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Evening star., 1951-02-28
By Katherine M. Brooks

The Dominican Ambassador
DR.. Luis Francisco Thomen, re-
ceived the greetings and good
wishes for his country from 1000
or more guests yesterday. The
reception was planned by the
Ambassador and charming Sonora
de Thomen but the latter was
unable to take her place be-
cause Of illness.
In the absence of Sonora de
Thomen, members of the embassy
staff and their wives received
with the Ambassador. standing in
front Of the fireplace in the draw
ing room. In the dining room
adjoining, champagne was served,
and throughout the reception
hours trays of delicious hors
d'ouevres were passed to guests
in all the rooms
The long buffet table was set
up in the ballroom. Red roses,
white snapdragons and blue iris
formed the center bouquet on the
table and at one side large
cake, iced in white had the
Dominican flag in colors on the
top. Salmon in jelly with delicious
sauce, sliced turkeys and hams,
fruit salad, curried shrimp little
sandwiches and cakes and coffee
were served from this table and
In the library a bar provided cock
tails, high balls and orange and
tomato Juice.
The weather being spring like,
the doors onto the terrace were
opened and some guests strolled
outdoors. The rooms of the en-
bassy were filled with early spring
blossoms in the national colors OF
red. white and blue and over the
entrance hung the large emblem
of the Dominican Republic.
This year is the 107th anniver-
sary of the freedom of the Domini-
can Republic where Christopher
Columbus first set foot in the
new world back in 1892. The exact
spot was located and marked by
the late Walter Wellman, leading
newspaper correspondent in Wash
ington for many years. 1t was
on that soil that the first Mass
was said in the New World and
1t was there that the first munich
pal council was established.
The Secretary Of Agriculture
and Mrs. Charles F. Brannan were
among those from the Cabinet
circle at the party wearing eve
ming dress as they went on to
the Brotherhood dinner. Earlier
arrivals included Associate Justice
and Mrs. Harold H. Burton who
also had an anniversary to cele-
brate. the 43d year since their
engagement. Mrs. Burton wore
silver earrings, and on her shoul-
der a dainty old fashioned nose
gay of pale pink roses and white
freezia.
The italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani were there, the
latter looking especially well in
a black gabardine suit-dress with
a pearl gray hat. tilted to one
side and trimmed with a gray
ostrich feather.
The Ceylonese Ambassador, Mr..
c. G.. S. Corea, Nine. Koo. wife
of the Chinese Ambassador, the
Indian Ambassador, Mime. Pandit.
the New Zealand Ambassador and
Lady Berendsen. the Indonesian
Ambassador and Nine. Sastroa-
midjojo were there. Nine. Brugg-
mann answered inquiries about
her husband, the Swiss Minister.
explaining that he is in Switzer-
land but will be back in a week.
Senator and Mrs. Dennis Cha
vez. Senator and Mrs. John L.
Mcclellan, Representative and
Mrs. Eugene Cox and the Secre-
tary to the Senate and Mrs. Les
lie RifHe u,era opoono fbose from.
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Visiting Family

Mrs. r. e. Esser of Erie, Pa, Is
In Arlington visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Esser, jr. The Junior Essers
have a new son, born February %.
Evening star., 1951-02-28

lNIOS WAI ALIE FHNW ELL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F. Far
well of Springfield, Mass, former
ly of Arlington, Va, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Natalie A., to Mr.. Kirk E. Birrell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald v. C.
Birrell of Arlington. A June we'd
ding in Arlington is planned.
Miss Farwell is a graduate Of
George Washington University
and a member of ri Beta Phi
sorority. Mr.. Birrell will graduate
from Cornell University ir June.
He is a member of Lambda Chi
Alpha fraternity.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Glass Snake.

About this time of the year, in
quirieS come in concerning the
Glass Snake" This creature is
common from North Carolina to
Florida. In the central part of the
United States it is not numerous
but well known in Nebraska, Wis
|consin and Illinois. Some wander
into Mexico. others into Texas. The
|old story, OF how the glass snake
|gets into a fury and skaters itself
Into bits, then goes about attracting
1.-THE sliyers until it is whole again,
lis just one Of our myths.
The truth is the "glass snake" is
la lizard and even discards its tail In
ian emergency. It is not brittle
The tail is q voluntary gift for the
Iprice of freedom.
It is not a swift traveller, as lizards
Igo. The king snake loves them, and
makes a lunge for the tail. There
lis a sudden twisting movement on
the part Of the glass snake and the
king finds he Is minus steak for
dinner. If the, king snake has met
the victim head on and caught him,
there is vigorous working of the
Jaws to get the victim into position
flor swallowing. There Is frantic
kicking by the captive though he is
gradually worked down into the VIC
tors anatomy. But the funny part
Evening star., 1951-05-29
S Children
BY LiIlion Cox Athey

