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Evening star., 1937-01-30
Miss Boyden to Lead
CotilliOn at Dance

Miss Margaret Ellington Boyden,
debutante daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Hanson Boyden, who will lead the
cotillion figure at the dance to be
given by the Maryland Society Of
Warrington Thursday evening ct the
Kennedy-Warren, win have as her
partner Mr.. Stoddert Parker. The
figure will be directed by Col. Geo.
H. Calvert, jr., president Of the society.
DR.. Thomas Hardy Taliaferro Of
the University Of Maryland has been
appointed chairman Of the Floor COM
mittee, and Maj. William Bowie vice
chairman. Others on the committee
are Mr.. Charles Elliott Baldwin, Lieut..
Bradford Bartlett, DR.. Alan s. Boar
man, Mr.. Thomas H. Candy, Mr.. Carl
s. Dellinger, DR.. BENJAMIN H. Dorsey.
Mr.. G. Calvert Hines, Mr.. M. Hampton
Magruder and Mr.. James w. Thomas.
The dancing starts ut 10 O'Clock,
and the cotillion figure viii be
promptly at II o'clock.
Guest cards may be obtained at the
door that evening,
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Representative Bloom
Chairman of Judges
For Gala Bal Boheme
% EPREsENTATIVE SOL BLOOM,

REPRESENTATIVE SOL BLOOM,
who has had a wide experience
in important costume events in many
parts Of the United States, and notably
in the Capital city during the BIZ
Centennial celebration, will be chair
man Of the three judges Of costumes
for the Bal Boheme Monday night
at the Mayflower. With Mrs. Eugene
Meyer and Miss Alice Clapp, who will
likewise act as judges at this colorful
event, he will enter the ball room
with the officers of the Arts Club and
officials of the bal at II o'clock, for
mally opening the bal, which will be-
gin for general dancing at 10 o'clock.
Among those who may appear
shortly after IL o'clock as guests of
the Bal Boheme is the distinguished
English actor, Mr.. John Gielgud. who,
with his supporting company. will be
playing his opening performance OF
Hamlet" on that night in the
National Theater here. With Mr..
Gielgud, an invitation has likewise
been extended to Miss Judith Ander-
son, Miss Lillian Gish and Mr.. Arthur
Byron, all of whom are featured in
the Shakespearean play here.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Morgan-Spiess Wedding
Ceremony This Morning in Church of
The Most Blessed Sacrament.

avenue. Tall vases Of white roses,
freezia and fern decorated the three
drawing rooms. In the receiving line
were Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Spiess, the
latter in q navy blue marquisette gown
with . cape Of rare chantilly lace and
inset panels Of corresponding lace.
Her hat was . large, black felt hat
with crown Of MORE in the new coro-
nation blue. Mrs. Spices corsage bou-
quet was cluster of gardenias. The
bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Russell
Frederick Pole. was also in the receiv-
ing line and was in q Molyneaux gown
OF black crepe with a bodice Of satin.
Her jacket was Of crepe and was
three-quarter length. A large, black
felt hat with straw brim and a spray
Of gardenias completed her costume.
At the reception were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph P. Tumulty and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cahill, their son-in-law and daughter;
Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, Mrs. Har-
old Russell Young and her debutante
daughter, Miss Mary Agnes Young;
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard w. Slocum Of
Philadelphia, Judge Aukum Of the
District Court and Mrs. Aukum, Mrs.
Dorothy Farr Sobotka and MIR. and
Mrs. Frederick Spiker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan left for q trip
north by motor and will stop over in
New York for q stay. Upon their
return they will make their home in
Washington. Mrs. Morgan wore a
Patou camel hair suit with q beaver
stand-up collar and a full skirt with
nat pleats. A Knox hat and brown
accessories completed her going-away
costume. On her shoulders was q
spray Of pale pink orchids.
Out Of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Towers of Union, N. j.: Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Slocum Of Philadel-
phia, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Will
iams Of East Orange. N. j.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Rupert Of New York and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Spiker Of Wood
stock, Va.
Mrs. Morgan is a graduate Of st.
Pauls Academy. Mr.. Morgan attends
George Washington University and Is
a member Of Theta Delta Chi Fra
ternity and lieutenant in the Ofncers'
Reserve Corps of the 320th Infantry
Reserve. Mr.. Morgan is a direct de-
scendant of John Dent. member of the
First Provincial Assembly of the State
Of Maryland and . delegate to the
Continental Congress.
Mrs. Edwin A. Roper, jr., enter
tanned at tea Wednesday in honor OF
Miss Spiess.
Assisting Mrs. Roper were the Misses
Rita, jeanne and Margaret Spiess,
sisters Of the bride; Mrs. A. j. Somer-
vile, Mrs. P. X. Faerver, Miss Helen
Simmons and Mrs. A. A. Rupert of
New York City, who is here for the
wedding.
Over several hundred guests were
invited and alternating at the tea
table were Mrs. Ralph Mckee of War
renton, Va; Mrs. w. j. Lally and Mrs.
L. T. Roper.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Miss Zolnay Engaged
To Mr.. Newcomb

