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Garden Club Activities

The June meeting Of the Ma
tiOnal Capital Orchid Society,
Inc. will be held in Room 43,
National Museum, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue NV. to-
morrow evening at 8. w. w.
Steiner Of the Soil Conservation
Service Nurseries at Beltsville,
Md, and member of the N. C. Q. S.
will deliver a talk on "Cymbidium
Orchids and Their Culture" Wis
ttors may attend.
The NeghbOrhOOd Garden Club
Of Arlington, Va. will meet to-
morrow night at 8 at Mount Oil
vet Church, North Glebe road at
Sixteenth street, Arlington. The
program will be a demonstration
by Mrs. Frederick Lang Of ar
rangements and compositions
using late spring flowers.
The Burleith Garden Club will
meet Tuesday at 8 pm. with
Mrs. Ethel Thoenen. 3713 Res
ervoir road NV. Mrs. Thoenen
and Mrs. Evans will speak on
flower arrangements. Members
will bring flowers and green's for
use in demonstrations.
The Michigan Park Garden
Club will hold it's final meeting
until September Tuesday at
pm. at Fellowship Hall, the
Christian Church, South Dakota
avenue and Taylor street NE
These nominations will be voted
upon in an election: President
Francis I. Peck: vice presidents
Mrs. Evan Griffith and Mrs
Leonard Thomas; recording Sec
retary. Miss Nella Jean SWenson
corresponding secretary. Mrs. w
G. Pilson; treasurer, Mrs. Pau
G. Darcy; delegate to Garden
Club League, Mrs. Martin Kelly
Mr.. Griffith will show moving
pictures of the April flower show
The POhick Garden Club OF
Fairfax County held it's Sec
ond meeting at the home of Mrs
NeguS Knowlton in Springfield
Mrs. D. G. PHILIPPE was co-host-
ess. The club agreed to assist ir
replanting and beautifying the
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Clipping Pastures
Controls Weeds

DR.. H. L. Dunton, head of
VPTs agronomy department,
says farmers should clip pas
lures to control weeds. if they
haven't already done so. Weeds
growing in pastures do nothing
but decrease grazing capacity,
which means loss Of money.
The time to clip is before the
weed seeds are fully developed.
He also noted that many lad
ino-orchard grass pastures have
not been grazed down this spring.
AS a result, lot of the orchard
grass, along with fescue and
other tall. aggressive grasses,
tend to suppress the ladino
clover. which furnishes much of
the pasture later.
If this is happening in your
pasture, DR.. Dunton recommends
that you clip the tall orchard
grass to prevent shading. At
the same time you will provide
yourself with a crop of hay.
He warns, however. that If
clipping is delayed too long. most
Of its good effects are lost.
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Now that the daffodil foliage
has begun to ripen, the bulbs
may be lifted or the dead leaves
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/ removed il the gardener is anx-
ious to set out summer flower
ing bulbs. or plants. The daffo-
dis can. withstand our hot sum-
mer in the soil better than in
storage. However, the planting of
ANIMALS in the bulb bed helps to
keep the soil in good condition
and is a desirable practice.
II the weeds and poison ivy in
the garden are to be sprayed,
this task should not be delayed.
Chemical weed killers are most
effective when the plants are
young and in active growth. Try
to put the weed-killer on the
plants when temperatures are
above Is and rain is unlikely for
"a hours. The generally accept
ed 2,4-D is the only material rec
commended for broad-leaved
weeds, but it will not, kill old
tough poison ivy. Where it is a
problem use ammonium sulfa-
mate. keeping the material on
the ivy foliage as much as pos
Sible.
Begin to plan for the fall gar
den. Many kinds of vegetables
may be grown if planted at the
proper season, and the fall gar
den can be worth while. Start
ing fall maturing crops in mid
summer takes care but it's worth
the extra effort. The important
thing is to start them at the
right time so they will mature
during the cool moist weather
and have top quality.
Fall cabbage and broccoli
plants should be obtained for
setting out about July 1-order
the plants now to insure deliv-,
cry at that time.
Now that the strawberries are
through fruiting for this season
they should be weeded. If nee
essary. NOW the bed, cultivate
the soil, and apply a liberal ap-
plication Of fertilizer. The plants
have a lot of growing to do be-
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Life in the Country
Cow Leans on Fence Section
And Whole Herd Follows Through

