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Civic Calendar
District Defense
Is Meeting T Topic

Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young,
District Engineer Commissioner,
will talk on the District defense
program at q. meeting of the
Glover Park Citizens Association
at 8 pm tomorrow at the Stoddert
School.
The Burleith group will discuss
the same subject tomorrow at the
Gordon Junior High School while
representatives from the No. IL
police precinct will talk on de-
tense Wednesday at the Bradbury
Heights association meeting In
the Bradbury Heights Methodist
Church.
John H. Connaughton. former
president of the Federation OF
Citizens Association, will speak on
Covenants at the Hillcrest citi-
zens' gathering tomorrow at the
East Washington Heights Baptist
Church. Branch and Alabama ave-
nues Sc.
The Lamond Heights body is ex-
pected to hear Attorney Gerhard
Van Arkel on the Kefauver Bill
Tuesday at the Eastern Star Home
The weeks schedule follows:
Tomorrow.
American University Park
Hurst Hall, American University
Nebraska and Massachusetts, ave-
nues NV, 8 pm.
Brentwood Terrace-Soeial OyS-
ter Club, 1851 Saratoga avenue
NE, $3.50 pm.
Brookland-Home of Miss Kath-
leen w. Noel, president, 1862
Lawrence street NE, 8 pm.
Burleith-Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty-fifth and T streets
NV, 8 pm.
Glover Park-Stoddert School
Thirty-ninth and Calvert streets
NV, 8 pm.
HillcreSt-East Washington
Heights Baptist Church, Branch
and Alabama avenues Sc, 8 pm
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library. Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV, pm.
West End-No. 3 Police Pre-
cinct, Twentieth and K streets
NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Lamond Heights-Eastern Star
Home. Peabody street and New
Hampshire avenue NE, 8 pm.
Fort Dupont - Beers School
Alabama avenue and Thirty sixth
place Sc, 8 pm.
Summit Park - Beers School,
Alabama avenue and Thirty sixth
place Sc. 8 pm. ..
Thomas Circle-Home of Mrs
Ella Thompson, president, 1926
Sixteenth street NV. 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Dahlgren Terrace e-Noyes
School, Tenth and Franklin streets
NE, 8 pm.
Friendship p-Janney School
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
street NV, 8 pm.
Bradbury Heights - Bradbury
Heights Methodist Church, 1927
Bowen road Sc, 8 pm.
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Modern Painting Lectures

The Georgetown Cooperative
Nursery School is the beneficiary
of proceeds from three illustrated
lectures on modern painting by
Katrina Van Hook Taylor. for
merly associate curator at the
National Gallery Of Art and later
art editor of the Washington
Post. The first lecture was given
November 6. The second, on post
impressionism, will be November
20, and the third, Trends in
the Goth Century," December 4
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LQuQhlin to Lecture

An exhibition Of work by the
distinguished photographer Clar-
ence Laughlin opens today at
the Institute Of Contemporary
Arts, 1882 New York avenue NV
MI. Laughlin has previously
shown in Washington at the Phil
lips Gallery. He will lecture
at the Institute on "The Art of
Photography" Tuesday at $40
pm.
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his studies at the Munich Academy
Of Art.
From 1888 on his life was diff
cult. He earned a precarious liv-
ing with occasional house-paint-
ing Jobs while his wife obtained
work as a laboratory assistant.
After the war broke, he was
drafted as q translator in o camp
for English war prisoners. where
he made many friends and en-
joyed the restrictions as "free-
dom" compared to life under the
Nazis.
His paintings are done in a mix
ture Of oil and gouache, and form
and color are fused in a harmony
so close one must look sharp to
discern the delicate linear indica-
tions of design. His work is semi
abstract and is subtly reminiscent
Of the work of such painters as
Klee. Chagall and Redon. Geit-
linger reminds me of the last
mentioned particularly in his
dreamlike flower paintings, with
their Pickering lights.
The paintings interpret COM
monplace subjects in a rather
complicated way. with vague over
tones of melancholy and forebod-
ing. Behind such subjects as
"Scarecrows," "Sick Buffoon,"
Circus Parade" and Shore Fes-
tival" breathing a sad gayety,
sensed something feverish and
symbolic. Even the few paintings
with fresher color and more whim-
sical themes such as Sleeping
Beauty" "Sorcerer" and Gar
den of Love" give the impression
of having two Cor more) levels OF
meaning.
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to go to the respective voting places and cast their
ballots
Those living on the Virginia side of the Dis
trict of Columbia were not again permitted to vote
in national election until after that area of the
Ten Miles Square was in 1846 ceded back to Vir-
ginia.
Those District citizens residing in that portion
ceded to the United States by Maryland also voted
in the national election of 1900 but have continued
to be voteless and unrepresented in the national
Government since that time. They did have the
light to vote in municipal elections between 1902
and 1871 and the right to vote for House of
Delegates lower branch Of the District legislature
and for voteless delegate in the House of Repre-
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Foto-Croft Club

