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church in the city where they will live
for at least four years.
It is to be hoped that many other
Washington residents, temporarily
separated from their home churches.
will be inspired to follow the excel
lent example of our highly esteemed
President. A. Y. L.
Selecting D. c. Commissioners
AS a native-born resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia am thoroughly and
unreServedly in favor Of the affairs Of
the National Capital being generally
managed by those who are more init
mately conversant with its local
problems. It is particularly heartening
to see this interest manifested so early
in the thoughts and actions Of our new
Executive, who has made a start which
should stimulate and vastly encourage
every resident who has a heartfelt
interest in an outstanding local govern
ment, as well as Federal Govern
ment which will serve as a model for
other civilized nations to emulate and
pattern their affairs after.
When we review the phenomenal
growth that has taken place in the
National Capital within the past two
decades, it is evident that the tradi-
tional local government-three Com
missioners-is inadequate. Hence, the
recommendation by the President that
two additional Commissioners be added
is particularly wise step. But in adding
to the Board of Commissioners unselflsh
preference should be given to the fit
ness and capabilities of local residents
factor which has been sadly over
looked and neglected. For example,
Federal judges to be eligible to the
bench must be residents of the States
in which they are appointed. Such an
equitable principle should govern in
local appointments, both to the bench
as well as to the Board of Com
miSSionerS.
The success Of the recent inaugural
Of President Eisenhower was the result
Of the foresight, wise planning and
indefatigable industry of one man in
particular-Joseph c. McGarraghy. Mr..
McGarraghy is a native-born resident.
He is a lawyer of broad experience in
his profession. He has been excep-
tionally active in civic affairs. He was
the chairman Of the National Republi-
can Committee to the Republican Con-
vention in Chicago. He would make an
excellent Commissioner. as well as jurist
OF which the local community would
be justly proud. John E. Hoover.
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lecture on hypnosis at the Ipswich, Mass.
High School left several students complaining
of drowsiness. Just another example of waste
full educational frills, since the usual economics
class could have produced the same condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-09
Letters to The Star

PeGnes be used letters carry wters correct and
addresses. All letters subject to condensation
, 1953-05-21

distributed hundreds of bags OF
candies to children. Tuesday, Dec.
80, Singing groups and carols.
Wednesday, Dec. 81, Church Ser
vices II, to IL midnight, Chorusso
singers to usher in the New Year
midnight IN. Thursday,
Jan. l, Masquerades, parades, in
Christiansted joined by Frederik-
sted. At 8 pm. at night there
were demonstrations of Quadrille
dance and Lancers.
The most impressive, probably
the most beautiful float in the
Frederiksted parade, was that
contributed by the St. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Church; and the
one contributed by Holy Cross
Church in Christiansted was con-
sidered also to be the most i'm
pressive and beautiful.
The foregoing is the program
which the Rev. and Mrs. Johnson
told readers on the mainland
was pagan. Also the record of the
progress of the several denomi-
nations both Protestant and Cath
Ole, in St. Croix, is very good.
Exploding of firecrackers at
Christmastime has been prac-
ticed during the Danish as long
as long as the oldest inhabitants
and their parents can remember.
- IS also practiced in the British
island.
, 1953-05-21

advanced 1870 since 1941, -four
has doubled, milk more than
doubled, paper has increased more
than 1000 and labor costs in
bakeries has gone up 1857.
He reported a survey OF news,
paper advertisements in l94l and
in 1853 which showed bread sell
ing at lie in 1941, and at l9c in
1858: milk was advertised at 8kc
per quart compared with, more
than zoe in 1853; sugar was ACC
per pound, against 10.lc this year;
family -four was advertised at 3.9c
per pound in l941, currently at
9.4c per pound.
"And of great significance" he
said, as the fact that in this IL
year period, only two products
have been improved from a nu,
tritional standpoint - bread and
enriched flour. The enrichment
program started in l941, B vita
, 1953-05-21
ST. THOMAS

