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Evening star., 1943-10-03

Gentlemen Of both houses: want
words to express the respectful and
grateful sense I have Of all the favors
and kindnesses you are pleased to confer
upon me. I hope you will do justice to
the warm feelings of an American heart,
and beg leave to propose the following
toast:
"Perpetual union among the United
States; 1t has saved us in our times of
danger; it will save the world"
Just few days before this dinner
Congress passed a bill giving to Lafay-
cite outright 100000 and one township
of land. When one considered the great
sacrifices made by this most useful man,
his lnestimable benefit to the cause Of
liberty, together with the fact that dur
ing his service in the Revolutionary War
he had expended an amount equal to
$4,000, one can see that the bill as
passed was only a just and proper one.
The death Of Gen. Lafayette occurred
IN Paris, at an apparently uncertain
date, but which was evidently close
to the day Of his funeral, which took
place on May 20, 1884 According to an
early account, hundreds of French cav
alrymen led the van of the procession,
Then followed the coffin escorted by
eight distinguished foreign ambassadors.
the relatives of the deceased, and then
delegation of 200 Americans who were
accorded the place of honor, they being
headed by the then United States Min
lister to France. En- route to the cenne-
terry and when near the final resting
place, some 5000 medical students and
reVolutlonists rushed and seized the
coffin, but after a desperate skirmish
and a countercharge by the military, it
was recaptured. and the procession pro-
ceeded without further interruption.
Lafayette is well remembered In
Washington by the magnificent statue
erected to him in the park that bears
his name, and here and elsewhere his
name is conmemorated in ever so rnany
WAYS.
The Louvre, in Paris has very little
within 1t to remind one of the United
States. At least that is what the writer
thought when he visited France a der
ade ago. Indeed, he only saw bust
OF Ben Franklin and the painting nv
Whistler of his mother But on the out
sloe OF the building he was deeply in
spired with the statue of LAFAYETTE given
to France by the school children ~
America. 1t is to be hoped it is still
there!
Evening star., 1943-10-03

Thompson Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States. Among the invited guests
were also recognized Gen. Dearborn, our
late Minister to Portugal; George Wash
ington Lafayette and the generals friend,
Levasseur; also Gems. Scott, Macomb,
Bernard and Jessup of the Army and
Commodores Bainbridge, Tingey, Stew
art and Morris of the Navy, with many
other public officers, civil and military,
of high rank in the various departments
of our Government"
At this function there were provided
Is set toasts. No 8 on the list-the one
drunk to Lafayette-is especially inter-
esting, of course, as it relates to him.
However, the one he offered in return is
far more interesting and seems almost
prophetic after what our troops accom-
plished for mankind during the first
World War, and what they are now
fighting to accomplish in the war in
which we are now engaged.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

This property, consisting Of 40 acres,
then belonged to Col Doughty, who, in
1843, sold 1t to Robert Jessell Wood. It
was on the upper east side OF the Hare
wood road, and is now part OF the
Soldiers Home Grounds.
Lafayette's welcome in Alexandria was
part of the entertainment accorded
him by the District OF Columbia, since
this historic city was then a part OF the
10-mile square, and here he was received
amidst the shouts and welcome of thou
sands Of voices" as he was escorted
through the town. Later he was dined
at Clagetts Hotel by Mayor Roberts, and
entertained at Gadsby's by Alexandria
Washington Lodge Of Masons, and sub
sequently, at the same place, by the citi-
zens generally. A magnificent ball was
also arranged for him at the residence
corner Of Duke and Asaph streets, later
the property OF Mrs c. c. Smoot.
From here the noted patriot went to
Mount Vernon, where a most touching
scene was enacted. The general descend
ed the steps and kissed the leaden cells
which containd the ashes of the great
chief and his venerable consort and then
retired in an "excess Of feeling" which
language is said to have been too poor to
describe.
No doubt one Of the most interesting of
all the events occurring here during the
generals stay was the dinner given him
by Congress at Williamsons Mansion
House-site of the present Willard Hotel
on the evening of January /, 1925. OF
this the Intelligencer says:
Mr.. Gaillard, the President pro tenn
pore OF the Senate, and Mr.. Clay, the
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
presided at the feast.
"On the right Of the President of the
Senate sat our venerable Chief Magis-
trate, the President Of the United States,
who graced by his presence as a guest
the most memorable feast that has ever
taken place in this country On the LETT
OF the chair sat the Nations guest. sup
ported by several of his brethren of the
Revolution, among whom were recog-
nlzed Gen Samuel Smith, Gen. jackson,
Rufus King and Messrs Chandler and
D'Wolf OF the Senate and Gen. Udree of
the House. The Speaker was supported
on his right by the Secretary of State
and the Postmaster General and on his
lett by the Secretary Of War and Judge
Evening star., 1943-10-03

