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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Poor Little Nell

The City Slicker is sure after
this little mountain flower. Does he
get her? Come to Potomac School
Wednesday, February 16, P. M,
and find out. Plenty of laughs
plenty of Gay COS comedy, geetar
playin', hill-billy singin'. Don't
miss it!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Off To Florida

Clayton K. Watkins, Clerk to
the Circuit Court, and Mrs. Wat
kins, left last Saturday for vaca-
ton in Florida. They will visit
their son, Clayton X. Watkins, Jr.,
who is employed there, and expect
to return here by February ID.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27

send to Mr.. King 50 he might see
how well-kept his dogs are.
The pups are, left to right, 30,
Susie and Buttons. Their mother
is a fox terrier and the father a
Boston bull-they show interesting
characteristics Of both breeds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Women Voters Meet

The Foreign Policy Study Group
of the League of Women Voters
will meet Monday, January 81, at
8 P. NJ. at the home of Mrs. j. S.
Piazza. Mrs. Theodore Perrine will
discuss the conflict in Indonesia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27

pleasure they were TO bring to
their owners.
Shortly after Christmas, while
lorraine Norris was visiting her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
try, a puppy party" was given
and Mr.. Autry made a picture to-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
Sherwood P-TA

The February meeting of the
Sherwood P-TA will be held on
Tuesday, February 2, in the gym,
at 8 P. M. Fifth grade parents
will serve refreshments. The guild
ance program and future plans in
guidance will be discussed by
members of the faculty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Youth Council

The East Montgomery County
Council of Churches United Chris
tian Youth Council announces
Youth Week observance on Febru-
airy 6, 7:45 P. NJ, at st. Johns
Church, Olney. A film will be
shown depicting the meeting in
amsterdam of the World Council
of Churches.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27

When Charles King, Of College
Park, gave three mongrel pups to
Mrs. Wallace NJ. Autry, of Agnew
Drive, Rockcrest, for distribution
to homes on her street, he little
knew what wonderful homes the
little dogs were to have and the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27

JESSICA TANDY, distinguish
ed dramatic actress, stars in The
World ne Make" to be broad
cast this week on the radio series,
GREAT SCENES FROM
sGREAT PLAYS, sponsored by
families of The Protestant Epis-
copal Church and the Episcopal
Actors Guild.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL I..s, GALLERY Or AeRI: con-
stttutton avenue and Sixth street
Paintings, Paintings, SCULPTURES ls b masters.
sculpture and French 18th century
art. Gallattn beauest.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National Col
lection Of Fine Arts, Constitution
can paintings and old uaasters.
noSsf p.ssmss4 ssntsnni.! po
toeraphs," By Fritz Henle.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. Division
OF Graphic Arts, Independence ave-
nue and Tenth street-Prints By
Vera Andrus. through October.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-Ori-
inss s4 and p etehinss S'5yh By whistler sisi and
other American artists: changing
exhibits. Thayer centennial ex-
hibition. through December.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. Sew
sntssnth srsnMn street between rss New YORK
paintings and sculpture and the
W. A. Clark collection American
water colors and drawings. Cor
coran School Of Art faculty show.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL. GALLERY.
1900 Twenty first street-Paint-
ings and prints.
Of Print Makers annual opening
DUMBARToN OAKS COLLECTION,
1903 Tbirty-second street NV
Byzantine art.
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Eighth and K
streets N.W.-Exhibition by Row.
land Lyon. through october.
LIBRARY. OF CONGRESS. East Capi-
tol and First strsets1"children's
TEXTILE MUSEUM. 1890 s street
Monday, wednesday and Friday. 2
to 5 pm. Admission by card OBJ
ttainable st offiee of George Hewitt it,
WATKINS GALLERY. American Uni
versity campus-Paintings by Joe
Summerford through october.
PAN AMERICAN UNION. Seventeenth
and C streets-shov by Tomas
Newbery. ..t...>
WHYTE GALLERY, 1878 Connecticut
avenue-Exhioi:io ion on Fantasy"
through October 80.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIvER-,
STTY2 LIBRARY, 2023 6 street.
ave CLUBHOUSE. 1881 New Hamp-
shire avenue-Second Washing
ton showing Of cartoons by Her
HOWARD UNIVERSITY GALLERY
OF ART, Sixth street and Howard
place.
PLAYHOUSE THEATER GALLERY.
121 Fifteenth .street-Exhibition
By the Campbells.
SEVER SPRING ART GALLERY.
9216 Flower avenue. Silver Spring,
Md,-Work by Hibben and Fivaz.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY, 127
Randolph place N.W.-Sixth an
niversary exhibition.
CHEQUIRE HOUSE, 202 King street.
Alexandria - Paintings BY Carl
Melchers, through next Saturday.
UNITED NATIONS CLUB, Nineteenth
and r streets N.W.-Exhibition BY
Nura, through October.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY
ART, 1922 New York avenue
Modern textiles.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

