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Evening star., 1953-02-21
Mrs.. Walsh
'Fetes Wife
OF General

Mrs. Robert L. Walsh, wife of
the retiring chairman of the
Inter-American Defense Board,
entertained at tea yesterday for
Mrs. Howard A. Craig, wife of
the succeeding chairman. Mai.
Gen. Walsh is not only retiring
from the Craftsmanship of the
board, but also from the United
States Air Force after over 80
years service. 1t. Gen. Craig
will succeed him on February 28.
At yesterdays 4-to-5:3O femi-
nine tea the hostess was assisted
by Sonora de Figueiredo de Me-
deiros. wife Of the Brazilian dele
gate to the board. and Sonora de
Bobeda. wife of the Paraguayan
delegate and vice chairman of
the board. Admiral Flavio FL
gueiredo de MedeiroS is also re-
tirlng from the board though not
from the Brazilian Navy.
Among the 100 or more ladies
who dropped by the board head
quarters yesterday were wives Of
Latin American ambassadors to
the Omitted States and to the
Organization Of American States.
as well as the distaff side Of
other board members,
Evening star., 1953-02-21
RobbersWhoSIug
District Horseman
Sought in Florida
By the A..oeio..d Pres.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Feb. 81
Detectives said today they still
were searching for two men who
slugged Albert p. Mergardt,
Washington race horse owner
and heating contractor, Tuesday
night and robbed him of $4,000.
An employe. William Brennan,
also was beaten and $3.50 taken
from him.
MIR. Mergsrdt told detectives
that two heavy-set men rang
the doorbell Of their rented house
and when Mr.. Brennan opened
the dooor they pointed revolvers
at him and went into the living
room.
One man grabbed Mr.. Mer-
gardt, hit him on the head with
a pistol and shouted: I'D like. to
beat your brains out" Then he
took Mr.. Mergardt's wallet. The
other man hit Mr.. Brennan and
took his money.
Mr.. Mergardt said he was sure
the robbery "had something to
do with unscrupulous race track
characters who have been after
me to make a race track DEAL"
He told detectives he figured
the strong-arm robbery was part
Of a program to soften him up
for the deal"
Mr.. Mergardt did not elaborate
and declined to identify the "un-
scrupulous race track charac-
tiers" by name.
At his home at 5000 Garrison
street NV, Mr.. Mergardt's wife
said he had told her in a tele-
phone conversation from Miami
Beach last night that he is def
nitely going out Of the racing
business because "there are just
too many crooked people mixed
up in it,"
Mr.. Mergardt owns Red
Emperor and Red Light, stabbed
in Maryland awaiting the OPEN
ing Of the Bowie session at
Laurel this spring. He also owns
Congo King, handicap sprinter,
and Apsley, trained by Carl Han
ford.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
First Ludy
Attends
Service

Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs
Nixon yesterday attended 8
World Day Of Prayer service al
Washington Cathedral to joir
in prayer for peace among the
nations. !
The observance, under auspices
of the General Department oi
United Church Women oi
the Washington Federation o1
Churches, was attended by ar
overflow crowd which also in
cluded the wives of several OF
the cabinet members.
Among those present were Mrs
John Foster Dulles, Mrs. Sinclair
Weeks, Mrs. George M. Hum
phrey, and Mrs. Arthur E. Sum-
merfield.
Mrs. Eisenhower. accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. John s.
Doud, arrived just before
o'clock when the service began
Wearing a black dress and
small black velvet hat with face
veil, Mrs, Eisenhower kept hel
mink jacket and white gloves on
throughout the nearly two-hour-
long service
Mrs. Doud wore a black fur
coat and small black hat, while
Mrs. Nixon was dressed in a
brown fitted coat and winter
white hat, with a gold scarf ct
her throat
After an organ prelude and
silent meditation period, the OBJ
servance opened with a process
siona] which included the silk
flags Of United Nations countries
carried by the board members OF
the United Church women.
The choirS of the National
Cathedral School for Girls and
st. Adams School for Boys fur
nished the music.
Participants in a program en-
titled, United We Share" in
cluded Mrs. Ruth M. Bronson
Tormod Peter Svennevig OF
Sweden, Miss Umeko Kagawa OF
Japan and Mrs. Clarence T. Mel
son, president of the United
Church Women of Washington,
Mrs. Nelson pointed out the
many projects of the church
group include, aid to the Ameri-
can Indian, helping the Christian
women of Japan, aiding the
schools of India and helping to
support foreign students in this
country.
Lending a colorful note to the
service were ushers dressed in
the native costume of China,
Latvia, Latin American coun-
tries, Japan and the American
Indian.
Mrs. J. Warren Hastings was
the leader of the service.
The Lords Prayer, sung by
the entire assemblage, was led
by Miss Helen Turley.
Canon Luther D. Miller of
Washington Cathedral gave the
benediction.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Reception
Is Given

