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lion on lo0-odd pictures and
statues to put in the SIS million
gallery Mr.. Mellon was going TO
build for the Nation.
Mr.. Finley was the gallery's
director until Mr.. Walker sue
ceeded him last July.
The gallery itself was not 10
open until March. l94l. But
there was 8 lot TO be done in
cataloguing the pictures and pre-
pairing them for exhibition. as
well as working on plans for the
building.
Kress Gifts Added
Magnificent as Mr.. Melons
own collection was. II would have
ratified around in the five-and-
s-haf acres Of exhibit space.
The art density would have been
less than 30 pictures 70 the acre.
But before the building was
ready. NJ. Finley persuaded the
Samuel H. KreSs Foundation to
make the first Of its series OF
opulent gifts TO the gallery.
There we're many more pic
tures in the RreSs collection
originally planned 20 I'll a pm
vate Kress Gallery in New YORK
than could be accommodated
Mr. Finley and Mr.. Walker had
20 decide which OF the pictures
should be chosen.
Only about one-third of the
Kress collection Of at remains
The wedding out---og "cistilla-
tor" as Mr. Walker prefers to
cal the prooess-hsS been largely
the work Of the present director
Influence Increased
The Kres Foundation has con-
tinued 20 make large gifts. as
have other individuals and soun-
dations. Because of this con-
tinuing influx Of great pictures.
and because ot the skin. taste
and diplomacy of men like DAVID
Finley and John Walker the Ma
t.onal Gallery os Al has risen
20 the very top rank Of the
worlds art galleries.
Mr. walker says that David
Finlsys incredible ability 70 per-
sslace collectors that their Eorks
q ar voulc be o. greater p1Elsc
serviee. ard mere BEAUTIFULLY css-
rlsyec. II wash!rEscn--in the
zsv National Gal,ery-maSe pos
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Robbed Man
Died of Fall,
Police Believe

A 4l-year-old mechanic found
dead Christmas morning may
have been robbed by someone
who had nothing to do with his
death, police said today.
Maurice Vaillancourt. a me-
chanic of 1925 Thirteenth street
NV, died Of a ruptured liver
Deputy Coroner Christopher ]
Murphy announced after ar
autopsy. The injury could have
resulted from a fall or a heavy
blow. the post mortem indicated
Still warm, the victim was
found in the rear of 1917 I
street NV, his wrist watch anc
a wallet containing SIS missing
Capt. Richard j. Felber die
not discount murder, but ne saic
if a fall produced the fatal in.
jury. Mr.. Vaillancourt coulc
have been robbed as he lay un.
conscious in the vacant lot.
Movements Traced
1t. Albert B. Hit and I'd pre-.
cinct detectives joined homicide
squad members and the coro'
ner's Office today in further
search for the cause of death
One phase is an attempt Il
trace the mans movements aftel
he left his home TO go to mass
He was found about lao am.
but it has not been determined
whether he reached church. Th'
body was found a block nortl
of a direct route between nj
home and the Immaculate Con
Iception Church at Eighth ant
N streets NV.
+ In looking over the scene yes
terday Capt. Felber said tn
man could have fallen on on
of several pieces Of masonry lef
from a razed building. His gra,
flannel suit bore only one mudd.
stain on the knee. He had onl,
Z cents, a rosary and a book o
matches in his pockets.
Spotted by Couple
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tim
mons Of 1o17 P street NV. say
tn body in the lot behind thei
home. Mrs. Timmons told po
lice she saw the man shortl.
before her husband returnet
home and that when they boil
looked again, it had turne'
slightly. He was pronounce'
dead by a Casualty Hospita
physician.
Mr.. Vailiancourt. a native o
Quebec and an Army veteran
was identified nine hours afte
his death by Federal Bureau o
Investigation fngerprints. H
was an employe Of the Standart
Pressing Machine Co., 1909 Mint
street NV, and made his hom
with a sister, Francoise Vaillan
court. Mayfiower Hotel EN-
ploye.
He also is survived by an
other sister, Mrs. Richard {
Parks of 2l25 Thirty-sixtl
place Sc.
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Spry


Another lady who stopped
by a news vendors cart was
SO much lavender and old
lace it seemed she should be
home with her rocking
chair and knitting instead
Of bucking the crowds on
Pennsylvania avenue.
Her eyes lit on a display
of diversified badges bear
ing such legends as Il Like
ElviS" and II Hate ElviS."
She pointed to the one she
wanted.
what are you going to
do with it. lady?" the news
vendor asked, curious.
I'm going to wear it," she
snapped.
The one she picked said
Il Want Elvis for Christ
mas"
Evening star., 1956-12-26
RombIines

