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Evening star., 1953-10-04
Accidents Include
Crochet Needle
In Mans S Hand

A 55-year-old man who stuck
a crochet needle in his hand and
a 4-year old boy whose hands
were burned while playing with
matches were among 1872 District
residents injured in home acci-
dents last week.
Six deaths, due to three Suf-
locations, two accidental falls
and one carbon monoxide poison
ing were reported, the District
Red Cross Safety Services said.
The breakdown of accidents
includes SO falls, nine burns and
nine poisoningS.
A 43-year-old man who stayed
under a sun lamp too long suf-
fered burns on both legs. Guam
titles of pills, cough syrup, tur-
niture polish and aspirin were
reported swallowed by youngsters
who were treated or admitted to
District hospitals.
At a cooperative grocery in
the Shirlington shopping district
Mr.. Dalton doubled his six-foot-
two inch frame to bend over and
kiss a baby in a stroller for the
benefit. of news photographers.
Its the first baby I've kissed
in the campaign" the Senator
said.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
McKeIdin' S Stand
Given Magistrates
On Attorney Issue
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.-Gov.
McKeldin has indicated he be-
lieves trial magistrates should re-
train from appearing in traffic
courts as attorneys, not only in
their own districts but through
out the State.
His comments came after Trial
Magistrate Wylie L. Ritchey of
Reisterstown acted as defense
counsel in a case in Baltimore'S
traffic court.
Last April Gov. McKeldin for
mally requested magistrates to
stop serving as defense lawyers
in traffic court cases. Mr.. Ritchey
said last night he thought this
applied only to magistrates ap-
pearing as attorneys in their
own districts.
Gov. McKeldin's comment was:
IT still don't think any magis-
trate should do that"
Mr.. Ritchey. appointed magis-
trate by Gov McKeldin. said he
would halt further appearances
in traffic court cases anywhere
in the State if the Governor re-
quests. He said he was glad
we're getting this clarified"
Evening star., 1953-10-04
His Money Shrinks
After He Hides 1t,
Man Tells Police

Joseph j. Barry has just about
decided the bedroom is not the
safest depository for money.
Mr.. Barry, who lives at 1924
Crittenden street NE, told police
yesterday that on August 26 he
had 5000 in a cedar chest in the
room. When he checked again
September IL, he had only $40.
He hurried to the bank with what
was left.
Then, on Thursday, he put an
other 500 into the chest. The
next day, it had dwindled to $50.
At the same time he checked an
other hiding place in a chest of
drawers. What had been $3.50
was now only $125. And, from a
dresser drawer. 81 so was missing.
Mr.. Barry asked police to try
to find out where the money was
going.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Catholic Lay Teachers
To Be Trained in Courses

Courses aimed at training
Catholic laity as teachers of re-
ligion will begin tomorrow at ST.
Aloysius Hall, 19 I street NV,
and Tuesday at ST. Francis
Xavier School Hall, Twenty
eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. Glasses will start
at 7 pm. each night.
The courses are sponsored by
the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine, the Rev. Joseph E.
Gedra, Archdiocesan Confrater-
nifty director, announced.
A special course in graduate
work will be given every third
Sunday, starting october 18, at
Z pm. at the Convent of the
Missions Helpers of the Sacred
H art, 1920 Twenty eighth
street Sc,
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Woman Injured Critically
By Auto on S.W. Street

A 63-year-old woman was
injured critically last night when
she was struck by an auto at
Fourth and F streets S.W.
Linda Taylor. colored, of 353
o st. Sc, was taken to District
General Hospital with compound
fractures of both legs and other
undetermined injuries.
Police said the driver of the
car was Hugh Tankersley, 25, a
law clerk, of 1884 Knox terrace
Sc, who was travelling south on
Fourth street at the time Of the
accident.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Weakly Renamed
Blossom Chairman

Frank E. Weakley has been
named general chairman of the
1854 National Cherry Blossom
Festival, it was announced yes
terday by Granville Guide, chair
man of the Greater National
Capital Committee.
Mr.. Weakley, chairman of the
board of Washington Properties,
Inc, will be serving in the post
for the second consecutive year.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Volunteers 10 Help
Institution Inmates
Held Vital Need Here

