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Evening star., 1953-01-22
By Miriam Gutenberg

st. Elizabeths Hospital Supt.
Winfred Overholser said today
there is no reason why an ac-
cused man should not stand
trial, once he has been found
mentally fit to face the charges
against MIN.
DR.. Overholser drew a sharp
distinction between a mans fit
ness to stand trial-his "tria-
bility"-and his mental condi-
ton at the time of the crime
his responsibility"
He made the statement when
informed by The Star that men
sent to st. Elizabeths as men
tally incompetent to face trial
and later pronounced At for trial
by the hospital are subsequently
escaping trial by having the
charges against them dismissed.
N6SCS OEVpRCVs
Prosecutors have explained
that the cases are being dropped
because DR.. Joseph L. Gilbert.
District alienist, and DR.. Amino
Perretti, his assistant. are fire.
quently reporting these prison.
ers were of unsound mind at
the time Of the crime. Drs. Gill
bert and Perretti make the
original mental examinations
when a defense attorney con-
tends a defendant is too men,
tally i'll to stand trial.
II a prisoner is found by the
court to be mentally incompetent
to face trial. he is sent to St.
Elizabeths for observation and
treatment until he is At for trial.
It is after his return that the
prosecutors have been dropping
the charges.
"a man may be mentally Ill. I"
DR.. Overholser said. ''but with
assistance, he straightens out
and we say he is now fit to plead.
We don't commit ourselves as to
how he was at the time Of the
offenSe.
1.-THE fact that he required
treatment sets up no presump-
ton that he was legally insane
at the time of the crime. He may
have been. but that has not been
determined. That Is something
to be raised by the defense at the
trial in q plea Of not guilty by
reason Of insanity.
The prosecutor need not as
sumo that because o man was
said to be mentally Ill ct the
time Of his mental examination.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Dr.. OverhoIser Says Defendant
Should Be Tried if Mentally Fit

he was mentally Ill at the time
Of the offense. He may have been
but it is not proved"
Point Statement.
DR.. Bernard A. Cruvant, chief
Of the psychiatric service at st.
Elizabeths, which includes How
ard Hall for the criminally in
sane, stressed these points:
l. A mental illness does not
mean a person is legally insane.
The vast majority Of people in
need Of psychiatric treatment
are not and never have been in
sane and probably never will
be, with or without treatment.
2. Because a person is found
to be of unsound mind does not
mean he Is especially. likely to
commit a crime. OF nearly $500
patients at st. Elizabeths HoSpi-
tai only a few hundred have ever
committed a crime.
3. Even though a person has
a severe mental disorder, such
as dementia praecox or manic
Oppressive psychoSis. he is not
automatically considered of un-
sound mind and not responsible
for his acts. Psychotic patients
at st. Elizabeths usually obey
the regulations and cooperate
with hospital attendants.
4. A mental illness can take
such a turn that a person might
not be responsible for certain
acts but can be held responsible
for other acts.
5. Because a person is men
tally LII now. it cannot be auto
matically assumed that he was
mentally Ill two months ago.
s. The fact that man UNDER
went psychiatric treatment sew
eral years earlier or was sent to
a hospital for mental observation
does not automatically mean he
has been suffering consistently
from a mental disorder in the
intervening time. People can
show symptoms and recover. A
high percentage of patients, with
schizophrenia. which includes
dementia praecox are discharged
from st. Elizabeths every year.
and most of them remain in the
community.
Z. There is no automatic con-
nection between crime and
mental disorder. nor does find-
ing Of unsound mind ut one time
give q man blanket permission
to commit q crime and escape
punishment.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Volunteers Sought
For Mothers 1-Hour
Polio Fund Drive

An urgent appeal was issued
today for volunteers In next
Wednesdays one-hour March of
Dimes fund drive-the Mothers
March on Polio"
A goal Of $3.50, 900 has been set
for the campaign. which will be
conducted from Z to 8 pm.
throughout Washington.
''Mothers-and brothers, fa-
theirs and sisters, as welfare
needed to volunteer in this
united community fight against
polio," Robert M. Averill, gen.
eral chairman, said today.
To Call at Lighted Homes.
The volunteers win call only
at homes which signify by a
lighted porch lamp, or a glove or
handkerchief on the door, that
they will contribute, it was an
nounced by Mr.. Averill, who is a
vice president of Capital Airlines.
Mr.. Averill's wife, Mrs. Mar
garet Averill, is an area captain
in the drive. although she has
been in an iron lung for the
last six years.
The campaign will be the sec
ond such effort to be conducted
In this area. A total Of $75,O 900
was raised last year.
To Make Ten Calls.
Volunteers will make a MAXI
mum Of 10 calls each. The head
quarters Of the drive is located
In Room 523 of the District
Building. Those wishing to take
part may call Republic 7-69l7.
Vice chairmen Of the drive
are Mrs. Claiming s. Walker.
SOTO Millwood lane NV: Mrs.
William N. Schaefer. 1881 Dex-
ter street NV: Mrs. Raymond
g. Lochiel, 53O6 Blackstone road
NV: Mrs. M. r. Bernstein, SIS
Juniper street NV; and Mrs.
Reid Wallace, 3726 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
MeKeldin to Address
Temperance MEETING