OF the capture often is, the tail
makes as much effort as the entire
animal. I q .,g
The natural inclinations of the
glass snake are retiring. Much Of
its time is spent In burrowing after
earthwornls, slugs and the larvae Of
insects. This hunter probes into
every bird nest built on the ground,
any pocket Of earth or little indica-
ton Of hidden treasure. When
finding bird eggs, it pounces on
them to break the shells in order to
lap up the oozing contents with
the fiat bluntly-forked tongue.
These lizards have movable eye
lids and an ear opening which no
serpent possesses. The glass snake
that ranges over. southeastern Eu-
rope and southwestern Asia and
Northern Africa is the largest menu
ber Of the genus. A big specimen
may be 4 feet long with an inch
and a half diameter in the thickest
part. They are intelligent reptiles
according to the late DR.. Ditmars,
and will take food from your fingers.
The bright, yellow eyes gleam cum
ming and keen vision their jaws are
powerfully strong and they kill a
victim by giving it vigorous shakes
with sharp bites in between. The
American glass snake sometimes
reaches a length Of 2 feet. They
are harmless.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Pronunciation Clinic.

From A. G. c., Omaha: Please
"Colby lie" those distasteful and
|uneuphonic final "r's" which attach
themselves to such words as idea
G-dear), America (Amer-iker), ETC.,
in the speech of many people, espe-
Icially in the North and East. 1t
makes what they say almost unin-
telligible to me.
Many such comments reach this
column, and it is quite safe to say
that the majority of Americans dis
like it heartily.
The intrusive r" occurs In words
lending in. "a" which are followed
lby vowel sound: My idear is;
1.-THE study. of dramar and music: the
people of African are III many re-
lspects; Chinar is not in Asia Minor
| Not how the sr" has thrust itself
between ~ideafrIis; drama /and;
Africa/r/are; China/r but moi
between Asia Minor" for the "a
lof. Asia Minor Is not followed by q
vowel sound.
Another example: The people Of
lAnerica, from California to Caro-
liner are Of one idear about De-
Evening star., 1951-05-29
One-Minute Test OF You
NetDs KNOWLEDGE
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

I1. BAN-What move has
the United States made to
stop the leak Of strategic
goods to the Communist bloc?
W.. BLAST-Why did the
Army explode 100000 pounds
lU INT in Utah last week?
ID 3. ACE-The worlds first
jet ace has been awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross.
How many enemy planes must
a pilot destroy to become an
ace?
4. SNAG - What team
stopped the New York Yam
KEGS 10-game winning streak?
s. QUOTES - What Amer
lean said: You must quit
your pickering here at home,
you must quit playing petty
politics?"
Answers.
/. Banned export of vital
materials to West German
Omitted States zone) con-
Germs that are trading illegal
ly with Russia and her satl-
lites. 2. To determine the ef-
fects of heavy underground
blasts on buildings and
bridges. 8. Five. 4. The Chi
cago White Sox. 5. President
Harry Truman.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with the Star.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
7 axe Ny Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby
fcarolina )r/are idea/rf

mocracy Carolina tr/are. idea/rf
about.
But note the absence Of the "in-
trusive r. here: Neither the people
OF Carolina nor the people Of Cali
fornia favor Communism.
A habit pattern of speech, once
formed, is very difficult to break, I
will admit: but If you have this un-
pleasant trick in your speech, I
should advise conscious effort to
eliminate 1t. It is a non-conform-
ity and as such acts as q stoplight.
Another peculiar but irritating
''r" habit is the transposition of "r''
in such everyday words as children,
apron, modern, citron, etc. Such
RECOMMENDATIONS as "apern," etc,
were once so widespread as. to be
considered correct, and it was not
at all common to hear such un-
Isonorous sentences as: "Hunderds
|of Children are wearing rnodren
|aperns.''
Nowadays, Of course, such pro-
|nunciations are not sanctioned at
|all, and are considered dialectal.
We should be such to keep our
l"r's" strictly in their places, espe-
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Contract Bridge
By CuIbertson

I tcopyrisht, 1851, BY Ely Culbertson.)
It isn't often that a declarer has
the opportunity for a three-four-
zone exchange Of tricks, but that
was the case in the following hand:
South dealer. Both sides yulner-
able,
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Word Come
Find 81 or more words in
XANTHOUS.

