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Evening star., 1949-02-15
Barnard Alu,,znae

Miss Ruth Hooten. vocational
adviser of Barnard College, will
discuss Washington government.
business and professional oppor-
tunities with 25 members Of the
District alumnae at $50 o'clock
tonight at the Good Earth restau-
rant.
The meeting, arranged by Mrs.
Charles E. Morris and Miss Anne
M. Davis, is part of job survey
for graduate placement conducted
by the college.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Illch have
left for California and will be
gone for the next two months.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Delta Zeta Sorority

Miss Marianne Barnet will
speak on Interior Decoration"
at meeting of the District Alum
nae chapter of the Delta zeta
Sorority at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the home of Mrs. Ena Skies Dom
nelly, 2417 Thirty-ninth place
NV.
Plans will be made for Penn
sylvania Delta Zeta State Day,
which includes the District, to be
held April 8 at Bucknell Univer-
Sitv.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

Mrs. Henry C. Drew announces
the engagement of her daughter
Ellen Ann, to Mr.. Robert James
Coughlin, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Burton r. Coughlin of Medford
Mass. No date is set for the
wedding.
Miss Drew attended the Uni
versity of Dayton, Ohio, and Trim
ity College. She is the daughter
of the late DR.. Drew of this city
Mr.. Coughlin served as a lieu
tenant G.gD in the Naval Air
Corps and now is a student
at Northwestern University in
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Mary Washington
Chapter ofDARto
Mark 57tb Year

The 57th anniversary of the
Mary Washington Chapter, the
first Daughters of the American
Revolution group organized in the
District, will be celebrated tonight
at the Chapter House.
Invitations have seen sent to
Mrs. David L. Wells, District State
regent; Mrs. Roscoe c. O'Byrne,
president general; Mrs. Roy l..
Bowker, vice president general.
and Mrs. Rex Rhoades, treasurer
general.
Past chapter regents to be hon
ored include Mrs. Edward A. Keys,
Mrs. w. Gwynn Gardiner, Mrs.
Thaddeus M. Jones, Mrs. William
Clark Taylor, Mrs. Francis De
Lorme Smith and Mrs. Howard
Booher. Mrs. Jerome Esker, chap
ter regent, will receive with the
former regents. A documentary
color film of old Washington will
be shown. A reception will follow.
Mr.. Milton Rubincom, vice pres
ident of the American Society OF
Genealogists, was to speak at the
last meeting of the Library Com
mittee this morning 1T the Chap
ter House.
Program Planning" will be
discussed by Mrs. Arthur C..
Houghton at a meeting of the
Regents Club of the OAR at 7:30
pm. tomorrow at the Chapter
House. A group of chapter re-
gents under the craftsmanship OF
Miss Alice Short will serve as
hostesses at a dessert Valentine
party preceding the business
meeting.
Mrs. Clark A. Riden will pre-
side at the planning of the lunch
con to be held March IA at the
Raleigh Hotel during the State
Conference which will convene at
the Natural History Building of
the Smithsonian Institution. Mrs.
James M. Haswell and Mrs. Ralph
A. Jackson will be co-chairmen OF
the affair.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, State
chairman of radio, will speak at
8 ON. Thursday at the Chapter
House after the business meeting
of the independence Bell Chap
ter. Miss Billy Jean Rainey. Gen.
tral High School candidate in the
recent Good Citizenship Pilgrim
age contest sponsored by the ma
tional society, will speak. The
hostesses are Miss Rosanna Ro-
buck, chapter vice regent, Mrs.
John j. Murphy and Mrs. Mary
Orton Russo.
E. c. Kemper of the FB1 will
speak at the 49th anniversary
meeting of the Mary Bartlett
Chapter at $50 pm. Friday at the
Chapter House. State officers
will be guests.
Marking the 34th anniversary
of the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter will be a tea honoring the
State officers from to pm. Sat-
urday at the home of Mrs. Will
liam M. Carrigan. 1928 Garfield
street NV.
Miss Phebe Stine, chapter re-
gent, will head the receiving line
which VIII include Mrs. Wells
Miss Mildred Carter Sherman
State recording secretary: Mrs
Clayton Emig. founder. and other
State and national officers.
Former regents will serve at the
tea table. Mrs. Emig will cut the
birthday cake.
The 43rd birthday of the Cap
tain Molly Pitcher Chapter was
celebrated yesterday at the Arts
Club. Two books were reviewed
by Mrs. o. w. McNeese. Hon
ored guests included State and
national officers.
! A lecture recital on American
Music. Grandchild of the Clas-
sizes" was given yesterday by Mrs.
Alice Ingersoll Nagle at a meet
ing of the Army and Navy Chap
ter. Tea followed the meeting
presided over by Mrs. c. R. Todd,
regent.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
W0men's Federation

