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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
CIV Alumni Again
Elect kirkland

Judge James r. Kirkland Of
the United States District Court
for the District has been re-
elected president Of the General
Alumni Association of the George
Washington University, it was
announced yesterday.
Eight vice presidents, repre-
senting schools and colleges Of
the university, also were elected.
They are: Henry F. Hubbard,
Junior and Columbian College:
DR.. Robert r. Montgomery,
School Of Medicine: c. Oscar
Berry, Law School; Reuben F.
Leatherwood, School Of Engi-
neering. Also. F. Royce Franzoni,
School Of Pharmacy; George w.
Irving. Graduate Council Miss
Elsie E. Green, School of Edu-
cation, and Otto w. Schoen-
fielder, School Of Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

philosophy Of private practice,
while most Of the others were
university minded"
Speaking Of his plans for virus
research, DR.. PARROT said the
hospital would not primarily be
studying viruses as viruses. but
as potential disease agents in
relation to a host, man" In
other words. the study would DO
aimed at mans resistance to
virus infection.
Georgetown Graduate
Dr. Parrott graduated from
Georgetown in 1919 and served
his internship in New Haven,
Conn.,, the next year. From 1850
to 1852. he served first as a resi-
dent and later as assistant chief
resident on the Children's Hos
pital staff.
During the past four years at
NH, he has maintained his az
flliation with the hospital.
He holds appointment as as
sistant clinical professor in Pc
diatrics on the Georgetown fac
ulty and is licensed by the Amer.
lean Board of PediatricS.
He is married to the former
Paula McDonough, whom he met
when she was a nurse at District
General Hospital. They have
three children and live at 10206
Day avenue. Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
Two D C. Students
Win FeIIoWships

Two Washington medical stu
dents have been awarded March
Of Dimes fellowships for special
studies.
Tze-Tung Tang, 1915 street
NV, a student at George Wash
ineton University School Of
Medicine. has been given a $500
grant for special research in the
biological and physical sciences
related to medicine.
The fellowship will finance
extracurricular study for IL
weeks for Mr.. Tang.
Alvin Szojchet, 2404 Chain
Bridge road NV. a student at
Georgetown University School of
Medicine, was given $410
award for eight weeks OF study
in physical medicine and re-
Mobilization.
The awards were announced
yesterday by Elwood H. Seal,
chairman Of the District chapter
Of the National Foundation for
1nfantile Paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

amendment on the House floor
to strike from the longshore-
mems and harbor workers law
a provision making this national
legislation apply in the District
to employees Of private industry
injured on the job.
This national law enacted
many years ago, principally for
protection of harbor workers in
hazardous employment at the
Nations waterfronts. is sched-
uled to come up on the House
floor later this week.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he had con-
ferred with House leaders and
parliamentary experts who said
that his proposed amendment to
strike the District from such a
bill would be in order.
Mr.. McMillan's own bill to set
up a workmen's compensation
law for this city separate from
the Longshoremen's act has been
approved by the House District
Committee, but in past weeks
has not been scheduled for floor
debate.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he now has
assurances that he will be able
to call up his own measure on
the next District Day. July 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

Godfrey L. Munter. former
president Of the District Bar As
ISOLATION.
John H. Burnett, described by
his colleagues as a top rate
trial lawyer"
The Senate District Commit
tee is expected to hold hearings
on the nominations within the
next two weeks.
1T is essential that the
Judges be confirmed quickly"
said Leonard Walsh, chief judge
Of the Municipal Court. THE
legislation establishing the
court is not effective until 80
days after the nominees are
confirmed and qualified. 1t
should be done before Congress
adjourns. Their Cthe judgesD
work will represent about one
third Of the cases filed in Dis
trict court
Thomas Raysor, president of
the District Bar Association, said
the nominations we're excellent
choices and added:
Judge Myers has served with
distinction as a Judge and both
Mr.. Munter and Mr.. Burnett
have had a wealth Of experience
in general practice, including
extensive work in domestic re-
lations matters. ! am sure they
will be very able in their new
posts. They should be confirmed
speedily. There is a great need
for the court to be established
as quickly as possible"
Milton King, another past
president OF the bar association,
said the Family Court in the
coming years will be called upon
to handle more and more i'm
portant cases.
Its important that We have
good men on this BENCH he
said, because. in the future,
this court will become like a
State court, handling many i'm
portant matters formerly
handled by District Court"
Francis w. Hill another past
president of the bar association,
said the three nominees were
men Of ability and integrity"
He said quick confirmation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
FairfaxGroup
Asks I'd Slate

