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Evening star., 1952-04-02
|Kirsten Faqstad Receives Farewell Ovation at Met

Met in the title role of Gluck's
opera, "Alcestis."
She was given a 22-minute ova-
Ition by the audience at the END
Iof the performance. Torn pro-
grams and rose petals fluttereo
down from the upper tiers as peo-
pile on the orchestra floor stooC
to applaud.
| In the presence of the entire
cast, Mime. Flagstad was presented
with a silver cup and tray, the
Evening star., 1952-04-02
One Moment
With God
By EDWARD L. r. ELSON.
Pastor, National Presbyterian Church

PROMISES KEPT.
Jesus promised his disciples four
things: Joy, peace, power, trouble.
They got all four. They had a holy
happiness-a gaiety that infected
Others They had peace-the peace
of sins forgiven and union with
God. They mad power-the dy-
manic power of Gods spirit in
their lives. And they had trouble
plenty of it. But the joy, peace.
and power that Christ gave them
saw them through. Men looked at
them and said, These are they
that have turned the world up
aide down." It can be done today
Matthew 10:16-40.
Prayer: o God, giUe me the
10Y and the peace and the potDer
to withstand trouble. Amen.
Evening star., 1952-04-02
Pukistun Hit by Tornado

/ DACCA, East Pakistan. April 2
tP.-A week lend tornado has left
Ia path of destruction in Serajgunj
and adjoining districts Of East
Pakistan. Unofficial reports today
said the casualties reached hun
ldredS. sss@
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By the Associofed Press

By the Associoted Press
NEW YORK, April 2.-Kirsten
Flagstad was given farewell ova-
ton at the Metropolitan Opera
last night.
There were 13 curtain calls TO,
the soprano. soon to retire to hel
villa in Norway.
She sang her second farewell
operatic performance here in two
years when she appeared at the
Evening star., 1952-04-02
IMsqr. John J. Bourdmon
Named Bishop of GuneIu
BY the Associoted Press

bT me AsSOtiofsu FTssS
Msgr. John j. Boardman, now
attached to the Catholic Society
Iof the Propagation of the Faith.
last night was appointed titular
bishop of Gunela and auxiliary to
Archbishop Thomas Mulloy of
BROOKLYN.
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gift of her friends at the Metro
politan and in the Metropolitan
Opera Guild.
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Truman 10 Attend
Memorial Service

President Truman and high
Government officials win pay their
last respects to King George vi
at a memorial service to be held
at 3 pm. next Friday in Wash
ington Cathedral.
The service, to be held at ap-
proximately the hour Of King
Georges burial at Windsor Castle,
will be open to the public. The
Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre, jr.,
dean of the Cathedral. will of1ici-
ate at the service.
Ambassadors Of the eight British
commonwealth countries request
ed the official tribute here. Sec
retary Of State Acheson will rep
resent President Truman at the
funeral in England.
Another memorial service will be
held at the same hour next Friday
at Epiphany Episcopal Church.
1917 g street NV.
Still another memorial service
will be held at 4 pm. February II
IN the Cathedral. This service is
being arranged for British citizens
and others who may not be able to
attend the, Friday service.
st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
Eighteenth and Church streets
NV, will hold q memorial service
for King George at II am. to-
morrow. The Rev. Harold Bend
Sedgwick. rector. will conduct the
service.
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Marshal of England. and the Lord
Great Chamberlain, Lord Chol-
mondeley.
Archbishop to Conduct Service.
The coffin viii be carried into
the hall through great. IRON
studded doors, with Elizabeth. her
mother and other members of the
family following it. They will
stand at the end Of the coffin dur
ing the service to be conducted
by the Archbishop Of Canterbury
The short service viii consist Of
the saying of the Lesser Litany
the Lords Prayer and a memorial
prayer. Then all will sing the
Kings favorite hymn. abide With
Me-" A benediction will end the
service.
The catafalque on which the
body will lie in state is being
built In six tiers on a lozenge-
shaped base q feet long and II
feet wide.
Near the center two steps lead
to 4-foot-wide platform where a
guard of honor win be mounted
day and night.
To Bear But One Wreath.
On a central plinth. two steps
higher, the CONN win rest, draped
still in the royal standard and
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Ensign 10 Wed on Time,
Assist by HeIicopier

