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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-06
Blue Plains Home for Aged
Ito Observe Sunshine Day.

The twenty-fifth annual Sun
shine Day" Ii to be observed at
the Home for the Aged and In
firm at Blue Plains next Sunday
under sponsorship Of two col
ored Elks organizations.
A truck loaded with ice cream
and 200 pounds of cake Ia to ar
rive at the home at 2 pm. 10 be
distributed to the residents. The
treat lis to be provided by the Col
umbia Lodge Number s5 of Elks.
which Is an organization of men.
and Columbia Temple Number
AZ, q women's group.
The Columbia Lodge band is to
march through the dormitories of
the home to play for those who
are unable TO 60 outside. Later
1t VIII give q concert on the lawn.
Henry Brodis. veteran District
Court messenger TO judges, Is
chairman Of the affair for Colum-
bia Lodge. Mrs. Persis II. Patter-
son Is chairman for the women's
group Of Columbia Temple. Mrs.
Marie Swails Is chairman In
charge of refreshments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-06
W.R. Blggs Heads Trustee,
OF Brookinqs Institution

| William r. Biggs. vice president
Of the Bank Of New York and the
Fifth Avenue Bank. has been
elected chairman Of the board Of
trustees of the Brookings Institu-
ton. 1t was announced today.
Mr.. Biggs. who lives at 4o4l
Glenbrook road NV. succeeds
Robert p. Bass. who remains q
member Of the board.
| Elected vice chairman to sue
coed Dean Achesoii, who resigned
when he became Secretary Of
State, was Huntington 0ilchrist
Of New York. an executive Of the
American cyanamid Corp. Har-
old q. Moulton was reelected
president. and Lewis Merriam. vice
president.
Other trustees chosen were Mrs
Robert s. Bookings, widow Of the
founder of the institution; Colgate
IW. Darden. jr. former governor
| of Virginia; and John w. Hanes
and John e. Lockwood Of New
York.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
lis Married
lin Cathedral

Dean John w. Suter ofhciatec
at the wedding yesterday Of Miss
Sally Bent sweetser, daughter o1
Mr.. and Mrs. George Theodore
Sweetser of New York, and Mr.
Samuel Torbitt Castleman Of
Louisville, KY, son Of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Torbitt Castle
man. The ceremony took place ir
St. Mary's Chapel Of the Wash
ington Cathedral.
Mrs. William James Flather III
of Washington was matron o1
honor for her sister and the
bridesmaids we're Miss Joan Tou.
tant Beauregard Of this city anc
Miss Barbara Cluett Of Cedar.
hurst, Long Island. Susan Noye!
Flather, niece Of the bride, wa
flower girl.
Serving as best man for hi
brother was Mr.. Harry Weissingel
Castleman Of Louisville, The ush.
ers were the Messrs. William Ca.
bell Grayson, Richard Pardee VII
liams III. James Clifton Rodes
Joseph Peterson Dumesnil, jr., and
Joseph Fox Tilghman.
After the reception at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Flather, the
couple left for Canada. They will
make their home in this city
where the bridegroom is with the
E. c. A. The brides father is
publisher Of Esquire Magazine
She made her debut in New York
City in 1947.
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j., was her matron Of honor. The
brides other attendants were an
other cousin, Mrs. John A. Crog-
han, Mrs. Parkman Clancy, Mrs.
Joseph Dear and the Misses Ann
Muse Gillespie. Betty 10 Manfuso,
Winnie Buck Clemson, Marcia
McMichael. and Phyllis Newman.
Mr.. William Henry Peck w. Of
Spring Hill. was best man for his
brother and the uShers were
Messrs. David st. Pierre Gaillard,
jr., and David DuBose Gaillard
II, brothers Of the bride; Robert
Hunter. Robert Alexander, Herb
ert Cole, Herman Cox. William
DeMyer and Eugene Walter and
1t. (j.gD Theodore Hartley.
The Rocks. charming home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaillard was the
scene Of the reception which was
held on the tree-shaded lawn
which made q lovely background
for the receiving line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck will live ut
1923 Preston road in Parkfairfax,
Alexandria. while Mr.. Peck Is en-
gagged in research for the Navy.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Society and Clubs
PQkiston Visitors Feted;
Peruvian Envoy Honored

