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country's wrack, and began q dismal
conflict.
If she did mean anything, what?
Edward Fisher.
editors note: Miss Fleeson also was
a bit stunned after the banquet. In
deed. had she remembered, she would
have quoted from King Richard III, in
which Richard, Duke of Gloucester
soliloquizes: Nov is the winter of our
discomfort made glorious Now are
our broWs bound with victorious wreaths,
our bruised arms hung up for monu-
ments, our stern alarums changed to
merry meetings, our dreadful marches to
delightful measures" AS for what she
meant. Miss Fleeson had nothing but the
kindest thoughts about the President
and his manner Of bowling OUT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-04
Government leuve

1t is we'll that economy is foremost in
some minds, but let us see If any money
is actually saved by restricting accu-
mutation of Government annual leave
as suggested in a recently reported bill.
receive rs pay checks per year
whether I work or take a vacation.
When on leave. no one is hired to take
my place. Emergency work is taken
over by my fellow employees, for whom
I perform the same service when they
go on leave. The rest piles up. When
return am rested and can 60 through
1t much faster than ordinarily. Is any
money saved if take a 5-week vacation
rather than 10-week vacation?
The idea that accumulated leave be
lost with the beginning of the Federal
fiscal year is untenable. II there must
be restriction. why can't the date be
November l, so we can use two years
leave in one year?
I personally cannot afford q vacation
every year. so when I do 60 I want to
take a real vacation. If the restriction
is adopted, many professional career
employees will be forced, as I will. to
lose their leave.
If We left the Government and earned
the $4,000 or so more per year most of us
could command, We could afford to take
26 days leave each year. Under tie
salary schedule for professional en-
ployes, it is quite impossible for single
person. let alone married person with
FAMILY. to afford a vacation every
year. Thus the reward" for service in
Government professional career evap-
crates to no reward at all
Single Professional Career Employe.
Most Federal employees look at their
accumulated leave as a sort of insur-
ance policy should sickness occur.
During the 20-plus years that I have
worked for Uncle" figure I have put
in more than two years of overtime in
addition to leave which has been lost,
for which have not been remunerated
IN any way except in the Self-Satisfac-
ton OF living with my own conscience.
I feel that accumulated leave is q
form OF remuneration that I have
earned, the same as have worked for
my pay check. It inks me to read of
the threats being made to take this
leave away from me.
Ii there Is desire to maintain ef-
ficiency and morale among Government
workers, such a threat to their security
is one of the most potent weapons to
undermine this effort.
Most Government workers who are
worth their salt have had opportuni-
ties to go into private industry at higher
salaries. Being idealists, many Of us feel
an obligation to do job that will bring
credit to our organizations and we re-
ceive for our efforts a certain degree
of Satisfaction-an emolument that
many fail to understand.
The quicker those who are inclined to
"dabble" in leave move on to other pas
lures, the quicker morale and efficiency
of Government workers will be boosted.
w. A. BRENNAN.
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@. Are penguins true birds?-H. T.
A. Yes. Penguins are descended from
ancient birds that had normal flying
wings. They belong to family Of which
most members have died out and are
now known only as fossils. Seventeen
species still exist.
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CONNECTICUT AVE.


Dear Sir:
Thank you very much for the list of
average dates for migratory birds this
spring. Tremendously helpful.
Meanwhile will you tell us what the
nests are that see high in the tall trees
pack of the bird house at the Zoo?
There are some down by the big out
side bird cage, too.
Very sloppy looking nest. loosely put
together of sticks and twigs. Their
owners must be mighty sociable fellows
the nests really make little neighbor-
hoods.
Il know that the turkey vultures roost
: in those trees, but the nests don't look
big enough for them.
Sincerely, NJ. A. B."
The birds are the black-crowned night
heron.
Some of them are kept in the big
cage, and it is claimed they pass out
fish to the free ones!
These beautiful herons have been
nesting at our Zoo for years.
They arrive here in March, several
hundred of them usually. and start nest
ing.
Nesting in the park grounds already
has begun.
Some of them remain here. if the
winter is open. II it Is bad. they 60
Uuth, as sensible birds do.
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BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What Is the greatest height reached
by mountain climber?-F. Mem.
A. 1t is 26, 496 feet, the top of Mount
Annapurna in the Himalayas. which
was reached by the French expedition
in 1850.
Evening star., 1952-06-10
Hollywood Diary
Lynn Bari Is Provoked
At Speed of TV Films
By Sheiloh Grohom

