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Evening star., 1951-04-04
Exclusively Yours
Sophie Mayer Wearing Engagement Ring and Special Look
Ru1ors Soy Trunons Returning White House December

John Farr Simmons discovered
when they entertained in Prospect
yesterday in honor of the Foreign
Latin Ministers wives that the
ladies from the cofIee-producing
countries only want tea at tea
time. Most luscious hat at the
party was worn by the beauteous
Maria Oreamuno, wife of the
Costa Rican Ambassador. Made
entirely of lavender aigrettes. the
que-shaped crown was fash
ioned with the shafts of the
feathers, leaving the thin, wispy
feather barbs spiralling out around
her head. Lily Dache designed it
for her after dyeing the aigrettes
which Maria has had for years.
Carol Miller, whose husband is
Assistant Secretary of State for
Latin American Affairs, carries
diplomacy toward our Good
NeighborS to a fine and interesting
point. Ed, it seems. never goes
to one of the countries under his
bailiwick that he doesn't return
with some jewelry native to the
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Harris Ewing Photo.

country for his goodlooking wife.
And Carol never dimes at one of
the Latin American embassies that
she doesn't wear the appropriate
jewelry. which naturally makes a
big hit with the hosts. Look at
her earrings and necklace and
you can tell where she's heading.
If she's wearing pearls. however, it
means only one thing-she's going
neutral" because there's more
than one country to take into
consideration.
The Augusta RoSsoS fly to Evans
ton today for four-day visit with
Frances parents before former
Ambassador Rosso flies to New
York Monday and emplanes i'm
mediately for Rome. He hopes
to come back here next winter.
Frances will come back to WASH
ington to stay until June when
she will join him at their villa
in Florence.
Romances will bloom like mad
this weekend, and at least one or
two will probably lead to the altar.
Ever since the Cherry Blossom
Festival started to draw a princess
from every State and match her
up with an eligible, uniformed
escort here who is practically
glued to her side for three whole
days, cupid has done his stuff.
Last year the two princesses who
became brides as the result of the
festival were Anita Rabe from New
York and Patience McNamee from
Nevada. Anita and Marine 1t.
Andrew Moritz met one week, be-
came engaged the next and are
now a settled married couple liv-
ing in darlington. It's not sur
prising, of course, when you con-
slider that the men are screened
by the five services Coast Guard
inclusive) for their personality,
appearance and sociability, and
the girls for their beauty, charm
and popularity. Nature takes care
OF the rest. Too bad that
screening business can't become a
permanent asset to the local
scene.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
By Betty BeoIe

Sophie Mayer, Nine. Bonnet's
niece, is sporting a diamond ring
on her engagement finger and
there can be no question as to who
the donor is. The cause of that
lovely, lost-in-heaven look in the
dark, lustrous orbs of the gentle,
brunette Sophie can be none
other than her constant escort
for months-Milorad Choumenko-
witch. The young gentleman, a
member of distinguished Yugo-
slavian family, is the son of the
former Ambassador to Turkey and
one-time Foreign Minister of Yu-
goslavia who, incidentally, now
makes his home in Washington
as so many of the able exiles do.
Milorad came here from Europe
3l2 years ago and joined the
United States Army last October.
He's now stationed at Fort Ben
ming. Ga. Sophie came here from
her home in Lucerne, Switzerland,
and has spent most of the past
four or five years at the French
Embassy. Shes charming, mod
est, good-looking person and one
OF the nicer additions to the local
young set. A year ago she be-
came a nurses aide and has put
in a lot of working hours at Chill
dren's Hospital.
AS soon as President and Mrs.
Truman return to the White
House to live, Mrs. Victoria
Geaney, housekeeper for Prospect
House, will return to her original
domain, Blair House. She longs
to get back in the Pennsylvania
avenue residence which she ran
for the Gist Blairs and sub
Isequently as the Presidents Of
f1cial guest house, and judging
from the rumors she hears, the
Trumans will move into the White
House in December.
Unlike many of the local citi-
'zenry, Mrs. Geaney doesn't care
much for Georgetown and besides
Blair House, with or without the
elastic addition of Lee House. is
much bigger than the State De-
partment's Prospect. Its arrange
ment and number of exists from
rooms make it infinitely more
adaptable to entertaining. The
narrow dining room at Prospect
House causes precarious bottle
neck when filled with ladies
balancing teacups as at yesterdays
party. Such a thing would not
happen in more spacious Blair
House, Mrs. Geaney knows.
Mrs. Edward Miller and Mrs
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Society News
American Foreign Ministers Honored;
European Musicians Are Entertained

