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Candlelight Ceremony
Features Theta r h O
Officers Installation

Formal installation ceremonies
by candlelight featured the Theta
Rho club meeting last Thursday
night at the l.. o. o. F. hall when
officers were seated for the next
six-month term. Installing Off
GERS were all past residents Of
Mistletoe Theta Rho club 20, in
Guiding Verna Leis, installing of
ficer; Janet Ness, installing mar
shall; and Charlotte Decker, in
stalling chaplain.
Joyce Resser is the new presi-
dent; Pam Paronto, vice presi-
dent; Dolores Scheeler, recording
secretary; Peggy Armstrong, fl
nancial secretary; Darlene Decker,
treasurer; Delphine Koch, chap
lain; Mary Lou Wheeler, warden;
June Kroh, conductor; June Wis
ser, musician; Betty Boylan, out
side guardian; Jesse Boylan, inside
guardian; Joan Thayer, marshall;
Pat Mckinley, right supporter to
the president; Marianne Evert,
left supporter to the president;
Judy McLarnon, right supporter to
the vice president; Caroline Schultz
man, left supporter to the vice
president; Geraldine Times, first
herald; Barbara Gomon, second
herald; Joan Schiller, third herald;
and Grace Ness, fourth herald. Joy
Robson was appointed team leader
and reporter.
Folk dancing provided entertain
ment, with Mrs. Hazel Harden as
piano accompanist. Barbara Go
mon, Georgia Harden and Donna
Hard comprised the lunch COM
mittee.
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so Attend Family
Night Program and
Party At Church

About so we're present for the
family night party at the Metho-
dist church Tuesday evening, which
was sponsored for January by the
Methodist men, an organization
within the church.
Merritt Williams showed motion
pictures, "Rumpelstilskn" and
Children in Switzerland" for the
children, and British Family Life"
for the adults.
Mrs. Harry Smart, accompanied
j. G. Macdonald sang without
A Song" and Harlequin Sere-
Macdonald presented two
piano numbers, "Poeme" by Fabich
and "NOla" by Felix Arndt. Mrs.
Ray Harris, Mrs. Harlan Russell,
Mrs. P. A. Johnston, Mrs. George
Paisley, Mrs. j. G. Macdonald and
Mrs. w. A. Mccormick of the
.omen's Choral group sang
Faith, Hope and Charity" and
Brahms Lullaby" They were &C
companied by Mrs. Winona Denny.
At the close of the evening, re-
were served by mem
Ders of the Methodist men.
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The Outlook Soys:

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Knoll spent
Sunday in Custer with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Page have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Anita Joy, to Paul Gable,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Gable of Laurel. Both are seniors
in Laurel high school. Their we'd
ding is planned for June.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nolte will
leave Saturday night for Chicago
to attend the mid-winter furniture
mart. During the week they ex-
pect to acquire late-design furni-
ture for their decorating studio,
they said.
Honoring their son Stanley on
his third birthday, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. p. Yates entertained at a party
Sunday, Jan. 8, Guests were Vicki
Yates, Joan Fox, Shirley Brano,
Caroline Lehr, Carrie, Andrea,
jimmie and VERNE Peterson, Judy
and Maurie Kaiser. Those present
in the evening were Mrs. Henry
Kaiser, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Kaiser, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kaiser, Jry Mr.. and Mrs. Monte
Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Peterson,
and the honor guest, Stanley
Yates.
w. w. Grannis, former Laurel
resident who now lives in Soap
poose, Ore, says in a letter to the
Laurel Outlook that he hears with
interest the reports on weather
conditions in his old home town.
The weather in Scappoose has not
been too good, but is not cold.
The thermometer is in the upper
30s. There is considerable rain,
and New Years day came with a
snow storm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Sexton and
children of Billings were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Fry.
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SPORTS
By DICK WILLIAMS
STANDINGS

