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Evening star., 1941-12-18
Named
Deputy Rent
Chief Of D. {.
Commissioners Seek
Additional Funds
For Salaries

Louis Laudick. who was one of the
leading candidates for the position
of rent administrator, will be ap-
pointed deputy administrator, the
Commissioners announced today.
At the same time the Commission
ers revealed plans for prompt ap-
peal to Congress for additional funds
for the staff of the rent administra-
tor, Robert F. Cogswell, whose selec-
ton was announced yesterday. The
exact amount of additional funds to
be requested has not been deter
mined, but part of it is needed for
the $500 salary proposed for Mr..
Laudick as deputy administrator.
The salary of Mr.. Cogswell is $500.
Also, the Commissioners propose
to appoint general counsel for the
rent administrator. The salary for
this post has not been determined,
but figures of $4,000 and $500 a
year have been discussed.
Employment of a public relations
officer or information director for
| the agency. at $4,000 a year. is
planned. One other change pro-
posed would involve the combination
into one position at SO 600 year of
the earlier planned employment Of
a secretary and a docket clerk at
lower salaries.
Under the rent control law, rents
are frozen as of January l. l94l,
except that under certain conditions
adjustments may be ordered. The
law becomes operative next January
2. Mr.. Cogswell said study would
determine whether each case must
be the subject of special decision
or whether in some cases similar
cases might be covered by series
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Planning Commission
Studies Lag in Funds
For Fairgrounds
koIen Says Development
Is Behind Acquisition
Of Lond for Purpose

After hearing a report that ap-
proximately s3,500,O00 has been spent
during the last 10 years in acquiring
District land for recreation purposes
while only about $500,000 has been
put into development of play CEN
tiers, the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission today directed
its Executive Committee to confer
with other Federal and local agen-
cies involved in an effort to de-
termine why this is true.
The report. made by John Nolen,
jr., director of planning, at the OPEN
ing of the commissions two-day De-
Gambler meeting. alse pointed out
that III the last three years the DIS
trict has appropriated only SIS 900 a
year toward development Of the ex-
tensive recreation properties that
have been acquired.
The Executive Committee, COM
posed of Frederic A. Delano, chair
man. and A. E. Demaray. associate
director of the National Park Serv-
ice, will confer with the Commis-
sioners, the Office of National Cap
ital Parks, the School Board and
the Community Center and Play
grounds Department.
Land Acquisition Pressed.
Thomas S. Settle. commission sec
retary, told the meeting he felt
there could be no satisfactory action
regarding District recreation unless
Congress passes the bill creating
recreation board. The measure
which has passed the House and is
pending in the Senate, would estab-
lish a seven member board under
which all leisure-time activities
would be co-ordinated.
The commission also announced
through Norman c. Brown, its ap-
praiser and associate land purchas-
ing officer, that action has been
taken to acquire Immediately parts
of two squares necessary to compile
ton of the projected K street viaduct
leading from Rock Creek and Po-
tomac Parkway to Key Bridge.
Mr.. Brown said that because of
defense needs any properties which
cannot be acquired Immediately will
be put in the hands of the Justice
Department. with instructions ito
invoke immediate taking so as not
to delay the viaduct construction"
Parkway Tracts Bought.
Mr.. Brown said the commission
also had moved to acquire small
additions to the Watts Branch Park
way and the Anacostia Parkway,
among other items.
The commission was to meet
Jointly this afternoon with members
of the Arlington County CVa) Board
to coordinate zoning regulations.
Particular attention will be given
to limiting the height of apartment
hotels, it was said, with further dis
cussions relating to possible addi-
tional Potomac River bridges also
up for consideration.
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the covering can be kept up day
or night. You want something
easy to handle, some material
that wort tear.
An unprotected light will shine
through even a fairly thick blan-
ket. Light bulbs should be painted
black around the sides. You can
get enough light by leaving the
bottom unpainted.
If you plan to leave a room
unoccupied during q blackout, be
sure to take out the light bulbs.
It's too easy to. forget and turn
on switch.
Paint Lights Black.
Also, if you leave the door Of
an unprotected room open, the
light in the hall will pass through
the windows of the room. Either
hang a curtain on that door, dim
the hall lights by painting them
black or be sure the hall lights
are out before you open the door
of the unprotected room.
If you have portieres, over
drapes or curtains, arrange a
double thickness over your win
dows. Don't count on Venetian
blinds. You can also paste black
paper over the window.
Doors to the outside might be
draped with a curtain. Lights
in the entrance hall should be
almost dimmed out. A blackout
would apply to your garage, too.
A blue light could be installed
there.
When the air raid warning is
sounded, take a walk around the
outside Of your house to be sure
no beams of light make q target
for the enemy.
Tomorrow: More about Home
Bldckouts.
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mo. 4 of O. Series.