Milanov is the wife of Gen. Ljubo
Ilic, recently appointed Yugoslav
Minister to Oslo.
Nine. Popovic received the
guests yesterday in the attrac-
tive drawing room of the Embassy
and the company numbered be-
tween $50 and 200 who later met
the singer and her brother.
Another party honoring a dis
tinguished musician was the din
ner last evening of the Austrian
Minister and Mrs. Ludwig Klein
waechter. Their guests were asked
to meet the latter's cousins, DR..
Paul Hindemith, professor of
music at Yale University and the
University of Zurich, and Mrs.
Hindemith. DR.. Hindemith is in
Washington for the first presen-
tation of his symphony written
for the Army Band and which he
will conduct at the concert TO-
morrow evening in the Depart
Auditorium.
DR.. Hindemith, who is an out
standing composer Of the times,
became interested in writing a
symphony for the band through
Sergt. Keith Wright of the band.
who was one of his students at
Yale. DR.. Hindemith is no stran-
ger in Washington, having played
his own concerto for viola without
accompaniment at the Library of
Congress a year or more ago.
Other guests of the Minister
and Nine. Kleinwaechter last
evening were the Swiss Minister
and Nine. Bruggmann, former
United States Ambassador and
Mrs. William r. Castle, Mr.. Allen
Dulles and his sister, Miss Elise
Dulles: Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cox
and DR.. Degenfeld of Catholic
University.
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Mrs. Norwood
Honored at Party

The children of Mrs. Lora M.
Norwood entertained her at a
surprise reception on Sunday in
celebration of her 18th birthday
anniversary. The party was held
at the honor guests home in Chill
lum, Md. Around 100 friends
dropped by.
Mrs. Norwood's children are
Mr.. Harold B. Norwood, Mrs.
Ruth N. Sisson. Mrs. Gladys N.
Jeffery and Mr.. Frederick j. Nor
wood. The latter. a resident of
Providence, r. l., was unable to
attend because Of illness in the
family.
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Ceremonies Are Held

Miss Elizabeth Carolyn Sherman
of Alexandria and 1t. Billie E.
Card of Coffeyville, Kan. were
married March 27 in Grace Epis-
copal Church, Father Edward
Morrow officiating. The wedding
reception was held at the Anchor
age.
1t. and Mrs. Card will be at
home in Tampa, Fla, after April
Is, where 1t. Card will be sta
toned at McDill Air Force Base.
Kline Thompson
The marriage of Miss Rebecca
Anne Thompson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Thompson of Frank
lin, w. Va, and Mr.. George
Michael Kline, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kline of near Vienna, Va,
took place recently in Wash
ingJon, the Rev. Harry Porter
officiating at the ceremony. Due
to the illness of the brides father,
only the immediate families at
tended the ceremony.
Helm -Pierson
Miss Edith Isabel Pierson of
Washington, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur j. PierSon of Oshawa,
Canada, and Capt. Mason Clyde
Helm, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason
A. Helm of Hyattsville, were mar
ried recently in the Walter Reed
Memorial Chapel, Chaplain Oscar
w. Scaoech officiating. Mr.. C. L.
Turner escorted the bride.
The couple now reside in Chi
cago, where Capt. Helm is sta
toned with Fifth Army Head
quarters.
BrightweII-S -SkeeIs
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Victor
Skeels of Alexandria announce
the recent marriage of their
daughter, Corrine Joy, to Mr..
George Arthur Brightwell, jr., son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Brightwell of
Columbus, Ga.
The ceremony took place in the
Trinity Methodist Church in,
Alexandria. the Rev. Herbert,
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Farewell Fete

The Indonesian Ambassador and
Nine. Sastroamidjojo entertained
at cocktails last evening as a fare
well fete for the Counselor of the
embassy. Mr.. M. Soedjatmoko, who
shortly will leave for his home
land. Their guests numbered about
so and in addition to the memners
of the embassy staff and their
wives the company included the
Philippine Ambassador, Mr.. Joa-
quin M. Elizalde; the Polish AM
bassador and Nine. Winiewicz, the
Israel Ambassador and Mrs. Abba
Eban. the Netherlands Ambassa-
dor. DR.. ]. H. van Roijen. the
Burmese Ambassador and Mrs.
James Darlington and officials Of
the State Department.
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Social Leaders Fete
Capt. Mrs. Strauss
At r Street Club

