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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
WashingtOn's First Olympic Coach

COULD ANY GUY be so lucky? You
~ might wonder after noting one Wash
ington mans achievements with the
opposite sex:
He has a way with the women Attrac-
tive and talented ones, too. He whistles.
they respond. He serenadeS them with
more success than Elvis Presley Yet he
works them till they nearly drop. And
still they say:
We'll do anything for him. He's done
everything for uS!"
The man is Stan Tinkham coach of the
United States Women'S Olympic Swimming
Team This week, the team will compete
with star swimmers from more than go
other nations in Melbourne, Australia,
scene of the 1856 Olympic Games
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COVER STORY

Predicting the free-sNIe OF WoIter
Reed Swim Pool ore Koy knapp
background and Doueie Groy. kay
is oIternote on the 4O0-mete relay
and Dougie will swim the free-syIe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25

He has had fabulous success at Walter
Reed His girls freely admit his coaching
got them where they are
So 6-foot. blond, muscular Stan is gen.
orally looked on as the rarest of men: One
who can twist females around his little
finger. But says Stan:
Have you ever been caught in the middle
of a bargain basement sale? That's my
situation every day. It's good though A
woman may not mind being beaten by a
man-but by another woman? Boy!"
Stan believes women are much more
competitive than men, And they don't
mind Haunting their eagerneSS to twin. He
can make the water churn when, softly, he
drops this bombshell into girls ear:
CONTINUED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
By MEREDITH S. BUEL

Stan is coach of the ord-Shattering
Walter Reed (HoSpitaD Swim Club. At the
price of all work and little pay Coach Tink-
ham has nodded some of the worlds top
women swimmers. A third of his Olympic
team is from Walter Reed-Shelley Mann,
Is: Mary Jane Sears. II; Dougie Gray, is.
and Mrs. Betty Mullen Brey, "a. GA fifth
girl from the Washington area Kay Knapp.
II. also is one of the IL swimmers. In
addition. there are five divers on the team)
Stan-25 yesterdays WaShington'S first
and only Olympic coach He is the youngest
coach in Olympic history He is the out
standing womenS swim coach in America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

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Embassy Wives
TO Pour Tea
AtSt. Ann S Home

Senhora de Esteves Fernan-
DIES, wife of the Ambassador of
Portugal, will be honorary
chairman of a tea given by the
Seton Guild of st. AIMS In
fant Home on April 7 from 3
to S pm.
Presiding at the tea tables
at the home, 1900 California
street NV, will be the Count
eSs OF Motrico, wife of the
Spanish Ambassador; Sonora
de Castro. wife of the Ambas-
sador of Ell Salvador: Sonora
de Averhoff. daughter of the
Ambassador of Cuba; Mrs.
Charles S. Thomas, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Bourke B. Hickenlooper, wife
of the Senator from Iowa and
Mrs. Homer H. Grunther.
The Seton Guild, which was
organized in 1854 to help St.
AIMS Home in their work of
caring for unwed mothers, is
beginning a drive for new
members, according to Mrs.
Richard P Mitchell. chairman
of the Membership Committee.
Guild members teach classes
in typing. shorthand, Ian
guages and crafts and provide
a recreational program. In adj
dition, the guild helps finance
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Mrs. Hoover Has
Tea for Workers

Continued From Page B.
rangements for the tour, and
Mrs. James Dawson.
Mrs. Charles C. Finucane,
wife of the Undersecretary of
the Army, was there, as were
Mrs. George McGhee, who is
not only opening her house
for the tour on the 14th, but
is also chairman of the Junior
League Ball the night before,
Mrs. Quinn Shaughnessy, Mrs.
Strive Hensel and Mrs. John
F. Simmons.
Another diplomatic wife
there was Senhora Esteves
Fernandes. wife of the Am
bassador of Portugal; and
others were Mrs. Emerson
Bigelow. who was among those
pouring, Mrs. Stuart Syming-
ton and Mrs. Andrew Keck,
vice chairman of the tour.
An interesting note in the
decor--in a study Just off the
drawing room there is a wire
less set complete with ear
phones. which is undoubtedly
put to a good deal of use. since
a pad and several pencils re-
pose beside it.
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.Corneys Give
Buffet Party
For Boones

