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CONTEMPLATION

a month, to increase Corporals
from $40 to $3.50, Sergeant from
$3.50 to 1870, Lieutenant from 5000
to $215 and Matron and Guard
from 500 to 500.
The Commission has recon-
mended that the Force be frozen
at its present strength Temporal
rily, with existing vacancies to
be filled only if absolutely neces-
sasy.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Scholarship
FundCOncert

The Dean Of the Diplomatic
Corps and Mrs. de Morgen-
stierne, Danish Ambassador and
Nine de Kaufman, Swedish
Ambassador and Nine. Bohemian,
Finnish Minister and Nine.
Nykopp and Icelandic Minister
and Mrs. Thor Thors are among
the prominent patrons from
diplomatic circles of the con-
cert to be given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra at Consti-
tuition Hall Sunday, March at
4o'clock for the benefit of North
western University scholarship
fund.
Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
Durkin, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam R. Castle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Chipperf1eld and Col. and
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim are
among the boxholders who will
hear the premiere performance
of The Legend" by Arne Old
berg, Swedish American COM
poser, who is professor emeritus
of the school of music of North
western University.
DR.. and Mrs. Howard Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling, Gen. and Mrs.
Raymond D. Lee, Mr.. Scott
Lucas and DR.. and Mrs. Earl
j. McGrath will be in the audi
ence at the only Washington
appearance of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, under the
direction of Rafeal Kubelik for
the benefit of the Northwestern
University Scholarship to be
awarded a physically handi-
capped music student of the
Washington area.
Mr.. Henry de Courcey Adams,
Mrs. Avery Coonley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Sears Henning,
Mrs. Howard Mosner and DR..
and Mrs. Lowell B. Mason,
will be in the distinguished audi
ence when the Chicago SYM
phony plays Beethoven's Eroica
Symphony. Pictures at an Ex-
hibition by Moussorgsky and the
overture to Smetana's "The Bar
tered Bride" as well as other
concert favorites.
The only appearance of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at
Constitution Hall Sunday will
be one of the American Uni
versity Concert Series of which
Patrick Hayes is managing di-
rector.
Tickets to the concert for the
benefit of Northwestern Uni
versity Scholarship Fund are
available at the Hayes Concert
Bureau at 1108 G street NV.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
New Cabinet Wife: Mrs. Martin P. DUrkin

herr quit her secretarial Job at
the Army Quartermaster depot
in Chicago to keep house for her
father after her older sister, who
had kept the house, got married.
AIMS first secretari9l job
(after graduating from Vista
tion High School. where she took
secretarial course) was with a
mercantile firm. She was there
year and a half, and had been
at the quartermaSter depot a
year when she quit to keep house
for her father. About a year
after that she married Mr.. Dur
kin. in August of 1921
Their early life together was
much more precarious than she
knew. Gangsters were trying to
take over the union local of
which Durkin was business
agent, and his life was threat
ened several times.
But she knew nothing of it
until many years later. When
she found out she took him to
task for not having told her.
"Well, I thought it was better
that you did not have that worry
while the children were small, "
he said.
"He was not afraid of them. I"
she says. ST guess that's the only
way to deal with those fellows.
If you are a little scared they
just use you."
To Washington
The Durkins moved to Wash
ington in 1941. when he became
international secretary treasurer
of the Plumbers and Steamf1t-
terS Union tof which he later be-
came preSident). They lived at
3073 Cleveland avenue for six
months, then at 1921 Van Ness
street for a year and a half.
From there they moved to an
apartment. but left that "be-
cause we were way up on the
sixth floor and all you could see
out the window was empty space.
No trees or grass at ALL"
They moved next to their pres
ent home in Bethesda, which
they are now selling. With two
Of the boys married and Jack
about to leave. they don't need
that much space. and are happy
to have less responsibility. They
have taken a three bedroom
apartment at the Woodner, into
which they. plan to move early
next month.
One of the bedrooms will be-
come a den. in which Mr.. Durkin
can do his voluminous reading
and they both can watch sports
events on television, favorite
evening pastime. He likes prize
fights, baseball and football. She
isn't very fond of fights, but en-
joys the other two.
The couple also enjoy movies,
and when life wasn't so hectic
they used to go at least once a
week. During the war they had
a standing date to go to down.
town theater which had a new
movie and stage show each week.
Mrs. Durkin has done a good
deal Of travelling with her hus-
band on union business, and says
she hasn't had much time to
develop hobbies. She belongs to
the sodality society connected
with Blessed Sacrament. She
used to play $500" with. other
labor mems wives in Chicago,
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Wife of Secretary
Of Labor Retains
Touch Of Old Erin
By lsobeIIe Shelton

