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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23

Mrs. Arthur E. Summerfield,
wife of the Postmaster Gen.
eral. is with her husband in
Flint. Mich, where he's re-
covering from a virus: Mrs.
Ezra Taft Benson, according
to the Agriculture Secretary's
office. is on a brief trip out of
town, and Mrs. Sinclair
Weeks. wife of the Secretary
of Commerce. is on a European
trip with her husband.
Any one with claustrophobia
would have been a little UNI
comfortable at the beginning
Of yesterdays party. A bottle
neck developed in the receiv-
ing line in the upstairs ball
room, forcing those in line to
jam-pack into the opposite
ends Of the room and down
the stairs.
Early arrivals included Mrs.
Sherman Adams. Mrs. John L.
Mcmillan with many OAR
guests from South Carolina,
and Mrs. Strom Thurmond.
Mrs. John williams, wife Of
the Delaware Senator, was
there. wearing a beautiful tur-
quoise pillbox hat with melon
color single rose and match
ing scarf.
Two Georges
Mrs. Carroll Kearns intro
duced her guest, Mrs. Jean
George Of Grove City, Pa, to
Mrs. Walter F. George Of Geor-
gia. They Compared notes on
any "kissin' kim" and Miss
Lucy" established only that
both Georges came from Ire
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

President Eisenhower would
have had a difficult time call
ing a cabinet meeting yester-
day. if the absence of the
cabinet wives from Washing
ton was any indication of
where their husbands might
be.
The Congressional Club
gave its annual tea and re-
ception in honor Of the cabi-
net wives, but of the eight, only
two were present. With but
one exception, they were all
out Of town with their hus-
bands.
In the receiving line with
Mrs. Omar Burleson, club
president. were Mrs. George
Humphrey. wife Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, and
Mrs. James p. Mitchell, wife
of the Secretary of Labor.
The remainder of the re-
ceiving line was made up of
neutrality-suspicious. the
wives of their husba d S
bosses. They included Mrs.
w. j. Mcneil. wife of the
Assistant Secretary of De-
Tense; Mrs. William P. Rogers,
wife of the deputy United
States Attorney General; Mrs.
Albert j. Robertson. wife of
the Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral: Mrs. Clarence A. DAVIS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
BY ELEM

Yesterdays Washington
luncheon fashion show was
quite an event for the $50
women, including Mrs. Richard
Nixon, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, who were present at the
show. 1t was staged for the
wives of editors attending the
convention of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors.
They got the VIP treat
ment complete with fabulous
music, door prizes and famous
Washington personalities to do
the modelling for them.
Turning models for the big
event were wives of Supreme
Court justices, of Senators, of
Representatives and of am
bassadors and the daughters of
some equally famous person.
alities.
Actually . Florida editor,
Mr.. Arnold Burnett of the
Sarasota News was partly re-
sponsible for the gala show
staged by Mrs. Gladstone Will
liams. He wrote q letter to the
ASNE asking why there wasn't
a special event for wives at
tending the convention.
The women present caught
glimpses of head table guests
that included Mrs. Earl War;
rem, wife of the Chief Justice;
Signora Brosio, wife of the
Italian Ambassador; Sonora
de Castro, wife of the Ambas-
sador of Ell Salvador; Senhora
de Esteves Fernandes, wife of
the Portuguese Ambassador;
Lady Makins, wife of the AM
bassador of Great Britain;
Nine. Couve de Murville, the
French Ambassadors wife;
Mrs. Joseph harrington, Ha-
waiiap delegate who presented
beautiful floral leis to many of
the editors wives in the au-
dience, and Mrs. Walter F.
George, wife of the Georgia
Senator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Anti-InternotionoIist Wave Discouroges
Any Attempt to Change Charter Now

virulent. It is seeking a target
upon which to unleash itself
such as would be offered by a
broad program of U.N. Char
ter revision sponsored by our
Government.
Interesting in this general
aspect was the testimony be-
fore the Senate committee Of
Senator John w. Bricker. Re-
publican, Of Ohio, a recog-
nized critic Of the U. N. and
very suspicious Of delegation
Of authority to international
organizations. The Ohio Sen
ator welcomed a conference to
revise the U. N. Charter. not
for the purpose Of widening its
authority and field Of action,
however. but, on the contrary.
to narrow its already limited
jurisdiction and in a way as
would hamstring its opera
tions.
1t is the fear of such on
slaughts on existing powers Of
the U. NJ. inadequate as they
are. both from within and
from without the country.
which has driven the State
Department into a defensive
position in which its main
aim is to preserve the U. N.
from being weakened. Our
Government took a position
sometime ago through Secre-
tary of State Dulles that 1t
would give its vote in the q. N.
for holding revision confer
ence when the matter comes
up; but it is plain this will be
done with fingers crossed.
The State Department atti-
tude is similar to that ex-
pressed before the Senate
committee by former Presi-
dent Truman. who said:
II am sure the Charter is
susceptible to improvement.
That is true of all documents
written by human hands. But
we ought not to underesti-
mate the difficulties and dam
gers involved in trying to get
improvements at this time.
And we ought to be extremely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23