A meeting of the Twelfth
Street YMCA Foto-C Graft Club
will take place Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock in the assembly room
Of the "Y," 1915 Twelfth street
NV.
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at st. Johns parish hall. 324o
o street, at $3.50 pm. Illustra-
tions are taken chiefly from WASH
ington collections.
Information can be obtained
from Mrs. David Acheson, 4615
Sedgwick street NV. Telephone
Ordway 1921.
-
Virginia Artists
The fourth annual exhibition
Of the Loudoun Sketch Club will
open next Thursday evening In
the Loudoun County Courthouse.
Leesburg, Va. Guest Of honor
will be Leslie Cheek. jr., direc-
tor of the Virginia Museum Of
Fine Arts. Richmond. who will
attend the supper for club mem
bers and guests Immediately pre-.
ceding the opening. The exii-
bition will extend through No
vember %. Besides paintings BY
members, the show will include q
mobile by Alexander Calder, lent
by the Virginia Museum.
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4 RI
Metropolitan Stote
Characterization
At National Museum
By Florence S. -Berrymon

The 18th Metropolitan State Art
Contest, which opened last Sun
day in the foyer of the Natural
History Building, National Mu-
scum, to remain through Novem-
ber rs, is akin to its predecessors.
although every exhibit is being
shown for the first time in Wash
ington.
Like previous editions, the 18th
annual is king-sized 1888 works
in many medal. opened to a
large and enthusiastic attendance,
and ranges tolerantly from .aca-
demic to abstract (although pre-
dominantly conservative Fur
thermore. a large proportion Of
the works are by artists who ap-
Iparently paint exclusively for this
annual and whose names are never
seen in other local group shows.
Yet, also like previous ANIMALS. the
18th includes from one to three
works each by some 80 to 40 ar
fists who exhibit frequently in
other shows. and are associated
with specific art organizations. the
Society Of Washington Artists. the
Water Color Club, Arts Club. How
ard University faculty, Miniature
Painters, Sculptors and Gravers,
Artists Guild, Washington Sculp-
tors Group and others.
Still another similarity between
this years Metropolitan and
earlier contests, Is the fact that
it contains many technically COM
petent and pleasing works, and
simultaneously, some incredibly
banal and inept items. Indeed.
one of Washington's annual art
mysteries is how the Jury which
accepts many good works for the
Metropolitan annual, also admits
fumbling primitives and old-fash-
ioned calendar-style pictures. One
suspects the jurors are crushed by
sheer weight of numbers. This
years jury Of selection was COM
posed of Roger yRittase, Norma
Bose, William Leftwich Berry,
members of the committee and
Mrs. Miles c. Trowbridge, director
of the District of Columbia Chap
ter, American Artists Professional
League.
Reflects Cheer.
The show must be given credit
for its almost unbroken optimism
and cheer. Whereas many con-
temporary exhibitions reflect the
dark and dreary times in which
we live, the 18th annual presents
visitors with bouquets of fresh
and colorful flowers. charming
landscapes. urban views and har-
bors. picturesque scenes from
abroad, filled with sunshine and
quaint old architecture. happy
faced portraits, etc.
Fourteen awards and honorable
mentions were made by. a second
Jury, members of which were
Macgill James of the National
Gallery Of Art, George F. Muth,
Jr.. Irene Emo, Mrs. Charles P.
Keyser. president, and Mrs. Frank
Mulkern, director, of the Entire
Nous Club. First prize winners in
each class were named and some
of the works described in The
Stars news columns last Sunday.
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New Gallery