A need for more volunteers for
the work of befriending young
sters and adults in District insti-
tutions was cited yesterday at
the annual meeting of the board
of directors and members of the
Society of Sponsors.
The meeting was held in the
new dining hall of the Industrial
Home School at Blue Plains,
which Welfare Director Gerard
NJ. Shea said Eve hope is SYM
bolic of an era in institutional
facilities for Washington's chill
dren."
Hope for recruitment of addi-
tional sponsors was expressed
several times in talks heard by
the group.
Gives Welfare Blessing.
Mr.. Shea undertook to refute
any feeling that the Welfare De-
partment did not wish to CO.
operate with the movement. He
said that isolated 'regrettable"
instances should not be general
lied, and that the social workers
of the department need help in
their work, but realize they carry
a heavy responsibility as legal
guardians of children.
G. HOwIand Shaw, president
of the Bureau of Rehabilitation,
said a sponsor must accept di-
rection and supervision of the
professional worker. and must
realize he is engaged in a "very
serious work" The professional
worker, on the other hand,
should realize that the volunteer
can contribute something that
the professional staff member,
as such can not, he said.
j. Wendell p. Tucker, superin-
tendent of the Industrial Home
School, was one of those urging
more sponsors, and the CO.
operation of civic minded peo-
pie to make the need known.
"I hope we shall spread the
idea that we can not any longer
avoid a responsibility for boys
and girls merely because they
are in this institution. he said.
Sponsors are needed today
more than ever"
Funds Would Curb Crime"
L. Roscoe Evans said that "if
Congress would not be SO miserly
and come up with more funds
for recreation, health and well
fare, we probably would be able
to prevent some of the delin-
quency and crime in the Dis
trict."
1t. Col. David L. Freeman said
the sponsorship program could
and should play an important
part in the commissioners CO.
ordinated attack on the delin-
quency problem.
DA" AONAS I"SODS, cAPCt 11lC1IO-
ent of the National Training
School for Boys, said the spon-
sors have been active there since
1916 and that he considered
their work as part of the institu-
ton very helpful.
At present there are 1873 active
sponsors, who act as friends to
individual persons, under the Re-
Mobilization Bureau program.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Driver Response
In Traffic Safety
Crusade Lags
Worried Sponsors
Look for Results
From New Efforts

Lukewarm public response
during the first two weeks of the
Metropolitan Area Traffic Safety
Crusade is worrying the cam
paign'S sponsors.
Barely one of every 20 auto
mobiles operating in the District
is displaying the crusade" win
dow sticker, signifying the driver
has taken the safety pledge, one
traffic official estimated last
night.
Frankly, it's Disappointing"
A. Julian Brylawski, prime mover
OF the crusade idea, agreed. Mr..
Brylawski is chairman of the
public education committee of
the Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Board.
The board sold the idea to the
city heads last month. At the
second annual Commissioners
and Governors Conference on
Washington Area Traffic Prob
lens September 16, the city not
only launched the campaign but
won the cooperation of Mary
land and Virginia officials.
The crusade was prompted by
official alarm over the growing
traffic death and accident rate
here. The present fatality toll
is so, as compared with 42 on
the same date last year.
Authorities are aiming for a
goal of 250,0OO pledge-signers
in the area. There are about
205, 900 cars registered in the
District alone and around a
million in the whole area.
Retailers Asked to Help.
About 100000 emblems have
been distributed to filling sta
tions and car-dealer service sta
tionS in the area. In an effort
to drum up interest in the cru
sade, the advisory board last
week issued an urgent request
to the sticker emblem distribu-
tors to talk up the crusade to
each customer as he drives in
for gas.
Campaign officials are hope
fully looking for results from
pledge applications now being
mailed out by Potomac Electric
Power Co. with it's monthly bills.
Last Tuesday, Giant Food Stores
began stuftlng pledge blanks into
the grocery bags of customers as
they check out their purchases.
Capital Transit Co. has en-
blemS and bumper strip slogans
on virtually all it's vehicles.
Tomorrow, a large billboard in
the triangle in front of the
downtown District Building will
be dedicated. The sign is being
provided by ESQ Standard Oil
Co. to publicize the safety drive.
On October Is, the first draw
ing for the lucky number en-
blem will be made. Each Sticker
bears a serial number. If it is
the number drawn from a hat,
and the driver has a clean traffic
record, he wins $25 United
States Savings Bond. Two more
drawings are to be made in No
vember and December.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
CTC Quarter Century Club
lnducts 47 Members

