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Evening star., 1951-12-30

ceding the Piccadilly Arcade she
accepted the honorary chairman
ship of the District Committee for
the Greek War Relief Association.
That was in the winter of 1904
and more recently she supplied
many books for the National Lii
brary in Lima, Peru. which was
destroyed by fire.
Peru awarded Mrs. Beale the
decoration of the Order of the Sun,
the presentation taking place
within the past year or year and
a half.
Throughout her varied labors
for foreign governments Mrs.
Beale has been tireless in her ef-
forts for the National Symphony
Orchestra. She has served sew
eral seasons as chairman Of the
entertainment committee of the
Woman's Committee and has sue
ceeded in interesting outstanding
hosts and hostesses of the Capital
in giving buffet suppers in honor
of the soloists after concerts of
the orchestra. She herself usually
gives one of these parties each sea-
son and her buffet supper for
heads Of diplomatic missions be-
came a hardy annual after each
Of the receptions to diplomats at
the White House.
The Stephen Decatur House
has been urged as a national
museum and probably before it
lis sold into other private hands
the Government will step in and
secure 1t. Mrs. Beale leased the
quaint old carriage house on the
H street side of the house to the
Naval Historical Foundation for
ninety years at the large rental
Of 81 annually.
Mrs. Beale is among the we'll
to-do widows Of the Nations Capt.
tai and has been greatly sought
after socially. OF the old school
in her contacts with the public
she never permits her picture to
be taken or used in the press. Her
only exception was for the pro-
motion Of Piccadilly Arcade when
she and her maid took her col
lection of jewels, and her most
modish evening gown to q local
Photographic studio for the pic
ture. Negatives and prints i'm
mediately were ordered destroyed
that no picture could be used
again.
Evening star., 1951-12-30
Yesteryeor's Holiday
Customs Recalled
By Katharine M. Brooks

bury. who, with her husband, was
a comparative newcomer to Wash
ington at that time.
The Acting Secretary Of State
Norman H. Davis who was holding
the post in the absence of Balm
bridge Colby, and Mrs. Davis were
assisted at their reception by Mrs.
Colby and the Misses Colby. Only
the members of the diplomatic
corps were expected at this re-
ception. which made it very bril-
liant with the court uniforms al
ways heavy with gold braid, many
Of them including hats with white
plumes. Other assistants that day
were Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins,
whose husbands then were among
the lesser officials in the State
Department and fortunately for
the Capital the Blisses since his
retirement and Mrs. Robbins since
the death of Mr.. Robbins have
kept their Washington homes. Also
assisting that day was the first
Mrs. B. Sumner Welles, afterwards
Mrs. Joseph j. Kerrigan. Mr..
Welles was another of the lesser
officials in the State Department
and a year or so Mter married the
famous Mathilde Townsend, whose
first husband was Senator Peter
Goelet Gerry. On that list of as
siStants also appeared Miss Mar
tina Davis, daughter of the hosts.
Porty in Georgetown
Canon j. Townsend Russell of
the Washington Cathedral of St.
Peter and ST. Paul and Mrs. Rus
sell assisted the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Newton Baker who re-
ceived in their charming old home
at 3017 N street that New Years
Day. The house is one of the
famous dwellings in Georgetown,
that old city, which now is a part
of the District of Columbia and
has had many notable occupants
1t was Canon and Mrs. Russell
who gave their house Beauvoir
at $500 Woodley road to the Ca
thedral; it is now used for the
nursery school and the first three
grades of the Cathedral School.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, had very
gay reception with dancing. They
received in their home on Wyom-
ing avenue and the Navy Band
played for dancing on the fourth
floor while the Marine Band
played on the main floor during
the reception hours. Theirs also
was brilliant party for uniforms
were-and are-compulsory for
officers at official parties. In ad-
dition the Daniels were very popu-
lar in residential Washington.
There was an old-time atmos-
Iphere of official hospitality abroad
in Washington yesterday" to quote
the front page of The Evening
Star of January /, 1921, "begot
Of New Year Day and those who
did not hold formal or informal
days at home went calling. The
two great objective points for call
ers were the reception held by
the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall at the New Willard and the
diplomatic reception held by the
acting Secretary of State and Mrs
Davis. :"
A week after the New Year.
Day editions the society section
of The Sunday Star published 9
reference to the McLeans' famou.
New Years Eve ball. OF this Sal
I lie v. H. Pickett, then society edi-
tor, wrote in the paper of January
8, 1921: "The season thus far il
notable for its frequent and bril-
liant entertainments, but eclipsine
them all was the New Years Eve
dinner and ball given by Mr.. ano
Continued on Page D-4, Col. g.
Evening star., 1951-12-30
Con1ingFromPoris

