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Evening star., 1949-12-16
Society News
Brilliant Reception Given Yesterday
For Foreiqn Military Contingent

Harry Vaughan. Mr.. j. Edgar
Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Muir and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Parker
Armstrong. jr., of the State De-
partment; Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Roscoe H. Hillenkoeter. Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Leven c. Allen and Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Lyman L. Lemnit-
zer.
The Chief of the Army on the
British Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.
Sir William D. Morgan. was there
as were Sir Alwyn and Lady Grow,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Julian A.
Gascoigne and Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
N. Stephen Shoosmith. Maj Gen.
John A. Chapman, chief of the
Australian Military Mission. and
Mrs. Chapman dropped by as did
Maj. Count Yvan du Monceau,
Military and Air Attache of the
Belgian Embassy; the Norwegian
Military Attache, Col. Sverre Ref
sum, and Rear Admiral Peter
j. E. Jacobsen, a member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
ton, and Mrs. Jacobsen.
Conodions Present
The Canadian Military Attache
and Mrs. Taber and Air Vice
Marshal H. L. Campbell, R.C.A.F,
stopped in and so did the Chinese
Military Attache, Brig. Gen. Peter
Isong Kan Pee: the Danish Mill
tary and Air Attache and Mrs.
Carl c. J. Forslev, the French
Military Attache. Col. Jacques de
la Boisse, and 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
Paul Ely and Brig. Gen. M. j.
L. Platte, members of the NATO
standing group: the Mexican Mill
tary Attache and Sonora de Ruiz,
the Soviet Military Attache and
Nine. Bolshakov. and Maj. Gen.
Estanislao J. Lopez, Argentina's
representative on the Inter-Amer-
ican Defense Board.
Other countries represented by
their military attaches include
Pakistan, Iran, Israel. the Neither
lands, India, Greece. Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Brazil, Canada,
Cuba. Colombia, Chile, the Do
minican Republic. Ecuador, Fin
land. Argentina, Egypt. Ell Saliva
dor, Paraguay. Turkey. Spain.
Syria, Thailand. Peru, the Philip
pines, Sweden and Switzerland.
There were a number of other
representatives from the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization,
from the Inter-American Defense
Board and from the Military Mis-
sions of the various countries.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Items Of Interest

Legion, ana MISS Julla oCllSlillS
The cruise will make stopoffs at
several Of the South American
countries and will be completed
Janaury %.
A farewell party will be given
Wednesday for Sonora de Diaz at
tae Women's City Club by Mrs
Nelson r. Hoff, Mrs. James w,
Boyer and Miss Marguerite Grit
fin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A. Porterfield
and the latter's mother, Mrs. Ada
Savage, will leave Monday for
Florida, where the women will
spend the winter and spring. The
Porterfields have sold their Chevy
Chase home and Mr.. Porterfield
will return to Washington until
next June, when he will be retired
from the Interstate Commerce
Commission. They then will &c
to California to establish a new
near the ranch home OF
Mr.. Porterf1eld's brother-in-law
and sister, Col. David A. Lingle,
U.S.A.F., retired, and Mrs. Jingle.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Miss Curtis Bride

The marriage Of Miss Constance
Marion Curtis. daughter Of Mrs.
Harold L. Curtis Of Washington
and Wilkes-Barre and the late
Mr.. Curtis, to Mr.. Donald Henry
Burn, son of Col. and Mrs. Walter
p. Burn of Middlebury. VT. took
place recently in the Lincoln
Chapel of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. The Rev.
James D. Dryden of1ciated at the
ceremony.
Both Mr.. Burn and his bride
are employees of the Navy Depart
[ment.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

A reader says: Cant you
write something on behalf Of the
unmarried women like myself? :?
My friends are almost all married
and all just too, too anxious to get
me a husband. It must be just as
annoying, if not more so, to the
men concerned. 1t is not their
responsibility to get me married
and what they can't seem to i'm
agine is that some Of us may not
be too unhappy about our un-
welded bliss"
With this reader I thoroughly
agree, but how can help her !
have no idea, since the energies
of the would-be matchmakers are
seemingly imperishable.
Wedding Invitations to Fomily
Dear Mrs. Post: Doesn't 1t
seem senseless to send engraved
wedding invitations to members OF
the bridegroom family who know
all about everything; in fact, have
been in on all the plans and whose
presence is a foregone conclusion?
Answer: At least one invitation
to a house is sent, because the
bridegroom family are supposed
to be interested in every detail OF
the wedding and some Of them
may even like to keep the invita-
ton as a souvenir.
Schoolgirl Proprieties
Dear Mrs. Post: I'm 16 and live
with my mother alone in large
living room, bedroom, kitchen
apartment. Mother works. Would
it be improper for me to take
a boy home sometimes after
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Baroness Ungern
We'd to Mr.. jenkins

