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Evening star., 1952-10-26
Sophomore Crowned
Queen
Al 6. W. u. Fete

Miss Virginia D. Leetch, 10
sophomore at George Washing
ton University, was crowned
Homecoming Queen of the univer-
sity in ceremonies last night at
the National Guard Armory.
The new queen. who lives at
1897 Thirty first street NV, was
crowned by George F. Sengstack
president of the student body. It
was a feature Of the homecoming
ball.
Miss Leetch was selected from
among Is candidates.
Tapped for Fraternity.
The ceremonies also included
the tapping of eight outstanding
students for membership in Omi-
cron Delta Kappa, national activi-
ties honorary fraternity. The Gate
and Key Society, an honorary
Organization for men outstanding
in fraternity life, also announced
one honorary and "a student
members who will be initiated
later.
The new members Of Omicron
Delta Kappa are:
Mr.. Sengstack, Urbino j. (Bino)
Barreira, Glen L. Archer. James T.
Merow, Harold E. Mesirow, Michr
ael B. Rapport, Henry A. REM, III,
and George Tennyson.
Gate and Key Members.
The new Gate and Key Society
members are:
William j. Reinhart, University
basketball coach who was the
honorary member, and John A.
Lytle, Mitchell Blakstein, Charles
H. Clark, Seymour Beckman, Mr..
REM, Burton H. Wolfe, Edward G.
Ferero, Ronald H. Woody, Sher-
wood A. Drake, Thomas D. Grady,
Richard N. Creswell. Thomas S.
Israel, Bernard A. Band, Samuel
M. Schneider, Donald E. Lucas,
Harvey D. KaplanA Frederick B.
Warder, Robert A. Gray, Waldo
Goglin, Fotis Karousatis, Mr.
Archer, David E. Goldberg, John j.
McDonough, Francis S. Caracciolo.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Petition for Transfer
.0fLiquor Store Denied

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board has denied a request Of
Miss Ruth Egber, to transfer her
license for a package liquor store
from 1908 U street NV. to 276
Kentucky avenue Sc. It did so on
grounds the Kentucky avenue ad-
dress was not an appropriate place
for liquor store and because
many nearby property owners and
residents objected.
The hearing began october 3
and was continued on october 13.
closing with arguments by oppos-
ing attorneys on Thursday.
At the first hearing, Michael
J. Lane and Milford F. Schwartz,
attorneys for those opposing the
transfer, told the board that many
of the names on a petition favor
ing the transfer appeared to be
in the same handwriting. They
offered to employ a handwriting
expert to bear out their conten-
ton. The board then postponed
the hearing until an expert could
testify.
Ira N. Gullickson. the expert,
said there were apparently many
instances in which one person
signed more than one name.
At both hearings representatives
Of the Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton. parent-teacher groups, and
businessmen objected to the
transfer.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
H.F.Hubbard
Named 10 D. T..
Personnel Post
Appointee Says
He'll Oppose
Empire Building

Appointment of Henry F. Hub
bard to the $4,000 a year post OF
District personnel officer. under
the Reorganization Plan, was an
nounced yesterday by the District
commissioners.
The 47-year-old appointee is
head Of the Washington Office of
Rogers. Slade and Hill, a New
York management consultant firm
and has had 25 years experience
in personnel administration.
Where District personnel ad-
miniStration in the past has been
scattered among a number of diff
ferent agencies, the new Office in
the General Administration De-
partment brings this function
under single head.
Mr.. Hubbard told The Star that
empire building" - in which
supervisors seek to enlarge their
stats in the belief that it will lead
to their own promotion-will be
combatted wherever found in the
District Government.
"I don't know if empire building
exists in the District Govern
ment," he said, "but if it does,
I will move to counteract it,"
Supports Empl0ye Morale.
He outlined as his immediate
problem that of effecting economy
while still maintaining a high
level of employe morale.
If reduction in force are found
necessary, Mr.. Hubbard said. he
favorS a plan of letting natural
attrition - through the normal
amount of job-quitting - take
care of the problem rather than
to recommend dismissals.
Mr.. Hubbard said a placement
unit would file information on the
abilities and endeavors of each
employe SO that when another job
opens up, it will be filled on the
basis of adaptability. He pointed
out that jobs are sometimes
handed a worker merely because
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Servicemen' S Kin Ask
Cease-Fire in Korea
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Oct. 25.-
The mother-in-law of a wounded
Korean veteran called upon 1875
persons registered for a Save our
Sons" assembly today to petition
candidates and elected officials for
an immediate Korean cease-f1re.
Mrs. Florence Gowgiel of Argo,
III. arranged for the assembly to
meet in Springfield. Her Son-in-
law. William Scoby of Roberts
Park, ILL.,. was struck by a mortar
shell fragment April S.
"We are told only the question
of repatriation of prisoners delays
cease fire." she said. "Interna-
tional law on the repatriation of
prisoners of war does not grant
any country the right to screen
prisoners of war on a political
basis. In any case. repatriation is
not military question. It is a
civilian question:
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Of Queen
Marks Homecoming
Al u. Of Maryland