Judge Green H. Hackworth of
the international Court of Justice
and Mrs. Hackworth are return
ing here to reopen their home on
Morrison street in Chevy Chase.
Judge Hackworth was recently
elected to another court term at
the assembly in Paris.
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The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
partly cloudy today through
Thursday; continued warm. Pos
sibility of isolated showers or
thundershowers. Moderate to
fresh eaSterly winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy through
Thursday. Few light showers on
lower east coast today and scat
tered showers in the north por-
ton Thursday. Continued warm.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits: Moderate to fresh winds,
eaSterly today becoming south
east to south Thursday. Partly
cloudy weather Few light show
ers in extreme south portion to-
day.
East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate
east to southeast winds today be-
coming moderate to fresh south
east to south Thursday. Partly
cloudy weather. Few showers in
north portion Thursday.
Jacksonville to .Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
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Players Complain
That 7 ennis Court
Work Is Tagging

Local tennis players have been
complaining to Tennis Club
President Earl Yates that work
on the courts at the County
Beach is tagging.
The concrete has been down
for three weeks but so far, there
has been no advertisement for
bids on the erection of backstops.
AT their last meeting, the County
Commissioners voted to ask for
bids on the completion of the
courts.
The 1851 City Championships,
as well as the boys and girls
junior championships. are being
held up pending the completion
of the courts.
Commissioner Joe Allen and
Ygnacio Carbonell are drawing
up specifications for the remain
ing work 1t has been stressed
that they will be so drawn that
all bidders will have a maximum
chance. They will include the pro-
vision that all lumber be chemi-
cally treated 10 prevent rot and
termiteS, and that they be strong
enough to withstand any ordinary
hurricane.
1t has not been decided wheth-
er the Identification Of the court
area should be Jumped in with
the bid for the backstorS and net
posts.
The Key West Garden Club
has agreed to supervise the beau
tifIcation of the grounds around
he court, One prerequisite of
this work is that Australian pine
be placed behind each bacastoY g..
Without ibis windbrcak, TIE
wind would prevent play a great
part of the time.
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Johnsfon's Hold On
Race Tracks Mezy Be
Ended BY House
VOTE WAS SIS
TO rs TO
PUT BILL ON
CALENDAR

TALLAHASSEE, April
25.-(AP).- The Florida
House has put on the cal
dendar for rebate and ac-
ton a bill to break up chain
ownership of dag tracks. BY
a vote of Sc to 26, the House
took the bill from a hostile
committee and put it on
the calendar.
The measure primarily
would affect Governor
Warren's friend William H.
Johnston, by forcing him
to sell control of three of his
four Florida dog tracks.
The House action came
on the motion of Represent
alive Perry hurry of Polk.
There was little debate.
Johnston has been the
prime target of the Miami
Crime Commissions testi-
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masses of breakage flew up in
the air from the impact Of the
crash.
Traffic was stopped on South
street-as hundreds of Key West
ers rushed to the scene of the
crash and packed beaches from
Monroe county beach - to Fort
Taylor beach.
There was no sign of activity
on the Navy Mole. Rescue boats
had not returned from the scene
of the crash when this reporter
rushed over there.
The Associated Press of Flor.
ida sent a plane. photographer
and newsmen from Miami TO get
first-hand shots and information
of the crash at the scene of the
accident.
The acting head of the Naval
Submarine base in Key West,
Captain William Caruthers, said
eyewitnesses told him the navy
plane spun into the water inn
mediately after the collision.
The airliner remained in the
air for about so seconds before
crashing into about 80 feet of
water between one-half and one
mile offshore.
Caruthers said two bodies iden-
titled as navy men had been re-
covered and 1--WE are recovering
some bodies which are being
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-25
Little League
Exhibition Games
Set For Tonight