Gov. McKeldin OF Maryland
viii address a temperance meet
ing at 1880 o'clock tonight in
Constitution Hall to urge the
new Republican administration
to put the damper on Washing
tons famous cocktail parties"
Sponsoring the meeting Is the
American Temperance Society.
Since Gov. McKelciin took of
nee in 1851. no alcoholic drinks
have been served In the Gov
ernor's mansion at Annapolis.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Work Begins at 7 AN.
For Secretary Weeks

The new Secretary Of Com.
merce. Sinclair Weeks. took over
his new Office this morning and
began to dig into the work
ahead of him.
His business day began at Z
am. at the Mayfiower Hotel
where he saw some Of his future
assistants. At 1890 o'clock he
walked to the Commerce De-
partment. He lunched with WAL
ter williams. who Is to be
Undersecretary Of Commerce and
Robert w. Burgess. designated
to be Census Director.
Evening star., 1953-01-22
Benefit for Greek Church

A benefit dance for SITS. Con-
stantine and Helen Church will
be held at 9 pm. tomorrow at
the Hotel Statler. Proceeds will
go toward construction Of q new
church for the Greek Orthodox
congregation.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20

disturbed by the resignation of
David Ben Gurion from his post
as Prime Minister of Israel .
l had occasion to meet with an
Israeli during the time when res
ignation rumors were rife, and I
took the opportunity to ask for
an explanation -.
1t seems that B. G.'s resignation
is no surprise to the Israelites .
My informant was of the opinion
that the iron man of Israel has
been wanting to give up functions
of government to retire to the
status of private citizen so that
he would be free to give his atten-
ton to matters concerning the
Mapai party of which he is the
head
The condition of the Mapai has
been of deep concern to party
leaders for some time . While
at its inception M apai was a
labor socialist party composed
chiefly of agricultural workers in
the settlements, today Mapai has
also a membership composed of
city jewellers who are bent to the
right in their political thinking
This latter group, I was told,
is made up of newcomers to Is
rael, who upon arrival in the
country joined the dominating
political party more through a
sense of opportunism than
through idealism go.
Therefore, it appears n t
Mapai now has within itself a
right wing and a left wing g..
It is to re-examine the state of
his party, and to brin 6 added
strength to it that Ben Gurion is
resigning his post as Prime Min
lister There can be no doubt
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20

that Ben Gurion does not feel
that he is deserving his country
men for politics. To anyone who
has followed B. G.'s story it is
evident that he feels that the
safeguarding of the ideas and
ideals embodied in his concept of
Mapai are more important to the
future of Israel than his holding
on to an office of government /.
A full-length feature film will
highlight the annual membership
affair of the Hannah Senesch
group Of Hadassah to be held
Monday, November % at 8 P. M.
in the Jewish Center. The film,
entitled "Save One Life" contains
an introduction by Ralph Bellamy
and an original musical score by
Jacob Weinberg.
Mrs. Max Brown, president of
the group, announces that all
paid-up members of Hadassah are
invited to attend.
Following short business
meeting and the program, a. So
cial hour will be enjoyed. Mrs.
Harry Glenn, hospitality chair
man, will be assisted by Mrs,
Leonard Weinberg, Miss Frances
Zimmerman, Mrs. Nathan Miz-
rahi, Mrs. Frank P. Exton, Mrs.
Irving Rothstein, Mrs. Irving SUIT
ton, and Mrs. Stanley Wadler.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20
GreenviIIe Student
is Honored

Cadet Col. Herbert F. Roths-
child of Greenville, S. c., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Rothschild
of 211 w. Prentiss Ave-, was re-
Gently honored at a parade cere-
mony at Citadel.
The Greenville newspapers
printed pictures showing him
shaking hands with General
Mark Clark and Governor Byrnes.
Parents of the cadet colonel
have good reason to be proud OF
their son.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20
U. S. EXPORTS TO ISRAEL
TOTALLED $363.000.000
IN FOUR YEARS