Homecoming at the University
of Maryland yesterday began be-
fore the football game with Louis
lana State University when Miss
Elizabeth Poisal, 10, was crowned
homecoming queen.
The old grads then sat back
with the Maryland students to see
their team beat LSU by "a to 6.
Miss Poisal. who is from Hedge
vile. w. Va. is a Junior in the
college of arts and sciences. She
was nominated by Alpha Chi
Omega sorority.
The pregame ceremonies started
with a drill by the Air Force
Reserve Officers Training Corps
of the university. The cadets,
numbering 5000 strong, were un-
der the command of Col. Joseph
r. Ambrose. The Marine Corps
Drum and Bugle Corps also took
part.
General Introduces Queen.
After the drill, the Maryland
Band formed a heart at one end
of the field. The candidates for
the Homecoming Queen title then
gathered in the middle of the
heart.
Miss Poisal was introduced as
the new queen and was crowned
by Brig. Gen. A. F. Gearhard,
deputy chief of chaplains Of the
Air Force.
Halftime saw further doings
by the Maryland Band and the
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps.
Even traffic conditions seemed
to favor the homecoming celebra-
ton.
The usual heavy traffic was on
the streets and highways leading
to the stadium before and after
the game as 10000 people headed
for the same spot. But, police said
it was handled easier than at any
of the other Maryland games this
year.
Candidates Listed.
Laurela race track was closed.
So, the football fans did not have
to compete for highway space with
the race horse people. The one
way system on University Lane
went smoothly. No major traffic
jams were reported by police after
the game.
Traffic was considered normal
by about $50 pm. which is some
thing" police added.
In addition to Miss Poisal, can
didates for Homecoming Queen
were:
Patricia Robin, Lois Schenker, :,
Vicky Barrow, Pat Weise, Dorothy
Hooker, Joan Hoover, Pat Sieg-
man, Shirley Adams, Marienne
Candida.
Cynthia Brown, Bobbie Pridgen,
Rocky Smith, Diane Blanken,
Donna Harris, Gerry Oberfield,
Muriel Wallace. Betsy Culbertson,
Betty Kelly. Martha Meyer.
Margie Gottschalk. Sally Shrott.
Claire Smith, Betsy Price, Carmen
Gueveria, Nancy 10 Kohlhoss.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Police Seize Six Men
In Daylight Robbery
lon Downtown Corner

Six men, suspected of attack
ing and robbing a furniture
salesman in broad daylight on q
downtown street corner were cap
tured by police within 10 minutes
late yesterday afternoon.
Kicked in the head and body
and severely beaten was Kay F.
Owenby. 80, of the 400 block OF
D street NE.
Mr.. Owenby, employed by the
Roman Furniture Service Co., told
police he was walking at Fifth and
G streets NV. at 4:25 pm. when
a sedan pulled up to the inter-
section.
Police Spot Auto.
He said two men got out,
jumped on him and threw him
to the ground. They took his
wallet and $50. he declared. Po-
lice could not find the property
after the men were caught.
A witness. William T. Guice, 80,
of 622 Fifth street NV, told po-
lice he saw one of the men hit
Mr.. Owenby in the head.
The furniture salesman re-
gained his feet after his assail-
ants drove off in their auto. He
went to a nearby restaurant to
call police.
Arrest of the six by First Pre-
cinct Pvts. Robert G. Lain and
Peter j. Bergin followed within
10 minutes.
Booked on robbery charges were
Thomas B. Reynolds, As, of the
500 block K street NE; Henry
B. White. 81, of the 100 block
Massachusetts, avenue NV;
Franklin B. Stump. "a, of the
400 block Massachusetts, avenue
NV; Howard B. Lilly, 80, of
the 100 block E street NV, and
Leroy j. Fitzgerald, 35, of the
3400 block Richmond highway,
Alexandria. The sixth man was
released,
The policemen, riding in a pa
troll wagon, were just leaving the
Municipal Center garage when
they saw the wanted automobile
travelling north on Third street
NV.
One Suspect Subdued.
They halted the auto at Third
and E streets NV. and went over
to question the six occupants.
Pvt. Bergin took the drivers side.
His partner approached on the
other.
AS the men filed out, one of
them jumped on Pvt. Bergin and
attempted to snatch his revolver.
Pvt. Bergin subdued the suspect.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Feast of Christ the Kino

