davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Miss Woo||ey Weds Mr.. List

holm Woolley, and the BRIDE
groom's brother, Mr.. Stuart List
of Pittsburgh, was best man.
Following the wedding lunch-
con. the couple left for an ex-
tended motor trip. They will be
at home after August Is at 6704
Hillandale Road in Chevy Chase.
Mrs. List is an illustrator for
the publications of the National
Education Association. A graduate
of Gunston Hall School. she at
tended the National Academy OF
Design and the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts. She is
member of the Junior League OF
Washington. Mr.. List. an engineer
with the National Military Estab"
lishment. is a graduate of Shenan.
doah Valley Academy and Cornell
University.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
By Betty Beole

should be dealt with" leveled
Lodge with alacrity. And so it
goes with the boys during the heat
wave.
Congressman will be able to do
their campaigning in the future
right from Washington. They can
carry on with the work at hand
and still be seen by their con-
stituents, talk to them right in
their drawing rooms as a matter
of fact. The method. of course. is
spot filming for television. The
legislator who can't get the televi-
sion time for a speech, or, can't
get it carried as far away as the
television sets in his home State,
can tell all before movie camera
and three days later the voters
will get it on TV. OF course, if
the Capitol Hill talk comes too
thick and fast, the voters can al
ways switch to a comedy pro-
gram.
The political potentialities is
one reason why Junior Lacquer
Bette Carroll is mad about her
new video job. All in the line of
work, svelte brunette Bette has to
do everything from pose in a
bathing suit on top of a station
wagon to scrambling an egg on
it's hood. You could have seen her
doing both in the middle of Mass
achusetts avenue the other day.
n X
One Of the lesser known facts
about the late Frank Murphy was
that he was quite an authority on
birds. Every spring he reread
wake Robin" John Burroughs
book about birds in America, and
he discovered by his own observa-
ton the flowers that make their
appearance simultaneously with
certain birds, just as the wake
robin flower blossoms with the
arrival of the robin redbreast. He
gathered much of his information
on his long walks at Harbor
Beach, Mich.
Few people, too, realized that
Frank Murphy never drank OF
smoked, because he nearly always
was seen at cocktail party with
a highball glass of amber liquio
in one hand and frequently ciga-
rette in the other, and he could
stay at a late party as late as any
one. They didn't know that the
amber liquid was ginger ale and
they never noticed that the ciga-
rette remained unlighted.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

1t may be too hot to give parties
but when birthday comes along
that's time for a celebration. AT
least that's the way Mrs. Douglas
Weart and Mrs. George Arm
strong feel about 1t.
Their husbands, Gen. Weart
and Gen. Armstrong, both have
birthdays next week. So the two
couples are planning to give a
party together Saturday at the
Armstrong; house in Arlington
A number Of the Wearts' friends
at Fort Belvoir, where the general
is In command, will Of course
come up for the big event.
Just at the moment however
Mrs. Weart is busy baby-sltting
While her daughter, Gertrude,
and the latter's hubsand, 1t. Col
Oscar Ogren. are moving into
quarters at Fort Belvoir. she's in
charge of their two young sons
8-year-old Charles and baby John
And needless to say she has her
hands full. The children's father
was stationed at Walter Reed be-
fore he went to Belvoir.
The Wearts' son, Douglas, who
finished at West Point last month
is home on leave too, before going
to Randolph Field for duty or
August 8.
Besides the birthday party Sat-
urday, Mrs. Armstrong had an
other party on her schedule, the
luncheon and shower she gave
yesterday for her cousin Blanche
MacFalls. Blanche will be mar
ried on August 6 to Bill Hord
The weddings to be at 7:30 ir
the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church and the reception at the
Kennedy Warren.
PrenuptioI Parties
Among the guests at the lunch
con was another cousin, Mrs. Will
liam Jones, who, with Col. Jones,
will give supper party for
Blanche and her fiance August S
after the wedding rehearsal. An
other was Mrs. Richard Tastet
the former Florence Montfort,
who recently gave surprise din
ner and shower for Blanche. who
had been her maid of honor; and
another was Mrs. Robert Bassett,
who, with Muriel Mattox. now va
cationing in Nova Scotia, also
gave a surprise shower. Mrs.
Bassett incidentally will be one of
Blanche's attendants.
Other guests at the party were
Blanche's mother. Mrs. Fred D,
MacFalls; her sister, Mrs. Robert
Day of Memphis, who'll be ma
tron of honor; and another sister
Fay MacFalls, and Mrs. Robert
Taylor, who'll be bridesmaids.
Still others were Mrs. Gordon
Evening star., 1949-07-24