The wedding Of a Silver Spring
Navy ensign was to take place at
Worcester, Mass, as scheduled to-
day although his ship didn't reach
port in time.
Ensign John Duvall " was still
at sea Thursday aboard the car
rier Saipan. The ship was riding
out a hurricane in the Atlantic.
of the coast of Virginia, accord.
ing to the Associated Press.
Fellow officers heard about En-.
sign Duvall's problem. They knew
an ailing sailor had to be flown
ashore by helicopter for medical
attention, so they saw to it that
Ensign Duvall received orders to
accompany him.
After the 50-mile helicopter
flight into Norfolk. Ensign Duvall
boarded another plane and by
noon yesterday was In Worcester
"a hours before the time
for his marriage to Miss Eleanor
v. Jerpe.
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VA
Continued From First Page.)

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cation officials or employees" in VA
regional Offices at Nashville, De-
troit, Miami, Jackson, Miss: Bos-
ton, San Antonio, Chicago and
Waco. Tex. as. well as in Wash
ington.
Reference to the former WASH
ington VA official. who was not
named, was made in the COM
mittee's quotation of a VA in
vestigative report. which cited
examples of irregularities.
FaIsifled Application Charged.
The VA report was quoted as
saying the former acting train
ing chief here. who represented
the Government in making train
ing contracts with schools, 'fal-
sified practically the (his) entire
application for employment" It
added:
"He attempted. in an irregular
manner, to destroy certain schools
and build up others; he conspired
with an attorney to collect 81, 900
from a tailoring schools: he con-
nived with this attorney to collect
some 80 per cent CD from busi-
ness college and advised the
finance officer, VARO (regional
Office designation). that checks
for the business college should be
mailed to the attorney.
HE demanded and accepted
two watches from a watch repair
This school also gave one
watch to the VA supervisor Of
tuition vouchers"
Business School Dean Listed.
Oliver e. Meadows. committee
staff director. said a VA investiga-
tive report given the committee.
and dated April. 1948. said the
former official was indicted but
not apprehended."
The other mention Of an Of
fender in the Washington area
came in q VA list of convictions
and indictments Of persons con-
nected with veterans training
schools"
The list, not dated, contained
the name of a Leo M. Bryant.
dean of the Capital Business
School"
The report noted these other
irregularities:
/. A former VA official in Dallas
borrowed $1,000 from the owners
of chain Of private trade schools
under q VA contract. There was
no collateral and approximately
$400 Of the loan was repaid.
2. Another official In the Dallas
office accepted q Buick automobile
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Mrs.MoyWed
To Mr.. Deans


The Lower Brandywine Presby-
terian Church in Greenville, Del.
was the scene of the wedding yes
terday afternoon of Mrs. Elise
DeBoeck May, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Prickett of
Greenville, and Mr.. Robert Barr
Deans, jr., son Of Mrs. Pomeroy
Deans of New York and Camden
S. C. The Rev. Brook Stabler, as
sisted by the pastor, the Rev. John
Oldham, jr.. performed the cere-
mony. After their wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Deans will live in
Washington.
Mrs. Wilmot Thompson Pope o1
Boston was the brides only at
tendant and Mr.. Alexander M
Laughlin of New York served as
best man for Mr.. Deans.
Mrs. Deans is the grand
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs
William Sharp Prickett of Will
mington and of Nine. Henri De-
Boeck and the late Mr.. DeBoeck OF
Brussels, Belgium. She is the
widow of DR.. Robert o. May OF
Pittsburgh. She attended Rose
mary Hall in Greenwich. Conn.,,
and Smith College.
Mr.. Deans, son Of Col. Robert
Barr Deans, is the grandson of
Mrs. Robert Watson Pomeroy of
New York and Camden and the
late Mr.. Pomeroy. and of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sterling
Deans. He is a graduate of ST.
Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and
Yale University and received his
masters degree from New York
University.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
OAR Luncheon