mo. OF a Series.J
All the precautions for black
ing out homes must be taken be-
fore there is any actual danger
of an air raid. Blacked-out
homes will be mandatory when
and if military authorities decide
Washington may be in danger of
attack.
In order gradually to prepare
for the blackout that may be-
come necessary, Defense Co.
ordinator John Russell Young
has suggested reducing all un-
necessary lights, particularly
those visible from the air.
Defense officials have asked,
however, that the public not rush
to buy blackout materials. You
probably have everything you
need at home, anyhow. In Eng
land, they improvised at first.
Here are some of their methods:
Paint 3-inch border of black
around the edge of the window or
use a similar border Of black
sticking tape. That's to prevent
beams of light from shining
through around the edges of your
window covering material.
Army Blankets Are Good.
Tack up a dark blanket over
your window, making it as taut
as possible. AS a very rought but
effective measure put nails on all
four corners of the window. Slant
the two top nails up, the bottom
nails down. Sew rings on the
blanket and slip the rings on
the nails. :,
Two layers Of black-dyed
sacking can be used to cover the
window. Army blankets are good.
Roofing paper is good to cover q
skvhght or some window where
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Marion, IS, and Mary Louise. 8, at
44l9 Volta place NV. He could not
be reached Immediately at his ONCE.
He has been with the S. E. c. since
1885 and has been in charge Of COM
mission work with the Electric Bond
& Share Co. group of utilities.
From 1922 to 1925, Mr. Flanagan
served with the DR.. Arthur Mills
paugh expedition to Persia, which
was made at the invitation of the
Persian government. In 1926, he
went with the firm of Stone & Web
ster. of New York, remaining there
until 1888. when he became asso-
ciated with Ulen e. Co. He spent
two years in Brazil as accountant in
charge of the financial operations of
utilities managed by that firm.
As q member of the Utilities Com
mission, Mr.. Flanagan will receive a
salary increase His salary at the
S. E. C. was IS 800, and at the Utili-
ties Commission it will be $500.
Mr.. Flanagan attended George
town University School of Foreign
Service for two years. He is native
of Newton. Mass.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Botanic Garden
Opens Christmas
Poinsettiu Show

The annual Christmastime poin-
settia show in the Botanic Garden
Conservatory at First street between
Maryland and Independence ave-
nues S.W. was thrown open to the
public today. There are more than
1900 pots of this outstanding
Christmas flower on display with
from one to five plants in each
pot, some of them carrying 10 or
a dozen blooms.
This display is in both the east
and west exhibit rooms of the con-
servatory and is relieved by several
hundred plants of Stevia Seretta, a
feathery white bloom which is very
fragrant. The show will be open
daily from am to pm. except
Saturday, when the conservatory
will be closed at noon.
William A. Frederick, director of
the garden, said that the show this
year is probably the best the garden
has ever had and that it will be
continued just as long as the flowers
continue to bloom.
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traitor and his staff. The move to
that location will be made as soon
as the structure can be renovated.
Not Compromise Choice"
The Commissioners said they had
selected Mr.. Cogswell for the post
out of a field of about dozen be-
cause they finally agreed he was
best fitted. They said definitely he
was not a compromise" Commits
sioner Mason said: None of us had
a candidate We sat down together
and went over the records and
qualifications of each man and Mr..
Cogswell was our final choice, He
is we'll equipped for the work and
has most pleasing way of doing
things. I think we have made
good choice"
Mr.. Cogswell resides with his wife
and son at 1904 Lowell street NV.
The son, Robert, 14-year-old, is
student at St. Adams.
Mr.. Cogswell. 81, brother of the
register of wills. Theodore Cogs-
well, has practiced law here since
1926, handling all types of cases
except criminal law. He handled
tax and estate cases, including one
of the largest estate tax cases on
the record.
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Before a fag-draped catafalque
symbolizing the bier of Ensign
George Anderson Wolfe, who died
at Pearl Harbor, students of the
Georgetown University school of
foreign service today participated in
a memorial mass for the first
Georgetown alumnus to die in this
war.
The solemn ceremony in Dahlgren
Chapel was led by the Rev. Edmund
A. Walsh, regent of the foreign serv-
ice school, assisted by Ensign John
F. Parr, U. S. N. R., member of
the university faculty.
Asserting he did not intend to
deliver eulogy, because the events
and circumstances speak for them
selves" Father Walsh declared:
To-day another name and anoth-
er memory Is added to the long list
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Afraid Tests
In Capital 10
Begin Sunday
Volunteer Workers
To Mobilize; Traffic
To Halt Briefly