Ambassador to the United States,
received with him and acted as
his hostess.
The Pakistan Ambassador and
Mrs. Ispahani entertained about
two hundred guests from 7 to
$3.50 o'clock. the company includ-
ing military, naval and air at
taches of other embassies as well
as the heads Of missions, officials
of the State Department and
many high-ranking officers Of the
United States forces.
This being the ninth month Of
The Mohamadan calendar, the
Ambassador and members Of his
Embassy staff are observing the
fast of Ramadan. Therefore, no
one in the families Of the PaKistan
diplomats partook of the delicious
food until after 8:45 o'clock.
The Secretary Of Defense Of
Pakistan, Col. Iskandar Mira,
stood with the hosts to receive
and also assisting were Mr.. G..
Abbas, civilian official Of the
Department of Defense; Maj. Gen.
M. fetekhar, Col. s. Rahman and
Maj. A. Faruki. Guests went on
into the smaller drawing room
and then the dining room after
being greeted by their hosts and
the honor guests. The buffet table
again was laden with delicious
native dishes as well as salads,
ices and cakes. Fruit juices as
well as the more stimulating
liquids were passed among the
guests.
Earlier in the day the visiting
mission was entertained at lunch
con by the Deputy Chief Of staff,
1t. Gen. A. c. Wedemeyer. They
arrived in Washington yesterday
after a fortnight's tour Of install
lations in this country and will
go to New York today and return
to Pakistan the latter part Of
next week.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
By Katharine M. Brooks

Two delightful early evening
parties were on the diplomatic
calendar yesterday. The Pakistan
Ambassador and Mrs. 1spahani
entertained in their embassy on r
street for the members Of their
military mission and the Peruvian
Ambassador to the Organization
of American States. DR.. Juan Bau-
tista de Lavalle. was host honoring
the newly appointed Peruvian
Ambassador to the Holy See, DR..
Felipe Portocarrero.
The visitor from Peru Is the
former Chief Justice of that coun-
try and the Chief Justice Of the
United States and Mrs. Fred M.
Vinson, with the Associate JUS
tices and their wives, were among
those invited to meet him. The
newly appointed Ambassador to
the Vatican is the father Of the
Secretary to the Peruvian dele
CATION to the OAS, DR.. Felipe
Portocarrero O., and will be in
Washington with him until early
next week. The new envoy will
sail July Is for his post at the
Vatican City.
The Apostolic Delegate, the
Most Rev. Amleto Giovanna Ci-
cognani, was another of the guests
in the company of 200 or more.
The Archbishop of Washington,
the Rt. Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
also went to meet the visitor and
other guests included heads of
diplomatic missions to this coun-
try, as well as to the OAS, officials
of the State Department and
members Of Congress.
The Ambassador, DR.. de Lavalle,
makes his home at the Mayf1ower
Hotel and entertained yesterday
in the Chinese room. Sonora de
Berckemeyer, wife of the Peruvian
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Diplomat Leaves

The retiring Counselor Of the
Syrian Legation, Mr.. Husni A.
Sawwaf. will leave Washington
tomorrow en- route home. Mr..
Sawwaf has been appointed Sec
retary General Of the Ministry Of
National Economy and will stop
in Geneva and at Beirut for q
short vacation before taking up
his new duties.
Mr.. Sawwaf came to Washing
ton In 1945 and was the first dip
lomatic representative from his
government In Washington. He
came as Charge d'Affaires and
established the Legation before
the arrival Of the Minister.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Miss Francis Weds
lanes H. Logan