Admiral and Mrs. Robert B
Carney entertained at a buffet
dinner in their Georgetown
home last night in honor OF
Rear Admiral Walter F. Boone
former superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and Mrs
Boone.
The Boones leave at the end
OF this week for London where
the Admiral will assume his
new post as commander-in-
chief of United State Naval
Forces in the Eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean area.
1t was this same post which
Admiral Carney held six years
ago. when Admiral Boone was
his chief of staff.
Guests attending the dinner
were Vice Admiral James Hol-
loway, Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Felix L. johnson, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. William D. IT.
vim. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Clarence L. C. Atkeson, Capt.
and Mrs. Richard Phillips,
Mrs. Samuel Du Bots. Capt.
and Mrs. Berwick Lanier, Mrs.
Marcella dupont. and Capt.
Calvert Carey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
Lady MQkins
give Tea

Lady Makins. wife of the
British Ambassador, will be
hostess from 4 to S pm.
Thursday to more than 1000
volunteer workers for the cur
rent Multiple SclerosiS cam
paign.
Those who will assist at the
tea at the embassy are Mrs.
j. Scott Appleby, Mrs. William
P. Arnold, Mrs. Herbert
Brownell. jr.. Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Mrs. Raymond Clapper
Mrs. Edward w. Fay, Mrs.
Philip Graham. Mrs. Samuel
j. Lanahan. Mrs. Douglas Nc
Kay, Mrs. Douglas Macarthur,
Baroness Silvercruys. Mrs.
David Smith and Mrs. r. H.
Smith
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AUTOMATICALLY
SPEAKING
Chinese Woman Legislator Here
TO See How Congress Works
By SELMA ROOSEVELT

The American taxpayer
came in for a nice "thank-you"
yesterday from an attractive
woman member of the Ma
tionalist Chinese Legislature.
Mrs. Teun-Ying Wang, who
just arrived here from For
mosa on a State Department
Leader Grant, said the first
thing she wanted to do was
thank the American taxpayer
for making her trip possible.
She also praised American
generosity for the economic
and military aid given to Ma
tionalist China.
Mrs. Wang. like so many
Far Eastern women, looks as
If she had found the answer
to eternal youth. Actually she
is in her mid-forties, with
quite a career as a woman
politician.
For the past eight years she
has been a member of the
Chinese Legislature. where she
is on the Foreign Relations
Committee.
She has been a delegate to
the National Assembly and a
member of the central execu-
tive committee of the Kuo-
mintang.
Mrs. Wang was educated at
Kwang Hua University in
Shanghai and the University
of Michigan and is a profess
sor Of psychology.
According to the visitor, 10
per cent of the Legislature. by
law. must be women. They are
nominated by the party. and
must stand for election by
universal and direct suffrage.
She attributes the present
high status Of Chinese women
to the great efforts made by
Nine. Chang Kai-shek, wife
Of Nationalist China's leader.
When asked to comment on
current international questions.
she said she would like to an
sWer them not as a Govern
ment representative but as a
private citizen.
On returning to the main
land: "Of course, we feel we
must go back to the mainland.
1t is our obligation to deliver
our countrymen from Commu-
mist oppression. We need your
sympathy and support to help
us in this fight. But We do not
need your manpower. We have
a large army and a splendid
leader and when the time
arises I'm sure we can fight
back with our own force"
Conditions within Red
China: I'VE know that at least
20 million Chinese have been
liquidated Some of my own
relatives have been murdered
by the Communists. They are
working hard to break up the
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family unit and the ethics
which for centuries have reg
ulated Chinese society"
The possibility of a split be-
tween the Chinese Communists
and the Russians: Some of
your people believe this will
happen. But it won't. The
Chinese are puppets of the
Russians and the two are
united as one body to conquer
the whole world. Some of your
legislators, such as Senator
Knowland and Representative
Judd understand we'll the Chi
nese Communists. I believe it
was Mr.. Judd who said, It's
a waste of time to negotiate
with the Chinese Communists.
After a conference with them
we will have a piece of paper
and they will have a piece of
land >"
AS for the neutralist position
Of many Asian countries, Mrs.
Wang said: In this struggle
there is no middle way. No
one can stand as neutral. The
Bible tells us that people
either belong to God or to the
Devil"
Mrs. Wang will be in the
States for three months tour
ing universities and observing
Congress and various State
legislatures in action.
Nine. Cork to Entertain
Nine. Haydar Cork. wife of
the Turkish Ambassador will
be hostess on Tuesday during
the biennial convention of the
National League Of American
Pen Women.
At the 4:30 pm. tea the pen
women will see a color film
on Turkey and listen to Turk
ish music. Mrs. Dorothy Belts
Marvia, past national presi-
dent, will be the pen women
hostess.
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ENGAGED
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Ramsey Diggs announce the
engagement Of their daughter,
Helen Diggs Rounsaville, to
Mr.. Frank Wilson Quiggin, son
of Mrs. Ernest W. H. Quiggin
of Douglas, Isle Of Man. and
the late Mr.. Quiggin. A June
wedding is planned.
TrooStwYk-WilSon
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Troost-
wyk of Miami Beach. Fla, an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter, Lois Joy, to
Mr.. Howard j. Wilson, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Wilson.
An August wedding is planned.
McGhon-Hinterthor1
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wagner
McGhan of Chevy Chase an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter, Adele Wagner,
to 1t. Winfried w. Hinterthan,
USAF, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Werner B. Hinterthan Of
Bethesda. An autumn wedding
is planned.
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Mrs. Nelson TO Speak