meaning, pertaining to those
races with yelloWish red or brown
hair" Average is 20; limit, 20
minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
ss ths s4s sadsn o used S oy such che q form II
word is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-05-29

Answer TO MESMERISM.
mere, messier, mire, mime, miss, miser
emir, seer, sere, seems, SERIES sire, SIM
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Nurses Feel at Home

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (P.--Many
Of the student nurses at Johns .
towns Mercy Hospital feel right
at home-and no wonder. TWen-
ty-five Of the u nurses now In
training more than a third OF
.themwere born in the hospital.
Evening star., 1951-05-29

3 &diamondS Pass Pass PaSS
8, North's raise to four diamonds,
in his barren distribution, was
scarcely to be commended - he
khould have stuck to his no-trulnp
yesponding-but. as it happened, his
diamond support should have
turned out excellently.
/ OF course with heart lead South
would have been helpless at six
diamonds, but it was South's good
fortune that West had more ma
tural club lead.
South, after winning with the
blank ace of clubs, cashed the ace
and king of trumps, obviously hop
ing to drop the jack. Had he done
20, dummy's third trump would
have become an entry, and South
would have taken all the tricks.
When. however, East showed out
on the second trump ;eau, it be-
came impossible to reach .iummy,
and South ended up conced;ng one
spade and two hearts, for two
trick set.
Favored as he was by the club
lead, South should have taken a
shrewder and more realistic view
about the way to reach dummy
for discards on the three top
clubs! 1t was all right to ash the
ace of trumps, but then South
should have led a low tre,mp to
dummy! (The four to the seven,
or the eight to the nineo If the
jack came up on this trick, well
and good; South could control any
return lead and enter dummy with
another trump, to discard his three
losers on the clubs. If West, for any
reason, refused to put up the trump
jack on the second lead, South
would be in dummy, and lie could
discard his three losers innedi-
ately.
+ (Reieased by The Register and
i Tribune Syndicate, 19511
Evening star., 1951-05-29

cially those Of us who do any kind
Of public speaking. Say: CHILL
dren; HUN-dr'd; AY-pr'n; MOD
ern: SIT-tr,n. Z ss
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
Young Democrats
Convene in State
Capital Tomorrow

The State Convention of the
Young Democratic Clubs of Mary
land gets underway at Annapolis
at 8 am. tomorrow friday with
egistration of delegates.
Temporary Chairman, Joseph D.
Tydings, with Archibald C. Rog-
ars of Anne Arundel County and
Edward D. Storm, State President,
will preside at the 200 pm. SEES
sion. Basil L. Whitener, chairman
of the Board of Regional Direct
ors of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America, will be the key
loter.
Along about $3.50, conventionites
will make a tour of Annapolis, fol-
lowing which a cocktail party in
their honor will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard f.
Landlord.
The convention banquet is sched-
uled for 1880 pm. at Friendship
International Airport, near Balti-
more, where the young democrats
will hear U. S. Senator Estes Ke-
fauver make the principal address.
A dance in the Terrace Room of
the Airport will follow the ban
1uet.
Among distinguished guests to
he present are Senator O'Conor;
ormer Senator Radcliffe; former
Governor Lane; Comptroller J..
Milard Tawes; Attorney General
Hall Hammond; Mayor of Balti-
more D'Alesandro; Robert B. En-
mis-, chairman of the State Central
Committee; National committee
woman Mrs. Alice Candles; Ma
tional Committeewoman George P.
Mahoney; DR.. Harry C. Byrd; Sem
tor George W. Della, president of
he State Senate; Senator Louis
L. Goldstein, majority floor lead
ar in the State Senate; Senator
Louis N. Phipps of Anne Arund-
4 County; John c. Luber, Speaker
of the House of Delegates, and A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
Young Democrats In
County Meet Oct. l;
To Hear Mrs. Werner

