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Evening star., 1948-03-05
By Betty Miles

~ befFp NHeS
Homemakers who are handy with
needle and quilting frame will
find treat in the exhibit on Mount
Vernon's third floor, which will be
open to the public until March IS.
In all, 13 quilts and bedspreads are
included in the collection being
shown in the attic Of the mansion;
the attic itself is open to the pub
lie for the first time in several
years. The quilts are part of the
Mount Vernon collection not usually
used in the rooms of the mansion,
since many of the pieces, although
created under the influence of the
Revolutionary era, were made after
1900.
Handsome is the woven bedspread
that was imported from France.
Once a pure white, the passing of
the years has left it a rich cream
color. The bedspread represents
one of the earliest attempts to
weave this type of material, and is
rare today. The spread itself re-
sembles hand quilting. The fringe
that binds the spread was made,
according to family tradition, by
Martha Washington. The piece Is
on loan to the Mount Vernon Asso-
citation from MIR. Walter G. Peter,
jr., who is a descendent of Martha
Washington. Household accounts
kept by the Washingtons show that
this type of spread was popular
with them and bought frequently.
Interesting is the brown and
white. patchwork quilt made by
Martha Washington. Floral pat
terms were cut out of printed cnintz
land appliqued to the quilt by the
mistress of Mount Vernon, then out
lined with embroidery.
Also interesting is the colorful silk
and satin patchwork quilt with a
log cabin design. The quilt itself is
made from scraps from the clothes
of George and Martha Washington.
and other members of the family.
The guilt was made in the early
nineteenth century.
Included In the display is a group
Of three white woven bedspreads,
with ~ pattern woven In knots.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Attention.!
Mr.. James T. Gallahorn, jr.,

Mr.. James T. Gallahorn, jr-
administrative principal at the
Webster School, 10th and H
streets NV, calls attention to
a change In schedule for classes
in nutrition and sewing at that
building. Glasses will now meet
on Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday mornings from $50
to 1890. Beside the regular
clothes renovation project,
much work is being done in the
class now in general household
renovation, draperies, slip
covers, etc.
New students are asked to
register In the office.
For those who have not been
able to get into the weaving
class, Mrs. Miller says she will
be able now to make arrange
ments for one OF two new
students.
Evening star., 1948-03-05

with nice pink makeup and that new
short haircut?"
so-we asked young career
woman in town If she would act as
our model" and really get the
beauty works." complete from hav-
ing her hair restyled, nails done,
facial and a new makeup Job. We
think the pictures speak for them
Evening star., 1948-03-05
REMOVING WALLPAPER.
<M~ rfse . M ~ T1are1

fFfOm MfS. n. w. r., LGuTSI'J
70 Mrs. M. K. c., Washington. We
removed two layers Of wallpaper
from the wallis Of . very large house
by this method: Spread newspapers
on the floor, use q stepladder for
overhead work and, II possible, keep
water boiling close by, thus saving
steps to the kitchen stove. To the
water add enough laundry fakes
to make suds, also tablespoon OF
chlorine bleach, keep the water as
hot a. your hands can stand It.
wiring out thick pad of cloth IN
this mixture and dampen only as
much area you can cover within
your arms spread. The wallpaper
must be wet. Use common pan
cake turner for the scraping. This
will make your walls clean, also re-
move wallpaper paste, or in the case
Of old houses where calsomine may
have been used some years before,
this solution will remove the calso-
mine. You know, some of the lovely
new water paints specify that all
calsomine must be removed before
applying the new paint, else 1t will
hake on. Wallpaper will also loosen
Il applied over calsomi1e.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Fashion
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Notes

New spring fashions in access
sories will be featured tomorrow
In the grand ballroom of the
Mayfiower Hotel at 1880 am. at
a special "AccessQmeter Show"
Ann Silver, an authority on the
art of how to change your cos
tunes with different gloves,
Evening star., 1948-03-05

Durino tour of the mansion, Mrs. Gertrude g. Hutt
Of East St. Louis, ILL.,, nspeets patchwork quilt with
log cabin design made from Of the Washington
fomiIys clothing The quilt is Of l3 pieces now on
dspIoy at Mount Vernon. Also dispoy is the quilting
frame used by Martha Washington.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
WHOLE WHEAT BREAD.
fFron r. X. S., Washington.

