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Evening star., 1953-01-21
By Ann Cline

party got there was former Pres
ident Herbert Hoover. He said
he was gloating because he was
in on everything but didn't have
to do any Of the work.
With Mr.. Hoover were his son
and daughter -in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Hoover; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Castle and Mr.. Law
renee Richey. who was the ex-
Presidents White House secre-
tary. He took care of introduc-
ing the stream of people who
came into the box to greet MIR.
Hoover.
AS the evening rolled along
and the auditorium became
packed. the most frequently
heard complaint of the feminine
guests was, my feet are killing
me- There were other COM
plants, too. One lady said to
her escort, "Aren't you glad you
came?" He just grunted.
Wouldn't Miss 1t
Not everyone felt that way,
though. There was the gentle
man who said to a friend, Il
didn't know you were going to
be down here" and the friend
replied, II wouldn't have missed
this show for the world"
The first of the Presidents
party to come in were Secretary
of State-designate and Mrs. John
Foster Dulles. They entered the
box to the left of the presidential
one ard it took the people a little
time to realize they were there.
When they did, a lusty cheer
went up; a lustier one when Vice
Evening star., 1953-01-21

President and Mrs. Richard M.
Nixon came in and, of course, .
very lusty one when President
and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived.
In the box from the Eisen-
howers' immediate family were
Mrs. John Doud and Maj. and
Mrs. John Eisenhower. They,
too, received a hardy welcome.
Following the singing of the
"Star Spangled Banner" by
Lauritz Melchior. in which he
asked the President and the
guests to join him; a selection
by Gladys Swarthout. and some
songs by the West Point Choir.
the officials left.
The diplomatic corps was well
represented. There were MEM
bers from 81 missions there in-
cluding the new British Ambas-
sador and Lady Makins, the
Australian Ambassador and
Lady Spender, she wore a stiff
silk hydrangea blue striped
gown with a matching chiffon
stole: the Thailand Ambassador
and Nine. Sarasin, the French
Ambassador and Nine. Bonnet
and the Brazilian Ambassador,
Mr.. Walther Sales.
ENJOYS There
Other members there from
Embassy Row, who seemed to
enjoy the sights from the upper
boxes. were the New Zealand
Ambassador and Mrs. Munro.
Japanese Ambassador Eikichi
Araki. Soviet Ambassador Georgi
Zaroubin. italian Ambassador
and Signora Tarchiani, Swedish
Continued on Page B-10)
Evening star., 1953-01-21

The most Stupendous ball in
the history of Washington well
coined the President of the new
Republican era. The first Off
cial function given by the citizens
of the country in honor of Pres
ident and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover was large, brilliant, color
full and successful.
The largest of the two sections
of the ball took place in a deco
rated Armory that was unbe-
lievable in its transformation
from a bare, barn-like appear
ance to a proper setting for an
official, full dress affair.
Despite the predicted numbers
of 5000 to 10000 expected at
the Armory. it did not seem
overly crowded locking down
from the presidential box on the
sea Of upturned faces that drew
in toward the middle of the
great room to watch the hero of
the hour and his wife when they
made their appearance.
Hundreds of ball-goerS never
saw the new Chief Executive and
his wife, however. Thinking
they would arrive soon after the
appointed hour of 10 o'clock,
they were caught up in a traffic
jam outside that conceded with
the arrival Of the President, and
they did not get inside until after
he had left the ballroom.
Eisenhowers Punctuol
The Eisenhowers were far more
punctual than most people
thought they would be after the
hours long parade that lasted
till after 7 o'clock. They ar
rived at the Armory as early as
10:l5, though they did not ap-
pear in their ballroom box till
10:42. The Vice President and
Mrs. Nixon preceded them by
AOOuU ID I11IIluJCS.
They were met at the front
of the marquee by Reception
Committee chairmen, Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, who took
the arm Of the new President,
and Col. M. Robert Guggenheim.
who escorted Mrs. Eisenhower.
The President shed his homburg
and Chesterfield as soon as he
entered the door, and the party
proceeded upstairs by elevator to
the office of Maj. Gen. William
Abendroht, commanding general
of the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard.
They had been greeted by
others of the official Reception
Committee-Mr. Corrin Strong,
Mrs. Guggenheim, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel H. Kaufman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Garret, Mrs. Ralph
Becker, Mrs. Edward Merrill,
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Hatch, Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Press and
Mr.. A. Chambers Oliphant.
Close to q half-hour later.
when they stepped onto the bal
cony. the Marine Band struck up
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Inaugural Boil C|imoxes Big Day