The Walter Reed Memorial
Chapel was the scene of the we'd
ding Thursday Of Miss Vivian
Irene Francis, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hobart William Francis,
and Mr.. James Hunter Logan, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Logan
Of Silver Spring. Chaplain Nor
ris T. Morton officiated at the
candlelight ceremony.
Miss G. Katherine Chamberlin
was the brides only attendant
and best man was MIR. Walter
Sartory of Pittsburgh. The ush-
ers were Mr.. John Olsen and 1t.
Frank E. Boyd, U. S. N.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
In the Meas

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert LeBaron
are spending q week at the Cava-
lier Hotel in Virginia Beach.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Miss Gui||ord Is Married

Miss Monica Blodgett Gaillard,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. David
st. Pierre Gaillard, became the
bride yesterday afternoon Of Mr..
Frederic Taylor Peck. jr.. son aof
Mrs. F. Taylor Peck of Spring
Hill, Mobile. Ala, and the late
Mr.. Peck. The ceremony was per-
formed in st. Johns Church on
Lafayette Square. where the
brides parents were married. The
Rev. John H. Stanton of Johns
town. Pa, officiated assisted by
the Rev. DR.. c. Leslie Glenn.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and the exquisite
rose point lace which trimmed
her mothers wedding gown was
used on the bertha, the bracelet
length sleeves and the bodice Of
her satin gown. Similar lace
formed the coronet which held
her veil and the panel in the long
train.
Miss Hope Erwin was maid Of
honor for her cousin and Mrs.
Frederic Kraft. Of Hopewell. N.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Breckenridge Club
Officers Named

Miss Frances Harris has been
elected president Of The District
M. Eleanor Breckenridge Club.
Other new officers are Mrs. Fred
erick Speakman, vice president;
Mrs. France Mestiken Mattingly,
treasurer; Miss Marcella Swanner,
recording secretary; Mrs. John r.
Dennis, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Edward P. Martin, d.
rector to the District Federation
of Women's Club.
The club entertained Miss Seda
Martin at dinner party last eve
ming. Miss Martin is an officer
of the newly-formed San Antonio
Evening star., 1949-07-02

branch of the club and will set up
another branch Of the organiza-
ton in Mexico.
At present there are overseas
chapte1 in the Dominican Repub-
lie, Brazil. China, Holland, Siam,
Finland, Chile and Greece.
Among the outstanding projects
Of the club are It's scholarship
grants to both American and
foreign students and its help to
orphans In Europe and Asia.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Convention Held

Mrs. +. Orville Emery is repre-
senting the Washington ,Alumnae
Chapter Of Alpha Xi Delta Ma
tional Women's Fraternity at the
22nd national convention of the
organization which opened yester-
day at French Lick Springs, Ind.
Mrs. Arthur L. Pease of Silver
Spring, Md, is also attending the
conclave as an alternate.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
|Egogennents


Announcement Is made by Mr..
and Mrs. Walter K. Mccoy of
Mount Vernon. Ohio. Of the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mar
garet Eleanor. to Mr.. Rarnond
Allen Gritton, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry !. Gritton of Washington.
Miss Mccoy is employed by the
Fidelity Investment Company In
Washington. Her fiance is Budget
and Methods Assistant at the
United States Soldiers Home.
The wedding will take place at
the Gay Street Methodist Church
in Mount Vernon on September
II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest r. Charles
Of Avoudale, Md. announce the
engagement Of their daughter
Jean, to Mr.. Leonard s. Price, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee 8. Price of
Washington.
A summer WeQolng Is Planned
by Miss Elizabeth Ann Newell.
whose parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sterling r. Newell, announce her
engagement to Mr.. Robert Par
sons of Westfield, Pa. Both Miss
Newell and Mr.. Parsons recently
were graduated from Alfred Uni
versity.
Announcement is made by Mr.
and Mrs. John Bernard Mazzullo
of the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Ann, to Mr.. Alan
Paul Haines. son Of Mrs. L. l.
McConchie and the late Mr.. Ralph
E. Haines.
The wedding will take place In
September.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Bride of 7. c. Helms