A group Of conservative"
Fairfax County Democrats, dis
gruntled at the liberal" victory
in last Tuesdays election of del
egates to the State Democratic
convention, are considering
electing their own slate and
sending them to Richmond to
challenge those elected Tuesday.
Charles Pickett, Fairfax at
torney, said he and several 9TH
ers are seriously considering
calling a mass meeting Of party
members to elect new slate
He claims Tuesdays election
was illegal.
The conservative group claims
the liberal leadership used
"Steamroller tactics in its efforts
to pack the Fairfax delegation
with members favorable to civil
rights legislation, indignation
and Stevenson" according to
Mr.. Pickett.
Questions Validity
Mr.. Pickett said that Tues
days party mass meeting was
not valid because the County
Democratic Committee did not
insert a paid notice in a county
paper 10 days before the June
l9 meetings in the seven mag
isterial districts to elect dele
gates to tuesdays get-together
He said many of the conserva-
tive group were unaware that
the meetings were being held
and had no time to file for dele
gate to the county convention.
If the group carries out its
plans. there would be two states
of delegates from Fairfax at the
July 81 State convention. 1t
would then be UP to the
Credentials Committee to decide
which group to seat.
Mr.. Pickett said that only
about 20 Of the "a delegates
elected Tuesday are satisfactory
to the conservative element of
the party. These would be
dominated by the liberal ele-
jment because it was decided to
quote words the unit rule.
Objections Answered
: Fletcher Wellemeyer, chair
imam of the county committee.
said plenty of notice was given
:all over the county of the
June 19 meetings" He said a
paid notice was not required.
, The delegation was properly
elected and represents all ele-
ments of the Party" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
Fireworks Dealer
Arrested in Fuirfux

Fairfax County yesterday con-
tinued its breakdown against
illegal fireworks with the arrest
Of an operator of a stand on
Route | near Engleside.
Ernest H. Wayland, SO, Of the
800 block West Oak street,
Groveton, was charged with pos
session and illegal sale of fire.
works. He is scheduled to appear
in County Court July 10.
detective Charles Baesgen and
Pvt. Charles Norfolk said they
confiscated several boxes of fire.
crackers and other illegal ex-
plosives in a raid on the stand.
All explosive fireworks are
banned In the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

wise the hospitals medical pro-
gram and head its education and
research programs.
He said one of his aims is to
establish laboratory for anti
biotic and virus research.
Judge j. Edgar Murdoch, pres
ident Of the hospital, said he
hopes the new appointment will
help bolster the intern staff of
the hospital, which he said has
been falling in quality because
of lack of leadership.
Job Vacant Two Years
There has been no head Of the
medical staff Of the hospital
since DR.. Montgomery Blair, jr.,
left because Of Ill health two
years ago.
Children's is under dual direc-
ton. with Miss Edith A. Tork-
ington as administrator and the
staff Of doctors deciding medical
policy. 1t will be DR.. Parrott's
duties to carry out these policies.
Judge Murdoch said DR.. Par
rott was chosen after most of
the No. 2 men at other chill
dren's hospitals in the country
were interviewed. He said the
hospital here is unique since it
is the only children'S hospital
not operated under a university.
He said DR.. PARROT held the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Girls Hope to Erose
Scars Of Neglect

