Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

the victory of Allied arms over Nazi
Germany-but with restraint. In
this conscious Capital the men,
DRY Of the Nations dead and the
realization that bitter fighting still
lies ahead in the Far East tempered
the gaiety of most people.
But the city was not without phys
ical manifestations of victory and
a partial relief from the tension of
the 40 months since Pearl Harbor
For the first time since then the
tgreat white Roman dome of the
Capitol was bathed in light as OF
old. And across the Mall the tall
noble shaft dedicated to Washing
ton stood in the glare of search
lights Theater marques and show
windows were Illuminated, too, for
the first time since the brown out u
order.
Some citizens danced and drank
and made merry, but even in the
night spots" there was little
boisterousness. Those who had
feared that victory would result in
an alcoholic spree found this ap-
prehension groundless.
Attend Celebrations.
More sober-rninded Washing
tonians attended one of several vic
tory celebrations held in the city's
schools or drove through the Mall,
drinking in the beauty of the Cap
itol and Monument.
The cocktail lounges at the Will
lard and the Raleigh, first stops
for Government workers on their
way to make an evening of it, did
not fill up any earlier than usual
after pm.
Hammels Restaurant on Tenth
street NV, steakhouse where
queues form nightly in the street
closed down. George Homan, the
white haired, rotund bartender, had
served notice that he would not
work on We day; he remembered
the two armistice celebrations in
1918.
Young women in uniform streamed
northward from the temporary
buildings south of the Mall. deter
mined to celebrate. Two young
women marines said they were or
their way to the Statler for cocktails
There just has to be some ex-
Ecitement tonight" said one.
At the Madrillon some attempt
was made to strike holiday note
by playing war songs. Except for
the Army Air Forces song, they were
all from the last war. This, as has
often been observed, has not been
a singing war.
Peter Borras, the Catalan proprie-
tor, accepted We day fluctuations
with reservation.
There is still Franco" he said,
"but it won't be long now"
Soldiers Denied Passes.
The men who had been fighting
the war were not greatly in evil
dence. Uniforms in the night spots
were not in the majority. Some
overseas service ribbons on officers
chests were noticed but enlisted men
in nearby barracks had been de-
MED passes. AS a result there were
far fewer people in the newly lighted
streets than on a usual Saturday
night.
Henry King, orchestra leader at
the Statler, said his band was not
playing war songs because he hao
been told not to-
1t was much the same in the
Congo Room of the Carlton across
the street and at the Shoreham ano
Wardman Park. The curfew die
not halt merriment. People Just
didn't seem in the mood to celebrate
400 at Roosevelt School.
One OF the largest celebrations IL
1.-THE city was held at the Roosevelt
High School, attended by 400 per.
sons. It covered wide range o,
otions-serious speeches, moth.
ers' tears and jitterbug dancing BY
the teen-age crowd in the school,
gymnasium.
i John Cabot White, president O
the Arkansas Avenue Communit,
Association, presided.
The invocation was pronouncet
by the Rev. ]. ]. Queally, rector o.
I the Episcopal Church of the Trans.
/ f1guration.
! Led by Mrs. w. w. Deal, the grou,
sang 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
accompanied by the High Schoo
Band. They responded patrioticall,
as 1t. William E. Kirschbaum O.
1.-THE Army led pledge of allegianc.
to the flag. Afterward Mrs. Dea
lsang 1.-THE Lords Prayer"
/ Rabbi Henry Segal Of B'nai Israe
Congregation, Representative Rob
Ision and Representative Patrick
j Democrat, Of Alabama spoke.
4 A colorful tableau staged by sew
Ieral girls from the Madolin Hodgsol
/ School of Expression, and music b,
II the Burdich High School Glee Clul
| provided relaxation for the vi
i might audience.
Introducing the Rev. j. B. Ten