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Evening star., 1951-09-04
By Frank Colby

Inunciation is concerned. Ric
Grande is a Spanish name which
means Great River" 1t is, there
fore, redundant to speak Of the
"Rio Grande river"
In Spanish Rio Grande is pro-
nounced: Recon GRAHN-day.
Standard American is: REE-oh
GRAND.
A new product on the market is
potpourri cologne. Now hold on to
your hats! Potpourri is a French
word meaning literally, rotten
pot!" which doesn't remind us very
pleasantly of cologne. Let me
hasten to say, however, that the
word has been cleaned up, and now
means "a medley or mixture; IT.
erary production composed Of parts
brought together without bond OF
connection; a jar of flower petal;
mixed with spices, and used to scent
ROOM"
There are two accepted pronun-
Citations. The first is: pot-POOR.
ee; the second is similar to the
French: poe-poo-REE.
Frank Colby's leafiet, CO. will put
you right about the use of the end-of-
sentence proposition To obtain a copy,
Colby care of The Star. P. o. Box 90,
Station G. New York 10. N Y.
Evening star., 1951-09-04

break. You can near the alarm for
a distance. In addition to the six
notes of "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah," it
utters scream like a woman being
beaten or some one wounded who
continues to moan, then q shrek,
which makes your blood turn to ice.
Its whistle reminds you of a Wild
cat on the rampage.
The natives claim the bird is so
lonesome that he cries out, Poor
me all alone" Ev>n the animals
in the jungle shrink in fear when
the bird at dusk causes the jungle
to vibrate to hideous sounds.
Evening star., 1951-09-04

The opening lead by West was
the deuce of hearts.
South studied the situation, then
put up the heart ace and ruffed a
heart with the club ace. He re-
turned to dummy by leading the
club deuce to the eight and ruffed
another heart using the club king
Now, having used two of his own
,trumpS as rufferS, South led the
tclub nine and drew trumpS, dis
carding a spade. All would have
been well for him if the diamonds
had dropped 3-3, but East unkindly
refused to part with one of his four
scards in that suit, and the con-
sequence was that South ended up
with only IL tricks.
E The dummy plan chosen
by South. was good, up to a point,
but he should have realized that
dummy lacked the entries for COM
pletion of that plan. The right
line of play was to combine several
chances. At the second trick South
should have led a spade and
finessed. West would win and pre-
sumably return a heart-no other
return would hurt declarer. South
should ruff high, lead a low trump
to dummy and ruff another heart
high, then lead his last trump. Now
dummy would pick up Vests third
trump while South discarded a
spade.
Finally, South could test the
diamond break, and when he saw
that East had the suit stopped, he
could ruff his fourth diamond in
dummy and fall back on the last
chance-another spade finesse. The
normal success of this second spade
hneSSe would fulfill the contract.
'tReleased by the Register and Tribune
Syndicate, 1851
Evening star., 1951-09-04
POOR


Among the weird sounds In the
jungles of the Panama Canal
Zone, none is more confusing and
mysterious than the cry Of the
bird known to many as the Poor
me-One."
A stranger to the jungle would
soon conclude he was in the pres
ence of a very accomplished "ven-
triloquist who was practicing his
gift. The bird is a member of the
goatsucker group. 1t is a bird OF
scarcely IL inches in length with
colors designed to blend with the
stump on which 1t invariably clings,
Evening star., 1951-09-04
Contract Bridge
Bv CuIbertson

! (Copyrisht, 1851. by Ely culbertson)
The declarer started off well in
the following deal, but he failed to
weigh, a pertinent point.
South dealer. Neither side vrll-
nerable.
NORTH.
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WATTS
1882
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WEST. EAST.
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VQ942 9K1O63
OFT o 1906
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East
Edmond Pass heart Pass
2spadeS Pass 2NT Pass
8 clubs Pass clubs Pass
s clubs Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1951-09-04
Word Come
Find % or more words in
COST UME,
meaning, "dreSS, clothing" Av-
erage is %; limit, 20 minutes.