Mr.. and Mrs. George Julian Zolnay
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Margaret Zolnay.
to Mr.. John Churchill Newcomb Of
New York City and Greenwood, Va.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Danforth
Newcomb, also of Greenwood and
Of Louisville, KY.
Miss zolnay was born in st. Louis.
Mo-, where her father, the well-known
sculptor, executed the Confederate
Memorial and the Statue of Laclede.
founder Of the city. She spent her
childhood in Washington and in 1925
made her debut before coming to New
York, where she is q member Of the
Junior League. Her mother, a menu
Der Of the Gillim, Buchanan, Douglas
and Rowan families of Kentucky, is
great-niece of John Rowan, whose
home at Bardstown, KY was immor.
talized by Stephen Foster, when he
wrote there MY Old Kentucky Home"
Mr. Zolnay was born at Castle Zsolnay,
near PEGS, Hungary, where his family
has been prominent for many CEN
turieS.
Mr.. Newcomb was graduated in 1928
from Harvard, where he was q member
Of the Institute Of ITO and D. X. E.,
Hasty Pudding, Phoenix and other
clubs and an editor of the Lampoon.
Later he was on the staff Of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, then editor Of
the Chase in Lexington, and after
ward an original member of the staff
of the Sportsman, associate editor of
the old Field Illustrated, and author Of
a column for several years in the Wall
Street Journal. He is a writer today
Of special articles and a member of
the Union Club.
For many years Mr.. Newcomb's
family has been associated with the
financial and social leaders Of New
York. His grandfather was Mr.. H.
Victor Newcomb. Upon his mothers
side Mr.. Newcomb is a member of the
Churchill family of Kentucky, for
which the race track at Louisville is
named.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
School Children
Plan Their Own
Presidents Ball

A GROUP Of $50 school girls and
boys have planned . Presidents
birthday ball for the benefit Of the
infantile paralysis victims. Being too
youthful to take part in the many
balls arranged by their elders, this
group of charity-minded and ener-
getic boys and girls will dance in the
Playhouse on N street from to II
o'clock to aid others Of their age who
are afnicted with the dread disease.
In the GROUP the ages range from
Is to 16, and Miss Minnie Hawke Is
in charge Of the arrangements.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Carothers Guests
OF the Talleys

Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Carothers will be
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn P. Talley
over Sunday, coming to washington
for the Town Hall tomorrow evening,
where MI. Carothers will be the
speaker. Mr.. Carothers Is dean Of
the School of Business Administra-
ton at Lehigh University and the
local Lehigh Club will attend the
Town Hall tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talley also have as
their guest their daughter, Mrs.
Charles Spence Of st. Louis, who has
made her first visit In Washington
for some time. Mrs. Spence planned
to return to st. Louis yesterday but
Is remaining for the Town Hall tomor-
row and . brief visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carothers.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