IKeefe Brasselle in the Warner
Green Room, but not planning to
play Ida to Keefe's Eddie Cantor.
Esther Williams Skirts Ahoy."
in which she joins the WAVES,
was padded thusly by a British
critic-"Silly girl, she looks so
much better in a swim suit" 4.
Doris Days Warner contract won't
expire for two years. but they'd
like new deal now. and Doris is
receptive. if something in the ma
Iture. Of producer'c job is avail
able for her quite capable mate,
Marty Melcher.
Celeste Holm is making a train
ing film about jets for the Air
Force. When I asked why, she said
that her presence in the picture
was to keep the trainees awake.
Fernando Lamas sold his house
during '"The Merry Widow" and
hasn't bothered to get another.
+. Charles Vidor is angling for
Deborah Kerr or Jennifer Jones
for Maurice Guest" and he'll stop
over in New York to see authors
Ruth and Augustus Goetz on his
way to Paris and Ally Khan in
Cannes. Jimmy Durante went
to the races near London and put
a packet on a horse called Dur
ante. The nag came in by a
schnozzle.
(Released by NANA.)
Evening star., 1952-06-10

Madelon Claudet." She had lived
a life of sin to send him through
medical school and never revealed
her identity.
9. The scene in Beau Geste''
with the soldiers still at their
battle positions in the desert fort
ress. All were dead.
10. Gary Cooper's explaining to
a courtroom in mfr. Deeds Goes
to Town" what it means to be
"Pixilated."
II. James -Cagney's singing
"Over There" before the car
headlights at an Army camp in
Yankee Doodle Dandy"
IL. The locust scene in "The
Good Earth" And who can forget
Luise Rainer cooking up a bowl
of mud?
13. The final scene of "Mrs.
Miniver" with the planes flying in
" formation. as seen through the
bomb hole in the ceiling of the
church.
IA. Harold Russell's poking his
artificial hands through the win
dow in BEST Years of Our Lives. +"
This could get to be a game. I
think my next project will be the
10 worst scenes in movie history.
Any nominations?
Evening star., 1952-06-10
Some More
Scenes
Recalled
By Bob Thomos
HOLLYWOOD.


1t seems that we overlooked a
few famous movie scenes.
Recently I stuck my neck out
and named what I thought were
the 10 most memorable film
scenes. 1t appears that I have
left out some nifties. Or so I have
been informed by readers.
Here are some of their suggest
ions:
l. Bella Lugosi about to drain
blood from the heroine's neck in
''Dracula." Also, the final scene OF
driving the stake through his
heart. Some chiller!
2. Charles Laughton being cast
adrift in a small boat after the
"Mutiny on the Bounty" That
scene is still being repeated by
night club imitators.
3. Margo's turning 100-years
old in the Lost Horizon" scene af-
ter she had induced Ronald Col
man and John Howard to leave
Shangri-La.
Il 4 =
4. Lon CLANCY unmasked by the
heroine as he played the organ in
1.-THE Phantom of the Opera"
S. The spiral staircase number
in "The Great Ziegfeld" with love-
ly Virginia Bruce on the top.
Singing the song. "A Pretty Girl Is
Like A Melody" was a boy named
Stanley Morner. He calls himself
Dennis Morgan these days.
6. Frederic March's trans
formation scene in "Dr. Jekyl and
Mr.. Hyde" It was enough to win
him an Academy award--and did.
z. The parting scene of Celia
johnson and Trevor Howard in
Brief Encounter" That was the
most subtle piece of tear-jerking
I can remember.
8. Helen Hayes silent encounter
with her son in "The Sin Of
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HOLLYWOOD.