the peaceful surrender Of the
offshore islands. the scared
Western powers will find ways
and means in the near future
to hand over Formosa as well.
The same saber-rattlings from
Peiping accompanied by growls
from the Kremlin and the
meowings from New Delhi will
scare once more the great
Western powers. And the
same arguments heard in the
past that treaty commitments
should not stand in the way
of a solution to world peace
will be heard again. If this in
depreciation Of the Communist
words were true, there would
be no basis to support the Chi
nese Nationalist. But unfor-
tunately, contemporary history.
since the invasion of Manchu-
ria by Japan in 1881 to date.
has shown that the more con-
cessions for the sake Of world
peace are made to totalitarian
regimes, the more obstreperous
and exacting they become.
These clear lessons Of history
have been beclouded. Every
time the dictators pronounce
from the corner of their
mouths the word "peace"-and
they actually mean domination
over other nations - the free
governments pounce on them
and offer any sacrifice, in the
hope it will be 1.-The last" There
are no pressure groups in to-
talitarian countries. But there
are many in the remaining de-
mocracieS and they carry much
weight with the respective gov
ernments. The unorganized
majorities are passive and I'M
interested until they have to
foot the bill.
Although Assistant Secretary
of State Robertson dislikes
strongly the expression 'leaSh-
ing" or ''unleashing" the gov
eminent of Formosa. that is
exactly what he accomplished
last summer when he went on
a special mission to Taipeh.
Chang and his 100000 men in
Formosa are dedicated to re-
turning to China. AS a realist
the generalisSimo realizes that
he could not reconquer all that
the Reds have taken. But there
is substantial evidence that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Star-Studded Show Put
On for Editors Wives

These women in turn had as
their luncheon companions at
the head table, Mrs. James S.
Pope, wife of the president of
the society: Mrs. Kenneth
Macdonald, Mrs. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, Mrs. George w. Healy,
jr., and Mrs. Roscoe Drum
mond, wives of editors attend
ing the convention.
The, present-day fashions
shown for late spring and
summer got a lot of compete
ton from past fashion notes
that were presented in the his
torical costume sequence fea-
tured in the show.
Mrs. Bourke Hickenlooper,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Anniversary.
Celebrated

About 800 guests danced
and dined at the Pan Ameri-
can Union last night in cele-
bration of the 18th anniver-
sary Of the Inter-Americau
Defense Board.
Receiving in the beautiful
Hall of the Americas were
Maj. Gen. Robert w. Douglass,
chairman of the board, and
Mrs. Douglass; Brig. Gen. AL
fonso Quinteros, vice chairman
of the board, and Mrs. Quin-
teros; and Brig. Gen. Satur-
nino Armenanzas, chairman
of the social committee, and
Mrs. Armenanzas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
TODAY IN THE
WOMEN'S WORLD
DIPLOMATIC DEAN
HONORS NIXONS

Vice President and Mrs.
Nixon were guests of honor
at a dinner and reception
at the Norwegian Embassy
last evening. The dean of
the diplomatic corps and
Nine. Morgenstierne invited
a small group to the dinner,
while about $50 guests at
tended the official white tie
reception which started at
1915.
Reception guest included
all the diplomatic chiefs Of
mission, the cabinet, the
Supreme Court, and top
leaders from the Senate and
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23

grandmother present Cher
daughter had a son on Thurs
day night; Mrs. Ernest B.
Hunter of Charlotte, N. c., and
Mrs. Glenn Adcox of New
York. a few of the editors
wives for whom the event was
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
fraternity initiates
Seven From Area

