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Evening star., 1947-12-14

WIN al z lllSti uSbCu W sCU W1tdG ellCll
youngsters need most.
we do not believe that a family
should be deprived of the right to
have Christmas in private. because
father and mother have to turn
to outsiders for aid" Miss Eta
Mai Russell, executive secretary of
the council explained yesterday.
so We don't have Christmas parties
for: such families where others can
look on and perhaps brand them
as needy. Such an experience can
hamper a child for years to come. /"
There are other advantages to
the program. The council has found
that the mother of a family often
Is fine bargain hunter. And know
ing her youngsters individual needs
much better than an outsider could,
she also knows better how to meet
them economically.
One of the most appealing phases
of the program, however, is that no
youngster need know that his gifts
do not come from Santa Claus
himself.
Miss Russell, who is the councils
Juvenile Court worker, in addition
to her executive duties, predicted
that large portion of the family
Christmas funds this year would go
for such items as clothing and fuel.
High prices have made it very
difficult for these families to meet
running expenses" she pointed out.
A total of $4,000 Is being sought
for the program this year. This is
based on an average expenditure of
about IS per person. Altogether
the 200 families include about 800
individuals.
The council also is requesting cash
donations for its holiday project at
Lorton Reformatory, which is de-
signed to see that no inmate finds
himself entirely forgotten during
the Christmas season.
Those who have a fair for wrap
ping attractive gift packages, how
ever, will find use for their talent in
other programs carried out by the
church women.
The councils all-year hospital
work reaches a climax at Christ
mas when thousands of patients
men, women and children-are re-
membered with gifts and other hol-
iday tokens This year, 1t is expect
ed that the program will reach from
1900 to 1900 patients at Gallinger
and about 500 at Freedmen's.
Donors are reminded that only
articles which are new can be ac-
cepted by persons who are i'll. A
special appeal also is being made
in behalf of the adult patients.
Packages should be marked for a
man" or for woman" and their
contents listed so that suitable dis
tributions can be made.
Gifts for the Home for the Aged
at Blue Plains and donations for
the shoe fund at tine Receiving
Home for Children also are solicited
by the churchwomen during the
Christmas season.
All checks should be made pay
able to the Washington Council Of
Church Women and all gifts and
packages should be sent to its head
quarters at 175l N street NV. Dis
tributions will start the Monday be-
fore Christmas.
Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel is presi-
dent of the council, which repre-
sents approximately 300 churches.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

great demand by Americans and
other English speaking peoples.
The library is unique in that it
is the only one in France where
books in English may be taken out
by their readers. A typical American
circulating library in all respects
it lends 10000 books each month out
of its collection of 10000 volumes
At the present time the collection
is housed in a building on the right
bank of the Seine. Because of its
growing popularity with the French
as we'll as Americans, however, plans
are underway for the establishment
of a second branch on the left bank
of the Seine near the Sorbonne.
The new branch will be of
immense value to professors and
students at the Sorbonne and the
addition of more books will further
increase its academic Importance,
Mrs. McManaway pointed out. 1t is
no small problem when a professor
assigns a particular book to a class
1ol SCOOy, Ollly w llllu GlldG tllG
library possesses a single copy.
More books are as important as
more space In the program for i'm
provement.
During my stay in France I was
particularly impressed by the in
creased interest of the people in
American life" Mrs. McManaway
said. "In France, as well as in
England, there is a great desire on
the part of the public to know more
of the contemporary thought and
achievement of other nations"
AS an example. she cited the num-
ber of French people who are now
patronizing the library. Before
World War II 80 per cent of the
withdrawals were made by Amer
leans, she said, but since 1945 the
French have been responsible for 80
per cent of the Withdrawals.
Mrs. McManaway believes that
the presence of American forces in
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Miss Mclean Feted

