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Evening star., 1949-05-24
By Morsoret Child

From Connecticut to California
you're q square II you don't know
how to square dance. What was
once a quaint country custom Ia
now the big city's latest fad. And
how the connoisseurs Of the
contra and the quadrille must be
la1nGhine! ,.
Oh. there are a few city slickers
who have always been hep to the
fun Of the square step. Eleanor
Swenson. the chic assistant cura-
tor OF the Corcoran Art Gallery
has been square dancing since she
was q child and loves 1t. And
what a chuckle Authors Beth Toll
man and Ralph Page must be de-
irving from the present popularity
OF this dance form. In their
Country Dance Book" published
IL years ago tby Farrar and Rine-
hart) they predicted that exactly
what has come to pass would.
It was inevitable that all Amer
lea eventually would take to square
dancing--it's as typicaliy U. Q. a
hot dogs or Bing Crosby. And
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main problem wos not dress
design ideos but O fobrie
which would be cool. cosy to
wear, pIeosont to look OF.
and still be cosy to work with.
He chose Jersonese, o
fabric thot withs.onds the
usual whiting processes Of
summer heot. After weor-
ing one we're convinced
thot it should be O Wosh-
inoton "speciol" beeouse
the fabric does not stretch or
soe. Dust and CRIME don't
seem to stick to it and the
dresses moy either be
washed or dry eIeoned. All
this in addition to being
wrinkIe-resistont!
However, no motter how
mony wondrous qualities
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Smart to Be Square!

Just as ageless. For country dane
ing Ii ~ modern As you care TO
make It. In the beginning. there
were t.purists" TO whom the slight
est deyiation In step or tune was
sacrilege. But their point OF view
no longer dominates. One OF the
riany things that makes square
dancing 80 worthwhile is that II
fosters spirit Of cooperation
among its participants. Every
body's got tostep together to make
1t come out right. But, converse
ly, At the same time there is
plenty OF opportunity for individ-
uality OF movement. plenty of
chance for . liehtfoot TO impro-
wise his own variations on the
aee-old tunes and turns.
So let's learn q few facts about
this latest" social accomplish
ment. Must keep up with the
times. y'know.
In the first place. square dances
are called square dances because
they are performed In square for
nations. Logicsl3 They are usual
ly quadrilies. q French word. since
the quadrille In an ofIshoot OF q
Evening star., 1949-05-24

French court dance and there are
many French terms used In II 10
this day. Because. IT vas soaEas
Frenchmen coming 10 the new
America TO recoaip their lost fam.
uy fortunes who became dancing
masters and taught "a the
ouadrille. 50
The names Of the various square
dances are "a fssclnaling "a their
history. There are Simple Simon.
Old Mans Daughter. the cug~or.
Take a Peek. Bring 'Em Baex
Alive. nlnebeard. Dip for the oss-
ter. Duck and Dive. Birdie In The
Gaze, Bachelors Delight, the Nins
Pin. Indian File. White Collar
otrl. and countless others Just 40
provocatively titled
Square dance steps are equally
interesting. Take for example the
Basket ouadrille. In which "nrst
couple lead 10 the rtEf1t, four
hands around. cross eight hands.
gents bow. the ladies kno3 how
and around you 20 !" That
gents bow and ladies know how"
Ia a tricky naneuver, This Ia how
II goes. A. the Eents swing arms
over the ladies heads. thsy lower
them back OF the ladies knees and
lift their partners OF the noof.
basket scat fashion. The ladies
must be taken by surprise and
spun violently TO get the fuil effect
of this iigure. and what an sffreti
Square dancing 10 definitely not
for scuaresI
Today people are square DANE
ins In everythsns from night ciuns
10 vast aTmorles In the old days.
the Kitchen safIeed. although
some really preisntiosis farm
houses had special dance rooms.
Junkets or heel burners. the gath.
rrinrs wers called, and ti1s
larger ones especially wfrr APT
10 begin at two In the afternoon
and last until either the nigat Or
the cider and cfaillefa ran osis.
II Ia mainly thanks 10 summer
tourists and winter saeatsonsra--
skiers and the iiks-~tiaas Tire
gospel OF the square dance has
spread from lie restricted rural
areas into the btg time And .
lot Of the credit goes 70 tfss radio
hiii5iIiy programs which have
done much 70 faIniiisrtze Urban
Americans with their country 0
folk music and 10 arouse their tss-
t<rest Ia its accompanies dsneea-
or lets just Say that tlss credit
goes 70 ell the people for hsStaE
iiae good sense 20 reeognssr . sooa
thing onee tfer'd heard Of -
Evening star., 1949-05-24
BY Eleni
Fashion Editor

