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Evening star., 1939-02-12
DR.. Davenport Named
Chairman Of New
Personnel Council
Agency Will Assist in
improvement Of
Merit System

DR.. Frederick M. Davenport, head
Of the National Institute of Public
Affairs here, said yesterday he had
been notified of his appointment by
President Roosevelt as chairman Of
the new Council of Personnel Ad-
ministration.
The council was created by the
Presidents executive order of last
June, extending the civil service
system, to "advise and assist the
President and the Civil Service
Commission In the protection and
improvement of the merit system,
and recommend from time to time
needed changes in procedure,
rules or regulations.
DR.. Davenport said the council,
which includes the personnel di-
rectors of the Government depart
ments and agencies here, would hold
its first meeting this week and i'm
mediately start work on the prob
lens of developing procedures for
transfer and promotion of workers
within the departments and agen-
cies, and for ''in-service" training.
Institute Private Agency.
The National Institute for Public
Affairs, which DR.. Davenport has
headed here for the last four years,
is on-governmental agency sup
ported by outstanding citizens in
terested in developing a Govern
ment service of trained personnel.
He has supervised the institute s
work of placing college graduates in
non-paying Federal positions where
they might continue their studies in
Government administration.
The Council of Personnel Admin
istration is separate from the special
committee appointed by the Presi-
dent the first of this month to make
a thorough study of the best way OF
applying civil service principles to
the professional, scientific and GER
tain other administrative and tech
nical positions in Government
service.
Duties Include Hearings.
The executive order creating the
council specifies that It's duties shall
include holding hearings and con-
Quoting Investigations with respect
to alleged abuses and proposed
changes in the merit system. and
studying methods to .'co-ordinate
and perfect the executive personnel
service in all its branches"
The council will work closely with
the Civil Service Commission. Those
of its members who are personnel
directors of various Government
agencies are designated as liasior
officers between their agencies and
the commission on personnel matters
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Colonial Wars Society
Holds Supper Tuesday

The Society of Colonial Wars in
the District OF Columbia will have
a supper at the Metropolitan Club
on Tuesday. Gilbert Lewis Hail.
governor of the society, will pre-
side.
After supper Frederick E. Brasch.
chief Of the Smithsonian division
Of the Library of Congress, will give
an address on Science in the Amer
ican Colonies, 1636-1783."
Evening star., 1939-02-12
IT'S PACKED
WITH NEW IDEAS!

NEVER before 90 much real value, 30 many
IN startling new engineering ideas-yet the
1889 Dodge Luxury Liner is priced sensationally
low! Just compare the new low prices shown
here with last years figures. You'll be surprised
because you can actually save as much as SIS
on some modelsl
And these new low prices include, as standard
equipment, all the wonderful new Dodge fea-
tures-the new gearshift at the steering wheel at
no extra cost! l.. new invisible trunk, 27a6
largeri. new headlights in tenders for safer
night drivngl. new Naturalization Front
Wheel Springingl new "Airplane Vision"
windshield with 1876 more safety glass areal...
new Safety Signal" "speedometer!. and many
more new ideasl
Go to your Dodge dealers and see them all.
And have him tell you your local low delivered
price on this exciting new car!
Evening star., 1939-02-12

Musty Papers Tell Lurid Tale
|Of Adventurer of 1866
Trials and TrbuIotions of William Walker
Detailed in Documents Brought Here

oficer, Capt. Hiram Paulding. Ru-
mors that Walker had backing from
high places in the United States
Government seemed confirmed when
President Buchanan reprimanded
Capt. Paulding and removed him
from his command.
Back in the United States again,
Walker organized a third expedi-
ton and led 1t to Central America.
OF the shores Of Honduras, Brit
ish fleet broke up his forces and
took him prisoner. A British naval
captain named Salmon handed him
over to the Hondurans and they
speedily executed him by firing
squad in 1860.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

of the BarriSters,
an organization
of young attor-
neys, to be held
at the Willard
Hotel on Febru-
ary 27. Associate
Justice Owen J.
Roberts of the
Supreme Court
will be the guest
S p e a k r, ana
more than 400
persons are ex-
pected.
C h arles E.
P e d G r. Jr.,
.La;r,,,o~ 1f tho
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Randolph to Speak

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, chairman Of the House Dis
trict Committee, will be guest speaker
at a dinner meeting of the Fedora
ton of Businessmen Association
at $50 pm. Thursday at the Hamil-
ton Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Foshion Show "Wednesday

A member bring fash
ion show and bridge will be held in
the Jewish Community Center
auditorium Wednesday at 8:15 pm.
under the auspices of the Washing
ton Unit of Junior Hadassah.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Young Barristers
To Be Dinner Hosts
To Judiciary
Musical Entertainment
Planned for Event
On February II

A musical fantasy entitled Down
South" given by the Columbia
Opera Company, will be one of the
features of the 18th annual dinner
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Marine Band PIuys Today

The United States Marine Band
will play at the Lincoln Memorial at
2:30 o'clock today in honor of the
130th anniversary of the birth Of
Abraham Lincoln.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
GOOD NEWS FOR USED CAR BUYERS!