Tuesday morning for Harrisburg, Pa
They will also visit Petersburg, Va,
before going to Florida, where they
will spend several weeks in st. Angus
time before their return to WASH
ington.
Mrs. Allan Bradley, Mrs. Calvin Kid
well and Mrs. ]. L. Nachman were
hostesses at cards Wednesday evening
in the home Of Mrs. Bradley at Floris,
Va. Their guests included Mrs. Allen
H. Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. George RAM
sey Bready, Mrs. E. M. Armfield, DR..
and Mrs. William Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Wynkoop, Mrs. Willis Nc
Glincy, Mrs. Lillian Anderson, Mrs.
Ruth Keyes, Mr.. J. L. Nachman and
Mrs. Charles Fisher, all of Herndon,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ferguson, Mr..
Allan Bradley and Miss Maude Lewis
Of Floris and Miss Mildred Kidwen of
Sterling, Va.
| Mrs. Maynard Bourdeau was the
guest of honor for whom Mrs. Charles
Wolohon entertained Tuesday evening.
Those present included DR.. Sisco-Bor-
deau and her daughter, Miss Kathleen
Sisco; Mrs. c. H. Thompson, Mrs. H.
F. Ernshire, Mrs. L H. King, Miss
Evelyn Morris Smith and Miss Kath-
crime Kavanaugh Of Baltimore. Mrs.
j. L. McElhaney, Mrs. Robert E. Har-
ter, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mrs. j. A. Stew
ems, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs. w. E.
Howell, Mrs. c. w. Irwin, Mrs. Alice
Bourdeau, Mrs. M. E. Olson, Mrs. J.
Herman Kimble, Mrs. Howard Met
calfe, Mrs. Lyman H. Graham, Mrs
John Sampson, Mrs. Chic Wood Mil
Ter, Mrs. Charles c. Lewis, Mrs. E. r
Palmer, Mrs. John Dimock, Mrs.
Perlie de r. Henderson, DR.. Isabel
Reith, Mrs. o. S. Parrett, Mrs. Ter
rance Martin, Mrs. c. c. Pulver, Mrs
George w. Chase, Mrs. S. A. James
Mrs. w. Beecher Walters, Mrs. Mar
tina Simmerman, Miss Marie Saunders
Miss Lois Benjamin, Miss Mary Park,
Miss Bessie May Hood, Miss Pansy
Palmer, Miss Marion Dawson, Miss
Myrta Corner, Miss Esther Stern and
Miss Martha Ivie.
Mrs. Wolohon was assisted by Mrs
Read Calvert and Mrs. Virgil Parrett
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Nine. Kuiagevitch
Will Give Talk

Nine. Kuiagevitch. pupil Of the
famous Safono6 Of the Moscow Con-
servatory Of Music, will give an Illus
trated talk on Russian music Wednes-
day afternoon, February II, In the
Sulgrave Club.
Mrs. James Roosevelt, Princess Can
tacuzene, Miss Mabel Boardman and
Mrs. George Hewitt Myers already
have consented to be patronesses for
the talk.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
WEDDING Of interest to resi-.
Dental and official Washing
ton WAS the wedding of Miss