Acting Director of the United
Nations Education, Scientific
and Cultural Organization, Mr..
John Taylor, was the guest in
whose honor the chairman and
members of the Council of the
Organization of American States
gave a reception last evening.
The party was given in the Pan
American Union Building and
the chairman of the council,
DR.. Rene Lepervanche, Vene-
zuelan Ambassador to the OAS,
and the vice chairman, DR..
Luis Oscar Boettner, Paraguayan
Ambassador, received the guests
assisted by Mr.. Taylor. Sonora
de Boettner was unable to be
present as she was acting as
baby-sitter for their young
daughter, and Mrs. Taylor is not
in Washington, so the receiving
line was stag.
The several hundred guests
were greeted just inside the
stately Hall Of the Americas and
included officials of the State
Department, those from the cul-
tural divisions of the department
and the PAU and the cultural
attaches of embassies as well
as a number from educational
circles.
The buffet table was set up
In one end of the Hall of the
Americas with a bar not far
away and in another corner was
o round table where champagne
was served.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
14-Story Flats Plan
In Britain Calls for
Higher Education
BY the Assoeio,sd Press

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The gev-
ernment soon viii try to sell
the British on the idea of living
in History apartment buildings.
It's to save land for parks and
sports grounds in towns and for
farming in the country.
Housing Secretary Ernest
MarpleS told the House of Com
mons yesterday the government
will try to persuade municipali-
ties-Britain's biggest home
builders-to build flats up to
IA stories high instead of the
more usual semidetached houses
standing in their own gardens.
I'VE must educate the public
to show that flats are really
worth living in," Mr.. Marples
said.
Few British towns have build
ings ten stories high. Flats in
country towns are virtually un-
known.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

In a springlike setting that
belied the date on the calendar,
members of the Junior League Of
Washington danced last evening
at their one strictly sociable
gathering of the year.
The party that began with din
ner for some 325 and continued
with dancing afterwards with
another 225 dropping by took
place at the Chevy Chase Club.
Dinner began promptly at 8, pre-
ceded by cocktails at the club
and at various members homes.
The twirling to Sidney's Or
chestra lasted from 10 until /.
Spring birds and butterflies
perched on gilded branches and
pink and white dogwood blooms
decorated the dining room tables
and the ballroom. White bird
cages against sprays of apple
blossoms hung from the mantelS
in the ballroom and pink and
white balloons scared above the
clusters of Towering branches on
the walls.
cocktoiI Porty Kickoff
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rulon
were hosts at cocktails in their
Upton street home beforehand to
the 18 who shared their dinner
table. The Louis Hoods had a
combined cocktail and house
warming party before joining
their table for 10. And 1t. Col.
and Mrs. James Kaiser had an
hors d'oeuvres gathering at their
home with most of the guests
meeting at the club for dancing.
The president Of the Junior
League and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Perry Lippitt. dined
at the club with Mr.. and Mrs.
Yule Fisher, Mr.. and MRS. Ray
mond Norris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward CroSland.
At another table Mr.. and Mrs.
Millard West, jr., broke bread
with Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Artist to Present
Annual Recital

