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Evening star., 1955-05-29
BY sELwA ROOSEVELT

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The fall Of 1881 was a big
moment in the lives Of Mr..
Walter Horton Schoellkopf and
the late Mrs. Schoellkopf.
Their Georgian mansion,
high on a hilltop at 2700 Ma
comb street NV. had just
been completed and their first
big party was given that sea
son In honor Of the then Span
ish Ambassador. Juan Car
denaS.
Much thought and care had
gone into building this house
which today is the Indian
Embassy.
When the Schoellkopfs
bought the property in 1880.
they began with the small
house already there, but added
tremendous wings and changed
the outward appearance SO
completely that nothing rec
ognizable is left Of the former
structure.
The Schoellkopf's only child,
Walter, jr., still lives in Wash
ineton and is married to the
former Eleanor Portner Flood.
daughter Of the late Repre-
sentative from Virginia.
Wanted Antique Brick
According to him, his moth
er's first concern when build
ing the house was to get a
beautiful antique brick. She
even toyed with the idea
Of shipping bricks here from
England.
''But a brick manufacturer
in Baltimore produced the
type Of light red brick she
wanted" said Mr.. Schoellkopf,
"and to prove to mother that
she couldn't tell the difference
between the new and the old,
he mixed his bricks with some
ANTIQUE ones he had copied.
She couldn't tell which was
which. This convinced her."
The brick was about the
only thing Mrs. Schoellkopf
didn't get abroad.
"The grill work and marble
entrance were brought from
England" said Mr.. Schoell-
kopf. I'm fact, the family
bought so much stuff from one
dealer that he sent along
gratis all those old cannon
balls which you see lining the
driveway up the hill"
The beautiful white marble
mantel In the small sitting
room came from Dorchester
House in London and the fire.
place In the large drawing
room has o f1reback taken from
q bishops house in Verdun
during World War l..
Floor From French Chateau
Perhaps one Of the loveliest
floors In Washington is to be
found in the so by 80 foot
drawing room. About $50 years
old, the intricate parquet came
from o French chateau and
two men had to come from
Paris to install it. The room
Is all In Louis XIV decor with
mirrors and brocades in the
wall panels.
when the workmen installed
the mirrors" said Mr.. Schoell-
kopf, "They were astonished
when told to cut the mirrors
in two sections before placing
them In the panels. The rea-
son. Of course, is that father
and mother wanted the room
to look authentic and in the
days of Louis XIV mirrors
weren't made as large as those
panels"
The mahogany doors four
inches thick and the paneling
in the dining room also came
from England and over the din
ing room mantel is a carved
wooden frame for a mirror
done by Grinding Gibbons.
Architect for the house was
Mr.. Ward Brown and the build
Evening star., 1955-05-29
University Women's Clubs

University Women's Clubs
Tuesday. 7 pm, Kane Stu
dio, sketching group.
Wednesday, II am, art ap-
probation group. Thursday.
II am. poetry group. Thurs
day, 1880 pm, Red Cross
surgical dressings. Friday.
7 pm, Spanish conversa-
ton. Friday, 7:45 pm. du-
plicate bridge. Saturday.
$3.50 pm, visit to the In
donesian Embassy. Satur-
day, $3.50 pm, informal
dance.
Women's City Club-Tuesday,
1880 pm. card playing.
Friday, 1880 pm, card
playing.
Women's Republican Club Of
Silver Spring - Tuesday. 8
pm, Citizens Building and
Loan Building, speaker,
Gilbert GUIDE, delegate from
Montgomery County to the
State Legislature.
Washington Club - Tuesday.
II am. speaker, Leonard
P. Schults, of the United
States National Museum.
Pageant in the Sea-" with
illustrations.
Woman's Club Of Lyon VIII
lage-Tuesday. 1870 pm,
executive committee, with
Mrs. Donald G. Heyne, 3424
North Venice street, Arling-
ton. Wednesday. 8 pm.
Lyon Village Community
House, annual meeting; in
stallation Of officers.
Woman'S Community Club Of
Kensington - Tuesday,
Manor Country Club, an
nual May breakfast; speak
er, Paul Hume, Washington
Post music critic. Installa-
ton Of officers.
Alpha Delta Kappa National
Honorary Society in Edu-
catiOn-Tuesday, 3 pm,
monthly meeting, with Mrs.
Demaris Williams, 225 Aud
rey lane Sc.
Zonta Club of Washington
Wednesday. 1890 pm.
YWCA. club lunch con;
speaker, Mrs. Helen Peter
son, executive director Of the
National Congress Of Ameri-
can Indians, National Con-
greSs Of American Indians"
Welcome wagon Club Of
Bethesda Chevy Chase
Wednesday. 1915 pm, Din
ner Bell Restaurant. install
Evening star., 1955-05-29
UDC President
ToBe Honor