Federation work will be dis.
cussed at a meeting of the execu-
tive board of the Prince Georges
County Federation of Women's
Clubs at 1890 am. Friday in Star
Hall, Mount Rainier. Mrs. Frank
M. Stephen will preside.
The question n-and-answer dis
cussion period will be under di-
rection of Mrs. Carl H. Frey.
citizenship chairman. and Mrs. T.
J. Rebus, education chairman.
Club chairmen have been invited.
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Wed Yesterday

Mrs. Edna E. Sneeringer and
Mr.. Fred Sutcliffe were married
last evening in All Souls Episcopal
Church, the Rev. Frank Black
welder officiating. Mrs. Gretchen
Gibbs attended the bride and Mr.
John c. Pierce served as best man
for the bridegroom.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Sutcliffe for
merly resided in Mansfield. They
will make their future home at
2715 Woodley place.
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Valentine Dance

A Valentine dance. sponsored
by the District Cancer Aid Group
will be held at 10 pm. tomorrow
in the Burgundy Room of the
Wardman Park Hotel.
A rumba contest will be fea.
tured and music furnished by
Carr Van Sickler's orchestra. Mrs
Jeanne Surwit is chairman.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Trun.ans Head List Of Officials
AtNe1Vs1V0meu's Valentine Ball
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

President eveybody Valentine was presented with
last evening at the American
Newspaper Ball the Sa Hotel The Chief Executive
and Mrs Truman the member of the
ton the Mrs Tom Clark wife of the
Fantasy fashion show which feature of the gala
event.
The distinguished guests entered the ballroom at 1o3o
o'clock Orchestra announcing their arrival by
fanfare of Hail To the Chief Mrs Margaret Hart
canbv chairman the President Mrs Truman
the door of the escorted them the ballroom where the
residen of the club Mcerr greeted them and
Evening star., 1949-11-12
An.xsr to LoCuTIoN,
Nv Word for 1t
Fronk Colby

docterette; host, hostette. Say: Give
that to he. Come with we. Show
they the way. He have an apple
She work here to. That am to much
Keep of the grass"
Incredible? Yes. Even so, this
outlandish linguistic scheme nc
doubt has attracted many followers
who are now convinced that "yous
am" and that am to much" and
all the rest Of the preposterous pro-
posals constitute great step for
ward In setting up q world language.
And the disheartening fact is that
the people who support these crack
pot schemes for language improve
ment actually assist in spreading
ignorance and debasement.
I have no solution to the problem
except to urge my readers not to
become involved in schemes for
changing the alphabet, reforming
English spelling, etc. You'll sue
ceed only in confusing yourself and
in wasting q lot Of time and energy,
It would be far better TO seek to
improve ones knowledge Of Amer
ican English as 1t Is and will con-
tinue to be-the most widely spoken
tongue in the world, which is al
ready In the process Of becoming the
worlds universal Language.
Evening star., 1949-11-12