Miss Rae Brown Easterday.
daughterof Mr.. Charles w. East
erday. became the bride yesterday
Of Mr.. Jay Calvin Helms. The
wedding took place at the home
of Comdr. and Mrs. William
Francis Bulls, the Rev. DR.. Henry
w, Snyder Of st. Paul's Lutheran
Church officiating.
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Amyets' Head Charges VA
Breaks Faith on GI Bill

Veterans Administrator Carl r.
Gray. jr., was charged today by
Harold A. Keats, Amvets national
commander, with having broken
faith with veterans studying under
the CT bill.
The charge, according to an
announcement by the national
headquarters Of Amvets here, was
made In letters sent to Mr.. Gray
and to the Senate Labor and Pub
lie Welfare Committee.
The committee was asked to
approve a bill by Senator Taft, Re-
publican. of Ohio, which would
outlaw a recent VA regulation re-
quiring prospective students to
justify any new study course.
Mr.. Gray was asked by Amvets.
to rescind the regulation immedi-
ately. They charged the regula-
ton was odious and dictatorial and
was an attempt by Mr.. Gray to
enact new law by regulation.
The regulation is aimed at pre-
venting veterans from taking a
voc ational and recreational
courses. The VA regulation re-
ouires that the courses must be
intended to help the veteran in
his job or into q new field, Of
employment.
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Truman 10 Meet Nehru
On Arrival Here Oct. II

India's Prime Minister Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru will be met by
President Truman when he arrives
at Washington National Airport
at 4::30 pm. October II for an
official visit here, the State Depart
ment announced yesterday.
Full military honors will be ac-
corded the visitor. He will go from
the airport with Mr.. Truman to
the Blair House, where he will be
honored at a dinner that night.
Prime Minister Nehru's program
calls for visits to Mount Vernon
and the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier October IL and to the Ma
tional Gallery of Art the next day.
He will be the honored guest at
a National Press Club luncheon
October IA.
After spending his first night
in Washington at the Blair House,
the Prime Minister will stay during
the remainder of his visit here
with his sister, Ambassador Vijaya
LakShmi Pandit.
Evening star., 1949-09-30

surprised a moment later wheff
Hampton Lechey, "a, also Of the
Massachusetts, avenue address,
ran into his arms. "a
Both suspects were charged
with housebreaking. Police said
Sprye was paroled August 28
from Lorton Reformatory. He.
was arrested March II. 1916, ana
convicted Of raping a girl in an
alley in the vicinity of Third and
G Streets NV. The parole period
runs until December 16, 1850. i
! Sprye also has a record of rob-
berry and housebreaking, police
said. ~
Safe-crackers were not so easy
to stop at the Ideal Drug Store
1901 Eleventh street NV. During
the night they jimnied the saf9
and made of with 5000 and ~
quantity of narcotics.
It was the second safe job ID
two nights involving theft Of MARI
cotics. Wednesday night $1,4SS
and narcotics were taken from the
Chevy Chase Pharmacy, $685. Com
necticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-09-30
SuspectSeizedon Store Roof, Pal
Crashes Into Police at Window !

An early morning shopper" at
the River Terrace Market, 3439
Benning road NE, crashed
through a plate glass window into
the arms Of a policeman today,
shortly after a paroled rapist was
captured on the store roof.
The latter, George E. Sprye. %,
Of the 400 block of Massachusetts
avenue NV, was carrying half q
stick Of dynamite. a dynamite
cap, three small coils Of insulated
wire, a dry cell battery. tire iron
and pipe wrench-an ideal layout
for safe-cracking, police said.
He was arrested by Pvt. E. J.
Ruff, one Of five 14th precinct
policemen who went to the store
about 2:30 am. in answer to a
man on the roof" alarm. Pvt.
Ruff climbed q fence at the rear
Of the place and then slipped onto
the roof.
The other policemen, including
Pvt. r. ". Brown, who was OF
duty but went along for the ride,
planted themselves at strategic
points about the building. Pvt.
Brown was standing in front when
he, heard the glass break and was
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Opening Of Alcohol Clinic
Delayed 7 Weeks Again