Mrs. Belmont Dennis, Pres
ident General of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
will be the guest of honor at a
reception and tea on Thurs
day, given by Mrs. William
Curry Harllee. president of the
District Division of the UDC.
Members of the UDC will be
guests at the 4::30-6:30 affair.
Mrs Claude D. Walker, Vice
President General of the UDC.
will also be an honored guest.
Evening star., 1955-05-29
ON THE CLUB CALENDAR

lation luncheon and bridge.
Green Acres Glen Cove Wom-
ans Club-W e d n e S day.
12:45 pm, Pilgrim Lutheran
Church, Westgate, Md,
luncheon and business meet
ing.
American Association Of Uni
versity Women. Silver Spring
Branch-Wednesday. $3.50
pm, Langley Park Hot
Shoppe, annual banquet.
District Daughters Of the
American RevolutiOn-Tues-
day. 1880 pm, Livingston
Manor Chapter. chapter
house, annual reports and
election Of officers. Wednes-
day, 8 pm, Children Of
American Revolution State
Executive meeting. chapter
house. Thursday, 8 pm,
State Chairmen's round
table. Miss Faustine Dennis,
State Regent, presiding.
chapter house. Saturday,
pm. State Officers club,
Shoreham Hotel, luncheon
meeting: speaker, Miss Flo
renee S. Bergman, PA
rades of Shawls."
Evening star., 1955-05-29
Miss Acree
TOBe Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton
Cheatwood Acree of Lynch
burg. Va, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter
Alice Royal to Mr.. Lambuth
M. Clarke, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
Hawes Palmore Clarke of AL
exandria. The wedding will
take place July 16.
Miss Acree attended Con-
verse College in Spartanburg,
S. c., and was graduated from
Randolph Macon Woman's
College and Johns Hopkins
University. He is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa.
Evening star., 1955-05-29

Miss SondretzkY
Is Married
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford San
dretzky of Lincolnia. Va. an
nounce the marriage on August
13, 1854, of their daughter
Marilyn to Mr.. Neal Cunning
ham.
Evening star., 1955-05-29
Miss Mary Guyther
To Wed Mr.. Peterson

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Beal
Guyther Of Landover Hills an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Mary Anne to Mr..
Earl William Peterson, son of
Comdr. and Mrs. Earl c. Peter
son Of Silver Spring.
Miss Guyther is a graduate
Of the Academy of Notre Dame.
Mr.. Peterson is a graduate Of
De Matha Catholic High School
and is with the Navy.
Evening star., 1955-05-29
Miss Lucille Buice
To marry in Fall

Mrs. Howard Buice an
nounces the engagement Of her
daughter Lucille Crawford to
Mr.. Eugene Marshall Spurlock.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Mar
shall Spurlock. The wedding
will take place in October.
Miss Buice, the daughter OF
the late Mr.. Buice, will gradu-
ate from American University
In June. Mr.. Spurlock Is q
graduate of American Univer-
sity and is with the Naval Re-
search Laboratory.
Evening star., 1955-05-29
Katherine MlbY
Becomes Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Melville
Milby announce the marriage
May % of their daughter
Katherine Rebecca to Mr.. Os-
car j. Fincham, jr., son of Mr..
and'Mrs. Fincham of Culpeper,
Va.
The Rev. DR.. Theodore E..
Lands performed the cere-
mony in the Washington
Street Methodist Church in
Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fincham will
make their home in Alexan-
dria.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Neighboring Owners
Go 10 Court in Fight
On Apartment zoning