.colorist and concert pianist. and
Eugen Weisz, painter and assist
ant director of the Corcoran
School of Art. Mrs. Agnes Gallo
way Of Berryville is general chair
man.
Geneyieve Hendricks, Washing
ton decorator and water colorist,
sponsors the contest as a continu-
ing tribute to the memory of her
mother, who had her summer
home near Bluemont. The con-
tests objectives are to promote
interest among amateur water
colorists residing in Clarke and
Loudoun Counties and to per-
petuate in paintings some of the
picturesque scenes Of the region.
The Blue Ridge Art League ex-
hibit, shown in conjunction with
the contest, is unrestricted as to
medium and artists status and
residence. Prizes were awarded In
both divisions.
y X X
Art and Antiques
Gustav Trois is to show group
of recent water colors and etch-
ings at the Capital. Antique Show
at Hotel 2400, tomorrow through
Friday, IL am. to II pm. daily.
X
Book Review
SCULPTURE: Principles ana Practice. B,
Lou LOUIS u sSslea5eakin. as tIhe World Publishing
Many young people who live fa1
from art schools inquire of art
writer's as to how they can learn
some medium. In the case OF
would-be sculptors. this volume or
"how to do it" by a noted sculpto,
Zone Of whose works is the heroic
bronze Of Lincoln in the Interior
Department Building here) seems
to me a practical answer. not only
for serious students, but for others
who might enjoy sculpture as q
hobby.
Mr.. Slobodkin deals with clay
modelling, plaster casting, stone
and wood carving, terra Gotta
cast metals and architecture
sculpture, accompanying his ex.
plicit directions with many pho
tographs and line drawings. He
concludes with q gallery Of some
so illustrations Of his choices o1
great sculpture from Egyptian
and Greek periods to today (mak.
ing a total OF more than 800
illustrations In the book.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Bridge Players
By Margaret l. Fisher

Today's dual sessions-team-o Of
four and amateur open pairs
bring to a close the 10Th annual
District Of Columbia tournament
Climaxing four days Of duplicate
bridge competition at the Shore
ham Hotel, contestants in both
events will begin play at 1890
pm. Starting time for this eve
ning's finals is 6 o'clock.
While local team experts are
putting up their best defense
against the challenge Of out-of-
town luminaries for possession OF
the Eynon Bowl. amateur pairs
entered in the Metropolitan
title match will give their all to
retrieve The Evening Star Trophy
now held by Baltimoreans Frank
B. Levi and w. j. McDevitt.
In Richmond last week end, j.
D. Boyd and David Murray car
ried the honors for the WASH
ington delegation-40 strongly
winning the Old Dominion open
pair title. It was Murray's Sec
ond tournament triumph within
q week. having been a member
Of the championship team at
Easton, Pa, on October 8. Kath-
leen McNutt, also of Washing
ton, partnered by Nat Linfield
Of Richmond, netted runnerup
awards in Saturdays opens, trail
ing the Boyd Murray duo by nine
match points.
While local fans failed to dis
tinguish themselves in other
events of the Old Dominion
classic, several did cash in on the
newly increased session master
point bonuses. Second In their
section in Fridays mixed-pair
contest adds point to the record
of Mrs. Frieda Bentley and Lew
Levinson. as does runnerup posi-
ton in the qualifying round of the
opens for DR.. w. H. Gorton and
DR.. Neil McHugh, and second best
score in the consolation field for
Mrs. Doris Vosburgh and Mrs
Margaret l.. Fisher.
Undaunted by the prospect OF
eight successive sessions in the D.
c. championships, more than
q hundred Washington Bridge
League faithfuls turned out on
tournament eve to compete for
master-point awards. Last We'd
nesday's Mitchell winners were l.
Fruitman-R. E. Mullen, Mrs. 2. r.
Shepard-Mr T. E. Turner (Sec-
ton Al: Gary Arkoian-John
Moore, John Luttrell-Dr. E. M.
Short tSection b. and Mrs. Mar
garet Myrtle-A. r. Mosler, jr.;;
Mrs. j. Adler-C. C. Lovenberg
(Section c..
Fifty rating points 60 to their
respective runnersup: Mrs. j. G.
Fletcher-Mrs. H. r. Young, Ray
Fetzner- H. A. Mayer, Mrs. Dora
Schwartz Wallace Ashby, c. S.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