A sign or a Route 50 restsu-
rart pleads Come or Il and
eat before we both starve. -.
A reader reports this sign
on q dry-cleaning establish
ment on Columbia pike Sea-
son $ Greetings, : 20 on
weekdays. Until 8 or satur-
days -.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Wife Had Intuition

she also had an intuition THAT
var vas coming IN Europe. Mr..
walker says. That's more than
a lot Of diplomats had
He made two trips 70 Wash
irgton that year 70 work with
David Z. Finley on the collection
for the new gallery. and came
70 STAY IN 1893
Dayi6 Fs.nley. An6xeE Mellon q
secretary. friend ard ADVISER
rad helped ihs millionaire s1er1
5Fsween $50 rnil..or ard sc NIL
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sible this extraordinary develop
ment"
One OF the National Gallery's
important claims 20 pre-emi-
nence. Mr.. Walker believes Is in
the balance O. its collections. he
SAYS that the visitor can see
here tire development Of painting
and sculpture from 1900 70 the
present time as n very few GAL
leres IN the world"
In this respect. he belieyes
Ire National Gallery ranks Only
with the Louvre IN Psrls. the
National Gallery IN Lcncor
which vas Andrew Mellon 4
IDEAL ard the Berlin Museum
before the Russians looted ~
Gallery Rating Heightens
Each Of these three galleries
Is notable also for the number
ot what he calls "p.lgrtmse &c
paintings. individual master
pieces q such universal bril-
lance that people travel thou
ssn1s Of niles JUS; 70 stand II
their presence TIE National
Gallery has perhaps 80 ssch
paintings ARC slthc1Ff the
louvre ard he Lc1eoa gallery
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may have q greater number. Mr..
Walker believes that his gallery
is closing the gap rapidly"
Such galleries as the Prado in
Madrid and the UfhZi in Florence
also have great pilgrimage
paintings" Mr.. Walker comedies.
but they DO not have such
rounded collections as the great
est galleries.
Oddly, q gallery which does
not belong in the same league
with these great national mu-
seums is the one Of which Mr..
Walker is especially fond. He
once confessed that the small
Phillips Gallery az Twenty-frst
and @ streets NV. had the at
mosphere he most enjoyed in q
picture gallery.
Il is small, rather informal
and leans heavily on the modern
works Of which its Greater, Dun
can Phillips. is such a connois- :
seur. Mr.. Phillips is also a trus-
tee Of the National Gallery.
The stately chambers Of the
National Gallery produce very
different effect. The windovless
walls are covered in damask.
Italian plaster or oak panelling
There are comfortable couches
for visitors. but no ashtrsys.
Besutiiul-looking rooms are g
problem 70 3 gallery. How can
information about the paintings
be provided without clutter.ng VI
the wslls9 Alr. Walkers an
sxer Is an innovation introduced
about . year ago.
In neu o. q handbook 20 the
entire gallery. which ne would
Ike 70 see prepared some cay
lthe collection keeps changing
20 fast that no complete esia-
lozue has been published since
the frs; one). MT. Walker has
started leaving small pamphlets
on several gallery tables. each
describing the pictures IN tha;
room-
Few Are Discarded
Visitors are tnT1tec % help
themselves and more than 2s5, :
900 ot the pamphlets we're DIS
posed @. that Eay n lsSs thar
q year
TIE tosch.nz and wonderful
th.rz abort <. III. Walker SsyS
Is ira: vs haven't found moEs
Evening star., 1956-12-26
The
Rambler
Ticket Puncher
Packs q WuIIop
BY JACK JONAS

A lady in Southwest Wash
ington is convinced it requires
nerves Of steel to round out a
life in the Nations Capital,
where anything can happen
and usually does.
This lady reports she
boarded a Streetcar at one of
those turnaround places, and
was waiting for it to start its
trip toward the downtown
section.
AS the streetcar began to
pull out. a group of young
Sters leaped from hiding. ran
alongside the slowly moving
car and forced open the rear
door, effectively halting it.
The operator speedily
opened the front door and
leaped outside.
The next thing the lady
passenger heard was the
sound of a shot, rapidly run
ming feet, and the shout of
the operator: Next time, I
won't miSS!"
AS the operator climbed
back aboard he noticed that
his lady passengers complex
ion was the color of a good
grade of bond paper.
Il used this he explained,
holding up one of those foun-
tain pen shaped pistol gad-
gets. Had a blank in it.
II had the same trouble last
night-but III bet ! won't be
bothered again."
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Pitfalls

