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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Congressional
Club Plans
Art Show

The Congressional Club will
give official Washington another
chance to demonstrate its ar
tistic talent in the art show it
will sponsor on May l in the
clubhouse at 2001 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
Members OF Congress, the cab
met, the little cabinet and the
Supreme Court and their fami-
lies will all have an opportunity
to make contributions.
Invitations to participate are
going out from a committee OF
which Mrs. Frank L. SundStrom
is chairman. Others on the
committee are Mrs. Omar Bur-
Lesson. president of the club.
honorary chairman, and Mrs.
Clifford Davis, wife Of the Rep
resentative from Tennessee, CO.
ordinator.
Other committee members are
Mrs. Sherman Adams, Mrs. Lister
Hill, Mrs. Frank Barrett. Mrs.
Sterling Cole, Mrs. Robert Hale.
Mrs. Anne j. Forand, Mrs. Leroy
johnson, Mrs. Laverne Dilwig
and Mrs. Hugh Scott.
The showing will be an anna
teur one. Work submitted need
not have the professional touch,
the club says. Work in every
medium will be considered in
Guiding painting, drawing, car
toon. etching, sculpture and
carving.
This will be the fourth art
show sponsored by the club. The
last one, in 1948. attracted wide
spread attention with entries
from such prominent persons as
Mrs. Dean Acheson, Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone and Mrs. Hugo
Black. Other shows took place
In 1916 and 1947.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31

mis- all the
fun of having
t o S p e n d
S t re n u u S
years digging
in cellars, at
tics and libra
ries for scraps
of inf o rma-
ton to weave
m o S a ic Like
/ n t o h i S
chronicle.
The ia C t
that in years
to come there
Will be too
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Goth Birthday
Celebration

Chi Omegas will celebrate their
Goth birthday Saturday at a
luncheon at the Washington Golf
and Country Club in Arlington.
Miss Winifred Thompson, di-
rector of the Children's Center
here, will be the guest speaker.
She will be introduced by Miss
Geraldine Stowell who is pro-
gram chairman.
Mrs. Paul Janaske of Airing
ton, president of the Washing
ton City Chi Omega Al,rmnae
Association will preside. Mrs.
William Blake Thompson Of
Alexandria is chairman of the
luncheon committee.
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Hostess Tip

Add a drop or two of toilet
water or cologne to your finger
bowls to lend them a special
party touch: Float q rose petal
in each bowl and you'll have a
fragrant and pretty finale for
your dinner party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
ANSWER TO QUERY
M. NJ, WaShinqtonl

Answering Mrs. A. W., Ar
lington's query concerning the
cleaning of leather shoes.
For the past years I have used
soap and water and after the
shoes are dry polish with a soft
cloth. The luster is retained and
subsequent washing will not
damage the shoes. Nylon. shoes
receive similar treatment.
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LACE ROLL-UPS"
fiSS B. B., WGShinqton)


Here is a recipe for Molasses
Lace Roll-Ups from Good House
keeping's Cookie Cook Book for
Mrs. T. z. of Arlington: Three
quarters cup sifted enriched all
purpose flour, 3 tablespoons nom
fat dry milk (if milk is omitted,
increase flour to one cup), "a
cup granulated sugar, l teaspoon
ginger, u cup molasses, u cup
shortening. Sift together first
four ingredients. In medium
saucepan, slowly heat molasses
to boiling point; remove from
heat; mix in shortening. Slowly
add flour mixture while mixing
well. Drop by half teaspoonfuls
4 inches apart on well-greased
cookie sheet. Bake until done
(about ii minutes). Remove
from oven: let stand a minute,
then quickly loosen all cookies
with a sharp, broad knife. While
cookies are still warm and pill
able, roll, one at a time, around
handle of wooden spoon. Let
cool on rack. (Oven tempera-
ture should be 1926 degrees0
Yields about 4 dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
BY DOLORES PHILLIPS