cAPITALITES ENJOYING 4 WARM SUMNER EVE.
the beautiful Aztec garden OF the Pan American Union
official and diplomatic society found cool breezes
they atped the reception giuen there the other
evening" The lucky hosts ,oho had the weaherman their
side Costa Rican Ambassador and Sonora de EQDe
guests at this air-cooed midsummer party the
Ambassador to the Organization OF American
States and Sonora the Uuguayan Ambassador to
the OAS and Sonora de Mora.
(Above)
The Chief Ceremonial officer of the State Department and
Mrs. RAYMOND D. and Mrs. Robert Woodward, nhose
deputy director of the Office of American Republic
Affairs up at the evening function at one
of Washington's most beautiful spots.
Upper Lett
real proof Of the refreshing breeze at the Pan Amer
tee the the skirt OF the lovely chiffon 9oon
morn by Mrs. Gordon boped around her she enjoys
of conversation Nth Dr. Alberto Leras secretary general
OF the Organization OF American States.
(Loper Lett
Miss Elaine LIE Feure daughter of Representative and Mrs
jan LIE Feure squirrel Mr. George Mahoney r OF the Otce
of International Trade, the attactiue members
OF younger having good time at the atresco aDd
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Supper Party

What promises to be a gay
party for young people will be
the supper Mr.. Norton Goodwin
will give tonight in the apart
ment of his parents. Judge and
Mrs. Clarence Norton Goodwin.
Honor guests will be the foreign
students, who are here on a tour
under the auspices of the National
Students Association.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Fewer Parties Chalk
The Service Calendar
Generals Birthdays to Be Celebrated;
Youngs Leaving for Two Months
By Betty Murphy

Rudd, Mrs. Bertil Renborg, Mrs.
B. B. Cam, Mrs. J. J. Williams,
Mrs. Richard Whyte. Mrs. Carl
f. Erickson, Mrs. David Bastian,
Mrs. William Ham, Mrs. Elmer
Jenkins, Mrs. Earl Brown, Mrs.
j. C. Wallace. Mrs. Harold Jones.
Mrs Harold Jones, jr.; Mrs. Mar
vim Zipp, Mrs. T. F. Schneider and
Mrs. Robert Armstrong. a recent
bride, who, with her husband, is
here from Anderson, Ind, for a
visit with Gen. and Mrs. Arm
strong.
Completing the list were the
Misses Johnsie Wright, Peggy
Coyle, Mary Elinor Griffith, Mary
Vaughan, Jean Vaughan, Norma
Gill, Berry Marshall, Marjorie
Simpson. Nan Erickson. Mary
Benninger and Martha Fulwood.
Grandchildren Are Here
When you telephone Gen. and
Mrs. Carl Spaatz these days you're
apt to get two people on the line
at the same time. Mrs. Spaatz
and "Dede." Dede's their grand
daughter who's here for two weeks
with her sister Tatty and her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmett Gresham of Columbia.
S. C. Mrs. Gresham is the former
Becky Spaatz. Becky expected to
/ find Washington a bit cooler than
her home in the South, but so far,
she says, the heat here is much
worse!
Sailing for Europe
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Gordon
Young have joined the great army
of Europe bound sojourners.
They're off today for brief fling
in New York before sailing Tues
day for England
The general is going as a dele
gate to the PIANO Permanent
International Association of Navi-
CATION Congresses in Lisbon, and
they're combining business with
pleasure by way of a leisurely
trip on the continent. They're
not due home till the first OF
October, and meanwhile their
house has been rented to young
couple from Midland, Tex. Mr..
and Mrs. William Jefferson Mont
gomery.
jeff is an oil man who has
been assigned to a temporary Job
in the Attorney Generals office.
He and his wife. who have q
2-year-old son Frank, are the SON.
-in-law and daughter of the Os-
valid Ryans.
While in New York the Youngs
are guests of Mrs. Youngs sister
and her husband, the Stewart
Prices. And the lucky four are
going to see South Pacific" to-
morrow night!
Col. Brown Reeuperoting
Washington friends, of Col. and
Mrs. Earl I. Brown will be de-
lighted to hear that the colonel
is recuperating after long siege
at Walter Reed Hospital. Mrs.
Brown has been visiting her niece,
Mrs. M. F. Williamson, on Cali
fornia street, for several weeks
and she and her husband expect
to return to Curlew Point, their
estate at Southport. N. C. in
| about two weeks.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