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Chatel re-
Gently opened a small gallery at
1924 Prospect avenue, Georgetown,
with an exhibition Of paintings by
Mary Land Macatee, to remain
until November Is.
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Our Lost National Election in 1900;
Teamwork Required for Clean City
When District People Voted in National Election
By Jesse c. Suter

The national election 1900 Tuesday November
the District of Columbia did officially become the of the
of the United States until the convenng of the Congress
later November Technically this left the American citizens
siding within the Ten Miles Square still voting residents of the
of MARYLAND
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Just Plain People,


Several years ago, Ben Shahn
was interviewed by a writer for
the Magazine of Art, and some
of the remarks he made illumi-
rate the drawings In his exhibi-
ton which opens this afternoon
at the Phillips Gallery to remain
for one month.
II hate injustice" said Mr..
Shahn. II guess that's about the
only thing I really do hate. I've
hated injustice ever since I read
a story in school. and I hope ]
go on hating it all my life" The
story that impressed him so
deeply was read from the Bible in
the Hebrew school he attended
during his first decade, in Russia.
1t was about the Art Of the Cove
nant balanced precariously on a
single pole in the temple. To test
their faith, the Lord gave orders
that no one was to touch the
Ark. no matter what happened.
"One man saw 1t beginning to
cotter and rushed up to help"
said Mr.. Shahn. "He was struck
dead. I refused to go to school
for week after we read that
story"
Sketches in Abstract.
His family brought him to
America when he was 8 (in 1906)
lie is well known as a mural
painter. easel painter and book
and magazine illustrator. He is
particularly interested in "just
plain people that nobody notices
iauch." I'm usually Jumped with
the social painters but think
my work is abstract too. do any
number of sketches for every fig
IRE, 'abstracting' each one from
the preceding one"
The present collection Of draw
ings in ink and brush are mostly
in outline, sometimes delicate,
sometimes heavy. People are his
theme. plain people. some of
whom were victims of tragic cir
cumstances. such as those in the
Hickman case. for which Mr..
Shahn made illustrations to ac-
company a magazine article.
There is little that is graceful
or engaging about these draw
ings. generally speaking. The fig
ures are angular, awkward. re-
duced to the barest means in
:nany cases. They are sad people,
lust trying, one feels, to get
through each day, with no par
ticular hope for the future.
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District Sesoui Stimulates Historic Research


The OF the the National Capital
has resulted in disclosing items local history
by the generation Old pamphlets supplied
views and facts of historic educational value
The projected expansion Of the local system
pamphlet 1893 OF interest Entitled
the River Potomack the Country Adjacent
ngon 1t printed New York Samuel
The following extracts show that the available
have been factor the location the
place has greater advantage of water either for the
OF the City cleansing the streets
obvious from the head
the City from Georgetown This ground
higher than the CITY, and readily be
But the grand object for this
plated by those best country hereabou
the circumstances attending it, which
an eye to this by good judges the Poomack
"The water of this above
the City is hundred eight higher
direction towards the City From this City,
be made (and the ground admits of
river OF it, turned carried
BY this means the water carried
est ground the Cbu
This operation far from being chmea
by good Judges who
and which must that perhaps
the river navgable at the
bed of the river between them
While the subject of the hepfulness Sesuu-
centennial is noted that the question
pageant Faith OF Our Fathers
Sequ Commission Civic
to be resumed and continued patronage
However, it that many opinion
admission and reserved seats should popular
general criticism has been prices prevailing
in the 1850 showing
patriotic spectacle only accomplished capacity
audiences.
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torial government abolished in 1874.
The American citizens permanently residing District
Columbia and owing allegiance to no State but solely the United
States still using their constitutional right peaceaby
Sebe and to petition the Government
BY their sad experience they have learned that the right petition
by voe and unrepresented people far from being atac
instrument for the acquisition of the
rights Of suffrage representation and effective participation
Government of their country.
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Arlington County Moves for Potomac Pollution Relief