Members of Capital Transit
Co.'S Quarter Century Club rem
inisced last night about horse
cars and cable cars.
The occasion was the eighth
annual dinner of the club in the
ballroom at the Mayf1ower Ho-
tel. Forty-seven new members
we're inducted into the club, to
bring the total 25-year employees
to 1,037.
James F, Darcy, superintend-
ent of track and distribution, was
installed as the clubs new presi-
dent. Other officers installed
were Robert H. Megeath. chief
accountant, as vice president,
and Kelvin M. Pardoe. purchaS-
ing agent. as secretary.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Prince Georges Old Home Tour
To Benefit Croon1e Church

Baltimore. 1t is an antiquarian S
delight because it apparently
was reconstructed several times
in the first half of it's existence.
Bellefields is the delight OF
homemakerS. Its gracious host
ess, Mrs. John N. Bowling, has
made it one of the most beauti-
full homes in Maryland without
any slavishneSs to period. Mrs.
Bowling is the Rhoda Christmas
who used to write a column on
houses for her friend Mrs. Pat
terson. Like her four brothers,
she raises race horses.
This is the second tour of
Prince Georges County houses for
the church, "St. Thomas of
Croome." Last years netted $4,-
100 for the restoration of the
structure. Tickets are SIS includ-
ing a luncheon of Benedict OyS-
terS and Nottingham Ham,"
DITecIlOn 10 area.
Tickets may be obtained at the
church together with a map.
The route to Croome is South
Capitol street bridge, the military
highway past Andrews field to
the Marlboro road, to Marlboro,
then ask for directions. These
houses are on back roads.
The church was started in
1882. 1t was the parish of
Thomas J. Claggett, first Protest
ant Episcopal bishop of Mary
land. The church yard is filed
with headstones marked 'Duvall,
Sasscer and Calvert" The first
Calverts were Catholics.
Lord Baltimore started the
colony as a haven for his English
co-religioniSts. After the acces-
sion of William and Mary in
1889, the Anglican church was
established as the State church
of Maryland, and the Calvert's
lost their proprietorship. A
succeeding Lord Baltimore took
the family back in the Church
of England and in IT'S the pro-
prietory rights were destroyed.
st. Thomas was the chapel
where they worshipped and un-
der their rr0nrintOYy Y.i0Iotc fbo1,
were buried under the floor. The
veStry finally ruled against more
such burials because the floor
was caving in. Thereafter burials
were at Mount Airy. A few years
ago a legacy provided for trans
fer of the remains to the church
yard and new stones now mark
the graves.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
By GEORGE Kennedy

Relatively few Washingtonians
realize that some of the most
interesting relics of the Colonial
period, beautifully restored
homes, are right next door in
Prince Georges County.
Five of them will be open Sat-
urday in tour for the benefit
of the Episcopal Church at
pCroome, just south of Marlboro.
They include Mount Airy, or
Dover House, the seat of the
Calverts which was restored by
the late Eleanor Patterson, own
er of the Washington Times
Herald; Mount Calvert, one of
the very oldest houses in Mary
land, built in 1857: Bellefelds,
built in 1885; Beall's Pleasure,
built in 1894 by Col. Ninian Beall,
one of the original proprietors
of the area taken over for the
District of Columbia, and Rough
Times Own, named for q IA
nous race horse.
Mount Airy House.
The original house at Mount
Airy was hunting lodge built
by Charles Calvert, the third
Lord Baltimore in 1910. His
great grandson, Benedict Leon
ard Calvert, son of the fifth Lord
Baltimore, added to it and made
it his home about 1850.
The last of this line of the
Calverts, Miss Eleanor, lived
there until after World War I.
A New York woman, Matilda
Roome. bought it after Miss
Eleanor's death and made it a
beautiful mansion again. But a
fire wiped out the hunting lodge
wing and Mrs. Patterson bought
the remains and restored the
house again.
When she died in 1948, she
left it to her friend, Mrs. Ed
ward j. Smith, the present pro-
prietor.
Mount Airy is a 1ived-in house,
which makes it no less interest
ing. Mrs. Smiths young daugh-
ters enjoy the historic mansion.
A pony helps crop the lawn grass
and the air is filled with barking
from the nearby kennels.
Mount Calvert Manor.
Mount Calvert, which will soon
be 800 years old, is one of the
manor houses of Maryland,
built by Philip Calvert. the
youngest son of the first Lord
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Korea and Germanyto GET
S250,OOO From Advenfisfs

