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Evening star., 1951-12-23

Child being protected from the
blasts by the animals in the manger.
It follows rather in the nature Of
things that men should want the
earth to be covered with snow to hide
its everyday imperfections. just as the
hearts Of men are supposed to be
transf1gured by the coming Of the
Savior.
Apart from such considerations, the
tradition has some roots in history.
After all, Christianity has largely
flourished in northern countries. In
the greatest Christian ages. the bal
LADDERS and chroniclers invested the
Nativity with their own ideas and
local conditions. Very little research
had been done to inhibit them, so
they envisioned 1t under the severest
circumstances known to them, in the
same way that many Of their artists
dressed the Holy Family in medieval
clothing.
The evergreen tree. and the holly.
which were converted from pagan
observances are also part of the
northern scene and have become
deeply rooted in our own tradition.
Just from the family viewpoint,
the white Christmas has many advo-
Gates, particularly among the young.
Any child who knows anything
realizes that Santa Claus has much
easier time getting around In his
sleigh II there is snow on the ground.
Parents are generally tolerant of 1t
because it means that Christmas sleds
and skis can get workout desirable
as a means Of getting children out
from underfoot on this joyous but
wearying day.
It turns out, however that WASH
ingtonians in the past have dreamed
in vain of the White Christmas. Out
Of total of "a recorded years, only
IA December 25ths have seen snow
fall. There was some snow left on
the ground from previous days on
Christmas, but this was the exception
rather than the rule.
As far as the Weather Bureau can
tell now. it will not snow on Christ
mast Day. which is probably the best
Christmas present Traffic Director
Keneipp could get. but which leaves
the rest Of us still dreaming.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
10000 Refugees Mar Beth!ehems Historic Atmosphere

BETHLEHEM.-"Before the war"
as people say here, meaning, the
Arab-JeWish war, it was a pleasant
walk on frosty starlit night from
Jerusalem to Bethlehem to attend
midnight mass on Christmas eve at
the historic Church of the Nativity.
From the Jaffa Gate of the old
walled city of Jerusalem, the road
ran for miles through newer
suburbs of the city. then out along
ridge of the Judean hills, fianked
at intervals by olive groves and
orchards. In the broad valley below
the little town Of Bethlehem. with
its white stone houses and cobbled
streets. fires would be twinkling
through the darkness from the
shepherds Fields" AS midnight
approached splendid chanting pro-
cession headed by Latin patriarch
in glittering robes would pass
through Bethlehem's crowded mar
ket square and enter the an
cient church, built on the leg
enoary site of the manger in
which Christ was born. Before the
patriarch would walk "kvasses," at
tendants in old Turkish costume,
carrying long silver-headed slaves
which they banged at every stride on
the paving stones to clear the way.
Cote to No Mons Lond
Now, no one goes out Of the old
city through the Jaffa Gate. The
great arched gateway. built over 400
years ago by the Turkish Emperor,
Suleiman the Magnificent. is closed.
barred with barbed wire and guarded
Evening star., 1951-12-23
White Christmas Mostly Matter of Mind

Snow has become something of a
fighting word around here since a
white Friday of recent date. But
even though they know full we'll it
means snarled traffic, stalled cars
and wet feet. many people go right
on unregenerately dreaming of
White Christmas.
The enormous appeal of Irving
Berlin's ballad on the subject does
not lie in its novelty. He simply
set to music the thought of countless
people who feel that snow on the
ground at Christmas is as appro-
pirate and important as the carols
and the wassails.
Whence this desire to look out
like good King Wenceslaus-and see
it deep and crisp and even." Act
ually the reasons are lost in the
mists Of sentiment.
There is, for instance, no shred Of
Evening star., 1951-12-23
By Robert Stephens

