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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26
Lord Bruce Fraser
Coming to Capital
More Parties Being Given for Prices;
Air Base to Be Named for Gen. Andersen
By Betty Murphy

In Washington there's never a
dull moment. Visitors from near
and afar are constantly appearing
on the local scene and constantly
being entertained by officers in the
Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
Just now plans are in the max
ing for entertaining the man who
has the highest post in the British
navy, Lord Bruce Fraser, G. c. B.,
K. B. E., first sea lord and chief
of the naval staff of the Royal
British Navy. He's a bachelor, in
cidentally, never has been in
America before and is arriving in
Washington in time for Easter.
It's too early to say what his
complete itinerary will be, but his
tentative schedule includes din
ner at the British Embassy. an
other with the Chief of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Forrest P.
Sherman, cocktails with Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Brian B. Schof1eld,
followed by dinner with the Sec
rotary of the Navy and Mrs.
Francis P. Matthews, and another
dinner with Admiral Sir Frederick
and Lady Dalrymple- Hamilton.
Farewells still are being said to
Vice Admiral and Mrs. John Dale
Price who are leaving on the Bird
for Pensacola. Capt. and Mrs.
Franklin D. Harms, jr.. gave a
buffet supper in their honor Fri
day night, and a classmate, Rear
Admiral Osborne B. Hardison, and
Mrs. Harrison are giving a dinner
for them Wednesday.
Korns Going to Bermuda
The Harms. incidentally, are SAIL
ing on April % for Bermuda, where
Capt. Harms will command the
Navy base. They will share honors
on Wednesday with Comdr. J. H.
H. Perring of the British Navy
Staff and Mrs. Perring, at a din
ner to be given by Capt. and Mrs.
Charles M. Tooke, and on Wednes-
day, April 5, Mrs. Henry G. Beuch-
Ter will give a luncheon in Mrs.
Harms honor.
Mrs. Richard c. Lindsay and
Mrs. Bryant Boatner entertained
at tea Friday in honor of Mrs.
James r. Andersen, who is leaving
for Guam to attend the dedication
on April Is of Andersen Air Force
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Embassy
Reception

The New Zealand Ambassador
and Lady Berendsen were hosts
yesterday afternoon at a reception
following the wedding of Miss
Marie Gabrielle Carroll and Capt
Victor Thomas Sponsler. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Carroll of TIE Aroha
New Zealand and Capt. Sponsler
is the son of Mrs. S. T. Cooke. OF
Washington and the late Mr.. Earl
Sponsler of Pennsylvania.
The ceremony was performed in
st. Matthews Cathedral, the Rev
Father Lyons officiating in the
presence of a small group OF
friends of the bride and bride
groom.
Miss Adele Brophy. of Ottawa
Canada, was maid of honor and
Capt. Parker B. Nudge was best
man.
The Ambassador and Lady Ber-
endsen gave the reception in the
absence of the brides parents and
the guests were limited to those
who witnessed the ceremony.
Capt. Sponsler served in the
Army Air Corps during the wal
and is a member of the Air Forces
Reserves. His bride was gradu-
ated with honors from the Auck-
land University at Hamilton, New
Zealand, before coming to this
country.
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Exclusively Yours
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland to Arrive 5th;
Special Concert to Be Given at Porty for Ms Trunon

The Prime Minister of North
ern Ireland. Sir Basil Brooke, will
arrive in Washington on Wednes-
day, April S. to start his long
planned months visit on this side
of the ocean. The Secretary to
the Prime Minister, Sir Robert
Gransden, came here back in the
early part of December to
arrange for the tour that will
start in the Capital and end in
Canada and will afford Sir Basil
an opportunity to renew friend
ships made during the war when
American forces were stationed
in Northern Ireland. This is the
first time in history that a P. M.
of N. 1. has paid visit to this
country.
Lady Brooke will accompany
her husband and the two will be
the guests of the British Ambas-
sador and Lady Franks during
their stay here. The United King
dom official will make his first
American speech at the National
Press Club luncheon on the 9Th
ard Gen. and Mrs. Wade Hamp-
ton Haislip have invitations out
for q 6 to 8 reception at the Carl
ton on April 10 in honor of the
two visitors.
Il r. y -
Mario Braggiotti. good-looking
concert artist, composer and
brother of Mrs. John Davis Lodge,
is coming to Washington to play
for Mrs. Truman. He will travel
from Miami to appear before the
First Lady on Tuesday the second
of May at the Congressional
Clubs annual breakfast for the
Presidents wife. Mrs. Truman
should get big bang out of this
program. Not only does she have
Ia natural affinity, one might say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26
Colombian
Official Is
HOnOred
Other Parties
Being Planned
By Diplomats
By Katharine M. Brooks