The opening of the Districts
new alcoholic clinic. scheduled for
tomorrow. has been delayed for
about two weeks. DR.. Leopold E.
Wexberg. director of the bureau
of mental hygiene. revealed today.
Opening of the clinic at the
Weightman School. Twenty-thir
and M streets NV. has already
been postponed once from Sep
tember l to October / because Of
extensive remodeling of the build
ing's interior to provide small
offices and consultation rooms.
This time the delay is due to
painting Of the interior and in
stallation Df telephones, plus the
fact that the Civil Service Com
mission has not yet approved the
creation Of jobs necessary for the
clinics operation. But DR.. Wex-
berg says these things should
work themselves out in two weeks.
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Policeman Saves 3 Children
From Fire as Parents Sleep
Sees Smoke Coming
From Window on
Way to Work

A Washington policeman took
time off on his way to work early
today to rescue three children from
a fire in a neighbor's house while
the neighbor was still asleep. A
fourth child was carried to safety
by the parents.
The rescuer is Pvt. Earl B. King,
IS, attached to the Accident In
vestigation Unit of the Metro
politan Police Department.
Pvt. King. who lives at 312 Pen
wood road, in the Woodmoor sub
division of Silver Spring, gave the
following account:
AS he left his home about 6:35
o'clock, he saw smoke coming
from an upstairs rear window Of
a house at 307 Penwood road.
Telling his wife to wait outside
his home while he investigated.
Pvt. King tried the front door of
Lllc llClSlkbOl . llOuSC dl1O 4Ou1l0 ~
unlocked.
II called to my wife to notify
the Fire Department and then
went inside" he related.
II heard a child crying and when
went upstairs. I found three
children in a bedroom. I took
one under my arm and helped
another walk outside. Then I
rushed back in to get the third
child.
"By that time. the smoke was
so dense, had to feel my way.
As got out on the second floor
landing with the child under my
arm, I ran into the man who
lived there. He asked me. who
are you?" and I told him.
Il asked him how many children
he had and he said, three. I told
him I already had taken two out
Evening star., 1949-09-30

and was carrying the third. then
asked him where his wife was
and he said she was coming out
of her room.
"He started to open a window
and told him to keep it closed to
prevent q draft. Then I told him
to get downstairs and I carried
the third child out
The house is occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Shepherd.
Neither could be reached but a
neighbor, E. G. Feiker, 304 st. Law
renee drive. identified the three
children who were rescued as
James, S; Pauline. 4. and Marie. 2.
MIR. Feiker said a fourth child;
Thomas, 4 months, was in the
parents room.
Members of the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department said
the blaze, of undetermined origin,
started in a vacant second-f1oor
bedroom. They estimated damage
at approximately $1,000.
Evening star., 1949-09-30
St. E|izubeth's Inmates Vie
In Hospital Athletic Field Duy

Richard P. Riley, Of the occupa-
tional therapy service. Many of
them are getting insulin or elec-
trio shock treatment"
The most interesting of st.
Elizabeth's softball games was
played Monday. That was the
final game Of the "Out-of-the-
World" series. It was played within
the 30-foot walls Of Howard Hall,
the residence Of the male maxi
mum security patients. The men
called their teams "The Merrills''
and 'The Sheridans" after Mrs.
Arvilla Merrill, who is in charge
Of the occupational therapy in the
hospital and her assistant, Mrs.
Janet Sheridan. who is in charge
of the program in Howard Hall.
The Merrills won.
Mrs. Sheridan today recalled q
patient sitting next to her and
mournfully watching a fly 60 over
the wall. "Oh how I'd like to be
going over there with it," he said
Evening star., 1949-09-30

Today was play day at st. Eliza
beths Hospital.
About 1900 patients gathered in
the brilliant sunshine as an appre-
ciative gallery for the athletically
inclined men and women inmates
who competed In three-legged
races and other antics. The gal
lery roared with laughter at the
women in the suitcase race, who
had to don ridiculous costumes
labeled Schiaparelli and Dior at
the 50-yard mark and run back
to the starting point.
A white team beat a Negro team
ut softball this morning. 1t was
the end-of- -the-season champion
ship game of a league of four
teams which had been playing all
summer.
Most of these men are veterans
voluntary admissions who felt
something should be done about
their nervous condition." said
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Judge FenneII Reported
Improved at Mount Alto