The General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists has ap-
propriated $250,OO0 for rehabil-
itation needs in Korea and Ger
many, c. L. Torrey. denomina-
ton treasurer. announced yes
terday.
Mr.. Torrey said Korea will re-
ceive 100000. 1t will be used to
help the Adventist's hospital in
Seoul, its college in Korea, an
orphanage housing 300 children.
and churches that need rebuild
ing.
The $4,000 for West Germany
will be used chiefly for church
construction.
The $250.000 is in addition to
the denominations regular pro-
gram OF food and clothing ship
ments, Mr.. Torrey explained.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Perpetual Is Host
To 1900 at Preview
7-Story Building
By Donald B. HodIey

More than 1000 guests last
night attended a prevlew of
Perpetual Building Association S
new block long building on E
street, NV, the cornerstone of
which is to be laid tomorrow.
Presidents of more than 40
other building and loan aSsocia-
tions, both here and in Balti-
more, presidents Of nearly all
Washington banks, the District
commissioners, the judiciary, a
representative group of realtors
and top executives of many large
Washington business organiza-
tions attended. officials of both
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board and the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Greensboro, N. c.,
also were guests.
Guests Tour Building.
Edward C. Baltz, president of
Perpetual, and William H. Dyer,
secretary, headed the receiving
line of officers and directors.
About 125 members of the Per-
petual staff escorted guests on
a tour of the building. A buffet
supper was served in the audi
torium adjoining the associa-
tion's dining room.
The large lobby was banked
with flowers sent by many
organizations and individuals.
The cornerstone ceremony at
1870 am. tomorrow will be
broadcast from the Eleventh and
E streets corner of the building,
with John DAILY of television'S
Whats My Line" as master of
ceremonies. 1t will be heard
from Stations WMAL, WGMS,
VOL, WUST, WOOK and
WGAY.
Mr.. DAILY will open the dedi-
cation ceremony, introduce the
participants, interview celebrities
in the crowd and narrate "tele-
vision tour" of the new home of
the Nations largest savings and
loan association.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
will represent the District gov
ernment. Representing religious
groups will be the Rev. Edward
L. R. Elson, pastor of the Ma
tional Presbyterian Church;
Msgr. E. Robert Arthur of st.
Matthews Cathedral and Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld of Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation. FL
bert Whitworth will represent
the Bank Building and Equip
ment Corp, which designed and
built the structure.
The seven-story structure of
limestone and granite covers the
entire block of E street between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets. It
is completely aforementioned and
is considered the first major
financial structure of modern de-
sign in the Capital.
Established in 1881, with re-
sources of $27,843, Perpetual be-
came the largest savings and
loan association in the Nation
in 1886 when assets rose above
$3.50 million. They climbed be-
yond $3.50 million last year and
now exceed $160 million.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
HiIIondoIe Fire House
Host to Public Today

The Hillandale Volunteer Fire
Department will hold open house
today between II and 6 pm.
at the firehouse on New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Highlighting the activities
planned for the public will be
the dedication of a new ambu-
lance recently bought from funds
raised by flremen.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Federation Proposes
ToExempt Renovated
Alley Dwellings

The Federation of Citizens AS
sociations last night urged, at, it's
first meeting since last June,
that alley dwellings which have
been rehabilitated be exempted
from the Alley Dwelling Act.
The act, designed to combat
slums, requires that all alley
dwellings be vacated by July /,
1855.
Copy Sent to City Heads.
A resolution presented by Ed
mund j. Wells, chairman of the
federation's zoning committee,
was passed asking exemption for
dwellings that now have none of
the characteristics of slums. A
copy will go to the commission
erS.
Opposition to the resolution
was voiced by Lloyd Jones, dele
gate from the Southwest Citizens
Association. Mr.. Jones saw it as
an attempt to weaken the Alley
Dwelling Act. He declared, IF
real estate interests are trying
to do away with this law, and
don't say they are, the ideal way
would be to rehabilitate a few
places and then make lot of
noise about it."
Meeting Change.
John B. Dickman, chairman of
the constitution committee, pre-
Sented a recommendation to be
voted on at the next meeting, to
change the meeting nights to the
first and third Fridays in place
of the present first and third
Saturdays. The federation meets
once a month from October
through December and twice
month from January through
April.
1t was announced that two
delegates from the federation
would attend a commissioners
committee meeting on juvenile
delinquency next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Purty for Dance Company

