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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-12
WELFARE BOARD
SETS MEETING FOR
TUESDAY MORNING

After long and uncertain waiting
due to the delayed return of the
Rev. Edgar Gallant to the Terri
tory, members of the Board of Pub
lie Welfare are assured that their
meeting will take place next week
The Rev. Gallant of Skagway
who represents the First Division
is on his annual trip to New York
Word now has been received that
he expected to be in Seattle today
en- route here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-12
FUNERAL SERVICES
FRIDAY FOR PIONEER

Funeral services for Leong 10y
pioneer Chinese from Yakutat who
died recently at st. AIMS hos
pital, will be held tomorrow alter
noon at o'clock at the Charles
w. Carter Mortuary chapel.
Capt. Sexton Johansen of the
Salvation Army will officiate. In
terment will be in Evergreen Gene
terry.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-12
GIANTS SHUT0UT
BY F0UR-H|T BALL

NEW YORK, May 12.-tR-South-
paw Ken Raffenyberger pitched
four-hit ball for the Cincinnati
Reds to shut out the New York
Giants 80 today. 1t was the Reds
second straight triumph over the
Giants, who dropped into a first
place tie with the idle Boston
Braves.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-12
TAX BOOST
IS URGING
OF TRUMAN

Continued from Page One)
ton providing funds for salaries
of thousands of government en-
ployees which has has been holding
up because of objection to one pro-
vision.
The resolution contains a pro-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-12

they are not trained engineers and
thence not qualified for the posts
they hold.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

jeanette Keebler, Betty Thibo-
deaux and Grace Gregory sur
prised Catherine Gregory with a
birthday party Friday night at
the home of Mrs. D. McSheehey.
Games were played and music en-
joyed with Henry Terry and Billy
Keebler playing guitars and Ron
aid Webb the bass fiddle which
he made himself. Refreshments
were served. Guests were Terry
Turner, Martha Essary, Maudie
Miller, Enid Mestier. Patsy An
derson, Mildred Noel, Shannon
Seymour, Vale Noel and Billy
10 Butler, Ronald and Milton
Webb, Billy Keebler, Ferdinand
Herman, Henry Terry, Henry
Tosche, George Ross, Dale and
Wayne M~cSheehey and Willie
Ross of Biloxi.
Mrs. Morgan Parker entertain
ed with a dinner party Saturday
evening in honor of the 18th
birthday of her daughter, Julie.
Spring flowers were used in dec
Grafton on the table. Young
guests were Wanda Seymour,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
News From Oceon Springs
Catherine Gregory And Julie Parker
Honored AT Birthday Celebrations

Anise Hopkins, Marjorie Ander-
son, Janice Gale, Ann Webb,
Patsy Anderson, Mary Lynd Bill
DO, Tony DeFrank, Walter Ross,
G. A. Hawks, Skippy De Frank,
Irwin Fink, Clyde Beckham, Ray
Mallett and Larry Morgan.
Mesdames Frank Schmidt,
Fielding Coester, T. Turner and
Robert Schwartz, scout leader,
took the Girl Scout Troop to
Biloxi Saturday to attend the
Hobby Show put on by the Biloxi
Girl Scouts.
Mrs. Harry Fletcher of States
boro, Ga, arrived Friday for a
visit with her son, John Fletcher,
band director at Ocean Springs
High school.
Mrs. Les Wiswell returned
home Friday after a motor trip
to Washington, D. c., with Mrs,
]. j. O'Neil and two small daugh-
tiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Austin and
daughter motored to Natche7
Saturday to spend the weekend
with Mrs. Austin's mother, Mrs
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

