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Evening star., 1950-09-15
British Owners Lose
Hotels in Shanghai
BY the Associated Press

SINGAPORE. - British hotel
owners in Shanghai are forfeiting
hotels owned for generations by
their families, rather than bring
in fresh capital to keep them
going, says Mrs. Jessie Ferguson,
a Shanghai resident for 27 years,
who is now on her way back to
England.
Foreign residents found it ex-
tremely difficult to live in the
Communist held city, she said.
Business was slack. There was
only one guest in a 15-floor sky
scraper. Hotel owners had to pay
heavy taxes to the Communist
governmental policy designed to
get rid of the foreign investor so
the Reds could take over, she said.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Souther's S Wife Wins
Custody Of Daughter

The wife of Arthur F. Souther,
80, twice a candidate for the 9th
District seat in Congress. yester-
day was awarded temporary GUS
tody of the couples s-year-old
daughter. Gail, in Arlington
County Circuit Court.
The wife, Grace, now separated
from her husband and living in
the District, filed divorce suit
two weeks ago charging construc-
tive desertion.
Mr. Souther, who lives at 632
South Nineteenth street. is an
attorney. He has twice been de-
feated IN the Democratic primary
by Representative Smith. The last
time was in August.
The Southers have two children.
Mrs. Souther told the court to-
day that their year -old son Arthur
Is with her.
In court, through her attorney,
Caldwell Kendrick, she asked sup
port for the children and attor-
ney'S fees.
These requests were denied after
1t was testified that she is en-
ployed in the Office of the Sur
geon General at salary of $500
q year.
The courts decision awarded
custody of the girl to Mrs. Souther
and made the child a ward of the
court, pending final hearing of
the divorce suit.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Another Political Joke
Escapes Iron Curtuin
BY the Assoeiated Press

BERLIN. East Germans
brought this latest anti-Russian
joke to West Berlin:
Papa Stain visited the Russian
zone and asked an old lady on
the street how things were going
"Oh, pretty good" she replied
"only we don't get milk any more
Well" said Stain, In the Afri-
can deserts they don't even have
water"
Why in Africa?." wondered
the old lady. Have the Russians
occupied that, too?"
Evening star., 1950-09-15
speeiaI pispoieh TO The star

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
15.-A setter. which answers to
the name of Sport or Pal is back
in Lee Mastin's possession.
A Spotsylvania Circuit Court
jury awarded the dog to MIR.
Mastin, who sued to recover the
animal. Mr.. Mastin claimed he
was the original owner of the
setter and called Sport.
Ennis Haney said he picked I:s
the stray dog in June. 1949. He
called him Pal. When Mr.. Mas
tin learned of the dogs where
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Britain Reports Million Trained for War Duty

100000 men trained for her
armed services. government re-
ports show.
Seven out of every eight British
soldiers are now serving overseas.
Some 100000 are now fighting
Communists in MalaYa.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
BY the Associated Press

LONDON.-Britain's Universal
Military Service for men from 18
to % is being. extended as of Oct.
l, 1850, from 18 months to two
years. She now has more than
Evening star., 1950-09-15

New York City has water tun-
nels as deep as $50 feet.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Emily Post

implies 70 most people no more
than few party sandwiches.
beverage and wedding cake, Ae-
cordinely she believes that even
though We request reply people
won't pay any attention. Our re-
ception will be al Ave and well
serve substantial salads and
sandwiches. bouillon thot and
coffee. ice cream and the wedding
cake and beverage. What word
can be used instead OF reception
Answer: The only alternate 70
the word reception would be:
and afterwards at
- Main Street
R.S.vp.
This however. promises much
less than the word reception"
Mrs. Post is sorry she cannot
arS;ccr personal mail. but u yoH
are planning 10 ctpe q hostess
. alone dinner party. she tells
uhot to Serre and hoW 10 serpa
il in the simplest manner in her
booklet, No. SOB. To obtain 9
copy, send 10 cents coin pre-
terredJ and a Scent stamp 10
her, care OF The Epenino Stdr,
?. o, Bor 90. Station G.. Neip
YORK 10, n. Y.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Mrs. Downs
Is Married

