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increased benefit payments an
nually since 1945. ....
Since benefit payments began
in 1888, the Office has issued
1.625, ,086 checks, adding up to
$21 ,635, ,643.
1t has collected almost $59.-
600, 900 in unemployment COM
.pensation money from employers
since 1886. That sum over the
years has earned more than
$7,000,000 in interest. The diff
ference between those tax collec-
tions and the payments to un-
employed left the balance of more
than s45,0o0,000 at the end of
January.
Collections have ranged from
$1,707,127 in 1886 to $S,248,787
in 1912. Payments fell as low
as $468,000 during the war years
but passed the $3,000,o00 mark in
1948 and reached almost $4,000,-
900 last year.
The reserve balance has climbed
steadily from $1,614,673 in 1896,
$5,765 ,999 in 1887 and $40, 1926, ,997
in 1888 to we'll over $4,000, 900
each in 1916, 1947 and 1948, to
reach the current $45, 100000
mark.
Payment Checks Bigger
The 6,282 jobless insurance
claims filed for the week ended
January % included 896 new
claims and 5,386 continued claims.
For the first week in December
the load was 5,040. Early last
September it was 4,979, of which
sos were new.
This upswing. Mr.. Wharton ex-
plains. reflects greater unem-
ployment here but is due also to
other factors. More employables
have been coming into the Wash
ington labor market in recent
months. More employers are
being covered. Many are hiring
for work previously done by
larger numbers.
A better idea of the unemploy-
ment compensation trend is found
in the comparative record of
checks issued. total amounts paid
for corresponding weeks. and the
average size of the checks.
Thus, during the last week in
January the Office issued 5,O53
payment checks totaling $90,642.
That was much higher than the
corresponding week in any previ-
GUS year since the Office opened.
The size of the average check
$17.93-also was higher. The
average check during the 12-year
span was 1881.
For the last week in January,
1949, for example, there were
4,061 payments totaling ,78O
and the average check was $17.33.
Taking the corresponding Jan
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Art and Artists
Twentieth Century Scottish Paintings
Have Distinctive Characteristics
By Florence S. Berrymon

The new month Is bringing more
than 20 new exhibitions to Wash
ington, some 13 of which have
opened in the past week or will
be presented this afternoon. The
most important of these is col
lection of Goth century Scottish
paintings, inaugurated with an
invitation preview last evening at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, along
with an exhibition of woodcuts
by Ada Yunkers (whose work was
seen last season at the Smithsoni-
an Building.
The Scottish collection had its
first American showing at the
Toledo Museum of Art last No.
vember, then visited Cleveland
before coming here. 1t will be
shown in four other cities in the
United States this year. after
which it will travel in Canada.
It was brought to North America
under the joint auspices Of the
Toledo Museum, the National GAL
lery of Canada and the British
Council of London.
Organization Of the Scottish
paintings tour had its origin in
a reproof. In 1912 the Toledo
Museum and several others ex-
hibited a group of contemporary
British paintings" some of which
had been displayed at the New
York and San Francisco World
Fairs. Stanley Cursiter, now
1imner to the King in Scotland,
and at that time director of the
Scottish National Gallery in Edin-
burgh, wrote to Blake More God
win, director of the Toledo Mu-
scum, that nearly all these paint
ings were English; and that to
call the collection British" did
scant justice to the national art
of Scotland. Mr.. Goodwin was
invited to see convincing evidence
OF its existence.
At his request, Mr.. Cursiter, DR..
T. j. Honeyman, director of the
Glasgow Gallery, and Mr.. Harvey
Wood, representative of the Brit
tsh Council for Scotland, assem-
bled the collection now at the Cor
coran Gallery. Represented in the
collection are several Scottish
painters of international reputa-
ton: Sir David Y. Cameron (who
died in 1945), Sir James Guthrie
1880. z. A. Hornet, S. j. Peploe
and one or two others; and
younger artists whose acquaint-
ance is well worth making.
X X X -
Uruguayan Constructivist
An exhibition of paintings by
Joaquin Torres-Garcia and stu
dents closely associated with him.
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has just opened at the Pan Amer
lean Union. This Uruguayan
artist, whom Jose Gomez Sicre.
head of the unions visual arts
section calls "One of the most
important figures in Latin Amer
lean art" prepared the exhibition
before his death last August at
the age of IS. This is its first
showing in the United States,
through courtesy of the Embassy
of Uruguay.
Born in Montevideo in 1874,
Torres-Garcia, when II, went to
Spain to study at the Academy of
Fine Arts in Barcelona. Close to
France, Catalonia felt strongly the
impact of new trends in French
art. simultaneously and in the
same art circles, Torres-Garcia
and Picasso became acquainted
with these trends and both began
to follow the style of Toulouse
Lautrec. At the same time, Tor
res-Garcia was strongly Influenced
by Puvis de Chavannes. He
travelled extensively, lived two years
in New York, later went to Italy
and spent years in Paris and
Madrid.
During his stay in Paris, Torres
Garcia was deeply interested in
the theories of the constructivists,
but eschewed purely non-objective
forms. Nature in one form or
another" he wrote, must be the
basis for any plastic system" His
theories are expressed in two
dimensional spatial concepts and
few recurring themes. To many
visitors. they will probably seem
childish with their primitive forms
and crude colors.
Nevertheless, this mode of ex-
preston was the fruit of Torres
Garcia's maturity and wide expert
ence. Several books and mono
graphs about this artist illustrate
his entire career and include many
academic and neo-classic works.
later impressionistic sketches and
essays along other paths he ex-
plored before he settled upon the
expression represented in the
current show.
Avant-garde Jewelry
Several years ags a friend
proudly displayed her husbands
Christmas gift-a lapel ornament
which appeared to be a miniature
pelvic bone made of aluminium, by
a famous designer of jewelry in
contemporary idioms. The gen.
eral feeling of us, her audience"
(tactfully silent, was that the
object had only two virtues. 1t
was very light in weight compared
to much Junk jewelry." and it
was entirely different from any,
thing any one else possessed.
Washingtonians not generally
acquainted with avant garde
achievements in the field of jew
elry now have an opportunity to
see nearly so examples. in an ex-
hibition of Modern Jewelry Un-
der Fifty Dollars" on view at the
Institute of Contemporary Arts
through February 19. This show
was originally assembled and pre-
sented by the Walker Art Gen.
tier. Minneapolis, and is now on a
national circuit under auspices of
the American Federation of Arts.
1t is the first comprehensive dis
lplay of modern jewelry in this
city. Thirty-two artists of nine
States and the District of CO.
Ilumbia are represented, the last
by David Aaron, head of the de-
sign workshop Of the institute.
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DAV Activities
Meetings this week

