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Evening star., 1954-12-26

the WnO1e SUBJECT Oh the niStWsCM
films Hollywood has made and Is
making. The 1855 Hollywood sea
son. like the one just ended. viii see
q slew Of them - more Egyptian
stuff. and stories about Genghis
Khan. Alexander the Great. Attila
the Hun. and other world condier-
ors, with whom Hollywood Is tenn
porarily entranced. Il they are no
more true to history than last years
product. then our educational au-
th@ities ought to be up IN arms.
Fun il fun, bat how about a touch
Of authenticity where it wouldn't
hurt?
Tsaces a mealiam
IT WILL never do. for example. to
teach the rising generation - as in
Lydia Bailey" that q Baltimore
lawyer rather than Toussaint
LOuverture, was really the savior Of
the Haitian revolution. The Haitians
Evening star., 1954-12-26

cursed ana threatened, Wlel0lng
huge whips with what seemed like
genuine conviction.
In fact, an argument ragged about
this at the Mena House (once the
scene ofthe Cairo Conference. Some
Of the Hollywood guys swore that
the men were actually being struck.
Rugged ysb
EvEN without the whip, and with
the fake stone blocks. the job was
murder. Not all Of the sweat and
tears were faxed. The temperature
was l28 degrees in the desert. Mos
lens were that month observing the
Fast of Ramadan. during which no
true believer could eat or drink
before sundown each day. Merely
being out in the blazing sum with
out shade and without water. was
agony. Sixty-five Egyptian extras
passed out with ssnstroke in a single
day. and shooting had to be halted.
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Rubiroso's Brother Cesar
Gets in Dutch in Greece
He's Led Coy Life,
But Now He Owes
Fine Of $4,000
BY the Associated Press

oy ms ASScetdtSQ FISSS
CORINTH, Greece, Jan. 81
International society and Babs
Hutton have their Rubirosa, but
the Greeks have one, too.
This one is Cesar, brother of
much-married Porflrio.
Cesar. too. used to travel the
moneyed sets gilded and gay
path. But right now he's con-
fined to the limits of this an
cient Greek town. And if Cesar
maintains his present schedule,
he'll be here for another 95 years
barring death or $4,000.
Miss Hutton's brother law
owes that much on a fine for try
ing to smuggle 100000 in pounds
and dollars out of Greece while
a diplomat of the Dominican Re-
public. Until he gets up the
total. the government knocks 2
million drachmas-$67-off the
fine for every month they hold
him
He can't leave the city limits
of Corinth. His only income,
about $50 a month, comes from
giving French lessons.
In 1949, Cesar was the Domin-
lean Republics diplomatic repre-
sentative in Berne, Switzerland.
Cairo. Athens, Beirut and Rome
also were on his diplomatic beat.
In what he swears was his first
and, only smuggling effort, he
was caught at the Athens air.
port with his pregnant Swiss
secretary, Yvonne Neury, and the
suitcase full of money.
In Jail Is Months.
Within two hours the money
was confiscated and Cesar was
in the pokey. owing a fine of
nearly a quarter of a million
dollars at the exchange rate
then. Devaluation subsequently
cut the fine to $4,000. but Cesar
couldn't raise even that trifinig
sum. He spent 18 months in
various Greek jails and then was
exiled to Corinth.
If any one pays up. he goes
free.
Despite his incarceration.
Cesar has been buster than Por-
f1rio in the family department.
The Swiss secretary had his
oaby. son. A divorce from his
wife became final. He remair-
ried in 1851. but not to the sec
rotary. Babs' sister in-law is q
Greek girl. She and Rubirosa
have one child and a second is
on the way.
Cesar says he's sold eyerv-
thlng-"my so suits, shoes. gold
cigarette case. cuff links, rings,
everything" Por.irio sent him
So.OOO once. The Swiss Yvonne
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he put the whole $4,000 In
watches and other items much
wanted in Greece. The customs
police were waiting when he ar
rived. They confiscated his
cargo and jagged John. It took
Cesar five months to convince
them he was no more than the
fall guy. And he was out the
$50, 900.
OF his brother, he says:
'Porfirio is q good boy. We
grew up and studied together
back home and in Paris. Our
friends called us both Rubi. It
was nickname for the two of
us. We always helped each
other"
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got $4,000 of it to help support
their child. Dominican Dictator
Rafael Trujillo also sent him
81 900 through his Paris Embassy
a couple of months ago. Mr..
Trujillo has been trying to spring
Rubirosa, but the Greeks pay
him no mind.
Cesar had $4,000 in a Swiss
bank. He sent his Greek broth
er-in-law, John Papakyriakou,
a pharmacist, to Switzerland to
get it for him.
Johns Scheme Fails.
John was enterprising. Dazzled
by profits potential in smuggling,
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MoxweII Views WASHINGTON EIostesses sinNew Book

