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Evening star., 1950-10-09

In this century Oscar Underwood,
John Sharp Williams and Hiram
johnson, all distinguished Sena-
tors. lived in the area but today
Legislators seem to pass it up de-
spite Its convenience to the Capt.
tol.
There was one exception to
prove that rule: Senator w. Lee
(Pappy) O'Daniel of Texas bought
a small apartment house at lis
Second street NE. and was con-
stantly in the papers as he tried
to evict the tenants to take over
all the apartments for himself and
family.
But there is one bit of history
that cannot be denied Stanton
Park. The British march e d
through it when they came down
Maryland avenue bound for the
Capitol with flint and faggot
ready. And a house from which
they were fired upon, about the
only resistance they encountered
in Washington, still stands.
British Burned House.
It is the large brick colonial
structure at Constitution avenue
and Second street NE. which Is
the headquarters of the National
Women's Party. The party men,
bers call 1t the Alva Belmont
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Andrew H. Older, 3,
Correspondent Here,
Dies After Polio Attack

Andrew H. Older, 33, Washing
ton correspondent for several
newspapers, radio and motion pic
ture publications. died Saturday
at bulbar polio at Gallinger
Hospital.
He was the ninth polio fatality
in the Washington area this year.
Mr.. Older became i'll Wednes-
day. He was scheduled to appear
at 4:45 pm. Wednesday on an
FM radio station for an interview
but he was too i'll to appear.
He went to bed with a slight
temperature, Mrs. Isabel Older,
his wife, said, and it looked as
if he had virus infection. Fri
day he went to the hospital. The
next day he was put in an iron
lung after he developed pneu-
monia. He died at 1880 pm. Sat-
urday..
Mr.. Older, known as ANDY"
lived at GAIT Dahlonega road,
Glen Echo Heights, Md.
Mr.. Older wrote your Man in
Washington" a political column
for several New Jersey weekly
newspapers in which he inter-
viewed various Senators and Rep
resentativeS. He also wrote the
column "Reelin' Around Washing
ton," for a trade journal. For the
last eight years he had written
also for Hollywood Reporter, Ra-
dio Daily, Box Office Magazine
and Film Daily.
Mr.. Older was born in Hartford
Conn. He was graduated from
Trinity College in 1887 and while
student there he wrote for a
Hartford newspaper. He published
a magazine in Hartford and wrote
for liquor magazine in New York
before he came to Washington in
1910.
His first Washington job was
with Happy Days." weekly
newspaper published for the Civil
ian Conservation Corps. Mr.. Old
er later worked for owl and also
for the information service of the
Farm Security Administration of
the Agriculture Department.
Evening star., 1950-10-09

the buildings in Schott alley, a
slum area "in the shadow of the
Capitol that used to provoke oc-
casional oratory in the House and
Senate, have been torn down in
anticipation.
Citizens Organized in 1919.
The Stanton Park Citizens As
sociation was organized in 1919
The late A. H. Gregory, a re-
tired grocer, was prominent in it
for many years. Representative
Blanton of Texas, who was chair
man Of the Subcommittee on Ap-
preparations for the District for
many years, credited Mr.. Gregory
with talking him into allowing
an appropriation for the enlarge
ment of Eastern High School to
go through. 1t had been held up
many years.
Harry N. Stull was head of the
association for many years. He
has moved out of the area but
owns property there and con-
tinues his interest.
C. P. johnson of 664 Massachu-
sets avenue NE, salesman, is
now president of the association,
having been reelected last week.
The association represents the
area bounded by the station
plaza, East Capitol street, Eighth
street and H street NE.
Evening star., 1950-10-09
st. Johns CoIeqe
Requires Freshmen
ToListen to Music
BY the Assoeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. g. Music
has been made a must" course
for freshmen at st. Johns Col
lege.
The idea is to teach "the art
of intelligent listening rather
than technical proficiency" the
college catalogue said.
It said st. Johns "sees music
as an arduous and exacting men
tai discipline, dealing with an or
ganized symbolism of concrete
and definite meaning, presenting
the inquisitive mind with some
of the most formidable and chal-
longing problems.
"Our philosophic thinking and
our science would not be what
they are" the catalogue said, "but
for the presence of music in our
tradition. An understanding of
this tradition implies, therefore,
some understanding of music"
Evening star., 1950-10-09