The Captain Molly Pitcher
Chapter Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution win cele.
brate it's 46th anniversary al
a luncheon at ! pm. Monday in
the Arts Club.
Miss Helen Townsend Is chair
man for the luncheon and Mrs
William H. McGlaufiin will discuss
American glass and display hel
collection as part Of the entertain
ment program.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Cancel Parties
In Difference
To the Kinq

The British Ambassador and
Lady Franks have Cancelled their
trip West during which the for
mer was to have made several
speeches. They had planned to
leave Washington Tuesday for
Tucson, Ariz., where the Ambassa-
dor was to speak the next day at
the University of Arizona. From
there they expected to go to Phoe-
nix to keep an engagement with
the Press Club of that city on the
18th and the Ambassador was to
have made an address February
16 before the Chamber Of Com
merce of Sante Fe. N. Mex.
The Ambassador and Lady
Franks were to have had a brief
vacation at q ranch nearby for
three days and then start East
February 19. However, all these
engagements have been Cancelled
in keeping with the period of Off
cial mourning for their King.
However, the engagement to
speak at Smith College February
% will be kept and the Ambassa-
dor and Lady Franks will leave
Washington the day before and
return the day after.
The small dance planned to
honor the Cuban Ambassador, DR..
Luis Machado, February Is has
been Cancelled in difference to the
mourning for the late King George
vi of England. The hostesses. Mrs.
Blake Clark, Mrs. Marcella Miller
dupont, Mrs. Hope Ridings Miller
and Mrs. Robert Schenck, had
planned their party for 10 o'clock
in the Cuban Embassy.
Mrs. George c. Thorpe has re-
called her invitations for Valen-
tine tea February IA honoring
Mrs. Lemuel Shepherd. wife Of the
new Commandant of the Marine
Corps, and Mrs. Clifton B. Gates,
wife of the former Commandant.
The late Col. Thorpe was an off,
Ger of the corps. Many OF Mrs.
Thorpe's assistants and guests are
nationals of countries which are
observing a period of mourning for
the late King.
The Commercial Counselor of
the Canadian Embassy and Mrs.
John H. English have postponed
the dinner they planned before
the dance of the Canadian Club
of Washington February Is. Mr.,
English is president of the club
and the dance was to have been
given that evening at Wardman
Park Hotel. The club also has
postponed its dance until after
the period Of official mourning
for the King.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Organized Bible Glasses

LOT Two Rich Men" The Burial
Glass viii be taught by Mrs.
Brooks Hays tomorrow at 9:46 am.
The Friendship Class Of Emory
methodist Church will hold It's
regular monthly meeting at 8 pm.
Monday In the classroom.
The Timothy Class Of the Ninth
street Christian Church is taught
lby Charles Dalrymple. Its regu-
lar monthly meeting win be held
lat 8 pm. Monday at the home Of
AIRS. F. A. Carpenter, al East
Jefferson street, East Falls Church.
Va. The Eureka Class has been
Isaddened by the passing Of its
devoted teacher, Mrs. Marcy
Stevens Gill on January IS, 1852.
Mrs. Gill had taught this class
for several years.
Anna May Wood Glass Of
Waugh Methodist Church will
hold its business and social meet
ing at the home Of Miss Edith
Mel Donald, 628 A. street NE, at
3 pm. tomorrow.
| The Cleaners Bible Glass Of
Columbia Heights Christian
Church viii have Miss Kate Funk
Jas its teacher tomorrow morning.
The class will hold its regular
monthly business meeting on
Wednesday at 8 pm. at the home
Eof Mrs. Lorene Yost.
The Dawson Bible Glass Of the
First Baptist Church meets each
Sunday at 9:45 am. A cordial
Invitation is extended to all ladies
Ito hear Mrs. J. M. Dawson discuss
the lesson.
! The Harrison Bible Glass Of st.
lLuke's Methodist Church will
inject tomorrow at 9:45 am. Ed.
ward v. Grosvenor. first vice presi-
dent, will preside; e. c. Du Bose
will have charge Of the lesson and
Percy A. Crittenden, member Of
1.-THE class and teacher Of the Or.
Samuel A. Jones Bible class. win
.|teach the lesson. His subject viii
lbe How Can a Rich Man Follow
Christi" The class elected the
following officers for this year !:
IH. C. Vacher, president; Edward
jV. Grosvenor, first vice president.
and Elmer Gray, second vice presi-
ldent.
The Pinkham Bible Class for
men of the National Baptist
Church will be taught tomorrow
morning by the Rev. Donald M.
Loudermilk. assistant minister Of
1.-THE church.
| The Friendship Class Of Ed.
brooke Methodist C hurch viii
Ihave Norman Sandridge as guest
teacher.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
By Katherine IA. Brooks