W6610N1 Va AltC1Sot W &CcA-
~ Dental and of1icial Washing
~ ton was the wedding OF Miss
n Helen Johanna Spiess. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Spiess, to
Mr.. Charles William Morgan. son Of
Mrs. Russell F. Pole Of Washington.
The ceremony was performed at nup-
tial mass at the Church Of the Most
Blessed Sacrament at 10 o'clock this
morning with the Rev. Thomas G.
Smyth ofnciating.
The church was artistically deco
rated with white freezia, ferns. white
carnations and Q backdrop Of white
lilies and royal palms. Before the
ceremony Mr.. George Cowles sang
Shubert's Ave Maria" assisted by
Mrs. Kelley at the organ. Mr.. Cowles
sang % Lord Am Not Worthy" dur
ing the communion of the holy mass,
and at the close of the ritual, "On This
Day-O Beautiful Mother" in honor
of the pastor, Father Smyth.
Miss Spiess was given In marriage
by her father, Mr.. Louis A. Spiess. Mr..
Spiess Is law partner Of Mr.. John
Walsh and served on the Inaugural
Committee, having long been con-
nected with civic affairs. The brides
costume was off-white satin, FASH
ioned on Princess lines with lego
mutton sleeves and pointed cuffs.
Small buttons, decorated with satin,
were down the front Of the gown. The
veil was off-white tulle, held by seed
pearl Juliet cap clasped with orange
blossoms on either side. White roses
and large sprays Of lilies Of the val
ley were carried by the bride.
Miss Margaret Spiess, sister Of the
bride, was the maid Of honor. Her
gown was Of ashes Of roses moire taf-
feta, made on bouffant lines with
dubonnet accessories. Miss Spiess' hat
was Of tulle with . coronet Of velvet
flowers She carried a bouquet Of
roses that matched her dubonnet &C.
cessories.
The other attendants were Miss
Rita Spiess, Miss Marion Shaw. Miss
jeanne Spiess, Mrs. Charles A. Halle,
Miss Eleanor Duff and Mrs. Frances
Mcnamara. Their gowns were Of three
shades of blue. royal, aqua and ice
blue moire tafieta. The gowns had .
draped skirt and were fashioned on
Colonial lines. Small velvet bows
were down the back. The hats were
Of tulle with 3-inch velvet bows in
front with draped tulle. Each Of the
attendants carried long g-stemmed tails
man roses sprinkled with blue del
phinium that matched their blue ac-
cessories.
The best man was Mr.. Charles A.
Halle and the ushers were Mr.. John
A. Sobotka, jr.; Mr.. Powell Loving
Mr.. Dudley Digges, Mr.. Robert Halle
Mr.. Carol Nash and Mr.. Philip
O'Brien.
Immediately following the ceremony
q reception was held at the home Of
the brides parents at 6114 Nevads
Evening star., 1937-01-30

ntKR. AND MRS. c. MATHEWS
M DICK left Washington yes
IV terday for Palm Beach,
4 where they will be the guests
= Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gordon Douglas.
They will return to the Capital about
February IS.
..Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor
left yesterday afternoon for q trip
south. They expect to be away for
several weeks.
Mrs. Edward Everett Robbins has
recalled cards for the tea at the May
flower Tuesday, owing to illness.
Baron and Baroness d. Epremesnil
sna their children are the guests Of
Mrs. Henry Oxnard in Upperville. Va.
Baroness d. Epremesnil was, before
her marriage, Miss Adeline Oxnard.
Mrs. Hugh H. Auchincloss Of New
York City, with her daughter, Miss
Barbara Anchincloss, has arrived in
Washington for q brief visit and Is
stopping at the Carlton Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl w. corby Of
Timberlawn. Bethesda, and their
daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Corby, will
leave tomorrow to spend several weeks
with Mr.. Corby's mother, Mrs. Charles
I. Corby, in Miami, Fla.
Mrs. George Mesker of New York
City has arrived in Washington and
Is ct the Shoreham. While in the
Capital, she is having brief visit with
her brother. DR.. Roderick MacEachen,
who has come from Morgantown, w.
Va. She will leave soon for her house
at Palm Beach, Fla, returning to New
York the latter part Of April.
Miss Cynthia Hathaway arrived
Thursday to spend Q few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
R.sHathaway, in Edgemoor, Md. Miss
Hathaway is senior at Vassar Col
leee,, PoughkeepSie. She will be in
Edgemoor until Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Teagle have
arrived in Washington from Port
Chester, N. Y. and are at the Shore
ham for brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Biggers Of
Buffalo, N. Y. with their young daush-
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Residential Social News
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Mathews Dick on Way
to Palm Beach.
to Palm Beach

ter, Virginia Biggers, are occupying
a suite at the Wardman Park Hotel
for few days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Northrop and Mrs.
Ben B. Cain will leave the Shoreham
Monday for South American cruise,
sailing from New York on the Rotter-
dam February 4 and returning April
10. They will visit all the South Amer
lean ports, stopping at Havana before
sailing to Buenos Aires, where they
will pass a week. They will 60 down
the East Coast and around Cape
Horn, sailing north along the West
Coast Of South America.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Mathews Woods
Of Capitol Hill returned Tuesday from
an extended tour through Florida
during the last month. They spent
most of their time in Miami and
Sarasota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. Connolly.
who have come to Washington from
Hamden, Conn, with Capt. and Mrs.
Joseph Lenarducci of Newark, N. j.,
are at the Shoreham for o few days
before going to Palm Beach. Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulins Meyersberg of
Geneva, Switzerland, are stopping at
the Dodge while in the Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John v. Beekman of
Chestnut Hill, Mass, have arrived In
Washington and are at the Shore
ham for brief visit before going
South. While In Warrington Mr.. and
Mrs. Beekman are visiting Mr.. Edward
Gallagher. Upon returning from
Florida Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman viii
stop In Warrington for . longer visit.
Mrs. Walter 8. Sheppard, accom-
panied by Mrs. s. N. Pilchard Of
Salisbury. Md, Is stopping ct the
Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s. Beachy
have arrived in Washington and are
at the Shoreham for a brief stay.
While in the Capital they are visiting
Mrs. Beachy's brother, Mr.. Bromley
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeffrey r. Bracket Of
Richmond, Va, are spending . briet
TINA at tha DodsA. A.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Woman's Club Gives
Supper in Bethesda