I am sending q recipe which might
interest j. M. and, I trust, others.
Though 1t does call for yeast cake,
it does not require molasses nor
buttermilk nor nuts. Stirred with
a spoon and not kneaded 1t Is very
easy to make and all too easy, find,
to eat.
Dissolve the following in large
mixing bowl, / tablespoon each OF
lard and butter, 2 tablespoons sugar,
2 teaspoons salt, and l cup boiling
water. Add to this hot mixture l
cup cold water and when luke warm
stir In u yeast cake dissolved in v
cup luke warm water. Then stir 2
cups graham (or whole wheaD
flour, sifted or not, and 4 (four)
cups of white flour (or divide
fiours, n white and Y graham.) Let
rise overnight. In am. stir down
with spoon, let rise again in 2
CREASED bread tins. Bake slowly.
Some prefer more white -four than
whole wheat. Suit your preference,
as to proportion, but use six cups
altogether.
X II ~
FEEDING PROBLEM?
(Fron1 Mrs. w. z. F., Shenandoah
My s-month-old son has sud-
denly stopped eating the amount
of solid food he formerly consumed.
He is trying to feed himself, gets
tired,and will not let me feed him.
He has turned against baby foods
and cereals. Could some one sug-
gest how to counteract this?
FISH CHART.
(Fron1 Mrs. M. p, Wnshington.)
To Mrs. D. w. c., Alexandria: I
don't know of any club you ask
about. However the National Wild
Life Federation" at Fourteenth
street and Park road NV. has fish
chart, suitable for framing, that you
might be interested in.
n **&
PARTY QUERIES?
(Fron Mrs. M. L. s., Washington
In using ones personal visiting
cards for invitations to a tea, what
does one write on the card? May
mfr. and Mrs" cards be used In the
same way for cocktail party or eve
ming open house?
What are some really good, pretty
desserts that can be prepared ahead,
suitable for dessert bridge, etc? Not
cakes, for I manage to ruin even
foolproof ones. no matter how close
ly and painstakingly I follow recipes.
Can you give me some unusual
and tempting main dishes for buf-
fet luncheons and suppers?
Evening star., 1948-03-05

selves. But well tell you just .
bit more about the experiment.
We waited several days before
writing this story and letting you
know all about this young lady's
trip to the beauty parlor in prep
aration for spring. We waited be-
cause we wanted to find out how
all of this "overhauling" was work.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
CHOCOLATE FROSTING;
PLASTIC FOOD COVERS;
METAL, AWNTNC5S2 QUERY?

METAL AWNINGS? oUERYa
(From Mrs. M. H. L., Washington
turn frequently to my splendid
file of RICH recipes. In appreciation
of some that have become favorites
with the family, I should like to
offer a recipe for chocolate icing
that is simple to make, and for
flavor it can't be beat. For Mrs.
D. M. and several others who re-
quested it recently: Two squares
bitter chocolate, 2 tablespoons but
ter, egg, l teaspoon milk, cup
sifted Ak sugar, teaspoon vanilla.
pinch of salt.
Melt chocolate and butter to-
gether over hot water. Let stand
until cool, then add unbeaten egg,
stir until mixture thickens. Then
add salt, vanilla and milk. Gradu-
ally beat In the confectioner's sugar
until the mixture Is smooth and
glossy, then put it on your cake.
Where do you neat housekeepers
store plastic food covers when not
in use in the icebox? Here's how l
solved the problem: I bought half
yard of plastic material plus piece
of bias binding to match my kitchen
color scheme. With these I made q
bag Clike clothes pin bag) with COM
partments for the different sizes Of
plastic food covers. My bag meas
ures IL by IS inches, with tape on
all edges and extended to form loops
on each side at the top. I attached
an extra loop at center Of top
these three loops slide over one arm
of my tea-towel rack, the arm in the
back nearest the wall.
I would like to see . discussion of
metal versus canvas awnings. Are
the metal awnings noisy? Does a
driving rain get through between
the stats? Can a metal awning be
raised to let sunshine intosthe room
in winter Il understand the metal
awnings remain In place the year
round)?
Several of the new refrigerators
have a compartment across the top
for storing up to so pounds OF frozen
fruits, vegetables, etc. Has any one
tried to store a gallon container of
ice cream for week or more IN
such a compartment?
Evening star., 1948-03-05
COMMENTS;
POETRY.