The first Intramural basketball
session of 1850 made these results:
In class A the Golden Gophers
over ran the Rockets 20 to 9. The
Gophers' high score man was
Charles Nautilus and the Rockets
high man was Bill Klein.
In the second game the Junior
Elks beat the Wolverines 1912.
Gene Leach made nine points for
the winners and Lawrence Brese
made six for the losers. The
Blackwidows were bye.
In the first class B game the
Dodgers trounced the Rattlers
1913. Donald Ludwig was high for
the winner and John Herink for
the losers.
In the second game the Beavers
defeated the Bobcats by a score of
Duane Tennis was high for
the Beavers and James Markovich
and Jim Sturtevant for the Bob
cats. Lightnings had a bye.
The referees were Jim Gass,
Anderson, Jack Heebner
and Harry Hodges.
I'M
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First Congregational
Has Gain Of Members,
Holds Yearly Meeting

The First Congregational church
made a gain in membership dur
ing the past year, it was disclosed
Tuesday at the church's annual
business meeting. Of the Ga added
to the roll, 80 were admitted by
letters of transfer and confession
of faith and 80 through confirma-
ton, making the total 754. How
ever, % We're removed by death
and letters of transfer, leaving the
net gain at sc.
With the pastor, Rev. H. C.
Haemmelmann, presiding as chair
man the annual meeting held cleo
ton of officers. John Rupp and
Henry Schlagel were named dea-
cons for three years each; Alex
H. Frank and Henry Gratwohl, two
years, and Phil Frank, to serve
with David Frank, the only hold
over elder.
Jacob Bait was elected three
year trustee to serve with Phil K.
Frank and Henry Robertus, Sr.;
Jacob Frank, Jr., treasurer; Her
man Reiter, scribe, and Walter
Reiter, financial secretary. The
financial committee consists of
Jacob Lehr, Sam Frank and Her
man Frank. The Sunday school
superintendent is William Frank
and his assistant is Jacob Bait.
Others chosen to serve are Mrs.
Haemmelmann, Organist; Carl
Lehr, sexton, and Alex Benin, Jr.,
Conrad Thiel and Ted Fchtner,
tellers. Installation of officers
has been set for Jan. 22.
The financial report for 1949
was given by Alex Benin, Jr.,
chairman of the auditing commit
tee. The total income for the year
$10,720.51; total expense, &c.
O62.97; balance, $1,657.54. The
financial report of the Sunday
school vas given by Herman
An assessment of 81 per mem
Der was levied for the Aged Min
.isterial Relief fund on unanimous
approval of the meeting; the pas
salary was increased $500,
and further steps for improving
he property were discussed.
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Laurel News Items

Newly installed officers filled
the stations when Zidonian chap
ter, o. E. S., met at the Masonic
temple Thursday evening. Mrs.
Lois Schessler presided and ap-
pointed standing committees for
the year. A Rainbow advisory
board was appointed and approved.
During the social hour, guests
were seated at tables decorated to
represent the months of the year.
On the hostess committee we're
Mrs. Pearl Franzen, Mrs. Mayfra
Parke, Mrs. Clarisse Herbert and
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong.
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ROBERT SPRECHER, IS
DIES JAN. TO-, DENVER.

Robert Sprecher, 15-year-old son
of Jacob Sprecher Of 119 Seventh
avenue, died Jan. 10 at Children's
hospital in Denver, following a
tumor operation Jan. 9. The funer-
al will be conducted here Saturday
afternoon at 2 from Our Savior's
Lutheran church, with Rev. ego.
Anderson officiating, Burial will
be in the Laurel cemetery.
Survivors are the deceased's
father; two brothers, John of Lau-
rel and Otto of Warm Springs,
and a sister, Ida Eisenbraun Of
Laurel.
The Laurel Funeral home is in
charge of arrangements
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Margaret Leis, vice president,
conducted the meeting when the
Eagles auxiliary met at the hall
Tuesday evening. Mona Pewitt
and Mary Moser served refresh
ments and canasta provided enter
tainment.
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AnaplaSmoSiS