Mrs. Russell Bennett of Wash
ington announces the marriage of
her daughter. Mrs. Florence Harris
Downs. to Mr.. Henrik Schlubach-
Carr of Mexico. The ceremony
took place yesterday in the New
York City home of DR.. and Mrs
Russell Cecil
The bride was given in marriage
BY Rear Admiral Archibald L
Parsons. c. E. c.. U. S. NJ, retired
and attended by her daughter,
Roberta. and her goddaughter,
Penny Proddow. Mr.. Paul VIII
liams served as best man.
Mrs. Schlubach is the daughter
of the late Rear Admiral Freder-
lex r. Harris of this city. She
attended schools abroad and is a
graduate of Holton Arms School.
She is a member of the Sulgrave
Club, the 1925 F Street Club and
the Southampton Beach Club.
Mr.. Schlubach. a Chilean cit
izen, was born in Hamburg. Ger
many, and is the son of the Baron
ess Esther Won Frankenburg and
Ludwigsdorf and the late Mr.
Edgar H. T. Schlubach-Brander
He is the grandson of Sir Edward
and Lady Carr
Evening star., 1950-04-19

These two questions come from
a well-known mems college: "lp
Is it proper manners to break
crackers into soup? az Is II cor
rect. when served a whole orange
for breakfast. to peel it and eat
it piece by piece"
a. Be moderate-m Gaming
break very few at time. ca
Yes.
Behovior Best Choperon
Dear Mrs. Post: 1t will not be
possible for my fiance to get away
from his work long enough TO
come here to see me. We're both
in our early thirties. a fact which
he says makes 1t proper for me TO
make the trip to see him. The
question is that I'll have to stay
alone in a hotel and there's no
one from here to go with me. My
parents refuse to cooperate and
insist that it would be most i'm
proper. Is there any help you can
give US?
Answer: Under the circum-
stances that you mention. I fee
sure that the propriety Of your
own behavior will be all that is
required.
indicating Food
Dear Mrs. Post; Mother is sure
that an invitation to a reception
Evening star., 1950-04-19
By Betty Beole

Sumner Welles, former Under
secretary of State, will receive
the highest decoration the Braz-
ilian government can award to-
morrow. At 6 o'clock in the after
noon he will be presented with the
Grand Cross of the Order of the
Southern Cross by Brazilian Am
bassador Mauricio Nabuco who
gave the same decoration to Cor
dell Hull two weeks ago. The
former Secretary of State was not
up to having a party given in his
honor so received his Grand Cross
from the Ambassador in his
apartment at Wardman Park.
Tomorrow. however. group OF
Mr.. Welles' friends have been in
vited to the embassy to celebrate
the occasion with him. The award
is being made in recognition OF
his friendship for Brazil and OF
his efforts in promoting the GOOD
Neighbor Policy while he was sec
ond in command at the State De-
partment.
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It's been five days since the
President of Chile climaxed his
visit with his own big party at the
Pan American Union and that
gray look is just beginning TO dis.
appear from the faces of the peo-
pie who had to try to keep up with
him. No chief executive from an.
other nation has ever come here
who was such a human dynamo
Up bright and early every morn
ing, and mentally keen all the
time. goodlooking. smiling Coma
lez Videla wanted to dance all
night!
Nobody knows how he does It
but the Chilean diplomats who
couldn't leave a party before he
did and had to be on their toes
the next morning. were practically
stretcher cases by the time vital
Videla left town. AT the Brazilian
Embassy party in his honor he
asked that the orchestra keer
playing until 6 in the morning. but
everybody else's stamina ran out
at 4.
| He probably had only three
Evening star., 1950-04-19
IndOnesiun
Luncheon

Nine. Wattimena, wife Of the
former 1ndonesian Secretary Of
the Netherlands Embassy. was
hostess at another of her delight
full luncheons yesterday. She en-
tertained about so guests at the
home of the trade commissioner
of the Indonesian Embassy and
Baroness Rengers on Thirty-third
place.
Nine. van Kleffens and Mrs.
Charles F. Brannan shared hon
ors as the ranking guests from
diplomatic and official circles.
Others at the luncheon were Mrs.
G. C. S. Corea. wife OF the Ceylo-
nese Ambassador; Mrs, Asad AL
Faqih, wife of the Saudi Arabian
Ambassador; Sonora de Valle,
wife of the Honduran AmbaSsa-
dor: Nine. Sastroamidjojo, wife
of the Indonesian Ambassador,
and Nine. El-Khouri. wife Of the
Syrian Minister.
Mrs. Wilbert M. Chapman. wife
Of the Assistant to the Under
secretary of State. was there and
wives of other officials Of that
department included Mrs. William
S. B. Lacy, Mrs. Frederick E.
Noting. jr., and Mrs. Kenneth
P. Landon.
Nine. Wattimena also invited a
group from the Young Women's
Christian Association who have
helped her in the publication of
her cook books. and Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Straight. wives Of min
listers of the Congregational
Church of which the Wattimenas
are members.
Howard -Boeeess
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Howard
OF Rockville announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Helen
Pauline. to Mr.. Henry F. Boggess
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Boggess
of Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Exclusively Yours
Sumner Wees to Be Decorated Tomorrow by Brozons;
ChLeons Recover Slowly After Visit Of Dynon1o President