Now you can get Dodge used car which, in
many ways. is just as modern as many compel
itive-make 1889 new cars-and fet it for only
a fraction of tho cost Here's why: there's
that buyers are actually turning in fine late
model Dodge cars way ahead of timel And these
cars, still "youngsters'' in mileage and looks.
low pricesl What's more, the demand for the
new 1889 Dodge BY owners Of other makes Of
cars 10 giving your Dodge dealer one Of the
finest assortments of all makes and models OF
used cars in your localityi See him todayi
Evening star., 1939-02-12

NEW YORK.-WINs NEWS FEATURE PRIZE-Mrs Franklin D.
Roosevelt ght presented 500 New York Newspaper
prize Jane Dixon North American Newspaper
Alliance Louisville KY at the clubs front ball.
The prize was writing the feature class
prize winning articles about Kentucky
taineers A. p Wirephoo.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

HyattsvilIe, Lepper Motor Sales
LaPlata, Mitchell Motor Company
Laurel. Laurel Motor Company
Leonardtown,
North End Motor Company
Prince Frederick
Lusby Motor Co.. Inc.
Evening star., 1939-11-01

duce a vivid note of contrast in the
collar and pocket tabs. Begin with
this easy pattern, and you'll be en-
Enthusiastically converted to the wis
dom and satisfaction of sewing your
own!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1850-B
is designed for sizes IL, II, Is, 1S, 10
and 40. Corresponding bust meas
urements, 80, 80. "a, SO, SO and 10.
Size IA (32) requires az yards Of 81
inch fabric for long sleeves; with
short sleeves, AZ yards Of SO or 80
inch fabric; 2. yard contrasting for
collar and pocket trimming.
Send IS cents today for your new
fall pattern book with q stunning
selection Of a hundred perfect pat
terms for all shapes and sizes. Save
money and know the keen satisfac.
ton of persopally-planned. perfect
ly-fitted garments by making your
own frocks with these smart, care
fully-cut designs. You can't 90
wrong-every pattern includes .
step-by-step sew chart to guide D.
ginners.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Dorothy Dix Says
Ten Commandments Still Work
. To Every Ones Best ADVANTAGE

their week ends: yet I have never
known . millionaire who din't say
that all the fun he had ever got
out Of hts fortune was in the making
of II.
mo doubt, many of the Victorian
conventions were hidebound, and
needed loosening, especially where
women were concerned. But, even
so, there are times when we woncer
If Grandma didn't have a truer view
Of life than her granddaughter has.
Somehow girls jumping over the
traces doesn't seem to have got them
anywhere.
And marriage. OF course. the
old-fcgey idea was that when a man
and woman married. they did it for
keeps. 1t was an until-death-do US
part contract, and so they went to
work to adjust themselves to each
other and to make the best OF it.
The modern view of marriage is that
it is an experiment, and If you don t
like 1t, you don't stick to it. You
don't try to get along with your hus-
band or wife. You fly to Reno.
But when you consider the di-
vorced men and women you know
and see how restless and dissatisfied
they are: when you consider the bro
ken homes and the poor little chill
dren who are shuttled between par
ents, neither of whom wants them
or makes home for them, you can't
see that divorce adds much to the
happiness Of the world. Or that
people get along with their third or
fourth husbands or wives any better
than they did their first"
You are very old-fashioned In
your ideas said the young girl.
80 are the Ten Commandments" !"
I replied, but they still work"
Evening star., 1939-11-01