In Washington there's
very little soid obout worn
weather" The identifying
objective is usually hot.
Every year foshion de-
portments get busy with sue-
oestions of what to weor
when temperatures stort' on
the upword march. There
ore cool summer suits.
light weight accessories,
bright eoIors, and occasion
oily q mention Of dresses
thot will stond up to close
scrutiny otter q long, hot
doy OF the office, ~
There ore few summer
items thot foil into thot
ooteeory. Several years oeo
one of our fovorite designers
whose clothes ore in O price
bracket we can oil offord,
planned q special collection
of hot-weothey dresses. His
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Let Child
Work
ey Angelo Patri


Children and grown people as
well. grow by effort The strue-
gle they make to gain their ends
adds to their ability. 70 their tn
telligence and character. In these
days of plenty for so many. we
are in danger Of robbins children
of this effort that promotes their
growth. because we hand them
whatever they ask for. or even
wish for. before they have vhetted
their appetites for 1t.
1t Is wonderful to be able TO
make a child happy. 20 bring
smiles TO his face. to feel his low
ing response to the kindness shown
him. and this Joy should be
granted the children and their
elders alike. to q reasonable de-
gree. But there lis q limit. and
II we 60 beyond that and leave
the children nothing to wish for.
to strive for and win. we do them
. wrong.
Things alone never satisfy the
human spirit. Give q child some
thing he wants and he Ii happy
for the moment. but that happi-
ness fades fast and he Is back
where he started. wanting again.
That Is because there was no
gain for the spirit. That must be
gathered BY personal effort. Only
when O child creates his wish out
Of his own strength Of being. Will
it be q lasting Joy and an added
power to his mind and character.
A boy whose father could buy
him q sailboat wanted one very
much but his father said. you
have boat now. If you want q
sailboat you will have to get 1t
on your own"
The lad had never earned q
penny, never had put out an ef-
fort to secure any Of the pleas
ant things he enjoyed. so for a
time he felt lost and betrayed.
Then he began looking about for
ways to earn. the money for the
boat and soon found plenty Of
work.
After saving for some time. he
was offered A secondhand boat
that was within his budget. He
thought about 1t for day or so
and then he said. dad. that
money came hard. I don't know
that can spend 1t for that boat.
There are some other pretty i'm
portant things coming UP and
maybe I'd better wait"
Not o bad idea at all. especial
ly as you have a boat that does
for what you need. I'm with you
In whatever you do on the job
and with the care Of the money.
You're doing well. Just keep on
and you'll not be sorry. I'd hate
to see you waste your time and
effort, that's all. You're going
to be a man soon and you'll need
all you are to put into your Job
of living a mans life. Hard work
and careful use of money are
what will carry you through" ="
Let children wish for something
once in a while. An unfulfilled
wish can become stimulating
force for growth,
Evening star., 1949-05-24
ADVERTISEMENT.

Italian name for these seeds is
"pasatempo, which means ''pass-
ing the time away" These seeds.
together with q glass Of wine. are
q charming custom for passing
away the time In the Middle East.
They're very good. and are vague
iy reminiscent Of pistachio nuts.
Which reminds tis: This stand
also has pistschio nuts no~.
They're q bit high as they are
imported. but oh-so-goodi
Other unusual items from this
stand include imported Greek
peppers and Fontina cheese. an
after dinner table cheese. The
Greek peppers may Be served as
an appetizer. They are sweet pep-
pers. soaked In brine and hSys
very exotic favor. Fontins
cheese Ia q rather sweet cheese
and excellent for dessert.
This stand watches its tomato
puree with an eagle eye. A num-
Der OF prepared tomato purees
have artificial eoicring In them.
but the proprietor tries hard 70
eliminate such purees from his
stocks.
You can also fsnd pure olive
oil fDeiphi h one OF the flnext,
and Turkish xty's coffee at this
stand.
WORD from the seafood deal
ers In the MARKET has IL that this
Ia the last week 20 enjoy good
ole boned shads So. you'd better
stock up this week ~ the season
Ia drawing 70 m end.
BUT. don't iet that worry you
II you're d soft-xheii crab addict
because they are very plentiful
now. They're coming In from
nearby MARYLAND and virKtnss
waters.
CroGkers are plentiful. coming
from the Chesapeake. arsd Pur-
gses and Sen BAss are coming Tn
from Jerses. Yeiipr Pike is also
coming IN fum ths Great Lakes
YOU'D better enjoy tender
yosxng asparagus whise yeu eaas
100. @ sie seasos VII soon be
over for that Last SATURDAY ss
fcEnd aaparaxzza pienssful. anc
at reasonable pTSces. Same thsnx
hosas true far this week- bssf flae
season vont iass mach cnssf
Pr ri ana arttchokss. ys&as -
dcsn as
cshTra AaAakGT crTy
- - Z Nv.
Evening star., 1949-05-24