: After three years, Julie and
Nancy are beginning to be some
thing like normal little girls.
Julie is IL and Nancy is 10,
but stranger Judging their ages
could pardonably Judge them at
least three years younger.
i Welfare authorities think it is
almost impossible now to repair
+ completely the ravages Of their
early existence of neglect and
deprivation. 1t was one Of those
oparadoxes Of modern society.
. They were discovered living In
"a house with no windows. Au-
: thorities had taken two other
.children in the family. but the
two girls were believed to be liv-
ing with relatives until someone
Snoticed them and wondered why
Gthey were not in school.
!. Living Like Animals
When q welfare worker went
Gto pick them up three years ago,
she found two little animal-like
: creatures. Their skin was tough
almost like leather. from expo
sure. So used to the cold were
they that they couldn't stand the
warmth of the car, though 1t
was dead winter. They wanted
the windows down.
-" Placed in q foster home, the
girls became Ill. They weren't
used to a warm house. Decent
food made them sick and they
had to be put on q cereal diet
until they became accustomed
to substantial food.
: 1t was months before they
could stand sweaters. Their
blond hair was long, chopped
and dirty. Their skins broke out
from soap. They had never been
in a bathroom.
Couldn't sit Still
In school. they couldn't I'M
derstand why they were supposed
TO sit down. They had to keep
moving around the room.
1t has been painfully slow
road back for these children
Of parents who let them live
like wild things. Their father
is in a penitentiary.
Julie and Nancy look pretty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

executive meeting for which the
date is yet to be scheduled.
The bridge bill has passed the
Senate but it was amended in
two particulars by the House
subcommittee. The amendments
specify six lanes and installation
Of the draw. The bridge would
cross the downstream tip of
Theodore Roosevelt Island.
Several other bills are ex-
pected to be ready for action by
the House District Committee.
Among them are measures re-
lating to the division of costs OF
grade separations involving high
ways and railroads.
Hearing ON PawnbrOkerS
A Senate District subcommit-
tee has scheduled public hear
ing at 2:30 pm. Tuesday on a
House-passed bill to license and
regulate pawnbrokers.
Among witnesses expected to
testify will be District officials,
Joseph Kaufman, speaking for
the law and legislation commit
tee of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, and Samuel Klein,
an attorney.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat Of Georgia, has scheduled a
meeting of his special subcom-
mittee for next Thursday to plan
the inquiry authorized by the
full District Committee into the
school situation and juvenile de-
linquency here. The group hopes
to appoint a special counsel.
The long pending efforts of
Chairman Mcmillan Of the House
District Committee to get a
workmen's compensation law for
the District Government may
reach the Holsc floor late this
week.
Wants District Exempt
Mr.. Mcmillan, Democrat Of
South Carolina. said he had
definitely decided to offer an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

well now. They are in the be-
ginning grades Of school and
they have a good home in the
country.
Welfare authorities believe
they are ready for another step
forward into the world of a
normal child--for a vacation at
summer camp with other chill
dren
You can help these little girls
who got such a bad start in life
by making sure they get that
chance through The Evening
Star Summer Camp Fund.
The following contributions
are acknowledged today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

DO IL is WIFI the fOurCn-JO
many, chance for a cool rest in
the middle of a string of hot
days or. for others. a means to
strike for the beaches or noun
tains. And, of course. there are
those who will blast the neigh
borhood out of its customary
quietness.
But there is no set pattern
for the Fourth. There is nothing
people Ought" to do except-as
some sweating orator is bound to
command-go home and read the
Declaration of independence.
Perhaps, ironically, on hide
pendence Day those unalienable
rights are more closely clipped
than on any other day. You
can't, for example, fire a cracker,
get a decent parking place to
watch the fireworks from the
Virginia side, buy groceries for
the week end. bank any money,
picnic close to home in a Sc
cluded spot, put children to sleep
by 1880 pm. cross the Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge at so miles
an hour or drive down to the
ocean without making a produc-
ton of it. There are too many
people; there's too little time;
there's too much noise.
Car Pools Unnecessary
But one bright spot in this
years Fourth lies in the fact
that people will not be spending
their holiday trying to arrange
a car pool. This exasperating
business took up much of the
free time last Fourth, when the
city was mired in the Great
Transit Strike of 1855"
The most sensible spot is found
in the areas stiff, precise laws
against most fireworks. They
definitely will prevent the horror
of number of children suddenly
blinded or manned by a 25-cent
explosion just at the height of
excitement and fun while it
lasted. Unfortunately. because
someone up the block always
to get the banging kind
of fireworks. this will happen,
perhaps here. And while the
area is permitted the relatively
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Home Eco
Monies Association meets in
the Hotel Statler.
The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Relief Department
concludes a two-day meeting
in the Willard Hotel.
The Lawn Mower Institute,
Inc, meets in the Mayhower
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
SEND A KID TOCAMP