Four prominent Washington
couples joined forces last night
to honor newlywedS, Capt.
and Mrs. Elliott Strauss at q
dinner at the F Street Club.
The hosts, who took over the
whole club and invited a capa-
city dinner group of so, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliot Wads-
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. Orme
Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph C.. Grew.
All four of the hosts were
at Harvard with the brides
father, former Ambassador
William Phillips, and Mr..
Bliss and Mr.. Phillips were
classmates. Mrs. Strauss is
the former Miss Beatrice Phil
lips.
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Baron, the Secretary General Of
the Pan American Union and
Mrs. Leras, the Minister Coun-
selor Of Peru and Sonora de
Aramburu, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
j. McDermott and the Ambassa-
dor of India, Nine. Pandit.
Also the Undersecretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Kimball, the Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Snyder, and the Undersecretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Foley.
Tickets are now on sale at the
Hayes Concert Bureau, 1108 G
street NV.
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Miss Virginia Charlotte Colley
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. j
Colley Of Roanoke, Va, and Mr.
Grover Maynard Porter, son OF
Mrs. Ira L. Porter and the late Mr.
G. w. Porter, also OF Roanoke
were married last evening in the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. DR.. A. N. Warner officiat-
ing.
After a wedding trip to New
York, the couple will make then
home in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28

House transferred some S7,500 ir the Territorial Accountancy Fund to the General Fund. Rep. Frank lin explained that the special fund had been set up to take care Of ad- ministrative costs of the Territorial Board of Accountancy but that the board would henceforth be taken care of in the general appropria- tions bill.
 The House also passed H. B. 46, providing for Welfare Department licensing and supervision of board ing homes, foster homes, nurseries and institutions caring for children, but not until there had been con- siderable argument.
 Rep. Metcalfe objected to the bill on the grounds that the standards to be required should be spelled out in the bill itself instead of being left for the Welfare Department to set up in the form of regulations.
 Henry Harmon, director of Public Welfare. gave a summary of the proposed rules and regulations and the reasons they are necessary. He said he believes every institution presently caring for children in Alaska can qualify under the pro posed standards without difficulty
 Rep. Doris Barnes -- co-Gu.hor of the bill with Rep. Gundersen = told the House she has received letters approving the measure fir yE organ- izations in all parts of the Terri tcry.
 Going Too Far
 Rep. Mike Stepovioh contended. on the other hand, that nurseries and children's homes are getting along very well without Welfare Department supervision and that increasing the regulatory power of bureaus results in re- strlction of the liberties Of individ- uals.
 The vote on passage of the bill was 21-3, with Laws, Madsen and Stepovich opposed.
 In budget balancing mood, the House then voted down H. B. 28, appropriating S150,00O to provide assistance in the purchase, con- struction, repair and operation of such facilities which will improve and protect community health"
 A third of this amount, it was pointed out, was for assistance to small hospitals. The other S100,0o0, Dr. c. Earl Albrecht told the House, would be matched with Federal funds to provide $200,000 for the construction of health centers and other facilities.
 Appropriations Frozen
 we won't have $150,000 for the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
MRS. D0N0H0E HAS
 PASSED ON IN CALF.

Word that her sister, Mrs. Thomas Donohoe had passed on last Sunday ln Atherton, Calf, has been re- ceived in Juneau by Mrs. Earle Hunter, ST. Mrs. Donohoe was 70 years of age. She had been in i'll health the past several years. A former pioneer Cordova resident. Mrs. Donohoe and her husband left Alaska about 20 years ago to make their home in Atherton. MT. Dono- hoe died several years ago. He was a prominent Alaskan attorney and was active in Democratic poli- tics. For years he was Democratic National Committeeman for Alaska
 Mrs. Donohoe, who before her marriage was Rosalie Miller, first came to Alaska from the family home in Medford, Ore, in 1900 to visit with her brother Jaw and sister, Mir and Mrs. Earle Hunter, Sr., in Juneau. It was in this city that she first met MT. Donohoe who was young attorney here. Later they were married in California and returned to Alaska going to Valdez. From Valdez they went to Cordova where MT. Donohoe was interested in the townsite when it was first es- tablished, and they made their home there until he retired and they moved to California.
 The Donohoes had two children, daughter Ruth, and son Thomas M., who passed on several years ago. Ruth Donohoe was with her mother at the time she passed on.
 Mrs. Donohoe is survived by her daughter Ruth, two sisters, Mrs. Hunter of Juneau and Mrs. William Britt of Sacramento, and brother Floyd Miller of Los Angeles; three grandsons, the son of the late Thomas M. Donohoe. She was the aunt of Earle Hunter Jr., of Juneau.
 Services for Mrs. Donohoe were held in Athertor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
S0UTHEAST ALASKA BASKETBALL TITLE .pLAY0FF NEXT WEEK