Mrs. Clarence T. Nelson will
: be guest speaker at a book
report tea to be sponsored by
the Women's Guild of the
AuguStana Lutheran Church
at 1870 pm. tomorrow in the
home of Mrs. Wendell Lund,
1910 Plymouth street NV.
She will review the Rev. Rob-
ert Lutnes' book, Even One
God" story about Latvia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

Improvements and repairs in
the home.
Newly elected officers of the
guild are Mrs. Dan j. O'Brien,
president; Miss Lora Power,
vice president; Mrs. Daniel j.
McCrossan, secretary. and Mrs.
r. j. Mccarthy, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
WEDDINGS
TuYIor-FuhY

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Vincent
Fahy of Bethesda announce
the marriage of their daughter
Joan Elizabeth to Mr.. Robert
Albert Taylor of Arlington.
The wedding took place Mon
day in Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Bethesda. The
couple will live in Arlington.
Sn1ith-Brondenburqer
Mr.. and Mrs, o. L. Brandon
burger of Mclean, Va, an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Eugenia to 1t. John
Calvin Smith, USN, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Benson Smith of
Miles City. Mont. The we'd
ding took place yesterday in
the Clarendon Presbyterian
Church. The couple will live
in Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Thanksgiving Dinner
By VIOLET FAULKNER

