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Because this delegation will
serve the country In one OF Its
most crucial diplomatic struggles,
1t has been Of first concern to
the White House during these
crowded weeks. Every effort Is
being made to balance 1t with ex-
perience, eloquence and proof OF
United States unity in the face OF
Communism.
Dulles to Serve Again.
Bipartisanship got its due
Thursday when the President
prevailed upon John Foster Dulles
Republican foreign policy expert
to serve again in the General AS
sembly. Mr.. Dulles. who served
briefly and pleasantly in the Sen
ate in 1949 by appointment Of
Gov. Dewey, had been considering
whether to seek the Republican
nomination to the Senate this
fall.
Emerging from a conference
with Mr.. Truman, he said that
he would not now run but would
go to Lake Success to emphasize
the necessity Of continuing the
bipartisan foreign policy in the
present world situation.
Dispatches from the q. N. Sc
curity Council, describing the
Malik torrents Of abuse Of Amer
lea, all point out that he is not
talking for consumption here or
at home, but for Asia. 1t Is
stressed that the Russians beam
their remarks at India, Pakistan,
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ping from one country to an
other.
The ambition of every traveller
over here is to work 1t out SO that
when he leaves a country he steps
on the plane. train or boat with
out q penny Of that country's
money in his pockets. He knows
that the country he is going to
will look on the money Of the
country he has just come from
as If it had been made at home,
and printed on inferior wrapping
paper.
Fancy Figuring.
OF course, he can go to q bank
and get it exchanged. but expert
ence has taught him that he'll
lose on the exchange, not to men
ton the time lost standing IN
line and filling out all sorts Of
forms.
The result Of all this is some
Of the finest and fanciest figuring.
and some of the balmieSt last
minute buying, you ever saw.
A scene I witnessed today In
the lobby Of the Palace Hotel here
is typical. Two Americans in
their flfties, whose dress and ap-
pearance made them look like
chairmen Of boards. at least, al
most came to blows over whether
or not to change q S. bill into
Norwegian kroner.
One Of the chairmen vigorous
ly argued that they needed at
least three dollars worth Of
kroner for final tips and q cup Of
coffee at the airport. The other
chairman Of the board-and you
could hear him half way across
the lobby-said that would leave
them with at least two dollars
worth Of Norwegian money that
they couldn't spend in Sweden,
and that he was all for not doing
any more tipping and skipping
the coffee at the airport.
Chairman No. 2 must have won,
because they shot by the hall
porter carrying their own bags.
Last Day Is Lost Day.
This sort of thing goes on with
all travellers the last day they are
in a country. The last day Is a
lost day insofar as sightseeing or
walking about the town Is con-
cerned. It Is spent In the hotel
room with pencil and paper. II,
you could put your ear TO the
keyhole, this is about what you'd
hear:
"All right, this is for the hotel
bill. I'll put that aside. Now.
the only meal we have left to pay
fol is lunch. ThatT run US about
two bucks with tip. I'll put that
right over here. Now, that leaves
us practically nothing, but I'll tell
Evening star., 1950-08-18
This Changing World
Gigantic Air Attack on North Koreans
More Spectacular Than Effective

