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Evening star., 1941-11-16
Temperance Forces
Plan Educational
Campaign for DC.
Copitol Is Called
Nations Wettest City
At Y. IA. C. A. Meeting

A temperance campaign to be
conducted by radio, newspapers and
rallies throughout the District dur
ing the coming year was organized
yesterday at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
The drive is being planned by a
committee of civic and religious
leaders called together by the Rev.
Thomas E. Boorde, pastor of the
Anacostia Baptist Church and chair
man of the United Dry Forces Of
the District.
After one more organization meet
ing at pm. November q at the
District Building, the Citizens Com
mittee for the District-wide Temper
ance Revival Campaign will begin a
series of meetings once month in
local churches. Chairmen of COM
mittees to promote temperance edu-
cation through the press, radio pro-
grams, posters and meetings will be
chosen November 27.
Will Circulate Pledges.
The Citizens Committee plans to
circulate abstinence pledges. to be
signed by one person and passed on
to at least one other within q
month. They will also work for
installation of scientific tests for
drunken driving in District police
stations On a national scale, it
was said yesterday, the group will
agitate for the passage of the Shep-
pard bill to establish dry zones
around military camps
The liquor situation here, it was
contended yesterday, has reached
the status Of a crisis. Labeled as
the "Wettest city in the United
States Washington has four times
as many liquor-selling establish
ments as churches, it was said. As
a patriotic duty, the revival of the
temperance movement was held tc
be "vitally necessary"
The Rev. Mr.. Boorde was chosen
chairman of the group. and Clinton
N. Howard, executive secretary
Miss Laura Lindley will be CORE.
spending secretary. Capt. Edward
Page CASTOR. field secretary: Alfred
D. Calvert, recording secretary, ane
Charles M. Pidgeon. treasurer.
Honorary Chairmen Named.
TWenty-siX honorary chairmer
were chosen yesterday, among then
three women and many loca
ministers. The women are Mrs
c. A. Watkins, president of tn,
Federation of Woman's Clubs: Mrs
Harvey w. Wiley, chairman of tn,
National Womans Party. and Mrs
Earle Wilfley, past president of tn,
Womans Christian Temperate,
Union.
Religious leaders include Bisho,
James E. Freeman, Bishop Edwin
H. Hughes, Bishop A. w. Leonard
the Revs. William S. Abernethy
Howard Stone Anderson, Oscar F
Blackwelder. Walter H. Brooks, "
L. Darby, Peter Marshall, Frederic
Brown Harris. Warren D. Bowman
C. S. Longacre, Michael Reardor
Rufus w. Weaver, Byron F. Rich
ardson and Rabbi Norman Gersten
field.
Other chairmen are James F
Briggs. Ishmael Burton, Robert T
McNeill, D. Stewart Patterson, Deet
Pickett, Col. w. o. Tufts and Andre0
Wilson.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Arlington Sets Safety Record;
New Speed Laws Get Credit

Enactment and enforcement Of
local speed laws in Arlington Coun-
ty, authorized by special legislation
at the 1910 session OF the Virginia
Assembly, was credited yesterday by
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han with the new records being es-
tablished hourly for the number of
days without fatal traffic accident.
The county at TIT am. Friday
equalled record established in
1888 of 256 days, 8 hours and IS
minutes without a traffic fatality
and since that time has been estab-
fishing a new record every hour.
The county has recorded only two
traffic fatalities this year, accord.
ing to figures released yesterday by
Clifton c. Stoneburner. county safe
ty engineer, and 1t. j. j. Scott of
the county police traffic division.
The new record was established
despite a rapid increase in popu-
lation and despite the general up
ward trend In fatalities in other
parts of the country, it was pointed
out. The county's population now
is estimated at more than 10000,
according to Mr.. Hanrahan.
Before the county's new traffic
laws went into effect, Mr.. Hanrahan
said, there were 81 deaths from May,
1899, to May, 1910. the effective
date. From May, 1910, to May, 1941,
the first year of its operation, the
number of traffic fatalities dropped
to nine, and since last May none
have been recorded, he explained.
I'VE are using the most modern
methods Of police administration
and tradic control ~ approved by
the National Safety Council and
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Boy Hunters Deoth
Certified as Accident

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of accidental
death yesterday in the fatal shoot
ing of Richard Leedom, 13, who
died in Washington Sanitarium Fri
day night.
According to police. the youth
had gone rabbit hunting with two
young friends in the $500 block of
Eastern avenue, near the District
line, and was wounded by a .22-cali-
Der slug that passed through his
arm and left lung. lodging in his
spine. Taken to the sanitarium in
an automobile, he said shortly be-
fore he died that the shot had been
fred accidentally. attendants re-
ported.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
BOYS Club to Award
Dance Prizes Friduy