Municipal Court Judge Augrey
B. Fennen today was reported in
improved" condition at Mount
Alto Hospital where he has been
treated for a heart ailment for
nearly two weeks.
Judge Fennell, who was reported
as "acutely i'll" when he entered
the hospital September 19, no
longer is being given oxygen, hos
pital authorities said. =.
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Chest Agencies Face
Bankruptcy, Drive
Chairman Warns

Frank j. Luchs, general cam
paign chairman of the Community
Chest Federation 1850 campaign,
today warned that many of the
Chest agencies are at the point
of bankruptcy and will suffer if
the total goal for the Metropoli-
tan Area is not met.
Mi. Luchs addressed 400 key
workers in the Navy's Bureau OF
Aeronautics at a meeting in the
Interior Department auditorium
A similar group met yesterday fol-
the first major rally in the cam
paign.
Chest wage scales are below
those of Government and busi-
ness. Mr.. Luchs pointed out. He
said many underprivileged peo-
pile in the community are forced
to depend fully on Red Feather
agencies.
Pay Raises Deferred.
The campaign chairman de-
clared many of the agencies are
in unsatisfactory quarters anc
pay raises have had to be deferred
for meritorious workers. He IL
vited the bureaus employees to q
on tours the Chest is arranging
and see for themselves the i'm.
mense good the agencies ar,
doing.
Mr.. Luchs said the campaign
shows true democracy in action.
The Governments quota is ST.
585.41l and the metropolitan
Areas total goal is $3.991,719.
Rear Admiral Alfred M. Pride
bureau chief. told the audience h
his convinced the group will NEE
tits quota, the only question bein
when. He urged the workers to &c
behind their keymen and max
it tops. like we always are in thi
bureau"
Overhead Reduced.
Rear Admiral Lloyd Harrison
assistant chief of the bureau il
charge of design and engineering
declared that a free people doe
the job through the Communit
Chest, rather than by taxation.
He said that by planned spend
ing, the Community Chest reduce
overhead. He told his bureau col
leagues: I'VE want to g.ve, no
take"
Rear Admiral Calvin Bolster, as
sistant bureau chief for researcl
and development. told of his re
cent visit to Children's Hospital t
see the work the Chest is doing
He pointed out that doctors ther
are contributing regularly one
half to two days free in takin
care of the i'll children. He indi
Gated this was a far greater con
tribution than the average Ches
giver will donate.
Evening star., 1949-09-30

$299, 900: $3.50 feet from Green
belt to the Glenn Dale road, $111,-
900, and 1850 feet from Defense
highway to the George Palmer
highway, $255, 900.
In addition, the commission
plans to install a 5000, 00-gallon
pumping station at a cost of $75,-
900 at its reservoir on Hill road
near Carmody Hills in Prince
Georges County and to build the
following supply lines:
About 5000 feet of pipe from
Central avenue to the Pine Grove
School near District Heights at
a cost Of $147. 900: 1890 feet along
Walker Mill road from the Pine
Grove School to the Marlboro
pike. $81, 300, and $3.50 feet from
the Marlboro pike to Suitland,
SLOT $50. ,
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Mrs. Clayton Retires Today
After IS Years Service

Mrs. Florence M. Clayton, 1929
Columbia road NV, retires today
after IS years service in the State
Department.
A native Of Washington, Mrs.
Clayton began work In the depart
ment in 1914 as a clerk in the
Bureau Of Indexes and Archives.
the present Division of Communi-
cations and Records. She is retir-
ing as chief Of the European unit
Of this division.
Undersecretary Of State Webb
was to present Mrs. Clayton a let
ter expressing appreciation for her
services at ceremony in his Office
this afternoon.