a Chinese military mission headed
by Gen. Ii Ii san, one ofthe ablest
Communist generals who is more
trusted by Moscow than the chief
tain, Mao Tse-tung, has reached
that city. This report is being
interpreted in Washington as an
indication that we may soon hear
that the Chinese Communists will
lend openly their full support to
the North Koreans to speed up
the liberation of Korea" The
time table for the cornplete defeat
of the American-South Korean
forces is said to be the first week in
September. Unless q far greater
number of reinforoements than
are available at present in the
United States can reach our men,
it is not impossible that this Com
muniSt plan should be attained.
Too Little and Too Late.
Besides an undisclosed number
Of American reinforcements either
on the way or being readied for
action across the Pacific. we can
count in the near future only on
1000 Thailand troops and 4.500
Turks The Thailanders could
reach the battle front within a
month. The Turkish contingent
commanded by Gen. Tahsin Yazici
is ready to go on board a trans
port as soon as it reaches Istanbul
or Izrnir. But 1t must travel some
10000 miles by sea before 1t can
reach its destination. The num-
ber of American troops sent from
the West Coast is a military Sc
cret. All that can be said about
it is that it will be barely suf-
ficient to make up for the losses
suffered up to last week in killed.
wounded, missing and sick. It
is well known from official figures
that the number Of American
troops in the United States was
not sufficient for any major mill
tary operation. Even II we &C
cepted for granted that every man
Of the available two divisions and
both Marine divisions have been
sent or are on the way to Korea.
this would represent hardly force
to meet the present crisis. The
few National Guard and reserve
units called to duty will not be
available for combat service for
at least three more months.
But what concerns many mill
tary and political men in Wash
ington today. more than Korea.
Is the general situation. Our plans
must be drawn on q global basis
while we do not have at present
a military force to meet a local
situation on the northern tip Of
the Asiatic mainland. And while
this Is a definite fact, we are still
handling this grave emergency
with the old and well-known too
little and too late. The blaze
has started. It threatens to spread
all over. Yet we are calling out
only a small fire brigade unit.
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up the panic Constantine Brown
which enSued after the raid by
nearly 100 American bombers.
Experiences during the last war
proved that when an air attack
hit squarely a large force in one
spot, it was effective. But men
concealed in foxholes so yards
away from where a bomb ex-
ploded were only badly shaken.
They were "serviceable" again
after a short period Of rest.
And this was the case with our
Wednesday air attack on the
North Koreans.
Unfortunately we did not have
the needed electives to launch an
offensive, as was the case in the
last war when waves Of ground
troops spearheaded by massed
tanks went into action imme-
diately after the strategic air
bombardments had accomplished
their task.
IOCOTS dhAZCu HI GC" A1OuAos
The North Koreans were reor-
ganized within a few hours. Fresh
troops from the reserves in the
rear are reported to have been
rushed to the front to replace the
battle shocked units. and the
Communists resumed their often
Sive within less than "a hours.
1t is being emphasized that at
this time in some quarters in
Washington under our present
policy of partial mobilization we
cannot hope to have sufficient
men at the front when and where
they are needed. BY the time the
American reinforcementS, sent in
small packages. reach Korea they
become bare requirements.
Most Of our units at the front
do not have even the needed rest
periods. They are being rushed
from one end to another on a
164-mNe front with the poorest
kind Of communications. To ex-
pect more than some delaying op-
erationS from our fighting men
under such conditions would be
foolish.
Reports from Pyongyang, the
capital Of North Korea, say that
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Answer to Russia
Negro Woman Lawyer May Be Named
Delegate to u. N. General Assembly

China-everywhere that the East
has reason to disbelieve In the
honorable protestations Of the
West.
Miss Simpsons appointment Il
conceived as the perfect propa-
ganda in reply. The President
has been told that 1t will consti-
tute concrete proof Of what Asia
hears about and realizes far toe
little. which is the great advances
made by the Negro in America
Travellers in the Orient find that
the Communists have thoroughly
advertised United States failing.
with respect to color while the
many fine proofs Of progress gel
too little attention.
Practical Experience.
Miss Sampson Is not only vel
qualified for the post. she wa!
selected for consideration because
she has had practical. persona
experience with what we are VI
against In Asia.
She was a member Of the Towr
Hall panel which toured the Fal
East last year and In its majol
cities held the same kind Of give.
and-take town meetings that are
held here. There were, Of course
people with sincere misgivings ir
the oriental audiences faced by
the panel and there were also
plenty Of road company Malik,
to give the Americans the full
treatment.
Miss Sampson did not gloss owe,
American failings but she saw
that the full story was told, too
In one provocative meeting ir
India. she replied quietly to q
heckler that she had rather be q
Negro In the poorest part Of the
South than an untouchable ir
India.
Miss Simpsons name was Sug-
gested to the State Department
and the President by Mrs. India
Edwards. vice chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
It Is a part Of her sustained cam
paign to expand the frontiers Of
women and also to give younger
women the opportunity to trair
for positions Of leadership.
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And C0aC, &C
cordingly, has emphasized anew
the necessity Of some means Of
protection for the millions who
live and work in our great cities,
logical targets. This is the No. l
problem in what we have come to
call civilian defense" Respon-
sible officials in a number Of our
big metropolitan areas are begin
ming to make plans for civilian
defense, while others still are
waiting for the master blueprint
for civilian defense" to be pub
lished soon by the National Sc
curity Resources Board.
Impatient Over Delay.
Mayors of our cities are repre-
sented in the United States Con-
ference of Mayors. This organiZa-
tion's voice-The United States
Municipal News-speaks out very
impatiently in its latest issue with
demands that the Federal Gov
ernment get busy with program,
providing the necessary financing,
and lay it before Congress, as
many people believe time is get
ting very, very short"
Just issuing booklets won't do,
the mayors publication says. CT
william defense against the atom
bomb, 1t explains. is going to re-
quire billions Of dollars to provide
shelters. medical supplies and all
sorts Of equipment. This, It'll
stresses. is Federal responsible
ity. Therefore. it urges. the pro-
jected NSRB blueprint must be
followed up with appropriations
by Congress If Washington really
means business and Is not just
resorting to ballyhoo.
So billions for civilian defense
becomes one Of the next things on
our agenda in the general defense
program, in addition to billions
for military defense, and we
might as we'll adjust ourselves to-
this prospect, lurid and fantastic
as it may seem in this supposedly
civilized Goth century.
Interesting Solution.
One Of the most interesting
proposed solutions for what might
be called our "hole in the =
ground" problem, because it is
simple and encouraging, comes
from Jerry Finkelstein, chairman
of New York's City Planning
Commission, in an analysis that
also is instructive as to the scope
of the overall national problem
and means of financing 1t.
He recommends combination
underground parking garages and
bomb shelters constructed under
public parks to take care Of work.
ers in the congested downtown
and industrial areas Of our large
cities that may be regarded as
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C. ALL