Washington's first practice air
raid mobilization will be staged
sometime between 9 and 10 am.
Sunday, under orders issued today
by Civilian Defense Co-ordinator
John Russell Young.
Lighting blackouts will not be in
volved in this first daylight test OF
the system, but all available police
will be on duty and traffic will be
halted throughout the city during
the brief period of the test.
Col. Lemuel Bolles, civilian de-
fense director, said that residents
and volunteer workers would be eX-
pected to 60 about their customary
Sunday morning pursuits until the
test air raid warnings ere sounded
and this will be done by what horns,
whistles And sirens are available at
the time"
Warning Horns Not Ready.
officials today were considering
whether fire engine sirens and
whistles would be used, since the
District does not have the nine air
raid warming horns which have been
ordered. When the signal is given,
Col. Bolles said, neither residents
nor volunteer workers are expected
to try to rush to any distant place
in the city. He said:
UNLESS you can reach your home.
air raid warden post or other place
of expected service, stay put. IT you
are an air raid warden from diff
ferent area and happen to be at
church, report to the air raid warden
at the church"
The official instructions issued by
Mr.. Young, after the plan had been
cleared last night through the Army
interceptor command, state:
There will be a test in prepara-
ton for blackout training between
9 and 10 am. Sunday, December
81. 1941.
Since this will take place during
daylight, no lighting will be affected.
In all other respects, cltlZenS gener-
ally and the civilian defense organ
izations will observe all standing in
structions covering conduct during
air raid alarms.
Traffic to Be Halted Briefly.
Traffic will be halted and con-
trolled during the test and until the
all clear signal is sounded"
Col. Bolles said traffic would not
be halted for longer than Is minutes
at the most He said no advance
notice would be given as to the ex-
act time when the signals will be
sounded between 8 and 10 am. Sun
day.
Meanwhile, Col. Bolles announced
plans for a conference between Co.
ordinator Young and mayors and
members of county commissioners
of nearby Maryland and Virginia
communities within the boundaries
of Metropolitan Washington for IL
am December %, designed to re-
move questions of friction and juris-
diction in civilian defense for this
area. Disturbing reports of friction
(See D. c. DEFENSE, Page B-16)
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Phi Beta Koppo May
Suspend Georgia Unit
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The Phi
Beta Kappa Senate voted yesterday
to investigate charges that political
interference had caused such serious
deterioration at the University of
Georgia that continuance of the
Phi Beta Kappa chapter there
would place in jeopardy the So
ciety's ideals Of scholarship and
character and the significance of
membership"
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Southeastern Pipeline
Dedication Tomorrow

ATLANTA, Dec. 18.-The South
eastern Pipeline Co.'S new tube from
Port st. Joe, Fla, to Chattanooga
Tenn. will be dedicated at exercises
here tomorrow, the chief speaker to
be Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, if he can leave his duties
in Washington.
The line is approximately 456
miles long, and has several sub
stations between its termini. includ-
ing one near Atlanta where the
dedicatory exercises will be held.
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of general orders. He suggested the
latter was desirable if possible under
law and circumstances.
Under Mason's Supervision.
Commissioner Young announced
the operation of the rent control
unit would be under the immediate
supervision of Commissioner Mason.
a lawyer and years ago a member
of the District Rent Commission
which operated under the Ball Rent
Act.
Selection of q staff will be left
to the rent administrator, Commis-
sioner Young added.
Temporary Offices for Mr.. Cogs-
we'll were set up today in the con-
ference room next to the Office Of
Commissioner Young, which has
been used by Frank Holmes. special
assistant to Mr. Young. However.
the Commissioners have designated
the old District -owned property at
458 Indiana avenue NV. as perma-
nent quarters for the rent adminis-
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of Georgetown students who across
$50 years have made the supreme
sacrifice.
Ensign George Wolfe heads the
list of new sons of Georgetown who
have. followed their predecessors in
the wars of 1872, 1846, 1861, 1898
and 1917"
Ensign Wolfe, a native of Holidays
burg, Pa, was a graduate of the
Foreign Service School in the class
of 1899. The faculty learned of his
death several days ago in the Jap
anese attack on the fleet in Hawaii.
Six large candles burned around
the catafalque, which was covered
With an American flag and a cruciflx.
At the head of the bier was an
ensign's uniform cap, a white sum-
mer service hat of the type used by
naval officers In the tropics.
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YuIe Fund Donations
Westinghouse Giving Cash to Buy
Gifts for Poor Children