The marriage Of Baroness Irene
Mary Ungern to Mr.. Ralph Brew
erton Jenkins took place yester-
day in the chambers Of Judge
Nadine Gallagher Of the Munich
pal Court. who performed the civil
ceremony.
The ceremony was witnessed by
q few close friends and wedding
breakfast followed at the Sulgrave
Club.
Comdr. William Crofford, q. S.
N. (retired), navigator for Ad-
miral Byrd on his expedition to
the North Pole, 1939-41, was the
best man.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

Top American officials and
ranking officers of the United
States Army turned out for the
brilliant reception given yester-
day afternoon for all foreign mill
tary attaches and chiefs OF for
eign military missions.
For some years it has been the
custom for the new Chief of Staff
of the Army to receive the foreign
military contingent in Washing
ton. The event yesterday followed
this tradition with the invitations
being issued in honor of Gen. and
Mrs. j. Lawton Collins by the Di-
rector of Intelligence, Army Cen
eral Staff, and Mrs. S. Leroy
Irwin.
In the absence of the Army
Chief and Mrs. Collins, both of
whom are victims of the prevalent
cold bug. heading the receiving
line were the Deputy Chief Of
Staff and Mrs. Wade H. Haislip.
The party setting was the Off
GERS Club at Fort Lesley j.
McNair and here one found a gay
Christmas atmosphere. There
we're Yuletide flowers and foliage
all about the attractive rooms Of
the club and adding color to the
scene were the flags of all nations
arranged at one end of the room.
Generally seeing that the more
than 400 guests were enjoying the
affair were Col. Francis j. Grail
ing. Foreign liaison officer of the
Army, and his deputy, Col. An
thony j. D. Biddle. and other off,
GERS of Col. Graling's staff. In the
latter group were Col. Robert I.
Miller. 1t. Col. Robert Kirk. Mai.
Philip St. George Cooke, Capt.
Adam J. Eisenhauer, 1t. Col.
Frederick D. Judson, Maj. George
NJ. Riser, Maj. Raymond c. Wit
mayer. Capt. Charles T. Kat
sainos and 1t. Arthur S. Moura.
Cabinet Ocffier There
The Secretary of Defense and
Mrs. Louis johnson headed the
list of United States Government
officials who attended the gather
ing last evening.
Also there were the Secretary
Of the. Army and Mrs. Gordon
Gray, the Undersecretary of De-
fense and Mrs. Stephen T. Early,
the Undersecretary of the Army
and Mrs. Tracy Voorhees,. and the
Assistant Secretary of the Army
and Mrs. Archibald s. Alexander.
Others present were President
Truman's Military Aide and Mrs.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

