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Evening star., 1936-12-27

one Of the most interesting relics dis
played.
Directly opposite the Riggs House
stood the State Department Building,
from 1920 to 1866, when construction
on the north wing Of the Treasury
Building began, and here, in 1869. was
held the first inaugural ball for Presi-
dent Grant.
One thing that every early WASH
ingtonian will recall Is the man who
used to stand at the corner just to the
north of the Treasury and hand out the
little transfer slips to those who had
to change cars at this point, for the
Fourteenth street line for many years
only went as far as Fifteenth street
and New York avenue. The same
consideration was not shown railroad
employees years ago that Is now shown
and many a sigh has gone out for
these transfer man as they stood for
hours and hours. almost in one spot,
sometimes in cold weather with snow
on the ground, and sometimes when
Evening star., 1936-12-27
|43d CHRISTMAS FOR RECTOR
Dr. Dudley Of Church Of St. Stephen and Incarnation End
Long Pastorate Which Began When He Was Called to
Service by First Vestry of Present Parish.
By Victoria Faber
Stevenson.

~ Ev. GEORGE FISKE DUDLEY,
- rector Of the Church of St.
II Stephen and the Incarnation.
L y who retires in January next,
conducted his forty-third Christmas
service at his parish church this year.
No other Washington parish. in which
Christmas carols have been sung since
1898, has the distinction Of having
been continuously under the pastorate
of the rector called by its first vestry.
No other active clergyman in this
city has devoted his entire ministry
Of 43 years to one parish.
On Christmas day, eight years ago.
Christmas anthems were sung in the
Gothic structure at Center and New
ton streets, just of Sixteenth street
northwest, on the day the church
was opened. It had taken the name
Of St. Stephen and the Incarnation
because in 1926 the parish Of the In
carnation had united with st. Ste
phen's.
The marble altar, chancel and church
furnishings were a link with old st.
Stephens Church on Fourteenth
street between Columbia road and
Irving street, from which they had
been brought. The chapel Of the
Incarnation, occupying the south
transept, had been beautified by eight
stained-glass windows brought from
the Church Of the Incarnation, for
merly at Twelfth and N streets north
west. Later the Incarnation reredos
and oil paintings by the Rev. Johannes
Oertel, made famous by his painting
Of the Rock Of Ages, were installed
in the chapel.
Christmas day has been important
through the years in the history OF
both parishes. st. Stephens held
the first service in its own church
on Christmas day, 1885. The con-
gregation which worshiped- in that
small white stone church on Four
teenth street near Irving had started
five years before as Q Sunday school
in the large home now occupied as
a rectory by DR.. and Mrs. Dudley.
BY 1884 it was organized as the
Church Of the Halowed Name, mis-
sion of Rock Creek Parish.
IN 1891 the mission changed its
name to st. Stephens. and the
next year became a parish OF the
Diocese Of Maryland. Thus, in 1893,
the vestry called DR.. George Ffske
Dudley to rectorship in old Mount
Pleasant. beyond the boundary Of the
city. Those who were present at
Evening star., 1936-12-27
3O.OOO.OOO Tree Memorial

MEMORIALS take all manner Of
A'A form. Thirty million growing
trees stand as a memorial to the late
william w. Ashe, a senior forest in
spector of the Forest Service.
In recognition Of his activities In
making the first commercial paintings
Of long-leaf pine, q pine nursery has
been established in the De Soto Ma
tional Forest IN Mississippi, the ntif-
sery being named for him.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