had q similarly vivid impact
on the wealthy who live In
marble inausoleurns. surround
ed by the suspicious and neu-
roses that have replaced the
medieval moats which once
isolated so-called aristocrats
from reality"
Like many q washington
hostess. who counts her sue
cesSes by the number of AM
bassadors and Senator'S she can
lure to her festive board. Miss
Maxwell racks up her tri-
umphs by the notabIes who
have accepted her invitations.
Nome Dropping De Luxe
One Of the many pictures In
the book is captioned airily:
AT the Cafe de Paris, with
Noel Coward. two Rothschilds,
a princess and Lady Mendl.'
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tune Mrs. Mesta spent on the
ball went down the drain. The
notables left early"
QUAINT" is the authors
word for Mrs. Mesta's ap-
pointment as United States
Minister to Luxembourg. But,
ito give her her proper due.
tMrs. Mesta) did a first-rate
job of creating good will for
America"
Another Washington host
ess. Mrs. Robert Low Bacon,
gets the nod as lone of the
grand women of Washington
society" But some of the Joy
must have been taken out of
that for Mrs. Bacon-if she
cares = because the author
spells her middle name incor-
rectly and carelessly refers to
her the second time as Mrs.
Lowe instead of Mrs. Bacon.
Miss Maxwell's meanest
barbs are reserved for Mrs.
Morris Cafritz, whom she dis
misses as:
"The Hungarian bombshell
with a wet fuse twho) sput-
Evening star., 1954-11-21