you one thing-we are not going
to break another bill or cash an
other express check. So, one Of
usll have to go without lunch"
Those travellers who aren't able
to work out their finances to such
q fine point-and they are in the
majority-deScend like locusts at
the last minute on the hotel SOU
venir shops. or tear to neighbor-
ing stores, buying almost anything
they can get their hands on.
II the folks at home get pecul-
lar gifts from returning friends
o.. relatives 1t is almost certain
that these odd presents were
bought almost on the run in hotel
corridors. railway stations, or air
terminals.
distributed By MeNaught Syndicate, Ine.)
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this country.
He Is under
stood to have
given tentative
approval to the
Sc lie C tion of
Miss E dith
Sampson. Ne
gro lawyer Of
Chicago. to be
a member Of
the American
delega tion to
the G enc al
A S S e m b y Of
the United Ma
tions at Lake
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and delay in
doing anything
a b out protec-
ton from 1t.
But the posi-
bility Of a gen.
eral war sug-
gested by the
Korean Com
munist aggres-
sion has forced
dat ole davil"
b ON b rudely
into our con-
scio u s n e S S
again.
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c o VI d n t De
spent in st.
L ouis, then
y ou C an i'm
a G inc the
trouble you ID
have making a
cross = country
trip.
Well, that's
just the pre-
dicament the
ouriSt finds
himself IN when
he Is on this
side Of the At
lantic and hop
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ASAAto - SAJ
Inform e d
q u ar terS in
Washington say
that the ava
lanche Of 500
pound bombs
loosed on the
North Korean
divisions would
have been more
effective h a d
we had a Sum-
cient number
o ( g r o u n d
forces to follow
Evening star., 1950-08-18
By Thomas L. Stokes

We human beings naturally tend
to shrink from the thought Of
such a dread holocaust as an atom
bomb attack, and to procrastinate
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Ru Constantine BrOtOn

The gigantic air attack on the
North Korean forces was more
spectacular than effective. It de-
layed the Red offensive only
Evening star., 1950-08-18
By Doris FieeSon

President Truman has under
consideration a dramatic backflre
to Russian use of the color issue
to set the nations of Asia against
Evening star., 1950-08-18
McLemore-
Tourists Become
Money Changers
By Henry McLeuore q

OSLO. IL New York money
was no good in Boston, and Bos-
ton currency wasn't acceptable to
Chicagoans, and Chicago money
Evening star., 1950-01-20

The Chief Executive and Mrs.
Truman entertained at dinner last
evening at Blair House in honor of
Vice President Alben w. Barkley
and his bride, the former Mrs.
Carleton Hadley. The function
was the first OF the two dinners
the Trumans will give for Mr.. and
Mrs. Barkley.
The Chief Justice of the United
States Fred M. VinSon was among
the guests and others included
Senator and Mrs. Scott w. Lucas,
Senator Margaret Chase Smith,
the retiring special counsel to the
President and Mrs. Clark M. Cliff
ford, the Secretary to the Senate
and Mrs. Leslie Biff1e, Mr.. and
Mrs. Neville Miller and Mr.. and
Mrs. Max O'Rell Truitt, son-in-
law and daughter of the Vice Pres
ident.
1t was springtime within Blair
House for the table had clusters of
yellow roses, blue iris. white snap
dragons and white lilacs used with
Baker fern. The table was laid
with the silver in the minuet pat
tern and the china of the Franklin
Delano Roosevelt administration
Embassy Luncheon
The Mexican Embassy was the
scene of a luncheon party today
when the Ambassador, Senor
Rafael de la Colina entertained
in honor of Mr.. Paul j. Reveley,
former acting director of the
Office of Middle American Affairs,
Department of State.
Evening star., 1950-01-20