Rules-words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letter;
by the addition of IS" such as bats,
cats" are not used. Only one form Of 9
word is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
MRS. DANIEL OPEL

Mrs. Carrie Wiley Opel, 48, wife of
Daniel Opel, Lamberton, Pa, died last
Friday morning, October 26, follow
ing an illness of one year.
A native of Grantsville, she was Il
daughter of Grant Wiley, of Grants
vile, and the late Catherine Bowser
Wiley. She was a member of the
Grantsville Lutheran Church.
After her marriage Mrs Opel re-
sided at Lamberton and Uniontown,
Pa.
Surviving besides her father and
husband, are four daughters, Mrs.
Thomas Livingston, Lamberton;
Misses Betty and Reba Opel, at home
and Mrs. Ruth Memow, Dayton, Ohio;
six sons, Kenneth, Charles, Ronald,
Richard, Daniel and Robert Opel, the
latter in the IT, S. Army; two sisters,
Mrs. Harley Mckenzie, Grantsville;
and Mrs. Bessie Herring, Baltimore;
and four brothers, Clarence Wiley,
Grantsville; Robert Wiley, Los Au-
geles, Calf; Earl Wiley, Santiago,
Calf; and Dewey Wiley, Clarion, Pa.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
the Union church in McClellandtown
Pa. with intermcnt in the cemetery
in that city.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
BITTINGER

You may by some sly deception,
Drive a bargain neat
If you do, without exception.
You're the loser when you cheat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
Family Gathering Held

A family gathering was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Glot-
felty, Oakland, on Sunday, October
28th, honoring the three sons Of Mr..
and Mrs. Beason Glotfelty, who were
home on fmlough.
Those attending were: Sic. Pierce
f. Glotfelty, Fort Bliss, Texas; SISgt.
Randall r. Glotfelty, Albuquerque, N.
NJ; Pfc. James NJ. GlotfeIty, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Mr.. and Mrs. Beason Glotfelty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Paugh and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Peck and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Glot-
felty and family, all Of Oakland; Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Edgar and family, of
McHenry; Clarence Shroyer and Clara
Glotfelty, of Hagerstown; Mrs. Lewis
Kamp, Grantsville, mother, grand
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
Attendance Large AT
Achievement Program

One hundred twenty persons at
tended the annual Achievement Day
program Of the Garrett County Home
makers clubs, held last Thursday at
Grantsville.
During the business session Mrs.
Ralph Bucket, Bittinger, was elected
vice-president; and Mrs Wilson Bills,
Grantsyille, was named secretary.
There were exhibits of trays, pic
ture frames which had been refinished
and remodeled a crocheted bed spread,
afghan, slip, and rugs An exhibit Of
how rugs were made was prepared
by Mrs Jonas Beachy of the Bit
finger club.
A feature of the meeting was an
exchange table filled with cuttings,
bulbs, roots and plants which were
available to any member.
The Grantsville club had the room
decorated with colored leaves, pump
l1ins, flowers and shrubs, and mem
bers of this club served luncheon to
the group.
Out of county guests included Miss
Catherine Close, home economist of
the Potomac Edison system, Frost
burg; and Mrs. Raymond Mccullough,
Jr., Homecoming, past president of the
county homemakers' council. The
County Council had corsages for of
ficers, those having special parts on
the program, and for special guests,
and number Of club presidents also
wore corsages presented by their club
members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
DIED
WILLIAM A. FULMER