Seven Washington area men
and women were among Is Uni
verSity of Maryland students and
instructors recently initiated into
the College Park chapter of Pi
Sigma Alpha, national political
science honorary fraternity.
They were Leslie Bundgaard,
1900 North Second street, Airing
ton. Va; Daniel Childs. 1921
Newton street NE; William
Campbell, 55-E Ridge road,
Greenbelt, Md; Robert Fried
man. 1908 Erie street, Hyatts-
vile, Md: Richard Hedrich, 3414
Tulane drive, Hyattsville. Md;
Roderick Sullivan. College Park.
Md, and Beverly Van Slyke, 10
North drive, Bethesda, Md.
Others initiated were Archie
Beard, Carl Kaczmarek, Robert
O'Briant, James Jeightel and
Emil Sasse, all of Baltimore;
Robert Farnell. Cambridge, Md;
Irving Schoenberg. st. Joseph,
Mo-, and Larmen Wilson, Cha
dron, Nebr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Lost Strutoiet
Search Shifted

The search for the three-man
crew of a missing bomber BAT
jet bomber. including a Wash
ington Air Force officer, is now
centering over the bays and is
lands of the Aleutian cham, the
Air Force announced.
The search for the 60e-mile-
an-hour bomber. with Capt.
Richard E. Watkins. jr.. and
two others aboard, was concen-
trated over open seas after the
plane disappeared last Sunday
on a flight to the end Of the
Aleutiar1s.
The Air Force now. however,
hopes that the men may have
been able to get safely ashore.
The stratojet was attached to
the 26th Reconnaissance Wing
at Lockburne Air Force Ease,
Ohio. and was stationed tenn
porarily at Eielson Air Force
Base, Alaska.
Capt. Watkins mother, Mrs.
Grace Leigh Watkins, lives at
3039 Macomb street NV. His
wife and two children live near
his home base IN Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Teen-Aee Beer Party
Held Behind School

Ten juveniles and five young
men were arrested last night
while drinking beer in two cars
parked behind the Suitland High
School in the 5000 block of Sem
mary road.
Prince George County police
said the juveniles were released
to their parents at the Seat
Pleasant police substation
around midnight. The young
men were charged with disor-
derby conduct and posted $3.50
collateral each.
Five policemen participated in
the arrests and reported the
teen-agers had two cases Of beer.
The school janitor notified police
of the incident shortly after a
teen-age dance ended at the
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
BOY TRUANT .SNAGGING' FISH
GETS IS CANS or DOG FOOD

truant schoolboy who jumped into Rock Greek yester
day when accosted by police back land today
He didn't get the fish he went after but he richer
by Is cans Of dog food
Charles Ford u.s. colored of 329 Constitution
Me- told police he usually attends classes regularly at Terrell
Junior High School, Yesterday fine however that he
gave in to friends suggestion that they "snagging
for herring in Rock Greek under the Street Bridge.
Things were going well until the boys Pvt Calvin
Hubbard OF the Third Police Precinct approaching The
friend and Charles jumped in the creek The
knee deep. ts#'
Pvt Hubbard afraid to him for fear the boy
would be frightened into deeper water Charles afraid
to out for fear OF punishment.
Pvt Hubbard four park policemen and about 200 other
spectators tried for IS minutes to Charles out
of the water.
Nothing could persuade him until passing dog food
salesman Joined the crowd and asked Charles he had
dog, Charles said yes, cocker spaniel
The salesman said he had 10 of dog food in his
and would give them Charles for his dog If he
out Of the creek. That did it, Charles out and the
crowd cheered
Police drove Charles and his 10 of dog food to the
boys home for change of clothes and whatever punishment
his parents thought fit to give him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Red Cross Sits
Package Drive

The District Red Cross execu-
tive committee yesterday dis
cussed possibility Of establishing
a united fund campaign for
Washington, but came to no de-
cision.
"A definite decision could not
be forthcoming until a commu-
nifty plan had been formulated
Chapter Chairman Daniel w.
Bell said.
1--WE are prepared to Cooper
ate with other agencies and
community leaders in getting
facts involving a united fund
drive which it is hoped will be
in the best interests of the
agencies and the community,
he declared.
From several sides recently
Washington charities have been
prodded toward combining their
soliciting in one large drive. The
Community Chest has declared
itself willing.
A national Red Cross directive,
adopted April 5, gave local chap
tiers authority to join united
drives, with certain restrictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Child Criipp|es
Hold Son'gfest

