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Evening star., 1951-05-23
A Larger ArIinqton Hospital

1t is not surprising that Arlington Hospital
has decided to undertake an expansion program.
After seven years of splendid service to residents
not only of thickly- populated Arlington but to
Falls Church and Fairfax County as well, the
war-born institution has become alarmingly in
adequate to the needs of this large community.
The American Hospital Association considers 80
per cent of occupancy safe operational margin
for the average hospital. That allows for normal
repairs, cleaning and other housekeeping and
maintenance functions. But in some recent
months Arlington Hospital has had to operate
at more than 100 per cent of capacity, which
means that some patients have been placed in
Railways, on porches and even in the doctors
library. Newborn infants actually have been
put temporarily in bureau drawers.
Against this background of overcrowding,
the hospitals appeal for private contributions
totaling $400 900 for 90-bed addition is mod
est one. The fund drive will be directed mainly
toward the business interests Of the region, but
individual citizens also are being urged to give
generously. That this is truly regional obli-
cation is evident from the fact that about 65
per cent of the outstanding bills, totaling more
than $4,000, are against residents OF Fairfax
County. The hospital has asked the Fairfax
County Commissioners to take cognizance of this
heavy use of the hospital by Fairfax patients and
to underwrite the unpaid bills or make some
other financial contribution to the hospital.
Since Fairfax County shares with Arlington
County in the benefits of the institution, its citi-
zens should share responsibility also in the en-
largement and maintenance of this self-sup-
porting community enterprise.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Pen names may be used if letters carry
Writers' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

work on the part of the School Board
has come to your attention and that 1t
has met with your approval. fear that
1t Is the experience Of too many School
Board members to receive many more
criticisms than bouquets. When an oc-
casional bouquet does come, 1t is re-
ceived with appropriate Thanksgiving
and its fragrance fingers for a con-
siderable time thereafter.
T. C. Williams,
Superintendent, Alexandria Schools.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Aid for lsrueI

AS the clash of world forces grows
more and more intense, Americans find
themselves increasingly concerned with
developments in the border regions most
exposed to totalitarian penetration or
actual invasion. The stormy changes
now taking place in Iran have compelled
us to see the Middle East as perhaps the
chief of those danger spots. For the
conditions that have brought the Tudeh
Party to the fore in Iran and virtually
eliminated Western influence there are
paralleled to greater or less degree in
almost every Middle Eastern country.
In Egypt, or Syria or 1raq, no less
than in Iran, we find q reckless Keno
phobia, tinged with theocratic fanaticism
and SO absorbed in its quarrels with
waning Imperialism that it opens the
door to Soviet aggression. We find, be-
yond that, the same terrifying social
and economic inequities as are respon-
sible for the bitterness and instability
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Fifty Years of Armstrong

The celebration of the 50th anniversary OF
the establishment of Armstrong Technical High
School is important to the whole community OF
Washington because of its connotati9ns OF
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BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

return postage or BY teIepnonlng 81. 1865.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What American rose was honored
by British rose growers?-E. G. E.
A. The climbing rose Dorothy Perkins
was awarded the Nickerson Cup by the
National Rose Society Of Great Britain
in 1908. 1t was first developed at the
Jackson Perkins Rose Gardens at New
ark, N. Y.
@. Is there limit on the earnings Of
a disabled veteran who Is receiving COM
pensation?-A. M.
A. There is no limit on the earnings or
other income of disabled veteran who
receives compensation for q service
connected disability.
@. How tall is the 2oo-inch telescope7
&C. P.
A. When pointed straight up. the
highest part Of the tube is about IS feet
above the observatory floor. A motor Of
only 1/12 hip. is required to turn the
telescope once day from east to west.
@. Do birds live in all regions Of the
world?-J. D.
"A. blrQS are 1OunQ over tne enLr0
earth at some season Of the year. with
the possible exception Of the interior Of
the Antarctic continent. Even the oceans
furnish home to particular species at
certain seasons.
@. When pane of glass cracks, at
what speed do the cracks travel?-
A. G. Y.
A. The speed has been found to equal
approximately mile per second This is
about twice the speed of bullet fired
from an Army rifle.
@. Please give the area and popula-
ton of Berlin before the war.-H. j. T.
A. In 1889, Berlin had an area of
1872 square miles and population of
4,332,000.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Letters to The Star