at the Alamo was still fresh In the
minds of every one, and it Is quite
probable he did not appear in public
more than was necessary.
The capture of the Alamo may not
seem to some as of much importance
today, but at the time it occurred the
people of this part of the country
were quite interested, since many Of
those who fought for Texas :ndepend-
ence were from the District Of Co
lumbia. Maryland and Virginia. Brief
ly, some Of the facts In the case are
these:
At the time the siege of the Alamo
began, February %, 1886, there were
within the fertilization, which had
formerly been mission, 1856 men and
at the conclusion Of the investment,
II days later, when the fort was sur
rendered, there were but seven men
left alive, and these were killed while
asking for quarter.
THE Alamo is in the beautiful city
of San Antonio, Tex. and at the
time it was so loyalty defended Lieut..
COL William B. Travis, who had been
in command of the scouting service,
was assigned by the Governor to re-
lieve Col. Neill in command of San
Antonio. However, the volunteers, not
being in favor of Col. Travis, elected
James Bowie full colonel and fric.
ton between the two factions was only
averted through the fact that Col.
Bowie was soon stricken with pneu-
monia, and this cut short any rivalry
which might have existed between him
and Col. Travis, since the nature OF
the disease was such that death would
undoubtedly have resulted from this
cause had not such a termination been
anticipated by the sword.
ION the following night" says Pot
ter, "a company of 80 men from Con-
zales made its way through the enc
my's lines and entered the Alamo,
never again to leave It," This must
have raised the force to 188 men or
thereabouts, as none Of the original
number of 1856 had fallen.
ION the night Of the Sd of March
Travis sent out another courier with
letter of that date to the govern
ment, which reached its destination.
In the last dispatch he says: With a
hundred and forty-five men I have
held this place 10 days against force
variously estimated from 1,500 to 5000,
and shall continue to hold it till I
get relief from my countrymen or I
will perish in the attempt. We have
had a shower of bombs and cannon
balls continuously falling among us
the whole time, yet none of us have
fallen. We have been miraculously
preserved"
THE final assault on the Alamo took
place on March 6, and Travis soon
fell from shot in the forehead, while
other men rapidly followed, but not
wit tho,,t oIroxet s,Irory q tY1rol resist-
Evening star., 1936-12-27

company Is still carrying on q busi-
ness. located at Fourteenth and New
York avenue northwest, under the
name of Henderson.
zone incident in connection with
my grandfather's life Is the fact that
he used to trudge down Pennsylvania
avenue before it was a paved street,
lantern In hand, to the store from
which he served Presidents, Con-
gressmen and many other officials Of
the Government. At the time Of
starting this business he opened the
store with $40 worth Of stock and the
rest empty cigar boxes, from which
grew the largest independent cigar
business in the city"
Next to Henderson's store was
Charles 6. Dulin, druggist, and next
to this, at the corner of the square
was the Lexington Hotel, conducted
by Mrs. M. ]. Colley.
ON THE east side Of the block to
the north, starting at New York
avenue, is the National Savings g.
Trust Co., whose original charter dates
from 1870, when it was two separate
organizations, practically under one
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The Washington times., 1936-01-25
- By Jimmy Starr
Brides Are Like That
Rntin0: Good

Produced by Warner Brothers, Fes-
turing Ross Alexander and Anita
Louise. Directed by William McGann.
From stage play. "ApplesauCe," by
Barry COnnOrS. Screen play by Ben
Markson. Photographed by Sid
HickOx. Supervised by Bryan Foy.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25

HOLLYWOOD, Cal,,' Jan. 25.
Launching the most ambitious
feature production program ever
undertaken by his Culver City
studios, Hal Roach this week
started the ball rolling with the
filming of Patsy Kelly's initial
starring picture, Kelly the Sec
ond." This production will be i'm
mediately followed by another
full-length comedy in which Jack
Haley, former Broadway star, will
be featured.
Other major fun films are to
follow in rapid succession it is
reliably announced, including
successor to Laurel and Haroy'S
THE Bohemian Girl" which is to
be released shortly.
Surrounding the inimitable
Miss Kelly in the cast of her first
full-length screen offering from
the Roach studios are, among
others, Pert Kelton, Charley
Chase. Quinn Big Boy" Williams.
Edward Brophy, Harold Huber
and Ben Hall. William Terhune
will direct. The story is an origi-
The Washington times., 1936-01-25
PATSY KELLY TO BE A SOLO STAR

mai and was especially written for
the colleen coincidence.
With Ed Sedgwick personally
directing and supervising produc-
ton of Haley's feature comedy
which has been tentatively titled,
"Once Over" it is assured that
a new idea in this division o.
screen entertainment will be forth
coming. Production is scheduled
to start on or about February 10,
following the completion OF the
script and casting.
Meanwhile, the comedy shorts
department at the Roach studio is
also speeding up production. The
"Our Gang" and Charley Chase
units will become active during
the next fortnight, while a new
teammate is being sought for
Patsy Kelly so that she may con-
tinue her series of tworeelers
which was brought to a sudden
halt by the untimely death Of
Thelma Todd, with whom she was
co-featured for two years. This
will in no way interfere with
Patsy's feature production work,
it is declared.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25
Jefferson In
Davies Film