Mrs. Truman was hostess at the
first Of her two luncheons planned
before the Lenten period when she
entertained yesterday at Blair
House. These parties are arranged
to entertain wives Of new officials
of Federal agencies who have not
previously been included at such
parties. A small orchestra of the
Marine Band played as the guests
assembled and through the serving
of the luncheon.
The Presidents wife greeted her
guests in the drawing room of
Blair House and they were seated
at one table in the dining room
of the Blair Lee House.
Guests Listed
Mrs. Charles E. Wilson. wife of
the Director of Defense Mobiliza-
ton; Mrs. Charles S. Murphy. wife
of the Special Counsel to the Pres
ident; Mrs. Leon H. Keyserling,
whose husband is Chairman of the
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Auxiliary to Hold
Membership Porty

A membership party will be
given by the Ladies Auxiliary OF
the Hebrew Home for the Aged at
1880 pm. Monday In the Shore
ham Hotel, with Mrs. Nat n. Levy.
president, receiving the guests.
Reservations for the affair are
being accepted by Mrs. Jacob So
kol, membership chairman; Mrs.
David M. Weak, co-chairman, and
the following membership cap
tains: Mrs. Moe Goodman, Mrs.
Samuel Soloman, Mrs. S. Maya
zine, Mrs. BENJAMIN Sauber. Mrs.
Ben Michaelson, Mrs. Maurice
Folsom, Mrs. Oscar Stempler, Mrs.
Maurice Tolstoi, Mrs. Aaron Phil
lips. Mrs. Louis Towles and Mrs.
Harry Schere.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Miss Hoffman
To Be Feted

The Pilot Club of Washington
will celebrate it's 18th anniversary
with a reception and tea at the
Admiral Club tomorrow in honor
of Miss Helen Hoffman, president
of Pilot International.
Receiving with Miss Hoffman at
the 4-to-6-o'clock fete will be Mrs.
Mildred Clarkson, president of the
club of which Miss Hoffman is also
a member, and Mrs. Gladys Ma
Deau, vice president.
Mrs. Mary Malone Moore and
Mrs. Georgena Havlena are in
charge of arrangements for the
reception.
A highlight will be the cutting
of the birthday cake, with Miss
Mary Kate Myers and Miss Sarah
Ann Bruce acting as hosteSses.
Presiding at the tea and coffee
urns win be Miss Emma Biebl.
Miss Effie Mae Hammer. Miss Lois
White, MiSs Katherine Inman.
Mrs. Ina Stacy, Mrs. Bonnie
Baker, Judge Burnita S. Mat
thews and Miss Rohye Gibson.
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dred SnifIln. vice president; Mrs.
LYDIA Menke, secretary. and Mrs.
u. M. Smith, treasurer.
The Brotherhood Class Of Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church will
meet in the classroom at 10 am.
tomorrow, with Wilfred B. Put
man as teacher.
The Fellow Workers Class Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church will be taught by Or. VIII
liam A. Haggerty tomorrow at 10
am. Rustins Couples Class viii
have as its speaker tomorrow,
DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr Of the Uni
|versity Of Maryland, who will dis
cuss "On Being a Christian IN
These Times" The High Quest
Glass will have a dinner party at
the Highlands apartment house,
Connecticut avenue and California
street NV, Monday from z to 8
pm. The Graham Couples Class
will have Mrs. Lucy Rumley from
the All States Glass as its teacher
for the next two Sundays. She will
|continue the information lessons.
lon the theme Following Christ. +"
The Forum Class program tomor-
ROW morning will be on race re-
|lationships. and Miss Lois Carlisle
will have charge. Susanna Wes-
LEY Glass win be taught by Mrs.
|Broadus 81 Wright tomorrow at
l9:45 am.
Trinity Mems Glass Of Trinity
Methodist Church will have Her
lbert H. McMurray teach the les
son tomorrow at $3.50 am.
The Vaughn Class Of Calvary
Baptist Church will have Repre-
sentative Armstrong of Missouri
as its speaker tomorrow morning
His subject will be 1.-THE Decisions
Evening star., 1952-02-09