Cattle which recover from an
aplasmosis usually are resistant to
further attacks, but they continue
to be spreaders of the disease.
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and the Business and Professional
Women's Club.
To Study Political Structure
On Thursday the visitors will
turn their attention to the subject
of Women in Political Structure"
during a panel discussion to be
followed by visits to headquarters
of both the Democratic and Re-
publican National Committees.
The panel speakers will include
Mrs. India Edwards, executive di-
rector of the Women's Division OF
the Democratic National Com
mittee, and Mrs. Clifford Mayes,
assistant chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee. Miss
Strauss as head of the League of
Women Voters will give the non
partisan point of view.
At the lunch hour, the visitors
will be guests of the Democratic
Committee at the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
Although women's organizations
are playing hostess to the visitors
on numerous occasions, their
agenda for the most part is being
devoted to discussions with Gov
eminent officials and visits to va
rious Government agencies.
Their Washington stay-part of
a 90-day trip in this country
started Wednesday and probably
will continue through the week
end of the 26th.
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Club to Entertain
French Students

French students at Woodrow
Wilson High School will be
entertained by the French section
of the Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase at 1890 pm. Thursday at
the clubhouse. The program will
include a play in French and
French songs.
Members of the drama section
of the club will meet at 2 pm.
Tuesday for a reading of mo
Tears for Henry" written by VIM
fired Dannister, by Mrs. James
Lee Oliver. Mrs. j. Alan Maphis
will review current New York
plays.
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Banquet toFeoture
'NeW SCHOLARSHIPS

The 18th annual banquet of the
National NJ Eleanor Breckenridge
Club will be held at pm. Tues
day at the Kennedy Warren Hotel.
The club has received funds
from the estate of George W..
Breckenridge, Texas philanthro-
pist, for five medical scholarships
for women and the subject of
medical education for women will
be discussed at the dinner by DR..
Pura Santiago of San Antonio,
Tex.
Mrs. Erich w. Schwartze,
founder of the Breckenridge Club,
will speak on the new scholarship
program.
The Rev. Thomas E. Boords,
pastor emeritus of the Anacostia
Baptist Church will deliver the
invocation and the presidents
greetings will be extended by Miss
Frances Harris.
Honor guests will include DR.. H.
C. Byrd, president of the Univer-
sity of Maryland; DR.. Coy c. Carp
enter, dean of the Bowman Gray
School of Medicine; DR.. Joseph S.
Lawrence, director of the Ameri-
can Medical Association: Mrs.
Edward C. Magdeburger, presi-
dent of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs, and Mrs. T. S..
Christensen, state president of the
Medical Auxiliary of the American
Medical Association.
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AAUW to Sponsor
Panel Discussion

A round table discussion on the
question, What Kind of Home Is
Washington" will be sponsored by
the Washington Branch of the
American Association of University
Women at 8 pm. tomorrow at
AAUW national headquarters.
1884 I street NV.
Panel speakers will include Ar
thur H. Kruse, executive director
of the United Community Services
of Washington; Mrs. Helen Duey
Hoffman, housing specialist, and
Miss Barbara Terrett, planning
consultant. The branch Social
Studies Committee, headed by DR.
Katherine Frederic, has planned
the program.
The discussion will conclude a
study group series conducted by
the Committee on Housing and
Community Planning.
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Antique Show
In Bethesda

The Woman's Club of Bethesda
will sponsor the community's first
antique show on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday at its club
house between II am. and 1890
pm.
In addition to a large selection
of antique furniture. the show will
feature glass and china, music
boxes, firearms, marriage lamps
and clocks.
One unusual collection will be
mechanical birds. Lithophanes, a
type of lamp shade and plaque
made in Switzerland and Ger
many, also will be on display.
Arrangements are being made
for d snack bar where home
made foods will be served.
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ARTS and Letters
Society to Meet

Miss Dorothy Troth Muir will
speak on "Footnotesy of Wood
lawns History before the Wash
ington Chapter of the National
Society of Arts and Letters at a
meeting Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs. George Maurice Morris. 2401
Kalorama road NV.
Mrs. w. Ridgely Chapline, pro-
gram chairman, will introduce the
speaker.
Plans for the June concert will
be discussed during the business
meeting and two of the NSAL
scholarship holders will give a
resume of their work so far this
year. They are Richard Miller,
winner of the Gertrude Wander
bilt Whitney scholarship to Amer
lean University, and Bert Ramsey.
scholarship student at the Cor
coran School of Art.
Mrs. John Davis Lodge and
Mrs. Kenneth Royal will assist
Mrs. Morris as co-hostesses. The
chapter president. Mrs. William
H. Hessick, will open the meeting
at 2 pm.
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Fashion Show
7oBeGWen

