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And in the House, a similar
conservative coalition will subject
the measure to detailed analysis.
Some legislators are opposed to
any pay raise because of the cost
involved.
However, the majority Of Repre-
|sentatives and Senators appar-
emily feel some increase is justi-
fled to Offset rising living costs.
But the amount that will finally
be decided on will be lower than
81 per cent.
Some astute Capitol Hill OBJ
servers predict that Congress at
best will vote no more than q
per cent average pay increase,
with per cent the maximum
raise that can be expected under
the most optimistic circumstances.
REALISTIC- When Senator
Pastore, Democrat. Of Rhode Is
land, chairman Of the Senate Civil
Service Subcommittee handling
the pay legislation. announced yes
terday that he favors an 81 per
cent pay increase, it was q disap-
pointment to the various Gov
ernment employe union officials.
Being realists. they had hoped
for a 10 per cent committee pay
bill, since they know that what
ever is approved by the commit
tee will be watered down in Con-
gress. Therefore they felt that
a 10 per cent committee pay
measure might result In an 8 or
8h per cent raise, which most of
them privately would be glad to
settle for.
But the 81 per cent figure an
nounced by Senator Pastore most
likely means that this amount
will be reduced to 6 or Z per cent
at least by the rest Of Congress.
PLANS-Senator Pastore sched-
uled a subcommittee meeting to-
morrow to draft pay legislation
along the 81 per cent formula.
with an $500 maximum for en-
ployes earning $4,000 a year
or more. The other two subcom-
mittee members are Senators
Monroney. Democrat. of Okla
homa and Butler. Republican. of
Oregon. OF course there is al
ways the possibility that his two
colleagues won't agree with Sena-.
tor Pastore on the 81 per cent
figure. but indications are that
they will go along with him.
AS Senator Pastore pointed out,
the average purchasing power of
Government employees, in terms Of
1889 salary, has decreased by 81
per cent, and a 10 per cent raise
could easily be justified by cost
Of living figures.
But the Rhode Islander inti-
mated that he knows Congress
would not even consider such a
figure, and. therefore, he chose
the 81 per cent figure, which rep
resents the increase in the cost of
living since Federal workers re-
ceived their last pay adjustment
in October. 1949.
Meanwhile, Chairman Murray Of
the House Civil Service Committee
insists that any Federal pay boost
voted by Congress be limited to
a temporary bonus Of equal size
to all employees. somewhere around
$500 to $3.50. The raise would be-
come permanent after the ma
tional emergency. if prices failed
to go down appreciably.
Mr.. Murray feels that an across
the-board percentage increase
would be unfair to lower -salaried
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Bill Proposes Memorial
To Gov. Floyd B. Olsen

A triangle bounded by Connecti-
cut avenue, @ street and Twen-
Itieth street NV. would be desig-
mated as a memorial 10 the late
Gov. Floyd B. Olsen of Minnesota,
under a bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Humphrey
Democrat. of that State.
The measure went to the Senate
District Committee. It would au-
|thorize private organization to
erect plaque on the triangle in
honor of the Governor.
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Maryland
and
Virginia
PyIes Is Appointed
To PLANNING Commission
in Brief

Carlton E. Pyles. 36, president
of the Pyles Motor Co., Inc. Silver
Hill, today was appointed by Gov
McKeldin to a six-year term on
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Mr.. Pyles, a lifelong Republi-
can, who will receive $1,000
year. He succeeds Irwin I. Main
of Seat Pleasant, who has been
commission chairman.
The new appointee is reported
to be the first Republican to be
named to the commission from
Prince Georges County.
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BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 24.-Mid.
shipmen looked to Dixie for beauty
again today as the luckiest mar
in the brigade chose a Florida
coed as the Naval Academy.
color girl
Fredda Coupland. 21-year-olt
senior at Stetson University. was
picked yesterday as 18th in q
succession of pretty girls who
have reigned as Queen of june
Week at Annapolis.
She didn't know anything abou,
it until Midshipman James A
Winnefeld learned officially his
company had been rated best OF
"a IN the brigade.
He just wanted to surprise the
girl he met on leave al Daytona
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SS@AASN%J
for Federal en-
p oy es, the
amount is likely
to be consider
ably less.
Once the bill
is approved by
the Senate Civil
Service Com
mittee, it must
face the tough
scrutiny of both
r e p u bl / c ans
and Democrats
alike in the
Senate
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Oppose Race Bios