It looked pretty good to me.
but DR.. Jack Murdock, our next
door neighbor, said he wouldn't
like to invite a group of people
in to see it.
He was talking about our new,
or rather, repaired piece of fence.
The section we put up, with
George RobinSon's help. the 9TH
err afternoon after a visit to the
40 Acres, of about 40 Of Docs
Brahma cows.
Apparently one of the cows
leaned on the fence. which has
grown too weak during the years
to withstand the advances of a
Brahma, and it parted. Then the
whole herd came over to see how
our lespedeza is doing.
Jane said she was a little star
tied when she looked back in the
field and saw what must have
looked like a western roundup
crossing our land. She got hold
of Doc, but unfortunately got
home before the job was finished.
When we finally got the fence
fixed, she said it looked like
something Thomas Jefferson
might have stepped off. She was,
Of course, referring to the IA
nous serpentine wall at the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Personally I can admire our
fence. I can admire anything
that is the result of pulling and
driving and sweating. no matter
whether it meets eSthetic stand
ards or not.
wouldn't mind a bit showing
of that piece of fence, because
1t did what it was supposed to
dove haven't had any more
visits from the Brahmas.
George, the Murdock farm S
chief custodian, had just re-
turned from his native Utah in
time for the fence fixing. There
has been some doubt as to
whether George would come
back to Loudoun County after
reviewing the grandeurs of the
west, but he said the west isn't
what it used to be.
Everything too dry and cold,
he said. Too cold for swimming
In the Great Salt Lake, and
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Bv Jones Birchfield

no lush grass that you see IN
Northern Virginia.
&*
I am glad to see that the
agronomists are recognizing the
qualities of honeysuckle. Don't
kill your honeysuckle indiscrim-
inately, they say, it has some
uses.
Honeysuckle, they say. will
prevent erosion, provide a wild
life cover and provide some for
age for cattle when there isn't
much else available.
I'm a honeysuckle observer.
and I can say that cows will
eat a little of it even when there
is rich clover and grass all
around them. Evidently, it
contains some nutrient that
cows need from time to time.
The agronomists forgot one
thing about honeysuckle - it
smells mighty good at this time
of the year.
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Our Matching season on the
40 Acres is about over. Three
settings of guineas are off and
doing nicely under their adopted
mothers. The geese in the field
haven't done as well. There are
only two or three goslings left.
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Vigilance, Sprays Keep FIeos Down

and then apply a 2 per cent
yellow oxide ointment. You can
get this ointment from your local
druggist.
@. Is it harmful to exercise a
dog after he has been fed? My
wife feeds ours just before
come home from work and then
I take him for a good run
K. G. C..
A. It would be better to feed
him after he has had his run
with you.
@. What dog changes his ap-
pearance shortly after it is born?
r. L. j. ....
A. You must be thinking OF
the Dalmatians which are born
pure white. AS they grow older
their distinguishing spots make
their appearance.
tReleased by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
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Larger PIonts Get
More Movino Shock

There is always a strong ten
dency on the part of the home
gardener to buy large-sized
plants. especially trees and
shrubs. AS a general rule the
larger sizes receive more shock
when moved than smaller plants.
Thus. the smaller plants recover
more quickly and often give eff
fective results earlier. Moreover,
the smaller plant may have a
year or two. perhaps even longer.
cost Of growing in the nursery.
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Many perennials need an ap-
plication Of fertilizer to help
them build strength for another
seasons bloom. This is espe-
cially true of the peonies-they
must build up strength by the
first of September. the beginning
of their dormant season. A small
handful of a 5-10-5 fertilizer
worked lightly into the soil
around the crown of the plant
will give renewed yigor and free
dom of bloom.
Peonies that produced abun-
dant foliage but no bloom should
be examined. Competition from
tree roots. shade. and too deep
planting are the most common
causes of lack of flowers. If tree
roots fob them they can be
moved. If shade is a factor, then
move them to a SUMMER loca-
ton. If examination shows that
the crown is two inches or more
below the surface of the soil,
they should be marked for lift
ing in early September. The
peony will grow and sometimes
flower sparsely if the buds on
top of the crown are more than
two inches below the surface
the recommended depth is one
to two inches. Disease is seldom
a factor unless the roots are
planted in poorly drained soil.
Tomato plants have not been
setting fruit because of cold wet
weather. Now that the tempera-
lures are more nearly normal it
is likely that the blossoms will
not be pollenized. However, in
case of future unfavorable
weather. the gardener can spray
the blossoms with a hormone, and
produce fruit even though the
pollen is ruined by cold and rain.
Note: The hormone should not
hit the foliage, only the blooms.
It may also be used on melons
and squash.
Now that the daffodil foliage
has begun to ripen, the bulbs
may be lifted or the dead leaves
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grounds of the Red cyoss Build
ing in Fairfax.
Hale Walker spoke on modern
trends in landscape architecture.
The club will hold it's final meet
ing this season June "a at the
home of Mrs. j. v. Nevitt. OK
road, Lorton.
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Feed DuffodiIs