The Navy Doctors Wives Club
of Washington will have a lunch
con meeting and fashion show at
noon Thursday at the Army Navy
Country Club.
Mrs. Melville Aston will preside
at the meeting and guests will be
greeted by Mrs. Bruce Bradley.
Mrs. Charles STEELE. Mrs. L. j.
Pope, Mrs. William Queen, Mrs.
E. M. Spaulding, Mrs. James
Crawford and Mrs. G. E. Vaupel.
Fifty tables will be arranged for
the fete which will have a st.
Patrick's Day motif. Mrs. Harold
J. Cokely is chairman of decora-
tions.
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Duuqhters to Meet

The District Chapter, Daughters
of Founders and Patriots of Amer
lea, will hold its annual meeting
and election Of officers following
a luncheon at 1890 pm. Friday
at the home of Mrs. Harry r. Full
ton, 1882 Lanier place NV. Mrs
John r. Arnold, president of the
local chapter, will conduct the
saSSion
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Tea toBenefit
Building Fund
OfConvent

A tea for the benefit of the
Georgetown Visitation Convent
Building Fund will be given from
5 to 8 pm. March 10 at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A
Sterling, 3400 Prospect avenue
NV, by the Washington chapter
of the alumnae association.
The convent, the Oldest board
ing school for girls in this area
is completing plans for the erec-
ton of a new classroom building
on the school grounds. Building
will begin as soon as funds are
available.
Miss Rose Willoughby Saul
president of the Washington
chapter. is the general chairman
for the tea, and is being assisted
by Miss Christabel Hill.
Other committee members are
Mrs. Louis c. Arthur, Mrs. Elmer
Bacon, Mrs. John j. Beatty, Mrs
Donald Buckingham, Mrs. Robert
F. Cahill, Mrs. Philip A. Caulfield
Mrs. Lawrence Crawford, Mrs
Francis FITZGERALD, Mrs. Edward
Heating, Mrs. Raymond C. Kirch-
ner, Mrs. James F. Leahigh, Mrs
Robert Caldwell Mccain, Miss
Agatha Munhall, Mrs. John Edgar
Murdoch, Mrs. H. Gabriel Murphy
Mrs. j. William Roberts, Mrs
James s. Ruby, Mrs. Edythe Bro
sius Scruggs, Miss Anne Squire
and Miss Edelin, Wilson.
Mrs. Sterling Is an alumna Of
the convent as was her mother
the late Mrs. John r. Williams
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presented by Mrs. Harry s. Iru-
man, honorary national president
Of the Girl Scouts of the United
States. Mrs. Truman received
representatives from the Scouts at
Blair House 10 days ago and
talked over plans for the sale.
Packaged in yellow and green
boxes bearing the Girl Scout In
sigma, the cookies sell for 40 cents
q box.
approximately 10000 Scouts
will participate in the sale this
year, canvassing an area that in
cludes the District of Columbia,
Alexandria and Montgomery,
Fairfax, Arlington and Prince
Georges Counties.
One of the principal projects
which receives funds from the
sale is the outdoor camping pro-
gram for Girl Scouts of this area.
Funds also are used to support
the day camps and the all-year-
round camp and hiking sites
which offer the troops out-of-
doors experience and training for
more advanced camping. In ad-
dition, part of the proceeds goes
toward the Girl Scout interna-
tional camping program.
Japonese Women Entertained
A sort of "woman's club day"
has been arranged on Tuesday for
the 10 japanese women leaders
now in Washington under aus
pices of the Department of the
Army.
The visitors will meet Tuesday
morning at the American Asso-
citation of University Women for a
panel discussion on American
women's organizations and their
role in the community-one of a
series Of orientation programs
being held at the AAUW.
The speakers will be the presi-
dents Of three outstanding wom-
ems organizations: Mrs. j. l..
Blair Buck of the General Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs; Miss
Anna Lord Strauss of the League
Of Women Voters of the United
States and DR.. Althea K. Hotel
Of the AAUW.
Following the discussion, the
visitors will be guests of the
CIVIC at luncheon at the Iron
Gate Inn and then will tour head
quarters of the federation at 1884
N street NV.
The afternoons program will
be completed with a visit to the
League of Women Voters head
quarters at 726 Jackson place NV.
Doris Fleeson, columnist of The
Star. will be moderator for the
morning program. Organizations
participating in the. meeting will
include the National Council Of
Jewish Women, National Catholic
Welfare Council, Washington
Council Of Church Women, Ma
tional Council of Negro Women
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AAUW Dinner