The Woman's Club of Bethesda viii
hold q supper party tomorrow night
from $50 to Z o'clock at the club
house on Georgetown road. Mrs. Ed
ward Garlock Is chairman Of the com.
mittee In charge Of arrangements and
she will be assisted by Mrs. Richard
HtlnW and MAR = RL0okeA
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Mrs. Roosevelt Will Lead
Nation in Celebrating
The Presidents Birthday
Thousands Will Dance in Capital Tonight
-. to Aid Infantile Paralysis
7.ss Sufferers.

AIRS ROOSEVELT will attend the seven balls to given
evening in the Capital in celebration Of the Presidents
birthday anniversary She will leave the White House after
family party make the rounds Of the celebrations
which will be held at the Hamilton Mayowe Raleigh shoreham
Wardman Park, washington and Willard Hotels
The huge birthday cakes which
Of each Of the dances Mrs Roosevelt will hear
which not certain her husband
his appreciation over the air to his al over ne
country that time participating in his birthday party
These Nationwide celebrations are dear the heart the Pres
dent for the proceeds will be used to aid n1an pal
sufferers . .
will party friends who for have
been with him on the anniversary OF his birth.
Prominent the Capital will head the receiving lines
balls and many dinner parties VIII be given oeloe
the celebrations.
Mrs Roosevelt the White House the
picture celebrations
The Peruvian Ambassador Manuel de Freyre
the ranking guest the dinner which Rear Admiral
and Mrs william Pye their home at
street The other guests were the naval attache
of the Peruvian Embassy and Sonora de Anau Comor anu MIS-
Quanco Capt and Mrs Royale 1ngerson Capt
HILL Capt and Mrs Stanford Hooper and MIS-
Pye's niece Miss Katherine Brscoe Knox.
The italian signora suvch entertained at
last night in honor Of the German Ambassador Herr
Hans Luther
The Swiss Minister and luncheon
today having among their guests Mr. and Mrs Robert Holowen
Brookne who their guests over Sunday
Gardiner parents Of Mrs Marc Peter 1r OF
Boston, daughter-n-la Minister and Nine Peter.
The Minister of the Irish Free State Macwhite
II. M s s
Minister and Mrs. MacWhite will return Monday
The Minister Norway Nine Munthe de Morgensterne
dinner last night at the Legation
Senator Johnson who at Miami for the
Mdnter expected return washington the middle Of
February.
Mrs. Walter F. George wife of Senator George Of Georgia,
entertained informally luncheon today at the Mayhower in
compliment Arnold Of Eberton Ga house guest
OF Representative Paul Brown Of Georgia.
seiwer left for ortnishts
VISIT in the South zf
commercial counselor of the Italian Embassy Sgno Eso
last night in the Persian
room the Plaza in New York City,
Mrs. Wayne Chatfed-Taylor wife Of the Undersecretary
Of the Treasury spending York City, where
she stopping at the Madison
The attache of the British Embassy Group Capt T. B.
Howe spending New York City where he stopping
at the Plaza Hotel
Mrs William H. Haskell have arrived from New York
City days the Carlton Hotel
Lieut. Row entertained small company
dinner at Shoreham last evening"
Collett Lieut. g) Dahlman Coett u S. N
visiting parents Mrs H. Calvert r Before
Colett the u s. Cummings which recently COM
Evening star., 1937-01-30
Dance at Navy Yard.