NEW YORK, (JTA) - Ameri-
can exports to Israel totalled
1868, 100000 during the past four
years, while American imports
from Israel amounted to $38,0OO,-
900 in the same period, it was re-
ported here this week by Nathan
Straus III, president of the Amer
ican-Israeel Chamber of Com
merce and Industry, addressing
the first members luncheon meet
ing of the Chamber of the Hotel
Roosevelt.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20

to bring them to her home at 70
W. 38th Street Large pack
ages should be sent by the indi-
viduals, but if there are odds and
ends around the. house Mrs. Levin
will be happy to gather them in
and send them at one time }
The regulations governing mail
ing are as follows: The weight of
the package is not to exceed 70
pounds The package should
not exceed 100 feet in length and
girth combined If the maxi
mum requirements are met the
package presented will be approx
imately 8 feet by l foot square +.
Should anyone desire to send
money to us for the Operations
Santa Claus" project for which
the U. S. Army is now working
in Korea, and which Kenneth de-
scribed so well in his letter the
Jewish Weekly will be glad to
make suitable purchases and mail
them to Korea ;.
For those who want to send
their own packages of clothes (old
or new, toys FUSED or new, or
food. will repeat the destination
Kindly send your gifts to:
Ist 1t. Kenneth c. Levin 067107
Hq. and Hq. Co., 31st Inf. Reg.
APO z, c/o PM,
San Francisco, Calf.
x
Like many others was greatly
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20
BY Ethel Teddy" Moscovitz

The reply to the letter printed last
week from 1t. Kenneth Levin in Korea
asking for packages to be given to the
Korean children during the holiday sea-
son was not overwhelming :. However,
we received many interested and inter-
eSting inquiries, and I will endeavor
herewith to report on same e.
The 1. j. Edelstein Foundation sent in
$500 and requested that a package be
sent for them
Mrs. Claude Levin offered to provide
a receiving station for small amounts of
clothing and toys should anyone care
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20

Like many others I was greatly
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20

fruit.
Much sought-after by Europ-
can housewives in market
places from London TO Hell
sinki the Israel-grown citrus
has been enabled to expand its
outlet abroad with the assist
ance of more than IL.674.000
in loans from State of Israel
Bonds which have been made
to the Citrus Marketing Board
for the rehabilitation and
enlargement Of existing groves
in addition TO loans advanced
through the Israel Bank Of
Agriculture for cultivation Of
new citrus plantations.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20
The Jewish Quiz Box

QUESTION: Why is the state
ment repeated three times?
ANSWER: Many things are re-
peated three times for the sake
of emphasis. Some claim that the
works of heaven, the works Of
three times may represent the
earth and the works of man, in
dicating some sort of unity OF
purpose between them.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-11-20

HAIFA (IIPl.-Amid predic.
lions that Israel's growing
citrus output. expanded with
the creation of new planta-
lions financed by Israel Bond
investments. will this season
export a record 6,000,0 900 cases
of the fruit abroad. the first
consignment of 1884 left this
week for England.
A key Garner Of hard cur
rencY for Israel. the citrus
industry last year exported
100000 cases of choice citrus
to England and more than a
half-dozen other European
countries. This weeks initial
shipment consisted Of grape
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Miss KeIIinns
Is Honored
AT Party

Mrs. Robert Mackenzie Wagga-
man was hostess at a delightful
early afternoon party yesterday,
entertaining in her attractive
home in honor of Miss Vivien
Kellims of Connecticut. Guests
were invited for $3.50 o'clock and
a daintily appointed tea table
was laid in the drawing room
but coffee was served in place of
tea, the hour being early for the
latter beverage. In the dining
room there was an additional
liable laid with delicacies befitting
the coffee.
Mrs. Waggaman wore a navy
blue street-length taffeta frock
and Miss Kellims was in black
taffeta. also street length, with
an over-dreSS of black lace. The
deep, rolled collar gave an off,
the-Shoulder effect to the neck
line.
Assisting Mrs. Waggaman were
Mrs. Eff1ngham Towsend, Mrs.
Julius Wadsworth, Mrs. James
H. Gilman, Mrs. Arthur w. Hill
and Mrs. w. Horton Schoellkopf
Among those there were Mrs. C.
Frederic Beach of Farmington,
Conn. and Mrs. Allegra TAYLOR
ot New York City.
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Exclusively Yours-- BETTY 'sAs
Arthur Gardner Runored to Be Next Ambassador to Cuba;
Weep Be Moster of Ceremonies at Press Club Porty

