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Evening star., 1952-01-10

IuTe, ne mad seen MS leadership among the
cash winners taken over by Greentree. 1t
was one of the few times in recent years that
Calumet had taken place. instead of win,
money.
"You can't keep it up forever" Ben said,
"and I'm afraid it won't be too good this sea-
son. 1t was different when we had Citation,
Armed, Coaltown, Ponder, Two Lea, Bewitch
and few others running for Calumet. You
can't keep on getting horses like that.
To-day we haven't single big winner
left, with the possible exception of Hill Gail.
We may get something pretty fair from our
2-year-old crop, but 2-year-oldS are q big
Evening star., 1952-01-10
50 Elbow Injury May Keep Williams From Passing Marines Test
Win, Lose, or Draw
BY GRANTLAND RICE

ARCADIA, CALF, JAN. 1O-Only few days ago we
helped Ben Jones celebrate his birthday put it at a.
We lifted the count to 70. Both estimates were wrong
Anyway Ben looked A 70. short time be-
Evening star., 1952-04-27
Celebrated Weddinqs in White House

in this city and her appearance
is well known to most of our
citizens. She is very popular
among her friends and will be
very much missed in society. She
is quite young, not yet 10.
and is noted for her quiet self
possession and modesty. Mr..
Algernon c. F. Sartoris is the only
son of Mr.. Edward Sartoris
ISartoris of Hampshire. England.
He is only % years of age. He
and Miss Grant met for the first
time on the Russia, when Miss
Grant returned from her European
tour l8 months ago.
"The marriage has taken place
sooner than was intended at first.
The preparations for the wedding
have been on the most magnificent
scale. The trousseau was mostly
selected in New York City, as
time would not permit of a full
order being sent to Paris; but the
laces were selected abroad, and ex-
ceed in beauty anything ever seen
here. There are complete sets,
one Of white lace and the other
black. This is the mafinificent
gift of the President to his
daughter.
I'm each parlor there were bas-
kets of flowers upon the tables
and stands. The mantelS were i'm
bedded with moss and blooming
plants. In the east room the
columns were trimmed with
wreaths, which also decorated the
chandeliers. In every corner were
clusters of plants from the con-
servatory. Above the dais was a
horizontal bed of flowers, just be-
low the ceiling. At the ends were
suspended white wreaths, with the
initials N. w. G. on one and
"A. c. F. S. on the other. From
the center hung the marriage bell,
composed of white roses, Spirea
and other delicate blossoms. At
the back Of the dais was a bronze
statue that held a basket of fow-
ers. In the dining room the table
was exquisite in its beauty. Down
the center was bed of flowers,
interspersed with small white and
colored flags. Upon these at both
ends of the table were the words
Success to the President; on an
other Success to the Supreme
Court and the others Success to-
the Army and Navy and one died.
icated to the young couples who
were this day made one. The
table was bordered' all around with
flowers, and the menu printed
on white satin and tied with white
ribbon. was laid on each plate"
Evening star., 1952-04-27
Legion Auxiliary
To Make Awards Of
10 Scholarships

Ten 5000 scholarships will be
awarded by the American Legion
Auxiliary to daughters of deceased
World War veterans who are in
their senior year or are graduates
Of an accredited high school and
who are in need of financial
assistance to continue their edu-
cation, according to Miss Kath-
crime Clarke. department chair
man of Education of Orphans OF
Veterans.
The Department of the District
of Columbia will select one candi-
date.
Applications should be submit
ted to any unit president or to
Miss Katherine Clarke, 3237 Hiatt
place NV. Further information
can also be obtained from them.
The cooperation of each unit
lis requested by the department
membership chairman, Mrs. Mabel
IPugliese, in an effort to reach by
April 81 the quota of members set
for the department by national.
The auxiliary is sponsoring its
third annual listenership poll to
select the radio and television pro-
grams which will receive the
auxiliary's 1852 radio and televi-
sion awards at the national con-
vention.
The three programs selected by
a member for radio and for tele-
vision should, in their opinion, re-
fleet the highest entertainment,
inspirational and educational
Evening star., 1952-04-27