@4S>A4G VON<Os
Lynn Bari says that she lost
ten pounds. and her nerves are
frazzled from making seven
Boss Lady" TV films in 81 days.
'This is ridiculous" Lynn COM
plains, land I've given an ulti-
matum-one every week, or they
can get another lady boss for Boss
Lady"
Family doctor Red Krohn is
Stephanie Wanger to Joan
Bennett in Chicago the day West
lake School is out. and Walter
took his "Untamedr script with
him to the L. A. Country Honor
Farm, with production ready to
start almost Immediately. s
There are only two kinds Of
people in pictures today-those
who can't keep it, and those who
can't make it.
Cathy ODonnell is having
MISUNDERSTANDING problems.
Her husband. Robert Wyler. stays
with brother Willie in Europe for
two years, but Cathy prefers to
live and work here. Gail Rob-
bins went to New York to take
over the Rose Marie role in "Top
Banana" but some one slipped,
Gail said she won't do it, and
Rose Marie stays on another two
weeks so they can find some one
else. Daryl Zanuck's daugh-
ter, Susan, was lunching with
Evening star., 1952-06-10
Joan BIondelI
Next OIney Star

Joan Blondell will be presented
at the Olney in the prize winning
play. Come Back Little Sheba, -"
by William Inge, for one week be-
ginning Tuesday evening June II.
In Come Back. Little Sheba, 4"
Mr.. Inge portrays the agony of
an alcoholic. plagued by tragic
memories, who is trying to escape
the irritations and Illustrations of
a squalid home life. i,
Miss Blondell will play the
slovenly wife. Supporting her
in the role Of the unhappy huS-
band will be Wilson Brooks.
Other members Of the company
include Anne Pearson, Joseph
Roman, Alan Shayne. Geoffrey
Barr. Belle Flower, Howard Atlee,
Roy johnson and Walter Johnston.
Evening star., 1952-06-10


audiences through the emotions of
six great artists in the painting of
their greatest works.
The artists chosen for this dra-
matte display are a varied lot.
They include Hieronymus Bosch,
Vittore Carpaccio. Francisco Goya.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul
Gaugin and Grant Wood. The
most advanced of camera tech
niques are used to bring to life
the masterpieces of each of these.
Supporting the visual display of
the paintings is an appropriate
musical score and a dramatically
written narrative covering both
painter and his theme.
AS narrators of 'Pictura," Pro-
ducers Leonid Kipnis and Herman
Starr chose Discriminatory from
among Hollywood and Broadway's
ablest players. Thus the con-
temporary spokesmen for the
painters turn out to be Vincent
Price, Gregory Peck, Harry Marble.
Lille Palmer, Martin Gabel and
Henry Fonda.
They contribute handsomely to
a picture whose appeal will be
limited but one which will be
vastly enjoyable to those with a
special interest in great art and a
concern with its appreciation.
1t is the misfortune of pic
tura," however, that even for this
group the picture would have had
a greater appeal for having been
done in color. No eloquence OF
narrator or excellence of muScal
accompaniment can compensate
for the limitations of mere black
and white photography in such
circumstances.
Six episodes, one for each artist,
are combined in "Pictura."
For the first. the inspired pro-
ducers of the Dupont film turned
to Bosch's Lost Paradise" tt
was a tremendous story that
Basch undertook to tell in this
work which hangs in the Escurial
Palace of Spain's former Kings
near Madrid. The result is a tre-
mendous painting in size. imagi-
nation and detail; a fantastic
triptych of an eerie world in
habited by men and monsters,
actors in the original sin of Adam
and Eve.
Bosch's concept Of what
happened to Paradise in its dis
appearance from earth is thrill
Ter of the first order. An original
composition by Roman Vlad pro-
Evening star., 1952-06-10

