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Evening star., 1948-05-25
WhyGrow
Old?
By. Josephine Lowman

A vacation at home Is sometimes
the very best thing that can happen
to you! If your energy and budget
make going away from home =
strain, why not take your vacation
in your own town, house and back
yard? If a vacation pushes you
financially it is not much fun, that
is unless you have q robust con-
stitution and grand sense OF
humor. Then it can be . riot and
extremely satisfactory!
II you take your vacation at home
your first luxury will be pushing in
the button on the alarm clock be-
fore going to sleep at night. If your
vacation at home is to mean any,
thing you must get change Of pace
even though you do not leave the
premises.
You will have time for the things
you never have q minute for when
you are working. You can lie in
your back yard and take your sun
baths, work on some hobby, sleep
late and catch up on reading. For
a small percentage of the money
you would have spent on trip you
can get a maid for two weeks.
This is a special luxury for the
maidless household where there are
small children.
Husband and wife will enjoy loaf.
ing together and having their din
ner served and their young darlings
taken off their necks for a time. If
the children are older they will en-
ter into the idea of giving mother
and father a vacation at home and
can pitch in and help and even give
up some of their usual activities for
a short time.
A little equipment In games will
add to this time at home. Buy q
ping-pong table or some horseshoes
to throw or some Of the indoor
games which are so much fun to
play. Take the time for relaxation
and companionship with your family
which is different from the hectic
kind you grab on working days.
If you like outdoor sports you will
have more time to enjoy them, but
beware of throwing yourself into
them too strenuously because this
can be dangerous to health, and
sometimes even to life.
If you want to take camping
s9acation nearby think my leaflet
Tricks in Camping" would be help
full. II you wish to have it send q
stamped,s self-addressed envelope
with your request for leaflet No. So
to Josephine Lowman in care Of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1948-05-25

A gay tulip applique makes a
pretty trim for this cute set which
includes a dainty, easily made party
dress for . tiny miss, and practi-
cal sunsuit that either brother or
sister can wear.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1776 is
designed for sizes /, 2, 3, 4 and S
years. Size 2, dress, requires lha
yards of 39-inch fabric; sunsuit, "a
yard.
For this pattern, send Is cents, IN
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, p. o.
Box 80, Station G, New York 10.
N. Y.
The Spring and Summer Fashion
will be q dependable guide in your
spring sewing plans. Special designs,
fashion tips, free pattern printed In
the book, Is cents. .
Evening star., 1948-05-25
Capital Careers

most Of the towns residents. She u
the wife Of one leading surgeon, DR..
william Beverley Mason, and the
daughter Of another, the lats DR..
Stephen Dandridge Kennedy.
She has . f1air for interior decora.
ton and that knack for administra-
ton. she has shown in her ABO
career b probably the result of rais-
ing three lively boys. Now that they
are all settled In careers and homes
of their own, she and DR.. Mason
have given up their lovely home for
an equally lovely Connecticut ave.
nue. apartment. However, there are
no gardens such as Mrs. Mason used
to make so beautiful, nor any longer
the three or four assorted dogs
which used to be . regular feature
Of the Mason household.
Evening star., 1948-05-25

6O0Iu Wd8 4AA kS
" due to the efforts Of the women
who had worked with her In the
District Of Columbia Branch OF the
Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform. This group had
gone powerfully to bat In the finally
successful attempt to bring repeal
Of the 18th Amendment. and Mrs.
Mason had been one Of its most &C.
tive members. Her co-workers felt
strongly that . woman should be
active on the ABC Board, and time
has proved the merit Of their con-
tention.
Since her first appointment, Mrs.
Mason has been reappointed to the
board three times. She Is the only
woman ever to serve on the board
and she Is the only original men,
Der still on 1t. Which Is perhaps
the most eloquent testimonial to
her rightness for the position that
could be offered.
The functions of the ABC Board
are several. It issues licenses to sell
LIQUOR in the District, holds hear
ings on protests and violations OF
the law with the power to revoke
and suspend licenses. And 50 on.
For one Of these reasons or another,
the board averages . hearing q day
throughout the year.
It's not an easy job. Mrs. Mason
must by now be IS familiar
with House investigating commit
tee rooms rs she Is with her own
drawing room. The ABC Board
has been under attacks that have
made newspaper headlines often Tor
months at a time. But through 1t
all her reputation for fairness and
honesty has emerged unblemished
And she's just as keen on the work
as she was the day the Commission
ers first offered her the appoint
ment "a years ago.
To q woman who had never done
anything more taxing than arrang-
ing q dinner party or working IN
q Red Cross canteen, the offer was
a challenge, to say the least. Super
vising Washington's liquor dispen.
sation was hardly the thing social
leader would be interested in, either.
Except that Mrs. Mason was also
the mother of three fast-growing
sons into whose lives liquor, like
tobacco and dates, was becoming 4
factor.
She had seen the effect of prohibi-
ton on the children Of other moth
ers and had therefore become .
leader in the Women's Organiza.
ton for National Prohibition Re-
form. Prohibition repealed, she was
Just as vitally interested in seeing
that legal liquor was so administered
that it would not become an equal
menace.
Today the selling of liquor to
minors In the District Is one Of the
ABC boards least worries. Most of
the offenses are unintentional In
fractions. of some Of the laws tech
nicalities and very few first violators
come before the board . second time.
Mrs. Mason feels that the alcoholic
beverage laws Of the District are
models for the rest Of the country,
as anything in the Capital City
should be.
Mrs. Mason was born In Virginia
but has lived In Washington for
over 40 years-which makes her as
near to a native Washingtonian as
Evening star., 1948-05-25
HOGAN z lAHTsoN, Attsrns's.
FREDERICK A. THUEE, Attorney,
Inyestment building,