Jose Greco and his Spanish
dance company now appearing
at the Shubert Theater will be
guests of honor at a folk dance
party tomorrow night at Cardozo
Center, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV, after the show. The
party is sponsored by the Folk
Dance Group of the District
Recreation Department.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Orders Token Literally

GREENVILLE. S. c., (P.-
Adults just have to make them
selves clear to a 4-year-old
Greenville girl-or suffer the
consequences. Little Sandra
Ward, dressed in her gown and
ready for bed, went strolling in
her yard one evening. She was
shooed back into the house and
told she should not go out wear
ing her gown. A few minutes
later, Sandra again went for a
stroll-Without her gown.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
6. w. High PTA to Meet

DR.. Blake S. Root, authority
on secondary education, will dis
cuss the role of the parent and
the teacher in the development
of the high school student at a
meeting of the George Washing
ton High School PTA at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the school audito-
rum in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
Public Relations Meeting

Robert L. Green, public rela-
tions consultant. will address the
National Capital Forge, Ameri-
can Public Relations Association,
at a luncheon meeting at 1918
pm. tomorrow in the Burlington
Hotel.
Evening star., 1953-10-04

PLEDGE TO SAFETY-ThS the pledge which Washington
Area traffic authorities hope motorists by the thousands will
sign and abide by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
News of Music
Mary Bennett Displays Fine
Voice in Varied Program

absent in either of the two
voices. She handled the colora-
ture and the fioritura passages
of the aria with facility, which
made one think of another era.
Miss BENEFITS top register is as
pleasing as her low one, in fact,
her voice is even from top to
bottom, resonant and healthy.
1t also is obedient to the dictates
of sentiment which makes her
performance alive and glowing.
We're her diction as clear as
her tones, she would have left
little more to be desired. AS it
was, the words sung were prac-
tically unintelligible, the only
exception being, perhaps, Men
delSsohn's "Fruehlingslied." But
even here the enunciation was
neither sharp or accurate. The
singer and her accompanist had
a we'll deserved success and so
had Mr.. Graves, who was in the
audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
News Of Music
EMMY LOU
By Elena de Soyn

Mary Alyce Bennett, resident
mezzo-soprano, with Theodore
Schaefer at the piano, closed the
1928 season of concerts in the
Phillips Gallery last night. The
program, we'll chosen as to vari-
ETY., included three contemporary
songs by William Graves, who
has already created a niche for
himself in Washington as a tai
ented composer.
The three songs presented
were THE Grandeur of God"
Autumn Day" and THE Last
Supper" the latter taken from
Rainier Maria Rilke's Book of
Pictures" Structuraily and rhy-
thmically interesting, they were
impressive for the smoothneSS of
the vocal line. skilfully woven
into an independent piano part.
An excellent musician, with a
voice that always rings true, Miss
Bennett had no difficulty in
presenting the songs in the best
of light.
Her greatest achievement,
however, was her singing of
three Latin groups: Italian,
French and Spanish, each given
the right tone color, character
and infection. In the Italian
group. "Nacqui all 'affanno,"
from Rossini's La Cenerentola,"
put Miss Bennett to a severe
test, which she withstood with
ease.
Her voice is quite remarkable
for quality, resonance. flexibility
and range. It's dramatic So
prano timbre, with lower range
added. has lightneSs usually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Mckay Is Top Speaker
At D. c. Legion Meeting

Interior Secretary Mckay will
be the principal speaker at the
opening of the first session of the
18th annual convention of the
American Legion's District De-
partment at the Shoreham Ho-
tel, Thursday at 8 pm.
Robert A. Bunch, Depart
mental Commander, will preside.
Earle Goodwin, news commenta-
tor, will be the guest chairman.
The convention will be attended
by $500 Legionnaires.
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