The Southeast Alaska basketball title playoff between Juneau and. Ketchikan High Schools is cancelled for this week, according to Coach Arnold Soley of the Juneau High School. No reason was given for the cancellation in the advices re- ceived from Ketchikan.
 The two or three game series will be played next week with the first game scheduled for either Monday or Tuesday. The first day of play was not known at press time this afternoon.
 Fast breaking and long passing made the winning combination for Ketchikan High School in taking the southern division title from Petersburg High School in the crucial three-game series played in Ketchikan on February 15, Is and r, according to Bob Corbin of the Ketchikan Chronicle. Spark plugs of the Kayhi team are Gary Emard and Frank MurkowSki.
 Among other Ketchikan players that are scheduled here for the Southeast Alaska title games are Nelson, J. Tucker, Simpson, Rich, Statter, Maddox, Housholder, Bue and P Tucker.
 From watching the boys play it would seem that Kayhi has a chance to make good not only this year but at least two years to come. Two juniors, five sophomores and at least one promising looking freshman help comprise this years squad" according to Corbin.
 Juneau High School won the Southeast Alaska championship in 1850 from Ketchikan High School and went on to win the All-Alaska title by defeating the Seward Sea Hawks. Ketchikan and Juneau also played for the Southeast Alaska title in 1948 when Kayhi won and went on to defeat Fairbanks for All- Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
3 ESCAPE DEATH IN CRASH LANDING;
 20F GREW PRAISED

TULSA, Okla, Feb. 28.-tR-A veteran pilot who skllfully crash landed his crippled mid-continent airlines plane yesterday is credited with saving the lives of 29 pas- sengers and three crew members aboard.
 Capt Paul c. Walters, 43, of Kansas City, was hospitalized with undetermined back injuries, but not before he and hostess Cecilia Litell herded everyone to safety. The craft was consumed in flame sec onds afterwards.
 Co-pilot Forrest Hull, 28, of Kan sas City, and four passengers, all Tulsans, were also hositalized, but none was seriously injured.
 The two-engine Convair had just taken them off from Municial Air port for Houston, Tex, when motor quit and caught fire. pas sengers said.
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purposes of this bill and it will suf- fer the same fate as similar appro- priations in 1947 and 1949," said Rep. Franklin. He pointed out that the appropriation of those two Legislatures are still on the books and were frozen" because of lack of funds.
 There's no use piling up more appropriations when we haven't the money to unfreeze the appropria- tions previously made" Franklin contended.
 He painted a sad picture of the Territory's financial condition and said there is a $2,0OO000 deficiency in the current biennium, that bud- get requests exceed anticipated rev. enues for the next biennium by $2,000,000, and that the Board of Education has increased its re- quest by another $1.200,000, making a total probable deficit of $5,200, 900.
 FOOLISH ApprOacn
 Its a foolish approach to econ omy to turn down matching funds when you can get S10O,000 free" asserted Rep. McCutcheon.
 You can match yourself to death," countered Rep. Alden Will bur. Tt is also foolish to make an appropriation if you can't send along the money to make it worth while"
 The bill failed to pass on vote of 11-13. Voting for the bill were Carlson. Conright. Degnan, Hope, Johnson, Kay, McCutcheon, Met calfe, Pollard, Scavenius and Egan.
 Opposed to the bill were Barnes, Franklin, Gasser, Gundersen. Hen drickson, Laws, Locken. MacKinnon, Madsen, Miscovich, Stepovich, Wells and Wilbur.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
HOME NURSING COMPLETED