Prizes will be awarded at dance
sponsored by the central branch Of
the Boys Club of Washington from
7:30 to $50 pm. Friday, officials
announced yesterday in a report
of the clubs activities for the week
A dart contest and a meeting of
the Stamp Club are to be held at
7:3Q pm. tomorrow. Other events
for the week include a Boy Scout
meeting and dancing class, Tuesday
evening; D. A. R. Club meeting and
Junior staff meeting, Wednesday;
Junior Optimist Club meeting.
Thursday; and a football game be-
tween the central branch and Police
Boys Club No. S at $50 am. Sat-
urday,i
Evening star., 1941-11-16
House Slated 10 Act
On Revised Rent Bill
For C. Tomorrow
Dirksen to Ask Approval
Of Measure From Which
Senote Cut Potmon Plan

The House is expected to con-
slider the Senate-revised District
rent control bill tomorrow. In the
absence from Washington Of Chair
man Randolph, Representative
Dirksen Of Illinois, ranking Repub-
ican member, has been delegated
to ask for approval of Senate
amendments by unanimous consent.
The principal change made by the
Senate was to delete an amendment
adopted in the House when offered
by Representative Patman, Demo-
crat, Of Texas which provided that
tenants could seek lower rents than
those frozen" under the bill as of
January l showing that rents
charged on that date were too high
in comparison with investment
values of the property. Representa-
tive Patman has threatened oppo-
sition in the House to the Senate
amendment on the ground that the
bill otherwise would be unfair to
tenants.
If Mr.. Patman persists in objec-
ton. Mr.. DicrkSen will move to send
the bill to conference. This action
would result in postponing the date
on which District rent control be-
comes effective.
A contest also is anticipated in
the House District Committee ses-
sion Wednesday when an effort will
be made by Representative Nc
Gehee, Democrat. of Mississippi, to
get the so-called payroll tax bill
reported favorably. This would re-
duce the social security reductions
paid by employers on payrolls, be-
cause there is already an accumu-
lated surplus of about s25,000,O0O in
the fund. Representative Schultz
Democrat, of Indiana, contends
that if the present tax is sufficient
to produce such surplus that the
payments should be increased te
benef1ciaries from $18 to $25.
Representative Sauthoff, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin, also is prepared
to object to favorable action because
he desires to see the merit rating
plan adopted.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Senators 10 Consider
Proposal for Probe
OF Water Rates
McCurron Resolution
Will Be Studied at
Meeting This Week

A resolution calling for an investi-
CATION of District water rates will be
considered by the Senate District
Committee at a meeting expected to
be held some time this week, accord
ing to an announcement last night
by R. F. Camalier, aide to the COM
mittee.
The resolution was introduced by
Chairman McCarran. following
warning by District officials in Sep
tember that an increase in rates
appeared likely as means of fin
ancing urgently needed additions to
both the supply and distribution
systems.
The Senate District Committee or
one of its subcommittee would be
authorized under the resolution to
make the inquiry which would cover.
in addition to rates. the administra-
ton and operation of the water sys-
tenn as we'll as the sale of water to
Arlington County, Va. The Senate
would be called on to appropriate
$4,000 out of its contingent fund to
finance the investigation.
No Date Set for Meeting.
No date has been set for the
committee meeting.
Vital needs of the Water Depart
ment to provide for increased con-
sumption resulting from the un-
precedented population growth of
the District are estimated to cost
approximately s1,102,000. These in
clude six new filters at the Dalecar-
liza Reservoir so its capacity can be
increased and two large mains in
Anacostia.
The Commissioners are seeking
funds for these projects, as we'll as
for additional school buildings anc
extensions to the sewer system from
the Federal Works Agency.
Legislation Held Up.
A bill authorizing the F. w. A. II
advance $6,000,00 to the District TO
defense public works is being helt
up in the House District Committe,
pending a report from the Commits
sioners whether the agency has an.
funds available to loan or grant TO
these projects.
At a hearing on the bill last weel
representatives of F. w. A. told th'
committee its original appropriation
of $150,0O00O0 for public works ii
defense areas had been earmarket
and there was nothing left for tn
District. Since then, however, tn
Commissioners we're advised the F
w. A. might salvage $2,000,0O0 o
$3,000,0 900 out of the appropriation
to advance for projects that cal
qualify under the Lanham Act.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
| Squirrel Begins
| Second Day Atop
Smokestock

