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Interior Department approprla-
ton bill.
This fund. together with money
made available this fiscal year.
the committee said. provides for
the total estimated cost Of the
structure.
The museum, one of the largest
new edifices given a green light
by Congress among several con-
struction projects in this area.
will be located on a site between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
on the south side Of Constitution
avenue NV.
Mass Transport Survey
In another action Of interest
Ito the Metropolitan Area, the
Appropriations Committee ap-
proved 100000 for the Wash
lington Regional Mass Transport
Itation Survey.
This project previously au-
lthorized by Congress got under
way this fiscal year with an APP
preparation Of 5000, 900. With the
total now anticipated to be $780,
loco, the committee predicted that
1.-THE survey could be completed
in the next fiscal year.
The committee also recon-
mended continuation Of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
missions land acquisition pro-
gram for expansion Of parks anc
Fairgrounds in the Metropolitan
Area.
For this purpose an appropria-
ton of $1.250,o00 was recon-
lmended in the bill, reduction
Iof $3.50. 900 in the budget est.
innate Of $1.500.000.
The committee made no spe.
Icific recommendations as Il
which requests by the commits.
sion should be cut.
/ Explaining their position. how.
ever, the committee said:
"The land acquisition program
as set out in the Qualifications il
approved and the commission i!
urged to make every effort tt
procure the lands described al
prices which will permit the COM
Ipletion Of the program within the
amount appropriated"
/ For salaries and expenses oil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17

About ESQ property Owners
last night declared about war
on the Commissioners 38-block
urban renewal" project to plan
the development Of the George
Washington University Foggy
Bottom area.
Sharply splitting with another
group Of Foggy Bottom residents
who favor urban renewal, speak
ers at last nights mass meeting
contested the necessity as well
as the legality Of the Commits
sioners' action.
Contending that it already has
cast a pail over private develop
ment. they noted that a cour.
suit was filed against the project
yesterday and proposed that the
battle also be taken to, Capitol
Hill.
Don't Tread on Me.
The group shouted approval
Of q suggestion that they adopt
the Revolutionary slogan Of TITS
Don't Tread on Me-" At the
end Of the meeting they stood
and sang the National Anthem
Rebuttal to the opposition,
meanwhile. came from two
sources:
I. The Commissioners, In q
letter to the opponents. con-
tended their action was In &C.
Icordance with law and said its
only effect was to permit q plan
to be drawn. They said no pri-
Iyate development was restricted
urged would-be developers tc
participate in drawing the plan
and noted that they must hold
la public hearing before any finai
binding development plan |.
adopted.
2. The pro-renewal citizens
group, the Foggy Bottom Res
toration Association. adopted q
resolution contesting claims Of
the opponents. The Restora'
ton Association said that "a
property values are not dropping
and that development still Il
going on, t2) no low-rent Of
public housing is planned fol
Foggy Bottom and go city Ia,
revenues are not suffering but
will be enhanced by orderly de-
velopment.
Boundaries Set
The city heads actually havt
approved the boundaries Of two
renewal areas for study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17
Auditorium c Commission
Bill Passed by Senate

The Senate has passed and
sent to the House a bill to extend
to May 1 the time for the District
Auditorium Commission to file It's
final report on plans for the Ma
Itional Civic Auditorium to be
constructed here.
| A preliminary report on elab-
crate tentative proposals was
submitted recently by the COM
mission to a joint meeting Of the
House and Senate District Com
mittees. A somewhat similar
bill is pending In the House.
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Details
Guard Sales
Crowds Expected
To Jam Downtown