Despite the Washington residents remembering the
children whose afford provide Christmas for
them.
The Star glad to acknowledge contributions to the
children These gifts will be turned
Christmas Committee Council of Social Agencies
families with children at Christmas time
would like to make gift toy may leave at
any lobby Bros theater attend
TOY held at II Warner Bros theaters
Saturday
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Toy Matinee Stars Hope
Drive Spreads YuIe Cheer
Needy Will Receive PIoythines
Given as Tickets Saturday.

Judy Garland Flynn and all the other stars appearing
CWarner Bros TOY Matnees today wired
hope every needy child in Washington will have toys
Christmas morning.
fulfill wish, thousands Of Washington children will
IL TOY Manees Saturday at 1890 bringing toy
the ticket of admission.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Divorced at Rockville

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 18 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Virginia Mildred Cool
idge of American University Park
has been granted a divorce from Ed
mond B. Coolidge of Bethesda in the
Circuit Court here.
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Toll In Previous Months.

In December, Beware Of:
l. The hours between S and
lo pm. Ten of the 13 traffic
Vlctlms In December last year
were killed within this FIVE
hour period.
q. crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

(See D. c. DEFENSE, Page B-16)
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Invitations Issued
For Hulsizer.LOrd
Wedding in Maine

Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Miss Bernice Lord,
daughter Of Mrs. Grover Cleveland
Lord of South Berwick, Me, and
Mr.. Robert Hulsizer, son Of Mrs.
Dorothy Price Hulsizer of this city,
Saturday afternoon at the First
Parish Federated Church of South
Berwick. The ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. Walter E.
Price, pastor of the Northminster
Presbyterian Church in Washing
ton. grandfather of the bridegroom.
Many in the wedding party were
classmates of the young couple,
both graduates of Bates College in
l940 Miss Joan Wells of Farming
ton, Conn, will be maid of honor.
Miss Evelyn Lord. the brides sister,
and Mrs. John Woodbury., Miss Jean
Davis and Miss Glenna Fuller will
be bridesmaids. Mr.. Hamilton Dor
man of Washington will be best man.
The ushers will be Messrs. Gilman
Macdonald, Leslie Thomas. John
Woodbury. and Don Purinton. Mr.
Charles Crooker is to be soloist and
Mr.. Edward Howard will play the
organ.
Barbara Hallahan Of Taunton
Mass, niece of the bridegroom, will
be flower girl.
Mr.. Hulsizer is teaching and do
ing graduate work at Wesleyan Uni
versity. Middletown, Conn, and the
young couple will make their home
there.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Sakell Children
Will Take Part in
New York Wedding

Little Miss Patricia Ann Sakell
and her brother, Master Ronald
Jones Sakell, children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicolas Sakell of this city,
will be members of the wedding
party of Miss Lythe Orme and Mr..
Roy Rheinhold Detjen in New York.
The wedding will take place at 10
o'clock Saturday afternoon, June
%, in Christ Church at Parke ave-
nue. and Sixtieth street. Miss Sakell
will be flower girl and her brother
will be ring bearer.
Miss Orme. youngest daughter OF
Mr.. David George Orme Of Liver
pool, England, has selected Mrs.
Ivy Lee, jr., of New York as matron
of honor. Miss Gloria Kemp will
be maid OF honor and the brides
maids will include Miss Ruth
Thorndike, Miss Moreal Koree and
Miss Jean Huntington.
Capt. George P. Dutton of Albany
will be best man. The uShers will
include Mr.. Russell Lyon and DR..
Philip Vincent Wagner of New
York, Mr.. John E. Weber of Kings
ton, N. Y, and DR.. John Henry
Powell of Brooklyn.
A wedding breakfast will be held
in the Basildon room of the Waldorf
Astoria after which Mr.. Detjen, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Detjen
of WanWatona, Wis, and his bride
will leave on a wedding trip.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Miss Mary Wallace
Weds Ensign Pye
At Naval Academy