tinged with sadness for many. In
Bethlehem and it's surrounding dis
tricts there are nearly 10000 Pales-
tine Arab refugees, many of them
Christians who are spending their
fourth Christmas in exile from their
former homes. Over 5000 of them
are in Bethlehem itself, almost
doubling the towns former popula-
ton, while 11.00n are still living in
neighboring camps run by the United
Nations Relief and Works Admins
tration..
On the bare hillside 2 miles
south Of Bethlehem. near which Mary
and Joseph may have passed on the
flight into Egypt. there lies the
refugee camp of Dheisheh. Nearly
5000 people have been living there
Evening star., 1951-12-23

for the past three years. They are
nearly all peasants from villages
which are now on the other side of
the border in Israel, but still only
couple of hours walk away. In
some cases the refugees can look
down from the hilitops in Jordan
and see their abandoned villages
either still empty or being filled by
new Jewish immigrants.
The refugees are utterly destitute,
and have all the bewildered misery
of an uprooted peasantry. A few find
casual jobs, but for most there is no
work In this country, which is poor
at the best of times, and is now over
burdened with nearly half million
of the 100000 Arab refugees. They
keep alive somehow on the monthly
food ration from UNRWA.
The camp has medical services
Evening star., 1951-12-23

by an Arab Legion sentry. It leads
into the No-Man's-Land which
divides the Old City from New
Jerusalem.
To get to Bethlehem now you must
make detour Is miles along a new
road which winds across the bare
hills and valleys of the Judean desert
in series of hairpin bends and steep
grades. For the old Bethlehem road
is cut by the armistice line between
Jordan and Israel. and more than
2 miles of it runs through Israel
territory.
Along this road professions still
go to Bethlehem to celebrate Christ
mas services with the traditional
solemn pageantry. But the joyous
nature Of the Nativity festival, with
it's associations for the Christian
world of home and hearth, will be
Evening star., 1951-12-23
By Mary MeGrory

evidence in the Scriptures that the
Nativity scene was shrouded in
white. The Evangelists do not even
say it was cold. AS a matter of fact,
while snow occurs in Jerusalem
once every three or four years, it is
virtually unknown in Bethlehem.
Moreover, the weather in the Holy
Land has changed steadily for the
worse through the centuries due to
increased cultivation, so that there
is even more chance of snow now
than there was then.
Even so, Christians through the
ages have generally imagined the
first Christmas as being celebrated
on cold and snowy night. It adds
poignancy to the thought Of Joseph
and Mary being turned away from
the inn, to the thought Of the Christ
Evening star., 1951-12-23

LONDON.-Russia should be the
classical land Of Christmas. Every
winter the immense plain is blanketed
by snow. and once it is settled and
firm. the sledge is the only possible
means Of transport. Innumerable
peasant villages lie thinly scattered
and cut off from the world, islands Of
warmth and life In the empty. frozen
land. Each wooden cottage is little
universe in itself, with its wood-pile.
store Of fodder for pigs, poultry and
its solitary COW. all under the same
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Caps Playing E|mira
AT Uline's Tonight

The Washington Caps, in play
ing the Elmira Colonels tonight
at Ullne Arena. will attempt to
crack their opponents 3-game
winning streak and at the same
time move within half a game OF
Scranton, leading club in the
American Basketball League.
With Sonny Hertzburg, Carl
Braun. Tommy O'Keefe and Ken
Murray in the lineup, the Caps
are conceded a good chance to
beat the Colonels, with action
starting at 8:45. However. the
Colonels, in fifth place, surprised
the Miners. $3.50. last night, and
Knocked off a make-shift CAPS
lineup, 94-69. in Elmira last
Thursday night.
In the midst of the CAPS recent
feverSes. Coach Chick Reiser has
run into more trouble. League
President John j. OBrien has
ordered 6-foot-9 Herb Scherer to
the Carbondale Aces who claimed
title to his services. However. Bob
Foster. Uline general manager.
maintains that the New Year
Knickerbockers of the National
Basketball Association own
Scherer and that the big center
is on option to the Caps. Wash
lngton probably will keep the
player at least until a league
meeting next Wednesday in New
York settles the case.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Peter Dell Defeated
In Eastern Tennis