took leave and returned homeward. The
meeting of the general with his Revolu-
tionary compatriots and with the COM
mittee was affectionate and impressive
in the extreme. After many embraces
were exchanged the general was trans
ferred to the elegant landau provided by
the city for his use, drawn by four fine
grays, in which he was accompanied by
Maj. Gen. Brown and Commodore Tin
gey, members Of the committee, and by
his son, George Washington Lafayette;
his secretary and Mr.. Gusts of Arling
ton. who were placed in another carriage
provided for the purpose '''.
"A national salute from the artillery
of Capt Burch's company Of artillery,
posted on Maryland avenue, announced
the generals arrival at the line of the
city, which was followed by national
salutes from the Navy 1lrd and the
military arsenal, the last Of which was
from field pieces cap ured during the
Revolutionary War at Bennington, Sara
toga and Yorktown. On rising to
the extensive plain which stretches east
ward from the Capitol to the Anacostia
River the general found himself in front
of the most brilliant military spectacle
which our city ever witnessed, being
body of 1900 troops composed entirely
Of volunteer companies of the city"
Evening star., 1943-10-03

mustered out first sergeant. He be-
came a sheriff's deputy and acquired a
reputation for dealing tactfully as we'll
as fearlessly with bad men of the Ken
lucky hills so that they either became
his friends or got well out of his way.
Then he became a detective for the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad. His
capture of Billy Miner, alias California
Kid crafty train robber with long
criminal record, brought him to the at
tention of Secret Service Headquarters
in Washington.
Startling joined the Secret Service on
November H. 1914, during the first ad-
ministration of Woodrow Wilson, though
Wilson was not the first President STAR
ling served. Theodore Roosevelt bor-
rowed him once while making an ex-
tensive trip through the South.
Not long after joining the Secret Serv-
Ice, Startling was given the difficult task
Evening star., 1943-10-03
He's Had Veto Power Over Five Presidents

MS gun. He says he's a great beIiever
IN the power Of mind over matter
Frlehds say he often has outtaIked
Would-be troublemakers when less IN
olclous men might have shot them.
HIS gray eyes peering from under
pushy, sandy brows are his most dis
tinctlVe feature kindly, but disturb
mglv intent. A friend says they "bore
rlght through and you feel like he's
reading your mind-which he nroh.
aoly Is They are photographtc eves
700. Starring says he never foreets
an antagonistic face.
Gaunt, erect, serious-veined son,bre-.-
toppeo Starring has been a familiar figure
70 thousands over the years. He has
"atched over the presidential shoulder
"illIe many page was written into his.
tory. ''-'-
ne looked on as Woodrow Wilson IN
the usher's office at the White Hous.
sigheo the Joint resolution which plunged
Irls Nation into World War He u.,
at Wilson'S side as he signed the ne,c.
treaty IN the hall of mirrors at Versailles.
ne was with President Warren G. Hard
ing "hen he died in San Francisco after
returning from trip to Alaska
A Coolidge Intimate.
Starting Is one of the few men WIN
was on intimate terms with President
Calvin Coolidge 1t was he who aroused
IN Coolidge an enthusiasm for tran.
shooting and fishing.
"Mr. Coolidge" he says. was an ex-
traordinarily good shot. He had a good
eye. I remember he made an excellent
score the first time he shot clay pigeons"
One OF Starling's prize possessions to-
day is President Coolidge's shotgun-a
present from Mrs. Coolidge.
He Is toting it South along with other
mementoes, including Autographed
pnotogl apis of the King and Queen Of
england, his dear old friend" Bernard
M. Baruch, and J. Edgar Hoover.
Ask him if he is going to write his
memoirs and he says:
I've kept fairly good record Of
things"
His Marriage.
Col. Startling says the best thing that
ever happened to him was his marriage
nine years ago to gay and attractive Ida
Lee Bourne. Her friends call her Indy
Lou. In Washington they live in an
apartment at the Mayflower Hotel
The colonel admits he's sensitive and
sentimental-off duty He likes western
Stories his wife's music, her homemade
biscuits, Kentucky ham, his bird dogs
and the roses he grows at his old home
in Hopkinsville.
He has danced only once-"way back
wonderland he borrowed a dress suit
from the richest man in town, he recalls.
Next day went back to my riding
trousers and forgot the experience"
Evening star., 1943-10-03
General Lafayette's Memorable Visit to Washington