Thursday in November Tin l941. Congress
made it the fourth Thursday
The first international celebration was
held in Washington in 1909. The Rev. DR..
william T. Russell. then rector of st.
Patrick's Catholic Church, conceived the
idea of what he called a Pan American
celebration. President Taft and members
of his cabinet attended the service along
with the diplomats from Latin-American
Republics in the Nations Capital.
On that first Thanksgiving Day, there
was corn. they say. and mussels, clans,
Stewed eels venison. and water "fowle."
Turkey? Historians disagree. They insist
there's no proof even though the woods
were full of wild "turkieS." No cranberry
sauce either, although the nearby bogS were
red with this sour berry. They admit the
Pilgrims had "pompions." But they were
probably baked in the shell with honey
since there was no flour for pastry
Now, 1856 years later. there's no lack of
-four for pastry, cranberries for sauce, or
turkeys for the roasting pan. We can feast
until we can't eat another crumb and give
thanks for the blessings of the year.
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EGEND WOULD lead us to believe the
IL custom of celebrating Thanksgiving
has continued uninterrupted since that
autumn in 1921 when the Pilgrims held
their first grateful feaSting"
The first Thanksgiving wasn't religious
ceremony at all but a three-day picnic at
which the Pilgrims and the Indians joined
in outdoor games, feaSting. and the "exer-
else of armeS.'
It didn't become an annual event for
almost so years, probably because the fol-
lowing year the Pilgrims had little to be
thankful for.
George Washington proclaimed November
26, 1889 as the first national Thanksgiving.
Day. But for some reason he didn't repeat
the proclamation for six years, and then set
the date in March. John Adams set apart
two Thanksgiving Days during his presi-
dency-one in May, 1898; the other in
April, 1893.
But Thanksgiving didn't become ma
tional holiday until 1863 when Mrs. Sarah
J. Hale. editor of Godey's Lady's Book,
finally needed President Lincoln into isSu-
ing a proclamation designating the last
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remove any shell particles.
Simmer oysters in reserved
liquid 3 minutes or until
edges begin to curl. Chop
if oysters are large. Add to
bread crumbs. Add milk,
celery and onion and toss
lightly with seasoned but
ter. Oyster liquid may be
substituted for part of the
milk, if desired. Spoon
stuf11ng into main cavity
and the neck cavity, pack
loosely because stuff1ng
swellS during cooking. This
makes enough stufhng for
a 10-pound turkey.
Tawny Salad MOIds
One No. 21a can fruit
cocktail, Ia tablespoons
plain gelatin, 3 tablespoons
lemon juice, / (6-ouncel
can frozen orange juice
concentrate, salad greens.
Drain Sirup from fruit
cocktail. measure. and add
water to make IN cups
liquid. Heat. Soften gela-
tin in V cup cold water
and dissolve in hot sirup.
Stir in lemon juice and un-
diluted orange juice. Cool
until slightly thickened.
Fold in fruit cocktail. Turn
into moldS and chill until
firm. Unmold on salad
green's and garniSh with
additional fruit cocktail as
desired. Makes 8 t6-ouncel
moldS.
Pumpkin Pie With
Spicy Crust
One recipe spiced pastry,
8 tablespoons sugar, l tea
spoon cinnamon, y tea
spoon nutmeg, V teaspoon
cloves, Y teaspoon ginger.
e teaspoon salt. "a cup
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Roasting the Turkey
The tucked" turkeys on
the market now are ready
to roast after thawing and
stufhng, with no trusting
or sewing required. After
Stufilng, you just tuck the
legs back into the opening
cut below the tip end of
the breast bone, and the
turkey is ready for the
oven.
If your turkey is frozen,
allow time for thawing. A
4 to IL pound bird requires
about 2 days thawing in
the refrigerator or about 6
hours thawing under rum
ming cold water.
After stuffing, rub the
surface of the bird with
shortening, butter or mar
garine, cover loosely with
aluminium foil or a thin
white cloth moiStened with
fat. Roast in a 325 degree
oven. For an 8 to 10 pound
bird. allow 3 to 31a hours;
II to Is pound bird, allow
4 to Az hours; IA to Is
pound bird, allow Az to
So hours.
Oyster Stunning
Three-fourths cup melted
butter or margarine, 2 tea
spoons salt, y teaspoon
Accent. l teaspoon poultry
seasoning, " teaspoon pep
per. 2 quarts (about 8
slices soft bread crumbs,
y cup milk, "a cup chopped
celery with leaves, V cup
chopped onion, l pint
oysters. Mix together the
melted butter, salt. Accent,
poultry seasoning and pep
per. Drain oysters. re-
serving liquid. Pick over to
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molasses. 1ha cups strained,
canned pumpkin; / cup
milk, 3 eggs. Mix together
in large mixing bowl sugar,
cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves.
ginger and salt. Stir in
molaSseS and pumpkin.
Add the milk. Beat together
2 eggs and egg yolk, saw
ing egg white. Add to
pumpkin mixture. Beat egg
white until stiff and fold
into pumpkin mixture.
Pour into 8-inch Spiced
pastry shell, and bake in a
hot oven (425 degreesl As
minutes or until inserted
knife comes out clean. Cool.
Garnish with Sweetened
whipped cream and pecan
halves, if desired.
Spiced Crust
Two cups sifted all-pur-
pose flour. " teaspoon
baking soda, u cup brown
sugar, / teaspoon salt. Y
teaspoon cinnamon, " tea
spoon ginger, Y teaspoon
cloves, 70 cup shortening,
tablespoon vinegar, 8 table,
spoons orange juice. Slit
dry ingredients together.
Cut in shortening. Mix to-
gether vinegar and fruit
Juice and add to dry in
gradients. Mix lightly with
fork. Roll dough h-inch
thick and line 2 S-inch pie
plates. Cut on pastry l
inch beyond the edge of
the pan. Turn the border
under to make a rim
around the pan. Press rim
between thumbs and fore
finger to make a Scalloped
edge. This makes 2 pastry
shells, for shell, cut recipe
in half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

WASHINGTON" NOVEMBER "a. ''sS
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Solicitors Picked
BY UGF for Its
Special Gifts Unit