ST. THOMAS -.
their objection to the tax
exemption amendment o n
four counts, namely: (1) that
there was no agreement with
t h e Municipal Council of
St. Croix for similar legisla-
ton; (2) that apartment build
ings or real estate develop
ments should not in any case
be tax exempt; (3) that the de-
fnition of apartment houses is
too broad and capable of mis-
understanding; "a that the
Council reduced the proposal
of the Tax Exemption Board
from 100000 to 100000.
Governor de Castro stated
that the bill is now before him
and the statements of the de-
legation would be given con
sideration. He pointed out,
however, that both the Tax
Exemption Board and the
Governor has previously Civ
en- favorable consideration to
tie covering under the Tax
Exemption Law of apartment
houses for rent where the
, 1953-05-21

at is a sound, delicious, whole
some food. The old myth that
bread is fattening has been ex-
ploded; it a and should be
wisely included in a reducing diet.
1t is one Of the most wonderful
buys for the food value received.
lit is a fine source of cereal
proteins whose value is stepped
up by the bakers increasing use
of milk solids. Enriched and
whole-grain breads do so much
toward insuring adequate amounts
Of B vitamins and iron in the diet.
It is filing and satisfying and
such a good source OF the energy
we all-growing children espe-
cially-need." -,
, 1953-05-21

While the costs of ingredients
and labor have more than doubled
in the past IL years, bread prices
have been held down-on a per-
centage basis-actually less than
the advances in the costs OF pro-
duction, u recent survey shows.
Discussing the advance in gen.
eral food prices at a meeting OF
bakery engineers, f. z. Kelley,
Jr., President of the American
Bakers Association, pointed out
that whereas bread prices have
, 1953-05-21
NOTICE
To All Our Customers

During my absence from
the island from May 18th. at
noon, the ChriStiansted Auto
Garage & Tire Shop will be
closed until my return about
June %. ...
I beg to thank all customers
for their loyal support and pa
tronage, and hope same will
be extended to me on my
return.
Erik r. Stakemann
, 1953-05-21
Survey Shows Bread Advance Less

minis and iron being added to
white bread. Leaders in medicine.
and nutrition have declared TINT
the enrichment program was one
of the greatest blooms to public
health ever recorded"
Further testimony to the inn
portance of bread in the diet came
from another source recently. A
leading national magazine devoted
Ia pages to a variety Of uses for
bread, closing the section with
statements on breads virtues.
A. A. Schaal, head Of the maya
zines research department, de-
clares that bread is important be-
cause:
, 1953-05-21
LOST

A wallet with important
papers and receipts. Would
appreciate it's return to the
AVIS OFFICE or to Mrs. Mil
dred Harrigan at Rasmussen's
store.
It would be greatly ap-
preciated.
(Mrs.) Mildred Harrigan
, 1953-05-21

There will be an important
meeting Of the Virgin Islands
Republican Organization held
at the Municipal Council Hall
st. Thomas, Saturday Night,
May 23rd 1853, $50 PM.
All Members are urgently
requested to attend.
N FARRELLY
State Chairman
, 1953-05-21
PROGRAM
A D STATION VISTA

The Voice of the Virgin Islands
FRIDAY
TOO 7:3O Colgate Breakfast
Club
7:30- 900 Over the Coffee Cup
600 8:15 ChinnerY's Mystery
Tune)
800 9:15 Morning Devotiors
9:15- $50
$50 1000 Swap Shop
1000 1915 AIRS News
1915 : 1890 Four Knights
1890 HOO Antigua Antics
11:O0 1900 Record Shop e
1900 1890
1890 12:45 Front Page News
Pan American
l2:45- 100
LOO 1:55 Siesta Time
100 200 Siesta Time
2:15- 2:30 Sacred Heart Prog.
800 300 Musical Matinee -
(Western)
800 400 Musical Matinee -
(Popular)
400 4:30 WSTA's Story Teller
4:30- 600 RequestfullY Yours
600 6:15 Schlitz News Prog.
6:15- 6:45 Musiu for you
6:45- TOO Dept. of Health
700 7:30 Salon Serenade
Queens Quarter
800 7:45
7:45- 800 Land of the Free
800 8:15 Pet Milk Show
8:15- $50 Budweiser's Calypso
Party
$50 900 Carenage
Troubadours
800 9:15 AIRS News
CHS $50 AIRS Sports
Roundup
$50 1000 Broadway Show
Tunes
1000 HOO Musical MerrY-go-
round
, 1953-05-21

eepitol investment is at least
$500, 900 in order to encourage
tho investment Of new capital
in the Virgin Islands.
, 1953-05-21
Erik r. Stakemann
INTERIOR DEPT.