most encouagng those seeking the health
Of beautiful and heahfu polluted
entire nuisance be reduced materially
The 1nerfedeation Council Of Citizens Associations wou
to be the logical sparhead for maintaining continuous
agitation OF this needed the metro
politan
Cleon City Aim Of District Sanitation Division
Sanitation Division is somehins
which cannot be hidden the public
how fine job done that
That branch Of the District gigantic
perform shown the divisions report During
yards Of alleys removing yards sweep
ngs According to the report he task spoessy
traffic and parking the streets the thougess
anti-litter ordinances by the average citizen"
The division report conmends the police for their cooperation
litter.
report difficulties of the police in
their efforts to help the sidewalks
that they discouragng penalties
imposed arrested for erng sidewalks
are 80 light as who made the arrest fa
than to discourage the cuprit repeating
believed that good team work be brought
would be q substantial improvement.
Quantities Of litter of all thrown moving
bes into the highways and the
sections probably to reach
good printed matter supplied by the District government
might be applicants
or at other available time.
Filling supplied with
such literature which would appeal all drivers
the efforts for clean and attractive National Capital
Dealers in alcoholic beverages could be practical
requesting and reminding their avoid throwing
bottles and the highways sidewalks public
should have the hearty cooperation of the individual citizen
civic and business and the businessmen who sell the goods
which produce the litter.
When lights first installed many pedestrians
would regularly disregard them and walk against light
have had to fines most of them wait for the light
penalty promptly applied wholesome
The public must be made litter feeling
responsibility and take pride in helping to keep the Nations
Capital always clean and beautiful.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Q.-As South you hold:
What do you bid now?

A.-Holding 81 points in high cards
yourself, there is no doubt, since partner
has responded, the the combined assets
warrant game contract. You should,
is the best contract. This can be done
BY a forcing rebid of three diamonds
preference for spades At the level Of three
II he happens TO have one. Jump rebid
Of three spades would not be forcing and
risks q pass by partner. If partner does
not care for spades. he will no doubt bid
three no-trump, which you are prepared
TO paSs
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What do you bid now?

A-You have somewhat more than an
opening bid, but not enough to Justify any
hilartty Your choice lies between rebid-
ding diamonds and bidding one no-trump
The latter bid is chosen because it is i'm
ner has made q free bid and has shown
an inclination to participate. 1t is not
likely that he will pass one no-trump un.
that is the case, it is just as we'll to play
it there, for there will be no game. In
points, your side viii not have IS.
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There is an animal which is
called "coon" or "raccoon." Both
names are correct, but "raccoon"
is more widely used in books. The
shorter form of coon" is common
in everyday speech.
Whether they are coons or rae
coons, these animals are natives
Of North America, and are found
from Canada down to the little re-
public of Costa Rica.
Raccoons live in trees. Locating
hollows in trees, they go inside to
sleep during the daytime. Some
times they rest on fork formed
by two branches, but even then
they are hard to see. They roll
themselves in ball and the gray
or gray-brown fur matches with
the tree and its shadows.
At night raccoons leave the
trees to look for food. They like
to eat fish, and are excellent
swimmers. Sometimes they watch
ut the edge of Q stream Gin the
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Answer to DECURRENT.

get along when they must take
care Of themselves.
Raccoons have been tanned and
have proved to be interesting
pets. Sometimes they learn to
open doors and drawers.
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Uncle Rays Corner
By Romon coffmon

light of the noon and capture
fish with their front paws.
They also eat snakes and cray
fish. When it seems safe to do so,
they 60 into poultry roosts at
night and make away with as
many fowl as they can eat. At
other times they eat growing corn;
they enjoy corn in the milk stage" "
The sweet part of their food is made
up largely Of berries and wild grapes.
The tracks of. a raccoon have
been compared I'd footprints which
a baby might make. The foot
prints are seen most often along
side brooks and rivers.
Baby raccoons are born in
April and May. There may be five
or six young in a litter. Like kit
tens and puppies. they have their
eyes closed at birth. After the
eyes open, they start to follow
their mother around. From her
they learn tricks Of obtaining
food, 80 they will, know how TO
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Q.-As South you hold:
AQ6 0K76 uAQJ75 %QJ7I
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
diamond heart spade Pass
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What do you bid now?

