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Evening star., 1945-03-04
Uncle RAYS Corner

The second caste in India is COM
posed Of warriors or soldiers, and
the third includes merchants and
farmers. In the fourth caste are
millions of laborers and other
workers.
Below all the others are the "pa-
riahs" or "untouchables." They
number about $4,000, 900 and their
lot in life has not been a happy one.
A caste, or class, system exists in
other countries besides India, but in
India it is fixed and hard. It seems
to have come from the time when
Aryan invaders settled in India.
Leaders did not want their people
to mix with the others, and rules
were made against such marriages.
In general, persons with light skins
did not want to mix with those who
had dark skins.
With the passing of time, the four
main castles have been divided into
hundreds of smaller groups. To a
large extent, these groups are based
on trades, or forms of work If the
same thing existed in our country,
we might speak of a bankers caste,
a carpenters caste, a railroad work.
ers' caste, plumbers caste, and
so on.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Virginia Girls Collect
Autographed Photos
of Radio Stars
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bv Polly O'NefU. II.

Washington and Lee High School,
Since my girl friend, Margaret
Smith, and are fond of radio we
collect autographed pictures of radio
personalities. Together, so far, we
have about 200.
We have photographs Of the
Breakfast Club and the Aldrich
Family casts. Other pictures are
of actors on children's programs,
such as Owen Jordan, Bob Grifiin,
Brace Beemer, Curley Bradley and
Clayton Collyer. We also have soap
opera stars.
Three of our singers are Bing
Crosby, Johnny Mercer and Barry
Wood
Our more popular announcers in
clude Douglas Browning, Harry Won
zell, Harlow Wilcox. Ken Carpenter
and Ernest Chappell.
Lowell Thomas, Charles Colling-
wood, Ed Murrow and Bill Stern
are among the reporters. And the
comedians include Bob Burns, Jack
Carson and Amos N Andy.
Among local favorites We have
Jackson Weaver, Jimmy Gibbons,
Johnny Batchelder, Arthur Godfrey
and Lee Vickers.
This hobby is very interesting,
not only because We see pictures Of
our favorites, but because Of the
letters many of them send. Many
stars, including Art Gilmore, Jack
Rnney Richard Stark and Nelson
Case, are serving in the armed
forces. It's especially interesting
when we hear from them.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

Is OF value 10 me because IL CeaCI1eS
me many things. It teaches me how
to distinguish a coin in fair condi-
ton from one in good condition, how
to determine what country the coin
is from, the rulers of the countries,
and what countries are under the
rule of others. I consider my hobby
very educational as well as interest
ing.
Among my collection are three
French coins made from American
B-24 bombers shot down by the Ger
mans. These coins are very light
and look as though they could easily
be dented or bent, but upon expert
menting, found them very durable.
Every collector has favorite
item and mine happens to be shiny
silver coin from Vatican City. 1t is
very beautiful, and the picture upon
1t is of crossed keys.
I, like any other collector, receive
duplicates, and I'm willing to ex-
change with any one In order to en-
large my collection and my knowl-
edge.
have another collection-pictures
Of foreign cities, bracelets from
Rome, bomb fragment and an in
sigma from a German uniform.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Business Groups
F. A. Lesser to Address
Electrical Men

Frederick A. Lesser, president of
the Electrical Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Baltimore will be guest
speaker at the monthly meeting of
the Electrical Contractors Associa-
ton Tuesday. The business groups
scheduled to meet this week are:
Monday.
Benning Businessmen's Associa-
tion-3525 A street Sc, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Electrical Contractors Association
Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Master Plumbers Association
Hotel 2400, 2400 Sixteenth street
NV, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

