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Evening star., 1955-02-19
Beverly Benson
Gets OAR Award

Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson took time out yes
terday to see his daughter Bev-
erly receive an award for Good
Citizenship from the Daughters
Of the American Revolution.
Miss Benson, a student at
Roosevelt High School. was one
of IA high school girls who re-
ceived awards from the Good
Citizens Committee of the Dis
trict OAR, in ceremonies held
at Burdick Vocational High
School at 2 o'clock. The girls
were judged on the basis of de-
pendability. leadership. service
and patriotism as contributions
to good citizenship.
Others who received awards
were Deloris Lewis, Anacostia:
Thelma Laura Dean, Armstrong;
Marianne Brock. Anna Burdick
Vocational High; Ruth Kline,
Calvin Coolidge; Joan Faith
Pindell. Cardozo; Margaret
Louise Spooner, Chamberlain;
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Society, Club News
Carnival
Setting
ForBuI

A carnival atmosphere, trop-
ical dance rhythms and bright
native costumes all helped to
make last nights Bal Boheme
at the Statler a real Latin
American fiesta.
Plans to have fruit, vegetables
and tropical plants native to
the Latin American countries
flown in for decorations fee
through. John Greer, chairman
Of the decorating committee. got
the pineapples, vegetables, avo-
cados and bananas used from a
local produce man. Nobody in
the huge crowd that filled both
the presidential and the con-
gressional bathrooms seemed put
out at all by the lack of fruits
and vegetables from Latin
America and they enjoyed the
music provided by Sidney's or
chestra.
Bol Is Benefit
The Bal Bob me benefits
young artists and is sponsored
by the Arts Club of Washington.
Last nights event was the 22d
annual one staged by the group.
In past years the evenings
festivities have revolved around
such themes as "A Salute to
Music" and Famous Charac-
ters Of Fact and Fiction" to
mention just two.
Chairman of this years Bal
was Mrs. Theodore A. Kane. Act
ing as vice chairmen were Mrs.
c. Raymond Wire and Mr..
James Window.
Acting as hostesses for the
Bal were debutantes and many
young women representing var
ious diplomatic groups in Wash
ington.
Prize Winners
The top prizes last evening
went to Mr.. Charles Eckhardt
and Miss Josephine Gorerecki,
best couple. dressed as Aztec
Indians; Mrs. Harry Davidow
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Senator Wayne Morse Oregon Independent, joins the
Democrats They say Morse left the Independent
party because he couldn't stand the leadership.
The Republicans will hold 1856 convention in the
San Francisco Cow Palace the Democrats Chicago
stockyards The boys just can't get from the bull
Ike gives Songwriter Irving medal for COM
posing patriotic in two world Don't
medal Mr. Berlin We may need it in the next drive
Spring almost here New Abombs exploding again,
Senator Morse has changed parties again. Secretary Dulles
flying another every knows
the thing her head paid for it,
Democrats scant attention
the Republican Party busy trying to find
something the voters want that they haven't already
Former President Truman he'll again Key
West The difference between living
that Harry Truman takes vacaons-whe Herbert per-
mits them to accompany him.
Democrats rejoice that Senator Wayne Morse Oregon
dependent has Joined their party speak
subject. And you forget give subject
he'll one.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Thonos L. Stokes
Ihon7ds [. Stokes
Eisenhower and Nixon Again?
Choice Of San Francisco for Convention Seen Sure Sian
Ihot President and Vice President VIII Run Aaoin

Chice of San Francisco for
the 1856 Republican National
Convention is interpreted here
as the surest sign SO far-and
for a variety Of reasons-that
denomination of the victorious
1852 Eisenhower -Nixen team
Is in the cards. -...
Similarly. selection of Chi
cago by the Democrats for
their 1856 convention has been
regarded as favorable to the
denomination of Adlai Steven
son because Illinois is the home
State of the 1852 Democratic
candidate and he was It's Gov
ernor when snatched up to run
for President two years ago.
However, this deduction
; about MIR. Stevenson is COM
ing to be looked upon as not
necessarily SO by some obser-
vers of politics. particularly
those who see President Eisen-
hover as a most formidable
candidate, IN fact believe he
would be almost a sure winner
If he runs for a second term.
In short. to them the story
is that the more certain be-
comes the Eisenhower renomi-
nation, the less certain be-
comes that of his 1852 Demo-
cratic rival.
In the last few weeks some
of Adlai Stevenson's friends
have themselves become un-
certain that he would seek re-
nomination.
When he finally acquiesced
to the draft" movement at
Chicago in 1852, he was fully
aware of the almost insuper-
able task he was accepting in
running as the candidate of a
party that had been 20 years
in power and was wearing out
its welcome-and against a
war hero whose popularity OBJ
viously was almost literally
without bounds. Looking back
on it now, the Stevenson per-
formance was in many ways
remarkable.
Should he run again against
the same candidate, he would
face a psychological hazard.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Annual Weetinu