DIsTRIcr. COURT OF THE UNITED
HoIdinS probats. couTt.-No. 7lOsS. 'Ad-'
ministra tion.-This Is to Give Notice:
That the subscribers. of the District Of
respectively, have obtained from the Pro-
bate Court Of the District OF Columbia,
Letters Parliamentary on the estate OF
Of Columbia, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the
to the subscribers, on or before the 3rd
day Of May. AID. 1949: otherwise they
may By law be excluded from an benent
this ard day Of May. I94s. RUTH 2.
HAINEs, sos Eye. st. s.W.; HELEN H.
KELLY. 2l2s Key Blds;s, Arlinston; W.
Deputy Register Of Wills for the District
Of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate Court.
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EARL G. JONSCHER, Attorney.
100 18th Street, NV.

Filed May 13, 194s. Theodore Ccgswelk
ass!s':5 ais1s :, q frsSass %il's' csufs. E, &.
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
states for the District Of Columbia.
immigration. Is to Give Notice:
That the subscriber, Of the District Of
Columbia has obtained. from the Probate
Testamentary on the estate Of Forencs
NJ. Roach, also known as Heanor NJ.
Roach. late Of the District Of Columnis.
assinto assinst the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same: with ths vHuehsIs ir,s there.
or; on iebf or bsfor. ths 5th day Of May, X.p.
is4S; otherwise. they may by law be ex-
Guided from al ,beneft Of said estate;
Given Snaer is hand this lSsh Ssg G5
TRUsT COMPANY JAMES e; ,coNNoR.
Assistant Trust onaesr. tssal0 Atts,t:
for the District OF Columbia, Clerk Of the
Probate Court. my1s'2o,1el
Evening star., 1948-05-25
By Aneelo Pafri

The life in this country today
is exciting, stimulating, tending to
create ambitions to satisfy wants
far beyond anything our forefathers
knew much about, less wanted. Ad-
descent boys and girls watching the
movies, listening to the radio are
excited about the life they see and
hear about.
They have no realization Of the
hard facts behind these stories.
They cannot because they have no
experience to use IS q modifying,
clarifying medium. They accept
what they see as they see it on the
screen, what they hear from the
radio, without much thought, with
out any analysis. Youth has no
Evening star., 1948-05-25
b. Peaey Roberts

Baby can have lots Of fun In the
sun in this cute playsuit. 1t Is
crocheted of soft wool In . simple
stitch. The wool keeps little folks
comfy and warm while playing out
doors.
Pattern envelope No. R2536 con-
tains crochet instructions, stitch IL
l,strations and complete directions
for 8 months and year sizes.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
Der, your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star, p. o. Box 100,
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-05-25
PROPOSALS,

war HOUSING sALE-Investment oppor-
tunity Rental property. A development
Of 1!5 family units located n Leesviile;
are offered on lump, sum competitive
sid basis with tns riEs rssery:d ,:s,,ls g Tie
spe II n excellent physical condition. occs-
pancy Is fair With an incresSins densnd;
Of tie r. 2, PASSENGER .Blds.. Port
worth, Texas. For complete informa tion;
call. wire or write Frank Wood. REGIONAL
sales O6icer, Public Housing Administra-
ton, RS Texas q Pacific Passenger Build
ing, Fort worth 2, Texas. PUBLIC
Evening star., 1948-05-25

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's. full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please, address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those Of The Star and, as it
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, We
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy CassceH
Evening star., 1948-05-25
By Marfaref Child

