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Evening star., 1944-05-12
Custody Of Dunlap Child
Awarded 10 Mother

Justice Jesse c. Adkins of District
Court today awarded Mrs. Verla
Floyd custody of her 7-year old
daughter, with the provision that
Mrs. Floyd's former husband, Doug
las Dunlap, may visit his daughter
and have her with him a part of
the time. Both parents have re-
married.
The Rev. DR.. E. Slater Dunlap
Episcopal minister and grandfather
of the girl, yesterday proposed an
arrangement whereby both parents
would be allowed to have custody
at intervals throughout the year
DR.. Dunlap, who Is executive secre-
tary of the Executive Council of the
Diocese of Washington, said his son
lis wrapped up in the child and
that the little girl "idolizes him"
The mother was given custody
of the girl in 1910 when Mr.. Dunlap
obtained a divorce. Provision was
made at that time for the father
to visit his daughter.
Last year the custody provision
of the divorce decree was set aside
by the District Court here after Mrs.
Floyd went to California and placed
the child in a Philadelphia school.
She testified today that she had
failed to notify Mr.. Dunlap of this
change
Evening star., 1944-05-12

ecutive director of the Community
Chest, said that though his organ
ization no longer could continue its
financial support, he felt the service
extremely worthy.
Il am opposed to fastening any
movement of this sort on the city as
permanent expense" Commits
sioner Mason said II want to get
rid of it as soon as possible"
For that reason, he explained, he
would prefer to place the service, at
cost of $24,500 year. under Civil
ian War Services, a temporary
agency, rather than place it, at the
lower cost of sl8.500 a year, under
the Board of Public Welfare, a per-
manent agency.
The other two Commissioners
present, Chairman John Russell
Young and Engineer Commissioner
Charles W. Kutz, did not express
any opinion of the service but said
they were glad to hear from the
citizens supporting 1t.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Tydings, Matthews Lead
Montgomery Soldier Vote

Senator Tydings, Democrat, and
Rives Matthews, candidate for the
Republican senatorial nomination
led in servicemen's balloting in the
Montgomery County primaries, an
official canvass revealed yesterday
A total of 1874 ballots were received
from servicemen, of which 8 were
declared void because the voters had
not registered.
The soldier ballots gave Senator
Tydings 101 votes for denomination
to 6 for Willis r. Jones, 3 for Charles
Baden and 2 for Stephen B. Peddi-
cord. Vincent F.. Long received NO
votes.
Mr.. Matthews received votes
Blanchard Randall S and Paul Rob-
ertson l for the Republican nomina-
ton.
Two soldiers voted for a Repub-
lican State Convention delegation
pledged to Wendell L. Willkie as
the presidential nominee, against II
votes for an unpledged delegation.
The vote for Republican delegates
to the State convention was:
John w. Coffman, 8; Claude A
Cook, Z; George Esworthy, 7; Francis
Hill, jr, 10; Romeo w. Horad, 2;
Claude V. Hyson, 5; Walter P
johnson, 13; Willard A. King, 6;
L. S. Ray, 4; Katherine F. Reute-
mann, s; Peter F. Snyder, 6; Charles
II. Squire, S. Ira c. Whitacre, 8
and De Witt w. Zook o
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Citizens Ask for Negroes
On D. {. Examining Board,