There also are coy refer
ences to George Bernard Shaw
t.'stingy man and 4 Social
istD, the Aga Khan (''the
most cultivated man ] know
astonishingly liberal con-
sidering that he has been an
Oriental potentate for 20
years., and the late Queen
Mary of Britain t''the most
impressive figure of royalty of
her generation
There is French clothes de-
signer Patou (''inore animal
magnetism and sex appeal for
women than any man I've ever
known'l Charlie Chaplin
("discredited. deservedly. for
parroting Communist propa-
ganda but the one true
genius developed by the movies
a. the most brilliant, stimu-
lating host / ever have
known") and ex-King Farouk
Of Egypt t'by all odds the most
horrid specimen Of so-called
royalty Of the last century, at
leaSt").
And of course there is the
Duke OF Windsor "a gay,
debonair Prince Charming, the
most famous celebrity in the
world" In his youth 2. now a
lonely man who tries hard to
be a regular fellow") and his
Wally ca tiny. rather ordinary
woman ... who had the colos-
sal determination to ride
roughShod over all obstacles
In pursuit Of her ambition -.
too hard. too possessive, with
a destructive quality within").
Surveys Washington
The author takes time out
from her international me-
anderings to assess the Wash
ington social scene. She wastes
few kind words on any poten-
tial rivals.
Mrs. Perle Mesta's famous
London ball the night Of young
Queen Elizabeth's coronation
was q flop, according to Miss
Maxwell. There wasn't a
comfortable chair in the place
where q guest could escape be-
ing trampled by the aimless,
milling crowd. The small for
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tered briefly. then was put on
the shelf by parties that were
fiascoes. when the Republicans
came in.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long,
worth was sthe only one pos
sible heiress apl aren't" to ton
Washington hostess honors
when the Republicans re-
turned to power in 1853, the
author DEGREES.
mo upstart dared to con-
test Mrs. Longworth's right
to the honor Of receiving the
guests at President Eisenhow-
er's Inaugural Ball. the dis
tinction traditionally awarded
to the capitals ranking host
ess. Ever since she was mar
ried in the White House in
1906. Mrs. Longworth has been
holding the fort of dignity
and good taste against Re-
publican and Democratic car
petbaggers who have debased
the social tone Of Washing
ton"
Wrong Side Of Troeks
Throughout the book Miss
Maxwell pictures herself as
the poor little girl from the
wrong side Of the tracks-fat.
unattractive. poorly educated.
possessed of few talents-wiio
nevertheless made her mark
in the world and rubbed shoul-
ders with the rich and famous.
She CLAIMS a Tong list Of
famous f1rsts. AS she tells it
she was the first to shake
the hand of Franklin D. Roose-
velt after he learned of his
presidential triumph in 1892:
"the first American without
official status to hear the in
side story of the Rudolph Hess
affair from Winston Churchill
himself; the first to show
Hollywood how to give enter
tanning parties; the first to
give breaks to Noel Coward.
Edgar Bergen and Vladimir
Horowitz;; the first to intro
duce Rita Hayworth to Ally
Kahn and Henry Luce to Clare.
and among the first to import
American jazz to Paris after
World War I. T.
But for all her apparent
adulation Of high society in
this country and Europe, Miss
Maxwell has some pretty bitter
things to say about both
groups.
Stud Book Of Mediocrities
The Social Register, she
says. ''is a stud book of medi-
ocrities For each philan-
thropic Rockefeller, there are
so enormously rich families
that have no more social con-
science than chipmunks !.
a motley assortment of insipid
nonentities.
Other Maxwellisms:
"I like pretty girls at parties:
they're cheaper and more dec.
orative than flowers.
"The cocktail party easily
is the worst invention since
castor Oil I'd sooner 60
to the dentist than be found
at one of those social abomi-
nations"
Protocol (is) the code OF
etiquette which protects roy
atty from the competition Of
intellectual and social superb
ors. The stuffy, outmoded tribs
al rites that require difference
to rank kill a party before 1t
has a chance to get OF the
ground.
So there,
Evening star., 1954-11-21
By Isabelle Shelton

Elsa Maxwell. who has been
giving fabulous parties for the
gilded international set" for
the past half century. has de-
cided to let the world in on
the secrets Of her success in
her recently published auto
biography, ''R. S. ". r.: Elsa
Maxwell's Own Story" dittle
Brown.
Describing herself modestly
as "a woman who parlayed q
small talent for the piano and
q great capacity for gaiety
into a unique career" Miss
Maxwell assesses her success
thusly:
Any woman could have ac-
conplished what / have done.
Any one with enough energy
and imagination would have
Evening star., 1954-05-08
HAYWOOD GARDENS
410I HAYWOOD PLACE
MT. RAINIER. MD.
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY

Just across the District line; bus
fare: COW. to shopping center aud
theater; excel. bus tranSp.
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EMBASSY APTS

1918 Harvard st. n.w.-Efdc., hv. rm.,
kit. dinette, bath; carpeted. nicely
1urn. Also liV. rm.. bedrm.. kit,
amau din. rm. and bath; newly re-
dec. and furn. %
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1000 dSfS Kansas AVE. NV rooms,
kit. dinette. bath: S72.50: includes
all utilities. See janitor on premises.
B. F. SAUL CO., 925 18th st. NV.
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| bedrm., liv. rm.. kit. din. rm..
bath. screened back porch. 1855
Nichols ave. S.w., Apt. 3; S54, ,6o;
76S Princeton pl. NV. Apt. !:
S64 20 WASHINGTON REALTY,
RA. 3-S30o. p
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Ap1s FvRN ,u., Ap7s uNfuRhDe c APIS vAFvRls4ED-