Suzanne Anderson whose faith
er was the lawyer who drew
up the first papers for the then
embryonic Ford Company.
Young Ford didn't have enough
money then to pay young An
derson a fee, so he gave him
a nice slice of Ford Company
stock which, you may have
heard, has done rather well
since.
Young Art Gardner and his
pretty blond wife Joan, by
the way, have just bought
Holly House in Mclean, Va.
from Jane and Tony Akers,
who will vacate same in June.
Tony, a World War II hero,
Is deputy for international ne
gotiations for the Air Force:
his wife is the lovely-looking
blond daughter of the noted
architect, John Russell Pope,
who designed the National
Gallery of Art.
X y X \
Former Vice President Bark
ley will emcee the men and
women's big Press Club party
Friday night when the best
known capital writer's will put
themselves through dizzy and
intellectual PAGES for their
own amusement. He'll also
moderate the reverse Meet
the, Press" show when Sena-
tors Bob Kerr and Wayne
Morse and Representatives
Clarence Brown and Ken
Heating will put the press on
the griddle with their grilling.
Bud Collier of Break the
Bank" and Beat the Clock"
TV fame will conduct the cur
rent events between the wom-
ems team, headed by Doris
Fleeson and the mems, cap
tanned by Tom Stokes.
While all this is going on,
a Scavenger hunt will send
three couples out on the town
in search of clues at the homes
Of capital bigwigS. Just in
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Society News
Mukins to Entertain
At an Evening Party
Prince Of the Netherlands Coming;
Festivities Arrunqed by Diplomats

sonal secretary for the de la
Colinas during their stay in
Washington also is going to New
York to be with them. She,
however will stay with the newly
appointed envoy and his wife
for a week or ten days before
going to New York.
Others Leoving
Miss Berit Stiernstedt, attache
of the Swedish Embassy, who
has been in Washington for
some years working first as Sec
retary to the ambassador, and
then as cultural attache of the
embassy, has been recalled to
the Foreign Office. She will
leave the Capital tomorrow and
sail Saturday morning aboard
the Gr1psholm. A number of
small and informal parties have
been given for her among her
colleagues and other close
friends she has made while here.
Another departing secretary
of considerable efficiency is Miss
Barbara Joy who will sail Fri
day aboard the Queen Mary to
return to her native England.
She came as social secretary for
the former British Ambassador
and Lady Franks and remained
with the present Ambassador
and Lady Makins only until her
successor Miss Joan Eden arrived
and took up her work at the en-
bassy last week.
Evening star., 1953-03-11
HenIes Hosts
At Dinner

Speaker Joseph w. Martin, jr.,
was the guest in whose honor
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Henle enter
tanned at dinner last evening.
The party was given at the 1925
F Street Club and each of the
4 tables seating IL had a mound
of early spring blossoms, majen-
ia predominating in the colors.
Mrs. George r. Holmes person.
ally arranged the flowers.
During the serving of the din
ner Ed Mcintyre played the
piano and between courses Gene
Archer sang some favorites
among them It'll Be a Great
Day" especially for the Speaker.
There also were several i'm
mptu speaches between
courses: Senator Clinton P. An
derson, Representative Mar
guerite Stitt Church and the
host himself who offered the
toast to the Speaker. Mr.. John
D. M. Hamilton came down
from Philadelphia for the party
last evening.
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Mrs. FIogg
Sailing

Mrs. Flagg, widow of Navy
Capt. Allen P. Flagg, will sail
Saturday aboard the lie de
France to visit her brother, Mr..
William Preston Smith in Nancy,
France. Mr.. Smith is project
engineer for a New York engi-
neering firm engaged in recon-
struction work overseas for the
United States Government.
Mrs. Flagg, accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. Gretchen Smith,
and Mrs. William D. Wrightson,
will motor to New York Friday.
Mrs. Flagg will be guest over
night of her cousins, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Beverly c. Dunn, in
their apartment on Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Smith will remain over the
week end with Gen. and Mrs.
Dunn.
Mrs. Wrightson will visit Miss
Frances Phillips during her brief
stay and will return early next
week with Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Flagg will remain with
her brother in France for three
months returning in time to
meet her son. Henry v. B. Flagg
on his return from his studies
at Leonard Hall at LeonardtoWn,
Md. Mrs. Flagg and her son
make their home with her grand
father, Vice Admiral Henry
Varnum Butler in Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1953-03-11