Appointment of Negroes to exam
lining boards of the District govern
ment was urged on the Commits
sioners today by-LaWrence GJch-
ner, chairman of the Emplnynnent
Committee OF the Citizens Commit
teeson Race. Relations. ss
Pointing out that approximately
% per cent Of the city's population is
composed of Negroes, Mr.. Gichner
urged consideration of Negroes for
such boards as the medical, dental,
fire and police surgeons and pharma-
ceutical Mr.. Gichner praised the
administration of Commissioner
Young for progress made in the en-
ployment of Negroes, particularly in
the Police Department.
Commissioner Young told Mr.
Gichner he could give every assur-
ance" that the Commissioners would
do the best they could on his re-
quest.
The brief conference was attended
by all three Commissioners and John
r. Pinkett, member of the Employ
ment Committee, who joined in
praising Mr.. Young's administra-
ton for its fair dealing" with Ne
groes.
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llCUle girl.
The family's war service record
was rounded out when Sandy, their
dog, was enrolled in the service with
Dogs for Defense"
Mrs. Phillips 10 Speak.
Mrs. John Macfarrane Phillips of
Pittsburgh, chosen as the American
Mother for 1914 by the American
Mothers Committee of the Golden
Rule Foundation, will speak in OBJ
servance of Mothers Day on the
Nationwide broadcast of the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra. The
program is heard locally at pm.
on Station WTOP.
The news of the broadcast by Mrs
Phillips, mother of five children and
a member of the Pittsburgh Board
of Education, came from her cousin,
Miss Harriet Gushing, 1400 Fairmont
street NV. Miss Gushing, who re-
tired in 1929 after teaching English
27 years at Western High School,
said she was expecting a visit from
Mrs. Phillips next month.
Mrs. Phillips was chosen last
month as the typical American
mother for 1914. A native of Pitts
burgh, she has been active for years
in many civic activities, particularly
recruitment and welfare of nurses
and the welfare and recreation of
Negroes. For three years president
of the Pennsylvania Federation of
Women'S Clubs, she won a national
essay contest conducted by the Ma
tional Federation of Women's Clubs
in 194l. Mrs Phillips also is mem
ber of the Welfare Council of the
Governor of Pennsylvania.
This year Mothers Day will be
dedicated to the vital part mothers
play in the war effort and to the
need for strong, victory deter
mined Nation, according to George
j. Hecht, chairman Of the National
Committee on the Observance OF
Mothers Day.
Mothers have become the war
time home guard of democracy
Mr. Hecht declared. While our
men advance against the enemy on
foreign shores, their wives and
mothers guard the freedom of Amer
lea at home, protecting the unity OF
our people--so essential to victory
against enemy efforts to divide u.s.
Services on Sunday.
The annual Mothers Day services
sponsored by the Catholic Police and
Firemen's Society will be held at 8
m. Sunday at st. Patrick's Church
followed by breakfast in the main
ballroom of the Willard Hotel. The
Most Rev. John M. Mcnamara, Aux
iliary Bishop of Baltimore and
Washington, will celebrate the mass
and deliver the sermon.
Members of the society from both
the Police and Fire Departments will
assemble in a body at 7:30 am. al
the Knights of Columbus Hall, 92(
Tenth street NV.
Mothers of students at American
University are to be honor guests al
a dinner at l pm. Sunday in the
women's residence hall on the uni
verSity campus following services il
the Metropolitan Memorial Chape
at IL am. The Rev. Edward J
Latch will be the speaker at the
morning service. A special dinner
program will be given under aus.
pices of the Student Christian Eel.
lowship Association.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Mason Fears Day Care Center
MAY Tend to Break Up Homes

Possibility that the Day Care
Counseling Center may be breaking
up Washington homes by making
it too easy for mothers to work,
was raised today by Commissioner
Mason as the Board of Commits
sioners took under consideration
a plea by group of citizens that
the District government take over
support of the center after June 30.
Asking whether the counselors
urge mothers to preserve family life
rather than to go to work, Mr.. Mason
declared. The community should
not lend itself to anything like that.
Ii he center does help preserve
the home. l am 100 per cent for it. "
Joseph d. kaufman and Mrs.
Henry P. Chandler, leaders of the
citizens group, assured Mr.. Mason
that only about TOO children actu-
ally had been placed in foster
homes, out of $500 inquiries for
care which had originally come to
the center. Hebert L. Willett, ex-
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Advisory Committee
For Juvenile Court :
Is Reorganized

In a move to bring the Juvenile
Court and the community closer
together, the Lay Advisory Com.
mittee of the court, established ir
1887, has been reorganized, 1t was
announced today.
Assistant Secretary of State G
Rowland Shaw, an authority or
juvenile problems, has been elected
chairman of the committee which
consists of Is members under the
new program.
Originally formed to integrate the
program of the court with the
needs and attitudes of the COM
munity, the committee is chosen
from representatives of various Or
ganizations and individuals with
special experience and interests in
the field of juvenile delinquency.
Goes on Formal Basis.
It's principal function has been to
help shape the policies and thinking
of court workers through monthly
meetings with staff members.
Due to the increase In juvenile
delinquency in the last few years
and because of added awareness OF
juvenile problems on the part of the
community, it was decided to put
the committee on a more forma,
basis.
In addition to Mr.. Shaw, officers
elected under the reorganization
plan include Mrs. Paul Appleby
representative of the Voteless Dis
trict League of Women Voters, vice
chairman, and Miss Virginia Clary
director of social work for the court
secretary. Three Executive Com
mittee members elected are DR.. A
Barklie Coulter of the District Tu-
berculosis Clinic, Mrs. Mildred
Percy. director of guidance Of the
District schools, and the Rev. Fred
s. Buschmeyer, pastor of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
Will Visit Institutions.
A series of visits to District insti-
tutions dealing with children has
been scheduled by the committee in
addition to its monthly meetings.
Besides the officers, present mem
bers of the committee include Mrs
Aileen Burton, psychiatric social
worker. Washington Institute Of
Mental Hygiene; Mrs. Henry
Chandler, representing the Council
of Social Agencies; DR.. Ellis Ha-
worth of Wilson Teachers College
Mrs. Marie Cuthbertson Mold, rep
resenting the Federation of Citizens
Associations; Merlo Pusey of tn,
Washington Post, Miss Eta Ma
Russell of the Washington Council
of Church Women, the Very Rev
Msgr. Lawrence j. Shehan, directol
of Catholic Charities of Washing
ton; Mrs. Harold Sinton, Mrs. Cla
rice Smith of the District Recreation
Department and Mrs. Portia Ware
representing the District Congress
of Parents and Teachers.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Prosecution Calls 50
For Miller Trial
Opening Monday