Air Force Chaplain C. E. lie
linski will preach during solemn
high military mass celebrating
the Catholic Feast of Christ the
King at 10 o'cock this morning in
Fort Meyer Post Gymnasium. Air
Force Chaplain Emmett L. Walsh
will be celebrant.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Police Seek to Contact
New York Fire Chief

Washington and other East
Coast police departments have
been alerted to intercept New
York City's fire chief to tell him
his daughter has suddenly become
ill with polio.
New York police said Chief
Joseph E. Rooney left New York
City Friday on his way to st
Petersburg, Fla. His daughter
became i'll yesterday. Chief Rooney
is driving 1949 Dodge sedan with
New York license plates Q-K1816
He is believed to be travelling or
Route l.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Shepherd PTA Meeting

Miss Katherine Scrivener, d.
rector of Curriculum in the public
schools, will address the Shepherd
Parent Teacher Association at
pm. tomorrow at the school, Four
teenth street and Kalmia road
NV.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Ridqwuy in Wax Museum

LONDON. Oct. Is R.-Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway will soon
join the ranks of other famous
people in Madame Tussaud's Wax
Museum. A wax figure of the
American commander of North
Atlantic treaty forces is now on
order. q museum ofncial said TO-
day.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
DIR. Kronstein to Lecture

DR.. Heinrich Kronstein, pro-
lfessor of law at Georgetown Uni
versity, will lecture on Classics
and Lawyers" at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row in Copley Lounge, Thirty
seventh and o streets NV.
, 1952-03-05

vance, with most gains held to
small fractions.
Although Wall Street was in a
more optimistic mood, brokerage
firms cautioned clients that it was
premature to assume that all SELL
ing for the March Is tax deadline
was out of the way. They also
noted that the threat of a steel
strike had been by no means re-
moved.
DUPONT was outstanding with a
rise Of 2 points, but other indus
trial favorities failed to top their
previous closing levels by more
than fractions. They included u.
S. Steel, Union Carbide, Kenne-
colt, Bethlehem Steel, Interna-
tional Nickel, Republican Steel, U.
, 1952-03-05
S. Rubber, Radio Corporation,

S. Rubber, Radio Corporation,
General Motors and Chrysler.
Santa Fe showed up best in the
carriers with a rise of Fl.
At II a. m. the Dow-Jones IN
dustrial average was up $1.28 a
share, the rails were up sc, and
the utilities were up 1c.
The transfer of several large
initial blocks of stock, including
1000 Armour and 5000 Radio
lefted first hour sales to 100000
shares as against 100000 yester-
day.
, 1952-03-05

Curb stocks vel irregularly
higher. Big board perked up with
rail ISSUES in demand. Commodities
were. mixed with grains higher and
cotton lower,
, 1952-03-05
BY KOsLOW
international News Service
Financial Writer

NEW YORK, March S. (INS)-
The stock market continued to
press forward today with selected
issues in demand. However, to-
days session bore few of the ear
marks of yesterdays runaway adj
, 1952-03-05

FOR RENT-Room for man; priv |
ileges. Call ME-5337. t29
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Miniature Annual