Anne Arundel County. Mr.. Will
lis was admitted to Freedman's
Hospital, and the woman was
treated and released.
3 Sailors Hurt.
Three sailors were injured, one
OF them seriously, when their car
crashed through a fence and
overturned near the Patuxent
River Md) Naval Air Station
Saturday night.
Seriously hurt was Ivan A. Lee
20. His two companions, Jesse D.
Hurley, %, and D. T. Crawford
70, suffered minor injuries. All
three were taken to the dispensary
at Patuxent, where they are sta
toned. Maryland State police re-
ported the accident happened at
the same spot where a similar
accident occurred a week ago.
J. j. Corrigan, a sailor stationed
at Norfolk, was seriously injured
Saturday night when the car In
which he was riding blew a tire
and overturned on Grain high
way about miles south of Upper
Marlboro. He was taken to the
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
with possible fractured spine
Five other sailors in the car es-
capped injury. according to Prince
Georges County police.
Evening star., 1950-10-09
By George Kennedy

Older residential sections oil
many cities washington in
cluded) become involved in at
tempts to revive their fashionable
past.
That is not true of the Stan
ton Park area, the oldest section
OF the Northeast. 1t is the area
beyond the Supreme Court build
ing and the Union Station plaza
For the last 80 years Stanton
Park residents have been trying
to keep the area "just as it is
And they have succeeded remark
ably well.
The leafy quiet streets north
of East Capitol street have the
atmosphere of another day. There
is no suggestion of the grandeur
of what used to be termed the car
riage trade. But one would not
be surprised if any of those blocks
became suddenly alive with the
street noises that preceded the
automobile age, the clatter OF
the white wings shovel, the cry
Iof the umbrella mender and the
wheeze of the little music box
on which the monkey used to sit
when not passing the hat.
Once Single Family Homes.
There was a day when those
brick houses with bay-windoW
construction were each the home
OF a single family. Children used
to swarm around the waffle wag-
on, which had the same excit-
ing effect among the small fry
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Adult Education Classes
To Start in BIadensburq

Registration of Prince Georges
County residents for general adult
education classes at Bladensburg
High School will close tomorrow,
Kalman j. Vozar, assistant prin-
cipal, announced.
Adults may register by letter or
phone. They may also register in
person tomorrow night, the first
night of classes.
Courses will be organized in any
subject for which Is or more per-
sons are registered. Glasses will
be offered from z to 9 pm. once
or twice a week. The first semes-
ter will continue for IL weeks
and a 81 registration fee will be
charged. No high school credit is
given for adult classes.
Evening star., 1950-10-09

as the ice cream automobile has
today.
People have had a way of stay
ing on in the neighborhood even
| if they are only renting or room
ing. 1t is SO quiet and COM
Portable they have no reason to
move. Along the avenues that
intersect it, Maryland and Mas
sachusetts, there is a surprising
variety of structures, little white
clapboard houses that may be
over 100 years old, and some
fairly large apartment houses near
the station.
But the promoters Of big apart
ment developments seldom, if
ever, consider the Stanton Park
area these days and there is every
likelihood that its appearance will
be unchanged for years to come.
Park Is Pleasant.
The park itself, which is at
the intersection of the two ave-
nues, is one of those breaks in
the gridiron of streets which are
so pleasant for the stroller to
come upon-and so annoying to
the motorist. 1t is well treed and
somehow or other two fine old
lockwood bushes have escaped the
depredations of the children. At
one end the Eastern Presbyte-
rian Church with a fine Lombard
tower would tempt the artist to
sketch it framed by the trees of
the park.
Gen. Nathaneal Greene, the
Rhode Island patriot who kept
the pressure on the British In the
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Mrs. John N. GEORGE
Dies Of Heart Attack
I'm Arlington Church

Mrs. John M. George. "a. widow
OF a former assistant corporation
counsel for the District and retired
Veterans Administration attorney,
collapsed and died of a heart at
tack yesterday while teaching
Sunday school in Arlington.
Mrs. George was teaching the
T. E. L. Sunday school class in
the Clarendon Baptist Church
when she collapsed. The Claren-
don Rescue Squad was summoned
to the scene but was unable to
revive her. She had suffered a
heart attack 18 months ago.
A Washington area resident for
more than half a century, Mrs.
George had been living since May
with a son, j. Maury George, in
Indian Head, Md. For the last
two weeks she had been here on
a visit, staying with her daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Binsted, 1928
North Sixth street, Arlington.
Born on farm in King George
County, Va. Mrs. George was the
former Mollie H. Farmer, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Farmer. She came to Washing
ton in 1898 and went to Arling-
ton in 1927, where she lived un-
til going to Indian Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. George celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary
before his death two years ago.
Mr.. George. formerly assistant
corporation counsel for the Dis
trict for II years, was one of the
Oldest legal practitioners in
Washington at the time of his
death. A member of the District
Bar for SIS years, he retired in
1941 after nearly a quarter of
a century with VA.
Mrs. George was a member of
the Clarendon Baptist Church for
"a years. In addition to her teach
ing Sunday School there, she was
a former president of the Wom-
ems Missionary Society.
Besides her daughter and son,
an employe of the United States
Naval Powder Factory at Indian
Head, she leaves two other daugh-
ters, Mrs. Helen Hogewood of
Greensboro, N. c., and Mrs. Mari
an H. Zimmerman, Vienna, Va,
and three grandchildren. Five
sisters and two brothers also sur
vive.
Funeral services will be held
at IL am. Wednesday in the Ives
funeral home, 2847 Wilson houle-
ward, Arlington. Burial will be
in Columbia Gardens Cemetery,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-10-09
fMidcity RedeveIopment Plan
Draws Objections From IhIder

