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Evening star., 1951-07-02
Oldest Inhabitants Plan
Program for July 4th

The Association of Oldest In
habitants will celebrate the Ma
tion's Birthday Wednesday with
a program in the Old Union En-
CINE House, Nineteenth and H
streets NV.
A business meeting will be held
at 1920 am. with the Indepen-
dence Day exercises scheduled to
start at II am. Members will
salute and pledge allegiance to
the flag, sing America the Beau
tiful" and hear a speech by DR..
Elmer L. Kayser of George Wash
tngton University.
John Clagett Proctor, president,
will read an original poem. The
old engine house bell will be rung
at noon. The affair will end with
the singing of Aud Lang Syne." :"
Evening star., 1951-07-02
u. ). Racial Pattern
Is Utter Nonsense
3unche Tells NAACP
BY the Assoelcted Press

ATLANTA. July 2.-Dr. Ralph J
Bunche, Nobel Peace Prize winner
said yesterday the United States
racial pattern is utter non.
sense"
The director of the United Ma.
tions Trusteeship Council also
heaped criticisms on the United
States Senate for it's failure tc
pass civil rights legislation.
Six thousand persons, white ano
Negro, packed Atlanta's municipa.
auditorium to hear DR.. Bunche
address the final session of the
42d annual CT rvention of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad.
vancement of Colored People.
Authorities closed their eyes
during the NAACP sessions to city
and State laws which require
segregation of the races at all
pu-''c meetings.
Escorted to Airport.
After his address DR.. Bunche
was escorted to the airport and
his New York bound plane by
white motorcycle policemen. This
was believed to be the first time a
Negro received such an escort in
Atlanta.
The man who negotiated the
Evening star., 1951-07-02
BY the Associated Press

Pressure groups seeking to in
fluence Congressmen's votes were
sharply criticized today by Repre-
sentative Robson, Democrat, oi
Virginia.
Such groups and their efforts
to get legislation they favor, he
said, could have the result of max.
ing persons of ability and pride
in reputation hesitate to seek pub
lie office.
Can't Poll Everybody.
A Representative cannot pol
everybody in his district, but must
vote according to his convictions
Mr.. Robson said.
If the Representative votes fo1
the measure in question the group
believes he has been influenced
to vote that way" Mr.. Robson
said. THE Representative could
OF course, have voted in line with
the groups desires out of a con-
Evening star., 1951-07-02

here ITS years ago. For in our
time too many are confused and
even cynical about the struggle
for human freedom"
Senator Tobey. Republican, OF
New Hampshire. in another ad-
dress, declared the growth. prog
ress and strength Of the United
States "lies in the fact that our
American citizenship includes the
blood of every nation"
The 175th anniversary Is spon-
sored jointly by the city of Phil
adelphia and the State and Fed
eral governments.
Evening star., 1951-07-02

fanked by State flags, lighted the
huge freedom torch on a 20-foot
pylon.
Poses Soldering Thought.
United States Circuit Court
Judge William II. Hastie, a Negro,
posed a SOLDERING thought:
To-day we desperately need
the renewal Of faith and the re-
freshing of spirit which comes
from the, contemplation Of what
was done and what was risked
Evening star., 1951-07-02
Composers Ask Subsidy

Led by a woman composer
with go songs to her credit, South
African song writer's are asking
the government to subsidize song
publishing, if necessary, so that
they can get the manuscripts pub
lished without selling them abroad
Evening star., 1951-07-02
Army Shifts Command
IOf Munich MiIitory Posi-
By fhe Assoeiuted pr.,,

MUNICH. Germany, July q
The United States Army an
nounced yesterday that Mai. Gen.
Truman c. Thorsen of Hawkins
Wis. former inspector general of
the European Command, has been
appointed commanding general of
the Munich military post.
He relieves Col. S. j. Grogan of
Scranton, Pa, who will return to
the United States for retirement
after more than 36 years Of mill
tary service.
Evening star., 1951-07-02