hot parties Rudd, Mrs Bertl Renborg Mr.
ht when birthday comes along Cann j. William
that's time for celebration Richard Whyte Mrs. Ca
least Mrs Douglas
Evening star., 1949-04-07
Care and Compromise
Truman Applying Preventive Medicine
To Problem of Relations With Congress

the White House and Senator
Tydings.
The Senator issued denials
almost certainly diplomatic with
respect to problems OF personnel
which the committee must handle
for the administration.
National Defense Secretary
Johnson and the President are
working together on a new slate
Of defense officials. among them
a Secretary of the Army. Secre-
tary Royals resignation is on the
Presidents desk and he wants to
go as soon as his successor can
be named. Secretary Johnson's S
list includes industrialists who are
somewhat controversial figures
about whom 1t might be wise to
take some Senate soundings.
Opinion of Tydings.
This was precisely what didn't
happen in the case most personal
to the President-ther rejection of
his friend. Mon Wallgren, by the
Tydings Committee. The Presi-
dent has said he would stick by
Mr.. Wallgren: 1t is necessary to
have Senator Tydings' consent to
discharge the nomination from
committee.
1t is no secret that Senator
Tydings' opinion Is that the Presi-
dent ought not to waste his
strength on side issues but should
find another spot for Mr.. Wall
gren.
The tall Marylander has been
a Senator since 1927. which puts
him in q group or four Senators
who occupy third rank In con-
tinuous service Of Senators. He
has a deep feeling for "the club"
and very shrewd knowledge of
its ways and temper. Not a New
Dealer-President Roosevelt tried
once to purge him-he is not a
diehard and is usually on the
White House side in the pinches.
Senator Tydings' insistence upon
care and compromise with stress
laid only on major objectives has
impressed other Senators. Time
will show how persuasive the
President found him.
Evening star., 1949-04-07
By Doris FIeeson

President Truman began his
day yesterday by conferring with
Chairman Tydings OF the Senate
Armed Services Committee and
Evening star., 1949-04-07

In the world would consider chal-
lenging any of its members.
The sharp teeth which Ameri-
can and Western European mill
tary leaders believe will inspire
respect for the new coalition is
the immediate reconstruction of
Americas air power, based both
on land and. temporarily at least,
Navy aircraft carriers.
Appropriations Lacking.
Unless the necessary sums are
appropriated for the Nations air
arm-possibly more than the pres
ent budget provides-and the es-
sential building program is started,
there is little chance Of impressing
the U. s. S. r. by the signature
and ratification of another treaty.
In the estimate OF Soviet war
planners the Red armies have
three powerful allies: distance,
winter and manpower. In their
estimate these three factors make
the U. 6. s. r. an impregnable
fortress.
Events already have shown that
the vast expanse Of the Soviet
Union-from Europe to the Pacific
Ocean-makes 1t impossible for
even the most powerful ground
forces to carry out a successful
invasion Of the great Russian en-
pire. Long and harsh winters and
a poor system of communications
would defeat any attempt to in
wade Russia.
Evening star., 1949-04-07
the Other Hand
Or, as Old Bill Said, If You
Know of a Better ole, Go to It.