Federal Chapter, Monday, 1901
Eighteenth street NV.
District of Columbia Depart
ment Auxiliary, Wednesday. 1901
Eighteenth street NV.
Agriculture Auxiliary, Wednes-
day, Agriculture Department
Building.
Rea Chapter, Thursday, 170i
street NV.
National Capital Chapter, Fri
day, 1701 Eighteenth street NV.
All meetings will open at 8 pm.
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mammoth Federal hospital in the
Soldiers Home Grounds, along
Michigan avenue, brings to mind
a flood of recollections of child
hood days. The writer will admit
that at least on one occasion,
when a youth, he went cunning
for rabbits in this forbidden terri
tory with an old-type single load
ing shotgun when snow was on
the ground.
Occasionally, Officer Morgan,
Tall Sergt." Flattery ,or one
of the other mounted policemen
from 1t. Johnson's old second
precinct would ride by along the
outside, but rarely would he enter
the grounds for there was no
particular reason why they should
have done so, for I do not recall
ever having heard of any one do
ing anything within the grounds
of a destructive or serious nature.
The remains of the lakes, which
may still be seen today within the
western part of the grounds, just
off Park road, then known as
Whitney avenue, was a favorite
place. for skating in the winter
when ice was sufficiently thick.
Skaters would build a fire close to
the edge of the lakes to keep
themselves warm when not cutting
figure eights and performing other
difficult feats on the ice. If boy
were missing from school when
skating was at its best, he could
usually be picked up here or at
Babcock's Lake in the Monument
Grounds. Both were ideal places
for the sport.
Houses Were Few
Fields and commons then pre-
vailed in this section of the city
and only a few houses were to be
seen. Butchers then were the
principal residents along Seventh
Street road-now dignified with
the name of Georgia avenue. To
the northwest and west of the
home, for some distance, the
houses were few and far between,
and to the south as far as Flor
ida avenue the fingers of one
hand would suffice for the pur-
pose. In Petworth, to the north
OF the home-perhaps the larg-
est subdivision in the District, I
do not recall a single house.
At a very early period in Wash
ington history, Petworth belonged
to John Tayloe, one of the city's
wealthiest residents and the build
er Of the Octagon House at the
northeast corner of Eighteenth
street and New York avenue, Mr..
Tayloe was interested in raising
race horses. and used Petworth,
one of his farms, for this pur-
pose. AS early as 1903, it is said,
he received as much as $500 for
one OF his winning horses, which
was a large sum at that date.
Gen. Scott Gets Credit
To Gen. Winfield Scott, no
doubt, is due the largest credit
for establishing the Soldiers
Home, and the heroic statue of
that great soldier. by the cele-
brated artist Launt Thompson,
was erected by the home at a
cost of $4,000 on the most COM
manding point of the grounds in
1874. It is a fitting tribute to
a general who never forgot the
welfare of the men who fought
in the ranks.
Early plans had been suggested
for the forming of army or mil
itary asylums for disabled soldiers,
but the establishment of the Mil
itary Asylum at Washington by
act of Congress of March 8, 1851,
did not assume definite shape until
the transmission by Gen. Scott.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
By John CIoqett Proctor