Helen Paulson Morrow, sop
rano. will present her fifth an
nual recital at the Alexandria
Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation at 4 pm. tomorrow.
Mrs. Morrow will be presented
by the Alexandria YWCA's music
chairman. Mrs. Arnold A. Garth
off. She will be accompanied by
her coach. DR.. Frederick Fall, and
will be assisted on the program
by Martha Bailey Osborn, pianist.
After the recital, tea will be
served by members of the Execu-
tive Council of the Woman's Au-
Hillary of Grace Episcopal
Church, with Mrs. William Poin-
dexter as chairman.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

Miss Thelma jeanne Cobb
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
A. Cobb of Arlington, was mar
ried February 20 to Mr.. Layton
L. Allen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben F. Allen of Sioux City, Iowa.
The ceremony was performed in
the Navy Chapel, Chaplain M. A.
Ditmer, jr., officiating and an
informal reception for a small
group of guests followed in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb.
Mr.. Allen is on duty with
Squadron VR l at Patuxent
River, Md, and he and his bride
will visit with his parents in
Sioux City.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
.ve|de Group prober
Is Suspended Over
Error on Mrs. Meyer
BY the Assoeiosed Press

Chairman Velde of the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities has announced the sus-
pension of a committee investi-
gator he said was responsible for
the erroneous Identification Of
Mrs. Agnes e. Meyer as the
author Of q letter praising the
Russian people.
Mr.. Velde did not identity the
Investigator but said q full in
vestigation was under way to de-
termine all Of the circumstances
which led to the 'regrettable
mistake" involving the wife of
Eugene Meyer. board chairman
Of the Washington Post.
In q statement Tuesday Mr..
Velde said: 1T is Interest,"
ing to note that in the Moscow
Pravda. dated April 80, l947,
Mrs. Agnes Meyer is quoted as
writing to the journal Soviet
Russia Today as follows: We
feel profound admiration for
the people Of the Soviet Union +"
Mrs. Meyer called this state
ment ian outright falsehood."
and yesterday Mr.. Velde said he
had made an honest mistake"
when. it was found the reference
was to, Mrs. G.. s, Mayer, wife Of
a retired Port Clements, British
Columbia, rancher. -
The suspended investigator
was reported unofi1cially to be a
veteran member Of the commit
tee staff.
In a statement announcing the
suspension Mr.. Velde said:
THE Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities is determined
that only accurate Information
is transmitted to committee
members with reference to al
legged Communist activities on
the part of any individual. To
this end the investigator con-
cerned has been suspended pend
ing complete investigation"
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Embassy Secretary
To Address Club

Mordecai Shalev, Second Sec
retary of the Embassy of Israel,
will be guest speaker at the fifth
anniversary dinner of the Ha-
tikva Club of the Washington
Council of Pioneer Women to be
held at S pm. tomorrow in Stans-
bury Lodge Hall.
The program will also feature
new Israeli and Yiddish songs
presented by Miss jeanette Po-
lanSky
Proceeds will go to the Pioneer
Women's sister organization in
Israel, the Moetzet Hapoalot. ThC
funds will be used toward COM
pletion of a children's village ir
Bashit.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
u. 5. Board Is Urged
TO Direct Missouri
Basin Development
Sy The Assoeisssd Press