White, Mary Ellen Boyd. Jemes
Williams; third, Joe Wall, Jean
Poole, Patricia Endt, Jackie Han
cock, Judy Kay Ryan, Sharon
Sanders, Judy Ann Speed. Judith
Webb, Marie Smoot; fourth, Joe
Cherry, David Seymour, Berdine
Spears, Glenda Seymour, Linda
Dalgo, Jonne Gay, Betty Bilbo.
Patsy Parker, Charlotte Byrd,
Joyce Rouse, Jackie Smoot, Hill
larry MCGOWAN fifth, Dickey
Arndt, Bobby Dean O'Neal, Sue
Garland, Geneva Keenum, jan
ellie Michael, Virginia Miller, Ann
Seymour, Barbara Ann Steelman,
Martha Wall, Mary Edna Will
liams; sixth, Mary Anderson,
Martha 10 Garrett, Nancy Mackie,
jamie Ruth Spiers, Peggy Will
liams, Ed Dorrah; seventh, Wanda
Seymour, Patsy Rouse, Lucille
Waiver, Julie Parker; eighth, Lynn
Gottsche, Annie Lee McMurtray
Stanford Williams, Phillip Will
liams, Billie Mae Garland; ninth
Joan Schrenk, Shirley Sanders,
Carol Ann Snyder, Treva Bau-
man; tenth, Mac Baker, Terry
Turner; eleventh, Cosmer
Matthew. Ann Matthew, Trixie
Mullins; twelfth, Sharon Maurer
Virginia Forde, Stanley Mohler
Paul Gattis and Anna Ross.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

of Beryl Pierce and Mrs. Harlan
Shaw Monday.
Ethel Taylor had as her guests
Sunday her mother and father,
MIR. and Mrs. S. w. Barton of
Basin; a sister, Mrs. J. F. Cook
and family Of Albertville, Ala;
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barton of Kre-
ole; Mr.. c. s. Barton and son oil
Pascagoula; Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.
Cook Of Crichton, Ala; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. v. Lowery and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Taylor
and son Of Lucedale.
Catnmie Baker is out with hei
little girl, who has the measles.
Esther Lindsay's son and wife
from Ole Miss spent the weekend
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

L. L. Weir. and brother, Dave
Weir. Mrs. Harry Lee accom-
panied them and spent the week
end with her husband.
Several hundred residents and
out-of-town guests attended the
pilgrimage of Ocean Springs and
Biloxi homes and gardens Sun
day in spite of the inclement
weather. Guests were directed
to these various spots by Boy
Scouts of the towns under direc-
ton of L. M. Page and the high
way patrol. The first place visit
ed in Ocean Springs was the fam
Gus Ruskin Oak on the property
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd S. Harden.
The tree is the second largest
live oak and is a member of the
Live Oak Society. Greeting the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Harden,
Mrs. Horace Gladney, Mrs. j. E.
Elliott and Mrs. Hugh Mckinney.
The Shearwater Pottery was on
the tour where guests were
greeted by Mesdames George
Arndt, Peter Anderson and Sara
Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Palfrey were assisted in receiv-
ing at their place by Mrs. Wen
dell Palfrey of Gulf Hills and Miss
Gertrude Palfrey of New Orleans
Miss Barbara Grace of New Or.
leans and Miss Ann Joachim.
Mrs. Stanley Smith and son Of
New Orleans were weekend
guests of Commander and Mrs
Alwyn Smith.
Robert Forde of L. S. u. spen'
the weekend with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert X. Forde.
Mrs. A. Ryan of Chicago is tn,
house guest of her sister, Mrs
C. H. Raynor and Mr.. Raynor o
Gulf Hills.
Mrs. W. F. Wheeler of jackson
spent Sunday with Mrs. Ray Tay
lor and family.
The Youth Service League o
st. Johns Episcopal church wa
in charge of Grace Gregory Sun
day night assisted by Henr,
Terry. Mrs. D. McSheehey &C
companied the singing. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Johl
Powell and Miss Bernadin'
Wulff.
Eleven Boy Scouts enjoyed al
overnight hike to East Beacl
Friday where two tents wer'
pitched by the Beaver and Hawl
Patrols. Making the trip wer
Clyde Beckham, Donald Catchot
G. A. Hawks, Dickie Waters, Bob
bic Catchot, Joe Fink and Wayn
Catchot of the Beaver Patro,
Herbert Beaugez, Thomas Bell
man, Richard Jacobs and Irvil
Fink of the Hawk Patrol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheddy Marti.
of Tulsa, Okla, visited Mr.. an
Mrs. A. P. Moran Sunday an
also other friends. They ar
former residents of Ocean SPRING
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
NEWS FROM
jackson County
Mills