Miss Anne Mclean, executive
director OF the Washington Cir
Scouts, was guest Of honor yester-
day at small party planned by Mr..
and Mrs. Monte Appel in celebra-
ton of the fifth anniversary of her
appointment to her present position
The tea table, decorated in Christ
mas colors, featured a birthday cake
lit with five large candles. Those
invited to attend included Mrs.
Henry H. Flather, Mrs. Frederick H
Brooke, Mrs. J. Harris Franklin
Mrs j. P. Leake, Mrs. Preston
Carter Alexander, Mrs. Harry c.
Kramer, Mrs. Edward F. Sturtevant
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Abba Ome pa Unit

The Womens Auxiliary of Alpha
Omega Dental Fraternity will meet
at the home of Mrs. Jacob Mackler
$500 Sixteenth street NV. at 8 pm
Tuesday. Final plans are being
made for a Washington group to
attend the national convention of
the fraternity to be held at Palm
Beach, Fla, December 1881.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

for new books
was made ap-
parent to Mrs.
McManaway al
most immedi-
ately.
Founded In
Paris during the
F. First w orl d
War, the library
was run for
American SOL
diers by the
AEF. Books were
donated by the
American Ii
brary Associa :
H.:
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Varied Holiday Projects Listed
Christmas Donations Sought
Bv Church W0nzen's Council
Bv Frances Lide

Christmas which takes special
the illusions traditional
out again by the Washington Council
High the projects work In
brought its attention through the
Juvenile Court
thpast
this
Evening star., 1947-12-14
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington. D. c.
Ia
Chevy Chase W0ma,1s club
viii Aid Library in Paris
By Frances Kuhn

Support OF the American Library Paris be Of
CneVy Chase Womans
racy In the opinion McManaway there no doubts
that it will contribute to better life for
Mrs McManaway went to England
the acting director Of the Foger Shakespeare Library
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Civic and Study Clubs

Washington Club--Tomorrow, IL am,
book chat; reviews by Mrs. cloyd Heck
Norway, Wednesday. / pm. luncheon
Voteless District League of Women Voters
affairs group, The Auchincloss Report"
Tuesday, $50 pm, Bradbury Heights
neighborhood group with Mrs. j. Roth,
Milton Dunn; The Auchincloss Report"
Wednesday, SIS p.m. Greenway neigh
borhood group, Town Hall, 3425 A street
Sc; Sc: sPeaser' Pea5er Mrs Dunn The Auchin-
evening group 1926 K street NV;
ington Government Affairs"
pm, art section library of WASHINGTON
Cathedral; speaker, Philip Hubert Froh-
man; The Architect4re and symbolism
YwCA. literature section: program by
Madrisal SINGERS.
American Association Of Univers ty
Women District Branch.Today, to
national relations study group; 4 p.m.,
tea; speaker, John c. Dgeier. Depart
ment Of State The BE, Inter; ter American
Of the Western Hemisphere" Friday
7:30 pm. radio study group: sneaker,
DR.. Franklin Durham, Cfice Of Educa
tion. The Last Word in the Paragraph
AAUW, Bethesda Chevy Chase Branch
TTomorr9wa; IS; $ pm. Recreation Center
AAUw. Alexandra Branch9Tuesdav. s
pm. EDUCATION, srcup. with Dr.. Nina
Bees, 11l7 North Pitt street, Tuesday
Washineto ton street, Apartment q
AAUW. Arlington Branch-Tuesday, Lyon
Rose Rose Jablkowsks. AAUw 'fovi fellow from from
Political Study Club-saturday. $50 pm.
sond T. s. H. 'PfzH5E Christmas IN the
Business, Professional Clubs
Pilot Club-Tomorrow 6:15 pm.. Burlins-
ton Hotel, Christmas party.
National Association of Purcha sing officers.
Women's Division of WashinEton-Tues
day, to pm, Hotel 2400, cocktail
soroptimist CIub-wednesday, / pm.
Washington Hotel. Christmas party. -
Secretaries Association. Presiden-
tial Chapter-Wednesday, New Colonial
Hotel. dinner meeting
Zonta Club-Wednesdav, l pm. Dodge
Hotel, luncheon meeting: speaker, Dr..
Fred S. Buschmeyer, Concerning the
General Relief Needs Of Europe -
Business and Professional Women's Club
Junior College. specia! General Affairs
Committee. Christmas party. Saturday,
to 4 pm. Hospitality, committees
party for girls at Industrial School, 2453
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Com munify Clubs
Takema Park Women's Club-Tuesday.
luncheon at, Jesup Blair Community
The Histery and d. Romance nance Of l''Hn; the
Belle Haven Woman's CIub--Tuesday. 2
Christmas; pnl, silver tea with Mrs
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Business, Professional Clubs
Com munify Clubs

