Evening star., 1952-12-27
Central High Alumni
Honor 5 Graduates
Al Annual Reunion

AISC1AlSGIOh, "C1C IIOllOIcu ldS
night during the annual reunion
of the schools alumni association
in the Shoreham Hotel.
Those who were awarded Ger
tificates of distinction wer
Rudolph Behrend. class of 1895
lawyer. real estate man and phi
lanthropist; Mrs. Mary Hog
Bruce, class of 1902, poet; Herber
S. Bursley. class of 1914, caree
diplomat; S. J. Solomon, class o
1918, president of Californi;
Eastern Airways. Inc, and Rea
Admiral George C. Wright, clas
of 1921. director of the Atomic
Energy Division in the Office o
the Chief of Naval Operations.
In citing Mr.. Behrend for sue
cess in his fields. the alumni asso'
citation also noted that he has beer
very active on the committee tina
has been seeking a place for thu
permanent display of Central.
memorials and trophies. The
school went out of existence ir
June, 1850. Mr.. Behrend lives al
3706 Massachusetts, avenue NV
Special Dinner for Poet.
Mrs. Hoge. who came to the re-
union from her home in Cincin-
natl, Ohio. was given a special
dinner by the alumni of the Glass
of 1902. Her most recent work
is This High Hour" She has
been active in creative writing
groups. including the League OF
American Pen Women. the Great
er Cincinnati Writer'S League and
the Cincinnati Women's Press
Club, of which she is a past presi-
dent. She has been honored by
the Ohio Library Association as
the "Ohio Author of the Year"
Mr.. Bursley. who lives in the
Broadmoor Apartments, is with
the Foreign Service Personne'
Division of the State Department
He has served on the embassy
staffs at London, Dublin, Sofia
1nStanbul. Prague, Belgrade, An.
kara, Mexico City and elsewhere
He was the American Ambassador
to Honduras from 1948 until De.
cember, 1850.
Mr.. Solomon's certificate citec
him as also being a director of the
YMCA here. Following graduation
from the National University Law
School, he served as vice president
of the National Airport Corp. from
1888 to 1912 and was manager oil
National Airport from 1888 tt
1941. when he was named presi.
dent of Northeast Airlines. Three
years later he became chairman OF
the board.
Won Airline Honor.
In 1850 he became president oi
California-Eastern Airways. He
also is president of the Airline.
War Training Institute. In 194T
he was awarded a certificate o1
merit by the presidents of all air.
lines operating in the Unitec
States in recognition of the con.
structive work he has performed
in aviation. Mr.. Solomon lives al
9101 Colesville road, Silver Spring
Md.
Admiral Wright, who lives a
6109 Worthington drive, West.
moreland Hills. Md. has com.
manded several naval vessels, ane
has been an instructor in marine
engineering. During World Wal
II, he carried on highly success.
full anti-submarine operations. II
January, 1851, he assumed com.
mand of the batt1eShip Missouri
and participated in operations of
Korea. He was cited by the asso.
citation for meritoriouS service per.
formed in the field of naval science
and operations.
The oldest alumnuS present wa!
Edgar T. Gaddis, Sc, of 1017 Eas
Capitol street, an attorney, WHIT
has been practicing here for more
than 40 years. He actually ante.
dates Central High School. HI
was in the Grammar School fol
Boys which was combined with
the Grammar School for Girls
The schools were united to form
Washington High School, which
later became Central.
One of the highlights Of tht
evening was entertainment b!
Barnee Breeskin, of the Shore.
ham, Class of 1929 at Central.
Reilly Becomes President.
New officers were announced
last night. They were:
James A. Reilly, a State De
partment attorney, Class of 1872!
at Central, named president o
the alumni association tor a one
year term. He succeeded Eldret
c. Dickinson. Glass of 1924, VIII
held Office for two years. MI
Reilly lives at 1922 Eighteenth
street NV. Vice presidents chose1
were Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp Riley
Miss Katherine Sunny, Mis-
Bessie Whitford, Rooert E. New
by, Mrs. Katherine BARLEY an
Maj. Gen. Donald A. Stroh
U. S. A., retired.
John c. FranZoni was name,
treasurer, and Mrs. Martha Baker
secretary.
~ Honorary vice presidents ar
Lawrence G. Hoover, Miss Rutl
McRae, Col. Lynn Woodwork, d.
Robert A. Maurer. Charles Smoot
Miss Helen Coolidge and DR.. AL
fred SEE.
Board of Directors.
The following were named t
the board of directors: Bruc
Baird. Mr.. Behrend, Mrs. Doro
thy Harvey Chapplear. Calvi
Cramer. Miss Gladys Davis, Nj
Dickerson. Edward Dunlap, Mis-
Patricia Gibbon and Guy Harper
Also DR.. George Hodgkins, Mis-
Pauline Holer, Miss Murial Hoove
Miss Pearl Jones. Miss jeanette {
Kern, Comdr. Andrew w. Lee. D
A. Harry Ostrow and Mrs. Jan
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