A block Of ice a foot square fell
into a garden at Putney, England.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30
Missionary
Continued from Page u

tC0ntlnueu from rage ID
more foreign than it is to Ameri-
cans.
In fairness to the people of Chi
ma, he added, Americans should
understand that the Chinese them
selves did not seek war with the
us. I'm my experience" he said,
cit would be very rare thing for
Chinese boy to volunteer for
armed service, though the Reds
call their Chinese troops volun-
teers."
Although Msgr. Curran is con-
vinced that the Chinese are low
able people, some of them gave
him more than one bad moment in
his missionary career.
In 1926 he and another priest
were chugging up the Min river
from Foochow to Kienow when
volley of shots followed by shouted
commands from the bank made
them put in to the shore. But the
bandits apparently had no desire
to modest men of God, for the two
priests found their captors sex
tremely polite" "They apologized
for not having tea to serve u.s."
Msgr. Curran smiled, "and no one
referred to the shots that had been
fired. After many bows and
much courteous conversation, the
priests we're allowed to continue
their journey.
Another time Msgr. Curran and
the Rev B. c. Werner, Dominican
now stationed in Cincinnati, found
the rived blockaded by bandits.
1T was the Feast of st. Raymond
Jan. 23", recalled Msgr Curran,
''"and Father Werner remembered
that the office of the day urged
us to have no fear-I will lead you
through the. waters"
The missionaries put eheir faith
in st. Raymond, and their boat was
the only one allowed through the
blockade.
A native of McKeesport, Pa,
Msgr. Curran studied at st. Charles
College, Catonsyille, Md. He en-
tered the Dominican Order at st.
Joseph Priory, Somerset, in 1912,
and after theological studies at
the Dominican House of Studies
and at the Catholic University in
Washington, he was ordained there
in 1918.
His first assignment was to st.
Thomas church, GAINESVILLE, as as.
Sistant pastor. He also served at st.
Vincent Ferrer church, New York,
before going TO China in 1923.
He was called back from China
in 1893 to become pastor of st.
Peters church, Memphis, Tenn. In
October, 1916, he left for China
again, and in 194o he was named
Prefect Apostolic of Kienow and
elevated to the rank of Domestic
Prelate, with the title of Right
Monsignor.
Between him and his beloved
Chinese people lies the blue Pa
cific and the bamboo curtain. But
MSgr. Curran has a smile lurking
in his eyes because God is on his
side. Not to mention st. Raymond. |
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30

CHICAGO - (NC) - Funeral
services were held at st. Plus
church here Tuesday. Nov. 81, for
the Rev, Walter Farrell, O.P., fam
ed for his popularization of the
works of st, Thomas Aquinas, who
died Nov. % at the Dominican
House of Studies in nearby River
Forest, Ill.
Father Farrell is we'll known in
Columbus, having appeared here
in a number of lectures.
Father Farrell, 40, had been in
i'll health for many years. AT the
outset of World War Ii he was
turned down by the Navy for ply
sical reasons, and was later accept
ed in the Chaplain Corps only after
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30
Father Walter Farrell Dies;
Author of Popular s'Summa"

President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
teryened. Since the war he un.
derwent a series of lung opera
tions.
AT the time of his death the
noted theologian had completed
the first draft of a life of Christ.
In 1912 Father Farrell received
the annual Catholic Literary
Award of the Gallery of Living
Catholic Authors for his Com.
tpanion to the Summa," which in
four volumes summarized the
thought of the great Aquinas. He
also wrote Natural Moral Law Ac-
cording to st. Thomas and Suar-
e." published in 1880.
One of the founders of The
Thomist, he wrote a series of ar
ticles on the theory of democracy
for that quarterly with Mortimer J.
Adler which attracted wide atten-
ton in intellectual circles.
Besides his writing activities
Father Farrell was nationally
known as a preacher OF etreats for
lay people and for priests. He was
also a well-known lecturer on the
ology and philosophy, and had
spoken frequently to Catholic lay
groups.
For more than nine years, until
he entered the Navy in 1912, Faith
er Farrell taught at the Dominican
House Of Studies at the Catholic
University of America, Washing
ton, d. c. In 1888 he served as
pro-regent Of studies for the Do
minicans' st. JoSeph's Province,
and from 1939-42 as regent.
Born July 21, 1902, in Chicago,
the fifth of six children, he at
tended parochial school and Quig.
ley Preparatory Seminary there.
He received the Dominican habit
at st. Joseph's Friary, Somerset,
Ohio, on September IA, 1920. His
philosophy studies were made at
st. Roses Priory, Springfield, KY,
and his theology studies at the
Dominican House of Studies, Wash
ington. Father Farrell was ordain-
ed June 9, 1927
In 1923 he received the Lector-
ate in Sacred Theology at the
Washington house of studies, and
in 1880 his doctorate in Sacred
Theology at the University of Fri
bourg, Switzerland
From 1930.33 he was profes-
sor of theology at st. Joseph'S Fri
airy, Somerset, serving as sub prior
there the last two years. In 1888
he came to the Washington house
of studies. Father Farrell went to
Rome in 1899 to take Mastership
of Sacred Theology.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30