The bitter rezoning fight
against construction of South
Arlington project continued to-
day with home-owners taking
their arguments to the Circuit
Court.
In motion filed by so resi-
dents, the court was asked to
upset the County Boards deci-
sion to allow construction of the
SIS million apartment Develop
ment on the site of the Shirley
Homes Federal housing project.
| The 33-acre TRACT. on Glebe
road south of Shirley highway,
is owned by M. T. Broyhill and
Sons.
In a motion for a declaratory
judghent, the board was accused
of acting arbitrarily. caprici-
ously and unreascnably" in its
rezoning action on January 8.
In this action. the land was re-
zoned from residential and lux
ury apartment classifications to
a less restricted apartment cat
egory.
The attorney for the home
owners. Leonard S. Sattler, listed
six arguments in calling on the
court to block construction by
the Arlington building firm.
In one of them the residents
contend that. when the land was
rezoned in 1853 to include the
luxury apartment classification.
they were assured by the board
no apartments would go up on
the tract. The board. they said.
explained the land was being re-
zoned merely to establish legally
the new classification.
Another argument contends
that notice of the proposed jan
uary action was not adver-
tised in the newspapers as far
in advance that the law requires.
The board last year turned
down a request for rezoning by
the Broyhill firm. but it reversed
its decision last month. About
a month ago. however. members
voted to hold another hearing
on the matter. Last Saturday,
by a 3-to-2 vote, ,>the board stood
firm on the rezoning action.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Status of Bills in Maryland Legislature

from four to six, on failbirds from o5
to 40 and woodcock from four to six.
HB219-By Frederick delegation-To
provide penalties for failing to obey stop
signs in Frederick County.
SENATE.
Bills introduced. .
SB277-By Goodman, Didomenico,
Bertorelli-To generally revise the work
mems compensation laws, including in
crease of weekly benefits Judiciary.
SB279-By Ramsburg-To pay Fred
erick County circuit jurors at least SS
day and mileage set by the county
commissioners tRamsburg. Northrup,
-. Resolution introduced. =.
SR24-By Goodman-To call on the
Race Track to open its Turf Club to the
general public Judiciary.
Bills Passed.
SB52-By Turnbuli--To prohibit the
use OF surplus funds in excess of 50 mil
after July /, 1856 tamendedi.
SB9S-By Goldstein. Malkus. Mock.
Turnbull-To appoint special legisla-
tive committee, appropriate it 100000 to
study the State Roads Commission and
sve.i. give i power TO subpoena witnesses and
SB2l0-By Hoff-To permit women to
serve on turies in Carroll County subject
to public referendum.
ira day Of racing to Ocean Downs Race
SBo3s-By ooidstein--To delay as
sessment OF Calvert County land planned
for subdivision use until actually con-
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Star Want Ad Rents
House First Day

When M. J. 3. 7. wonted TO rent
on unfinished house quickly he
ploeed an inexpensive od in the pro-
duetive rental columns Of The stor
Classified. Result: He found q tenant
the first doy his I'D appeared in
Woshinston's biggest classified mar
ket ploee.
In addition TO eorryins more rentoI
ods, The StW publishes more totoI
classified DDS thon the other Wosh-
inston newspapers combined beeouse
it produces the best yeor- round re.
suits for classified advertisers.
Like Mr.. J. .. T.. il you won't to
rent o house or apartment quickly,
tell II to the long established audience
Of The Stor readers. Phone Sterling
5000 and ask for on od-toksr. A
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Four Saved as Car
Teeters Attire on
Lin of Rovine
BY the As,ociotsd Press

