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Evening star., 1952-05-01
Che|f Inquiry Seeks
Fund 10 Widen Probe
|0f Justice Department
By George Beveridee

The House subcommittee inveS-
tigating the Justice Department is
seeking an additional $135, 900
from the House to meet operating
expenses and to expand the probe,
lit was learned today.
The seven-member subcommit-
tee, headed by Representative
Chelf, Democrat, of Kentucky now
lis operating on a $4,000 budget.
Chairman Celler of the full
Judiciary Committee is expected
to submit a resolution today call
ing for the extra allowance. The
resolution will go to the House
Expenditures Committee.
The move was decided late yes
terday. after Mr.. Chelf and top
subcommittee aides took their
troubles to Mr.. Celler.
Still No Cooperation.
| Meanwhile, Mr.. Chelf told a
reporter the subcommittee is get
ting mo better cooperation" from
the Justice Department in its in
vestigative efforts than it did when
j. Howard McGrath was Attorney
General.
Specifically, he charged that
Justice officials have refused to
send through channels copies of a
recent directive by President Tru-
man, ordering all agencies to CO.
operate with the inquiry. Mr..
Chelf said such a move was neces-
sary to establish top-level policy
for department officials contacted
by the subcommittee's investi-
gators.
Read 1t in Papers.
cts a strange thing to me that
other departments have been only
too happy to cooperate" he de-
clared. But the only way in the
world any one in Justice knows
about the directive is through the
newspapers.
| Mr.. Chelf said a main need for
the increased allowance is "at
least to double" the present staff
of five investigators. Money also
is needed for travel and other ad-
ministrative expenses.
The chairman cited large budg-
cts given other investigative
groups, and said scope of the
Justice Department probe was
vastly underestimate" when the
$4,000 allowance was set up.
Had I realized then the diff
culties and ramifications of the
job-and the amount of work nee.
essary-I would never have agreed
to start out on $50,000," he as
Iserted.
Must Rent Space.
Mr.. Chelf pointed out also thai
1.-The subcommittee must pay fol
it's own Office rent and equipment
For the first time in House his
tory, the group was authorized tx
rent Kon-Government space be-
cause of the Capitol Hill Office
shortage.
: The chairman said he intended
j to continue the probe "as long a:
, it takes to do the job" But tht
: subcommittee has agreed, he dis.
closed to try to wind up the in
vestigation by october !.
Investigators are expected to be
ready within a few weeks to star
hearings on specific allegations Of
misconduct or improprieties with.
in the department. aas
Preliminary hearings have re.
volved almost entirely around the
McGrath-Ne Morris feuc
: which swept both those men from
their Federal jobs.
The group next Monday will
hear several top Justice Depart.
ment officials in an attempt tt
clear up reports that the depart
, ment had Mr.. Morris under in.
vestigation for several months be-
fore Mr.. McGrath selected him a!
Government cleanup man. The re-
ported investigation concerns Mr.
Morris connections with surplus
ship deals.
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Hobson Deck Officer
May Become Major
Witness in Inquiry
By John A. Giles