The Rev. r.. Thomas GsIlen.
above, Diocesan director of
Church Music, will take part in
the convention of the ohio unit
of the National Catholic Music
Education association TO be held
in Columbus this weekend. He
will be orssnist at Pontifiesi
high Mass celebrated by Bishop
Ready Friday, Nov. 30, in ST. 10.
seph's cathedral, when 700 pa
roehisl school children will sing
the Ordinary of the Mass. The
Very Rev. James J. McLsrney
o.P., of ST. Joseph Priory, Somer.
set. will preach the sermon. M
sic educators frsm the states six
dioceses are expected to take
part in the convention, which
will be held at Ohio State Un'-
versisY in conjunction with the
convention OF the Ohio Music
Educators association.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30
Holy Name Church Slates
Mission December 2 to 10

Two Passionist Fathers of the
Chicago Province will conduct a
mission at Holy Name church, Co
lumbus. beginning Dec. 2 and end
ing Dec. 16. They are the Rev.
Flannon Cannon, C.P., and the
Rev. Marion Durbala, C.P. The first
week will be for women, and the
second for men, with services at
7:30 each evening. Children's serv-
ices will be conducted during the
day.
The Right Rev. John B. Donahie,
pastor, extended an invitation TO
parishioners not only to attend the
mission but also to bring their
non-Catholic friends with them.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30

ST. Ladislaus' parish, Columbus,
will sponsor Christmas bazaar on
the evening of Friday, Dec. 7, and
on Saturday, Dec 2, from 2 p. m.
to midnight. A feature of the event
will be cookies representing all the
nationalities found in the parish.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-30

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Evening star., 1951-02-26
Margaret Mayo, 81,
Actress, Playwright
By the Associoied Press

OSSINING. N. Y, Feb. 90
Margaret Mayo. 81. a one-time
actress who became one of
Broadway's most successful
woman playwrights, died yester-
day at Ossining Hospital.
Miss Mayo suffered a spinal
fracture three years ago.
She retired following World
War I with a fortune estimated
at So million after writing such
hits as Baby Mine. " Twin Beds
and Polly of the Circus" among
other shows.
She was reported to have lost
considerable of the fortune in
the stock market crash of 1929.
Miss Mayo had been playing
comedy ingenue roles on Broad
way. and then turned to writing
for the stage, specializing in light
comedy. Polly of the Circus
was produced in 1907. Her last
writing was done for the films.
She was married to the late
Edgar Selwyn, Broadway pro-
ducer. with whom she first played
in a Broadway show at the turn
of the century. They were
divorced in 1919.
During World War I she headed
a unit Of the "Over There"
Theater League and entertained
overseas for American troops.
Miss Mayo's name originally
was Lillian Slatten, and she
changed it to Mayo with her first
job as an actress.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Mrs. Joseph A. PheIan, Is;
Widow Of Shippinq Aide

Mrs. Joseph A. Phelan, rs.
widow Of a Shipping Board aide.
died yesterday at the home Of a
daughter. Mrs. James j. Hayden,
112 East Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase, Md. She had been i'll for
four months. r..
Mrs. Phelan, the former Mary
Ellen Mulligan, was born in IRON
ton, Ohio. She had lived in the
District and Chevy Chase for 80
years. Her husband. who was an
oil purchasing aide for the United
States Shipping Board, died in
1881.
Mrs. Phelan was a member of
the Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament parish. the Third Or
der of st. Dominic and the Ladies
Auxiliary Board of Trinity Col
lege.
Besides Mrs. Hayden. she leaves
six grandchildren, Miss Mary
Hayden. Mrs. Jerome Powell,
Brother Hilary, o. s. B., of ST.
Anselm's Priory in Brookland,
and Joseph. James and Martin
Hayden.
Funeral services will be held at
8 am. tomorrow in the Shrine of
the Blessed Sacrament Church
Chevy Chase Circle. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
WE. Howard, 7o, Dies
All Bank Desk, Ending
Career Of 64 Years