said. to let the treaty operate
for Is months without much stress
on the rearming Of Europe.
Almost simultaneously Charles
de Gaulle issued q statement ad-
vising the people of France to
reserve their Judgment until II
is clear what the United States
intends to do In q military way
France. he said, must know III
and under what conditions she
will receive the arms she needs
as the advance guard Of liberty
and the center Of the defense OF
Western Europe"
De Gaulle is not the government
of France, Of course, but there
Is reason to believe that in this
matter His thinking is no different
from most Of the men who COM
pose the government.
Don't Like Idea Of Waiting.
What they are thinking in
France they unquestionably are
thinking in some. If not all, Of
the other countries brought into
the alliance. It is doubtful II
many of them like the idea of
waiting to see what moral effect
the alliance may have on Russia,
without being prepared to resist
Russia in case 1t has the wrong
effect.
1t is the military phase Of the
pact that presents the Senators
with a dilemma as they face the
necessity of ratifying it. with or
without notifications. or reject
ing 1t. From the tenor Of their
talk thus far the likelihood OF
rejection Is wholly remote. The
long debate anticipated before
final action is taken probably will
concern itself chiefly with the
extent to which the United States
can or should support with arms
a policy concerning which there
Is otherwise little disagreement.
That Is the hole the Senate
finds itself in. IT don't like It,
said one Senator, q consistent
supporter Of President Truman
and Secretary Acheson. but all
I can say is what Bairnsfather's
Old Bill said: If you know OF
a better ole. go to it,"
Evening star., 1949-04-07
BY Horny Honon McLemore-
Thinks Five Minutes,
Cont Make Up Mind
By Hsnyy .NrLr-err

BENG AZ orderly :ellcw ny
DAYS are rElc on q schedule as
vigtd as that o. E-y prisoner be
hind bars.
Evening star., 1949-04-07

recovered from the devastation
of the worst war in history; the
surest method Of stopping the
next war before 1t begins. But
they don't know. For this isn't q
peace pact; 1t is a pledge to fight,
If necessary.
Spokesman for all the countries
involved have protested their
peaceable purpose. United States
Senators, who must accept the
final responsibility for this coun-
try, make the same protestations.
Were the situation less serious 1t
would be easy to say, perhaps,
that they protest too much. But
that would not be true. For
without exception, they are wor-
ried as they enter upon a path
the end of which they cannot see.
Can 1t Be Made Effective?
VIII this demonstration Of unity
and Of united strength by the
Western democracies serve to cool
any aggressive ambitions Russia
may have or will 1t serve to pre-
cipitate q disastrous conflict be-
fore the pact can be made effec-
tive? The European countries
would like desperately to know
the answer, since in case Of con-
f1ict they will furnish the battle
fields. We would like to know
since we would furnish our share
of the men and most of the ma
terial.
What I am really afraid Of
said Senator George of Georgia
lis that if we start out to develop
full-scale program of military
aid for Western Europe. these
countries will want us to garrison
their frontiers with American
troops"
AS chairman Of the Senate
Finance Committee he foresees the
possibility of q financial burder
too great for the United States
to carry. It might be better, h,
Evening star., 1949-04-07
This Changing World
Military Leaders Believe Atlantic Pact
Useless Without Power to Back 1t Up