Agnes Kennedy Mason Is definitely
not Z typical career woman. She
doesn't wear spectacularly chi chi
hats, she has no hobbies, and she
Evening star., 1948-05-25

loathes cooking.
But, like some
other outstand-
ing Washington
working women.
she was able,
with intelligence
and ingenuity,
to turn over
night from . So
cial butterfly
into 4 successful
career woman.
Mrs. MaSon'S
appointment to
the Alcohol Bev-
erage Control
Evening star., 1948-05-25

You queen Of the tennis court when you ploy
fost set in functional yet ooodookin9 tennis dress
The shown Of white shorkskin With small color
and short sleeves Its zppered back makes it cosy to get
in and out Of The eIostcized woistbond of red white and
blue gives color and at the time enobes you twist
turn and stretch wtheose With this dress you don't hove
worry about snaps and buttons coming undons. Well
fitting underponts come with the tennis dress.
Your tennis ensemble should be completed with the
right type Of footeeor There's excuse for wearing the
wrong shoe. Good rubbe-soIed shoes back again in
quantity -een.
Evening star., 1948-05-25
LEGAL NOTICES.
FRKDEaICK sCHWE1TNER. Attern

FREDERICK SCHWERTNER, Attorney,
n,sra,r1S 1Seo H1Ia% National b Hre'. & 9sss ,,n,rrn
Dlss. ss.s:s for e9Ss s.: District r q cs!sne'.. c!e'
m4h,ni's,esion;IThis min to oiys ,.lc Eo.icei
Court 81 tie District Of Columbia. Letters
On The nss,s. s:.s e Emma M
deceased h:Ess
sxaO .sss shs sa E hs e s ss5
:criber. on or before the 18th DAY q May.
!xI,; A:D; is4s; otherwise they may y lay .. BE
ny, a,ssa is4s Hadsr ri T6Rascs asns is' issa G cs
SSIS S;ndo,pa ,ss 81 ,S.
wills for the District Of Columbia. Clerk
Of the Probate Court. my16,2 ,te1
DONALD n. SULLIVAN. Attorney.
p1srs1cT. &c Court %isr.ts;. 3: III; fHE UNITED
Hodas Ssfss' 1st snt 1ss.ss "a
Tsas sss aa1.eriS.r the Es pistfis q
81 the a.i nssss q 81
HeckmyeE. also known Is NAY BsesmysI'
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit Tie
same: with the vouchers thsEsof. issslly
before the l2th day Of May, AID. 194a:
otherwise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. Given
under my hand this 18th day Of May.
194S. MARGARET RENO, 43S Emerson
MELVIN j. MARQUES. Deputy REGISTER OF
Wills for the District OF Columbia. Clerk
Of the Probate Court. my19.26.te1.
HOGAN d AAkTsoN, AttsrAsys,
DISTRICT. SRi: COURT 81 T1iiiE UNITED
Hosa: Sss:' ,tss,,a tss u. District a.
m,n,st5stion5mThi. ,s e aiye Motie.; M
York, has obtained from the Probate
Court Of the District Of Columbia. Letters
Testamentary on the estate Of Ethel 8.
MIS- Noyes Lewis, late Of the District Of
Columbia, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased are hereby
vouchers thereof. legally suthentieatsd,' to
day Of May, AID. ,la4e; otherwise they
may By law be excluded from all benent
Of said estate. Given under my hand this
l1th day Of May, 194s. HOWARD b.
HART. S7h Park Avenue, New York, N. =.
1SealJ Attest: THEODORE CoGSwELLs
Resister Of Wills for the. District Of Co.
lun,bia. Clerk Of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1948-05-25
Readers Clearing House
PROXY.

(From Mrs. P. J. D., Arlington.J
In answer to Mr.. J. H., Washing
ton, who wanted q recipe for the
Russian dish called "pirojky," I
would like to send in this one from
one OF the women's magazines of
this last year. We have tried it
and like it very much:
PROXY: One-third cup chopped
onion, IA pounds cabbage, u cup
butter or margarine, u pound
ground beef chuck, / tablespoon
salad oil, hard-cooked eggs, III
teaspoons salt, u teaspoon pepper,
biscuit dough.
Add onion to cabbage; chop very
fine. Melt butter or margarine; add
cabbage mixture. Cool slowly, un-
covered, IS to 40 minutes, stirring
frequently. Saute meat in salad oil;
add to cabbage; cool. Chop eggs;
add. Add salt and pepper. Make
biscuit dough from your favorite
recipe, roll u inch thick. cut in g.
inch squares. Add about "a cup
mixture to each square. Pull op-
posite corners up to center; seal
edges. Place, sealed edges down, in
shallow baking pan. Bake in hot
oven, AS degrees f., rs to 80 min
utes. Makes ~.
May I also thank Mrs. A. B. G.,
Bethesda, for her delicious recipe
for oatmeal cookies, submitted in
answer to my request for the old
fashioned, chevy type. These are
grand.
Evening star., 1948-05-25