sician to President Truman. Also
indicted as fellows were Drs. Ed
ward B. Tuohy. Leonard S. Ber-
man, Ferdinand Welebir, Harry
F. Davies and Aaron H. Gerber,
while DR.. Norman P. Scala was
named an associate fellow.
DR.. Lull told the surgeons a
"far-reaching" force of their or
ganization can be to bring about
an understanding between nations
which might spread to others be-
yond the profession. .-..
He added that 1--WE may, as in
dividuals, be able to help restore
peace in the world. I hope this
also will be our outlook as phy-
sicians"
Social Aspects Neglected.
DR.. Lull said that while doctors
are we'll aware of scientific ad-
vances, they have neglected social
and economic aspects of medical
practice. While not referring di-
rectly to President Truman's COM
pulsory health insurance program,
he said there has grown "a tend
ency for outsiders to enter and try
to control our field
DR.. Henderson traced surgical
contributions made by all nations
and stressed that there can be no
secrets between surgeons of the
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Schemes to Reform Our Language

Schemes to Reform Our Language.
People are constantly sending me
revolutionary schemes for Cd a new
phonetic English alphabet, Cd q
spelling reform, 90 q universal
world language.
+ Aside from the fact that the
alphabet will not be changed, that
campaigns for spelling reform have
always failed and that the many
proposed world languages (EsperaIl-
to, etc. have met with no success,
it is saddening to observe that most
of the people who dream up the
schemes are either half educated or
actually illiterate.
Let me cite typical example Of
what regularly comes in my mail.
"A broadside declares: "The time has
csn1e for q world language. Sim
plify-ed English is the language for
which the world has been waiting for
centuries. It can be learned in a
single day. We will need your finan-
cial hsip. Mall your contributions
at once"
Here are few highlights from
Simplify ed English: Say: I am,
you am, he am. she am, it am, we
am, yous am, they am. The femi-
nine gender Is formed with the
SUNK -etts: Actsr. acterette; doctsr,
Evening star., 1949-11-12
! Drunk Drivers Caught
In 5 Minutes by Policeman

Two drivers. arrested Eve
minutes apart by the same police
man and charged with drunken
driving were found guilty by
Judge Walter j.. Casey in NUM-
cipal Court yesterday.
The men, Master Sergt. Mack E.
Duett, IS. of Henderson Hall, Va,
Marine Barracks. and William I.
Garrett, %, of the 100 block OF
South Fairfax street. Alexandria,
were arrested on the Highway
Bridge early yesterday by Traffic
Policeman Valdean Wham. y,
Charged with driving while
drunk and speeding, Duett was
sentenced to pay $50 or serve so
days in jail on the driving charge
and was fined $40 for speeding
Garrett will be sentenced on the
drunken driving charge on No.
vember 20.
The policeman said he had
stopped Duett on the bridge about
1870 am, and was talking to him
near the rail, when Garrett plowed
into the policeman's motorcycle
knocked it into the stopped car
and then hit a passing truck with
his auto. =
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Soueakinx Lizards,

So many young naturalists Of the
West had referred to talking
lizards" the desire to hear the con-
versation of the swift travellers led
to investigation. The squeakers
turned out to be colorful gechos
their name being derived from the
sound they make when captured, q
loud wailing "yecko, yecko.'
There are seven closely related
subspecies of ground dwelling noe
turnal lizards found from Southern
Nevada and Southwestern Utah to
the tips of Baja California. Most
of them are beautifully colored
fragile in appearance and about 6
inches in length. All are clever
stalkers. They assume feline pos
lures as they creep stealthily upon
an insect. When within reach, the
lizard pounces upon his victim, de-
vouring him on the spot. While
licking his chops with the look Of
supreme satisfaction, he gazes about
for another 1norsel.
Boys collect lively insects to feed
their pet gechos in order to witness
stalking and lip-smacking.
During the day the squeakers
sleep. Their bright colors would
readily betray them II they came
out before twilight. As soon as
the sun goes down, they creep from
rock crevices, leaf shelter and mouse
hole ready for the exciting hunt Of
the night.
The leaf-nosed desert snake is a
famous gecho hunter. When the
lizard Is too large to be swallowed
whole, the reptile settles for the red
dish brown banded tail. During the
negotiations much loud squeaking
goes on.
Desert banded gechos are husky
travellers over paved desert roads.
The glare of car headlights reveal
many Of them stretched out COM
fortably on the sand or racing on 1t
with their tail held high and par
TALLY curved over the back.
The banded gecho Of the desert
Evening star., 1949-11-12
world" in developing surgery o

