Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1935, Page 4

A4 VANDERBILT WEDS| IN INDIAN FASHION Cornelius on Third Honey- moon Trip With Bride Twice Married. By the Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., January 8. —Wearing Indian rings of silver, instead of the conventional engage- ment and wedding bands, Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., scion of the New Yorz family, and his third bride, were ready today for a honeymoon trip to Grand Canyon The bride—the former Helen Var- ner, Clarksburg. W. Va., divorcee, and Vanderbilt obtained a marriage lincense here yesterday and were mar- ried by a justice of peace. It was the third marriage of Van- derbilt, who is 36, and the second for the bride, who gave her age as 26. Unable to Find Clergyman. The couple was unable to find a clergyman to marry them, so decided to have the justice perform the cere- mony “because we thought it would be more romantic to be married here, since this is where we met,” the bride explained. Vanderbilt, an Episcopalian, laughed later at the difficulty they had in ar- | ranging the details, and Mrs. Vander- bilt recalled the “justice stopped right in the middle of the wedding to tell some people who came in his office to wait a minute.” Proudly displaying her rings, she said Vanderbilt had bought them here. The rings are of hammered silver in a braided-band design “We're tremendously happy.” said the bride, and the bridegroom ex- hibited a telegram, signed by his mother and father, wishing the newly- weds happiness. Romance Three Years Old. Their romance began three years ago, Vanderbilt said, when she came here to make sketches and he wa: in Albuquerque “doing some writing.’ “We were engaged a week after we first met,” Vanderbilt disclosed, “and we're awfully happy.” The newlyweds plan to go to Van- derbilt's ranch near Reno, Nev.,, after the honeymoon. Vanderbilt was married to Rachel Littleton, formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn, in 1920. They were divorced in 1927 and he married Mrs. Mary Weir Logan, Chicago divorcee, next year. 1931. CHILLUM HEIGHTS ELECTS OFFICERS Thomas W. Joy Again Is Chosen President of Citizens’ Association. They were divorced in Thomas W. Joy was re-elected pres- ident of the Chillum Heights Citizens' Association at its meeting last night in the Keene School. Other officers elected were Cyrus T. Bright, vice president; Arthur Clime, secretary: George Costin, treasurer; Eugene Blanchard and Dan S. Sisson, delegates to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. At the request of People's Counsel William A, Roberts, the association renewed its request for a bus line to be extended through its area to pro- vide better transportation facilities for the region. A letter, sent to the group by Rob- erts, offering aid in taking to the proper authorities any resolution per- taining to public utilities, was read and accepted with thanks, ADVISERS T0 VISIT TRANSIENT UNITS Committee to Inspect Places for Recommendations to Allen. Members of the Advisory Commit- tee named by Commissioner Allen to recommend changes in the adminis- tration of relief to transients will in- spect the several transient quarters to get first-hand information of con- ditions. The committee members then will meet with Elwood Street, director of public welfare, and other district of- ficials, to formulate suggestions for administration policies. The committes, headed by Dr. Frederick W. Perkins, a member of the Board of Public Welfare, con- ferred Thursday with Richard Geb- hardt, the newly appointed director of the Transient Bureau. He suc- ceeded Arthur S. Rosichan. Gebhardt told the committee it was his belief that transients should be assigned to work for 24 hours of a week and that recreation should be afforded during their leisure hours, OIL EXPERT DIES BEAUMONT, Tex., January 5 (#).— Joe Myers, 56, authority on oil pro- duction and president of the Unity Oil Co. here, was found dead beside his motor car yesterday. He was believed to have died of a heart at- tack. Myers was a driller on Old Glory, one of the 100,000-barrel gushers that came in during the great Spindletop oil boom here in 1901. He was the first man to install an electrically driven pump on an oil well. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Smoker, Military Order of the World ‘War, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m. Dinner, Masters’ Association of 1934, Mayflower Hotel, 6 p.m. Dinner, Soroptimist Club, Willard Hotel, 7 p.m. Ball, National Association Rainbow Division Veterans, Willard Hotel, 10 pm. Banquet, Sigma Tau Fraternity, La Fayette Hotel, 8 p.m. Lecture, Harry D. Appleby, before League for the Larger Life, 1414 Six- teenth street, 8 p.m. Musical program, benefit Washing- ton Missionary College, Columbia Hall, Flower and Carroll avenues, Takoma Park, D. C, 8 pm. Dinner, Crane University Alumni, Hamilton Hotel, 6 p.m. Lecure, Dr. John B. Nichols, be- fore National Gerrealogical Soclety, Y. W. C. A, Seventeenth and K streets, 8:15 pm. TOMORROW. Meeting, Bartenders’ Alliance, 1412 T street, 3 pm. the | | | | | | | | | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 1935 New and Old Year Twins The new year as well as the old played a part in the birth of twins in Indianapolis. Mrs. Harry Boles, 34, is shown holding Larry (left), born January 1, 1935, at 12:17 am,, and Garry (right), born December 31, 1934, at 11:50 pm. There seems to be no danger tha® the birthdays of these twins will not be celebrated. Capital Letters Women Picturesque at Opening of Congress. Make No Speeches. BY GENEVIEVE FORBES HERRICK. of Government, did their picturesque bit to launch WOMEN_ no longer novel, but the Seventy-fourth Con- ever decorative in the halls gress on its history-making way. They let the men make the speeches. | | Mostly, the women sald it with flowers. And mink coats. But the two women who attracted | the biggest slice of attention were minus both flowers and furs. The two were Eleanor Roosevelt, in tailored blue with touches of white; and, clear across the room, physically as well as | Alice Roosevelt | tailored blue with | pelitically, Cousin Longworth, in touches of silver. Mrs. Roosevelt was there to see her good friend, Caroline O'Day, sworn in as new Representative at Large from New York. And then, such are the social demands on the wife of a President, she had to leave without congratulat- ing her friend, in order to be promptly on hand as guest of honor at Mrs. George (Secretary of War) Dern’s luncheon. Mrs. Longworth was there to see everything on which she leveled her lorgnette. And to look back, no doubt, to the days when her own husband, | the debonaire “Nick,” was Speaker. Mrs. Byrns Wary. Nearby, with a huge corsage of orchids almost, not quite, hiding her smile, sat Mrs. Joseph W. Byrns, wife of the new Speaker of the House. A little wary of publicity, Mrs, Byrns limited her interview to the quite harmless, “I am very happy. I am very proud,” and let it go at that. Down on the floor of the House, where once Dolly Madison had a seat, —A. P. Photo. with “J."” Nearby, Mrs. Borah in | tin, happy over the Vermont victory; | Mrs. Warren Barbour, heralded as the | greatest beauty in the Senate circle, | heavy in mink; Mrs, Hiram Johnson, whose husband ran on both tickets out |in California and who was greeted joyously by the women of both parties. Down on the floor, that one little | woman who walked into history when | her sex elected to & full six-year term. A gayer Hattie away she seemed. | Not so shy. In black, very modish, | and with a very special wave in her brown hair. The men made quite a | tuss over her. | congressional session, and to end a story about it. (Copyright. 1935, by North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) Employment Increases. _Employment in New Zealand con- | tinues to increase. of honor, but no vote, five women, hat- | less according to the unwritten rule, took the oath of office. Four of the five were old-timers. Mary T. Norton, pioneer woman Dem- ocrat, whom New Jersey first sent to Congress in 1924 and has been sending ever since, was in mourning for the husband who died last Summer. A shoulder bouquet of white set off her Irish black hair, her Irish eyes of black. Florence Kahn, California Re- pubdlican, who has friends on both sides of the political aisle, was hugged by elderly gentlemen until the white gardenias at her waist were almost smothered. Edith Nourse Rogers, attractive Massachusetts Republican, was wear- ing all the orchids she could manage. But a messenger brought in a big box, and she doubled the orchids. Virginia Jenckes, fairly new Demo- cratic member from Indiana, carried, or was carried, by a vast mass of bright red poppies. Black Dress Luck Omen, Caroline O'Day, wearing, as an omen of good luck, the black dress in which she made her victorious campaign, wore no flowers. But she started the day with spotless white kid gloves. Took them off, however, when she was made a teller. She got a bit confused recording the votes; but then, 50 did her four men colleagues. It was only an honor anyway. There’s a man, on the bench in front, who is peid to keep official tally. There should have been a sixth “gentlewoman”—as the Speaker gal- lartly dubs the ladies—but Isabella Greenway or Arizona was tarrying in Chicago at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, the Charles Breasteds. Something about becoming a grand- mother, the rumor sped around the gallery. And away in the back of