For the second consecutive year
the Grosvenor Chapmans have
staged a cocktail party that will
reap dividends for underprivileged
children in this vicinity. Rarely
Is the demon rum downed in a
private home under the shining
white banner of welfare. but 1t
works like dream.
.On Wednesday afternoon Remi
and Grovy Chapman were hosts
to about so friends who came for
the usual aperitif and hors
d'oeuvres, only they didn't come
empty handed. They brought toys.
books, games, old clothing, brio
a-brac and what have you, and
as, a result of what could have
been just another Capital cock
tail party, the Children's Protec-
tive Association and the Chill
dren's Country Home will have a
nicer Christmas than they had
hoped for.
Remi got the idea when she
became a member Of the boards
of the two organizations. The toys
are for the Children's Protective
Association which finds foster
parents for homeless children; the
clothing and bric-a-brac for the
Thrift Shop which will sell them
and turn over the proceeds to the
Children's Country Home which
takes care of convalescent tots up
to the age of S.
The party drew a heap OF In
teresting loot to the Chapman's
new Georgetown house. What
amazed the hosts most Of all were
the quality articles that some OF
their guests were willing to part
with. Peggy Ferguson, who is
president Of the Country Home
hoard, brought beautiful de-
canter while Fran and Burke
wilkinson contributed two lovely
ones. The Thad Browns came
armed with a radio, the Raymond
Cpxes, a beguiling doll; "Catu"
Marshall, two leopard kittens
(hot the kind that claw. and so
forth. Assistant Secretary OF the
navy Jack Koehler and his wife
Hbbby came ladened, as did the
Fisher Howes, Caroline and Steve
dorsey, Polly Wisner, the Harry
6howdens, Frida and Thacher
Wfnslow and Gus and Diana
Barnard.
Lovely looking. blond Marquesa
de Zahara is in Washington and
going to stay for a few weeks.
The former Betty Byrne arrived
this week, is staying with Mrs.
Eidridge Jordan and will be here
until sometime in January when
she will whip down to Cuba
for the rest of the winter. Always
a, welcome sight in her former
home town, Betty is fresh from
Charndon, Ohio, where she spent
the summer with her mother, Mrs
Stanton j. Peelle.
Come Christmas time. all ROADS
lead to home. Natalie Schenck
who has done the grand tour OF
Europe during the past several
weeks, checked in Wednesday 9
little breathless. She had been
in brussels the day before. With
arms full Of new clothes-a divine
tweed coat from Marcel Rochas
and gifts for husband Bob and
the young fry, the amazing Mrs
Schenck, who looks so unbusiness-
like, says she went all over the
British Isles and the Continent
ori export business. never stopped
more than two days in any one
place.
III Munich she had a visit with
Jane and George Abel and th'
three of them drove down tt
saazburg. Austria, which was beau
tiful. picturesque, snow-covered
and very Tyrolean. The Abell'
think they'll be going to Paris II
February.
John McClintock has been GOV.
ering just as much territory II
Central and South America, II
1Js back the 2lst. II he show
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Wed in New Jersey

The Rev. Henry J. Smith OF
the North Washington Baptist
Church in this city assisted at
the wedding of and escorted Miss
Anna L. Forrest of Bergenfeld,
|N.J., when she became the bride
last evening of Mr.. William Wul-
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Guest of Coteses

The Commandant Of the Ma
rine Corps and Mrs. Clifton B.
Gates had as their guest yester-
day and last night 1t. Gen. Leroy
Hunt who is in command Of the
East Coast Fleet Marine Forces.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

-BQuf PnOt0.
bern Burfeindt, son Of Mrs.
Sophia Fiebiger Of Leonia, NJ,
and the late Mr.. Charles Bur-
feindt.
The Rev. Herbert c. Willen-
berg ofnciated at the ceremony
which took place In the Teaneck
Presbyterian Church In West
EngleWod. N, J,
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Beating Child |nexcusobIe
BY Angelo Potri

to bow to brute force, his mind
has not been changed. his think
ing has not been directed toward
the better way and no love has
been kindled in his soul.
I can understand how in an
emergency an adult slaps child
lays violent hands on him to drag
him out of danger. can forgive
tired mother or worn teacher
who loses control and slaps a
child. So will the child forgive,
knowing the situation and the
strain of it. But beating child
never. For that. there is nc
excuse.
What can one do with q
naughty. disobedient child? Teach
him, train him. Suffer his child
ishness, for it soon passes and
only the loving training he re-
ceived, the teaching that reached
his mind, touched his intelli.
gence. reused his affection anc
understanding, remains to sup.
port him through life and to sus.
tain his parents in their old age
Force drives children to rebellion
closes their minds and theil
hearts. It does no good to any.
body.
This is not saying that children
should be left to their own ig'
Evening star., 1949-11-16

OF all the mistaken ways OF
rearing children. beating them is
about the worst and the most In
excusable. you've got to make
them mind" Doesn't mind hint
of thought? Can there be any
mind without thought? When
parent or teacher says MAKE
them mind" are they not really
saying, 1--WE must make them
think" In the knowledge that
right thinking will produce right
action? That is how it would look
to me.
Thinking is a mental process,
a process of mind. It is the power
that moves human beings, the
only power. To teach children
to think correctly and to act in
telligently, courageously and lov-
ingly, we must reach their minds
and that can be done only by d.
recting their thinking.
When a child is beaten, what
do you suppose ne Is thinking
Intelligent thoughts that direct
him to better ways, to happier
ends? Brave thoughts that
strengthen his will and encourage
him to try again? Loving
thoughts that will drive him into
doing what pleases some one be.
yond himself? Not at all.
The beaten child is stunned
His intelligence Is not working on
the high level Of correct. well.
directed thinking. It Is depressed
to its lowest level and his thoughts
are of the meanest sort. He Is
filled with resentment. hate anc
rebellion and while he has beer
forced through indignity and pair
Evening star., 1949-11-16
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