whole.
Representative A. L. Miller,
chairman of the House Com
mittee on Interior and Insular
Affairs, has introduced the
Ill il the House under Bill
No. 5181.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

laid out. Timothy Caldwell of
Philadelphia built the two story
founder" house which is now
the rear wing In 1902, while the
main building facing the street
was added in 1905. The triangle
in front of the house was COW
cred in those days with the sheds
of Western Market. The third
floor of the rear wing was built
about 1880 by Prof. Cleveland
Able, of the Weather Bureau,
from whose heirs the club pur-
chased the property.
The beautiful lunette-topped
doorway is one of the special
treats Of the house, which is
purely Georgian in conception.
Inside. the wide hallway with
fluted archway and the spacious
high-ceilinged rooms perpetuate
the initial impression of dignity
given by the doorway. 1t is be-
Evening star., 1953-03-16

lieved that the mantel in the
second floor drawing room, the
random width floors there, and
the woodwork are original.
Throughout the stories of the
house is woven the tale of the
horSeman who galloped through
that handsome front doorway.
down the hall and out the back.
Some say he is apocryphal.
Some contend it was Mr.. Mon
roe himself, who, fleeing the city
before the British one August
day in 1914, dashed through the
hall and out the back door SO
as not to frighten the panicky
populace further. Others say 1t
was Mr.. Madison. Others that
it was a British soldier, pur-
suing Mr.. Monroe. Still others,
that it was an American soldier
sent to warn him.
At any rate, the legend per-
sists, while the dignifled old
house. dramatized by it. rich in
it's history. stands worthy Of
note in a city whose business
Is history.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
By The Chef

Blessed Mothers" Kisses of
the Farmers Daughter" Little
Mother-in-law Kisses" Eye of
the Mother in law" Sweet
Girl" Brazilian Longings"-any
of these might be the name of a
new play. a bit of modern poetry
or even an obscure painting or
piece of sculpture.
But they are not. They are
simply the names of certain
sweets beloved by Brazilians and
used frequently in their menus.
Blessed Mothers" for instance,
are cakes which, when baked by
experts, have 2 cracks forming
a cross down the middle. To
make them. CRATE half of fresh
coconut and set aside y cup of
these gratings. To the remainder
add about 3 tablespoons of water
and stir over a slow fire until
hot. Then squeeze out the milk
through a cloth. Cream together
a cup of butter and a cup of
sugar. Beat into this the yolks
of 3 eggs. we'll beaten before
hand. Add the coconut milk and
2 cups of rice flour while you
beat. Keep up the beating for S
minutes more. Then fold in the
beaten whites of the eggs and
the grated coconut which you
have set aside. Line muffin tins
with paper and bake at about
400 degrees. When the cakes
start to rise, open the oven door
for just one minute-this is what
makes them crack 1--WE hope)
Evening star., 1953-03-16
|CrittentOn
|CHcIe States
Benefit Party

Several hundred guests are ex.
pected to attend the st. Patrick's
Day Party to be given from 4:3(
to 8 pm. tomorrow by the
Charles N. Crittenton Circle fol-
the benefit of the Florence Crit
tenton Home and Hospital.
The party will be held at 1926
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Those expected to attend in
clude: Associate Justice and Mrs
Tom Clark, Col. and Mrs. Robert
Guggenheim, former Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Oscar l.
Chapman; former Secretary OF
Agriculture and Mrs. Charles
Brannan; Senator and Mrs. Rus
sell Long. Senator and Mrs.
Robert Kerr, and Mr.. and Mrs
Robert LeBaron.
Mrs. w. Meade Fletcher is
general chairman of the benefit.
Those who will pour tea in
clude: Mrs. Bruce Kremer, Mrs.
Ben Temple Webster, Mrs. Roy
Frank. Mrs. Robert Freer, Mrs.
Frank E. Weakley. Mrs. r. H.
Pledger, Mrs. Thornton Owen,
Miss Ashby Taylor and Mrs.
Alma P. LaRue.
Members of a Junior committee
will be on hand to sell green
carnations. They are: Suzanne
Legg, Alice Freer. Caroline and
Judy Lund, Roman Fullerton,
Lalitta CaruSi and Tina Knox.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

burg, had the main pieces
copied. among them the Louis
XVI desk with its secret COM
partments on which. the Monroe
Doctrine was signed, and placed
in the Monroe Room as her con.
tribution to the White House.
Mr.. Walter Studdiford, .presi-
dent Of the Arts Club, will at
tend the Bal Boheme dressed as
President Monroe. Mrs. Harry
Freeman Clark, a great-great
granddaughter of the enunciator
Of the Monroe Doctrine. will
wear one of Mrs. Monroe's gowns.
Widows Mite
Monroe House stands on land
known in prerevolutionary days
as part Of a farm called 1.-THE
Widows Mite" patented by a
British subject, Anthony Hol-
mead. It had various owners be-
fore the city of Washington was
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Canadian Club
|Honors Members