William Arlington Fulmer, 35, Of
Mt Lake Park, died last Saturday
morning, October q, in Garrett
County Memorial hospital, Oakland,
after having been a patient there for
only short time.
He sustained a back injury several
weeks ago while working in the
woods, and after having been adj
mitted to the local hospital, was taken
to University hospital in Baltimore
where he remained a patient for 81
days He was brought to his home at
Mt. Lake Park and was returned to
the Garrett County hospital last Sat
urday morning.
Mr.. Fulmer was born November
20, 1915, at Pleasant Valley, son Of
John A. and Mary Belle Beckman
Fulmer. He was a member Of the Ev.
U. B. Church of Loeb Lynn Heights.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Inez
Hershman Fulmer; one daughter, JOY
Ann Fulmer, Mt. Lake Park; his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fulmer, and
six sisters, Mrs. Albert Moon, Deer
Park; Mrs. William Friend, Towson;
Mrs Edgar Upole, Mrs. Charles
Lewis, Mrs Ernest Shreves, and Mrs.
Paul Custer, all of Oakland.
Funeral services were conducted on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from
the u B. church, Loeb Lynn with
Rev. George w. Simpson, pastor, and
Rev. William C. Rogers, of the Park,
officiating. Interment was in the
Beckman cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
GAINESVILLE

Rev. John B. Jones, First Methodist
Church, Frostburg, will deliver the
address for Ladies Night of the
Grantsville Rotary club, to be held
at Big Savage Inn, Tuesday, Novem-
Der 9Th, at $50 p. m. James Hager,
Of State Teachers College, Frostburg,
will be guest soloist
Last evening, October 81, Rev. Fred
S. Haines, the blind minister from
Parkton, N. G., spoke in the Evan
gelical and Reformed church here.
The Garrett County Achievement
Day program was held recently in
the reception room of the Reformed
Church, with 106 members present.
Mrs. Ralph Bucket was elected vice
president and Mrs. Wilson Bills sec
rotary. The County Council accepted
an invitation to meet at Accident next
year. Guests were Miss Katharine
Close, Mrs. Raymond Mccullough, Mrs
E. McDade, Westminster, Md, and
Mrs. Barbara Younkin and Mrs Eva
B. Beachy, charter members of the
Grantsville club.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Barley and
daughters, Marlyn and Joyce,
Greensburg, Pa; Mr.. and Ms. j.
Charles Beahm and daughters, Joam
and Joyce, Edgar Harvey and Mr.
and Mrs Charles Bevans. all OF
Greencastle, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Franb
Beahm, Roanoke, Va; Mrs. Fern Key
ser and daughter, Mrs. VIOLA Miller
and children, Luray, Va, were re-
cent guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. c.
Beahm.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hartman, IT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wagner anc
daughter, Linda, LaVale, Md, Mrs
H. C. Wiserman and sons, Fred and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
70 Install Council

Six recently-elected members Of the
church council of St. Johns Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, Red House
will be officially installed at services
on Sunday. Those chosen by the bal
loting of October p are: Clarence I
Jones, Benjamin f. Knepp, Jr.
Homer L. Gnegy, Earl c. Mosser
Baity E. Ridder, Earl F. Roth. Rid
der and Roth were reelected to of
flee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01

Mrs. Lula Bowser and three daugh-
tiers, of Waynesboro, Pa, spent part
Of last week visiting relatives and
riends in this neighborhood.
Kermit Glotfelty, of the Glades
community, near here, who was in
.jured in an automobile accident last
week, + reported as recovering salts
factorily in the Garrett County Me
mortal Hospital, IN Oakland.
Ira waste and Joe Bucket, of this
village, attended a banquet at the
Shrine club in Cumberland on We'd
nesday evening of last week.
James Opel and family of near
Hagerstown spent part of last week
with relatives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. William McIntire
and daughter, of Pleasantville, N. j..
are guests of Mrs. McIntire's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Rune, at the
Lutheran parsonage this week
The cold weather has awakened the
appetite for turkey and as a result
the turkey growers in this neighbor-
hood are busy supplying the demand.
A series Of religious services was
held in the Glades Mennonite church,
near here, last week, closing on Sun
day evening.
George Shawley made business
trip to Hancock, Md, one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bethel will
celebrate their forty-fifth wedding
anniversary next Sunday, November
4th, at their home near here They
will keep open house from to 5
p. m, on that date Friends are in
Vited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01

mother and great grandmother of the
family; Mr.. and Mrs Paul Glotfelty
and family All Of the ten children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Beason Glotfelty we're
present, except Bernard. A family
picture was taken. A basket lunch
was served at noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01