COOP NURSERY SCHOOL.
from Mrs. w. r., Chevy Chdse.)
Some of the RICH readers may be
interested to know that the Bethes-
da Chevy Chase Cooperative MUIR
sery School will hold an open house
at the recreation center, 4700 Nor
wood drive, Bethesda, tomorrow
wednesday, from 3 to s pm. At
that time there will be ample op-
portunity for those interested to
inspect the school. Further infor-
nation may be obtained by calling
Mrs. Kenneth williams at Wiscon-
sin 0306.
Evening star., 1948-05-25
WATERPROOFING SHOWER
CURTAIN?

From Mrs. D. w., WdShington.)
Does any one know where may
purchase a waterproofing compound
to make a shower curtain set water
repellant? Washing has taken the
original waterproofing out. Or is
there any other substance that can
be used?
Evening star., 1948-05-25

AWvS FOOD PACKAGES.
From r. S. D.. WaShington.)
May I remind your readers that
American Women's Voluntary Serv-
ices food packages continue to be
greatly needed and appreciated by
recipients abroad? Eight pounds Of
concentrated food for $3.50, includ-
ing postage, are delivered to the
door of any address in the war
ravaged countries. The volunteer
women of AWvS pack and mail the
parcels-that's why they can be
sent so reasonably.
Order blanks may be had az
AWVS headquarters. 1900 Connecti-
cut avenue. Write in. or drop In,
or phone Dupont 1881.
PERSPIRATION ODOR.
From Mrs. E. P. A., Takoma Park. J
I should like to suggest to the one
who asked for simple method to
remove perspiration odor from
clothing. Turn garment wrong side
out, dust dry baking soda on the ef-
fected parts and rub it into the
material; then after several hours,
or a day would be better, shake the
dry soda out of the garment. If
the odor still is not sweet, repeat
the process and you will be pleased
with the result.
Evening star., 1948-05-25

From Mrs. NJ. B., Wasl,ington.)
Would you please find out for me
II any one would hike to exchange
some gloxinia leaves for African
violet leaves? have white, pink,
blue, orchid and bicolors.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-23
Womon's World
Rooms Get That New Look
With Crisp, Bright Curtains
By Ertta Haley

TAKE A GOOD LOOK at your
L kitchen curtains. Are they
wash-worn? Have they lost their
crisp-newness? If so, it won't take
long to add the new look to the
room with fresh, new pair of ruff
fled curtains.
Since curtains are sheer and need
to be washed so frequently, it's
sometimes difficult to keep them
looking spanking while still having
them retain the starchy ruffled
look we all like. It's a good idea
to replace them periodically so that
rooms can retain their delightful
appearance.
There are many types of window
treatment possible and, if you want
to experiment with your next set,
you may be delightfully."- surprised to
see what you can do with the Win
doWs.
AS in all window treatments it's
best to consider what you have on
the outside in the way of scenery
before making the curtains. A pref
ty garden or orchard should not be
hidden from view. However, if you
have an alley facing the window or
a dark house, make the window
treatment interesting enough to
shut away the outside.
Color is important whether the
curtains are used in kitchen, bed
room or dining room. Perhaps
bright red tiebacks on white cur
tains with rcd matching ruffles
would be more effective than plain
white.
If the room is colorful enough in
itself, you may want to use just
white to help blend in the colors.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-23
African Wood
Used By u. S.

American Woodworking industries
are turning to a wood from the vast
forests of the Belgian Congo known
as "Korina" because they are unable
to obtain high-quality timber at
home.
One of the countries largest tim
Der users already hes begun large
scale importations of the wood that
stacks up with American oak. The
industry is importing about $780,
600 feet of Koruna month.
The inability to obtain high
quality timber in the United States
Is blamed en- two things-laclI of a
sound conservation scheme and rap
i'd growth Of the woodworking in
dustries.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-23