Metropolitan police arranged
today to handle perhaps the
largest crowd in history for
Washington Birthday sales In
downtown stores next Wednes-
day.
Deputy Police Chief Howard
v. Covell issued orders requiring
precinct commanders to supply
an extra detail Of lis men to
help with abnormal traffic and
supervision of the crowds.
The deputy chief expressed the
opinion that the 1856 turnout
for Washington Birthday sales
win be larger than any In his
tory, If the weather is favorable.
He called upon precinct COM
manders to send so additional
men to No. ! precinct at $3.50
an. for detail throughout the
business area where lines form
on sidewalks outside the stores.
Another IS men are ordered to
report at 7 am. for assignment
by the traffic division.
Chief Coyell asked for men
with regulations for courtesy
and the efficient handling Of
traffic.
He said while the policemen
must be on the alert for all types
of law violations, they must at
the same time be patient, dis
Greet and courteous with the in
quisitive and determined bar
gain hunters.
Sales on George Washington's
birthday. begun here many years
ago, spread to many downtown
stores. In recent years, lines Of
customers have started queue
ing up at some stores many
hours before the opening time
Of weather.
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The
Rambler
Legendary Message
Is Seldom Reed
By JACK JONAS

There's a legend, struck In
bronze, on a wall at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, but thousands who
pass 1t daily are unaware Of it.
The legend, born in Cuban
jungles and popularized by an
American writer, concerns
Gen. Calixto Garcia y Iniguez,
hero of Cuba's rebellion
against Spain.
The generals bronzed face
looks out from a marble
plaque affixed to the south
west corner of the Raleigh
Hotel, where the general died
Of pneumonia December II,
1898.
He is the Gen. Garcia whose
name became well-known In
American households through
Ebert Hubbsrd's pamphlet,
"a Message to Garcia"
The hero of Hubbard's piece
was U. s. Army 1t. Andrew
Rowan, sent to Cuba in the
spring of 1898, not with a mes
sage, but with questions about
the strength of Gen. Garcia's
revolutionary forces and his
disposition to cooperate with
the United States against
Spanish Army forces in the
Caribbean island.
The mission was so success
full that Rowan was made .
lieutenant colonel of volun-
teers, and the errand brought
about cooperation between
American and revolutionary
forces in the capture of San
tiago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17

HUBBARD'S STORY, penned
the year after Gen. Garcia
died, was written originally for
a railroad advertising pamph-
let, but IL became a best-seller.
When the war ended, Gen.
Garcia came to the United
States as head of a commits
sion to talk with President
Mckinley about the future Of
Cuba.
But shortly after he arrived
in Washington. he caught
pneumonia and died. The
Stars story of his death be-
gan this way:
Like the valiant soldier he
had proved himself to be time
and again during Cuba's long
struggle for freedom from
Spanish rule, Gen. Calixto
Garcia, distinguished and
world renowned, died fighting.
He passed away yesterday
morning shortly after 10
o'clock, his soul taking flight
with the paeans Of praise TO
God arising at this hour from
the churches Of his native
land and the foreign soil on
which he died.
"The warriors last struggle
was an uneven one, for allied
: against him was the ermy of
disease, climatic conditions
unfavorable to his tempera-
ment and a constitution
broken by the many attacks
he had formerly withstood
and from long service in the
tropical fields. -"
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DAV Conference

The Virginia Department,
Disabled American Veterans, will
hold a spring conference on
March 3 and 4 in Fredericksburg
Va. A highlight will be the
awarding Of q plaque to an out
standing employer of disabled
veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17