A deck officer who escaped may
prove to be an important wit
ness in an investigation of the de-
stroyer minesweeper Hobson's
disastrous collision with the car
rier Wasp.
The Wasp radioed last night
that 1t. G.g.) B. E. Cummings
Encinitas, Calf, one of the 81
Hobson survivors aboard. was
Junior officer of the deck at the
time of the collision.
It has not been established
whether he was on duty at the
time the Hobson was cut in two
by the Wasp last Saturday night
But the fact that one deck Of
ficer survived could have an i'm
portant bearing on the public in
quiry by three rear admirals in
New York next week. A total OF
IT'S men ARE missing, including
the Hobson's skipper, 1t. Comdr
w. j. Tierney.
Three Admirals Named.
The three admirals appointed
members of the court to be con-
vened at Brooklyn Navy Yard are
Osborne B. Hardison, commander
of fleet air, Jacksonville, Fla,
Harry r. Thurber, commander oi
IBattleship Division 2, Norfolk
Va, and Ralph Earle jr., com
mander of Destroyer Flotilla 6
Newport. r. I.
The Wasp's skipper, Capt. B. c
McAffree, has been designated ar
interested party in the proceed
ings. An interested party may
retain counsel and interrogat'
witnesses. The court can changt
his status from interested party
to defendant.
A naval court of inquiry ha!
authority to hear testimony ant
Ito make recommendations as tt
subsequent proceedings. including
courts martial. It cannot impose
punishment.
To Check Orders.
OF major Importance to thu
court will be what orders were
given aboard the Hobson in th'
moments before the crash ant
what signals were exchanged be-
tween the minesweeper and tn
carrier. From them, the cour
may learn why the Hobson laid
course which brought her unde
the knife-like bow of the Wasp.
| 1t. Cummings may be the mai
who can tell that story.
The inquiry will seek to fin'
these things:
! /. Was the collision caused b.
human error or mechanical fail
ure?
2. Did either ship fail to sigma
a change of course?
| 3. Was the closing rate or spec
and course miSjudged?
! 4. What was the precise visi
bility?
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b e t t er man
agement and
personnel op-
perations p S in
Government.
The commits
sion chief said
such an expert
should serve on
the Presidents
staff and have
the duty of see
ing to 1t that
m a n a g e ment
prac ticeS in
M ant
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coast; scattered light frost in west
and north portions tonight. To-
morrow, fair and mild.
Virginia - Clear tonight with
low of 35-40 degrees in northwest
and 40-46 in east and south por-
tions; risk of scattered light frost
i'm northwest portion tonight
Tomorrow. fair and mild.
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District of Columbia and
vicinity - Sunny this afternoon
with high near "A; clear tonight,
low about IS i'm city and 40 In
suburbs. Tomorrow, sunny and
mild. +.,,..=
Maryland-Clear and cool to-
night with low 33-40 degrees in
the interior and 40-45 on the
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Maryland Grand Chapter
OF Eastern Star Elects
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, May /. - Mrs
Margie Stiegler of JeSsupS is the
new worthy grand matron of the
Maryland Grand Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star.
She and Russell M. Buck OF
Upper Marlboro, named worthy
grand patrons, were elected with
out opposition at yesterdays bus
Iiness session.
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Alexandra Centenniia|
As Modern City Set
For Opening Tonight
By George Kennedy