tain material is laid down. The
rug itself will hold the material
nicely in line.
Tear the curtain fabric whenever
possible rather than cutting it be-
cause it will be straighter. If you
cannot tear the fabric, draw out a
thread and cut along the line nssde
by this so that the curtain WIFI be
straight.
Remove all selvage. Many people
like to use the selvage as fin
ished edge, but selvage does
shrink and often will give the cur
tain poor appearance after wash
ing.
Turn side hens first before sew
ing. If you want to save basting
them, press in place and they can
be seWed nicely.
If the curtains have wall ruff
file, hem only the wall edge.
Allow a shrinkage tuck at the
top of the fabric which hangs be-
hind the heading so that it does not
show Most curtain materials shrink
a certain extent and it's better to
have this extra tuck so the cur
tains do not look skinny after
laundering.
It's a good idea to iron the cur
tains on the floor before hanging
them as they won't have any wrin-
klcs in them when done this way.
A blanket may be placed on the
floor, or you may use a small iron
ing board that can be moved from
place to place.
How to Make
Nice RuffleS
When your curtain fabric is cut
across the grain you will need from
one and three-quarters to two yards
of ruffling for each yard of curtain.
For bias ruffles you need only one
and one-half yards.
Ruffles are customarily three to
five inches wide, and in many cases
the material for the ruffle can be
torn instead of cut as it was done
for the curtain.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-23
NUPTIAL BLISS
Despite dreamy platitud

Despite dreamy platitudes
heralding the neUer-ceasing
happiness in marriage, the
fact remains that married life
is a business. 1t must be nur-
tured, cherished and nursed
NTH eTtreme tenderness and
care. Successful marriages are
not accidents nor are they
unions aUhich resulted from
some perpleTing, mystical
force. They are successful BE-
cause the participants 1Uant
them to be and exercise every
bit Of ingenuity at their CON-
m1and IN an about effort to
dchieUe their ambition.
Mary Lee, %, is on the
verge of being married and
apprehensiUely seeks a secret
formula for success in her
marriage.
Miss Norris stresses that
finances are of primary i'm
portance. A 1vife shouldn't de-
sire things 1Chict her husband
cannot afford. She frequently
should erhibit her affection
for her spouse by little acts
and 1cords. Always she should
bear the future in mind -
planning trips, cruises and
outings.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-23

Keep the honeymoon light alive
by affectionate little acts and words.
Never stop them. Just one little
sentence of praise for your hus-
bands generosity will make him
more generous. Just saying that he
was right in some conversation with
other persons will warm his heart
and straighten out any hurt or
modification he feels about it.
Think About the Future
And above all, Mary Lee, build
for the future. The 2O's are not all
of life, nor are the 30s. It may be
that you will be starting the 4O's
when you, George, Margaret, George
Jr., and little Betsy go off for that
holiday cruise for which you are
hungering now. 1t may be on the
morning of your silver wedding that
George, smiling that smile that has
meant happiness for you for Is
years, will ask you to open that
big box from the furricrS and see
if you like it.
You'll still be young, handsome,
able to enjoy to the full every
moment of the harvest you are SOW
ing now. In fact, I'm not sure but
what these later joys have a flavor
and a deepneSs that the younger
years never know.
Take as much happiness as you
can along the way: keep the real
friends, endure whatever you must
from Georges family with laugh
ter and philosophy and make them
love you: go in for picnics, week
end trips. outdoor meals. books,
music, garden - everything that
the fortunate life of young
American wife may hold.
School yourself not to want what
you can't have. Remind yourself
that you will change with the pass
ing months and so will George.
He'll amaze you sometimes by the
wholcheartcdness with which he
abandons his plans and accepts
yours.
And believe me, of all the tri-
umphant achievements of a woman's
life, a successful marriage is the
most unusual and the most satisfy
ing. My good wishes and my prayers
will be with you on your wedding
day, Mary Lee.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-23
Men Have Better Moods

CHICAGO.-Mrs. Gretchen Good,
whose business is talking to per-
sons when they're in their worst
moods" says that men are more
polite than women.
Mrs. Good, 33, runs telephone
"wake-up'' service, getting people
out of bed in time to 60 to work.
Men are a lot nicer to wake up
than women" she says. "a lot Of
women swear at me little but
none of the fellows seem to mind
SO much"
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Consider these things before you
start sewing curtains.
If your kitchen is a soft pastel
yellow, green or blue with lot
of large white equipment, it's pos
sible to introduce some solid color
or print into the curtains for con-
trast. If you are especially fond of
white, use some of that too, but plan
to have colored piping or a seal
loped edge along with the white.
Here Are Tips
For Style, Color
The colored edge may be a solid
with white polka dot, an attrac-
tive print or a plain color. 1t may
be put on plain or ruffled if you
don't care for a piped or scalloped
edge.
This may be done in the standard
type of ruffled curtain that crisis
crosses, or one of several other
styles. Plain straight curtains
which are gathered are good along