noy be opporen' in @ 'oor'c,
unless the style OF the dress
is tIotterino its not much
good to the person buying
Il.
Particularly striking
points in fovor OF dresses
fashioned OF this costly mo.
nipuIoted fobric ore the
simple lines and neot de,
tolls.
Roboix designed the
small Pen ond Ink" prints
which seem to give q tex
tured look to the fabric in
Evening star., 1949-05-24
&M<7sf
tENTER
MARKET CITY
-. with n ANfI~

LAST WEEK we told you about
the work OF professional artists
that you win find In the wonder
full Second Annual Art Show nov
going on at Center Market City
TO-DAY. let us tell you about
the works OF well-known WASH
ingtonians who paint rs hobby.
Mrs. Dean Acheson. wife Of the
Secretary Of State, has two lovely
works ON exhibit: Key Bridge.
and Autumn Corn"
There are IS pieces of Art By
members OF Congress and their
families. Congressman Charles
Bennet Of Florida has some lovely
little floral and land dscape
sketches done In New Guinea:
Mrs. Estes Kefauverss Eleanor
is q gentle portrait Of = child ana
her dolls: Mrs. Henrietta Hill.
wife of Senator Lister Hin Of Ala
bama, and Mrs. Julia Andersen.
wife Of Congressman Andersen Of
Minnesota. are also exhibitors
The works OF these famous
amateurs is but part Of the large
show. The Institute OF ConteTn-
porary Arts has arranged . mag
nifscent showing for washing
tonfsns iris EXHIBIT includes
works OF professionals at the In
stitute, and students
David Aarons' modern jeveiry.
and Alexander Giaxnptefyos cera-
mics are worthy Of special note.
THIS EXHIBIT b one Of the
most interesfing that we've seen
around washington In many .
month. and Il WIN b ven worth
q special visit TO Center Markes
City.
WHILE roo ARE VIEWING
THE Art On exhibit yOun nnd
tisese itema In th4 AAyket itself:
VARIETY BALES COMPANY
as stand No. -. has aozae inter-
estang nsw items This stand.
g we have told yUu. specta1ises
Ii dreek deljcac1aG Yaerday
" found salts6 sqsaaah sssd IN
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Chevy Chase

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hosmer
were hosts at dinner last evening
when their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulysses Butler. Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Writer'S and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mullen.
MIR. and Mrs. Ludlow King have
as their guests Mrs. Kings par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Stovall
of Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred s. McFarline
entertained at a dinner and
bridge party Thursday for Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith, Mrs.
James Callan. Mrs. William Kent
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. George v.
Graham have as their guests Mr..
Graham's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Van A. Potter
of Beaufort, S. c.
Comdr. and Mrs. Robert G.
Macklin, jr., have as their guests
Comdr. Macklin's parents, who
stopped over en- route to Florida
from their home in Providence,
r. I. They will spend the winter
In st. Petersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold B. Vim
Evening star., 1949-10-23

cent, jr.. have as guests for the
week end Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wilds
of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Addison Bowie
left Thursday for a vacation in
Louisville with their son, Mr..
David Bowie.
Mrs. James H. Defandorf was
hostess at luncheon and bridge
party Thursday when her guests
were Mrs. Henry Tobias. Mrs. Roy
Jorolemon, Mrs. J. Wiley Jacobs,
Mrs. Cyrus Whitney Culver. Mrs.
William Scott Stein,. Mrs. Henry
de Courcey Adams, Mrs. Samuel
Kinter. Mrs. G. Kibbey Munson,
Ralph Reyman. Mrs. Albert Merz
and Mrs. Edmund Erik.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Holtsberg
have as guests Mrs. Theodore
Larson of Los Angeles and Mrs.
Oscar Hult Of La Porte, Ind.
Mrs. Rudolph Miller was
hostess at luncheon and bridge
party Friday for Mrs. Hartford
Allen. Mrs. Arthur Amber. Mrs.
James Thurmond, Mrs. Bert Bell,
Mrs. Dean Kimban and a num-
| ber of others,
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Double Weddinq for Sisters