some re-development should be
for middle income and even high
| income families. This would be
handled by private enterprise once
the land is cleared.
Theoretically. that is good" 3"
Mr.. Ihlder said, providing that
adequate and convenient locations
are provided for the low income
families. They are an integral and
important part Of the population
and can't be disregarded. The
greater part should be rehoused in
the areas where they are now liv-
ing"
The commissions plan contem-
plated that the housing authority
would provide housing for the low
income families displaced by re-
development projects. Mr.. Ihl-
der's reaction to this was that it
was easy to say, but he wanted
spelled out just where these low
income families would be housed.
Wants Co-ordinated Effort.
Certainly, he said, the activities
of his agency and re-development
efforts should be geared together.
There will have to be a co-opera-
tive study and efforts to provide
for the displaced low income
groups. He reiterated that they
should be housed largely in the
same areas they are now. There
would be mechanical difficulties
during the construction period, he
said, but these would not be in
Surmountable.
In preparing for the housing
authority's program of building
more than 1000 dwelling units he
said three kinds of sites have been
decided on: A congested area,
where the population would be de-
creased by the development; de-
Perforated area, where the popula-
ton may be increased, and vacant
or sparsely occupied land.
The aim is good housing and
good environment, he emphasized.
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Library Of Mirodor
Given to U. of Virginia
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct.
9.-The Mirador Library of sew
eral thousand volumes has been
presented to the University of
Virginia by Ronald Tree, New
York. His grandfather, Judge
Lamber Tree, 40 years ago be-
queathed the law library and
$1,000 to the same university.
The Mirador estate recently
was purchased by Mrs. Louis Mar
ron of New York. It is the for
mer home of Lady Nancy Astor,
Virginia by Roland Tree, of New
British Parliament.
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Virginia Medical Society
Opens 103d Annual ParIev
BY the Assoeiuted Press

ROANOKE, Va, Oct. 9.-The
103rd annual meeting of the
Medical Society of Virginia got
under way here today.
Features of the opening days
program will be talks tonight by
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, and Col. William L. Wilson,
special assistant to the Surgeon
General in Washington.
A closed session of the Society's
House of Delegates was held last
night and members of the Vir-
ginia Diabetes Association heard
the reading of five technical
papers.
The place of doctors in civilian
defense will be explained by Col.
Wilson.
Among other guest speakers on
the program will be DR.. Franklin
D. Murphy of Kansas City, Kans.
and DR.. George T. Pack of New
York City.
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Manager Form Best,
RoyS. Braden Tells
Fairfax Committee

The Fairfax County Committe,
for Good Government has released
a letter from former Falls Church
City Manager Roy S. Braden II
it's campaign for adoption of 6
county manager system in Fair.
fax County.
Mr.. Braden, who also has served
as county manager in Arlington
disclaimed in his letter any inten.
ton to recommend any plan OF
government for Fairfax County
but he described the county man
ager system as "the best that has
yet been devised for local govern
ment - :"
The text of Mr.. Braden's letter
follows:
"In reply to your inouiry-what
can be expected from the county
manager plan of governmental
try to give you a brief outline of
what it constitutes.
II would like to say in the be-
ginning that am not going to
take the position of recommend
ing the county manager plan of
government or any other plan of
government for Fairfax County
The ethics Of my profession do
not permit me to do so and I
don't know anything about the
government of Fairfax County. In
fact, it may be perfectly all right
at the present time. However, I
can tell you what the manager
plan OF government does mean to
any community.
1T generally means that the
Board is elected at large. although
this can be done by districts. 1t
also means that the Board, when
elected. should select someone as
their manager. He is not. or at
least should not be, selected on
the basis of his friendship for
certain people or vote getting
ability. But instead he is to be Sc
lected on the basis of efficiency bv
reason OF his training and expe-
rience. and he should be a man
OF proven quality.
Once the manager is appoint-
co. ne makes the appointment
OF all the various offices and en-
ployes of the county. He is to
90 this on the basis of their fit
ness for the job. He supervises
tnelr operation and, if they fail
TO measure up to standards he
olsmlsses them and employs some
one who can do the work. His
Joo is nonpolitical and he should
be appointed only at the pleas
ure of the county board. to be
dismissed at any time that his
services may not prove to be sat
isfactory.
"Of course, the county board
must authorize all positions. all
salaries and must set the stand
ards and policies by which the
county operates. But once they
do this it is the job of the man
ager to carry out these policies.
The system of government is far
from perfect. but I believe it to
be much the best that has yet
been devised for local govern
ment because it does take away
the last possibility of there be-
ing any politics entering in.
"As to the county executive
form, will say that with that
form of government the county
board still makes the appoint
ments in most cases and the ex-
ecutive is charged with the re-
sponsibility Of operating and
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Hooked Rug Instruction
To Begin at ShirIinoton