Alexandria will start celebrat-
ing the Tooth anniversary of it's
becoming city at 7:30 O'Clock to-
night with a 30-act vaudeville
show in the George Washington
High School Stadium.
Three years ago, the Virginia
city on the Potomac celebrated
the bicentennial of its founding.
1t was in 1749, that the first lots
of the community were laid out
and offered for sale.
+ In 1852, three years after COM
pletion of its first century, Alex
andria had $500 inhabitants. It
was in that year that the Gen.
Ieral Assembly granted it a char
ter as f1rst-class city.
While the boundaries were West
street to the west, Hunting Creek
to the south, Montgomery avenue
to the north and the Potomac to
the east, most of the city was
lstill the "old town. between Wash
iington street and the river.
The community petitioned
Richmond to become a city five
years after it was separated from
the District of Columbia. Most
of it had been included in the
10-mile square set aside for the
Federal Capital at the instance of
George Washington. In fact, the
survey of the District started in
Alexandria.
Reacted to Neglect.
But after Al years of neglect by
Congress, Alexandria wanted out,
The town was the county seat of
Alexandria County, District of Co.
llumbia, and the county area is
now Arlington County. 49,.
! The principal reason was that,
in the matter of public works,
such as the canal which was built
from Cumberland, Md, and
crossed. the Potomac on a bridge
at Georgetown to bring coal to
Alexandria, Virginia had been
much more helpful than the Fed
eral Government, The reason
cited in the petition 10 be re-
turned to Virginia. which passed
Congress without debate. was that
the citizens of Alexandria wanted
to vote.
Pioneers Survive.
! Eleven business establishments
of 1852 are still in existence. -Four
of them were started in that year
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust
Co., Alexandria Water Co., George
H. Robinson Sons and the Alex
Fandria Gas Co., now the Rosslyn
Gas Co., subsidiary of the Wash
,ngton Gas Light Co. The others
are the Alexandria Gazette, Robert
Bells Sons. printers: BradShaw's
Shoe Store, Worth Hulfish & Sons
hardware; Walter Roberts. Inc.
feeed, and two undertakers, Will
liam Demaine Sons and the B
Wheatley funeral home.
The 30-act show tonight will
end with a burst of fireworks. Al
1880 am. tomorrow, representa-
tives of the recently annexed area
will be welcomed by Mayor Frank
lin P. Backus and taken on a tour
of the city, including the munich
pal Offices and the public schools
Parade Set for Saturday.
The big event of the centennial
will be a parade starting at 1:3(
pm. Saturday. 1t is estimated
that the parade will take an houl
and one half to pass a given point
One of the features of the pa.
rade will be Is antique automo.
biles including a 1911 Ford, {
1912 Buick and a gold-plate(
Rolls Royce, which was made fo
l. Tommy Manville. the asbestos heir
for SGT, 500. There will be 2!
bands in the parade.
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Kindergarten to Register

Registration for the fall term
Of the j. Enos Ray Kindergarten
School will be held from 9 am. to
3:20 pm. tomorrow in the kinder
garten building at New Hampshire
avenue and Ray road, Takoma
Park. Md.
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Fairfax Budget Cut

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors voted yesterday to re-
tain the present $2.65 real estate
tax rate after cutting $296,00O
from school appropriations for
next fiscal year.
The board approved, after the
cut, a budget totaling about $10.9
million. A School Board member
said the reduction would mean
that 18 of the new classrooms
planned for next year would not
be built.
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Special Capitol Room
For Meditation and
Prayer Proposed

Businessmen apparently be-
lieve that Congress would
profit from more thought and
prayer.
United States Chamber of
Commerce members yesterday
approved a recommendation
that Congress set aside a Spe-
cial room in the Capitol where
members could go for prayer
and meditation.
It was proposed by J.. S..
Crutchfield, Pittsburgh whole
sale fruit merchant.
Evening star., 1952-05-01

SEAMAN BRUCE A. HOPPING.
IDenebrink' staff and assigned as
a barracks orderly.
Saturday he made an unlimited
7 am call on the admiral, who
was breakfasting in pajamaS.
Seaman Hopping said he
wanted to talk things over but
"the admiral wasn't a gentleman
He got huffy. He told me to get
out"
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Romspeck Proposes U.S.. Hire
office Manager Expert
By Joseph Young

Robert Ramspeck of Civil Service Commission
that topgh from private
industry brought into Government salary
Ito spur better efforts in Federal
Speaking before Administration, Mr.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Wind cat National Airport)
Northwest, eight miles an hour
at 1927 am.
River Report.
(From U. s. EngineerS.)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferr,
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah mudd!
| at Harpers Ferry
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RamSpeck did not say whether he
had any specific individual in mind
for the job. He did say, however.
such a job would insure much
Evening star., 1952-05-01

O. nitni Is,rran4 nnnth 70 dafs1: -
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FURNISHED by United States Coas
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1952-03-13

MINUTE 100000 Christ
president
Society," Of
Mrs Monaghan reported week $4,000
n -Finnoon
Evening star., 1952-03-13
New Officers
Installed