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25.-On a
set representing a Colonial man
sion and filling an entire sound
stage, Marion Davies new picture,
"Hearts Divided" has gone into
production.
Even the veteran Hollywood OBJ
server may well exclaim over this
set designed by Art Director Rob
ert Haas. He has built both the
exterior and interior Of a large
Baltimore home, period Of 1903.
It is strongly reminiscent of Mon
ticello, the home Of Thomas JET.
ferson. Indeed, Art Director Haas
has purposely copied the classic
The Washington times., 1936-01-25

MarksOn. Photographed by sid
HickOx. Supervised by Bryan Foy.
When American slang users
picked the word "applesauce" to
denote flattery, hooey, fake and
baloney, Barry Connors got the
bright idea to write a playa
great American comedy of fam
lily life-around what was then a
popular everyday expression.
"Applesauce" was a tremendous
success, and even though its title
is bit ancient today. the plot
remains sure-fire and clicks along
nicely disguised under new and
brighter caption, Brides Are Like
That"
The story is of a lad with a
great gift of CAB who goes through
life dealing out happiness in vari-
GUS forms Of flattering phrases.
He talks himself, his friends and
relatives in and out of all man
ner of odd, amusing and thrilling
situations. He even manages to
'Sell" the audience on his amaz-
ing line of chatter.
Ross Alexander does a brilliant
piece of work as this strange
young man. In fact, the preview
audience the other night on sew
eral occasions burst into applause
after he had completed q par
ticularly clever scene.
Anita Louise does an exception
ally nice job as the heroine who
adores this jobless chatterbox who
is always Saying the sweetest
things" Joseph Cawthorn adds
much laughter with his version Of
an irate uncle to the lad, while
Kathleen and Gene Lockhart con-
tribute much to the general fun
as the eternally Squabbling parents
Of the girl. Richard Purcell offers
q neat performance as the con-
ceited villain Of the piece, while
Mary Treen, Frank Darien, Kay
Hughes and Robert Emmett Keane
complete the cast.
Unusually interesting is the
directorial tempo established by
William McGann who has kept
the plot rolling along at a splen-
did pace, gaining laughs while
adroitly telling the story.
Brides Are Like That" is a
fine, enjoyable cinema Of Amer
lean home life. And you'll have
to laugh when you see yourself as
others see you.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25
Mae Vests Bedroom
Makes London Debut

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25.-Staid
Br1tons will soon have an oppor-
tunity to "C'mup and see" Mae
Vests famous bedroom even if
they don't get to see the curva'
cious star herself, it has been re-
vealed.
For, under auspices Of one Of
England's largest newspapers, an
exact replica Of her Louis XIV bed
room, complete even to the stars
gilded bed, will be constructed in
a housing exhibition that opens
in London early in the spring.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25

Not since the days of Harold
Lloyd in Safety Last" and
"Grandma'S Boy" have these old
ears of mine enjoyed hearing the
hysterical screams of a preview
audience practically roll out in
the aisles" with laughter. nor
have my critical sides ached so
from guffawing at Eddie Cantor'S
antics.
And speaking of Harold Lloyd
reminds me- that Mr.. Cantor's
being a very good imitation of Mr..
Lloyd's most successful cinema
formula-the weak, mouse-like
young man who must be brave,
make good, beat up the villains
in a thrilling chase and right all
the wrongs of q crooked gang.
It's very good pattern and Mr..
Cantor, capably aided by such a
fine comedy director as Norman
Taurog, has turned in his finest
laughfeaSt to date!
With his usual lavish hand,
Samuel Goldwyn has dressed the
aforementioned plot with lovely
young pretties who dance nicely
but Dance Director Alton lacks
the smartneSS Of a BuSby Berke-
ley or a Dave Gould. Ethel Mer-
man clicks Off q couple Of nifty
songs in her own style and Is
quite intriguing. Little Rita Rio
nearly steals the show with q
couple Of hot dances.
Sally EilerS does nicely as the
heroine, while Helen Lowell turns
in q good performance as the old
lady who owns the amusement
park. william Erawley, Jack La
Rue, Brian Donlevy and Edward
Brophy are at their Sneering best
as the villains. And Harry Parke.
as Parkyakarkus, serves Is the
funny Stooge for Eddie.
There are many hilarious situa-
tons, some grand gags and plenty
Of fast action, good dialogue and
a bang-up chase sequence. Every
thing and more that you could
wish for with Eddie Cantor, who,
incidentally, gives an excellent &C
count Of himself as the timid
hero.
There are several things that I
personally did not care for. One
is the use of mechanical gags,
tricks with photography and i'm
possible routineS. The use Of
these few instances, Strike Me
Pink" is the best Of all the Can
tor rib-ticklers and it is certainly
a big, long laugh from start to
finish.
A particular nod Of praise goes
to Director Taurog for his con-
tribution and ditto to Gilbert
Pratt for his work on the special
effects, meaning chase routines
and thrills.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25