Firemen. pulled a family Of
four from a smouldering auto
mobile teetering on the brink Of
a 25-foot-deep ravine last night
near Beallsville, Md.
Avery Phillips. 25; his wife. %,
and two sons. ages 5 and 2, were
treated at a Frederick hospital
for injuries and released. The
family is from Dickerson.
State Trooper r. T. Storer
said the Phillips car, with Mrs.
Phillips driving, went out of con-
troll on a curve and plunged OF
Maryland Route % ten miles
north of here in southern Fred
erick County.
The car struck a tree on the
lip of the ravine and was teeter-
ing there when members of the
Upper Montgomery County Fire
Department, called by passing
motorists, arrived. Fire was
smouldering around the carpu-
rotor. Mr.. Storer said.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Takoma Park Plans
Court Plan Protest

An aroused delegation of Ia
koma Park citizens. including
the Mayor md City Council. will
head for Annapolis next week to
protest proposal to eliminate,
trial magistrate court sessions in
Takoma Park.
A hearing is scheduled there
for 8 pm. next Tuesday on a
bill to create a Peoples Court
to replace the present county
trial magistrate court system.
Under it, three full-time judges
would be appointed to conduct
daily sessions in Rockville, Be-
thesda and Silver Spring. Ta-
koma Park, which has magi-
strate court sessions once week.
ly, would be eliminated under
the new setup, with its cases
being heard in Silver Spring.
The Legislative hearing original
ly had been slated for 8 pm.
Thursday.
A special meeting was held
last night between the City
Council and representatives of
several civic groups to map
strategy for the protest. Mayor
George M. Miller will lead a mo-
torcade going to Annapolis. The
council also invited citizens in
terested in joining the group to
get in touch with the City Hall,
8 Columbia avenue.
The opponents said elimina-
ton of the Takoma court ses-
sions would greatly inconveni-
ence its citizens and would dis
rupt the municipal police force
functions by requiring additional
men to protect the community
while others were in court IN
Silver Spring. They noted that
more than 1000 cases are ham
died annually in the Takoma
Park sessions, which have been
held for the past Is years. They
also cited a lack Of public trans
portation between the two COM
munities. A
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Boothe Hits StonIey's Delay
on Funds for u. of Va. Hospital

project for eight years." he
added.
Gov. Stanley said Saturday
that architects would have at
least 10 months to prepare plans
for the Hospital if he held up the
appropriation until September
/ and "in my opinion this would
not delay construction of the
hospital one day." The Septem-
ber date would be 10 months
in advance of July /, 1956-the
start of new State business
year. The Governor said he de-
cided on the delay in releasing
the funds until he gets a report
from a commission studying gen.
eral building needs and the order
of priority certain projects
should receive.
Mr.. Boothe. though. said the
best estimates are that the plans
will take a year to IA months to
prepare and even if they are
ready by July /, 1856, there will
be the usual preliminary delay
of many months before the start
of construction.
Evening star., 1955-02-22

. fourth precinct, of the 5th election dis
trict and pay the proceeds from said tax
to the Ferndale Fire Co. (Anne Arundel
County delegation).
HB336, by Prince Georges delegation
To permit Greenbelt Volunteer Fire De-
partment to participate in the ire tax
c9lssted ss;nS. from the SIss esetion district
oeIfRsssSn HBssS, BY Behounek-To provide that
the owner Of ground on which rent is
paid shall nay all State and local taxes
on such ground ways and Meansl.
HB343. by MONTGOMERY and Prince
0eorges delegations-To require the
when REQUIRED 81 the commission Mort
gomery and Prince Georges delegations). .
HB344, by Anne Arundel delegation--
To raise from $500 to $1,000 the
the Anne Arundel Commissioners must
advertise and to exempt repairs. re-
placements and additions to patented
vision lAnne Arundel deiegationJ.
Bills Passed.
HBl93. BY Hodges-To REQUIRE L.
lishments BY the department, Of health
change the northern boundary of the
Chesapeake Bay area in which the use
OF anchored gill nets Is prohibited.
HB25l. by White, r. Harris, et al
To increase the penalties for violating
small same regulations from Sl0'S2s
HB25Si, iyn ), white. R. Harris. q. all
To raise the daily bas limit on brant
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Churches Robbed
In Alexandra