Teams from the Little League
will play two exhibition games
tonight in Bayview Park.
The Lions will meet the 10
tarY team in the first contest at
$50 p. m. The second game. at
8 p. m. will pit the JaYCee and
Kiwanis aggressions.
Participation in Little League
baseball is limited to youngsters
who are eight to Is years of age
The four local clubs are sponsor
ing teams-including the pur-
chase of uniforms, equipment,
and insurance-so that Key West
can join the thousands of other
cities in the country that have
Little Leagues.
The winner of the Island
CitY's season play. which be-
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Continued from Page One)
ficials could be reached for con-
firmation on the names.
All but one or two Coast Guard
personnel were out on the
Coast Guard rescue boats.
When the trainer plane explod-
ed in the air over South beach
great clouds of smoke hung in
the air for as long as twenty
minutes afterwards,
According to eye witnesses the
Pan-American plane did not ex-
plode when it hit the sea. But
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-25
Doris Ashe Leads
W omen Bowlers
With 434 Series

Doris Ashe rolled the highest
total in yesterdays Individual
bowling on the navy courts. Her
434 led large field of women in
the weekly competition.
She started slowly but gained
momentum as she tossed 1873, 146.
and l55 in her three efforts.
The top single game of the
morning was Edith Hollis l6I.
Edith managed only a 39l series
however. Winnie Humphreys 428
took second highest series honors,
while Cindy Valine was third
with 423.
Other high scorers were Ginny
koraska with l48, 1876, and 1876
for a total Of 400 and Dorothy
Gravat with 1913 and a high single
effort of 1856 ,...'..s o..s-'
The field included Isobel Bliss,
Nita Hauser, Avonell Renegar,
Sarah Pierce, Grace Joy, Marie
Farhs, Jerry Feiertag, Flossie
Higgins, Edith Blatt, Alice Noack,
Marie Faucet, Dorothy Brown,
Helen Castagna, Lorraine Yale,
Ann Gavel, Frances Mills, Naomi
ReSpess, Georgia Holland, Betty
Broadbent, Helen IllSley, Loretta
Carson, Kothryn Sosbey, and
Shirley Valine.
There will be another meeting
of the boWlers in the alley before
play starts at $50 a m. 1t is i'm
portant that everyone be there
No baby sitters will be provided
until after the meeting.
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Don Williams Pitches Independents
ToHTos Victory Over MAS vx-l
In Second Sofiball Till All Park
BY DON EDWARDS

The Sea Cats softbal squad trounced the GE Scien-
ss z5 last night at Bayvew Park in the first game of
doubleheader in the Island City Softball loop In the
second tilt the Independents stomped the snappy
formed vX-l squad by score of 17-9 behind the able
pitching of Don Williams
Forni lead off for the Sea Cats and quickly received
Tree trot to first Harris walked Malby followed suit
Griffith then slammed long four run home run The
rest OF the batting order up in the inning but
unable to get around to add to the tally
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The Stars, who already
have arrived from Havana,
will stay here a week. and
then proceed to SaSkatche-
wan, Canada where they
will join the Canadian Lea
que. They are training at
Oeeanview park for their
practice tits with the Key
West teams.
The first game will get under
way at pm. Saturday and will
pit the Stars against the local
| Strand theater formerly. the
Bombers) team. Key Westers
will see marquita { a woman)
pitcher on the mound. as well
as Lolita at first base. These
two lovelies are the only two
women professional players on
the team and or that matter. in
the Canadian League.
The second game Saturday will
start at 8 pm. The Gulfstream
Food Store team will play the
stars.
Sunday. Benny's Cafeteria
will take TO the field at ! pm.
against the visitors and at 3
pm. the honors of defending
local baseball will fall to the
Brooks Stars.
All of the games will be played
at Oceanview Park. The regular
Island City League games will
be postponed.
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Entries for the 1851 City
Tennis Championships have
now reached 80. ( aFr
Contestants will be playing
for the John M. Spottswoad
Cup for the first time this
year. There will be atotal OF
81 players in the draw.
Play will start on the courts
at County Beach as soon as
the backstops have been
erected.
Entries may be phoned to
tournament chairman. Earl
Yates at 2o3 before 6 p. m.
and $685..
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Tides
Naval Base
TOMORROW
High
Low
$50 am.
8:14 pm.
LAG am.
1898 pm.