the room sat Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy, Kansas Democrat, who served one term and was defeated for re-election. Up in the diplomatic gallery there was but one woman, handsome young Mme. Espil (the former Courtney Letts of Chicago), wife of the Argen- tine Ambassador. Friends With First Lady. With Mrs. Roosevelt were her good friends Nancy Cook and Marion Dick- erman, down from New York, and her secretary, Mrs. Malvina Scheider. The President'’s secretary, Marguerite Le- hand, was there, chatting for a while with Bill Bullitt, our Ambassador to Russia, home on leave. Right in the middle of the pro- ceedings the usher rushed down with a note for Mrs. Roosevelt. It was from a high school boy, editor of his paper. He wanted Mrs. Roosevelt to give him an immediate interview on what she thought of coeducation. The only cabinet wife who put in an appearance was Mrs. Homer Cummings, wife of the Attorney General. Over on the Senate side, the gal- lery boxes filled early.: Senatorial wives by the dozens. Mrs. Jim Davis was in the front r with an assortment of the little “J's.” The Davises have five chndnn,l.u'vl(h names begianing { 4 brown. Next row: Mrs. Warren Aus- | | she walked into the Senate, first of | Which is a good way to begin a | GEN. HINES URGES UNIFORM RELIEF Veterans’ Administrator Points to Inequalities of Present Law. By the Associated Press, While bonus forces drew up their lines on Capitol Hill yesterday, the Veterans’ Adminjstration disclosed it was studying ways of smoothing the operation of the existing veterans’ aid laws. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin- istrator, in his annual report said it was the objective of the administra- tion to “establish as far as practicable uniformity in the granting of veterans’ relief. He said there were ir existing law (as established last year by the veterans’ payment liberalization ac- tion) “inconsistencies, inequalities and complications.” Pension Cut Asked. The administration’s recommenda- tions will go to President Roosevelt |and Congress. Hines disclosed that |in fact one already had been trans- mitted, calling for reduction by 50 | per cent the pension of emergency | officers’ retirement - pay to persons who live outside of United States | territory. Such reduction was omitted from the executive order restoring | certain benefits on account of service | since the war with Spain. Hines said. | Hines reported the administration spent $594,022,058 for all disburse- ments during the fiscal year ended | June 30, 1934. ‘World War veterans received $149,- 230,401, & decrease of $120,790,04¢ be- low the 1933 figure. ‘The money went to 332,216 war serv- ice connected cases, 29,903 non-service connected cases and 60,690 veterans on accounts of their 56,340 wives, 111,- 313 children and 5,107 parents. Survivors Got $32,785,871. Survivors of 99,229 World War vet- erans who died in the war or as a re- |.C.C. SAYS RAILS NEED INCREASES Report Hints Rate Raise or More Traffic Necessary for Carriers. By the Assoclated Press. A hint that the railroads must have more traffic or higher freight and passenger rates was given by the In- terstate Commerce Commission today in its annual report to Congress. The ability of the carriers to bear increases in wages which occurred January 1 and July 1 last d to come on April 1 “will depend,” the com- mission said, large part on the further revival of traffic.” The commission then said “the freight rates, however, are somewhat below the level of those of the pros- perous year 1926, so often referred to as a year having a desirable level for commodity prices, and passenger fares average considerably lower than those of 1926, while wages are to be restored to a level higher than that of 1926, since there was an upward tendency in wages between 1926 and February 1, 1932, when the 10 per cent cut in employes’ compensation was made. The cost of coal used by railways was 19.1 per cent higher in July, 1934, than in July, 1933, but 132 per cent lower than in July, 1926.” ‘The commission has before it an application of the railroads for an increase in freight rates on most com- modities. ‘The commission withheld its usual grist of recommendations to Congress awaiting reports on various studies being made by Joseph B. Eastman, F;edzr-l co-ordinator of transporta- tion. $2,800,504 less than compensation given on these accounts in 1933. Other payments were: Spanish War veterans, 165231 me $47,933,27. Civil War, 18,455 veterans, $20,051,39’ Indian wars and peace-time services, 34,854 man, $9,401,602; survivors, sol- diers and sailors, War of 1812, seven, $3.222; widows, Mexican War Veterans, sult of service received $32,785871, | 351, $198,558. 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