Founders and past presidents
Of the Canadian Club of WASH
ington will be honored at a
luncheon of the group to be
held at / pm. Sunday at the
Broadmoor.
Guests of honor will include
the following: Past presidents
DR.. H. H. Kerr, DR.. G. Victor
Simpson. Murray Hiltz, Percy
Lait, Mrs. Blanche Main Corbett
and John T. Lucker. and found
ers-Mrs. Cyrus Culver, Msgr.
Donald MacLean and Mrs. Fred
Caldwell.
Roger Fortin, first vice presi-
dent of the club. will preside.
Hosts and hostesseS at the
tables will be: Mrs. Gilbert Daw-
kins, Roy Curley, Mrs. Bruce
Clark, DR.. John Babbitt. Allen
Ross, Mrs. John Stein, Duncan
Kinds, Miss Kathleen Macdon-
aid and Mrs. D. c. Nichols.
Mrs. Meta Fay is chairman
of the luncheon and will be as
sisted by Mrs. John T. Ross.
Mrs. Charles Mullineaux. j. w.
Greig, Duncan Kinds and Miss
Mary Cash.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Brazilian Sweets
Have Fancy Names

Repeat the process once more
before the tops brown. When
properly done, these are deli
cious-very full of the coconut
flavor.
The Kisses of the Farmers
Daughter" are pretty much like
our own coconut kisses. perhaps
even a bit sweeter. The Bra
lillian Longings" are little balls
made of egg yolks and sugar and
a special Brazilian meal, baked
in a cool oven. The translation
of the name in Portuguese is
"Saudades s"-one of the Saddest
and yet lovelieSt words to Bra
zilians-it covers wide range of
emotions, the greatest of these,
nostalgia or homeSickneSs.
Little Mother-in-law Kisses
vary from the above in that they
include a lemon juice and COCO
nut among the ingredients and
also some of the lemon rind.
Sweet Girl" is made of manioc
meal, rice flour. ground peanuts,
brown sugar and eggs. 1t is
baked in loaf form. And as for
the Eye of the Mother -in-law. F"
this calls for large pitted prunes,
which are filed with a paste of
confectionerS sugar and egg
whites for the "eyeba1l," into
which is set a pupil of egg yolk
and sugar. These are nodded
properly into shape, and inserted
in the pitted prunes. If you
would like detailed recipes for
any of these. write me in care of
this paper. inclosing a stamped.
self-addresSed envelope.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

returned to Monroe House to
live for several months, making
that building the Executive
Mansion. When the official resi-
dence was actually ready for oc-
cupancy, the furniture ordered
from Europe hadn't arrived. so
he took his own from Monroe
House to the White House with
him. Appraised by the Govern
ment at that time at the request
of John Quincy Adams. it was
valued at just slightly less than
$4,000.
Since President Monroe never
drew the warrant for that sum
OF money on the Treasury, the
furniture was removed to his
estate in Virginia when he left
Office. Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
upon discovering that much of
the original furniture was in
Monroe's law Office in Fredericks-
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Once Served as White House .~ ~~~~~.....a 49,
Bal Benefits Famous Old Monroe House
By Betty Miles

Famous old Monroe House, the
home of the Arts Club-de-
scribed by one member as "the
highest concentration of temper
ament in the city"-has a color
full personality of its own. To
maintain and preserve this his
toric house at 2O17 I street NV,
the club is staging the Bal Bo-
heme on April 8 at the Hotel
Statler.
France Of another era-the
fateful one of Louis XVI
played a large part in its past,
while France of today inspired a
recent addition. The rich French
furniture James Monroe brought
to Monroe House later was the
first to furnish the present White
House, rebuilt after it was
burned by the British in the War
of 1912. Copies of this furniture,
including the desk on which the
Monroe Doctrine was signed, now
stand in the Monroe Room in
the White House.
Last fall, a bright, amusing bit
of the artists Paris-Montmarte
was recreated by three club
members in the cellar where once
winters supply of wood, meat,
potatoes and wines was laid up
by the inhabitants. Theodore
Kane, chairman of the Bal, cre-
ated a French cellar cafe in one
section, Marshall Kathan con-
verted passageway into a Pari-
sian street complete with side
walk cafe. while Anne Corea
produced a gay flower stall to
adorn it.
Left for inaugural
Mr.. Monroe bought that fash
ionable furniture while serving
as envoy to France in 1894, and
moved it into the house on I
street when he became Secretary
of State under James Madison.
The works of famous artists of
his day-Benjamin West, Rem
brandt Peale and his father,
Charles Wilson Peale. looked
down from the walls of the house
that. 100 years later, was to be
bought by art lovers.
It was the house on I street
that Monroe left on March 4,
1917, to go to the Capitol for
his Inauguration. Since the
White House was not yet fully
restored after the burning. he
Evening star., 1953-03-16