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1952-06-10
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time of Showing

And lime OF Showing !
Stage.
Arena-"The Importance of Be-
ing Earnest; $3.50 pm.
National-"Gentlemen Prefer
Blonds"; $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador High Sierra;
los, 4::35 and $40 pm.
Capitol - young Man With
Ideas; II am. las, 4:30. 7:15
and 10 pm. Stage: 1880, 3:35,
$40 and 9:05 pm.
Columbia - Skirts Ahoy!":
10:45 am. 100. $40. 5:25. TAI
and 9:55 pm.
Dupont-"P Picture - Adventure
in Art; 100, 2:40, 4::30, $40, 8:1(
and 1905 pm.
Keith's - CLASH BY Night;
11::35 am. 1:40. $40. 5:45. 7:5(
and $50 pm.
Little-"The Prize: 6:05, 7:5t
ana S.S0 pm.
Metropolitan-"Valley Of thu
Eagles; 1885 am, 1:15, 800
4:40. 6:20, 8:05 and $50 pm.
Ontario-"The River; 1885
3:45, 5:55, 800 and 10 pm.
Palace-"Scaramouche";; 11:4s
am, 2:15, 4:45, tbs and 8 pm.
| Playhouse "The Marrying
Kind; 1880 am, 1870, 3:35, 5:35
| 7:40 and $50 pm.
PIaza-"The Man in the Whit,
Suit; 11:15 am, 1:10, sos, 500
6:55. $50 and 10:45 pm.
Trans-Lux - Encore: I'LL!
am, 100, 2:50, 4:35, $40, 8:1(
and 10 pm.
Warner-"To Have And Have
Not; HIS am, 2:40, sos and
$3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1952-06-10

vides the musical accompaniment
of "The Lost Paradise"
| Ideal contrast to the opening
episode is provided by Carpaccio's S
Legend of st. Ursula" a serene
and simple story of a good prin-
cess who died for love of God and
Of the prince she married.
Goya's Spanish episode. third
in the film, marks a return to
violence. A series of his paintings
is utilized to describe Spain and
her passionate people, including
his famous dressed and undressed
portraits of Maya" and of
Napoleon's invasion Of Frances
southwestern neighbor. AS musi-
cal accompaniment of this episode,
the film makes splendid use Of
the guitar of Andres Segovia,
playing an inspired score COM
posed by Issac Albeniz.
Toulouse-Lautrec whose period
was treated earlier this year by
Cornelia Otis Skinner in her
Paris co." is the subject of one of
Pictura's most dramatic sequences.
This pitiless and pathetic. lit
tie man, misshapen physically
and mentally. is an exciting figure
in his sad and savage painting
and in the narrative recited by
Lilli Palmer.
The touch of the exotic Pacific
islands life is brought into the
film in the episode dealing with
Gaugin.
Henry Fonda is the narrator of
the lm's-last episode. that deal
ing with Iowa's Grant Wood and
the sturdy, unsophisticated Amer
lea he painted. The picture dis
play in this area of "Pictura" is
perfectly summed up in Woods
own words. as recited by Fonda:
IT had in mind the picture of a.
country rich in the arts of peace
-homely, loveable and infinitely
worth any sacrifice"
+ X X
Addenda: There will be more
time to subscribe to the 1o-play
series to be offered here in the
fall and winter by the Council of
the Living Theater The cam
paign which was to have closed
today. has been extended through
Saturday. A total of $50
volunteer saleswomen will redou-
BILE their efforts between now
and closing date Sailing for
Europe June 26 will be Alan
Schneider. currently directing
Arena Stages next production.
THE Hasty Heart" The John
Patrick play is his second chore
for Washington's theater-in-t the
round His first, "The Grass
Menagerie" last season, was one
of the groups most popular Of
ferings Syrjala, Olney's ace
designer during its first four sea-
sons. came down from New York
for the theater's first play, 'Her
Cardboard Lover" He is oc-
cupied full time these days with
the design Of Robert Mont
gomery's television plays Only
breaks in his summer schedule
this year will be the political con-
vention weeks Speaking Of
summer theater. Dana Andrews
has signed for his first appearance
on the strawhat circuit He
will do 1.-The Glass Menagerie" at
Falmouth, Mass, the week of
July z.
Evening star., 1952-06-10
The Passing Show
'Picturo' at Dupont Offers
Real Adventure in Art
By Joy Cormody