New officers and committee
chairmen were named at the
business meeting and luncheon of
the Naval Dental Wives Club of
Washington held yesterday at the
National Naval Medical Center at
Bethesda.
Mrs. Stephen Kasper is the new
president. replacing Mrs. Clay
Boland: Mrs. D. p. Dobson will
be vice president; Mrs. H. w.
Lyon, secretary. and Mrs. E. r.
Hildreth will be the new treasurer.
Mrs. Robert A. Colby will pre-
sent a Club Members News Re-
port at each meeting; Mrs. John
Hogan will be in charge Of pub
licity. and Mrs. E. E. Davies will
provide programs for the group
Honorary presidents will be Mrs.
Alfred Chandler and Mrs. Daniel
Ryan.
Evening star., 1952-03-13

United States-Mexico relations
|bloomed like mad yesterday. The
border was practically dissolved in
the expressions of friendship
offered at two parties here.
Mrs. Alben Barkley was hostess
at a large. gay. feminine luncheon
at Anderson House in honor of
delegates to the current meetings
of the Mexico United States Busi-
nessmen's Committee. And later
in the day delegates and wives
were feted at a big, official
studded embassy reception given
by the Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de la Colina. When the
nine delegates and spouses leave
here tomorrow. they should be full
of party food and American good
will.
TobIes in Ballroom
After their aperitifs, Mrs. Bark
ley and her 80 guests took their
places at five tables for eight each
in the ballroom Of Anderson
House. The ladies' hats Wed with
the spring flower centerpieces in
adding to the atmosphere of
spring cheer that pervaded the
town yesterday. Spanish and
English accents blended in the
hum of friendly chatter that filed
the formal room.
The wives Of only four dele
gates from Mexico accompanied
Evening star., 1952-03-13
Franks Goinq
our

The British Ambassador and
Lady Franks will leave Washing
ton Saturday for a mid Western
tour that will take them to ST.
Louis, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth,
Dallas and Houston before re-
turning to the Capital on the oath.
Sir Oliver will address Cham
ber of Commerce and Mems Dinner
Club group in Oklahoma City at
the Skirvin Hotel. He will also
call on the Governor and there
will be q reception in his honor
given by the Mayor. They viii stop
in Norman. Okla, long enough
for him to speak at the University
Of Oklahoma, and then on to Fort
Worth where he will make q speech
in the hal of the Women's Club.
Another speech in Dallas on the
10th, an address in the Shamrock
Hotel at Houston on the 21st, sind
a stop-over In st. Louis en- the
way home will mark the wlnd-up
Of their itinerary.
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Ambassador


Mr.. Edward j. Sparks, newly
appointed United States Ambas-
sador to Bolivia. was honor guest
at q reception at the Carlton
Hotel yesterday afternoon. Host
at the 6 o'clock affair in the North
Lounge was Senior German Rovira.
Commercial Counselor Of the Bo-
livian Embassy and representative
Of Banco-M -Minero of Bolivia.
Among those attending were Bo-
livian Ambassador Richardo Mar
tinez Vargas, Bolivian Ambassador
to the OAS Luis Guchalla, Mr..
Herbert CASTOR. president Of the
Export Import Bank. and other
officers Of the bank: Mr.. Haw-
thorne Arey. Mr.. Lynn Stambaugh,
Mr.. Walter Sauer and Mr. Clar-
ence Gauss. United States Am
bassadors Merwin Bohan and John
Drier were there and Assistant
Secretary Of State Willard Thorpe
and Deputy Assistant Secretary
Thomas c. Mann.
Evening star., 1952-03-13
Dernnons I Feted
|At Party on
Anniversary