that weaken Iran so dangerously today.
In countries where there Is SO vast q
divergence between the grinding poverty
Of the masses and the privileges and dis
interest in reform Of the tiny upper
class, the masses cannot be expected to
feel-nor do they feel-that patriotic
devotion to their government which will
move them to defend it ardently against
aggression and revolution.
In this bleak regional picture we can
see only one hopeful spot. That is Israel,
where political and economic democracy
function; where extremes of wealth and
poverty do not exist and modern. in
dustrialized society is coming into being:
where religious and minority rights are
observed; where the population is ar
IDENTIFY devoted to the state, each individ-
ual citizen feeling a sense of personal
participation in It's creation and sense
Of personal responsibility for its security
and preservation. Here, in other words,
is natural ally of Western democracy.
"beachhead," if one may use the meta
phor, for the strengthening and defense
of freedom in a Shaky and exposed
area.
It is because Of this larger. potential
significance of the state of Israel that
we urge an affirmative attitude to the
proposals before Congress for a grant,
in-aid of $3.50 million to Israel. Israel.
faced with the gigantic task of absorbing
hundreds of thousands of homeless and
unwanted Jews, must condense decades
of economic expansion into few years.
It is taxing itself and Jewish sympa-
thiZerS throughout the world to the limit.
If it is to be able to function as the CEN
ter OF democratic strength it shows every
sign of becoming, 1t needs the type of
economic aid we in this country have
been giving to free peoples throughout
the world. We believe with Senators
Douglas and Taft, sponsors in the Senate
of the Aid for Israel Act, that grants to
Israel for increasing its productive Ca
pacity will promote the security and
general welfare of the United States and
Israel thereby furthering the basic
objectives of the Charter of the United
Nations"
We can think of few acts of inter-
national assistance more beneficial to the
ultimate aims of American democracy
than swift and effective help to the new
Israel.
James A. Farley, Reinhold Niebuhr,
Charles *. Gilbert, Harry A. Overstreet,
William Green, Daniel A. Polling,
Phillip Murray, Harold E. Stassen,
Alexandra Schools
The members Of the Alexandria City
School Board and wish to express to
you our sincere appreciation of the fine
editorial headed "Alexandria's Schools
Make News" in The Star on April 25.
This sort of encouragement and recog-
milton, Of course, means a great deal tc
our school system. The School Board
has worked hard, and without compen-
eof;o, ~ $oru,ord i,,+a of Tho
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Reply to Frank Kent

Some Of the most unrealistic state
ments I have ever read appeared in
Frank Kents column, May 13. He writes
that Gen. Eisenhower might be drafted
by the Republicans with a minimum of
acquiescence and connivance. But draft
ing him for the Democratic nomination
would require degree Of active acquies-
cence and connivance that would hardly
be decent"
Is a political party to pass up good
candidate because it Is the party in
power? Furthermore, believe the in
tegrity of Gen. Eisenhower could and
would keep the acquiescence and con-
nivance decent-no matter which party
drafts him. And don't forget, Mr. Kent.
that there will be plenty of acquiescence
and connivance by. the boys in the back
room who are pumping for Mr.. Re
publican.
Which reminds me: Just how can the
Republicans draft Eisenhower when their
most vociferous leaders and supporters
have opposed everything the general
stands for in the way of foreign policy
the big issue of 1852? This situation
alone would require such connivance that
it would hardly be decent!
Mr.. Kent is appalled, that the country
should be so destitute Of civilian material
that two generals must be nominated
for our highest civilian office" These
two generals have shown themselves to
be of very high caliber both in war and
in peace. Remember Gen. George Wash
ington who became our first President?
Remember Old Hickory who became
President Andrew Jackson? We Ameri-
cans would be fortunate to have either
Gen. Macarthur or Gen. Eisenhower
or Lincolnesque Gen. Bradley for our
President. They are graduates Of the
U. S. Military Academy. No finer char
acter-building process takes place any
where than at West Point. The academy's
motto is DUTY. Honor, Country" Could
any President govern by finer prin-
ciple?
Fading Wife of An Old Soldier.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer TO
any question Of fact by either writing The
Evening Star Information Bureau. 1900 I street
return postage or by teIephoning ST. 1868.
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Evening star., 1951-12-23
Artists Engaged
For Brahms Works