himself spreading compliments In
the hopes of getting lots of cut
ins. But revenge is sweet and the
women can hardly wait! Just as
in the case of the one staged two
years ago. the bellies of the ball
will be the men who have been
doing their duty dances all these
years and those who really know
how to twirl. So that nobody has
sticky time, however. every man
must be escorted by two ladies df
possible) and no invitation can
be wangled for man not already
invited.
Men like Undersecretary of the
Treasury Ed Foley and Deputy
E. C. A. Administrator Bill Foster
will get rushed off their expert
dancing feet, will scarcely get a
chance to down a quick lift at the
bar! On the other hand the boys
who have been spending all their
time leaning on the bar can just
keep leaning.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Italian Fete
aids March
.Of Dimes

The Italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani we're hosts last
evening to q company Of their
colleagues in the corps and many
from the resident group of society.
The occasion was the showing Of
the motion picture. The Titan.
the Story OF Michelangelo" and
the beneficiary. the March of
Dimes. The Ambassador and Sig
nora Tarchiani took the oppor-
tunity Of aiding a worthwhile work
in this country as a mark Of ap-
probation for what has been done
by the people of the United States
for those in Italy.
The picture was shown in the
ballroom, and a delicious supper
of Italian hot dishes and salads,
ice cream and cakes and cham
payne was served in the dining
room.
The Dominican Ambassador and
Sonora de Thomen were there.
and Donna Julia Brambilla and
Mrs. George Maurice Morris, who
assisted in arranging the event
Others present were the Luxem-
bourg Minister and Nine. LIE
Calais. the Ecuador Ambassador
and Sonora de Dillon. SEN
ator Theodore F. Green. the
Secretary to the President and
Mrs. Charles G. Ross. Col. and
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim. Mrs
Max O'Rell Truitt. Miss Alice
Dodge, Miss Carolyn Nash. Mrs
James Hamilton Lewis and Mrs
Robert McCreery. who recently re-
turned from California.
The Counselor Of the French
Embassy and Nine. de Margerie
were there. and the two attractive
young girls who gave out the
souvenir programs were Miss
Danielle Luzziatto and Signorins
Nina Calcagno. the latter Italian
and the former a citizen of the
United States and both daughters
of officials of the European Co.
operation Administration.
The Ambassador gave a briel
welcome before the picture anc
Mr.. Edgar Morris. chairman OF
this years March of Dimes. re-
sponded with a thank-you speech
He was accompanied to the party
by Mrs. Morris.
Evening star., 1950-04-19

hours sleep that morning put that
evening he was ready to dance
again all night long, had the or
chestra play only rumbas and
sambas, and that's not slow.
sleepy dancmg-that's exercise!
At in the morning Sonora de
Nieto del Rio suggested to her
President that perhaps the party
should come to an end and he re-
luctantly acquiesced. And with all
that he was having conferences.
making speeches or standing and
shaking hands with hundreds of
people. The Americans have a
word for it-Superman.
*A X
Despite the fact that this is a
mans world (does any woman
doubt it?), once in a while the
female of the species has her in
ming. Such a golden opportunity
is coming up on May IL and the
local charmers, married or other
wise. are anticipating that par
ticular evening with unrepressed
glee,
It hasn't been leap year since
1913 and it won't turn up again till
the appointed time. but there's
nothing to keep people from hav-
ing leap year parties if they want
to. And the fashionable feminine
contingent wants. to. Due to a
committee consisting of Ceci
Carusi. Emily Foley, Betty Full
bright, Susie Gardner, Kay
Graves, Dorcas Hardin, Martha
Krock and Harty Wadsworth, a
subscription affair with the in
triguing name of the Maydens
Choice Dance will be given on
Friday the 18th, 1890 to 2:30,
at the Sulgrave Club. Meyer Davis
in person leading his orchestra.
About $50 invitations will go out
in few days and from that
moment until the gay event every
man urged to come will outdo
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Farewell Party

Mrs. John C. Swank entertained
at a tea yesterday in her apart
ment on Connecticut avenue in
honor of Mrs. Edith N. Dewey and
Mrs. M. Trevor Ford of Fort Bel
voir. 1t was a farewell party for
the honor guests, who are sailing
on April % aboard the Nieuw
Amsterdam for a two-month holi-
day abroad. Mrs. George w. Davis
presided at the tea table.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Miss Weldon Wed
nC0iforni0