Ion, Mr.. Kress, Mr.. Widener, Mr..
Rosenwald, Mr.. Dale and others.
Within a year of its opening the
National Gallery was privileged to
give sanctuary to a distinguished
collection of French paintings which
had been lent by the Louvre. Provin-
cial Museums and private owners
in France for display in South
America. Then came the war max
ing the return of these valuable
works impossible without great risk.
Instead they were brought here and
placed in the custody of the Ma
tional Gallery. When the Euro
pean war ends they will go back
to their owners-meanwhile the
ajority are on view.
At first these paintings were as
signed to a series of galleries on
the main floor at the extreme east
of the building. Now to a group
of At 18th Century works, the Gen.
trail gallery on the street floor has
been set aside. 1t was in this gallery
that, earlier in the season, a COL
lection of French drawings and
prints was so effectively shown.
Other French drawings and prints
are at present set forth in small
adjacent galleries, supplementing
the paintings most admirably.
Among the painters represented are
Ingres, David, Millet, Corot, Courbet,
Daubigny-members of the Barbizon
School, once so popular-later the
impressionists, Monet and his fol-
lowers, then Manet, Degas and
Renoir, great masters Of their day,
and finally the post-impressionists-
-Cezanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin,
with, between the first and last
examples of such men as Geri-
cault and Delacroix, Intermediates.
Gallery Rearrangemenf
A few of the French loans are
still to be seen in the galleries on
the upper floor to the east, among
which will be noted, because of its
special distinction, the remarkable
portrait by Manet of his father and
mother, owned and lent by French
private collector.
This Encouragement was oc-
casioned by the return of the gall
lerys own collection, stored in North
Carolina, when the possibilities Of
enemy bombings were far from re-
mote. Since the return practically
all the galleries have been rehung
necessitating rearrangement. This
has been done most expertly with
both esthetic effect and historical
interest obviously in mind. Rarely
will the student Of art have better
opportunity than here and now to
get so comprehensive a survey of
the art of France.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
|HaIbern Ceramics

At the Phillips Memorial Gallery
there opened last Sunday Febru-
ary 25) to continue to March 26, an
exceptionally interesting and i'm
portant exhibition of ceramics by
Lea Halpern Of Amsterdam, Hol.
land. Miss Halpern is outstanding
in her craft and has spared nc
pains to bring it to perfection. She
is showing here over one hundred
pieces possessing a nobility of form
and beauty of glare rarely achieved
save by the great potters Of the
Orient. Examples which 60 out
with her approval are indeed
masterpieces of art. For this reason
they have found their way into the
leading museums and private coll
lections in Europe.
simultaneously on March 18
paintings by Benjamin Kopman and
Pierre Bonnard will be placed on
view in the Phillips Memorial Gall
lery. A lecture on "Rubens and
Velasquez" by John Walker, chief
curator of the National Gallery of
Art, is announced for the evening
of March 18.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

The densely-settled land known
as India has animals of several
kinds which are looked upon as
'holy." Among these are zebus.
Zebus are related to cattle, but
zebu has a hump on its back,
above the shoulders. The hump
grows to large size when the animal
is given plenty of food and does
not have to work.
Zebus are kept as livestock in
Eastern Africa and China, but they
are most famed in India, where
many of them are set apart as holy
animals. White male Zebus are
known as "Braman bulls" and are
allowed to roam about the streets
of various cities and villages.
Monkeys and apes also find they
are free to 60 about without harm
in cities and villages of India.
Elephants likewise play a part in
religion In India, as well as in
Burma and Thailand. The famous
Temple of Ellora, in South Central
India, has huge statues of elephants
which were carved out of rock.
There Is legend among Buddhists
that a ight-colored, or white" 7"
elephant has the spirit OF Buddha.
A white elephant may find a
home on temple grounds, or may be
cared for by the servants Of
prince. We must remember, how
ever, that most tame elephants in
India are used as beasts Of burden.
They are employed in transporting
log and for other heavy work.
Visitors to India find many
strange customs besides the treat
ment of animals. Among these is
the system OF dividing people into
classes or castles.
Highest among all the castles are
the Brahmans. They include the
priests of the Hindu religion and
the members Of the families of
priests. The first meaning Of the
word 'brahma" seems to have been
magic spell" and it was supposed
that the gods were more likely to
answer the prayers Of Brahman
than those Of other persons. Be-
sides the priests, there are Brah-
mans who are lawyers, doctors,
teachers. engineers and government
ofdcers.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

The State councillor and her staff
will visit Eagle Council, March S,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc; Miz-
pah, March 8, 800 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc; Old Glory, March IL,
Northeast Temple.
Open house, March 20, at North
east Temple.
Barbara Frietchie will have q
bingo at Star Hall, Mount Rainier,
March IS.
The juniors will have a turkey
dinner March 9 at Northeast
Temple.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
WeStern Artist