William E. Howard, vice presi-
dent of the National Bank Of
Washington, collapsed and died at
his desk this morning, ending a
career with the bank that started
64 years ago when he took a mes
senger's job.
The 79-year-old banker was
pronounced dead at the bank, Sew
enth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. by a Gallinger Hospital
physician who responded to the
emergency call. Death apparently
was from a heart attack.
Mr.. Howard was stricken about
$3.50 am, as the morning rush
began.
Started Work as Runner"
Member of an old family prom
inent in Howard County, Md, the
! bankers surviving relatives are
well known in business and fin
ancial circles in Washington. He
was a widower and lived at 5314
Forty-second avenue, Hyattsville,
Md.
He was born in Washington. He
began his association with the
bank in 1887, when only Is years
old. as a bank runner. He pro-
gressed through the ranks, first as
a teller, then as assistant cashier
and ten years ago was made vice
president. He also was a director
of the bank and a director Of the
Home Federal Savings g. Loan
Association.
Funeral to Be Held Wednesday.
One of his sons is John M.
Howard, 4605 Baltimore avenue,
Westgate, Md, general CONNER
cial manager of the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co. Other
survivors are another son. Capt
William E. Howard, jr., USN, sta
toned at Portsmouth, Va; three
brothers, G. Clifford Howard. 3102
Cathedral avenue NV: j. Cassin
Howard, "a Sherman Circle NV,
and John D. Howard, Hyattsville,
and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Wednesday at st. Jerome's
Catholic Church in Hyattsville
and burial will be at Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Mrs. Paul F. Mackey,
Widow Of ice Aide

Mrs. Paul F. Mackey, SO, widow
Of an Interstate Commerce Com
mission legal examiner, died yes
terday at her home. 2214 Obser-
vatory place NV. She had been
an invalid for many years.
Mrs. Mackey, a Washington res
ident most of her life, was born
Cecile McLaurine in Powhatan
County, Va. She attended District
grade schools and the old Business
High School.
After her marriage in 1905, she
lived for a number of years II,
Vinita. Okla, where her husband
practiced law. They returned here
about IS years ago and Mr.. Mackey
served with the ICC until his
death in 1943.
Mrs. Mackey was a member OF
the First Baptist Church, Six
teenth and o streets NV, where
her father. George McLaurine
was a Sunday school teacher and
deacon for many years.
Surviving are = two daughters,
the Misses Pauline Louise Mackey
and Emily Elizabeth Mackey. both
Of the home address; a son, George
M. Mackey. 4419 Volta place NV.
and two sisters. Miss Grace Nc
Laurine and Mrs. Lily Talbert.
both of 1917 Sixteenth street NV.
A granddaughter, Miss Linda
Mackey, also survives.
Private funeral services will be
held at pm. tomorrow in the
Fitzgerald funeral home. 3245
Wilson boulevard, Arlington
Burial will be in Glenwood Gene
tery.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Mrs. Carrie Praeger,
Widow Of Founder
I0f Air Mail Service.

Mrs. Carrie Coffman Praeger,
SO. widow of Otto Praeger, known
as father of the air mail service, u
died Saturday after a two-month
illness at her home, 3432 Thirty
fourth street NV.
Mr.. Praeger, who died in 1948,
was former postmaster of Wash
ington and from 1915 to 1921 was
second assistant postmaster gen.
eral. In 1915 he reorganized the
railway mail service and two
years later established the air mail
service. He also had been a news
paper correspondent here for the
Dallas Morning News and the San
Antonio Express.
Born in Pulaski.
Mrs. Praeger was born in Pu-
laski. Tenn. and at the age of
moved to Holdenville, Okla. She
studied music at the University of
Oklahoma and for a while was
music director in the Houston
(Tex.) public schools. She taught
herself stenography so she could
go to New York for a music
career and there she met and was
married to Mr.. Praeger in 1928.
Soon after their marriage, Mr.
Praeger went to Siam as adviser
to the King on communications
and transportation and there he
set up another air mail service
The three Praeger children were
born in Siam.
Moved to California.
In 1888, the Praegers returned
to Washington but when Mr..
Praeger retired in 1886. they
moved to California. Mr.. Praeger
re-entered Government service in
1941 and during the war served
in the Office of Defense Trans
portation.'
Mrs. Praeger was piano in
structor here.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Janet Praeger Phillips,
wife of an Army lieutenant sta
toned in Germany; Mrs. Helen
Praeger Keller, a sophomore at
the University of Oklahoma, and
Miss Elinor Praeger, a senior at
Duke University; three stepsons,
Otto. jr., of Amarillo, Tex; Frank
H. Praeger of Philadelphia, and
Herman Praeger of Arlington; two
brothers, 1t. Col. John H. Coff-
man, USMC (retired), an attorney
here, of 2012 Hillyer place NV,
and Rivers Coffman of Holden
vile, and two sisters, Mrs. John
Miller of Houston and Mrs. H
Burton Harvey of Topeka. Kans
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Wednesday at Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, Chevy Chase
Circle. Burial will be in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-02-26