Alexandria police said today
they are investigating the ran
sacking of three churches some
time after they closed after eve-
ming services Sunday.
Only about $35 was taken in
all of the burglaries. police said.
The First Baptist Church, 1882
King street. was entered through
a basement window sometime
after II pm. Sunday. About $25
was stolen from a filing cabinet
and an undetermined amount of
cash from a wooden box in the
church Office.
About Sc was taken from the
First Christian Church at 2723
King street sometime after 1880
pm. Sunday. Entrance was be-
lieved to have been gained
through an unlocked door.
The Temple Baptist Church.
700 Commonwealth avenue, was
thoroughly ransacked but moth
ing was reported missing. En-
trance was gained by some one
climbing a gutter drain pipe to
a second floor window. A safe
in the church Office was un-
locked but contained no money,
police were told.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Alexandra Council 10 GET
Bid for Juvenile Home Aid

Alexandria Councilman Frank
E, Mann plans to ask the City
Council tomorrow night to in
clude $34,748 in the 1856
budget as Alexandria's contri-
button toward construction of
the regional juvenile detention
home.
The other three nearby Vir-
ginia Jurisdictions, Fairfax. Ar
'lington and Falls Church already
have pledged to put up their
share toward the $170, 1000 home.
Mr.. Mann, who with Council
man Daniel F. O'Flaherty repre-
sents Alexandria on a commit
tee for the detention home. de-
clared that he considers it es-
sential for funds to be placed in
the new budget.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Thermostat Alarm
For Fire Installed

Hyattsville Fire Chief Charles
Di Vincenzo announced last
night a new thermoStat alarm
system available to Hyattsville
building owners.
The alarm system was made
possible by contributions from
volunteer firemen, the fire chief
said. The Sacred Heart Home is
the first Hyattsville institution
to have the system installed, he
said.
Streets to be roped off for
Shedding after a snowfall were
announced to the Hyattsville
City Council by the Police De-
partment. They are:
Thirty ninth street, from
Longfellow to jefferson streets.
Thirty-sixth avenue, from the
Sacred Heart Home to Lancer
place.
Manorwood drive. from Thirty
sixth avenue to jamestown road;
and
Quintana street. from Queens
Chaper road to Forty first ave-
nue..
j. S. Walker. chairman of the
councils civil defense committee,
announced meeting at 8 pm.
Friday in the Hyattsville coun-
Gil room.
Kenneth E. Goodger presided
over last nights council meeting
In the absence of Mayor Thomas
E. Arnold and Council President
Harry Styne.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Patricia Gets Birthday Call
From Parents in Costa Ricd

and up to Washington, where
'Tricia. her sister, Julia, 6, and
the housekeeper, Mrs. Ida Bass
net. were waiting.
"Hi, Mommy-Fine-Uhuh-
Yes-Thank you-Okay." and
"Hi Daddy!-Fine-Yes-Uhuh
Thank you," were the only
words from this end of the line
from a little girl still in her
Brownie uniform and so excited
she found it difficult to talk.
But Julie-she'll be 7 ''on the
day after firecracker day" lJuly
5)-went to the telephone and
ratified away.
'Mommy said they were bring
ing us some dolls" Julie said.
She asked me if I was all
right, and if I was happy"
'Tricia said. Daddy did, too"
Mrs. Nixon had left a blue
skirt and sweater for Tricia S
birthday. The package was
opened last Friday. when some
Of the little girls friends came
in for dinner and birthday cake.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
.LiabiIityLaw
Urged in Lease
To diplomats
Bill Makes Owners
Responsible for
Tenunt Violations
BY The Asseeio,sd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-The
diplomatic immunity enjoyed by
Russians in this country has led
to a quest for a new Maryland
law.
Three Anne Arundel County
delegates introduced a bill last
night that would make owners of
property, who lease to such i'm
mune persons, liable for any vio-
lations of law by the tenants.
1t resulted from lease last sum-
mer to three Russians of homes
in Bay Ridge. a resort area.
Residents of the area COM
planned one of them was being
used as a children's camp in
violation of the county zoning
laws. But a circuit judge held
the property immune from prose-
cution.
The county health department
also got into the picture when
a sewer Dr0ke.
This led to the bill which
stated that many foreign rep
resentatives in Washington held
similar immunity which per
mits them, under certain cir
cumstances, to violate the laws
of this country and the State
of Maryland"
The bill said the Russian in
cident made it clear there is
no one who could be held
legally accountable for violation
of said local health and zoning
laws"
So they decided to pin it on
the property owner.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
GreenbeIf Seeks Aid On Water Extension