Tom Blake says with a look OF
frank amazement that this
Washington is a wonderful town. "
Tom went to the costume ball
for the President and Mrs. Tru-
man Tuesday looking like a dead
ringer for another President. You
had to keep reminding yourself
that you weren't talking to Rough
Rider Theodore Roosevelt.
Before collecting his costume,
Tom decided he'd buy a picture
of the mustachioed President so
he could copy the facial makeup.
En- route to this Office he stopped
in an old coin shop just above
Pennsylvania avenue and 17th,
just in case they had one there.
Yes, said the proprietor, he had
one, but when Tom offered to pay
for it, he said, mo take it. I've
had it ever since he autographed
it," Sure enough, there at the
bottom Of the photograph was
the inscription, Faithfully Yours,
Theodore Roosevelt, October 20
1904"
Then Tom went to one of the
towns long established optician
shops. Did they have any pince
nez such as those that once
pinched the famous nose of Ted
dy Roosevelt, he asked them
They did, but they wouldn't sell
them, they would give them to
him. In fact. the man explained,
they had some of the exact type
of pince nez frames they once
supplied Theodore Roosevelt with.
They had had them in stock ever
since those days. washington
is an amazing town." says Mr.
Blake in undisguised wonder.
Bachelor Hugo Gouthier, cap
able Brazilian Counselor with a
sense of humor and an admirable
appreciation of the feminine sex,
is beginning to draw near the end
of his stay in Washington. His
transfer to the Ministry of For
eign Affairs in Rio was slated last
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Exclusively Yours
Washington Strikes Current Resident Amazing Town;
Brazilian Bachelors Gettno Re1dv to Leave Local Scene

Titan Story of Michaelangelo.'
The Italian Ambassador Alberto
Tarchiani, will be guest of honor
at the showing which is sched-
uled for $3.50 o'clock and will be
preceded by luncheons given by
the Director of the Gallery and
Mrs. David Finley and the Assist
ant Director and Mrs. John
Walker.
The very extraordinary thing
about the film Is that not a single
human being appears in it and
the absence of actors apparently
detracts in no way from the i'm
pact of the drama. Maybe we
are not necessary after all.
This business of making a debut
is beginning to look kind of risky
The strenuous life the lovely
young things pack into two weeks
at Christmas time can have had
effects: Both Lisa de Kaufman
and Kathryn Early Holmes were
debut casualties. Lisa Is just
getting over a prolonged illness
and Kathryn is just out of Emer-
gency Hospital where a virus in
fection kept her for two weeks
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Mel aims Hosts to CoIIinses

The Chief of Staff of the United
States Army and Mrs. j. Lawton
Collins were honor guests at a re-
ception given yesterday in the
Officers Club at Fort McNair by
the Army Comptroller and Mrs.
Raymond s. McLain.
Assisting the hosts were Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Eugene M. Foster
and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William
Howard Arnold. Mrs. Collins wore
an aqua blue chiffon gown and
corsage of purple orchids and Mrs.
McLain was in brown and gold
lace with brown orchids.
The Secretary Of Defense and
Mrs. Louis Johnson and the Chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and Mrs. Omar N. Bradley were
in the large company of guests,
most of whom were from military
circles, as were the Chief of Staff
of the Air Force and Mrs. Hoyt S.
Vandenberg, the Chief of Naval
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|Mrs. |n0brie
Is Hostess
At Gay Fete