Daniel Wiserman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Warwick, of Melford, Del,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nevin Miller and family.
Mr. and Mrs Dalton Warwick, of
Cleveland, Ohio, were guests of
friends and relatives in Glantsville
over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Warwick, of
Jennerstown, Pa, we're Sunday guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Osten Kemp and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Himler, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Himler, of Traf-
ford Pa, Mrs. Emmons Younkin, Will
kinsburg, Pa, were Saturday dinner
guests of Mrs. Barbara Younkin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Young and Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Grimm attended a re-
cent football game at Pennsylvania
State College.
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Broadwater
have returned home after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hilton, Canton, Ohio.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Warwick broad
cast her essay on "How All Club
Member Looks at Citizenship in a
Democracy from a Cumberland radio
station Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Bessie Herring, of Baltimore,
is spending some time with her father,
Grant Wiley, and brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley McKin-
zie. Mrs. Herring was called home
owing to the death of her sister, Mrs
Daniel Opel, of Lamberton, Pa.
Mrs. Ellen Mckenzie is visiting her
sons, Harley and Howard Mckenzie
and families.
IL {, ---- - -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01

fer, of Elkins, w. Va, a former pas
tor. Intcrment was in the Turner
cemetery.
Mr.. Warwick, an employee of the
Luke plant of the West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Company, died last We'd
nesday at his home.
Pallbearers were fellow workers,
William Grant, Robert Wilson, John
Friday, Fred Rebar, James Kirk and
Luther Warwick. Flower girls were
Betty and Darlene Warwick, Evelyn
Warwick, Doris Tichnell, Wilma Itch
nell, Jane Tichnell, Paul Tichnell,
Sally Tichnell, Shirley Barnard,
Hazel Barnard, Virginia Paugh and
Dorothy Sharpless.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Max
inc Paugh Warwick; his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Warwick; three
brothers, Gilbert H. Warwick, Daw-
son, Md; Gale S. Warwick, Swanton;
and Howard NJ. Warwick, Western
port.
Among the out of town persons
who attended the funeral were Harry
Warwick, Fred Warwick and Mrs. Will
liam Warwick, Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Yocum and Mrs. Lulu Kin
kead, of near Everett, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs Earl Whisner, Morgantown; Mr..
and Mrs. r. Ault, of Petersburg, w.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Paugh
and family, of Clearspring, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
Auxiliary Units To Meet
At GrantSville Sunday

A meeting of all units Of the Noun
tain District, American Legion aux
iliary, viii be held at Grantsville at
$50 Sunday afternoon, November 4.
Mrs. Orpha Rhodes, Westernport,
district president, will ask for
reports of activities since July and
the membership to date of the 10
units Of the district. She will also
announce appointments for district
secretary and chaplain.
Mrs. Effie Vogel, Cumberland, dele
gate to the National convention in
Miami, viii present a detailed report.
Reports will be made of other activi-
ties and plans made for the coming
wear
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01
LOMAN ROBERT WARWICK

Funeral services for Loman Robert
Warwick, 43, of near Bloomington,
were held from the Chestnut Grove
church on Saturday, October p, at 2
o'clock, with Rev. Phillip Demuth in
charge, assisted by Rev. J. d. Schaf-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-11-01

I. S. has agreed to send modern
American weapons to Communist
YuposlaVia.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1951-05-17
SituoEion Wanted