Another of those interesting novelties picture
literal Of the phrase the
Theaer
1t is called "Pcura, Adventure adventure"
in the title particularly appropriate for is the the
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Exclusively Yours
Queen Juonos Capital Hordresser Selected and Advised
Georgetown Charm and Residents Described in New Article

sexagonal white house now
owned and occupied by Doro-
thea and John Hammond.
There's q butterfiy's view Of the
Stephen Dorseys' garden and
you can spot Caroline and Tom
Adams. the Edes Talmans' Skee
Arnold, Ruth Buchanan. There's
a shot Of Senator Flanders wife
in Little Caledonia and q rear
view of guess who.
A candid Of Martins, most
likely taken on a Sunday eve
ming, shows Gen. and Mrs.
Tooey Spaatz at q center table.
And the article lists nearly
every important person living
in Georgetown and their con-
tributions to the preservation Of
its past.
Duncan is not only in love
with Georgetown himself but he
is trying to make everyone else
feel the same way. '"Tne social
life Of Georgetown" he writes.
'is casual and unselfconScious,
smart and sophisticated. j..
1t rests on the fundamental be-
lief that the essence Of good
entertainment revolves around
good conversation" in q
small and well chosen group.
In this respect Georgetown is
considerably closer to the draw
ing rooms Of Paris than to the
nervous uproar Of Park Avenue. :"
Which reminds me the
Clark Cliffords have had invi-
tations out for a dinner on
May II before the last dancing
class Of the season for two or
three months. II you want to
get the people you want to a
party in this town. you have to
plan months ahead. And New
York likes to think there is
nothing going on in Washing
ton. How provincial can they
be!
An orchid to Betty Barnes
who's been laid up for 10 weeks
with jaundice, but who hasn't
let it get her down. Son Grove
Smith and his wife are now liv-
ing In New York in the fabulous
Stuyvesant Town for CTS on
the East river where Walter
Chappell. jr. formerly hung his
hat. Grove is with an adver-
tising firm. The Rufus
Peckhams were hosts at the
hors d'oeuvres hour on Satur-
day for Harriet Mclean, his
sister, who is visiting them until
Friday. Miguel Echegaray Of
the Spanish Embassy checked
into town this past week end
after months and months In
Mexico and Spain.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
virginiio OAR to | old
Session IN Alexandra

conference tomorrow morning &C
the Sheraton Belvedere In Baltic
more. The annual banquet to.
morrow evening win feature an
address by Vice Admiral Harry
w. Hill. superintendent Of the
United States Naval Academy.
Mrs. George w. S. Musgrave.
State regent, viii preside at the
sessions which will continue
through Wednesday. Business will
include election Of State officers.
The District Daughters. who are
meeting In the auditorium Of the
Natural History Building Of the
Smithsonian Institution. began
business sessions this morning fol-
lowing q memorial service yester.
day. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle.
former president Of the District
Board Of Education. was to make
the principal address today.
Music for the memorial service
was provided by William Cameron,
harpist Of the United States Navy
Band, and Anne Parsons, con.
tralto soloist. accompanied by Rea
Winters. The service was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Dorothy w. 8.
Ragan, State chaplain.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
I hrift Shop
Benefit Set
For April /

