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Evening star., 1939-07-16

On July %, 1861, the day following
the Battle Of Manassas-or Bull Run,
II you prefer it that way-Maj. Gen.
George B. Mcclellan was ordered to
Washington to take command of the
troops at the Capital, and he reached
this city on July 26, taking quarters
at the old home of Dolly Madison.
This battle, as will be recalled, oc-
CURED on July 81, 1861, the name,
Bull Run, being the name of a little
stream which then ran through
what was known at the time as
Manassas Junction, and which emp
tied into the Occoquan River and
finally into the Potomac. The Or
ange & Alexandria Railroad passed
through Manassas Junction.
Centerville, to the north of Ma
nassas, is about 20 miles from
Washington, and from there to
Manassas Is about 7 miles, or
hardly an hours run in an automo-
bile from Washington. The battle
was brought on by the Northern
people. whose cry, "On to Rich
mond," could not be resisted by the
authorities at Washington. Gen.
Irwin Mcdowell was then in COM
mand of the Army of the Poto-
mac and the Confederates we're
under Beauregard. 1t. Gen. Win
field Scott, ranking officer of the
Army at that time, regarded the
move on the part of the Union forces
bad one, but public opinion had
forced the issue and the battle was
fought, resulting, as history tells us,
in partially disorganized retreat.
Naturally, the whole Nation was
gravely concerned in this engage
ment, but here at Washington, the
seat of Government, the retreat that
resulted was one of personal contact,
for this was the objective point for
all the troops, who left the field of
battle with nothing more on their
minds than how to cover the 27
miles in the least possible time, and
is was case Of every man for him.
self.
After the battle a strict censorship
was clamped down upon all news
regarding the engagement and the
retreat of the Union Army, and
even The Star toned it's remarks
down, as was proper, when the grav-
ity of the occasion is taken into
consideration. On July %, the day
following the battle, The Star COW
cred the engagement rather adroit-
ly, saying:
"Our army suffered a heavy re-
verse, but by no means such an over
throw as panic-stricken civilians and
the soldiers who fled in advance of
the retreat imagine and allege.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

they cannot stand up before a pack
of hounds as reds can. The WASH
ington hounds came from England.
His friend Lafayette gave him sew
eral French-bred hounds, but no
trace of that blood can be had, while
pedigrees Of descendants of the ones
that came from Great Britain show
their breeding.
Mr.. Washington was fond of the
horse, the hound and the chase. In
his life of him William Irvine said:
Hunting was his passion. When
the sport was poor near home, he
would take his hounds to a distant
part OF the country, establish him.
self at an inn, and keep open house
and open table to every person of
good character and respectable ap-
pearance who chose to join him in
following the hounds"
OF Lord Fairfax, who held sway
in the Mount Vernon section, and
was one of Mr.. Washington's hunt
ing companions, Mr.. Irvine de-
clared: "His lordship was a staunch
hunter and kept horses and hounds
in the English style"
Wanted Fast Hound.
The coming Of the red fox, which
does not mind an al-day and all
night run ahead of ordinary hounds,
caused q demand for a faster hound
than the ones Messrs. Washington
and Fairfax had.
The late John G. Bentley of
Sandy Spring, Nd, noted for his
fine hounds, in an article on the
Maryland hound said: "The red
fox was first seen on this side of
the Chesapeake Bay after the tre-
mendously hard winter of 1780,
when the bay was frozen over from
November until April.
"The advent Of the red compelled
fox hunters to change their ideas OF
what constituted good hound. The
gray fox dog, which was slow and
sure on its rabbit-ike quarry, would
not In any way make sport after the
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Evening star., 1939-07-16
the corner Of Madison place and H
ef~

the corner of Madison place and H
street.
This building was erected in 1920
by Richard Cults, Mrs. Madison S
sister Anna's husband, who served
as Representative In Congress from
Massachusetts, from 1901 to 1873 His
congressional district later became
part Of the State of Maine, and was
represented by Thomas B. Reed, or
Gear" Reed, as the Democrats called
him when he was Speaker of the
House of Representatives Cults later
held various Federal Offices in WASH
ington and died here April 7, 1845,
and was inferred in st. Johns grave
yard, located, IN the early days, in the
square between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, r and S. This bury
ing ground was condemned about 100
years ago and later became brick
yard conducted by Charles Coltman.
Cuts body was transferred to Oak
Hill Cemetery in 1857.
Rural Square.
Lafayette Square must have been
quite rural in the late 30s when Mrs.
Madison returned to this city and
Madison place. Indeed, we can as
sumo that this distinguished lady
was then the proud owner of a COW,
and that old Sooky had the habit OF
straying away, to the annoyance Of
her neighbors, for upon one occasion
when its owner was absent from the
city, the cow then being in the Gus
tody of John Sioussat, we find Mrs.
Madison writing to the latter, say
ing:
II am truly sorry, my good friend,
that the COW should behave so badly,
but still hope that she will return
to the kind protection of your fam
ily-if she has failed, however, to
do so until this time and you think
it best, you will advertise her (as
your own).
IT inclose $40 to reconcile the little
ones for their fatigues as we'll as for
the honor you may do the wanderer
by announcing her in newspaper.
ID. P. MADISON"
Sioussat was probably then the
messenger for the Bank of the Me-
tropolis and was residing on the
north side of New York avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, near Twelfth.
Mrs. Madison was often mentioned
as Queen Dolly, and as such she
remained until the last of her days,
for at her home, 1t is said, "she was
constantly surrounded by the most
distinguished men of letters, states
men, noble women and especially
military and naval heroes, dis
pensing a generous hospitality,
Evening star., 1939-07-16
BY H. E. C.. Bryant.