from Mrs. W. =. B., Gdtthersbhrg. J
II Mrs. r. K. r. OF Arlington and
Mrs. A. E. D. will contact . home
demonstration organisation, I'm
sure they will find t>very helpful,
and will give them all information
desired without trying to get the
elderly folks, in their twilight Of
life, who do enjoy poetry, out Of the
RICH. Do they realize they, too,
will grow old. some timer. Glad to
see 50 many requests for poetry.
My heart leaped when I saw "The
Bridge" in RICH. About rs years
ago I was given my two first pieces
Of sheet music for practice, namely
The Bridge" and "Our Flag, which
I submit as far as I remember.
Nobly our nag nutters Ger us today
Emblem Of peace, piedss Of libertys stay
No north no south no New Hnsi.nd or
Long & 0 may Il be ths nag Of the free
Emblem Of sweet liberty.
Chorus. Here zs,.,s ys will gather our cause
Lens el Dinll9'i maS Il f Be- the I hle ef ths Tree.
Emblem of sweet liberty.
with it in beauty no nag can compare
Ali nations honor our banner 20 fair.
II to insult it traitor should dare
Crushed to the earth let him be.
Freedom and prosfess our "a'eh"0lo
When duty calls US who dare diseSsy
Emblem Of sweet liberty.
Can some one supply the two for
gotten lines?
Here is one from memory, 75 years
ago, never saw it in print and never
heard but one person sing 1t.
wandered to the village. Tom.
And sat beneath the tree ,.s
Upon the old school house playground
Upon the spot We played with knives
AthrowinR so and 50,
Just like the game that We did play
Some twenty years ago.
The old school house is standing yst
With VII 'nses new ones ss' very much the same
The same old bricks are in the wall
1st ns Rse he fEnss Y ds wien fa sa "a. fe Tsr. boy.
Some twenty years ago.
The old elm tree is standing yet
Where once cut your name
Your true loves underneath Of It.
And you did mine the same.
Some heartless wretch has peeled the bark
It's dying sure but slow.
Just like the ones that We loved best
Died twenty years ago.
The spring that bubbled beneath the hill
Nearby the spreading beech
Was once so high but now 70 low
That can scarcely reach,
In STOPPING down to get o drink,
Dear Tom. startled so,
To see how much that ] had changed
Since twenty years ago.
My lids have long been dry, dear Tom.
But tears came to my eyes
To see how much the times have changed
Those esrly broken ties.
Can some one furnish the other
four lines?
I wonder If this is what Mrs.
H. r. L. of Arlington refers to as
"The Poorhouse Man.
I'm poor and I'm helpless and feeble
And the days Of my youth have gone BY
It's over the hill to the poorhouse,
I've wandered alone for to. die,
The boys both so rosy and cheerful
And Lille with dimples so sweet
God knows how their father has loved
But They've driven him out in the street.
Come ON, sisters of the 1905,
search your treasure chests Of men,
ories and help us out!
Evening star., 1948-03-05
MEMS SHIRT COLLARS;
TRACING CLOTH.

(From Mrs. A. c. p, Washington.
To the lady whose husbands shirt
collars curl: It may not be the
starch, the collar or the way you
iron it. It may be your husbands S
neck! Men who have very short
necks, as my husband does, should
buy shirts with special collars with
short points, such as tab collars,
with or without tabs. They can
best be described as stubby collars.
find painstaking rubbing between
the fingers when washing the best
way to remove stiffness from tracing
cloth. It may take several washings,
but 1t will eventually soften and is
wonderful for washing windows.
Evening star., 1948-03-05

This is for E. B., whose letter
inquiring about Haywood Wakefield
furniture appeared recently:
I am sure the j. B. Van Solver
Co., Market Street Ferry, Camden,
N. j., will be able to furnish the
pieces she wants. II she will write
to Mr. Wilson Rickenbach, in care
j. B. Van Solver Co., he will have
the furniture she wants sent down,
provided they have 1t In stock.
Several weeks ago submitted this
information In response to a similar
request, and just last week the
lady called to thank me and let
me know that she had Just received
the bookcase she wanted. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Thief Sentenced, Held
For Jury in Assault