President Eisenhower has re-
ceived q report recommending
creation Of Q 1lve-member Fed
eral commission to direct devel-
opment Of land and water re-
sources In the Missouri Basin.
He was quoted as saying he
would study 1t with an open
mind. But there was no indi-
cation what the administration s
attitude would be.
The report was presented to
Gen. Eisenhower yesterday at a
White House ceremony by S of
the II members Of the Missouri
Basin Survey Commission, which
prepared it.
Three Oppose U. S. Board.
The II members were unani-
nous in agreeing that q central
organization Is needed to direct
and coordinate basin develop
ment. But three Of the II dis
agreed with the majority recon-
mendation that Congress create
a Federal commission to do the
job.
Senator Hennings. Democrat
Of Missouri. vice chairman Of the
survey group, told reporters that
Gen. Eisenhower said he was
happy to have the report, that
he always had a deep interest in
problems Of land and water use.
Study Promised.
He said Gen. Eisenhower prom
ised to give the report full con-
Sideration and study it with an
open mind.
Senator Murray, Democrat Of
Montana, said that the President
probably will send q report to
Congress based on the survey
commission report.
The majority proposals were
described as q middle course"
between "the two extremes Of
Federal Washington control and
a loose system Of programs based
on interstate compacts."
Evening star., 1953-02-21
ToAppeur on TV

A production number from the
Phi Beta Kaplan" variety show
obe sponsored by B'nai Birth
Independence Lodge and Chapter
will be presented on Ruth Cranes
Modern Woman" program at
$3.50 pm. Monday over Station
WMAL.
The variety show will be held
on March 3 and 4 in the Jewish
Community Center. Proceeds will
be used for B'nai Birth charities.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
easiest WaV
to shop for a
new home

The easiest way to find the home you want is to know
everything that being offered You will find the larg
est and most complete REAL ESTATE SECTION pub
lished by any newspaper in Washington in The Evening
Star every Saturday It will give you beautifully
pete picture of every type of home being offered in
every section Of Greater Washington by the leading
builders If you intend to go house hunting any week.
end be to the big Saturday Real Estate Section
in The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Society and Club News
Junior Leoguers Stage
Annual Dinner Dance

Guy. the Frank Hights, the
Henry Huidekopers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ladder Mackall. the James
Lynns and the Jack Meals.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kauff-
mann shared a table with the
Pierre Beauregards, Mrs. David
son Sheridan, Mr.. Harry Hos.
kinson, 1t. and Mrs. Robert Hal.
dance and the Howard Smiths
Cocktailing and dining with the
Rulons were the Hugo Huettigs
Comdr and Mrs. Horace Epes
DR.. and Mrs. John Foley, the
Robert Hoeys, the Frederick
Chapmans. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alan Mills.
Hostess to Soil Soon
Mrs. Gerald Severn, down
from New York for the occasion,
took a table for 10 at the Junior
League dinner and entertained
Senator and Mrs. George Malone,
Mr.. Nigel Gaydon of the British
Embassy, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Cafritz and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Schenck. Mrs. Severn will sail
for Europe in a couple of weeks
TO go on spring vacation in
Spain with her daughter,
Daphne Mayo. who is studying
at the Royal Academy of Dra-
matte Art in London. Capt.
Severn. who is on duty at Trip
Oil. hopes to join them there.
In 1t. Col. and Mrs. Kaiser's
group were Mrs. Minnegerode
Allen, who had much to do with
the success of the party; the re-
Gently wed Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
French, the Arthur Hadleys
Comdr. Ralph Hall and Mr.. Hu-
bert Sontheim. Unmarrieds who
had a table together included
Miss Joan Rowcliffe, Miss Sue
Hume. Mr.. Lewis Charnley, Miss
Frances Dear, Mr.. c. Richard
Alfred. Miss Nancy Peare, Mr..
Gordon Dewey and Mr.. Stephen
Beers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sterrett.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foster, Miss
Katherine Ostermann, Mr.. Rob-
bert Mcmillan and the George
Elseys sat at a table together.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moran,
the Douglas Smiths, DR.. and Mrs.
Dabney Jarman. MIR. and Mrs.
Albert Reeves and the Stanfleld
JohnSons formed another table
party.
SuIgrove Club Donce
The rafters were also ringing
at the Sulgrave Club from 10:3O
on. The Winter Dance Commit
tees second party of the season
drew some 200 capitalites to the
white-tie affair. Lester Lanin
and his orchestra came down
from New York to play for the
dance that lasted until the small
hours of the morning.
Mrs. Severn took her dinner
guests from the Chevy Chase
Club on to this party later in
the evening, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies were hosts to
20 at their home, Tregaron, be-
fore going on to the Winter
Dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop Luttrell
entertained a small group at the
1925 F Street Club beforehand.
and others who gave dinners
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mac
Cracken, Mr.. and Mrs. Meade
Patrick, Mrs. Vera Petchek and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolcott Wagga-
man.
Members of the Dance Com
mittee, who were also present
last evening, are Col. and Mrs.
j. Hunter Drum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Bowles and Mr.. James
Parks.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
To Address Dinner