Although many distinguished
social affairs had been held at
the White House, it remained for
the wedding of Nellie Grant to
eclipse all that preceded it. Just
q plain. simple. popular girl. she
won the hearts of all. and the
whole country wished her we'll.
Algernon Sartoris had come to
Washington some time before the
wedding and, on May 4. attended
the ceremony which joined in life
partnership Lieut.. Hooker and
Miss Stewart at the latter'S
fathers home on Dupont Circle,
known as Stewards Castle. This
was indeed a brilliant affair, and
those planning the White House
wedding were there no doubt to
take notes.
Senator William M. Stewart of
Nevada was a very wealthy man
for that period and upon this
occasion spared not the purse.
His home was one of the most
expensive, beautiful and up-ro-
date in the city, as might be
imagined from the name it bore
-"Stewart'S Castle"
Senator Stewart, who died here
In Washington only little more
than Is years later. did much to-
ward improving and increasing
the value of land in the vicinity
of Dupont Circle-then but a
desolate waste of unimproved
streets and clay banks. and the
building of his "caStle" back in
1873 showed his great confidence
in Washington real estate. espe-
cially at time when the coun-
try's financial status was any
thing but steady.
Sortoris Grant
Seventeen days after the Hook
er-Stewart wedding. the Sartoris-
Grant ceremony took place in the
White House. No doubt ever sol
much more money has been spent
on other weddings, but the spend
ing and lavishing of money does
not always assure such notable re-
suits. This wedding was a great
and memorable affair.
The invitations are said to have
been very plain, script type being
used on parchment paper, without
monogram or other device, and
read:
"The President and Mrs.
Grant request the pleasure OF
your company at the marriage
of their daughter at the Erec-
utiUe Mansion ON Thursday, May
21..dt II o'clock G.n1."
"Such," The Star tells us was
the invitation that gladdened the
hearts of about 100 persons dur
ing the past week. It was not the
desire of the President or any of
the parties concerned that this
marriage should have the pub
licity which it has obtained. A
compromise was made between a
strictly private wedding and a
general invitation. The friends
and relatives who were nearest
were invited and responded. Some
complimentary invitations were
Evening star., 1952-04-27
By John CIoeett Proctor

~ SOuU St0SSNA bIVStSt
sent to distant cities, so that. about
800 in all were issued"
The Wedding Ceremony
Continuing, The Star gave the
following account of the wedding
ceremony itself, which took place
in the famous east room. gor-
geously' decorated for the purpose: ::
"The marriage took place in the
east room by gas light. This room
is particularly suitable for so au-
gust an occasion. Its decorations
are entirely of white and gold.
The many windows are draped
with lace. The crystal chande-
liers are magnificent, each one
containing 40 burners. Today the
room was in its glory. for the floral
decorations added to its great
beatty. These were superb. The
east window. which is double the
size Of those at either end of the
room, was converted into bower
of exquisite flowers. The dais was
just in front of this window and
a marriage bell of white flowers
was suspended above it. The dais
was carpeted with Turkey carpet.
The guests present were in groups
at both ends of the room, white
ribbons being stretched across the
room from each side the dais,
leaving the space open from the
wide double doors to the dais,
which is opposite.
Wos PopuIor Here
"This bridal party, having as
sembled upstairs, descended by the
private stairway and proceeded
down the hall in the following
order: Mr.. Sartoris and his hest
man advanced to the foot of the
dais, where Rev. DR.. Tiffany
awaited the bride. Miss Conkling
and Miss Frelinghuysen were the
first Of the bridesmaids to arrive.
They paused just after passing the
center of the room. Miss Porter
and Miss Sherman advanced be-
yond them. Miss Drexel and Miss
Dent passing the last two, and
Miss Barnes and Miss Fish passing
to the foot of the dais. Then came
the bride with her father. AS she
approached. Mr.. Sartoris stepped
forward and secured her arm from
her father. The bride and groom
stepped upon the dais, the brides
maids forming a semicircle. DR..
Tiffany performed the service &C
cording to the form of the Metho-
dist Church.
Miss Nellie Grant has grown up
Evening star., 1952-04-27
American Legion,
Forty and Eight
Grand Promenade