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
it to The Evening Star,
Washington 4, D. c., or bring
cash to The Star cashier.
The cost-$36.40 for IL days,
$500 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

= OhA bAA Va July OAl
harmless "sparkler" or "foun.
tain" children will go barefoot
in the summer and will step or
burned-out-but still quite hot
displays. So there will be tame
backyard celebrations, a mum.
Der of major or minor burns anc
a few serious accidents. DEATH
will strike its biggest blow or
the highway and also leave it,
mark at some crowded swimming
pool or seashore. People drown
on the Fourth.
Expect Crowd at Monument
Another great crowd-if the
weather's nice-is expected al
the Monument Grounds for the
show which can be heard anc
seen for miles around. Proceed
ing the boom will be the speech
this time by a tough old Marine
Maj. Gen. Melvin j. Mas
USING ret0. AS far as photog.
raphers are concerned, there i,
no city which fires rockets or
the Fourth so close to a monu-
ment of so much significance
applicable to the point of the
whole thing.
And at Griffith Stadium the
Nationals meet Baltimore in q
doubleheader, an annual hap
pening on the Fourth. Both
teams are in the second division
and this may be an annual hap
pening as we'll. For the Mats il
would seem that when a long
train Of abuses and usurpations
pursuing invariably the same OBJ
ject evinces a design to reduce
them under absolute despotism
it is their right. it is their duty
to throw off such government
and to provide new guards for
their future security" Perhaps
they'll win two"
Wednesday may be the last
time that group of delightful
hard-shell patriots. the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants, will
meet in their locally famous en-
CINE house at Nineteenth and H
streets NV.
Will Sell Old Building
They have agreed to sell the
friendly building for $4,000 to
the International Monetary
Fund. And despite the dispute
over whether to sell or not to sell
"A situation which shook the
foundations of the association
their regular July 4 meeting has
been scheduled. Senator Case,
Republican Of South Dakota, will
speak. And as always, there will
be reading of the Declaration.
Somewhat surprised, Ameri-
can Automobile Association Of
ficials report that there will be
a big rush for the beaches,
though the holiday lands smack
in the middle of the week. APP
parently, they say. a good num-
Der Of Government employees
have decided this week to get
rid of some of the time of they
find difficult to use.
The big stores will be closed,
the small ones open. Some feel
the discount houses "desecrate"
the Fourth by staging big sales.
But bargains a bargain, no
matter what day, to many 9TH
erS. Pungent delicatessens will
be open. as will some drugstores.
Liquor stores plan to keep SELL
ing. One operator reported he
is expecting the usual run on
GIN"
Banks will close much earlier
than usual, in fact they close
Tuesday at 2 nm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
Architects Ran


Congress was given an errone-
Gus impression that the Ameri-
can Institute Of Architects had
acquiesced in plans for altering
the east front Of the Capitol,
the Architectural Forum de-
clared yesterday.
The statement was coupled
with criticism of Architect of
the Capitol j. George Stewart
claiming that he had withheld
information from the lawmakers.
Mr.. Stewart has clearly indi-
Gated he intends to proceed
with the extension project by
naming a battery of six archi-
tectural and engineering con-
Sultants to aid in the design and
construction of the alteration.
"At closed congressional COM
mittee hearings. Mr.. Stewart
was the chief advocate of altera-
ton. as the agency man in
charge of all the Capitol grounds
and buildings" said the Forum
He neglected to tell the COM
mittee of some important ex-
pressions Of concerted pro-
fessional architectural oppose
ton"
CriticiZeS HaSty Action
The Forum continued: in the
confused and somewhat Machia-
vellian situation surrounding the
controversial proposal to alter
the east front. two important
factors stood out:
Most congressional action had
been haSty, and without benefit
of very much authoritative ad-
vice. 1t held no public hearings
on the prime legislation last
year.
Unfortunately. Architect of
the Capitol J. George Stewart.
who would supervise the project
and was the principal Govern
ment agency spokesman on be-
half of the legislation. is not an
architect at all. Mr.. Stewart. a
former Congressman u935-3D
listed himself in the Congress
Sional Directory as a general con-
tractor.
"AIA got itself snagged into
a most awkward position, APP
parently giving Congress two
contradictory impressions of its
stand. even though Ala conven-
tons and individual chapter
meetings. whenever the extern
sion was discussed, voted uni
formly against it. AS it devel-
oped. Congress at one period
understood that the ALA had
acquiesced to the alteration
proposal.
This was based on an unau-
thorized report Of the ALAS Ma
tional Capital Committee which
Ala never adopted. Later the
1855 Ala convention adopted
strong resolution Of protest
against the project. a position
it had also taken in 1889 and
1949, and reiterated again at its
1856 convention"
Committee Chairman Warned
The Architectural Forum said
that the new president Of Ala,
Leon Chatelain Of Washington.
has written to the chairman Of
ALAS National Capital Commit
tee to cease acting on the Capt.
toll issue. The article said the
chairman Of the ALAS National
Capital Committee was former
president Glenn Stanton of Port
land, Ore, to whom Mr.. Chate-
lain wrote.
The Forum said the National
Capital Committee seemed out
Of order in ever considering the
Capitol alterations at all" be-
cause the ALAS Committee on
Preservation of Historic Build
ings is specifically charged with
matters concerning the preser-
walton of buildings of historic
importance in Washington"
The magazine explained this
unauthorized committee report
caused misunderstanding among
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