The Government today was ready
to call so witnesses when the tria
of Robert l. Miller, 67-year -old at
torney charged with the murder Of
DIR. John E. Lind, begins in District
Court Monday.
The list of prosecution witnesses
was released by Assistant United
States Attorneys Daniel B. Mahel
and Charles Murray. 1t includes g
number of persons who were present
at Eleventh and G streets NV. or
February 81, when DR.. Lind was
fatally shot while sitting in his
automobile with Mrs. Marguerite
Miller, the defendants wife.
DIR. Overholser to Be Called.
Among those to be called by the
Government are DR.. Winfred Over
holser, superintendent of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, where DR.. Lind was
senior medical officer; Frederick A
Thuee and Harry J. Harth, attor-
neys: DR.. Richard E. Rosenberg
deputy coroner, and large num-
ber of police officers and employees
of the Woodward & Lothrop de-
partment store.
Members of DR.. Lind'S family also
will be brought to the stand They
are PvtS. William E. and John j
Lind, sons; Mrs. Almarinda Dudley
a daughter, and Miss Grace A. Lind
a sister.
Miller was arrested at the scent
of the Staying few minutes aftel
the fatal shots were fired. Although
he made no effort to resist, HI
was held for police briefly by Chic
Machinist's Mate William Lee
Stearns, who, with his wife. 6
WAVE, also are on the witness list
Miller in Infirmary.
Miller has been confined in the
District Jail infirmary since his ar
raignment shortly after the Staying
Physicians, including two psychia-
trists, have been sent to the Jail by
his attorneys to determine whether
he is in condition to stand trial
Monday.
Visiting Judge Ben Moore, of
West Virginia, who arraigned Mil
ler and committed him to Jail after
he had been free on bond for sew
eral weeks, will come here to try
the case.
Defense attorneys estimate the
trial will last at least a week. There
has been no indication how many
witnesses the defense intends to
summon.
Evening star., 1944-05-12

A high school romance reached its
climax yesterday in three minute
telephone call to Oahu, Hawaii, dur
ing which Sergt. Helen Hill, 81, Ma
rine Corps Women's Reserve, on
duty here, became the bride of Sergt
Jack Bowman, %, Army Air Forces,
stationed in Hawaii
The ceremony was scheduled for
l pm. but delay in the call coming
from Oahu kept the bride and her
two marine bridesmaids waiting in
Judge Nathan r. Margold's cham
bers in Municipal Court until 1:30
pm while reporters and photog-
raphers, who were not permitted to
witness the ceremony, waited in the
outside hall.
At 1:30 pm. marine public rela-
tions sergeant, acting liaison man
for the pressastuck his head out OF
the door Alsd reported the 0Ahu
operator was on the line.
Fifteen minutes later he Walkec
out. s
"The ceremony lasted three
minutes = marvellous connections
They're still talking" he exclaimed
ut actually began at 1886 pm,
ne explained, when Judge Margolc
asked the voice on the other end o1
the wire, Are you the Jack Bowman
who proposed to Helen Hill by tele-
phone last February and you coulc
hear his Yes, sir clear across the
Judges chambers.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
NAVY
Firebox Blows Open,
Badly Burning Enqineer