MRS. Stella b. Werner, Demo-
cratic member of the Montgomery
County Council, will be the guest
1peaker of the Young Democratic
meeting Monday, PM, October
|, at the Lynbrook Community
Center, Newdale Drive, Bethesda.
She will discuss "Your County
Government"
Mrs. Werner has been an act
i've leader in Montgomery County
for many years, having organized
the Womans Democratic Club Of
Leland Chevy Chase in 1884, and
served with the USO, YWCA and
Bethesda Youth Council. Che was
one of the founders of the Bethes-
da Public Library, is a past pres
dent of the Bethesda Elementary
School PTA and has kept in close
touch with the community for the
past few years through her radio
program on WBCC ard newspaper
-olumn.
Some questions of current inter
est which may be discussed are:
What are the advantages and dis
advantages of an elected school
board? How is our tax dollar
7pent? How do Montgomery
County roads compare with those
If other congested, suburban coun-
ties? How can the problem of
teachers pay be solved? Why
are not the deliberations of the
County Council open to the pub
lie? Why did the County Council
refuse to act upon the recommen-
dations of the Council-appointed
hospital advisory committee?
This is the first of a series of
programs on problems of govern
ment at all levels designed to
arouse the public to their respon-
sibilities as citizens. The public
is invited to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
New Type Organ
On 3-Day Exhibit
In Rockville

If you happen to be strolling
around Court House Square on
Thursday, Friday, or Saturday,
and imagine you hear strains of
organ music, that's exactly what
you will be hearing.
For on those days, evenings too,
the Campbell Music Company of
Washington will be showing in the
old Goodwill Industries store the
fabulous new Hammond Chord Or
gan, the one anyone can play
whether they read music or not.
Mr.. c. d. Masters, a member of
the Washington Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists, will
be there demonstrating the work
ings of the Hammond and inviting
the people hereabouts to tryout
its deep and mellow tones. Mr..
Masters is also connected with the
Campbell Company.
According to Mr.. c. M. Jewell,
manager of Campbell's Organ De-
partment who, incidentally, has
just purchased new rambler here
and will become a Rockvillian on
October /, there is no need to
take lessons in order to learn to
play the new Hammond. The new
ly developed intruction book that
goes along with it shows how to
play through picture" music and
by standard music as well.
Seeing and hearing add up to
believing and Mr.. Fewell, Mr.. Mas
ters, and the Campbell Music Com
pany extend an invitation to the
public to come in, listen, look and
be convinced. Mr.. Masters will be
on hand from to 9 on the three
days stated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20

David f. Belts, Rockville attor-
ney, will serve as Chairman of the
1851 Christmas Seal Sale in Mont
gomery County, J. W., Bird, M. D.
President of the Montgomery
County tuberculosis Association,
announced today. The sale of
Christmas Seals will be conducted
in Montgomery County by the Tu-
5erculosis Association from Nc
vember 10 to December rs. This
years Christmas Seal Sale marks
The 45th annual Seal Sale in the
United States.
"Mr. Belts has made such a
fine record as Rockville Christmas
Seal Chairman for the past two
years." said DR.. Bird, that l am
sure his leadership on a county
level will go far to assure the sue
cess of the annual Seal drive in
Montgomery County,"
In the meantime, Mr.. Belts said
he is glad to serve in any capacity
that helps the Montgomery County
tuberculosis Association, which is
fighting IL months year to wipe
out tuberculosis as a public health
problem in Montgomery County.
The chest x-ray program and it's
accomplishments demonstrate, in
my opinion, the worthwhileness of
the Christmas Seal fund drive. The
cccupational therapy program for
patients curing at home as well
as the educational program of the
Association must be continued ani
supported. The forthcoming Seal
Sale, a once-a-year appeal, must
finance the work of the Associa-
ton during 1852"
Mr.. Belts has been a resident of
Montgomery County for nearly
two decades, and a practicing at
torney since 1885. He is a mem
Der of the Rockville Rotary Club,
is attorney to the city of Rock
vile, and former Assistant At
torney to the county government.
Mr.. Belts was a Lieutenant Col
onel in the last war, serving for
four years with the Air Transport
Command of the Army Air Force.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
Local jewelers. To
Give Gold Rings
AS Gifts To Babies

Medley and Company are doing
it again
If you remember, our up and
coming local jewelers., who hold
forth at 220 E. Montgomery Ave
nue., presented Richard Montgom-
cry High School graduates with
fountain pens this year-as gifts.
Now they're working on the
new small fry. In short, and be-
ginning now, Medley & Co., are
giving gold ring to every new
born baby, because they think ev-
cry new addition to the family
should have a new gold ring.
500, if you have a new baby,
of if you know anyone who has
d new baby, and You want that
lew baby to have a new gold
ring, stop in and see the gift-giv-
ers and they'll tell you all about
it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
Fire -.