City Manager Charles T. Nc
Donald of Greenbelt plans to
meet with officials of the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission this week to discuss
plans for extending water and
sewer facilities to some l.500
acres of the municipalities un-
developed land.
Mr.. Mcdonald was instructed
by the City Council last night
to explore the possibility of ex-
tending the commissions sani-
tary district into the area rather
than the municipalities increas-
ing its own water and sewerage
system. Such action would re-
quire authorization from the
Maryland General Assembly.
The Council noted that its
present facilities will be taxed to
their peak when it provides serv-
ices to two new housing develop
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Two Marines Fined $3.50 Each
For BruwI at La Plata Dance

Trial Magistrate lie Merton
Crist. a retired Navy captain who
put in 80 years service, told the
Marines:
"You can't go on acting like
hoodlums. We are proud of peo-
pie in uniform. but we are not
proud of people who disgrace it"
The magistrate told the Ma
rines he was being lenient With
them because he knew they would
be disciplined when they returned
to their post.
Last week Magistrate Crist
fined Corpl. Robert Altman $50
after he pleaded guilty to dis
orderly conduct in the same case.
Altman was a private when he
showed up yesterday TO testify
for Lawler and Jenot.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
BY the Assoeiased Press

LA PLATA. Md. Feb. 22.-Two
Marines who were mixed up in
free-for-all with three DEPUTY
sheriffs and some of the towns
prominent citizens at a Valen-
tine dance February 13 were
fined $3.50 each yesterday.
Corpl. Thomas A. Jenot, 20, Of
Springfield. ILL.,. and Pvt. Robert
j. Lawler, %, of Bloomfield, N.
j., were fined $50 each and given
month suspended sentences
on disorderly conduct charges.
Jenot was fined $100 on a
charge of resisting arrest and
Lawler a like amount on a charge
of assaulting Deputy Robert A.
Jameson. The Marines are sta
toned at the Naval Ordnance
Depot at Indian Head.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Feb. 22.-Dele-
gate Armistead L. Booth c
yesterday voiced disagreement
with Gov. Stanley's assertion
that construction of a proposed
University of Virginia hospital
would not be delayed by tenn
porary withholding of an ap-
preparation of $225.000 for the
preparation of architects plans
The Alexandria Democratic
Delegate who headed a legisla-
tive fight to get the appropria-
tion through. said Gov. Stanley's
delay had already delayed the
building schedule as envisioned
by the General Assembly.
He said also that further de-
lay until the September / date
the Governor mentioned would
make construction less certain
than ever.
"The delay is terrif1cally
tough blow to the morale Of the
people at the university hospital
who have been fighting for this
Evening star., 1955-02-22
BY the Assoeiofed Press

A happy little girl who had
just turned 9 years old-so
thrilled by the magic of an over
seas telephone call she could
hardly talk - exclaimed, Hi,
Mommy!" and Hi. Daddy!" to
Vice President and Mrs. Richard
Nixon in Costa Rica last night.
Little Patricia Nixon was up
past her 7::30 PM. bedtime when
the call came through shortly
after 8. Her mother had called
about $3.50 pm. when 'Tricia was
due to be home from school, but
there was Girl Scout Brownie
meeting yesterday afternoon and
the petite blond wasn't home
then.
She hasn't seen her parents
since February 6 when they left
on goodwill tour of the Car
ribbean. There will be a real
birthday party after the Nixons
get home March S.
But for yesterday there was
the telephone call across the sea