An outstanding clarinetist and
violinist, Mr.. Weber would have
completed 36 years with the band
in April. He became second leader
10 years ago.
The musician, who lived at 3400
Bangor street Sc, was born in
Washington. His fahter, John
Weber, ST., was secretary of the
Bakers Union here.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School, he studied harmony at the
University of Chicago and had
private training on violin and
clarinet. He was employed in the
Patent Office before his enlist
ment in the Marine Band in 1915.
During his career he played under
Capt. William H. Santelmann,
Capt. Taylor Branson and the
present leader, Maj. William F.
Santelmann.
Mr.. Weber also had been choir
director of st. Matthew's Lu-
theran Church for more than IS
years and a member there for 40
years. Last year the church pre-
sented him a gold watch "for
faithful service"
He was a member Of Acacia
Masonic Lodge.
Out of respect for Mr.. Weber's
death, the Marine Bands weekly
concert tomorrow night at the
Commerce Department auditorium
has been Cancelled. Mai. Santel-
mann said his assistants death
was terrible shock to all of u.s."
adding that Mr.. Weber had been
in perfect health and expected
to retire in April"
Besides his wife and son, who
lives in Takoma Park, Md. he
leaves a daughter, Mrs. James M.
Lynch of the home address: q
sister, Mrs. Lille Werntz, and a
brother, John Weber. both Of $40
Nicholson street NV. Three
grandchildren also survive.
His body will be returned from
Mexico with military escort and
funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1951-02-26


at the time of his death, operated
more than 10000 acres of rich
farmland in California and Flor
ida. His interests extended as fal
as Mexico and South America.
Peddled In Baltimore.
AS an immigrant boy Of IA, he
began peddling bananas in Balti-
more. At the age Of 10 he owned
a small jobbing house and per-
suaded a bank to lend him $4,000
With this he began importing
fruit from Jamaica. Within two
years he was a director Of the
Maryland National Bank and
head of the Monumental Trad
ing Co.
Forty years ago he bought 9
fruit brokerage house in Cali
fornia's San Joaquin Valley anc
pioneered in developing that ares
as a grape and wine center.
His farm here comprised more
than 10000 acres In grapes, plumS
asparagus and potatoes. A winery
built since the war, is one of the
nations largest. with a capacity
Of a million gallons a year.
Gave 100000 for School.
A man Of little formal educa.
Etion. Mr.. di Giorgio gave a small
elementary school district neal
here 100000 to build one of the
most modern rural school plants
in the United States.
Funeral arrangements are in.
complete.
Survivors are his widow Bea.
trice, two brothers, Rosario OF
Glendale. Calf. and Salvatore o1
New York City. and sister. Mrs
Annette Scalco of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1951-02-26
J. P. Harpine, Sc, Member
OF Highway Commission
By the Associated Press

BROADWAY, Va. Feb. 26. -
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon at the Broadway
Methodist Church for Joseph P.
Harpine. So. a member of the
State Highway Commission.
Mr.. Harpine, prominent Shen-
.andoah Valley auto dealer and
former Mayor of Broadway, died
at his home here Saturday night.
He had been a member of the
highway commission since 1947.
He was Mayor Of Broadway for
10 years.
Evening star., 1951-02-26

v a C a tion In
Mexico City. He
was SIS.
Mr.. Weber, in
good h alth
when he left
Washington two
weeks ago, was
v a C a tion ing
with his wife,
Mrs. M a g 6 j q
S h a W Weber,
a n d a son.
Charles Henry
Weber. Death
was attributed
to a cerebral
Evening star., 1951-02-26
Uarna nt Thanka

PLUNfMER. MARY H We wish to express
our sincere thanks and appreciation t6
Rev, Jerry Moore and participating min
listers. our many friends and aeighborS
for their kind expressions OF sympathy
cards telegrams and beautiful floral trib,
utes at the passing of our beloved MARY
HER DEVOTED HUSBAND DIR. ROY U
pI TrNINEFR AND FAMILY 26
uTZ, DIR, DAVID w. JR. We wish te
exnress our sincere thanks to oul
many friends for their thoughtfulnes'
and sympathy during our recent 9e- !,
reavement the passing OF DIR. DAVID "
ITTZ IR Especially are we grateful FOL
the beautiful floral tributes and cards o.
coincidence. on
Evening star., 1951-02-26
J. M. Whitman. 81

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 (P).-
Jay Manuel Whitman, 80. oldest
graduate of the Naval Academy in
the Philadelphia area, died Satur-
day at the home of a daughter
in Wyndmoor. He was a retired
engineer and an author and was
widely known as an authority on
water rights. Funeral services
will be Wednesday in Annapolis.