in February. 1848, of the draft for
100000, a part of the tribute
levied on Mexico for the benefit of
the Army. In a letter on this
subject dated November, l849,
Gen. Scott had this to say:
THE draft was payable to me,
and in order to place the deposit
beyond the control of any individ-
ual functionary whatever. I in
dorsed it, The Bank of America
will place within amount to the
credit of the Army asylum, sub
ject to the order of Congress-
Originally the home grounds
consisted of 256 acres, purchased
of George w. Riggs. His coun-
try residence, known as the An
derson cottage, just west of the
Scott Building. is still standing in
good condition. To the original
purchase up to 1869, was added
about 16 acres, and in 1872 the
adjoining estate of Hardwood,
containing 191 acres, was pur-
chased from w. w. Corcoran.
With the small addition made
later, the total acreage was
brought up to more than 500.
The property originally pur-
chased from Mr.. Riggs, which in
cludes that portion to the north
containing the main buildings,
had as prior owners John Agg,
Leonard Storm and James Hoban,
the last named the architect of
the White House; Benjamin Ogle
Tayloe, son of John Tayloe, owner
of Petworth, and the Glebe of
Rock Creek parish. The lake
property was purchased from Asa
Whitney, the prior owners being
George Taylor and Anthony Hol-
mead. The prior owner of the
Hardwood property, which lies in
the southern part of the grounds.
was the Rev. John Breckenridge.
Pioneer Clergyman
He was the pioneer Presbyterian
clergyman of this city, having
been called and ordained pastor
of the first Presbyterian Church
here in 1795, and later ordained
as the pastor of the second church
of that denomination here.
Mr.. Corcoran purchased this
property. in 1852 from the Brack-
enridge heirs and later sold it to
the home for 1925 900, almost the
entire amount being paid in Vir-
ginia State bonds, which had been
for some years unproductive.
The old Corcoran cottage is still
standing a little to the southwest
of the dairy buildings. 1t was built
about the time Mr.. Corcoran pur-
chased the property and at the
time he sold it it was occupied
by his niece, a Mrs. Thorn. 1t Is
a frame building and was pat
termed after the Swiss style of
architecture. During the Civil
War it was occupied by the sur
geon in charge of Hardwood Hos
pital, the hospital building stand
ing close by in the clearing imme-
diately east of the dairy house.
Secretary of War McCrary of
President Hayes cabinet occupied
the cottage one summer with his
family. It is now known as the
farmhouse of the home.
The Breckenridge graveyard lies
a little to the west of the Corcoran
cottage and here rests all that is
mortal of Rev. John Breckenridge,
his wife Eleanor and his daughter.
Two tall headstones tell of their
virtues. the taller of the two being
TN memory of the Reverend
John Breckenridge, who died
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Abbott School Show