world" in developing surgery Of
the future.
DR.. Custis Lee Hall, Washington
orthopedjc surgeon and president
of the organizations United States
chapter. presided at the convoca-
ton. He said one Of the colleges
main aims is to foster better un-
derstanding among all people.
DR.. Hans Finsterer. 72-year-old
professor of surgery from the Uni
versity of Vienna, was awarded
the degree of master of surgery for
his noted contributions to the
field. He is the fifth surgeon to
be so honored in the international
groups 14-year history.
Fellowships Awarded.
DR.. Andre Crotti of Columbus,
Ohio, a past president, was named
the groups first president emer-
titus. Special honorary fellowships
also were awarded to Is other
physicians.
At the final session of week-long
scientific meetings, meanwhile,
surgeons heard a plea for early
diagnosis Of cancer of the lung,
which takes the lives of 10000
persons a year in this country.
DR.. George P. Rosemond, clin-
ical professor of surgery, Temple
University Medical School, said
dull chest pains and coughs last
ing longer than three weeks
should be investigated diagnos-
tically because of the necessity Of
spotting cancer early.
DR.. Robert P: Barden Of the
University of Pennsylvania Med
ical School said cancer of the
stomach may be reduced by treat
ing serious stomach irritations
brought on by allergies. infections
or long time excessive smoking
and drinking.
DR.. Barden urged a more con-
centrated attack on such irrita-
tions because of the extreme diff
Guilty of diagnosing cancer early
enough for treatment. Only about
S per cent of such cancers, he
said, result in "f1ve-year sur
vivals" after operation.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Goren on Bridge

The bidding in today's hand was
Of the knock 'em down and drag
EN- out" variety. don't really
think the leap to four spades was
very good strategy. But If partner
happened to have some slight value
In diamonds there might have been
. reasonable chance to fulfill the
contract. However, the principal
motive behind the act was to place
the burden of guessing squarely on
south's shoulders. South elected to
bid five hearts in preference to dou-
bling his non-vulnerable adversary.
Because East believed South to be
stabhing in the dark, he doubled. 1t
was grave error, tacticahy and
psychologically, for declarer didn't
bother with the heart finesse and
picked off East's singleton king.
After two spade tricks were cashed,
East exited with the nine Of dia-
monds in an effort to create the
impression that he was short in that
suit. Declarer won and picked UP
the trumps and then led the four OF
clubs from dummy, finessing the
queen. AT this point West rose
promptly to the occasion by fol-
lowing with the nine of clubs. He
was quite sure that East's king OF
clubs was now alone.
If declarer were left to his own
devices, he would have no choice
but to play the ace in the hope that
the king would fall, but Vests play
persuaded him that he had the ten
nine doubleton. Whereupon, declarer
entered dummy and played the jack
of clubs. The automatic cover by
the king established Vests ten as
the setting trick.
South, of course, had been very
gullible. Had he first cashed two
more diamonds he would have
learned that East held originally
three of the suit and, since he fol-
lowed to one heart, he could not
reasonably have four clubs, for that
would place him with only five
spades upon which to base his four
spade bid
fronvr,obt 1a4a by Charles n. Goren)
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Surgeons End Meeting
After Plea for Greater
World Cooperation
By George Beveridee
Sfor Staff Correspondent