Prints by Gene Kloss are on view
in the Division of Graphic Arts,
Smithsonian Building, through next
Sunday. The artist, a native Cali
fornian, now divides her time be-
tween Berkeley and Taos, N. Mex.
She has drawn upon the Indians of
the latter place and its environs
for much Of her subject matter.
Indian and Penitente ceremonials
and rituals are depicted in etching,
drypoint and aquatint, and combi-
nations Of these media, which give
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Oriental Shrine

Su-zu Court, Ladies' Oriental
Shrine Of North America, viii meet
at 8 pm. Tuesday for election Of
|odicers. There will be . patrol
meeting Thursday at 1924 Jefferson
street NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Safety Chalk Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
Of The Stars school safety program
and former chief Of detectives, is
giving series of chalk talks on
safety to pupils of elementary, junior
and senior high schools. The talks
are presented under sponsorship of
The Junior Star, in cooperation
with school authorities Of the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. This weeks schedule:
Monday. 9:45 am, Patterson;
Tuesday, 11:15 am, Congress
Heights; Wednesday, 11:15 am,
Stanton; Thursday, 11:15 an,
Stanton; Friday, ais p.m- Cranch.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Tirginia HiIlman, Is,


piece paper stamped Allied Military Currency sent to
friend started collecting
of coins well from Agiers Austria Belgium Canada
England France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Mexico New Zeal
and Yugoslavia.
course paper money value
Evening star., 1945-03-04
French 18th Century Painfine,

The National Gallery of Art was
formally opened on the evening of
March II, 1941-only four years ago
and has since become, in accord
ance with the dream of its founder, ),
the late Andrew w. Mellon, one of
the greatest museums of this and
other countries through the munifi-
cence of private collectors, Mr.. Mel
Evening star., 1945-03-04
March Exhibitions

Many interesting art events are
scheduled for the month, of March.
Chief among these is the Corcoran
Gallery of Arts bienniel which will
open to the public two weeks from
today. Earlier still will come an
exhibition of oil paintings by MEM
bers of the Society of Washington
Artists which will be held in the
foyer OF the National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue.. This opens today, but too late
for review in these columns at this
time. Also on March II two other
exhibitions win open simultaneously
that Of the Society of Etchers, a
local organization, in the Arts Club,
and a one-man show of etchings by
Lester Hornby, in the Smithsonian
Gallery. Both will continue for a
fortnight or more.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Mab Exhibition

A collection of color prints OF
Mexico and Guatemala by Carlos
Merida Of the latter country was
placed on exhibition in the map
room of the Pan American Union
on March / to continue until the
21St.
This showing will inaugurate a
series Of exhibitions from the Un-
ions loan collection, a service lately
established under the good-neighbor
policy stimulated by grant from
the Rockefeller Foundation.
Carlos Merida has attained an en-
viable reputation not only in his
own country and Mexico but also
in New York and Paris. L. M.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

The Tain pyramid in the State
OF Veracruz, Mexico. Is built In seven
sections and i divided into 36l
inches.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Samuel H. Kress, New President
Of the National Gallery of Art
Bringing Art to the People