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 R.-
Highly regarded Richard Macatee
of New York is in the quarter
final round of the Eastern Lawn
Tennis Associations indoor junior
and boys tennis championships
today after beating Peter Dell of
Bethesda, Md, in straight sets,
60, Ga, yesterday.
Others to advance included
Richard Raskind. King Van Nos
trand. Lawrence Dessner and
Harry Pagel. all Of New York.
Raskind, seeded No. 4. beat Pete
Pressinger, Washington, D. c.,
6-3. Ga; Van Nostrand whipped
John Somerville of New Haven.
Conn.,, 6-3, 6-1, and Pagel tri-
umphed over Harry Randolph,
Bayonne, N. j., 6-1, e3.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
.ChevyChose
|CIub Scene
OfDunce
Photo.

A delightful tea dance for some
of this years debutantes and
number of sub-debutantes was
given yesterday at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Hostess at the to 7 o'clock
party was Mrs. George Dyer and
honor guest was Miss Jane JEFF
fress, sub-debutante daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Nelson Jeffress
and god-daughter of Mrs. Dyer.
About 125 young people we're
greeted at the party by Mr.. and
Mrs. Dyer and the pretty honoree.
Miss Jeffress wore an afternoon
dress of burnt gold raw silk which
dramatically set off her burnet
beauty and she carried a bouquet
of gardenias. The hostess chose a
chic black taffeta cocktail dress
for the occasion and a corsage Of
cymbidium orchids.
Miss Jeffress attended Holton-
Arms School here and is now a
student at the Greer School in
Tyrone. Pa. Her parents plan to
present her to society here next
year during the Christmas holi-
days.
Doing the musical honors in
person at yesterdays tea dance
was Sidney. who seems to be the
only person these days with a
more hectic schedule than the
debutantes.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
hunoy and koyIan
In Sugar Bowl Finals
by the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. %
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, veteran
tennis campaigner, plays Eddie
Moylan of Trenton, N. j., today
for the Sugar Bowl tournaments
singles championship.
Mulloy, top-seeded entry. ad-
vanced to the finals yesterday by
dropping Grant Golden of Will
mette, Ill. in five sets. Moylan
was a surprise victor over second
seeded Tom Brown, jr., of San
Francisco in straight sets.
The 37-year-old Mulloy also
plays in the doubles finals, teamed
with Sidney Schwartz of Brook
lyn. This duo beat Henri Rochon
OF Canada and Alfredo Millet of
Mexico. 60, 60, then defeated
Straight Clark of Pasadena, Calf
and Golden, 81, 3-6, 60.
Mulloy and Schwartz will play
Irving Dorfman and Brown for
the doubles crown immediately
following the singles match.
Brown and Dorfman won from
vincent DiStefano and Dick
Mouledous Of New Orleans, 6-4
%. and followed with a win
from Archibald Henderson and
David Brown of New Orleans
46. 6-3 and 81.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Many Parties


The Turkish Ambassador and
Nine. Erkin gave another of their
delightful dinner parties last
evening, entertaining 125 guests
in honor of the newly appointed
United States Ambassador to Tur-
key and Mrs. George c. McGhee
The Swedish Ambassador and
Nine. Bohemian also were hosts
yesterday giving their annual
Christmas dinner for members of
the staff. The guests were asked
for dinner at 7:30 o'clock and re-
mained for games and dancing
through the evening.
Another of the very delightful
festivities yesterday was the 6 to
8 o'clock party which Mrs. Will
liam B. Luckenbill, jr., Mrs. Ken
dali Foster and Mrs. Edmund E
Pendleton. jr.. gave for their par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. William S
Culbertson. The party celebrated
the 40th anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Culbertson's marriage and
the decorations in the spacious
apartment of the Culbertsons
where the party was given were
in keeping with weddings as well
as the Christmas season.
Mr.. .culbertson, former United
States Ambassador to Chile, and
Mrs, Culbertson have been enjoy
ing a gala family reunion for
Christmas and the holidays. They
went to Chairman Manor, their
summer home on the Blue Ridge
mountains overlooking Cumber-
land Gap, in time to have
Christmas there.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Beaten Lions Oppose
OIympics Again Jan. |