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. a.
Cooperation and mutual trust be-
tween doctors of the world as an
influence for peace was urged by
American Medical Association Of
f1cials last night, as the United
States Chapter. international
College of Surgeons, ended its an
nual scientific conference here.
Drs. Elmer Henderson and
George F. Lull, ANA president
elect and secretary general, re-
spectively. addressed a convoca-
ton ceremony at which $40 sur
geons from all parts of the world
were awarded fellowships or asso-
ciate fellowships in the organiza-
ton.
Included were seven Washing
ton physicians, headed by DR..
Wallace H. Granam, personal ply
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Natures Children
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

is pale gray with a yellowish tinge
on back, head and body. A dark
reddish-brown line extends along
either side of the snout, from the
nostril to the eye to the top of the
head there are spots of the same
color. The back is crossed by four
reddish cross bands withTor without
light centers.
Gechos have almost transparent
skin. Through. it you can see the
internal organs and blood vessels.
They also have enlarged pointed
scales circiing their eyelids, giving
the appearance of eyelashes which
no reptile possesses.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Test Your Horse Sense-syDr Dr. G W. c'o".

l. A stanchion indirectly suggests
the contents of which container?
Cruet Pitcher Tureen Percolator
2. If Hippocrates were alive today,
ne would probably render
Verdict Opinion Judgment Diagnosis
3. The sports expression Hes
over" should suggest which related
term?
Dribble End run Home run Spare
4. The term "amalgam" should
make one think primarily Of which
college degree7
D. d. S. D. d. M. D. Phi. D.
5. Bankruptcy proceedings would
most likely suggest which man?
Judge Moderator Referee Umpire
Clio. Match the characters named
in the left-hand column below with
the appropriate items in the opposite
Evening star., 1949-11-12

column. You are entitled to one
point for each correct judgment.
(a) Mary (v) Horn
(b) Miss Muffet (w) Lamb
(c) Jack Horner (x) Fiddlers
I'd King Cole (y) Spider
(e) Boy Blue (z) Plum
Score yourself as follows: o.,
poor; 3-6, average; 7-8, superior;
9-10, very superior.
Answer.
1. Pitcher (Milk). 2. DIAGNOSIS Physi.
cian). g. End run (FootbalD. 4. DDS.
(Dentist). 5. Referee. 8, (a) Mary-Lamb
plum {z). I'D cole-Ftddlers (r). (e) Boy
Blue-Horn w.
Evening star., 1949-11-12

British village policemen soon
will use the Gadabout, q newly
developed motor scooter capable
Of 35 miles an hodr.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Rose to Be Groups Symbol

A dark red rose will become the
doral emblem for the Virginia So
ciety for Equal Rights at a plant
ing ceremony at 4 o'clock this
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Cecil Norton Broy, Virginia State
chairman. of 524 North Monroe
street, Arlington. -
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Word Game
Find "a or more words in
M O N A r C II Y,

meaning, government in which a
single person is sovereign" Aver
age is 81; limit, Is minutes.
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of "s," such as bats"
Cats" are not used. Only one form OF Q
word is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
Expedition Sends Smithsonian
90 Crotes of Specimens

er of the expedition was Dr.
Frank II. Settler. Smithsonian
curator OF anthropology.
Heretofore the North Australian
desert has been one Of the least
explored areas in the world. In
the shipment received yesterday
were more than 400 birds. 800
pouched animals. about 10000
fish and several thousand an
thropological specimens At the
Smithsonian the articles will be
cleaned and classified.
! About two-thirds Of the ma
terial collected remained in Aus
tralia. where II has been divided
equally among museums in Can
berra and Sydney. This material
includes. DR.. Settler said. more
than $4,000 botanical specimens
which are being classified by an
Australian botanist. Later they
will be distributed TO the Smith
sonian, Kew Gardens in England
the University OF Leyden in Hol-
land and various Australian in
situations.
In additions to the specimens
thousands of photographs OF ma
tive life and customs were taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
Robbery-SIaying
Trial Nears Jury.