A fellow who's been snap
ping at canapeS and slipping
at cocktails for many a Wash
ington party season reports
On an encounter.
AT one holiday party, he
was edging Ms way toward
the bar when he bumped into
a small blond. There was
some conversation, then both
headed for the bar.
He handed her a drink.
Are You married?" the
blond asked.
At that moment, he saw,
over the bonds shoulder, a
familiar face. its owner lis
tening intereStedly to the
conversation. 1t was his wife.
The wife. as If the question
were meant for her, leaned
forward and said, "Yes, I'm
married"
Are you, dear?" asked the
blond. And where's your
husband?"
The wife'S hunor came to
the fore. she pointed TO a
man standing alone against a
wall The blond'S eyes wild
ened.
Why. that's my husband
she said, Indignantly. and
marched off 70 rescue him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

Names, I'll Pershing drive,
Silver Spring.
The Columbians orchestra
with two vocalists, will fur
nish the music. Donations are
SIPS per person. All 1880
Clubs throughout the Arch
diocese of Washington are
welcome to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
1880 Club PIonS
Thanksgiving Ball

The 1890 Club of Saint
Michael's Parish, Silver Spring
is sponsoring a Thanksgiving
Ball on Saturday from 8 pm.
to midnight. This is to be an
informal affair. 1t will be held
at the Academy of the Holy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
C0rolinionS to Observe
Holiday With q Dance

All North Carolinians in
town for the Thanksgiving
weekend are invited to attend
their State Society's dance next
Saturday night in the West
Ballroom of the Shoreham Ho-
tel. Dancing will be from 10
until / with Dave McWilliams
furnishing the music.
A full program. including
the awarding Of attendance
prizes. has been arranged. The
affair is open to guests as well
as members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

ence of foreign officials, the
steady streaming in and out
Of attaches from the EN-
basSies here and the more oc-
caSional visits Of Defence Sec
retaries and other dignitaries
from Europe, it can boast Of
having almost as full a round
Of diplomatic activities as
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
BY NATO WIVES
New Look
Is Given
To Norfolk

Washington. which long had
a corner on foreign officials in
this country, is now getting
plenty of competition - not
only from New York (home of
the United Nations) to the
North, but also from a neigh
Dor to the South.
Norfolk, Va, is fast replac-
ing its drawl with an inter-
national accent.
That city, seat of the larg-
est naval base in the world,
has served for the last four
years as headquarters for the
NATO Atlantic Command.
During this time, Norfolk
has become more and more a
diplomatic center - and the
distaff side of the eight-nation
staff there can take much of
the credit.
Under the leadership of
Mrs. Jerauld Wright-wife of
Admiral Wright, Supreme
Allied Commander Atlantic
the other SACLANT wives
representing Canada, Dem
mark, France, the Neither
lands. Norway, Portugal, the
United Kingdom and the
United StateS) have been busy
infusing the whole community
with a continental flavor.
Just last week. for example,
they put on a bazaar, open to
all citizens, for the benefit of
the Norfolk Boys Club. The
Mayor enthusiastically particle
pated. After requesting and re-
ceiving help from their vari-
GUS embassies and commercial
counselorS, the women stocked
their gay booths with UNIQUE
items from each of the NATO
countries.
Compiled a Cookbook
But the most ambitious of
the SACLANT wives projects
to date was the compilation of
a NATO cookbook
The idea was conceived dur
ing a series of monthly lunch
cons, introduced by the Amer
lean service wives in the group.
The women of each country
took a turn. planning a native
menu and helping the chef to
prepare the meal. So delighted
were the wives with each
others dishes (e. g., Danish
Christmas duck, genuine Nor
wegian smorgasbord, Dutch
meat balls, etc.. they decided
to put them all together and
spell 1.-THE Best of Taste Reel
pes" for THE Finest Food of
Fifteen NATO Nations"
Not long after the notion &C.
CURED to them, q reception
and dinne10 was given for the
visiting NATO Council. There
the women asked the Ambas-
sailors Of the Is nations their
opinions on such a venture.
The verdict: a wonderful idea.
So they organized their tai
ents: Mrs. Tessa Cody, wife
Of an Raj officer and a pro-
tesSional artist, turned out
some imaginative scratch
board Illustrations; Mrs. James
H. Thatch, wife of SAC
LANT's Chief of Staff, SUPER
vised all the translating into
English, working out of meas
ure standards and securing of
recipes from the seven NATO
nations not represented on
the staff.
At Publishers Now
After months of careful work,
the book. which promises to
be a gem, is at the publishers
now and is due to be released
early in 1857.
All proceeds from the sale
Of the cookbook will be turned
over TO the NATO Fellowship
and Scholarship Fund.
Mrs. Wright, who was at one
time Society Editor of The
Star. calls the SACLANT
Wives Club the most going
concern and the most original
Of all the luncheon clubs to
which I have belonged as a
United States Navy wife" It
is a good-neighbor group on q
broad scale.
Norfolk is apparently en-
joying its new cosmopolitan
air. With the constant pres
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Catholic Church. Vienna. He is
survived by his widow. Rita NJ,
and two sons. Robert C. and
Thomas j., all of the Vienna
home address, BOB West street;
his mother, Mrs. George B..
Kansas City, Kans.. and a sister,
Mrs. George Meeks, Mountain
View, Mo.
A rosary will be said at 8 pm.
today at the Robert j. Murphy
funeral home. 1924 Columbia
pike, Arlington. A requiem mass
win be said at 10 am. Monday
at st. James Catholic Church,
Broad and Spring streets. Falls
Church. Burial will be in Kansas
City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
One Of "a Rescued in AS
Visits Angel of BeIsen'