The engineer on an Atlantic Coast
Line passenger train was burned
seriously today and his fireman suf-
fered lesser burns when the fire box
door on their locomotive was blown
open about miles south of Alex
andria, throwing flames into the
cab, railroad officials reported.
Joseph Hulcher Glenallen, Va
the engineer, was admitted to Alex
andria Hospital with first and sec
ond degree burns of the arms, shoul-
ders and hip. The fireman, Howard
Blunt, Elmont, Va, was released
after treatment for second-degree
burns on the hand.
Officials said the cause of the ac-
cident was unknown. Traffic was
delayed on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg & Potomac lines fol
about SO minutes, it was said.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
FeIonies Decline
19Pct. in DC.
During Year
Droft Of Young Men
Cited as Factor in
Decrease of Crime

Felonies in the District decreased
II per cent during the last year,
DR.. James A. Nolan, executive di-
rector OF the Criminal Justice Asso-
ciation, disclosed yesterday in his
annual report to the associations
Board of Directors.
The sharp decrease was accented
by DR.. Nolan's figures showing that
during the same period serious
offenses increased II per cent in
Baltimore.
DR.. Nolan cited several causes for
the decrease here. One of the
principal reasons Is the drafting Of
men between the ages of Is and Is.
removing the principal source of
criminal offenses. Another factor
is increased police activities in en-
forcement OF ABC laws and tighten
ing of the Vagrancy Act.
Cites Other Factors.
Perhaps the most important rea-
son, DR.. Nolan said, is that WASH
ington Is not boom town" In
comparison with other cities where
war industries are located
'The comparatively small wages
OF the average Government worker
here would not provide good pick
ings' for criminals" DIR. Nolan said
He said that another factor for
crime decrease, despite Washing
tons war-swollen population, was
the general high quality of char
acter of Government employees.
Eugene Meyer, publisher of the
Washington Post, was reelected
president of the association at the
meeting in the Willard Hotel. DR.
Nolan was reelected executive di-
rector.
Additional Officers Named.
Other officers elected were: John
A. Remon, vice president in charge
of operations of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., first vice
president; Miss Ella C. Werner OF
the War Production Board, second
vice president; William Roy VAL
lance, State Department, secretary;
Vincent Saccardi, general manager
OF the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co, treasurer.
Those elected for two-year terms
on the Board of Directors are Fran
els G. Addison, jr.; Lee D. Butler
George c. Clarke, Miss Beatrice
Clephane, Mrs. Dwight Davis, 1t
Minor Hudson, Milton w. King
Edward G. Kemp, Charles P. Light
Benjamin Ourisman, Odell S. Smith
Mrs. Harvey Wiley and Wilmer j
Waller.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Welfare Funds
Appeal Sounded
By D'A|esandro
Institutions Must
Be Humonized, Says
House Unit Chairman

A plea that ample funds be al.
lowed in the next District appro.
priation bill to "modernize and hu.
mamie" the welfare and correc'
tional institutions of the local gov.
ernment was made last night to th'
House Subcommittee on District
Appropriations by Representative.
D'Alesandro, Democrat, Of Mary
land.
Mr.. D'Alesandro Is chairman o.
the Public Health, Hospitals ans
Charities Subcommittee of tn.
House District Committee, and h,
made his appeal in a letter II
Chairman Coffee of the Appropria
tions Subcommittee. Mr.. Coffee
group has completed its hearing.
on the budget for the IL month.
starting July /, and plans to &C
on the various detailed estimates
aggregating $67,000, 900 for all mu.
nicipal purposes, early next week.
ALCS 4CStAlUUHys
The condition and needs of the
welfare institutions were gone inte
separately at open hearings severa
weeks ago before Mr.. D'Alesandro'
subcommittee, and the Maryland
Representative gave Mr.. Coffee 8
summary of that testimony for the
guidance of his subcommittee ir
deciding how much money shoule
be allowed these institutions fol-
the coming year.
Mr.. D'Alesandro asked that "the
needs now and of the future bt
considered when appropriations are
approved in order that ample pro.
vision can be made to modernize
and humanize the institutions ir
keeping with our times"
Testimony indicated the need fol-
additional personnel in almost
every institution, particularly fol
increased appropriation for addi.
tional allowances for the aged, de.
pendent children, new structures
and in some instances, new sites,
Mr.. D'Alesandro wrote.
Adds Recommendation.
Without going into detailed esti.
mates, he added this recommenda.
ton:
I'm the interest of the public wei.
fare of the Nations Capital, 1t /.
urged that the appropriation as re.
quested by the Commissioners b,
approved as submitted"
Mr.. D'Alesandro then gave (
synopsis of the principal needs, a!
presented at his hearings, of thes,
10 institutions: Workhouse, reforma.
tory, Jail, National Training Schoo
for Girls, Home for the Aged ane
Infirm, Municipal Lodging House
Industrial Home School, Industria
Home School for Colored Children
District Training School and tn,
Receiving Home.
The hearings which Mr.. nAlas
aAndrp aaliaxlArfzed fr Mr. Oolt<,
33e1e I1ef0 Klarch 18, 70 ana Apfi
Lion a. hill that would transfer th,
IAdnlinistratiye powers of the Bo4rt
LOT Public Welfare to the Commis
sioners, and leave the board as al
advisory body.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
Mother of 10 in Uniform
To Be Honored Sunday
By the Associated Press.