The value of music as a ther-
apeutic agent was demonstrated
today by 10 cheerful youngsters
from the Districts Health
School for Crippled Children.
Ignoring their handicaps. the
children displayed for their par
ents and friends their ability tt
sing. The accomplishment. fol-
some. transcribed a mere learn
ing of words.
Many had defects that made
talking-even the simplest SEN
tence-a monumental task by
normal standards.
Acting as master Of ceremo-
MES. 14-year-old John Burke
introduced the soloists and each
class as it sang it's chosen song,
Arthur Neill, wearing a COON
skin cap, led the rest of the
pupils through the verses Of
'Davy Crockett" Little Jimmy
Doffermyre took flight in song
Across the Mountain" trip
he may never make because OF
his ailing legs.
The whole class. especially the
boys, bore down on The Old
Ball Came" a sport they can
now enjoy only as spectators.
The program is part of the
curriculum designed to help the
children lead lives as normal as
possible under the circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Chr Snnhau Star

Choose The Star on Sunday When You Hare Choice
munst North Wet Nam being terrorlzed by
the Reds in spite of the supposed safeguards OF the
Geneva truce. This development has been met by
virtual conspiracy OF silence Why? An expert
appraisal of the situation appears in the Editorial
Section
"TIPs FOR GOLFERS"-In The Star Pictorial Magazine,
Star Golf Writer Merrel Whittlesey passes along I'M
portant golf pointers from Cary Mddecof and six
other topnotch performers of the tournament circuit
don't miss this article find out how to improve
your game Photo-ilustrated with many tips
BEAUTY AND THE BUSES-Advice to ladies': Keep
that glamorouS figure by driving buS-motherS in
nearby Fairfax County find that driving school
buit-in reducing machine while plotting over bumpy
back roads Feature by Meredith S. Buel in The
Star Pictorial Magazine
"A TREND TOWARD PRISON REFORM-Many experts
claim prison life should be made harder-not softer
For one answer read an ex-convict's true story
Of how really tough prison changed him from
habitual criminal to a solid citizen. This Week
Magazine.
GROWTH OF COMMUNITY-springfield Va a
rapidly growing satellite city" IL miles from the
Capitol is not without its growing pains For an
examination Of its problems and accomplishments
read Star Stan Writer George Flynn's feature in
the News Section.
A NEW COMIC FEATURE begins Sunday In The Stars
big color comic section, entitled "Make-It Fun"-a
do-it-yourseh feature to intrigue the whole house.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-Star Fashion Editor Eeni
tells how East meets West in fashion these days
with the Oriental influence strong in line and fabric;
Mary L. Vaughan's Candid Congress" gives news
and notes on legislators.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23

A fat tire, the dread of every
prospective parent in that last
minute dash to the hospital,
finally caught up with Mr.. and
Mrs. John o. Hally yesterday.
So, after four previous routine
hospital deliveries. the Hally's
fifth, 79-ounce John Anthony.
arrived at home.
What made it more frustrat-
ing was that twice in the last
week Mrs. Hally actually got to
Columbia Hospital, only to return
home after a days stay. There
was no question yesterday morn
ing, however. about whether the
Hallys were in for another false
alarm.
Tire Goes Flat
Shortly after s am. Mr.. Hally.
q Treasury Department lawyer
and president Of the Catholic
University Law School Alumni
Association, called DR.. Jerome
Crowley, the obstetrician, and
bundled Mrs. Hally into the
family car.
The tire was flat and Column
bia Hospital looked awfully far
away from 1920 Longfellow
street NV.
my wife said she couldn't
wait, so back into the house we
went" said Mr.. Hally.
II called an ambulance. My
son, Mike. went for a neighbor-
hood doctor. But there wasn't
time for either one.
"After the baby came, I called
Columbia and asked the opera
tor II DR.. Crowley was there.
She said, NO. but don't worry,
he will be- said. It's too late,
the baby's already born Then
she put q nurse on and she
started to give me instructions"
Baby Il in Incubator
Before the nurse got far, how
ever, the Capital Ambulance
Service crew and Mike, with DR..
Joseph r. Jordan in tow, ar
rived simultaneously. a.s.
Young John Anthony was
consigned to an incubator at
Columbia yesterday. Today he
was In fine shape in the pre-
mature nursery. Mrs. Hally also
is fine.
How did the other kids take
II?
They're sim real excited. but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Teacher FaIsity
Ruling Sought