separated there. Luba picked
him out of a lineup destined for
the gas chamber.
After the liberation, Luba took
the ga Dutch children back to
the Netherlands. Queen Wilhel-
nina pinned medal on her and
gave her the name "Angel of
Belsen."
After the war, Luba went into
a displaced persons camp in
Stockholm, Sweden. There she
met Sol Frederick and married
him.
She and les wrote to each
other. But when she and her
husband came to America in
l947, les lost track of her.
Appealed to Network
In 1858, he moved to Toronto.
He opened a business and mar
ried a Dutch born girl there.
Last June. after brooding on the
whereabouts of his wartime
savior, he few to New York and
asked to appear on the Steve
Allen television show with, an
appeal to help him find Luba.
One of Luba's friends in WASH
ington saw the show, and called
the network in New York. They
reached les, who had returned
to Toronto, and the next day,
he telephoned Luba here.
Thursday. he telephoned again.
Mother, I'm coming to see you,"I
he said. Luba was so excited, 4
she forgot to ask him what fight
he was taking. But last night, as
she stood in the airport waiting
room. a young man strobe up
the stairs and headed straight
for her, smiling from ear to ear
with recognition.
God has been my helper, I
thank God" she said with tears
in her eyes.
les and his wife are expecting
a baby in January. If it is a girl,
he said, well call her Luba."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

Luba Tryszynska, the Worlc
War II "Angel of Belsen," was
reunited here last night with one
of the 81 children she saved
from death in a German con-
:centration camp.
The motherly heroine of one
OF the bittereSt episodes in mod
ern history wept with happiness
as she embraced a handsome
haired. young man of q
at Washington National Airport
When she last saw him in May
1915, he was 10 and the war in
Europe was raging to its end.
The young man is les Cohen
Rodriguez. He few here from
his home in Toronto. Canada
to see the woman he will always
call mother"
Luba Tryszynska is Mrs. So
Frederick now. She lives with
her husband and two children
at $3.50 Fifth street NV. Her
story goes back beyond Belser
to another concentration camp
the Infamous Auschwitz in Po-
land.
Transferred to Belsen
It was there in 1912 that she
was herded with thousands of
other Jews by the Nazis. Her
husband was taken from her and
shot. Her 3-year-old son was
thrown into a truck before her
eyes and driven to the crema-
torium.
Then she was transferred to
Belsen. One night in 1914. she
heard the sound of children cry
ing. She went out inc the dark,
risking instant death. and found
a dump truck dumping ga chill
dren, from 16 months to 8 years,
into the mud.
She took them into a shed and
hid them. They we're Dutch chill
dren who had been taken from
their parents and were to be left
in a heap until they could be
cremated.
She smuggled other children
into the shed until the number
had grown to "a. For nine
months, she lied and stole and
bullied guards to get food and
medicine to keep her charges
alive.
Even Got Milk For Them
She kept them indoors where
guards could not see them. Once
she braved the wrath of the no.
torious Kramer, the Beast of
Belsen." to get milk to save the
lives of Ill infants.
When the British marched
into the camp on April Is, 1915,
they we're astonished to find the
"a children alive. In almost
every other concentration camp,
no children we're to be seen.
The oldest of Mother Luba's"
children was 12-year-old tow
headed Dutch boy. les. She
didn't know his last name. His
mother had died before the war
and his father had been killed
by the Nazis. He and his guard
ians had been put in Belsen and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Olaf P. SoIem, II,
Past President
Of Morse Society