The Virginia State Federation
of Labor adopted a resolution yes.
terday calling for elimination o1
"all racial. religious and economic
determinations"
But the effect Of the fedora
tion's position was disputed by
two of it's members.
Dave Aston, colored, Norfolk
who introduced the resolution
claimed it means just what il
says" Jack S. Smith of Buckroe
Beach. reelected federation pres
ident, said, however, he didn't
think "the resolution will change
a thing."-AP.
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District Of Columbia-Clearing
this afternoon; high 66 degrees.
Clear and cool tonight with low
of 48 degrees in city and A de-
grees in suburbs. Tomorrow, fair
and warmer.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Maryland and Virginia - Fair
and cooler. Low $3.50 degrees to-
night. Tomorrow fair and warmer
Wind: North, Is miles per hour,
on - -,
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trict. subject to the August DEM
ocratic primary.
Mr.. Bayes, a member of the
county's Democratic Executive
Committee, will oppose G.. WAL
lace Carper, Democratic incum-
bent and board chairman.
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Horrimon to Speak at VMI

LEXINGTON, Va, May "a. (P)
Virginia Military Institutes
graduating class on June IL will
hear the principal address by w.
Averell Hartman, special assist
ant to President Truman.
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Boyes Opposes Corper

Guy M. Bayes, president of the
Fairfax Federation of Citizens
Associations, today announced his
candidacy for the Board of Su-
perviSors from Providence Dis
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workers, because the higher brack-
ct employees would get more
money.
REBUKE-One of the interest
ing aspects of yesterdays con-
Guiding Senate committee hear
ing on the pay bill was the testi-
mony of Wage Sterilization Board
officials that the administrator
6.97 per cent Federal pay raise
proposal could be increased with
out violating national wage policy
This was in direct contradiction tc
the Civil Service Commission
White House Endorsed statement
that anything in excess of 6.97 pei
cent would be contrary to WISE
policy. All of which led one Sen.
ator to ask privately whether the
administrators right hand knew
what the left hand was doing.
In view of the sentiment in Con-
gress, however, this clarification o1
WSB policy regarding Fedora
policies is likely to be merely aca.
|demic. The pay bill finally ap.
proved by Congress is not likely
to be any more than the 6.97 pei
cent proposed by the administra.
tion-if that much.
-
TOP JOBS-A total of 1,25C
Federal employees with at least
G-12 ratings who took the recent
exam for top executive jobs in the
defense agencies have received
high enough scores to qualify fol
the positions. The other $3.50 ap-
plicants failed. The names of the
successful employees have been sent
to the defense bureaus for use in
filling the executive positions. the
Civil Service Commission an
nounced.
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The Federal Spotlight
Pay Roise Of Only 7 Per Cent
Being Predicted on Capitol Hill
By Joseph Young

Despite the tentative approval by Senate subcommittee Of
per cent Federal empoye raise and sanction the Wage
Sabiaton Board for higher boost indca
tons are that the final amount win be quite
Ibit less than 81 per cent
The liberal bent OF the Senate Civil Service Committee
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fBe sure to listen at 6:15 pm.
every Saturday ouer WMAL,
The Star Station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast. featuring additional
neUs and UieDs OF the Govern
ment scene.J
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Most of the country east of the Mississippi will enjoy fair
weather tonight Rainy weather predicted from the Great
through the Rocky Mountain States the coastal
along the Northwest Pacific 1t will be somewhat cooler along
Eastern Seabor the Eastern Gulf States and Northern
1t will be from the western of the Appa
lachians through the Great Plains AP Wrephoto Map
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO. on May l6.
Lowest. II. on February 8.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High, n, at 1850 am.
Low, 81, at 3:15 an.
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misled a lot Of Government en-
Iployes into believing that they
are going to get a pay raise Of
10 to 10 per cent or even more.
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River Report.

River Report.
| (From u. 8. EngineerS.)
| Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
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The Sun and Moo

Monthly precipitation IN inches in
-anital (current month to datel:
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Humidity.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Maryland Income Tax
Division Is Movinq
Back TO Annapolis
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-The in
come tax division of the State
conptroller's office is to be moved
from Baltimore to the State Office
Building in Annapolis.
Deputy State Comptroller Jo-
Scph McCusker says a Baltimore
office will be maintained at "a
Hopkins place, location of the
conlptroller's Office, to do the work
once handled in the Pythian
Building.
The move will restore to ,Annap-
oils all functions of the division
carried on there before it moved
to Baltimore in the fall of 1949.
The 1850 Legislature had passed
a law requiring the return to An
napolis of sufficient personnel and
facilities of the Alcoholic Beverage
Division Admissions Tax Division
and the Income Tax Division to
serve Southern Marland and the
Eastern Shore.
State Comptroller j. 'Millerd
Tawes promised last summer he
would comply with the letter and
spir;l" of the legislation demand
Ing return of part of his Office to
Annapolis.
The move is to take place "in a
few weeks"
Evening star., 1951-01-02

