Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-01
Red HQts. Catch
Presidents Eye

Dressed in their Sunday
best delegates to the Girls
Nations, headed by their new
! president and vice president,
made . call on President Ell
senhower this morning in the
White House rose garden.
The big moment which the
= girls had nervously awaited
sfollowed a half-hour tour Of
the Executive Mansion.
When the President
stepped onto the portico SO
pairs Of gloved hands waved
and as he smiled and waved
back to- them they greeted
him with polite cheers.
Before speaking he was in
troduced to the new officers
Of the Girls Nations-their
/ 17-year-old president, Miss
Judith Qualls Of Athens,
Tenn, and their 16-year-old
vice president, Miss Rather
Inc E. Hand Of West War
wick. r. !.
Glamour Group
"Well. I must say. if the
Girls Nation Is organizing a
government" the President
said in his. opening remarks,
"there is going to be more
glamour in it than anything
! ever heard about before"
The President said he
could not help but compIi-
ment the girls on the oppor-
tunity they had to come here
and "by actually making
contact with the different
functions of Government,
getting a better understand
ing Of what this enormous
thing is that we cali the
American Government. It
has an influence on your
lives. It will have influence
on your lives as long as you
live - on evervbodv eISa
around you.
THE more you know about
1t the better win be your
ability to deal with it, to work
with it, to make certain that
1t does what it should and
doesn't interfere with you
where it shouldn't"
After speaking the Presi-
dent posed for pictures with
Miss Hand and Miss Qualls
who wore q bright red hat.
When the President turned
his head to notice a similar
red hat in the crowd a pho
tographer called out: '"Mr.
President, you're not seeing
double. That's her twin
sister"
That's what I thought
when I saw that red hat" the
President remarked. He then
consented to pose for a pic
ture with the Girls Nation
president and her twin, Linda.
These red hats are going
to be seen all around the
United States" he told them.
Just as he was about to
leave, the President asked the
girls if they had seen every
thing around the White
House and what they had
wanted to see most.
you. Mr.. President" said
Judith. And now our wish
has been gratified."
Last night at Girls Nation
session Korean Ambassador
Yang urged the United
States not to sign a mean
ingless unenforceable dis
armament agreement with the
Communists"
This is what the Korean
Armistice Agreement. signed
in 1853. has turned out to be,
with the Communists COM
hitting frequent fragrant
violations" he indicated. The
result, he said, is that there
is today a grave danger of q
new military embroglio on the
Korean Peninsula"
Last nights meeting, which
also featured inauguration
ceremonies" for the president,
vice president and other off,
GERS chosen by the girls. was
held at the Student Union
building at the University Of
Maryland.
Real" Agreement Welcome
DR.. Yang said he would
welcome a general world dis
armament agreement. but it
would have to be a real one"
Il am terribly worried
about all this talk Of an
agreement with the Commu-
nistS. and I think you should