mgton, the patriot or soldier, the savior
OF his country, the friend OF your
youth. = +" >"
In his reply Gen. Lafayette said:
THE pleasure to recognize my beloved
companions in arms; the sound of names
whose memory is dear to me; this meet
ing under consecrated tent where we SO
often have pressed around our paternal
Commander in Chief, excite emotions
which your sympa thizing hearts will bet
ter feel than can express"
Arrival in Washington
Regarding his arrival in this city We
are told:
Gen. Lafayette arrived in the City
of Washington, according to previous
arrangements, about l o'clock on Tues
day. He left Baltimore on the afternoon
of Monday, with his son and secretary,
accompanied by part of the Baltimore
committee of arrangements, Col. Dicker-
son and Col. Lloyd, the aides of the
Governor of Maryland, and escorted by
Capt. Hollingsworths handsome cavalry
company of grays from Elk Ridge.
Fourteen or fifteen miles from Bal
timore, at 8 o'clock in the evening, they
were met by the 1st Bladensburg troop
of cavalry commanded by Capt. Sprigg
date Governor of the State of Mary
land, and the general and suite were
escorted by this fine company (the Elk
Ridge troop having taken leave) to
Rossbourg, which place they reached
Evening star., 1943-10-03
American Prophecy

The toast to Gen. Lafayette was:
Gen. Lafayette, the great apostle of
national liberty; unaWed by the froWns
of tyranny, uninfluenced by the blandish-
ments of wealth and unseduced by popu-
lar applause-the same in the castle of
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Washington in 1924.

about 10 o'clock at night, having been
joined at Vansville by Capt. SnoWdon's
company of rifemen mounted. The gen.
eral lodged at Rossbourg Hotel, where
preparations had been made for his
comfortable accommodation
About 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning
the general and suite left Rossburg,
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Toast to Washington

The Franklin Hotel, then at the north
east corner Of Twentyfrst and I streets
and at its junction with Pennsylvania
avenue, was selected by the Citizens
Committee, on behalf of the city, as the
stopping place for the notable guest and
his son and secretary, and after the
ceremonies at the Capitol, in which he
Evening star., 1943-10-03
BY Jane Eads,
Associated Press stan Writer.

He had veto power over the Presi-
dents of the United States for 80 years,
Wary shadow and good friend OF ive
Chiefs Of State, he has been the one
man they all obeyed.
Advance agent as well as travelling
companion on a million miles or more
OF presidential trips he's put his foot
down on many an occasion when he
sensed danger to Chief Executives
life or well-being He has been the
Nations No. protector Of Presidents.
But now he's saying good-by to the
cautious planning, the tense watchful-
ness, the mind-on-tiptoe and the ready
trigger finger. the going-at-top speed
day and night.
For Col. Edmund W. Startling, hand
some, soldierly, 67-year-old, 20O-pound,
6-foot-2 White House Secret Service
agent, is trading his shooting irons for
the sporting shotgun and fishing rod.
The colonel is going to relax.
He's Going Fishing.
Early in November, he's heading South
to Miami Beach where his wife has
found him a spick white house on the
sun-Warned shores of Biscayne Bay.
A happy smile lights his rugged face
when he tells of the trout and the bass
he's going to catch and the duck and
upland quail he's going to Shoot
He especially likes fresh-water fish,
ing with delicate, fly rod and dry fly.
His friends are waiting for him. And,
at the end Of the day, he says he's going
to drink some "vitamin plus alias
Kentucky bourbon"
He's been wanting to get away for
some time now, but President Roosevelt
and others wouldn't hear of it, Last
year he felt the pressure getting a bit
stiff so he turned over his duties as
supervising agent Of the White House
to much younger man, Michael F..
Reilly.
Was Choir Singer.
Startling (the colonel is the Ken
lucky Variety was born on a farm near
Hopkinsville, KY, the son of Scotch
Irish parents. He used to sing in the
Prybyterian church and sometimes was
borrowed by the Episcopaleans. He al
ways took part in home talent shows
and claims he's still a good barber
shop" singer.
He was baseball player, too, and
boasts he was the first man in his part
of the country who could throw a curve
ball.
Destined to life of excitement, ex-
tensive travel and hobnobbing with the
great and near-great, he learned early
to live with danger.
And Crack Shot.
When the Spanish h-American war
broke out, he joined Kentucky militia
outfit, When the war WAS over hA Waa
Evening star., 1943-10-03