csM a. ss ssaS 'fssass0p Gssa North sdyssi Ussi
ARI.-4 rms: conv. loc. bs. shop.
theaters: 15 min. Pentagon, D. C.
IA. 2-6466: after 9. ia. 2-75S7'
LARGE EFFICIENCY APT, liv. rm.,
dressing rm.. bath and large kit;
conv. to Pentagon and Arlington
Hall: SIOO mo. incl. utils. Avail. i'm
med. ia. 5-9197 or JA. 2-S373. 10
FURNISHED one-bedrm. apartment:
modern furniture; rent from June
to Sept. Is. $S5 mo-, utils. incl. 1927
N. 18th St.. Apt. 303, Arlington. Va,
Sat. and Sun. till noon or call ia.
7-l631. No ehildren. 2.
clean and reasonable: gentleman pre-
ferred Call OF 4-9276
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EASEMENT APT.-OutSide entrance:
iiy. rm., bedrm. kit, and bath: close
10 Ft. Mver and PentaEon: / blk.
Colonial village: utils. incl: 500
mo. JA 7-4231. la
ground Ar. apt: conv to Pentagon:
20 min. d. c.; Fort Myer Hill: utils.
except phone: S100. ia. S-546S.
after 5 pm. Sat-, after 10 am.
thereafter. -
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APIS. EURNlSHED-MD.

MT. RAINIER, 2-rm. apt. for rent,
mod. kit, big liv. rm., utils. incl,
close to transp.' reas. empl. adults.
SILVER SPRING, lovely apt s75
mo-: empl. couple; JU. 5-S193.
CoLMAR MANoR-2nd fl. liv. rm.
bedrm;. kit. and bath. Quick transp.
PVT. HOME. 2-bedrm. apt; elec. kit,
and tel: Sl0o mo. TAKOMA PIX.
q bath, elec: range and refgr.;
xv3rL. va moi MAYS nsWly isfst dff a. ~ Sa6Ss Suit.
adults or small family; SIS plus
"a utils. See ewes. co. 5-6s53; OIL.
q ROOMS. kitchen and bath: i'm
14Si eSfh . sT,' iC'af Mt. "s Rainier, mi; Md
Attrac. well-furn: apt; empl. couple.
no children: UN. 4-0423. -
SILVER SPRiNG-Liv. rm., bedrm.,
kit. pvt. bath and entr., nicely fur
nished; all utils.; 500. JU. 5-6567.
MT. RAINIER. MD.-3-rm. apt. pvt.
bath. lge. hall, porch; all utils, furn.
VIC. WALTER REED-Two-be bedroom
duplex children use of swimming
pool; May 15-oct. 10. OIL, 4-5s00,
.
TAKOMA PARK-Four rms. pvt.
bath; frepl.; small yard; outside
e-4569 Sundays. Mondays after
EaKeoMA "a Rom PARK, ss11 Flower ave- ave-
svsTythiipTIE PVT st n; 500, iRcl. ci,
T.NpAT mis- N;oo,v turn
kit. and bath; S94 so. incl. ali
utils. Located in garden-type de-
velopment: Apply. 1414 Boones Hill
EQUIVALENT to 3 rooms; pvt bath,
pvt. entrance; utils; incl. Close TO
transp.; reas; adults only. 31l5
43rd ave, Cottsee City. Md. $
ROCKVILLE
Nicely furnished l bedroom. with nV
rm and KITCHEN. heat. and water
igDDls5 Y BooS$EY $HSo DfS fNG MONTH 70 sAMHnl AM +
ewes. Mr.. Wilson. OIL. 4-0030. S
BRENTWOOD. MD.-Liying room,
bedrms.. kit. and bath, $50 mo.
Liv. rm.. l bedrm.. kit. and bath will
consider consider small ehi3d lEe. eyaT yard S anS
HAYWOOD GARDENS
410I HAYWOOD PLACE
Mt. RAINIER. MD.
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY
Just across the District line; 1 bus
fare: COW. to shopping center aud
theater; excel. bus tranSp.
Reception hall. liv. rm., dinette, bed
room. kit. and bath: Slo5 incl
utils.
Nicely furn. apt; reception hail. Iiv
rm., dinette. bedrms.. kitchen and
bath; Sl24 20 incl. utils.
Plenty of parking; lovely grounds
Apply in person. WA, 1920. IS
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CONNECTICUT AVE.