A man shot by police as he fled
with six stolen paint brushes
yesterday was sentenced to six
months and a 5000 fine or another
year in Jail on two charges, and
held for the grand jury under 5000
bond on third charge.
William H. Cooper, Is, colored, of
the first block of Defrees street
NV, pleaded guilty to carrying q
switchblade knife and the theft
from Western Auto Supply, 923
Seventh street NV, last July 10.
He was held for the grand jury on
charge Of assaulting one of his
pursuers with the knife.
Cooper was shot in the thigh by
Pvt. James A. Hansborough of the
Second Precinct, who joined the
chase started by store clerk who
witnessed the theft.
The clerk, Ralph c. Carper of
1926 Vermont avenue NV, said he
tried to stop Cooper as he left the
store, but Cooper slashed at him
with the knife and ran. Mr.. Carper
testified that during the chase
Cooper took another swipe at him
with the knife.
When the chase led through the
open garage of the Second Precinct.
Mr.. Carper said he stopped to get
police help. Pvt. Hansborough fired
at Cooper as he ran down nearby
alley,
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ITO hell with her. l strangled
her.
He was taken to a hospital at
nearby Harve de Grace, where
doctors said a bullet had gone
through a lung.
Livingstone's green and-tan neck
tie and a .38 caliber revolver were
found in the front seat of the car
Statements Deleted.
The Baltimore News-Post report
ed certain instances of the death
of Miss Will in its earlier editions,
which it later withdrew.
In its later stories, the News-Post
inserted this note in place of state
ments attributed to police:
publication of what the man
said is barred under Rule 904 of
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
governing the publication OF news
of criminal cases.
A part of Rule 904 of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore states that pub
lica ton of statementst'a by the
police authorities, the States At
torney, counsel for the defense, or
any other person having off1cial con-
nection with the case, of any state
ment relative to the conduct of the
accused, statements or admissions
made by the accused, or other
matter bearing upon the issues to
be tried" would be subject to
punishment for contempt"
Action Is Defended.
The Evening Sun carried attrib-
uted statements from the police
and others involved in the fatality
through all it's editions.
The Baltimore News-Post said to-
night it had no comment on its
actions.
Miles H. Wolff, managing editor
of the Evening Sun, made this state
ment:
Since the case obviously was
out of Baltimore city, the rules OF
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City did not apply.
And even if the crime was COM
mitted in Baltimore city, the state
ments made by the father and the
police did not come under the
rules of the Supreme Bench be-
cause the man had not been placed
under arrest"
Police said evidence indicated the
man had driven in and around Bal
timore for nearly five hours with
the body of Miss Will slumped be-
side him.
Corpl. Clarence Todd of the Bal
timore county police said police
had pieced together this story:
Shirley and Livingstone left the
Will home about pm. and went
to tavern on the outskirts of Bal
timore. They appeared to be in the
best of spirits.
Died Between and 10 PM.
They left shortly after pm. DR.
Jemes Ramsey. Hartford County
medical examiner, said she probably
had been strangled between and
10 pm.
Shortly before midnight, Living
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Israel Reports Order
Is Being Restored
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 81 ~
1sreaI reported today that internal
in the Jewish part of Palestine.
In two reports transmitted to
United Nations delegations by the
Israeli mission here, it was stated
that a police force of more than
1,400 officers and men had been re-
cruited and trained since the Brit
ish ended their mandate May IS.
One of the reports said crimes of
violence in Israel are 80 per cent
lower than year ago in towns and
so per cent lower in rural areas.
The Israeli government also dis
closed it is using some Arab police
men in Arab areas occupied by
Jewish forces. Fifteen Arab police
men are already on duty in Jaffa,
1t was said, as the nucleus of an
Arab unit of the Israeli police.
The plice will soon extend their
authority to other Arab areas now
controlled by Jewish military forces,
the report said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Robert H. Archer, IS,
.1ydings' Partner, Dies

BALTIMORE, July 31.-Robert H.
Archer, IS, Hartford County political
figure and law partner Of Senator
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland,
died in local hospital today after
a weeks illness.
A resident of Bel Air. he was a
former State commander of the
American Legion, and had held
numerous important public and civic
posts.
He was Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Of Maryland from 1928 to 1929
and later served as counsel to the
State Roads Commission. He was a
member of the Observation-Disclosures
joint commission on Chesapeake
Bay and tributary fishing problems
Mr.. Archer is survived by his
widon, Elizabeth Blackiston Archer
who he married in 1882. His first
wife died in 1921. Two sons, Robert
H. Archer, jr.. a Baltimore attorney,
and John Archer Of Bel Air, also
survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Man Dies in Car Plunge;
kin Try 10 Locate Parents
BY the Associated Press

TOWANDA, Pa, July 3l.-Some-
where in Virginia or .neighboring
State, an elderly couple was tour
ing tonight not knowing relatives
were seeking them to tell them
their son is dead.
The son, Burton Larrabee, %, died
last night when his car rolled over
steep bank near his home at
nearby New Albany. A police re-
port said he apparently fell asleep
at the wheel.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Larrabee of Binghampton, N. Y,
were last heard from yesterday from
Virginia Beach. They had stopped
at tourist camp.
The son, who was farming on the
old homestead. also is survived by
his widow and one child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Federal Civilian PayroIIs
Rose 26,004 in June
By the Associated Press