The wife of the new Secre-
tary of Labor. Martin p. Durkin,
is a plump. pretty woman with
delicate features, brown eyes
and greying brown hair. Her
soft voice retains just the barest
suggestion of the brogue she
grew up hearing from her father
and most of her neighbors in
the heavily Irish section Of Chi
cago's South Side. where she was
born.
The former Anna McNicholas
was the youngest of five chill
dren Of Bernard McNicholas,
who ran a saloon at 49th and
Halsted streets. not far from the
Chicago stockyards. Her mother
died when she was very young,
and her father brought up his
stable brood in an apartment
over the saloon.
He was a stern parent, the
more so ION account of mother
dying" Mrs. Durkin recalls. His
children were raised as devout
Catholics. and even when they
were in their late teens there
was a strict house rule that no
one could be out after midnight.
They were a happy. close-knit
family. and Mrs. Durkin remem-
bers fondly how long after they
all were grown they teased their
father about his early strictness.
Barney" McNicholas had been
brought to America from Ireland
as child, and he never was sure
exactly how old he was, or on
what date he should celebrate
his birthday. Finally a cousin
who returned to Ireland for a
visit looked up the old records
in County Mayo, and sent back
word that his birthday was Aug
ust 20.
That chanced to be the date
on which the Durkins had been
married. and when it rolled
around again the family had a
whing ding double celebration,
every one showering McNicholas.
then past eighty, with gifts. The
jollity continued until about 2
In the morning, and the next
morning each member of the
family called up McNicholas and
demanded that he account for
his time. and explain why he
wasn't home by midnight. Nc
Nicholas died nine years ago. at
the age of 81.
CIose-Knit FomiIy
The close-knit family pattern
and the devout Catholicity have
been repeated in the home of
the new Secretary of Labor. A
l6-lnch cruciflx dominates the
entrance hall of the Durkins'
very attractive white brick home
in Bethesda. and Mr.. Durkin and
their youngest son. John (Jack),
go to mass and communion seven
days a week at nearby Blessed
Sacrament Church. Mrs. Durkin
goes to mass each Sunday, but
stays home weekdays to have
breakfast ready for the fasting
communicates upon their return
Jack. who is 10. will enter the
Evening star., 1953-02-24

but found that nobody seemed
to play it very much inMWash-
ington, and I never learned how
to play bridge"
Twice during World War II
she travelled across the country
to cfriSten a ship-once in
Portland, Ore, the other time in
Hollywood, Calf.
Her most enjoyable trip was
in 1948, when Mr.. Durkin was a
delegate to the International La
Dor Organization meeting in &C.
neva. 1t was her only trip abroad.
High point came when the Dur
kins-father and mother and
Jack-and another family got a
private audience with the Pope.
She also visited her cousins and
her 98-year-old uncle in County
Mayo. She likes to read-''news-
papers. magazines and fiction, "
and enjoyed puttering around
among her rose and azalea
plants.
The Durkins haven't enter
Evening star., 1953-02-24
Society News
CopitQIites 7 ruveI
On Holiday Week End
Norwegian Envoy and Wife Return;
Mime. Martins Being Entertained
By Katharine M. Brooks

The holiday week end travellers
were many, but some of the top
ranking Capital residents re-
turned yesterday or the day be-
fore from longer travels. Nor
wegian Ambassador and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne were
in the latter class coming back
from fortnight or more at Palm
Beach. They stayed nearby their
Son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John Coleman, who
make their home in Florida. The
Ambassador and Mrs. Munthe de
Morgenstierne came back in
ample time to complete the ar
rangements for their dinner and
reception Saturday evening when
Secretary of State and Mrs. John
Foster. Dulles will be the honor
guests (
FRENCH Embassy Lunch
French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet will have guests lunch
ing informally with them to-
morrow.
Australian Ambassador and
Lady Spender came back Sunday
from New Orleans where they
were guests of Mrs. Frances
Parkinson Keyes for the Mardi
GraS. The Ambassador also
spent a day at Port Sulphur
where he says the sulphur is
siphoned out of the ground. Mrs.
Keyes entertained in their honor
preceding the Mardi Gras and
after-just before they started
North.
The Ambassador was off last
evening to New York for the
General Assembly of the United
Nations to which he is his
country's representative. He will
join Lady Spender toward the
end Of the week in time to be
guests of honor at dinner Sat-
urday evening of Mrs. Frederick
Mitchell Gould.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Rob-
Evening star., 1953-02-24
-Glogau Photo.