land $1,000 in cash from . school
owner contracting with the va.
3. A VA employe at Waco Dor.
lrowed $4,000 from partners Of .
chain of private trade schools url-
Ider VA contracts and about $3.50
was repaid.
4. A Houston VA employe bor-
|rowed approximately $4,000 from
school operators and at the time
of investigation only $50 had been
repaid.
S. Dallas VA employe surveyed
and obtained approval for his own
school and then resigned to OPP
crate it. On his own testimony
lhe made $96, 900 profit in one year.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Society and Clubs
Mrs. Trun1on Entetoins at Luncheon;
BroziIion Attoche Fetes Successor

Council Of Economic Advisers:
Mrs. Jack Gorrie. wife of the
Chairman of the National Re-
sources Board; Mrs. Walter Bedell
Smith, whose husband is a former
United States Ambassador and
now Director of the Central Intel
|ligence Agency. and Mrs. Alan G.
Kirk. wife of the former United
States Ambassador TO Moscow,
were among the guests.
Others were Mrs. John r. Steel
man, wife of the Assistant to the
President; Mrs. j. Lawton Collins,
wife of the Army Chief Of Staff; !;
Mrs. r. Joseph Donohue, wife Of
the District Of Columbia Commis-
sioner; mrs. Leverett Edwards,
wife of the Chairman OF the Ma
Itional Mediation Board; Mrs.
Donald w. Nyrop, whose husband
is the Chairman of the Civil
Aeronautics Board; Mrs. John L.
Rogers, wife of the Chairman of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion: Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan: Mrs.
Robert L. Dennison; Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr.; Miss Marguerite Crit
I'm: Mrs. Frank E. Mckinney, wife
of the Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee: Mrs. Ed
gar Morris, and Mrs. James M.
Helm.
The table had a pretty arrange
ment of yellow roses, lavendar
snapdragons and stevia. About
the other rooms were vases and
bowls filed with early spring bios
SONS. =
Broziliun Novy Party
The retiring Naval Attache Of
the Brazilian Embassy, Rear Ad-
miral Ernesto de Araujo and Mime.
Araujo. gave an early evening
party yesterday to introduce the
formers successor, Vice Admiral
Salalino Coelho, and Mime. Coelho.
The delightful party was given
in the Louis XVI Room of the
Shoreham Hotel and the guests
numbered several hundred. In the
company were naval attaches and
assistant naval attaches Of other
embassies and legations - except
those of the Soviet Union and
satellite countries.
officials of the Navy Depart
ment and their wives as well as
many officers of the United States
Navy were included in the COM
pany and a few officers Of the
Army and Air Forces with a num-
ber from residential circles.
Rear Admiral and Nine. Araujo
have set no day to leave Wash
ington and plan to spend another
month in this country before re-
turning to their South American
home. =
Vice Admiral and Nine. Coelho
have been in the Capital since the
latter part of last week.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Educator Stresses
Duty Of Catholics
To INFORM Critics y