Persons unfamiliar with Washing
ton and vicinity cannot conceive that
foxes, reds and grays, flourish within
few miles of the Capitol. They do
not believe, until shown, that real
wild ones actually abound in nearby
Virginia and Maryland. But for
more than 100 years the fleet-footed,
tenacious red has roamed the hills
and valleys along the Potomac River
and its tributaries, and the cunning,
lodging gray was here before Colum-
bus came.
"Just why has the willy fox chosen
this particular territory in which to
reside?" is a question many people
ask.
Any one who hunts regularly in
this section can easily explain the
great abundance of foxes.
To thrive, reds, running aristocrats
of the fox family, must have safe
dens or holes in the ground, and
ample food. They do not climb trees
to escape from dogs that would de-
stroy them. Grays, a commoner
species, must have thickets in which
to feed and hide. Hard pressed, they
can and will climb trees. Reds have
their young in the ground, while
grays use hollow logs or old stumps
for theirs.
In the hills and valleys here where
red foxes range there are ample
dens to which they can go when in
danger, or for their families. In the
lowlands and level country grays
find plenty to eat and cover for pro-
lection.
Not Newcomer Here.
The fox is not a newcomer to this
area. George Washington, before he
became President, hunted grays, but
reds were not seen here until about
$50 years ago.
Today, on the Virginia side of the
Potomac, the woods are full of gray.
and have a plentiful supply Of reds
| and on the Maryland side there Il
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Both Reds and Grays Find Good Spots for
Dens and Ample Food in Park
Areas; Washington as Hunter

baby she will hide it under brush
pile, or log, until she can lead the
pursuer of and then return for 1t,
which, in the meantime, seems to
realize its part is to be as still as
death. Hunters assert that a fox cub
left that way emits no odor.
Both mother and male feed the
young foxes. Signs of diets are
readily seen at the openings of the
dens. Bits of rabbit and ground
mice seem to predominant.
A Government statement, issued
after a careful investigation, says:
Foxes seem to prefer rabbit meat to
the flesh of game birds"
That was revealed by the examina-
ton of so stomachs, including IL reds
and SO grays.
Eaten by % of SO foxes" Depart
ment of Agriculture agent said, ''rab-
bits comprised about "A per cent of
all the food material analyzed. Mice
and native rats, taken by 70 OF the
animals, made up II per cent of the
whole diet"
After the young foxes are able to
climb out Of their dens they play
about the entrance like kittens.
Out on the golf course Of the Con-
gressional Country Club an old red
fox now is raising five cubs, and
George K. Brobeck, chairman Of the
House Committee, has sworn ven
geance against any one who posters
them; he goes out late of an after
noon and watches the little fellows
play.
|. At the playing age cubs are very
careful and cautious, take no
chances. The bark of a dog or the
crack of q bush will send them sour
rying to earth. When old enough to
look out for themselves the mother
fox assigns them to separate depa
Evening star., 1939-07-16

every day pointed out to the stranger
as her abode. Her face abides with
us as a friend, while her words and
deeds are constantly recalled as
authority, unquestioned and be-
benign.
"She was very hospitable, and
table bountifully spread was her de-
light and pride. Mrs. Madison never
forgot the name of any person to
whom she had been introduced, or
any incident connected with any per-
son whom she knew. Able to sum-
mon these at an instant's notice, she
instinctively made each individual
who entered her presence feel that
he or she was an object Of special
interest. Nor was this mere society
manners. Genial and m-hearted,
1t was her happiness to make every
body feel as much at home as pos
sible. This gentle kindness the
unknown and lowly shared equally
with the highest in worldly station"
Nephew's Description.
Further reference to Mrs. Madison
and her historic Washington house
is also found in the writings of her
nephew, j. Madison Cults, who says:
THE house in which she passed
her declining years and where she
died is better known and more fire.
quently inquired after by throngs of
visitors from all parts of the country
than any other private residence.
It's traditions. and associations are as
historic as those of the White House
itself. Learning, eloQuence, genius,
science, poetry, history, art, all liter
ature, patriotism and American
history, represented by the most
distinguished scholars, statesmen
and heroes Of our own and other
countries have passed its portals to
do her homage, and it is now fitting
ly owned and occupied by the Cos
mos Club, who may well regard their
possession with pride, pleasure and
as source of inspiration, as their
ownership certainly is cause of great
consolation and congratulation from
all her surviving relatives. A whole
library of books and numbers of
papers in periodical literature, con-
stantly increased by enthusiastic
students of history, revive, perpetu-
Evening star., 1939-07-16