11nere was not single important
idea in the script, he shouted, and
the dialogue was lousy.
The nettled author fin lily
shouted back that tremendous
ideas don't grow on trees and that
you're lucky if you get one in a
lifetime.
At this, the producers face grew
livid.
NONSENSE" he cried. 81 had
one this morning. only 1 didn't
like it,"
The combination of the tenn
peramental Simone Simon and
the excitable Gregory Ratoff in
the same picture is giving the
goth Century-Fox crowd much
cause to smoker. AS the other
day when Ratoff, who can do the
most amazing things with the
English language, was trying to
tell Mile. Simone how to sing a
song.
1T goes 'one, two, three, four,
Hey'" he cried. "You know hey
it's the first letter in the alpha
bet!"
Roger Imhof can't imagine q
plight more terrible than when an
actor comes home from the studio
feeling dog tired and finds his wife
Eoa1;var Iy;fkanichI
Agent Dick Polimer is quite a
student of history. While at
lunch in Sardi's with an actor, he
asked his friend, who was Tally
randi"
"A fan dancer-and cut out
the baby TALK" snapped the
actor.
A censor, quips Dick Polimer, is
guy who can see three meanings
in a line that only has two.
Lou Naye tells about the guy
who broke both arms acting as
cheer leader at a deaf and dumb
college.
Bill Cody was buying some new
shirts at a Hollywood haberdaSh-
cry and the clerk, trying to sell
particular kind, said: These
shirts laugh at the laundry"
ooh, yes. I know the kind" re-
piled Bill. "They come back with
their sides split"
They were talking about a GER
tain politician between takes on
the 81 Man" set at Paramount.
IT wouldn't trust him as a
dog catcher" said Jack Haley.
Trust him!" said Director Ed
die Cline. why. Jack he's got
honesty written all over his face"
YEAH" admitted Haley, with
allowances for typographical er-
rors."
Roger Imhof remarks that his
wife doesn't burn the candle at
both ends, but she does squeeze
the toothpaste that way!
The Washington times., 1936-01-25
Hollywood GiggIes

FINLAND is snickering over the
latest producer story and, for once,
the hero is not Samuel Goldwyn,
but biggie at another lot.
Anyway, the producer came on
the set the other morning and pro-
ceeded to give a terrific tongue
lacing to the writer on a picture.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25
Star Envies Twists

While she enjoys being q movie
star, Claudette Colbert, now ap-
pearing in 1.-THE Bride Comes
Home" admits that she some
times envies typiSts and other
girls who can take privacy for
granted.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25

wfAASAOAN LA AGO
simplicity that DISTINGUISHED the
work of jefferson, Americas great
architect of his day.
II got a special kick out Of
this" says Haas, because JEFF
fersOn is character in the
story and when he walks into
the house, everybody who knows
anything about architecture will
say, why he fits the setting per.
fectly; it's the kind Of a thing
he would have done himself"
For other scenes in Hearts
Divided" the designer is reproduc.
ing the orchard, stables and slave
quarters of the estate. They will
fill another sound stage.
The Washington times., 1936-01-25
PPeVieWS
Strike Ne Pink
Rating: Splendid

Produced by Samuel GOIdwyn for
United Artists release. Starring Ed
die Cantor. Directed by Norman
TaurOg. From Clarence Burlington
KelIand'S novel, "Dreamland." Screen
play by Frank Butler Walter De-
Leon and Francis Martin. Additional
dialogue by Philip Rapp. Music by
Harold Arden. Lyrics by Lew Brown.
Photographed by Merritt Gerstad and
Gregg TOIand. Dances and ensembles
by Robert Alton.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Middle-Entrance Street
Cars for District Urged
tn tba Hdit,r ns T-bs n, ar.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer begs to invite your atten-
ton to what may be found to be the
proper style of street cars to be adopted
here and elsewhere.
All cars to be entered only at center
entering passengers to recognize the
conductor. and to pass to right and left
of the conductor. to either the front or
the rear end Of the car, and to pass out
only at said front or rear ends. All new
cars should be so made that each end
will be provided with exit doors and
instruction printed on cars. both outside
ends and on the inside, to read Exit
Only" by end doors; middle doorways
should read Entrance Only" inside and
outside of the cars.
This plan appears to have merit be-
cause both ends would quickly let pas
sengers out while a large number Of
passengers could easily and quickly enter
and pass to both ends of the car. That
would always leave the center Of the
car free and easily allow those wishing
to enter plenty Of room. It would also
do away with 80 many obsolete cars and
puEzling ways Of getting In and out Of
the present cars. Then the conductor
would be able to see that all fares are
paid via transfers, cash and pass and
the motorman would be able to give
easier and closer attention to his duties.
CHARLES H. RAUB.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Chairman Crayson.