George Philip Hirth was a
young merchant of lovable char
acter, who kept a store at 1904
Fourteenth street NV. He had
working for him. toward the close
of the year 1879, a burly colored
fellow named Babe Bedford,
whom he discharged. In a vim
dictive mood, Bedford and three
other colored men - Edward
Queenan. Sandy Pinn and john
son - caught Hirth on the night
Of January Z. 1880, and beat his
skull in with a stone placed in a
sock. Hirth - if the writer's
memory serves him right - was
without one eye. and the murder
ers, knowing this, approached
him from the blind side. The
scene of the crime was on P
street. near Eighteenth. then a
section undeveloped and very
lonesome after dark. Upon the
occasion of this homicide, Hirth
was, on his way to see Miss
Sinclair. to whom he was engaged
to be married.
For this crime; Bedford and
Queenan were hanged at the
District Jail; Pinn died of tuber-
culosis in the penitentary, where
he was serving a life sentence,
and johnson was let off for giv-
ing testimony against the other
three. Later. it is said, some
where out West, he was hanged
for numbering some one else.
When the station house on U
street was completed, about 1882,
the second precinct was moved
there from Seventh street, and
the U street station took over the
northern area Of the District. still
with Lieut.. johnson in command
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Modern Textiles

The Institute Of Contemporary
Arts opened October 10 with Of
ferings In many art fields. It
tnaugurated its 1949-50 exhibition
season with a large display Of
modern textiles, which have a
cheerful effect because Of their
bright colors and gay designs
Creations Of six designers, they
are shown as room-size draperies
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Old Station House
Host to Notorious
Murderers
By John CIoqett Proctor

OF the many things the writer
recalls in his youthful days, one
in particular was the original
second police precinct station
house, which stood for many years
diagonally opposite what is now
the baseball park on Georgia ave-
nue. and which was not torn down
until after 1927. A picture Of this
building was then numbered 2042
Georgia avenue.
1t. James johnson, who was
appointed on the police force late
in 1861. was in charge of this sta
ton, according to the city direc-
tory. at least as early as 1862.
From here the station was re-
moved into the adjoining brick
house to the south, about 1875.
This latter house, 2040 Georgia
avenue, is still standing.
Some of the men serving with
1t. johnson whom the writer re-
members were Hamilton K. Red
way. j. N. Fif1eld. Thomas Mark
ward, Joseph T. Morgan, Junius
B. Slack. Officer Brown, F. w.
Pfaff. James E. Heffner, Officer
Sullivan, Daniel Slattery. Ben
jamin T. Rhodes. Norman H. Cole
and William H. West, the last
named and Officer Brown being
colored members of the force.
Horse and Buggy Speeders
Boundary street (now Florida
avenue) was macadamized in the
early '70s and was one of the best
stretches Of road in the District.
They had their speeders and their
speed regulations then, just as
they have today. The man with
a fast trotter or PAGER, just before
the advent of the automobile, was
just as reckless and needed lust
as much watching as the careless
and inconsiderate automobile
driver does at present. However,
the difference then was that only
people of means had horses and
buggies.
It was then against the law "to
drive any horse, mare or gelding
in or on any street, avenue or
alley Of this city at a pace faster
than a moderate trot or gallop,
or to make any attempt or trial
of speed between two or more
horses" If any one was injured
during a violation of this lew, the
driver was subject to a fine of
$40 and incarceration in the
workhouse for not less than 30
nor more than 80 days.
Florida avenue proved a great
temptation to a man with a good
stopper. and many driver con-
tributed to the city's exchecuer
for trying to. lower the record of
Maud S.
Many desperate character
was taken to the old second pre-
cinct during the approximately
10 years it was used as a station
house. When the precinct was
moved to 204o Georgia avenue,
that building housed for q time
some, II not all of the Hirth mur-
dererS,
Evening star., 1949-10-23
The Old Second Precinct
Helen Hayes Born
on North Side of
T Street