brought ashore but have not
been identified"
The Navy plane, he said, was
on "a planned operational
flight"
A flotilla of rescue crew, in
Guiding a diving crew, went to
the scene. Coast Guard, Navy
and other aircraft flew over the
area looking for possible sur
vivors.
First reports said the airliner
vanished in the water but that
bits of wreckage were floating
to the surface when the first
Navy rescue boat reached the
area.
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BULLETIN

Coroner Roy Hamlin of the
Second District is in charge
of identifying the forty odd
bodies of civilian passengers
many American in, the Gu.
bana. Pan American Always
affiliate plane.
The bodies will remain at
the Naval Hospital for iden-
iifcation. Chief Deputy Sher-
tiff Frank Weber went out
TO the Naval Hospital to fin
gerprint the victims.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-25

mony before the Haley
committee.
Both he and Governor
Fuller Warren, the man he
backed successfully for
Governor, were severely
criticized in the committee
hearing yesterday.
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gins on May 2. will go to dis
trict tournament. and if sue
cessful there. to a regional. and
perhaps state elimination. One
team will represent the state in
the Little League world series
next September at Williams.
port. Pa.
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Sports Calendar
SOFTBALL
(BaYview Park
Night Play
~x rlRrHx n rrNHTE

ELlM1NA ilONo
For Island City Softball League
Games to be announced.
LITTLE LEAGUE
EXHIBITION GAMES
BaYview Park-Night Play
WEDNESDAY,
6:30-Lions VS.. Rotary.
8:00-JayCees VS.! KiWanis. !
GOLF
Municipal Golf Course
(Stock Islandl
Daily and Sunday play.
SKATING
BaYview Park
Might
FRIDAY
7:30 to 900 Pm.
TENNIS
BaYview Park
Morning, Afternoon and Night
Daily and Sunday play.
SHUFFLEBOARD
BaYview Park =
Morning, Afternoon and Night,
Daily and Sunday play. "
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In the bottom GE Scien-
lists half of the initial inn
ing, Foster reached first via
a base an balls. Vertucci,
the center fielder, struck
out. BroSt whipped the ball
into a double play retiring
the side.
The top of the second was a
wild and furious affair where
everything went except the kit
chen sink The Sea Cats finally
made their last trudge around the
base pads when they had scored
10 runs in the second inning.
About 100 fans saw the. Cats"
batting order 60 around three
times before they were halted. In
the melee there were two home
runs, one triple, four doubles, two
singles and eight free tickets to
the first sack.
In the bottom half of the on
slaugth inning, Tango led off for
the Scientists with a base hit.
Earls raped a hit Griffin flew
out to short, Carpenter got the
nod from the pitcher. Smith, in
for Greenfield at right field, abbey
connected for single. On the
two singles and an error, three
runs scored.
The game was called at the end
of the second to allow the other
game to start.
Santana led off in the other
night marathon with base on
balls for the Independents. Left
fielder Casado also reached first
on the free trut. Both men ad-
vanced atilpassed balls q Valdez
and Alphzo received bases on
balls. Castro singled toilet andsG.,
VALDEZ few to right SAWYER
grounded put third to first. VIII
liams ssingled after the men adj
vaneed on q passed ball. An error
scored Williams and Casado
grounded out SHORT to third.
Catcher Crosbley singled for
Vx- Rand Pigg brought him across
for the tally on a long home run.
The three outs were made with
the next three men.
The second frame saw the In
dependents go through their
roster again scoring eight runs
on six hits and two errors. San
tana and Casado doubled and S.
Valdez singled. A passed ball tai
lied the runs at three at the start
of the second. Castro tripled and
scored on an error by the pitcher
Aceveda singled and Sawyer got
on by an error He scored on
long fly to right center.
VX-1 got two runs in the sec
ond on one hit and one error.
Williams struck out two men in
that frame.
The third stanza came and went
with the independents scoring
two runs on a. single base hit by
Acevedo and two free trips to
the initial sack.
The Independents relaxed their
grip Tor a minute and VX-l took
the advantage scoring three runs
without a hit. Laharn and Aldrige
got on by errors at first. Wentz
grounded out and Doherty re-
ceived free pass. Ski, pinchhit-
ting for Sheriff., got on by another
error at first. Richey singled and
Crosbley flew out to short to end
the inning.
Richey came in cold to pitch
for VX-l in the fourth and put
the rampaiging Independents
down in one, two, three fashion.
The never say die" VX-1 boys
made game comeback in the
bottom half of the fourth stanza
with two runs on one hit and one
error.
The game was called at 1890
nm. so the lights could be turned
out.
First Game
r. H. E.
Il
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In the winter of 1910, before
the days of the cable. there was
no news from Europe for 26 days,
no ship arrived during that period.
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Boston Braves
Break Dodgers
Winning Streak

