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SEVEN WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY. MAY 25. 1933 1 OF PERSONAL AMD SOCIAL INTEREST if prace is threatened and, if thr? country as to ths aggressor, to refrain from any action which would circumvent collective effort against the offender. EXECUTIVEATTACKS FAR EAST PROBLEM is living with his aunt, itss Veronica Slavin.

of 504 East Third street. filed by the father. Mrs. Marguerite Dugan Bodziak is counsel for the father, and William Prickett represents Miss Slavin, who declines to give up custody of the boy to father. Resident Judge Reinhardt has fixed 10.30 o'clock.

Advanced Time, for hearing on the habeas corpus peti- Nurses Alumnae I Describes Women's Place in Business St. Francis Nurses To Get Diplomas Graduates of the St. Francis' Hospital School of Nursing will receive their diplomas in commencement exercises to be held next Wednesday afternoon in St. Thomas' R. C.

Church. Bishop Edmund J. Fitz-Maurice will preside at the exercises and present the diplomas. The Rev. J.

McCarthy will give the sermon to the graduates at the mass to be celebrated the morning of May 31, In the hospital chapel. Music at this service will be under the direction of Mr. George Finnan. Members of this year's class are: Grace Ann Givan, Loretta Margaret Slavin, Elmina Augusta Woodall, Gloria Mary Warner, Helen Marie McAteer, Kathryn Louise Rentoul, Lola Sarah Mealey, Louise Cecelia Angelo, Elizabeth Rose Cotellese, Catherine Margaret Leonard, Catherine Elizabeth Splan and Kathryn Mary Connor. Longwood Gardens Will Have Operas Mr.

and Mrs. Pierre S. duPont will open their Longwood Gardens for a performance by the Savoy Opera Company, of Philadelphia, with proceeds to benefit the endowment fund of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity of the University of Delaware. The company this year will present two operas, "Trial by Jury" and "The Sorcerer," June 3, at 8.15, in the open air theatre. The company presented the two plays at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on May 12 and 13, and they were received with great acclaim.

John Thomas. of Wilmington, is the musical director of the Savoy Company, and will direct the orchestra, composed of members of the Philadephia Symphony Orchestra. The members of the company will come from Philadelphia on a special train and will be met at the station by automobiles. They will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

duPont at a supper party before the performance. A display of the electrical fountains will be included. The Savoy Opera Company of Philadelphia started its career with "Trial By Jury" as its first production on May 4, 1901, in the Merion Cricket Club. In the same year on December 6 and 7, it repeated "Trial By Jury," and produced for the first time "The Sorcerer" at St. James' Hall.

It was suggested that after 33 years of continuous existence, the Savoy Company present this year the same operas that marked its beginning. William M. Francis Is general chairman. Alban P. Shaw is president of the fraternity and George F.

Alderson is treasurer. Tickets are STATE A. U. M. P.

PASTORS GIVEN NEW CHARGES Appointments were announced for the Delaware charges of the A. U. M. P. conference yesterday in Norris-town, where the conference met, with the president, the Rev.

J. W. Brown, presiding. The appointments were: Mother Church, Wilmington, the Rev. A.

D. Hammond; St. Paul's Church, Wilmington, to be supplied; Mt. Zion, Wilmington, the Rev. Peter Brookins; Old St.

peters. Wilmington, the Rev. Henry Waites; St. James', Wilmington, the Rev. J.

C. Dennison; Mt. Pisgah, Wilmington, the Rev. Luc in da. Morgan; Thcmas' Temple, Wilmington, the Rev.

J. A. Thomas. St. John, Newark, the Rev.

C. N. Walker; St. Thomas. Glasgow, the Rev.

E. T. Cannon; Star of Bethlehem. Newport, the Rev. G.

A. Coleman; Chippey's, Hockessin, the Rev. J. T. Rector; Mary E.

Shockley, Castle county missionary. The Rev. J. H. Howell, the Rev.

Spencer Murray, the Rev. James H. Bishop and the Rev. J. T.