As the writer recalls, there were
few houses on Florida avenue east
of Seventh street in 1875, and he
recalls two small brick houses on
the north side of this thorough
fare near Seventh street, one oc-
cupied by the family of John E.
Cole, who had several children,
among them "Bodie" Cole, who
delivered The Star to subscribers.
In the adjoining house. the
writer believes. the Brown family
resided. Close by was Gurley
Chapel, a very neat frame struc-
ture.
Sometime prior to 1899. the
north side of T street was built
up with a row of brick houses.
and among the tenants was Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Van Arnum
Brown, members of the Immacu-
late Conception Church. Francis
Brown and Catharine E. Hayes
were married at this church and
it is quite likely that their daugh-
ter, Helen Hayes Brown, was born
at 635 T street NV. And in
the church mentioned Helen was
also baptized. The writer went to
school with Andrew Brown, and
his brother, Frank Brown, later
became a member of the Associa-
ton of the Oldest Inhabitants.
and died a few years ago.
Griffith's Stadium, or Beyer's
Park. as it was known before 1t
became a ball park, during the
Civil War was a part Of the
grounds of. Campbell Hospital.
which stood on w street close to
the park. This thoroughfare was
formerly known as Pomeroy
street. Gen. o. o. Howard. a vet
eran of the War of 1861-1865,
who was always doing something
nice for the colored people-who
really needed friend at that
time-conceived the idea, after
the war was over, of turning some
of these buildings into a hospital
for colored people.
| Old Park Hotel
As early as 1865. Louis Boyer
was conducting Beyer's Park in
connection with the hotel at
tached to the grounds of which
he also was proprietor.
The recent well-deserved send
off given Ethel Barrymore for her
many years. before the footlights
brings to mind the many years
on the stage of Hans F. Robert,
a Washington actor who left here
in 1888. A grand testimonial
benefit" to Washington's favorite
young comedian was given then
by his many friends. The event
took place at the National Rifles
Armory and among those who took
part were Jake Budd, the old vet
eran comedian; William H.
Dougherty, in his original sketch,
Fritz and Lena; John Hoffman.
Miss Maggie Nolan, Charles
Freese, Frank Rebstock, Lew
Worth, c. D. Vining, the Harmonic
Quartette, George W. Graham.
Miss Mabel Richards, Felix Ma
honey. Marie Dorsey and Callan
and Weaver.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Progress on Race Issues