A squirrel has been marooned
since early yesterday atop 200-foot
smokestack at the Bureau Of
Standards.
It seems likely he will stay ma
rooned unless he can find some way
of getting down without help. The
fire department said last night that
no one had reported the situation
and nothing could be done in any
case because the department has
no 200-foot ladders.
Bureau of Standards engineers,
who first noticed the squirrel, said
there is an iron ladder fastened to
the side of the smokestack. But no
one has climbed up there after the
squirrel because it was thought he
couldn't be caught.
The squirrel must have slipped in
basement window and into the
smokestack, engineers speculated.
When fires were lighted. it was
thought, he scrambled up the stack
to the top. About 10 inches from
the top of the stack on the outside
IS q small ledge. There, according
to q report late last night, the squir-
rell Is still sitting.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

Of each unit would become pro-
gressively less as the plan Is per-
fected.
First step in the procedure Is the
concrete foundation, which Is laid
according to old methods. In the
foundation are placed hooks to
which are attached an inflated, rub
berized canvas bag in the general
shape Of the houses design. A wire
netting is laid over the bag and
frames are put in position for win
dows and doors, after which con-
crete is sprayed on in two layers,
separated by an inch layer of some
insulating material such as rock
wool.
Types Of Houses.
Houses to be erected in Fairfax
County will be Of two types, one
Of a single dome and the other Of
two domes, or hemispheres, sepa-
rated by passageway. Which may
be opened or closed. serving in the
former instance as . porch.
Each dwelling Is divided into two
bedrooms, a living room with fire.
place, a kitchen and q bath. The
living room is 13 by % feet and
the bedrooms 10 by l3 feet. Overall
measurements of the houses are
about "a by 81 feet.
Construction officials explained
that much better time can be made
when the buildings are erected in
numbers. as the waiting period while
materials are drying then prac-
tically is eliminated. They esti-
mate that village of 100 houses
could be completed in go days, an
average in building time per house
of little more than IA hours.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

the National Police Chiefs Asso-
ciation in bending every effort to
make Arlington County safe place
to live and drive.
II was particularly proud to learn
at a recent meeting in Washington
designed to strengthen control Of
traffic and law enforcement that
Arlington County has in effect about
80 per cent of the program that
was proposed"
Mr.. Hanrahan commended Police
Chief Harry w. woodward and driv-
ers and residents Of the county for
cooperating in efforts to reduce
traffic accidents.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Pensioners Must Tell
Of Recall to Jobs

The Federal Security Agency yes
terday warned recipients of old-age
pensions that If they go back to
work they must notify the agency.
In cases where retired workers are
called back to service. they are not
allowed to receive their old-aee pen
sions, the board pointed out,
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Annapolis Houses Opened

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Nov. IS (R.-
The first section of the new $3.50, 900
Bloomsbury Square defense housing
project on st. Johns street was
opened for occupancy today, pro-
viding living quarters for enlisted
personnel at the Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

Totals to date 63 50
In November, Beware Of:
!. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six of the nine traffic VIC
tins in November last year were
killed within this two-hour pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November, 1910, while
doing this.
3. 1nclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while 1t was raining
Or misty.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
Woodside PIT. A. Benefit

A card party will be held at $50
pm. Tuesday at the Woodside School
for the benefit Of the Parent
Teacher Association.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Miss Margaret Able Marries
Mr.. Donald Otis Burt.

Miss Margaret Able, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Truman Able OF
Chevy Chase, was married Saturday
afternoon to Mr.. Donald Otis Burt
Of Meriden, Conn, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald E. Burt of Martha;
Vineyard, Mass, the ceremony tax
ing place in All Souls Unitarian
Church at 4 o'clock with the Rev
Ulysses G.. B. Pierce officiating
White stock, snapdragons, palms
and ferns decorated the church, and
the wedding music was played by
the organist of the church.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore her
mothers wedding dress, which was
made with a fitted lace yoke and
lace f1ounce, a high lace collar
large puffed sleeves and q full skirt
inset with lace. She carried q
brides bouquet of white roses.
Miss Frances Orth was the maid
Of honor and only attendant. She
wore q pale blue marqlisette gown
with a bodice of lace, long full
sleeves and full skirt. She wore
pink flowers in her hair and carried
a bouquet of blue iris and pink
snapdragons.
Mr.. Leslie Flanders of Vineyard
Haven, Mass, was best man for the
bridegroom, and the ushers were
Mr.. Clifton Burt of Marthas Vine
yard, Mass, Mr.. Lem Reed of
(See WEDDINGS, Page BAD
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Church Women
To Hold Annual
Spring Festival