MIDDLEBURG, Va, Mar. 81.
Moving almost as fast as the
March wind, the point-to-point
and hunter trial season is blow
ing right into the horse show
season. The Casanova Hunt,
over near Warrenton, is winding
up its year and starting of its
spring season with horse show
this Saturday, and the Warren
ton juniors had their trials yes
terday.
The Loudoun Hunt, for the
first time in its active history.
is putting on a hunter trial on
Friday, April % at Fenton Fade
ley's Rosemont near Waterford,
the day before the last day of
the two-day Middleburg Race
meet. The Sunny Bank Hunter
Show. comes betwix and between
everything on April Is at the
Fred Farm near Middleburg.
The Piedmont races on Sat-
urday ended the point-to-point
season hereabouts with a -four
ish. There were only handful
of racing fans who were dressed
to combat a wind that was as
cruel as it was cold as it whipped
in over the Blue Ridge and down
across the magnificent stretch
of Paul Melons Rokeby Farm.
Henry Loomis could be seen
somewhere beneath the folds of
black bearskin number that,
repeatedly, he picked up from
June Badger, and Liz Lunn, in
her two-horse shay, was wrapped
to the ears in a snow leopard
that she picked up from Kash-
mir in her wanderings this win
ter.
ALL BUNDLED UP
Several ardent race goers
wrapped themselves in blankets
which proved to be in the way
as they tried to run from point
to-point to see the jumps, and
the University of Virginia crowd.
including Nat Morrison III. and
Stanley Peter, jr.. done up in
fashionable gabardine, quietly
froze in their traces.
Notes that should never have
been noted, maybe. Graham
Dougherty giving Billy Green
halgh a big, handsome kiss after
she won the championship in
the field hunter trial for the Blue
Ridge Hunt. North Fletcher,
over from Warrenton, looking
quite content with an armful of
inflated rubber horses. Newell
Ward, jr., representing the Mid
dleburg Hunt with wife Bettina,
falling on his 'haid" as the large
field played follow-the-leader
after Sally Randolph. The
gentle joshing that Secretary
George Humphrey got when
friends noted the small moth
hole in his handsome camel-hair
coat. They threatened to take up
collection.
AT MELONS PARTY
Chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission Jack Howrey and
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State Bob McIlvaine were as cold
as anybody else at the races but
Bob had a chance to warm up
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DoIIoIoqyCIub

The Dollology Club will meet
at 2 o'clock Saturday in the Al
lance Room. Fifteenth and Har-
! ward streets NV.
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Mary Margaret Mcbride Soys-
Lost Art Letter Writinq
Star star Photo.

Historian Cecil Woodham-
Smith is sorry for the researcher
of the future who, because of an
Embarrassment of riches, will
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MAGAZINES OFFERED

(MtSS M. c., washington
I have some 80 or moro copies
of Aunt Ellen's Workbasket and
Woman's Day magazines dating
back to 1941. I will gladly give
these to any one who is inter-
ested enough to come and pick
them up. Write me in care of
RICH if you are interested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
AT MELONS PARTY

Chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission Jack Howrey and
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State Bob McIlvaine were as cold
as anybody else at the races but
Bob had a chance to warm UP
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Brodie Boy Takes
Turn for Better

CHICAGO, May 9 (R.-Rod-
ney Dee Brodie has taken a turn
for the better. but still is listed
in critical condition at Illinois
Research Hospital.
The 3la-year-old boy - first
head Joined Siamese twin to
survive separation-came out of
51-hour coma yesterday. Rod
ney's eyes fitted happily over
the faces of his mother and
father, who visited at the hos
pital on Mothers Day.
Rodney. seemingly well on
his way toward a normal life
after separation from his twin
29 months ago. was returned to
the hospital Tuesday with a
deep. mysterious bleeding in his
brain. He lapsed into the coma
early Friday.
A hospital spokesman said
Doctors could not tell for certain
whether the brain hemorrhage
had stopped.
Rodney Dee was separated
from his brother, Roger Lee. in
a 12-hour operation December
II, 1852. Roger died "a days
later.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
r. M. KIeberg, King Ronch
Head Ex-House Member, Dies