1t the daffodils were not fertil-
lied earlier 1t should be done
now so that the plants will have
ample food with which to build
up vitality for next springs floral
display. Do not remove the foli-
age while this growth process
is taking place-wait until it
turns yellow.
Evening star., 1953-07-31

Rev. Michael F. Igoe officiated
at the marriage of Miss Lois
Marie Padberg of Alexandria and
Mr. Lawrence Donovan Davis.
The ceremony was held in St.
Louis Catholic Church on July IL.
The couple left on a trip to
Florida after a reception at the
Army Navy Country Club.
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Sonora de Odria, wife of the
Peruvian President will be in
Washington again for a brief
visit. She arrived yesterday in
New York by plane from Spain,
where she has been visiting since
her last stay in the Capital. She
and her party will be guests of
Ambassador Fernando Bercke-
meyer at least through next week
before taking off for Lima.
Ambassador Berckemeyer then
will join Sonora de Berkemeyer
in California, where she is spend
ing the late summer with her
mother, Mrs. John Rapp.
Peruvian Ambassador to the
Netherlands, Senor Humberto
Fernandez-Davila, has been
joined at The Hague by Sonora
de Fernandez-Davila and their
youngest son, Victor. The younger
member of the family has been
in school in Spain since his
parents went to the Netherlands
and in the autumn will start his
studies at college. The Ambas-
sador was Counselor and then
Minister at the Embassy in
Washington for some years.
The Ambassadors cousin,
Senor Julio Fernandez -Davila,
who is Consul General in New
York. and Sonora de Fernandez
Davila were honor guests at din
ner Tuesday evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Shea. --
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The stag dinner at Burning
Tree Club given by the civilian
Navy bosses of the Truman
administration for outgoing
Chief of Naval Operations
William Fechteler and the in
coming uniformed Navy bosses
under the Eisenhower admin
istration was full of laughs.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy
Dan Kimball, ex-Secretary of
the Navy John Sullivan and
ex-Undersecretary of the Navy
w. John Kenney among other
things surprised Admirals
Fechteler, Radford the incom-
ing chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and Carney
the incoming Chief of Naval
Operations with a special gift
for each.
Admiral Fechteler Jared the
best. He was presented with
some handsome luggage for
the trip he will take on the
18th to his NATO job in
Naples, Italy. And Admirals
Radford and Carney, though
their gifts were not SO hand
some, were likewise presented
with the equipment they will
most need in the months to
come.
Admiral Carney got a set of
shin guards that Admiral
Fechteler eyed with delayed
envy; they would have stood
him in good stead but it was
too late now. And Admiral
Radford received an umpire's
mask appropriately enough,
but he didn't seem to think it
would come in handy. "This
is the wrong kind of thing to
give me-" he told the amused
company. 1t was kicks he
expected to get, not slaps in
the face.
II \ Y
Ex- Senator Millard Tydings
has just acquired a 45-foot
cabin cruiser and he can talk
of nothing else. He's excited
as a boy with his first pair of
long pants. Named the Elona,
it sleeps eight so will carry in
spacious comfort the party of
four who will put out in it
tomorrow for a lengthy voyage
north.
Millard, his wife, their
daughter Eleanor and her
fiance, Wary Gillette, jr., will
travel all the way up to the
Joseph E. Davies Camp Top
ridge in the Adirondacks on
the Elona using the inland
waterways. Lake Champlain is
the last big body of water they
will cruise through before
arriving at the camp in three
or four days.
The entire route going and
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Exclusively YOURS BETTY 's~s
Amusing Gifts Dispensed at Sog Dinner at Burning Tree;
Tydnqs to Tuke Inland Route Northwurd New Cruiser

coming has had to be plotted
with care. Millard's wife, the
former Eleanor Davies, says
she has never known how to
cook and she has no intention
of learning on board ship.
They'll take frozen orange
juice, instant coffee and pre-
pared cereals with them to
meet the problem of break
fast, but they are figuring their
distances so they can dine
every evening in a yacht club
where they will have a picnic
lunch packed for the following
days luncheon. "Now there's
a smart woman" observed
friend of hers on hearing of
the plans. "Once a husband
sees his wife in the kitchen she
has a hard time ever getting
out"
The Tydings will return
August %.
The former Anne Bryan is
back here with her husband,
Fraser Wilkins. After 2h
years as First Secretary at our
Embassy in India. Fraser will
now be attached to the State
Department and the Wilkinses
will live here for the coming
year at least. Delhi Is a most
exciting and interesting post,
says Anne, whose husband
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EnvoyHere