DTfUSfUS ar ~ me eOptE
The travelling exhibitions sent out
by Mr.. Kress brought art to the
people - many people - the Kress
gifts to the National Gallery are
taking it to many more, the at
tendance at the National Gallery be-
ing over two million yearly. Both
have been motivated by sincere
personal love of art and desire to
share the pleasure art can give-a
truly remarkable demonstration of
what we dare to call the Spirit of
America at its best.
Not only have Mr.. Kress' bene-
factions been extensive in this
country but also abroad. In Italy, be-
fore the war, it was at his expense
that one of the famous villas, the seat
of one of Italy's noble families was
restored together with its noted
mural paintings which had fallen
into disrepair.
All of the Kress gifts to the Ma
tional Gallery have not as yet been
displayed, owing to restriction Incl
dent to the war, withdrawal of GER
tain works, interchange of loans
etc. But plans are now under way
for complete showing in the near
future. Among the room full" OF
French 18th century paintings will
then be seen outstanding examples
of such painters as Watteau, Fra
gonard, Boucher, Greuze and Drou-
ais, while with the Italian works OF
utmost interest will be the cele-
brated bronze bust of Lorenzo the
Magnificent by Verrochio one OF
the greatest works by this very great
master, so simple, direct and char
acterful, and the gentle and ex-
quisitely modelled Mother and
Child" by Ghiberti.
The Board of Trustees of the
National Gallery of Art now in
cluded the following: The Chief
Justice of the United States, chair
man; the Secretaries of State and
the Treasury and the Secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution, all ex-
oficio, with Samuel H. Kress, presi-
dent: F. Lammont Belin, Duncan
Phillips, Huntington Cairns, David
K. E. Bruce and Chester Dale
members.
French 18th Century Paintings
The National Gallery of Art was
formally opened on the evening OF
March II, 1941-only four years age
and has since become, in accord
ance with the dream of it's founder
the late Andrew w. Mellon, one OF
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Paintings by Washington Artists
On View at Phillips Gallery

But Head OF a Glrane, front
face, is made up of many apparently
haphazard strokes, although the
animal which emerges is undeniably
alive. The crayon and wash draw
ing of a bison suggests the influence
of the prehistoric paintings in the
caves of Altamira; and several birds
in gouache and water color have an
oriental character.
In a number of other paintings
the forms are dimly discerned in
an all-over pattern of color done
on wet paper, or with very fluid
brush.
Oils BY John Gernand
Paintings by Mr.. Gernand, which
occupy the reception and dining
rooms at the Arts Club, follow the
path he set for himself at the be-
ginning of his career. These paint
ings have the diffused illumination,
soft grayed colors and vague, dream
like atmosphere of his earlier work.
Some of them have been seen be-
fore; number, are loans from
the Phillips Memorial Gallery and
private collectors.
Mr.. Gernand's smaller paintings
impress the writer as his best in the
present group: Bouquet" PAS
toral," "Apples on a Bough" Qent
by Mrs. Duncan Phillips) and one
or two others. They seem to be
better in color and composition,
more assured in handling, than his
larger canYaSeS.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

The hopeful outlook for attaining national
Through years of united effort on the
part the organized civic business labor other
the District
sowing plowns cultivation Of the soil
Space @ will the mention of only few Of the
tendency to relay Among these ss are:
Judiciary before which five this question
the first in in 1921 and the m most st rec recent in ls45
first 1910 1914 declares I'VE
district delegation to the National
ion Chicago in July 1914
Congress authority
Democratic organization are determined to
their utmost st. to get their friends in both Houses Con
to the Constitution and send the for
Republican party
while unable obtain District plank in their national platform
bers Of the House and Senate.
Of of its resolutions has times recorded its
sn s ns m c % M @ % as nson
Americans and voting pacpents in the councils Of the Nation
when Congress Of the
both and submit th sts
cnss s s tho @ s St csa
ya a in the sn @ sn Of M the
h for & delay the Fighting of so great wrong against
proper this body
@ an sn s
action win aid in the early emancipation Of worthy people
the annual Convention last November in Chicago was
M the % s
n 1Ss W s Of suffrage residents
ngton which congratulate
the d'! sd ssass
purport position advance any new eco
m for a the n ns Of the h cas
a tyranny believe only an inu
delay
On another Sunday quotations be given from other national
organizations which support the proposal.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
To Keep Fighting for Representation;
Outlook Continues to Be Very Hopeful
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