KINGSVILLE, Tex, May 9 (41.
Richard M. Kleberg. ST.. cow
boy and former member of Con-
greSs. died yesterday at SO in
Hot Springs. Ark. after a heart
attack. Mr. Kleberg was chair
man of the board of the $780,
000-acre King Ranch. an empire
of cattle and horses. oil and
cotton He was a grandson Of
Richard King, the founder.
Even casual acquaintance
called him Mr.. Dick" charmed
by his easy democratic manner.
A tall, dark-haired, striking man,
he loved a crowd and the crowd
usually came to "Mr. Dick" his
! friends said
He was an able man." said
John E. Lyle today. "a good
man, a gentleman. He served
his country we'll" 1t was Mr..
Lyle who unseated Mr.. Kleberg
in 1914 after Mr.. Kleberg's 13
years in Congress.
Elected to House in 1881
Mr.. Kleberg was elected to
Congress from the 14th Texas
district on November "a. 1881,
in a special election to fill a va
cancy caused by the death of
Representative Harry M. Wurz-
bach. the only Republican men,
ber of Congress from Texas at
the time. Mr.. Lyle was in mill
tary service overseas when he
defeated Mr.. Kleberg and made
no campaign.
Mr.. Kleberg and his brother
Robert expanded and brought to
national prominence the big
ranch. They developed breeds of
cattle and bird dogs, worked with
thoroughbred horse development
and brought the King Ranch
stables to the top of the racing
world with such horses as As
sault, Middleground and High
Gun.
Mr.. Kleberg wrote some of the
early New Deal farm legislation
and sponsored it through Con-
gresS. He was leader in cotton
and cattle organizations and was
Evening star., 1955-05-09
David Herzmork, "a, Founder
Of Union STORAGE Co. Here

He was active also in Adas Is
rael Congregation, B'nai Birth,
B'nai Abraham, the Masons, He
brew Free Loan Society. Hebrew
Sheltering and Aid Society.
Washington Jewish Social Serv-
ice. Hebrew Academy. Jewish
Consumptive Relief Society, the
American Friends of the Hebrew
University and the Jewish Ma
tional Fund, Council of Greater
Washington. ..-
His wife was the late Frieda
Jaffe of Memphis, Tenn.
Survivors are son, DR..
Maurice H. Herzmark, 1912
Rhode Island avenue NV, and
daughter, Mrs. John M. Safer,
with whom he lived.
Services were to be held at 2
pm. today at Danzansky's fu-
neral home. 3501 Fourteenth
street NV. with burial in Adas
Israel Congregation Cemetery,
Evening star., 1955-05-09

devotee of wild life conserva-
tion.
Although he went to Congress
a Staunch supporter of Franklin
D. Roosevelt and the New Deal,
he supported Republican presi-
Dental candidates after the Su-
preme Court controversy and Mr..
Roosevelt's third-term bid.
Once Valued at $40 Million
King Ranch, once valued at
$40 million. has branched out
into Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
Cuba. Australia and Brazil. Its
land in Texas alone is equal to
a strip of land a half mile wide
and 5000 miles long, running
from New England to California.
1t encompasses entire villages
complete with schools and has
$50 employees.
Mr.. Kleberg's body was re-
turned here yesterday in his
private plane in which he had
flown to Hot Springs Friday.
Survivors include his widow, a
brother, two sisters and his son,
Richard. ir,
Evening star., 1955-05-09
DC. Adomson, Once Coached
Soccer at U. of Maryland

In 1884 and 1885 he was with
the D. C. Playground Depart
ment as playground assistant on
municipal grounds. Later he
was field supervisor in WPA rec
reation projects. During World
War II he worked for the British
Air Commission. For the last
10 years he had been in charge
of the maintenance department
at Naylor Gardens.
Survivors are two daughters.
Mrs. w. w. Steiner, Beltsville,
Md; Mrs. Harry r. Williams,
1902 Lackawanna street, COL
lege Park, Md; a brother, James
H., 407 Thirty-seventh place Sc,
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Wednesday at Hysong's
funeral home, 1900 N street NV.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Cement Musons
Reject 7H-Cent
Wuqe Increase