Mrs. Ethel Ernest Murrell. ma
tional chairman of the National
Woman's Party, will address a
Susan B. Anthony birthday din
ner at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Park Plaza Hotel in Baltimore
The dinner is being sponsored
by the Maryland Branch of the
National Woman'S Party.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
In New York

Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie
left yesterday afternoon for a
To-day visit to New York City.
Particular purpose of the trip is
to permit her to attend several
opera performances.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Steel in Mutchbooks

Cleveland = Staples used to
fasten book matches together re-
quire about 500 tons Of steel per
year. it is estimated.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Lumber Truinino

Students from 18 Far Eastern
countries are studying modern
numbering methods at q training
center in Manila. The Philip
pines. -.'-. -.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
PHOTOGRAPHS
for the
Homemoker

Looking for some free advice on
how to buy household equipment? =?
You'll find it in a new circular,
No. POT, Guide Posts in Buying
Household Equipment" just re-
leased by the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service at the University of
Arizona.
If you're a budget buyer" you
will find circular 2O7 packed with
helpful suggestions on how to get
the most for your money.
Wise buyers will DO some shop
ping around for the same item in
number of stores, the circular
points out. BY comparing the cost
Of useful features, and discounting
extras, chances are you can save
some money.
Will the space and location you
have in mind call for extra install
lation costs in the case of appli-
ances? Is your fuel or water sup
ply adequate? Is your wiring
system heavy enough to carry the
load? These are some of the ques-
tions you should ask yourself be-
fore you buy.
Knowing your local dealer, and
buying a dependable product
backed up by a solid guarantee,
are good ways to get your moneys
worth, the circular points out.
There are a lot of other tips on
how to plan your buying in Guide
Posts in Buying Household Equip
ment." Why not take advantage of
them by asking your county agri-
cultural or home demonstration
agent for cpy now?
A conventional washing machine
with wringer saves the average
homemaker 1880 hours during it's
epected lifetime. The automatic
washer saves 2417 hours over hand
laundry during its life span.
A home-economicS study shows
that a home freezer should con-
tain total of 800 pounds of froz-
| zen food per person each year to
| be profitable. An IL cubic-foot
size will satisfactorily serve the
average family.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
Air Force
Officer To Go
To Philippines

Before leaving for the Philippine
Islands where she recently has
been assigned, young Air Force
officer, 2nd-Lt. Arnetta S. Smith,
will leave the Valley for her home
in Port Tampa City, T'la., for a
short furlough with her parents.
Stationed at Williams Air Force
base for the past four months,
Lieutenant Smith was custodian Of
non-appropriated funds.
A sister, Mrs Mildred Hepburn,
arrived several days ago to accom-
pany her sister to their home~
They will drive. She is the guest
of Mrs. Cleo Cherry of 1920 East
Broadway with whom Lieutenant
Smith has resided since coming
here.
The young officer, a former out
standing woman athlete, repre-
sented Florida in the Olympic
track meet in London in 194S.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
Moslem Court Daughters
OF Isis No. 116