Demby were named general missionaries. FATHER WOULD REGAIN CUSTODY OF HIS SON Martin W. Nicholson, of Elmhurst, who gave up the custody 11 years ago of hi6 then infant son to its maternal grandmother after his wife's death, will appear in the Superior Court Saturday morning to seek custody of the child again. The son is Leonard Nicholson, and Roosevelt Opens Discussion With Japanese Spokesmen in White House Lunch Then Confers With Stimson Who Issued U. S.

Stand Against Land Seizures Washington, May 24 (ap President Roosevelt plunged deeply today into the troubled Par Eastern situation, but took time also to name Representative Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee to the London conference delegation and receive from Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California a declination to serve on that body. After opening a series of White House conversations with a group of distinguished Japanese officials, the President conferred at his face with Henry L. Stimson, the Hoover Secretary of State, whose diplomacy was featured by proclamation of a doctrine of non-recognition of territory gained by force.

Want Manchoukuo Recognition The doctrine was applied specifically in connection with the Japanese advance into Manchuria and its establishment there of a new state under the name of Manchoukuo. The Japanese are pressing for recognition of this state by the American Government and the rest of the The United States, on the other hand, is using its influence in friendly fashion to bring peace to tiie Far East and swing Japan into line on the British arms reduction proposal at Geneva. The Japanese conversations began in an informal 40-minute talk after a luncheon for the Japanese at the White House. The President sat down with Viscount Kikujiro Ishii, and Ego Fukai. heads of the Japanese delegation, and Ambassador Katsuji Debuchl.

They talked freely but there was not time for much progress on the question viewed as most vital. Purely economical subjects, relating to exchange stabilization and reduction of trade barriers, wiil be taken up tomorrow when the Japanese officials meet Secretary Hull and his aides at the State Department. At the State Department, officials said the United States would not sign the "security" section of the British arms reduction plan undjr discussion at the Geneva conference but instead would make its position clear in a unilateral declaration. This will follow the lines of the historic statement on behalf of the United States Monday at Geneva of willingness to consult other nations Held For Auto Theft Charles Reison. Negro, was held under $500 bail for upper court by Judge Lynn in Municipal Court yesterday on a charge of larceny of an auto belonging to Joseph Berman, East Twelfth street.

Reison claimed that another Negro who was with, him shortly before he was arrested was the guilty man and that he had merely been taking a ride with, him- Will Attend Card Party Many guests last night attended the card party held by the Alumnae of the Ursuline Academy in the Memorial Hall of the school, Pennsylvania avenue and Franklin street. Many prizes were given and proceeds will be used for the work of the association. WANTED! Assistant Sale Manager, Supervisor and Salesman needed to complete our sales organisation. Experience preferred but not necessary. Liberal Income provided for those qualifying.

Pierce Burner Corporation, 3-17 Concord Avenue See Mr. Pryde. the Gardens" SIB Fine Quality Fair Price GOOD VALUE and it is upon such GOOD VALUE that SALAD A has built the largest tea business in North America, on sale at Frost Brothers In the duPont Building. Junior League Gives Flower Show Awards Many lovely flower arrangements were exhibited in the first flower show to be held by the Wilmington Junior League, yesterday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. William Gris-com Coxe, "Coxehall." Beilevue.

The show was open only to Junior League members. Winners of the three classes were as follows: Arrangement in pottery, Miss Janet Patterson, Miss Fraoe Doremus and Mrs. George P. Edmonds: miniature class. Miss Janet Patterson, Mrs.

Frederick Klutey and Mrs. Philip Laird; arrangement in green and white. Miss Margaret Patterson. Miss Caroline Doremus and Mrs. Philip Laird.

Judges for the show were Mrs. Irenee duPont and Mrs. Macmillan Hoopes. of the Wilmington Garden Cub. and Mrs.

Caleb S. Layton, of the Brandvwine Garden Club. The place of the business woman in the world of today was described by Mrs. Robert P. Robinson, the principal speaker at the Mothers' and Daughters' dinner, last night, at the Y.