American OdtuOllCS WSIe uIBSu
last night by Prot. James M.
IONeill. author and educator, to
be more active in correcting pres
lent misunderstanding Of Catholic
teachings and practices BY many
non Catholics.
Prof. o'Neill. who is chairman Of
the speech department at Brook
llyn College, N. Y, addressed more
than 400 persons at the February
meeting Of the Charles Carroll
Forum In the Mayfiower Hotel.
He was introduced by the Rev.
Daniel Powers, S. j.. Of George
town University. who presided.
Commenting on criticism Of the
Catholic Church by Paul Blan-
shard, anti Catholic author and
lecturer, Prof. O'Neillx warned
that 1t was q mistake for Catho-
lies to assume that all who agree
with MIR. Blanshard are bigots.
Truth Duty.
"The overwhelming majority Of
these people have been deceived
lby being badly misinformed by
Mr.. Blanshard and others" he
said. 'They seek the truth. There
fore, in the interests Of goodwill
and understanding among all
Americans, it is the duty Of Cath
lolics. especially the laity. to fur
1nish them the truth about the
Catholic Church. This should be
done courteously and tactfully,
without bitterness or rancor." )"
Prof. O'Neill characterized Mr..
BlanShard'S anti Catholic crusade
as lone of the most serious threats
to civil and religious liberty that
has ever appeared in the United
lStates."
Mr.. Blanshard. he said. attacks
religion "elaborately. inaccurately
and Sneeringly" In his book,
American Freedom and Catholic
Power" Mr.. Blanshard believes
/ in the moral infallibility of the
political majority, Prof. o'Neill
added.
This omnipotent state attitude
is obviously q threat to American
freedom" he said. 'It is, of
course, the heart of the philosophy
of fasciSm. nazism and commu-
nisrn."
Prof. O'Neill said he had made q
Thorough check Of the documen-
tation advanced by Mr.. Blanshard
flor his attack on the Catholic
Church and found it to be shock
Iingly unscholarly and unfair"
Challenged ON Proof.
He quoted the words of q promi-
Inent Jewish writer, David Rome
of Montreal, Canada: "Mr. Blan-
shard confuses Recommendation
with validity"
The speaker cited several In
stances of what he described as
evidence Of Mr.. BlanShardS I'm
fairness, and consistent inac-
curacy. and said these examples
were typical of MIR. Blanshard's s
shabby scholarship.
Prof. O'Neill is the former chair
lman Of the Committee on Aca-
demic Freedom Of the American
Civil Liberties Union and is the
Eauthor Of several books dealing
with religious. sociological and
Iother current problems. His latest
book, Catholicism and American
Freedom" viii be published next
month by Harper's. It Is supposed
to be the Catholic answer to Mr.
Blanshard'S past statements
against the Catholic Church.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Adenouer's Son to Visit U. S.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Dr. Kon-
rad Adenauer., jr.. son Of the
chancellor Of West Germany. ar
rived by plane tonight from
Frankfort to spend two months
in this country inspecting the
Tennessee Valley Authority and
other public utility projects. He
will stop here until Sunday. when
he will go on to Washington.
Evening star., 1952-02-09

bearing only one wreath-that
from the new Queen.
The imperial crown will rest on
Ia purple cushion in the middle.
The Kings sceptre will lie over
his left hand. Over his right hand
will lie the orb, a sphere sur
mounted by a cross, symbolizing
|kingly power and justice.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day more than q million citizens
ARE expected to file past the bier
lin the great Stone-fiagged hall,
their footsteps muffled by a thick
fawn carpet spread over all the
16. O00-Square-foot floor.
Evening star., 1952-02-09

speaker Will be
DR.. Lowell s.
e n sor, presi-
dent Of West
ern Maryland
College.
The Ladies
Bible Class Of
the First Evan
gelical ard Re-
formed Church
have elected
the following
officers for this
year: Mrs. Julia
Sisson. presi-
elataf. Mrs Nil.