Color of the day yesterday was
yellow at the party given by Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Milton Miles
to honor Mrs. Miles parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles n. Jerman. The
shade stood for the Jermans'
golden wedding anniversary and
was in the form of dozens Of vel
low roses sent by their many
friends.
The event was an oyster stew
party and took place from $50
to $3.50 at the Miles Kenwood
residence. Another cause for the
$50 guests to celebrate was that
Mr.. and Mrs. sJerman have just
returned from . South American
lcruise.
Their two month trip took them
to Peru. Ecuador, Chile. and
Panama.
Among those expected were DR..
and Mrs. Don r. johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Claud Dudley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett ]. Boothby. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Arleigh Burge,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. j. G. Met
eel and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Guy
Henry.
Also included were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Frederick, who are. neigh
bors and for the small-world
quote, saw Mr.. and Mrs. Jerman
at Macchu Picchu Peru, to the
surprize Of all Of them.
Still others were DR.. and Mrs.
Fred Sanderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lukens. DR.. and Mrs.
Walter Teichman. Judge of the
United States Court Of Appeals
and Mrs. e. Barrett Prettyman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Nagle. Mr..
and Mrs. George Horning and
DR.. and Mrs. Richard Huffman,
also neighbors, who gave the
honoree the orchids she was
wearing.
More invited were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Kennard, Mrs. Harvey Boil
ton and her sister, Miss Doris
Williams: Mr.. and Mrs. AL Lee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Long. Mr..
and Mrs. Dolan Donahoe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Edmunds. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hilliard, Mr.. and Mrs. Eric
Jansson. Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Madden, Mr.. and Mrs. e. D..
Blackstone, Mrs. Joseph MilanS
and Mr.. Earl Raedy.
Evening star., 1952-03-13
RobertshoW-MiHer
Ceremony Held

Mrs. Elieth Witham Miller and
Maj. George Howard Robertshaw,
u. s. M. c. r.. were married re-
Gently in Laguna Beach. Calf.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Spencer Reid Witham
|of Minot, N. Dak.. and Mai.
Robertshaw is the son of Mrs.
George Laws Robertshaw of Ar
lington.
The ceremony was held in the
Community Presbyterian Church
|of Laguna Beach, the Rev. Dallas
r. Turner oficiating. The bride,
who was given in marriage by
her father, was attended by Mrs.
Robert Peacock Of Laguna Beach
and Mrs. Howard w. Sharpe of
Arlington, sister Of the BRIDE
groom. Capt. Richard Borgstadt
served as best man and the uShers
were Mr.. Robert Peacock, Maj.
William Sneider and Maj. VII
liam Cullen.
Mai. Robertshaw served in the
Pacific during the last war and
is now stationed at Camp El
lToro. Calf. The couple will make
their home at Laguna Beach after
"a wedding trip to Palm Springs.
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Netherlands
IGNORED

Today's weekly luncheon. "'The
Washington Party," honored the
Netherlands in anticipation Of the
visit Of their Queen. Mime. van
Rotten. wife of the Netherlands
Ambassador. was among the ce-
lebrities there.
Also expected were Mrs. Omar
Bradley, wife of the chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Mrs.
Brien Mcmahon, wife of the Sena-
tor; Mrs. Jack McFall, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State; Mrs.
John Steelman. wife of the As
sistant to the President, and Mrs.
Leroy Johnson, wife of the Rep
reSentative.
Netherlands fashions were fea-
tured.
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Mrs. BorkIey Entertons; Embassy Party

Fred Soper-Mr. Soper heads the
Pan American Sanitary Bureau;
and Mrs. Richmond C. Coburn oi
st. Louis. a friend of Mrs. Bark.
ley's who was passing through
town yesterday.
Hundreds thronged to the Mex
ican Embassy between 5 and Z in
the afternoon. Diplomats, U. s
officials and businessmen mingled
and slipped and tasted the hospi.
tality offered by the well likee
Mexican diplomatic pair.
Receiving Line
In the receiving line with thu
Ambassador and his wife were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Heming.
way Of st. Louis and Senior Ed.
mundo j. Phelan and his wife
Mr.. Hemingway heads the Ameri.
can section Of the committee
Senor Phelan. the Mexican sec.
ton. Sonora de la Colina greeted
her guests In a brown tulle bal.
lerina dress appliqued with brown
velvet leaves.
On this guest list were, suct
familiar Washington figures q.
Speaker Sam Rayburn, Senator
Kenneth Mcclellan, Senator anc
Mrs. Styles Bridges. Deputy Chie1
of Staff, 1t. Gen. Charles Bolte
and Mrs. Bolte: Undersecretary
of State and Mrs. James Webb
Assistant Secretaries of State vii.
lard Thorpe. Edward Miller, anc
Jack McFall and their wives
members Of the cabinet. and the
chiefs Of all diplomatic missions
in Washington.
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The Van Roijens
Dinner Honorees