Durkins' home in Bethesda.
Father Durkin presides with the
carving knife, and after dinner
the boys talk over labor matters
with their dad, Mrs. Durkin
says. William and young Marty
are not union officials, "but they
are laboring men, and they are
interested in those things too, {"
she added. The womenfolk
either listen to the men or talk
about the, children and styles. :"
They had a hilarious time one
recent Saturday trying to teach
3-year-old Timmy. who doesn't
talk very much yet, to say "Sec-
retary Of Labor" He finally mas
tered secretary" but never
could get labor" his grand
mother reports.
Silver-framed pictures Of the
grandchildren are on the ma
hogany baby grand at the back
end of the Durkin's comfortably
sized living room, and on each
side of the fireplace are two
small tinted photographs, also
framed. One set are Mr.. Durkin's S
parents, the other his wife's
parents.
The room is furnished with
ornate French provincial fnrni.
ture. The drapes are pink and
silver brocade, the walls a sub
dued silver and white patterned
paper. while most of the up
holstered pieces are in pink or
green.
The house is shiningly clean
and neat, a credit to the strict
upbringing Barney McNicholas
gave his children. Young Anna
tor Ann. as her family calls
Evening star., 1953-02-24

Trappist Monestary at Dubuque,
Iowa, this summer or fall. He is
a talented painter in oils, who
spent three years at Georgetown
Preparatory School, and will
graduate this June from the
Dewitt School. The Trappists
are a highly secluded order,
whose members devote their lives
largely to silent contemplation
and prayer. Each member takes
a VOW Of silence, and they carry
on the necessary minimum of
conversation in sign language
except on rare occasions, such
as the four times a year each is
permitted visit from his family.
II am very pleased about it,
but it is going to be a great
change for u.s." his mother says
Of Jacks decision. HE was very
, close to both of us. But if it is
what he wants we are not going
W Hl1lueF MN IN any way.
The Durkins' two other chill
dren are Martin Bernard and
William j., both married and liv-
ing in the Washington area.
Both followed their fathers trade
Of steam filter and are working
installing air conditioning equip
ment. Martin and his family
live in Arlington Village Apart
ments. Their children are Tim
othy, 8. and Terry, 2. William
and his family. which includes
Mary, 2, and Billy. 10 months,
live in Silver Spring.
FomiIy Dinners
The whole family gets together
every Saturday for dinner in the
Evening star., 1953-02-24
.Vundenberqs
Are Hosts

Secretary of the Air Force and
Mrs. Harold e. Talbot were the
guests of honor at dinner last
evening of the Chief of Staff of
the Air Force and Mrs. Hoyt S.
Vandenberg. The party was CIV
en- in the Officers Club at Boiling
Air Force Base and during and
after the dinner soloists from the
Air Force Band and the string
orchestra of the same organiza-
ton gave a program of music.
Guests last evening included
top ranking officers of the Air
Force, diplomats and resident
WaShingtonians.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