The daughters Of Mrs. Maudie
A. Mahoney and the late Mr.. Den
mis- j. Mahoney were married yes
terday at a double wedding cere-
mony.
Miss Theresa Marie Mahoney
became the bride of Mr.. James
Eugene Batch, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Louis w. Batch, and
Miss Veronica Eileen Mahoney
exchanged vows with MIR. Ray
mond Lee Frostbutter. son of Mrs.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Joseph Bortot and the late Mr..
Lawrence FroStbutter.
The Rev. Robert e. Lewis OH
ciated at II o'clock in st. Gabriel's
Church.
Mr.. Francis T.. Mahoney gave
his sister Theresa in marriage and
another brother, Mr.. Dennis M.
Mahoney, escorted Veronica to the
sanctuary.
Both couples will. make their
homes here after returning from
their honeymoons.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Engaged to Marry

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Trapani are
announcing the engagement Of
their daughter Pauline to Mr..
Edward A. Zulli, son of Mr.. Paul
Zulli and the late Mrs. Concetta
Zulli Of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
MSS Dick to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dick an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Estelle M. Dick,
to Mr.. Ernest M. Brotman of
Salem. N. j.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-09
A CITY OF 5000 .. 6.

The ancient city of Nippur< in South
ern Mesopotaniaa, flourished as religi-
GUS center from about two thousand to five
thousand B. G. II played a role, in the
ancient day.asimilar to that Of Rome in the
Middle Ages.
How do We know? About fifty years
ago. a University Of Pennsylvania expe-
dition unearthed more than $4,000 tab
lets and fragments at Nippur. The col
lection, now at the museum in Philadel-
phia, includes epic poems, myths and
other compositions dating back more than
four thousand years. There were portions
of the famous deluge tablet, the law code
of Hammurabi, the even Older laws of
earlier kings and the oldest known die
tionary. with Samaritan words written or
one side and the Semitic translation on the
other
Because of these facts, a large-scale
archaeological expedition from the United
States will begin excavation work again
and continue at the job for several
months. DR.. Thorkild Jacobsen, in charge
of the work. says that the previous expe-
dition located the main temple of the god
Eulil but dug up only the forecoart. He
thinks that in the excavation of the temple
itself, there may be found important his
| torical records of an extinct, but once
great. civilization.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-09
OUR NATIONAL INDEBTEDNESS

The total debts of the people of the
United States. including their various
government agencies. amounts to
$425, 400. 900. 900.
The Federal Government owes more
than half of the total or S216,500, 900, 900.
Private debts are divided between cor
porations, SIP, 100 100000. and individ-
uals and unincorporated enterprises, $84,-
00,00O,0OO. sla
If these figures are correct and they
come from the Department Of Commerce.
all other agencies of Government in the
United States, excepting only the Federal
Government, have az Indebtedness that
aggregates $l6.20A 000. 600.
The Interest on debt Of this size
probably amounts 70 4 sum between eight
and twelve billion dollars year. In view
of the fact that the national income has
exceeded $500. O00. 600, eco il would not
seem that there is ANYTHING like bank
ruptey in sight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-09
LOBBYING a BIG BUSINESS

A $4,000 Investigation into the multi
nillion-dollar business Of lobbying VIII be
launched by House Committee on Lobby
ing Activities which plans an exhaustive
inquiry that will last for several months.
The purpose of the inquiry, as We gath
er it, is not to cast reflections or condemn
anybody at this stage Of the game. The
committee will seek to ascertain the facts
behind the professional practice Of more
than 1000 registered lobblists and to dis
cover how many 60 about their work with
out taking the trouble to comply with the
law that requires them to register, state
the name Of their employer and their sal
AIRY
Some 1878 Individual lobbyists are
registered with the Government and 470
organizations. Labor IS represented BY
120 and business, in its various phases,
by more than 1000.
1t should be understood that lobbying
is not necessarily wrong The lobbyists
perform useful function in providing
members Of Congress with information
as to the interests or needs Of certain
groups. All groups in the United States
are free to present their views in this
manner. So 81
So long as the professional lobbyist
makes no secret Of his employment, there
IS little opportunity to inflict damage. IT
is only when paid advocate Of special
interest. keeping it's employment secret,
claims TO speak for the general wsIfare.
and the public interest, instead of putting
his cards on the table and frankly admit
ting that he seeks to defend the selfish
Interests Of a specified group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-09