The Washington Lions open the
New Year by playing the Boston
IOlympics in Uline Arena the night
OF January / and this engage
ment promises little for the Lions
IN the way of a good 1852 start.
The Olympics. leading the East
ern Hockey Leagues Northern Di-
vision, earned a 30 lead in the
nrst period last night at Uline
Arena and went on to beat the
Lions. AZ. The Lions, now 10
points deep in the Southern Di-
vision cellar, gave the crowd of
l ,459 little to cheer about. The
Olympics gained 40 lead be-
fore Washington could score and
the result seemed settled by the
END OF the second period.
Bob Verrier, Val Delroy and
Ken Green knocked in first-pe-
rlod goals for the visitors and Jack
Garrlty boosted the Boston lead
IN the second frame before Milt
Prldham could score for Wash
ington with only minute and IL
seconds remaining in the period,
Ed Calhoun tailed the Lions only
other goal midway in the final
period.
Washington's Johnny Petro
spent a rugged evening on the
ice. He picked up a penalty in
each period and in the last frame
got into fight with Verrier.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Big Army Team Choice
Over Camp Lejeune
BY the Associofed Press

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 29.-The
BOYS who gave up football for
military service do good turn
for crippled children tonight in
the Cigar Bowl.
Brooke Army Medical Center
from Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and
the Camp Lejeme Marines. two
or the Nations top service teams
Will play before an expected crowd
of 10000.
Inc big aggressive Army outfit
is favored over the lighter pass
conscious North Carolina Marines
Money left over after expenses
go to the Shrine's crippled chill
.dren's hospitals. The Shrine, CITY
OF Tampa and civic organizations
are sponsoring the bowl.
The Army Medicos boast such
huSkles as Clayton Townemaker
former All-America center from
Minnesota, and Randall Clay. an
ex-star at the University of Texas,
Inc Marines, averaging about
4O pounds a man less than the
Iexas Army group, is faster and
has developed largely on a slick
passing combination. In this pass
setup are Quarterbacks Russ Pic
ton. who played for Temple Uni
versity. and End Paul Sweezy,
former South Carolina ace.
Mild, fair weather is forecast
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Society and Clubs
Groyson House Is Scene of GoLo Party;
Miss Hughes Makes Debut at Dinner

Ann Covington Clark, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Clark, and
Miss Pauline Smith, grand
daughter of Mrs. Dwight F. Davis
Both the honorees were in the
group with Miss Matthews who
were presented at the Washing
ton Debutante Ball.
Miss Tydings, who was pre-
sented here last year, wore the
poSt-debutante's traditional black
for her party. Her dress was made
with a strapless bodice and a VOL
luminous skirt of black tulle. A
garland of red velvet flowers cir
|cled the skirt and this color was
repeated in her satin dancing
sandals. The dress was designed
by Manly.
The dinner guests went on to
Eagles Nest for dancing and the
music of Sidney.
Dinner Dance Held
While some of the debutantes
were dining with the Tydings.
others of them were on hand at
the Louis Seize Room of the
Shoreham Hotel for the presenta-
tion dinner-dance given Ly Mr..
and Mrs. George Edward Hughes
of this city and New York, for
their daughtena Barbara Marie.
The attractive debutante wore
a white nylon nets dress made
with a tered. ruftedi skirt and
carried an old-fashioned bouquet
OF white orchids. roses and gar
denias. @f.z ., ais
Mrs. Hughes. for whom the
party was a double celebration
since it was also, her birthday,
chose a teal blue taffeta dress for
the occasion. Its bodice was
sprinkled with rhinestones and
she wore a corsage of white
orchids
Young People Busy
The debutante had a group of
her contemporaries to help her
throughout the party seeing that
guests got to the right tables and
that every one was introduced.
Assisting in this manner were
the Misses Irene Pawley, Jayne
Harper. Joyce Mills, Joan Conger,
Anne French and .Dona Bernard,
all this years debutantes and Miss.
Caro- Butler, post debutante. Also
in the group was Miss Diane
Mahan of Highland Park, Ill.,
houSeguest of Miss Hughes and a
classmate at Pine Manor Junior
College.
Twelve small tables circled the
dance floor for the dinner-each
lighted by tall Christmas candle
and centered with spruce and
holly.
Between courses guests forsook
their tables for the pleasure of
dancing to music by Sidney.
Miss Hughes, a graduate of
Marymount School for Girls I'M
New York and Pine Manor Junior
College, is now attending George
Washington University. She was
honored at the Thanksgiving Ball
and Debutante Cotillion here
earlier this year.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Assembly
Held