The Colombian Minister of
Finance and Sonora de Jaramillo-
Ocampo were the guests in whose
honor the Colombian Ambassador
DR.. Don Eduardo Zuleta Angel
entertained yesterday. The invi-
tations were issued in the name
OF the Ambassador and Sonora
de Zuleta- Angel but the latter has
been visiting in her homeland and
did not return in time for the
party. However the Senoritas
Emilia and Margarita zuleta,
daughters of the hosts assisted
their father during the reception.
The Finance Minister and
Sonora de Jaramillo Ocampo
came to Washington late Friday
from New York and the former
will head his country's delega-
ton to the meetings of the Inter
American Economic and Social
Council. They are guests of the
Ambassador.
Other Diplomatic Hosts
Numerous parties already have
been scheduled by hosts in the
diplomatic circle and others are
being planned each day. The
Venezuelan Ambassador and Sc
nora de Pocaterra will give a party
Tuesday honoring the members of
an economic mission from their
country.
The Austrian Minister, DR.. Lud-
wig Kleinwaechter, will entertain
at dinner that evening when his
guests are invited to meet the
United States Ambassador to Aus
tria, Mr.. John G.. Erhardt, who is
here on leave.
Another party, but one earlier
in the evening, is that of the
Military Attache of the Argentine
Embassy and Sonora de Gomez
who will entertain at a cocktail
party tomorrow in their home on
Wyoming avenue.
New Envoy Coming
The newly appointed Irish Am
bassador and Mrs. John j.
O'Hearne are in New York over
Sunday and said bon voyage to
the retiring Minister, Mr.. Sean
Nunan when he sailed yesterday
to return to Ireland to become
Undersecretary of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
The Ambassador designate and
Mrs. O'Hearne will come to Wash
ington Wednesday and will move
into the completely and attrac-
lively furnished home at 1889 S
street which has been leased for
them from the United States Min
lister to Finland and Mrs. John
Cabot. The newly appointed Irish
envoy and his family. which in
cludes four children now in Cana
dian schools, are moving to Wash
ington from Ottawa. where the
diplomat has been minister for
his government for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26

OurHOnnes


I One of the interesting houses
to be open next Friday, the first
day of the annual Georgetown
House Tour, is the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison Norton,
3040 Dumbarton avenue. Origi-
nally only two stories high, the
house with it's delicate dormer
windows, has been enlarged into
a dignified town house since it
was built in the late 17O0's. Beauti-
filly furnished by the talented
Mrs. Norton, this house will be
JOY to visitors interested in archi-
tectural detail as we'll as interior
decoration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Bretsch
are opening their house at BAT
P street on Friday. Iron grills
reminiscent of Charleston are .
feature of the old house which was
remodeled by Elinor Glynn in the
1905. The interior is fascina-
ting, filled with rich Egyptian OBJ
jects dart belonging to Mrs.
BretSch.
Reminiscent of the Italian in
fluence of the early part of the
century is the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andre de Limur at 1924 r.
street. another Of the eight houses
to be open on Friday. Quietly
withdrawn, 1t has an air of great
dignity with it's well-proportioned
balustrades and lovely long VIM
doWs.
Listed for Saturday
Representative and Mrs. James
W. WadsWorth, jr., are showing
their charming old house on Sat.
urday. one of the eight listed for
that day by Mrs. Irwin D. Foos. tour
chairman. The beauty and livea-
bility of the rooms are enhanced
by priceless treasures. many Of
which were inherited by Mrs.
Wadsworth from her father, John
Hay, who was secretary to Presi-
dent Lincoln. Another interesting
house. open for the second tour
day, is the residence of Gen. and
Mrs. Philip B. Fleming, 1854
Thirty-fourth street. Simple in
scale and beautifully designed, it
has the air of having been built
for a long time. Actually it is
comparatively new and is a de-
lightful example of the way
Georgetown Federal architecture
has influenced new construction.
Every one of the Is houses has
special interest for visitors. The
tour hours are from to o'clock.
Tea will be served in the Parish
Hall of historic st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, 3240 o street, on both
days from $3.50 to $50. Entire
proceeds go toward maintenance
of the social welfare department
of the church.
Tickets are available at the
AAA, all of Brentano's bookstores,
the Willard and Statler hotels,
Ticket Mart, the Francis Scott
Key, Sorels and Intimate Book
shops, and Little Caledonia, all
in Georgetown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26
Flower Mart
P|unsAre