A series of hooked rug classes for
men and women will be sponsored
by the Alexandria YWCA, start
ing at 1880 pm. tomorrow at the
F1lene Coop store in the Shirling-
ton shopping center Mrs. Angus
tine Bresnahan will be the in
structor.
Another series to be held at 1875
North st. Asaph street in Alex
andria will start at 10 am. on
October II and an evening series
at the same address will begin at
Z pm. on October 18.
Evening star., 1950-10-09

Southern States during the Revo-
luton, sits astride his bronze
horse in the center of the park
and waves his hat. Residents be-
lieve the park was named after
Edwin McMasters Stanton, Lin
coins Secretary of War. But why
it was so named and why Gen.
Greene was bequeathed to them
are questions they cannot answer.
H. Paul Caemmerer, who has
been making a study for the
Sesquicentennial Commission to
determine where famous men lived
in Washington, reports that moth
ing of great interest has been
found about the Stanton Park
area-so far.
Evening star., 1950-10-09

ODJectlonS 10 elgnC-StOry apart
ments as suggested for a rede.
velopment project in midcity
Washington were raised toda!
by John Ihlder, executive direc.
tor of the National Capital Hous.
ing Authority.
Mr.. Ihlder's objections were or
two grounds:
l. If the apartments are in.
tended for low income familie:
they will not clear the slums, they
will re-establish them.
2. If the buildings are for mid.
die or high income families. where
will present residents of the ares
go?
The redevelopment plan as sug-
gested by the National Capita
Park and Planning Commission
calls for some three-story single
family buildings of the row OF
group type in addition to the
apartments. The area for which
the suggestions is advanced /.
bounded by Seventh street anc
New York. New Jersey and Rhode
Island avenues.
Population Is $4,000.
The population of this district
was estimated at $4,000 in 1948
According to the commission the
same number of persons could bt
housed there in the apartments
and houses. using only Is per cent
of the land area, leaving the reSl
for Fairgrounds and open grassy
spaces.
This plan is outlined in a mono.
graph on housing and redevelop.
ment drawn up in preparation fol
the commissions comprehensive
regional plan for the Washington
area, soon to be published. Mr.
Ihlder said that he had read ths
monograph.
| To the suggestion of apartment!
for low income families Mr.. Ihldel
raised this question:
Can you see people of low in.
come, with two to five children
living in eight-story elevator
apartments? Would you want ths
District to become like Manhat'
tan?"
Cites New York Situation,
| He explained that in 1840 New
York had a situation somewhat
like ours nova city of single
family dwellings, almost all row
houses, and swelling population
New York, he said, believed the
solution was the five and six-story
tenement. The city was built
higher and denser to accommo-
date more people. and the result
was the worst slums in the coun-
try.
II don't concur in the approach
of taking the population figure OF
a congested district and saying,
Well build the type of housing
necessary to take care of this
population I'd begin at the other
end and say, Well build good
dwellings and provide a good en-
vironment.'"
The great majority Of low in
come families applying to the
housing authority for living quar-
ters are those with children, Mr.
Ihlder said. For these families, he
said, the normal house Is the two
story row house.
Would Limit Public Housing.
In another of it's preliminary
drafts the planning commission
said not all areas cleared for re-
development should be devoted to
public housing. Under the land
use plan. the commission said
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Fulls Church Women to Meet