The goth annual meeting OF
Epsilon Province of Sigma Phi
Gamma International Sorority
will be held today and tomorrow
at the Shoreham Hotel. Delta
Chi is the hostess chapter.
Epsilon Province, with chap
ters in Washington and Rich
mond, will have as its honor
guest the International Editor,
Mrs. Kay Lefebvre of Windsor,
Ontario. Canada. At the meet
ings, new province officers will
be elected and installed.
In addition to the Inhalation
of officers and the initiation of
new members. the meeting will
have business sessions, a dinner
this evening for members. their
husbands and guests. which will
be followed by q formal dance,
and will be concluded by a lunch
con for members tomorrow. !
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Miss CubberIey
Gets Award

Miss Betty Warner Cub
berley has been awarded a
Columbian Women scholar
ship for the spring term at
George Washington Univer-
sity.
Miss Cubberley, a sophomore,
is the daughter of Mrs. Eliza
beth Cubberley, 1929 Legation
street NV. She is a member
of AFROTC Sponsors Squa-
dron. Big Sis and of the Inter-
national Students Society. She
is a graduate of Woodrow VIII
son High School here.
Columbian Women, estab-
lished in 1894, is an organ
iZation of alumnae, faculty
women and women connected
with the University. The scho-
larships are provided each
year for worthy young women
students on a basis of scholar
ship and contribution to the
University and the community.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Constontine Brown
Splits in British Commonwealth
Today the Only Substantial Bond Holding Together
The Member Motions Is Sentimental Trodition

British strength in the
struggle.
The Dominion setup, how
ever. not surprisingly came to
mean less and less dependence
of the member countries on.
Britain, and a corresponding
growth of the spirit of inde-
pendence and nationalism.
Gradually. the last vestiges of
practical British control were
eliminated. Since World War
II, even the common bond Of
a common allegiance to the
Crown has largely disappeared.
Today the chief bond
holding together the member
sovereignties of the British
Commonwealth is that Of SEN
timental tradition. Basic in
terests of the many diverse
nationalities and races clash
too obviously to permit of any
really functional unity or di-
rectness of purpose.
In this situation the world
can see, if it will, the funda-
mental flaws inherent in such
idealiStic schemes as those
proposed by Union Now" or
the United World Federalists.
The Commonwealth presents,
for example, no unity of allie
glance in the crucial field of
foreign policy. The Irish Re-
public offers no allegiance to
the Crown and remained
aloof from World War II in
a precarious neutrality Of no
comfort to Britain. India, also
a republic. openly opposes the
London government on for
eign policy and leads a neu-
tralist bloc favoring no part
nership with the West in the
cold war. South Africa. on the
other hand. supports British
foreign policy but maintains a
racist program hardly popular
with the remainder of the
Commonwealth, made up as it
is of millions of "colored'
peoples.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Changes in Staff Aides
Made at White House
BY the Asseciased Press

A White House staff shuttle
bringing in former Senator Fred
A. Seaton of Nebraska as an aide
to President Eisenhower goes
into effect today.
The shuttle resulted from the
resignation of Thomas e. Ste
phens as presidential appoint
ment secretary to return to pri-
vate law practice in New York.
Bernard NJ. Stanley, who has
been serving as special counsel
to the President is taking over
as successor to Mr.. Stephens.
Gerald D. Morgan moves from
the White House staff on con-
gressional liaison to Mr.. Shan
ley's old post.
Mr.. Seaton. a Republican, is
moving to the White House from
the Pentagon where he has been
Assistant Secretary Of Defense
for Legislative and Public At
fairs. As an administrative as
sistant to Eisenhower, he will
join the congressional liaison
team. a.".
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Constantine Brown