The Gertrude Clarke Whittall
Foundation in the Library of Con-
|gress. continuing its current plan
to present all the chamber music
'of Brahms this season. has en-
gagged two celebrated artists. Zinc
Francescatti, violinist, and Robert
CasadeSus. pianist. to play the
masters three sonatas for that
combination of instruments.
The identical programs will be
heard Thursday and Friday. jan
uary 3 and 4, at 8:15 pm, the
Thursday concert given to an in
vited audience. The Friday con-
cert, open to the public, will be
broadcast in its entirety by sta
ton WGMS-FM and affiliated
stations. Tickets will be distrib-
uted by the Snow Concert Bureau,
1108 G street NV, beginning
Friday morning at $3.50 am. Tele-
phone reservations will be hon
ored.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Foreign War Veterans
To Distribute YuIe
Baskets for Needy

Members Of the District Of Co
lumbia Department, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, are planning af-
fairs for holiday week, and for
the delivery of baskets Of food for
needy families.
Department Service Officer
Charles M. Amber is in charge of
the list of names for the baskets.
Any one knowing Of a needy fam
lily should contact him at ME.
44s9.
Police-Fire Post held a chill
dren's party at 1909 Rhode Island
avenue NE. yesterday.
Comdr. Adam A. Rind presided
over National Capital Post at the
Soldiers Home. The post holds
two meetings each month, one of
which will be at the Soldiers
Home so that the older comrades
may take an active part in the
affairs Of the post.
The post presented Past Comdr.
William R. Reading with his past
commanders ring. Michael Cuff
fre made the presentation.
The next meeting will be at
1900 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Potomac Post will hold open
house on Thursday. There will
be refreshments from to 4 pm.
and at 8 pm.
The post had planned q Christ
mas party at st. Joseph's School
and Home during the holiday
week. but has postponed it until
after January Is.
Department Inspector Frank
Rodden announces inspection
work will start again Immediately
after the holiday season.
Meetings this week:
Monday - National Honor
Guard. 1909 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, can
celed; Robert E. Peary Ship, 1900
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Wednesday-Father John Gal
lagher Post, 731 North Capitol
street; Police-Fire Post. 1908
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Thursday-Potomac Post, 1918
Rhode Island avenue NE;
Southwest Memorial Post, 72e
Ninth street S.W.
Friday-Elbow Benders Pun
Tent 2, moo, 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; Joseph B
Kelliher Post, 1901 Prospect
street NV.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Earl Wild to PLAY
Tsohoikowsky on
Friday Program

The National Symphony Orches-
ira will hold its concert Friday,
instead of Wednesday. this week
at $3.50 pm. in Constitution Hall,
Howard Mitchell conducting. Earl
Wild, the popular American
pianist who gained his reputation
with the NBC Symphony in the
beginning Of his career, is the
soloist in Tschaikowsky's famous
concerto.
Stationed in Washington with
the Navy during World War II
Mr.. Wild played frequently with
the Navy Symphony and in vari-
GUS concert halls of this city
After his discharge came New
York debuts in Town Hall and
Carnegie Hall. He was the first
American-born pianist to per-
form under Toscanini's baton.
Born in Pittsburgh, Mr.. Wild
studied piano under Selmar Jan
sen. Egon Petri and Paul
Dogereau. DR.. Otto Klemperer
conductor of the Pittsburgh SYM
|phony. engaged him to take part
in one of the symphony's pro-
grams as a soloist while the
pianist was still a student at
Carnegie Tech.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Disabled Veterans
Activities Listed