Large 1 bedrm.. liv. rm.. dining foyer.
board and elevator. HO. 2-6574.
809-11 OTIS PL. NV.
Avail. now. Redrm.. liv. rm., dinette,
kit. and bath: in mod. apt. bldg, in
very convenient neighborhood; rent,
So 40 tall utils. incl) Apt. 3
tdoor opeDl: Apts. and SO avail
able now. See janitor on premises
or call.
J. A. McKEEVER CO. INC.
1872 K ST. NV. ST. 3-sS0O
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COMFORTABLE. SOUTH
ERN EXPOSURES bedrooms.
baths, living room. dining room,
kitchen and pantry; $3.50 per mo.
Most convenient location, Just above
Conn. ave. hill. JOHN L. BARR. Jr.,
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COIOred-S52.5U per mo.
ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED
143 Florida ave n.w.-A cheerful frt.
apt; l room. kitchen and semibath,
Go Phone MR.. lsIlfdi ALBERTss eWE: Ex. sI Sa5s9i;
eyes,. ia. 9-6237. 10
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Wardman Park Area

Nicely furnished, Groom,
kitchen. dinette and bath
= apartments; very desirable
neighborhood, near transpor-
tation; rents. S11O and S105
respectively, utilities furnished.
See janitor on premises.
ThoS. ]. Fisher & Co., Inc.
73S 18th st. NV. DI. 7-6S3C
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BOIIING FIELD

11l2 10Th ST. NV.
Large efficiency in conveniently To-
Gated downtown apt. bldg. See
resident rnanager. Pail Mall.
j, A. McKEEVER CO., INC.
1892 K st. NV. ST. 3-SS0O
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APTS FURNISHED VA

Plenty Of parking; lovely grounds.
Apply in person. WA, 1-6200. %
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APTs. UNFURNIsHED-D.c.

ST. S.E.-1st time ad-
vertised, ,1-bedrm. apt. with large
area. for the couple wanting quiet,
and breathing space. Only ST. 80,
incl. all utils.. which Is dirt cheap.
GEO. s. KING CO.. LU. %-2501
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UTILITIES INcLuDED
Large rooms, 4 to closets, new g.
cuff. Westinghouse refrigerator
with freezing compartment now be-
ing installed. Spacious lawns ad-
1acent to large playground with day
school. Bus at door, one zone. Phone
10. 3-4O4O
Evening star., 1954-05-08

Liv. rm.. l bedrm., kit. and bath; will
consider small child lge. yard and
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Ala THE EVENING STAR
THE WYOMING
2022 COLUMBIA RID. NV.
Washington, D. G.
SATURDAY. MAY 8, 1854

APTS. EURN.-D.c. (cont.)
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BOILING VIEW APIS. Modern
apts.: large rooms throughout. Con-
venient to downtown and transp. :;
$3.50 and S69.5O. incl all utils.
See Mrs. Leone, 1921 4th st. Sc.
10. 2-4270.. PORETSKY & SONS,
Evening star., 1954-05-08

80 LONGFELLOW ST. NV.
Living room.. bedroom, dinette.
kitchen and bath. All extra large
rooms In new apartment building
Available today: $3.50 mo.
FRED A. SMITH CO.
1118 18th st. NV. Elk. 3-24S9
Evening star., 1954-05-08