their contents to plain water and
ice.
Seated in the balcony boxes on
either side of the President and
First Lady were first members
of their family, then cabinet
members and ambassadors and
governors.
FomiIy Present
Mrs. John Sheldon Doud, Mrs.
Eisenhower's mother, sat beside
her daughter, dressed in French
blue lace, and on her right was
her grandson, Maj. John Eisen-
hover in his Army dress blues.
His pretty brunette wife, Bar
bara, was clad in a peach or
ganza gown with a TERED skirt.
DR.. and Mrs. Milton Eisen-
hover and their daughters were
in the first row in the box on the
left, and just back of them sat
Mr. Earl Eisenhower. On their
left were Mrs. Eisenhower's
brother-in-law and sister, Col.
and Mrs. G.. Gordon Moore and
their two young daughters, and
Mrs. Moore's 17-year-old son
Michael and Cadet Richard Gill
Moore. The President pleased
the crowd below when he came
over to greet the family and kiss
his little nieces, Ellen and
Mamie, who were prettily dressed
in pink and white mousseline de
sole respectively.
Over on the right sat Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Eisenhower - she
black-haired and in a black gown
with a white ermine stole-and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Eisenhower.
Beyond them were the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Nixon-the lat
ter looking very beautiful in her
iridescent silver and aqua bro
cade gown with a f1ared aqua
net skirt.
Others in the reserved balcony
were Speaker Joe Martin, Post
master General designate and
Mrs. Arthur Summerfield, Sec
retary- designate of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks without his wife,
who was i'll: Secretary of the
Senate and Mrs. Mark Trice,
future Mutual Security Admins
traitor and Mrs. Harold Stassen,
future Secretary of the Air Force
and Mrs. Harold Talbot, who ar
Continued on Page BID
Evening star., 1953-01-21
By Betty BeoIe

Hail to the Chief" the dressy
crowd below applauded and Mrs.
Eisenhower's gown glittered with
the reflection of the lights on
the pink rhinestones that were
sprinkled like stars over her
peau-de-soie pink bouffant
gown. Her pink gloves also shone
with pink stars and her evening
bag was Of solid pink rhine
stones. A three-strand crystal
and pearl choker and pearl ear
rings completed her costume.
Armory Beautifully Decorated
The scene that greeted the
presidential party was an i'm
pressive one. All four walls Of
the huge room were entirely
draped with panels of alternat-
ing gray and Colonial blue ma
terial called "glame," bordered
at the top with gold and bear
ing a white star at the top of
each blue panel. Three huge
chandeliers had been made of
tiers of gold draped material.
and lateral stripes Of yellow and
gray with starred blue panels
draped the balcony boxes. Tre-
mendous great seals Of gold
were at each end of the room,
two enormous gold spread eagles
f1anked the two orchestral
stands and a big round gold
presidential seal marked the
Chief Executives box.
But the most surprising and
effective improvement in the
Armory, however, was the Shin
ing. freshly shellacked floor. The
lighting was excellent. too. It
tended to bring out the decor
colorS. cast a dressy glow over
the party and reduce the size of
the huge hall.
Boxes on the floor, that con-
tanned famous names and faces
and beautiful jewels and laces.
were draped in soft gray faille.
They were four deep around the
ballroom floor and graduated to
permit all to see. Behind those
at either end were two buffet
tables where sandwiches, cakes
and an orange punch were
served. Well prepared guests
had brought TASKS and added
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Dancers y;Gowns Are Co|orfU|

Though the crowd was smaller
at the McDonough Auditorium
inaugural ball last evening, the
spirit was there. True, few of
the less hardy gave up rather
early and departed before the
presidential party arrived. But
most of them stayed.
When it was prematurely ru-
mored shortly after IL o'clock
that President Eisenhower was
on his way, the crowd began to
surge toward the east side Of the
auditorium with the hope of get
ting a closer glimpse of the off,
cial party.
Even though the orchestra
continued to play, it was almost
impossible to dance. The floor
was a sea of people and all of
the side exits were blocked.
Guests began arriving at $3.50
following the suggestion of the
Inaugural Committee to get
there early and music for dane
ing began around 9 o'clock. The
ladies in their lovely gowns and
their handsomely garbed escorts
made a beautiful picture gliding
about the floor.
Boxholders lote
Most of those holding tickets
for the upstairs boxes were late
in arriving. A number of them
had gone to the Armory first.
But the guests that had no box
seats were grateful for their
tardiness. Il think I'll sit down
while I have a chance" said one
lady.
An early arrival who left some
time before the presidential
Evening star., 1953-01-21