cially smart are the lynx or lynx
dyed fox trimmings. and with such
a neutral color outfit any accessories
may be successfully worn. Three
piece suits, including a jacket of
mouton, are also favored, although
often these are not warm enough
for stadium wear.
In fur coats. perishable pelts are
out" They're just not to be seen
at the games. However, such serv.
lceable furs as skunk, beaver and
leopard are among the most popular
with football fanatics and it's easy
to see why. They are furs which
take hard wear, combine well with
your less formal dresses and are not
overly dressy.
Further inquiry among the local
shops discloses that red Is still selling
madly. and from looking about US
at the games We can vouch for this.
Red hats are seen everywhere, 50
are dresses, bags and gloves. Neutral
dresses and coats are particularly
smart with these brilliant Access
sories and so are certain shades Of
blue and green-but be careful.
Plaids continue. although We don't
believe they're quite as popular as
they were in early fall. However. II
you like them. don't be afraid to
buy, They're still very smart on
slender girls, We especially mention
tiny figures because lately we've
seen a few horrible examples OF the
larger girl in wide plaids. and you
can apply the same thing to Are
mans red.
Hats are not strictly sport. but are
designed to blend in with your
outfit. Snoods are fine for keeping
your hair where 1t belongs on q
windy day.
Generally, we'd say that the foot
ball fashion picture is more dressy
than it has been in recent years.
Woods are still in the sport class. but
they have features which enable
them to do double duty: coats are
not strictly sport, but must have
qualities of variability, and hats
offer you a free rein. provided you
use a little discretion as to wells,
birds and quills that stick in the
other fellows eye.
Evening star., 1939-11-01

out, because 1t brings out the starch
flavor.
Chief dihiculty in making porridse
with the granular cereals Is that
they are likely to lump. One way
to prevent this is to add the water
cold to the cereal and to mix the
two thoroughly before heating. A
quicker way is to add the cereal
slowly to the boiling water, stir.
ring until all is blended in.
When cereal Is cooked ahead Of
time and reheated to serve, refrain
from stirring it until it Is well
heated. Otherwise Jumps Of the
cooked cereal are likely to form.
Pouring two or three teaspoons Of
water over cooked cereal left to
stand will prevent a hard crust
from forming over the top.
Even when porridge Is served
morning after morning 1t need not
be monotonous. One day it may
be plain-with milk. and sugar If
desired. Another morning add fresh
or stewed dried fruits. Raisins,
chopped figs or dates or fresh fruits
In season also lend interest. South
erners speak highly Of hominy srits
with bacon.
Cooks who want to take the cereal
q step further mold it and then
slice and brown it in a little fat
and serve this with sirup or pre-
serves. A special favorite is corn.
meal mush. Vary this by adding
well-fiavored cheese to the mush
just before taking 1t of the fire
to cool.
Streamlined modern breakfast
foods are ready-cooked cereals
served plain or with fruit. To these
many homemaker adds her own
stamp by putting them in the oven
to get warm and crisp before they
go on the table.
Red-letter occasions in many busy
households are the mornings that
the breakfast cereal comes to the
tables in waffles or griddle cakes.
Cooks who serve these often may
get variety by using whole wheat
flour instead OF the white flour
called for in most recipes. Or they
may use part white -four, part corn
meal, or all corn meal or buck.
wheat. Substitute either corn meal,
whole wheat -four or buckwheat,
measure for measure for white flour.
Besides these adaptable dishes
there are biscuits. mullins, rolls and
corn bread. which also lend them
selves to certain variations. And
for those who prefer their cereal in
the form OF toast, this may be
served plain buttered, buttered with
cinnamon and sugar or dipped in
egg and fried for French toast.
With all these possibilities the
breakfast cereal should never need
to be the same two days in a row
unless the family puts in a special
request for a repeat performance.
Evening star., 1939-11-01

A girl who has reached the mature
age Of l8 and who Is simply over
flowing with the wisdom and So
phistication that her many years
have brought her. asked me the
other day If did not think that
the young people Of today have a
far truer view of life than their
elders "As how?" countered cau-
tiously.
Il mean,' she replied, that we
have q broader outlook. We are
not bound down by conventions, as
our parents are. We assert our right
to live our own lives and regulate
our own conduct. We enjoy today
instead Of shaving for some tomor-
row and being victims of the success
motive. Why, would you believe it,
my father worked and pinched and
saved until he was 40 years old be-
fore he ever even had an automo-
bile! Now none of us modern
youngsters would do q thing like
that. We get our cars while we are
young and can enjoy thenf."
We'll. your father has his car,
hasn't hep" I returned unsympa-
thetically. And it is paid for, and
he doesn't have to lie awake at night
wondering how he is going to meet
the next installment on it. Owing
no man anything and being able to
look the world in the face and tell
1t where to 60 to is not one of the
things that modern young people in.
clude in their list of pleasures, but,
believe me, there is no more endur-
ing source of happiness.
1.-The older generation looked upon
work as blessing. The modern
generation regards 1t as a course;
something that interferes with their
parties, their joy-rides, their golf.
Evening star., 1939-11-01