NEW YORK, April 25.-(P.-
The Boston Braves ended the
Dodgers five game winning
streak with a 2 to 4 win yester-
day.
Sid Gordon's homer in the
eighth with two on iced the game
for the Braves after Preacher Roe
had been relieved by Carl Frs
kline when he pulled a leg muscle
Brooklyn's Carl Furillo and Duke
Snider also got circuit clouts off
Max Surkont.
Results:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-25
WOMEN BALLPLAYERs
TO APPEAR HERE
WITH CUBAN STARS
HAVANA TEAM TO PLAY FOUR
EXHIBITION GAMES SAT. SUN.
AGAINST ISLAND CITY SQUADS

Kew West will get chance to see what woman ball
players do when the Cuban Stars meet local teams
in four exhibition games this weekend
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By RayCOth

South Dakota's largest city,
Sioux City. has a population of
some $4,000.
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Select the servlcs ths: selects
Eta MENUS. Marines.
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American crime has developed
the way American business de-
veloped; organized, capitalized
and consolidated.
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Williams, c. Valdez and Cas-
tro: Jenkins, Richey and Sher-
rill, Ski.
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r. H. E.
Sea Cats -------------------.----,22 8 0
G.E. Scientists - 3 4 5
Gernser and Schult; Perez,
Corey, Greenfield and Brost.
Second Game
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For Island City Softball League
Games to be announced.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-09-06

Turner. Edith, Mrs Filled Cookies, 2: Sugar Cookies. 3. lee Box Cookies. 3. Fruit Pie, Fruit Cake, 2; Jelly Rolls, Frui, Rolls. Rolls, Parker House, Rye Bread, Sweet Cream Butter, l.
 Home, Valley Christian: indi- vidual Display: {; Beet Greens. l: Peas, Beens, Turnips. 2. Whole Wheat, l; Peas, 3, Rhubarb, B: Water Pack Rhubarb, Sweet Butter, 3.
 verral, David: Collection of Wild Flowers, 2.
 Verral, Gary: Plate Garden, Three or More Kinds, Arrange ment in Glass or Croekery, 2 Novelty, l.
 Verral, Kristi, Plate Garden, 8.
 Vickaryous, James: Guernsey Calf, l.
 Wore, Mare MTS' NOVeIty, Textile, l.
 Welch, Ann: Picture, ?.
 Wendt, Betty Jo: Gingerbread, l; Butter Cupcakes, 3; Rolled Cookies, Dropped Cookies, Ice Box Cookies, l.
 Wendt, Roger: Handicratt, l.
 Westfall, Clarence: Peking Drake, 2.
 White. Ted: Jersey Heifer, l.
 Wheeler, Wanda: Photographer Graphic Media, Appliqued quilt, l.
 Wilks, Ann: Muffins, 1; Cup Cakes, 2; Biscuits, 3.
 Wilks, Eddie: Birch IP Syrup,1.
 Wilkes, Fred: Lettuce Head, 1.
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ANCHORAGE COUPLE
 TAKE WEDDING VOWS

Donna NJ. Edwards. of Ft Rich ardson, Alaska became the bride of Ronald A. Hand. of Elmendorf Air Force Base, September 5. The ceremony was performed by U. S. Commissioner Dorothy B. Sax ton in her office Mrs. Hand for merly made her home in Seattle, Washington.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-09-06
Valley Fronfierxrnan

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 Woods. Glen Mrs Rug Be gonia, 2. Baked Assortment. Ras- berry Jelbe. Beet Green, 1. Ras- berry Sauce. 2; Sweet Cream Butter. 3; Crochet Bed Spread, Baby Booties. l.
 Yamonis, Mary: Dish Towel, 9; Pot Holder, l.
 Zimowski, Ruth Mrs; Cotton Blouse. Child's Wool Suit, l; Skirt, Cotton Dress, Child's Party Dress, 3.