A tentative agreement provid-
ing a ~ cents-an-hour wage in
crease for area cement masons
has been scrapped by the AFL
Cement MaSons Union which has
requested further negotiations
with employers.
A spokesman for the ConStruc-
ton Contractors Council said the
union notified employers today
the tentative settlement reached
last week has been rejected and
further negotiations are required
to reach a new contract agree
ment.
The 71a cent settlement would
have raised the 300 workers
wages to SO an hour. Rejection
of the propose apparently
stemmed from the settlement of
a dispute with area carpenters
in which the employers agreed
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Ootoh, Reached
Pole With Peury

COPENH GEN. Denmark
May 9 P1.-T'he Greenland De-
partment of the Danish govern
ment today announced the death
of Ootah. an Eskimo who ac-
companied Rear Admiral Robert
E. Peary to the North Pole in
1909.
Ootah's name also has been
spelled "Odaq." His exact age is
unknown. but he generally was
believed to be about 80.
The Greenland Department
said he died in New Thule, not
far from the United States air.
base built in an area where he
used to hunt.
Ootah was member of the
Explorers Club of New York. A
year ago he declined an invita-
ton to the clubs annual dinner
because of i'll health.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Reno Pop Pizzo, Operated
Groceries Here for 40 Years

Reno Pop" Pizza. 72, Wash
ington grocery owner and OPP
orator for about 20 years. dieG
Saturday at Sibley Hospital. He
lived at 1901 Twelfth street NE.
where he operated Pizza's Gro
cery.
Mr.. Pizza's family said he had
not been feeling well since
Thursday when two men came
into his store, began wrangling
over change. and grabbed Mr..
Pizza by the throat.
Mr.. Pizza was born in Pistora,
italy, and as a boy worked on a
farm. He worked in the mines
in Michigan when he first came
to the United States. He came
to Washington about 1912 and
was a chef at Georgetown Uni
versity.
He was in the grocery busi-
Evening star., 1955-05-09

David c. Adamson, IS, old-time
Scottish soccer player who used
to coach the sport at the Univer-
sity of Maryland, died yesterday
at his home, 3031 w street Sc.
Mr.. Adamson had played on
various soccer teams in Washing
ton, even in later years. He was
one of the organizers and held
the No. / membership card in
the Old Soccer Club. He
coached soccer at the University
of Maryland in the late l930s
and had also coached at Massa-
nutten Military Academy, Wood
stock, Va. In his youth he had
been a big league soccer player
in Scotland, where he was born.
He came to the United States
in 1908 and worked for mining
companies in Pittsburgh. In 1921
he came to Washington to work
at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
John H. Edwards,
Former Assistant
Treasury Secretary

John H. Edwards, 80. who was
assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury during President Theodore
Roosevelt's administration, died
Saturday at the John Dickson
Home, 5000 Fourteenth street
NV. He formerly lived at 1909
Connecticut avenue.
Mr.. Edwards was born in
South Charleston, Ohio. He was
graduated from Ohio State Uni
versity and entered the banking
business.
His service in the Treasury was
his only venture into public life.
Afterwards he was in investment
banking in New York and Wash
ington. retiring about Is years
ago.
Mr.. Edwards was a member of
the Lotus Club in New York and
the National Press Club here.
Survivors are a son, John H.,
jr.. 6407 Thirty-first street NV,
with the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration: a daughter, Mrs.
Barbara Fletcher, 6810 Florida
street, Chevy Chase, Md, and a
sister, Mrs. Ann L. Noble, New
York.
Services were to be held at
l pm. today at the Hines funeral
home. 1901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Cubbie Blows Police Horn
To Thwurt HoIdup Man

cruiser. He braked to a halt, ran
to the cruiser and began blow
ing the horn.
Pvt. John D. Leacock rushed
out of an empty building at 33
New York avenue, where he and
his partner. Pvt. John E. Stecko,
had been checking a prowler re-
port. The bandit jumped from
the cab and fed north on North
Capitol street.
Pvt. Leacock, in his cruiser,
gave chase. He later found the
man covering between two buses
in a garage. Mr.. Armstrong s
watch and money were recov-
cred. Police said they found no
gun on the suspect.
He was booked as Paul H.
Parker, IS, Of 1900 block of
Third street NE, and charged
with holdup and robbery.
Evening star., 1955-05-09