Moslem Court Daughters of Isis
No. 116 met Wednesday night,
February 4, at the Masonic Hall
with the IlluStriOus COMMANDERS
Daughter, Mena Lydia, presiding.
The Imperial Advisor, Brother
Leonard Caldwell, was present.
After business of Importance.
the 2nd Lieutenant COMMANDERS,
Daughter Lillian G.. White, pre-
Sented the Ill. CommandreSs a
gavel made out of redwood by a
veteran of SaWtelIe Hospltal in
Los Angeles.
Then the group retired to the
dining room for feast of fried
chicken dinner prepared by their
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
c H A R NJ
BY LOU LuTOUR

NEW YORK. (GlobaD-We are
still on the subject Of voices. Does
yours sound like the rasp and CRATE
Of buzz saw? Resonance. COM
bined with adequate breath Will
make your voice musical and vi
brant. You've heard a "tinny'
piano which lacks resonant over
tones. Your voice has the same
fault if your throat is tight and
your vocal cords are tense. Make
your voice a colorful instrument
by humming your ms, ms,
'Ng's' and Is. AS you speak,
think of a singing vibration in the
front of your head-the cheek
bones, the nose and the lips. En-
phasiZe your ms and ms as
you say KNIVES to grind" and
with minimum effort he rang
the alarm"
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
Douglass Lincoln Society
TWO Announces Negro
History Week Observance

The Douglass Lincoln Fraternal
Society TWO today announced its
Third Annual Negro History Week
observance, presenting a program
of drama and music. The program
will feature Margaret McCaden,
dramatic contraltO; Vera NickOloff,
folk singer; Zebedee Collins, bass;
and Marie McBroom, concert pi-
anist. United Fellowship Chorus,
directed by Miss McCaden, will also
be heard.
In announcing the program, Mr..
Edward l.. Nelson, executive Secre-
tary of the Douglass Lincoln So
ciety, stated that the society hoped
to contribute, in however small q
way, to the overall objective Of
complete equality for the Negro
people, economically, socially and
culturally. He stated further that
this program is in keeping with the
principles of the interracial order
which calls for day-to-day action
on a year-round basis to secure
greater mutual understanding
between Negro and White. In the
historic words of the late DR.. Will
son, founder of Negro History
Week: ''The Negro people should
not learn less about others, but
more about themselves"
The program will be given at
United Mutual Auditorium, 80
Lenox Avenue, New York, on Sat
urday, February IA, at 8 pm.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
NAACP To Meet Sunday

The National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored PeoDle
will hold it's monthly meeting Feb.
IS, $3.50 pm. at Tanner Chapel
AM.E. Church, Sth street and East
Jefferson.
Mr.. Hobart La Garde, from AL
buquerque, New Mexico, will be the
guest speaker. There will also be
installation of officers for 1858.
Kermit Cagle-President
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13

Warrick Browne, who after
finishing an engagement at Lazar's
night club on East Van Buren,
with a group he came here with
from New York, is being nicely re-
ceived at Prince Hall Club as the
cocktail hour. entertainer, everX
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
night. II. ! < = ::
He decided TO stay in Phoenix
after completing his engagement
at Lazar's, and is offering; a Very
fine. array of scintillating rhythm
that is lovely to listen to and easy
to dance by. -, :, ,'t {
1T doesn't take people long to
grasp what a fine entertainer he
is, after once hearing him play,
especially those who prefer their
music on the quieter, more subtle
side.
He has been asked and, con-
sented to appear for several
schools in the community during
his stay here. l..:. -.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-13
Voguettes

The spacious home OF Mrs. Mn
ME Walden of 902 South Third
Avenue was the meeting place,
Tuesday night, for the Voguette
Club.
Tentative plans were completed
for a Valentine party to entertain
husbands and friends.
After business, the group sat
down before a beautifully deco
rated table to enjoy curried
chicken and hot biscuits.
Members wish Mrs. Rose Lee
Dishroom, absent for several meet
ings due to an accident, a speedy
recovery.
--Sybil Biggers, reporter.