Newly appointed Canadian
Ambassador A. D. P. Heeney
arrived yesterday and had a long
conversation with Secretary of
State Dulles when he presented
his credentials late in the after
noon. The Ambassador designate
will be in Washington several
weeks and will be received Tues
day by President Eisenhower.
Then will follow the hundreds
of calls required by protocol. BY
the middle of August the new
Ambassador hopes to join Mrs.
Heeney in their Ottawa home,
and after a brief vacation in the
Dominion they will come to
Washington and settle in the
attractive house on Woodland
drive which the Canadian Gov
ernment purchased as the resi-
dence of the Ambassador.
Former Ambassador and Mrs.
Hume Wrong left Washington
the end of last week and are in
their summer home in Canada.
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served under three ambassa-
dors-Loy Henderson, Chester
Bowles and most recently
George Allen. She's as pleased
at coming home. however. as
their numerous friends will be.
Currently stopping at the Sui
grave Club. she is in town to
look into the housing situation,
will return to her mothers
farm in Kentucky in a few
days where she has already
deposited their two small boys,
aged 2l2 and Ia. She wants
to set up housekeeping here
in October.
Ed and Carol Miller and
daughter Becky took off today
for Montreal and the Alpine
Inn nearby. Ed will fish, Becky
will birdWatch and Carol will
watch both of them, she says.
They'll be gone a month.
Admiral and Mrs. Thomas c.
Kincald leave tomorrow for a
months vacation. They will
spend some time at the Huron
Mountain Club in Michigan
and will visit friends in Wis
consin.
Texans do things in such
vast proportions. Dale Miller,
who represents the Dallas
Chamber of Commerce and
other Texas interests in Wash
1ngton, will give a breakfast
on Sunday with his wife
Shooter" that will offer a new
wrinkle in decor. The party
is in honor of pretty brunei
Marion Sue Wilson, daughter
of well-to-do Representative
and Mrs. j. Frank Wilson Of
Dallas, who will marry Robert
Lyle on the 18th. Just where
the Oriental touch comes in,
I don't know, but in the center
of the Chinese Room where
the breakfast for 100 will be
held, Dale is having a huge
Chinese Ming tree" erected.
1t will be painted white from
stem to stern, it's foliage will
be magnolia leaves painted
white and its flowers real
white roses. Underneath it's
laden boughs will sit the white
figure of the Goddess of Love.
You can't say those Lone Star
people are unimaginative.
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Mrs. Ednonston
Is Married to
Col. Hart

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Melvin Sharpe
of Wesley Heights announce the
marriage of their daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Sharpe Edmonston, to
Col. Willard Hart of this city on
July "a. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Edward G.
Latch, Minister of the Metropoli-
tan Memorial Methodist Church.
The bride was given in mar
r1age by her father and Mrs.
Landon Davies of Baltimore was
her only attendant. Mr.. Wayne
Hart, brother of the bridegroom
was his best man.
A small reception followed the
ceremony at the home of the
brides parents. Col. and Mrs.
Hart are on a tour of the West
and Canada, and upon their re-
turn in September they will re-
side in their home in George
town.
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Diplomats
Take Lead


British Ambassador and Lady
Makins will entertain at dinner
this evening in honor Of their
house guests. the Right Hon.
Hugh Gartskell, Member of Par
lament, md Mrs. Gartskell. The
visitors, who are close personal
friends of their hosts, arrived
this morning and will be at the
Embassy over Sunday. Lady
Makins came down from Nam
tucket to be hostess during their
brief visit.
The new Minister from Laos,
Ourst Souvannavong, was the
guest in whose honor Assistant
Secretary of State for Far East
ern Affairs Waiter Robertson
VIZ host at luncheon. Mr.. Rob-
ertson, who recently returned
from Korea where he had con-
ferences with President Singman
Rhee, entertained at Blair
House.
French Ambassador Henri
Bonnet was the ranking guest
at the luncheon and others in
cluded Cambodian Ambassador
Nong Kimmy, Senator Alexan-
der Wiley and Vietman Charge
d'Affaires, Miss Elizabeth Dung.
Chief of Protocol John F. Sim
mons was there and others in
cluded Acting Assistant Secre-
tary of State James c. H. Bon
bright, Mr.. Samuel P. Hayes.
assistant director of Far East
ern Affairs for the Mutual Sc
curity Agency; Rear Admiral
Harold P. Smith, Brig. Gen.
John M. Williams. First Secre-
tary of the Laos Legation In
peng Suryadhay and the Messrs.
Henry B. Day, Robert E. Hoey
and Daniel r. Thomson Of the
State Department.
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Informal
Parties