Fairfax County attorneys today
are studying the Virginia consti-
tuition and the State code to find
what can be done about Alexan-
dria's occupation" of county
territory.
Robert j. McCandlish, attorney
who was employed by the county
especially for the Alexandria,
Fairfax annexation case, said he
was going to study the problem
today before making any state
ment.
Mr.. McCandlish and Common
wealth's Attorney Hugh B. Marsh
were in the process of preparing
an appeal from the annexation
decision when Alexandria moved
in with the New Year-sign posts
and all.
The Annexation Court awarded
Alexandria 7l2 square miles as o1
January /. but Fairfax officials
had assumed the land would stay
under their control until the case
is appealed. Fairfax attorneys
noted their intention to appeal
when the case ended.
Alexandria officials said they
moved in because they had re-
ceived no official word of an ap-
peal. v. Floyd Williams, city at
torney, said he felt the city would
be violating the court annexation
order unless Alexandria assumed
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Lane Reception Attended
By 1000 at Annapolis
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2. - Some
1000 persons called on Gov. Lane
here yesterday at the last public
New Years Day reception of his
administration.
The Governor and his family
were in high spirits as they ex-
changed not farewells but wishes
for a happy New Year with the
many State officials and friends
who paid calls.
Military personnel in the State
were received in special reception
before the public greeted the Gov
ernor. The group included men,
bers of the National Guard and
State Air Guard, as we'll as the
old State guard. civilian defense
unit.
Heading the military callers was
Maj. Gen Milton E. Reckord, Ad-
jutant General of Maryland. Rank.
ing officers at the Naval Academy
and officers of the I'd Army head
quarters at Fort Meade also at
tended. =......
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HyattsviIIe Meeting Called
On Central Post Office

A meeting will be held in the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile. at 8 pm. January 9 to de-
termine sentiment regarding a
central post Office in metropolitan
Prince Georges County.
The meeting has been called by
Harry A. L. Barker, chairman of
the Postal Committee of the
Prince Georges Chamber of Com
merce. Invited are mayors, coun-
cilmen. postmasters, and repre-
sentatives of the Chamber of
Commerce and the Post Office De-
partment.
Some persons fear that unless
strong sentiment for the central
office can be shown among people
of the county the post Offices in
the area will become a part of
the Washington Office.
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Prince Georges Kiwanis
Instans 1851 Officers

Millard T. Charlton has been
installed as president of the
Prince Georges County Kiwanis
Club. Mr.. Charlton, a certified
public accountant, lives in Uni
versity Park.
Other 1851 officers are:
T. Hammond Welsh, ,jr., first
vice president; Jerry Burch. Sec
ond vice president; Harry D,
Eisenhauer, treasurer; Harold F.
Mooney, secretary; Roy Trott
Basil Bowie and Wilson Disney
directors for two years, and Perry
0. Wilkinson. James Bruce Bent
ley. Prof. L. j. Hodgins, York D.
Hollingsworth and George Lang
henry. directors for one year.
Mrs. Mae Cotterman of College
Park has been elected president
OF the Ki-Wives, comprising wives
of members of the club.
Mrs. Edith Wheatley has been
chosen vice president, Mrs. Velma
Allen secretary and Mrs. Frances
McNamee treasurer.
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control of the land on the date
specified by the court-January l..
School Supt. T. C. Williams Of
Alexandria said the city's occupa-
ton of the annexation territory
would be a paper adjustment" as
far as schools are concerned. He
said the teachers now are employees
Of the city, and Alexandria plans
to pay them at the end of this
month.
The only school in the territory
is Lee-Jackson Elementary, on
Route 236. Beginning today, IA
student at George Washington
High School in Alexandria, who
live in the annexation area, no
longer will be billed for tuition.
Mr.. Williams said some children
living in the annexation area will
attend Fairfax schools and some
Fairfax students will be coming
into the territory to attend Lee
Jackson. which now is in the city.
Two Alexandria police cars,
meanwhile. started to patrol the
territory and City Manager w.
Guy Ancell ordered garbage COL
lections to begin in the area.
The annexed territory has about
1000 residents who boost the
population of Alexandria to over
1000, making it the fourth larg-
est city in the State.
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Lane Names KoImer
Roads Commissioner
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2.-Joseph
M. George has been named CHAIR
man of the State Roads Commits
sion, and Leonard E. Kolmer Of
Baltimore is a new associate COM
mission member.
Gov. Lane made the appoint
ments yesterday, after Joseph D.
Buscher, assistant attorney gen.
eral, turned down the chairman
ship. Mr.. Buscher said he wanted
to stay with the State legal de-
partment.
Mr.. George, now a commission
member, is former State Sena-
tor from Queen Annes County.
Mr.. Kolmer has been manager
of the Automobile Club of Mary
land since 1886. Before that he
was a reporter on the Baltimore
Sun, and later edited a weekly
newspaper at Homecoming. He was
graduated from st. Johns College
in 1910.
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State School Funds Use
For PIayfieIds Ruled Out
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 2.-such
items as shrubbery or playfields
cannot be paid for with grants OBJ
tanned from the State under the
S15 million school construction
program.
That was the ruling of ATTORNEY
General j. Lindsay Almond, ir
in reply to a question posed by
Duval Radford, member of the
House of Delegates from Bedford
County.
Mr.. Almond held that funds ac-
quired by localities from the State
may be used only If the particular
item "is school building. a part
OF a school building or directly
related to the construction of a
scnooi building"
The Attorney General told Mr.
Radford he believed State grants
could be used for grading a build
ing site, for improvements to the
site and for wells to obtain water
for the construction.
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Fairfax Man Accused
OF Shooting Father,
Wounding Woman