The annual Christmas Assembly
was held last evening in the Sui
grave Club where usual Christmas
decorations were in place and
Eddie Devron played through the
evening. The 200 or more young
people were seated at small tables
for the dinner and dancing was
continuous.
The committee arranging the
Assembly dinner dance included
Representative and Mrs. Richard
B. Wigglesworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick M. Bradley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene c. Carusi, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold jefferson Coolidge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifford Folger.
Mr.. and Ms. James P. Nolan, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Stenhouse, Mr.. and
Mrs. deForest Slyck and Mrs.
Francis Winslow.
Daughters of these members of
the committee-all of whom must
be not yet in college-were as
sistant hostesses and the sons
served as members of the floor
committee. Chairman for the
latter was Mr.. Douglas DENLY and
Miss Cecil Carusi was chairman of
the young ladies' committee.
There were numbers of out of
town guests, the only guests per-
mitted to these Assemblies. AS the
young ladies enter college, unless
they have younger sisters or
brothers, their parents no longer
serve on the committee. This also
is true of the parents of young
men when they complete their
freshman year at college.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Kentucky Five Seeks Revenge
Against St. Louis in Bowl Final

champion. advanced to the finals
with a 90-88 overtime victory
over arch rival Kansas State last
night.
The Missourians upset Okla
homa, 61-49. Oklahoma upset
guest team Stanford in the first
round.
Kansas, with nine victories and
no defeats this season, will be
making its third stand in the
finals. The Jayhawks lost to
Southern Methodist in the 1946
inaugural and to Oklahoma in
1948.
Afternoon consolation round
games match Nebraska and Iowa
State and Stanford and Colorado.
Stanford and Colorado collabo-
rated yesterday in setting all sorts
OF tournament scoring records in
a consolation bracket game. STAN
ford won it l03-l02. The previous
high total of 154 points was set
last Thursday night as Kansas
State beat Nebraska 87-67.
Big Clyde Lovellette was the
kingpin in the Kansas victory over
Kansas State. He scored q points,
the eighth time he has beaten
20 in the tournament,
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Have
Family Reunion

The w. L. McCormicks of
Tacoma, Wash. who are staying
at the Shoreham Hotel over the
holidays. are staging a family le-
union in Washington.
The Mccormicks are here to
visit Mrs. Mccormick's brother
Maj. Gen. Alan w. Jones, U. S. A.,
retired, and Mrs. Jones, who live
at 1882 Quebec street, NV. Also
here for the reunion is the Nc
Cormicks' son, William D., who
drove from Pasadena, Calf.
where he is junior at California
Institute of Technology, and their
daughter, who came down from
Middlebury College, Middlebury
where she is sophomore.
During their stay here the
senior Mr.. Mccormick took his
son over to Baltimore to inspect
their new steamship bearing the
Mccormick name and to meet the
master of the vessel.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Hunts Are Hosts
To. James En0hs

Col. and Mrs, Leigh H. Hunt
entertained at their home, Leigh
crest, in Fails Church. last night.
IN honor .of, Mrs, Hunts parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Engh of
Chicago, who are visiting them for
the holidays. s~
A large group of military and
public officials and old friends
from Chicago were invited to cele-
brate the occasion, which marked
Mr.. Engh's completion of so years
with one telephone company.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Bradford, Coss Win
Orange Bowl Matches
BY the Associated Pres.