Eunice Holland spent Friday
night with her brother in Mobile.
Ollie Fairley's father was her
guest for the weekend.
Deloris Lundy visited friends
in Patterson, La, over the week
end.
Ivory Carter was called to Bot
on Rouge on business Tuesday.
Dorene Adams and Ruby Mae
Howard spent Tuesday night with
Vivian Vaughn.
Mary Eta Barber's son had an
appendectomy Saturday evening
At present he is doing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pierce
of Agricola visited in the home:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
Lawrence Taylor
Guest Speaker At
Kiw0nis Club

Lawrence Taylor, district 1t
Governor, was a guest of the
Kiwanis club at the regular
luncheon on Tuesday.
Mr.. Taylor announced that the
Pascagoula club had tied with
Hattiesburg for second place in
the division attendance contest
for the month of January. He
also asked that one or more mem
bers attend the international
Convention in Atlantic City, N. ],
in June.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

with her.
Lessie Bsria and daughter,
Helen, spent Saturday in Mobile.
Bessie and ]. B. Pearson spent
the weekend in Lucedale as
guests of Mrs. Maggie Tanner.
Ollie Mae Wheeler and daugh-
ter spent the weekend in New
Orleans with her husband. who Is
employed there.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

Members were reminded that
on Sunday they would attend
the services at the Our Lady Of
Victories church in a body.
Guests Of the club were Ed
mond Jane, Harold Ezell, Loran
Bosarge and DR.. Lewis Winston.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
spRrc AND TwIc GARDEN
CLUB

The monthly meeting Of the
Sprig and Twig Garden club will
be held at the home Of Mrs. w.
r. Gulley on Columbus Drive
Tuesday at $40 pm.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Hoe Moster Chefs Gather for Dinner Tasty Tradition Esco

LET the fight go on" he urged
smaking his lips reminiscently.
Secretary johnson, also in mel
low mood, allowed as how he
wasn't mad at anybody. not even
the persons who've, been telling
Jokes about him since the service
unif1cation fight began.
The festive atmosphere swelled
into cheers as Nick, the chef, ap-
peared in chefs cap and white
coat. He was toasted, cheered,
and then Nick had something to
say. He wanted some of the stars
who'd done the work to get some
credit. He called in some as
sistant chefs and introduced
them: Henry Mendiondou, first
assistant chef; Marcello Gero-
mini, assistant chef; Antonio
Macerrollo, night chef, Henry Del
Vito. Charles Maiuzzo, and Mario
Kalmieri, pastry chef.
That ended the nights per-
formance in the dining room, ex-
cept for people crowding around
Nick as though he were a movie
star. They wanted his autograph
and that Of Frederic Gisler, pres
ident of the Epicurean Club.
Then there were the faithful
dozen who followed. Nick down
to his Office in the basement.
"It's shame" some one said
to Nick, that the general pub
lie can't have a dinner like the
one you prepared tonight"
''They can" Nick said. "All
they have to do is order in ad-
vance-not for just one or two
persons. That wouldn't be worth
while. But for 8 or 10 or IL.
You tell them to let me know. !
serve them the same dinner you
have eaten tonight"
Evening star., 1949-11-23
D. {. Driver Gets 4 Month,
On MansIaughter Charge

Glenn Cox, jr., of the TOO block
of Mount Vernon place NV, was
sentenced in Silver Spring Police
Court yesterday to serve four
months in the House of Correc-
ton on a manslaughter charge.
He was fined 5000 on a charge
of drunken driving.
Montgomery County police said
Cox was the driver of a car which
struck a pole and overturned on
Old Bladensburg road near Piney
Branch road, Silver Spring. last
October !.
Killed in the crash was William
&c. Harmon, 25, of Berwyn.
In his testimony yesterday, Cox
admitted he had been drinking
but denied he was driving the au-
tomobile.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Looking Forward at 50
Record 1850 Tourist Business
Predicted by Trade Board Unit