was officially received by the Mayor Of
the city, Roger c. Weightman he called
on the President at the White House,
where liberal refreshments" were served,
and he later repaired to his hotel, where
a dinner was givn in his honor toward
Evening star., 1943-10-03

Marie Adrienne FrQncOise
de Lafayette, 1Oife OF Gen. La
fayette.
escorted as before, with the addition
of Capt. Clark's company of Prince
Georges riflemen, also mounted. and
proceeded to the District of Columbia,
at the line of which he was met by the
Committee of Arrangements from the
Evening star., 1943-10-03

of making the arrangements and doing
the advance work for presidential travels.
Arranged Presidential Trips.
He selected the vacation spots the
hotel rooms and banquet halls on many
trips. He studied railroad and parade
routes, trains, bridges, boats, rooftops,
elevators, platforms, exits, menus.
He talked with local police, bellboys.
walters, mayors, diplomats and royalty.
He made friends for the Presidents
while insisting on every possible me-
dunn of safety for them. A diplomat
always. he was nevertheless a firm Or
der-giver. He can bully people in the
most unoffending way a friend ex-
plains.
Though a crack shot with almost any
kind Of firearm ever made. he boasts
that never in his more than a quarter
century Of service has he reached for
Evening star., 1943-10-03

COL Edmund w. (Bg BD Sarlng old Secret SerUice
Oeeran 0o helped protect ve Presidents crans
desk at the White House to aund up affairs before retiring
about November After 80 gears service the Hopknsve
Ky) agent and Kentucky colonel M take things easy
cayue Bay Miami Beach, Fla. Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1943-10-03

evening and where he delivered one, OF
his famous toasts: THE City of WASH
ington: The central star Of the constel-
lation which enlightens the whole world"
In Alexandria
From the 18th Of October. 1924, until
early in December, 1925, Lafayette was in
and out of Washington at various times.
In the first few days he visited Tudor
Place, Arlington; Col. Cox, Mayor Of
Georgetown; Georgetown College, the
home of the Minister of France, Judge
Duvall, the Secretary of State, the cald-
we'll House at 2oe Pennsylvania avenue
and the Navy Yard, where he dined at
the quarters Of Commodore Tngey. He
also called on Secretary Crawford "and
breakfasted with him at his cottage
residence in the country"
Evening star., 1943-10-03
And a Crack Shot.

When the Spanish-American war
broke out, he joined Kentucky militia
outfit. When the war was over, he was
Evening star., 1943-10-03

City of Washington and number Of
Revolutionary officers, escorted by Capt
Andrews handsome troop of city cav
airy and Capt. Dunlops company of
Montgomery Cavalry. Here the Commit
tee of Arrangements from Baltimore
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12

FOR TEARING around 'tW&l
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torn 4i9i is a neat outfit The
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coming IN jumper-frock or sun
irOck version.
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Size 10. jumper. takes - yards
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our Summer Pattern Book is
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
rs Begun

Monday morning il has
begun we we're called al
, 80 then the cannon went
off. the flag went up and the
band came along We fell IN
line and marched 10 breakfast
10 the tune OF The Darktown
Shutters Ball
This afternoon We have been
cleaning the barracks every
square inch OF n. In fact every
cubic inch ! warn you III
probably be- very critical OF
your Housekeeping when ! come,
home. l polished the fire eN-
tInguISher busted the holding
abdse the windows. scrubbed
the floor and then helped disin-
feet the gas masks.
L have luSt been wandering
around IN the dark go. ! had an
GRAND al the PIX and IL was a
nice night. so | Strolled
You viii probably be amused
al THIS, remembering how l al
Nays wanted some -ene- to meet
me AZ the station when / was
coming home. ] can now con-
fcSS that no matter how many
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
Jenies From
Ornamental
Shrubs
BY ISABEL FUCKER
Detroit Times Garden Editor