Grand Voiture No. 174 of the
District of Columbia Forty and
Eight has set July 26 as the date
of its annual grand promenade to
be held at the Kenneth H. Nash
Post clubhouse, 224 D street Sc.
Election of officers will be held.
Membership Officer Benjamin
Aronsohn requests all Voyaguers
to get their membership reports
in at the earliest possible date in
order that the District may retain
possession Of the st. Bissell
trophy.
Sergt. Jasper Post announces the
sponsorship of two entries in the
Washington Soap Box Derby to be
held on July 20.
Last years runner-up in the
Glass B finals, Richard E. Coombs,
age 12, sand Fred Westberg, age
13, will be the entries.
The appointment Of q nominat-
ing committee to select its officers.
will take place at the meeting Of
Jane A. Delano All-Nurse Post
Thursday evening at the Willard
Hotel.
Election of officers and dele
gates to the department conven-
ton will be held at the June
meeting.
The post has been awarded an
AmericaniSm Citation for its out
standing service to this commu-
nifty during Past National Comdr.
Erie Cookies term of Office.
Caroline E. Bennett, Lillian S.
Truxell and Ethel j. Arnold have
recently been added as new mem
berS.
District Commissioner F. Jo-
seph Donohue will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the third of a
series of AmericaniSm rallies on
Wednesday at 8 pm. at the De-
partment Of Commerce Audito-
rum, under the sponsorship of the
Department Americanism Com
mission.
The commission has also re-
Gently awarded Americanism Ci-
tations to Jane A. Delano, Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, Ste
phen P. McGroarty, Department
of Justice, Department of Interior.
and James H. Jackson Posts.
They submitted the best reports
on Americanism activities during
the current year to date.
A Certificate of Distinguished
Service and a Certificate of Meri-
torius Service has been awarded
to the Fort Stevens Post and to
James E. Walker Posts, respec-
lively.
John j. Finn, chairman oi
the Department Legislative Com
mittee. will preside over the meet.
ing of the committee tomorrow
at 8 pm. at the Willard Hotel.
Mr.. Finn will also be the prin.
cipal speaker at the meeting oi
National Capital Post Thursday
evening at the New Colonia
Hotel. His topic will be Opera.
ton Victory" This will be fol.
lowed by a question and An
Swer Forum"
Legionnaires and their friend
are invited.
An American Legion sponsored
program entitled How Good I
American Air Power" will go OF
Station WMAL for o week start
ing tomorrow. Consult your dali!
newspaper for the time.
Evening star., 1952-04-27
Ladies' Oriental Shrine

Su-zu Court Of the Ladies' ORR
entail Shrine of North America will
participate in the following activi-
ties:
Monday, the Past High PriestesS
Club and the Hi-Lo Club will be
entertained by Mrs. Kitty Smith
Dessert will be served at 8 pm
The joint drill of the Patrol and
Oriental Band will be held at
Roosevelt High School.
Evening star., 1952-04-27

United States Department of
Commerce Unit will meet Thurs
day in the Commerce Building at
8 pm.
Evening star., 1952-04-27

quality of any programs on the
air today.
Each member of the auxiliary
is requested to send their ballot,
which appears in the April issue
of the auxiliary's National
News, to the department radio
chairman, Miss Orvene Nelson,
4433 Faraday place NV. by
May /.
Evening star., 1952-04-27

Vincent B. Costello Unit will
give coffee hour today at Mount
Alto Hospital from Z to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1952-04-27

Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet
Thursday at the Willard Hotel at
pm. with Mrs. Estelle Mead pre-
siding,
Evening star., 1952-04-27

A meeting of Volunteer Hos
pital Workers will be held Fri
day in the Commerce Building
at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1952-04-27

The Executive Committee will
meet tomorrow in the Commerce
Building at 8 pm. with Mrs.
Sarah Deery. department presi-
dent, presiding.
Evening star., 1952-02-03

well. we must have light, said Janto
from the window. There are some candles in
the sideboard, Palovic. Let's have them"
Palovic was crouching at the open side
board cupboard when the electric light came
on little while LATER He stood up and said
proudly, "t doesn't take long for my workers
to put things right Now if only" He
broke off short, the smile going from his face
His eyes were fixed on the Leaders portrait
above the sideboard.
The others followed the direction of his
gaze, and there was moment Of shocked
horror in the room. Scrawled across the face
of the Leader in red chalk was curt, express
sive legend, so audaciously criminal as to be
almost unbelievable. What had been written
was THE Beast!
MENCEv, showing no sign of emotion, looked
round the room. Janto was standing by the
window, his mouth little open, his face
pudgy and stupid-looking with surprise, Ustal
and Levanov were still sitting at the table,
hypnotized by the obscenity on the portrait,
and Palovic, his shock going was glaring at
the poster. his lips working nervously, his
face twitching with the rising frenzy of
fanatic whose god has been defiled.
Mencev said curtly. ''Sit down, Janto -
and keep quiet, everybody"
He waited for Janto to sit down, and the
sternness of his face kept them silent Mencev
was not man to be disobeyed. He nodded to
Palovic and waited for him to sit down before
he began to speak
Mencev leaned forward, his elbows on the
table, and looked from one to the other. Then
he said evenly, This has happened before.
Three times in the last month in various
places in the town we have had this sacrilege
committed. But always before there has been
no hope of discovering who did it. It is the
work either of an enemy of the State or some
unbalanced person. Now 80. " he paused.
glancing up for moment at the portrait
-. I'VE shall know. Quite clearly somebody
in this room is responsible"
"And we don't have to look far!" cried
Palovic, his eyes on Janto. He"
'Quiet" The iciness in Mencev's voice
stilled Palovic. Mencev turned to Ustal and
Evening star., 1952-02-03
TT WAS dark outside,
Il and it was raining,
FICTION