ert H. Jackson had guests dining
with them last evening at Hick-
ory Hill their charming home
In nearby Virginia. Already
spring is showing all around
Hickory Hill and it is a lovely
place to be through this and
other seasons of the year.
Former Vice President and
Mrs. Alben w. Barkley came
back Sunday to their apartment
at 2101 Connecticut avenue after
several days in New York.
Former Secretary of Interior
and Mrs. Oscar L. Chapman,
who still are getting themselves
settled in their new home, took
time out from curtain hanging
and furniture arranging to at
tend the Mardi Gras. They
made the trip by motor and got
back over the week end.
Nine. Martins Here
Mime. Martins, wife of former
Brazilian Ambassador to WASH
ington was another arrival in
the Capital over Sunday. She is
staying at the Mayflower until
later in the week. Parties for
her are all very small and in
formal as she still is in the re-
cuperating stage from flu, con-
tracted in New York and which
turned into pneumonia.
The purpose of Nine. Mar
tins visit in this country is to
complete arrangements for an
exhibition of pictures and other
works by artists of the United
States. The exhibit will be held
in Sac Paulo where there is con-
siderable interest in the arts and
a we'll established art center.
Nine. Martins was in Paris
not too long ago and as usual
added to her already large num-
ber of canvasses and pieces Of
sculpture. Before the retire.
ment of the Ambassador from
this post and from his country's
diplomatic service, Maria, as she
is known in the art world, had
a one-man show at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. In this collec-
ton there were several Of her
larger works of sculpture.
Howe Proerom
A Washington artist, though
her medium is music rather than
painting and modelling is in New
York today. Mary Howe, COM
poser-piapist is there for the
program of her own music which
will be given this evening in
Town Hall. Mrs. Howe, who in
private life is Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe, was accompanied to New
York Sunday by Mr.. Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe will be
guests this evening of their son
and daughter -in-law, DR.. and
Mrs. Carlisle Howe and the lat
ter'S cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. WAL
ter Howe of Litchf1eld, Conn.
The younger Howes will give
their after-the-concert party at
the Grolier Club and Mary Howe
will share honors with Katharine
Honsel, soprano who will be the
guest soloist this evening. The
program will be entirely Of music
for the voice. sung by the How
ard University Choral Club and
Miss HanSel.
DR.. Howard Mitchell, conduc-
tor of the National Symphony
Orchestra, and Mrs. Mitchell ex-
pect to go up today in time for
the concert and Mrs. Robert H.
Dunlap went there yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

Eisenhower and the latter part
of that month the club will meet
at a garden party to be given at
the home of former Senator and
Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler.
Former Representative ana
Mrs. Thatcher were hosts at dine
ner at the Congressional Club
Sunday evening entertaining
members Of the Kentucky dele
cation in Congress. The host
served in the lower House for
some years from Kentucky.
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Senior Congress Club Lunch

Members of the Senior Con-
gress Club will meet tomorrow
at luncheon at the Congressional
Club when the recently elected
president, Mrs. Maurice H.
Thatcher. will preside. Mrs.
Thatcher has succeeded the pop
ular Mrs. Edward Everett Gam,
better known as Dolly, who died
a fortnight ago.
The club is planning a lunch
con in May in honor of Mrs.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
At Sea Island

Now staying at the Cloister,
Sea Island. Ga. are Mr.. John
r. Eakin. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
S. Harwood and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell B. Brown. all of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. David Vance
Swami announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Mar
garet Frances. to Ensign William
Francis Patten. jr.. U.S.C.G.. son
of Mrs. Donald S. Dawson and
DR.. Patten.
Miss Swami will be graduated
from the University Of Maryland
in June and is a member of
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. Mr..
Patten is a graduate of the Amer
lean University, where he was
affiliated with Phi Sigma Kappa
Fraternity.
The wedding will take place
this summer.
Evening star., 1953-02-24
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Miss Ruth Anne Finder,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. HANNA
Zlnder of Bethesda, became the
bride on February 8 of Mr.. STAN
ley E. Rubenstein. He is the son
of Mr., and Mrs. Albert Ruben
stein. The Woodmont Country
Club in Rockville was the scene
of the ceremony with Rabbi
Henry Segal officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rubenstein will
reside in New York City after
their return from a wedding trip
to Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

This is the eighth in q
series on iUipeS of members OF
the neW Cabinet. The final
article lDil appear ThurSdau.)
Evening star., 1953-02-24

tained very extensively, because
he has always worked very hard
and was pretty tired when he got
home at night. They liked to
spend quiet evenings with close
friends, mostly other labor lead
ers. But she likes people and
hopes to do some entertaining
now. She made sure the new
apartment had a big enough
dining room to take care of the
regular Saturday family dinner.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

A seide SaOeeb of a stole
tops this slim sheath with little
stond-out pockets piped to notch the
coIIoTl Coy stor print on beige or
navy royon shontune in sizes 9 to IS.
S22.o5
JeIiefFs-Junor Deb Shop, Fourth Eloos. 4
Street Only
Evening star., 1953-02-24