Takema Park Women's Club-Tuesday
! 1915 pm, art and music departments
luncheon at Jesup Blair Community
Center. speaker. Mrs. Luther Lemon
I The History and Romance of the
Belle Haven Woman's Club-Tuesday. 2
to 5 pm, tour of homes decorated for
| Christmas, pm. silver tea with Mrs
Evening star., 1947-12-14

IIIteIIIdIIOIIaI o1ldKeSpedrldH COn-
ference at Stratford. While in
Europe they visited Paris and the
American library there. The need
Evening star., 1947-11-25

Not many Of the towns After
Dark rendezvous can lay any claim
to being literary shrines. Some OF
the ideas for his ribald cartoons may
have come to Peter Arno on his
excursions to Delmonico's, of course,
but that hardly qualities it. It isn't
there any longer, anyhow. The
Madrillon, however, could, by
stretching a point, lay claim to being
a sort of literary shrine. II 1t had
not moved long ago to its present
location from its old G street ad-
dress, it wouldn't even have to
stretch a point.
Back In those days when it was
on G street, the Madrillon's top floor
was given over to a private organi-
zation called the Penguin Club.
Those also were the days when SIN
clair Lewis was living here, at an
apartment on I street and at the
Penguin Club, working at both
places on "Arrowsmith.
The Madrillon's manager, Peter
Borras, recalls that Mr.. Lewis used
to gather Penguin Club cronies
around him every evening and read
them the results of his days labor.
He did not always have an enthusi-
astic audience, either. When ar
rowsmith" came off the presses,
though, he showed them.
What Mr.. Borras does not know
is that the Madrillon cuisine is not
the only thing that lured Mr.. Lewis
into working on his novel at that
club. Mr.. Lewis was driven to any
work in his book he did at the
Penguin Club. We have that on the
expert testimony of a man whose
hobby was bridge before he gave
that up for Scotch whisky, which
he since has given up completely In
favor of golf.
Mr.. Lewis next door neighbors at
the I street address were bridge
f1ends, who had game going almost
continuously. What's more, they
liked their bridge loud, no matter
what effect the racket had on the
mental labors of any adjacent
geniuses at work. Mr.. Lewis just
found the club quieter.
u y y X
From the King Cole Room comes
a card noting the rooms 11th
anniversary this month and paying
tribute to Dona Mason. This young
lady," the message reads, lis a fine
entertainer, rapidly improving. She
has done remarkable job filling a
very large pair of Shoes" The
asterisk refers to: Mote for E.
Knight :. just figure of speech"
That first celebrity night" at
Berney's Fifth and K Club last
Wednesday night may or may not
also have been the last one, but it
was the last one there for AL SIM
monds, all right. 1t was during
his introduction of the nights guest,
Nora Wells, that Mr.. S. made his
decision. He was having trouble
with a faulty microphone and, while
preoccupied with that, found him.
self Milton Berled right out of the
spotlight by Owner Berney. Observ-
ing that one master of ceremonies
in the place was enough, AL let
Wednesday be his last night around
there.
II u X X
Operating on the theory that 1t
takes at least two stars to follow
Martha Raye, Sam Schanker has
booked both Bert Wheeler and Diosa
Costello for the new Club Cairo
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Alison Tells Florida Alumni
Of Experiences in Russia