A-Partners jump response Is forcing
TO game That means, 1t is Just as much
forcing on him as it is on you: But 1t is
not necessary for you to bid at this point
to punish the enemy than to contract for
game The proper procedure is to pass to
allow, partner the opportunity to double
does not double. he is in duty bound to
90 on with the bidding.
copyright, 1850. by Charles H. Goreno
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Gas South you hold:
AAQ103 2A92 OK jos @92I
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
! spade Pass 2NT 3clubS
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Q.-Partner opens with two
hearts and you hold:
ass 0J753 1K74 &K532
What Is your response?

A-Some players labor under the mis-
apprehension that to respond with any
thing other than two no-trump, consider
Is not true. With normal trump support
and q hand that contains seven points in
high cards, an immediate raise is in order
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Word Come
Find % or more words in
BIO GRAPHY.

meaning, "the written history of a
persons life" Average is %; limit,
20 minutes.
Rules-words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS" 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 tomorrow.
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Bridge Quiz
By ChorIes n. Goren
South you hold:

Gas South you hold:
AJ7542 263 0KQ642 as
The bidding has proceeded:
West North East South
1 heart Dbl. Pass spade
Pass INT Pass
What do you bid now?
six points in high cards, this is q good
hand, facing a partner who is strong
enough to double and then bid no-trump.
though bid of three diamonds could not
be severely criticized. Partner could not
reasonably expect much more. inasmuch as
you responded with only one spade, not
two.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22

tain her pitch to even the score at
a set all.
During the bonanza, Carol was
playing poorly, racking up errors
and weak upcourt shots which
plainly told that her energy was
out for the moment. 1t was Ger
tain to return if Barbara did not
hold the lid down with maintain
ed pressure and return it did
when Barbara failed to hold ser
vice at Al nthe matches longest
game.
The battle ragged around deuce
and, three times Miss Twiehaus
failed to make good her pOints
for game.
Carol began using a forehand
cross court that carried real pace
and caught Miss Twiehaus flat
footed in at least five occasions.
She finished off too late to reach
these and several upcourt win
ners, and the golden chance
evaporated as quickly as it came
Miss Caruthers increased the
tempo as 4 champion SHOULD and
in a few short minutes the title
was hers at Ga.
Mayor Eisner congratulated the
winner and runner-up and the
camera recorded the climax of a
tournament that progressed with
the boys from start to finish with
not single forfeit, postpone
ment, or delay in 81 matches.
The Lions Club will present
the trophies 10 the winners and
runers-Up OF the boys and girls
at its meeting on May 4.
Sunday at five John Cruz will
play cousin Don Cruz for the
boys crown and Mr.. Albury an
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22

1t was happy occasion with
the sky clear, wind down, the sun
benign and two trim white clad
girls moving against a back
ground Of turning faces.
Barbara won the toss, served,
and moved swiftly to a 81 lead,
breaking Carols service twice
and hitting two aces with a slice
service that caromed into the
outside corner. She then prompt
ly lost her service through toss
ing her ball too low and Carol
began hitting her fuller strokes
deeper and deeper with an un-
ending accuracy.
Barbara now needed to attack
at the start of the rallies before
Carols steadineSs took its toll of
patience and energy. Her nature
and ability is suited to the at
tack but the drum field of Miss
Caruthers Ct strokes progress to
a point Were clear thinking and
bold actor became difficult. 1t
was like being caught in a spider
web, half of ones own making.
Carols concentration never
wavered and she ran through
five straight games to take the
set at 6-3.
In the second stanza, games
moved speedily from set all, to
81 for Miss Twiehaus and this
time she broke Carols service for
the fourth time to extend her
lead to al Barbara's advance
through these four straight games
against an older and more season
ed opponent stamped her as a
competent of high order. The
lead seemed as safe as anything
could be on a tennis court and re.
quired only that Barbara main