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hard summer rain which
had been falling all day without bringing any
coolness. Commissar Mencev of the Peoples
Police shifted uncomfortably on his chair and,
as he looked at the lights Of the town showing
in the valley below, wished that Palovic would
drop dead. 1t would be pleasure not to hear
his rasping voice again.
Palovic, very tall, very lean, with short
cropped hair and bright fanatic seyes thumped
the table and shouted -
This is no time for half measures! No
time for sentiment! Maybe there is some
doubt about the guilt of one or two of these
men, but the simple fact that they cause us
doubt makes them guilty. They should be
treated the same as the rest. The interests of
the people. of the state, demand that they
should be eliminated. ~
Mencev scarcely bothered to listen. He
knew exactly what Palovic was going on to
say. He glanced round the long table at the
Others On his left, their backs to the window,
sat Ustal and Levanov. They were nodding
and looking wise. and he knew that Palovic
would carry them with him. On his right -
the only man on that side of the table was
Janto, fat, dumpy little Janto. Usually his
face was creased with smile and his eyes
bright with laughter ~ but now he was scowl-
ing, angry. Palovic would never convince
him. Yet the whole of Palovic's rasping Bit
terness was directed against him and his
moderation and common-sense.
NlENCEv sighed to himself and wished them
all to the devil though his severe, square-cut
face showed nothing but an uncompromising
stolidness. If only, thought Mencev, we had
more Jantos and fewer Palovics, then life in
this town would be still tolerable. But here
was Palovic smelling out new heresies against
the party and wanting dozen men indicted.
Once the word was given, that would be the
end of them. He was an ambitious man,
Palovic -. very ambitious =. Mencev de-
cided that his friend, Janto, would do well to
watch himself.
Janto began to speak now: ''The evidence
against some of these men is clear, and shall
vote for their arrest. But against the others
l have named there is nothing. am as
vigilant as Palovic or any other member of
this committee to guard the interests of the
people, but justice demands that the innocent
should not be swept up with the guilty. If
sheep are killed by dog in the night it is
not wise to shoot every dog in the district. The
Evening star., 1952-02-03

sheep-worrying stops, but what dogs are left
then to guard the sheep against the wolves?"
''Pah!" Palovic exploded Spare us these
farming fables! Maybe his voice dropped,
becoming cold and contemptuous 'Comrade
Janto defends them because he has friends
amongst them?"
Mencev saw Janto jump to his feet and
begin to shout, his short, thickset body stak-
ing with anger. He could have stopped him.
After all, he was chairman of the committee
as well as Chief of Police. But it was better
to let Janto get his anger out of his system.
Mencev looked round the room Beyond
Palovic was framed oil painting of the
Great Leader Mencev looked away from
it quickly but as his eyes roved across the
room the same face this time frowned pug
naciously at him from large cardboard
poster hung high above the sideboard against
the wall behind Janto. The Leader, he
thought -. and then stopped his thoughts
from going any further.
Palovic and Janto were now hurting insults
at one another. Ustal and Levanov were
watching. little smiles about their lips. Mencev
decided to stop the quarrel. But before he
could say anything the light from the single
big bulb hanging over the table went out
The unexpected darkness silenced the two
men. For second or two everyone sat very
still and there was only the sound of the night
rain beating down outside and the gentle
rustic of a curtain by the open window.
Mencev said evenly, Another power cut -
or maybe the bulbs gone'
From the far end of the table came Palovic's
voice, Try the wall lights"
Mencev heard Janto push his chair back
and move toward the door to find the wall
switch. He heard him blunder heavily against
the sideboard and swear. A little later came
the click of switch from the door.
ITS cut" Janto's voice came from the
darkness. ''Or maybe sabotage at the power
station. Eth, Palovic?"
Mencev smiled in the darkness as he
heard Janto move behind him to the window.
Palovic was controller of the power station.
Until we are completely re-equipped,"
came Palovic's voice sharply, 1--WE must expect
occasional breakdowns'
Evening star., 1952-02-03