Statistics of the 10Th annual
exhibition of The Miniature
Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
Society of Washington, D. c..
were given here May II. and an
illustration last Sunday. of the
prize-winning portrait on ivory.
So high is the technical skill
concentrated in many of the
more than 200 works "in little"
on view in the foyer Of the Nat
ural History Building. U. S. Ma
tional Museum, that it seems in
vidious to single out for specific
mention, the few which space
permits.
There are more than two
dozen examples of water color
painting on ivory, which is still
the kind Of work most people
think of as miniature" Among
them are particularly attractive
items by Lisbeth Stone Barrett,
Margaret Benton, Rosina Cox
Boardman, Marjorie Dunn, Jack
Grue and Jerry Quier.
Marian u. M. Lane is repre-
Sented with 6 of her beautiful
illuminations, well known to
local art lovers, and commented
upon by Ruel P. Tolman, So
ciety president. He called atten-
ton also to 2 examples in the
same medium by Carl H.
Tcherny. one of which, "A
Simple Prayer" he said. is de-
serving of special attention for.
its technical skill which equals
or approaches that Of the work
done in ages past"
Another unusual specimen is
q hand bound book. among the
smallest that exist, done by An
nette Joyce Metcalfe. It is Lin
coins Addresses" printed from
movable type. OHowever. there
are smaller case bound books.)
Exquisite little oil paintings,
water colors, enamels, prints,
ceramics and sculptures give the
show extensive variety. Crea-
tors of some of the outstanding
items are John Taylor Arms,
Eleanor Cox, Janet Gilbert,
Katherine Hobbs, Minor jane
son, Daniel Knowlton, DR.. Mallo
Lopez (breadcrumb sculptures),
Leonora Quarterman, Lisel Sal
zer, Maysie Stone, Reynold
Weidenaar and I. Ylahim
(among the very few modernistS
in the show.
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Moderns

Three days remain to see the
one-man shows at the Phillips
Gallery Of paintings by Nicolas
de Stael and William Congdon,
both new to Washington gall
leries. De Stael, of Swedish
Russian parentage, is 38, and
already a dominant influence
in contemporary art" according
to the critique and biographical
data accompanying his group of
6 paintings. They are abstrac-
tions, built up with considerable
travail. Three have been &C
quired by the Phillips Gallery.
Congdon. now 40. is American,
born in. Providence, r. l., q
graduate of Yale University.
According to the data framed
with his show. with a critique
by H. S. EIDE, he is primarily a
sculptor, His paintings. done in
Italy, are almost sculptured in
Evening star., 1952-05-25

Federal troops from being COM
municated to the disunion forces
South Of that city. While at the
telegraph Office he discovered the
secession flag floating over the
Marshall House, and, taking with
him a squad Of men, proceeded to
the place, and in respectful Ian
guage desired the landlord (James
Jackson) to haul it down. This
request being refused, he pro-
ceeded with his squad to the top
of the house and hauled it down
"In descending the stairs the
keeper Of the house discharged one
load of a double -barreled gun into
the heart of Col. Ellsworth, who
fell dead upon the stairs. Pvt.
Brownell, one Of the zouaves ac-
Icompanying Ellsworth to take
down the flag, instantly discharged
the contents of his fnusket into
Jackson's brain, bayoneting his
body as he fell. The remaining
barrel of the gun in Jackson's
hand was discharged as he reeled
backward, the ball grazing the
forehead of Brownell."
On the day Of the funeral The
Star carried this account:
1.-The body of the late Col. E. E.
Ellsworth Of the New York Zou-
aves was on Saturday morning
removed, under a military es-
cort, from the Navy Yard to the
Executive Mansion. preparatory tc
its removal to New York. It was
placed in q metallic coffin, Of
imitation rosewood, heavily
mounted with silver. and envelopec
In the United States flag. It was
lin the usual uniform of the gal
liant commander, and a beautiful
bouquet of white lilies placed upon
1.-The breast. From 8 o'clock to II
1.-THE east room was filled with 9
|Sympathizing crowd, anxious tc
see the face Of the departed SOL
ldier, which bore q pleasant and
natural aspect.
"At the appointed hour for the
funeral, the President Of the
UNITED States and Mrs. Lincoln
lSecretary Seward and daughter
Secretary Smith and wife. Gen,
lScott, a number Of Army officers,
1.-THE field and staff of the Zouayes
land other distinguished persons
being present, the solemn funeral
service of the Episcopal church
was read by Rev. DR.. Pyne, at
tended by Drs. Butler and Mar
shall and Chaplain Dodge Of the
lZouaves.< DR.. Pyne made some
very impressive remarks on the
subject of the sudden death and
manly character of the deceased
soldier.
"The services having been con-
cluded, the body was conveyed to
the hearse, drawn by four white
horses.
corp. Brownell. the Zouave who
avenged the death Of his COM
mander. attracted much attention
Jas he walked In line. bearing the
lcaptured secession banner. bathed
WITH the colonsl's blood"
Evening star., 1952-05-25
Impressions of Peru