Morning, to some POLITICALLY minded
persons, Is the time Of day when
there may be an eye-filling sunrise
or q dew-pearled hillside on view.
To q majority Of others, however,
morning Is more prosaically asso-
ciated with the insistent tangle of
an alarm clock.
And every morning brings to the
woman who looks after the diet Of
the family q challenging problem.
Briefly, this problem Is to serve a
breakfast that Is both adequate and
tempting, and to see to 1t that the
family takes time to eat 1t.
An adequate breakfast, according
to nutritionists, Is one that satisfies
the appetite at the time it Is eaten
and stays by" the eater until lunch
time. For an adult who Is up early
and has a light lunch. breakfast
should furnish from one-fourth to
one-third Of the days food needs.
For children, 1t usually is best to
divide the food requirements of the
day fairly evenly among three meals.
Mainstay Of most adequate break
fasts Is cereal dish. Because these
satisfy the appetite and supply
energy at a low cost, dietitians ad-
wise the family meal-planner with
limited food budget to serve a. least
one. sometimes more cereal dishes
4 day, In addition to bread at every
meal. Moreover, If there's only
money enough to buy the minimum
of fruits and vegetables. at least half
Of the cereals should be of the whole
grain kind rather than refined-be-
cause whole-grain cereals furnish
some vitamins and minerals. For
children they advise a morning
cereal of the cooked variety. prefer
ably one that contains the germ
part and some Of the branny layers
Of the grain.
Aside from these exceptions there
need be no limitations on the kind
Of breakfast cereal. And wise cooks
striving for variety can flnd hun
dreds of different ways to present
bland cereal products.
Classic among cereal dishes Is
simple porridge-made most often
from rolled oats, whole or refined
wheat. corn meal or hominy grits.
For the kinds that have no prelini-
nary cooking in the process of their
manufacture, long, slow cooking in
a double boiler is the best way to
develop the good flavor. For those
that come to the kitchen partially
cooked. the package ordinarily gives
dependable directions.
The amount of water needed to
cook given amount of cereal varies
considerably. Rolled oats. for in
stance, need about twice as much
water as cereal usually. Granular
cereals will absorb from five to six
times their measure of water during
cooking. while 1t takes about two
quarts or eight times as much water
as cereal to boil one cup of rice.
For variety. and to add food value,
part Of the liquid may be milk,
added after the cereal has partly
cooked in the water.
Standard amount Of salt to use
in cooked cereals is about one tea
spoon to every quart of water. This
may vary, naturally, according to
taste, but it should never be left
Evening star., 1939-11-01

to wear strictly sport clothes or 60 q
bit more "dressy," and it seems that
no matter which course you follow,
there's always something wrong {. .
Anyway, to solve this nationally
important problem we dropped into
few of the shops and had a chat
rith local buyers Their answer, ap-
parently, is a compromise.
Pastel Woods
Are Favored.
Sport clothes, one buyer informed
us, are inclined to be more dressy
than in previous seasons. BY that
she means that the stark simplicity
,f spectator clothes is gone and in its
place have come feminine touches
which in this season are practically
indispensable. Pastel woods are by
far the favorites, and these include
pale blues, dusty rose. natural and
soft greens, among others. These
dresses, however, differ from the
wools Of former seasons in that they
have full eored skirts and orna-
mental touches such as gold TRIM
ming on an aqua wool frock. An
other model shown us in the same
shop was done in lovely light blue
wool with back fultness and trimmed
with, OF all things, jeweled buttons.
Thus. you can see tha: though the
dresses are simple. woods have dressy
touches which enable you to wear
them to the dinners and parties
which follow college football games.
Killing. as i: were. two birds With
one stone-o- two activities with one
smart and versatile dress.
For further answers 10 the prob
lem we went ,aio another shop pat.
ronized by the ycune SET. Here Was
the same a-Swe- Pastel WOODS. The
buyer sho~ec :aen 10 Us IN a variety
OF colcrs, including one smart dusty
pink mocel with aneora trim on
bodice and pockets and another
light blue .-ock with goreo skirt
and gold tastea.ngs al the way down
the front. Vague mention was made
Of gabardInes and velveteens. but
the latter has had its fling and the
former. while popular, cannot COM
pare with the wools.
These dresses are in one-piece
models generally, and nearly all
are short sleeved. Some have the
new bracelet length sleeves and are
full Of the new detailing which
characterizes afternoon clothes.
Casual Coats
Suggested.
When it comes to your coat, you'll
want something warm, wearable and
smart. One shop specializes in
camel's hair coats, and, in fact, all
the shops are showing them. Espe-
Evening star., 1939-11-01
BY BARBARA BELL,