W. C. under the direction of the Business and Professional Women's Department. Mrs. Robinson outlined the advance steps made by women in recent years, particularly in the business world, and contrasted the women of today with their grandmothers.

The duties and obligations of business women were also discussed by the speaker. Miss Helen M. Scott, president of the Y's Women's Club, presided at the banquet, and toasts were exchanged by the mothers and daughters. Mrs. Verna Phelps spoke for the daughters, and Mrs.

Arthur James addressed the group on behalf the mothers. Elaborate decorations were used for the banquet, including a canopy of green and yellow crepe paper, which extended over the tables, and Spring flowers. Bouquets on the speaker's table were made up of roses and larkspur, and bowls of daisies and buttercups were also used for decoration about the room. Dinner music was furnished by Mr. Charles Bryan.

Members of the Hercules Choral Club gave several selections: dance numbers by Miss Mildred Staats. and vocal solos by Mrs. Virginia Fuller MacNutt. The general committee arranging the dinner included Miss Scott, chairman: Miss Helen Richards and Mifs Katherine Brittingham, decorations; Miss Dorothy Lyons and Miss Marjorie Roberts, music; Miss Louise LePatrourel and Miss Virginia Eb-ert, programs; Miss Mary Dale and Miss Charlotte Bethards, tickets. WEDDINGS Conniff -McCormick The wedding of Miss Eleanor M.

McCormick, daughter of Mrs. Ellen McCormlck. and Mr. John Conniff. son of Mr.

Edward Conniff. of Tuxedo Park, took place yesterday rooming at 11.30 o'clock in St. Paul's Catholic Church. The Rev. Andrew White officiated.

Th young couple will make their home at Tuxedo Park. i Murray-Webster Miss Gwendolyn Webster, of Richardson Park, and Mr. Lawrence Murray, Reynoldsville, were married in Elkton Monday afternoon by the Rev. L. B.

Morgan. The bride is a teacher of mathematics at the Richardson Park School. She Is from Coatesville. but while at school lives on Lorewood avenue. Richardson Park.

Mr. and Mrs. Murrary will probably reside in Wilmington. Loster-Blanton Announcement have been received of the wedding on Saturday in the Holy Savior R. C.

Church. Linwood. of Miss Imogene Blanton and Mr. William Loster. both of Trainer.

Pa. The Rev. Hugh Reed officiated at nuptial mass. During the ceremony Mrs. Aileen Harwood Faucher and her father, Mr.

William Harwood, sang, accompanied by Mrs. John McKenna. A reception followed the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents. On their return from a wedding trip to Maine, Mr. and Mrs.

Loster will make their home in Claymont. Temperance Legion In Medal Contest The Loyal Temperance Legion of the First Methodist Prot estant Church, will hold its medal contest at the church tonight at 8 o'clock. The public is invited. Mrs. C.

C. Sayre will direct the event. Those who will speak will be Harry Hartlng. Elmer Reynolds, Leslie Reynolds, Philip Currier. Edward Fagan, Jean Ferguson, Warren Moxam Myrtle Harting.

Dorothy King, Joan Black and Dorothy Heiss. Those who will appear in a play ette, following the medal contest, will be Philip Currier, Harry Hart ing, Jean Stern and Mildred Green. University Women To Present Plays Two one-act plays will be presented tonight by members of the drama grcup of the Delaware Branch, American Association or university Women at their final meeting for the club yean These productions wtt be "The Mouse Trap." by William Dean Howells and "Their Anniver by Alice Riley. "Fresh from Holds Annual Home Coming Delaware Hospital Group Hostess to Recent Class More than 200 members and friends of the Delaware Hofpltal Alumnae Association observed the annual homecoming of the organization with a dinner and banquet in the du-Barry room of the DuPont Biltmore last night. About 80 guests attended the banquet that preceded the dance.