The silk tOaOn suit
lovely lean lines for your hoIf-size
figure! And this tWo-piece dress is
beautifully cut in new woter-spot
resisting silk shontung, NoW or
muted blue; sizes l412 to 2212.
SIS.
JeIlefPs Women's Dresses, Second Floor,
Street ond at S1ltlington Silver Spring
@ ond Upper Conn. Ave.
Evening star., 1953-02-24

JsIeHs-JeWey street foot steet ond al oIl bronch
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-09-03
Ava

AVA - Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
NeisWonger were in Columbus
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tingley of
Toledo, were visiting Mrs. Kath-
leen Buckley and family last
week.
Mr.. Arthur Shimming, Cleve-
land spent last week with his
sister, Mrs, Dorothy Hawley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Humphrey
of GAINESVILLE, were visiting
friends here one evening last
week.
Mrs. Zella Danford of Akron,
spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Lena Burlingame.
Mrs. Inez Perkins spent last
week in Cambridge.
Henry Robinson of Canton,
was visiting his parents here on
Sunday
frankie Wareburger has re-
turned to Kansas after visiting
the past month here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Hamilton
of Flushing, were visiting here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buckley
and daughter Susie, were visit
ing here, Sunday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-09-03

CUMBERLAND Rebekah
Lodge will meet on Monday eve
ming, Sept. z. Plans will be made
for the School Of instruction at
Cambridge on Sept. IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmer Boston
Of Cleveland, spent a few days
the spast week in the home Of
Mrs. Bostons sister, Mrs. Will
Yerian and family.
Mrs. Itol Reed of Renrock, has
been helping to care for Mrs.
Nettle McNutt, who is quite i'll.
Her daughter, Mrs. John Hall,
has came to care for her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orley West of
Harrisburg, Pa, spent the week
end with his father, Lee West
also fillmore Shields of Bolivar,
visited his mother, Mrs. Mary
Shields.
Elloise Watts visited the past
week with her grandmother,
Carfle Starrett also her uncle,
Harry Starrett and family at
MuseVille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Krous-
koup and daughters of Zanes-
vile, spent the weekend with
Mn. and Mrs. Roy Dudley. The
Dudleys who are moving to their
new home on Main street which
they purchased from II. l..
SWick's, was given a farewell
party on Wednesday evening by
friends on Carl street, where
they had resided for twenty-one
years. A social time was enjoyed
by the 46 in attendance and
delicious refreshments were
served. They were presented
beautiful Purrey blanket. Al
though the Dudleys were COM
pletely surprised they were a
gracious host and hostess.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-09-03
BafeSville

BATESVILLE - Mr.. and Mrs.
Glass Powell are visiting their
son, Joseph Powell and family
of Cambridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Goodhart
and family visited his sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Morgan at Mas
sillon over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrl Carr of
Cumberland, spent Sunday p. m.
with her sister, Mrs. Emma
Long. Gs II
MRS. Lilly Roman returned
home Friday after visiting her
son, Emerson and family Of
Freeport.
The Volunteer class met in
the S. s. room at the church ON
Friday evening. A covered dish
lunch was served at the close
of the program.
MI and Mrs. John Major and
daughters of Solon, spent the
weekend with, Mrs. Pearl House,
Mrs. Charles CoVault of Sid
ney, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lilly lOlldll.
Miss Maxine Ramsey Of Bar
nesville, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Ernest Dingus and family,
Ernest Dingus is patient in
Guernsey Memorial hospital at
Cambridge, having his appen-
dix removed, Saturday.
Bob Deal returned to Colum-
bus after spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. +. Deal.
Heber McPeek opened his new
restaurant for business, Satur-
day evening.
Miss Nancy Powell is spending
a week with relatives IN Cam
bridge.
Mrs. Ethel Edwards of Canton,
is visiting with Miss Pearl
Cline.
Mrs. Frank Atkinson, Richard
Atkinson and son, Larry were
business callers in Wheeling on
Monday.
Those attending State Fair
this week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Carpenter and son,
Phillip, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray New
hart, Marcellus Mercer, Mrs.
Donald Belts and children,
Charles Roy and Sandra, Mrs.
Richard Atkinson and sons,
Larry and James.
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