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Dec. 29.-
Thorne Donnelly of Lake Forest
Ill, meets Tom Bradford of Chevy
Chase, Md. and Francisco Con-
treras of Mexico City plays Bob
'Green of Palm Beach today in two
outstanding matches in the
Orange Bowl Junior tennis tourna-
ment.
Bradford scored yesterdays big
gest upset when he defeated
Reynaldo Garrido, Cuban Junior
boys champion from Havana, Ga
I6-S. 8-6. Donnelly also pulled
a mild surprise by beating Harvey
jackson of Washington, Ga, a
Ihlgh-ranking Southern player,
I6-3, 81.
Contreras. Mexico junior boys
champion. defeated AL Harum of
Coral Gables, Fla, GO, Ga. and
Green downed Jerry Shelton of
Garland. Tex. 60, 6-1.
Top-seeded Tim Coss of WASH
ington, D. c., scored an easy 6-1
I6-3 win over George Longshore
of Admission. Ala. &S2
Play in the junior girls singles
division went according to sched-
ule as top-seeded Toby Greenberg
of Chicago defeated Miriam Tatoul
|of Palm Beach, 60, 6-1. and
.second-seeded Par Stewart of In
dianapolis stopped Ann Leach of
Palm Beach, 60. 6-1.
Nancy Corse of Chevy Chase.
Md, and Belmar Gunderson of
Falls Church. Va, advanced in
the Junior girls bracket at the
expense of a pair of Canadians.
Miss Corse beat Vonnie Davis of
Toronto, 1-6, 60. 6I1, and Miss
Gunderson defeated Josephine
Smith. also of Toronto, 3-6,
I8-6, 6-3.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
PortyHonors
Mr.. Wild

Mr.. Gerson Nordlinger, jr. en-
tertained last evening in honor of
Mr.. Earl Wild, who was piano So
loist with the National Symphony
Orchestra earlier in the evening
The reception was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Nordlinger at 1000 Oliver street
NV.
Among those accepting invita-
tions were DR.. Howard Mitchell,
director of the National SYM
phony, and Mrs. Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Reid, Col. and Mrs.
Philip Strong, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Russell Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
bert Sher, Mrs. Martin Vogel.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
Arena and Silver Hill
In Basketball Final

Arena Sports and Silver Hill are
IN hte finals of the mems invita-
t1onal division in the District
Recreation Departments Christ
mas basketball tournament after
winning games last night. Arena.
led by Tommy Gletner's 10 points
edged Toms Auto, 47-47, and Sill
yer Hill beat Wilson Teachers,
48-37.
THIRD-ROUND RESULTS
9O-Pound Boys.
o.ora.tarn - s,ss5-round Tssss'm ssss: ssa's' 10
Congress Heiehts 40 Buchanan 81
MaeFarlands 90 Congress IfssSstts asIssts e $
CHEVY Chase ~ MacFarland e7
Senior Unrestricted-Girls.
Edge9aoS5a Esdiessea SACRAMENT ss 80 Buchanan 20
a,ss. SPli%s.a 3ss::.'n 81
5;sfksS &; 11sss %s'sFss q Chevy chs:; H'ss g
+r.so,,, Senior Divislen--Boys.' 'sa0'S 20
Essssss Essssss I sA'Dns,S ~,!s. ''s.s: e
silver Hin Mems Y Invitstisns RjisSs Teachers 80
M. Wemen's rnvi.a.ioHHaals e. Aa'0 q
50 Nye House 20
Chevy Chase 90 -.-e"--- Takoms %
Campers 23 --------------sh Sherwood is