of the Abbott Art School was in
augurated with an open house last
Sunday, and will remain a few
more days. filling the walls of four
floors at 2013 I street, with sew
eral hundred works by about 200
students.
The school faculty gives stu
dents discipline and grounding in
many media, which should serve
as background for experimental
departures after they graduate.
The students are represented
with advertising layouts, maga-
zine illustrations, posters, fashion
design and Illustration, block
printed textiles. interior architec-
ture and decoration. architectural
craftsmanship, lettering and vari-
GUS fine arts media. The great
majority of the works are tradi-
tional, and executed with clean
cut precision. Not the least i'm
pressive exhibits are a series of
advertisements taken from The
Star and other papers, with draw
ings by recent graduates of the
school.
Glimpses of Europe
Theodore Kane toured Europe
for three motnths last summer
painting industriously in Italy,
Switzerland, France and England.
The Whyte Gallery is currently
showing about 20 of these works,
done in ink and water color,
gouache and pastel. The exhibi-
ton opened with a private view
last Wednesday. and will remain
only through next Thursday.
The paintings are somewhat
uneven in quality. Some are vivid
realizations of places depicted
others appear to have been done
in a great hurry, which is not
surprising, considering the amount
of travel Mrs. Kane accomplished
in SO brief a period. Captures
Of Venice and Rome, and Lake
Geneva, also a street scene il,
Geneva, are the best of her coll
lection, in my opinion.
incidentally. one of Mrs. Kane's
Mexican landscapes, Uphill,
Santa Rosa" was accepted for
the annual exhibition of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, which opened January 81 in
Philadelphia.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Kane
opened studio in connection
with the Silver Spring Art Galv
lery. .
Kelekian Collection
The Textile Museum is now
showing on regular admission
days, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, from 2 to pm, pieces
selected from the famous Dikran
G. Kelekian collection of textiles,
chiefly from the Near East.
X X y X
New Lecture Series
Richard Lahey, principal of the
Corcoran School of Art, will give
the second series of lectures for
1949-50, beginning next Tuesday
evening, February 7. at $50. His
subject will be Artists Works in
Water Color and Pastel" Sub
seQuent lectures will be given
February IA. 81, % and March Z
Persons wishing to register TO,
the series should address Miss
Agnes Mayo at the school. Nc
tickets will be sold for single lee
lures.
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The exhibition, we'll installed in
specially designed display cases,
with photographs and data about
the designers. is remarkably va
ried. Some of the items remind
the observer of artifacts excavated
from prehistoric burial mounds;
others seem akin to ornaments
worn today by primitive tribes in
tropical jungles. A third class
appears to be composed of smart
and sophisticated translations
into metal of details from Picasso
paintings. A fourth group has
such clean-cut simplicity and at
tractiveness that one is not sur
prised to learn there have been
many sales.
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AshIeys Feted At
Houseworming On
Saturday Evening

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ashley and
Tommy were entertained Satur-
day evening with delightful sur
prise 'housewarming" by a large
number of their friends on the
occasion of the completion of the
modernization of their lovely
home here.
Co-hostesses at this delightful
party were Mrs. F. c. Calender,
Miss Catherine Calender, Mrs. G..
w. Drane and Mrs. M. ]. Fowlkes.
Gift arrangements of beautiful
fall flowers were used throughout
the Ashley home.
Callers were greeted at the
door by Mrs. Calender, and Mrs.
Ashley. Mrs. Drane and Mrs. w.
E. Mcclellan, aunt of the honored
couple from Phillip, and Mrs. j.
r. McComic, mother of Mrs. Ash
ley from Jackson, showed the
guests through the home which
has been completely redecorated.
In the dining room the table
was spread with a lace cloth. Mrs.
Fowlkes and Miss Calender pre-
sided at the punch bowl and SER
we'd cookies, minis and nuts. Beau
tiful American Beauty roses were
used as the centerpiece.
Gifts of the guests to the Ash
leys at this time were a large
rug, chair and antique lamp for
their living room. Many other
lovely gifts for their new home
were presented them by the vari-
GUS members of their family.
About 100 guests called during
the hours from seven to nine o.
clock.
Among the out of town guests
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07
Barbecue At Howard
Home Enjoyed By
Euzehon IS Glass

One of the most enjoyable af-
fairs of last week was the barbe-
cue given Thursday evening by
the Euzelian Sunday School Glass
OF the Baptist Church at the at
sractive country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis Howard.
Members of the class and their
guests together with a number of
iormer members enjoyed the fell
iowship of an evening at the How
ard home.
Delicious barbecued chicken.
potato salad, pickles, rolls and ice
cold drinks were served. Ice
cream sandwiches were served for
dessert.
About fifty guests shared this
delightful hospitality.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07

We wish to express our heart
felt thanks to everyone for the
many acts of kindness and con-
sideration shown during the long
illness and death of our beloved
wife and mother, Katie Mae Field
We are especially grateful to DR..
Derrick Of Durant and DR.. Herring
of Lexington for their unceaaing
attention and care.
May Heaven bless each Of YOU
in full measure will be our con-
slant prayer.
Graham Field and Family.
tip
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07