Robin Bond, instructor in paint
Ing at American University, will
address the Falls Church Wom-
ans Club at 8 o'clock tonight at
the Teen Canteen. Mr.. Bonds
subject will be Education of the
Emotions Through Art"
Evening star., 1950-10-09
Buffet Luncheon Planned

The Montgomery County B'nai
Birth Women will hold a buffet
luncheon at 1880 Wednesday at
the Montgomery County Jewish
Community Center, East West
highway at Meadowbrook lane,
Evening star., 1950-10-09

working with the employees %
appointed.
Il have always felt that the
county executive is merely q good
office boy for the county board"
Sincerely,
Roy s. Braden.
City Manager
Evening star., 1950-10-12
DoubIe-woven Cotton
Gloves. S1.25 We're $3.50

1s poirs moehne- sewn shortie styles and hond-
sewn puII-ons.
81 pairs doubIe-woven cotton gloves. Dressy
puIl-on in shorties styles. Black, brown, navy,
wine, green and toupe. Were $500 Now,
$3.50
78 poirs Of double-woven cotton gloves, hond-
sewn. Black. Were $4 Now-Sl.o5 .o5
48 pairs doubIe-woven cotton shorte gloves,
machine stitched in two-tone color combino-
tions. Boencioeo. beige, navy and block
Were $3.50. Now
z3 poirs white eopeskin gloves, shortie style,
rnochine-sewn with perforated backs. Were
S4.o5. Now $l95
WGL-GIoves. Aisle Is, First Floor
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Girls Summer Dresses
S1.95 We're S3.95 TO S5.05

$50 pieces Of girls and ehubby-sixe summer
dresses. Mony styles and eolors, but not every
size in every style. Sizes to IA and 7h
to l4k.
50 Sub-teen Summer Cotton Dresses, good
styles and coIors Sizes 10, II and IA in the
100 Pieces Of Girls Apparel, including blouses,
bathing suits, sunsuts and pedol pushers.
Sizes 7 to IA. Were ST. 95 to $4.95. Eoch,
95e
23 Girls Groy Wool FlonneI Suits. tolored
jacket, pleoted skirt Sizes 10. II and IA.
l9 Girls Groy Wool FIonneI Skirts, sizes 10,
II and A. Were $l.95
WGL-Girs Apparel. Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Slightly Imperfect Royon
FoiIIe Handbags, S.
We're S9.54

20 in group. Frame and novelty shapes,
black, brown and navy. Including 2Oo6 tox.
Toupe suede boss, with handles Oval
box SLOPES, royon lined, nicely fitted. Were
Sl8. Now $12
] Avocado suede bag with double top handles.
Oval box shope, royon sotin lined, metal cIosp.
Were $50. Now
z Suede boss, with metal chain hondIe Royon
satin lined, nicely fitted. Block or green.
! Olive green Golf bag, oval box shope with
top hondle. royon lined with inside slide fosten-
er. Was $50. Now SIS
! Olive green sotehel style eolf bag. handles,
royon lined, nicely fitted. Was $24. Now, SIS
z sotehel style calf boss. olive green and blue
spruce. Were SAT 40. Now --$3o
! Box style calf bog. olive green with double
handles. Was $50. Now
! Boxy style Golf bog. blue spruce only. Was
$4z. Now $50
sateheI style Golf bag with double hondIe.
Blue spruce only. Was $50. Now SIS
! soxy style Golf Bog. brown only. Wos
Prices include 2o9o tox.
W9L-Leother Goods, Aisle 8, First Floor
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Teen-oqe BIouses, $3.50

more expensive If they did not have small flows
which in no way impair weor. They're Of
royon and cotton, in good selection Of styles.
Sizes 10 to Is.
so Teens Blue Jeons. classified irreeuIors
mostly because of thick threod. Sizes 10
so Teen-ose Skirts, checks and plain coors in
WOOL; few of royon eobordine. Broken styles
and eoIors. Sizes 10 to l6. Were $595 to
$l4.o5
W6L-Teen-oee ApporeI. Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Royon Crepe Ponties, Csc

50 in group. VoI-type Iaee-trim styles with
elastic woistbonds. White, small size.
IL Soft Cotton Print Gowns trimmed with
rick-rock and with dirnd skirts Sizes 81 and
"a. Were $3.95. Now SI,95
5 Royon Crepe Gowns, with bios cut skirts in
'oee-trim styles. Black, teorose, blue. Sizes 81
to "a. Were S7.95 and $lOe5. Now s5.e5
u Nyon CrepeIon Gowns with lace trim and
rlbbon-tie woistline in blue or pink. Sizes 81
to 38. Were $l6e5 and Sl9.o5. Now, sII.95
W6l-Underweor, Third Floor