bS lLc hSSOCldttu TItsS.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 12.-Amer-
lean War Mothers will honor Mrs.
Esther McCabe of Lilly, Pa, who has
10 sons in the armed forces, as the
Nations No. l war mother for 1914
.at ceremonies at the Indiana War
Memorial here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. F. May Hahn, national presi-
dent of the American War Mothers,
said in announcing Mrs. McCabe's S
citation from national headquarters
that this would be the first time the
service has been held elsewhere than
Arlington. National Cemetery.
Mrs. McCabe, a widow, is a life
member of the George A. Wolfe, Jr.,
Chapter of the American War Moth
ers. Her 1lth son, now II, expects
to enter service soon.
Evening star., 1944-05-12
ID. t.. Dealers Will Get
Whisky Shipments
Above Current Quotas

The Districts whisky shortage
will be alleviated during the next
four or five months by the shipment
of an estimated 10000 cases of
whisky to Is per cent of the retail
liquor dealers here over and above
their current quotas.
Details were revealed today by
retail and wholesale liquor dealers
who will participate in the plan.
The replenished supply results
from the dealers taking advantage
of the offer of the American Dis
tilling Co., Inc, to release its sup
plies of whisky to retail dealers who
are stockholders.
Under the arrangement, the
dealers will have the whisky bottled
for them by the company, with the
product to be sold under the trade
name of Special Privilege" An
alternative plan permits the dealers
to obtain some of the brands they
customarily sell through wholesale
dealer acting as an Intermediary.
In the latter arrangement, the
dealer accepts warehouse receipts
from the American Distilling Co.
and the receipts are later sold to the
firm handling the brand the dealer
customarily sells. Then the bother
of the requested brand sells the
dealer a quantity of whisky COM
menSurate with the amount repre-
sented in the warehouse receipt.
The plan is expected to aid manu-
facturers of popular-p priced whisky
blends who will receive bulk whisky
from the American Distilling Co.
AS a result of the agreement, the
shelves of liquor stores here are
expected to be stocked within a few
weeks with familiar brands, as well
as the Special Privilege" brand
Liquor dealers here expressed the
belief that the release of more
whisky through regular channels
would do much to curb bootlegging.
Evening star., 1944-05-12

Both mothers have five sons in
the armed forces.
The Kelleys, who live at the Alban
Towers when Representative Kelley
is in Washington, have six sons and
three daughters. Two of the boys
are overseas.
Married in 1913.
A slender brunette, Mrs. Kelley's
appearance bellies her So years. She
and Representative Kelley were
married in 1918.
A medal from the Shrine of
Christian Motherhood in st. Au-
gustine, Fla, already has been pre-
sented her.
Mrs. Byrnes, a widow, has six
sons and a daughter, the latter a
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after it was all over" the SER
|geant said, "he asked how he should
address letters to her. 1t seemed to
bother him a lot. But until she
makes proper application, she is
still Sergt. Hill to.the Marine Corps
They're still talking" he added
''but we left because she was blush
ing and was embarrassed to say !
love you over the phone with us
there"
Actually the proposal did not
come with the telephone call last
February, for the young bride had
been engaged to Sergt. Bowman
since they were together in Colum-
bus, Ohio, three years ago. The
long distance message just decided
the date for wedding. Details were
arranged through correspondence.
Bridesmaids included Corpl
Mason HAgeyt, "a, ST Paul, Mimi
ana Pfc. D0fothy Mcclure. 81
Brooklyn, N. Y, the latter placinl
the plain gold wedding band on TIN
hand Of the bride after the Il dos
were said. On the other end of th'
wire, the bride said, a lieutenant
who had been married by telephon.
just three weeks ago, performed {
similar ceremony. 1t was a double.
ring service.
1t. q. g. Henry j. Rohrs, Nav.
chaplain at Henderson Hall, where
the girls are stationed. also wa.
present for the ceremony.