Senate Committee Present Attitude Not to Deter House
last week that the the
ments until after the not regarded as Tor
which voting
question Immediately followed
as s sns Gs 81 @ Mo- Mouse
which the District @ that
planned without reference the from the
Some the the probable attitude Of the Senate
saa d S sss es en u nd ne t. e
the this Ame.csni.s
action By
vs
Aggressive plans M dvdus 90
% e & % he a a eus
the resolution through the House by the majority
Senate
ali given by
s 5 OF active wo BY s n ed
invitation for the general run Of District people to lie down the
The ~sus nds
two entirely different dcons ns that Of aave action
practice far greater
ss an honest
civic project meet continually those who tell what should done
hold actively and helping put into operation the which
the interest
our a a for They give an
would only make the effort through
and Representatives.
Washington acquaintance
the States they would be result
known such tmd producing astounding beneficial
The Virginia Legislature seems to have fear of mpropey in
amending the State
armed forces proposed submitted
the of the State authorizing
convention for the
provide citizens Virginia serving with the privilege
ballot national elections
that the constitution be amended in time permit the 100000
Vrginians
the Virginia State constitution
support of the proposed amendment
the Federal Constitution under which
given the right national elections
from most Of the States The vrgnans refer to the humiliation
fellow
fields privilege
States such privilege
the District residents
given the in the national election
national
national as well their local Chief Executive timely
constitution
absentee ballots
Constitution United
provide the
at the time include the other vess
residents?
Evening star., 1945-03-04
Dau6hterS of America

ORGANIZATIONS which SUPPORT the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-22
Scanty Yarn
Burns La
Dietrich

NEW YORK, May % - up -
The unadornd truth about Mar
lene Dietrich'S ScantioS is that
the shapely-limbed screen star
hasn't any Scanties - by her
own account.
She was moved to explain
matters after hundreds of Serv-
ice men. who read Associated
Press photographer Pete Car
rolls recent story on accepting
pilots cap in lieu of the gar
ment he said she had offered
him, wrote 10 ask IL they
couldn't have a pair of souvenir
scanties, too.
Il traded by aviator's cap for
a jump jacket which Gen. jim
Gavin, commander OF the 82nd
Airborne Division, had worn
making three jump sunder fire
and had given to MIR. Carroll,
Miss Dietrich said in letter to
the New York World Telegram.
Il would like TO find him
CARROLL so that he can answer
all the letters for me and maybe
ask Mrs. Carroll to help out with
the 'scantics, as | don't have
any"
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Flood
Continued from Page I

inter-county project Is a oues-
ton undecided. Pettingill said.
The now-settled Clinton River
reached its crest - 10 inches
from the 1913 high-early Sat-
urday morning and has been re-
ceding since that time, the
Mount Clemens engineer report
ed.
Although damage did not ap-
proach the million-dollar cost
of the 1913 flood. incomplete
surveys during the weekend in
dicated that the overall figure
may be in the vicinity of $780,
900, according 10 Pettingill. City
Assessor Harold Lindsey. and
Supervisor Floyd Rosso, of Har-
rison Township.
WIDE DAMAGE
They point TO basement and
equipment damage on a whole
sale scale; crop and garden dam
age; soil erosion over thousands
OF acres and costly damage done
TO road beds and bridge footings.
Another "a hours of rain,
similar to the five preceding
days, on Saturday would have
resulted in a disaster of major
oropnrtiNnc nnoinaarS and flno.l
observers agreed during the
weekend as the flood commenc-
cd 10 recede.
Most families evacuated from
their homes during the final
stages Of the flood have been
able TO return, Albert Bellman
Red Gross disaster chairman
announced Monday. The Turner
Chapel special shelter was closed
Sunday, and Coast Guard Re
serves, who had been on the job
evacuating residents and live
stock since $50 a. m, WedneS-
day, dismissed their re scue
group at ll:30 a. m, Saturday,
according to Commander Char
les Petch.
RED CROSS AID
Red Cross estimates place 200
families in the badly affected
flood area, although many more
were Inconvenience in varying
d egrees. Approximately 100
families will require Red Cross
assistance in rehabilitation, Bell
man states.
The Red Cross is assisting
families in replacing disaster
caused losses on the basis OF
reed. and those in need and
qualifying should contact the Of
flee at 1870 Cass avenue, not
later than Friday of this week
Coast Guard c o m m a n r
Petch today expressed thanks to
civilian volunteers who aided
/ his force and provided equip
nent.
Auxiliary police, under Har-
old Krauseneck, were thanked
by the city and all disaster agen-
cies for their outstanding con-
tribution to public safety and
traffic handling during the flood
period. Under extremely diff
cult weather conditions, the po-
lice aides voluntarily worked
long hours and rendered help to
the regular force.