Admiral urayson's acceptance of the
Craftsmanship of the Inaugural Commit.
tee was made at distinct personal sacri-
flee, for the position entails consider
able and wearisone detail and his duties
at the Red Cross demand much of him.
A part of the Presidents insistence that
his old friend take over the task was due,
no doubt, to the Presidents confidence
that whatever was done, under Admiral
Grayson's direction, would be in keeping
with the demands OF good taste and
dignity.
Speculation over the coming inaugu-
ration has. as USUAL presented the SEEM
ing alternatives OF a stupendous affair.
rivaling the British coronation cere.
monies, or something 10 SIMPLE as to rob
the Inauguration. .of much Of its signifi-
canoe. No President could appropriately
choose, as his own wish. anything other
than q simple Inauguration. No rresi-
Evening star., 1936-12-12

the long projected purpose to divorce the
Free state from even nominal union
With Great Britain and vest all executive
authority in the Dali Eireann and the
cabinet. While the action now pro-
posed would still further delimit CO.
operation of the two countries and vir-
tually obliterate the crown as link
between, them, there seems to be no
immediate plan on the part of President
De Valera's government looking to
declaration of the Free State as an Irish
republic utterly devoid of British affilia-
ton or control.
Within Britain itself the predominant
political result of the weeks BREATH
taking events is the fortifying OF Prime
Minister Baldwin's position. For q long
time, because of poor health and in
cessant sniping by his enemies his re-
tirement has been persistently fore
shadowed. 1t had been generally as
sumed that he would leave Downing
Street not later than the date Of King
Edwards coronation in May. Mr.. Bald
wins triumphant riding Of the consti-
tutional storm has immensely bulwarked
his leadership. The chances now are
that he will carry on as long as his
physical well-being permits, because Of
the enhanced prestige and public esteem
acquired through his victorious battle
for the integrity of the monarchy" the
sanctity of parliamentary government
and the unity of the empire.
Evening star., 1936-12-12

dent, without display Of displeasing
sgotism, could come out As champion for
D bigger and better inauguration.
But there is q happy medium which
Admiral Grayson may be counted Upon
to strike. The inaugural ceremony should
be conducted with all the dignity be-
fitting the occasion. But it should ap-
propriately mark an occasion Of great
Importance to the American people. Ad-
hitting that b parade Of Tammany and
other large-waisted politicians in top
hats IL not conducive to high reverence
for national institutions, 1t can be argued
at the same time that an inaugural
parade, and colorful parade at that, IL
q part Of the ceremony and should be
held.
The selection Of the chairman will now
permit plans for the Inauguration to 20
forward, and the personality Of the chair.
man means that 1t will be 4 fitting and
dignified ceremony.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
National Amphitheater Idea
For jefferson M e mortal

To the Editor Of The Star:
Nothing could be more appropriate and
more constructive as q memorial to that
great Virginia statesman, Thomas JET
ferson, than a great national Amphi-
theater, dedicated to his memory and
devoted to An exposition of arts, archi-
lecture, commerce, education, history,
law. medicine, philosophy, religion and
sociology.
Leaders in all these sciences could well
devote an evening week to a lecture
on one Of the subjects mentioned, and
the public might be invited to attend.
A silver collection might be taken to
defray expenses, such as lighting facili-
ties and expenses incurred In enrolling
lecturers for the programs
What q splendid thing it would be II
such 4 memorial as suggested here would
some day become the gala scene of a
world peace center, open to all people
of all nations who are concerned with
human progress along peaceful lines,
Thomas Jefferson, believe, would in.
dorse such monument of good will.
FREDERIC G. FROST.