How well do you stand? It is
important to stand well in your
community. in your family circle.
in your church-but it is also
important to be well balanced
physically and mentally on your
own two feet. If you stand well
balanced on your own feet you
are likely to have good standing
elsewhere. Posture has an effect
on your general outlook. your
vitality, your self-esteem and
your health.
If you stand correctly, your
shoulders are relaxed, your spine
straight, your abdomen is pulled
in, your weight Is forward over
your toes, your hips are tucked
under and you push toward the
ceiling with the top of your head.
Perhaps you would like to test
your posture. If so, attach
cord to your ear. The cord should
have weight at the end. The
cord should pass through the GEN.
ter of your shoulders, the center
of your knees and end at the CEN
ter Of your ankles.
Women who sit a lot are in
greatest peril of poor posture and
figure faults. Since they are sit
ting they are likely to let go with
a cave-in at the chest, lax alb
domenal muscles and round shoul-
ders. This pushes the head for
ward. This posture is extremely
firing and produces myriad beauty
defects.
You not only acquire round
shoulders. big thighs and a promi-
nent abdomen, but you will also
notice deep lines on the back OF
the neck and a dowager's hump.
This sort Of carriage crowds the
lungs and heart and allows inter-
nal organs to slump. It also places
a strain on many ligaments.
In order to stand or walk or sit
without fatigue your body must
be well aligned. When you first
begin correcting faulty posture
the new position may seem stilted
and firing simply because you
have collapsed before, but once
your muscles learn to do their
work properly you will experience
a lessening of fatigue and a pick
lid in energy.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Pattern

If you are new at the fascinat-
ing art of making Christmas orna-
ments from crepe paper and odds
and ends, you and the family are
in for a big treat. These bright
and CHEEKY cut-outs are easy and
fun to make and last from one
Christmas to another.
Pattern envelope No. R-287a
contains cut-out designs. dia-
grams and full directions for 10
ornaments as shown.
Just what you've been waiting
for the big new book OF
Needlework News! Chockfull OF
fascinating designs, including four
gift patterns with instructions
Special features . needle "know-
how" and exciting information or
what's new to make. Send 2s
cents in coin.
To obtain this pattern send 2(
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
ber, your name, address and zont
number to Peggy Roberts, Ths
Washington Star. P. o. Box 100
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

"stork minded" In foct, maternity
modes ore all they specialize in.
The navy dress is Of pebbIe-puek-
cred toffeto with the skirt shirred
in the back. The wrapped sosh
coneeoIs the elosticized woistline
The pale cream coIored costume
is Of lightweight ottoman, thot
handsome ribbed moterioI so popu-
lar this season. Two rows Of tiny
peorl-ond-eoId buttons fosten the
box jocket. The wrapped skirt is
adjusted with snops at the woist.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

or dress, dressy afternoon dress,
something pretty for ot-home weor,
and something festive for holiday
eet-toeethers.
Many women ore choosing wool
jersey for doy otter doy wear.
Bosc dresses ore particularly good
in this fobric that is so much liked
for its lightweight warmth.
For dressier moternity dresses
many ore choosing tissue foilIes,
sheer woods, nyIon toffeto and
crepe. These ore usually in dark
Evening star., 1949-11-16

or neutrol coIors rother than in the
frequently bought black. Very ef-
fective for ot-hone and dinner
wear is the long skirt with the
mondorion jocket. There ore few
costumes for maternity wear that
are os comfortable, flotterine, and
ottroctive. This season the man.
dorin jacket is elegantly done up
in rich fobrics such as metallic
striped toffeto or brocode.
Our pictured costumes ore ovoil-
obIe in shop thot is definitely
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Homburqers De Luxe

For Hamburger De Luxe mash
blue cheese and add enough we'll
seasoned French dressing to make
it Of spreading consistency. Broil
hamburger patties and when they
are done spread the cheese mix
ture over the top and place under
the broiler again for a minute or
two until the topping is bubbly.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

norance and helplessness. It Is
saying that parents and teachers
should have sufficient knowledge
and understanding of the work.
ing of a mind, respect and nour-
ish 1t to healthy maturity.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Future pIons for the coming of
the boby should include word
robe plans for the mother-to-be.
Gone ore the doys when the ex-
pectont mother resigned herself to
wearing the ploinest. drobest oreo-
tions the eorment industry could
manage to toss her woy.
Todoy most "infonticipotine"
includes maternity wardrobe US
uoIIy consisting Of bosie costume
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Stewed apricots make q good
cake filling when they are mashed,
sweetened and thickened with
cornStarch.
Evening star., 1949-05-06
South America
Contributes New
Creatures to Zoo