The commandant and officers Of
the Washington Navy Yard will hold
their third dance of the Winter series
in the Sail Loft Friday evening.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
At Home POSTPONED.

The commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard and Mrs. George Pettengin
will hold their "at home" on Monday,
March /, instead of tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Biggers Of
Buffalo. N. Y. with their young daush-
Evening star., 1937-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. jeffrey r. Bracket Of
Richmond, Va, are spending . briei
TINA a* tha DodsA, 4.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Teagle have
arrived. in Washington from Port
Chester, N. Y, and are at the Shore
ham for q brief stay.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s. Beachy
have arrived in Washington and are
at the Shoreham for a brief stay.
While in the Capital they are visiting
Mrs. Beachy's brother, Mr.. Bromley
Smith.
Evening star., 1937-01-30

Mrs. Walter 8. Sheppard, accom-.
panied by Mrs. s. N. Pilchard o.
Salisbury. Md, Is stopping ct tn
Dodge.
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Drowned. Place on serving dish,
with two small sausages on each
half.
Ironing Shirts-Soft collars at
tached to shirts should be ironed
on the right side first, then on
the wrong side. This prevents
wrinkling the collar.
FlavOring Gravy - Half milk
and half water makes the best
colored and best favored gravy.
Suede Shoes - Rain spots can
be removed from suede shoes by
rubbing with fine emery board.
Cocoa Egg Cake Filling - White
of one egg; one cup icing sugar;
two teaspoons cold water; four
tablespoons cocoa; half teaspoon
vanilla. Beat white of egg until
stiff and dry. Mix cocoa and sugar,
add cold water. Add gradually to
egg white until thick enough to
spread.
Cooking Vegetables A small
piece of butter added to the water
in which vegetables are to
be cooked will prevent them from
boiling over.
WNU Service.
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gerous to the pole vaulter.
Get busy, coaches, the pole vault
is not yet mastered as far as tech
nique is concerned. Another point
would like to bring out is that with
the present system of measurement
such as cost me a world record
at the Garden in the New York A. C..
games-a 15-foot vault is impossi-
BILE. 1t would take all night or day
to measure the bar and the athlete
would lose his edge.
I'm not complaining or criticizing
the officials. I'm only asking that
they remember this point. An ath-
lete trains for Is years to achieve
the honor of lifting his body to a
height previously unreached by
man. To achieve this record, ire
mendous amount of energy must be
expended. 1t would seem, there
fore, that the measurement should
be checked carefully and announced
before the record is attempted.
thought that winning the Olym-
pic vault in the rain at Berlin was
the greatest thrill had ever known,
until that night at the Garden, when
1 cleared what thought-and every
body else, too-was record height.
/ can't express how felt because
it was such an unusual feeling to
be so happy. And then the
letdown, when they told me it was
one-quarter of an inch short. What
a stunning blow that was!
And all because of inaccurate
measuring instruments. / admit
that I didn't want the officials to
check with a steel tape before my
attempt that night, because they
would have been standing there CAB
bling yet, probably, figuring out the
ways and means, talking this over
and that-hot air that would thor
oughly have warmed an unheated
Garden. By the time they finished
I would have lost my edge.
At the age of ten I measured the
crossbar by my own stature, the
most accurate means. I'll never
forget how / started to vault with
an old WORKOUT rug cane and a
clothes-line. And what thrill / got
out of it.
Finally, the cid cane broke, and
then came greater competitive de-
sire to go higher than the other fell
low. There have been failures and
disappointment along the road, yes.
But what athlete hasn't had them?
My first ambition to become an
Olympic champion came when l
was thirteen. 1t grew and grew
within me. Then, like dream,
was in Berlin, competing as one of
three representing the Stars and
Stripes. And when l stood on that
pedestal and watched the American
Gag raised to its rightful spot-the
top-s shiver crept up my spine and
lump clOgged my throat. l re-
member now telling myself as I
stood there, "Why, it seems only
yesterday, Earle, that you were a
kid of thirteen, telling dad-'Some
day Pm going to be an Olympic
champion"
Dreams do come true.