The air arm Is not worried. how
ever. by the fact that Russia can
muster, II necessary. millions Of
men for the ground forces. Since
the end Of the war the Soviet
high command has made great
efforts TO improve It's aviation.
and today It is superior to the
Western powers In numbers Of
planes. Russians are far behind
the Westerners, however. In me-
chanical aptitude and the main
tenance Of the Soviet air force
requires q vast reservoir Of man
power.
L. 8. Air Arm Torn Apart.
Russia's aggresSiveness. partic-
ularly In the last 10 months. has
been due to the fact, according
to our military men, that the
American air forces were torn
apart soon after W Day and
relatively little has been done to
bring that force back TO a point
anywhere near what it was when
the war ended.
The S0th Congress authorized
the creation Of a 70-group Air
Force, but the money was not
authorized and the force Is far
from being established. Today a
fight still goes on between the
and Legislative branches
over building that size Air Force.
For reasons Of economy the ad-
ministration still opposes 10
groups.
The naval air arm. which last
year included l3 carriers and
made up somewhat for the Air
Forces deficiency. has now been
reduced to 7 carriers because in
sufficient funds were provided in
the budget to maintain more than
that. Under these conditions it
is little wonder that the Russian
war planners are not yet seriously
worried about the effectiveness of
the Atlantic pact.
Reconstruction Of American air
power may be expensive. but 1t
certainly is a drop in the bucket
compared to what. we would have
to spend in lives and substance If
the Russians decide to Jump the
gun before we have restored our
mastery Of the air.
Evening star., 1949-04-07

ing alarmed sn''
about the amount Of money the
United States Is giving away 10
other countries. or lending II wite
little or no hope O! getting /; back
Five Minute Thinking.
Todays f1ye-minute period was
devoted TO trying 70 figure out
whether or not II would be sd-
v!sable for the Government to
make whopping loan 20 Siam
A group Of Siamese officials is on
the way 10 Washington 10 attempt
to negotiate such a loan. As q re-
cent visitor TO Siam. ] tried to de-
eide whether the United States
answer should be yes or no.
Al the end Of the Ave minutes
my mind still wasn't made up.
II the Siamese get the money
it's a mortal cinch that they will
do something gloriously imprac-
tical with II. You just can't be
sensible In Siam
Much as the Siamese officials
may really believe that they want
the money to improve. say, their
public school system. or intensity
their agricultural program. they
won't be in Bangkok five MIN
utes before they'll be told that
their sacred white elephant needs
new gold suit and brand-new
diamond stomacher. with earring s
to match
And II they don't do that. it's
dollars to doughnuts that they'll
build a new wat AS you know. a
wat is a collection OF temples en-
closed by a wall. Right now one
third of Bangkok's area is covered
by watts. There are almost more
watts than people in Bangkok. but
that doesn't curb their enthusiasm
for wanting to build new ones.
Everybody Tickled.
When We were there they took
the money that some sensible poll
tician had labeled for the build
ing of q badly needed prison and
you guessed it-started building
another wat. Everybody was tickled
to death with this move. including
the prisoners. who could be happy
In their squalor as long as they
knew another beautiful wat was
going to be built,
But Is the Siamese attitude
wrong?
The world Is getting 50 con-
founded practical and streamlined.
so devoted to functionalism, that
II some race on earth doesn't hold
out against it, all the beauty and
romance OF the world will be
finished. Wen be filling in the
Grand Canyon to get more farm
ing land: yanking down st. Peters
to make space for q parking lot;
tearing down the Tai Mahal to
Evening star., 1949-04-07