A date to remember is April I,
and no fooling, for that is the
day Mrs. Lawrence Groner has
for the annual benefit,
the white elephant tea and
fashion show. Mrs. Groner is the
of the Thrift Shop board
and the event will take place at
$3.50 at the Sulgrave Club.
As in years before, Mrs. Tru-
man will be the guest Of honor.
Mrs. William A. Morgan is the
chairman Of the benefit and her
assistants are Mrs. william North
|Sturtevant, Mrs. A. William Full
bright, Mrs. John F. Sweeney,
Mrs. Barry Mohun. Mrs. James
|H, Lemon and Mrs. John Day.
The fashion show will feature
Ia collection Of Jacques Faith
clothes presented by Garfinckel's
and admission is by ticket and
Ian unwrapped white elephant.
Tickets will be limited due to the
capacity Of the Sulgrave Club, and
Mrs. Lemon. who can be reached
lat Emerson 2246, is In charge OF
their sale.
All proceeds will 60 to the SIX
member charities OF the Thrift
Shop st. Johns Orphanage, Co.
|lumbia Hospital Prenatal Clinic.
|Children's Hospital, Child Welfare,
Children,s Convalescent Home,
and the Junior League Welfare
Project, the Department Of
Psychiatry at Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1952-03-17

Daughters Of the American Rev
olution from all parts Of the Old
Dominion are due to arrive In
Alexandra tomorrow for the 56th
annual State Conferetice Of the
Virginia OAR Society.
The two-day session will for
mally open at $50 pm. tomorrow
in the Alexandria Recreation Gem
ter with the State regent. Mrs.
Robert ". H. Duncan, presiding
Wednesdays programs will be held
in the Terrace Room OF the Ma
tional Airport.
The Virginia meeting viii fol-
low the State conference Of the
District OAR which win wind up
q three-day session here tomor-
row afternoon.
Maryland Daughters also will
hold their annual conference this
week-with sessions scheduled to
get underway In Baltimore to-
morrow morning.
The Virginia, delegates will be
welcomed to Alexandria by Mayor
Franklin p. Rackus and Mrs,
Julian G. Smith; regent Of the
Mount Vernon Chapter. Those
participating In the open cere-
will include Mrs. William
". Tynes, honorary State regent
and past registrar general, and
Mrs. Everett Lee Repass, honor
ary State regent and vice presi-
dent general.
The principal speakers tomor-
row evening will be Frank C,
Waldrop, executive editor of the
Washington Times Herald, who
will talk on the subject. To-day in
the News" and Mrs. E. Wyatt
Payne, writer and lecturer OF
Huntington, w. Va, whose topic
will be "Only You Can Save
America"
Mrs. Duncan and distinguished
guests will be honored at a re-
ception following the program.
Wednesdays agenda includes
morning and afternoon business
sessions with q luncheon at mid
day and the chapter regents din
ner at Gas pm. Dinner viii be
followed by the regents evening.
Bernard M. Suttler. special
agent of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation, viii be the lunch
con speaker and the dinner pro-
gram will include q talk by Mrs
Robert M. Reece on "The Origin
and Traditions Of the Alexandria
Area"
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin Of
Maryland will make the principal
address at the opening session Of
the Maryland OARS 47th State
Evening star., 1952-03-17
|Luncheons Held.
AT MoyfIoWer

A gay st. Patrick's day was
celebrated at the Mayfiower
Lounge today. at the luncheon
fashion show. Included among the
many parties was the one given by
Mrs. Corneal j. Mack, for which
her guests numbered ten. Those
attending were Mrs. Marshall
Leighton, Mrs. H. Gabriel Murphy.
Mrs. Michael McInerny, Mrs. Ray
mond Wire. Mrs. Richard Leigh
ton Johnson, Mrs. Gilbert La
Gorce, Mrs. Robert e. Freer, Mrs.
Robert Coffey and Mrs. Durries
Crane.
Sixteen members Of the press
and radio were at the luncheon
given by Helena Rubenstein, who
is In Washington for the opening
OF her new building.