The Turkish Ambassador and
Nine. Erkin were the honor
guests at a delightful and highly
enjoyable party given yesterday
by Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie.
1t was the popular hostess an
nual get together of friends, who
were in Turkey when she and her
late husband. Maj. Imbrie were
stationed there during the years
of 1919 to 1924. Unfortunately
Nine. Erkin was unable to at
tend owing to a slight indispo-
sition.
Mrs. Imbrie entertained in her
apartment on Sixteenth street
where red roses and tulips bios
somed for the occasion. She was
clad in becoming gown of en-
erald crepe with which she wore
pearl ornaments.
Assisting the hostess were wives
of secretaries and attaches of the
Turkish Embassy including, Nine.
ESenbel, Nine. Erez, Nine. Tulga,
Nine. Albatros, Nine. Olgun,
Nine. Alpar, Nine. Baba, DR..
Samiye Argut, Nine. Illeri, and
Nine. Geyer. Also Nine. Onaran,
whose husband is with the World
Bank.
Others helping to make the
party a success were Mrs. Thomas
G. w. Settle, Mrs. Richard Glass,
Mrs. Arthur D. Condor. Mrs.
John Duviver, Mrs. Thomas Rob-
bins, Mrs. Lucius Dunn, Mrs.
John Franklin Carter, and Mrs.
James w. Boyer, jr.
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Ensign Russell
To Be June Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Taylor
Russell of Alexandria announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Ensign Elizabeth Russell
u. S. N, to 1t. Russell Edward
Brown. U. S. N, son of Mrs. Guy
Brown of Cambridge, Mass. The
wedding will take place June
in Christ Episcopal Church, Alex
andria.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Mary Washington College OF
the University of Virginia and the
U. S. Naval General Line School
in Newport. r. I. At present she
is stationed in Charleston, 8. c.
1t. Brown attended Tufts Col.
lege and now is stationed in New.
port.
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Emily Post

So many of my readers evidently
feel as the one who writes the fol-
lowing: II thought it was required
to take a hostess a present when
going to stay a weekend or longer.
Someone told me it is not at all.
and quotes you. Is this true. and
if it is why do so many people
feel that it is the thing to do?"
To this last. people do lot Of
things mistakenly in the name Of
etiquette. However. in answer to
your question. certain people love
to give presents even when there
is small excuse, and certainly
there is no objection to taking one
to a hostess If you would like to.
On the other hand, there is no
rule of etiquette concerning the
taking or not taking of a gift
it is a question to be decided by
your own personal impulse and
circumstances.
Young Mons Message
Dear Mrs. Post: What would be
the proper message for a young
man to write on his card to send
with flowers to a debutante? She
has invited my son to go with her
to large ball, the occasion being
an annual affair to introduce the
towns eligible young women.
Answer: Just his name is usual.
Or he might write a personal mes
sage such as Looking forward to
a wonderful evening!
Introducing Step p-Porents
Dear Mrs. Post: My own mother
and father are divorced and each
has remarked. How shall in
troduce the husband of one and
the wife of the other?
Answer: MY stepmother"-and
as her name is the same as your
own you don't have to repeat that.
"Mr. Smith, my stepfather," or
probably less distant in It's con-
notation would be the other way
around: MY stepfather (pausa
Mr.. Smith"
Convention Best
Dear Mrs. Post: When the two
families are already good friends.
should the mans family never
theless pay a first call, after the
engagement is announced, on the
girls family? Seems senseless to
me!
Answer: Nevertheless this Is the
convention and is proper no matter
how little or how we'll the families
are known to each other.
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Society News
President and Mrs. Truman Fete
Vice President and Mrs. BorkIey

From the State Department at
tending the 12:45 O'Clock lunch
con at the Embassy were Mr.. Will
lard F. Barker, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Inter-American AT
fairs; Mr.. Howard H. Tewksbury,
director, Office of East Coast
Affairs; Mr.. Sheldon T. Mills,
director, Office of North and
West Coast, Affairs; Mr.. Roy
Richard Rubottom, Jr., Chief
Mexican Area Officer, and Mrs.
Ruth M. Hughes, Associate Mexi-
can Area Officer.
Also, Mr.. John c. Cady, Eco
nomic Officer, Bureau Of Inter-
American Affairs; Mr.. DuWayne
G.. Clark, Officer in Charge, Bra
lillian Affairs; Mr.. w. Tapley
Bennett, jr., Acting Officer in
Charge, Central American At
fairs; Mr.. Leonard H. Price. Act
ing Officer in Charge, Caribbean
Affairs; Mr.. Harold c. Herrick,
jr., office of Middle e-American At
fairs; Mr.. Jack Ohmans, division
of Mexican Affairs; and from the
Embassy, Senor Rafael Nieto,
Counselor; and Senor Nicolas
Graham Gurria and Senor Julian
Saenz, First Secretaries.
At the lunch hour yesterday at
the Turkish Embassy. the Am
bassador and Nine. Erkin were
hosts to a small group that in
cluded, the Hon. Cornelius van
Engert of the international Bank
and Mrs. van Engert, Mr.. and
Mrs. James B. Childs and Prof.
and Mrs. Jean Deni.