luncheon Mrs. William Sasscer
Hill gave in her home in Alexan-
dria in honor of Mrs. Richard P
Snead of Boulder, Colo. The
other guests were Mrs. Jacqueline
Lewis. Mrs. Fred Penniman, Mrs
James E. Palmer, jr., Mrs. Richard
Heinl. Mrs. Marthena Traynham
and Mrs. William Boesse.