The Red Cross Home Nursing Glasses under the Civilian Defense Program. completed it's 24-hour standard course on Monday night, February 26, under the supervision of the Red Cross instructress, Mrs. L. w. Richards, R. N.
 At the conclusion of the class period, a social hour was held with Mrs. Richard Shuman and Mrs. Val Poor in charge.
 A lovely gift was presented to Mrs. Richards in appreciation by the class of 13.
 The following students have com pleted the course and are now eligible for the Red Cross Home Nursing Pin and certificate Mrs. Betty Cunningham, Mrs. Alma Cuthbert, Mrs. Francis Fleek, Miss Betty Mae Gildersleeve, Mrs. Vir- ginia Gleaton, Mrs. Dorothy Gray, Mrs. Evelyn Henkins, Mrs. Mamie Jensen, Mrs. Alice Poor, Mrs. Oracle Reed, Mrs. Tillie Riley, Mrs. Beryl Shuman and Mrs. Perry Tyvold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
URGES REARMING OF
 WEST EUROPE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-lR- Lucius D. Clay, former U. S. com mander in Germany, said today that sufficient Western European defense forces can be assembled in a year to make Russian aggression seem unprofitable."
 But to do this, the retired general said, the present course of re-arm ing Western Europe and suppying American ground troops to the North Atlantic defense force must be pursued full speed ahead"
 Clay appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Serv- ices Committees. He urged that American troops be sent to Europe without limitations" for the defense force being assembled by Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower.
 He sharply disputed the testi- mony of former President Herbert Hoover yesterday that to send troops before the Europeans them selves were fully prepared would be to invite a massacre.
 T do not subscribe to the theory that the Russians are supermen or super lighters, or that Gen. Eisen- hover, given a reasonable number of men. would be overwhelmed and massacred," he said.
 Clay had many face-to-face deal ings with the Russian leaders while commander of U. s. forces in Ger many and military governor of the U. s. zone-including operation of the Berlin air lift. He now is serv-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28

member of the public welfare board, argued that a fifth member was advisable to break any deadlocks which might stalemate four-mem- Der board.
 The annexation bill, by Rep. Jack Scavenius (D-Anchorage), would all low elections to be called upon pe- tition by 30 per cent of the resi- dents of an area involved. The law now requires majority The cleo tion could be carried by 55 per cent of the voters participating in the area (if majority in the city also vote for it). The present require ment is for a two-thirds vote.
 The bill previously passed the House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
INVESTIGATION GOING FORWARD ON SIMPSON
 STORE WINDOW STEAL

Juneau City Police, in cooperation with the U. s. MarshaPs office, are continuing investigations of a display window robbery at Simp- sons jewelry store early Sunday morning, Assistant Chief Frank Cavanaugh said today.
 Descriptions of 28 watches and several rings taken from the win dow have been sent out to police officers throughout Alaska and the states. All possible clues are being run down. Estimated value of the articles stolen is around $1,500. The robbery has all the earmarks of a professional operator, police said.
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ing as a top assistant in the office of defense mobilization.
 The joint chiefs of staff have announced plans to send four more divisions to Europe to join the two already there.
 q am convinced Clay said, that forces can be ready in year that will make aggression seem unprofit- able if we pursue the present course full speed ahead"
 Clay said the Russians will start war when they feel they are ready, and not before.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28

require that labor be returned to the place of recruitment = was sent to the Judiciary Committee for an overhaul after it was pointed out that the bill was not properly drawn. Carlson said he did not re- member who drew up the bill.
 Rep. Amelia Gundersen this morning demanded that a press re- lease be made by the Civilian De- fense Committee on recent closed door session on civilian defense.
 That was supposed to be secret session" said Rep. Wilbur, chair man of the committee. How much authority do I have to release the material?"
 There wasn't anything said dur ing the secret session that you can't read in any current magazine" :" commented Rep. Franklin. T never sat in secret meeting in which so little information of secret nature was disclosed" added Rep. Stepo- vich.
 Tuesday Afternoon
 The House knocked five more bills off it's calendar during a long afternoon session yesterday - three of them permanently and two tenn porily.
 House Bill 59, which overhauls the laws relating to general relief assistance, and H. B. 53, redefining the duties of the Welfare Depart ment, were sent to the Judiciary Committee after Rep. McCutcheon discovered defects in their con- struction.
 Another measure, H. B. g, setting up standards for slaughterhopses in the Territory, although it was not on the current House calendar, was withdrawn by it's author. Rep. Anne lia Gundersen.
 In requesting permission to with draw the bill, Rep. Gundersen said the Commissioner of Agriculture has adopted certain regulations to take care of the matter, making a law unnecessary.
 Without a dissenting vote the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-28
PARKS WILL SPEND
 MONTH IN HONOLULU

George A. Parks was south bound passenger from Juneau this week on Pan American World Air ways clipper and left Seattle last night by the Pan Am air route on a months visit in Honolulu.
 Parks will be joined in Honolulu by his brother-in-law and sister, MT. and Mrs. H. E. Compton of Salt Lake City, Utah, who are leaving San Francisco this week for the Islands to enjoy vacation visit with him there.