GEN. GARCIA had cheated
death once before. In 1873,
while he was fighting the Ten
Years War" of rebellion In
Cuba, he was surrounded and
faced capture. He felt that
death would be more honor
able, and put the barrel of his
pistol into his mouth and
fred.
The bullet came out through
his forehead. His captors
carted what they thought was
his lifeless body to the nearest
town, but the general sur
vived. He was taken to Spain
a prisoner. pardoned six years
later, and Immediately re-
turned to start another revo-
luton.
He was captured again and
this time was imprisoned for
Is years. He escaped from
Spain, fed to New York, fitted
out an expedition to Cuba, and
started his third revolt, this
time successfully,
In 1922, a group of Masons
came to Washington from
Cuba and installed the plaque
to Gen. Garcia's memory on
the corner of the Raleigh.
Two hotel employees who
helped draw aside the curtain
at the dedication still work
there. Ed Hammer Is resident
manager and Emory Martin Is
room clerk.
The plaque, at about eye
level, points out that Gen.
Garcia was q Master Mason,
and that the memorial was
erected by "the Masons Of
Cuba to be cared for by the
Masons of the United States. I"
Rambling -.
A matronly lady, somberly
dressed, stared in wonderment
at the generation next re-
moved-a girl in black and
white motorcycling outfit rid
ing a motorcycle down e street
NV. -.
A suburban couple became
a two-car family the other
day. On the first day after &C
curing the second car, the
wife took q bus downtown
because she doesn't yet have
her Maryland drivers permit.
When the husband got ready
to leave, he discovered she'd
taken with her all the keys to
both automobiles. 80.
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Ferguson Approved
BY the Associated Press

The Senate today approved by
Unanimous vote the nomination
of Homer Ferguson as a Judge
/ of the United States Court for
military Appeals.
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History Museum
Funds Approved
House Committee AIIots
$33,712,000 for Project
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

The House Appropriations Committee today approved
construction Of the Smithsonian Instituons
Museum History and Technology the Mall facing Cons
tuition
The committee included the full budget estimate requested
and sent to the Tuesday the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17
A Thnugt1t fur Tuhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know.
On Fovorite Stories From the Bible
BY JAYE r. MORGAN
Ginger

When Moses and the Israetes escaped across the Red
Sea from the Egyptians, they gave thanks by singing
This story of the Song of Moses always impressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17

happily in their freedom And Miriam said to the women
Sing We the Lord, for He hath triumphed glorousy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17
Boundaries Set

The city heads actually have
approved the boundaries Of two
renewal areas for study.
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Christmas Shows

The shops have been swarm
ing since before Thanksgiving
with Washingtonians seeking
Christmas gifts. Art lovers
should not fail to visit local
galleries which are offering
special exhibitions composed
of a large variety of original
paintings, prints, sculptures
and other works calculated to
please many different tastes,
not to mention budgets. All
will be reviewed here before
Christmas.
D'Amecourt, Inc, 2l10 Ban
croft place NV, has several
groups in its Christmas exhibit
ton. on view until January S.
A collection of small bronzes of
nude figures by Lothar Bra
bant, seated and standing girls
and boys, and several toddlers,
depicted in characteristic
poses, naturalistic but simpli-
fed, is particularly engaging.
MI. Brabant was one of four
Washington. artists who had 8
or 10 works each at the Cor
coran Gallery in October and
November, reviewed here at the
time.
Cecilia Rogers, who exhib-
tied at the Lapidary Exhibi-
ton at the Shoreham Hotel a
year ago, is showing a large
collection of her latest work in
stone-small figures and heads
in pink or white alabaster,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

black or green soapstone, In
GLIDING a pair of book ends,
and bas-reliefs in steatite. An
object both decorative and USE
full is her black glass table top
with a Young Bacchus' in
cised in outline.
Master Etchings
The largest section of the
d'Amecourt show comprises
So etchings. Autographs and
posters by modern French
masters. all these prints being
in premier condition. Among
them are Renoir's Reclining
Nude" a bather. and other
we'll known subjects, colorful
Autographs by Vlaminck, Ma
tisse. Picasso several of his
Vallauris posters) Raoul Duffy
with his characteristic gayety
and charm. Derain, Chagall
and Renault.
japanese fish prints by
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Original engravings by Ho-
garth and etchings by Goya
are exhibited at Philip Bells
Studio 80 1884 M street,
Georgetown through Deem
Der. These prints are in SUI
perb condition: about IS Of
Hogarth's famous Marriage a
la Mode" Gin Lane" THE
Politician" and othersS and
about 40 of Goya's "Caprichos"
lent through the Franz Bader
Gallery; excellent Christmas
gifts for print lovers.
These 18th century English
and Spanish masters of both
painting and printmaking were
fearless and mordant satirists
of their times, lampooning
foibles of fashionable society,
corruption and depravity. and
political skullduggery. Their
technical mastery made their
prints works of art as we'll as
social and political comrnen-
tary.
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Lyric Cubism'