Congress.
The dinner was the inspiration
Of House Majority Leader McCor-
mack and the Presidents former
Secretary Of Agriculture, Clinton
Anderson. who was elected to the
Senate last fall. Both are sociable
and friendly; they are also skilled
politicians. AS they picked up the
gripes Of new members about their
complete lack of contact with the
President, they got busy. Chair
man McGrath and Director Boyle
agreed that the Democratic Ma
tional Committee would under
write and arrange the dinner
Messrs. Mccormick and Anderson
did the inviting.
The persistence Of women IN
belonging to their party gave
them q little trouble. There is
one new woman Democrat in Con-
gress, Representative Reva Beck
Bosone Of Utah. They invited ner
but offered the prospect that she
would probably not stay long as
their reason for refusing to in
yite Mrs. India Edwards. chair
man Of the women's division OF
the committee. Chairman Nc
Grath and Director Boyle. OF
course, attended.
No Room to Entertain.
This Of course had nothing to
do with the President who vel
coined the party and who is not
to blame, either, for the absence
Of the social season at the White
House which usually gives the
newcomers a look-in. There is
no room for any large entertain
ing at Blair House. where the
Trumans are living while the
White House Is being remodeled
Senator Tydings said the Presi-
dent and he discussed the unifica-
ton measures. These are among
the most complex legislation on
the hill. The present set-up is not
satisfactory but Senators examin-
ing proposed substitutes are grum-
bling that the cure is worse than
the disease. Another narrow divi-
sion is In prospect both In the
committee and the Senate, hence
the need for clear signals between
Evening star., 1949-04-07

as ire -A-sas .E e4.ss.ug q
s>+sse'r So ~ ~GsA:Kss At3- &ay -ssk
so-1F dis ,asS5tA.se6 a-vssl'Fes
strats t1en ~ ne ieAtat;4s TCwts
q p9sA 80 :. w..l sook rseAar.
On AslNkS setS Sc ktsea6 kgs1
gtyr IRE S4srseSe ;s9e money tres
SRc: MAvae they % re~d Agscssse.
IA and raAyoe that e@gs2Sas "a
eo.1 n rs. rat O. sI4vc: s~st ~
1&S row
There -sxt ~ rossw ~ tNA
UuEl1 tSr tes Impractical sa9k
Ea5e.= Sz-ss - MeSsaxss ssHez=sts .sF
Evening star., 1949-04-07
Symphony Women TO Attend

Two members ., tes Sa.2ayEss
Symphony Orchestra Wog9sG =
Couam!tIee AZ AttSnd 'as R4su-
MA. Conference of Semptsary o.
ches;gA Wore1 Committees N
PliIScurge TO-DAY through Sat
ardAv They arr Srx TAeod>.r
" Dortrkck tae committee )
chairman and M-S Warren "
EEe
Evening star., 1949-04-07

ended 1t with
q personal ap-
pearance at a
dinner for new
members of the
s e n a e a n d
House. T h e S e
engagements IL
lu S trat e the
new presiden-
tial tactic Of
applying pre-
yentive medi-
cine to tn e
problem Of his
relations with
Evening star., 1949-04-07

dSlCSulEAl. O@-
less " l I h o u t
power to back
1t.
This Is the
on sensus of
our top military
leaders. W h o
are convinced
that In order
to make 1t
really effective
he Atlantic
Pact will have
to have such
strong ee t h
that M ratirp
Evening star., 1949-04-07

an 10 2 os
An exercise
g 0S 20 II IS
resting from ex-
erciNe
IL IS 10 noon,
III IN ng OF
lunch
That E:reS
you an IDEA.
Always. some
time during the
day. there are
five minutes
set aside for the
purpose o. get
Evening star., 1949-04-07

q m on 6 the
statesmen who
put their pens
to the pact.
r a t h er. the
IL signatory
nations appear
to be taking
this momen-
tous step with
deep misgiv-
ings. They be-
lieve 1t may
be the best way
to preserve
o e a ce In q
world not vet
Evening star., 1949-04-07
By Constantine Bro,cn

The Atlantic Pact Is a very i'm
portant agreement. which possibly
may keep us out Of another war
soon: but 1t Is still only an
Evening star., 1949-04-07
Know of a Bet
By LoWeH MeUen

1t cannot be said that the world
witnesses the creation of the At
lantic Alliance with wild rejoicing.
No such spirit was evident even