rms, kit. bathe; utils; incl: $50.
NR. FM wAGTER ai9GGa Re- REED, $685. isss revfes
bury pl. n.w.-Modern bldg. Liv.
rm.. dining alcove. 2 bedrms.. kit.
and bath; .SI10. utils. incl. Call
9 to :. weekdays EN-. "-2231. 10
1866 CHAPLIN ST. N.W.-5 rms,
Furn. own h.-w.h. $40. Key upstairs.
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SHIPLEY PARK-One and 2 bedroom
apis. tn lovely s.e. apt. development:
eXtra-large, rooms picture windows,
and laundry facilities: conv. to bus
schools and shopping center: ofice
located at 3400 25th st. Sc. 10.
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ROCKVILLE
Nicely furnished / bedroom. with liv
rm and kitchen. heat and water
supplied; S125 per month. SAMUEL
E BOGLEY, INC, PO. .,-6l5 81 !;
ewes. Mr.. Wilson, OIL. 4-0030. S
BRENTWOOD. MD.-Liying room. =
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Of hospitality but they'll be
primed to answer q barrage Of
questions on general information
about our city.
Questioned as to how the
hometown folk were apt to fare
during this period. Mr.. Leech
said, I'm my opinion they
shouldn't have any trouble get
ting meals at their favorite
restaurant. There may be pains
in a few congested areas but
facilities are SO set up that the
regular customer need not worry.
"Wen take care Of them both
and do a good job" AS for the
wholesale houses. Man, they're
just ready for us and standing
by" he continued.
Menu 'Speciols'
Robert ]. Wilson, executive
vice president Of the association,
says the first thing to do when
you're anticipating an influx Of 7
visitors is ito get your house in
order"
Many Of the local restaurants
are doing some redecorating:
one place has added q new BAN
quest room to be ready for group
meetings. New uniforms are
being ordered and additional
menus printed. Supply houses
are ready with extra china and
silverware.
With an eye to speeding up
service, many places viii feature
simplified menus and specials"
This, they feel. will work out to
the mutual advantage Of both
customer and management.
Simplification Of menus viii en-
able the operator to provide his
guests with q well-balanced
meal and faster service.
] Meat supply houses. whole
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sale groceries, poultry and prod
uce firms. diaries and bakeries
are equipped to handle the de-
mands. Most restaurants have
"a. 48 or 72-hour storage facili-
ties. during which time they
have q complete turnover IN
supplies. They are dependent on
the wholesale houses for daily
delivery and, rain or shine, they
always come through.
All Hands on Deck
Experienced mattresses and
walters are not as plentiful at
this time Of the year as they
are after the resort season closes.
We expect the biggest de-
mands to come from the table
service restaurants" says Mrs.
Virginia Conway. personnel and
training director for the asso-
citation. More help will be needed
IN the preparation and service
departments to take adequate
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District Restaurants Are Well Prepored
For American Legion Convention Diners

i.25O. 900 customers q day-and
that's 9 conservative figure, ac-
cording to statistics from the
Washington Restaurant Associa-
ton. Feeding another $50, or
SO Is not going to throw them
on the beam.
Room For All
Gordon Leech, president OF
the Washington Restaurant As
ISOLATION. says, Naturally. il
you're going to have visitors to
the house you tidy up q bit and
add q couple Of more beans to
the pot. Z
It's his feeling the local hotels
and restaurants can absorb the
additional business brought to
town by the Legionnaires and
their families without creating
too much confusion.
Hospitality, he said, viii be
the keynote. Owner and en-
ploye, alike. will stress this atti-
tude in their approach to the
guests. Not only are they pre-
pared to extend q genuine spirit
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care Of the extra demands. Cafe
terias can generally handle an
increase in volume without In
creasing the staff. she went on.
All along the line every one
in any way connected with the
food business Is cooperating
with the convention committee
as their civic responsibility.
They're anxious 10 do q bangup
job Of providing good food ct
reasonable prices to the visiting
Legionnaires. They want them to
go home remembering WASH
ington treated them right =
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By Violet Foulkner

It's going to take more than
the thousands Of people expected
to pour into Washington for the
American Legion national con-
ventior, August 30-September
2. to throw local restaurants into
q tizZy
In q city accustomed to hordes
Of visitors every Spring Il mani
agement and personnel III our
public eating houses have learned
to take conventions in their,
stride
During the peak tourist sea-
son. when the cherry blossoms
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are IN their fun glory. the Greater
National Capital Committee es-
Inmates that between 100000 to
COG. 600 visitors are in and out
Of Washington over a S to 6 day
period. Restaurants have been
able to handle the additional
load as all part Of the days
work.
On . normal day, the food
service establishments in the
Greater Washington Area serve