The Government was TO pre-
sent final rebuttal testimony to-
day in the first-degree murder
trial in District Court of Leroy
L. Smith. IS. Landover. Nd, ac-
cused of killing John H. Cant.
SIS. last September during q rob-
berry.
Mr.. Cant, colored. of the 5000
block of Eads street NE. al
legedly was beaten fatally while
being robbed Of $40 in the $500
block of Dix street NE.
Yesterday John B. Greenleaf.
81. colored. of Fairmont Heights,
Md. who was permitted to plead
guilty to q lesser charge Of man
slaughter last Thursday in con-
nection with the same case, de-
MED he had seen Smith on the
night In question.
Under cross-examination by
Assistant United States Attorney
William Mckinley, Greenleaf de-
MED knowledge of a statement he
allegedly made to police In the
case, although he admitted the
signature looks like" his own.
Reminded by Mr.. Mckinley of
his guilty plea. Greenleaf replied
in a hating voice, The lawyer
told me what to do"
You mean you pleaded guilty
to manslaughter and are facing a
long jail sentence simply because
a lawyer told you to?" inquired
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut.
Il still don't know anything
about this robbery and murder"
countered Greenleaf.
Attorney H. Eugene Bryan, who
represented Greenleaf, said last
night that Greenleaf made his
own decision on the plea, and
that he (the attorney would
have taken the case to trial had
Greenleaf said he wished it.
At an earlier trial of Smith,
who also Is colored. and Green
leaf, jury was unable to reach
a verdict. A third man originally
accused with the two has been
found Of unsound mind.
The whiskers of cats are special
organs Of touch. The base of
each whisker is surrounded by
many nerves. and the cat can
feel the slightest pressure on the
ends of the whiskers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

One Of the largest shipment Of
scientific specimens. result of
eight months Of exploration Of
Anthem Land in North Australia.
was received at the Smithsonian
Institution yesterday.
Packed In 90 crates were ma
terials ranging from hair samples
Of the aborigines TO stuffed speci-
mems of marsupials. such as
kangaroos and wallabys. The
specimens were collected by a
team of Is American and Aus
tralian scientists last year. work
ing under the joint auspices Of
the National Geographic Society
the Smithsonian Institution and
the Australian government. Lead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

COMMITTEE Nominations INCLUDE
Go-uor ". Rule. president. Ellen
Lee Park. vice president. Joseph
. MaIAoy secretary. and J. Fer
tame Hail. treasurer A ssa-
member directors board also stll
be chosen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

choose Blue Bonnet, the
quality margarinel Choose
It for delicate, country
sweet fiavor--for fine nutri-
ton at q money-saving
price. Yes, flavor, nutrition,
econom -e-e-Blue Bonnet
Margarine gives all 8! Put
Blue Bonnet on your table
today. Takes only 2 minutes
to color 1t In the handy new
Yellow-Quik bag.
Prune.Nut Spread: Com.
bine " cup crealned Blue
Bonnet. " cup prunes,
pitted and chopped, V
cup chopped wslnuts, and
N cup marmalsde.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
PEACH BANANA FAN SALAD

" peach
Lettuce
Berry or cherry
ripe banana
Salad greens for garnish
*Use fully ripe banana--yellow
peel faecked with brown
Place peach half into a crisp let.
tuee leaf and arrange at back of
salad plate. Carnish with berry.
Peel and cut banana lengthwise
into 8 slices and place across front
of salad plate. Spread slices open
TO resemble a fan. Garnish with
crisp watercress, parsley or other
salad greens. Serve with sweet or
tart salad dressing. One large In.
dividual serving.
Note: Don't think you have Il
limit the luscious banana flavor t,
fruity dishes 1T adds a differen
kicker to your mixed vegetable sal
ads tool
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04
Alumni OF Notionol u.
PIon Election Mondoy

The National University Alumni
Associa ton will elect offsoers In a
meeting AZ 9 pm. Monday IN the
Mayhower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-04

vet-r1ch CAKE
you bake seems
more delicious
than the last.
And it's such an
easy ay to
please the fam
lily. Add milk to
the Mix, swish