Continued on Page BID
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Ita|y's Political Crisis
Shapes Up as Worse
Than First Feared
BY the Assoeioied Press

ROME, June 20.-Italy's po-
litical crisis is shaping up as
far more serious threat to ma
tional stability than was appre-
ciated Immediately after the
June 7-8 general election.
The pessimism Of center poll
ticians contrasts strikingly with
the optimism with which United
States Ambassador Clare Boothe
Luce publicly greeted the results,
A pro-Western coalition OF
the Christian Democrats. Social
Democrats, Liberals and Repub-
licans squeaked through the
election with a 16-seat majority
in the Chamber of Deputies and
13-seat majority in the Senate.
Parliament Meets Friday.
Many Italian politicians doubt
these are workable majorities in
italy, even though they might
seem secure in France or Britain.
The new parliament meets
Thursday.
One of the most respected per-
sons in Italian political life pre-
dicted privately this week:
Two or three Italian govern
ments will fall within the year.
A new general election then
will be required unless the ma
tion is to RELAPSE into the chronic
political invalidism of France.
A strong majority will decide
for middle-of-the-road democ-
racy after this taste of insta-
bility.
EDO Ratification Doubted
italian ratification of the six
nation European Defense Com
munity treaty in the foreseeable
future is highly unlikely. due to
the parliamentary battle left
and right opposition would pre-
cipitate, this source believes.
Implementation of the treaty is
a prime objective of the Eisen-
hover administrations foreign
policy.
The economic effects of po-
litical instability in italy could
be disastrous. Overpopulated.
short of raw materials and deva-
stated by war, Italy nevertheless
Evening star., 1953-06-21
BY the Assoeiofed Press

KATMANDU, Nepal, June 90
Tribesman Tensing Bhutia, the
native hero of the HimalayaS,
and Edmund Hillary of New Zea-
land returned here today in royal
professional grandeur from their
conquest of Mount Everest.
Flowers and ceremonial red
powder were showered on them
and the red carpet was rolled
out by the King and the cheer
ing people of this remote noun
tain kingdom capital.
The whole city concentrated
mostly on Nepal's own hero. the
Sherpa tribesman guide Tensing,
called the Tiger of Tigers for his
mountaineering proweSS in a
career he is giving up, now that
he has topped 29.002-foot Ever
est, the worlds high spot. Mr..
Hillary was his companion at the
crest.
Parade Is Miles Long.
From Banepa. 20 miles away,
MIR Hillary. Tensing and British
Col. John Hunt, director of the
first successful expedition to the
top of the world were brought
to Katmandu in a three-mile-
long procession. Roadsides were
jammed with rapturous Nepalese.
In an ornate four-horse coach
garlanded with flowers rode
Tensing with his Indian wife
and two daughters on one side
and Col. Hunt and Mr.. Hillary
on the other.
Admiring crowds showered
them with so many flowers and
so much vermillion powder that
when they reached the outskirts,
Mrs. Hunt, waiting with the
Nepalese Premier, told her hus-
band: Il did not recognize you
at first" I
Students and Elders Shout.
Nepalese students and their
elders We'd with each other
shouting: ''zindabad Qong liveI
Tensing, Hillary and Hunt"
The procession wended d
through the main streets to the
palace of King Tribhuvana.
The King awarded Tensing the
Star of Nepal No. l, the highest
honor that can be bestowed on
his subjects.
Earlier, when the expedition
arrived at Banepa, a tiny hilltop
village. the welcome made the
hills ring.
The British, French and Indian
Ambassadors were among the
many who greeted them.
LoudSpeakers doomed out
songs written especially for the
occasion. "Veer Nepal" (Nepal
hero) was sung for Tensing.
Posters welcoming Tensing in
Nepalses and Mr.. Hillary in
English were displayed through
out the village. They showed a
background of the snow-capped
Himalayas.
DisengageS Communist.
Tensing smilingly disengaged
q Communist who had ventured
out to Banepa and whispered in
his ear: This Communist is
welcome
The Sherpa guide replied: II
am no politician, just a humble
mountain climber. Reaching the
top of Everest was no politics"
Evening star., 1953-06-21

enjoys the highest living stand
ard in her histor.
Why? Due to the industry Of
her citizens, $2.4 billion in
United States aid, and continuity
of governmental policy which
has permitted maximum utili-
zation of Italy's meagre re-
sources.
To quote one prominent 1tal-
ian: 1--WE do not have Frances
wealth. We are too poor to be
able to afford the luxury Of
chaos"
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Everest Conquerors Hailed
In Grandeur in NepuI CAPITAL