greeting all with loving and cordial
warmth, while none ever entered her
presence without being enthused
with the spirit of national and his
toric patriotism. The attendance
upon her receptions and levees, upon
her birthday anniversary celebra-
tions and upon our national holidays
was similar to that Of the not far
distant White House"
Veterans Received.
Here she also welcomed, in 1849,
the veterans Of the War of 1912. In
deed, says Harriet Upton, Mrs.
Madison never lost her popular posi-
ton in Washington society, posi-
ton to which no other woman has
attained, and she never permitted
herself to resign a certain youthful
appearance and manner harmonic
ing with her heart, which was young
to the last To the close of her life
she wore the dress she had liked
many years before, and looked like
picture in it always-an historical
portrait. This costume, worn on all
state occasions-and there were
many, for the mansion on Lafayette
Square was to the Presidents house
like the residence of the queen
dowager-was black velvet gown,
with leg-of mutton sleeves and a
short waist; the skirt was in full
gathers. The dress opened upon the
breast and was filled in with good
deal of white tulle, rising to ruff
about her face. Upon her hair was
turban of white satin, covered
with clouds of white tulle, and
thrown about her shoulders with a
Frenchwoman's grace was a favor
lite satin scarf of rich stripes in the
Roman colors. So dressed, she pre-
sided at one of the last great gaye-
ties, when one of the Martha Jeffer-
son namesakes was married to her
nephew Richard, son of her sister
Anna. This was about three years
before her death. It was an immense
reception; all the great people of
washington were there
Most Popular Person.
To this Mary Clemmer Ames, who
wrote during the Civil War period,
has added her praise, saying: Dur
ing the administration Of her hus-
band she was openly declared the
most popular person in the United
States and now after the lapse Of
generations, after hosts of women,
bright, beautiful and admired, have
lived, reigned, died and are forgot
ten, Dolly Madison seems to abide
today in Washington a living and
beloved presence. The house in
which her old age was spent and
from which she passed to heaven is
Evening star., 1939-07-16

a great quantity of reds, with a
sprinkling of grays.
Often people pity the poor fox

great quantity of reds, with a
sprinkling of grays.
Often people pity the poor fox.
A red fox needs no sympathy. If
in good running condition-and he
generally keeps himself that way-he
does not mind contest with hounds;
now and then he invites it. His
cunning is highly developed, and
the more he runs the better trained
and educated he becomes. It is
claimed by experienced hunters that
foxes raised in a section where they
are chased every season transmit
extra ability to outwit dogs to their
young. If that is true, the ones
around Washington should be expert
runners, for they have been hunted
for a century or longer.
The fox's protective system is al
most perfect. For some reason, dur
ing the mating season, dogs are not
so eager to run a fox as they are at
other times, and when the mother
is caring for little ones the best of
hounds find it difficult to speed her
If hound or a pack goes to den OF
young foxes, when the mother is
away, and barks, and digs, she will
return to the neighborhood and bark
until she attracts the dogs. Once
the dogs leave the den and start
after her, she will lead them away
and enter den far from her young
ones. If the dogs are persistent, and
stay at the family home, then male
fox will go near and give several
vicious yelps, and If that is not ef-
fective he will approach closer and
repeat the challenge to the in
truders. His ruse is generally sue
cessful, and he will give the dogs a
run they will not forget. He may
take them 10 or Is miles away, and
when tired, go to earth.
Moving to New Den.
Mother foxes move their young
from one den to another as q cal
does hers, carrying one at a time by
the head. Should q dog strike hel
! trail while in the process Of moving
Evening star., 1939-07-16

and lead them into another terri
tory.
In Many Places.
Any old-time Maryland fox hunter
can point out dozens of dens that
have been used in his time.
There are hundreds of dens in the
area watered by Sligo, Rock, Cabin
John Greek and other streams.
Early in the morning or late in the
afternoon reds can be seen crossing
open spaces in Rock Creek Park, the
Manor Golf Club, the Burning Tree
Club, National Women's Club, the
Congressional Country Club and like
resorts around washington. They
Evening star., 1939-07-16