A Christmas party, sponsored
by the Disabled American Veter-
ans Department Auxiliary, will
be held at Mount Alto Hospital
on Thursday at 7:45 pm. Enter
tainment has been secured by Ag-
riculture Auxiliary, with Marjorie
Ortlip as mistress of ceremonies.
Music will be furnished by q brass
quartet from the Agriculture De-
partment Symphony Orchestra.
Vocal selections will be given by
Mrs. Mildred Moore. Other en-
tertainment will be furnished by
the Agriculture Red Cross Enter
tainment Unit. Mrs. Mabel K.
Howard is general chairman.
Agriculture Auxiliary will enter
tain patients in Ward E at Mount
Alto Hospital on Saturday, with
Mrs. Violet Palmer in charge, as
sisted by Edna Gruebele and Mil
dred Shivers.
Meetings this week are:
Postoffice Chapter, Monday.
Interior Auxiliary, Wednesday.
Department Honor Guard,
Thursday.
Dory Miller Chapter, Friday.
All meetings will be held at 1701
Eighteenth street NV, at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Gallery Presents
Sylvia Rosenberu

Sylvia Rosenberg. the attractive
young violinist who has already
built up reputation on television
and radio. will give a recital In
the National Gallery of Art, West
Garden Court, tonight at 8.
Miss Rosenberg is the sister of
Irene Rosenberg, pianist, who has
played in the Gallery several
times. The piano was her first
instrument at the age of five. At
seven, she switched to the violin
and three years later was given a
special created scholarship by the
Juilliard School of Music. She
is a former pupil of Louis Per-
singer, Ivan Galamian and
Dorothy Minty. Many awards
came her way, among these the
Young Artists award from the
Brooklyn Museum, the G. Schir-
mer award for the most promising
student of the year and the Young
Artist award of New York's S
YMHA.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Chess
By Donald n. Muoridoe

The veteran master, Norman T.
Whitaker. will give a simultaneous
exhibition at the YMCA. 1886 G
street NV, on the afternoon OF
New Years. The fee will be 81
10 board, and the proceeds will be
divided between the Washington
Chess Divan and the Federal Chess
Club. Mr.. Whitaker's style Of play
is always lively and interesting
and his generosity merits q wide
response. Those intending to play
should bring their own boards and
men, If they are Of standard size
and pattern.
The Library of Congress team
won the fourth and fifth matches
on December z and IA. defeating
the Department Of. Agriculture
and the Divan Blue team. each
by the same score Of So. The
Library. with a match score Of 5-1,
thereby took second place in the
District League tourney, behind
the Federal Club which has won
six straight. Arlington, which has
Al. can catch up with the Library
ii they win q postponed match
with their colleagues Of Naval
Communications.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
!. Music
Need forArtists to Uphold Ideals
More Evident Now Than Ever
By Alice Eversmon

and good will to men. For ages
music has been the spokesman of
this vital need of mankind. If it
were born in the soul turmoil Of
the great composers, it neverthe-
less carried a radiant halo" Of
conviction. We, who read of that
turmoil. have tender sympathy
with it and our hearts expand
and are lifted in joy at the beauty
Of which it was the genesis and
which bears the imprint of
divinity. Frequently the i'm
mortals in music prayed for guild
ance and help and were not
ashamed to acknowledge it. The
answer to these prayers is to be
found in their compositions.
Rachmaninoff's Summary.
In later day. Rachmaninoff
summed up the value of music. He
wrote: "I say again and again
that music must first and FORE
most be loved; it must come from
the heart and be directed to the
heart. Otherwise, it cannot hope
to be lasting. indeStructible art" J"
Music cannot reach the heart un-
less the performer knows how to
direct it. This has nothing to
do with technique but with cul-
tivation of the spirit so that it
shines like star through the me-
chanical means. of expression.
Then will the silent listener re-
|ceive it, recognize its spiritual
force and cherish it in his soul.
AS custodians of the message
heard in the heavens centuries
ago. musicians must keep them
selves in readiness to transmit it.
They are the prophets in this sadly
torn, weary world. It will profit
them nothing if they place the
materialism Of the present on the
same level as the spirituality that
caused such enduring music to
be written. The whole world needs
the good, gentle voice of music,
needs. its shining wings. needs its
tender balm. It is time for mu-
sicians to take stock of themselves.
Evening star., 1951-12-23
D. {. Legion Posts
Seat New Officers;
Other Activities