The Netherlands Minister and
Nine. Philipse were hosts at q
small dinner last evening in their
home on Forty-fourth street. The
party was in honor of their chief,
the Netherlands Ambassador, and
Nine. van Roijen.
Senator Theodore Francis Green
OF Rhode Island was there and
Representative Marguerite Church,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Sherwood,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cooley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurja.
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Pretty Rusty

e II haven't had much occasion to
use it since" she said, land was
pretty rusty. I was all right read
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Society News:
Mrs. Kefouver Comes Home
Dog Tired but Happy

ing a speech over the radio. But
when I was asked to make a few
IextenlporaneouS remarks at q
meeting-well. ! got so frightened
my vocabulary just new away like
the breeze"
Her career as a speechmaker, is
ended, as Of right now. she added
positively. That goes for both
French and English.
She does hope to accompany
the Senator on many more Presi-
dental primary trips this spring,
she said. But absolutely mo more
speeches"
Anyhow I don't like to be away
from the children any more than
necessary" she added.
She and the Senator talked to
the children-Linda. 10, David, 6.
Diane. 4. and Gail, Is months
whenever we could get to a tele-
phone before they had all gone
to bed"-but that wasn't often,
what with the hectic pace Of the
campaign. A cook, maid and En-
glish governess kept the home
fires burning in her absence.
Ten Doys Of Fun
Right now. she is looking for
ward to "ten days Of fun and
family" after which she and the
Senator will take to the road
again, she couldn't remember for
where.
While her plane was Still in
the air her children-with the
help Of most Of the neighbors'
youngsters - were having some
fun themselves, planning a happy
omecoming for daddy.
Linda spent most Of the after
noon in the kitchen making toffee
candy = somewhat to the con-
sternation of Bobbie. the cook,
who had her own ideas about
special food for the Senator that
evening.
The merry brood had another
surprise awaiting the Senator.
Above each doorway Of the house
perched a small paper bag filed
with water. # all went as planned
a bag was supposed to land onI
his head whenever he opened al
door. Welcome home, Senator.
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Streits toGWe
Party on Sunday

This Sunday is the day set for
the Commanding General of Wal
ter Reed Army Medical Center and
Mrs. Paul H. Streit to entertain
at an "at home" in honor Of the
recently assigned officers to Wal
ter Reed and their wives
The hours will be from 4 to 6
and the party will take place at
the Streits' residence. The chiefs
of Walter Reeds services and di-
visions and their wives will assist
the host and hostess.
This is another Of such recep-
tions that Gen. and Mrs. STREET
have been giving.
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Miss FIunnery
.iIIMorry
This Summer

Mr.. John Flannery announces
the engagement Of his daughter
Anne Dudley to Mr.. Ferruccio
PM Of Washington and Florence,
Italy.
Miss Flannery is graduate Of
the Potomac and Madeira Schools
and attended Sweet Briar College.
Mr.. PM is designer of antique
and modern jewelry. He received
his training in Italy and has been
established in this country for
many years.
The wedding will take place in
the early summer.
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Invitations Out

Invitations have been issued
by the Filipino Community of
Washington and vicinity for q
reception and dance to be given
in honor Of the Ambassador of
the Philippines and Mrs. Carlos
|P. Romulo.
The affair will take place on
March 20 at 8 o'clock in the Con-
|tinental Ballroom Of the Ward
man Park Hotel. .a