Highlights of his experiences in
Russia in 1941 in connection with
lend-lease were related last night
by John Alison, Undersecretary of
Commerce for Civil Aeronautics.
He addressed the quarterly din
ner of the Washington Chapter of
the University of Florida Alumni
Association in the New Athens Res
taurant, 1741 K street NV.
Mr.. Alison was in the Soviet Union
right after it was attacked by Ger
many, briefing Russian flyers in the
use of planes we supplied Russia
Evening star., 1947-11-25
After Dark
Or, How Noisy Bridge Game Made
a Club Almost a Literary Shrine
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

show which opens tomorrow night
Miss Costello is the Latin bombshell
who most recently found her name
in the public prints after night
club fracas in New York. Miss
Costello said her husband, Band
leader Pupi Campo, was clear across
the room at the time and couldn t
possibly have slugged the complain
ing victim. with or without a bottle.
Miss Costello Is a fiery dancer, who
performs what she claims is the
authentic" rumba. Most Ameri-
cans, she says, "Just go through the
motions of the rumba," whereas she
does "the real thing" The real
thing, as she perform it, is seldom
the same twice, what with he1
spontaneously changing the steps as
she goes along. AS she puts it: u
am just an impulse"
Mr.. Wheeler, of course, is the man
you remember as half of the famed
old stage and movie comedy team
of Wheeler and Woolsey. He also
Evening star., 1947-11-25

is a man who. shares with James
Stewart the distinction Of having
filled the shoes of Elwood P. Dowd
during Frank Fay vacation from
Harvey"
ID ID n "
|. The new Interstate Society starts
Its planned series Of Friday Night
Dances this coming Friday night at
the Hall of Nations Ballroom at the
Washington Hotel. Music will be
by Vernon Browns orchestra, with
songs by Betty Holiday. Entertain
ment will include audience partici-
patton in Joe Doshs WINK broad
cast, which will originate that night
at the dance.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

under lend-lease. An Air Force off,
Ger, he served there in company with
the late Harry Hopkins.
Among those present at the dinner
were Senator Pepper. Democrat, Of
Florida, an honorary alumnus of the
university, and Col. Thomas Tappey,
Evening star., 1947-11-25

recently elected president Of the
Florida State Society.
Holland Crevasse Is president of
the Washington Chapter OF the
alumni association.
Evening star., 1947-03-09