Officers Of several posts Of the
District Of Columbia Department,
American Legion. were recently
installed. They include:
Stephen P. McGroarty Post
Commander. Stewart w. Parker;
first vice commander. Robert l.
Crofoot; second vice commander
Paul J. DUNN; third vice COM
mander. Ruth M. n. Gilmour
Iadjutant. William E. Flynn. jr.;
finance officer, Paul c. Baker.
Potomac Post - Commander
John A. Ager, jr.: first vice COM
mander. William A. Smell; second
vice commander. Walter M. Eber-
man; third vice commander
James A. DeVore: adjutant, j
Paul Peters; finance officer. Wal
ter G. Rhodes.
Capital Transit Post Com
mander. c. E. Davis; first vice
commander. r. G. Hofer; second
vice commander. Charles Baker;
third vice commander. S. Jeffer-
son; adjutant. Wade Taylor
finance officer. A. w. Andrews;
chaplain. H. H. Jacobs.
Alexander Graham Bell Post
Commander. Amos p. Booty, 81. /;
first vice commander, Julian E
IL,akey; second vice commander
EDelma E. Dale; third vice COM
lmander. Lawrence L. Hortopan;
adjutant. Jack c.. Hodgson;
finance officer, Douglas e. Stud
ldiford.
| civil Service Post - Com
Imander, Gerald Welcome; vice
commanders. Staten Wallace, AL
bert Anderson and Leo Siclari;
Iadjutant. Beatrice Gray; assistant
adjutant. William Sterbinsky;
finance officer, Joseph Edgar;
historian, Ralph Devlin; chap
lain, Robert Browning; sergeant.
Iat-arms. Joseph Kane; legal offi.
Ger. Walter Siesko.
l Fort Totten Post-Commander
Hippocrates Mastromichalis: frs
vice commander. Charles Roberts
second vice commander, JOSEPH
Pilla; adjutant, James Mastromi.
L. chalis; finance officer. Arthur w
Alberding.
Navy Department Post-Com.
mander. William Y. Terrill, jr.;
first vice commander. Herbert M
Frazier: second vice commander
Marguerite Dempsey: third vict
commander, Robert F. Graham
Iadjutant. Daniel c. Coker; finance
officer. Alfred L. Butler, jr.;
surgeon, DR.. John A. Clague; Elk.
Iecutive Committee. post officers
Albert ]. Caffo and Aaron L. Var
Emden.
All local legionnaires who wish
to attend q course In parliamen.
tary procedure. without cost
opening in the near future, Shoule
notify Mrs. Rose Long at depart.
ment headquarters, ME. 2736. al
once.
The appointment Of about Isl
members of the department to 6
, number of national commissions
and committees was made by Ma.
!, tional Comdr. Don Wilson.
i Champ F'retts, member of the
Evening star., 1951-12-23
Christmas Party

On account of Christmas, five
citizens associations scheduled to
meet this week have Cancelled
their meetings.
Metropolis View holds it's Christ
mas party at 8 pm. today on the
Edgewood Playground, Third and
Evarts streets NE. The program
will include the lighting of a
Christmas tree at Lincoln road
and Franklin streets NE. by Com
missioner Donohue, distribution
of candy to neighborhood chill
dren and music by the Elks Boys
Band.
Evening star., 1951-12-23

There will be no Music Hour
program in Barker Hall YWCA
this afternoon and no programs
either today or tomorrow in the
Phillips Gallery. -r
The Soldiers Home Orchestras
will play for Christmas dinner
in the Grant Building and the
hospital at IL noon on Christmas
Day. The concerts In Stanley Hall
at $50 pm. will be resumed
Thursday.