Continued from Page "
aged to immobility. Most of them
made no effort to escape. They
didn't know what had happened.
They watched the flames. In that
was the tragedy.
Firemen Respond
From all over the County, as the
Silver Spring Fire Board spread
the alarm, came the volunteer fire.
men. They came from Rockville,
from Silver Spring, Burtonsvi'lo
Kensington, Bladensburg. Walter
Reed Hospital, the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory. and from the District
of Columbia.
Nearby residents rushed to the
scene, off-duty nurses raced to
their posts, firemen crashed the
windows to release the billowing,
death-dealing smoke and then went
in to bring out the injured and
dead. Ambulances rolled and
screamed, priests administered last
rites, and people prayed. 1t was
that kind of horror.
And around the County, the hos
pitfalls began to fill and telephones
were ringing - the calls from at
home relatives who heard the
news.
No Adequate Law
And in contrast - on the lawns.
removed from the flames. some of
the old moved about, talking, calm.
aware of the fact that death had
struck and destruction had come,
but placid before it all.
Injured firemen who fought the
flames were Bernard PAUL, and
William McWilliams.
The flames ragged for four long
hours. Later Fire Marshal Howe
came over to Rockville to report on
the fire to the County Council. He
said an extensive investigation
would be made. He said "we've
never been happy about having
lots of people in a frame building
but there is no law in Maryland
that says nursing home can't be
in frame building"
Mrs. Joliffe, in Washington when
she heard of the fire, was pros
trate. She said she couldn't talk
about it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
Hook Craft Guild
Wins ShOW AWards

The Hook Craft Guild of the
Washington area is very proud Of
the beautiful award received for
their educational exhibit on How
to Hook Rugs" at the Bethesda
Harvest Show.
Mrs. Merle Bragdon, of Fair
land, was Chairman of this ex-
hibit and was helped in arranging
it by the Guild President, Mrs.
Phyllis Larsen.
The award was a large silver
bowl, known as the Thomas w.
Pyle trophy, for the best craft
Or hobby club educational exhibit,
which the Hook Craft Guild may
have for one year. Mr.. Fred
Land, Chairman of the Awards,
presented the trophy to the Vice
President of the Guild.
The Hook Craft Guild had two
members who also won awards in
his craft. Mrs. William Howe,
Overhill Road, Bethesda, won the
blue ribbon on her rug in the
Needle Craft Class and also the
Grand Champion of the class. Mrs.
lanes Shannon, of Hampden Lane,
Bethesda, won the red ribbon in
hat class.
The Hook Craft Guild exhibit
vas most effectively planned. Mrs.
Harvey M. Crows rug, known as
he Gainsborough Pattern, was
lung on the wall, ribbons called
lttention to the Color Chart, the
watches of materials used FOR
lower petals and for background
o illustrate how the materials
we're chosen and planned in de-
7eloping the color scheme of the
rug.
Below the wall exhibit was the
Jug in a frame of Mrs. Merle
Bragdon in the stage Of being
looked. The chair seats of Mrs.
Robert H. Slaughter, of Hamp-
len Lane, bethesda, were used by
members on duty to show how the
work was done.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
School Trustees Resign

The Board of Education an
nounces it has accepted the res
ignation of the following trustees
who are no longer patrons of the
respective schools:
Mrs. Robert M. Kautz, Wood
lin; Mr.. Frank M. Keller, Wood
lin, and Mrs. Isabel A. McWhor-
ter, Silver Spring intermediate.
At the same time, the Board ap-
pointed Mrs. Miriam X. Brackney
to Silver Spring intermediate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
ROckmOnt Motors
Sponsor of Md. u.
Sports Broadcast

Frank f. Williams, president of
the Rockmont Motor Company, is
enc Of the many area Chevrolet
dealers sponsoring the broadcast
Of University Of Maryland football
games this season.
The games will be handled by
Bob Wolff, well-known radio and
television sportscaster for the Mu-
ual Broadcasting System and the
Dumont Television Network. This
will be the fourth year that Wolff
has covered the Maryland games.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20
DR.. Mudgett Visiting
Son In Rockville

Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Mudgett,
jr., of Rockville, have as their
house guest DR.. W. C. Mudgett of
Pinehurst, N. c., father of Mr..
Mudgett. DR.. Mudgett was the
guest of honor at a recent dinner
party given at Normandy Farms
by the Mudgett jrs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Weirs, Rockville, were
among the guests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-20

Gordon Boone, majority floor
leader in the House.
Saturdays session will be called
to order at 10 am. and there will
be an afternoon session at 2
o'clock. Action will be taken on
committee reports and, nomination
and election of officers will follow.
Delegates to the National Conven-
ton of Young Democrats, to be
held in st. Louis, Mo-, October a,
5 and 6, also will be elected. Mary
land is entitled to 16 delegates.
A good old fashioned hoe-down
will be held at Carvel Hall Sat
urday night at 9 o'clock.