WITH FRESH fruits scarccr
than usual and certainly higher
m price than IN previous years.
we might all Of us Try TO use
some Of the fruits We are grow
m m our gardens on our orna-
mental shrubs. n-
Let's start with the widely
known Towering ounce shrub.
II bears perfectly edible ounces
and some years they are pres
cnt IN large quantities. / have
a good batch on three bushes
this year
Several years ago 7 tried
Jelly from these ounces and n
is delicious. .dfasteS a little
like regular ounce Jelly but
has a distinctive favor-in fact
1t was a little too sweet for my
taste.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
What About WACS?
Makes New Person of You, Says Elizabeth Pollock

elaborate explanations ! make
the simple truth was that ] was
afraid OF the dark
The whole difference is my
uniform / feel perfectly safe
when ] have n on You mustn't
think I've suddenly gone heroic.
because this kind of courage
isn't even skin deep. lis CT.
courage and n came with the
bundle they handed me my first
day here
And so n goes go. the fun OF
being a WAC.
The book is the letters of
PVT Pollock 10 her family back
home arranged by Ruth
Buru7r illustrated by Page
Gary, also "A WAC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
Luncheon Idea

For SUMMERTIME eating
--n42uIn- -erpe- -teliiieA stuffed
,-g and whole ripe olive salad
lake IL with liquid consommc
oily or with salad gelatin and
serve IN nodded form Fill the
a>c OF the mold with liquifcd
.on>omme Of Jelly richness. or
IN asnic gelatin 10 the depth OF
an inch or SO Chill.
Arrange on top, one stuffed
aeg-half 10 each salad with
Ok down Surround with whole
Hffcd rpr olives. Pour a small
amount of hound Oycf egE- and
.i7F"- and allow 10 set
Fill 'ho mold with remaining
liquid well chilled 10 prcgN
citing free tho arranged ingrc.
dents RrErgcratc until firm
u1mold and serve with mayon-
ucI~o and shredded lettuce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
Dsche Trade MARI

Those Side-winged uurbanS
that are a Dache trademark are
present in this years collection
tom wonderful Subdued col
orS and with exotic oriental
moln.
She shows a Peruvian hood
that IS a masterpiece of millln-
cry Flashing with cabochon
cut stones and vibrant Colors
10 is az once wearable and
stunning.
Tiny forward swung pillboxes
IN black and ColorS are featured
Some are starklv simple. others
have a hIt OF fluff Via lace or
painettcS.
Scarcity 81 materials will
never affect hats Lilly told us
For ! make many of ny best
numbers from bits and pieces
Of cloth Ike this one
To illustrate she showed her
dream number a simple black
skull cap augmented by a yarn
Snood trimmed with a profuslon
Of felt roses that have ieweled
centcrS. You can mix or match
tho two pieces and they provide
a vCritable hat wardrobe
And now said Lilly. Il show
You something ! Just made no
one else has seen H. I call II
the Legion dHonneur after the
famous French organization
The Legion q Honneur is a
flashing jcwclcd star hung on A
red ribbon necklace Dachp
teams u up with a severe black
felt pillboN that tips way over
ono ayp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
BY IRENE VI. HAWKINS
womrn's Editor, The Detroit Times

AND r. you'd like 10 know
stIll more about the WACs. be-
sides the columns that have app
pcared I'M this newspaper
Just get yourself a little book
entitled yes Ma'am. BY Aux.
Elizabeth r. Pollock. published
by LippinCott
It's The Private Hargrovc'
Of the women army the
personal papers OF Pvt Pollock.
IOttcd down during her first
weeks "a De> MoIncS
Dear Family. she writes
-. j am pleasantly surprised
Fort DpS MONIES ls very
beautiful ] had been Stcelng
myself for the usual bare bar
racks that look rather like
mushrooms but the parade
ground As acres of grass and
there are flowers everywhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-12
Food Enthusiast

The DaChe waXed so enthuS-
Iasuc over food and how 10
stretch those points we almost
forgot We had come 10 look al
hats But in walked Two Har-
perS Bazaar editors and so
Lilly showed all OF US her mas
tcrplcceS.
Topnotchor n the collection
is the clamShelI When off the
head u looks cXacllY.-lII.ke- HI.
valve when on 10 clamps So
curcly and looks Devastating
Her medieval caulS are quaint
and pretty They hug tho head
IN a circular design some are
Iewclcd some black felt others
are in high tones