The annual spring festival, under
auspices of the Women's Associa-
ton of the Universalist National
Memorial Church, Sixteenth and
s streets NV, will be held tomor-
row with dinner from S to 7 o'clock.
Early diners will be entertained
by moving pictures in the Elizabeth
Weston room until Z O'Clock. when
a program will be presented in
Perkins Hall.
Tables OF home cooked foods,
handerchiefs, ties, stationary, Easter
cards and other articles also will
be arranged.
The program will include songs
by Mrs. Mitchell A. Marques,
speciality dances by Beatrice Small
man and selections by an accordiar
ensemble directed by Sam Daven-
port. Gene Gowing will conduct
English country and square dances
Mrs. Francis Erdman is general
chairman. Mrs. Elwood j. Way Is
chairman Of the Dinner COMMITTEE
and Mrs. Gilbert Saunders Is To
charge of the dining room.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Bazaar Is in Charge
Of Nine. Hurban

Nine. Hurban, wife of the
Minister from zecho-Slovakia, as
sisted by Nine. Karel Cervenka and
Nine. Vladimir Palic, wives of the
First and Second Secretaries of the
Legation, is in charge Of the
Czecho- -Slovakian Red Cross bazaar,
which is being held all this week at
the British War Relief shop at
1913 Connecticut avenue NV.
The bazaar is open each day from
10 o'clock in the morning until 10
in the evening, and there is a large
display of handiwork by many
Washington women Of Czecho-
Slovakian ancestry. There are as
sortments of beautiful glassware
and ceramics imported before the
Nazi invasion of Czecho-Slovakia
in March, 1889, as we'll as dolls
dressed in native costumes, hand
embroidered blouses, aprons, towels,
pillows and linens. Cakes, cookies
and preserves made fro mold Cze-
cho-Slovakian recipes are to be had
at the food counter.
All proceeds from the sale will be
sent to the Czecho-S -Slovakian Red
Cross In England, which works in
close collaboration with the British
Red Cross.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Mr.. Carleton Smith
Stops Here on Way
To New York

Mr.. Carleton Smith spent yes
terday in Washington on his way
from a visit in Palm Beach to his
home in New York. Mr.. Smith
went South to attend the concert
in the home of Mrs. Edward T.
Stotesbury which marked the an
niversary of the first appearance
in this country of the great plan
it's, M. Jan Ignace Paderewski.
M. Paderewski was present at the
concert and the $4,000 proceeds
will be added to the Paderewski
memorial fund which is used for
Polish refugees in England.
Mr.. Smith is arranging sim
liar concert to be given in New
York November IT, the anniver-
sary of arrival of M. Paderewski
in this country in 1891. Mrs.
Roosevelt has given her name as
patroness and expressed a hope
she will be in New York on that
date and attend the concert.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
By the Way
Beth Blaine;

The much heradd visit Of parygiver number Elsa Maxwell has
came She she conquered She incidentally
for the gala opening of the National Gallery
received the ladies the yesterday morning
questions and volunteered good herself When
her yesterday afternoon at Mrs Sidney Coman bre
bubbing
She loved the gallery though she couldn't
pictures the She did
bemoaned the fact did others
e (said to have 40 the fmy material
pulled
loving mob She decided seeing faining ladies
out that the only graceful make
when she remarked this to her friends Arthur
Nine Bramba they cudely replied
enough her she waited
thousand other people.
Could Miss Maxwell have really the paintings
recognized most of them tells familiar
collection Mellon
loving when past
quened the galleries
asked the Hail.
honor the inquired bnhy they
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Evening star., 1941-03-19
Residential
And Service
Notes
Rear Admiral Pyne
Mrs. Pyne Take
Apartment Here

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frederick
G. Pyne have come to Washington
and have taken an apartment at
the Brighton Hotel.
Col. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Jacob
son have returned from Quarry
Heights, Canal Zone, and are visit
ing Mrs. Jacobson's BROTHER in law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Did
lake at Manassas, Va.
Capt. and Mrs. David Wagstaff OF
Fort Myer left Monday for Palm
Beach, Fla, to visit Capt. Wagstaff's
grandmother, Mrs. Henry Morgan
Tilford.
Maj. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ber-
gamini Of New York City are at the
Wardman Park Hotel during their
stay in Washington.
Mrs. Brady G. Ruttencutter, who
Is spending the winter in Florida,
was chairman of a tea for the
benefit of the Greek War Relief
Society held at headquarters Of the
society in Miami March II. Mrs.
Ruttencutter is member OF the
American Women's Committee of
the Greek War Relief Society and
is working as volunteer while in
Miami.
Col. and Mrs. Ruttencutter will
return to their apartment at the
Shoreham June l..
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor McLane Day
OF New York entertained at
luncheon at the Surf Club in
Miami Beach last Sunday for Col
and Mrs. Ruttencutter, and the
Ruttencutters were hosts at lunch
con st. Patrick's Day for Senator
and Mrs. Marcus Coolidge at Olney
Inn, Miami Beach.
Mr.. John Lord O'Brian of Buffalo,
N. Y, who recently was appointed
general counsel of the Defense
Commission, has been joined at the
Wardman Park Hotel by Mrs.
OBrian, who arrived from Buffalo
Sunday.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Weddings Of
OF Interest