Levanov. did either of you two move while
the lights were out?"
They shook their heads like a couple of
puppets, incapable of speech, and Mencev
knew they were telling the truth for he had
been able to see their dark silhouettes against
the window.
'Ustal and Levanov have been in their
places the whole time, and so have but YOU
have only my word for my own behavior ="
mo, Commissar." 1t was Ustal, his voice
trembling nervously. II was watching your
cigarette end. You have not moved"
Thank you. That leaves Janto and Pal
ovic'
Palovic jumped to his feet. "If anyone
thinks am capable of such filthy -"
Mencev waved him down with curt ges-
ture, and then turned to Janto.
"Janto what did you do?''
Janto, his composure recovered now,
shrugged his shoulders. 'Palovic suggested
the wall lights. got up and made for the
switch by the door. On the way banged into
the sideboard. found the switch but nothing
happened. Then / crossed to the window
to look at the town lights to see if they were
cut. They were. stayed by the window
until the lights came on. If anyone wants my
opinion, I think Palovic did it. The blood
thirsty way he's been acting over these names
proves that he's unbalanced. He"
Liar! You fat peasant, III -"
Quiet! roared Mencev. Then to the
angry Palovic - what did you do?"
Nothing. sat here until Janto asked me
to get the candles from the sideboard went
to the sideboard and was still cropping for
them when the light came on. I'd have to be
mad to do thing like this!'
Maybe you are" suggested Janto quietly.
FALovIc's eyes narrowed suddenly and with
sneer he said, "Am I? Not so mad that
can't spot traitor when see one. You've
always been the stumbling block on this COM
mittee with your canting insistence on mod
Grafton and fair play. You'd do anything to
save your friends, to sabotage the Peoples
Government But this time you've gone too
far. Look at his right hand!'
Jantos hand was on the table Mencev
leaned forward. On the thumb and the next
two fingers of his right hand were smears
OF red chalk. Janto looked at the marks in
amazement and Palovic went on in triumph,
It's easy to see what he did. He got up, wrote
those filthy words, and then went to the win
dow and threw the chalk away. But the stupid
idiot hadn't the sense to wipe his fngers"
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Virginia 6. Q. P. 10 Choose
Sd District Candidate
By the Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, July 26. - vir.
|ginia's Third District Republicans
will reconvene here August Is to
name candidate to oppose Rep
resentative Gary for Congress in
November.
District Chairman Richard A.
Simpson said the meeting would
be recall of the convention which
recessed May 13 without nomina-
ting a congressional candidate.
The meeting originally was
scheduled yesterday on the as
sumption the deadline for candi.
dates to file for the general elec-
ton was 10 days after the July is
Democratic primary. But Attor-
ney General J. Lindsay Almond
ruled that the deadline is Sep
tember 5.
The Third District includes
Richmond and Colonial Heights
and Henrico and Chesterfield
Counties.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Road Intersection Channels
AssoiIed in Southern MARYLAND

should, in his opinion. be given
the right to sue the State.
At Mason Springs, near Indian
Head, he asserted. access curves
are so short and narrow that
trucks have to climb the curbing
before making the turn.
William F. childs, the COM
missions chief engineer, said
channelization is being installed
at all new primary and some
secondary road intersections as
a safety measure.
No Left Turn Lanes.
One complainant said yesterday
that traffic frequently is tied in
knots at the. junction of the old
and new Routes 301 near Upper
Marlboro because left turn lanes
have not been provided. Near the
Naval Base, motorists find it diff
ficult to turn left from the Great
Mills road onto Route 5.
Resident roads commission engi-
neers Of the area who refused use
of their names agreed the present
channel designs pose risks that
should be remedied. Some engi-
neers, it was learned, made their
views known before the designs
were adopted. They predicted the
channels would bring a rise in the
accident rate.
Most of the State district
engineers frowned on the idea
lit was reliably reported. It also
was learned that an installation
near Cobb Island. scene Of several
recent mishaps, will be recon
structed at an early date.