son in efforts to interest visitors
there in returning home by way
Of Washington.
Tourist and convention work is
uptstaaasuniyactivityofzta11s Boafd
of Trade committee. 1t also cas-
ries on numerous special activities
among these are::a o2NH7 J
40 The & International Cfiildrens
broadcast each Christmas. the
program lighting the White House
Christmas tree. the Cherry Bios
som Festival and the Fourth OF
July celebration.
In addition. the committee CO.
operates in the Presidents Cup
Regatta.
The committee is looking for
ward to continuing and expanding
these activities, as the Board OF
Trade next week enters new
period of furthering the welfare
of Washington for which purpose
it was established on Thanks
giving Eve go years ago.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Hearing Called December 7
On Bradbury Heights Buses

The Public Utilities Commis-
sion will hold a public hearing al
10 a. m. December 2, to consider
a request by the Washington
Marlboro and Annapolis Motor
Lines, Inc, for permission to dis
continue its Bradbury Heights To-
cal service between 7 p. m. and
1:45 a. m.
The hearing will be held in
Room 203 in the District Building
The company said little use is
made of this night service, and 1t
always has operated at a loss.
w. M. g. A. declared its District
patrons will suffer no hardship
because express service is avail
able until 1:45 a. m. along Ala
bama avenue and Bowen road
Sc -
Evening star., 1949-11-23

Nick talked about it last night
in his office before his well-wishers
poured in. He pointed to docu-
ment framed on the wall. It
showed he had a certificate from
the Italian Gastronomical Acad-
emy. It was displayed on the
apple-green wall of his tiny Office
among pictures Of earlier dinners
I of Les Amis d'Escoffier.
"You have to pick the foods in
season." Nick said. Tonight you
had brook trout. You had pheas-
ant. You cannot always have
brook trout and pheasant. but you
know ahead of time what will be
in season. You plan your menu.
You know, the right touches -.
the right sauces. 80"
Nick was like a playwright
planning his play. creating it first
on paper at a desk in tiny office
almost lost in the labyrinth Of the
Mayfower's white tile basement
kitchens. If it was like play,
Mayf1ower Manager Corneal j.
Mack was the producer. but as
Nick said, "Mr. Mack give me
free hand. I can plan the menu
as want"
Then came the assigning OF
roles to assistant chiefs, harmon
izing of food with wine courses,
details of service to be worked out
with Max Steiner, the maitre
d'hotel. Weeks and weeks OF
planning before the smoothly
trained cast of the Mayflower
kitchens was ready for the big
NIGHT.
AS Nick said at q late hour:
1--WE got to get home, ! haven't
seen by wife since yesterday"
The performance began prompt
Evening star., 1949-11-23

History repeated itself yester-
day when a girl was born in an
automobile at Washington boule-
ward and Glebe road, Arlington.
Mrs. Joseph E. Leonard, who
was hurrying to Arlington Hos
pital for the delivery Of her sixth
child, didn't quite make it. Her
daughter arrived In the family
car.
But the little girl wasn't the
first born at that very spot. On
July IL, 1916. another uttered her
first cries there In a taxicab. She
is Rosalie Zoda, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred E. Zoda, 1901
Buchanan street, Arlington.
BY a coincidence Rosalie Zoda's
mother was the person who deliv-
cred Mrs. Leonard's baby yester-
day.
The Leonard baby was not ex-
pected for three weeks. The moth
er had been shopping but late yes
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Mechanic Gets 1S Months
In Fatal Shooting OF Wife

John Richard Clements. AZ,
Washington mechanic, who was
convicted November 8 on a man
slaughter charge in the fatal
shooting Of his wife last August /,
was sentenced in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court yesterday to
serve Is months in the Maryland
House OF Correction.
The sentence was imposed by
Judges Charles c. Marbury. Sen
fencing had been deferred since
the trial to permit an investiga-
ton by Roy D. Bright. county
parole and probation officer.
At the trial Clements claimed
the shooting of his wife, Hazel,
"a, at their Rogers Heights home
had been accidental. He contended
the shotgun with which he was
preparing to do target practice in
his basement went of while he
was loading it.
The State, however. contended
Clements was negligent because
he had been drinking and because
Of the way in which he handled
the gun.
Evening star., 1949-11-23