A 35-year old Fairfax County
railroad man today was charged
with shooting his father, who il
ir serious condition at Alexandra
Hospital.
Lewis B Mason, IS, of the 140C
block of Huntington avenue, was
freed under $4,000 bond on q
felonious assault charge after his
arrest by Fairfax County police.
He is accused of wounding his
father. William B. Mason, So, OF
103 North Henry street, Alexan-
dria. during an argument last
night.
Also shot was Mrs. Marie Buck
ner. 36. of Fcrt Lyon Hill on Old
Kings highway near Groveton
who was treated at Alexandria
Hospital for a leg wound and re-
leased.
Ordered Father to Leave.
Detective Sergt. Joseph j. How
ard of Fairfax police gave this &C
count.
The elder Mr.. Mason and a
friend last night went to Mrs.
Buckner's home to see the young
er Mr.. Mason who was visiting
there. An argument started, and
the son told his father to leave.
The younger Mr.. Mason said he
was going home to get a gun and
warned his father to leave before
he returned.
Finding his father still there on
his return, the shooting ensued.
Mrs. Buckner was shot acci-
dentally.
Sergt. Howard said the wound
ed Mr.. Mason was carried to the
Penn Daw Fire Department by his
friend. and from there was taken
to Alexandria Hospital. Sergt.
Howard said he went to the hos
pital. but Mr.. Mason at first re-
fused to tell who had shot him.
Waits in Hospital Hall.
Meanwhile. the younger Mr..
Mason had brought in Mrs. Buck
ner for treatment, and was sitting
in the hall while police investi-
gated the shooting.
Sergt. Howard said the elder
Mr.. Mason finally told him he had
been shot by his son.
Police said the younger Mr..
Mason is married and has three
young children. The elder Mr..
Mason and his wife live alone in
Alexandria. He is a retired Po-
tomac Yards employe, and his
wife works in a Washington de-
partment store. Mrs. Buckner,
police said. is the mother of two
children and is separated from her
husband.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Invitations Now Ready
For Cordozo Concert

The sixth in this seasons series Of
Neishborhood Concerts by the Notionol
Symphony Orchestra conducted BY
Howard Mitchell will be held Mondoy.
Jonuory 8. ot cordozo High School,
Thirteenth and Clifton streets NV,
stortine OF 9 pm.
lnvitotions to the concert, which is
sponsored by The stor, moy be had
without chorse OF cordozo, Dunbar and
Armstrong High Schools; music deport-
ment Of Howard University, Miner
Teachers College, the Twelfth Street
YMCA, Terrell. Randall. Bonneker,
Shaw, Browne and Gornet- Peterson
Junior High Schools; the Recreation De.
portment OF Sixteenth ond Lomont
streets NV. and at the business coun.
ter in the lobby Of The Stor Building.
The concert will be broadcast in its
entirety by stotion WMAL. The evening
Stor Stotion.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
BIoodmobiIe Schedules
Rounds in Nearby Areas

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
make rounds in nearby Maryland
and Virginia areas this week. The
schedule. today through Friday
is as follows:
Today-Arlington, at st. George
Episcopal Church parish house,
908 North Nelson street, 10 am.
to pm
Tomorrow-Chevy Chase, at the
Jewish Community Center, 2001
East-West highway, 2 pm. to
8 pm.
Thursday-Cottage City, at the
flrehouse on Washington boule-
ward, 2 pm. to pm.
Friday-The Pentagon. 10 am.
to 4 pm.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Salary and Expense
Allowances Are Set
For Virginia Officials