Jack Netcher to reach first and
Priddy's tumble of Burns grounder
had Bobo in trouble. He wiggled
out of that predicament by getting
Johnny Sullivan to fly out, making
Eddie Yost hit into force play
and retiring Ted Madjeski on q
grounder to Priddy.
sBobo launched the third inning
by walking Wynn and Earl
(Rootin'- Tootin') Wooten shifted
Wynn to third with a looping
double to right. In that crisis,
Newsom hit Eddie Lyons on the
hip with a pitched ball to load
the bases.
Newsom nearly hauled himself out
of that jam. He whipped third
strikes past Mike Dominguez and
Netcher, then Burns inserted his
single to score Wynn and Wooten.
Burns, who will play for Chatta-
nooga this season, then was forced
at second by Sullivan.
Grace Drives in Tally.
Gil Coan and Joe Grace collab-
grated to give the regulars their
only run, made off Wynn in the
third inning. Coan lashed a single
OF Wynn's glove with one out. After
George Myatt flied ont, Grace belted
a double to right, scoring Coan, but
(See MATS. Page B-2.)
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Dodds Is 4:07. viclor
IN Mile, Takes 1-hi1e
Race Hour Later
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 8-Gil Dodds
completed spectacular distance
double" in the Knights of Columbus
games tonight by winning the q
mile run an hour after he had cap
tured the Frank A. Brennan Colum-
'bian Mile in 4:07.1, second fastest
time ever turned in on standard
indoor track.
The power packing parson from
the Boston Athletic Association
needed nine minutes, ISIS seconds to
tour the % laps on the Madison
Square Gardens big wooden saucer
and he was tired young man at the
end Of his ordeal, one of the most
daring feats Of speed and endurance
in the history Of indoor running.
But he finished the 2-mile with 40
yards to spare after he had spread
eagled his field with a 60-yard
triumph in the sizzling mile.
Not since Paavo Nurmi won mile
and 5,000-meter races on the same
indoor program here in 1925 had
fans seen such a performance, al
though Dodds himself and such
stars as Glenn Cunningham and the
late John Borican have doubled up
on shorter distances.
His sensational double header
gave Dodds a string of eight straight
triumphs this season and stretched
his unbeaten record to 10 triumphs
since 1943.
Dodds' time for the mile surpassed
everything ever done on q standard
board track except his own world
indoor record of 1904 which he
set at Chicago on March s18, 1914.
Dave Smith Of Georgetown won
the 1,000-yard handicap run. He had
a 20-yard start to beat Julian Rolan-
delli, Columbia, IS yards; Ronnald
Witterich, Princeton, IS yards, and
Robert Checola, Manhattan, %
yards. Winning time was 2:18.3.
Another Hoya placing was Ed
Sause who finished fourth in the
Casey 600, won by Elmore Harris,
unattached, in 1928.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Nat i'annigans Smack
Newsom, Overcome
Regulars, 7 to*1
CIouts Off Bobo in Third
Net Runs; Vets Curbed
By Wynn, Mosterson
By Burton Hawkins
By Burton Hawkins
star Staff Correspondent


ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 8.-The
Mats regulars rapidly are becoming
involved in case of mistaken
identity. Maybe they aren't regu-
lars. Washington's rockies, fortified
by the pitching of Early Wynn and
Walter Masterson. today embar-
rassed the blushing regulars for
the second time in three days with
a 81 victory in a Ginning !tlssle. 81
Winners over the regulars by q
ST. margin Thursday, the Yam
nigans capitalized on a wild streak
by Bobo Newsom to score both their
runs in the third inning.
It was an instance of Bobo being
burned up, because it was Bud
Burns, a bespectacled first baseman
who played for the Mats Orlando
farm club last year, who propelled
across both runs with a crisp single
to left-center at time when the
paSeS were Jammec.
The Yannigans mustered only two
hits off Newsom and another off
ROLAND Miller, who won II games
for Charlotte last season, but those
two blows off Bobo in the third
inning provided the lift to their
second straight triumph in intra-
squad feuding.
NewsOm Takes Trimming.
Newsom escaped the first two in
nings undamaged, despite successive
second-inning errors by Newsom,
who dropped throw to first from
Mickey Vernon, and Jerry Priddy,
who, gummed up a grounder at
shortstop. Newsom's boot permitted
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Ruth Day 10 Honor
Hitter Set April II
By Baseball S Boss
BY the Associuted Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Mar. g.
Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chand-
ler today paid unprecedented tribute
to the Sultan of Swat by designat-
ing Sunday, April 27, as Babe Ruth
Day."
In a statement, the commissioner
said appropriate ceremonies would
be held at every major league game
and there would be special Nation
wide radio broadcast as IAN express
sion of affection to one who has
contributed so much to our national
sport-baseball."
The text of the commissioners
statement:
"All Americans and others inter-
ested in sports throughout the world
have been concerned in recent
months over the illness Of one OF
baseball's most beloved figures.
George Herman Babe Ruth now
is recuperating from a serious oper-
alton.
I'm order that fans, players and
the management of the game might
have an opportunity to unite In q
calute and join in prayer for his
early recovery, Sunday, April n, has
been designated as Babe Ruth Day.
Appropriate ceremonies will be held
at every major league game. A Ma
tion-wide system will carry special
broadcast.
''The commissioner earnestly hopes
that every lover Of baseball will par
ticipate.
There will be no collections-no
advance in prices at the parks. This
is not fund-raising event. It is an
expression of affection to one who
has contributed so much to our ma
tional Sport-baSeball."
Evening star., 1947-03-09
By tho Assoeioted Press