Career girls, college girls, young
vives-all of you who are looking
for everyday smertness on a slim
budget land for a slim figure) will
seize on this design as one of the
best versions of the popular coat
frock to appear for many day! It's
50 simple and easy to make-just q
few simple darts to fit in at the
waistline. And it's the youthful,
casual type that you can simply
live in and never get weary Of
Make it up in wool plaid, bright
wool crepe or velveteen, and intro
Evening star., 1939-11-01
SIMPLEST Rolls

Follower rolls are simplest to make
and yet perhaps most unusual to
see. Roll yeast dough into a rec
tangular sheet "A inch thick. Cut
into 3-inch squares. Fold opposite
corners Of each square to the CEN
ter and press the points together
firmly. II the dough is cut with q
pastry wheel instead Of q knife, the
rolls have scalloped edges-a sort
of caterers touch that adds interest.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Suitable Hose
For theGirl
She Is Too Young
To Wear Silk
Stockings
BY EMILY POST.

Dear Mrs. Post: Do you think
girl has to do everything her mother
says? I'm 10 years old and think
my mother is trying to make a baby
Of me by keeping me in socks. Lots
Of girls I know wear silk stockings,
but mother won't hear Of anything
but socks for me. I am tall for my
age and socks don't look right. I
went to stay with my chum who is
IL. She lent me some of her silk
stockings and they looked lovely. I
feel so much better in them. I'd
rather stay home for the rest Of
my life than wear socks! Won't you
print in your column that you think
I'm right. Please, Mrs. Post!
Answer wish I could say you
are right, but unfortunately you're
not. And I'm afraid you will have
to put up with socks for some time
to come. Every well-dressed girl of
your age wears them. You know
that! Silk stockings at 10 or II or
even At l2-really, no. They would
be as bad as earrings. In other
words. your mother is risht-moth-
ers usually are!
Dear Mrs. Post: My two grown
daughters say that I'm old-fash-
ioned-and that haven't any idea
how young people act today. This
is why I've come to you'll know
they won't say you are old-fash-
ioned! They want to 60 on an auto
mobile trip with the men they are
engaged to. They think this fact
makes 1t all right, but I don't agree.
They want to start Saturday noon
when they get through work. They
will arrive late Saturday night and
the girls will stay at the Y. w. G. A.,
the management having answered
that they can give them q room
But the girls won't get back until
late Sunday night I tell them that
even though the Y. w. G. A. is above
question, they are off on their own
and might be persuaded to stay
somewhere else, and I don't think
1t is the right thing to do. Right Is
right and wrong is wrong, the same
now rs 1t always was. Don't you
think so, Mrs. Post?
Answer-Yes, but the wrong In
this case is not very fair to your
daughters or to the men who are in
love with them. After all, you are
giving your daughters into the Gus
tody Of these two men for life! And
If they can't be trusted to look after
their future wives for Z day or two,
1t isn't putting much confidence In
them, Is 1t? Yesterday It would
have been unthinkable to 70 any.
where without q chaperon, but to.
day young businesswomen are not
only accustomed to looking after
themselves, but every one takes their
ability to do 50 for granted-unless
their behavior in some way causes
criticism. Taking it for granted
that they will behave properly, their
weekend plans sound quite all right
to me.
OF course, you want everything
about your letters-stationery,
ink, salutatien and content-ts
speak well Of you! BE guided BY
Emily Posts new booklet, "Ths
Etiquette Of Letter Writing"
Send for II, inclosing 10 cents
Address Emily Pest, eare 1he
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Orchids for Hats

PARIS @.-White orchids make
an expensive looking trimming for Q
small, new toque of black silk beav-
er felt. One-half of the petals Of
each flower are dull white, the
other half the iridescent white Of
mother of pearl. A sheer white veil
adds the last smart touch.
Evening star., 1939-11-01
BRIGHT Colors Are Seen
In These New Dresses
With Fine Detailing
Warm and Serviceable Goats
Include Skunk and Beaver;
Camel's Hair Very Good
By HELEN VOGT.

he question IS When the best beau buys you that
words how well informed are you the clothes
from the number
girls doubt
the problem