Gan yon tell ma anything
about this?" he asked.
Daniel seemed 70 rouse him
self from great depths Of thought
About what?D he asked. frowil-
ing. Priscilla felt. Suddenly. q
faint antagonism between him
and Dennis. She wondered why.
mean. Uonnis rephrasad.
did your brother tell you ANY,
thing about sfiese two men~who
they Were2n
What two nan7"
uenhls BETRAYED certain
apaount Of irritation al Daniels
obtuseness The two men stared
at each other, their antagonism
coming out into the open. Pris-
ella looked from one to the
other, shocked. She had thought
that Daniel was her friend.
! think you know" Dennis
snapped 1what two men Dora
Dora's only a child.
Dora saw them" Dennis con-
|tinued. yesterday afternoon.
They went 10 vour brothers
bedroom and bad an argument
with him. NosE. the question s
did they return last night? II we
want to save Priscilla -"
Daniels face had taken On
fury as Dennis spoke and Pris~
ella. to her horror, saw an ex-
preston so like Kenneth's il
made Der gasp. II was the first
time she had ever seen any
meanneSs in Daniel. He rcs<
slowly from his chair and stood
legs apart. law thrust out.
!. * don't want to save Priscilla.
he said neaningfully. = or
you" As he turned and strobe
from the room. a small whilnDer.
Ike an animals. came from
Yiola's throat. sDaniel :" But
he was gone. Through the win-
dow they saw him get in his car
and start off in the direction OF
his mothers house,
! Things happened in a hurry
after that. Inspector Duffy ar
rived, alone. Or. rather she
thought at first he was alone. She
did not know there was another
detective waiting for him in the
car. ~
You've no right to take her
ia" Priscilla heard Denis say.
You've got no evidence :"
Listen. said Duffy, 'her
mother in-law signed state
nlent that'H send her 10 the
chair. unless the jury happens to
like blondes. /"
ITO be contipuedl
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Chapter ~

Chapter n
PRISCILLA dropped the knife
and ran. still screaming fron
the room.
ThEusting Pop and Dora aside
she made for the telephone down.
stairs She wanted to can the
one person ID the world on whom,
she could depend. Her leff hand
shook as she tried 10 hold the
telephone TO her ear and there
Was anether di1sculty. The re-
|gceivefrseemed so slippery. To her
horror. even though the lower
hallway was dark and she could
not see her hand. she knew whv
the receiver was slipping: Her
hand was covered with hlbod.
This realization made her sud-
denly calm. Her mind began "a
work logically. Kenneth Hid beer
murdered. The murdeFer had
struck her on the head ana had
got away i. or was still some-
where in the house. Call the police
first. Then call Dennis. Police. Z
she said to the operator and pave
the address of the Kent house.
Her voice shook. but her mind
was now clear. She would need
Dennis for more reasons than one.
She would need him as "a man
and as a lawyer.
Knnraft. ,sxoo ,7n.l - IA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-09
MONOGRAPH
pear Rsaders
coNDEMNED BY NEWSPAPERS

Members of the Inland Daily Press
Association. representing 42S newspapers
'~e'l. IN 10 inland states. recently unanimously
passed resolution calling the secret hold
ing.of political Jobs by newspaper men
= ~4unethleal practice"
The Association went on record as be-
..llevIng that a newspaper which does not
announce in its columns the appointments
ef any member of its staff, or an owner,
~ = government position, is guilty of un-
ethical practice and betrayal of it's pubs
Lie trust.
..s,.. The resolution was passed in view of
the disclosure recently that fifty-one news
paper men in the State of Illinois were ON
the payroll during the Administration of
former Governor Dwight w. Green. In
Some instances, the employment was se-
-s..sr rett and the services performed were con-
sldered by uninterested observers, to be
somewhat nominal
There is difference of opinion among
.~peNspaper men as to the propriety of
holding public jobs while connected with
The operation Of newspaper. Some think
that the newspaper man should sever his
connection with the press when he takes
the job. and other hold that part-time polit-
ical Jobs are legitimate if the job-holder
.<haA special qualifications. enabling
I'm to render special service to the state.
-klNMevar there should be full publicity in
cnuection with the job held by the news
@ppper man.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-09
SCIENCE KNOWS NO ANSWER

Not many scientists attempt to explain
the mysterious working of the human be-
ings that populate the globe and most of
them are frank enough to say that, upon
the basis of present scientific knowledge.
they cannot explain man on the basis Of
eold-hlooded science
DR. Edmund w. SiRnott, famous biolo-
gizt, points cut that s'whatever we NAV
think Of life. the mind Of man, the organ
izatiop Of the body and its relation to mind,
il i evident that organization as we see II
In living things IS very real fact explain
& how we will
ia any pToAlem dealing with life. !"
Gays the biologist, this organization must
be taken into aeeenRt," Just what the or
ganlzatioR b. nobody can say. and about
the hssa that pEesent-day intelligence can
do Is TO speculate about the mysterious
- forces that move within the body frame
work Of men and women