The Virginia State Compensa-
tion Board has approved salary
and expense allowances for county
and city Commonwealth attorneys
and treasurerS for 1851.
For Commonwealth's attorneys,
salaries total $428,410, of which
S101,4l0 is for those in cities.
Their expenses total $12O,572, of
which $50.866 is for cities.
The revenue commissioners get
a total of 44,213, of which $751;
600 goes to those in cities while
their expenses total S1.098, ,982
throughout the State with $481,-
592 going to those in cities, ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
The board has approved salary
and expense allowance for county
and city Commonwealth attor-
neys for 1851, including the fol-
lowing:
County. Salary, Expenses
arlington --------Ss,0 900 90 S16,7O5. 90
ralrfax --------.- 6,5o0.00 $4,000
Cities.
Alexandria ----- 1000. 90 $500. 90
The board has approved the
salary and expense allowances for
county and city commissioners of
revenue, including the following:
County. Salary. Fxnepses
Arlington ------ $4,000 SOL $50. SO
FAIRFAX ---------- 6,500.00 4O,13O.OO
Cities.
Alexandria 8 600 oO Ak 24n sn
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.Tawes Moves
To Strengthen
Party Ranks
Democrats Still
Have Majority in
Maryland Assembly
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-State
Controller j. Millard Tawes was to
make a strong bid to line up the
shaken Democratic ranks behind
him today at a meeting of care
fully chosen party leaders in his
Baltimore Office.
The pruning shears are evident.
Several recognized party leaders
were omitted from the summoning,
obviously in an attempt to
strengthen the party lines for the
|convening of the General Assembly
Wednesday.
One of the biggest jobs of the
meeting is to select the presiding
officers of the Legislature, for the
Democrats still have a majority in
both houses, although Governor
elect McKeldin is Republican.
In the Senate. it appears to be
neck-and-neck between George w.
Della of Baltimore's 9Th district
and John Grason Turnbull, from
Baltimore County.
Veterans Omitted From List.
In the House, it looks like a
toss-up between John Luber Of
Baltimore's 5th and A. Gordon
Boone of Baltimore County. The
only other Delegate repeatedly
seeking the right to the gavel is
LIE Roy Pumphrey of Prince
Georges, and he is given only an
outside chance.
Names omitted from the invi-
tation list included such veterans
as Jack Pollack of Baltimore and
Wilbur R. Dulin, former State
Senator from Anne Arundel
County and now a member Of
the State Racing Commission.
The session probably will be far
from peaceful. The most obvious
factions are those allied to out
going Gov. Lane-which is ex-
pected to include Mr.. Tawes-and
the followers of H. STREET. Bald
win, former Representative and
Baltimore County political leader.
Both parties hold their pre-
Legislature caucuses tomorrow
morning.
Lofstrand Given Good Lead.
The Republicans seem fairly
stable as far as their minority
leaders are concerned. Senator
Robert B. Kimble of Allegany
probably will remain as floor lead
er, while Anders R. Lofstrand has
a good lead in the bid for the
House reins.
Lending weight to Mr.. Lofstrand's
bid is the fact he halls from
Montgomery County. This is the
territory of former State Senator
Roy Tasco Davis. who withdrew
his bid for the gubernatorial NOM
inaEion when Mr.. McKeldin en-
tered the field.
With John R. Reeves, also from
Montgomery. Mr.. McKeldin's Sc
!, lection for Secretary of State, this
, gives the county a strong repre-
j, sentation among COP leaders.
Gov. Lane has one week to have
his several last-minute appoint
ments confirmed. Mr.. McKeldin
will take Office January 10.
Evening star., 1951-01-02

Other board members are
Arthur G. Lambert, chairman,
George Ferris, vice chairman: P.
A. Davis, treasurer; Mrs. William
T. Jarvis, secretary, and Mrs.
Landra B. Platt.
Mr.. Morgan also is chairman of
the Finance Committee at SUBJ
urban Hospital and director of
the Federal Storage Co.
A former president of the
Chevy Chase Club, he is currently
chairman of the Grounds Com
mittee. His other clubs include
the Army and Navy, Alfalfa,
Metropolitan, National Press and
River New York;.
Serving in both World Wars,
Mr.. Morgan was a naval aviation
cadet in the former and in the
Bureau of Aeronautics and the
office of the Secretary of the Navy
as a captain in the last war. He
is the immediate past national
treasurer of the Reserve officers
Association.