The British Commonwealth.
Its vast area covering iinpor-
tant parts Of the globe from
the tight little isle" to the
subcontinent of India. its re-
sources and population i'm
mense, gives the illusion of a
pillar of strength to the free
world.
The Prime Ministers of this
world embracing political
structure have been meeting
im London to exchange views
on the problems of their coun-
tries and their relationships
with each other and with the
rest of the world. The con-
ference amounts to an in
formal parley of leaders of the
several components of the
Commonwealth. a parley with
out an agenda or an official
goal, and dominated not at all
by the British. There would
appear to be a happy state
OF affairs existing among these
nations, banded together in so
harmonious and strong q
union.
But the harmony and the
strength are illusory. for the
cleavages between and among
the several Commonwealth
members are many and deep.
The old empire Of the 10th
century had a unity of sorts
because it was centered on the
Crown. and the components
themselves were colonies"
whose destinies were decided
for them by the London gov
ernment. But the empire grad
ually came to be an aggrega-
tion of dominions as the larger
colonies began to insist on the
right to govern themselves and
to seek their own develop
ment. In World War I the do
minions, without exception.
rallied to England's cause and
provided a substantial part of
Evening star., 1955-02-19

There exist no sanctions. no
formal constitutional stand
ards, and no overall policy
procedures in the British
Commonwealth sufficient to
even point the several mem
ber nations on a common
course. The largest Of the
member sovereignties-Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand
do have a close kinship of
purpose and a family based
relationship with England. Be-
cause their interests are more
nearly compatible. they could
reasonably be expected to
stand with Britain in most
important world affairs.
But the other members of
this loosely tied descendant of
a great empire have no such
considerations to keep them in
line with the British courses.
They will decide for them
selves, in their own interests
and against the background of
their own historical needs,
what their stand will be when
the chips are down.
This is not to say that the
Commonwealth will not act
in unity on many critical is
sues. But when unity exists,
it will be because there are no
reasons sufficient to dispel
concerted action. Whenever
there are reasons, there will
be no unity.
The free world today can
count the member nations of
the British Commonwealth as
allies only to the extent that
those nations are not a part
of the Communist bloc. Be-
yond that. any appraisal of
the true role of the Common
wealth in the defense of the
free world must of necessity
consider each member nation
as an independent entity, able
and certain to make and carry
out its own decisions.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Mrs. Becker
Is Hostess
7OVsitor

The Capitol Hill Club provided
a Republican setting for the
luncheon given yesterday by Mrs.
Ralph E. Becker for Mrs. Ruth
Stockton, Republican national
committeewoman from Colorado.
The visitor is a longtime
friend of the Beckers, having
been cochairman OF the Young
Republican National Federation
in the late '40s when Mr.. Becker
was chairman. She was in Wash
ington this week for the meeting
of the Republican National Com
mittee.
Guests from her home State
included Mrs. Eugene Millikin
and Mrs. Gordon Allott, wives
of Colorado's Senators, and Mrs.
William S. Hill and Mrs. j. Edgar
Chenoweth. wives of the two
G. o. P. Representatives.
Representative Ruth Thomp-
son and Representative Mar
guerite S. Church took time out
from their duties on Capitol Hill
to attend and among others
from official circles were Mrs.
Keith Thomson, Mrs. I. Jack
Martin, Mrs. Maxwell Rabb and
Mrs. Harry Cain.
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon
brought her guest, Miss Eva
Rubinstein, actress-daughter of
the famous pianist. Artur Ru-
binstein. Still others included
Mrs. Reuel Armstrong, Miss
Dorothy Cox, Mrs. Smith Brook
hart, Mrs. Edmund S. Kocher-
sperger, Mrs. William F. Bur-
dick. Mrs. Paul Shorb, Mrs. Will
liam P. MacCracken, Mrs. Whit
ney Gillilland, Mrs. William S.
Culbertson and Mrs. Alb
Hermann.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
By Roy KoItwosser