Miss Ruth Evalyn Weldon,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs
John Catesby Weldon of Wash
ington, was married in San Fran
cisco yesterday to Mr.. Henry Ken
meth Smoot, son of Mrs. Willard
Smoot and the late Mr.. Smoot.
The bride was graduated from
Holton Arms School and George
Washington University. Mr.. Smoot
received the degrees Of Bachelor
of Arts and Master Of Arts from
George Washington and resided
here until 1946 when he moved to
Hawaii.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smoot will make
their home in Honolulu, where he
is executive assistant and treas
urer of the Pineapple Research
Institute of Hawaii.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
BY Betty Murphy

Sonora de Proper de Callejon,
wife Of the Spanish Charge DAT
faires, bemoaned the fact that it
rained yesterday and that guests
couldn't go into the garden at the
party she and her husband gave
at their home on Cathedral ave-
nue.. But the CHEEKY atmosphere
indoors, the attractively decorated
living room with It's gay plaid
draperies, spring flowers blooming
on the mantle shelf and tables
and white-coated walters passing
around drinks and canapes. more
than made up for the lovely set
ting that the garden would have
been on a bright, sunny day.
Though the Proppers have lived
In the house since last September
they were at the Shoreham for
four months before that - the
party yesterday was their first big
one since they moved. So they
called it housewarming and in
vited a large number of friends
In official and residential circles
whom they'd met since coming
to Washington less than a year
ago.
Sonora de Proper, incidentally,
is not Spanish. but a native of
Vienna who spent much of her
life in Paris. At 18 her family
took her around the world. They
landed in San Francisco and came
to Washington, but just for "a
hours. She is a painter of con-
siderable talent and speaks four
languages f1uently, English,
French, Spanish and German.
Douohter and Son Present
For the party yesterday the
hostess wore a Molyneux frock
Of black and white checked silk,
with a tight fitting bodice, full
skirt and narrow black patent
leather belt. Her young daughter,
Elena, in a pretty red dress, and
son. Felipe. student at George
town, came in later to greet the
guests.
Mrs. James DENLY and Mrs. w
Walton Butterworth. jr., wives of
State Department officials whose
duties had kept them at their
desks, were among the earliest OF
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Hosts at Dinner

Maj. Gen. John H. MacQueen
U. S. A.. retired, who is president
of Canadian Arsenals. Ltd. and
Mrs MacQueen were the guests
in whose honor Col. and Mrs
c. H. M. Roberts entertained at
dinner last evening. Gen. and Mrs
MacQueen are here for a few days
from Ottawa.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Alfred B
Quinton. Rear Admiral and Mrs
John Snackenberg. Comdr. and
Mrs. Omar Spain and Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. Cullen, also of Ottawa
were the other guests.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Society News
Spanish Charge D'Affoires Is Host
To Official and Residential Sets

yesterdays arrivals. Mrs. DENLY
wore smart suit and hat which
cleverly combined two shades of
brown. Mrs. Butterworth, whose
dress was a brown and white
print, carried a leather bag which
was so ingeniously designed 1t
could be turned into a brown or
black or white bag, depending
upon the owners preference.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Valen-
tine Schaeffer. who live just across
the street from the Proppers, ar
rived in dinner clothes as they
were to be guests later Of Capt.
and Mrs. John B. Pearson. jr. The
Pearsons. it seems. were enter
tanning in honor of the Chief Of
Naval Operations and Mrs. Forrest
P. Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rosenstock,
who had driven down from Air
view, their place near Frederick,
brought with them the Rev. Joseph
Thorning of Carrollton Manor,
who Immediately was surrounded
by friends in the diplomatic corps.
The Rosenstocks, incidentally, are
giving a dinner Sunday night in
Frederick for the Spanish Ambas-
sador at Large and Sonora de
Lequerica who also were guests at
yesterdays party.
Mural at Sponish Embassy
Sonora de Lequerica, Sonora de
Prado and Sonora de Cacho
Zabalza had had their portraits
painted by the young Spanish ar
tist, Alberto Duce. who. like them
selves. was a guest at the party.
too. Senor Duce, in fact, had just
completed at the embassy large
mural depicting the various prov
inces of Spain and the different
kinds of costumes worn by the
people of each.
Senator and Mrs. Owen Brew
ster, Senator and Mrs. Pat Nc
Carran, Senator and Mrs. Henry
Cabot Lodge and Representative
Eugene j. Keogh were others en-
joying the Proppers' special brand
of hospitality yesterday, as were
the Chairman of the Export
Import Bank and Mrs. Herbert E.
CASTOR, the Deputy Undersecre-
tary of State and Mrs. John E.
Peurifoy, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Cato D. Glover, Col. and
Mrs. William S. Culbertson, Baron
and Baroness Wilhelm Won Schoen
Mrs. Sidney Kent Legare, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jean Delattre- -Seguy. Mr.
and Mrs. Cornelius Bretsch, DR.
Oscar Albertini, Mr.. and Mrs
Manuel Casares, Mr.. and Mrs
Roswell H. Whitman, Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Meade, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Best
. erman and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
L. Reeves, jr.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Mrs. Powell Feted

Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Sage of
Arlington entertained at a tea
party Monday in honor Of Mrs.
Sage's mother, Mrs. w. r. Powell
of Wake Forest, N. c., who is
their guest while attending the
OAR Congress.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Invitations Issued

Former Ambassador and Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies have issued In
vitations to two annual spring
teas given in the garden Of their
handsome home on Klingle road.
The first tea will be given on Sum
day. April 30. and the second will
be on Monday, May |.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
johnsons Entertained

The Secretary Of Defense and
Mrs. Louis johnson were honor
guests at a dinner given last eve
ming by the Chief Of Staff of the
United States Army and Mrs. j
Lawton Collins, who entertained
in their quarters at Fort McNair.
Evening star., 1950-04-19

The marriage of Miss Clara Ann
Colangelo, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Domenico Colangelo to Mr..
Ernest Wilbur Gorham. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gorham, all
of Alexandria, took place April Is
in St. Ritas Catholic Church in
Alexandria. the Rev. William D.
McGonigle off1ciating at the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

There ore mony challenging eoreer fields
in fhe U. S. Army sodoy. with brood oppor-
tvnities for edveotion technical iroinns. irovel.
recreoion. advancement, secUrity-ond O
wholesome. sotisfyins way Of life. ToIk with
v. S. Army coreer speeiolist todoy.
Arizona sun., 1950-04-14
Oak1and's Woman
Of Year Visits CITY

Oakland's outstanding woman of
the year 40 is a visitor in the city.
Mrs. Chlora Hayes Sledge, sister
of Floyd Polk, 16 North 9th Street
who is recuperating from a serious
illness, has been in the city for two
weeks or more.
Mrs. Sledge, a former Phoeni-
clan was recognized by Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority of Oakland, Califor-
MIA, as the Woman of the Year
1949. She was presented with an
Oscar in recognition for her serv-
ice to the community. She re-
ceived gifts from numerous civic
and Federated clubs with which
she is affiliated. She is president
of the Fannie Wall Childreri's
Home and Day Nursery; past pres
ident of California State Associa-
tion Of Colored Women; parliament
tatian of Southwest Regional of
the National Association of Colored
Women;, and vice president of the
West Oakland Health Council.
Her husband, Attorney Lawrence
Sledge, has practiced law in the
city of Oakland for many years.
Arizona sun., 1950-04-14
Sociia1s
THIRD BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED

Little Cheryl Willette Moore eel
ebrated her third birthday recently
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. M. Moore, 1642 East
Adams Street.
The color scheme was in pink
and blue. An afternoon of pleas
ure and fun was had by Cheryl
and her small guests. Games were
played under the direction of Miss
Crystal Townsend, pictures were
taken and refreshments of ice
cream, cake and candy were served.
The young guests, who were es-
corted by their parents, were:
Michele and Fern Crosby, Keith,
Patricia and Larry Johnson, Ra-
mona, Donna and 10 Ann Patter-
son, Thurstine Evans, Carol Lynn
Station and JoEtta Griffin.
Arizona sun., 1950-04-14
Legion Auxiliary To
Observe Poppy Day
emergency.

The American Legion Auxiliary,
mothers, wives, sisters and daugh-
ters of men, who served in the two
World Wars will again ask the
people of Phoenix to wear the
Poppy in tribute to the war dead,
and to those suffering physical and
mental handicap.
The making of the poppies gives
employment to hundreds of dis
abled veterans and their families.
Mrs. France Moreland, poppy
chairman.
Arizona sun., 1950-04-14
Beacon Light Holds
Evening Services

Come one-come all! Enjoy
services held every evening, 7:45-
$3.50 p. m, except Mondays at the
Beacon Light Auditorium, Mari
copa Street and 18th Avenue at
Tonto Street, Rev. w. G. Mills,
speaker.
Subjects for the week beginning
Tuesday, April IL, The Greatest
Drama; Wednesday, Spirits-Good
or Bad?; Thursday, What's Coming
in Our Day.; Friday, The War to
End Wars!; Saturday, What We
Really WANT, and Sunday, Heav-
en-, Heaven, Everybody Talking
About Heaven!