The marriage of Miss Mary Mar
jorie Wallace, daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace of Coronado,
Calf, to Ensign John BriScoe Pye,
U. S. N, son of VICE Admiral Will
liam Satterlee Pye, on duty in Hon
olulu, and Mrs. Pye, took place June
II. The wedding originally was
planned for June l in st. Andrews
Cathedral in Honolulu when the
Right Rev. S. Harrington Littell,
bishop of Honolulu, was to have Of
ficiated. Owing to changes in or
ders for the bridegroom the we'd
ding was postponed and the bride
elect returned to the States by plane
in time for the wedding last week
which was hastily arranged.
The chapel at the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis was the
scene of the ceremony. Chaplain
William Thomas of the academy Of
ficiating The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr.. John
Gillie Wallace of Washington, and
Mrs. Wallace, a recent bride. was
matron- n-of-honor. Mr.. Philander
Bowen Pye of Baltimore was best
man for his brother.
The bride wore her mothers we'd
ding gown of lace and carried the
prayer book, bound in white, which
her mother carried at her wedding
Her only ornament was a string of
pearls which were worn by her
grandmother at her wedding.
DR.. W. Sinclair Bowen, great uncle
of the bridegroom, went to Annapolis
for the wedding and others from
Washington were the bridegroom
great aunt. Mrs. George Peterson;
his aunt, Mrs. Forney Knox, and her
daughters. the Misses Lucy Lee and
Lettitia Knox; Miss Sue Lee Silves-
ter, cousin of the bridegroom; Mrs
Hazel Wyatt and Miss Frances Bris-
coe of Florida, cousin of the bride
groom and daughter of the late Dr.
John Briscoe of Washington, who is
visiting Mrs. Knox and the Misses
Knox.
Mrs. Pye, mother Of the bride
groom, visited DR.. Bowen and Mrs
Knox early in the spring and went
back to Honolulu by plane to attend
the wedding on the original date but
the wedding Thursday was too
hastily arranged to permit her max
ing the trip back in time.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Miss Breckinridge
Will Be Married to
MIR. Upsher Smith

Miss Virginia Castleman Breck-
inridge. daughter of Mrs. George
Castleman Breckenridge and the
late Mr.. Breckenridge of st. Louis
Mo, and Mr.. John Upsher Smith
of Washington, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Upsher Smith of st. Paul,
Mimi, and Holdridge-onLake Min
netonka, will be married Saturday
afternoon, June %. The bride is a
cousin of the Assistant Secretary
of State, Mr.. Breckenridge Long
and her brother, Mr.. John Breckin-
ridge, also lives in Washington.
The wedding will take place in the
Tyler Place Presbyterian Church ir
St. Louis, the twin brother of the
bridegroom, the Rev. Richard Up
sher Smith, assistant rector of st.
PauIs Episcopal Church in Flint,
Mich, officiating at $50 o'clock, as
sisted by the Rev. DR.. George E.
SweaZy, pastor of the Tyler Place
Church.
Miss Breckenridge will be attended
by Mrs. Bradford Wade Gregory
of ST. Paul. sister of the bridegroom
and by Mrs. William C. Bunch and
Miss Carol Fleming of st. Louis.
Mr.. Frank Upsher Smith of st
Paul, brother of the bridegroom
and Mr.. Embert w. Dwyer of st.
Louis will be the usherS.
Mr.. Smith and his bride will make
their home in Washington where
he is with the Social Security Board
having served with the Securities
and Exchange Commission from
1858.
Miss Breckenridge is a grand
daughter of the late Judge and Mrs
Samuel Miller Breckenridge Of St.
Louis and a direct descendant of
John Cabel Breckinridge, brigadier
general in the Confederate Army,
who was Vice President of the
United States from 1856 to 1860
and candidate for the presidency
in 1860. She has travelled extensive
ly in Europe and China and taught
English at University of Tomsk in
Russia. She was educated at West
ern College for Women. Oxford,
Ohio, and University of California
and Occidental College. both at
Los Angeles and has done two sum-
mers' work towards her masters
degree at Columbia University, New
York.