CHILDREN boarded, ages 8 to s. ".
1-8465.
MARY Bingells curtain laundry, lace,
linen tablecloths. 842 East 152nd st.
Ii. 1-4025.
CUSTOM made slip covers and drapes,
fabrics brought to your home, rea-
sonable, no obligation. w. 1892.
LADIES alterations; dresses. skirts,
jackets, formals, in my home. 496
East 125th st. MU. 1884.
DRESSMAKING, alterations, draperies,
lamp shades recovered. $40 East 197th
st. KE 1-8449.
WASHING and ironing done at my
home. RE. 1886.
TYPING. addressing, stuffing envel-
opes. etc, at my home. KE. 1929
CURTAINS, blankets, spreads, wash
ing in my home; white. reliable; no
pickup. 1885 Lockwood ave.
HIGH school girl interested in working
during vacation, anything except do
mestic, Redwood 1-1309.
Evening star., 1951-07-01

cept two huge lions from the EN-
peror of Morocco.
The letter which Mr.. Vail laie
before the President set forth il
detail an amazing set of mitigat
ing circumstances. Here is wha
the harassed Mr.. Carr wrote:
I am sorry to inform the de-
partment that although I have
exerted myself to the utmost
to prevent the presentation of
any animals from the Emperor,
and to convince his ministers
of the impossibility of accepting
a gift or present Of any kind.
my exertions have not been at
tended with success. It was
rumored that a party were on
their way from Fee with some
animals for the American Con-
sulate. I Immediately COM
municated to the governor and
public administrator my deter
mination to refuse whatever
might be sent and begged their
influence in preventing such an
offer. They replied that it was
perfectly out of their power to
prevent it; that the present
must be made; that they could
not understand by what right
or power I could undertake to
interfere in such case between
the Emperor and my Govern
ment; that a Moorish agent
who should thus refuse to con.
vey a present to his master
would very justly have his head
cut of, and that the refusal of
Evening star., 1951-07-01

talking about the bill he was try
ing to block.
Senator Hendrickson agreed
that irrelevancy helps a filibuSter
but he said that in his present
move to change the rules he is
not "half so concerned about the
semiannual f1libuster. as I am
about the daily flights into irrele-
vancy which carry us far af1eld
from the superabundant work we
have to do"
The New Jersey legislator traced
the Senate's inability to tend to its
knitting to a decision made nearly
80 years ago.
ION February 20. 1872" he said,
"the Senate. by a vote of % to 18,
refused to sustain ruling of the
Chair that Senator was out of
order for not speaking to the
point"
Since that day. point Of order
on irrelevancy has never been
sustained against q Senator.
Senator Hendrickson suggested
that nearly every Senator has had
the experience of doing home
work on a bill he expects to come
up the next day-only on that
next day to find a colleague ready
to take the floor with a two-hour
speech on some unrelated topic.
OF course, some of the sudden
changes of subject that occur are
unavoidable and juStifiable. Under
Evening star., 1951-07-01
By J. A. O'LeoY

One of the Senate's younger
members. a mild-mannered Re-
publican named Robert c. Hen
erickson, has set out to do what
many of his predecessors have
failed to accomplishments the
Senate stick to the subject In
hand.
For two and a half years, the
Junior Senator from New Jersey
has gone quietly about his legis-
lative duties, watching upper
chamber function under it's time
honored freedom of debate rules.
A few days ago he decided to let
his colleagues know how the daily
proceedings of the greatest delib-
erative body in the world have
impressed him.
AS he introduced an amend
ment to the rules to require that
all debate be relevent to the pend
ing business, Senator Hendrick-
son spoke softly. but with telling
effect.
He asked his associates what
they would think of an automo-
bile manufacturer who started
a new car-and, just when the
assembly line reached the point of
placing the super-structure on the
chassis, suddenly switched to
building refrigerator.
THAT is exactly what we do in
the Senate" he said.
Changing the Subject
"An appropriation bill comes off
the drawing boards from commit
tee and then enters the legislative
mill here on the floor. Right in
the midst of the debate, some
one will start producing refriger-
ators-in the form of a DEPRESSION
on grain to India, the Missouri
River, the Macarthur affair or a
tribute to National Song and
Dance Week"
No one can claim, he said, that
the Senate does not move. 1--WE
move, all right, but in so many
different directions that forward
progress is often indiscernible."
A rule Of relevancy would not.
by itself, prevent an occasional
Senate fllibuster. With adequate
preparation, a Senator still could
hold the floor for many hours,
Evening star., 1951-07-01
Nuts From Muscot

