The Washington times., 1934-03-20

n noon at a
ceremony at MNA
the Red Cross "a -
Au d itorium, "
We decided
that unSef-
ishness and g
symp t by =.
have their silver cross OF
beauty value. the Order OF Fhoenr
Experts in the beguiling arJ of
beauty culture might we'll in
clude these two characteristics
in their advice to aspiring
women.
Miss Carr is quite handsome
person. She has good features,
nice blue eyes and dimples. Al
though she isn't ostentatiously
noble - not in the least - we
knew her smile would not have
had half the appeal if she were
not the genuinely kind person
she is.
1t was her real sympathy and
courage, too, that kept her
working for IL hard years as
organizer and director of a
Health Clinic in Athens.
The Order of the Phoenix, the
last of the six decorations Miss
Carr has received for her work,
is rarely given by the Greek
government. 1t is the oldest
decoration in the history of CIV
ilization. It exemplifies the
ability of the neurological bird,
the phoenix, to rise when con-
sumed by fire, in youthful
freshness from it's own ashes.
The Greek minister said yes
terday, in presenting the Silver
Cross to Miss Carr, that his gov
ernment felt the award particu-
larly appropriate in this case.
After the burning of Smyrna
by the Turks in 1922, Miss
Carr worked with the miserable
refugees-there were 100000
thrust on a population of 6.000.-
000-in one of the greatest
emergency relief jobs in his
tory.
In a des e r ted barracks,
white washed clean-Athens is
everywhere white city-Miss
Carr later established a "Well'
Clinic. She has since instructed
5000 women in the care and
prevention of tuberculosis, and
in prenatal and child care. Her
clinic is one of the most impor-
tant factors in a Near Eastern
Relief.
Miss Carr loves Greece and
her work there. She is enthu-
siastic about the Greeks. She
wishes so earnestly that Amer
ica would realize that the best
of what it has in beauty, art,
historical and political tradition
has come from Greece. She
wants Americans to begin to
pay back their debt to the older
civilization and be glad to help
the Greeks in any OF their dill
ficulties.
"Of course, you have suffered
from the depression here" she
said. "This is my first trip
home in many years. I realized
the change in the country as
soon as / reached New York.
But your great agencies look
after most of your needy. You
don't know about real poverty,
fortunately.
"Greece is situated geograph-
icalIy at a point where it
catches the backwash from Eu-
rome, Asia and Africa. 1t has
problems that the United States
would have difficulty in imag-
ining."
When a bachelor gives a tea
party it is something to men
ton. Oscar Chapman, Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior,
had a party of his own Sunday
afternoon at the Kennedy-War-
rem Apartments, where he lives.
Thereby he not only set a
worthy example for some other
desirable extra men," but he
revealed himself as a partlcu-
larly successful host to many
minent Administration
people.
OF course Mr.. Chapman had
various charming women assist
ing him. Mrs. Edward P. Costi-
gan, one of the very incest OF
the Senate ladies, helped receive
the guests. Pouring tea was
Mrs. Harry P. Blair, wife OF the
Assistant Attorney General
emily Newell Blair in smart
little black and white dress. One
of Mrs. Blair's four sisters, Mrs.
Putnam, an interesting person
just arrived from California,
was with her.
We also talked with Dorothy
>Detzer, executive secretary OF
the Women'S International
League of Peace and Freedom.
Miss Detzer's dark green Rus
sian hat, embroidered in bright
cross stitches, was enchanting.
Miss Detzer, in her ambition for
peace, dashed about various
countries. She bought this faS-