The tables were decorated in the colors of the hospital, red and gold. Lighted golden candles were placed about the tables with Spring and Summer flowers in vases of red and gold. Twenty-one graduates of the nurses' course were the guests of honor. During the banquet the ''group vas addressed by Miss Lucille Dugan, fupervisor at the hospital, and an assistant supervisor, Miss Bertha C. Schrank.

Miss Dugan Telcomed the eld graduates of the nursinj course, and Miss Schrank welcomed the guests. Other speakers who brought greetings to the group were Mrs. Eleanor Clouser and Miss Evelyn Hayes. Miss Mary Ann Morris, president of this year's class, responded for the guests of honor. Following the greetings.

Miss Frances Samuel fang several selections, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. James T. Chandler, Jr. Madden's orchestra played for the dancers. Miss Winifred Davis, one of the supervisors at the hospital, was chairman of the event, aided by Miss Evelyn Hayes and Miss Bertha C.

Schrank. Mrs. Mav Pierson Smith Is presi dent of the Alumnae Association and other officers of the organization are: Miss Mildred Abbott, vice-president; Miss Catherine MacLuccas. secretary: Miss Es telle Lizer. treasurer.

AMONG LOCAL FOLK MISS LENETTE F. JEANES, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Y. Jeanes, of Villanova, has returned from Europe where she spent the Winter. Miss Helen E.

Davis, of this city, has been a guest at the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Abbott, of Union Park Gardens, will leave tonight to be the week-end guest of Professor and Mrs.

David M. Dougherty, of Worcester, Mass. About 400 auests motored to "Ben ton Manor," the estate cf Mr. and Mrs. R.

M. Carpenter on th Bnhomia resterriav for the bridge luncheon sponsored by the board of directors of the Wilmington New Century Club. 'Mrs TtavM. Stewart, of Reaver. Pa is the guest of her daughter.

Miss Kin a RtpwarL She wae a ffuest last night at the Mothers' and Daugh ters' dinner at tne y. w. u. a. ENGAGEMENTS Leoncavallo De Bartolomeia The engagement of Miss Rocchina De Bartolomeis and Mr.

M. Leoncavallo has been announced. Miss De Bartolomeis is a daughter of Mrs. E. M.

De Bartolomeis. of 600 North Union street, a graduate of the Wilmington High School and of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, class of 1932. She now is a practicing pharmacist here. Mr. Leoncavallo is a son of Mr.

Alfred Leoncavallo, of Philadelphia He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, class of 1928. He is managing phar macist of the Latin-American Drug Company, this city. The wedding will take place in June. Will Initiate Class Doris Rebekah Lodge, No. 9.

I. O. O. will confer the degree on a class of candidates for Sarah Lodge, cf Felton, tonight on the first anniversary of the organization of the lodge. Sarah Lodge was named after Past President Sarah Buzine, a late member of Doris Lodge.

11 bottle Arden Players To Give Series Of Ten Plays 1 1 Beatrice Maude to Direct in Robin Hood Theatre Beatrice Maude, director of The Robin Theatre at Arden, announces the opening ol its ten weeks' season on Wednesday evening, June 21. at 8.45. with the delightful comedy "Private Lives," by Noel Coward. Mtea Maude will play the role created In New York by Gertrude Lawrence and Maurice Burke that of Noel Coward. Neville West-man, Edwin Ross.

Harvey Sayers and Gayie osteins will again be with the company. The new members will Include Agnes Elliot Scott, well known for her fine performances with the late Eobert B. Mantell. and who has been with the Surry Playhouse at Surry. Maine, for the past two Summers end in the Winters with the Palm Beach Playhouse, at Palm Beach, which was managed by Muriel Mccormick.

Stephen Fox. for many years leading man with some of the best stock companies in America, began his theatrical career In Dublin, Ireland, where he attended the famous Dublin University, and who has been heard over the air the past Winter over the Columbia system. Francis Bailey who. after graduating from The American Academy of Dramatic Art and Bryn Mawr College, was a popular member last Summer of the Mt. K'sco Players.