some changes were ordered, eS-
pecially in giving 'colored police
men more opportunity for cruiser
car duty.
DR.. Joseph d. Eohman. a race
relations specialist from Chicago.
was invited by the Interior De-
partment to give a special course
| in race relations to park police
! officials.
Segregation still continues in
the Fire Department, although the
two companies Of colored firemen
are so overstaffed that some have
been transferred to command Of
white officers. Fire Chief Joseph
A. Mayhem has declared elimina-
ton is not practical now, but that
complete integration Of white and
colored firemen would be the most
economical. The department now
has ~ colored members.
Presidents Report
The only notable change in the
hospital situation is that Howard
University Medical School students
have been included this year with
Georgetown and George Washing
ton medical students in teaching
programs at Gallinger Hospital.
Many of the moves to cope with
discrimination resulted from or
were intensified by reports of
several unusually important COM
missions or by various meetings
for civil rights discussions. Rec
concentrations of these groups
were not unanimously accepted,
and some Of them drew outspoken
criticism.
The Presidents, Committee on
Civil Rights devoted q large Sec
ton Of its October. 1947. report to
q description Of what it called
"intolerable" discrimination and
other abuses of civil rights in
Washington. It recommended the
outlawing Of restrictive property
covenants and Of school segrega-
ton. elimination Of segregation in
hospitals, theaters, hotels, res
taurants and other public places.
It urged greater employment op-
portunities for Negroes in busi-
ness and the professions as well as
in Government.
The National Committee on
Segregation in the Nations Capt.
tai issued q highly controversial
report last year. It asserted that
segregation here was a "calcu-
lated policy pursued by commu-
nifty leaders as good business"
Communist Charge
The Citizens Committee on
Race Relations, formed several
years ago. centered its activities
on improvement Of housing con-
ditions for Negroes. The Catholic
Interracial Conference also has
been functioning effectively.
Within the past year there were
Washington sessions Of the Ma
tional Citizens Conference on
Civil Liberties and the Legislative
Assembly Against Segregation and
Discrimination. The latter as
sembly Of several hundred dele
gates from many organizations
aroused attack from the outside
and some internal dissension be-
cause Of charges that Communist
front organizations "infiltrated"
into the policy-making commit
tees.
Numerous questions remain to
be answered and the biggest per-
haps' is whether the tug-of war
over all forms Of racial discrimi-
nation. real or fancied. has les
sened the tension to a point where
lasting, equitable results are as
sured.
Be that as it may. the variety.
number and complexity of post
war developments In this sphere
Of human events and community
affairs demonstrates at least that
1t Is q condition and not q theory
that confronts the District.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Continued From Page C-1)

Department to decide whether tc
have segregation. For several
years the Board of Education
action in allowing the Recreation
Department to enforce segrega-
ton at those facilities has beer
attacked by Negro organization
and leaders, particularly at a mass
meeting here in May, 1948.
Recreation Board Chairman
Harry S. Wender on several pre-
vious occasions declared facilities
for Negroes at their own play
grounds are better than in most
communities. Last May he rec
commended biracial use of recrea.
ton as well as school buildings
for community gatherings.
A month previously, the Ma
tional Park and Planning Com
mission dropped the practice Of
designating racial areas. That
step was viewed in many quarters
as removing prop" on which
the District Recreation Depart
ment had long based its segrega-
ton policy.
The Recreation Boards bylaw
providing for segregation had a
head-on collision with the Int.
rior Department. The big difficulty
developed over six swimming pools
controlled here by the Interior
Department.
AS long ago as last February the
Secretary Of the Interior told the
Recreation Department to end
segregation on tennis courts on
Federal property But his effort
to put an immediate end to segre-
CATION at the swimming pools
caused trouble and seems nowhere
near practical settlement.
Had to Close Pool
The Recreation Board last Au-
gust approved an agreement
whereby it assumed operating
control Of all play facilities. ex-
cept swimming pools, hitherto run
by the Interior Department. The
Board revised the language of its
bylaw that prevented it from
conducting interracial programs
It substituted a promise to elimi-
nate segregation as soon as pos
Sible.
Admission Of Negroes to the
Anacostia swimming pool, one Of
those controlled by the Interio,
Department. caused such a dis
turbance last June that Secretary
Krug ordered the pool closed. The
demonstration resulted IN the in
jury Of four persons and the arrest
Of five.
The Interior Department held
to its non-segregation demand
and later rejected q Recreation
Department offer to operate two
pools on that basis. The SWIM
ming pool season closed Septem.
ber 5 with the matter unsettled.
Playground Test
The drive for unsegregate6
Fairgrounds also encountered oh.
stacles. The Garfield Park an6
Rose Park Fairgrounds, however
were thrown open to colored an6
white children last summer for ar
experimental period. Ofiicials re.
ported a sharp drop in attendance
Some strides have been made
in working out q solution Of thu
racial discrimination problem II
the health, public safety and Law
enforcement fields here. ,Segrega'
ton in those fields as well as IL
many others is only one aspect, O.
a broader complaint that Negroe'
are victims of discrimination.
Negro policemen on the metro
politan force have been givei
more scout assignments, but seq
regation Is still maintained in tn
Police Department. Charges o
| discrimination against colores
| members Of the park police wer
investigated last summer an.
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