Federal civilian payrolls rose to
2,092, 301 in June, an advance of
26,0O4 over the May total. the Joint
Committee on Reduction Of Nom
Essential Federal Expenditures re-
ported yesterday.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, chairman Of the committee,
said it was the sixth consecutive
monthly increase and the largest
increase for any month since jan
uary, 1945.
Average civilian employment in
the executive branch of government
during the fiscal year which ended
June 80 was placed at 2,032 900,
compared with 1896, 400 in l945, a
war wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Marital Trouble Blamed
In Veterans Suicide

A certificate Of suicide was issued
by Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid Yesterday in the death of David
A. Wolters, SO. former Army majpr.
who was found hanged In his room
Friday night. 1
Mr.. Wolters occupied basement
room in the home of his brother in.
law, Barney Mullinax. at 3419 Wis
consin avenue NV. According TO
Mr.. Mullinax, the Signal Corps vet
eran had been worried over sep.
aration from his wife, Mrs. Alberta
Wolters, of Long Branch, N. J.
Mr.. Wolters served in the Bats
of the Bulge and held the French
Croix de Guerre, British Legion q
Honor and the Purple Heart. He
had been unemployed since his sepr
aration from the Army last fall.
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Curb on Crime News
.AssaiIed at Session
Of Maryland Press

BALTIMORE, July 31.-The Board
of Governors of the Maryland Press
Association formally voiced disap-
proval today of a proposed State
court RUE to limit publication of
crime news, terming it unconstitu-
tional and dangerous"
At the same time the board ex-
pressed its support of five Balti-
more radio stations in their oppo-
sition to contempt citations on the
ground they violated the publication
rule now in effect in Baltimore.
A three-man committee headed by
John Worthington of the Bel Air
Aegis was named to draft resolu-
lions. The other members are E. M.
Jackson, jr., of the Annapolis Eve
ming Capital and G. Bowie McCeney
of the Laurel News-Leader.
About 20 representatives of Mary
land weekly and daily newspapers
attended the session called by Glenn
t. James of the Centreville Record
Observer, president of the Associa-
ton.
Mr.. James said that in his opin-
ion the rule under consideration
by subcommittee of the Maryland
Court OF Appeals is unconstitu-
tional
Mr.. McCeney said that the pro-
posed rules smack too much of the
police state type of thing"
P. G. Stromberg of the Ellicott
City Times, a Maryland state sena-
tor, took the position that the courts
in attempting to limit what should
be published go beyond what I
consider necessary to bulwark law
and order"
The rules of the Baltimore Su-
preme Bench, in effect for nine
years, ban publication of certain
about accused persons
after their arrest, prohibit attorneys
or others from discussing the case,
and bar photographs Of accused
persons without their consent.
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y
Virginia (the jobs are not in nearby
counties) are being given by the
commissions fourth regional Office
Temporary Building r, Third street
and Jefferson drive S.W.
During the next few weeks, the
commission will announce examina-
tions for agriculture research posi-
lions, with salaries ranging from 49,
727 to $500 annually; and cotton
technologists, with salaries of 3d.
72 to $6,235 a year.
RUMBLINGS-A number Of en-
tployes in the United States En-
ployment Service here are unhappy
about salary cuts they are having
to take as result of a job re-
classification survey being conducted
by USES.
USES officials say the survey is
long overdue-that some of the cur
rent salaries were based on duties
performed when the agency was
part of the War Manpower Com
mission.
Redistribution to a lower grade
means a salary cut and that is what
is happening at USES these days,
In a few cases, the Redistribution
survey has meant salary increases
for USES employees.
L0YALTY-The current flare-up
over the testimony that a small
group of Government employees dur
ing the war turned over confidential
data to Soviet agents has caused
a number of Federal agency heads
to caution their individual loyalty
boards to sift carefully each case
involving employees of dubious 10y
atty.
Several thousand of these cases
are now before the boards and,
while Federal officials are anxious to
prevent any witch hunts, they
don't want to see any guilty party
get a whitewash. They fear the
consequences of future Congress
sional action If anything like that
happened in the current loyalty
program.
There's no doubt that the over
whelming majority of Federal en-
ployes are loyal to the Government
in every way. It's just the COM
parative handful of bad actors that
are causing all the trouble.
VACATION-This is the last Fed