Louis McMichael received his early training in the theatre with the famous Stuart Walker Company in Cincinnati, and for the past two seasons has been with Walter Hampden. Robert Schnitzer, also a member of Hampden Company, has played many important parts in New York, among which was the leading juvenile role in "First Night." The following plays will be presented- during the season: "Aren't We An?" "The Show Off." "The Guardsman." "The Perfect Alibi," "Outward Bound," "Let Us Be Gay," "Candida," "Candlelight," and a new play as yet unnamed, by the Mar-chesa de" Bonis, the author of a recent biography of Duse, written under the pen name of Vahdah Bor-dcux. The performances will be Wednesday, Thursdaq, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8.45, with a change of play each week. Artist to Speak At School Exhibit In connection with the seventh annual exhibition of art by the school children in Delaware, the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts has engaged Miss Ruth Sal son Shaw, of New York, to give a lecture on "Finger Painting" tomorrow. This wiil be given in the society's galleries in the Library Building, at 1.33 in the afternoon.

While the talk is primarily for the teachers of art in Delaware schools and the art students of the Academy of Art, the public is also invited. Miss Shaw will not only give an interesting talk, but will also actually demonstrate her original method, known as "Finger Painting." The exhibit of the Delaware school children's work is open every weekday afternoon from 1.30 until 5: It will continue through June 14. Will Hold Card Party Members of the New Era Branch of the Delaware Division, International Sunshine Society, are spon soring card party to be held this afternoon with a cooking demonstration in the model kitchen of the Delaware Power and Light Company Building, Sixth and Market streets. The proceeds wiil be used In the work of the branch to purchase eye glasses for school children. A STYLE A DAY A.

permanent Krjsk orjv in. How'er print, irus this crisp trcclc- Tke sajsk. ajxii bo-J are cl VelVet i-S) Will Name Officers For Women's Club Miss Violet Flndlay, supervisor of nature study in the Wilmington public schools, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club to be held tonight at the Brln-ton Lake Club. The group will leave this city at 5.30 and dinner will be served at 6.30 followed by the program and meethg. Officers will be elected at this meeting, the nominees including Mrs.

Marguerite Dugan Bodziak, president; Mrs. Susan O. Long, vice-president; Miss Helen Davis, second vice-president; Miss Edith Bucber, treasurer; Mrs. Maybelle Ward, corresponding secretary, and Dr. Florence M.

Had-ley, recording secretary. A Summer recess will follow the June meeting, which will be held Thursday, June 29. at the club house in Arden. Garden Clubs Hold Iris Show Today The annual Iris Show of the Wilmington Garden Club and the Brandvwine Garden Club, will be held today at the home of Mrs. Coleman duPont.

808 Broom street. Two classes will be open to ama teur growers, not members of the garden clubs. Class A. one stock each of a distinct named variety. Class B.

one stock each of distinct unnamed variety. AH exhibits must be arranged be fore 12 o'clock today. Judges for the specimen varieties are Mr. Arthur Scott, and Mr. Fairman Fur-ness.

of Philadelphia. Judges for the artistic arrangement class will be Mrs. J. Gordon Fetter- man, Mrs. Frederick Fraiey and Mrs.

Samuel Henderson of Philadelphia The exhibition will be open to the public from 2 o'clock until o'clock. Daylight Saving Time, without charge. Pythian Sisters To Meet at Newark Friendship Temple. No. 6.

of New ark, will be hostess to the seventh annual convention of the Pythian Temples of Delaware to be held to morrow in Fraternal Hall, Newark. Mrs. Mary E. Conley, past grand chief, will preside and a number of visitors are expected to attend from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Officers of the State body during the past year included Mrs.

Mary E. Conley, president: Mrs. Lena M. Farra. vice-president; Mrs.

Mary Bennet, secretary, and Mrs. Mae Simpson, treasurer. MEMORIAL DAY WITH A CAPITAL Memorial Dat cornea on Tuesday. Why not start Friday and make it one plot-ions seashore week end? There's lots to do. An early morning ranter on the brarh.

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