The Board of Education is ex-
pected to be polled next week for
decision in the case of Car
dozo High School teacher who
admitted she falsified her age to
become teacher in 1850.
Miss Georgia A. Peters, COL
ored, an English teacher, today
told the Board of Education
Complaints and Appeals Commit
tee that she falsif1ed her age be-
cause she was broke, jobless and
had to support an aging mother.
In 1850 she said she was born
in 1907. Records later turned up
showing that she was actually
born in 1899.
Miss Peters testified before the
committee that she was fired
after the war from the University
Of Louisville where she was pro-
fessor Of English and dean of
women. She declared that the
Negro staff was let go in en-
tirety at the time when the uni
versity adopted policy of in
tegration.
Her attorney. Allan Fisher, di-
rector of Washington's Legal Aid
Bureau, brought out that the
Board of Education's maximum
appointment age of IS would
have been waived had she known
that her veterans preference
status applied.
The three-man committee with
Wesley Williams, chairman, and
DR.. Row K. Kinks and Walter N.
Tobriner, decided to poll the
Board Of Education for an i'm
mediate decision after Mr.. Fisher
pleaded that Miss Peters was suf-
fering economic hardship.
She was suspended March 80
and has been jobless since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Alexandra Building
DESTROYED by Fire

Fire today destroyed an I'M
occupied two-story building at
Madison and Fayette streets in
Alexandria. Va. .
Firemen said the building,
which was part Of a former
lumber yard, burned in about
half an hour after the blaze
started about 1880 am. Only
the shell was left standing.
Firemen made no estimate OF
the damage. The cause Of the
blaze was undetermined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Rockville Reaches
Red Cross Quote

Adolph E. Guide. ST.. of Rock
vile. chairman of the Montgom-
cry County Red Cross Fund
Drive. announced today that the
quota of $4,000 has been made.
This is a thousand dollars more
than the quota of last year, and
has been achieved two weeks be-
fore the close of the drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23

Dr.. Luubuch to Talk

DR.. Frank c. Laubach. mis-
sionary. teacher and author. will
be guest speaker at the 8 and
11:15 am. services tomorrow at
Calvary Baptist Church. 9th and
H streets NV. His subject will
be, Lift the World or Lose It."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
Tire Fails on Hospital Dash;
Boby Born at Home Instead

yesterday they were scared to
DEATH" Mr.. Hally said.
$50 was /. Mrs. H. was the
only calm one. She kept telling
me what to do.
II don't think I even heard
her"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12
Stats Abroad
Seen Neglected

BERLIN. Oct. IL (Pl.-An
American member of Congress
dashed out today at what he
called unfair treatment of 120,-
600 American civilians working
for the Government in Europe.
Representative Morrison, Dem
ocrat of Louisiana, said he would
move for immediate legislation
on his return to Washington to
bring the group under Civil
Service with the same privi-
leges as the Army and the State
Department provide their per-
manent employees.
Mr.. Morrison said the House
Post Once and Civil Service
Committee which he represents
on his tour had never been in
formed of such "inequities." He
blamed the Defense Department
for the situation.
The representative told news
men the civilian employees as
signed to special agencies and
to Army, Navy or Air Force
bases were 'misinformed" when
they were urged to come abroad.
They lost their Civil Service
status and, in fact. they cannot
go back TO their old jobs If they
would return to Washington, !"
Mr.. Morrison complained. He
added that most employees also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12

DALLAS. Tex, Oct. IL R.-
A high school girl plunged to
her death here yesterday at the
Texas State Fair when a pivot
on a 90-foot- high ferris wheel
broke and dropped her seat to
the ground.
Cynthia Combest, II, a men,
Der Of the Memphis tTex.) High
School Band. was dead on ar
rival at Baylor Hospital. Two
companions In the seat with her
Kay Leslie, is. and Barbara
Allen. 14-were injured criti-
cally.
Thousands Of spectators
gasped in horror or screamed as
they saw the girls. dressed in
their band uniforms. plunge to
the. ground. Two other young
sters received minor injuries
when they were struck by the
falling sky wheel seat.
They just fell on me and
knocked a cash in my head; they
fell right through the bottom. !"
sobbed Mollie Balfour. 13. Win
mona (Texl school girl. Bobbie
Winchester. Is. Irving, Tex, also
was hit by the seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12
Red Stockings Ruled
No Cuuse for Firino

A Madrid court has ruled that
Ia Spanish employer could not
dismiss woman employe Just
because she wore brightly col
ored stockings and red shoes
while at work."
The employer was ordered to
|reinstate the woman and pay
her back salary. He was told,
however. that he was entitled to
take the normal minor discipline
AIRY measures permitted by the
labor laws, because she COM
Imitted fault in wearing the
icolored stockings.