Spanish" is the word for
some 20 paintings by Semen
Ubina. the first Washington
one-man show Of this promis-
ing young Spaniard at the 1.
F. A. Galleries. 1928 Connecti-
cut avenue. through next Sat-
urday. His elongated figures
Of harlequins, women and boys,
some with birds or cats, are
painted in nat, simplified areas,
nearly all in somber color
schemes Of grays, black and
white and browns. OCCASION
ally pointed up with a flash Of
scarlet. Even the faces and
hands are gray in some Of
these, but they look right be-
cause Of the surrounding colors.
Seeing the long necks Of
Ubina's subjects recalls the
amused remark of the late
c. J. Bullet. Chicago art critic,
over the furore raised by Mo-
digliani's long-necked wom-
en-: "Tut-tutters are silenced
when Modigliani's necks are
measured" Ubina's necks,
considered in relation to the
faces and narrow figures, are
correct.
Born in Santander. Castillo,
Ubina began to study medi-
cine, then turned to painting,
at the Beaux Arts in BARGE
Iona. He worked as an illus
traitor in Spain and Paris. sub
sequently abandoned CONNER
cial art for oil painting. He
had his first one-man show in
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last January and February Of
paintings, sculpture and
graphic arts organized by the
Institute of Plastic Arts of
the University of Chile, which
admirable show was largely
conservative. The present COLI
lection, organized by the De-
partment of Culture of Chile's
Ministry of Education illus
trates advanced tendencies
ranging from poetic realism to
abstraction. A factual report
and list of artists was pub
lished in The Star on Novem-
Der Is.
Two brothers. Pablo and
Pedro Burchard~( the former
Of whom has had a one-man
show at the Union) obviously
do not influence each other.
Pablo is q romantic realist
and dro a nonobjective
painter, both of them accom-
plished. Byron Gigoux's har-
Dor and ship paintings, too, are
engaging. their patterns Of
horizontal, vertical, diagonal
and curved lines strongly en-
phasized.
Carmen Silva's interior"
and City" roofs are note
worthy, with overall design
and meticulous detail. Juana
Lecares' paintings are primi-
tiveS, telling naive stories in
bright reds and green's.
Well organized nonobjective
compositions represent Raj
mundo Infante with interest,"
ing and varied textures), and
Monica Soler Vicens. Some
of the other artists in the show
have experimental with grue-
some results. Ricardo Irarra-
laval, for instance. shows q
mother and child who appear
to be wearing gas masks, an eff
feet one suspects was not in
tended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

interest in view Of the 350th
anniversary Of the jamestown
settlement. to be celebrated
next year. The speaker will
be John L. Cotter, National
Park Service. Yorktown, Vir-
ginia.
An, exhibition of silk screen
printing on fabrics by the
Cherry Tree Textile Designers
is on view through December
II at Dyer Brothers, Inc, 1921
No. Fort Myer Drive. Roslyn,
Va. The Cherry Tree Designers
group has exhibited at the
American Institute of Archi-
tects. also many area craft
shows. and in Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
A Queens Mind
The ROBSART AFFAIR. B,

THE kOBSART AFFAIR. By
Jennette and Francis Letton.
Harper; $500
This is another attempt
and a convincing one--to ex-
plain the psychological maze of
Queen Elizabeth's mind. At
once she loves Lord Robert
Dudley and yearns to marry
him, but, despite even the
death Of Dudley's child wife is
barred by a Spanish French
alliance that seeks to brand
her as Amy Robsart's murder
er. - H. A. l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