Nepal Is a neighbor OF Com
munist-captive Tibet and has an
internal Communist problem OF
it's own.
More honors await the Everest
conquerors in New Delhi. where
India's government is preparing
a big welcome, and in London
where Queen Elizabeth already
has kn1ghted Mr.. Hillary and
Col Hunt and her government
is pondering over what to award
TenSing.
Tensing, said in Dhulat Chat
he was painted at a controversy
stirred up over whether he or
Mr.. Hillary was first to set foot
on top Everest.
Teamwork Stressed
He said he actually was first
by few steps, but it didn't
matter.
1--WE went together. were tied
together and won together" he
said.
Credit goes to the entire ex-
pedition, Tensing said.
mo mans single effort could
put him on top Of the world. F."
he added.
Col. Hunt said in Katmandu
this week Mr.. Hillary led all the
way during the last couple of
hours to the mountains peak,
hacking out footholds in the
ice with Tensing following. He
paid tribute to Tensing. but en-
phaSized that conquering Ever
est was the work of the whole
team.
Tensing backed this up. saying
team spirit. exceptionally good
weather and perfectly working
oxygen apparatus combined to
make the expedition a success.
Gayety Marred by Red
A warm reception in Dhulat
Chat was marred by a group
from ,Katmandu, led by a Com
munist sympathizer, who had
! camped here two days ago in
an effort to see Tensing first
and get from him a statement
that he was first on top of Ever
est and that he was Nepalese and
not Indian, even though his
home is in Darieelirg. india.
The group blocked others from
going ahead to greet Tensing
The leader later waved in tri-
umph a document said to have
been signed by Tensing and
raced off to Katmandu.
Tensing said the group had
misrepresented to him that the
Indian press was campaigning
against him. He answered the
nationality question by saying
II was born in the womb OF
Nepal. but brought up in the lap
of India"
Tensing said the first thing
he did when he reached the sum-
NIT Of the icy peak was to pray
to Buddha. Mr.. Hillary said the
first thing he did was to find
out if he had enough oxygen to
get back down again.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
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Evening star., 1953-06-21

on the road. It went out Of
control returning to the pave
ment and slithered across the
highway into the path of the
northbound bus.
Dead were Cline 10y, q, and
Robert Turner, 10, both Of Ko-
komo, Ind.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
BY the Asseeioted Press

PERU, Ind, June 20.-Two
young men homeward bound
from a fishing trip were killed
and Al members of a religious
pilgrimage from Indianapolis
were injured in a bus-auto COLI
sion today two miles south Of
Peru.
The pilgrims were members of
st. Paul's Guild Of Our Lady Of
Lourdes Catholic Church. trav-
cling in a chartered railways
bus.
The bus overturned after hit
Evening star., 1953-06-21

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
Two Die and Al Injured In Aufo-Bus Collision

ting the car. A number Of the
passengers suffered broken bones
and cuts but none was injured
critically. *
A witness told police q passing
car forced 10y and Turner's car
Evening star., 1953-06-21
50 Formers Plan Bureau

A group Of Fairfax County
farmers will launch a county,
wide farm bureau at q dinner
meeting Of about so farmers at
$3.50 pm. Thursday in the
Chantilly Fire Hall.
Evening star., 1953-06-21
BruziI Rubber Output Up

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil
produced $4,000 tons of natural
rubber in 1852, an increase of al
most SO per cent over the Is, 900
tons produced in 1851.
Evening star., 1953-06-21

BY dePenddD1e d1on TOT cosy dTess1ng!
Gnny doll add outftso her fonoe wodbe
zippered Toon and undess and
embarrassing moent See the Talon zip dresses
here uIe
Gnny dne-up different She has
moving and legs, coy blue or brown eyes that blink
Lan.bursh-ToYToWN-
Evening star., 1953-04-08
GreenbeIt Services
Withheld in Row
Over PHA Payment