Members of the All Hallows
Guild Flower Mart Committee have
gotten together to make the pre-
liminary arrangements for the
Washington Cathedrals 1850
Flower Mart, to be held Friday
| May S, or in case of rain, the fol-
lowing day.
Each year the Mart attracts
thousands of visitors all over the
Metropolitan Area. as we'll as from
more distant communities. Garden
clubs from the District, Virginia
and Maryland participate and have
their own individual booths.
| Mrs. G. Rowland Chase, at
whose home the committee met, is
president of the Guild and is chair
man of this years Flower Mart
Her committee members include
Mrs. Preston Delano, who will be
in charge of all food; Mrs. Fred
erick B. Lee. In charge of child
ren's activities: Mrs. j. Blaise de-
Sibour. miscellaneous booths: Mrs
Lewis Clark, garden club booths
and Mrs. A. S. Monroney. pub
licity. Mrs. Jean Delattre Seguy
and Mrs. William P. MacCracken
jr., will again head the booth COM
mittees.
A change in the arrangements OF
the booths has been made this
year. Instead Of concentrating on
the Pilgrim Steps and southeast
terraces. booths this year will be
placed in the Cathedral area 'front.'
ing on Wisconsin avenue, where
more room and display opportuni-
ties will be available and where the
immense oaks will insure protec-
ton from the hot sun.
Especially featured this year will
be a hot lunch to be served in ad-
dition to the sandwiches, milk and
soft drinks. And a we'll stocked
pantry shelf will tempt buyers
with the sight and smell of baked
delicacies and other fancy fare.
There will also be a fish pond,
see-saws, a pony and miniature
carousel for the children.
Proceeds from the Flower Mart
are used by All Hallows Guild to
maintain and beautify the Cathe-
dral grounds. particularly the
Bishops Garden, which is under
special care of the Guild.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26

human experience-poetry itself
and those who try to isolate her
magic find that words become
meaningless and adjectives lose
their value, put to flight by that
mysterious witchery which rises
from the banks of the Seine.
Other cities we visit, but We come
to Paris to live: to meet her chal-
lenge and to become a part of
her, We try to understand her"
And then follows more en-
chantment by Evangeline Bruce,
who apparently can do as much
with the pen as she can do as
chatelaine of the American En-
bassy.
Roberta Regain, pretty brunette
wife of Representative Ken Regain
of Texas, sat during the party at
the Sulgrave Club. the other night
and knit her brow over the flying
saucer problem. you don't real
ize how serious it is" she said.
"You don't see much about
them in Washington papers. but
out west they make the 'front.'
page headlines almost every day.
People out there are frightened,
she went on. adding that she had
several friends who had seen flying
saucers, including an orange one.
Italian-born Prince Guido Pigna-
tell was intrigued, wants to go
West right away and look for
the mysterious flying objects.
Roberta's all for it, providing he
takes paint and paint brush along
and writes ken Regain for Con-
gress" on every flying saucer
he finds. ...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26

Base. named by the United States
Government for her late husband.
She and her young son, Jay, Will
fly first to San Francisco, then to
Hawaii and then Tokyo, where
they'll visit Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
John M. Weikert for a week be-
fore going on to Guam. They'll be
back in Washington the latter
part of the month.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick r
Lang, their two children and Mrs
Lang's father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis P. Dougherty
left yesterday for a ten-day vaca-
ton in Florida.
On Wednesday the Langs enter
tanned at a dinner honoring new
lyweds, Capt. and Mrs. Irwin L.
Norman, the latter formerly Jean
David. Jeans uncle and aunt
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Ross T,
McIntire, were guests, as were
Capt. and Mrs. Harold j. Cokely
who had given a brunch on Sun
day for the Normans following
their return from their honey
moon, and Capt. and Mrs. Bruce
Bradley.
UIens Returning to Washington
The Cokeleys, too, are away or
a trip. They left Thursday fol
The Homestead at Hot Springs but
will return tonight. Mrs. Cokely's
sister and her husband, Capt. and
Mrs. Francis G. Ulen. who are in
Honolulu, are coming back to
Washington the first of July.
They'll return to their apartment
at the Westchester and Capt.
Ulen will be stationed at the
Naval Gun Factory.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. B.
Farncomb will be hosts at cock
tails tomorrow at the Admiral
Club, and Capt. and Mrs. Paul C.
Crosley will welcome Col. Eric
Cole of the/British Army and Mrs.
Cole at a small buffet supper on
Friday.
Capt. and Mrs. John l.. Pratt
gave the second of two cocktail
parties yesterday, and 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Steve A. Chappuis were
hosts at a cocktail supper in the
Officers Club at Fort Myer.
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Admiral Carney Back

Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney
is back from fleet maneuvers and
has joined Mrs. Carney here in
Washington for a week before
they both return to Norfolk where
Mrs. Carney will remain through
April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26
By Betty Beole

for the piano, but she has a
superb sense of humor and that's
the quality that distinguishes
Mario Braggiotti's playing.
X X X y
francesca brother, one of the
eight amazingly talented Brag-
giotti children, gives from SO tc
rs concerts a year. AS COM
poser he is probably best known
for his Yankee Doodle Suite
and more recent 'Pianorama, 8
piano concerto for an orchestra
based on that well known theme
SHAVE and Haircut. which he
plays after the manner of Handel
Scarlatti, Chopin, Tschaikovsky
Debussy and Prokofiev. with some
lowdown blues rhythm thrown in
Mario will check in April % fol-
the week end preceding the break
fast and will be in demand So
cially as we'll as unsteady as he
has stable contingent of friends
on the local scene.
Evangeline Bruce, stunning wife
of the American Ambassador to
France, is author of brief essay
in the current issue Of Flat,
magazine that. for me, at least
perfectly catches the magnetic
spirit of Paris. Written origi-
nally in French by Mrs. B. for the
French publication. La Revue
Hommes ct Mondes, Enchanted
Paris" also reveals why the
people of that city love and adj
mire this charming representa-
tive of the U. S. A.
paris to the stranger" she
begins, els a way of living, a
| nostalgia, an essential element Of
Evening star., 1950-04-06
British Navy Chief Begins
Series Of Calls Here TODAY

Admiral Lord Bruce Fraser
First Sea Lord and chief of the
naval staff Of the British Royal
Navy. today was to begin a round
Of calls on American defense off,
cials here.
The admiral, who arrived in
New York yesterday aboard the
Queen Mary. was to see Defense
Secretary johnson and Navy Sec
retary Matthews and then have
lunch with the Joint Chiefs of
Staff today. 80.
Tomorrow he is scheduled to
visit the National War College
and have luncheon with 1t. Gen.
H. r. Bull, the commandant. He
will dine with Admiral Forrest
P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Oper-
ations, tomorrow night.
Saturday night he will be guest
OF Mr.. Matthews at a dinner
party aboard the yacht Sequoia.
Admiral Fraser will attend
Easter services at the Naval Acad-
envy and then lunch with the su-
perintendent, Rear Admiral James
L. Holloway. Dinner here with
Admiral Sir Frederick Dalrymple-
Hamilton, chief of the British
Joint Service Mission, will follow
On Monday he will visit the
Newport (R. ~ Naval War Col
lege before being flown by the
Navy to Ottawa, Canada.
Evening star., 1950-04-06
You Would Never Guess
Flaming Goddess Hobby

leader turned orchestra booker
maintained. II have to have a
piano player and q either player
on April 10. Piano players I have
plenty Of. but no either players.
I have a either but nobody to
play it. Even the union can't
find a either player in its ranks.
I bring guitar players in here
hopefully and they just look at
this thing and run"
Have you tried Phyllis Joyce
over at Michers?" he was asked.
She's been looking for a either" :"
Can she play one?"
why else would she want one?
1t amt no lapel ornament"
Well" said Mr.. LeSieur with
resignation, "I'll get in touch with
her. If she can't play 1t for me,
maybe I can sell her the either"
A note has just arrived from
Michels, to wit: "a either has
entered the towns musical pic
ture. Phyllis Joyce, singer and
pianist at Michel's, has been prae-
ticing furiously, will sing folk
songs to either accompaniment" /"
Evening star., 1950-04-06
After Dark

Betty Byrd, q talented, attractive
and diminutive 19-year-old named
Ann Crowley, who is one of those
rare singers-a soprano with .
warm instead of a brittle voice.
Miss Crowley got her start in
"Oklahoma!". singing in the en-
semble and understanding Laurie
while she still was in high school.
In fact, she was the only girl in
her class ever to be called out of
school to rush to a matinee and
take over the leading role in any
Broadway hit. At IT, she moved
across the street from "Okla-
homa!" to join the "Carousel"
cast. Played that in Chicago for
three months and then went back
to "Oklahoma!" in New York and
on tour, ultimately winding up in
the Laurie role in the London
company for five months.
For the Mayflower Lounge
loungers she goes through a con-
siderable repertoire of modern
musical comedy favorites-"I'm in
Love with a Wonderful Guy"
Younger Than Springtime,"
People Will Say We're In Love-"
June Is Dustin Out All Over"
If I Loved YOU" etc.-and makes
each sound as melodious as it ever
sounded. She spaces some special
numbers between the popular
ones. too, and these come off the
better for her personality, charm
and really fine voice.
Miss Crowley is a girl who is
sure to make any evening brighter.
Short Story: The telephone
rang. Stephen LeSieur of the Sid
ney Office had a question.
Where can I find a either
player?" Mr.. LeSieur wanted to
know.
There's nobody here but us
chickens" he was told. mo either
players"
This is serious" the ex-band-
Evening star., 1950-04-06
By Harry Macarthur