It's still an unconflrmed
rurnor but in the State De-
partment they think it's prob
ably true that Arthur Gardner
will be appointed United States
Ambassador to Cuba.
Formerly of Crosse Pointe,
Mich. Arthur came to WASH
ington around the end of the
war when he became assistant
to John Snyder who was then
director of War Mobilization
and Reconversion. Less than
two months after Mr.. Snyder
became Secretary of the Treas
ury in the summer of 1916,
Arthur went over there as his
assistant and he remained in
that capacity until December
81, 1948. This was only a few
days before Harry Truman be-
gan his first elected term and
possibly the Gardeners pro-
Republican sentiments in the
campaign had something to do
with the termination of his job.
Mr.. Gardner, however, had
been close enough to President
Truman to be one of the few
Washington residents who en-
tertained him at private din
nerS.
At one point during his stay
at the Treasury Department,
Arthur was all set to leave for
a foreign post but fate inter-,
vened. He was going to Lon
don with o. Max Gardner (no
relation) who had been ap-
pointed our Ambassador to
Great Britain when the latter'S
sudden death in February,
1947. cancelled these plans.
Havana would be a pleasing
post for the Gardeners. Be-
sides their luxurious Crosse
Pointe home and a summer
residence at Watch Hill. r. l.,
they have a beautiful winter
one at Palm Beach where they
keep their yacht and whence
they frequently whip over to
Havana.
Mrs. Gardner is the former
Evening star., 1953-03-11
VISITING Here

Mrs. Frederick H. Mullen of
Branford Point, Conn. is visiting
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Frederick Mullen of
Falls Church. She came to see
for the first time her grandson,
Frederick Miles, who was born
on March 6. Mrs. G. Frederick
Mullen is the former Margaret
Roosevelt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin L. Roosevelt of Mil
ford, Conn. Mr.. Mullen is director
of public information at the De-
partment of Justice. They have
3 other sons.
Evening star., 1953-03-11

case they have to bring in a
hair from the much-bruShed
coat of the well-known Check
erS, it might be helpful If
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
kept Checkers home that eve
ming with a pair of scissors
handy. The three couples will
consist of the following from
the National Press Club
Dick Mooney Of U. P, Donald
Richardson of Cowles Publi-
cations and Don Shannon Of
Salt Lake City Desert News:
and from the Women's Ma
tional Press Club-Nancy Os-
good of NBC, Molly Thayer Of
Detroit News and yours truly.
:. Don Larrabee is chairman
of the program that will begin
with a concert from $3.50 till
8 by the Press Club chorus.
A chic lady Senator from
France will be entertained at
the French Embassy tonight,
and next week the Hero of
Annapurna." The latter is
the world famous mountain
climber, Maurice Herzog, who
led his expedition up the Hima-
laya peak to the highest point
ever reached by man, 26,493
feet. The story of the unbeliev-
able dangers, hardships and
succession of arnputations that
accompanied their downward
trip is told in the current best
seller "Annapurna" which M.
Herzog wrote while in the hos
pital after all his own frozen
fingers and toes had been am
putated. The party for
him will be a 6 to 8 reception
on Wednesday. :.
The French lady Senator is
Nine. Jacqueline Patenotre
whom Ambassador and Mime.
Bonnet will honor at dinner
tonight. She is chic. good look
ing, on the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee and also is
mayor of the City of Rambouil-
let. Some stuff. as we say
in America.
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Miss Astorgo
Bride-EIect

Announcement is made by
Gen. and Mrs. Luciano Astorga
of Managua, Nicaragua of the
engagement of their daughter,
Maria Camilla, to Mr.. Daniel C.
Meekins, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Meekins of Washington.
Miss Astorga is Attache of the
Embassy of Nicaragua and her
f1ance is associated with the De-
partment of State.
The wedding will take place
in July at which time the Am
bassador of Nicaragua, DR.. Gull
lermo Sevilla Sacasa will repre-
sent Gen. AStorga.
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Invitations Issued

Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. John F. Shields for a tea
to be given on March 20 in honor
of the veterans of Korea now pa
tientS at Walter Reed Hospital
and Red Cross Volunteer Nurses
Aides serving at the hospital and
in the blood program. 1t will be
held at 3036 Woodland drive from
4 until 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1953-03-11
Lyons Are Hosts

Maj. and Mrs. Ralph j. Lyons
were hosts at cocktails last eve
ming in their Bethesda residence
The group, which included Air
Force officers and their wives,
later dined at Normandy Farm.
Among the guests were 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Richard E. Tiede, 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Robert A. Barnum,
Maj. and Mrs. Charles w. Carson
and Maj. and Mrs. Clarence E.
Kennedy.