A cab driver thwarted a hold
upman early today by blowing
the horn of police cruiser.
The hacker, Stanley C. Arm
strong, 80, colored, of 1401
Downing street NE, told police
he picked up a fare at Thirteenth
street and New York avenue
NV. In the 1900 block of New
York avenue NE. his fare said,
This is a stickup. Give me all
you got and keep driving"
Mr.. Armstrong said the bandit
held his hand in his pocket as
if he had gun. The hacker
handed the holdupman $4.20 and
his wrist watch. He said the
bandit then forced him to head
back downtown.
In the unit block of New York
avenue NE, Mr.. Armstrong
spotted a parked, empty police
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Walton 6. Ferris,
In FOREIGN Service

Walton c. Ferris, 81, widely
known in the State Department
for 20 years as a foreign service
officer. died today at Bethesda
Naval Hospital after a long ILL
ness.
Mr.. Ferris was last assigned as
executive secretary of the Board
of Examiners of the Foreign
Service. He recently was CONSUL
general at Quebec. and during
World War II served as second
secretary at London. .~~
Mr.. Ferris was a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin and
the Marquette University Law
School.
He is survived by his widow.
Sara Perrine Ferris, and a son,
Wilson Perrine Ferris, of 1920
Thirty-eighth street NV.
Services will be at 1890 pm.
Wednesday in Gawler's Funeral
Home, 1856 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Ivan H. briggs, 81,
Aviution Scientist

WILLOW GROVE. Pa, May 9
tP.-Ivan H. briggs. 81, chief
scientist at the Naval Air De-
velopment Center in nearby
townsville and a pioneer in
aeronautical research, died yes
terday of a heart attack.
Mr.. briggs was a personal
friend of the late Orville Wright
and worked with him on a num-
Der of projects. Mr.. briggs is
credited with development of re-
tractable landing gear and with
a significant part in the develop
ment of the vertical takeof
fighter. He was the author of
many technical books, reports
and papers.
A native of Lansing. Mich, Mr..
briggs was associated with a
number of aircraft companies
before assuming his position
here in January, 1854.
His widow, Eva, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Donald Baker of Tar
Zana, Calf, survive.
Evening star., 1955-05-09

David HerZmark, 81, founder
and retired president of the
Union Storage Co. here, died
Saturday at his home. $500
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Mr.. Herzmark was born in
Riga, Latvia. and lived in Eng
land for a few years before he
came to the United States in
1892. The following year he re-
ceived a land grant in Oklahoma
and became a farmer. His fam
lily said he built the first house
in Renfrow, Okla.
He came to Washington in
1898 and in 1904 founded the
Union Storage Co. He retired as
president about 10 years ago.
Mr.. Herzmark had been active
in local and international philan-
thropic organizations. He was
one of the founders of the Wash
ington Zionist Organization and
the Hebrew Home for the Aged
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Henry A. Weaver,
Ex-PennsyIvonio
Railroad EmpIoye

Henry A. Weaver, SO. retired
from the Pennsylvania Railroad
here and formerly active in the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, died Friday at Mount Alto
Hospital. He lived at 8606 Car
roll avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
Mr.. Weaver began his 35 years
service with Pennsylvania Rail-
road in Washington and was rules
examiner and safety instructor
when he retired in 1947. For Is
years he was formerly president
of Local 484 of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and was
chairman of the District of
Columbia Legislative Board of the
organization for 10 years. He
had been delegate to conven-
tions of the Brotherhood in
Houston. Tex. in 1910 and at
Miami Beach, Fla, in 1946.
He had been an active member
also of Sergt. Jasper Post No.
l3, 40 and 8 Grand Voiture 174
and New Jersalem Masonic
Lodge.
Survivors are his widow. Ma
mie: stepson, Leroy r. Renno,
Alexandria. Va: a daughter,
Mrs. Corliss Stinnette, Silver
Spring; five sisters, Mrs. Ray
mond Gordon, Martinsburg,
w. Va; Mrs. Jack Holmes, Mar
shall, Va; Mrs. Joseph Moriarty,
The Plains, Va; Mrs. Tommy
Thomas, Warrenton, Va; Mrs.
William Glenn Young, 1925 Gar
field street NV: a brother,
Clyde Weaver, and three grand
children.
Services will be held at 1880
pm. tomorrow at Hines funeral
home. 290l Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery,
Evening star., 1955-05-09
II Men Bail Out
0fFai|ing Plane