Louisianans rolled out their
best red carpet last night for
one grand promenade.
It was Mardi Gras time and
their majesties. the king and
queen and all their royal court
trooped down the Mayflower's
main ballroom in lines as gilt
tering as old Versailles. 1t was
gala, and. this year. all in honor
of Louisiana's sburgeoning rice
industry and of the Acadians who
founded it 200 years ago.
The triumphant procession
had just about everything. in
cluding the touches that make
them more fun than regal.
One OF the royal satinized
pages, freckled Worth Davis.
about 8 of Alexandria. was hav-
ing trouble with his pantaloons.
One of the pink buckles snapped.
but the Royal Ball went on after
a courtly chuckle from master
of ceremonies Tony Marvin.
A Soldiers Reply
Then there were those mys-
terious masked gentlemen cour-
tiers. some escortings the prin-
cesses, ladies and maids in watt
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Flags Displayed
At CAR Proorom

Ten reproductions of colonial
flags, made by members of the
Jemima Boone Galloway Society
OF the Kentucky Children of the
American Revolution, are being
displayed by members of the
Harriet M. Lothrop Society of the
District CAR, as part of a pro-
gram today in the OAR Chapter
House. The program is being
presented at a meeting of the
Descendants Of '76 Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, to begin at 3 o'clock.
The flags were loaned by Mrs.
George w. Cushing, senior state
president. Kentucky CAR, and
will be used at the Kentucky
State Conference on March l.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
To Be Hostess

Miss Lillian Chenoweth, hon.
orary vice president general
of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. will entertain
members of the Continental
Chapter of the OAR on Monday
evening at 8 o'clock at her home,
1850 Meridian place NV. Miss
Chenoweth was formerly a men,
Der of the Continental Chapter
and served as regent from 1916
TO 1918.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

constitutional two-term limi-
tation. That was what hap
pened in 1886 with Republi-
cans. The leaders felt it was
impossible to defeat Franklin
D. Roosevelt for a second term.
So they made a gesture to the
farm West which had been
demanding recognition by
nominating Gov. Alfred M.
Landon of Kansas who, you
may recall. carried only two
States, Maine and Vermont.
Aside from Adlai Stevenson.
there are two men prominently
included in the 1856 Demo-
cratic presidential lists at this
time-one because of his posi-
tion and the powerful State in
which he holds it, Gov. Averell
Hartman of New York: the
other because he ran strong in
the 1852 primaries, led in the
1852 Chicago convention until
the Stevenson draft" hit the
hall like a cyclone. and be-
cause he is known to have the
bug still, meaning Senator
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee.
Getting back to the Republi-
can situation, the choice of
San Francisco, instead of Chi
cago, for their convention GER
tainly represented an uprising
of the Eisenhower forces to
shake off the Midwest isola-
zionist, McCarthyite elements
for which Chicago has become
a sort of symbolic capital.
That, Of itself, would indicate
that the like in Sc" group is
in control and command and
sought a friendly atmosphere
to renominate the President
and his Vice President who is
a Californian. It is a nice and
timely gesture to California,
and politically wise, as the
State now is in a tie with
Pennsylvania for second place,
next to New York, in conven-
ton delegation strength and
electoral votes. 1t is an ap-
propriate gesture as we'll to
the whole West-and high
time. too.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

Twice before in our presiden-
tial politics have there been
disillusioning experiences for
"repeaters." one in each party.
Namely, William Jennings
Bryan who was thrice defeated
as Democratic presidential
candidate, and former Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New
York. twice defeated, being the
only defeated Republican can
didate ever to be renominated.
It can be said that Adlai
Stevenson is the outstanding
figure in his party available for
the 1856 nomination, as it is
being said every day. From
that it can be argued that he
is, therefore. the logical candi-
date.
That might seem reason
able to most everybody, and
still not seem so to Adlai
Stevenson who can accurately
be said to have given his AL"
once in an uneven encounter.
1t is hardly likely that he has
made any hard and fast deci-
sion one way or the other. It
is too early. Circumstances
might develop in these times
of swift change that would
open the way for him as the
best possible candidate in 1856.
The administration might lose
favor with our people, or the
President might become un-
available for one reason or
another.
If neither happens, and if
the President seems sure of
denomination, and if Adlai
Stevenson demurs, the respon-
sible leaders at the Demo-
cratic convention-which will
come ahead of the Republican
this time-may decide 1856 is
not a Democratic year and the
best thing would be to put up
a token" candidate in an
obvious gamble. They would
save their real try-and may
be Adlai Stevenson-for four
years later when it would be
impossible for Mr.. Eisenhower.
to run again because of the
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Cofferys Feted

: Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis
entertained yesterday at a wei
come home" reception at the
Sulgrave Club for Ambassador
and Mrs. Jefferson Caffery.
Those who poured at the s.
tot affair were Mrs. Stanley
Reed. Mrs. Walter George. Mrs.
James Lawrence Houghteline,
Mrs. McCeney Werlich and Miss
Carolyn Nash.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

for her table decoration: Mrs.
Linda Verrill, most beautiful
woman, dressed as a Spanish
senorita; and the outstanding
male costume prize was won
by Pat Flanagan, who came as
a cannibal out for a midnight
snack. c. Keith Kentopp was
master of ceremonies and an
nounced the prize winners.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
LoUisionons Roll Out Red Corpet at Dance

ing. "Who, sir. are you?" one
was asked.
Il :. . we'll" he adjusted his
satin ruff. I'm a soldier at Fort
Myer. I asked them how I could
go to the ball"
Then there were Snap, Crackle
and Pop. The court testers, of
course. all from the Children's
Dance Workshop in Silver
Spring. They were Johnnie Oldt,
% (Snap). Karen Scott, 8
(Crackle). and Linda Dunlap,
II (Pop).
In the royal procession itself,
Acadian beauty reigned. An
Acadian is Frenchman who nil
grated to Louisiana from Canada
in 1755 after the British forced
them out.
Pure Acodion Queen
Acadians are pretty special,
Lois Leblanc, fishing queen, of
Erath, La, agreed. They have
everything. she said, but red
hair. She pointed to another girl
who looked like a bright little
milkmaid. She was Acadia's Of
f1cial representative. Hattie Ma
raist, 10. dressed in an apron,
weskit, and an "Evangeline
cap"
Her royal highness herself,
Alice Gay Soileau, was pure
Acadian. brunette and olive
skinned. The only un-Acadians,
in fact. were a few un-French
looking red heads, the Queens
dignified escort, House Speaker
Rayburn. and bewhiskered. pink
checked Harry C. Chalkiey, his
royal majesty.
Mr.. Marvin probably summed
up the gala event. Every min
ute," he said. "the princesses
(of the promenade) get more
beautiful it's the beauty OF
America of the South i
it's amazing what rice will do
to you"
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Leroy
Emmett were hosts at a dinner
party last evening in honor of
the new Assistant Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. George
Thomas Moore. Other guests
were Assistant Postmaster and
Mrs. Albert ]. Robertson, the
Moore's son, James, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Chamberlain.
Mrs. Emmet's brother, Radio
Commentator Cedric Foster from
Boston, dropped in after dinner.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
To Talk on Coins

1t. Comdr. M. L. Peterson, of
the History Division of the
Smithsonian Institution, will talk
on Early American Coins" at
a special meeting of the Inde-
pendence Bell Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
this afternoon at the OAR
chapter House. Special guests
will be Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke,
general, and State off,
GERS headed by the State regent,
Miss Faustine Dennis.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Star stan Photos by Randolph Rout..

Juliann s. Bluitt, Dunbar: Toy
Ping Chan. Eastern; Georgia
Wolfe. Mckinley: Jonnie M.
Haynes and Margaret Murray,
Washington Vocational; Car
mella Coburn, Spingarn: Irma
Elizabeth Chandler, Western;
and Diane Frances Divers,
Woodrow Wilson.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Uniform Bor Hours
Urged for Sofety
BY the Assoeiosed Press

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
Feb. 19.-Selectman Raymond
H. Bagg says he wants cities and
towns to get together and estab-
lisn uniform closing hours for
their bars-to cut down highway
accidents.
Why the accidents?
Says Mr.. Bagg: Customers
rushing from one place to an
other to get in another hour Of
drinking"
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Attuche Speaker

Syud Ahmed. Press Attache at
the Pakistan Embassy, will be
the guest speaker at the Wood
side Methodist Church in Silver
Spring at $3.50 pm. on Monday.
The color film. This is Pakis-
tam" will be shown.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Van Roijens Away

The Netherlands Ambassador
and Nine. Van Roijen are on q
combined speaking tour and
holiday trip to the Southwest
and were recently guests at Paint
Pony Lodge IN Show Low in the
White Mountains Of Arizona.