terday, she said, she knew the
baby was ION the way" Her hus-
band arrived home just in time,
they hoped, to drive her to the
hospital. When he reached the
Woodlawn Pharmacy. he stopped
to summon aid.
A pharmacist, confessing ex-
element, rushed into a grocery
next door and pleaded for help.
First in line at the cashiers
counter were Mr.. and Mrs. Zoda.
They did their duty without mo-
ment's delay-in familiar circum-
stances and surroundings.
Mrs. Leonard displayed great
courage" said Mr.. Zoda, who is a
financial examiner at the Mari
time Commission. II held her In
my arms and my wife made the
delivery-and she did that well,
indeed"
Three years ago." he said as
an afterthought, II did the job
by myself"
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Trumans Attend Opening
|0f Private Film Theafer

President and Mrs. Truman.
Joined by members of the cab
met and White House staff, last
night attended the opening Of
the Academia. the 71-seat the
ater set up at 1900 I street NV.
by the Motion Picture Associa-
ton of America for private film
exhibitions.
They saw an advance showing
of Samson and Delilah," starring
Hedy Lamar, Victor Mature and
George Sanders, plus a newsreel
featuring shots made Of Mr.. Tru-
man over the past year.
There will be a repeat perform
|ance for the press tonight.
Eric johnson, association pres
ident. and Cecil B. De Mile, the
producer, were hosts.
Evening star., 1949-11-23

LOT the hospital visitors. a&er sle
Only q few persons have beer
inside and those to enter Il y
Presidents room-except Tor rdni
tine cleaning and maintenance
have been very few.
Before the reconversion, the
executive suite" the Army calls
it, was Ward 8, a women's gyne-
Geological ward. To officials at the
hospital, it's still Ward 8.
And the Ward 8 designation Is
still above the entrance door
making it appear the same as
any other ward. It's located on
the third floor Of the main hos
pital building near the operating
rooms, and not far from the spe-
Icial suite where Gen. Pershing
lived the last few years Of his
life.
But inside, it's different. AT
the end of a corridor are always
locked double doors leading to the
Presidents three rooms and bath
The 23x26-foot living room is
painted Williamsburg blue. Along
one wall is a couch, with chairs
and two smaller couches in other
parts of the room. On the op-
posite side are three gold-draped
windows, spaced by writing desk
and table. A white marble fire.
place is at one end.
All the rooms are Illuminated
by f1uorescent lights, reflected
against the ceiling from a space
between tops Of the walls and
/ the ceiling.
Sun Porch Is Included.
The living room leads to q two
exposure sun porch, 13x16 feet in
size, which in turn leads to a
16x22-foot bedroom. The bed
room contains a single bed, five
Evening star., 1949-11-23
By George Beverides

Tucked away in a top floor cor
ner of Walter Reed Hospital Is an
unusually constructed. beautifully
furnished suite Of rooms, which
kept ready for use on a moments
notice-hasn't been occupied
since its completion two years ago
The rooms have remained emp
ty because of President Truman's
excellent state Of health.
The suite-containing Wash
ington's most exclusive hospital
beds part of an elaborate S148,-
900 reconstruction of a Walter
Reed ward to provide for the
emergency use of the President
The other part consists of four
separate rooms and baths (plus
sitting rooms with two Of them)
all of which are more like guest
rooms in a well-furnished home
than in a hospital. Their doors
open only for highest-ranking
Army brass or Mr.. Iruman'S per-
sonal friends or official family
members.
At present, two of the -four
rooms are occupied-by Gen. Pey-
ton C. March, Army Chief OF staff
during World War I, and Federal
Judge John Caskie Collet of Kan
sas City, a friend Of the President
Few People See Suite.
The special suite is a good
example of facilities which. sell
dom used, must be kept in readi-
ness for the Chief Executive. The
Presidential yacht, mountain re-
sort, even an air raid shelter, are
on the list of facilities always
ready for the White House family
Furnished in November, 1947
the Walter Reed ward" is a part
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Dr.. Burrett Named
To Masonic Council