The Flaming Goddess of Love
has . hobby. even as mortals have
hobbies. You'd never guess,
though, the Nature Of the hobby
which relieves the Flaming God
dess Of strain when the cares Of
goddessing press hard upon her.
You might think you know, but
nothing is further from the fact.
This Flaming Goddess of Love
is a girl named Azar, christened
Audrey Palmer. and she is doing
her flaming now three times
nightly as the featured enter
tainer in the Casino Royal floor
show. The goddess title and Azar
name were conferred upon Miss
Palmer last summer for reasons
almost too devious to go into
here. It all has something to do
with calling up the wrong agent
and getting into a contest from
which she emerged the living
representative of the heroine of a
photograph record.
Miss Palmer converted herself
to Azar with no trouble at all,
being an able acrobatic dancer
to start with. She got a routine
set-by substituting flaming
orange wells for red and black
ones. turning q bat dance into a
goddess dance-and went right to
work impersonating a phonograph
records heroine in theaters and
night clubs.
Azar has been at this for several
months now and finds the goddess
business good. She has had her
picture in lights in Times Square
and she commands better billing,
higher salaries and steadier book
ing than Audrey Palmer. aero
batic dancer, used to command.
Azar, a dark-haired, attractive
New Orleans girl. who points to
an engagement ring as proof of
her new-found powers in the love
line, was a little worried at first
about accepting her honor. She
asked her parish priest back
home, however, If it would be all
right for her to go around calling
herself a Flaming Goddess of Love
and he told her to 60 right ahead.
Even invited her to come over to
a church social affair and do her
dance.
Oh. yes, the hobby. Azar, the
Flaming Goddess of Love. spends
her spare time haunting antique
shops searching for additions to
her collection of demitasse cups
Had 81 at the last count.
Muriel Abbott, the Chicago
woman who books entertainment
for the Hilton hotels. continues to
do right by the Mayf1ower. She
now has sent along to the Lounge,
TO follow Danny Hoctor and
Evening star., 1950-04-06
BY the Asseciotsd Press

SAN PEDRO. Calf, April g.
Full financial and moral support
of Harry Bridges fight against his
recent perjury conviction was
voted yesterday by delegates rep
resenting 10000 CIO longshore-
men.
A resolution unanimously ap-
proved by 80 union leaders hurled
charges of ''frameup" and gross
miscarriage of justice" 1t said
the San Francisco verdict was
based upon the testimony of paid
informers and Self-admitted per-
iurers."
Evening star., 1950-04-06
Civil Engineers to Hear
Talk on District Pionnino

Plans and planning for the fu-
ture in the Washington area will
be the discussion subject at a
meeting Of the District section of
the American Society of Civil En-
gineers to be held at 8 pm. Tues
day at the Cosmos Club. Madison
place and H street NV.
John Nolen. jr.. director of
planning of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission:
Fred w. Tuemmler. planning di-
rector of the Maryland National
Evening star., 1950-04-06

Bridges earlier had told news
men that Dave Beck, executive
vice president of the AFL team
sters. and John Boyd. assistant
immigration director, "are behind
this move to run me out Of the
country
He stated, Il am not now. nor
have I ever been. Communist. -
The union policy meeting will
continue through Friday Bridges
is due to return to San Francisco
Monday for sentencing.
Evening star., 1950-04-06
On the Record

BRUNSWICK, England (P.-A
deputy Of the Brunswick City Par
lament was excluded from three
sessions because he played a pho
nograph record of the German
song. who Is to Pay for That?"
during debate on the increase OF
taxes.
Evening star., 1950-04-06

Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, and Clifton G Stone
burner, Arlington County high
Evening star., 1950-04-06

More than 1,250.000 food par
cells were sent from Australia to
Britain in l949.
Evening star., 1950-04-06

way engineer. will lead the dis.
cuSslon.