Appointment of volunteer So
licitors to the special gifts unit
OF the United Givers Fund has
been completed, Unit Chairman
James H. Lemon announced yes
terday.
The special gifts unit was set
up to solicit larger corporate and
individual gifts. Mr.. Lemon said.
The UGF expects about 1900
such givers to contribute over a
million dollars. The UGF fund
drive will begin in October.
Mr.. Lemon, a partner in john
ston, Lemon & Co., said vice
chairmen of the special gifts
unit will be Jennings A. Snider,
500 Durbin road, Bethesda,
treasurer Of julius Garfinckel
Co., and Walter N. Tobriner, at
torney, 6100 Thirty-third street
NV.
Division chairmen are Philip
u. Graham, public service groups;
John c. Mccormack, financial
groups; Jennings A. Snider, mer-
camille groups; Carey Winston,
real estate and insurance groups;
Martin T. Wiegand, construction
groups; Clark G. Diamond, food
industries; Clyde E. Kellogg,
manufacturing groups, and Clark
M. Clifford, professional groups.
A chairman has not yet been
named for the team which will
solicit among residential groups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

SERVICE: A young medical
student who stood at the bottom
OF his class came to George Ber-
nard Shaw for advice.
I'm planning to give I'D medi-
cine, Mr.. Shaw" he said. I'D
like to try my hand at journal
ism. Do you think I should?"
why journalism" asked
Shaw.
AS a journalist" explained
the other, IT think I would be
able to render mankind a great
er service"
"As I see it," said G. B. S.,
you will be rendering mankind
a service as long as you stay out
of medicine"
ROUGH: Queen Elizabeth of
England enjoyed nothing better
than to tantalize her numerous
SWANS at court. Once, at a
party. she wore a specially made
run which was uncommonly
stiff and wide.
The moment she arrived, she
took a position under the mistle-
toe. Her many admirers fastened
to kiss her royal cheek, but as
each bent over to do so, he al
most severed his Adams apple
on the ruff.
AS the last gallant stepped for
ward. he murmured:
Its a pretty ruff, Your Ma
jesty."
Elizabeth glanced at the other
courtiers.
Yes" she smiled, land it's
pretty rough on the court, too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27
Area Red Cross
Aids Ship Victims

Six disaster workers from the
Eastern Area Red Cross Office
at Alexandria have been sent to
New York to help survivors of
the two liners that crashed of
Nantucket.
A Red Cross spokesman here
said the six, all from Alexandria
will assist Red Cross workers
from the New York area. Others
will be sent if needed, he said.
Those who left today are Will
liam Richardson of Hunting
Towers Apartments, Corinne
Thrall of 602 Bashford lane,
Dorothy Boyce of 20 East Rose
mont avenue, Odessa Gibson,
1440 Duke street; Gay Guthrie,
724 South st. Asaph street, and
Daniel Bachman, 615 North st.
Asaph street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27
LAW IN THE NEWS
Character Witnesses
Use Seen Increasing

Joan Caulfield. and Louella Par
sons.
Use Of the character witness
has grown quite a bit in modern
times. although there still may
be technical legal dispute over
how much weight a jury should
be required to give the testimony
of such witnesses.
At one time character wit
nesses were allowed into Ameri-
can courts only when the case
against the defendant was ex-
tremely doubtful. At such times
it was considered that this kind
Of evidence would possibly be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

useful in tipping the scale one
way or the other. although the
judge was usually careful to
instruct the jury not to place
undue emphasis on it.
More recently the tendency has
been to make increased use OF
the character witness, even
though the evidence in the case
may appear to stack up pretty
heavily against the person
charged. And often juries will
favor a defendant who can come
up with evidence of solid repu-
tation. in spite of the fact that
his case may otherwise appear
somewhat bleak.
However, a word of caution or
the matter comes from the
United States Supreme Court
which has noted that III
the defendant is proven guilty
of the crime charged, any
good character borne by him in
his community is no defense; it
must not change the verdict; for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

Monday: Angina pectoris patients
need periodical eheckups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

experience of mankind teaches
us that men reputed to be of good
moral character are sometimes
sadly different from that which
they are reputed to be-"
In other words, the DR.. Jekyll-
Mr.. Hyde situation is not so rare
that juries should be lulIed by
rosy references.
At any rate, the practice today
remains a far cry from the an
Gent English trial by witness. Z"
In those days (prior to the Nor
man invasion) the side producing
the most numerous and illus
trious character witnesses won
the case. This was a good
deal" for prominent warriors and
titled gentry, but was often tough
on the peasants.
The next article in this series will
appear Sunday.