Miss Alma Robinson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prosser
Robinson of Parkers Landing, Pa.
was married this morning at II
o'clock to Mr.. Walter Jay Hamer of
this city, son of Mrs. Edgar S. Curt
man of Altoona. The wedding took
place in st. Paurs Protestant Epis-
copal Church with the Rev. DR.. F. j
Bohanan, pastor of the church,
officiating
Mrs. John Sloan Mccall, sister OF
the bride, was matron of honor, and
Mr.. Frank Reinhart was best man
for the bridegroom.
The bride is a graduate of We'll
lesley College and Mr.. Hamer holds
an A. B. degree from Juniata Col
lege, Huntingdon, Pa, and a Phi. D
from Yale.
After a Southern wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs. Hamer will be at home
at 2720 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Mrs. Carlos del Mar
Gives Luncheon

Mrs. Carlos del Mar has hostess
today at another of the series of
luncheons she is giving. Yester-
day also she entertained at lunch
con. Her guests were Nine. Wen
nerberg, wife of the Counselor of
the Swedish Legation; Mrs. Mer-
chant Mahoney, wife of the
Counselor Of the Canadian Lega-
tion; Mrs. William Fitch Kelley,
Mrs. Harry G. Meen, Mrs. George
Becker, Mrs. Emil Hurja, Mrs.
Kemper Williams, Miss Lydia
Lortng, Countess Cassini, Miss
Elizabeth Howry and Mrs. George
Z. Wheeler, daughter-in-law of
the hostess.
Evening star., 1941-03-19

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Also present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert T. Hannum, Mr.. Samuel
Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Heinz
Itch, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Hires,
Mr.. Ira Hirschman, Mr.. Alfred lima,
Miss Viola lima, Miss Miriam Isaacs,
Mr.. Willard Kauth, Miss Laurette
Kilborn, Mr.. James A. Leftwich, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest K. Kindley, jr.:;
Miss Mary Margaret Mcbride, Mr..
John J. McKeon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lionel c. Perera, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Pollitz, jr.; Mr.. Albert
B. Richter-Rothschild Mr.. Victor
Roudin, Mr.. Serge Rubinstein, Mr..
David Scher, DR.. and Mrs. De Witt
Stetten, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack D.
Tarcher and DR.. and Mrs. Jerome I.
Udell and DR.. and Mrs. Herbert
D. Williams.
wallaces in Presidential Box
At Symphony Concert
The Vice President and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace occupied the
presidential box at the concert of
the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene
Ormandy conducting. Frances
Nash Watson, gifted pianist, was
the soloist and many of her close
friends in official and residential
society were in the audience. Mrs.
Watson is the wife of Maj. Gen.
Edwin A. Watson, military aide
and secretary to the President.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace were
Associate Justice and Mrs. Stanley
Reed and Mrs. James A. Helm.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Owen
]. Roberts and Associate Justice
and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone eccu
pied boxes, and nearby was Asso-
ciate Justice Frank Murphy.
Among others who enjoyed the de-
lightful evening of music were Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon and the Coun-
selor OF the Netherlands Legation
and Baroness van Boetbelaer, who
entertained at dinner before the
event, their guests, including the
Polish Ambassador and Nine.
Ciechanowska, Mr.. and Mrs. Orme
Wilson and Mrs Hallam Tucky OF
New York.
Ths Federal Security Administra-
sY and Mrs. Paul v. McNutt were
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Louise McNutt. and others attending
were Miss Mabel Boardman, with
her sister, Mrs. Murray Crane; Mrs.
Emil Hurja and Maj. and Mrs.
Arthur Hurja.
Still others there were the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr.; the Turkish Am
bassador and Nine. Ertegun, the
Ambassador of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics and Nine.
Oumansky, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Woodward, who entertained at DIM
ner before the concert; DR.. and Mrs.
Hans Kinder, Mrs. Atherton
Macondray, Mrs. Lawrence Towns
.ri and NErs Walter RrIlce Howe,