Retired Army Col. and Mrs.
Clifford Hersberg of Montgom-
cry, Ala, were the guests in
whose honor Mrs. William j.
Burton. jr.. entertained at a
buffet supper last evening in her
home at 1929 Connecticut ave-
nue..
Col. and Mrs. Hersberg are
visiting the latter's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lacey in their nearby Virginia
home. The visitors are on their
way to Detroit for a vacation and
will return to Montgomery in
the fall.
Col. and Mrs. John Coulter
were guests at dinner last eve
ming of Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
I. KasS who with their daughter
Kathy took their guests later
to the performance of "Briga-
doom" in the Carter Barron Am
phitheater.
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Secretary of the Army Robert
Ten Brock Stevens was host at
a reception last evening, enter
tanning in honor Of the Minister
of Defense of Chile, Gen. Abdon
PARA. The several hundred
guests were invited for $50
O'Clock and the party was given
at Fort Lesley j. McNair.
Chilean Ambassador Anibal,
Jara, who was host at luncheon
today for the visiting mission,
also stood in the receiving line
with his wife who came to town
from Bluemont, Va, for the oc-
casion. She looked extremely
pretty in a beige organdy and
lace off-the-shoulder dress.
Also receiving were members of
Gen. Parra's party, Chief of
Navy, Rear Admiral Enrique
Lagreze; Chief of the Air Force,
Gen. Armando Ortez; and Chief
of the Army, Gen. Carlos Mec-
cano. Gen. Ortez is resuming
numerous old acquaintances
made when he was on duty at
the embassy some years ago.
All Services Invited
Top ranking officers of the
United States Army. Navy and
Air Force were invited, in ad-
dition to chiefs of diplomatic
missions, military attaches, mem
bers of Congress and State De-
partment officials. Acceptances
were received from Senator and
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall. Sena-
tor and Mrs. H. Alexander
Smith and Representative John
M. Vorys.
Secretary of the Air Force and
Mrs. Harold E. Talbot were ex-
pected, and others included
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. John M. Cabot. Undersecre-
tary of the Army and Mrs. John
Slezak, Assistant Secretary of
the Army John P. Mitchell.
Assistant Secretary of Defense
Frank C. Nash. and Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. r. w. Woodward.
Services Represented
Surgeon General and Mrs. G.
E. Armstrong were there yester-
day, and also retiring Chief of
Army Staff and Mrs. j. Lawton
Collins, Judge Advocate General
and Mrs. E. M. Brannon, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. C. D. Eddelman,
Gen. and Mrs. John E. Hull, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Richard P. Part
ridge, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Mel
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Hood Photo.

-HOOu PHOLO.
MRS. ALBERT ]. ALTIMONT
The Former
Miss Dorothy Dawson.
Blessed Sacrament Church was
the scene recently of the marri-
age of Miss Dorothy Jean Daw-
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alan B. Dawson of this city, and
Mr.. Albert John Altimont, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Altimont of
Chevy Chase. The. Rev. Father
Charles D. German of1ciated.
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Society News
Army Secretary Host
To Visiting Chi|eons
Naval Operations Chief and Wife
Entertain at Dinner Aboard Ship

vim Reber, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
B. L. Robinson, Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas D. White and Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. A. C. Smith.
Dinner and Sail
Secretary of Army and Mrs.
Stevens hurried from the party
at Fort McNair to the Navy
Yard, where they were guests
at dinner aboard the Sc
quota of the retiring Chief Of
Naval Operations and Mrs. Will
liam M. Fechteler. Shortly be-
fore darkness fell the Sequoia
showed off for a short cruise
down the Potomac, and as they
sailed down the peaceful river
cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were
served aft.
Secretary of Defense Charles
E. Wilson was also at this float
ing dinner party which included
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Robert M. Kyes, Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Robert B. Ander-
son and Assistant Secretary of
Defense and Mrs. Wilfred j.
Mcneil.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Arthur
C. Davis were in the company
and also the Legal Adviser to
the State Department and Mrs.
Herman Phleger. Admiral Fech-
teler's two aides, 1t. Comdr.
Louis L. Meier and 1t. Comdr.
Edward Winslow, Mrs. Meier and
Mrs. Winslow and Miss Joan
Fechteler, daughter of the hosts.
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Herzn7urks Leave

DR.. and Mrs. Maurice Herr
mark will leave Sunday by plane
for Paris and after q short stay
there they will tour other coun-
tries on the continent. Before
returning they will be in Geneva,
where DR.. Herzmark will attend
the International Medical Con-
ference, and The Hague, where
he will be present at the sessions
of the World Medical Assembly.