DR.. Antonio Fernos- Isern, Puerto
Rican commissioner to Congress
will speak on THE Caribbean
Situation" at a. dinner. meeting Of
Che International Relations Com
|mittee OF the University Women'S
Club to be held at 6 pm. Friday.
Miss Aida Smith, chairman Of
the committee, will preside.
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Mothers MemoryCIub

Miss Luella/ P. Chase will speak
on Paul Revere and His Silver
at meeting of the National
Mothers Memory Club to be held
Thursday at st. Margaret's
Church.
Miss Chase's talk will follow a
2 pm. business session. Piano
selections will be presented by
Miss Nancy Sullivan.
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Homemukers to Meet

Mrs. Arthur True will discuss
Recent Developments in Food
Research" at q meeting of the
Mount Vernon Homemakers Sec
ton of the Virginia Home Eco
Monies Association at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday at the home Of Mrs.
Theodore w. Parker, 1909 Second
street North, Arlington. elln } :
Mrs. Ray Pillar is program
chairman. Assisting hostesses will
be Mrs. Robert Ankers and Mrs,
Sam Crockett.
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Luncheon Meetinq

Mrs. Rose G. Bertram. national
auxiliary director of the Los
Angeles City of Hope, will be the
guest speaker at a luncheon meet
ing of the Research Chapter to be
held at 1890 pm. Wednesday at
Hotel 2400.
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Wonnen's Clubs
Scouts Start Cookie Sale Tomorrow;
japanese Women to Hear About Clubs
By Frances Lide
Woman's Club Editor

Girl Scouts OF the National Capital will launch their
annual cookie sale tomorrow with the largest goal in history
assignment is the disposal OF 100000 boxes OF
approximately 5000 last
1850 sale the Scouts hope raise $780,
for camping activities which from the
Community Chest
annual custom the first box OF cookies was
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attempt to remove discrimination
in employment by investigation,
educaatioon, negotiation and con-
Citation.
According to reliable sources,
the liberals in the Senate feel
that such a measure. will stand a
better chance of. getting Senate
approval than would a bill with
greater enforcement powers.
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hensive plans for the elimination
of such discrimination, shall pub
lish any information relating to
such discrimination and ways and
means for eliminating it.
The commission will be respon-
sible for furnishing technical as
sistance to employers, a b
unions, and other agencies in for
mulating and executing policies
and programs for the elimination
of such discrimination.
In other words, the bill offered
by Cong. Samuel K. Mcconnell
(R., Pa calls for the establish
ment of a commission which will
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House Passes
FEPC Substitute
Bill

toothless; (2) It represents the
victorious efforts of the Dixie
Gratis and Republicans to kill F.
EPC. (3) It takes the Republicans
off the spot and will allow them
to attempt to fool the people in
their districts; az It sends to
the Senate a bill which the most
r~eactionary Republicans will be
glad to vote for; (5) 1t will allow
the Senate to invoke a phony
cloture and thus test the Wherry
rule; and (6) It is a fraud, a sham
and a hypocrisy. And finally they
pleaded themselves to continue to
fight for an honest FEPC with
teeth in this Congress and the
next.
The House passed Mcconnell
bill has ! no enforcement powers
for persons violating the fair en-
ployment practices act but rather
provides for the creation of a F.
EPIC commission to make compre-
hensiive studeies of such discri-
minaation. The five-man commits
sion will then formulate compre-
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~Chicagoans Honor
William Dawson

CHICAGO CAMP While Cong.
William L. Dawson was on the
floor in Congress, fighting for the
passage of the FEPC bill, humid
reds of citizens gathered at a
banquet in Parkway ballroom here
last Wednesday night to honor him
for his political leadership. Though
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unable to be present in person,
Dawson did, however, address the
Chicago gathering via a telephone
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