and warns them against enemies. If
a busy hound gets between one and
his den, the mother, no matter where
she be. will hurry to his rescue and
go between him and the dog. Hunt
ers have seen them take their places
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Leon, British steel executive, whose
wife you know as Margaret Lock-
wood: Ed Judson, oil man-his wife
is Rita Hayworth Nicholas Mayfack,
Metro executive and husband OF
Lynne Carver; Leigh Holman, bar
rister-but he is estranged from Wife
Vivien Leigh; William Brown. a
unit manager in a London studio
whose wife is Maureen O'Hara, lead
ing lady for Charles Laughton in
"Hunchback of Notre Dame"
Movie maidens with husbands in
the retired-gentlemen class-Geral-
dine Fitzgerald. who is Mrs. James
Lindsay-Hogg, and Fay BANTER,
whose pleasant and popular hus-
band. Comdr Reginald Venable, is
retired naval officer.
Next in husband popularity come
the musical boys She shall have
music wherever she goes, can be
said of Ann Sothern. married to
Band Master Roger Pryor; Martha
Rave, whose mate is Music Arranger
David Rose; Mary Pickford, who
follows her Buddy's band from coast
to coast-and to England Iva Stew
art of Twentieth Century Fox, who
is married to cornet player. Ex-
cluded now from this group is
Dorothy Lamour, whose musical
mate was Herbie Kay.
The distinction of being the only
Hollywood actress married to
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BY the Associated Press.
r ISos.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Lupe VeleZ, a free woman again,
is giving up romance, temporarily at
least, for a new venture in the
theater.
Love? Marriage? have no
time for things like that" the Mexi-
can actress scoffed.
IT am verree busy with a new
little revue"
Lupe said she had not even been
aware, until a reporter told her,
that her final divorce from Johnny
Weissmuller, film TarZan, had heen
granted.
The swimmer now in New York,
has announced he would marry Beyl
Scott of San Francisco "as soon
as possible"
Miss Velez, successful on the
Broadway stage and in English and
Spanish movies, said her proposed
revue would start tour of the two
Americas in mid-September. The
troupe will include two of her sis
ters, Josie and Queenie.
THE idea" she explained, will
be to show people the real Mexican
and Latin American songs and
dances.
1T will be something very differ
ent."
Miss Velez once announced she
would marry "beeg New York
playboy" soon after securing her di-
Evening star., 1939-08-20

moment-this was serious busi-
ness.
Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn
and a dozen others spoke rather
strenuous speeches on one side or
the other
Miss Hopkins clutched this corre-
spondent by his tie and held on until
she had explained the whole case
for the Screen Actors Guild Miss
Bankhead, with a shocking silence.
said she would say nothing, and
this was surprising, for usually she
will make a speech with the willing
ness and eloquence of her congress
sional father.
Miss Tucker spoke often, and so
did Miss Wood, and both spoke with
acute intelligence, although embat-
tied on opposite sides.
What was astounding was that all
of them had their labor statistics
and arguments we'll outlined and
presented the cases they represented
with the eloquence of lawyer who
would be also good actor.
But, more than this they revealed,
in their drawing rooms on the train
to Atlantic City and later before the
hearing of the American Federation
of Labor that when actresses they
could create all glamour necessary,
but when 1t was necessary for them
to come down to earth to iron out
labor and economical questions, they
could do that equally well
Miss Tucker would forget that she
was tired. that she had to hurry
away to fill weekend singing en-
gagement She would just wonder
how all this quarrel could be settled
and then shed few tears.
Miss Hopkins would get fiery mad,
forget that she is a glamorous blond
and give he1 opinion in few terms
scorched with lightning.
Miss Bankhead would clench her
teeth and keep silent, and that, in
deed, is news story.
Frankly, it was a heat lightning
meeting, and the ladies. once they
let their hair down and began their
addresses on the labor situation,
were very different from the stars
you see on stage and screen, from
the glamorous ladies you saw at tea
in their penthouses.
Their performances at the Amer
lean Federation of Labor meeting in
Atlantic City were "devastatingly
sincere
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Graham
Continued From First Page

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Stradner. who recently wed Joseph
Mankiewicz.
Directors and writer's are not bad
either as marital props for screen
actresses-Miriam Hopkins is wed to
Director Anatole Litvak; Margaret
Tallichet is Mrs. William Wyler:
Amanda Duff is the wife of Screen
Writer Philip Dunno; Maureen
O'Sullivan is Mrs John Farrow Che
is a director writer.
Next to having a producer, director
or writer in the family, makeup
expert isn't a bad substitute. A girls
screen career can be made or marred
in the makeup room.
Gloria Dickson is tied to the best
of the bunch-Perc Westmore, who,
next to nature, can do more to
fashion the female face divine than
any painter, sculptor or whathave-
you.
Ellen Drew is another who married
a makeup eXpert-Fred Wallace.
Boys in business who can boast of
a wife in the movies include Rupert