DR.. Robert S. Barrett of Alex
andria has been named deputy OF
the Supreme Council of Scottish
Rite Masons for Virginia. He sue
ceeds Robert S. Crump of Rich
mond, who died two weeks ago.
DR.. Barrett was one of the or
ganizers of the Scottish Rite In
Alexandria 80 years ago. He was
elected grand master OF Masons
of Virginia in 1912.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
'P-38 Mechanic
Rules Violations
CAA Brings Action
After Crockup Of
Training Plane

Charges of "flagrantly violating
civil air regulations, preferred
against him by Civil Aeronautics
Administration investigators, are
being studied today by Clarence
E. Michehl, 80. who repaired a
P-38 fighter plane shortly before
lit collided with an airliner and
killed SIS persons here November /.
The charges grew out of an
investigation of the crash of Mr..
Michehl's BT-13 trainer plane
which cracked up on a runway at
National Airport as it came in for
Ia landing November II.
No mention of Mr.. Michehl's
connection with the fighter plane
which figured in the Nations
worst commercial air disaster was
made in yesterdays CAA report.
Asks License Revocation.
The CAA asked the Civil Aero
ilautics Board to revoke Mr..
Michehl's license as an aircraft
mechanic because "the pattern of
his violations indicates an atti-
tude of indifference for the safety
of others and disregard for civil
air regulations"
Investigation Of the BT-13
crack-up disclosed, CAA investi-
gators reported. that Mr.. Michehl,
who lacked q pilots license, was
flying a plane with badly corroded
parts and without an operating
two-way radio.
A dozen specifications as to the
alleged unairworthiness of Mr..
Michehl's plane were contained in
the report. They included charges
that safety belts were rotted and
frayed; the sliding plastic canopy
was in such bad repair it obscured
the pilots vision; the fuel tanks
were leaking: there was an unap-
proved metal patch on one wing:
the gas guage was unreadable and
the propeller shaft flange was
corroded.
A CAA official said Mr.. Michehl
has been advised by letter that
a compromise offer of 81 500 would
be considered in settlement Of
civil penalties which can be i'm
posed as a result of the dozen
or more violations charged. The
maximum fine is $1,000 for each
violation.
Under normal procedure. Mr..
Michehl may accept the compro-
mise or he can take the case into
Federal District Court.
Mr.. Michehl, who lives at 1725
Cody drive, Silver Spring, said
this morning he had not received
the letter containing the COM
promise offer and did not know
whether he would fight the CAA
allegations in court.
Mr.. Michehl and his passenger.
Chafles r. Smith. 5605 Longfel-
low drive, Riverdale, escaped in
jury when the BT-13 cracked up.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Bv /. WiIIiom Hill

LaLe laSL nlBUC, IL CIlc1S dIiu d
newspaperman gathered in the
office of Nicholas Marchitelli, ex-
ecutive chef des cuisines of the
Mayflower Hotel. Champagne
glasses were raised in a toast.
"Saluda!" Every one drank to
Nick. Then: "Hip-hip-hoo-
ray!"
The autumn dinner of Les AmiS
d'Escoffier was over. The atmos-
phere was festive, like a behind
the-scenes celebration after a sue
|cessful theater opening night.
It all began several months ago.
the planning for dinner for the
gourmets of Washington, a din
ner for discriminating palates, for
chefs and hotel men who've known
the best of food and are ever
ready to criticize any dish that's
put before them.
To understand, you really have
to 60 back further than that.
You have to go back to Auguste
Escof1ier, the world-famous French
chef who died In 1899, after train
ing 1000 chefs in Paris, London
and New York during his long
career.
Gradually these Rembrandts OF
the kitchen have spread through
out the world. Societies OF
friends Of Escoffier" have sprung
up, dedicated to what Nick Mar
|chitelh calls the classic cuisine,
the glorious food Of memory.
Today's members in Washing
ton may not have all known Es-
|coffier, but they knew the tradi-
|tion. They've dined OF the best
|in the capitals Of the world. It
was Nick's job last night to please
men Ike this.