Mary Watkins (now Mrs.
James Thackara) has a solo ex-
hibition at the Whyte Gallery
through May. comprising about
20 paintings Of Peru. some OF
them depicting scenes. such as
"Cuzco Street." "Quechua Mar
ket Place." ETC.; others ex-
pressing the artists reaction to
the rich folklore and symbol
ism.
Mrs. Thackara is a good
painter, and I am sympathetic
with her obvious enthusiasm for
the ancient lore of the Indians.
which has inspired many Of
these paintings. But it seems
to me there is rather too much
of it crowded into some Of
them. The Indian symbols are
reinterpreted by the artist, and
she has remained free Of any
slavish adherence to Indian
color and design. Still. the In
dians themselves do this better
because it is a part of their
racial and spiritual life.
I think the best of Mrs.
Thackara's paintings is the
vertical panel 1.-THE Amazon
No. l." with it's good design
and green and brown color
scheme.
A native of the District Of
Columbia, the artist studied at
the Phillips Gallery's art school
in the 1930s. Since 1886 she has
exhibited in Washington and
other cities. She has participate
ed frequently in the ANIMALS
of the Society of Washington
Artists and the Washington
Artists Guild. Of both of which
she is a member.
Conquest by Terror
BY Leland Stowe. (Random
House; $780,
Here in grim detail is the
story of satellite Europe with
its warning for the West-six
nations thoroughly regimented
and so closely tied to the Soviet
Union, economically and po-
litically, that no separation
seems possible short of a world
war. Mr.. Stowe has done an
excellent job of interpretive re-
porting on the countries beyond
the iron curtain.
Evening star., 1952-05-25

leo at GullQnall Mmc. ScOtt.
School of Music and in Paris.
After appearing as leading con-
tralto with several opera COM
panies, she sang in oratorio with
the New York Philharmonic and
the Detroit Symphony, also in re-
citals. She taught music at the
University School of Music in
Lincoln. Nebr.. in Wisconsin and
in Chicago and was active as di-
rector of music and contralto So
loiSt in several churches.
At present Mime. Scott is State
chairman Of the National Asso-
citation of Teachers of Singing and
director of the st. Stephens Lu-
theran Church Choir In Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1952-05-25

Golden West" The priest was q
singer himself. Once when serv-
ling in the army, his colonel
asked his advice on how to win
over the. Austrians of the village
they were occupying. Discovering
that the leading citizen, a doctor,
was a music lover. Father Dante
engaged a guitarist, went into the
doctors garden and began to sing.
"Recondita armonia," "E lucevan
lie stelle" from "Tosca" were fol-
lowed by other Puccini arias.
Soon the hostile door opened in
greeting.
Understanding Of "Boheme"
One has but to read of Puccini's
first days in the little fishing vii
llange of Tore del Lago to under
stand how the atmosphere of la
Boheme" appealed to him. In the
opera he has pictured his COM
|panions of those wild days, their
|pranks and buffoonery. with a
fidelity gained through associa-
ton. In "Tosca" are the sounds of
the church bells of the village,
and the scene in the church is
patterned after Puccini's own
youthful experiences in Lucca.
When Father del Fiorentino said
his first mass after ordination, an
"Ecce Sacerdos" scribbled on a
piece of paper by Puccini was part
of the musical service. At the fes-
tivities following, the local band
played excerpts from "Tosca" and
"a chorus from "Manon" was sung.
The life Of these Tuscan peasants
was bound up with Puccini's
music.
Father Dante writes with charm
and fluency. Now an American
citizen. he is at present pastor of
st. Lucy's Church In Brooklyn,
N. Y. He studied in Rome, Pisa
and at Columbia University. His
book begins when he himself was
Is years old and first saw Puc-
|cini lying in a boat with a broken
leg due to an accident "in the
roaring devil of a motorcar he
owned" Then was born his love
for Puccini. In later years he be-
came his almost daily companion
when curate Of the church in
Tore del Lago.
The scandals of Puccini's life,
the quarrels with his wife Elvira,
his manner of working, the sue
cesses and failures of his operas
are all told. The details gain in
the telling through the authors
personal knowledge. The foibles
of the composer. while not min
imized, are softened when viewed
by the tolerant eyes of the Tuscan
peasants. Many unknown anec-
dotes are related. Famous names
fill the pages.
Puccini's final illness cast de-
spair over these loving people.
When his body was brought back
to Tore del Lago two years after
his death, hundreds begged for
the honor of carrying him to his
last resting place. Posted for all
to read was the notice: 1.-THE
Great One will pass again for the
last time along the white road
which leads to the lake. His
spirit. here present, vibrates like
David's harp. Display your best
|draperies from your balconies,
strew your easements with the
golden broom which is now in
flower and which he loved so well.
1t is not a funeral which passes.
Giacomn Prccini is moi. deadn