are pending, 35 were transferred
out of town and 80 were found
of unsound mind.
While finding sentences for
those convicted were generally
longer. the report noted that
one case Of murder and two cases
of gambling were punished by
fines only and that 160 felony
convictions were punished by
sentences Of one year or less.
OF the 1,188 sentenced, there
was one death sentence and
three sentences Of 231a years to
life. One sentence was for IS
to 40 years; four were sentenced
to serve from 10 to 80 years and
one was sentenced to serve from
nine to q years.
1-S Years Most Frequent
The most frequent sentence
was one to three years. which
was melted out to 207 offenders.
Second most frequent sentence
was two to six years. which 1T
offenders drew.
A total of AZ persons were
placed on probation for non
support and 232 others received
suspended sentences and were
placed on probation. A total of
SO offenders were sentenced
under the Youth Corrections Act
and in 10 cases, judges recon-
mended commitment to the Fed
eral Narcotics Hospital at Lex
ington, KY.
In other aspects of law en-
forcement, the report called at
tention to the problem of men
and women committed for in
toxication. The report noted that
during the past fiscal year, over
$4,000 persons we're sent to Jail
on charges connected with in
toxication. At all times. the re-
port added, between 900 and
1000 inmates of the $500 in the
Department of Corrections are
serving sentences in which ex-
cessive use Of alcohol is involved.
The problem, the association
found. calls for serious study
funds and new legislation.
OverhOlser Plan Backed
The report also touched on
the lack of facilities to house
the criminally insane. The as
ISOLATION Endorsed the plan Of
fered by Dr. Winfred Overholser.
superintendent of St. Elizabeths
Hospital, to use the second floor
OF one of the buildings at the
hospital If funds are made avail
able for necessary staff. The
association said there was little
room for doubt that additional
funds for this are necessary for
the welfare of the entire COM
munlty."
On the basis OF its own anal
ysis, the association confirmed
Police Chief Robert V. Murrays
report that crime has reached a
new low here Size the new crime
reporting system went into ef-
feet in l947.
The association reported a SO
per cent overall decrease in fell
onies it studies annually. It
noted, however, that forgery and
counterfeiting offenses rose to
the highest on record-climbing
from l44 in 1851 to SAB cases in
1855.
Police Commended
The report called attention to
the Police Departments "unusu-
ally high rate" of clearing I'D
crimes. This rate dropped during
the year by 4 per cent. the re-
port said. but 66.4 per cent rate
OF closing cases still ranks ex-
ceptlonally high on national
basis
In the field of narcotics, the
report noted there were 242 mar
cotics arrests in 1855. an increase
of q over the previous year. 1t
quoted the police narcotics squad
as reporting there were 937
known narcotics addicts in the
District at the end of 1854 and
1877 more were discovered in 1855,
making a total Of 1924 known
addicts here.