|
Tears came to the President,
eyes as he related the heart,
warming celebration of Christina
eve in his family circle. He stoos
up and sang for the assembly tn,
old Christmas song that he has
sung as a child, and thai hi
fathers before him had sung:
Sint Nikolaas, coed heilig man!
Doe je geste tabbard an;
En- brenge de kinders wat:
Noten van Muskaat,
Appeltjes van Oranje,
Pruimpjes van Spanje,
PeertjeS van die hogenboom-
Sint Nickolaas zal koom!
The President said he and tn
other children felt certain tina
st. Nicholas would hasten to dis
tant climes and return with nut
from Muscat. apples from Orange
plums from Spain and pears from
the high trees"
Nuts from Muscat! On the yer,
day Of the Presidents Christina
dinner party, the day on which h
sang for his guests. the Sultan 20
Imaum) Of Muscat was laborious
Ily composing a historic communi
cation which was to be carrie,
from Muscat on Christmas. night
on the Imaum'S ship. Sultanee
along with a collection Of fabulou
gifts for the President Of tn
United States.
H Written on Christmas Day, 1885
1.-THE letter did not reach Van Burel
Evening star., 1951-07-01

throughout, and was armed with
IA magnificent carronades-all at
the expense Of the United States
Government.
simultaneously with the sale of
the animals, all the gifts of gems,
jewels, gold. perfumes, shawls and
rugs were sent by the State De-
Ipartment to the Patent Office,
where they were placed on exhibit
in large glass cases. ~
That might be the end of the
story. But the Nation was shocked
|on the morning of November 9,
|1848, to read that burglars had
entered the Patent Offire the night
before, had broken the cases in
which the princely gifts were dis
played and had stolen the neck
lace of $50 pearls, the two extra
large pearls and the Jar contain
ing the altar of roses.
A reward of $500 was offered
personally by Edmund Burke, COM
missioner of patents, for the re-
covery and conviction of the
thieves. White House officials
urged the police to speedy action.
The property was recovered by the
police from local pawnshop
within a few days.
Moved to Treasury
For the sake of safety the
treasures were ordered sent Gin
1849) from the Patent Office to
the Office of the Treasurer Of
the United States, where they were
stored in safekeeping vault Of
the Treasurer's office. On jan
uary 81. 1887, the secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution and di-
rector of the National Museum,
Spencer F. Baird, asked the Sec
retary Of the Treasury. Hugh Nc
Culloch, whether it might be
possible to transfer the gifts per-
manently to the Museum. Follow
ing several otncial conferences, It
was found that the request could
be legally complied with, and the
gifts were formally transferred
an March 9, 1887, to the National
Museum Of Washington.
That, many Washingtonians
may be surprised to learn, is
where the royal gifts of the
Imaum of MuScat to his good
friend, President Van Buren,, have
remained to this day. The two
extra-large pearls are exhibited
by themselves in a case on the
second floor Of the Museum in
Hall No. 18. In a safe near the
Oriental shawls and rugs is the
great necklace Of $50 pearls-also
glass vases packed with diamonds
of many sizes and gold shavings
that had been wrapped in the rugs.
And although the royal gifts
are now more than a century old.
the sealed jar Of altar from Mus
cat still delicately perfumes the
air with the fragrance Of Damask
roses.