About 1000 .Greenbelt resi-
dents will be without city police
and fire protection starting at
midnight tonight and lasting the
rest of this month.
Officials of the Prince Georges
community are withholding mu-
nlcipal services for IL Govern
ment-owned buildings because
the Government refuses to pay
as much as the city wants.
The IL buildings were sold re-
Gently by the Public Housing
Administration to private own
ers. The new owners take pos
session May /.
City Manager Charles T. Nc
Donald said today was the dead
line for PHA to meet the city's
terms. He said PHA notified the
city yesterday it would pay only
$666, one-third of the annual
sum PHA says the services are
worth.
The city manager said restora-
ton of police and fire protec-
tion and other services will de-
pend on whether the new owners
agree to the city's bill. The
buildings will continued to re-
ceive county fire and police pro-
lection.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Arlington Legion 10 Show
Postponed Film on Christ

A movie, "The Life of Christ"
originally scheduled to be pre-.
sented in Arlington on March
"a, will be presented tomorrow.
it was announced by Carl Crack,
commander Of American Legion
Post 139.
The film will be shown at 4
pm, pm. and 9 pm. in the
auditorium of Washington-Lee
High School. Children will be
admitted free to the 4 pm. per.
formance. and also will be ad-
mitted without charge to the
later performances If accom-
panied by an adult.
Mr.. Crack said tickets sold for
the previously scheduled date
will be honored. The postpone
ment resulted. Mr.. Crack said.
when promoters of the movie
failed to show up with the Aim
at the time it was to be
presented.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Federation Backs. Bill
By Johnson on Transport

Creation of a Metropolitan
Area commission to regulate
public transportation, as pro-
posed in a bill submitted by
Senator Johnson. Democrat, of
Colorado, has the backing of
the Arlington Civic Federation.
A similar bill has been intro
duced in the House by Repre-
sentative Hyde, Republican, of
Maryland.
The federation received a
recommendation from Walter
Kingsbury, of its public utilities
committee, supporting the John
son-Hyde proposal in preference
to another measure backed by
Representative Broyhill, Repub-
lican, of Virginia.
Hearings on the Broyhill
measure, which would establish
a commission to study Washing
ton area transportation prob
lens, are scheduled for $50
Tuesday by House District
Subcommittee.
The resolution approved by
the federation at its regular
meeting at Lyon Park Com
munity House last night terms
the Johnson Hyde bills "the
best means for the accomplish
ment of improved public trans
portation in the Washington
area"
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Fenwick Sees Issues
In Governor Race as
Leadership vs.. Drift
Bv the Associufed Pres1

RICHMOND, April 8.-State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington opened his State cam
paign headquarters here yester-
day by telling television audi
ence the issues of the campaign
for Governor "are taking the
form of leadership versus drift"
He compared his record and
his program with that of my
opponent" obviously former Rep
resentative Thomas B. Stanley.
Mr.. Fenwick asked his audi
ence if it would choose a man
"who has a long record of work.
ing for the needs of the people
or one who simply wants
to be Governor"
Talks About His Plan.
He devoted more than half of
his 15-minute television appear
ance over Richmond station
to his "Fenwick plan" to bring
industry to Virginia by expand
ing a subdivision of the Depart
ment of Conservation and De-
velopment into "a division of
industrial development"
Il regret my opponent feels
that the expenditure of a few
thousand dollars to increase the
industrial development services
OF an existing State agency is
too great a price to pay for
bringing millions of dollars of
new money into Virginia." Mr..
Fenwick said.
Although there is a third can
didate in the Democratic pri-
mary race for Governor, w. Rus
sell Hatchett of Virginia Beach,
there was no question that Mr..
Fenwick was referring to Mr..
Stanley. Both Mr.. Stanley and
Mr.. Fenwick are from the con-
servative organization wing of
the Democratic Party in Vir-
ginia.
Opposes New Agency.
Mr.. Fenwick said Mr.. Stanley
had attempted to cloud the issue
of the "Fenwick plan" by stat
ing he was opposed to the estab-
liShment Of a new State agency.
$50 am l." Mr.. Fenwick said.
Under my plan no new agency
would be created. I would use
an existing State agency, the
Department of Conservation,
which already has the founda-
tion Of planning division.
MY opponent is simply op-
posed to an idea designed to
insure the future growth and
progress of Virginia. He is op-
posed to a plan that would per-
NIT us to meet our future needs
for hospitals and schools, salary
increases for teachers and money
to build our needed highways" !"
Mr.. Fenwick said Mr.. Stanley
was opposed Ito a plan which
would bring much needed rev.
enue into Virginia, which would
in turn permit us to broaden our
local tax base. And that ulti-
mately means lower taxes on
every one Of u.s."