Roemhild. the only American
making them in the Japanese
style. are a decorative feature
of the show.
Gustav Trois is having an
exhibition of small works.
some Of them having religious
themes related to Christmas,
at Del's Gallery. 5000 Wiscon-
sin Avenue. Bethesda. It ex-
tends through December IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

Paris, quickly followed by 9TH
ers In several Spanish cities,
and eventually New York.
Ubina says of his detectives,
II wish to express on canvas
q deeply-felt humanity with
simplicity Of expression and
economy of elements" He has
achieved the last two, but not
the FIRST. The I. F. A. Galleries
describes his work as Lyric
cubism," which strikes me as
q contradiction in terms.
However, the paintings are
decorative. and look as if they
would be pleasant to live with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

we're 304 acceptances from l.
306 entries.) Twenty-Five
awards of equal distinction
were made: memberships in
The Corcoran Gallery. Each
Oof the 4 jurors was concerned
with different classification
group. Xavier Gonzalez, Span
ish-born, now a New York
painter, made the selections
and awards in oil painting and
watercolor;; Perry Colt. chief
curator of the National Gallery
of Art. in sculpture: Alexander
Giampietro, ceramiSt and
teacher, in ceramics, textiles,
silver and stained glass; and
Prentiss Taylor, painter and
printmaker, in graphic arts.
The painting sections this
year compose a little more than
half the show, a larger proper
ton than last year. AS in
nearly all earlier annual area
shows, paintings in modern
idioms constitute a large ma
jortiy-about seven-eighths Of
the total. However, the two
painting sections range from
trompe-l'oeil realism to abb
Stract expressionism. But a
large proportion of the mod
ern paintings are figurative, in
sofar as they have recognizable
themes. and hence provide a
cross-section to some extent, Of
area painting. AS usual, quite
a number of accomplished area
painters, who work in both ira
ditional and modern tech
niques, are not represented;
and a fairly large number Of
new names are encountered.
Best Of Group
Mr.. Gonzalez made six
awards in oil painting and
two in water color. The best
of the first group. in my
opinion, is Robert Sivard's
"LEnfant at la Fenetre."
illustrated Textures are
skillfully differentiated from
the fresh-faced little boy to
the lace panels. weathered
wood and cracked plaster.
Other meritorious award
winning oils, all modern, are
Drying Nets" by George Bay
liss. jr.. with its swagged lines,
gold. black and white color
scheme and composition ball
anced by reflections: Jack
Berkman's young woman in q
White Jacket: and Donald
Coale's "Pitch and Toss" (boats
at a mooring), full Of move
ment. Merits Of the two other
winners, Jocelyn Balls amor
phouS "Soliloquy" and Lila
Katzen S black and white alb
straction of oval and almond
shapes eluded me.
The two water colors which
received awards are good alb
stractions: Samuel Bookatz'
Port" a composition of curves
and angles in irridescent col
ors; and Pietro Lazzari's Gro
tesque." tattered ghosts in a
gray-brown color scheme.
Further comment will be
given here during coming
weeks on the paintings and
other sections of the 18th an
nual area exhibition.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
News in Brief

"Rediscovering jamestown, I"
a lecture to be given Tuesday
evening at $3.50 at The Cor
coran Gallery. under auspices
OF the Washington Society.
Archaeological Institute of
America, should be Of unusual
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ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
11th Annual Area Show
Opens at Corcoron
By FLORENCE S. BERGMAN

The Corcoran Gallery of naugurated annual
exhibition last evening with for its
the artists who submitted works The show will open
public this afternoon and will remain through January TO-
Of 1851 works submitted this year by artists living within
so miles Of Washington 296 accepted Last year there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Chilean Pointers

An exhibition Of 80 paint
ings by Is ayant-garde artists
Of Chile is currently at the
Pan American Union through
December IL. It is a compile
ment 20 the exhibition there
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tS.3sl A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE
AMERICAN INDIAN
by Oliver LaFarge

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pictures the magnificent saga Of the Indians Of North
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to the present-ther cultures, social organizations
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