ST. CLAIRSVILLE. Ohio. May
9 tP. In order to give the
other IA men aboard a chance to
parachute, an Ohio Air National
Guard pilot stayed with his CAT
plane until it crashed in the
Belmont County hills last night.
The pilot survived. along with
three others who elected to stay
or were unable to jump in time,
suffering relatively minor or no
injuries.
One of IL men who para
chuted was killed.
He was identified as Sergt.
Thurl w. Starcher. 46, New
Philadelphia. Five others are in
Barnesville (Ohio) General
Hospital, none of them injured
seriously.
The plane was carrying IL
members of the all-Ohio Ma
tional Guard rife team on re-
turn flight from Friendship
Airport at Baltimore to Colum-
bus, Air National Guard officials
said.
Engine failure was blamed for
the crash.
Col. D. E. Shafer, jr., group
commander of the 121st Fighter
Group at Dayton, said the pilot,
Maj. Charles c. Cook, 80, of
Dayton, stayed with the plane
and kept it gliding so the others
would have a chance to para
chute.
The men aboard bailed out
until the plane was too low for
them to jump safely, Col. Shafer
said.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
-AP Wirephoto

Grenoble, Pa, received a bachelor
of science degree in economics
and did postgraduate work at
the University of Pennsylvania
Under Fire in Bolivia
He started as consular
officer with the State Depart
ment in 1916. He was assigned
as vice consul in Liverpool, Eng
land, as third secretary at the
Paris embassy, and to posts in
Bolivia. the Dominican Republic
Austria and Chile. A bullet mar
rowly missed him in 1946 dur
ing a revolt in Bolivia.
Mr.. Flack first went to Poland
as first secretary of the embassy
in 1881, and later served in the
same capacity in Spain and
Germany.
He was named to the Euro
pean division of the State De-
partment in 1896, and later be-
came consul general and coun-
selor of the embassy in Madrid
and embassy counsel in Caracas
Venezuela. He was appointed
Ambassador to Bolivia in 1916
and three years later was given
the same assignment in Costa
Rica.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Joseph FIack,
Career Envoy

NEW YORK. May 9 R.-
Joseph Flack. so, United States
Ambassador to Poland and a
career diplomat for 80 years,
died yesterday of a heart attack
aboard the liner United States,
which is due here today from
Europe.
State Department represent
atives were to meet the ship on
its arrival.
Mr.. Flack, who had been Am
baSsador to Poland since 1850
was en- route home from War
saw for reaSsignment. His wife
the former AloiSia Schmid, was
with him.
Funeral services will be held
at Doylestown, Pa, Mr.. Flack's
home city. An aunt, Mrs. Alice
w. Vaux, lives there.
Hoover Pays Homage
In Washington, Acting Secre-
tary of State Herbert Hoover, jr.,
expressed sorrow at the death
of Mr.. Flack, who had given
80 years of his life to devoted
and able service to his country
Mr.. Flack, who served in
numerous diplomatic posts in
attn AV11orino oc ,,,a1I -. l.,
Europe. succeeded John w. Gall
man as Ambassador to Poland
in 1850 through appointment by
former President Truman. Last
March "a. President Eisenhower
named Joseph E. Jacobs, an
other career diplomat, to sue
ceed Mr.. Flack at Warsaw.
Mr.. Flack, a native OF