DURGHAM, N. c., Mar. ga de-
termined, favored bunch of fresh
men from North Carolina State
fought successful uphill battle to-
night to win the 26th annual South
ern Conference basketball tournas
ment with q SO to 48 decision over
the University of North Carolina.
The Red Terrors trailed for 29h
minutes of the game, finally break
ing into a 40-39 advantage.
With 40 seconds to play and State
leading, so to 48, the Tar Heels
elected to take the ball out Of
bounds rather than try single free
throw. The strategy failed to pay off
and State held the lead to the end.
1t was the first time since 1912
thai; "a pre-tournament favorite had
: come through in the event and the
first tournament title for State since
1929 when the Southern and South
eastern Conference still was one big
family.
The game tonight was the second
meeting of the year between the two
rivals. North Carolina State took
the regular season affair, 48 to 46, in
overtime. A second scheduled game
was Cancelled last month when fans
jammed the Raleigh gymnasium far
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Little and Mangrum,
Hogan and Demaret
Reach Miami Final
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 8.-Depending
champions Ben Hogan of Hershey,
Pa, and Jimmy Demaret, Ojai,
Calf, defeated Dick Metz, Chicago,
and Chick 'Harbert, Detroit. one up
on the seth green tonight to enter
the final of the $4,000 International
Four-ball Golf Tournament.
Later, with night already arrived.
Lawson Little, Cleveland, and Lloyd
Mangrum, Los Angeles, drew two
up victory over Sammy Byrd, De-
troit, and Johnny Revolta, Evanston,
ILL.,, on the 36th green.
The Hogan-Demaret team will
meet the Mangrum-Little duo to-
morrow in the final.
Hogan and Demaret fired g.
under-par 63 on the second round
to a IS by Metz and Harbert, after
finishing the 9th even up, the
Hogan-Demaret team won the 18th
with par and the 30th with a
birdie. They lost the 3lst, but won
the 32d. Harbert won the 34th with
eagle three when his second shot
landed 18 inches from the cup. They
halved the 35th and the deciding
hole was halved on brides.
Mangrum won the seth on birdie
four after Byrd shot two out of
bounds. 1t was 7 o'clock when the
match finally ended-in total dark
ness. Little used a nickle> to spot
his ball on the green and it took
several minutes to find the coin be-
fore he could put. Little and Man
grum carded a 32-31. 63. and Byrd
and Revolta shot a 30-34, 64.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Carolina State Nips Tar Heels
For Southern Basket Crown

beyond capacity and the fire de-
partment refused to permit the con-
test to be played.
Carolina jumped into DOT lead
in the first few minutes tonight, but
State whitfield away and trsiled, 81
a at halftime
For the second straight night
Dukes huge indoor stadium was
jammed above the 9.000-mark, the
largest crowds ever to see q basket
ball game in the South.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Wisconsin Cogers
Get BIG Nine Title
BY the Assoeiofed Press

EVANSTON, Ill, Mar. B.
Wisconsin smashed Purdue, 72 to
go, tonight In an unprecedented
"last-half" game to capture the
Big Nine basket ball champion
ship. The Badgers f1ashy for
ward, Bob Cook. tipped in eight
points to win the conference in
dividual scoring crown.
The thrilling 20-minute cage
capsule, which was the resump-
ton of the Badger-Boilermaker
contest Interrupted at halftime,
February "a by the tragic col
lapse of bleacher section in the
Purdue fieldhouse, gave Wiscon-
sin outright claim to the Big
y Nine crown with nine victories
and three defeats, and left Indi-
ana and Illinois locked in second
place with 8-4 records.