The Washington Zoo has four
comparative strangers. DR.. Will
liam M. Mann. director. an
nounced today with Considerable
siee.
A pair of brown Titi monkeys
from Colombia, the like of which
the Zoo hasn't seen in years and
which possibly are the only ones
In the United States, are making
themselves at home in the small
mammal house.
The other two new arrivals are
big and statuesque" Tiger Bit
terms. also from South America,
which have been placed In the
bird house.
Evening star., 1949-05-06

,reiter. -. o roomer On the hrst
floor. Mr.. Weilenreiter was car
ried out Of the building by Pvfs.
Robert Redman and j. Fl. cichei-
70. He was treated on the scene.
Edwin NJ. Eaylor. 90. the third
floor roomer. was taken to the
roof and kept there by Pvt. c. A.
Bonbrest Of No. Engine Com
pany until 1t was safe to re-enter
the building.
The fire. of unknown origin.
was confined 10 the basement Of
the three story brick home.
Sergt. II. c. Winters Of No. Q
Engine Co. who received a cut on
the nose I'm O fire At 50 II street
NV. Tuesday. suffered bruised
hip and cuts to hts right hand
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Man feIIed In Blaze,
Two Firemen Injured

One man vas overcome b,
smoke and two firemen were
slightly Injured yesterday In q
basement fire at 643 East Capitol
street In which two persons were
rescued from smoke by hremen,
police reported.
Overcome as he sought 10 warn
an older man on the third floor
of the house was John Wellen-
Evening star., 1949-05-06
u. s. Renews Demand
To End Segregation
On D. {. Fairgrounds

Assistant Interior Secretary C..
Girard Davidson has renewed his
demand that the District Recrea-
ton Board abolish segregation on
the Fairgrounds here, following
the action OF the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission in
removing racial designations from
its master plan.
In a letter TO Harry S. Wender
board president. which was re-
leased yesterday. MFR. Davidson
said that since the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commits
sion abolished racial designations
on its master plan," the Recrea-
ton Board no longer was under
"compdlsion" to maintain seq
reeation.
Mr.. Davidson said that In con-
ferences held with the Recreation
Board members, they had stated
to him the board was compelled to
maintain colored and white play
grounds because it had to follow
the master plan" of the Plan
ming Commission. The action of
the Planning Commission on April
20 removes this compulsion. he
added.
Wender Offers No Comment. ii
Il assume. therefore. that your
board will be compelled to elimi-
nate racial segregation in all its
activities now" Mr.. Davidson's s
letter said.
Mr.. Wender offered no comment
on this latest demand from the
Interior Department that segre-
CATION be abolished.
In the past, however. he and
other Recreation Board members
have been critical of the Interior
Department efforts to dictate"
the policy of the board.
Mr.. Davidson's letter also said
that when the Recreation Board
did away with segregation on the
Fairgrounds. the Interior Depart
ment and the board undoubtedly
would be able to get together
on other matters with the result
that the people of the District
would benefit by better recrea-
ton facilities.
Next Meeting Tuesday.
The Recreation Boards next
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday.
Whether the segregation question
will come to a vote at that time
Is in some doubt.
The Board of Education has
instructed its representative on
the Recreation Board to ask for
a delay In a vote on the matter
until the School Board can de-
eide how to tell its representative
to vote.
The Recreation Board has been
asked by Representative Klein,
Democrat, of New York to take
the segregation up at the Tuesday
meeting and abolish segregation
It was Mr.. Klein who was mainly
responsible for the Planning Com
mission eliminating the racial
designations from its master plan.
He brought the matter to the
attention Of President Truman
and the Planning Commission
through series of letters to Mai.
Gen. u. s. Grant III, and the
Planning Commission later ad-l
mitted administration pressure
had something to do with its
decision.
Among the many phases of
the segregation question pending |
before the Recreation Board is an
offer of the American Friends
Service Committee to operate two
Fairgrounds on a non-segregated
basis this summer as an expert
nient. This may be decided at
Tuesdays meeting. board members
indicated
Evening star., 1949-05-06

when he slipped and fell On the
second-fcor stairs. II was reported
Also injured was Ii. Everett T.
Haas of No. 3 Engine Co. who
was treated for a cut left hand
at Casualty Hospital
Evening star., 1949-05-06

Final exam at o girls college in
Essex. England. includes ironing
a shirt.