Olaf P. Solem, 70, retired car
tographic engineer and past
president of the Chillum Heights
Citizens Association, died yes
terday at Georgetown University
Hospital.
Mr.. Solem was past president
Of the Norwegian Society of the
District OF Columbia and a men,
Der Of the Society of Military
Engineers. He retired 10 years
ago after IS years service with
the Geological Survey. Depart
ment Of the Interior.
Services will be held at / pm.
Tuesday at the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
RiddeII Bowman,
Mt. Rainier Official

Riddell P. Bowman. 81, clerk
treasurer Of the town Of Mount
Rainier. died Thursday at his
home. 800 varnum street. Mount
Rainier,
Mr.. Bowman was head OF the
bookkeeping and credit depart
ment for Stemblei q Ford Lum-
Der Co.. Capitol. Heights, for rs
years before becoming clerk
treasurer two years ago.
A native Of Franklin, Pa, he
was a member Of the Methodist
Men, Mount Rainier Methodist
Church.
Services will be held al : pm.
tomorrow at the Gasch funeral
home, Hyattsville. Burial will
be at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

N. Y; a brother and sister, Frank
McClusky and Mrs. Mabel Rowe.
both of Belfast, and a grand
daughter.
Services will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow at the Warner E.
Humphrey funeral home. 8434
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
RoyA. Bath, s..
Official for Navy

Roy A. Bath, So. deputy director
of the industrial planning divi-
sion for the Bureau of Aeronau-
tics, Navy Department. died yes
terday at his home in Vienna, Va.
Mr.. Bath. a native of St. Jo-
seph, Mo-, came to Washington
in l947 after service with the
Glenn L. Martin Co. in Balti-
more.
He was a member of the st.
James Holy Name Society and
OF Our Lady of Good Council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
w. H. McCIuskey,
ID. c. Taxi Driver

william H. McCluskey, IS, a
Washington cab driver since
1926, died Thursday of heart
attack at Twelfth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
while repairing a fiat tire.
Mr.. McCluskey. a native of
Belfast. Ireland. came to the
Washington area in 1926. He
worked for the Premier Cab Co.
sor the past eight years.
He is survived by his widow,
Ruby H.. of the home address,
$50 Mississippi avenue. Silver
Spring. Md; a stepdaughter.
Mrs. w. E. Evans, Endicott,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Albert ToyIor, SO, Dies;
EorIy Film Proiectionist

Albert Taylor. an early motion
picture projectionist anu a resi-
dent Of Washington for 43 years,
died Friday at Emergency Hos
pital after an illness Of two days.
He was So.
Mr.. Taylor was stricken at
work Thursday in the projection
lists booth at the Follies Theater
A native of Wilmington. N. c.,
he was a charter member Of the
Motion Picture Machine Oper-
Iators Union. Local 224. He and
Mrs. Taylor, the former Alice
Thomas Of Washington, met dur
ing the days of silent movies in
IAN open air neighborhood the
ater where Mrs. Taylor was the
pianist.
In recent years they made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

their home at 80 Underwood
place NV. They lived for many
years before that at Alto New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Mr.. Taylor also was employed
at one time at Capitol Radio
Wholesalers, 2120 Fourteenth
street NV.
He was a member of Zion
Lutheran Church. A Mason, he
belonged to Warren g. Harding
Lodge No. 80, and Brightwood
Chapter No. AZ of the Order OF
the Eastern Star.
He is survived by his widow,
Services will be held at the
S. H. Hines funeral home, 290l
Fourteenth street NV. Burial
will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Mrs. Up Potrick, l06.
Oldest on Peninsula

HAMPTON, Va, Nov. IT.
Mrs. Julia Presson Patrick, be-
llieved to have been the oldest
resident Of the peninsula. died at
the age of LOG Friday night in a
Warwick hospital after a long
illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05

Loaded with value features think this Happy Home
Portable Fon the best buy the fedby far It's ght-eosy
carried from room, lifted window sill The powerful
motor speeds each way Use it venoor Use it
floor crcuIoto This big 2onch beauty designed in
contemporary style Clean modern lines in rich French soy enamel
finish You'll ogree with your relatives when they "
cool. man. reoI COOL" See NOW your Peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05

A Hoppy Home Portable Is q naturel tor
offices. Smooth running and VibrotionIess
rs cheerful. low humwirs sou. Al eoss,
men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05

Pick w your Happy Home Poroble and
Place II where il will do the most good.
Il con teke hsot and cooking odou out OF
ths kitchen in no tiN,e! You con stand Il
anywhere, on me floor, window sill, etc.
Handle on top like suitcase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05

When. ploesd Nrotssieelly in ths utility
room or haIl, il con ventilote and cool!
Moves stale or out. moves fresh air in
o, the rate Of $500 cubic feet per minute.