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Benefit Party To Be Staged For "Relief Wings"

Benefit parties this season have reached a new high in entertainment for Miamians with the announcement of plans for the huge party to be staged at Ben Marden's Colonial Inn Friday night. This event is for the benefit of "Relief Wings," an international organization dedicated to a civilian program to use airplanes for humanitarian purposes in war or peace time disasters, at home and abroad. Proceeds from this benefit will go to the aid of American and Chinese aviation. 

Miss Ruth Nichols, well-known aviatrix, is the executive director of this organization, with Miss Ya-ching Lee as a director of the Chinese division. Miss Lee is the only Chinese member of America's exclusive "Caterpillar Club," and has been active for the past few years in this worth movement.
 
Sophie Tucker, Harry Richman, Joe E. Lewis and Paul Whiteman will head the entertainment features and the regular show will be presented at this benefit party. Style show presented by the Chester Hale ensemble will highlight the fashion scene. 

Heading the Greater Miami Regional committee, who are sponsoring this "Relief Wings" benefit are: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Barton, Mrs. McAlpin Belle of Palm Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Buswell, Mr. and Mrs. William Danforth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gannett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gifford, Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Lynch jr., Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sykes, C.L. Clements, president Chase Federal & Loan Association; Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ward, chariman Patrons Committee; Patrons committee; Henry L. Dougherty, Colonel Gimbel, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. Sayre Wheeler.

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ORCHID FOR CHINE RELIEF

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Ina Claire, actress, receives from Lee Ya-ching, flyer, the first specimen of a new Chinese orchid developed by Max Schling and adopted as symbol of United China Relief drive for $5,000,000 here.

MORE LEGION DONORS

Increase Is Reported in China Contributions.

Pearl S. Buck, author and founder of the Chinese Relief Legion, said today that a sharp increase in donors to the legion who will receive personally signed scrolls from Madame Chiang Kai-shek as tokens of gratitude, has been noted since the United China Relief campaign got underway last week. 

Among the latest contributors of $100 or more to the legion's fund are James B. Warburg, Mrs. William Barclay Parsons, Mrs. Charles De Sheim, Mrs. Roswell Miller Jr., Mrs. Victor Morawetz, Mrs. E. Andrews Burroughs, and Howard Phipps. 

Funds raised by the legion go toward the $5,000,000 campaign goal of United China Relief, with offices at 1790 Broadway. Membership in in the legion is open to donors of $100 or more.