well, Miss Catherine West, Mrs.
j. j. Armstrong and Mrs. w. c.
Martin, Jr.
Mrs. Frank Burpell and Mrs.
Haywood Lewis invited the guests
to view the gifts.
Out Of Town
Among the out of town guests
were:
Mr.. w. f. Cresswell, father of
the bride, of Satartia; DR.. and
Mrs. w. F. Cresswell, Jr., Diane
and George, Aberdeen; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. I. Luke, parents of the
groom, of Preston; Mrs. B. w.
Cresswell, West; Mrs. willie
Tinsley and Mr.. Clayton Tinsley,
both of Meridian; Mrs. T. A.
Stanford and Betty McGowanI
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Holderfield
and Richard, all Of Jackson; Lar
ry and Donald Cresswell, Mem
phis; Mr.. and Mrs. S. I. Garner
and Miss Ann Garner, Pickens;
Mrs. Walter Dyer Smith, Lexing-
ton; Mrs. J. ]. Armstrong, Nancy
and Jon, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wedding Trip
After the reception the couple
left for a brief wedding trip.
For going away Mrs. Luke was
stunning in dress of silk nylon
in shades of brown with which
she used harmonizing accessories.
Her corsage was flowers from her
wedding bouquet.
They are now at home in the
Wniv ri y,,Av,f
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07
'Luke-CressweH Vows Pledged In Beautiful
Ceremony At Methodist Church Sept. Z

MISS MARY Louise CreSSWell be-
came the bride of MIR. James /
Luke. Jr., in an impressive cere-
mony at the First Methodist
Church in Durant Saturday. Sep
TENDER 2, 1850 at nine-thirty o.
clock in the morning in the pres
ence of members of the families
and few close friends. The Rev
7. A. Filgo, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. L. c. Lipsey, organist, and
Mrs. w. F. Cresswell, Jr., soloist
OF Aberdeen, gave a program OF
nuptial music preceding the cere-
mony. Mrs. Lipsey played "At
Dawning" and Mrs, Cresswell
sang II Love You Truly" The
traditional wedding marches were
used. Prayer Perfect" was play.
ed softly during the ceremony.
Mrs. Lipsey wore black crepe
with a shoulder corsage of pink
carnations and Mrs. Cresswel]
wore a gold print with corsage
OF purple asters.
The vows were exchanged be.
fore the altar banked with ferns
Large arrangements of white
chrysanthemums were used or
either side and the chancel raj
was covered in white and en-.
twined with ivy.
Mrs. Charlotte C. Winborr
served her sister as matron OF
honor. She wore a gown of navy
silk faille with matching acces.
series and carried colonial bou.
quet of deep pink roses.
I Little Miss Diane Cresswell. OF
Aberdeen, niece of the bride, was
flower girl. She was a picture in
her dress of pink taffeta made
with fitted bodice and full skirt
She carried a miniature colonial
bouquet of pink and white chrys.
anthemums and blue cornflowers
Miss Cresswell entered on the
arm of her brother, Mr.. w. E
Cresswell
The briue was never more love
~ than in her wedding gown Of
satin in a soft shade of blue. He,
hat and accessories were black
and her bridal bouquet was o.
white carnations and tuberoses
Hubert Lanfair served the
| groom as best man.
For the occasion of her daugh
tiers wedding, Mrs. Charlotte
, w. Tindall chose a dress of tea
blue crepe and her corsage wa
of yellow roses.
| The groom's mother, Mrs. j.
Luke, wore grey crepe and he
flowers were pink carnations.
| Immediately after the ceremon
an informal reception was he'll
at the home of the bride.
i The brides table was sprea
with a lace cloth and centere
with beautiful wedding cak
surmounted with a miniatur
bride and groom. The couple Gu
the first piece of cake after whic
the wedding cake was served wit
coffee and minis. The green an
white bridal motif was noted i
other decorations in the recer
ton rooms.
Assisting in serving were Mr.
P. H. Winborn, Mrs. Fred c. Hold
erfield. of Jackson, Mrs. Char
1otte Winborn, Mrs. w. E. Cress
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07
Society Clubs : Personal.
'Soroh Faye Williamson
Born September End

Mr.. and Mrs. James Williamson
announce the arrival of a baby
daughter, Sarah Faye, born Sat
urday, September 2 at 800 pm.
at the Holmes County Community
Hospital. Sarah Faye weighed Z
pounds 8 ounces. Her mother is
the former Bobbie Faye Aubrey.
Maternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Aubrey of Du-
rant. Paternal grandparents are
the late Mr.. Ollie Williamson and
Mrs. Ollie Williamson of Lexing-
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07

attending were: Mr.. and Mrs. ].
R. McComic, Of Jackson; Mrs. w.
E. Mcclellan, Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Mcclellan and Mary, all of Phillip,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Mcclellan, Jr.
and Billy, Of Greenville; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Perry and Patsy, of
Rolling Fork; Mrs. M. P. Gilbert,
Of Memphis; Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Dodd, Sails; Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Dyer Smith, Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-09-07
Guests OF porters

Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Barth OF
Memphis were weekend visitors
OF Mrs. Barth's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Porter. Mrs. w. H.
Doty and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Purcell of Camden were Sunday
guests in the Porter home.