For GIumor Paws
embroidered gloves. A white
cotton shortie is intriguingly
decorated with fat. red embroid-
cred Strawberries.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
ToAttend


Miss Lucille Ferguson, debu-
tante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
CORTLAND D. Ferguson of Ken
wood. left a few days ago for the
University of Florida at Gaines
vile. Miss Ferguson is a gradu-
ate of Mount Vernon Seminary
and attended Sweet Briar.
Miss Ferguson will first be pre-
sented to Washington society at
the fourth annual Debutante
Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball
on November 26 in the main
ballroom of the Shoreham. She
will be again presented at a
party during the Christmas holi-
days to be given by her parents.
The Ferguson family have lust
returned from Palm Beach where
they have spent the past few
months at their new home.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Double Ceremony Held in Mt. Rainier

Miss Gwendolyn Jeamaine
Brooks and Miss Bobby 10 Down.
ing, both of Mount Rainier. Md,
became brides on September %
in a double wedding ceremony.
The. service took place at the
Calvary Methodist Church with
DR. Orris Gravenor Robinson Of
ficiating.
Miss Brooks, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Lee Brooks of
New Orleans, was married to MFR.
George Edward Petit. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Enos
Petit of Hyattsville, Md.
Miss Downing, niece of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Logan Spencer
of Mount Rainier, became The
bride of Mr.. George Ernest Fra
zer. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Frazer of Norris
town. N. J.
There was a reception for the
two couples at the Woodner Hotel.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
To Return Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lee Preu
will return to Georgetown this,
week after 'vacationing at their
Dark Harbor, Me-, home.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Miss Hickman Is Wed Here

Miss Sylvia Anne Hickman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
o. Hickman of Atlanta, Ga, was
married on September 26 to
Chief Warrant Officer John Mil
ton Shore, U. S. A. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Shore
of Lewiston, Pa. The wedding
took place at the First Methodist
Church in Atlanta, Ca, with the
Rev. DR.. Pierce Harris officiating.
A reception followed the we'd
ding at the home of the bride.
After wedding trip to New
England. the couple will reside at
Fort Belvoir, Va, where the
bridegroom is stationed.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Weeks Aide Criticizes Use
OF Fine Commerce Stationery

Commerce Undersecretary WAL
ter Williams has uncovered what
he believes is a lot of plain,
sheer waste" in his department.
Mr.. Williams described his
findings when he appeared be-
fore House Appropriations
subcommittee recently. Testi-
mony was made public today.
He said he had been boring
into the Commerce Department
vigorously since taking on his
job under Commerce Secretary
Weeks. He described five
pronged study he was making.
The fifth prong is a study of
waste in the Offices of the De-
partment. He cited the use of
expensive stationery as an ex-
ample.
"The second day was in busi-
ness in the office, I received an
interoffice communication on this
heavyweight. highly embossed,
expensive stationery" he de-
clared. THAT perhaps is a
trivial matter, but I think it
illustrates the sort of thing we
are getting at when we speak of
waste.
1--WE had over there on the
table in one of our conference
rooms a great array of station
cry, and the number of kinds of
stationery used by the different
offices is just appalling"
He said he was trying to stan
dardize and reduce the amount
Of the expensive paper being
Evening star., 1953-04-08
No Raiding' Compact
Held Key Issue in
Labor Merger Talks
By Jones Y. Newton

A merger of the AFL and CIO
today depended on success Of
efforts of top union officers to
work out a "no-raiding" oact
between the two organizations.
An 18-man committee IT the
8-million- member AFL and A.
million-member CIO declared
elimination of "raiding" between
their affiliated unions as "a pre-
requisite to achieving labor
unity" or merger.
The big committee met for
four hours yesterday in an at
moSphere of friendliness and set
up a subcommittee of six officials
to attempt the elimination uf
inter-union raiding.
Jurisdiction Studied.
The subcommittee also will
consider problems of overlapping
Jurisdictions between various
AFL and CIO unions. This
smaller group will report to the
next full-dress labor peace con-
ference, to be held during the
first week of June.
Named to the subgroup were
AFL President George Meany,
CIO President Walter P. Reu-
ther; AFL Secretary treasurer
William F. Schnitzler, CIO Sec
reUary-treasurer James B. Carey;
AFL Vice President Matthew
Woll and David j. Mcdonald,